OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-850
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STATUTES.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 8139
File Copy No.: 358
Senate Calendar No.: 225
Primary Analyst: JS 5/10/21
Contributing Analyst(s): (NF)
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact.
The amendment, which requires specific training for new college and
university governing board members and makes changes regarding the
Board of Regents (BOR), results in no fiscal impact to the constituent
units.
Section 2 requires the University of Connecticut's Board of Trustees
and the BOR to ensure that new board members complete training in
numerous specified topics. This section results in no fiscal impact to the
constituent units because any topics not currently covered in new
member orientations can be added, using existing resources.
Sections 3 through 5 result in no fiscal impact to the Board of Regents
as these make procedural, technical, and conforming changes to statutes
involving the board. Among other changes, the amendment requires
the BOR to include the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 2021SB-00850-R00LCO08139-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
(CSCU) central office (i.e., system office) in their budget request
submitted to the Office of Policy and Management. The central office is
primarily funded by General Fund and other revenues received by the
colleges and universities in the CSCU system, which is unchanged by
the amendment.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.