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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 18
February Session, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) Not later than January 1, 1
2023, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of 2
Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall each adopt a policy 3
requiring that any new member of either of said boards receive 4
instruction and training in (1) a board member's duties to the state and 5
the public institution of higher education governed by the board, (2) 6
each committee of the board, including, but not limited to, the executive 7
committee, and its functions, (3) professional accounting and reporting 8
standards, (4) methods for meeting the statutory, regulatory and 9
fiduciary obligations of the board, (5) the provisions of the Freedom of 10
Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, (6) a 11
board member's institutional and statutory ethical responsibilities, (7) 12
the development and implementation of institutional policies, (8) 13
business operations, administration, budgeting, financing, financial 14
reporting, financial reserves and endowment managing relevant to 15
institutions of higher education, (9) student tuition, mandatory fees and 16
student debt trends, (10) oversight of planning, construction, 17
maintenance, expansion and renovation projects that impact the 18
infrastructure, physical facilities and natural environment of the public 19 Substitute Bill No. 18
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institution of higher education governed by the board, (11) workforce 20
planning, strategy and investment, (12) institutional advancement, 21
including, but not limited to, philanthropic giving, fundraising 22
initiatives, alumni programming, communications and medi a, 23
government and public relations and community affairs, (13) student 24
welfare issues, including, but not limited to, academic studies, 25
curriculum, residence life, student governance and activities and the 26
general physical and mental well-being of students, (14) current and 27
anticipated issues in higher education, and (15) any other topics each 28
governing board deems necessary. A member shall complete such 29
instruction and training not later than one year after being appointed or 30
elected to either of said boards. 31
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, each public institution of higher 32
education shall post on its Internet web site (1) the policy established by 33
its governing board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) a 34
summary of the instruction and training received by the members of its 35
governing board in accordance with such policy. 36
Sec. 2. Section 10a-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 37
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 38
(a) The provisions of sections 4-77 and 4-78 shall not apply to the 39
constituent units of the state system of higher education, and for the 40
purposes of said sections only, the Board of Regents for Higher 41
Education shall be deemed the budgeted agency for the Connecticut 42
State University System, the regional community-technical college 43
system, [and] Charter Oak State College and the central office of the 44
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. The Board of Regents for 45
Higher Education shall develop a formula or program-based budgeting 46
system to be used by each institution in preparing operating budgets. 47
The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall prepare a single 48
budget request itemized by the Connecticut State University System, the 49
regional community-technical college system, [and] Charter Oak State 50
College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 51
Universities using the formula or program-based budgeting system and 52 Substitute Bill No. 18
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shall submit such budget request displaying all operating funds to the 53
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with 54
sections 4-77 and 4-78, subject to procedures developed by the Board of 55
Regents for Higher Education and approved by said secretary. The 56
budget request shall set forth, in the form prescribed by the Board of 57
Regents for Higher Education, a proposed expenditure plan which shall 58
include: (1) The total amount requested for such appropriation account; 59
(2) the amount to be appropriated from the General Fund; and (3) the 60
amount to be paid from the tuition revenues of the regional community-61
technical college system, [and] the Connecticut State University System 62
and Charter Oak State College. After review and comment by the Board 63
of Regents for Higher Education, the proposed expenditure plans shall 64
be incorporated into the single public higher education budget request 65
including recommendations, if any, by said board. Any tuition increase 66
proposed by the regional community-technical college system, [and] the 67
Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State College for 68
the fiscal year to which the budget request relates shall be included in 69
the single public higher education budget request submitted by the 70
Board of Regents for Higher Education for such fiscal year, provided if 71
the General Assembly does not appropriate the amount requested by 72
any such system or college, such system or college may increase tuition 73
and fees by an amount greater than that included in the budget request 74
in response to which the appropriation was made. The General 75
Assembly shall make appropriations directly to the constituent units. 76
Allotment reductions made pursuant to the provisions of subsections 77
(b) and (c) of section 4-85 shall be applied by the Board of Regents for 78
Higher Education among the appropriations to the constituent units and 79
the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 80
without regard to the limitations on reductions provided in said section, 81
except that said limitations shall apply to the total of the amounts 82
appropriated. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall apply 83
such reductions after consultation with the Secretary of the Office of 84
Policy and Management. Any reductions of more than five per cent of 85
the appropriations of any constituent units shall be submitted to the 86
appropriations committee which shall, within thirty days, approve or 87 Substitute Bill No. 18
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reject such reduction. 88
(b) The [boards of trustees of each of the constituent units] Board of 89
Regents for Higher Education may transfer to or from any specific 90
appropriation of [such] a constituent unit a sum or sums totaling up to 91
fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such specific appropriation, 92
whichever is less, in any fiscal year without the consent of the Finance 93
Advisory Committee. Any such transfer shall be reported to the Finance 94
Advisory Committee within thirty days of such transfer and such report 95
shall be a record of said committee. 96
Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 10a-77 of the 2022 supplement to the 97
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 98
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 99
(b) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 100
Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to 101
be known as the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating 102
Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon 103
request by the board and with an annual review and approval by the 104
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the 105
appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation 106
applicable to the regional community-technical colleges pursuant to 107
subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the Comptroller, 108
and all tuition revenue received by the regional community-technical 109
colleges in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this 110
section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or 111
related charges; the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business 112
enterprises, gifts and donations; federal funds and grants for purposes 113
other than research, and all receipts derived from the conduct by the 114
colleges of their education extension programs and summer school 115
sessions shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central 116
office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established 117
and maintained for the central office and each community-technical 118
college. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 119
disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the 120 Substitute Bill No. 18
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appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 121
and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 122
shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. 123
[of trustees.] The board shall establish an equitable policy, in accordance 124
with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation of 125
appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 126
transferred from the Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in the 127
Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund. At the 128
beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 129
transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 130
institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 131
central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 132
All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 133
section shall be charged to the Regional Community-Technical Colleges 134
Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 135
by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 136
the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 137
is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 138
receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 139
as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 140
Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 141
obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 142
community-technical colleges. 143
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 10a-99 of the 2022 supplement to the 144
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 145
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 146
(b) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 147
System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a 148
fund to be known as the Connecticut State University System Operating 149
Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and upon 150
request by the Connecticut State University System and with the annual 151
review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 152
Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits 153 Substitute Bill No. 18
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pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the 154
State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the Connecticut 155
State University System in accordance with the provisions of subsection 156
(a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student 157
fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business 158
enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, subject to the 159
provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, and all receipts 160
derived from the conduct by a state university of its education extension 161
program and its summer school session shall be credited to said fund 162
but shall be allocated to the central office and institutional operating 163
accounts which shall be established and maintained for the central office 164
and each state university. Any such gifts and donations, federal funds 165
and grants for purposes of research shall be allocated to separate 166
accounts within such central office and institutional operating accounts. 167
If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves 168
such transfer, [he] the secretary may require the amount of the 169
appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 170
and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 171
shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the 172
university. The board [of trustees] shall establish an equitable policy, in 173
accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation of 174
appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 175
transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in 176
the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the 177
beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 178
transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 179
institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 180
central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 181
All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 182
section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System 183
Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 184
by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing 185
one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 186
Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 187
Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 188 Substitute Bill No. 18
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expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 189
required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 190
further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 191
bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 192
University System. 193
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 10a-8
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 10a-77(b)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 10a-99(b)
HED Joint Favorable Subst.