LCO No. 2956 1 of 2 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6401 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2956 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: (HED) AN ACT CONCERNING TH E IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HIGHER EDUCATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Office of Higher Education shall 1 conduct a study relating to the impact of COVID-19 on higher education 2 in the state. Not later than January 1, 2022, the office shall submit a 3 report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 4 statutes, of the results of such study to the joint standing committee of 5 the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 6 education and employment advancement. 7 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To require the Office of Higher Education to conduct a study regarding the impact of COVID-19 on higher education in the state. Raised Bill No. 6401 LCO No. 2956 2 of 2 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]