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	6	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 824
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
	12	+	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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14	21		AN ACT REQUIRING TRA INING FOR THE MEMBER S OF THE
15		-	GOVERNING BOARDS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
16		-	AND CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT STATE CO LLEGES AND
17		-	UNIVERSITIES' BUDGET AND AUTHORITY TO ME RGE OR CLOSE
18		-	INSTITUTIONS.
	22	+	GOVERNING BOARDS OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
	23	+	EDUCATION IN THE STATE.
19	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
20	25		Assembly convened:
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22	27		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than January 1, 1
23	28		2022, each governing board of an independent institution of higher 2
24		-	education in the state shall establish a policy requiring that any new 3
25		-	member of such governing board, who has not previously served on 4
26		-	such governing board, receive instruction and training in (1) financial 5
27		-	management of institutions of higher education, (2) legal and fiduciary 6
28		-	responsibilities of a member of such governing board, and (3) applicable 7
29		-	standards for accreditation of institutions of higher education and 8
30		-	programs of higher learning. Such instruction and training shall be 9
31		-	completed within the first year of a new member joining a governing 10
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33		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, each independent institution of 12
34		-	higher education shall post on its Internet web site (1) the policy 13
35		-	established by its governing board pursuant to subsection (a) of this 14
36		-	section, and (2) a summary of the instruction and training received by 15
37		-	the members of its governing board in accordance with such policy. 16 Substitute Bill No. 824
	29	+	education in the state shall establish a policy requiring that each 3
	30	+	member of the governing board receive instruction and training at least 4
	31	+	once every four years in financial management of institutions of higher 5
	32	+	education, legal and fiduciary responsibilities of a member of such 6
	33	+	governing board and applicable standards for accreditation of 7
	34	+	institutions of higher education and programs of higher learning. 8
	35	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, each independent institution of 9
	36	+	higher education shall post on its Internet web site the policy established 10
	37	+	by its governing board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Not 11
	38	+	later than January 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter, each such 12
	39	+	institution shall post on its Internet web site a summary of the 13
	40	+	instruction and training received by the members of its governing board 14 Raised Bill No. 824
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44		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, 17
45		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of 18
46		-	The University of Connecticut shall each adopt a policy requiring that 19
47		-	any new member of said boards receive instruction and training in (1) a 20
48		-	board member's duties to the state and the public institution of higher 21
49		-	education governed by the board, (2) each committee of the board, 22
50		-	including, but not limited to, the executive committee, and its functions, 23
51		-	(3) professional accounting and reporting standards, (4) methods for 24
52		-	meeting the statutory, regulatory and fiduciary obligations of the board, 25
53		-	(5) the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in 26
54		-	section 1-200 of the general statutes, (6) a board member's institutional 27
55		-	and statutory ethical responsibilities, (7) the development and 28
56		-	implementation of institutional policies, (8) business operations, 29
57		-	administration, budgeting, financing, financial reporting, financial 30
58		-	reserves and endowment managing relevant to institutions of higher 31
59		-	education, (9) student tuition, mandatory fees and student debt trends, 32
60		-	(10) oversight of planning, construction, maintenance, expansion and 33
61		-	renovation projects that impact the infrastructure, physical facilities and 34
62		-	natural environment of the public institution of higher education 35
63		-	governed by the board, (11) workforce planning, strategy and 36
64		-	investment, (12) institutional advancement, including, but not limited 37
65		-	to, philanthropic giving, fundraising initiatives, alumni programming, 38
66		-	communications and media, government and public relations and 39
67		-	community affairs, (13) student welfare issues, including, but not 40
68		-	limited to, academic studies, curriculum, residence life, student 41
69		-	governance and activities and the general physical and mental well-42
70		-	being of students, (14) current and anticipated issues in higher 43
71		-	education, and (15) any other topics each governing board deems 44
72		-	necessary. Such instruction and training shall be completed within the 45
73		-	first year of appointment or election of a new member to such boards. 46
74		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, each public institution of higher 47
75		-	education shall post on its Internet web site (1) the policy established by 48
76		-	its governing board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) a 49
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	46	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 15
	47	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, 16
	48	+	the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of 17
	49	+	The University of Connecticut shall each adopt a policy requiring that 18
	50	+	each member of said boards receive instruction and training at least 19
	51	+	once every four years in (1) a board member's duties to the state and the 20
	52	+	public institution of higher education governed by the board, (2) each 21
	53	+	committee of the board, including, but not limited to, the executive 22
	54	+	committee, and its functions, (3) professional accounting and reporting 23
	55	+	standards, (4) methods for meeting the statutory, regulatory and 24
	56	+	fiduciary obligations of the board, (5) the provisions of the Freedom of 25
	57	+	Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, (6) a 26
	58	+	board member's institutional and statutory ethical responsibilities, (7) 27
	59	+	the development and implementation of institutional policies, (8) 28
	60	+	business operations, administration, budgeting, financing, financial 29
	61	+	reporting, financial reserves and endowment managing relevant to 30
	62	+	institutions of higher education, (9) student tuition, mandatory fees and 31
	63	+	student debt trends, (10) oversight of planning, construction, 32
	64	+	maintenance, expansion and renovation projects that impact the 33
	65	+	infrastructure, physical facilities and natural environment of the public 34
	66	+	institution of higher education governed by the board, (11) workforce 35
	67	+	planning, strategy and investment, (12) institutional advancement, 36
	68	+	including, but not limited to, philanthropic giving, fundraising 37
	69	+	initiatives, alumni programming, communications and media, 38
	70	+	government and public relations and community affairs, (13) student 39
	71	+	welfare issues, including, but not limited to, academic studies, 40
	72	+	curriculum, residence life, student governance and activities and the 41
	73	+	general physical and mental well-being of students, (14) current and 42
	74	+	anticipated issues in higher education, and (15) any other topics each 43
	75	+	governing board deems necessary. 44
	76	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, each public institution of higher 45
	77	+	education shall post on its Internet web site the policy established by its 46
	78	+	governing board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Not later than 47
	79	+	January 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter, each such institution 48 Raised Bill No. 824
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84		-	governing board in accordance with such policy. 51
85		-	Sec. 3. Section 10a-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
86		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 53
87		-	(a) The provisions of sections 4-77 and 4-78 shall not apply to the 54
88		-	constituent units of the state system of higher education, and for the 55
89		-	purposes of said sections only, the Board of Regents for Higher 56
90		-	Education shall be deemed the budgeted agency for the Connecticut 57
91		-	State University System, the regional community-technical college 58
92		-	system, [and] Charter Oak State College and the central office of the 59
93		-	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. The Board of Regents for 60
94		-	Higher Education shall develop a formula or program-based budgeting 61
95		-	system to be used by each institution in preparing operating budgets. 62
96		-	The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall prepare a single 63
97		-	budget request itemized by the Connecticut State University System, the 64
98		-	regional community-technical college system, [and] Charter Oak State 65
99		-	College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 66
100		-	Universities using the formula or program-based budgeting system and 67
101		-	shall submit such budget request displaying all operating funds to the 68
102		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with 69
103		-	sections 4-77 and 4-78, subject to procedures developed by the Board of 70
104		-	Regents for Higher Education and approved by said secretary. The 71
105		-	budget request shall set forth, in the form prescribed by the Board of 72
106		-	Regents for Higher Education, a proposed expenditure plan which shall 73
107		-	include: (1) The total amount requested for such appropriation account; 74
108		-	(2) the amount to be appropriated from the General Fund; and (3) the 75
109		-	amount to be paid from the tuition revenues of the regional community-76
110		-	technical college system, [and] the Connecticut State University System 77
111		-	and Charter Oak State College. After review and comment by the Board 78
112		-	of Regents for Higher Education, the proposed expenditure plans shall 79
113		-	be incorporated into the single public higher education budget request 80
114		-	including recommendations, if any, by said board. Any tuition increase 81
115		-	proposed by the regional community-technical college system, [and] the 82
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123		-	the fiscal year to which the budget request relates shall be included in 84
124		-	the single public higher education budget request submitted by the 85
125		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education for such fiscal year, provided if 86
126		-	the General Assembly does not appropriate the amount requested by 87
127		-	any such system or college, such system or college may increase tuition 88
128		-	and fees by an amount greater than that included in the budget request 89
129		-	in response to which the appropriation was made. The General 90
130		-	Assembly shall make appropriations directly to the constituent units. 91
131		-	Allotment reductions made pursuant to the provisions of subsections 92
132		-	(b) and (c) of section 4-85 shall be applied by the Board of Regents for 93
133		-	Higher Education among the appropriations to the constituent units and 94
134		-	the central office without regard to the limitations on reductions 95
135		-	provided in said section, except that said limitations shall apply to the 96
136		-	total of the amounts appropriated. The Board of Regents for Higher 97
137		-	Education shall apply such reductions after consultation with the 98
138		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Any reductions of 99
139		-	more than five per cent of the appropriations of any constituent units 100
140		-	shall be submitted to the appropriations committee which shall, within 101
141		-	thirty days, approve or reject such reduction. 102
142		-	(b) The boards of trustees of each of the constituent units may transfer 103
143		-	to or from any specific appropriation of such constituent unit a sum or 104
144		-	sums totaling up to fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such 105
145		-	specific appropriation, whichever is less, in any fiscal year without the 106
146		-	consent of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any such transfer shall be 107
147		-	reported to the Finance Advisory Committee within thirty days of such 108
148		-	transfer and such report shall be a record of said committee. 109
149		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 110
150		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 111
151		-	2021): 112
152		-	(b) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 113
153		-	Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to 114
154		-	be known as the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating 115
155		-	Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon 116 Substitute Bill No. 824
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162		-	request by the board and with an annual review and approval by the 117
163		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the 118
164		-	appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation 119
165		-	applicable to the regional community-technical colleges pursuant to 120
166		-	subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the Comptroller, 121
167		-	and all tuition revenue received by the regional community-technical 122
168		-	colleges in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this 123
169		-	section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or 124
170		-	related charges; the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business 125
171		-	enterprises, gifts and donations; federal funds and grants for purposes 126
172		-	other than research, and all receipts derived from the conduct by the 127
173		-	colleges of their education extension programs and summer school 128
174		-	sessions shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central 129
175		-	office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established 130
176		-	and maintained for the central office and each community-technical 131
177		-	college. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 132
178		-	disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the 133
179		-	appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 134
180		-	and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 135
181		-	shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. 136
182		-	[of trustees.] The board shall establish an equitable policy, in accordance 137
183		-	with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation of 138
184		-	appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 139
185		-	transferred from the Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in the 140
186		-	Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund. At the 141
187		-	beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 142
188		-	transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 143
189		-	institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 144
190		-	central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 145
191		-	All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 146
192		-	section shall be charged to the Regional Community-Technical Colleges 147
193		-	Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 148
194		-	by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 149
195		-	the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 150
196		-	is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 151 Substitute Bill No. 824
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203		-	receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 152
204		-	as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 153
205		-	Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 154
206		-	obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 155
207		-	community-technical colleges. 156
208		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10a-99 of the general statutes is 157
209		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 158
210		-	2021): 159
211		-	(b) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 160
212		-	System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a 161
213		-	fund to be known as the Connecticut State University System Operating 162
214		-	Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and upon 163
215		-	request by the Connecticut State University System and with the annual 164
216		-	review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 165
217		-	Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits 166
218		-	pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the 167
219		-	State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the Connecticut 168
220		-	State University System in accordance with the provisions of subsection 169
221		-	(a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student 170
222		-	fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business 171
223		-	enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, subject to the 172
224		-	provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, and all receipts 173
225		-	derived from the conduct by a state university of its education extension 174
226		-	program and its summer school session shall be credited to said fund 175
227		-	but shall be allocated to the central office and institutional operating 176
228		-	accounts which shall be established and maintained for the central office 177
229		-	and each state university. Any such gifts and donations, federal funds 178
230		-	and grants for purposes of research shall be allocated to separate 179
231		-	accounts within such central office and institutional operating accounts. 180
232		-	If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves 181
233		-	such transfer, [he] the secretary may require the amount of the 182
234		-	appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 183
235		-	and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 184 Substitute Bill No. 824
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243		-	university. The board [of trustees] shall establish an equitable policy, in 186
244		-	accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation of 187
245		-	appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 188
246		-	transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in 189
247		-	the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the 190
248		-	beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 191
249		-	transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 192
250		-	institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 193
251		-	central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 194
252		-	All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 195
253		-	section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System 196
254		-	Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 197
255		-	by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing 198
256		-	one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 199
257		-	Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 200
258		-	Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 201
259		-	expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 202
260		-	required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 203
261		-	further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 204
262		-	bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 205
263		-	University System. 206
264		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10a-6 of the general statutes is 207
265		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 208
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267		-	(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Establish 210
268		-	policies and guidelines for the Connecticut State University System, the 211
269		-	regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State 212
270		-	College; (2) develop a master plan for higher education and 213
271		-	postsecondary education at the Connecticut State University System, 214
272		-	the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State 215
273		-	College consistent with the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (3) 216
274		-	establish tuition and student fee policies for the Connecticut State 217 Substitute Bill No. 824
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282		-	and Charter Oak State College; (4) monitor and evaluate the 219
283		-	effectiveness and viability of the state universities, the regional 220
284		-	community-technical colleges and Charter Oak State College in 221
285		-	accordance with criteria established by the board; (5) [merge or close] 222
286		-	recommend a merger or closing of institutions within the Connecticut 223
287		-	State University System, the regional community-technical college 224
288		-	system and Charter Oak State College in accordance with criteria 225
289		-	established by the board, provided (A) such [recommended merger or 226
290		-	closing] recommendation shall require a two-thirds vote of the board, 227
291		-	[and] (B) notice of such recommended merger or closing shall be sent, 228
292		-	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 229
293		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance over matters 230
294		-	relating to higher education, and [to the General Assembly] (C) such 231
295		-	recommended merger or closing shall be approved by a majority vote 232
296		-	of both houses of the General Assembly or rejected by a majority vote of 233
297		-	either house of the General Assembly not later than one year after 234
298		-	receiving notice by the board pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this 235
299		-	subdivision or the adjournment of the next regular session of the 236
300		-	General Assembly, whichever is later, provided if the General Assembly 237
301		-	fails to act, such recommended merger or closing shall be deemed 238
302		-	approved; (6) review and approve mission statements for the 239
303		-	Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical 240
304		-	college system and Charter Oak State College and role and scope 241
305		-	statements for the individual institutions and campuses of such 242
306		-	constituent units; (7) review and approve any recommendations for the 243
307		-	establishment of new academic programs submitted to the board by the 244
308		-	state universities within the Connecticut State University System, the 245
309		-	regional community-technical colleges and Charter Oak State College, 246
310		-	and, in consultation with the affected constituent units, provide for the 247
311		-	initiation, consolidation or termination of academic programs; (8) 248
312		-	develop criteria to ensure acceptable quality in (A) programs at the 249
313		-	Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical 250
314		-	college system and Charter Oak State College, and (B) institutions 251
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322		-	community-technical college system and enforce standards through 253
323		-	licensing and accreditation; (9) prepare and present to the Governor and 254
324		-	General Assembly, in accordance with section 10a-8, consolidated 255
325		-	operating and capital expenditure budgets for the Connecticut State 256
326		-	University System, the regional community-technical college system 257
327		-	and Charter Oak State College developed in accordance with the 258
328		-	provisions of said section 10a-8; (10) review and make 259
329		-	recommendations on plans received from the Connecticut State 260
330		-	University System, the regional community-technical college system 261
331		-	and Charter Oak State College to implement the goals identified in 262
332		-	section 10a-11c; (11) appoint advisory committees with representatives 263
333		-	from public and independent institutions of higher education to study 264
334		-	methods and proposals for coordinating efforts of the public institutions 265
335		-	of higher education under its jurisdiction with The University of 266
336		-	Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to 267
337		-	implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (12) evaluate (A) 268
338		-	means of implementing the goals identified in section 10a-11c, and (B) 269
339		-	any recommendations made by the Planning Commission for Higher 270
340		-	Education in implementing the strategic master plan pursuant to section 271
341		-	10a-11b through alternative and nontraditional approaches such as 272
342		-	external degrees and credit by examination; (13) coordinate programs 273
343		-	and services among the Connecticut State University System, the 274
344		-	regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State 275
345		-	College; (14) assess opportunities for collaboration with The University 276
346		-	of Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to 277
347		-	implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (15) make or enter into 278
348		-	contracts, leases or other agreements in connection with its 279
349		-	responsibilities under this part, provided all acquisitions of real estate 280
350		-	by lease or otherwise shall be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23; 281
351		-	(16) be responsible for the care and maintenance of permanent records 282
352		-	of institutions of higher education dissolved after September 1, 1969; 283
353		-	(17) prepare and present to the Governor and General Assembly 284
354		-	legislative proposals affecting the Connecticut State University System, 285
355		-	the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State 286
356		-	College; (18) develop and maintain a central higher education 287 Substitute Bill No. 824
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363		-	information system and establish definitions and data requirements for 288
364		-	the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-289
365		-	technical college system and Charter Oak State College; (19) report all 290
366		-	new programs and program changes at the Connecticut State University 291
367		-	System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter 292
368		-	Oak State College to the Office of Higher Education; and (20) undertake 293
369		-	such studies and other activities as will best serve the higher educational 294
370		-	interests of the Connecticut State University System, the regional 295
371		-	community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College. 296
	85	+	shall post on its Internet web site a summary of the instruction and 49
	86	+	training received by the members of its governing board pursuant to 50
	87	+	subsection (a) of this section. 51
372	88		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
373	89		sections:
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375		-	~~Section~~ July 1, 2021 New section
	91	+	Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
376	92		Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section
377		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 10a-8
378		-	Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 10a-77(b)
379		-	Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 10a-99(b)
380		-	Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 10a-6(a)
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382		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
383		-	~~In Section 1(a), the subsection was divided into subdivisions~~ for ~~clarity~~
384		-	~~and~~ in ~~Sections 1(b) and 2(b), "pursuant to subsection (a) of this section"~~
385		-	~~was changed to "~~in ~~accordance with such policy" for accuracy~~.
386		-
387		-	~~HED Joint Favorable Subst.~~
	94	+	Statement of Purpose:
	95	+	To require training for board members responsible for governing any
	96	+	institution of higher education in the state.
	97	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	98	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	99	+	underlined.]
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