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	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 105
	8	+	February Session, 2022
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
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	16	+	Introduced by:
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9	21		AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE OFFICE OF
10		-	HIGHER EDUCATION AND EXTENDING THE TIME TO CONDUCT A
11		-	SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT AT INSTITUTIONS
12		-	OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
	22	+	HIGHER EDUCATION.
13	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	24		Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. Section 4-5 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes,
17		-	as amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act
18		-	17-2 of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182, section
19		-	283 of public act 19-117 and section 254 of public act 21-2 of the June
20		-	special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
21		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
22		-	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head"
23		-	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner
24		-	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services,
25		-	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families,
26		-	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction,
27		-	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board
28		-	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
29		-	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection,
30		-	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health,
31		-	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of Senate Bill No. 105
32		-
33		-	Public Act No. 22-123 2 of 58
34		-
35		-	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services,
36		-	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor
37		-	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans
38		-	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Rehabilitation
39		-	Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive director
40		-	of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive director of the Technical
41		-	Education and Career System, [and] the Chief Workforce Officer and the
42		-	executive director of the Office of Higher Education. As used in sections
43		-	4-6 and 4-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of
44		-	Education.
45		-	Sec. 2. Section 10a-1d of the general statutes is repealed and the
46		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
47		-	(a) There is established an Office of Higher Education. The Office of
48		-	Higher Education shall administer the programs set forth in sections 10-
49		-	155d, 10a-10a, 10a-11, 10a-11a, 10a-17d, 10a-19g, 10a-34 to 10a-34f,
50		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, 10a-35, 10a-166, 10a-168a, 10a-169a,
51		-	10a-169b and 10a-173. The Office of Higher Education shall be
52		-	responsible for approving any action taken pursuant to sections 10a-34
53		-	to 10a-34f, inclusive, as amended by this act, and for disseminating
54		-	information throughout the state regarding postsecondary education
55		-	opportunities available in the state.
56		-	(b) The Governor shall appoint an executive director of the Office of
57		-	Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-
58		-	8, inclusive, as amended by this act. The executive director shall have
59		-	the responsibility for implementing the policies and directives of the
60		-	office. [and shall have additional responsibilities as the board may
61		-	prescribe.]
62		-	Sec. 3. Section 10a-34 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
63		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
64		-	1, 2022): Senate Bill No. 105
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66		-	Public Act No. 22-123 3 of 58
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68		-	(a) For the purposes of this section, (1) "program of higher learning"
69		-	means any course of instruction for which it is stated or implied that
70		-	college or university-level credit may be given or may be received by
71		-	transfer, including any course offered by dual enrollment; (2) "degree"
72		-	means any letters or words, diploma, certificate or other symbol or
73		-	document which signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements
74		-	of a program of higher learning; (3) "institution of higher education"
75		-	means any person, school, board, association, limited liability company
76		-	or corporation which is [licensed or accredited] authorized to offer one
77		-	or more programs of higher learning leading to one or more degrees; (4)
78		-	["license" means the authorization by the Office of Higher Education to
79		-	operate a program of higher learning or institution of higher education
80		-	for a specified initial period; (5) "accreditation"] "authorization" means
81		-	the [authorization by said office to] approval by the Office of Higher
82		-	Education to operate or continue operating a program of higher learning
83		-	or institution of higher education for subsequent periods, and in such
84		-	periods to confer specified degrees; [(6)] (5) "program modification"
85		-	means (A) a change in a program of higher learning that does not clearly
86		-	qualify as a new program of higher learning or a nonsubstantive change,
87		-	including, but not limited to, a new program of higher learning
88		-	consisting primarily of course work for a previously approved program
89		-	of higher learning, (B) an approved program of higher learning to be
90		-	offered at an off-campus location, (C) a change in the title of a degree,
91		-	or (D) a change in the title of a program of higher learning; and [(7)] (6)
92		-	"nonsubstantive change" means (A) a new undergraduate certificate
93		-	program, within an existing program of higher learning, of not more
94		-	than thirty semester credit hours that falls under an approved program
95		-	of higher learning, (B) a new baccalaureate minor of not more than
96		-	eighteen semester credit hours, (C) a new undergraduate option or
97		-	certificate program of not more than fifteen semester credit hours, or (D)
98		-	a new graduate option or certificate program of not more than twelve
99		-	semester credit hours. Senate Bill No. 105
100		-
101		-	Public Act No. 22-123 4 of 58
102		-
103		-	(b) The Office of Higher Education shall establish regulations, in
104		-	accordance with chapter 54, concerning the requirements for [licensure
105		-	and accreditation, such regulations to concern] authorization,
106		-	administration, finance, faculty, curricula, library, student admission
107		-	and graduation, plant and equipment, records, catalogs, program
108		-	announcements and any other criteria pertinent thereto, as well as the
109		-	periods for which [licensure and accreditation] authorization may be
110		-	granted, and the costs and procedures of evaluations as provided in
111		-	subsections (c), (d) and (i) of this section. [Said office shall establish
112		-	academic review commissions to hear each appeal of a denial by said
113		-	office of an application by an institution of higher education for
114		-	licensure or accreditation of a program of higher learning or institution
115		-	of higher education. For each individual appeal, the executive director
116		-	of said office, or the executive director's designee, shall select a
117		-	commission that is comprised of four higher education representatives
118		-	and five business and industry representatives chosen from a panel of
119		-	thirty-five members, who shall be appointed as follows: (1) The
120		-	Governor shall appoint five members; (2) the speaker of the House of
121		-	Representatives shall appoint five members; (3) the president pro
122		-	tempore of the Senate shall appoint five members; (4) the majority
123		-	leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint five members; (5)
124		-	the majority leader of the Senate shall appoint five members; (6) the
125		-	minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint five
126		-	members; and (7) the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint five
127		-	members. The executive director of said office, or the executive
128		-	director's designee, shall ensure that each commission contains at least
129		-	one member appointed by each of the appointing authorities. Each
130		-	appointing authority shall select both higher education representatives
131		-	and business and industry representatives, but not more than three from
132		-	either category of representatives.]
133		-	(c) No person, school, board, association or corporation shall confer
134		-	any degree unless authorized by act of the General Assembly. No Senate Bill No. 105
135		-
136		-	Public Act No. 22-123 5 of 58
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138		-	application for authority to confer any such degree shall be approved
139		-	by the General Assembly or any committee thereof, nor shall any such
140		-	authority be included in any charter of incorporation until such
141		-	application has been evaluated and approved by the Office of Higher
142		-	Education in accordance with regulations established by the Office of
143		-	Higher Education.
144		-	(d) The Office of Higher Education shall review all requests and
145		-	applications for program modifications, nonsubstantive changes [,
146		-	licensure and accreditation] and authorizations. The office shall review
147		-	each application in consideration of the academic standards set forth in
148		-	the regulations for [licensure and accreditation] authorization adopted
149		-	by said office in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this
150		-	section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-34e, as amended
151		-	by this act, any application that is determined by the office to be for (1)
152		-	a program modification that meets all such academic standards, (2) a
153		-	nonsubstantive change, [(3) licensure, or (4) accreditation] or (3)
154		-	authorization shall be deemed approved, and the office shall notify the
155		-	institution of such approval, not later than forty-five days from the date
156		-	the office receives such application without requiring any further action
157		-	from the applicant.
158		-	(e) If the executive director of the Office of Higher Education, or the
159		-	executive director's designee, determines that further review of an
160		-	application is needed due at least in part to the applicant offering
161		-	instruction in a new program of higher learning or new degree level or
162		-	the financial condition of the institution of higher education is
163		-	determined to be at risk of imminent closure as a result of a financial
164		-	screening conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of this act,
165		-	then the executive director or the executive director's designee shall
166		-	conduct a focused or on-site review. Such applicant shall have an
167		-	opportunity to state any objection regarding any individual selected to
168		-	review an application on behalf of the executive director. For purposes Senate Bill No. 105
169		-
170		-	Public Act No. 22-123 6 of 58
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172		-	of this subsection and subsection (f) of this section, "focused review"
173		-	means a review by an out-of-state curriculum expert; and "on-site
174		-	review" means a full team evaluation by the office at the institution of
175		-	higher education.
176		-	(f) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education, or the
177		-	executive director's designee, may require (1) a focused or on-site
178		-	review of any program application in a field requiring a license to
179		-	practice in Connecticut, and (2) evidence that a program application in
180		-	a field requiring a license to practice in Connecticut meets the state or
181		-	federal licensing requirements for such license.
182		-	(g) Any application for [licensure] authorization of a new institution
183		-	in this state shall be subject to an on-site review upon a determination
184		-	by the Office of Higher Education that the application is complete and
185		-	shall be reviewed at the institutional level for each program as described
186		-	in subsection (b) of this section. Such process shall be completed not
187		-	later than nine months from the date said office receives the application.
188		-	(h) If the Office of Higher Education denies an application for
189		-	[licensure or accreditation] authorization of a program or institution of
190		-	higher education, the applicant may appeal the denial not later than ten
191		-	days from the date of denial. [The academic review commission shall
192		-	review the appeal and make a decision on such appeal not later than
193		-	thirty days from the date the applicant submits the appeal to said office]
194		-	The office shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the requirements
195		-	of chapter 54 to hear such appeal.
196		-	(i) No person, school, board, association or corporation shall operate
197		-	a program of higher learning or an institution of higher education unless
198		-	it has been [licensed or accredited] authorized by the Office of Higher
199		-	Education, nor shall it confer any degree unless it has been [accredited]
200		-	authorized in accordance with this section. The office shall accept
201		-	[regional] accreditation recognized by the Secretary of the United States Senate Bill No. 105
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203		-	Public Act No. 22-123 7 of 58
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205		-	Department of Education, in satisfaction of the requirements of this
206		-	subsection unless the office finds cause not to rely upon such
207		-	accreditation. If any institution of higher education provides evidence
208		-	of programmatic accreditation, the office may consider such
209		-	accreditation in satisfaction of the requirements of this subsection and
210		-	deem the program at issue in the application for accreditation to be
211		-	accredited in accordance with this section. [National accreditation for
212		-	Connecticut institutions of higher education accredited prior to July 1,
213		-	2013, shall be accepted as being in satisfaction of the requirements of
214		-	this subsection unless the office finds cause not to rely on such national
215		-	accreditation.]
216		-	(j) No person, school, board, association or corporation shall use in
217		-	any way the term "junior college" or "college" or "university" or use any
218		-	other name, title, literature, catalogs, pamphlets or descriptive matter
219		-	tending to designate that it is an institution of higher education, or that
220		-	it may grant academic or professional degrees, unless the institution
221		-	[possesses a license from, or] has been [accredited] authorized by [,] the
222		-	office, nor shall it offer any program of higher learning without
223		-	[approval] authorization of the Office of Higher Education.
224		-	(k) [Accreditation] Authorization of any program or institution or
225		-	authority to award degrees granted in accordance with law prior to July
226		-	1, 1965, shall continue in effect unless the Office of Higher Education
227		-	determines that an institution is at risk of imminent closure as a result
228		-	of a financial screening conducted pursuant to the provisions of section
229		-	4 of this act.
230		-	(l) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (j), inclusive,
231		-	of this section and subject to the authority of the State Board of
232		-	Education to regulate teacher education programs, an independent
233		-	institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173, shall not
234		-	require approval by the Office of Higher Education for any new
235		-	programs of higher learning or any program modifications proposed by Senate Bill No. 105
236		-
237		-	Public Act No. 22-123 8 of 58
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239		-	such institution until June 30, 2023, and for up to fifteen new programs
240		-	of higher learning in any academic year or any program modifications
241		-	proposed by such institution on and after July 1, 2023, provided (1) the
242		-	institution maintains eligibility to participate in financial aid programs
243		-	governed by Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
244		-	amended from time to time, (2) the United States Department of
245		-	Education has not determined that the institution has a financial
246		-	responsibility score that is less than 1.5 for the most recent fiscal year for
247		-	which the data necessary for determining the score is available, and (3)
248		-	the institution has been located in the state and accredited as a degree-
249		-	granting institution in good standing for ten years or more by a regional
250		-	accrediting association recognized by the Secretary of the United States
251		-	Department of Education and maintains such accreditation status. Each
252		-	institution that is exempt from program approval by the Office of
253		-	Higher Education under this subsection shall file with the office (A) on
254		-	and after July 1, 2023, an application for approval of any new program
255		-	of higher learning in excess of fifteen new programs in any academic
256		-	year, (B) a program actions form, as created by the office, prior to
257		-	students enrolling in any new program of higher learning or any
258		-	existing program subject to a program modification, and (C) not later
259		-	than July first, and annually thereafter, (i) until June 30, 2024, a list and
260		-	brief description of any new programs of higher learning introduced by
261		-	the institution in the preceding academic year and any existing
262		-	programs of higher learning discontinued by the institution in the
263		-	preceding academic year, (ii) the institution's current program approval
264		-	process and all actions of the governing board concerning approval of
265		-	any new program of higher learning, and (iii) the institution's financial
266		-	responsibility composite score, as determined by the United States
267		-	Department of Education, for the most recent fiscal year for which the
268		-	data necessary for determining the score is available.
269		-	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this
270		-	section: Senate Bill No. 105
271		-
272		-	Public Act No. 22-123 9 of 58
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274		-	(1) "Accrediting agency" means an accrediting association recognized
275		-	by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education,
276		-	(2) "At risk of imminent closure" means a determination made by the
277		-	Office of Higher Education as a result of an annual financial screening
278		-	that an independent institution of higher education is at risk of being
279		-	unable to continue operations or substantially fulfill its obligations to
280		-	enrolled and admitted students for the balance of the current and
281		-	subsequent academic year, and
282		-	(3) "Financial screening'' means a review and evaluation of financial
283		-	information for the purpose of determining whether the financial status
284		-	of an institution of higher education indicates that such institution may
285		-	be at risk of imminent closure.
286		-	(b) The Office of Higher Education shall enter into a memorandum of
287		-	understanding with one or more accrediting agencies to conduct an
288		-	annual financial screening of each independent institution of higher
289		-	education in the state. If an independent institution of higher education
290		-	does not complete an annual financial screening with an accrediting
291		-	agency, such financial screening shall be conducted by the office in the
292		-	form and manner prescribed by the executive director of said office. The
293		-	office may determine that an independent institution of higher
294		-	education is at risk of imminent closure through (1) a financial screening
295		-	conducted by the office, or (2) acceptance by the office of such
296		-	determination made by an accrediting agency. Upon determining that
297		-	an independent institution of higher education is at risk of imminent
298		-	closure, the office shall submit a summary of the reasons for such
299		-	determination to such institution.
300		-	(c) Upon receiving a summary from the Office of Higher Education
301		-	that an independent institution of higher education has been
302		-	determined to be at risk of imminent closure, such institution shall
303		-	submit to the office, in the form and manner prescribed by the executive Senate Bill No. 105
304		-
305		-	Public Act No. 22-123 10 of 58
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307		-	director of said office, (1) notice of any known financial liability or risk,
308		-	(2) any information necessary to accurately determine and monitor the
309		-	institution's financial status and risk of imminent closure, and (3) an
310		-	updated closure plan approved by the governing board of such
311		-	institution pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-34e of the general
312		-	statutes, as amended by this act.
313		-	(d) If any independent institution of higher education in the state fails
314		-	to comply with the requirements of this section, the executive director
315		-	of the Office of Higher Education may request the suspension of any
316		-	state funding designated for such institution, establish a date to suspend
317		-	or revoke such institution's degree-granting authority or impose such
318		-	other penalties the executive director deems appropriate.
319		-	(e) No financial information or record submitted to the Office of
320		-	Higher Education pursuant to this section shall be deemed a public
321		-	record for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined
322		-	in section 1-200 of the general statutes, and shall not be subject to
323		-	disclosure under the provisions of section 1-210 of the general statutes.
324		-	Sec. 5. Section 10a-34c of the general statutes is repealed and the
325		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
326		-	The executive director of the Office of Higher Education may conduct
327		-	an investigation and, through the Attorney General, maintain an action
328		-	in the name of the state against any person, school, board, association or
329		-	corporation to restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of an
330		-	institution that is not [licensed, accredited or] authorized to award
331		-	degrees by the Office of Higher Education pursuant to the provisions of
332		-	section 10a-34, as amended by this act.
333		-	Sec. 6. Section 10a-34e of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
334		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
335		-	1, 2022): Senate Bill No. 105
336		-
337		-	Public Act No. 22-123 11 of 58
338		-
339		-	(a) The Office of Higher Education may conduct any necessary
340		-	review, inspection or investigation regarding applications for [licensure
341		-	or accreditation] authorization or possible violations of this section,
342		-	sections 10a-34 to 10a-34d, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 10a-
343		-	34g, as amended by this act, or any applicable regulations of
344		-	Connecticut state agencies. In connection with any investigation, the
345		-	executive director or the executive director's designee, may administer
346		-	oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the production of
347		-	any record or document. If any person refuses to appear, testify or
348		-	produce any record or document when so ordered, the executive
349		-	director may seek relief pursuant to section 10a-34d.
350		-	(b) If the executive director of the Office of Higher Education
351		-	determines that an institution of higher education that is not regionally
352		-	accredited is exhibiting financial and administrative indicators that such
353		-	institution is in danger of closing, the executive director may require
354		-	such institution to facilitate a teach-out, as defined in section 10a-22m,
355		-	provided the executive director and such institution previously
356		-	discussed a teach-out that ensures that current students of such
357		-	institution are able to complete their programs without significant
358		-	impact.
359		-	(c) (1) Not later than January 1, 2022, each independent institution of
360		-	higher education shall submit to the Office of Higher Education a
361		-	closure plan, which shall include, but need not be limited to, [(1)] (A)
362		-	how such institution will respond to a natural disaster, pandemic, data
363		-	security threat or other catastrophic event that impacts the operations of
364		-	such institution, and [(2)] (B) how such institution will manage student
365		-	records, provide a continuity of education for enrolled students and
366		-	administer student financial aid and refunds. An independent
367		-	institution of higher education that is regionally accredited may comply
368		-	with the requirements of this subsection by submitting to said office the
369		-	same closure plan that the institution submitted to the regional Senate Bill No. 105
370		-
371		-	Public Act No. 22-123 12 of 58
372		-
373		-	accreditation agency. If an independent institution of higher education
374		-	updates its closure plan, then such institution shall submit such updated
375		-	closure plan not later than thirty days after the governing board of such
376		-	institution approves such updated closure plan.
377		-	(2) On an after July 1, 2023, upon receiving a summary from the Office
378		-	of Higher Education that an independent institution of higher education
379		-	has been determined to be at risk of imminent closure as a result of a
380		-	financial screening conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of
381		-	this act, the governing board of such institution shall update its closure
382		-	plan to include plans for the following: (A) Providing notice of
383		-	impending closure to relevant stakeholders of the institution, including,
384		-	but not limited to, enrolled students, applicants for admission, recent
385		-	graduates, faculty, staff and surrounding communities, (B)
386		-	disseminating information regarding the rights and responsibilities of
387		-	student borrowers, (C) managing the institution's finances,
388		-	accreditation status and any compliance issues with federal or state
389		-	financial aid programs, and (D) refunding student deposits and paying
390		-	the cost of student record maintenance through means such as the
391		-	provision of a bond with surety or a letter of credit in an amount
392		-	sufficient to meet the costs of such refunds and costs.
393		-	(d) Any independent institution of higher education that plans to
394		-	close permanently shall submit a written notice to the Office of Higher
395		-	Education not later than thirty days after the governing board of such
396		-	institution authorizes such closure. Such written notice shall include,
397		-	but need not be limited to, (1) the planned date of termination of
398		-	operations; (2) the planned date and location for the transfer of student
399		-	records; (3) the name and address of the organization that will receive
400		-	and maintain student records; (4) the name and contact information of
401		-	the designated office or official who will manage transcript requests; (5)
402		-	the arrangement for the continued education of enrolled students
403		-	through the facilitation of a teach-out, as defined in section 10a-22m, or Senate Bill No. 105
404		-
405		-	Public Act No. 22-123 13 of 58
406		-
407		-	other means; (6) evidence of communication with the United States
408		-	Department of Education regarding the management o f student
409		-	refunds, state or federal grants and scholarships and state loans; and (7)
410		-	if such institution is regionally accredited, evidence of communication
411		-	with the regional accreditation agency regarding such closure.
412		-	Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 10a-34g of the general statutes is
413		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
414		-	2022):
415		-	(a) On and after January 1, 2020, any for-profit institution of higher
416		-	education licensed to operate in the state that requires any student, as a
417		-	condition of enrollment, to enter into an agreement that (1) limits
418		-	participation in a class action against such institution, (2) limits any
419		-	claim the student may have against such institution or the damages for
420		-	such claim, or (3) requires the student to assert any claim against such
421		-	institution in a forum that is less convenient, more costly or more
422		-	dilatory for the resolution of a dispute than a judicial forum established
423		-	in the state where the student may otherwise properly bring a claim,
424		-	shall include in its application to the Office of Higher Education for
425		-	[initial or renewed institutional licensure or accreditation] authorization
426		-	pursuant to section 10a-34, as amended by this act, a statement (A)
427		-	disclosing the number of claims made against the institution, including
428		-	claims made against a parent organization or subsidiary of the
429		-	institution, by a student currently or formerly enrolled at the institution,
430		-	(B) a description of the nature of the rights asserted, and (C) the status
431		-	of such claims. The institution shall submit additional details regarding
432		-	such claims as the executive director of the Office of Higher Education
433		-	may require.
434		-	Sec. 8. Subdivision (4) of section 10-67 of the general statutes is
435		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
436		-	2022): Senate Bill No. 105
437		-
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439		-
440		-	(4) "Cooperating eligible entity" means any corporation or other
441		-	business entity, nonprofit organization, private [occupational] career
442		-	school authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as
443		-	amended by this act, institution of higher education [licensed or
444		-	accredited] authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 10a-34, as
445		-	amended by this act, technical education and career school or library
446		-	[which] that provides classes or services specified under subparagraph
447		-	(A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69, in conformance with the program
448		-	standards applicable to boards of education, through a written
449		-	cooperative arrangement with a local or regional board of education or
450		-	regional educational service center;
451		-	Sec. 9. Subparagraph (J) of subdivision (37) of subsection (a) of section
452		-	12-407 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted
453		-	in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
454		-	(J) Business analysis, management, management consulting and
455		-	public relations services, excluding (i) any environmental consulting
456		-	services, (ii) any training services provided by an institution of higher
457		-	education licensed or accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher
458		-	Education or authorized by the Office of Higher Education pursuant to
459		-	sections 10a-35a and 10a-34, as amended by this act, respectively, and
460		-	(iii) on and after January 1, 1994, any business analysis, management,
461		-	management consulting and public relations services when such
462		-	services are rendered in connection with an aircraft leased or owned by
463		-	a certificated air carrier or in connection with an aircraft which has a
464		-	maximum certificated take-off weight of six thousand pounds or more;
465		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (k) of section 30-22a of the 2022 supplement to the
466		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
467		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
468		-	(k) For purposes of compliance with this section, "cafe" includes: (1)
469		-	A room or building that is subject to the care, custody and control of The Senate Bill No. 105
470		-
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472		-
473		-	University of Connecticut Board of Trustees; (2) land and buildings
474		-	which are subject to the care, custody and control of an institution
475		-	offering a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34, as
476		-	amended by this act, which has been accredited by the Board of Regents
477		-	for Higher Education or [Office of Higher Education or otherwise] is
478		-	authorized by the Office of Higher Education to award a degree
479		-	pursuant to section 10a-34, as amended by this act; or (3) on land or in a
480		-	building situated on or abutting a golf course which is subject to the
481		-	care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of higher
482		-	learning, as defined in section 10a-34, as amended by this act, which has
483		-	been accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or [Office
484		-	of Higher Education or otherwise] is authorized by the Office of Higher
485		-	Education to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34, as amended by
486		-	this act.
487		-	Sec. 11. Section 10a-22a of the general statutes is repealed and the
488		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
489		-	As used in this section and sections [10a-22a to 10a-22y] 10a-22b to
490		-	10a-22x, inclusive, as amended by this act:
491		-	(1) ["Private occupational school"] "Private career school" means a
492		-	postsecondary career school operated by a person, board, association,
493		-	partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity
494		-	offering or advertising vocational instruction in any form or manner in
495		-	any trade, industrial, commercial, service, professional or other
496		-	occupation for any remuneration, consideration, reward or fee of
497		-	whatever nature, including, but not limited to, a hospital-based
498		-	[occupational] career school, or any program, school or entity offering
499		-	postsecondary instruction in barbering, hairdressing and cosmetology
500		-	or the occupation of esthetician, nail technician or eyelash technician, as
501		-	such terms are defined in section 20-265a. ["Private occupational
502		-	school"] "Private career school" does not include (A) instruction offered
503		-	under public supervision and control, (B) instruction conducted by a Senate Bill No. 105
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506		-
507		-	firm or organization solely for the training of its own employees or
508		-	members, (C) instruction offered by a school authorized by the General
509		-	Assembly to confer degrees, or (D) instruction offered in the arts or
510		-	recreation, including, but not limited to, the training of students to
511		-	provide such instruction;
512		-	(2) "Additional classroom site" means a facility that (A) is
513		-	geographically located close to the school or branch that oversees the
514		-	site, such that students must utilize services provided at such school or
515		-	branch, (B) conducts permanent or temporary educational activities,
516		-	and (C) offers courses or full programs of study;
517		-	(3) "Branch" means a subdivision of a school (A) located at a different
518		-	facility and geographical site from the school, except for a site that is an
519		-	additional classroom site as determined by the executive director, or the
520		-	executive director's designee, and (B) that (i) offers one or more
521		-	complete programs leading to a diploma or certificate; (ii) operates
522		-	under the school's certificate of operation; (iii) meets the same
523		-	conditions of authorization as the school; and (iv) exercises
524		-	administrative control and is responsible for its own academic affairs;
525		-	(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Office of
526		-	Higher Education; and
527		-	(5) "Postsecondary career school" means an institution authorized to
528		-	operate educational programs beyond secondary education.
529		-	Sec. 12. Section 10a-22b of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
530		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
531		-	1, 2022):
532		-	(a) No person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited
533		-	liability company or other entity shall offer instruction in any form or
534		-	manner in any trade or in any industrial, commercial, service,
535		-	professional or other occupation unless such person, board, association, Senate Bill No. 105
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538		-
539		-	partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity first
540		-	receives from the executive director a certificate authorizing the
541		-	occupational instruction to be offered.
542		-	(b) Except for initial authorizations, the executive director may accept
543		-	institutional accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the
544		-	United States Department of Education, in satisfaction of the
545		-	requirements of this section and section 10a-22d, as amended by this act,
546		-	including the evaluation and attendance requirement. Except for initial
547		-	authorizations, the executive director may accept programmatic
548		-	accreditation in satisfaction of the requirements of this section and
549		-	section 10a-22d, as amended by this act, with regard to instruction
550		-	offered by a hospital [pursuant to subsection (h) of this section] unless
551		-	the executive director finds reasonable cause not to rely upon such
552		-	accreditation.
553		-	(c) Each person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited
554		-	liability company or other entity which seeks to offer occupational
555		-	instruction shall submit to the executive director, or the executive
556		-	director's designee, in such manner and on such forms as the executive
557		-	director, or the executive director's designee, prescribes, an application
558		-	for a certificate of authorization. [which includes, but need not be
559		-	limited to, (1) the proposed name of the school; (2) ownership and
560		-	organization of the school including the names and addresses of all
561		-	principals, officers, members and directors; (3) names and addresses of
562		-	all stockholders of the school, except for applicants which are listed on
563		-	a national securities exchange; (4) addresses of any building or premises
564		-	on which the school will be located; (5) description of the occupational
565		-	instruction to be offered; (6) the proposed student enrollment
566		-	agreement, which includes for each program of occupational instruction
567		-	offered a description, in plain language, of any requirements for
568		-	employment in such occupation or barriers to such employment
569		-	pursuant to state law or regulations; (7) the proposed school catalog, Senate Bill No. 105
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572		-
573		-	which includes for each program of occupational instruction offered a
574		-	description of any requirements for employment in such occupation or
575		-	barriers to such employment pursuant to state law or regulations; (8)
576		-	financial statements detailing the financial condition of the school
577		-	pursuant to subsection (d) of this section and subsection (g) of section
578		-	10a-22d prepared by management and reviewed or audited, or, for a
579		-	nonaccredited school annually receiving less than fifty thousand dollars
580		-	in tuition revenue, compiled, by an independent licensed certified
581		-	public accountant or independent licensed public accountant; and (9) an
582		-	agent for service of process.] Each application for initial authorization
583		-	shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee made payable
584		-	to the private [occupational] career school student protection account.
585		-	Such application fee shall be in the amount of two thousand dollars for
586		-	the private [occupational] career school and two hundred dollars for
587		-	each branch of a private [occupational] career school in this state, except
588		-	that, each application for initial authorization submitted on and after the
589		-	effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, as
590		-	amended by this act, shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
591		-	application fee in the amount specified in such regulations. Any
592		-	application for initial authorization that remains incomplete six months
593		-	after the date such application was first submitted to the Office of
594		-	Higher Education shall expire and the office shall not approve such
595		-	expired application for authorization.
596		-	(d) Each person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited
597		-	liability company or other entity seeking to offer occupational
598		-	instruction shall have a net worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets
599		-	or produce other evidence of fiscal soundness to demonstrate the ability
600		-	of the proposed private [occupational] career school to operate, achieve
601		-	all of its objectives and meet all of its obligations, including those
602		-	concerning staff and students, during the period of time for which the
603		-	authorization is sought. Senate Bill No. 105
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606		-
607		-	(e) Upon receipt of a complete application pursuant to subsection (c)
608		-	of this section, the executive director shall cause to be conducted an
609		-	evaluation of the applicant school. Not later than sixty days (1) after
610		-	receipt of a complete application for initial authorization, or (2) prior to
611		-	expiration of the authorization of a private [occupational] career school
612		-	applying to renew its certificate of authorization pursuant to section
613		-	10a-22d, as amended by this act, the executive director, or the executive
614		-	director's designee, shall appoint an evaluation team, pursuant to
615		-	subsection (f) of this section, except that on and after the effective date
616		-	of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, as amended by
617		-	this act, the evaluation team shall be appointed pursuant to such
618		-	regulations, to conduct such evaluation of the applicant school. The
619		-	evaluation team shall submit a written report to the executive director
620		-	recommending authorization or nonauthorization after an on-site
621		-	inspection. Not later than one hundred twenty days following the
622		-	completed appointment of the evaluation team, the executive director
623		-	shall notify the applicant school of authorization or nonauthorization.
624		-	The executive director may consult with the Labor Department and may
625		-	request the advice of any other state agency which may be of assistance
626		-	in making a determination. In the event of nonauthorization, the
627		-	executive director shall set forth the reasons therefor in writing and the
628		-	applicant school may request in writing a hearing before the executive
629		-	director. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of
630		-	chapter 54.
631		-	(f) For purposes of an evaluation of an applicant school, the executive
632		-	director, or the executive director's designee, shall appoint an
633		-	evaluation team which shall include (1) at least two members
634		-	representing the Office of Higher Education, and (2) at least one member
635		-	for each of the areas of occupational instruction for which authorization
636		-	is sought who shall be experienced in such occupation. The applicant
637		-	school shall have the right to challenge any proposed member of the
638		-	evaluation team for good cause shown. A written challenge shall be filed Senate Bill No. 105
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641		-
642		-	with the executive director within ten business days following the
643		-	appointment of such evaluation team. In the event of a challenge, a
644		-	decision shall be made thereon by the executive director within ten
645		-	business days from the date such challenge is filed, and if the challenge
646		-	is upheld the executive director shall appoint a replacement. Employees
647		-	of the state or any political subdivision of the state may be members of
648		-	evaluation teams. The executive director, or the executive director's
649		-	designee, shall not appoint any person to an evaluation team unless the
650		-	executive director, or such designee, has received from such person a
651		-	statement that the person has no interest which is in conflict with the
652		-	proper discharge of the duties of evaluation team members as described
653		-	in this section. The statement shall be on a form prescribed by the
654		-	executive director and shall be signed under penalty of false statement.
655		-	Except for any member of the evaluation team who is a state employee,
656		-	members may be compensated for their service at the discretion of the
657		-	executive director and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, which
658		-	expenses shall be charged to and paid by the applicant school.
659		-	(g) The evaluation team appointed pursuant to subsection (f) of this
660		-	section shall: (1) Conduct an on-site inspection; (2) submit a written
661		-	report outlining any evidence of noncompliance; (3) give the school
662		-	thirty days from the date of the report to provide evidence of
663		-	compliance; and (4) submit to the executive director a written report
664		-	recommending authorization or nonauthorization not later than one
665		-	hundred twenty days after the on-site inspection. The evaluation team
666		-	shall determine whether (A) the quality and content of each course or
667		-	program of instruction, including, but not limited to, residential, on-
668		-	line, home study and correspondence, training or study shall reasonably
669		-	and adequately achieve the stated objective for which such course or
670		-	program is offered; (B) the school has adequate space, equipment,
671		-	instructional materials and personnel for the instruction offered; (C) the
672		-	qualifications of directors, administrators, supervisors and instructors
673		-	shall reasonably and adequately assure that students receive education Senate Bill No. 105
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676		-
677		-	consistent with the stated objectives for which a course or program is
678		-	offered; (D) students and other interested persons shall be provided
679		-	with a catalog or similar publication describing the courses and
680		-	programs offered, course and program objectives, length of courses and
681		-	programs, schedule of tuition, fees and all other charges and expenses
682		-	necessary for completion of the course or program, and termination,
683		-	withdrawal and refund policies; (E) upon satisfactory completion of the
684		-	course or program, each student shall be provided appropriate
685		-	educational credentials by the school; (F) adequate records shall be
686		-	maintained by the school to show attendance and grades, or other
687		-	indicators of student progress, and standards shall be enforced relating
688		-	to attendance and student performance; (G) the applicant school shall
689		-	be financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to
690		-	students; (H) any student housing owned, leased, rented or otherwise
691		-	maintained by the applicant school shall be safe and adequate; and (I)
692		-	the school and any branch of the school in this state has a director
693		-	located at the school or branch who is responsible for daily oversight of
694		-	the school's or branch's operations. The evaluation team may also
695		-	indicate in its report such recommendations as may improve the
696		-	operation of the applicant school.
697		-	[(h) Any hospital offering postsecondary career instruction in any
698		-	form or manner in any trade, industrial, commercial, service,
699		-	professional or other occupation for any remuneration, consideration,
700		-	reward or promise, except to hospital employees, members of the
701		-	medical staff and training for contracted workers, shall obtain a
702		-	certificate of authorization from the executive director for the
703		-	occupational instruction offered. Each hospital-based occupational
704		-	school submitting an application for initial authorization shall pay an
705		-	application fee of two hundred dollars made payable to the private
706		-	occupational school student protection account. The executive director
707		-	shall develop a process for prioritizing the authorization of hospital-
708		-	based occupational schools based on size and scope of occupational Senate Bill No. 105
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711		-
712		-	instruction offered. Such schools shall be in compliance with this section
713		-	when required pursuant to the executive director's process, or by 2012,
714		-	whichever is earlier.
715		-	(i) Any program, school or other entity offering postsecondary career
716		-	instruction in any form or manner in barbering or hairdressing for any
717		-	remuneration, consideration, reward or fee shall obtain a certificate of
718		-	authorization from the executive director of the Office of Higher
719		-	Education for the occupational instruction offered. Each program,
720		-	school or entity approved on or before July 1, 2013, by the Connecticut
721		-	Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians pursuant
722		-	to chapter 368 or 387 that submits an application for initial authorization
723		-	shall pay an application fee of five hundred dollars made payable to the
724		-	private occupational school student protection account. The executive
725		-	director of the Office of Higher Education shall develop a process for
726		-	prioritizing the authorization of such barber and hairdressing
727		-	programs, schools and entities. Such programs, schools and entities
728		-	shall be in compliance with this section on or before July 1, 2015, or when
729		-	required pursuant to the executive director's process, whichever is
730		-	earlier. No person, board, association, partnership corporation, limited
731		-	liability company or other entity shall establish a new program, school
732		-	or other entity that offers instruction in any form or manner in barbering
733		-	or hairdressing on or after July 1, 2013, unless such person, board,
734		-	association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other
735		-	entity first receives from the executive director of the Office of Higher
736		-	Education a certificate authorizing the barbering or hairdressing
737		-	occupational instruction to be offered in accordance with the provisions
738		-	of this section.]
739		-	Sec. 13. Section 10a-22c of the general statutes is repealed and the
740		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
741		-	(a) No certificate to operate a private [occupational] career school
742		-	shall be authorized by the executive director, or the executive director's Senate Bill No. 105
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745		-
746		-	designee, if (1) any principal, officer, member or director of the applicant
747		-	school has acted in a similar capacity for a private [occupational] career
748		-	school which has had its authorization revoked pursuant to section 10a-
749		-	22f, as amended by this act; (2) the applicant school does not have a net
750		-	worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets or other evidence of fiscal
751		-	soundness to operate for the period of time for which authorization is
752		-	sought; (3) the applicant school or any of its agents engages in
753		-	advertising, sales, collection, credit or other practices which are false,
754		-	deceptive, misleading or unfair; (4) the applicant school has any policy
755		-	which discourages or prohibits the filing of inquiries or complaints
756		-	regarding the school's operation with the executive director; (5) the
757		-	applicant school fails to satisfactorily meet the criteria set forth in
758		-	subsection (g) of section 10a-22b, or, on and after the effective date of
759		-	regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, as amended by this act,
760		-	the criteria set forth in such regulations; (6) a private [occupational]
761		-	career school that has previously closed fails to follow the procedures
762		-	for school closure under section 10a-22m, as amended by this act; or (7)
763		-	the applicant school does not have a director located at the school and
764		-	at each of its branches in this state.
765		-	(b) The executive director may deny a certificate of authorization if
766		-	the person who owns or intends to operate a private [occupational]
767		-	career school has been convicted in this state, or any other state, of
768		-	larceny in violation of section 53a-122 or 53a-123; identity theft in
769		-	violation of section 53a-129b or 53a-129c; forgery in violation of section
770		-	53a-138 or 53a-139; or has a criminal record in this state, or any other
771		-	state, that the executive director reasonably believes renders the person
772		-	unsuitable to own and operate a private [occupational] career school. A
773		-	refusal of a certificate of authorization under this subsection shall be
774		-	made in accordance with the provisions of sections 46a-79 to 46a-81,
775		-	inclusive.
776		-	(c) No certificate to operate a private [occupational] career school Senate Bill No. 105
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779		-
780		-	shall be issued by the executive director pursuant to section 10a-22d, as
781		-	amended by this act, until such private [occupational] career school
782		-	seeking authorization files with the executive director certificates
783		-	indicating that the buildings and premises for such school meet all
784		-	applicable state and local fire and zoning requirements. Such certificates
785		-	shall be attested to by the fire marshal and zoning enforcement officer
786		-	within the municipality in which such school is located.
787		-	(d) No certificate to operate a new private [occupational] career
788		-	school shall be issued by the executive director pursuant to section 10a-
789		-	22d, as amended by this act, until such private [occupational] career
790		-	school seeking authorization files with the executive director an
791		-	irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank with its main office or branch
792		-	located within this state in the penal amount of forty thousand dollars
793		-	guaranteeing the payments required of the school to the private
794		-	[occupational] career school student protection account in accordance
795		-	with the provisions of section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, except
796		-	that, any letter of credit issued on and after the effective date of the
797		-	regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, as amended by this act,
798		-	shall be in a penal amount specified in such regulations. The letter of
799		-	credit shall be payable to the private [occupational] career school
800		-	student protection account in the event that such school fails to make
801		-	payments to the account as provided in subsection (a) of section 10a-
802		-	22u, as amended by this act, or in the event the state takes action to
803		-	reimburse the account for a tuition refund paid to a student pursuant to
804		-	the provisions of section 10a-22v, as amended by this act, provided the
805		-	amount of the letter of credit to be paid into the private [occupational]
806		-	career school student protection account shall not exceed the amounts
807		-	owed to the account. In the event a private [occupational] career school
808		-	fails to close in accordance with the provisions of section 10a-22m, as
809		-	amended by this act, the executive director may seize the letter of credit,
810		-	which shall be made payable to the private [occupational] career school
811		-	protection account. [The letter of credit required by this subsection shall Senate Bill No. 105
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814		-
815		-	be released twelve years after the date of initial approval, provided
816		-	evidence of fiscal soundness has been verified.]
817		-	(e) The executive director shall notify the applicant private
818		-	[occupational] career school, by certified mail, return receipt requested
819		-	of the decision to grant or deny a certificate of authorization not later
820		-	than sixty days after receiving the written report of the evaluation team
821		-	appointed pursuant to subsection [(f)] (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended
822		-	by this act.
823		-	Sec. 14. Section 10a-22d of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
824		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
825		-	1, 2022):
826		-	(a) After the initial year of approval and for the next three years of
827		-	operation as a private [occupational] career school, renewal of the
828		-	certificate of authorization shall be required annually.
829		-	(b) Following the fourth year of continuous authorization, a renewal
830		-	of the certificate of authorization, if granted, shall be for a period not to
831		-	exceed five years and may be subject to an evaluation pursuant to
832		-	[subsections (f) and (g)] subsection (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended
833		-	by this act, provided no private [occupational] career school shall
834		-	operate for more than five additional years from the date of any renewal
835		-	without the completion of an evaluation pursuant to [subsections (f) and
836		-	(g)] subsection (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended by this act.
837		-	(c) Renewal of the certificate of authorization shall be granted only
838		-	upon (1) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee to the Office of Higher
839		-	Education in the amount of two hundred dollars for the private
840		-	[occupational] career school and two hundred dollars for each branch of
841		-	a private [occupational] career school, except that, any renewal fees paid
842		-	on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to
843		-	section 10a-22k, as amended by this act, shall be in the amount specified Senate Bill No. 105
844		-
845		-	Public Act No. 22-123 26 of 58
846		-
847		-	in such regulations, (2) submission of any reports or audits, as
848		-	prescribed by the executive director or the executive director's designee,
849		-	concerning the fiscal condition of the private [occupational] career
850		-	school or its continuing eligibility to participate in federal student
851		-	financial aid programs, (3) the filing with the executive director of a
852		-	complete application for a renewed certificate of authorization not less
853		-	than one hundred twenty days prior to the termination date of the most
854		-	recent certificate of authorization, and (4) a determination that the
855		-	private [occupational] career school meets all the conditions of its recent
856		-	authorization, including, but not limited to, at the discretion of the
857		-	executive director, evidence that such school is current on its [rent or
858		-	mortgage] financial obligations and has adequate financial resources to
859		-	serve its current students, and the filing of documentation with the
860		-	executive director that the private [occupational] career school has a
861		-	passing financial ratio score as required by 34 CFR 668, as amended
862		-	from time to time.
863		-	(d) If the executive director, or the executive director's designee,
864		-	determines, at any time during a school's authorization period, that such
865		-	school is out of compliance with the conditions of authorization under
866		-	sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, and any
867		-	applicable regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the school may be
868		-	placed on probation for a period not to exceed one year. If, after the
869		-	period of one year of probationary status, the school remains out of
870		-	compliance with the conditions of authorization, the executive director
871		-	may revoke such school's certificate of authorization to operate as a
872		-	private [occupational] career school pursuant to section 10a-22f, as
873		-	amended by this act. During the school's period of probation, the school
874		-	shall post its probationary certificate of authorization in public view.
875		-	The Office of Higher Education may publish the school's probationary
876		-	certificate of authorization status.
877		-	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, Senate Bill No. 105
878		-
879		-	Public Act No. 22-123 27 of 58
880		-
881		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, the executive director may authorize
882		-	the extension of the most recent certificate of authorization for a period
883		-	not to exceed sixty days for good cause shown, provided such extension
884		-	shall not change the date of the original certificate's issuance or the date
885		-	for each renewal.
886		-	(f) After the first year of authorization, each private [occupational]
887		-	career school shall pay a nonrefundable annual fee to the private
888		-	[occupational] career school student protection account in the amount
889		-	of two hundred dollars for the private [occupational] career school and
890		-	two hundred dollars for each branch of a private [occupational] career
891		-	school, except that, any annual fee paid on and after the effective date
892		-	of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, as amended by
893		-	this act, shall be in the amount specified in such regulations. The annual
894		-	fee shall be due and payable for each year after the first year of
895		-	authorization that the private [occupational] career school and any
896		-	branch of a private [occupational] career school is authorized by the
897		-	executive director to offer [occupational] career instruction. Such annual
898		-	fee shall be in addition to any renewal fee assessed under this section.
899		-	(g) Each private [occupational] career school shall keep financial
900		-	records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. An
901		-	annual financial statement detailing the financial status of the school
902		-	shall be prepared by school management and reviewed or audited, or,
903		-	for a nonaccredited school annually receiving less than fifty thousand
904		-	dollars in tuition revenue, compiled, by a licensed certified public
905		-	accountant or licensed public accountant in accordance with standards
906		-	established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
907		-	A copy of such financial statement shall be filed with the executive
908		-	director on or before the last day of the fourth month following the end
909		-	of the school's fiscal year, except in the case of a nationally accredited
910		-	school recognized by the United States Department of Education, in
911		-	which case such financial statement shall be due on or before the last Senate Bill No. 105
912		-
913		-	Public Act No. 22-123 28 of 58
914		-
915		-	day of the sixth month following the end of the school's fiscal year. Only
916		-	audited financial statements shall be accepted from a nationally
917		-	accredited school. Upon a nonaccredited school's written request, the
918		-	executive director may authorize, for good cause shown, a filing
919		-	extension for a period not to exceed sixty days. No filing extensions shall
920		-	be granted to a nationally accredited school.
921		-	(h) The failure of any private [occupational] career school to submit
922		-	an application to the Office of Higher Education for the renewal of a
923		-	certificate of authorization on or before the date on which it is due may
924		-	result in the loss of authorization under section 10a-22f, as amended by
925		-	this act. The executive director of said office may deny the renewal of
926		-	such certificate of authorization if there exists a failure to file such
927		-	renewal application by the date on which it is due, or the end of any
928		-	period of extension authorized pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.
929		-	Sec. 15. Section 10a-22e of the general statutes is repealed and the
930		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
931		-	(a) During any period of authorization by the executive director to
932		-	operate as a private [occupational] career school pursuant to sections
933		-	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-
934		-	22u to 10a-22w, as amended by this act, inclusive, such private
935		-	[occupational] career school may request revision of the conditions of
936		-	its authorization. Such school shall make such request to the executive
937		-	director, in the manner and on such forms prescribed by the executive
938		-	director sixty days prior to the proposed implementation date of any
939		-	intended revision. Such revision shall include, but not be limited to,
940		-	changes in (1) courses or programs; (2) ownership of the school; (3)
941		-	name of the school; (4) location of the school's main campus; or (5)
942		-	location of any of the school's additional classroom sites or branch
943		-	campuses. A private [occupational] career school requesting revision of
944		-	the conditions of its authorization based on a change in ownership of
945		-	the school shall submit an application and letter of credit pursuant to Senate Bill No. 105
946		-
947		-	Public Act No. 22-123 29 of 58
948		-
949		-	sections 10a-22b, as amended by this act, and 10a-22c, as amended by
950		-	this act, accompanied by a nonrefundable change of ownership fee
951		-	made payable to the private [occupational] career school student
952		-	protection account under section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, in the
953		-	amount of two thousand dollars for the private [occupational] career
954		-	school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a private
955		-	[occupational] career school in this state, except that, any ownership fee
956		-	paid on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant
957		-	to section 10a-22k, as amended by this act, shall be in the amount
958		-	specified in such regulations.
959		-	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may,
960		-	not later than thirty days after receipt of a request to revise the
961		-	conditions of authorization, issue an order prohibiting any such change
962		-	if it would constitute a material or substantial deviation from the
963		-	conditions of authorization.
964		-	(c) If the executive director, or the executive director's designee, fails
965		-	to take action upon a request for revision by the thirtieth day following
966		-	the proposed implementation date of the intended revision, such
967		-	request shall be deemed approved, and the private [occupational] career
968		-	school's certificate of authorization shall be so revised for the same
969		-	period as its current authorization.
970		-	Sec. 16. Section 10a-22f of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
971		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
972		-	1, 2022):
973		-	(a) A certificate of authorization issued to a private [occupational]
974		-	career school pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as
975		-	amended by this act, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as
976		-	amended by this act, may be revoked by the executive director if such
977		-	school (1) ceases to meet the conditions of its authorization; (2) commits
978		-	a material or substantial violation of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, Senate Bill No. 105
979		-
980		-	Public Act No. 22-123 30 of 58
981		-
982		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, or sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w,
983		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, or the regulations prescribed
984		-	thereunder; (3) makes a false statement about a material fact in
985		-	application for authorization or renewal; (4) fails to make a required
986		-	payment to the private [occupational] career school student protection
987		-	account pursuant to section 10a-22u, as amended by this act; or (5) fails
988		-	to submit a complete application for a renewed certificate of
989		-	authorization pursuant to section 10a-22d, as amended by this act.
990		-	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall
991		-	serve written notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested upon a
992		-	private [occupational] career school indicating that revocation of the
993		-	school's authorization is under consideration and the executive director
994		-	shall set forth the reasons such revocation is being considered. Not later
995		-	than forty-five days after mailing such written notice, the executive
996		-	director, or the executive director's designee, shall hold a compliance
997		-	conference with the private [occupational] career school.
998		-	(c) If, after the compliance conference, the executive director
999		-	determines that revocation of the certificate of authorization is
1000		-	appropriate, the executive director shall issue an order and serve
1001		-	written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested upon the
1002		-	private [occupational] career school, which notice shall include, but not
1003		-	be limited to, the date of the revocation.
1004		-	(d) A private [occupational] career school aggrieved by the order of
1005		-	the executive director revoking its certificate of authorization pursuant
1006		-	to subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days after such
1007		-	order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the executive
1008		-	director. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of
1009		-	chapter 54.
1010		-	Sec. 17. Section 10a-22g of the general statutes is repealed and the
1011		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): Senate Bill No. 105
1012		-
1013		-	Public Act No. 22-123 31 of 58
1014		-
1015		-	(a) A private [occupational] career school which is authorized by the
1016		-	executive director pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as
1017		-	amended by this act, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as
1018		-	amended by this act, may request authorization to establish and operate
1019		-	additional classroom sites or branch schools, or to offer existing or new
1020		-	programs through a distance learning program, as defined in section
1021		-	10a-22h, as amended by this act, for the purpose of offering the
1022		-	occupational instruction authorized by the executive director, provided
1023		-	the additional classroom site or branch school complies with the
1024		-	provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such school shall make such
1025		-	request for authorization to operate an additional classroom site or
1026		-	branch school or to offer existing or new programs through a distance
1027		-	learning program, in the manner and on such forms as prescribed by the
1028		-	executive director, at least sixty days prior to the proposed
1029		-	establishment of such additional classroom site or branch school or such
1030		-	distance learning program.
1031		-	(b) The buildings and premises for such additional classroom site or
1032		-	branch school shall meet all applicable state and local fire and zoning
1033		-	requirements, and certificates attesting the same signed by the local fire
1034		-	marshal and zoning enforcement officer shall be filed with the executive
1035		-	director prior to offering such occupational instruction. The additional
1036		-	classroom site or branch school shall be in compliance with the relevant
1037		-	requirements set forth in subsection (g) of section 10a-22b, or on and
1038		-	after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section
1039		-	10a-22k, as amended by this act, the requirements set forth in such
1040		-	regulations.
1041		-	(c) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, not
1042		-	later than thirty days after the proposed date for establishment of a
1043		-	branch school, may issue an order prohibiting any such establishment
1044		-	of a branch school if it would constitute a material or substantial
1045		-	deviation from the conditions of authorization or if the private Senate Bill No. 105
1046		-
1047		-	Public Act No. 22-123 32 of 58
1048		-
1049		-	[occupational] career school fails to meet the requirements set forth in
1050		-	subsection (b) of this section.
1051		-	(d) If the executive director, or the executive director's designee, fails
1052		-	to take action upon the request for revision by the thirtieth day after the
1053		-	proposed date for establishment of such additional classroom site or
1054		-	branch school or such distance learning program, such request shall be
1055		-	deemed approved.
1056		-	Sec. 18. Section 10a-22h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
1057		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
1058		-	1, 2022):
1059		-	Any out-of-state private [occupational] career school that seeks to
1060		-	operate a distance learning program in the state shall submit an
1061		-	application to the Office of Higher Education in the form and manner
1062		-	prescribed by the office. Each such private [occupational] career school
1063		-	shall agree to abide by standards established by the office. The office
1064		-	shall approve or reject such private [occupational] career school's
1065		-	application in accordance with the standards established by the office.
1066		-	Authorization by the office to operate a distance learning program in
1067		-	the state shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed by
1068		-	the office for additional one-year periods. The office shall establish a
1069		-	schedule of application and renewal fees for all out-of-state private
1070		-	[occupational] career schools that are approved by the office. As used in
1071		-	this [subsection] section, "distance learning program" means a program
1072		-	of study in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by
1073		-	correspondence or over the Internet, without requiring a student to
1074		-	attend in person.
1075		-	Sec. 19. Section 10a-22i of the general statutes is repealed and the
1076		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1077		-	(a) The executive director may assess any person, board, partnership, Senate Bill No. 105
1078		-
1079		-	Public Act No. 22-123 33 of 58
1080		-
1081		-	association, corporation, limited liability company or other entity which
1082		-	violates any provision of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22p, inclusive, as
1083		-	amended by this act, sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as amended
1084		-	by this act, or regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, an
1085		-	administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars
1086		-	for each day of such violation, except that, any administrative penalty
1087		-	assessed on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted
1088		-	pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount specified in such
1089		-	regulations.
1090		-	(b) The executive director shall serve written notice upon a private
1091		-	[occupational] career school when the assessment of such an
1092		-	administrative penalty is under consideration. The notice shall set forth
1093		-	the reasons for the assessment of the penalty. Not later than forty-five
1094		-	days after mailing such notice to the private [occupational] career
1095		-	school, the executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall
1096		-	hold a compliance conference with the private [occupational] career
1097		-	school.
1098		-	(c) If, after the compliance conference, the executive director
1099		-	determines that imposition of an administrative penalty is appropriate,
1100		-	the executive director shall issue an order and serve written notice by
1101		-	certified mail, return receipt requested upon the private [occupational]
1102		-	career school.
1103		-	(d) A private [occupational] career school aggrieved by the order of
1104		-	the executive director imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to
1105		-	subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days after such
1106		-	order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the executive
1107		-	director. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of
1108		-	chapter 54.
1109		-	Sec. 20. Section 10a-22k of the general statutes is repealed and the
1110		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): Senate Bill No. 105
1111		-
1112		-	Public Act No. 22-123 34 of 58
1113		-
1114		-	The Office of Higher Education shall adopt regulations in accordance
1115		-	with the provisions of chapter 54 in order to carry out the provisions of
1116		-	sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w,
1117		-	inclusive. Such regulations may prescribe fines, fees or penalties in lieu
1118		-	of the amounts set forth in sections 10a-22b to 10a-22e, inclusive, and
1119		-	sections 10a-22i, 10a-22l, 10a-22m and 10a-224, as amended by this act.
1120		-	Sec. 21. Section 10a-22l of the general statutes is repealed and the
1121		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1122		-	(a) Any private [occupational] career school operating without a
1123		-	certificate of authorization required under section 10a-22b, as amended
1124		-	by this act, or operating an additional classroom site or branch school in
1125		-	violation of section 10a-22g, as amended by this act, shall be fined not
1126		-	more than five hundred dollars for each day of unauthorized operation,
1127		-	to be paid into the private [occupational] career student protection
1128		-	account, except that, any fine assessed on and after the effective date of
1129		-	the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the
1130		-	amount specified in such regulations.
1131		-	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may
1132		-	conduct an investigation and, through the Attorney General, maintain
1133		-	an action in the name of the state against any person to restrain or
1134		-	prevent the establishment or operation of an institution that does not
1135		-	have a certificate of authorization.
1136		-	Sec. 22. Section 10a-22m of the general statutes is repealed and the
1137		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1138		-	(a) A private [occupational] career school shall notify the executive
1139		-	director, in writing, at least sixty days prior to closure of such school.
1140		-	The private [occupational] career school shall provide evidence prior to
1141		-	closing that: (1) All course work is or will be completed by current
1142		-	students at the school; (2) there are no refunds due any students; (3) all Senate Bill No. 105
1143		-
1144		-	Public Act No. 22-123 35 of 58
1145		-
1146		-	student records will be maintained as prescribed in section 10a-22n, as
1147		-	amended by this act; (4) final payment has been made to the private
1148		-	[occupational] career school student protection account; (5) a
1149		-	designation of service form has been filed with the executive director;
1150		-	and (6) the certificate of authorization has been returned to the executive
1151		-	director.
1152		-	(b) Any private [occupational] career school that fails to meet the
1153		-	requirements outlined in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not
1154		-	more than five hundred dollars per day for each day of noncompliance,
1155		-	except that, any fine assessed on and after the effective date of the
1156		-	regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount
1157		-	specified in such regulations, and [,] pursuant to subdivision (6) of
1158		-	subsection (a) of section 10a-22c, as amended by this act, shall be
1159		-	ineligible to be issued a certificate of authorization upon application to
1160		-	operate a private [occupational] career school. Funds collected pursuant
1161		-	to this subsection shall be placed in the private [occupational] career
1162		-	student protection account established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as
1163		-	amended by this act.
1164		-	(c) If the executive director revokes a private [occupational] career
1165		-	school's certificate of authorization, such school shall comply with the
1166		-	requirements of subsection (a) of this section. Failure to comply shall
1167		-	result in further penalties at the discretion of the executive director.
1168		-	(d) In the event a private [occupational] career school fails to meet the
1169		-	requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section and closes prior
1170		-	to graduating all current students, the executive director may seize the
1171		-	letter of credit filed by the private [occupational] career school pursuant
1172		-	to subsection (d) of section 10a-22c, as amended by this act, and such
1173		-	letter of credit shall be made payable to the private [occupational] career
1174		-	school student protection account. The executive director may expend
1175		-	funds from the private [occupational] career school student protection
1176		-	account up to the amount necessary to facilitate a teach-out of any Senate Bill No. 105
1177		-
1178		-	Public Act No. 22-123 36 of 58
1179		-
1180		-	remaining students up to and including the issuance of a certificate of
1181		-	completion pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. For purposes of
1182		-	this subsection and subsection (e) of this section, (1) "teach-out" means
1183		-	the completion of instruction of a course or program of study in which
1184		-	a student was enrolled, provided the teach-out includes instruction of
1185		-	the entire program of study when a course is a part of such program of
1186		-	study, and (2) "certificate of completion" means the credential,
1187		-	documented in writing, that is issued to a student who completes a
1188		-	course or program of study offered by a private [occupational] career
1189		-	school.
1190		-	(e) In the event of a private [occupational] career school closure that
1191		-	fails to meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section,
1192		-	the executive director may issue a certificate of completion to each
1193		-	student that, in the executive director's determination, has successfully
1194		-	completed the student's course or program of study in which the
1195		-	student was enrolled at the private [occupational] career school.
1196		-	Sec. 23. Section 10a-22n of the general statutes is repealed and the
1197		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1198		-	(a) A private [occupational] career school shall maintain, preserve
1199		-	and protect, in a manner approved by the executive director, or the
1200		-	executive director's designee, all school records including, but not
1201		-	limited to: (1) Student or academic transcripts, including, in a separate
1202		-	file, a duplicate copy of the academic transcript of each student who
1203		-	graduated from such school, and a duplicate copy of the academic
1204		-	transcript of each student enrolled at such school that contains the
1205		-	student's name, address, program of study, length of such program of
1206		-	study, grade point average and courses completed; (2) attendance
1207		-	records or other indicators of student progress; (3) copies of individual
1208		-	enrollment agreements or contracts; (4) evidence of tuition payments;
1209		-	and (5) any other documentation as prescribed by the executive director. Senate Bill No. 105
1210		-
1211		-	Public Act No. 22-123 37 of 58
1212		-
1213		-	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may
1214		-	at any time during regular business or school hours, with or without
1215		-	notice, visit a private [occupational] career school. During such
1216		-	visitation, the executive director, or the executive director's designee,
1217		-	may request an officer or director of the school to produce, and shall be
1218		-	provided with immediate access to, such records or information as are
1219		-	required to verify that the school continues to meet the conditions of
1220		-	authorization. If the executive director determines that such private
1221		-	[occupational] career school has not maintained, preserved or protected
1222		-	school records in accordance with this section, the executive director
1223		-	may assess an administrative penalty on such private [occupational]
1224		-	career school pursuant to section 10a-22i, as amended by this act.
1225		-	(c) If a school ceases to operate as a private [occupational] career
1226		-	school, it shall (1) immediately transmit all student or academic
1227		-	transcripts, described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section,
1228		-	to the executive director, and (2) keep the executive director advised in
1229		-	writing as to the location and availability of all other student records or
1230		-	shall file all such other student records with the executive director.
1231		-	(d) The executive director shall maintain all records, files and other
1232		-	documents associated with private [occupational] career schools in a
1233		-	manner consistent with the mission and responsibilities of the Office of
1234		-	Higher Education.
1235		-	Sec. 24. Section 10a-22p of the general statutes is repealed and the
1236		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1237		-	(a) On and after January 1, 2020, any private [occupational] career
1238		-	school, as defined in section 10a-22a, as amended by this act, that
1239		-	requires any student, as a condition of enrollment, to enter into an
1240		-	agreement that (1) limits participation in a class action against such
1241		-	school, (2) limits any claim the student may have against such school or
1242		-	the damages for such claim, or (3) requires the student to assert any Senate Bill No. 105
1243		-
1244		-	Public Act No. 22-123 38 of 58
1245		-
1246		-	claim against such school in a forum that is less convenient, more costly
1247		-	or more dilatory for the resolution of a dispute than a judicial forum
1248		-	established in the state where the student may otherwise properly bring
1249		-	a claim, shall include in its application to the Office of Higher Education
1250		-	for initial or renewed certificate of authorization pursuant to sections
1251		-	10a-22b, as amended by this act, and 10a-22d, as amended by this act, a
1252		-	statement (A) disclosing the number of claims made against the school,
1253		-	including claims made against a parent organization or subsidiary of
1254		-	the school, by a student currently or formerly enrolled at the school, (B)
1255		-	describing the nature of the rights asserted, and (C) updating the status
1256		-	of such claims. The school shall submit additional details regarding such
1257		-	claims as the executive director of the Office of Higher Education may
1258		-	require.
1259		-	(b) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education may deny
1260		-	the application for initial or renewed certificate of authorization of a
1261		-	private [occupational] career school or consider a private [occupational]
1262		-	career school ineligible to receive any public funds, including, but not
1263		-	limited to, federal funds administered by the office pursuant to section
1264		-	10a-45 if (1) such school fails to include the statement required under
1265		-	subsection (a) of this section in its application, or (2) upon review of such
1266		-	statement, the executive director determines that the public policy of
1267		-	protecting the interests of students in the state requires such denial.
1268		-	(c) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall have
1269		-	the authority granted under sections 10a-22i, as amended by this act,
1270		-	10a-22j and 10a-22o to investigate and enforce the provisions of
1271		-	subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
1272		-	Sec. 25. Section 10a-22q of the general statutes is repealed and the
1273		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1274		-	After each annual determination of the balance of the private
1275		-	[occupational] career school student protection account required by Senate Bill No. 105
1276		-
1277		-	Public Act No. 22-123 39 of 58
1278		-
1279		-	section 10a-22w, if the balance of the account is more than two million
1280		-	five hundred thousand dollars, the State Treasurer shall transfer to a
1281		-	separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund, to be known as
1282		-	the private [occupational] career school student benefit account, three-
1283		-	fourths of the annually accrued interest of said student protection
1284		-	account.
1285		-	Sec. 26. Section 10a-22r of the general statutes is repealed and the
1286		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1287		-	[There is] Upon the availability of funds to award financial aid grants
1288		-	from the private career school student benefit account, there shall be
1289		-	established an advisory committee to the executive director consisting
1290		-	of seven members appointed by the executive director, including a
1291		-	representative of the private [occupational] career schools, a
1292		-	representative from the Office of Higher Education and five members
1293		-	chosen from business or industry, state legislators, private
1294		-	[occupational] career school alumni and the general public. Three of the
1295		-	members first appointed to the committee shall be appointed for a term
1296		-	of three years and four of the members first appointed shall be
1297		-	appointed for a term of two years. Thereafter, all members shall be
1298		-	appointed for a term of two years. The executive director shall
1299		-	administer the private [occupational] career school student benefit
1300		-	account, established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as amended by this
1301		-	act, with the advice of the advisory committee in accordance with the
1302		-	provisions of this section and sections 10a-22s and 10a-22t and may
1303		-	assess the account for all direct expenses incurred in the implementation
1304		-	of this section. The account shall be used to award financial aid grants
1305		-	for the benefit of private [occupational] career school students. The
1306		-	grants shall be paid to the private [occupational] career school
1307		-	designated by the grant recipient to be applied against the tuition
1308		-	expenses of such recipient. If the balance of the student protection
1309		-	account is five per cent or less of the annual net tuition income of the Senate Bill No. 105
1310		-
1311		-	Public Act No. 22-123 40 of 58
1312		-
1313		-	schools which make payments to the account pursuant to section 10a-
1314		-	22u, as amended by this act, any unallocated funds in the student benefit
1315		-	account shall be transferred to the private career school student
1316		-	protection account.
1317		-	Sec. 27. Section 10a-22u of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
1318		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
1319		-	1, 2022):
1320		-	(a) There shall be an account to be known as the private
1321		-	[occupational] career school student protection account within the
1322		-	General Fund. Each private [occupational] career school authorized in
1323		-	accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive,
1324		-	as amended by this act, shall pay to the State Treasurer an amount equal
1325		-	to four-tenths of one per cent of the tuition received by such school per
1326		-	calendar quarter exclusive of any refunds paid, except that distance
1327		-	learning and correspondence schools authorized in accordance with the
1328		-	provisions of section 10a-22h, as amended by this act, shall contribute to
1329		-	said account only for Connecticut residents enrolled in such schools.
1330		-	Payments shall be made by January thirtieth, April thirtieth, July
1331		-	thirtieth and October thirtieth in each year for tuition received during
1332		-	the three months next preceding the month of payment. In addition to
1333		-	amounts received based on tuition, the account shall also contain any
1334		-	amount required to be deposited into the account pursuant to sections
1335		-	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act. Said account shall
1336		-	be used for the purposes of section 10a-22v, as amended by this act. Any
1337		-	interest, income and dividends derived from the investment of the
1338		-	account shall be credited to the account. All direct expenses for the
1339		-	maintenance of the account may be charged to the account upon the
1340		-	order of the State Comptroller. The executive director may assess the
1341		-	account for all direct expenses incurred in the implementation of the
1342		-	purposes of this section which are in excess of the normal expenditures
1343		-	of the Office of Higher Education. Senate Bill No. 105
1344		-
1345		-	Public Act No. 22-123 41 of 58
1346		-
1347		-	(b) Payments required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall
1348		-	be a condition of doing business in the state and failure to make any
1349		-	such payment within thirty days following the date on which it is due
1350		-	shall result in the loss of authorization under section 10a-22f, as
1351		-	amended by this act. Such authorization shall not be issued or renewed
1352		-	if there exists a failure to make any such payment in excess of thirty days
1353		-	following the date on which it is due.
1354		-	(c) If an audit conducted by the Office of Higher Education
1355		-	determines that a school has paid into the private [occupational] career
1356		-	school student protection account an amount less than was required, the
1357		-	school shall pay such amount plus a penalty of ten per cent of the
1358		-	amount required to the State Treasurer within thirty days of receipt of
1359		-	notice from the executive director or [his] the executive director's
1360		-	designee of the amount of the underpayment and penalty.
1361		-	(d) If an audit conducted by the Office of Higher Education
1362		-	determines that a school has paid into the private [occupational] career
1363		-	school student protection account an amount more than was required,
1364		-	subsequent payment or payments by the school shall be appropriately
1365		-	credited until such credited payment or payments equal the amount of
1366		-	the overpayment.
1367		-	Sec. 28. Section 10a-22v of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
1368		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
1369		-	1, 2022):
1370		-	Any student enrolled in a private [occupational] career school
1371		-	authorized in accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-
1372		-	22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, who is unable to complete an
1373		-	approved course or unit of instruction at such school because of the
1374		-	insolvency or cessation of operation of the school and who has paid
1375		-	tuition for such course or unit of instruction, may, not later than two
1376		-	years after the date on which such school became insolvent or ceased Senate Bill No. 105
1377		-
1378		-	Public Act No. 22-123 42 of 58
1379		-
1380		-	operations, make application to the executive director for a refund of
1381		-	tuition from the account established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as
1382		-	amended by this act, to the extent that such account exists or has reached
1383		-	the level necessary to pay outstanding approved claims, except that in
1384		-	the case of distance learning and correspondence schools authorized in
1385		-	accordance with the provisions of section 10a-22h, as amended by this
1386		-	act, only Connecticut residents enrolled in such schools may be eligible
1387		-	for such refund. Upon such application, the executive director shall
1388		-	determine whether the applicant is unable to complete a course or unit
1389		-	of instruction because of the insolvency or cessation of operation of the
1390		-	school to which tuition has been paid. The executive director may
1391		-	summon by subpoena any person, records or documents pertinent to
1392		-	the making of a determination regarding insolvency or cessation of
1393		-	operation. For the purpose of making any tuition refund pursuant to
1394		-	this section, a school shall be deemed to have ceased operation
1395		-	whenever it has failed to complete a course or unit of instruction for
1396		-	which the student has paid a tuition fee and, as a result, the school's
1397		-	authorization has been revoked pursuant to section 10a-22f, as amended
1398		-	by this act. If the executive director finds that the applicant is entitled to
1399		-	a refund of tuition because of the insolvency or cessation of operation of
1400		-	the school, the executive director shall determine the amount of an
1401		-	appropriate refund which shall be equal to the tuition paid for the
1402		-	uncompleted course or unit of instruction. Thereafter the executive
1403		-	director shall direct the State Treasurer to pay, per order of the
1404		-	Comptroller, the refund to the applicant or persons, agencies or
1405		-	organizations indicated by the applicant who have paid tuition on the
1406		-	student's behalf. If the student is a minor, payment shall be made to the
1407		-	student's parent, parents or legal guardian. In no event shall a refund be
1408		-	made from the student protection account for any financial aid provided
1409		-	to or on behalf of any student in accordance with the provisions of Title
1410		-	IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended from time
1411		-	to time. Each recipient of a tuition refund made in accordance with the
1412		-	provisions of this section shall assign all rights to the state of any action Senate Bill No. 105
1413		-
1414		-	Public Act No. 22-123 43 of 58
1415		-
1416		-	against the school or its owner or owners for tuition amounts
1417		-	reimbursed pursuant to this section. Upon such assignment, the state
1418		-	may take appropriate action against the school or its owner or owners
1419		-	in order to reimburse the student protection account for any expenses
1420		-	or claims that are paid from the account and to reimburse the state for
1421		-	the reasonable and necessary expenses in undertaking such action. Any
1422		-	student who falsifies information on an application for tuition
1423		-	reimbursement shall lose his or her right to any refund from the account.
1424		-	Sec. 29. Subsection (c) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is
1425		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1426		-	2022):
1427		-	(c) The executive director may enter into cooperative arrangements
1428		-	with local and regional boards of education, private [occupational]
1429		-	career schools, institutions of higher education, job training agencies
1430		-	and employers in order to provide (1) general education, (2) vocational,
1431		-	technical, technological or postsecondary education, and (3) work
1432		-	experience.
1433		-	Sec. 30. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-11b of the 2022
1434		-	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is
1435		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1436		-	(1) The commission shall consist of the following voting members:
1437		-	(A) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the
1438		-	president of The University of Connecticut, or their designees from the
1439		-	Board of Regents and Board of Trustees; (B) the provost of the
1440		-	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the provost of The
1441		-	University of Connecticut; (C) the chair of the Board of Regents for the
1442		-	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, and the Board of Trustees
1443		-	for The University of Connecticut, or the chairs' designees; (D) the
1444		-	president, vice president or chair of the board of a large independent
1445		-	institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the Senate Bill No. 105
1446		-
1447		-	Public Act No. 22-123 44 of 58
1448		-
1449		-	president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges; (E)
1450		-	the president, vice president or chair of the board of a small independent
1451		-	institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the
1452		-	president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges; (F) a
1453		-	representative from a private [occupational] career school, to be selected
1454		-	by the Commissioner of Education; (G) a teaching faculty representative
1455		-	from the Connecticut State Universities, to be selected by the president
1456		-	of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; (H) a teaching faculty
1457		-	representative from the regional community-technical colleges, to be
1458		-	selected by the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and
1459		-	Universities; (I) a teaching faculty representative from The University of
1460		-	Connecticut, to be selected by the president of The University of
1461		-	Connecticut; (J) a teaching faculty representative from a private
1462		-	[occupational] career school in the state, to be selected by the
1463		-	Commissioner of Education; (K) one member appointed by the
1464		-	president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a
1465		-	large manufacturing employer in the state; (L) one member appointed
1466		-	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a
1467		-	representative of a large financial or insurance services employer in the
1468		-	state; (M) one member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate,
1469		-	who shall be a representative of an information technology or digital
1470		-	media employer in the state; (N) one member appointed by the minority
1471		-	leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a small business
1472		-	employer in the state; (O) one member appointed by the majority leader
1473		-	of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a
1474		-	health care employer in the state; and (P) one member appointed by the
1475		-	minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a
1476		-	representative of a small business employer in the state. The
1477		-	commission membership shall, where feasible, reflect the state's
1478		-	geographic, racial and ethnic diversity.
1479		-	Sec. 31. Section 10a-34h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
1480		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July Senate Bill No. 105
1481		-
1482		-	Public Act No. 22-123 45 of 58
1483		-
1484		-	1, 2022):
1485		-	(a) As used in this section:
1486		-	(1) "Credential" means a documented award issued by an authorized
1487		-	body, including, but not limited to, a (A) degree or certificate awarded
1488		-	by an institution of higher education, private [occupational] career
1489		-	school or provider of an alternate route to certification program
1490		-	approved by the State Board of Education for teachers, (B) certification
1491		-	awarded through an examination process designed to demonstrate
1492		-	acquisition of designated knowledge, skill and ability to perform a
1493		-	specific job, (C) license issued by a governmental agency which permits
1494		-	an individual to practice a specific occupation upon verification that
1495		-	such individual meets a predetermined list of qualifications, and (D)
1496		-	documented completion of an apprenticeship or job training program;
1497		-	and
1498		-	(2) "Credential status type" means the official status of a credential
1499		-	which is either active, deprecated, probationary or superseded.
1500		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the executive director of the Office
1501		-	of Higher Education, in consultation with the advisory council
1502		-	established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall create a
1503		-	database of credentials offered in the state for the purpose of explaining
1504		-	the skills and competencies earned through a credential in uniform
1505		-	terms and plain language. In creating the database, the executive
1506		-	director shall utilize the minimum data policy of the New England
1507		-	Board of Higher Education's High Value Credentials for New England
1508		-	initiative, the uniform terms and descriptions of Credentials Engine's
1509		-	Credential Transparency Description Language and the uniform
1510		-	standards for comparing and linking credentials in Credential Engine's
1511		-	Credential Transparency Description Language -Achievement
1512		-	Standards Network. At a minimum, the database shall include the
1513		-	following information for each credential: (1) Credential status type, (2) Senate Bill No. 105
1514		-
1515		-	Public Act No. 22-123 46 of 58
1516		-
1517		-	the entity that owns or offers the credential, (3) the type of credential
1518		-	being offered, (4) a short description of the credential, (5) the name of
1519		-	the credential, (6) the Internet web site that provides information
1520		-	relating to the credential, (7) the language in which the credential is
1521		-	offered, (8) the estimated duration for completion, (9) the industry
1522		-	related to the credential which may include its code under the North
1523		-	American Industry Classification System, (10) the occupation related to
1524		-	the credential which may include its code under the standard
1525		-	occupational classification system of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
1526		-	United States Department of Labor or under The Occupationa l
1527		-	Information Network, (11) the estimated cost for earning the credential,
1528		-	and (12) a listing of online or physical locations where the credential is
1529		-	offered.
1530		-	(c) There is established an advisory council for the purpose of
1531		-	advising the executive director of the Office of Higher Education on the
1532		-	implementation of the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of
1533		-	this section. The advisory council shall consist of (1) representatives
1534		-	from the Office of Workforce Strategy, Office of Higher Education,
1535		-	Office of Policy and Management, Labor Department, Department of
1536		-	Education, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, The University
1537		-	of Connecticut and independent institutions of higher education, and
1538		-	(2) the Chief Data Officer, or such officer's designee. The Chief
1539		-	Workforce Officer, the Chief Data Officer and the executive director of
1540		-	the Office of Higher Education, or their designees, shall be
1541		-	cochairpersons of the advisory council and shall schedule the meetings
1542		-	of the advisory council.
1543		-	(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each regional
1544		-	workforce development board, community action agency, as defined in
1545		-	section 17b-885, institution of higher education, private [occupational]
1546		-	career school, provider of an alternate route to certification program
1547		-	approved by the State Board of Education, and provider of a training Senate Bill No. 105
1548		-
1549		-	Public Act No. 22-123 47 of 58
1550		-
1551		-	program listed on the Labor Department's Eligible Training Provider
1552		-	List shall submit information, in the form and manner prescribed by the
1553		-	executive director of the Office of Higher Education, about any
1554		-	credential offered by such institution, school or provider for inclusion
1555		-	in the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such
1556		-	information shall include, but need not be limited to, the data described
1557		-	in subdivisions (1) to (12), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section,
1558		-	except an institution of higher education may omit the data required
1559		-	pursuant to subdivisions (6), (9) and (10) of subsection (b) of this section
1560		-	if such data is not applicable to a credential offered by such institution.
1561		-	(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any state
1562		-	agency or department to submit credential information to the database
1563		-	created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
1564		-	(f) The Labor Department may, in consultation with the advisory
1565		-	council established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require any
1566		-	program sponsor of a preapprenticeship or apprenticeship program
1567		-	registered with the department to submit information about such
1568		-	program to the Office of Higher Education for inclusion in such
1569		-	database.
1570		-	Sec. 32. Subsection (c) of section 10a-55a of the 2022 supplement to
1571		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1572		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1573		-	(c) On or before October 1, 2007, each institution of higher education
1574		-	and private [occupational] career school, as defined in section 10a-22a,
1575		-	as amended by this act, shall have an emergency response plan. On or
1576		-	before October 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, each institution of
1577		-	higher education and private [occupational] career school shall submit
1578		-	a copy of its emergency response plan to (1) the Commissioner of
1579		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (2) local first responders.
1580		-	Such plan shall be developed in consultation with such first responders Senate Bill No. 105
1581		-
1582		-	Public Act No. 22-123 48 of 58
1583		-
1584		-	and shall include a strategy for notifying students and employees of the
1585		-	institution or school and visitors to such institution or school of
1586		-	emergency information.
1587		-	Sec. 33. Section 10a-161a of the general statutes is repealed and the
1588		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1589		-	The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and
1590		-	the Office of Higher Education shall report, biennially, in accordance
1591		-	with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of
1592		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher
1593		-	education on state, northeast regional and national trends in (1) the cost
1594		-	of attendance at public and independent institutions of higher education
1595		-	and private [occupational] career schools, and (2) the availability and
1596		-	utilization of all forms of student financial aid for academic and
1597		-	noncredit vocational courses and programs relative to economic
1598		-	conditions and personal income.
1599		-	Sec. 34. Subdivisions (21) and (22) of section 10a-223 of the 2022
1600		-	supplement to the general statutes, as amended by section 273 of public
1601		-	act 21-2 of the June special session, are repealed and the following is
1602		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1603		-	(21) "High-value certificate program" means a noncredit sub-
1604		-	baccalaureate certificate program offered by an institution of higher
1605		-	education or a private [occupational] career school that the Chief
1606		-	Workforce Officer determines to meet the needs of employers in the
1607		-	state; and
1608		-	(22) "Connecticut high-value certificate program" means a high-value
1609		-	certificate program offered by an institution of higher education or a
1610		-	private [occupational] career school in the state.
1611		-	Sec. 35. Subdivision (109) of section 12-412 of the 2022 supplement to
1612		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu Senate Bill No. 105
1613		-
1614		-	Public Act No. 22-123 49 of 58
1615		-
1616		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1617		-	(109) Sales of college textbooks to full and part-time students enrolled
1618		-	at institutions of higher education or private [occupational] career
1619		-	schools authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as
1620		-	amended by this act, provided the student presents a valid student
1621		-	identification card. For purposes of this subdivision, "college textbooks"
1622		-	means new or used books and related workbooks required or
1623		-	recommended for a course at an institution of higher education or a
1624		-	private [occupational] career school authorized pursuant to sections
1625		-	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act.
1626		-	Sec. 36. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 13b-38ee of the
1627		-	2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is
1628		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1629		-	(1) "Eligible organization" means any provider of a training program
1630		-	including, but not limited to, a provider of a training program listed on
1631		-	the Labor Department's Eligible Training Provider List, an
1632		-	apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program sponsor, a provider of an
1633		-	alternate route to certification program approved by the State Board of
1634		-	Education, an institution of higher education, a private [occupational]
1635		-	career school, an employer, a state or municipal agency and a public or
1636		-	nonprofit social service provider in the state; and
1637		-	Sec. 37. Subsection (a) of section 14-37a of the general statutes is
1638		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1639		-	2022):
1640		-	(a) Any person whose operator's license has been suspended
1641		-	pursuant to any provision of this chapter or chapter 248, except
1642		-	pursuant to section 14-215 for operating under suspension or pursuant
1643		-	to section 14-140 for failure to appear for any scheduled court
1644		-	appearance, and any person identified in subsection (g) of this section Senate Bill No. 105
1645		-
1646		-	Public Act No. 22-123 50 of 58
1647		-
1648		-	may make application to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for (1) a
1649		-	special "work" permit to operate a motor vehicle to and from such
1650		-	person's place of employment or, if such person is not employed at a
1651		-	fixed location, to operate a motor vehicle only in connection with, and
1652		-	to the extent necessary, to properly perform such person's business or
1653		-	profession, (2) a special "education" permit to operate a motor vehicle to
1654		-	and from an institution of higher education or a private [occupational]
1655		-	career school, as defined in section 10a-22a, as amended by this act, in
1656		-	which such person is enrolled, provided no such special "education"
1657		-	permit shall be issued to any student enrolled in a high school under the
1658		-	jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education, a high school under
1659		-	the jurisdiction of a regional educational service center, a charter school,
1660		-	a regional agricultural science and technology education center or a
1661		-	technical education and career school, or (3) a special "medical" permit
1662		-	to operate a motor vehicle to and from any ongoing medically necessary
1663		-	treatment, available upon adoption by the commissioner of regulations
1664		-	pursuant to chapter 54, that describe qualifications for such permit. Such
1665		-	application shall be accompanied by an application fee of one hundred
1666		-	dollars.
1667		-	Sec. 38. Subsection (a) of section 17b-749 of the 2022 supplement to
1668		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1669		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1670		-	(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and operate
1671		-	a child care subsidy program to increase the availability, affordability
1672		-	and quality of child care services for families with a parent or caretaker
1673		-	who (1) is (A) working or attending high school, or (B) subject to the
1674		-	provisions of subsection (d) of this section, is enrolled or participating
1675		-	in (i) a public or independent institution of higher education, (ii) a
1676		-	private [occupational] career school authorized pursuant to sections
1677		-	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, (iii) a job training
1678		-	or employment program administered by a regional workforce Senate Bill No. 105
1679		-
1680		-	Public Act No. 22-123 51 of 58
1681		-
1682		-	development board, (iv) an apprenticeship program administered by
1683		-	the Labor Department's office of apprenticeship training, (v) an
1684		-	alternate route to certification program approved by the State Board of
1685		-	Education, (vi) an adult education program pursuant to section 10-69 or
1686		-	other high school equivalency program, or (vii) a local Even Start
1687		-	program or other adult education program approved by the
1688		-	Commissioner of Early Childhood; or (2) receives cash assistance under
1689		-	the temporary family assistance program from the Department of Social
1690		-	Services and is participating in an education, training or other job
1691		-	preparation activity approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 17b-
1692		-	688i or subsection (b) of section 17b-689d. Services available under the
1693		-	child care subsidy program shall include the provision of child care
1694		-	subsidies for children under the age of thirteen or children under the
1695		-	age of nineteen with special needs. The Office of Early Childhood shall
1696		-	open and maintain enrollment for the child care subsidy program and
1697		-	shall administer such program within the existing budgetary resources
1698		-	available. The office shall issue a notice on the office's Internet web site
1699		-	any time the office closes the program to new applications, changes
1700		-	eligibility requirements, changes program benefits or makes any other
1701		-	change to the program's status or terms, except the office shall not be
1702		-	required to issue such notice when the office expands program
1703		-	eligibility. Any change in the office's acceptance of new applications,
1704		-	eligibility requirements, program benefits or any other change to the
1705		-	program's status or terms for which the office is required to give notice
1706		-	pursuant to this subsection, shall not be effective until thirty days after
1707		-	the office issues such notice.
1708		-	Sec. 39. Subsection (a) of section 31-11ss of the 2022 supplement to the
1709		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1710		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1711		-	(a) As used in this section:
1712		-	(1) "Advanced manufacturing" means a manufacturing process that Senate Bill No. 105
1713		-
1714		-	Public Act No. 22-123 52 of 58
1715		-
1716		-	makes extensive use of computer, high-precision or information
1717		-	technologies integrated with a high-performance workforce in a
1718		-	production system capable of furnishing a heterogeneous mix of
1719		-	products in small or large volumes with either the efficiency of mass
1720		-	production or the flexibility of custom manufacturing in order to
1721		-	respond quickly to customer demands. "Advanced manufacturing"
1722		-	includes newly developed methods to manufacture existing products
1723		-	and the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced
1724		-	technologies;
1725		-	(2) "Eligible business" means a business that (A) has operations in
1726		-	Connecticut, (B) has been registered to conduct business for not less than
1727		-	twelve months, and (C) is in good standing with respect to the payment
1728		-	of all state and local taxes. "Eligible business" does not include the state
1729		-	or any political subdivision thereof;
1730		-	(3) ["Private occupational school"] "Private career school" has the
1731		-	same meaning as provided in section 10a-22a, as amended by this act;
1732		-	(4) "Public institution of higher education" means any of the
1733		-	institutions of higher education identified in subdivision (2) of section
1734		-	10a-1;
1735		-	(5) "Qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate program" means
1736		-	a for-credit or noncredit sub-baccalaureate advanced manufacturing
1737		-	certificate program offered by a public institution of higher education
1738		-	or a private [occupational] career school in which at least seventy-five
1739		-	per cent of the graduates of such certificate program are employed in a
1740		-	field related to or requiring such certificate in the year following
1741		-	graduation; and
1742		-	(6) "Veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103.
1743		-	Sec. 40. Section 46b-56c of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
1744		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July Senate Bill No. 105
1745		-
1746		-	Public Act No. 22-123 53 of 58
1747		-
1748		-	1, 2022):
1749		-	(a) For purposes of this section, an educational support order is an
1750		-	order entered by a court requiring a parent to provide support for a
1751		-	child or children to attend for up to a total of four full academic years
1752		-	an institution of higher education or a private [occupational] career
1753		-	school for the purpose of attaining a bachelor's or other undergraduate
1754		-	degree, or other appropriate vocational instruction. An educational
1755		-	support order may be entered with respect to any child who has not
1756		-	attained twenty-three years of age and shall terminate not later than the
1757		-	date on which the child attains twenty-three years of age.
1758		-	(b) (1) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an
1759		-	educational support order at the time of entry of a decree of dissolution,
1760		-	legal separation or annulment, and no educational support order may
1761		-	be entered thereafter unless the decree explicitly provides that a motion
1762		-	or petition for an educational support order may be filed by either
1763		-	parent at a subsequent date. If no educational support order is entered
1764		-	at the time of entry of a decree of dissolution, legal separation or
1765		-	annulment, and the parents have a child who has not attained twenty-
1766		-	three years of age, the court shall inform the parents that no educational
1767		-	support order may be entered thereafter. The court may accept a
1768		-	parent's waiver of the right to file a motion or petition for an educational
1769		-	support order upon a finding that the parent fully understands the
1770		-	consequences of such waiver.
1771		-	(2) A waiver of the right to file a motion or petition for an educational
1772		-	support order may be made in writing by either parent and accepted by
1773		-	the court, provided the parent making the writing attests, under oath,
1774		-	that the parent fully understands the consequences of such waiver, and
1775		-	that no restraining order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or protective
1776		-	order issued pursuant to section 46b-38c, between the parties is in effect
1777		-	or pending before the court. The provisions of this subdivision shall not
1778		-	preclude the court from requiring that the parties attend a hearing and Senate Bill No. 105
1779		-
1780		-	Public Act No. 22-123 54 of 58
1781		-
1782		-	that findings be made on the record.
1783		-	(3) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an
1784		-	educational support order at the time of entry of an order for support
1785		-	pendente lite pursuant to section 46b-83.
1786		-	(4) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an
1787		-	educational support order at the time of entering an order of support
1788		-	pursuant to section 46b-61 or 46b-171, or similar section of the general
1789		-	statutes, or at any time thereafter.
1790		-	(5) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an
1791		-	educational support order at the time of entering an order pursuant to
1792		-	any other provision of the general statutes authorizing the court to make
1793		-	an order of support for a child, subject to the provisions of sections 46b-
1794		-	301 to 46b-425, inclusive.
1795		-	(c) The court may not enter an educational support order pursuant to
1796		-	this section unless the court finds as a matter of fact that it is more likely
1797		-	than not that the parents would have provided support to the child for
1798		-	higher education or private [occupational] career school if the family
1799		-	were intact. After making such finding, the court, in determining
1800		-	whether to enter an educational support order, shall consider all
1801		-	relevant circumstances, including: (1) The parents' income, assets and
1802		-	other obligations, including obligations to other dependents; (2) the
1803		-	child's need for support to attend an institution of higher education or
1804		-	private [occupational] career school considering the child's assets and
1805		-	the child's ability to earn income; (3) the availability of financial aid from
1806		-	other sources, including grants and loans; (4) the reasonableness of the
1807		-	higher education to be funded considering the child's academic record
1808		-	and the financial resources available; (5) the child's preparation for,
1809		-	aptitude for and commitment to higher education; and (6) evidence, if
1810		-	any, of the institution of higher education or private [occupational]
1811		-	career school the child would attend. Senate Bill No. 105
1812		-
1813		-	Public Act No. 22-123 55 of 58
1814		-
1815		-	(d) Any finding required to be made by the court, pursuant to this
1816		-	section may be made on the basis of an affidavit, made under oath, by
1817		-	either party, provided that the party making the affidavit attests that no
1818		-	restraining order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or protective order,
1819		-	issued pursuant to section 46b-38c, between the parties is in effect or
1820		-	pending before the court. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
1821		-	court from requiring that the parties attend a hearing and that findings
1822		-	be made on the record.
1823		-	(e) At the appropriate time, both parents shall participate in, and
1824		-	agree upon, the decision as to which institution of higher education or
1825		-	private [occupational] career school the child will attend. The court may
1826		-	make an order resolving the matter if the parents fail to reach an
1827		-	agreement.
1828		-	(f) To qualify for payments due under an educational support order,
1829		-	the child must (1) enroll in an accredited institution of higher education
1830		-	or private [occupational] career school, as defined in section 10a-22a, as
1831		-	amended by this act, (2) actively pursue a course of study
1832		-	commensurate with the child's vocational goals that constitutes at least
1833		-	one-half the course load determined by that institution or school to
1834		-	constitute full-time enrollment, (3) maintain good academic standing in
1835		-	accordance with the rules of the institution or school, and (4) make
1836		-	available all academic records to both parents during the term of the
1837		-	order. The order shall be suspended after any academic period during
1838		-	which the child fails to comply with these conditions.
1839		-	(g) The educational support order may include support for any
1840		-	necessary educational expense, including room, board, dues, tuition,
1841		-	fees, registration and application costs, but such expenses shall not be
1842		-	more than the amount charged by The University of Connecticut for a
1843		-	full-time in-state student at the time the child for whom educational
1844		-	support is being ordered matriculates, except this limit may be exceeded
1845		-	by agreement of the parents. An educational support order may also Senate Bill No. 105
1846		-
1847		-	Public Act No. 22-123 56 of 58
1848		-
1849		-	include the cost of books and medical insurance for such child.
1850		-	(h) The court may direct that payments under an educational support
1851		-	order be made (1) to a parent to be forwarded to the institution of higher
1852		-	education or private [occupational] career school, (2) directly to the
1853		-	institution or school, or (3) otherwise as the court determines to be
1854		-	appropriate.
1855		-	(i) On motion or petition of a parent, an educational support order
1856		-	may be modified or enforced in the same manner as is provided by law
1857		-	for any support order.
1858		-	(j) This section does not create a right of action by a child for parental
1859		-	support for higher education.
1860		-	(k) An educational support order under this section does not include
1861		-	support for graduate or postgraduate education beyond a bachelor's
1862		-	degree.
1863		-	(l) The provisions of this section shall apply only in cases when the
1864		-	initial order for parental support of the child is entered on or after
1865		-	October 1, 2002.
1866		-	Sec. 41. Subsection (a) of section 10a-55i of the 2022 supplement to the
1867		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1868		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1869		-	(a) There is established a Higher Education Consolidation Committee
1870		-	which shall be convened by the chairpersons of the joint standing
1871		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
1872		-	relating to higher education or such chairpersons' designee, who shall
1873		-	be a member of such joint standing committee. The membership of the
1874		-	Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall consist of the higher
1875		-	education subcommittee on appropriations and the chairpersons, vice
1876		-	chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of Senate Bill No. 105
1877		-
1878		-	Public Act No. 22-123 57 of 58
1879		-
1880		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher
1881		-	education and appropriations. The Higher Education Consolidation
1882		-	Committee shall establish a meeting and public hearing schedule for
1883		-	purposes of receiving updates from (1) the Board of Regents for Higher
1884		-	Education on the progress of the consolidation of the state system of
1885		-	higher education pursuant to this section, section 4-9c, subsection (g) of
1886		-	section 5-160, section 5-199d, subsection (a) of section 7-323k, subsection
1887		-	(a) of section 7-608, subsection (a) of section 10-9, section 10-155d,
1888		-	subdivision (14) of section 10-183b, sections 10a-1a to 10a-1d, inclusive,
1889		-	as amended by this act, 10a-3 and 10a-3a, 10a-8, 10a-10a to 10a-11a,
1890		-	inclusive, 10a-17d and 10a-22a, as amended by this act, [subsections (f)
1891		-	and (h)] subsection (f) of section 10a-22b, as amended by this act,
1892		-	subsections (c) and (d) of section 10a-22d, as amended by this act,
1893		-	sections 10a-22h, as amended by this act, and 10a-22k, subsection (a) of
1894		-	section 10a-22n, as amended by this act, sections 10a-22r, as amended
1895		-	by this act, 10a-22s, 10a-22u, as amended by this act, 10a-22v, as
1896		-	amended by this act, 10a-22x and 10a-34 to 10a-35a, inclusive, as
1897		-	amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 10a-48a, sections 10a-71
1898		-	and 10a-72, subsections (c) and (f) of section 10a-77, section 10a-88,
1899		-	subsection (a) of section 10a-89, subsection (c) of section 10a-99 and
1900		-	sections 10a-102, 10a-104, 10a-105, 10a-109e, 10a-143 and 10a-168a, and
1901		-	(2) the Board of Regents for Higher Education and The University of
1902		-	Connecticut on the program approval process for the constituent units.
1903		-	The Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall convene its first
1904		-	meeting on or before September 15, 2011, and meet not less than once
1905		-	every two months.
1906		-	Sec. 42. (Effective from passage) (a) Wherever the term "private
1907		-	occupational school" is used in any public or special act of 2022, the term
1908		-	"private career school" shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
1909		-	(b) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the
1910		-	provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and Senate Bill No. 105
1911		-
1912		-	Public Act No. 22-123 58 of 58
1913		-
1914		-	punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this
1915		-	section.
1916		-	Sec. 43. Subsection (a) of section 10a-55s of the 2022 supplement to
1917		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1918		-	thereof (Effective from passage):
1919		-	(a) On or before March 1, [2023] 2024, and every two years thereafter,
1920		-	each institution of higher education in the state shall conduct a sexual
1921		-	misconduct climate assessment that collects the data points developed
1922		-	by the Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments, pursuant to
1923		-	section 10a-55r, and distribute such assessment to each enrolled student
1924		-	in accordance with the guidelines recommended by said council. An
1925		-	institution may use any sexual misconduct climate assessment,
1926		-	including, but not limited to, one recommended by the council or
1927		-	developed by an institution of higher education or a national
1928		-	association, provided such assessment collects all of the data points
1929		-	developed by the council.
1930		-	Sec. 44. Section 10a-22y of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective
1931		-	July 1, 2022)
	26	+	Section 1. Section 4-5 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes, 1
	27	+	as amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 2
	28	+	17-2 of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182, section 3
	29	+	283 of public act 19-117 and section 254 of public act 21-2 of the June 4
	30	+	special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 5
	31	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 6
	32	+	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 7
	33	+	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 8
	34	+	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 9
	35	+	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 10
	36	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 11
	37	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 12
	38	+	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 13
	39	+	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 14 Raised Bill No. 105
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	46	+	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 15
	47	+	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 16
	48	+	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 17
	49	+	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 18
	50	+	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 19
	51	+	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Rehabilitation 20
	52	+	Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive director 21
	53	+	of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive director of the Technical 22
	54	+	Education and Career System, [and] the Chief Workforce Officer and the 23
	55	+	executive director of the Office of Higher Education. As used in sections 24
	56	+	4-6 and 4-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of 25
	57	+	Education. 26
	58	+	Sec. 2. Section 10a-1d of the general statutes is repealed and the 27
	59	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 28
	60	+	(a) There is established an Office of Higher Education. The Office of 29
	61	+	Higher Education shall administer the programs set forth in sections 10-30
	62	+	155d, 10a-10a, 10a-11, 10a-11a, 10a-17d, 10a-19g, 10a-34 to 10a-34f, 31
	63	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, 10a-35, 10a-166, 10a-168a, 10a-169a, 32
	64	+	10a-169b and 10a-173. The Office of Higher Education shall be 33
	65	+	responsible for approving any action taken pursuant to sections 10a-34 34
	66	+	to 10a-34f, inclusive, as amended by this act, and for providing 35
	67	+	information to prospective students regarding postsecondary education 36
	68	+	opportunities in the state. 37
	69	+	(b) The Governor shall appoint an executive director of the Office of 38
	70	+	Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-39
	71	+	8, inclusive, as amended by this act. The executive director shall have 40
	72	+	the responsibility for implementing the policies and directives of the 41
	73	+	office and shall have additional responsibilities as the board may 42
	74	+	prescribe. 43
	75	+	Sec. 3. Section 10a-34 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 44
	76	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 45
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	84	+	(a) For the purposes of this section, (1) "program of higher learning" 47
	85	+	means any course of instruction for which it is stated or implied that 48
	86	+	college or university-level credit may be given or may be received by 49
	87	+	transfer, including any course offered by dual enrollment; (2) "degree" 50
	88	+	means any letters or words, diploma, certificate or other symbol or 51
	89	+	document which signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements 52
	90	+	of a program of higher learning; (3) "institution of higher education" 53
	91	+	means any person, school, board, association, limited liability company 54
	92	+	or corporation which is [licensed or accredited] authorized to offer one 55
	93	+	or more programs of higher learning leading to one or more degrees; (4) 56
	94	+	["license" means the authorization by the Office of Higher Education to 57
	95	+	operate a program of higher learning or institution of higher education 58
	96	+	for a specified initial period] "authorized institution of higher 59
	97	+	education" means any proposed new institution of higher education, 60
	98	+	any institution of higher education authorized by another state and any 61
	99	+	institution of higher education located in this state, but does not mean 62
	100	+	any public institution of higher education governed by the Board of 63
	101	+	Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The 64
	102	+	University of Connecticut or any institution of higher education 65
	103	+	authorized to award degrees prior to July 1, 1965; (5) ["accreditation"] 66
	104	+	"authorization" means the [authorization by said office to] approval by 67
	105	+	the Office of Higher Education to operate or continue operating a 68
	106	+	program of higher learning or institution of higher education for 69
	107	+	subsequent periods, and in such periods to confer specified degrees; (6) 70
	108	+	"program modification" means (A) a change in a program of higher 71
	109	+	learning that does not clearly qualify as a new program of higher 72
	110	+	learning or a nonsubstantive change, including, but not limited to, a new 73
	111	+	program of higher learning consisting primarily of course work for a 74
	112	+	previously approved program of higher learning, (B) an approved 75
	113	+	program of higher learning to be offered at an off-campus location, (C) 76
	114	+	a change in the title of a degree, or (D) a change in the title of a program 77
	115	+	of higher learning; and (7) "nonsubstantive change" means (A) a new 78
	116	+	undergraduate certificate program, within an existing program of 79
	117	+	higher learning, of not more than thirty semester credit hours that falls 80
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	126	+	undergraduate option or certificate program of not more than fifteen 83
	127	+	semester credit hours, or (D) a new graduate option or certificate 84
	128	+	program of not more than twelve semester credit hours. 85
	129	+	(b) The Office of Higher Education shall establish regulations, in 86
	130	+	accordance with chapter 54, concerning the requirements for [licensure 87
	131	+	and accreditation, such regulations to concern] authorization, 88
	132	+	administration, finance, faculty, curricula, library, student admission 89
	133	+	and graduation, plant and equipment, records, catalogs, program 90
	134	+	announcements and any other criteria pertinent thereto, as well as the 91
	135	+	periods for which [licensure and accreditation] authorization may be 92
	136	+	granted, and the costs and procedures of evaluations as provided in 93
	137	+	subsections (c), (d) and (i) of this section. [Said office shall establish 94
	138	+	academic review commissions to hear each appeal of a denial by said 95
	139	+	office of an application by an institution of higher education for 96
	140	+	licensure or accreditation of a program of higher learning or institution 97
	141	+	of higher education. For each individual appeal, the executive director 98
	142	+	of said office, or the executive director's designee, shall select a 99
	143	+	commission that is comprised of four higher education representatives 100
	144	+	and five business and industry representatives chosen from a panel of 101
	145	+	thirty-five members, who shall be appointed as follows: (1) The 102
	146	+	Governor shall appoint five members; (2) the speaker of the House of 103
	147	+	Representatives shall appoint five members; (3) the president pro 104
	148	+	tempore of the Senate shall appoint five members; (4) the majority 105
	149	+	leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint five members; (5) 106
	150	+	the majority leader of the Senate shall appoint five members; (6) the 107
	151	+	minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint five 108
	152	+	members; and (7) the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint five 109
	153	+	members. The executive director of said office, or the executive 110
	154	+	director's designee, shall ensure that each commission contains at least 111
	155	+	one member appointed by each of the appointing authorities. Each 112
	156	+	appointing authority shall select both higher education representatives 113
	157	+	and business and industry representatives, but not more than three from 114
	158	+	either category of representatives.] The office may establish an advisory 115 Raised Bill No. 105
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	165	+	council for the purpose of advising on issues related to the authorization 116
	166	+	of institutions of higher education pursuant to the provisions of this 117
	167	+	section and private career schools pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-118
	168	+	22o, inclusive, as amended by this act. The members of the advisory 119
	169	+	council shall be appointed by the executive director and consist of 120
	170	+	representatives with (1) expertise in the quality assurance and relevance 121
	171	+	of programs of higher learning, (2) knowledge of and experience in the 122
	172	+	business operations and financing of institutions of higher education, 123
	173	+	(3) knowledge of the laws and regulations applicable to institutions of 124
	174	+	higher education, and (4) expertise in consumer protection for students 125
	175	+	and prospective students of institutions of higher education. 126
	176	+	(c) No person, school, board, association or corporation shall confer 127
	177	+	any degree unless authorized by act of the General Assembly. No 128
	178	+	application for authority to confer any such degree shall be approved 129
	179	+	by the General Assembly or any committee thereof, nor shall any such 130
	180	+	authority be included in any charter of incorporation until such 131
	181	+	application has been evaluated and approved by the Office of Higher 132
	182	+	Education in accordance with regulations established by the Office of 133
	183	+	Higher Education. 134
	184	+	(d) The Office of Higher Education shall review all requests and 135
	185	+	applications for program modifications, nonsubstantive changes [, 136
	186	+	licensure and accreditation] and authorizations. The office shall review 137
	187	+	each application in consideration of the academic standards set forth in 138
	188	+	the regulations for [licensure and accreditation] program approval 139
	189	+	adopted by said office in accordance with the provisions of subsection 140
	190	+	(b) of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-34e, as 141
	191	+	amended by this act, any application that is determined by the office to 142
	192	+	be for (1) a program modification that meets all such academic 143
	193	+	standards, (2) a nonsubstantive change, [(3) licensure, or (4) 144
	194	+	accreditation] or (3) authorization shall be deemed approved, and the 145
	195	+	office shall notify the institution of such approval, not later than forty-146
	196	+	five days from the date the office receives such application without 147
	197	+	requiring any further action from the applicant. 148 Raised Bill No. 105
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	204	+	(e) If the executive director of the Office of Higher Education, or the 149
	205	+	executive director's designee, determines that further review of an 150
	206	+	application is needed due at least in part to the applicant offering 151
	207	+	instruction in a new program of higher learning or new degree level or 152
	208	+	the financial condition of the institution of higher education, then the 153
	209	+	executive director or the executive director's designee shall conduct a 154
	210	+	focused or on-site review. Such applicant shall have an opportunity to 155
	211	+	state any objection regarding any individual selected to review an 156
	212	+	application on behalf of the executive director. For purposes of this 157
	213	+	subsection and subsection (f) of this section, "focused review" means a 158
	214	+	review by an out-of-state curriculum expert; and "on-site review" means 159
	215	+	a full team evaluation by the office at the institution of higher education. 160
	216	+	(f) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education, or the 161
	217	+	executive director's designee, may require (1) a focused or on-site 162
	218	+	review of any program application in a field requiring a license to 163
	219	+	practice in Connecticut, and (2) evidence that a program application in 164
	220	+	a field requiring a license to practice in Connecticut meets the state or 165
	221	+	federal licensing requirements for such license. 166
	222	+	(g) Any application for [licensure] authorization of a new institution 167
	223	+	in this state shall be subject to an on-site review upon a determination 168
	224	+	by the Office of Higher Education that the application is complete and 169
	225	+	shall be reviewed at the institutional level for each program as described 170
	226	+	in subsection (b) of this section. Such process shall be completed not 171
	227	+	later than nine months from the date said office receives the application. 172
	228	+	(h) If the Office of Higher Education denies an application for 173
	229	+	[licensure or accreditation] authorization of a program or institution of 174
	230	+	higher education, the applicant may appeal the denial not later than ten 175
	231	+	days from the date of denial. [The academic review commission shall 176
	232	+	review the appeal and make a decision on such appeal not later than 177
	233	+	thirty days from the date the applicant submits the appeal to said office.] 178
	234	+	(i) No person, school, board, association or corporation shall operate 179
	235	+	a program of higher learning or an institution of higher education unless 180 Raised Bill No. 105
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	242	+	it has been [licensed or accredited] authorized by the Office of Higher 181
	243	+	Education, nor shall it confer any degree unless it has been [accredited] 182
	244	+	authorized in accordance with this section. The office shall accept 183
	245	+	[regional] accreditation, in satisfaction of the requirements of this 184
	246	+	subsection unless the office finds cause not to rely upon such 185
	247	+	accreditation. [If any institution of higher education provides evidence 186
	248	+	of programmatic accreditation, the office may consider such 187
	249	+	accreditation in satisfaction of the requirements of this subsection and 188
	250	+	deem the program at issue in the application for accreditation to be 189
	251	+	accredited in accordance with this section. National accreditation for 190
	252	+	Connecticut institutions of higher education accredited prior to July 1, 191
	253	+	2013, shall be accepted as being in satisfaction of the requirements of 192
	254	+	this subsection unless the office finds cause not to rely on such national 193
	255	+	accreditation.] 194
	256	+	(j) No person, school, board, association or corporation shall use in 195
	257	+	any way the term "junior college" or "college" or "university" or use any 196
	258	+	other name, title, literature, catalogs, pamphlets or descriptive matter 197
	259	+	tending to designate that it is an institution of higher education, or that 198
	260	+	it may grant academic or professional degrees, unless the institution 199
	261	+	[possesses a license from, or] has been [accredited] authorized by [,] the 200
	262	+	office, nor shall it offer any program of higher learning without 201
	263	+	[approval] authorization of the Office of Higher Education. 202
	264	+	(k) Accreditation of any program or institution or authority to award 203
	265	+	degrees granted in accordance with law prior to July 1, 1965, shall 204
	266	+	continue in effect unless the Office of Higher Education finds the 205
	267	+	institution is in an unsound financial condition or exhibiting financial 206
	268	+	indicators that such institution is in danger of closure. 207
	269	+	(l) On and after July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each authorized 208
	270	+	institution of higher education shall submit to the Office of Higher 209
	271	+	Education, at such time and in such manner as the office prescribes, a 210
	272	+	report that includes, but need not be limited to, (1) a list of the programs 211
	273	+	of higher learning offered by such institution, (2) a single point of 212
	274	+	contact at such institution for student complaints, (3) the schedule of 213 Raised Bill No. 105
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	281	+	tuition, fees and all other charges and expenses necessary for the 214
	282	+	completion of a program of higher learning, (4) any decisions by such 215
	283	+	institution's accreditation agency or the federal government that 216
	284	+	adversely affects the status of such institution, (5) any change in 217
	285	+	ownership, (6) a copy of the most recent audited financial statements 218
	286	+	detailing the financial status of such institution, (7) any other 219
	287	+	information necessary to determine whether such institution is in an 220
	288	+	unsound financial condition or exhibiting financial indicators that such 221
	289	+	institution is in danger of closure, and (8) the retention and graduation 222
	290	+	rates of students, information concerning the employment outcomes of 223
	291	+	graduates and any other information, as determined by the office in 224
	292	+	consultation with such institution, to determine whether such 225
	293	+	institution is maintaining quality programs of higher learning. Any 226
	294	+	information submitted pursuant to subdivision (7) of this subsection 227
	295	+	shall not be deemed to be a public record for purposes of the Freedom 228
	296	+	of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be subject 229
	297	+	to disclosure under the provisions of section 1-210. 230
	298	+	[(l)] (m) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (j), 231
	299	+	inclusive, of this section and subject to the authority of the State Board 232
	300	+	of Education to regulate teacher education programs, an independent 233
	301	+	institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173, shall not 234
	302	+	require approval by the Office of Higher Education for any new 235
	303	+	programs of higher learning or any program modifications proposed by 236
	304	+	such institution until June 30, 2023, and for up to fifteen new programs 237
	305	+	of higher learning in any academic year or any program modifications 238
	306	+	proposed by such institution on and after July 1, 2023, provided (1) the 239
	307	+	institution maintains eligibility to participate in financial aid programs 240
	308	+	governed by Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 241
	309	+	amended from time to time, (2) the United States Department of 242
	310	+	Education has not determined that the institution has a financial 243
	311	+	responsibility score that is less than 1.5 for the most recent fiscal year for 244
	312	+	which the data necessary for determining the score is available, and (3) 245
	313	+	the institution has been located in the state and accredited as a degree-246
	314	+	granting institution in good standing for ten years or more by a regional 247 Raised Bill No. 105
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	321	+	accrediting association recognized by the Secretary of the United States 248
	322	+	Department of Education and maintains such accreditation status. Each 249
	323	+	institution that is exempt from program approval by the Office of 250
	324	+	Higher Education under this subsection shall file with the office (A) on 251
	325	+	and after July 1, 2023, an application for approval of any new program 252
	326	+	of higher learning in excess of fifteen new programs in any academic 253
	327	+	year, (B) a program actions form, as created by the office, prior to 254
	328	+	students enrolling in any new program of higher learning or any 255
	329	+	existing program subject to a program modification, and (C) not later 256
	330	+	than July first, and annually thereafter, (i) until June 30, 2024, a list and 257
	331	+	brief description of any new programs of higher learning introduced by 258
	332	+	the institution in the preceding academic year and any existing 259
	333	+	programs of higher learning discontinued by the institution in the 260
	334	+	preceding academic year, (ii) the institution's current program approval 261
	335	+	process and all actions of the governing board concerning approval of 262
	336	+	any new program of higher learning, and (iii) the institution's financial 263
	337	+	responsibility composite score, as determined by the United States 264
	338	+	Department of Education, for the most recent fiscal year for which the 265
	339	+	data necessary for determining the score is available. 266
	340	+	Sec. 4. Section 10a-34c of the general statutes is repealed and the 267
	341	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 268
	342	+	The executive director of the Office of Higher Education may conduct 269
	343	+	an investigation and, through the Attorney General, maintain an action 270
	344	+	in the name of the state against any person, school, board, association or 271
	345	+	corporation to restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of an 272
	346	+	institution that is not [licensed, accredited or] authorized to award 273
	347	+	degrees by the Office of Higher Education pursuant to the provisions of 274
	348	+	section 10a-34, as amended by this act. 275
	349	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10a-34e of the 2022 supplement to the 276
	350	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 277
	351	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 278
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	359	+	review, inspection or investigation regarding applications for [licensure 280
	360	+	or accreditation] authorization or possible violations of this section, 281
	361	+	sections 10a-34 to 10a-34d, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 10a-282
	362	+	34g, as amended by this act, or any applicable regulations of 283
	363	+	Connecticut state agencies. In connection with any investigation, the 284
	364	+	executive director or the executive director's designee, may administer 285
	365	+	oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the production of 286
	366	+	any record or document. If any person refuses to appear, testify or 287
	367	+	produce any record or document when so ordered, the executive 288
	368	+	director may seek relief pursuant to section 10a-34d. 289
	369	+	Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10a-34g of the general statutes is 290
	370	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 291
	371	+	1, 2022): 292
	372	+	(a) On and after January 1, 2020, any for-profit institution of higher 293
	373	+	education licensed to operate in the state that requires any student, as a 294
	374	+	condition of enrollment, to enter into an agreement that (1) limits 295
	375	+	participation in a class action against such institution, (2) limits any 296
	376	+	claim the student may have against such institution or the damages for 297
	377	+	such claim, or (3) requires the student to assert any claim against such 298
	378	+	institution in a forum that is less convenient, more costly or more 299
	379	+	dilatory for the resolution of a dispute than a judicial forum established 300
	380	+	in the state where the student may otherwise properly bring a claim, 301
	381	+	shall include in its application to the Office of Higher Education for 302
	382	+	[initial or renewed institutional licensure or accreditation] authorization 303
	383	+	pursuant to section 10a-34, as amended by this act, a statement (A) 304
	384	+	disclosing the number of claims made against the institution, including 305
	385	+	claims made against a parent organization or subsidiary of the 306
	386	+	institution, by a student currently or formerly enrolled at the institution, 307
	387	+	(B) a description of the nature of the rights asserted, and (C) the status 308
	388	+	of such claims. The institution shall submit additional details regarding 309
	389	+	such claims as the executive director of the Office of Higher Education 310
	390	+	may require. 311
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	398	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 313
	399	+	1, 2022): 314
	400	+	(4) "Cooperating eligible entity" means any corporation or other 315
	401	+	business entity, nonprofit organization, private [occupational] career 316
	402	+	school authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as 317
	403	+	amended by this act, institution of higher education [licensed or 318
	404	+	accredited pursuant to the provisions of] authorized pursuant to section 319
	405	+	10a-34, as amended by this act, technical education and career school or 320
	406	+	library [which] that provides classes or services specified under 321
	407	+	subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69, in conformance with 322
	408	+	the program standards applicable to boards of education, through a 323
	409	+	written cooperative arrangement with a local or regional board of 324
	410	+	education or regional educational service center; 325
	411	+	Sec. 8. Subparagraph (J) of subdivision (37) of subsection (a) of section 326
	412	+	12-407 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted 327
	413	+	in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 328
	414	+	(J) Business analysis, management, management consulting and 329
	415	+	public relations services, excluding (i) any environmental consulting 330
	416	+	services, (ii) any training services provided by an institution of higher 331
	417	+	education licensed or accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher 332
	418	+	Education or authorized by the Office of Higher Education pursuant to 333
	419	+	sections 10a-35a and 10a-34, as amended by this act, respectively, and 334
	420	+	(iii) on and after January 1, 1994, any business analysis, management, 335
	421	+	management consulting and public relations services when such 336
	422	+	services are rendered in connection with an aircraft leased or owned by 337
	423	+	a certificated air carrier or in connection with an aircraft which has a 338
	424	+	maximum certificated take-off weight of six thousand pounds or more; 339
	425	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (k) of section 30-22a of the 2022 supplement to the 340
	426	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 341
	427	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 342
	428	+	(k) For purposes of compliance with this section, "cafe" includes: (1) 343 Raised Bill No. 105
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	435	+	A room or building that is subject to the care, custody and control of The 344
	436	+	University of Connecticut Board of Trustees; (2) land and buildings 345
	437	+	which are subject to the care, custody and control of an institution 346
	438	+	offering a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34, as 347
	439	+	amended by this act, which has been accredited by the Board of Regents 348
	440	+	for Higher Education or [Office of Higher Education or otherwise] is 349
	441	+	authorized by the Office of Higher Education to award a degree 350
	442	+	pursuant to section 10a-34, as amended by this act; or (3) on land or in a 351
	443	+	building situated on or abutting a golf course which is subject to the 352
	444	+	care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of higher 353
	445	+	learning, as defined in section 10a-34, as amended by this act, which has 354
	446	+	been accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or [Office 355
	447	+	of Higher Education or otherwise] is authorized by the Office of Higher 356
	448	+	Education to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34, as amended by 357
	449	+	this act. 358
	450	+	Sec. 10. Section 10a-22a of the general statutes is repealed and the 359
	451	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 360
	452	+	As used in this section and sections [10a-22a to 10a-22y] 10a-22b to 361
	453	+	10a-22x, inclusive, as amended by this act: 362
	454	+	(1) ["Private occupational school"] "Private career school" means a 363
	455	+	postsecondary career school operated by a person, board, association, 364
	456	+	partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity 365
	457	+	offering or advertising vocational instruction in any form or manner in 366
	458	+	any trade, industrial, commercial, service, professional or other 367
	459	+	occupation for any remuneration, consideration, reward or fee of 368
	460	+	whatever nature, including, but not limited to, a hospital-based 369
	461	+	occupational school, or any program, school or entity offering 370
	462	+	postsecondary instruction in barbering, hairdressing and cosmetology 371
	463	+	or the occupation of esthetician, nail technician or eyelash technician, as 372
	464	+	such terms are defined in section 20-265a. ["Private occupational 373
	465	+	school"] "Private career school" does not include (A) instruction offered 374
	466	+	under public supervision and control, (B) instruction conducted by a 375
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	474	+	members, (C) instruction offered by a school authorized by the General 377
	475	+	Assembly to confer degrees, or (D) instruction offered in the arts or 378
	476	+	recreation, including, but not limited to, the training of students to 379
	477	+	provide such instruction; 380
	478	+	(2) "Additional classroom site" means a facility that (A) is 381
	479	+	geographically located close to the school or branch that oversees the 382
	480	+	site, such that students must utilize services provided at such school or 383
	481	+	branch, (B) conducts permanent or temporary educational activities, 384
	482	+	and (C) offers courses or full programs of study; 385
	483	+	(3) "Branch" means a subdivision of a school (A) located at a different 386
	484	+	facility and geographical site from the school, except for a site that is an 387
	485	+	additional classroom site as determined by the executive director, or the 388
	486	+	executive director's designee, and (B) that (i) offers one or more 389
	487	+	complete programs leading to a diploma or certificate; (ii) operates 390
	488	+	under the school's certificate of operation; (iii) meets the same 391
	489	+	conditions of authorization as the school; and (iv) exercises 392
	490	+	administrative control and is responsible for its own academic affairs; 393
	491	+	(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Office of 394
	492	+	Higher Education; and 395
	493	+	(5) "Postsecondary career school" means an institution authorized to 396
	494	+	operate educational programs beyond secondary education. 397
	495	+	Sec. 11. Section 10a-22b of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 398
	496	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 399
	497	+	October 1, 2022): 400
	498	+	(a) No person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited 401
	499	+	liability company or other entity shall offer instruction in any form or 402
	500	+	manner in any trade or in any industrial, commercial, service, 403
	501	+	professional or other occupation unless such person, board, association, 404
	502	+	partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity first 405
	503	+	receives from the executive director a certificate authorizing the 406
	504	+	occupational instruction to be offered. 407 Raised Bill No. 105
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	511	+	(b) Except for initial authorizations, the executive director may accept 408
	512	+	institutional accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the 409
	513	+	United States Department of Education, in satisfaction of the 410
	514	+	requirements of this section and section 10a-22d, as amended by this act, 411
	515	+	including the evaluation and attendance requirement. Except for initial 412
	516	+	authorizations, the executive director may accept programmatic 413
	517	+	accreditation in satisfaction of the requirements of this section and 414
	518	+	section 10a-22d, as amended by this act, with regard to instruction 415
	519	+	offered by a hospital [pursuant to subsection (h) of this section] unless 416
	520	+	the executive director finds reasonable cause not to rely upon such 417
	521	+	accreditation. 418
	522	+	(c) Each person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited 419
	523	+	liability company or other entity which seeks to offer occupational 420
	524	+	instruction shall submit to the executive director, or the executive 421
	525	+	director's designee, in such manner and on such forms as the executive 422
	526	+	director, or the executive director's designee, prescribes, an application 423
	527	+	for a certificate of authorization. [which includes, but need not be 424
	528	+	limited to, (1) the proposed name of the school; (2) ownership and 425
	529	+	organization of the school including the names and addresses of all 426
	530	+	principals, officers, members and directors; (3) names and addresses of 427
	531	+	all stockholders of the school, except for applicants which are listed on 428
	532	+	a national securities exchange; (4) addresses of any building or premises 429
	533	+	on which the school will be located; (5) description of the occupational 430
	534	+	instruction to be offered; (6) the proposed student enrollment 431
	535	+	agreement, which includes for each program of occupational instruction 432
	536	+	offered a description, in plain language, of any requirements for 433
	537	+	employment in such occupation or barriers to such employment 434
	538	+	pursuant to state law or regulations; (7) the proposed school catalog, 435
	539	+	which includes for each program of occupational instruction offered a 436
	540	+	description of any requirements for employment in such occupation or 437
	541	+	barriers to such employment pursuant to state law or regulations; (8) 438
	542	+	financial statements detailing the financial condition of the school 439
	543	+	pursuant to subsection (d) of this section and subsection (g) of section 440
	544	+	10a-22d prepared by management and reviewed or audited, or, for a 441 Raised Bill No. 105
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	551	+	nonaccredited school annually receiving less than fifty thousand dollars 442
	552	+	in tuition revenue, compiled, by an independent licensed certified 443
	553	+	public accountant or independent licensed public accountant; and (9) an 444
	554	+	agent for service of process.] Each application for initial authorization 445
	555	+	shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee made payable 446
	556	+	to the private [occupational] career school student protection account. 447
	557	+	Such application fee shall be in the amount of two thousand dollars for 448
	558	+	the private occupational school and two hundred dollars for each 449
	559	+	branch of a private occupational school in this state, except that, on and 450
	560	+	after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 451
	561	+	10a-22k, such application fee shall be in the amount specified in such 452
	562	+	regulations. Any application for initial authorization that remains 453
	563	+	incomplete six months after the date such application was first 454
	564	+	submitted to the [Office of Higher Education] office shall expire and the 455
	565	+	office shall not approve such expired application for authorization. 456
	566	+	(d) Each person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited 457
	567	+	liability company or other entity seeking to offer occupational 458
	568	+	instruction shall have a net worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets 459
	569	+	or produce other evidence of fiscal soundness to demonstrate the ability 460
	570	+	of the proposed private [occupational] career school to operate, achieve 461
	571	+	all of its objectives and meet all of its obligations, including those 462
	572	+	concerning staff and students, during the period of time for which the 463
	573	+	authorization is sought. 464
	574	+	(e) Upon receipt of a complete application pursuant to subsection (c) 465
	575	+	of this section, the executive director shall cause to be conducted an 466
	576	+	evaluation of the applicant school. Not later than sixty days (1) after 467
	577	+	receipt of a complete application for initial authorization, or (2) prior to 468
	578	+	expiration of the authorization of a private [occupational] career school 469
	579	+	applying to renew its certificate of authorization pursuant to section 470
	580	+	10a-22d, as amended by this act, the executive director, or the executive 471
	581	+	director's designee, shall appoint an evaluation team, pursuant to 472
	582	+	[subsection (f) of this section] regulations adopted pursuant to section 473
	583	+	10a-22k, to conduct such evaluation of the applicant school. The 474 Raised Bill No. 105
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	590	+	evaluation team shall submit a written report to the executive director 475
	591	+	recommending authorization or nonauthorization after an on-site 476
	592	+	inspection. Not later than one hundred twenty days following the 477
	593	+	completed appointment of the evaluation team, the executive director 478
	594	+	shall notify the applicant school of authorization or nonauthorization. 479
	595	+	The executive director may consult with the Labor Department and may 480
	596	+	request the advice of any other state agency which may be of assistance 481
	597	+	in making a determination. In the event of nonauthorization, the 482
	598	+	executive director shall set forth the reasons therefor in writing and the 483
	599	+	applicant school may request in writing a hearing before the executive 484
	600	+	director. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of 485
	601	+	chapter 54. 486
	602	+	[(f) For purposes of an evaluation of an applicant school, the 487
	603	+	executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall appoint an 488
	604	+	evaluation team which shall include (1) at least two members 489
	605	+	representing the Office of Higher Education, and (2) at least one member 490
	606	+	for each of the areas of occupational instruction for which authorization 491
	607	+	is sought who shall be experienced in such occupation. The applicant 492
	608	+	school shall have the right to challenge any proposed member of the 493
	609	+	evaluation team for good cause shown. A written challenge shall be filed 494
	610	+	with the executive director within ten business days following the 495
	611	+	appointment of such evaluation team. In the event of a challenge, a 496
	612	+	decision shall be made thereon by the executive director within ten 497
	613	+	business days from the date such challenge is filed, and if the challenge 498
	614	+	is upheld the executive director shall appoint a replacement. Employees 499
	615	+	of the state or any political subdivision of the state may be members of 500
	616	+	evaluation teams. The executive director, or the executive director's 501
	617	+	designee, shall not appoint any person to an evaluation team unless the 502
	618	+	executive director, or such designee, has received from such person a 503
	619	+	statement that the person has no interest which is in conflict with the 504
	620	+	proper discharge of the duties of evaluation team members as described 505
	621	+	in this section. The statement shall be on a form prescribed by the 506
	622	+	executive director and shall be signed under penalty of false statement. 507
	623	+	Except for any member of the evaluation team who is a state employee, 508 Raised Bill No. 105
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	630	+	members may be compensated for their service at the discretion of the 509
	631	+	executive director and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, which 510
	632	+	expenses shall be charged to and paid by the applicant school. 511
	633	+	(g) The evaluation team appointed pursuant to subsection (f) of this 512
	634	+	section shall: (1) Conduct an on-site inspection; (2) submit a written 513
	635	+	report outlining any evidence of noncompliance; (3) give the school 514
	636	+	thirty days from the date of the report to provide evidence of 515
	637	+	compliance; and (4) submit to the executive director a written report 516
	638	+	recommending authorization or nonauthorization not later than one 517
	639	+	hundred twenty days after the on-site inspection. The evaluation team 518
	640	+	shall determine whether (A) the quality and content of each course or 519
	641	+	program of instruction, including, but not limited to, residential, on-520
	642	+	line, home study and correspondence, training or study shall reasonably 521
	643	+	and adequately achieve the stated objective for which such course or 522
	644	+	program is offered; (B) the school has adequate space, equipment, 523
	645	+	instructional materials and personnel for the instruction offered; (C) the 524
	646	+	qualifications of directors, administrators, supervisors and instructors 525
	647	+	shall reasonably and adequately assure that students receive education 526
	648	+	consistent with the stated objectives for which a course or program is 527
	649	+	offered; (D) students and other interested persons shall be provided 528
	650	+	with a catalog or similar publication describing the courses and 529
	651	+	programs offered, course and program objectives, length of courses and 530
	652	+	programs, schedule of tuition, fees and all other charges and expenses 531
	653	+	necessary for completion of the course or program, and termination, 532
	654	+	withdrawal and refund policies; (E) upon satisfactory completion of the 533
	655	+	course or program, each student shall be provided appropriate 534
	656	+	educational credentials by the school; (F) adequate records shall be 535
	657	+	maintained by the school to show attendance and grades, or other 536
	658	+	indicators of student progress, and standards shall be enforced relating 537
	659	+	to attendance and student performance; (G) the applicant school shall 538
	660	+	be financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to 539
	661	+	students; (H) any student housing owned, leased, rented or otherwise 540
	662	+	maintained by the applicant school shall be safe and adequate; and (I) 541
	663	+	the school and any branch of the school in this state has a director 542 Raised Bill No. 105
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	670	+	located at the school or branch who is responsible for daily oversight of 543
	671	+	the school's or branch's operations. The evaluation team may also 544
	672	+	indicate in its report such recommendations as may improve the 545
	673	+	operation of the applicant school. 546
	674	+	(h) Any hospital offering postsecondary career instruction in any 547
	675	+	form or manner in any trade, indu strial, commercial, service, 548
	676	+	professional or other occupation for any remuneration, consideration, 549
	677	+	reward or promise, except to hospital employees, members of the 550
	678	+	medical staff and training for contracted workers, shall obtain a 551
	679	+	certificate of authorization from the executive director for the 552
	680	+	occupational instruction offered. Each hospital-based occupational 553
	681	+	school submitting an application for initial authorization shall pay an 554
	682	+	application fee of two hundred dollars made payable to the private 555
	683	+	occupational school student protection account. The executive director 556
	684	+	shall develop a process for prioritizing the authorization of hospital-557
	685	+	based occupational schools based on size and scope of occupational 558
	686	+	instruction offered. Such schools shall be in compliance with this section 559
	687	+	when required pursuant to the executive director's process, or by 2012, 560
	688	+	whichever is earlier. 561
	689	+	(i) Any program, school or other entity offering postsecondary career 562
	690	+	instruction in any form or manner in barbering or hairdressing for any 563
	691	+	remuneration, consideration, reward or fee shall obtain a certificate of 564
	692	+	authorization from the executive director of the Office of Higher 565
	693	+	Education for the occupational instruction offered. Each program, 566
	694	+	school or entity approved on or before July 1, 2013, by the Connecticut 567
	695	+	Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians pursuant 568
	696	+	to chapter 368 or 387 that submits an application for initial authorization 569
	697	+	shall pay an application fee of five hundred dollars made payable to the 570
	698	+	private occupational school student protection account. The executive 571
	699	+	director of the Office of Higher Education shall develop a process for 572
	700	+	prioritizing the authorization of such barber and hairdressing 573
	701	+	programs, schools and entities. Such programs, schools and entities 574
	702	+	shall be in compliance with this section on or before July 1, 2015, or when 575 Raised Bill No. 105
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	709	+	required pursuant to the executive director's process, whichever is 576
	710	+	earlier. No person, board, association, partnership corporation, limited 577
	711	+	liability company or other entity shall establish a new program, school 578
	712	+	or other entity that offers instruction in any form or manner in barbering 579
	713	+	or hairdressing on or after July 1, 2013, unless such person, board, 580
	714	+	association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other 581
	715	+	entity first receives from the executive director of the Office of Higher 582
	716	+	Education a certificate authorizing the barbering or hairdressing 583
	717	+	occupational instruction to be offered in accordance with the provisions 584
	718	+	of this section.] 585
	719	+	Sec. 12. Section 10a-22c of the general statutes is repealed and the 586
	720	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 587
	721	+	(a) No certificate to operate a private [occupational] career school 588
	722	+	shall be authorized by the executive director, or the executive director's 589
	723	+	designee, if (1) any principal, officer, member or director of the applicant 590
	724	+	school has acted in a similar capacity for a private [occupational] career 591
	725	+	school which has had its authorization revoked pursuant to section 10a-592
	726	+	22f, as amended by this act; (2) the applicant school does not have a net 593
	727	+	worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets or other evidence of fiscal 594
	728	+	soundness to operate for the period of time for which authorization is 595
	729	+	sought; (3) the applicant school or any of its agents engages in 596
	730	+	advertising, sales, collection, credit or other practices which are false, 597
	731	+	deceptive, misleading or unfair; (4) the applicant school has any policy 598
	732	+	which discourages or prohibits the filing of inquiries or complaints 599
	733	+	regarding the school's operation with the executive director; (5) the 600
	734	+	applicant school fails to satisfactorily meet the criteria set forth in 601
	735	+	[subsection (g) of section 10a-22b] regulations adopted pursuant to 602
	736	+	section 10a-22k; (6) a private [occupational] career school that has 603
	737	+	previously closed fails to follow the procedures for school closure under 604
	738	+	section 10a-22m, as amended by this act; or (7) the applicant school does 605
	739	+	not have a director located at the school and at each of its branches in 606
	740	+	this state. 607
	741	+	(b) The executive director may deny a certificate of authorization if 608 Raised Bill No. 105
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	748	+	the person who owns or intends to operate a private [occupational] 609
	749	+	career school has been convicted in this state, or any other state, of 610
	750	+	larceny in violation of section 53a-122 or 53a-123; identity theft in 611
	751	+	violation of section 53a-129b or 53a-129c; forgery in violation of section 612
	752	+	53a-138 or 53a-139; or has a criminal record in this state, or any other 613
	753	+	state, that the executive director reasonably believes renders the person 614
	754	+	unsuitable to own and operate a private [occupational] career school. A 615
	755	+	refusal of a certificate of authorization under this subsection shall be 616
	756	+	made in accordance with the provisions of sections 46a-79 to 46a-81, 617
	757	+	inclusive. 618
	758	+	(c) No certificate to operate a private [occupational] career school 619
	759	+	shall be issued by the executive director pursuant to section 10a-22d, as 620
	760	+	amended by this act, until such private [occupational] career school 621
	761	+	seeking authorization files with the executive director certificates 622
	762	+	indicating that the buildings and premises for such school meet all 623
	763	+	applicable state and local fire and zoning requirements. Such certificates 624
	764	+	shall be attested to by the fire marshal and zoning enforcement officer 625
	765	+	within the municipality in which such school is located. 626
	766	+	(d) No certificate to operate a new private [occupational] career 627
	767	+	school shall be issued by the executive director pursuant to section 10a-628
	768	+	22d, as amended by this act, until such private [occupational] career 629
	769	+	school seeking authorization files with the executive director an 630
	770	+	irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank with its main office or branch 631
	771	+	located within this state in the penal amount of forty thousand dollars 632
	772	+	guaranteeing the payments required of the school to the private 633
	773	+	[occupational] career school student protection account in accordance 634
	774	+	with the provisions of section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, except 635
	775	+	that, on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant 636
	776	+	to section 10a-22k, such penal amount shall be in the amount specified 637
	777	+	in such regulations. The letter of credit shall be payable to the private 638
	778	+	[occupational] career school student protection account in the event that 639
	779	+	such school fails to make payments to the account as provided in 640
	780	+	subsection (a) of section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, or in the event 641 Raised Bill No. 105
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	787	+	the state takes action to reimburse the account for a tuition refund paid 642
	788	+	to a student pursuant to the provisions of section 10a-22v, as amended 643
	789	+	by this act, provided the amount of the letter of credit to be paid into the 644
	790	+	private [occupational] career school student protection account shall not 645
	791	+	exceed the amounts owed to the account. In the event a private 646
	792	+	[occupational] career school fails to close in accordance with the 647
	793	+	provisions of section 10a-22m, as amended by this act, the executive 648
	794	+	director may seize the letter of credit, which shall be made payable to 649
	795	+	the private [occupational] career school protection account. [The letter 650
	796	+	of credit required by this subsection shall be released twelve years after 651
	797	+	the date of initial approval, provided evidence of fiscal soundness has 652
	798	+	been verified.] 653
	799	+	(e) The executive director shall notify the applicant private 654
	800	+	[occupational] career school, by certified mail, return receipt requested 655
	801	+	of the decision to grant or deny a certificate of authorization not later 656
	802	+	than sixty days after receiving the written report of the evaluation team 657
	803	+	appointed pursuant to subsection [(f)] (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended 658
	804	+	by this act. 659
	805	+	Sec. 13. Section 10a-22d of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 660
	806	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 661
	807	+	October 1, 2022): 662
	808	+	(a) After the initial year of approval and for the next three years of 663
	809	+	operation as a private [occupational] career school, renewal of the 664
	810	+	certificate of authorization shall be required annually. 665
	811	+	(b) Following the fourth year of continuous authorization, a renewal 666
	812	+	of the certificate of authorization, if granted, shall be for a period not to 667
	813	+	exceed five years and may be subject to an evaluation pursuant to 668
	814	+	[subsections (f) and (g)] subsection (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended 669
	815	+	by this act, provided no private [occupational] career school shall 670
	816	+	operate for more than five additional years from the date of any renewal 671
	817	+	without the completion of an evaluation pursuant to [subsections (f) and 672
	818	+	(g)] subsection (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended by this act. 673 Raised Bill No. 105
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	825	+	(c) Renewal of the certificate of authorization shall be granted only 674
	826	+	upon (1) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee to the Office of Higher 675
	827	+	Education in the amount of two hundred dollars for the private 676
	828	+	occupational school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a 677
	829	+	private occupational school, except that, on and after the effective date 678
	830	+	of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, such renewal fee 679
	831	+	shall be in the amount specified in such regulations, (2) submission of 680
	832	+	any reports or audits, as prescribed by the executive director or the 681
	833	+	executive director's designee, concerning the fiscal condition of the 682
	834	+	private [occupational] career school or its continuing eligibility to 683
	835	+	participate in federal student financial aid programs, (3) the filing with 684
	836	+	the executive director of a complete application for a renewed certificate 685
	837	+	of authorization not less than one hundred twenty days prior to the 686
	838	+	termination date of the most recent certificate of authorization, and (4) 687
	839	+	a determination that the private [occupational] career school meets all 688
	840	+	the conditions of its recent authorization, including, but not limited to, 689
	841	+	at the discretion of the executive director, evidence that such school is 690
	842	+	current on its [rent or mortgage] financial obligations and has adequate 691
	843	+	financial resources to serve its current students, and the filing of 692
	844	+	documentation with the executive director that the private 693
	845	+	[occupational] career school has a passing financial ratio score as 694
	846	+	required by 34 CFR 668, as amended from time to time. 695
	847	+	(d) If the executive director, or the executive director's designee, 696
	848	+	determines, at any time during a school's authorization period, that such 697
	849	+	school is out of compliance with the conditions of authorization under 698
	850	+	sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, and any 699
	851	+	applicable regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the school may be 700
	852	+	placed on probation for a period not to exceed one year. If, after the 701
	853	+	period of one year of probationary status, the school remains out of 702
	854	+	compliance with the conditions of authorization, the executive director 703
	855	+	may revoke such school's certificate of authorization to operate as a 704
	856	+	private [occupational] career school pursuant to section 10a-22f, as 705
	857	+	amended by this act. During the school's period of probation, the school 706
	858	+	shall post its probationary certificate of authorization in public view. 707 Raised Bill No. 105
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	865	+	The Office of Higher Education may publish the school's probationary 708
	866	+	certificate of authorization status. 709
	867	+	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, 710
	868	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, the executive director may authorize 711
	869	+	the extension of the most recent certificate of authorization for a period 712
	870	+	not to exceed sixty days for good cause shown, provided such extension 713
	871	+	shall not change the date of the original certificate's issuance or the date 714
	872	+	for each renewal. 715
	873	+	(f) After the first year of authorization, each private [occupational] 716
	874	+	career school shall pay a nonrefundable annual fee to the private 717
	875	+	[occupational] career school student protection account in the amount 718
	876	+	of two hundred dollars for the private occupational school and two 719
	877	+	hundred dollars for each branch of a private occupational school, except 720
	878	+	that, on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant 721
	879	+	to section 10a-22k, such penal amount shall be in the amount specified 722
	880	+	in such regulations. The annual fee shall be due and payable for each 723
	881	+	year after the first year of authorization that the private [occupational] 724
	882	+	career school and any branch of a private [occupational] career school is 725
	883	+	authorized by the executive director to offer [occupational] career 726
	884	+	instruction. Such annual fee shall be in addition to any renewal fee 727
	885	+	assessed under this section. 728
	886	+	(g) Each private [occupational] career school shall keep financial 729
	887	+	records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. An 730
	888	+	annual financial statement detailing the financial status of the school 731
	889	+	shall be prepared by school management and reviewed or audited, or, 732
	890	+	for a nonaccredited school annually receiving less than fifty thousand 733
	891	+	dollars in tuition revenue, compiled, by a licensed certified public 734
	892	+	accountant or licensed public accountant in accordance with standards 735
	893	+	established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 736
	894	+	A copy of such financial statement shall be filed with the executive 737
	895	+	director on or before the last day of the fourth month following the end 738
	896	+	of the school's fiscal year, except in the case of a nationally accredited 739
	897	+	school recognized by the United States Department of Education, in 740 Raised Bill No. 105
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	904	+	which case such financial statement shall be due on or before the last 741
	905	+	day of the sixth month following the end of the school's fiscal year. Only 742
	906	+	audited financial statements shall be accepted from a nationally 743
	907	+	accredited school. Upon a nonaccredited school's written request, the 744
	908	+	executive director may authorize, for good cause shown, a filing 745
	909	+	extension for a period not to exceed sixty days. No filing extensions shall 746
	910	+	be granted to a nationally accredited school. 747
	911	+	(h) The failure of any private [occupational] career school to submit 748
	912	+	an application to the Office of Higher Education for the renewal of a 749
	913	+	certificate of authorization on or before the date on which it is due may 750
	914	+	result in the loss of authorization under section 10a-22f, as amended by 751
	915	+	this act. The executive director of said office may deny the renewal of 752
	916	+	such certificate of authorization if there exists a failure to file such 753
	917	+	renewal application by the date on which it is due, or the end of any 754
	918	+	period of extension authorized pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. 755
	919	+	Sec. 14. Section 10a-22e of the general statutes is repealed and the 756
	920	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 757
	921	+	(a) During any period of authorization by the executive director to 758
	922	+	operate as a private [occupational] career school pursuant to sections 759
	923	+	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-760
	924	+	22u to 10a-22w, as amended by this act, inclusive, such private 761
	925	+	[occupational] career school may request revision of the conditions of 762
	926	+	its authorization. Such school shall make such request to the executive 763
	927	+	director, in the manner and on such forms prescribed by the executive 764
	928	+	director sixty days prior to the proposed implementation date of any 765
	929	+	intended revision. Such revision shall include, but not be limited to, 766
	930	+	changes in (1) courses or programs; (2) ownership of the school; (3) 767
	931	+	name of the school; (4) location of the school's main campus; or (5) 768
	932	+	location of any of the school's additional classroom sites or branch 769
	933	+	campuses. A private [occupational] career school requesting revision of 770
	934	+	the conditions of its authorization based on a change in ownership of 771
	935	+	the school shall submit an application and letter of credit pursuant to 772
	936	+	sections 10a-22b, as amended by this act, and 10a-22c, as amended by 773 Raised Bill No. 105
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	942	+
	943	+	this act, accompanied by a nonrefundable change of ownership fee 774
	944	+	made payable to the private [occupational] career school student 775
	945	+	protection account under section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, in the 776
	946	+	amount of two thousand dollars for the private occupational school and 777
	947	+	two hundred dollars for each branch of a private occupational school in 778
	948	+	this state, except that, on and after the effective date of the regulations 779
	949	+	adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, such change of ownership fee shall 780
	950	+	be in the amount specified in such regulations. 781
	951	+	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may, 782
	952	+	not later than thirty days after receipt of a request to revise the 783
	953	+	conditions of authorization, issue an order prohibiting any such change 784
	954	+	if it would constitute a material or substantial deviation from the 785
	955	+	conditions of authorization. 786
	956	+	(c) If the executive director, or the executive director's designee, fails 787
	957	+	to take action upon a request for revision by the thirtieth day following 788
	958	+	the proposed implementation date of the intended revision, such 789
	959	+	request shall be deemed approved, and the private [occupational] career 790
	960	+	school's certificate of authorization shall be so revised for the same 791
	961	+	period as its current authorization. 792
	962	+	Sec. 15. Section 10a-22f of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 793
	963	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 794
	964	+	October 1, 2022): 795
	965	+	(a) A certificate of authorization issued to a private [occupational] 796
	966	+	career school pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as 797
	967	+	amended by this act, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as 798
	968	+	amended by this act, may be revoked by the executive director if such 799
	969	+	school (1) ceases to meet the conditions of its authorization; (2) commits 800
	970	+	a material or substantial violation of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, 801
	971	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, or sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, 802
	972	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, or the regulations prescribed 803
	973	+	thereunder; (3) makes a false statement about a material fact in 804
	974	+	application for authorization or renewal; (4) fails to make a required 805 Raised Bill No. 105
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	981	+	payment to the private [occupational] career school student protection 806
	982	+	account pursuant to section 10a-22u, as amended by this act; or (5) fails 807
	983	+	to submit a complete application for a renewed certificate of 808
	984	+	authorization pursuant to section 10a-22d, as amended by this act. 809
	985	+	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall 810
	986	+	serve written notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested upon a 811
	987	+	private [occupational] career school indicating that revocation of the 812
	988	+	school's authorization is under consideration and the executive director 813
	989	+	shall set forth the reasons such revocation is being considered. Not later 814
	990	+	than forty-five days after mailing such written notice, the executive 815
	991	+	director, or the executive director's designee, shall hold a compliance 816
	992	+	conference with the private [occupational] career school. 817
	993	+	(c) If, after the compliance conference, the executive director 818
	994	+	determines that revocation of the certificate of authorization is 819
	995	+	appropriate, the executive director shall issue an order and serve 820
	996	+	written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested upon the 821
	997	+	private [occupational] career school, which notice shall include, but not 822
	998	+	be limited to, the date of the revocation. 823
	999	+	(d) A private [occupational] career school aggrieved by the order of 824
	1000	+	the executive director revoking its certificate of authorization pursuant 825
	1001	+	to subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days after such 826
	1002	+	order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the executive 827
	1003	+	director. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of 828
	1004	+	chapter 54. 829
	1005	+	Sec. 16. Section 10a-22g of the general statutes is repealed and the 830
	1006	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 831
	1007	+	(a) A private [occupational] career school which is authorized by the 832
	1008	+	executive director pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as 833
	1009	+	amended by this act, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as 834
	1010	+	amended by this act, may request authorization to establish and operate 835
	1011	+	additional classroom sites or branch schools, or to offer existing or new 836 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1017	+
	1018	+	programs through a distance learning program, as defined in section 837
	1019	+	10a-22h, as amended by this act, for the purpose of offering the 838
	1020	+	occupational instruction authorized by the executive director, provided 839
	1021	+	the additional classroom site or branch school complies with the 840
	1022	+	provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such school shall make such 841
	1023	+	request for authorization to operate an additional classroom site or 842
	1024	+	branch school or to offer existing or new programs through a distance 843
	1025	+	learning program, in the manner and on such forms as prescribed by the 844
	1026	+	executive director, at least sixty days prior to the proposed 845
	1027	+	establishment of such additional classroom site or branch school or such 846
	1028	+	distance learning program. 847
	1029	+	(b) The buildings and premises for such additional classroom site or 848
	1030	+	branch school shall meet all applicable state and local fire and zoning 849
	1031	+	requirements, and certificates attesting the same signed by the local fire 850
	1032	+	marshal and zoning enforcement officer shall be filed with the executive 851
	1033	+	director prior to offering such occupational instruction. The additional 852
	1034	+	classroom site or branch school shall be in compliance with the relevant 853
	1035	+	requirements set forth in [subsection (g) of section 10a-22b] regulations 854
	1036	+	adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k. 855
	1037	+	(c) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, not 856
	1038	+	later than thirty days after the proposed date for establishment of a 857
	1039	+	branch school, may issue an order prohibiting any such establishment 858
	1040	+	of a branch school if it would constitute a material or substantial 859
	1041	+	deviation from the conditions of authorization or if the private 860
	1042	+	[occupational] career school fails to meet the requirements set forth in 861
	1043	+	subsection (b) of this section. 862
	1044	+	(d) If the executive director, or the executive director's designee, fails 863
	1045	+	to take action upon the request for revision by the thirtieth day after the 864
	1046	+	proposed date for establishment of such additional classroom site or 865
	1047	+	branch school or such distance learning program, such request shall be 866
	1048	+	deemed approved. 867
	1049	+	Sec. 17. Section 10a-22h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 868 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1056	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 869
	1057	+	October 1, 2022): 870
	1058	+	Any out-of-state private [occupational] career school that seeks to 871
	1059	+	operate a distance learning program in the state shall submit an 872
	1060	+	application to the Office of Higher Education in the form and manner 873
	1061	+	prescribed by the office. Each such private [occupational] career school 874
	1062	+	shall agree to abide by standards established by the office. The office 875
	1063	+	shall approve or reject such private [occupational] career school's 876
	1064	+	application in accordance with the standards established by the office. 877
	1065	+	Authorization by the office to operate a distance learning program in 878
	1066	+	the state shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed by 879
	1067	+	the office for additional one-year periods. The office shall establish a 880
	1068	+	schedule of application and renewal fees for all out-of-state private 881
	1069	+	[occupational] career schools that are approved by the office. As used in 882
	1070	+	this [subsection] section, "distance learning program" means a program 883
	1071	+	of study in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by 884
	1072	+	correspondence or over the Internet, without requiring a student to 885
	1073	+	attend in person. 886
	1074	+	Sec. 18. Section 10a-22i of the general statutes is repealed and the 887
	1075	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 888
	1076	+	(a) The executive director may assess any person, board, partnership, 889
	1077	+	association, corporation, limited liability company or other entity which 890
	1078	+	violates any provision of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22p, inclusive, as 891
	1079	+	amended by this act, sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as amended 892
	1080	+	by this act, or regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, an 893
	1081	+	administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars 894
	1082	+	for each day of such violation, except that, on and after the effective date 895
	1083	+	of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, such 896
	1084	+	administrative penalty shall be in the amount specified in such 897
	1085	+	regulations. 898
	1086	+	(b) The executive director shall serve written notice upon a private 899
	1087	+	[occupational] career school when the assessment of such an 900 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1094	+	administrative penalty is under consideration. The notice shall set forth 901
	1095	+	the reasons for the assessment of the penalty. Not later than forty-five 902
	1096	+	days after mailing such notice to the private [occupational] career 903
	1097	+	school, the executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall 904
	1098	+	hold a compliance conference with the private [occupational] career 905
	1099	+	school. 906
	1100	+	(c) If, after the compliance conference, the executive director 907
	1101	+	determines that imposition of an administrative penalty is appropriate, 908
	1102	+	the executive director shall issue an order and serve written notice by 909
	1103	+	certified mail, return receipt requested upon the private [occupational] 910
	1104	+	career school. 911
	1105	+	(d) A private [occupational] career school aggrieved by the order of 912
	1106	+	the executive director imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to 913
	1107	+	subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days after such 914
	1108	+	order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the executive 915
	1109	+	director. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of 916
	1110	+	chapter 54. 917
	1111	+	Sec. 19. Section 10a-22l of the general statutes is repealed and the 918
	1112	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 919
	1113	+	(a) Any private [occupational] career school operating without a 920
	1114	+	certificate of authorization required under section 10a-22b, as amended 921
	1115	+	by this act, or operating an additional classroom site or branch school in 922
	1116	+	violation of section 10a-22g, as amended by this act, shall be fined not 923
	1117	+	more than five hundred dollars for each day of unauthorized operation, 924
	1118	+	to be paid into the private [occupational] career student protection 925
	1119	+	account, except that, on and after the effective date of the regulations 926
	1120	+	adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, such fine shall be in the amount 927
	1121	+	specified in such regulations. 928
	1122	+	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may 929
	1123	+	conduct an investigation and, through the Attorney General, maintain 930
	1124	+	an action in the name of the state against any person to restrain or 931 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1130	+
	1131	+	prevent the establishment or operation of an institution that does not 932
	1132	+	have a certificate of authorization. 933
	1133	+	Sec. 20. Section 10a-22m of the general statutes is repealed and the 934
	1134	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 935
	1135	+	(a) A private [occupational] career school shall notify the executive 936
	1136	+	director, in writing, at least sixty days prior to closure of such school. 937
	1137	+	The private [occupational] career school shall provide evidence prior to 938
	1138	+	closing that: (1) All course work is or will be completed by current 939
	1139	+	students at the school; (2) there are no refunds due any students; (3) all 940
	1140	+	student records will be maintained as prescribed in section 10a-22n, as 941
	1141	+	amended by this act; (4) final payment has been made to the private 942
	1142	+	[occupational] career school student protection account; (5) a 943
	1143	+	designation of service form has been filed with the executive director; 944
	1144	+	and (6) the certificate of authorization has been returned to the executive 945
	1145	+	director. 946
	1146	+	(b) Any private [occupational] career school that fails to meet the 947
	1147	+	requirements outlined in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not 948
	1148	+	more than five hundred dollars per day for each day of noncompliance, 949
	1149	+	except that, on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted 950
	1150	+	pursuant to section 10a-22k, such fine shall be in the amount specified 951
	1151	+	in such regulations, and [,] pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) 952
	1152	+	of section 10a-22c, as amended by this act, shall be ineligible to be issued 953
	1153	+	a certificate of authorization upon application to operate a private 954
	1154	+	[occupational] career school. Funds collected pursuant to this 955
	1155	+	subsection shall be placed in the private [occupational] career student 956
	1156	+	protection account established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as amended 957
	1157	+	by this act. 958
	1158	+	(c) If the executive director revokes a private [occupational] career 959
	1159	+	school's certificate of authorization, such school shall comply with the 960
	1160	+	requirements of subsection (a) of this section. Failure to comply shall 961
	1161	+	result in further penalties at the discretion of the executive director. 962 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1168	+	(d) In the event a private [occupational] career school fails to meet the 963
	1169	+	requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section and closes prior 964
	1170	+	to graduating all current students, the executive director may seize the 965
	1171	+	letter of credit filed by the private [occupational] career school pursuant 966
	1172	+	to subsection (d) of section 10a-22c, as amended by this act, and such 967
	1173	+	letter of credit shall be made payable to the private [occupational] career 968
	1174	+	school student protection account. The executive director may expend 969
	1175	+	funds from the private [occupational] career school student protection 970
	1176	+	account up to the amount necessary to facilitate a teach-out of any 971
	1177	+	remaining students up to and including the issuance of a certificate of 972
	1178	+	completion pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. For purposes of 973
	1179	+	this subsection and subsection (e) of this section, (1) "teach-out" means 974
	1180	+	the completion of instruction of a course or program of study in which 975
	1181	+	a student was enrolled, provided the teach-out includes instruction of 976
	1182	+	the entire program of study when a course is a part of such program of 977
	1183	+	study, and (2) "certificate of completion" means the credential, 978
	1184	+	documented in writing, that is issued to a student who completes a 979
	1185	+	course or program of study offered by a private [occupational] career 980
	1186	+	school. 981
	1187	+	(e) In the event of a private [occupational] career school closure that 982
	1188	+	fails to meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section, 983
	1189	+	the executive director may issue a certificate of completion to each 984
	1190	+	student that, in the executive director's determination, has successfully 985
	1191	+	completed the student's course or program of study in which the 986
	1192	+	student was enrolled at the private [occupational] career school. 987
	1193	+	Sec. 21. Section 10a-22n of the general statutes is repealed and the 988
	1194	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 989
	1195	+	(a) A private [occupational] career school shall maintain, preserve 990
	1196	+	and protect, in a manner approved by the executive director, or the 991
	1197	+	executive director's designee, all school records including, but not 992
	1198	+	limited to: (1) Student or academic transcripts, including, in a separate 993
	1199	+	file, a duplicate copy of the academic transcript of each student who 994
	1200	+	graduated from such school, and a duplicate copy of the academic 995 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1207	+	transcript of each student enrolled at such school that contains the 996
	1208	+	student's name, address, program of study, length of such program of 997
	1209	+	study, grade point average and courses completed; (2) attendance 998
	1210	+	records or other indicators of student progress; (3) copies of individual 999
	1211	+	enrollment agreements or contracts; (4) evidence of tuition payments; 1000
	1212	+	and (5) any other documentation as prescribed by the executive director. 1001
	1213	+	(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may 1002
	1214	+	at any time during regular business or school hours, with or without 1003
	1215	+	notice, visit a private [occupational] career school. During such 1004
	1216	+	visitation, the executive director, or the executive director's designee, 1005
	1217	+	may request an officer or director of the school to produce, and shall be 1006
	1218	+	provided with immediate access to, such records or information as are 1007
	1219	+	required to verify that the school continues to meet the conditions of 1008
	1220	+	authorization. If the executive director determines that such private 1009
	1221	+	[occupational] career school has not maintained, preserved or protected 1010
	1222	+	school records in accordance with this section, the executive director 1011
	1223	+	may assess an administrative penalty on such private [occupational] 1012
	1224	+	career school pursuant to section 10a-22i, as amended by this act. 1013
	1225	+	(c) If a school ceases to operate as a private [occupational] career 1014
	1226	+	school, it shall (1) immediately transmit all student or academic 1015
	1227	+	transcripts, described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, 1016
	1228	+	to the executive director, and (2) keep the executive director advised in 1017
	1229	+	writing as to the location and availability of all other student records or 1018
	1230	+	shall file all such other student records with the executive director. 1019
	1231	+	(d) The executive director shall maintain all records, files and other 1020
	1232	+	documents associated with private [occupational] career schools in a 1021
	1233	+	manner consistent with the mission and responsibilities of the Office of 1022
	1234	+	Higher Education. 1023
	1235	+	Sec. 22. Section 10a-22p of the general statutes is repealed and the 1024
	1236	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1025
	1237	+	(a) On and after January 1, [2020, any] 2023, no private [occupational] 1026 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1244	+	career school, as defined in section 10a-22a, [that requires] as amended 1027
	1245	+	by this act, shall require any student, as a condition of enrollment, to 1028
	1246	+	enter into an agreement that (1) limits participation in a class action 1029
	1247	+	against such school, (2) limits any claim the student may have against 1030
	1248	+	such school or the damages for such claim, or (3) requires the student to 1031
	1249	+	assert any claim against such school in a forum that is less convenient, 1032
	1250	+	more costly or more dilatory for the resolution of a dispute than a 1033
	1251	+	judicial forum established in the state where the student may otherwise 1034
	1252	+	properly bring a claim. [,] A private career school shall include in its 1035
	1253	+	application to the Office of Higher Education for initial or renewed 1036
	1254	+	certificate of authorization pursuant to sections 10a-22b, as amended by 1037
	1255	+	this act, and 10a-22d, as amended by this act, a statement (A) disclosing 1038
	1256	+	the number of claims made against the school, including claims made 1039
	1257	+	against a parent organization or subsidiary of the school, by a student 1040
	1258	+	currently or formerly enrolled at the school, (B) describing the nature of 1041
	1259	+	the rights asserted, and (C) updating the status of such claims. The 1042
	1260	+	school shall submit additional details regarding such claims as the 1043
	1261	+	executive director of the Office of Higher Education may require. 1044
	1262	+	(b) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education may deny 1045
	1263	+	the application for initial or renewed certificate of authorization of a 1046
	1264	+	private [occupational] career school or consider a private [occupational] 1047
	1265	+	career school ineligible to receive any public funds, including, but not 1048
	1266	+	limited to, federal funds administered by the office pursuant to section 1049
	1267	+	10a-45 if (1) such school fails to include the statement required under 1050
	1268	+	subsection (a) of this section in its application, or (2) upon review of such 1051
	1269	+	statement, the executive director determines that the public policy of 1052
	1270	+	protecting the interests of students in the state requires such denial. 1053
	1271	+	(c) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall have 1054
	1272	+	the authority granted under sections 10a-22i, as amended by this act, 1055
	1273	+	10a-22j and 10a-22o to investigate and enforce the provisions of 1056
	1274	+	subsections (a) and (b) of this section. 1057
	1275	+	Sec. 23. Section 10a-22q of the general statutes is repealed and the 1058
	1276	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1059 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1283	+	After each annual determination of the balance of the private 1060
	1284	+	[occupational] career school student protection account required by 1061
	1285	+	section 10a-22w, if the balance of the account is more than two million 1062
	1286	+	five hundred thousand dollars, the State Treasurer shall transfer to a 1063
	1287	+	separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund, to be known as 1064
	1288	+	the private [occupational] career school student benefit account, three-1065
	1289	+	fourths of the annually accrued interest of said student protection 1066
	1290	+	account. 1067
	1291	+	Sec. 24. Section 10a-22r of the general statutes is repealed and the 1068
	1292	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1069
	1293	+	[There is] When there are funds available to award financial aid 1070
	1294	+	grants from the private career school student benefit account, there shall 1071
	1295	+	be established an advisory committee to the executive director 1072
	1296	+	consisting of seven members appointed by the executive director, 1073
	1297	+	including a representative of the private [occupational] career schools, 1074
	1298	+	a representative from the Office of Higher Education and five members 1075
	1299	+	chosen from business or industry, state legislators, private 1076
	1300	+	[occupational] career school alumni and the general public. Three of the 1077
	1301	+	members first appointed to the committee shall be appointed for a term 1078
	1302	+	of three years and four of the members first appointed shall be 1079
	1303	+	appointed for a term of two years. Thereafter, all members shall be 1080
	1304	+	appointed for a term of two years. The executive director shall 1081
	1305	+	administer the private [occupational] career school student benefit 1082
	1306	+	account, established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as amended by this 1083
	1307	+	act, with the advice of the advisory committee in accordance with the 1084
	1308	+	provisions of this section and sections 10a-22s and 10a-22t and may 1085
	1309	+	assess the account for all direct expenses incurred in the implementation 1086
	1310	+	of this section. The account shall be used to award financial aid grants 1087
	1311	+	for the benefit of private [occupational] career school students. The 1088
	1312	+	grants shall be paid to the private [occupational] career school 1089
	1313	+	designated by the grant recipient to be applied against the tuition 1090
	1314	+	expenses of such recipient. If the balance of the student protection 1091
	1315	+	account is five per cent or less of the annual net tuition income of the 1092 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1322	+	schools which make payments to the account pursuant to section 10a-1093
	1323	+	22u, as amended by this act, any unallocated funds in the student benefit 1094
	1324	+	account shall be transferred to the private career school student 1095
	1325	+	protection account. 1096
	1326	+	Sec. 25. Section 10a-22u of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1097
	1327	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 1098
	1328	+	October 1, 2022): 1099
	1329	+	(a) There shall be an account to be known as the private 1100
	1330	+	[occupational] career school student protection account within the 1101
	1331	+	General Fund. Each private [occupational] career school authorized in 1102
	1332	+	accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, 1103
	1333	+	as amended by this act, shall pay to the State Treasurer an amount equal 1104
	1334	+	to four-tenths of one per cent of the tuition received by such school per 1105
	1335	+	calendar quarter exclusive of any refunds paid, except that distance 1106
	1336	+	learning and correspondence schools authorized in accordance with the 1107
	1337	+	provisions of section 10a-22h, as amended by this act, shall contribute to 1108
	1338	+	said account only for Connecticut residents enrolled in such schools. 1109
	1339	+	Payments shall be made by January thirtieth, April thirtieth, July 1110
	1340	+	thirtieth and October thirtieth in each year for tuition received during 1111
	1341	+	the three months next preceding the month of payment. In addition to 1112
	1342	+	amounts received based on tuition, the account shall also contain any 1113
	1343	+	amount required to be deposited into the account pursuant to sections 1114
	1344	+	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act. Said account shall 1115
	1345	+	be used for the purposes of section 10a-22v, as amended by this act. Any 1116
	1346	+	interest, income and dividends derived from the investment of the 1117
	1347	+	account shall be credited to the account. All direct expenses for the 1118
	1348	+	maintenance of the account may be charged to the account upon the 1119
	1349	+	order of the State Comptroller. The executive director may assess the 1120
	1350	+	account for all direct expenses incurred in the implementation of the 1121
	1351	+	purposes of this section which are in excess of the normal expenditures 1122
	1352	+	of the Office of Higher Education. 1123
	1353	+	(b) Payments required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 1124
	1354	+	be a condition of doing business in the state and failure to make any 1125 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1361	+	such payment within thirty days following the date on which it is due 1126
	1362	+	shall result in the loss of authorization under section 10a-22f, as 1127
	1363	+	amended by this act. Such authorization shall not be issued or renewed 1128
	1364	+	if there exists a failure to make any such payment in excess of thirty days 1129
	1365	+	following the date on which it is due. 1130
	1366	+	(c) If an audit conducted by the Office of Higher Education 1131
	1367	+	determines that a school has paid into the private [occupational] career 1132
	1368	+	school student protection account an amount less than was required, the 1133
	1369	+	school shall pay such amount plus a penalty of ten per cent of the 1134
	1370	+	amount required to the State Treasurer within thirty days of receipt of 1135
	1371	+	notice from the executive director or [his] the executive director's 1136
	1372	+	designee of the amount of the underpayment and penalty, except that, 1137
	1373	+	on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to 1138
	1374	+	section 10a-22k, such penalty shall be in the amount specified in such 1139
	1375	+	regulations. 1140
	1376	+	(d) If an audit conducted by the Office of Higher Education 1141
	1377	+	determines that a school has paid into the private [occupational] career 1142
	1378	+	school student protection account an amount more than was required, 1143
	1379	+	subsequent payment or payments by the school shall be appropriately 1144
	1380	+	credited until such credited payment or payments equal the amount of 1145
	1381	+	the overpayment. 1146
	1382	+	Sec. 26. Section 10a-22v of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1147
	1383	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 1148
	1384	+	October 1, 2022): 1149
	1385	+	Any student enrolled in a private [occupational] career school 1150
	1386	+	authorized in accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-1151
	1387	+	22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, who is unable to complete an 1152
	1388	+	approved course or unit of instruction at such school because of the 1153
	1389	+	insolvency or cessation of operation of the school and who has paid 1154
	1390	+	tuition for such course or unit of instruction, may, not later than two 1155
	1391	+	years after the date on which such school became insolvent or ceased 1156
	1392	+	operations, make application to the executive director for a refund of 1157 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1399	+	tuition from the account established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as 1158
	1400	+	amended by this act, to the extent that such account exists or has reached 1159
	1401	+	the level necessary to pay outstanding approved claims, except that in 1160
	1402	+	the case of distance learning and correspondence schools authorized in 1161
	1403	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10a-22h, as amended by this 1162
	1404	+	act, only Connecticut residents enrolled in such schools may be eligible 1163
	1405	+	for such refund. Upon such application, the executive director shall 1164
	1406	+	determine whether the applicant is unable to complete a course or unit 1165
	1407	+	of instruction because of the insolvency or cessation of operation of the 1166
	1408	+	school to which tuition has been paid. The executive director may 1167
	1409	+	summon by subpoena any person, records or documents pertinent to 1168
	1410	+	the making of a determination regarding insolvency or cessation of 1169
	1411	+	operation. For the purpose of making any tuition refund pursuant to 1170
	1412	+	this section, a school shall be deemed to have ceased operation 1171
	1413	+	whenever it has failed to complete a course or unit of instruction for 1172
	1414	+	which the student has paid a tuition fee and, as a result, the school's 1173
	1415	+	authorization has been revoked pursuant to section 10a-22f, as amended 1174
	1416	+	by this act. If the executive director finds that the applicant is entitled to 1175
	1417	+	a refund of tuition because of the insolvency or cessation of operation of 1176
	1418	+	the school, the executive director shall determine the amount of an 1177
	1419	+	appropriate refund which shall be equal to the tuition paid for the 1178
	1420	+	uncompleted course or unit of instruction. Thereafter the executive 1179
	1421	+	director shall direct the State Treasurer to pay, per order of the 1180
	1422	+	Comptroller, the refund to the applicant or persons, agencies or 1181
	1423	+	organizations indicated by the applicant who have paid tuition on the 1182
	1424	+	student's behalf. If the student is a minor, payment shall be made to the 1183
	1425	+	student's parent, parents or legal guardian. In no event shall a refund be 1184
	1426	+	made from the student protection account for any financial aid provided 1185
	1427	+	to or on behalf of any student in accordance with the provisions of Title 1186
	1428	+	IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended from time 1187
	1429	+	to time. Each recipient of a tuition refund made in accordance with the 1188
	1430	+	provisions of this section shall assign all rights to the state of any action 1189
	1431	+	against the school or its owner or owners for tuition amounts 1190
	1432	+	reimbursed pursuant to this section. Upon such assignment, the state 1191
	1433	+	may take appropriate action against the school or its owner or owners 1192 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1440	+	in order to reimburse the student protection account for any expenses 1193
	1441	+	or claims that are paid from the account and to reimburse the state for 1194
	1442	+	the reasonable and necessary expenses in undertaking such action. Any 1195
	1443	+	student who falsifies information on an application for tuition 1196
	1444	+	reimbursement shall lose his or her right to any refund from the account. 1197
	1445	+	Sec. 27. Subsection (c) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is 1198
	1446	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1199
	1447	+	1, 2022): 1200
	1448	+	(c) The executive director may enter into cooperative arrangements 1201
	1449	+	with local and regional boards of education, private [occupational] 1202
	1450	+	career schools, institutions of higher education, job training agencies 1203
	1451	+	and employers in order to provide (1) general education, (2) vocational, 1204
	1452	+	technical, technological or postsecondary education, and (3) work 1205
	1453	+	experience. 1206
	1454	+	Sec. 28. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-11b of the 2022 1207
	1455	+	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 1208
	1456	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1209
	1457	+	(1) The commission shall consist of the following voting members: 1210
	1458	+	(A) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the 1211
	1459	+	president of The University of Connecticut, or their designees from the 1212
	1460	+	Board of Regents and Board of Trustees; (B) the provost of the 1213
	1461	+	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the provost of The 1214
	1462	+	University of Connecticut; (C) the chair of the Board of Regents for the 1215
	1463	+	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, and the Board of Trustees 1216
	1464	+	for The University of Connecticut, or the chairs' designees; (D) the 1217
	1465	+	president, vice president or chair of the board of a large independent 1218
	1466	+	institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the 1219
	1467	+	president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges; (E) 1220
	1468	+	the president, vice president or chair of the board of a small independent 1221
	1469	+	institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the 1222
	1470	+	president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges; (F) a 1223
	1471	+	representative from a private [occupational] career school, to be selected 1224 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1478	+	by the Commissioner of Education; (G) a teaching faculty representative 1225
	1479	+	from the Connecticut State Universities, to be selected by the president 1226
	1480	+	of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; (H) a teaching faculty 1227
	1481	+	representative from the regional community-technical colleges, to be 1228
	1482	+	selected by the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1229
	1483	+	Universities; (I) a teaching faculty representative from The University of 1230
	1484	+	Connecticut, to be selected by the president of The University of 1231
	1485	+	Connecticut; (J) a teaching faculty representative from a private 1232
	1486	+	[occupational] career school in the state, to be selected by the 1233
	1487	+	Commissioner of Education; (K) one member appointed by the 1234
	1488	+	president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a 1235
	1489	+	large manufacturing employer in the state; (L) one member appointed 1236
	1490	+	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a 1237
	1491	+	representative of a large financial or insurance services employer in the 1238
	1492	+	state; (M) one member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, 1239
	1493	+	who shall be a representative of an information technology or digital 1240
	1494	+	media employer in the state; (N) one member appointed by the minority 1241
	1495	+	leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a small business 1242
	1496	+	employer in the state; (O) one member appointed by the majority leader 1243
	1497	+	of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a 1244
	1498	+	health care employer in the state; and (P) one member appointed by the 1245
	1499	+	minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a 1246
	1500	+	representative of a small business employer in the state. The 1247
	1501	+	commission membership shall, where feasible, reflect the state's 1248
	1502	+	geographic, racial and ethnic diversity. 1249
	1503	+	Sec. 29. Section 10a-34h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1250
	1504	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 1251
	1505	+	October 1, 2022): 1252
	1506	+	(a) As used in this section: 1253
	1507	+	(1) "Credential" means a documented award issued by an authorized 1254
	1508	+	body, including, but not limited to, a (A) degree or certificate awarded 1255
	1509	+	by an institution of higher education, private [occupational] career 1256
	1510	+	school or provider of an alternate route to certification program 1257 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1517	+	approved by the State Board of Education for teachers, (B) certification 1258
	1518	+	awarded through an examination process designed to demonstrate 1259
	1519	+	acquisition of designated knowledge, skill and ability to perform a 1260
	1520	+	specific job, (C) license issued by a governmental agency which permits 1261
	1521	+	an individual to practice a specific occupation upon verification that 1262
	1522	+	such individual meets a predetermined list of qualifications, and (D) 1263
	1523	+	documented completion of an apprenticeship or job training program; 1264
	1524	+	and 1265
	1525	+	(2) "Credential status type" means the official status of a credential 1266
	1526	+	which is either active, deprecated, probationary or superseded. 1267
	1527	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the executive director of the Office 1268
	1528	+	of Higher Education, in consultation with the advisory council 1269
	1529	+	established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall create a 1270
	1530	+	database of credentials offered in the state for the purpose of explaining 1271
	1531	+	the skills and competencies earned through a credential in uniform 1272
	1532	+	terms and plain language. In creating the database, the executive 1273
	1533	+	director shall utilize the minimum data policy of the New England 1274
	1534	+	Board of Higher Education's High Value Credentials for New England 1275
	1535	+	initiative, the uniform terms and descriptions of Credentials Engine's 1276
	1536	+	Credential Transparency Description Language and the uniform 1277
	1537	+	standards for comparing and linking credentials in Credential Engine's 1278
	1538	+	Credential Transparency Description Language -Achievement 1279
	1539	+	Standards Network. At a minimum, the database shall include the 1280
	1540	+	following information for each credential: (1) Credential status type, (2) 1281
	1541	+	the entity that owns or offers the credential, (3) the type of credential 1282
	1542	+	being offered, (4) a short description of the credential, (5) the name of 1283
	1543	+	the credential, (6) the Internet web site that provides information 1284
	1544	+	relating to the credential, (7) the language in which the credential is 1285
	1545	+	offered, (8) the estimated duration for completion, (9) the industry 1286
	1546	+	related to the credential which may include its code under the North 1287
	1547	+	American Industry Classification System, (10) the occupation related to 1288
	1548	+	the credential which may include its code under the standard 1289
	1549	+	occupational classification system of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 1290 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1556	+	United States Department of Labor or under The Occupational 1291
	1557	+	Information Network, (11) the estimated cost for earning the credential, 1292
	1558	+	and (12) a listing of online or physical locations where the credential is 1293
	1559	+	offered. 1294
	1560	+	(c) There is established an advisory council for the purpose of 1295
	1561	+	advising the executive director of the Office of Higher Education on the 1296
	1562	+	implementation of the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of 1297
	1563	+	this section. The advisory council shall consist of (1) representatives 1298
	1564	+	from the Office of Workforce Strategy, Office of Higher Education, 1299
	1565	+	Office of Policy and Management, Labor Department, Department of 1300
	1566	+	Education, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, The University 1301
	1567	+	of Connecticut and independent institutions of higher education, and 1302
	1568	+	(2) the Chief Data Officer, or such officer's designee. The Chief 1303
	1569	+	Workforce Officer, the Chief Data Officer and the executive director of 1304
	1570	+	the Office of Higher Education, or their designees, shall be 1305
	1571	+	cochairpersons of the advisory council and shall schedule the meetings 1306
	1572	+	of the advisory council. 1307
	1573	+	(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each regional 1308
	1574	+	workforce development board, community action agency, as defined in 1309
	1575	+	section 17b-885, institution of higher education, private [occupational] 1310
	1576	+	career school, provider of an alternate route to certification program 1311
	1577	+	approved by the State Board of Education, and provider of a training 1312
	1578	+	program listed on the Labor Department's Eligible Training Provider 1313
	1579	+	List shall submit information, in the form and manner prescribed by the 1314
	1580	+	executive director of the Office of Higher Education, about any 1315
	1581	+	credential offered by such institution, school or provider for inclusion 1316
	1582	+	in the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such 1317
	1583	+	information shall include, but need not be limited to, the data described 1318
	1584	+	in subdivisions (1) to (12), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, 1319
	1585	+	except an institution of higher education may omit the data required 1320
	1586	+	pursuant to subdivisions (6), (9) and (10) of subsection (b) of this section 1321
	1587	+	if such data is not applicable to a credential offered by such institution. 1322
	1588	+	(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any state 1323 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1595	+	agency or department to submit credential information to the database 1324
	1596	+	created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 1325
	1597	+	(f) The Labor Department may, in consultation with the advisory 1326
	1598	+	council established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require any 1327
	1599	+	program sponsor of a preapprenticeship or apprenticeship program 1328
	1600	+	registered with the department to submit information about such 1329
	1601	+	program to the Office of Higher Education for inclusion in such 1330
	1602	+	database. 1331
	1603	+	Sec. 30. Subsection (c) of section 10a-55a of the 2022 supplement to 1332
	1604	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1333
	1605	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1334
	1606	+	(c) On or before October 1, 2007, each institution of higher education 1335
	1607	+	and private [occupational] career school, as defined in section 10a-22a, 1336
	1608	+	as amended by this act, shall have an emergency response plan. On or 1337
	1609	+	before October 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, each institution of 1338
	1610	+	higher education and private [occupational] career school shall submit 1339
	1611	+	a copy of its emergency response plan to (1) the Commissioner of 1340
	1612	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (2) local first responders. 1341
	1613	+	Such plan shall be developed in consultation with such first responders 1342
	1614	+	and shall include a strategy for notifying students and employees of the 1343
	1615	+	institution or school and visitors to such institution or school of 1344
	1616	+	emergency information. 1345
	1617	+	Sec. 31. Section 10a-161a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1346
	1618	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1347
	1619	+	The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and 1348
	1620	+	the Office of Higher Education shall report, biennially, in accordance 1349
	1621	+	with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of 1350
	1622	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 1351
	1623	+	education on state, northeast regional and national trends in (1) the cost 1352
	1624	+	of attendance at public and independent institutions of higher education 1353
	1625	+	and private [occupational] career schools, and (2) the availability and 1354 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1632	+	utilization of all forms of student financial aid for academic and 1355
	1633	+	noncredit vocational courses and programs relative to economic 1356
	1634	+	conditions and personal income. 1357
	1635	+	Sec. 32. Subdivisions (21) and (22) of section 10a-223 of the 2022 1358
	1636	+	supplement to the general statutes, as amended by section 273 of public 1359
	1637	+	act 21-2 of the June special session, are repealed and the following is 1360
	1638	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1361
	1639	+	(21) "High-value certificate program" means a noncredit sub-1362
	1640	+	baccalaureate certificate program offered by an institution of higher 1363
	1641	+	education or a private [occupational] career school that the Chief 1364
	1642	+	Workforce Officer determines to meet the needs of employers in the 1365
	1643	+	state; and 1366
	1644	+	(22) "Connecticut high-value certificate program" means a high-value 1367
	1645	+	certificate program offered by an institution of higher education or a 1368
	1646	+	private [occupational] career school in the state. 1369
	1647	+	Sec. 33. Subdivision (109) of section 12-412 of the 2022 supplement to 1370
	1648	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1371
	1649	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1372
	1650	+	(109) Sales of college textbooks to full and part-time students enrolled 1373
	1651	+	at institutions of higher education or private [occupational] career 1374
	1652	+	schools authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as 1375
	1653	+	amended by this act, provided the student presents a valid student 1376
	1654	+	identification card. For purposes of this subdivision, "college textbooks" 1377
	1655	+	means new or used books and related workbooks required or 1378
	1656	+	recommended for a course at an institution of higher education or a 1379
	1657	+	private [occupational] career school authorized pursuant to sections 1380
	1658	+	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act. 1381
	1659	+	Sec. 34. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 13b-38ee of the 1382
	1660	+	2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 1383
	1661	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1384 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1667	+
	1668	+	(1) "Eligible organization" means any provider of a training program 1385
	1669	+	including, but not limited to, a provider of a training program listed on 1386
	1670	+	the Labor Department's Eligible Training Provider List, an 1387
	1671	+	apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program sponsor, a provider of an 1388
	1672	+	alternate route to certification program approved by the State Board of 1389
	1673	+	Education, an institution of higher education, a private [occupational] 1390
	1674	+	career school, an employer, a state or municipal agency and a public or 1391
	1675	+	nonprofit social service provider in the state; and 1392
	1676	+	Sec. 35. Subsection (a) of section 14-37a of the general statutes is 1393
	1677	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1394
	1678	+	1, 2022): 1395
	1679	+	(a) Any person whose operator's license has been suspended 1396
	1680	+	pursuant to any provision of this chapter or chapter 248, except 1397
	1681	+	pursuant to section 14-215 for operating under suspension or pursuant 1398
	1682	+	to section 14-140 for failure to appear for any scheduled court 1399
	1683	+	appearance, and any person identified in subsection (g) of this section 1400
	1684	+	may make application to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for (1) a 1401
	1685	+	special "work" permit to operate a motor vehicle to and from such 1402
	1686	+	person's place of employment or, if such person is not employed at a 1403
	1687	+	fixed location, to operate a motor vehicle only in connection with, and 1404
	1688	+	to the extent necessary, to properly perform such person's business or 1405
	1689	+	profession, (2) a special "education" permit to operate a motor vehicle to 1406
	1690	+	and from an institution of higher education or a private [occupational] 1407
	1691	+	career school, as defined in section 10a-22a, as amended by this act, in 1408
	1692	+	which such person is enrolled, provided no such special "education" 1409
	1693	+	permit shall be issued to any student enrolled in a high school under the 1410
	1694	+	jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education, a high school under 1411
	1695	+	the jurisdiction of a regional educational service center, a charter school, 1412
	1696	+	a regional agricultural science and technology education center or a 1413
	1697	+	technical education and career school, or (3) a special "medical" permit 1414
	1698	+	to operate a motor vehicle to and from any ongoing medically necessary 1415
	1699	+	treatment, available upon adoption by the commissioner of regulations 1416
	1700	+	pursuant to chapter 54, that describe qualifications for such permit. Such 1417 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1706	+
	1707	+	application shall be accompanied by an application fee of one hundred 1418
	1708	+	dollars. 1419
	1709	+	Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 17b-749 of the 2022 supplement to 1420
	1710	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1421
	1711	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1422
	1712	+	(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and operate 1423
	1713	+	a child care subsidy program to increase the availability, affordability 1424
	1714	+	and quality of child care services for families with a parent or caretaker 1425
	1715	+	who (1) is (A) working or attending high school, or (B) subject to the 1426
	1716	+	provisions of subsection (d) of this section, is enrolled or participating 1427
	1717	+	in (i) a public or independent institution of higher education, (ii) a 1428
	1718	+	private [occupational] career school authorized pursuant to sections 1429
	1719	+	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, (iii) a job training 1430
	1720	+	or employment program administered by a regional workforce 1431
	1721	+	development board, (iv) an apprenticeship program administered by 1432
	1722	+	the Labor Department's office of apprenticeship training, (v) an 1433
	1723	+	alternate route to certification program approved by the State Board of 1434
	1724	+	Education, (vi) an adult education program pursuant to section 10-69 or 1435
	1725	+	other high school equivalency program, or (vii) a local Even Start 1436
	1726	+	program or other adult education program approved by the 1437
	1727	+	Commissioner of Early Childhood; or (2) receives cash assistance under 1438
	1728	+	the temporary family assistance program from the Department of Social 1439
	1729	+	Services and is participating in an education, training or other job 1440
	1730	+	preparation activity approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 17b-1441
	1731	+	688i or subsection (b) of section 17b-689d. Services available under the 1442
	1732	+	child care subsidy program shall include the provision of child care 1443
	1733	+	subsidies for children under the age of thirteen or children under the 1444
	1734	+	age of nineteen with special needs. The Office of Early Childhood shall 1445
	1735	+	open and maintain enrollment for the child care subsidy program and 1446
	1736	+	shall administer such program within the existing budgetary resources 1447
	1737	+	available. The office shall issue a notice on the office's Internet web site 1448
	1738	+	any time the office closes the program to new applications, changes 1449
	1739	+	eligibility requirements, changes program benefits or makes any other 1450 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1745	+
	1746	+	change to the program's status or terms, except the office shall not be 1451
	1747	+	required to issue such notice when the office expands program 1452
	1748	+	eligibility. Any change in the office's acceptance of new applications, 1453
	1749	+	eligibility requirements, program benefits or any other change to the 1454
	1750	+	program's status or terms for which the office is required to give notice 1455
	1751	+	pursuant to this subsection, shall not be effective until thirty days after 1456
	1752	+	the office issues such notice. 1457
	1753	+	Sec. 37. Subsection (a) of section 31-11ss of the 2022 supplement to the 1458
	1754	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1459
	1755	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1460
	1756	+	(a) As used in this section: 1461
	1757	+	(1) "Advanced manufacturing" means a manufacturing process that 1462
	1758	+	makes extensive use of computer, high-precision or information 1463
	1759	+	technologies integrated with a high-performance workforce in a 1464
	1760	+	production system capable of furnishing a heterogeneous mix of 1465
	1761	+	products in small or large volumes with either the efficiency of mass 1466
	1762	+	production or the flexibility of custom manufacturing in order to 1467
	1763	+	respond quickly to customer demands. "Advanced manufacturing" 1468
	1764	+	includes newly developed methods to manufacture existing products 1469
	1765	+	and the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced 1470
	1766	+	technologies; 1471
	1767	+	(2) "Eligible business" means a business that (A) has operations in 1472
	1768	+	Connecticut, (B) has been registered to conduct business for not less than 1473
	1769	+	twelve months, and (C) is in good standing with respect to the payment 1474
	1770	+	of all state and local taxes. "Eligible business" does not include the state 1475
	1771	+	or any political subdivision thereof; 1476
	1772	+	(3) ["Private occupational school"] "Private career school" has the 1477
	1773	+	same meaning as provided in section 10a-22a, as amended by this act; 1478
	1774	+	(4) "Public institution of higher education" means any of the 1479
	1775	+	institutions of higher education identified in subdivision (2) of section 1480
	1776	+	10a-1; 1481 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1782	+
	1783	+	(5) "Qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate program" means 1482
	1784	+	a for-credit or noncredit sub-baccalaureate advanced manufacturing 1483
	1785	+	certificate program offered by a public institution of higher education 1484
	1786	+	or a private [occupational] career school in which at least seventy-five 1485
	1787	+	per cent of the graduates of such certificate program are employed in a 1486
	1788	+	field related to or requiring such certificate in the year following 1487
	1789	+	graduation; and 1488
	1790	+	(6) "Veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103. 1489
	1791	+	Sec. 38. Section 46b-56c of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1490
	1792	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 1491
	1793	+	October 1, 2022): 1492
	1794	+	(a) For purposes of this section, an educational support order is an 1493
	1795	+	order entered by a court requiring a parent to provide support for a 1494
	1796	+	child or children to attend for up to a total of four full academic years 1495
	1797	+	an institution of higher education or a private [occupational] career 1496
	1798	+	school for the purpose of attaining a bachelor's or other undergraduate 1497
	1799	+	degree, or other appropriate vocational instruction. An educational 1498
	1800	+	support order may be entered with respect to any child who has not 1499
	1801	+	attained twenty-three years of age and shall terminate not later than the 1500
	1802	+	date on which the child attains twenty-three years of age. 1501
	1803	+	(b) (1) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an 1502
	1804	+	educational support order at the time of entry of a decree of dissolution, 1503
	1805	+	legal separation or annulment, and no educational support order may 1504
	1806	+	be entered thereafter unless the decree explicitly provides that a motion 1505
	1807	+	or petition for an educational support order may be filed by either 1506
	1808	+	parent at a subsequent date. If no educational support order is entered 1507
	1809	+	at the time of entry of a decree of dissolution, legal separation or 1508
	1810	+	annulment, and the parents have a child who has not attained twenty-1509
	1811	+	three years of age, the court shall inform the parents that no educational 1510
	1812	+	support order may be entered thereafter. The court may accept a 1511
	1813	+	parent's waiver of the right to file a motion or petition for an educational 1512
	1814	+	support order upon a finding that the parent fully understands the 1513 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1820	+
	1821	+	consequences of such waiver. 1514
	1822	+	(2) A waiver of the right to file a motion or petition for an educational 1515
	1823	+	support order may be made in writing by either parent and accepted by 1516
	1824	+	the court, provided the parent making the writing attests, under oath, 1517
	1825	+	that the parent fully understands the consequences of such waiver, and 1518
	1826	+	that no restraining order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or protective 1519
	1827	+	order issued pursuant to section 46b-38c, between the parties is in effect 1520
	1828	+	or pending before the court. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 1521
	1829	+	preclude the court from requiring that the parties attend a hearing and 1522
	1830	+	that findings be made on the record. 1523
	1831	+	(3) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an 1524
	1832	+	educational support order at the time of entry of an order for support 1525
	1833	+	pendente lite pursuant to section 46b-83. 1526
	1834	+	(4) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an 1527
	1835	+	educational support order at the time of entering an order of support 1528
	1836	+	pursuant to section 46b-61 or 46b-171, or similar section of the general 1529
	1837	+	statutes, or at any time thereafter. 1530
	1838	+	(5) On motion or petition of a parent, the court may enter an 1531
	1839	+	educational support order at the time of entering an order pursuant to 1532
	1840	+	any other provision of the general statutes authorizing the court to make 1533
	1841	+	an order of support for a child, subject to the provisions of sections 46b-1534
	1842	+	301 to 46b-425, inclusive. 1535
	1843	+	(c) The court may not enter an educational support order pursuant to 1536
	1844	+	this section unless the court finds as a matter of fact that it is more likely 1537
	1845	+	than not that the parents would have provided support to the child for 1538
	1846	+	higher education or private [occupational] career school if the family 1539
	1847	+	were intact. After making such finding, the court, in determining 1540
	1848	+	whether to enter an educational support order, shall consider all 1541
	1849	+	relevant circumstances, including: (1) The parents' income, assets and 1542
	1850	+	other obligations, including obligations to other dependents; (2) the 1543
	1851	+	child's need for support to attend an institution of higher education or 1544 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1857	+
	1858	+	private [occupational] career school considering the child's assets and 1545
	1859	+	the child's ability to earn income; (3) the availability of financial aid from 1546
	1860	+	other sources, including grants and loans; (4) the reasonableness of the 1547
	1861	+	higher education to be funded considering the child's academic record 1548
	1862	+	and the financial resources available; (5) the child's preparation for, 1549
	1863	+	aptitude for and commitment to higher education; and (6) evidence, if 1550
	1864	+	any, of the institution of higher education or private [occupational] 1551
	1865	+	career school the child would attend. 1552
	1866	+	(d) Any finding required to be made by the court, pursuant to this 1553
	1867	+	section may be made on the basis of an affidavit, made under oath, by 1554
	1868	+	either party, provided that the party making the affidavit attests that no 1555
	1869	+	restraining order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or protective order, 1556
	1870	+	issued pursuant to section 46b-38c, between the parties is in effect or 1557
	1871	+	pending before the court. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the 1558
	1872	+	court from requiring that the parties attend a hearing and that findings 1559
	1873	+	be made on the record. 1560
	1874	+	(e) At the appropriate time, both parents shall participate in, and 1561
	1875	+	agree upon, the decision as to which institution of higher education or 1562
	1876	+	private [occupational] career school the child will attend. The court may 1563
	1877	+	make an order resolving the matter if the parents fail to reach an 1564
	1878	+	agreement. 1565
	1879	+	(f) To qualify for payments due under an educational support order, 1566
	1880	+	the child must (1) enroll in an accredited institution of higher education 1567
	1881	+	or private [occupational] career school, as defined in section 10a-22a, as 1568
	1882	+	amended by this act, (2) actively pursue a course of study 1569
	1883	+	commensurate with the child's vocational goals that constitutes at least 1570
	1884	+	one-half the course load determined by that institution or school to 1571
	1885	+	constitute full-time enrollment, (3) maintain good academic standing in 1572
	1886	+	accordance with the rules of the institution or school, and (4) make 1573
	1887	+	available all academic records to both parents during the term of the 1574
	1888	+	order. The order shall be suspended after any academic period during 1575
	1889	+	which the child fails to comply with these conditions. 1576 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1895	+
	1896	+	(g) The educational support order may include support for any 1577
	1897	+	necessary educational expense, including room, board, dues, tuition, 1578
	1898	+	fees, registration and application costs, but such expenses shall not be 1579
	1899	+	more than the amount charged by The University of Connecticut for a 1580
	1900	+	full-time in-state student at the time the child for whom educational 1581
	1901	+	support is being ordered matriculates, except this limit may be exceeded 1582
	1902	+	by agreement of the parents. An educational support order may also 1583
	1903	+	include the cost of books and medical insurance for such child. 1584
	1904	+	(h) The court may direct that payments under an educational support 1585
	1905	+	order be made (1) to a parent to be forwarded to the institution of higher 1586
	1906	+	education or private [occupational] career school, (2) directly to the 1587
	1907	+	institution or school, or (3) otherwise as the court determines to be 1588
	1908	+	appropriate. 1589
	1909	+	(i) On motion or petition of a parent, an educational support order 1590
	1910	+	may be modified or enforced in the same manner as is provided by law 1591
	1911	+	for any support order. 1592
	1912	+	(j) This section does not create a right of action by a child for parental 1593
	1913	+	support for higher education. 1594
	1914	+	(k) An educational support order under this section does not include 1595
	1915	+	support for graduate or postgraduate education beyond a bachelor's 1596
	1916	+	degree. 1597
	1917	+	(l) The provisions of this section shall apply only in cases when the 1598
	1918	+	initial order for parental support of the child is entered on or after 1599
	1919	+	October 1, 2002. 1600
	1920	+	Sec. 39. Subsection (a) of section 10a-55i of the 2022 supplement to the 1601
	1921	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1602
	1922	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1603
	1923	+	(a) There is established a Higher Education Consolidation Committee 1604
	1924	+	which shall be convened by the chairpersons of the joint standing 1605
	1925	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1606 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1932	+	relating to higher education or such chairpersons' designee, who shall 1607
	1933	+	be a member of such joint standing committee. The membership of the 1608
	1934	+	Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall consist of the higher 1609
	1935	+	education subcommittee on appropriations and the chairpersons, vice 1610
	1936	+	chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of 1611
	1937	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 1612
	1938	+	education and appropriations. The Higher Education Consolidation 1613
	1939	+	Committee shall establish a meeting and public hearing schedule for 1614
	1940	+	purposes of receiving updates from (1) the Board of Regents for Higher 1615
	1941	+	Education on the progress of the consolidation of the state system of 1616
	1942	+	higher education pursuant to this section, section 4-9c, subsection (g) of 1617
	1943	+	section 5-160, section 5-199d, subsection (a) of section 7-323k, subsection 1618
	1944	+	(a) of section 7-608, subsection (a) of section 10-9, section 10-155d, 1619
	1945	+	subdivision (14) of section 10-183b, sections 10a-1a to 10a-1d, inclusive, 1620
	1946	+	as amended by this act, 10a-3 and 10a-3a, 10a-8, 10a-10a to 10a-11a, 1621
	1947	+	inclusive, 10a-17d and 10a-22a, as amended by this act, [subsections (f) 1622
	1948	+	and (h) of] section 10a-22b, as amended by this act, subsections (c) and 1623
	1949	+	(d) of section 10a-22d, as amended by this act, sections 10a-22h, as 1624
	1950	+	amended by this act, and 10a-22k, subsection (a) of section 10a-22n, as 1625
	1951	+	amended by this act, sections 10a-22r, as amended by this act, 10a-22s, 1626
	1952	+	10a-22u, as amended by this act, 10a-22v, as amended by this act, 10a-1627
	1953	+	22x and 10a-34 to 10a-35a, inclusive, as amended by this act, subsection 1628
	1954	+	(a) of section 10a-48a, sections 10a-71 and 10a-72, subsections (c) and (f) 1629
	1955	+	of section 10a-77, section 10a-88, subsection (a) of section 10a-89, 1630
	1956	+	subsection (c) of section 10a-99 and sections 10a-102, 10a-104, 10a-105, 1631
	1957	+	10a-109e, 10a-143 and 10a-168a, and (2) the Board of Regents for Higher 1632
	1958	+	Education and The University of Connecticut on the program approval 1633
	1959	+	process for the constituent units. The Higher Education Consolidation 1634
	1960	+	Committee shall convene its first meeting on or before September 15, 1635
	1961	+	2011, and meet not less than once every two months. 1636
	1962	+	Sec. 40. Section 10a-22y of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1637
	1963	+	October 1, 2022) 1638 Raised Bill No. 105
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	1970	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	1971	+	sections:
	1972	+
	1973	+	Section 1 July 1, 2022 4-5
	1974	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 10a-1d
	1975	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 10a-34
	1976	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2022 10a-34c
	1977	+	Sec. 5 October 1, 2022 10a-34e(a)
	1978	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2022 10a-34g(a)
	1979	+	Sec. 7 October 1, 2022 10-67(4)
	1980	+	Sec. 8 October 1, 2022 12-407(a)(37)(J)
	1981	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2022 30-22a(k)
	1982	+	Sec. 10 October 1, 2022 10a-22a
	1983	+	Sec. 11 October 1, 2022 10a-22b
	1984	+	Sec. 12 October 1, 2022 10a-22c
	1985	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2022 10a-22d
	1986	+	Sec. 14 October 1, 2022 10a-22e
	1987	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2022 10a-22f
	1988	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2022 10a-22g
	1989	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2022 10a-22h
	1990	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 2022 10a-22i
	1991	+	Sec. 19 October 1, 2022 10a-22l
	1992	+	Sec. 20 October 1, 2022 10a-22m
	1993	+	Sec. 21 October 1, 2022 10a-22n
	1994	+	Sec. 22 October 1, 2022 10a-22p
	1995	+	Sec. 23 October 1, 2022 10a-22q
	1996	+	Sec. 24 October 1, 2022 10a-22r
	1997	+	Sec. 25 October 1, 2022 10a-22u
	1998	+	Sec. 26 October 1, 2022 10a-22v
	1999	+	Sec. 27 October 1, 2022 10-95r(c)
	2000	+	Sec. 28 October 1, 2022 10a-11b(a)(1)
	2001	+	Sec. 29 October 1, 2022 10a-34h
	2002	+	Sec. 30 October 1, 2022 10a-55a(c)
	2003	+	Sec. 31 October 1, 2022 10a-161a
	2004	+	Sec. 32 October 1, 2022 10a-223(21) and (22)
	2005	+	Sec. 33 October 1, 2022 12-412(109)
	2006	+	Sec. 34 October 1, 2022 13b-38ee(a)(1)
	2007	+	Sec. 35 October 1, 2022 14-37a(a)
	2008	+	Sec. 36 October 1, 2022 17b-749(a)
	2009	+	Sec. 37 October 1, 2022 31-11ss(a) Raised Bill No. 105
	2010	+
	2011	+
	2012	+	LCO 1200 {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00105-
	2013	+	R01-SB.docx }
	2014	+	53 of 53
	2015	+
	2016	+	Sec. 38 October 1, 2022 46b-56c
	2017	+	Sec. 39 October 1, 2022 10a-55i(a)
	2018	+	Sec. 40 October 1, 2022 Repealer section
	2019	+
	2020	+	HED Joint Favorable
1932	2021