LCO No. 2127 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6473 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2127 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: REP. BOYD, 50th Dist. (By Request) AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF NOMINATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 4-9c of the general statutes be amended to require that 1 any nomination to the Board of Trustees of The University of 2 Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education receive the 3 approval of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 4 having cognizance of matters relating to higher education. 5 Statement of Purpose: To require that all nominations to the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education receive the approval of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education.