Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06583 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6583
7	7	January Session, 2021
8	8	LCO No. 4294
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11	11	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
12	12	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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15	15	Introduced by:
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21	21	AN ACT REQUIRING INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION S OF HIGHER
22	22	EDUCATION TO SUBMIT CLOSURE PLANS TO THE OFFICE OF
23	23	HIGHER EDUCATION.
24	24	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
25	25	Assembly convened:
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27	27	Section 1. Section 10a-34e of the general statutes is amended by 1
28	28	adding subsections (c) and (d) as follows (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
29	29	(NEW) (c) Not later than January 1, 2022, each independent 3
30	30	institution of higher education shall submit to the Office of Higher 4
31	31	Education a closure plan, which shall include, but need not be limited 5
32	32	to, (1) how such institution will respond to a natural disaster, pandemic, 6
33	33	data security threat or other catastrophic event, and (2) how such 7
34	34	institution will manage student records, continuity of education for 8
35	35	enrolled students and student financial aid and refunds. An 9
36	36	independent institution of higher education that is regionally accredited 10
37	37	may comply with the requirements of this subsection by submitting to 11
38	38	said office the same closure plan that the institution submitted to the 12
39	39	regional accreditation agency. If an independent institution of higher 13
40	40	education updates its closure plan, then such institution shall submit 14 Raised Bill No. 6583
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46	46	such updated closure plan not later than thirty days after the governing 15
47	47	board of such institution approves such updated closure plan. 16
48	48	(NEW) (d) Any independent institution of higher education that 17
49	49	plans to close permanently shall submit a written notice to the Office of 18
50	50	Higher Education not later than thirty days after the governing board of 19
51	51	such institution authorizes such closure. Such written notice shall 20
52	52	include, but need not be limited to, (1) the planned date of termination 21
53	53	of operations; (2) the planned date and location for the transfer of 22
54	54	student records; (3) the name and address of the organization that will 23
55	55	receive and maintain student records; (4) the name and contact 24
56	56	information of the designated office or official who will manage 25
57	57	transcript requests; (5) the arrangement for the continued education of 26
58	58	enrolled students through the facilitation of a teach-out, as defined in 27
59	59	section 10a-22m, or other means; (6) evidence of communication with 28
60	60	the United States Department of Education and said office regarding the 29
61	61	management of student refunds, state or federal grants and scholarships 30
62	62	and state loans; and (7) if such institution is regionally accredited, 31
63	63	evidence of communication with the regional accreditation agency 32
64	64	regarding such closure. 33
65	65	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
66	66	sections:
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68	68	Section 1 July 1, 2021 10a-34e
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70	70	Statement of Purpose:
71	71	To require independent institutions of higher education in the state to
72	72	submit to the Office of Higher Education a closure plan and, if an
73	73	institution plans to close, a written notice regarding the arrangements
74	74	for such closure.
75	75	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
76	76	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
77	77	underlined.]
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