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	6	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 997
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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14		-	AN ACT CONCERNING ST UDENTS AND FACULTY M EMBERS OF
	21	+	AN ACT CONCERNING AN EXPANSION OF THE ME MBERSHIP OF
15	22		THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE S OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNEC TICUT
16		-	AND THE BOARD OF REG ENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
	23	+	AND THE VOTING RIGHTS OF THE FACULTY MEM BERS OF THE
	24	+	BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
17	25		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	26		Assembly convened:
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20	28		Section 1. Section 10a-103 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
21	29		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
22	30		(a) There shall continue to be a Board of Trustees [for] of The 3
23		-	University of Connecticut to consist of [twenty-one] twenty-~~five~~ 4
	31	+	University of Connecticut to consist of [twenty-one] twenty-three 4
24	32		persons, twelve to be appointed by the Governor, who shall reflect the 5
25	33		state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity; two to be elected by the 6
26		-	university alumni; [two~~] four~~ to be elected by the students enrolled at 7
27		-	~~the~~ institutions under the jurisdiction of said board; two to be elected by 8
28		-	~~the~~ University Senate of said university; and five members ex officio. 9
	34	+	university alumni; two to be elected by the students enrolled at the 7
	35	+	institutions under the jurisdiction of said board; two to be elected by the 8
	36	+	University Senate of said university; and five members ex officio. 9
29	37		(b) On or before July 1, 1983, the Governor shall appoint [members] 10
30	38		trustees to the board as follows: Four [members] trustees for a term of 11
31		-	two years from said date; four [members] trustees for a term of four 12
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32	45		years from said date; and four [members] trustees for a term of six years 13
33	46		from said date. Thereafter, the Governor shall appoint trustees of said 14
34	47		university to succeed those appointees whose terms expire, and each 15
35	48		trustee so appointed shall hold office for a period of six years from the 16
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	49	+	first day of July in the year of his or her appointment, provided two of 17
43	50		the trustees appointed for terms commencing July 1, 1995, and their 18
44	51		successors shall be alumni of the university, one of the trustees 19
45	52		appointed for a term commencing July 1, 1997, and his or her successors 20
46	53		shall be such alumni and one of the members appointed for a term 21
47	54		commencing July 1, 1999, and his or her successors shall be such alumni. 22
48	55		(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of 23
49	56		Education, the Commissioner of Economic and Community 24
50	57		Development and the chairperson of The University of Connecticut 25
51	58		Health Center Board of Directors shall be, ex officio, members of the 26
52	59		board of trustees. The Governor shall be, ex officio, president of said 27
53	60		board. 28
54	61		(d) The graduates of all of the schools and colleges of said university 29
55	62		shall, prior to September first in the odd-numbered years, elect one 30
56	63		trustee, who shall be a graduate of the institution and who shall hold 31
57	64		office for four years from the first day of September succeeding his or 32
58	65		her election. Not less than two or more than four nominations for each 33
59	66		such election shall be made by the alumni association of said university, 34
60	67		provided no person who has served as an alumni trustee for the two full 35
61	68		consecutive terms immediately prior to the term for which such election 36
62	69		is to be held shall be nominated for any such election. Such election shall 37
63	70		be conducted by mail prior to September first under the supervision of 38
64	71		a canvassing board consisting of three members, one appointed by the 39
65	72		board of trustees, one by the board of directors of the alumni association 40
66	73		of the university and one by the president of the university. No ballot in 41
67	74		such election shall be opened until the date by which ballots must be 42
68	75		returned to the canvassing board. In such election, all graduates shall be 43
69	76		entitled to vote by signed ballots which have been circulated to them by 44
70	77		mail and which shall be returned by mail. Vacancies occurring by death 45
71		-	or resignation of either of such alumni trustees shall be filled for the 46
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72	84		unexpired portion of the term by special election, if such unexpired term 47
73	85		is for more than eighteen months. When the unexpired term is eighteen 48
74	86		months or less, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the board 49
75		-	of directors of said alumni association. 50 Substitute Bill No. 997
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	87	+	of directors of said alumni association. 50
82	88		(e) On or before November 1, 1975, the students of The University of 51
83	89		Connecticut shall, in such manner as the board of trustees of said 52
84	90		university shall determine, elect two trustees, each of whom shall be 53
85	91		enrolled as a full-time student of said university at the time of his or her 54
86	92		election. One such [member] trustee shall be elected for a term of one 55
87	93		year from November 1, 1975, and one for a term of two years from said 56
88		-	date. Prior to July first, annually, until and including the election held 57
89		-	on or before July 1, 2021 such students shall, in accordance with this 58
90		-	section and in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one 59
91		-	[member] trustee of [said] the board, who shall be so enrolled at said 60
92		-	university at the time of his or her election and who shall serve for a 61
93		-	term of two years from July first in the year of his or her election. On or 62
94		-	before July 1, 2022, such students shall, in accordance with this 63
95		-	subsection and in such manner as the board shall determine, elect three 64
96		-	trustees, each of whom shall be enrolled as a full-time student at said 65
97		-	university at the time of his or her election. One such trustee shall be 66
98		-	elected for a term of one year commencing July 1, 2022, and the other 67
99		-	two trustees shall be elected for a term of two years from said date. On 68
100		-	or before July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in accordance with this 69
101		-	subsection and in such manner as the board shall determine, such 70
102		-	students shall elect two trustees of the board who shall be enrolled as 71
103		-	full-time students at said university at the time of their election and who 72
104		-	shall serve for a term of two years from July first in the year of their 73
105		-	election. The student [member] trustee elected to fill the term expiring 74
106		-	on June 30, 2003, and the student trustee elected to fill the term expiring 75
107		-	on June 30, 2023, and such elected [member's] trustees' successors, shall 76
108		-	be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at a school or college 77
109		-	of the university and shall be elected by the undergraduate students of 78
110		-	the schools and colleges of the university. The student [member] 79
111		-	trustees elected to fill the term expiring on June 30, [2004] 2024, and such 80
112		-	elected [member's] trustees' successors, shall be enrolled as a full-time 81
113		-	student in the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of 82
114		-	Dentistry, the School of Social Work, or as a graduate student of a school 83
115		-	or college of the university, and shall be elected by the students of the 84
116		-	School of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the 85 Substitute Bill No. 997
	94	+	date. Prior to July first, annually, such students shall, in accordance with 57
	95	+	this section and in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one 58
	96	+	[member] trustee of [said] the board, who shall be so enrolled at said 59
	97	+	university at the time of his or her election and who shall serve for a 60
	98	+	term of two years from July first in the year of his or her election. The 61
	99	+	student [member] trustee elected to fill the term expiring on June 30, 62
	100	+	2003, and such elected [member's] trustee's successors, shall be enrolled 63
	101	+	as a full-time undergraduate student at a school or college of the 64
	102	+	university and shall be elected by the undergraduate students of the 65
	103	+	schools and colleges of the university. The student [member] trustee 66
	104	+	elected to fill the term expiring on June 30, 2004, and such elected 67
	105	+	[member's] trustee's successors, shall be enrolled as a full-time student 68
	106	+	in the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, 69
	107	+	the School of Social Work, or as a graduate student of a school or college 70
	108	+	of the university, and shall be elected by the students of the School of 71
	109	+	Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Social 72
	110	+	Work and the graduate students of the schools and colleges of the 73
	111	+	university. Any student [member] trustee elected after July 1, 2013, shall 74
	112	+	be enrolled as a full-time student at the time of his or her election and 75
	113	+	for the duration of his or her term of service. Any vacancies in the 76
	114	+	elected membership of said board shall, except as otherwise provided 77
	115	+	in this section, be filled by special election for the balance of the 78
	116	+	unexpired term. 79
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123		-	School of Social Work and the graduate students of the schools and 86
124		-	colleges of the university. Any student [member] trustee elected after 87
125		-	July 1, 2013, shall be enrolled as a full-time student at the time of his or 88
126		-	her election and for the duration of his or her term of service. Any 89
127		-	vacancies in the elected membership of said board shall, except as 90
128		-	otherwise provided in this section, be filled by special election for the 91
129		-	balance of the unexpired term. 92
130		-	(f) On or before November 1, 2021, the members of the University 93
131		-	Senate of The University of Connecticut shall, in such manner as the 94
132		-	Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall determine, elect 95
133		-	two trustees from among the elected and voting members of the 96
134		-	University Senate, one of whom shall be employed as a full-time faculty 97
135		-	member of said university for the duration of such trustee's term on the 98
136		-	board. One such member shall be elected for a term expiring on June 30, 99
137		-	2022, and one for a term expiring on June 30, 2023. On or before July 1, 100
138		-	2022, and annually thereafter, in accordance with this subsection and in 101
139		-	such manner as the board shall determine, the University Senate shall 102
140		-	elect, from among its elected and voting members, one trustee of the 103
141		-	board who is employed by said university for the duration of such 104
142		-	trustee's term on the board and who shall serve for a term of two years 105
143		-	from July first in the year of such trustee's election. The trustee elected 106
144		-	to fill the term expiring on June 30, 2022, and such elected trustee's 107
145		-	successors, shall be employed as a full-time faculty member of said 108
146		-	university for the duration of such trustee's term on the board. Any 109
147		-	vacancies in the trustee positions elected pursuant to this subsection, 110
148		-	shall be filled by a special election for the balance of the unexpired term. 111
149		-	No trustee elected to the board pursuant to this subsection may (1) 112
150		-	attend or participate in a meeting of the board held in executive session 113
151		-	concerning personnel matters, or (2) vote on matters relating to 114
152		-	collective bargaining negotiations or agreements. 115
153		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 10a-1a of the general statutes is 116
154		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 117
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	123	+	Senate of The University of Connecticut shall, in such manner as the 81
	124	+	Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall determine, elect 82
	125	+	two trustees from among the elected and voting members of the 83
	126	+	University Senate, one of whom shall be employed as a full-time faculty 84
	127	+	member of said university for the duration of such trustee's term on the 85
	128	+	board. One such member shall be elected for a term expiring on June 30, 86
	129	+	2022, and one for a term expiring on June 30, 2023. On or before July 1, 87
	130	+	2022, and annually thereafter, in accordance with this subsection and in 88
	131	+	such manner as the board shall determine, the University Senate shall 89
	132	+	elect, from among its elected and voting members, one trustee of the 90
	133	+	board who is employed by said university for the duration of such 91
	134	+	trustee's term on the board and who shall serve for a term of two years 92
	135	+	from July first in the year of such trustee's election. The trustee elected 93
	136	+	to fill the term expiring on June 30, 2022, and such elected trustee's 94
	137	+	successors, shall be employed as a full-time faculty member of said 95
	138	+	university for the duration of such trustee's term on the board. Any 96
	139	+	vacancies in the trustee positions elected pursuant to this subsection, 97
	140	+	shall be filled by a special election for the balance of the unexpired term. 98
	141	+	No trustee elected to the board pursuant to this subsection may (1) 99
	142	+	attend or participate in a meeting of the board held in executive session 100
	143	+	concerning personnel matters, or (2) vote on matters relating to 101
	144	+	collective bargaining negotiations or agreements. 102
	145	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 10a-1a of the general statutes is 103
	146	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 104
	147	+	2021): 105
	148	+	(a) There shall be a Board of Regents for Higher Education who shall 106
	149	+	serve as the governing body for the regional community-technical 107
	150	+	college system, the Connecticut State University System and Charter 108
	151	+	Oak State College. The board shall consist of twenty-one members who 109
	152	+	shall be distinguished leaders of the community in Connecticut. The 110
	153	+	board shall reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity. The 111
	154	+	voting members shall not be employed by or be a member of a board of 112
	155	+	trustees for any independent institution of higher education in this state 113
	156	+	or the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut nor shall they 114 Raised Bill No. 997
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162		-	(a) There shall be a Board of Regents for Higher Education who shall 119
163		-	serve as the governing body for the regional community-technical 120
164		-	college system, the Connecticut State University System and Charter 121
165		-	Oak State College. The board shall consist of [twenty-one] twenty-three 122
166		-	members who shall be distinguished leaders of the community in 123
167		-	Connecticut. The board shall reflect the state's geographic, racial and 124
168		-	ethnic diversity. The voting members shall not be employed by or be a 125
169		-	member of a board of trustees for any independent institution of higher 126
170		-	education in this state or the Board of Trustees for The University of 127
171		-	Connecticut nor shall they be public officials or state employees, as such 128
172		-	terms are defined in section 1-79, during their term of membership on 129
173		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The Governor shall appoint 130
174		-	nine members to the board as follows: Three members for a term of two 131
175		-	years; three members for a term of four years; and three members for a 132
176		-	term of six years. Thereafter, the Governor shall appoint members of the 133
177		-	board to succeed such appointees whose terms expire and each member 134
178		-	so appointed shall hold office for a period of six years from the first day 135
179		-	of July in the year of his or her appointment. Four members of the board 136
180		-	shall be appointed as follows: One appointment by the president pro 137
181		-	tempore of the Senate, who shall be an alumnus of the regional 138
182		-	community-technical college system, for a term of four years; one 139
183		-	appointment by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a 140
184		-	specialist in the education of children in grades kindergarten to twelve, 141
185		-	inclusive, for a term of three years; one appointment by the speaker of 142
186		-	the House of Representatives, who shall be an alumnus of the 143
187		-	Connecticut State University System, for a term of four years; and one 144
188		-	appointment by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, 145
189		-	who shall be an alumnus of Charter Oak State College, for a term of 146
190		-	three years. Thereafter, such members of the General Assembly shall 147
191		-	appoint members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms 148
192		-	expire and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of 149
193		-	four years from the first day of July in the year of his or her appointment. 150
194		-	The [chairperson and vice-chairperson] following members of the 151
195		-	student advisory committee created under section 10a-3 shall serve as 152
196		-	members of the board: (1) The chairperson, (2) the vice-chairperson, and 153 Substitute Bill No. 997
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	162	+	be public officials or state employees, as such terms are defined in 115
	163	+	section 1-79, during their term of membership on the Board of Regents 116
	164	+	for Higher Education. The Governor shall appoint nine members to the 117
	165	+	board as follows: Three members for a term of two years; three members 118
	166	+	for a term of four years; and three members for a term of six years. 119
	167	+	Thereafter, the Governor shall appoint members of the board to succeed 120
	168	+	such appointees whose terms expire and each member so appointed 121
	169	+	shall hold office for a period of six years from the first day of July in the 122
	170	+	year of his or her appointment. Four members of the board shall be 123
	171	+	appointed as follows: One appointment by the president pro tempore of 124
	172	+	the Senate, who shall be an alumnus of the regional community-125
	173	+	technical college system, for a term of four years; one appointment by 126
	174	+	the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a specialist in the 127
	175	+	education of children in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, for a 128
	176	+	term of three years; one appointment by the speaker of the House of 129
	177	+	Representatives, who shall be an alumnus of the Connecticut State 130
	178	+	University System, for a term of four years; and one appointment by the 131
	179	+	minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be an 132
	180	+	alumnus of Charter Oak State College, for a term of three years. 133
	181	+	Thereafter, such members of the General Assembly shall appoint 134
	182	+	members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms expire 135
	183	+	and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of four 136
	184	+	years from the first day of July in the year of his or her appointment. The 137
	185	+	chairperson and vice-chairperson of the student advisory committee 138
	186	+	created under section 10a-3 shall serve as members of the board. The 139
	187	+	chairperson and vice-chairperson of the faculty advisory committee 140
	188	+	created under section 10a-3a shall serve as ex-officio [, nonvoting] 141
	189	+	members of the board, [for a term of two years and, in their respective 142
	190	+	roles as chairperson and vice-chairperson, may be invited to any 143
	191	+	executive session, as defined in section 1-200, of the board by the 144
	192	+	chairperson of the board] provided no such member of the board may 145
	193	+	(1) attend or participate in a meeting of the board held in executive 146
	194	+	session concerning personnel matters, or (2) vote on matters relating to 147
	195	+	collective bargaining negotiations or agreements. The Commissioners of 148
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203		-	(3) two members elected by a consensus vote of the members of the 154
204		-	student advisory committee, one of whom shall be a student of the 155
205		-	Connecticut State University System or Charter Oak State College and 156
206		-	the other of whom shall be a student of the regional community-157
207		-	technical colleges. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the faculty 158
208		-	advisory committee created under section 10a-3a shall serve as ex-159
209		-	officio [, nonvoting] members of the board, [for a term of two years and, 160
210		-	in their respective roles as chairperson and vice-chairperson, may be 161
211		-	invited to any executive session, as defined in section 1-200, of the board 162
212		-	by the chairperson of the board] provided no such member of the board 163
213		-	may (1) attend or participate in a meeting of the board held in executive 164
214		-	session concerning personnel matters, or (2) vote on matters relating to 165
215		-	collective bargaining negotiations or agreements. The Commissioners of 166
216		-	Education, Economic and Community Development and Public Health 167
217		-	and the Labor Commissioner shall serve as ex-officio, nonvoting 168
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	203	+	members of the board. 151
219	204		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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222	207		Section 1 July 1, 2021 10a-103
223	208		Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 10a-1a(a)
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225		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
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	210	+	Statement of Purpose:
	211	+	To (1) add two members of The University of Connecticut's University
	212	+	Senate to the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, and (2)
	213	+	allow faculty members of the Board of Regents for Higher Education to
	214	+	be voting members.
	215	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	216	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	217	+	underlined.]
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