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PA 22-126—sSB 279
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE REGARDING MINOR AND
TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT STATUTES
SUMMARY: This act makes a conforming change in the statute establishing the
Board of Regents for Higher Education, increasing its total membership count by
one to account for the 2021 addition of the Office of Workforce Strategy’s chief
workforce officer to the board (§ 2).
It also makes conforming changes in laws governing (1) the Connecticut Higher
Education Supplemental Loan Authority’s (CHESLA) ability to offer education
financing assistance (§ 5) and (2) various workforce development statutes (§§ 6-
10).
Additionally, it makes several technical changes to the higher education,
education, and workforce development statutes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage, except the provision on CHESLA’s financing
authority (§ 5) takes effect on October 1, 2022.