Substitute Senate Bill No. 745
Special Act No. 19-7
AN ACT REQUIRING A F EASIBILITY STUDY ON THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGRICU LTURAL
PROGRAM AT PUBLIC IN STITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) The Board of Regents for Higher
Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut
shall each study the feasibility of establishing an environmental
agricultural program at the constituent units within each board's
jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, certificate or degree
programs related to environmental agriculture, organic agriculture or
greenhouse construction. Not later than January 1, 2020, the presidents
of the Board of Regents for Higher Education and The University of
Connecticut shall each report, in accordance with the provisions of
section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher
education and employment advancement on the findings of such
study.