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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
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12	20		AN ACT REQUIRING REPORTING OF PROJECTED AND ACTUAL
13	21		REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF
14	22		HIGHER EDUCATION.
15	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	24		Assembly convened:
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18	26		Section 1. Section 10a-77 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
19	27		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 2
20	28		(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 3
21	29		of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education 4
22	30		shall fix fees for tuition at the regional community-technical colleges and 5
23	31		shall fix fees for such other purposes as the board deems necessary at 6
24	32		the regional community-technical colleges, and may make refunds to 7
25	33		the same. 8
26	34		(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 9
27	35		administer a fund to be known as the Regional Community-Technical 10
28	36		Colleges Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the 11
29	37		state and, upon request by the board and with an annual review and 12
30		-	approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the 13
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31	44		amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' 14
32	45		compensation applicable to the regional community-technical colleges 15
33	46		pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the 16
34	47		Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the regional 17
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	48	+	community-technical colleges in accordance with the provisions of 18
42	49		subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income 19
43	50		from student fees or related charges; the proceeds of auxiliary activities 20
44	51		and business enterprises, gifts and donations; federal funds and grants 21
45	52		for purposes other than research, and all receipts derived from the 22
46	53		conduct by the colleges of their education extension programs and 23
47	54		summer school sessions shall be credited to said fund but shall be 24
48	55		allocated to the central office and institutional operating accounts which 25
49	56		shall be established and maintained for the central office and each 26
50	57		community-technical college. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 27
51	58		Management disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require the 28
52	59		amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for 29
53	60		personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The 30
54	61		State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such 31
55	62		request by the board. The board shall establish an equitable policy, in 32
56	63		accordance with section 10a-8, for allocation of appropriations from 33
57	64		general revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the 34
58	65		Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in the Regional Community-35
59	66		Technical Colleges Operating Fund. At the beginning of each quarter of 36
60	67		the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and transfer, in accordance with 37
61	68		said policy, moneys for expenditure in such institutional operating 38
62	69		accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for central office operations and 39
63	70		reasonable reserves for future distribution. All costs of waiving or 40
64	71		remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be 41
65	72		charged to the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating 42
66	73		Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported by 43
67	74		operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 44
68	75		the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 45
69	76		is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 46
70	77		receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 47
71		-	as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 48
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72	84		Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 49
73	85		obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 50
74	86		community-technical colleges. 51
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	87	+	(c) [Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not] (1) Not later 52
82	88		than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] 53
83	89		Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with 54
84	90		the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 55
85	91		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 56
86	92		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher 57
87	93		Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the 58
88	94		actual expenditures of the Regional Community-Technical Colleges 59
89	95		Operating Fund. 60
90	96		(2) Not later than August 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Board 61
91	97		of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 62
92	98		provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 63
93	99		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 64
94	100		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 65
95	101		and employment advancement the actual revenue and expenditures of 66
96	102		the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund during 67
97	103		the prior fiscal year, itemized by the categories specified in subdivision 68
98	104		(4) of this subsection. 69
99	105		(3) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Board 70
100	106		of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 71
101	107		provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 72
102	108		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 73
103	109		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 74
104	110		and employment advancement the projected revenue and expenditures 75
105	111		of the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund for the 76
106	112		current fiscal year, itemized by the categories specified in subdivision 77
107	113		(4) of this subsection. 78
108	114		(4) (A) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall categorize 79
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110	121		Colleges Operating Fund by state support and other sources of revenue. 81
111	122		Under the state support category, the board shall itemize revenue by (i) 82
112	123		ongoing state support, (ii) funds allocated for said fund from the federal 83
113	124		funds designated for the state pursuant to the American Rescue Plan 84
114		-	Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, if any, (iii) deficiency funding, (iv) state-paid 85 Substitute Bill No. 5341
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	125	+	Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, if any, (iii) deficiency funding, (iv) state-paid 85
121	126		fringe benefits, and (v) any other category of funding from the state. 86
122	127		Under the other sources of revenue category, the board shall itemize 87
123	128		revenue by (I) tuition, (II) fees, (III) federal funds, grants and contracts, 88
124	129		(IV) foundation and endowment funds, (V) sales and services, (VI) 89
125	130		auxiliary enterprises, and (VII) any other category of revenue from other 90
126	131		sources. 91
127	132		(B) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall itemize the 92
128	133		actual and projected expenditures of the Regional Community-93
129	134		Technical Colleges Operating Fund by (i) personal services, (ii) fringe 94
130	135		benefits, (iii) energy, (iv) equipment, (v) student financial aid, (vi) debt 95
131	136		service and other projects or transfers, and (vii) any other category of 96
132	137		expenditure. 97
133	138		(d) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 98
134	139		Education shall waive the payment of tuition at any of the regional 99
135	140		community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent child of a person 100
136	141		whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing 101
137	142		in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed 102
138	143		forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission 103
139	144		to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 104
140	145		accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the provisions 105
141	146		of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-106
142	147		103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, 107
143	148		except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 108
144	149		not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 109
145	150		which veteran has been accepted for admission to such institution and 110
146	151		is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for 111
147	152		admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two 112
148	153		years of age or older, provided, at the end of the regular registration 113
149		-	period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students 114
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150	160		other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this 115
151	161		subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll 116
152	162		and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such 117
153		-	students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut State Police 118 Substitute Bill No. 5341
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	163	+	students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut State Police 118
160	164		Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 119
161	165		academy offered in coordination with a regional community-technical 120
162	166		college which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active 121
163	167		member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has 122
164	168		been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's 123
165	169		designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled 124
166	170		or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time 125
167	171		basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 126
168	172		dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 127
169	173		supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 128
170	174		section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 129
171	175		employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 130
172	176		the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child 131
173	177		or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of 132
174	178		this state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was 133
175	179		killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 134
176	180		10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for any resident of 135
177	181		the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who 136
178	182		was killed in action while performing active military duty with the 137
179	183		armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and 138
180	184		who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition 139
181	185		waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 140
182	186		educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 141
183	187		reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 142
184	188		and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 143
185	189		subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 144
186	190		tuition waivers in registering for courses at regional community-145
187	191		technical colleges. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as 146
188	192		used in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for 147
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190	199		(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 149
191	200		applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 150
192	201		Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 151
193		-	Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at any 152 Substitute Bill No. 5341
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	202	+	Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at any 152
200	203		of the regional community-technical colleges for such veteran in 153
201	204		accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran 154
202	205		certifies to said board that such veteran's application for such federal 155
203	206		educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board [of 156
204	207		trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in accordance with 157
205	208		subsection (d) of this section. 158
206	209		(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 159
207	210		means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 160
208	211		Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to a regional 161
209	212		community-technical college on behalf of a veteran that represents 162
210	213		payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) 163
211	214		the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to a 164
212	215		regional community-technical college on behalf of such veteran by (ii) 165
213	216		an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by such 166
214	217		college to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 167
215	218		charged by such college to such veteran. 168
216	219		(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 169
217	220		excess of the veteran tuition benefit at any of the regional community-170
218	221		technical colleges for such veteran. 171
219	222		(f) Said board shall set aside from its anticipated regional community-172
220	223		technical college tuition revenue, an amount not less than that required 173
221	224		by said board's tuition policy. Such funds shall be used to provide 174
222	225		tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and 175
223	226		student employment for residents enrolled in regional community-176
224	227		technical colleges as full or part-time matriculated students in a degree-177
225	228		granting program, or enrolled in a precollege remedial program, who 178
226	229		demonstrate substantial financial need. Said board may also set aside 179
227	230		from its anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to one 180
228		-	per cent of said tuition revenue for financial assistance for students who 181
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229	237		would not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do have 182
230	238		a financial need as determined by the college in accordance with this 183
231	239		subsection. In determining such financial need, the college shall exclude 184
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	240	+	the value of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or 185
239	241		legal guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is 186
240	242		not considered to be a dependent of [his] such student's parents or legal 187
241	243		guardians and shall assess the earnings of a dependent student at the 188
242	244		rate of thirty per cent. 189
243	245		(g) The Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund 190
244	246		shall be reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition waivers 191
245	247		granted under subsection (d) of this section exceed five per cent of 192
246	248		tuition revenue through an annual state appropriation. The [board of 193
247	249		trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an 194
248	250		appropriation and said appropriation shall be based upon an estimate 195
249	251		of tuition revenue loss using tuition rates in effect for the fiscal year in 196
250	252		which such appropriation will apply. 197
251	253		(h) Said board [of trustees] shall allow any student who is a member 198
252	254		of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll 199
253	255		in any course for which such student had remitted tuition but which 200
254	256		was not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment 201
255	257		shall be offered to any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four 202
256	258		years after the date of release from active duty without additional 203
257	259		tuition, student fee or related charge, except if such student has been 204
258	260		fully reimbursed for the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was 205
259	261		not completed. 206
260		-	(i) [The Board of Regents for Higher Education~~] Said board~~ shall not 207
261		-	~~assess or~~ charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in a regional 208
	262	+	(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 207
	263	+	charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in a regional 208
262	264		community-technical college for the purpose of graduating from such 209
263	265		regional community-technical college. 210
264	266		Sec. 2. Section 10a-99 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 211
265	267		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 212
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267	274		(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 214
268	275		of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 215
269		-	Education shall fix fees for tuition and [shall fix fees] for such other 216 Substitute Bill No. 5341
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	276	+	Education shall fix fees for tuition and [shall fix fees] for such other 216
276	277		purposes as the board deems necessary at the [university] Connecticut 217
277	278		State University System, and may make refunds of the same. 218
278	279		(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 219
279	280		administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State University 220
280	281		System Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the 221
281	282		state and upon request by the Connecticut State University System and 222
282	283		with the annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of 223
283	284		Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe 224
284	285		benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 225
285	286		from the State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the 226
286	287		Connecticut State University System in accordance with the provisions 227
287	288		of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income 228
288	289		from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities 229
289	290		and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, 230
290	291		subject to the provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, and all 231
291	292		receipts derived from the conduct by a state university of its education 232
292	293		extension program and its summer school session shall be credited to 233
293	294		said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and institutional 234
294	295		operating accounts which shall be established and maintained for the 235
295	296		central office and each state university. Any such gifts and donations, 236
296	297		federal funds and grants for purposes of research shall be allocated to 237
297	298		separate accounts within such central office and institutional operating 238
298	299		accounts. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 239
299	300		disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the 240
300	301		appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 241
301	302		and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 242
302	303		shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the 243
303	304		university. The board shall establish an equitable policy, in accordance 244
304	305		with section 10a-8, for allocation of appropriations from general 245
305	306		revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the State 246
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308	314		the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and transfer, in accordance with 249
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316	316		accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for central office operations and 251
317	317		reasonable reserves for future distribution. All costs of waiving or 252
318	318		remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be 253
319	319		charged to the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. 254
320	320		Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported by the 255
321	321		Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing one 256
322	322		million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 257
323	323		Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 258
324	324		Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 259
325	325		expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 260
326	326		required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 261
327	327		further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 262
328	328		bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 263
329	329		University System. 264
330	330		(c) [Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not] (1) Not later 265
331	331		than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] 266
332	332		Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with 267
333	333		the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 268
334	334		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 269
335	335		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher 270
336	336		Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the 271
337	337		actual expenditures of the Connecticut State University System 272
338	338		Operating Fund. 273
339	339		(2) Not later than August 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Board 274
340	340		of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 275
341	341		provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 276
342	342		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 277
343	343		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 278
344	344		and employment advancement the actual revenue and expenditures of 279
345	345		the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund during the 280
346		-	prior fiscal year, itemized by the categories specified in subdivision (4) 281
347		-	of this subsection. 282
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355	354		of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 284
356	355		provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 285
357	356		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 286
358	357		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 287
359	358		and employment advancement the projected revenue and expenditures 288
360	359		of the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund for the 289
361	360		current fiscal year, itemized by the categories specified in subdivision 290
362	361		(4) of this subsection. 291
363	362		(4) (A) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall categorize 292
364	363		the actual and projected revenue of the Connecticut State University 293
365	364		System Operating Fund by state support and other sources of revenue. 294
366	365		Under the state support category, the board shall itemize revenue by (i) 295
367	366		ongoing state support, (ii) funds allocated for said fund from the federal 296
368	367		funds designated for the state pursuant to the American Rescue Plan 297
369	368		Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 if any, (iii) deficiency funding, (iv) state-paid 298
370	369		fringe benefits, and (v) any other category of funding from the state. 299
371	370		Under the other sources of revenue category, the board shall itemize 300
372	371		revenue by (I) tuition, (II) fees, (III) federal funds, grants and contracts, 301
373	372		(IV) foundation and endowment funds, (V) sales and services, (VI) 302
374	373		auxiliary enterprises, and (VII) any other category of revenue from other 303
375	374		sources. 304
376	375		(B) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall itemize the 305
377	376		actual and projected expenditures of the Connecticut State University 306
378	377		System Operating Fund by (i) personal services, (ii) fringe benefits, (iii) 307
379	378		energy, (iv) equipment, (v) student financial aid, (vi) debt service and 308
380	379		other projects or transfers, and (vii) any other category of expenditure. 309
381	380		(d) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition fees for 310
382	381		undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the Connecticut State 311
383	382		University System (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the 312
384		-	armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or 313
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385	389		to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after 314
386	390		January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to such 315
387		-	institution and is a resident of the state at the time such child is accepted 316 Substitute Bill No. 5341
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394	392		for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the provisions of 317
395	393		subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-318
396	394		103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, 319
397	395		except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 320
398	396		not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 321
399	397		which veteran has been accepted for admission to such institution and 322
400	398		is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for 323
401	399		admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two 324
402	400		years of age or older who has been accepted for admission to such 325
403	401		institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-granting 326
404	402		program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration period, there are 327
405	403		enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 328
406	404		residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 329
407	405		course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 330
408	406		available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for 331
409	407		any student attending the Connecticut Police Academy who is enrolled 332
410	408		in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in coordination 333
411	409		with the university which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) 334
412	410		for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard 335
413	411		who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant 336
414	412		General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) 337
415	413		is enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time 338
416	414		or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting 339
417	415		program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined 340
418	416		in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) 341
419	417		firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 342
420	418		company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 343
421	419		section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state 344
422	420		who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 345
423	421		victim who was a resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a 346
424	422		resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 347
425		-	intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, 348
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427	430		surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing 350
428		-	active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or 351 Substitute Bill No. 5341
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435	432		after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any 352
436	433		person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions 353
437	434		of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement from an 354
438	435		employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such 355
439	436		educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National 356
440	437		Guard described in subdivision (5) of this subsection shall be given the 357
441	438		same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for 358
442	439		courses at Connecticut state universities. Notwithstanding the 359
443	440		provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in 360
444	441		this state" includes domicile for less than one year. 361
445	442		(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 362
446	443		applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 363
447	444		Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 364
448	445		Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at the 365
449	446		Connecticut State University System for such veteran in accordance 366
450	447		with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to 367
451	448		said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational 368
452	449		assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall 369
453	450		waive the payment of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this 370
454	451		section. 371
455	452		(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 372
456	453		means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 373
457	454		Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the 374
458	455		Connecticut State University System on behalf of a veteran that 375
459	456		represents payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by 376
460	457		multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance 377
461	458		to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of such 378
462	459		veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition 379
463	460		charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran by 380
464	461		(II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees charged by the Connecticut 381
465		-	State University System to such veteran. 382
466		-	(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 383
467		-	excess of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University 384 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	462	+	State University System to such veteran. 382 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	468	+	(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 383
	469	+	excess of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University 384
474	470		System for such veteran. 385
475	471		(f) Said board shall set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an 386
476	472		amount not less than that required by the [board of governors'] tuition 387
477	473		policy established under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-388
478	474		6. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition 389
479	475		remissions, grants for educational expenses and student employment 390
480	476		for any undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled as a full or 391
481	477		part-time matriculated student in a degree-granting program, or 392
482	478		enrolled in a precollege remedial program, and who demonstrates 393
483	479		substantial financial need. Said board may also set aside from its 394
484	480		anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent 395
485	481		of said tuition revenue for financial assistance for students who would 396
486	482		not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a 397
487	483		financial need as determined by the state university within the 398
488	484		Connecticut State University System in accordance with this subsection. 399
489	485		In determining such financial need, the university shall exclude the 400
490	486		value of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal 401
491	487		guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not 402
492	488		considered to be a dependent of [his] such student's parents or legal 403
493	489		guardians and shall assess the earnings of a dependent student at the 404
494	490		rate of thirty per cent. 405
495	491		(g) The Connecticut State University System Operating Fund shall be 406
496	492		reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition waivers granted under 407
497	493		subsection (d) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition 408
498	494		revenue through an annual state appropriation. The [board of trustees] 409
499	495		Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an 410
500	496		appropriation and said appropriation shall be based upon an estimate 411
501	497		of tuition revenue loss using tuition rates in effect for the fiscal year in 412
502	498		which such appropriation will apply. 413
503	499		(h) Said board [of trustees] shall allow any student who is a member 414
504		-	of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll 415
505		-	in any course for which such student had remitted tuition but which 416
506		-	was not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment 417 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	500	+	of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll 415 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	507	+	was not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment 417
513	508		shall be offered to any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four 418
514	509		years after the date of release from active duty without additional 419
515	510		tuition, student fee or related charge, except if such student has been 420
516	511		fully reimbursed for the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was 421
517	512		not completed. 422
518		-	(i) [The Board of Regents for Higher Education~~] Said board~~ shall not 423
519		-	~~assess or~~ charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the 424
520		-	~~Connecticut State~~ University System for the purpose of graduating from 425
521		-	~~a state university~~ within such system. 426
	513	+	(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 423
	514	+	charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the Connecticut State 424
	515	+	University System for the purpose of graduating from a state university 425
	516	+	within such system. 426
522	517		Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 10a-143 of the general statutes is 427
523	518		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 428
524	519		2024): 429
525	520		(f) (1) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 430
526	521		administer a fund to be known as the Board of Regents for Higher 431
527	522		Education for Charter Oak State College Operating Fund, which shall 432
528	523		be a separate account within the General Fund. The operating fund shall 433
529	524		be used for the expenses of Charter Oak State College, including 434
530	525		personnel expenses and equipment, and for the support of college 435
531	526		activities pursuant to this section, including validation and evaluation 436
532	527		of learning, guidance and public information services, projects of 437
533	528		research and development for the improvement of learning materials 438
534	529		and the technology of delivery systems, and for the purchase of such 439
535	530		services, materials and equipment as are required for use in connection 440
536	531		with said activities. Appropriations from general revenues of the state, 441
537	532		all fees and proceeds of the board's activities on behalf of Charter Oak 442
538	533		State College, including grants and donations, not required by statute 443
539	534		or regulation to be deposited to the credit of the General Fund, shall be 444
540	535		credited to and become a part of the resources of said operating fund. 445
541	536		Any balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in said 446
542	537		operating fund. Not later than sixty days after the close of each quarter, 447
543		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance 448
544		-	with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of 449
545		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 450 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	538	+	the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance 448 Raised Bill No. 5341
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552	546		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher 451
553	547		Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the 452
554	548		actual expenditures of the Board of Regents for Higher Education for 453
555	549		Charter Oak State College Operating Fund. 454
556	550		(2) Not later than August 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Board 455
557	551		of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 456
558	552		provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 457
559	553		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 458
560	554		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 459
561	555		and employment advancement the actual revenue and expenditures of 460
562	556		the Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter Oak State College 461
563	557		Operating Fund during the prior fiscal year, itemized by the categories 462
564	558		specified in subdivision (4) of this subsection. 463
565	559		(3) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Board 464
566	560		of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 465
567	561		provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 466
568	562		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 467
569	563		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 468
570	564		and employment advancement the projected revenue and expenditures 469
571	565		of the Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter Oak State 470
572	566		College Operating Fund for the current fiscal year, itemized by the 471
573	567		categories specified in subdivision (4) of this subsection. 472
574	568		(4) (A) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall categorize 473
575	569		the actual and projected revenue of the Board of Regents for Higher 474
576	570		Education for Charter Oak State College Operating Fund by state 475
577	571		support and other sources of revenue. Under the state support category, 476
578	572		the board shall itemize revenue by (i) ongoing state support, (ii) funds 477
579	573		allocated for said fund from the federal funds designated for the state 478
580	574		pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, if any, (iii) 479
581	575		deficiency funding, (iv) state-paid fringe benefits, and (v) any other 480
582		-	category of funding from the state. Under the other sources of revenue 481
583		-	category, the board shall itemize revenue by (I) tuition, (II) fees, (III) 482
584		-	federal funds, grants and contracts, (IV) foundation and endowment 483 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	576	+	category of funding from the state. Under the other sources of revenue 481 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	583	+	federal funds, grants and contracts, (IV) foundation and endowment 483
591	584		funds, (V) sales and services, (VI) auxiliary enterprises, and (VII) any 484
592	585		other category of revenue from other sources. 485
593	586		(B) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall itemize the 486
594	587		actual and projected expenditures of the Board of Regents for Higher 487
595	588		Education for Charter Oak State College Operating Fund by (i) personal 488
596	589		services, (ii) fringe benefits, (iii) energy, (iv) equipment, (v) student 489
597	590		financial aid, (vi) debt service and other projects or transfers, and (vii) 490
598	591		any other category of expenditure. 491
599	592		Sec. 4. Section 10a-105 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 492
600	593		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 493
601	594		1, 2024): 494
602	595		(a) Subject to the provisions of sections 10a-8 and 10a-26, the Board of 495
603	596		Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall fix fees for tuition and 496
604	597		[shall fix fees] for such other purposes as the board deems necessary at 497
605	598		The University of Connecticut, and may make refunds of the same. 498
606	599		(b) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall 499
607	600		establish and administer a fund to be known as The University of 500
608	601		Connecticut Operating Fund, and in addition, may establish a Special 501
609	602		External Gift Fund, and an endowment fund, as defined in section 10a-502
610	603		109c, and such other funds as may be established pursuant to 503
611	604		subdivision (13) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d. Appropriations 504
612	605		from general revenues of the state and, upon request by the university 505
613	606		and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office 506
614	607		of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe 507
615	608		benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the university 508
616	609		pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the 509
617	610		Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the university in 510
618	611		accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, income 511
619	612		from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities 512
620		-	and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants 513
621		-	for purposes other than research and all receipts derived from the 514
622		-	conduct by The University of Connecticut of its education extension 515 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	613	+	and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants 513 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	620	+	conduct by The University of Connecticut of its education extension 515
629	621		program and its summer school session, except funds received by The 516
630	622		University of Connecticut Health Center, shall be deposited in said 517
631	623		operating fund. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 518
632	624		disapproves such transfer, he may require the amount of the 519
633	625		appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 520
634	626		and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 521
635	627		shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the 522
636	628		university. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to 523
637	629		subsection (g) of this section, except the cost of waiving or remitting 524
638	630		tuition for students enrolled in the schools of medicine or dental 525
639	631		medicine, shall be charged to said fund. Repairs, alterations or additions 526
640	632		to facilities supported by said fund costing one million dollars or more 527
641	633		shall require the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General 528
642	634		Assembly is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any 529
643	635		balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except 530
644	636		such sums as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the 531
645	637		General Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on 532
646	638		general obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of The 533
647	639		University of Connecticut. 534
648	640		(c) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall 535
649	641		establish and administer a fund to be known as The University of 536
650	642		Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund. Appropriations from 537
651	643		general revenues of the state except the amount of the appropriation for 538
652	644		operating expenses to be used for personal services and the 539
653	645		appropriations for fringe benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 540
654	646		4-73, all tuition revenue received by the health center in accordance with 541
655	647		the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, income from student fees 542
656	648		or related charges, proceeds from auxiliary and business enterprises, 543
657	649		gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes other than 544
658	650		research and other income relative to these activities shall be deposited 545
659	651		in said fund. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to 546
660		-	subsection (g) of this section for students enrolled in the schools of 547
661		-	medicine or dental medicine shall be charged to said fund. Repairs, 548
662		-	alterations or additions to facilities supported by said fund costing one 549 Substitute Bill No. 5341
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	659	+	alterations or additions to facilities supported by said fund costing one 549
669	660		million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 550
670	661		Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 551
671	662		Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 552
672	663		expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 553
673	664		required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 554
674	665		further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 555
675	666		bonds of the state issued for purposes of The University of Connecticut 556
676	667		Health Center. 557
677	668		(d) [Commencing December 1, 1981, and thereafter not] (1) Not later 558
678	669		than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the board of trustees shall 559
679	670		submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 560
680	671		standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 561
681	672		matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the 562
682	673		Office of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a 563
683	674		report on the actual expenditures of The University of Connecticut 564
684	675		Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health Center 565
685	676		Operating Fund containing such relevant information as the Office of 566
686	677		Policy and Management may require. [in the form prescribed by the 567
687	678		board of regents in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10a-8.] 568
688	679		(2) Not later than August 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Board 569
689	680		of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall submit, in accordance 570
690	681		with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 571
691	682		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 572
692	683		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 573
693	684		and employment advancement the actual revenue and expenditures of 574
694	685		The University of Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of 575
695	686		Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund during the prior fiscal year, 576
696	687		itemized by the categories specified in subdivision (4) of this subsection. 577
697	688		(3) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Board 578
698	689		of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall submit, in accordance 579
699		-	with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 580
700		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 581
701		-	appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 582 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	690	+	with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 580 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	697	+	appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and higher education 582
708	698		and employment advancement the projected revenue and expenditures 583
709	699		of The University of Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of 584
710	700		Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund for the current fiscal year, 585
711	701		itemized by the categories specified in subdivision (4) of this subsection. 586
712	702		(4) (A) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall 587
713	703		categorize the actual and projected revenue of The University of 588
714	704		Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health 589
715	705		Center Operating Fund by state support and other sources of revenue. 590
716	706		Under the state support category, the board shall itemize revenue by (i) 591
717	707		ongoing state support, (ii) funds allocated for said fund from the federal 592
718	708		funds designated for the state pursuant to the American Rescue Plan 593
719	709		Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, if any, (iii) deficiency funding, (iv) state-paid 594
720	710		fringe benefits, and (v) any other category of funding from the state. 595
721	711		Under the other sources of revenue category, the board shall itemize 596
722	712		revenue by (I) tuition, (II) fees, (III) federal funds, grants and contracts, 597
723	713		(IV) foundation and endowment funds, (V) sales and services, (VI) 598
724	714		auxiliary enterprises, and (VII) any other category of revenue from other 599
725	715		sources. 600
726	716		(B) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall 601
727	717		itemize the actual and projected expenditures of The University of 602
728	718		Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health 603
729	719		Center Operating Fund by (i) personal services, (ii) fringe benefits, (iii) 604
730	720		energy, (iv) equipment, (v) student financial aid, (vi) debt service and 605
731	721		other projects or transfers, and (vii) any other category of expenditure. 606
732	722		(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees for 607
733	723		any undergraduate or graduate degree program at The University of 608
734	724		Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed 609
735	725		forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have 610
736	726		been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 611
737	727		1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to The University 612
738		-	of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 613
739		-	accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the provisions 614
740		-	of subsection (f) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-615 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	728	+	of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 613 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	734	+	accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the provisions 614
	735	+	of subsection (f) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-615
747	736		103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, 616
748	737		except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 617
749	738		not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 618
750	739		which veteran has been accepted for admission to said institution and is 619
751	740		domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for admission 620
752	741		to said institution, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age 621
753	742		or older who has been accepted for admission to said institution, 622
754	743		provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or 623
755	744		(B) at the end of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the 624
756	745		course a sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible 625
757	746		for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which 626
758	747		such resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such 627
759	748		course after accommodating all such students, (4) for any active member 628
760	749		of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been 629
761	750		certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee 630
762	751		as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or 631
763	752		accepted for admission to said institution on a full-time or part-time 632
764	753		basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, (5) for 633
765	754		any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, 634
766	755		or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined 635
767	756		in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 636
768	757		employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 637
769	758		the line of duty, (6) for any resident of the state who is the dependent 638
770	759		child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 639
771	760		resident of the state, (7) for any dependent child of a resident of the state 640
772	761		who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of 641
773	762		Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (8) for 642
774	763		any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse 643
775	764		of a person who was killed in action while performing active military 644
776	765		duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 645
777	766		11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives 646
778	767		a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also 647
779		-	receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 648
780		-	shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 649
781		-	Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 650 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	768	+	receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 648 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	774	+	shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 649
	775	+	Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 650
788	776		(4) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not 651
789	777		receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at The University of 652
790	778		Connecticut. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 653
791	779		in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 654
792	780		than one year. 655
793	781		(f) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (e) of this section has 656
794	782		applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 657
795	783		Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the board of trustees shall waive the 658
796	784		payment of tuition at The University of Connecticut for such veteran in 659
797	785		accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran 660
798	786		certifies to said board that such veteran's application for such federal 661
799	787		educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board of 662
800	788		trustees shall waive the payment of tuition in accordance with 663
801	789		subsection [(d)] (e) of this section. 664
802	790		(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 665
803	791		means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 666
804	792		Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to The 667
805	793		University of Connecticut on behalf of a veteran that represents 668
806	794		payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) 669
807	795		the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to The 670
808	796		University of Connecticut on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an amount 671
809	797		obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by The University of 672
810	798		Connecticut to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 673
811	799		charged by The University of Connecticut to such veteran. 674
812	800		(B) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition in excess 675
813	801		of the veteran tuition benefit at The University of Connecticut for such 676
814	802		veteran. 677
815	803		(g) Said board of trustees shall set aside from its anticipated tuition 678
816	804		revenue, an amount not less than that required by [the board of 679
817		-	governors'] said board's tuition policy. [established under subdivision 680
818		-	(3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6.] Such funds shall be used to 681
819		-	provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational 682 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	805	+	governors'] said board's tuition policy. [established under subdivision 680 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	811	+	(3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6.] Such funds shall be used to 681
	812	+	provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational 682
826	813		expenses and student employment for any undergraduate, graduate or 683
827	814		professional student who is enrolled as a full or part-time matriculated 684
828	815		student in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a precollege 685
829	816		remedial program, and who demonstrates substantial financial need. 686
830	817		Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue an 687
831	818		additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition revenue for 688
832	819		financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for 689
833	820		financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by 690
834	821		the university in accordance with this subsection. In determining such 691
835	822		financial need, the university shall exclude the value of equity in the 692
836	823		principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the 693
837	824		student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a 694
838	825		dependent of [his] such student's parents or legal guardians and shall 695
839	826		assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 696
840	827		(h) The University of Connecticut Operating Fund shall be 697
841	828		reimbursed for the amount by which tuition waivers granted under 698
842	829		subsection (e) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition 699
843	830		revenue through an annual state appropriation. The board of trustees 700
844	831		shall request such an appropriation and said appropriation shall be 701
845	832		based upon an estimate of tuition revenue loss using tuition rates in 702
846	833		effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply. 703
847	834		(i) Said board of trustees shall grant remission or waiver of tuition for 704
848	835		graduate assistants at the university. Assistantship payments to 705
849	836		graduate assistants shall not be considered salaries and wages under the 706
850	837		provisions of section 3-119, and shall be paid according to a schedule 707
851	838		prescribed by the university and approved by the State Comptroller. 708
852	839		(j) Said board of trustees may provide health care coverage for 709
853	840		graduate assistants, postdoctoral trainees, graduate fellows and 710
854	841		graduate student interns identified in subdivision (6) of section 3-123aaa 711
855	842		by enrolling such individuals in a partnership plan as defined in section 712
856		-	3-123aaa. All premiums and expenses resulting from the participation 713
857		-	of such individuals in the partnership plan shall be paid by the 714
858		-	university. No such premiums or expenses shall be charged to the 715 Substitute Bill No. 5341
	843	+	3-123aaa. All premiums and expenses resulting from the participation 713 Raised Bill No. 5341
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	849	+	of such individuals in the partnership plan shall be paid by the 714
	850	+	university. No such premiums or expenses shall be charged to the 715
865	851		General Fund. 716
866	852		(k) Said board of trustees shall allow any student who is a member of 717
867	853		the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll in 718
868	854		any course for which such student had remitted tuition but which was 719
869	855		not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall 720
870	856		be offered to any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four 721
871	857		years after the date of release from active duty without additional 722
872	858		tuition, student fee or related charge, except if such student has been 723
873	859		fully reimbursed for the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was 724
874	860		not completed. 725
875		-	(l) [The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut~~] Said~~ 726
876		-	~~board of trustees shall not~~ assess or charge a graduation fee to any 727
877		-	~~student enrolled in The~~ University of Connecticut for the purpose of 728
878		-	~~graduating from such~~ university. 729
	861	+	(l) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall not 726
	862	+	assess or charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in The 727
	863	+	University of Connecticut for the purpose of graduating from such 728
	864	+	university. 729
879	865		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
880	866		sections:
881	867
882	868		Section 1 July 1, 2024 10a-77
883	869		Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10a-99
884	870		Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10a-143(f)
885	871		Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10a-105
886	872
887		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
888		-	~~In Sections 1(i) and 2(i), "~~The Board of Regents for Higher Education"
889		-	~~was bracketed and "Said board" was inserted after~~ the ~~closing bracket~~
890		-	~~for consistency;~~ and ~~in Section 4(l), "The Board of Trustees~~ of The
891		-	~~University~~ of ~~Connecticut" was bracketed and "Said~~ board ~~of trustees"~~
892		-	~~was inserted after the closing bracket for consistency~~.
893		-
894		-	~~HED Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO~~
	873	+	Statement of Purpose:
	874	+	To require the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of
	875	+	Trustees of The University of Connecticut to annually report the
	876	+	projected and actual revenues and expenditures of the public
	877	+	institutions of higher education under each board's governance.
	878	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	879	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	880	+	underlined.]
895	881