General Assembly Raised Bill No. 370 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1353 *_____SB00370APP___040518____* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: (APP) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 370 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1353 *_____SB00370APP___040518____* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: (APP) AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the institutions of the state system of higher education and the constituent unit boards of trustees, shall review the current means of funding higher education in the state to determine whether such education is being provided by the most cost-efficient, equitable and effective means. On or before October 1, 2018, the executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, the results of the review to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education. The results shall include recommendations for revisions to funding for higher education and any legislation necessary to implement such revisions. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section APP Joint Favorable APP Joint Favorable