Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00357 Compare Versions

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	3	+	LCO No. 1219 1 of 1
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5		-	LCO No. 5519 1 of 2
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7		-	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 357
	5	+	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 357
8	6		January Session, 2021
9		-	LCO No. ~~5519~~
	7	+	LCO No. 1219
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12	10		Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
13	11		EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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16	14		Introduced by:
17		-	~~(HED)~~
	15	+	SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
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21		-	AN ACT ~~PRIORITIZING~~ THE ~~ADMISSION~~ OF IN-STATE ~~STUDENTS AT~~
22		-	PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
	19	+	AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRIORITIZATION OF IN -STATE
	20	+	STUDENTS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
23	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	22		Assembly convened:
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26		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Not later than January 1, 2022, 1
27		-	the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of 2
28		-	Regents for Higher Education shall each (1) adopt a policy giving 3
29		-	priority for admission to students who, if such students were admitted, 4
30		-	would be classified as in-state students pursuant to the provisions of 5
31		-	sections 10a-29 and 10a-30 of the general statutes to the public 6
32		-	institutions of higher education governed by said boards, and (2) 7
33		-	submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 8
34		-	statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 9
35		-	having cognizance of matters relating to higher education the policy 10
36		-	adopted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section. 11
37		-	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
38		-	sections:
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40		-	Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
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42		-	Committee Bill No. 357
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45		-	LCO No. 5519 2 of 2
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	24	+	That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to require public 1
	25	+	institutions of higher education to give priority to in-state students for 2
	26	+	admission and to allocate state funding for in-state students prior to 3
	27	+	applying such funds for any other purpose. 4
47	28		Statement of Purpose:
48		-	To require the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and
49		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education to prioritize in-state students
50		-	during the admissions process of the public institutions of higher
51		-	education governed by said boards.
52		-	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
53		-	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
54		-	underlined.]
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56		-	Co-Sponsors: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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58		-	S.B. 357
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	29	+	To require public institutions of higher education to prioritize in-state
	30	+	students for admission and for the allocation of state funds.