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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 131
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1217
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist.
AN ACT MAKING PERMANENT THE MORATORIUM ON THE
APPROVAL OF THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AT INDEPENDENT
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (l) of section 10a-34 of the general statutes be 1
amended to delete the expiration date of July 1, 2020, relating to the 2
moratorium on the authority of the Office of Higher Education to 3
approve up to twelve new programs of higher learning in any 4
academic year and any program modifications proposed by 5
independent institutions of higher education. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To permanently allow independent institutions of higher education to
create up to twelve new programs of higher learning in any academic
year and any program modifications without the approval of the
Office of Higher Education.