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7	7		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5545
8	8		January Session, 2021
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12	12		Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
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16	16		Introduced by:
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21	21		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E BUDGET OF THE CONN ECTICUT STATE
22	22		COLLEGES AND UNIVERS ITIES.
23	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24		Assembly convened:
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26	26		Section 1. Section 10a-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	27		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
28	28		(a) The provisions of sections 4-77 and 4-78 shall not apply to the 3
29	29		constituent units of the state system of higher education, and for the 4
30	30		purposes of said sections only, the Board of Regents for Higher 5
31	31		Education shall be deemed the budgeted agency for the Connecticut 6
32	32		State University System, the regional community-technical college 7
33	33		system, [and] Charter Oak State College and the central office of the 8
34	34		Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. The Board of Regents for 9
35	35		Higher Education shall develop a formula or program-based budgeting 10
36	36		system to be used by each institution in preparing operating budgets. 11
37	37		The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall prepare a single 12
38	38		budget request itemized by the Connecticut State University System, the 13
39	39		regional community-technical college system, [and] Charter Oak State 14 Committee Bill No. 5545
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46	46		College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 15
47	47		Universities using the formula or program-based budgeting system and 16
48	48		shall submit such budget request displaying all operating funds to the 17
49	49		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with 18
50	50		sections 4-77 and 4-78, subject to procedures developed by the Board of 19
51	51		Regents for Higher Education and approved by said secretary. The 20
52	52		budget request shall set forth, in the form prescribed by the Board of 21
53	53		Regents for Higher Education, a proposed expenditure plan which shall 22
54	54		include: (1) The total amount requested for such appropriation account; 23
55	55		(2) the amount to be appropriated from the General Fund; and (3) the 24
56	56		amount to be paid from the tuition revenues of the regional community-25
57	57		technical college system, [and] the Connecticut State University System 26
58	58		and Charter Oak State College. After review and comment by the Board 27
59	59		of Regents for Higher Education, the proposed expenditure plans shall 28
60	60		be incorporated into the single public higher education budget request 29
61	61		including recommendations, if any, by said board. Any tuition increase 30
62	62		proposed by the regional community-technical college system, [and] the 31
63	63		Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State College for 32
64	64		the fiscal year to which the budget request relates shall be included in 33
65	65		the single public higher education budget request submitted by the 34
66	66		Board of Regents for Higher Education for such fiscal year, provided if 35
67	67		the General Assembly does not appropriate the amount requested by 36
68	68		any such system or college, such system or college may increase tuition 37
69	69		and fees by an amount greater than that included in the budget request 38
70	70		in response to which the appropriation was made. The General 39
71	71		Assembly shall make appropriations directly to the constituent units. 40
72	72		Allotment reductions made pursuant to the provisions of subsections 41
73	73		(b) and (c) of section 4-85 shall be applied by the Board of Regents for 42
74	74		Higher Education among the appropriations to the constituent units and 43
75	75		the central office without regard to the limitations on reductions 44
76	76		provided in said section, except that said limitations shall apply to the 45
77	77		total of the amounts appropriated. The Board of Regents for Higher 46
78	78		Education shall apply such reductions after consultation with the 47
79	79		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Any reductions of 48
80	80		more than five per cent of the appropriations of any constituent units 49 Committee Bill No. 5545
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87	87		shall be submitted to the appropriations committee which shall, within 50
88	88		thirty days, approve or reject such reduction. 51
89	89		(b) The boards of trustees of each of the constituent units may transfer 52
90	90		to or from any specific appropriation of such constituent unit a sum or 53
91	91		sums totaling up to fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such 54
92	92		specific appropriation, whichever is less, in any fiscal year without the 55
93	93		consent of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any such transfer shall be 56
94	94		reported to the Finance Advisory Committee within thirty days of such 57
95	95		transfer and such report shall be a record of said committee. 58
96	96		Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 59
97	97		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 60
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99	99		(b) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 62
100	100		Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to 63
101	101		be known as the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating 64
102	102		Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon 65
103	103		request by the board and with an annual review and approval by the 66
104	104		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the 67
105	105		appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation 68
106	106		applicable to the regional community-technical colleges pursuant to 69
107	107		subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the Comptroller, 70
108	108		and all tuition revenue received by the regional community-technical 71
109	109		colleges in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this 72
110	110		section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or 73
111	111		related charges; the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business 74
112	112		enterprises, gifts and donations; federal funds and grants for purposes 75
113	113		other than research, and all receipts derived from the conduct by the 76
114	114		colleges of their education extension programs and summer school 77
115	115		sessions shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central 78
116	116		office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established 79
117	117		and maintained for the central office and each community-technical 80
118	118		college. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 81
119	119		disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the 82 Committee Bill No. 5545
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126	126		appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 83
127	127		and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 84
128	128		shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. 85
129	129		[of trustees.] The board shall establish an equitable policy, in accordance 86
130	130		with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation of 87
131	131		appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 88
132	132		transferred from the Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in the 89
133	133		Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund. At the 90
134	134		beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 91
135	135		transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 92
136	136		institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 93
137	137		central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 94
138	138		All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 95
139	139		section shall be charged to the Regional Community-Technical Colleges 96
140	140		Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 97
141	141		by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 98
142	142		the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 99
143	143		is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 100
144	144		receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 101
145	145		as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 102
146	146		Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 103
147	147		obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 104
148	148		community-technical colleges. 105
149	149		Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 10a-99 of the general statutes is 106
150	150		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 107
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152	152		(b) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 109
153	153		System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a 110
154	154		fund to be known as the Connecticut State University System Operating 111
155	155		Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and upon 112
156	156		request by the Connecticut State University System and with the annual 113
157	157		review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 114
158	158		Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits 115 Committee Bill No. 5545
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165	165		pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the 116
166	166		State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the Connecticut 117
167	167		State University System in accordance with the provisions of subsection 118
168	168		(a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student 119
169	169		fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business 120
170	170		enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, subject to the 121
171	171		provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, and all receipts 122
172	172		derived from the conduct by a state university of its education extension 123
173	173		program and its summer school session shall be credited to said fund 124
174	174		but shall be allocated to the central office and institutional operating 125
175	175		accounts which shall be established and maintained for the central office 126
176	176		and each state university. Any such gifts and donations, federal funds 127
177	177		and grants for purposes of research shall be allocated to separate 128
178	178		accounts within such central office and institutional operating accounts. 129
179	179		If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves 130
180	180		such transfer, [he] the secretary may require the amount of the 131
181	181		appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 132
182	182		and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 133
183	183		shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the 134
184	184		university. The board [of trustees] shall establish an equitable policy, in 135
185	185		accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation of 136
186	186		appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 137
187	187		transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in 138
188	188		the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the 139
189	189		beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 140
190	190		transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 141
191	191		institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 142
192	192		central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 143
193	193		All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 144
194	194		section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System 145
195	195		Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 146
196	196		by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing 147
197	197		one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 148
198	198		Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 149
199	199		Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 150 Committee Bill No. 5545
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206	206		expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 151
207	207		required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 152
208	208		further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 153
209	209		bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 154
210	210		University System. 155
211	211		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
212	212		sections:
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214	214		Section 1 July 1, 2021 10a-8
215	215		Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 10a-77(b)
216	216		Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 10a-99(b)
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218	218		HED Joint Favorable
219		-	APP Joint Favorable
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