General Assembly Raised Bill No. 985
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3575
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 985
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 3575
*_____SB00985HED___053013____*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT SENTENCING COMMISSION REGARDING AN EXEMPTION FROM STATE CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT OFFER COURSES TO INMATES AT NO COST.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2013) No institution of higher education shall be deemed to be providing contractual services, as defined in section 4a-50 of the general statutes, or otherwise deemed to be a state contractor under any provision of the general statutes, on the basis of an agreement between the institution of higher education and the Department of Correction that provides solely for an employee or agent of the institution of higher education to provide one or more courses of instruction, for which college or university-level credit may be given, to an inmate in the custody of the Department of Correction at no charge to the inmate or department.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2013 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2013
New section
JUD Joint Favorable
GAE Joint Favorable
HED Joint Favorable
JUD
Joint Favorable
GAE
Joint Favorable
HED
Joint Favorable