OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-850
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STATUTES.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 8139)
Senate Calendar No.: 225
Primary Analyst: JS 5/13/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, 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 bill requires
the BOR to include the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
(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 bill. 2021SB-00850-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
Senate "A" eliminates the original bill and its associated fiscal
impact and results in the impact described above.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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.