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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6474
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1859
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143
rd Dist.
REP. WOOD, 141
st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MERGER OR CLOSURE OF
INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (a) of section 10a-6 of the general statutes be 1
amended to prohibit the Board of Regents for Higher Education from 2
merging or closing institutions within the Connecticut State University 3
System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter 4
Oak State College until a plan for such closure or merger is reported to 5
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 6
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment 7
advancement and authorized by an act of the General Assembly. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the merger or closure of institutions within the Connecticut
State Colleges and Universities without the review and approval of the
General Assembly.