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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 107
February Session, 2024
AN ACT UPDATING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CONNECTICUT, PAUSING THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PLAN TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FULL -TIME FACULTY AT PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND REPLACING
REFERENCES TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10a-109bb of the general statutes is repealed and 1
the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 2
[(a) There is established a construction management oversight 3
committee consisting of (1) four members appointed jointly by the 4
Governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority 5
leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House 6
of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority 7
leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate, and (2) three 8
members appointed by the Board of Trustees for The University of 9
Connecticut, who shall be members of said board. The board of trustees 10
shall replace any such committee member appointed by said board if 11
such committee member's term on the board expires or otherwise ends. 12
The members appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 13
shall have expertise in the fields of construction management, 14 Substitute Bill No. 107
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architectural design or construction project management. The 15
chairperson of the committee shall be designated by the board of 16
trustees. All appointments of the initial committee shall be made no later 17
than July 20, 2006. Appointments shall be for four consecutive years, 18
except that two of the initial appointments pursuant to subdivision (1) 19
of this subsection shall be for three consecutive years. Upon expiration 20
of the initial members' terms and every four years thereafter, new 21
members shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures for 22
appointment set forth in this section. A majority of the members of the 23
committee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. The 24
committee shall act by a majority vote of the members. The committee 25
shall maintain a record of its proceedings in such form as it determines, 26
provided such record indicates attendance and all votes cast by each 27
member. 28
(b) The construction management oversight committee established 29
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section] 30
(a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, or a 31
committee of the board, shall review and approve the policies and 32
procedures developed by The University of Connecticut to undertake 33
any project of UConn 2000, as [defined] described in subdivision (25) of 34
section 10a-109c, concerning the selection of design professionals and 35
contractors, as defined in subdivision (27) of section 10a-109c, contract 36
compliance, building and fire code compliance, deferred maintenance, 37
as defined in subdivision (29) of section 10a-109c, and an annual budget 38
for such maintenance prepared pursuant to section 10a-109dd, as 39
amended by this act, project and program budgets and schedules and 40
the authorization and review of contract changes. The [committee] 41
university shall prepare, biennially, a summary of construction 42
performance of UConn 2000 based on reports submitted at least 43
quarterly by the construction assurance office established pursuant to 44
section 10a-109cc, as amended by this act, and the board, or committee 45
of the board, shall, upon the completion of each named project pursuant 46
to section 10a-109e, conduct a review of the university's management of 47 Substitute Bill No. 107
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such project for its conformance with the applicable policies and 48
procedures governing construction undertaken pursuant to section 10a-49
109n. Such review of completed projects shall incorporate information, 50
including, but not limited to, that which is derived from reviews of the 51
reports submitted at least quarterly by the construction assurance office, 52
in accordance with section 10a-109cc, as amended by this act. 53
[(c) The construction management oversight committee established 54
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, upon] 55
(b) Upon completion of each assessment, summary and review 56
conducted pursuant to this section [,] by The University of Connecticut 57
or a committee of the board, the university or such committee, as 58
applicable, shall submit such assessment, summary and review to the 59
[Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut] board. The board 60
shall initially review each such assessment, summary and review 61
without the presence of university staff members. 62
Sec. 2. Section 10a-109cc of the general statutes is repealed and the 63
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 64
Not later than August 1, 2006, the Board of Trustees [for] of The 65
University of Connecticut shall establish the construction assurance 66
office. Positions in the office shall be paid positions. The office shall be 67
led by a director who shall be responsible for reviews of construction 68
performance of UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 69
10a-109c, and shall report at least quarterly to the [construction 70
management oversight committee in accordance with section 10a-71
109bb] Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, or a 72
committee of the board, and to the president of The University of 73
Connecticut. 74
Sec. 3. Section 10a-109dd of the general statutes is repealed and the 75
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 76
The university, as defined in subdivision (26) of section 10a-109c, 77
shall conduct reviews of deferred maintenance needs at the university 78 Substitute Bill No. 107
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and annually submit to the [construction management oversight 79
committee established pursuant to section 10a-109bb] Board of Trustees 80
of The University of Connecticut, or a committee of the board, an annual 81
budget concerning deferred maintenance, as defined in subdivision (29) 82
of section 10a-109c. 83
Sec. 4. Section 10a-154c of the general statutes is repealed and the 84
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 85
Not later than [December 31, 2005] December 31, 2028, and biennially 86
thereafter, the [Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges, 87
the] Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board 88
of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for 89
Higher Education shall each develop a plan to increase the number of 90
full-time faculty teaching at the colleges and universities under the 91
boards' jurisdiction. Not later than [December 31, 2005] December 31, 92
2028, and biennially thereafter, each board [of trustees] shall report [the] 93
regarding such plans in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 94
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 95
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment 96
advancement. 97
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 4-124z of the general statutes is 98
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 99
2024): 100
(a) Not later than January 1, 2022, and as necessary thereafter, the 101
board of the Technical Education and Career System, in consultation 102
with the Chief Workforce Officer, the Labor Commissioner, the 103
Commissioners of Economic and Community Development, Education 104
and Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 105
Management and the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 106
Colleges and Universities and one member of industry representing 107
each of the economic clusters identified by the Commissioner of 108
Economic and Community Development pursuant to section 32-1m 109
shall (1) review, evaluate and, as necessary, recommend improvements 110 Substitute Bill No. 107
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for certification and degree programs offered by the Technical 111
Education and Career System and the community-technical college 112
system to ensure that such programs meet the employment needs of 113
business and industry, (2) develop strategies to strengthen the linkage 114
between skill standards for education and training and the employment 115
needs of business and industry, (3) assess the unmet demand from 116
employers in the state to hire graduates of trade programs from 117
technical education and career schools and the unmet demand from 118
students in the state to enroll in a trade program at a technical education 119
and career school, and (4) assess opportunities to increase utilization of 120
technical education and career schools during after school hours and on 121
weekends. 122
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 4-124ff of the general statutes is 123
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 124
2024): 125
(b) There is established a Council of Advisors on Strategies for the 126
Knowledge Economy to promote the formation of university-industry 127
partnerships, identify benchmarks for technology-based workforce 128
innovation and competitiveness and advise the award process (1) for 129
innovation challenge grants to public postsecondary schools and their 130
business partners, and (2) grants under section 4-124hh. The council 131
shall be chaired by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 132
and shall include the Commissioner of Economic and Community 133
Development, the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 134
Colleges and Universities, the Labor Commissioner, the Chief 135
Workforce Officer, the chief executive officer of Connecticut 136
Innovations, Incorporated and four representatives from the technology 137
industry, one of whom shall be appointed by the president pro tempore 138
of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the 139
House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the 140
minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall be appointed by 141
the minority leader of the House of Representatives. 142
Sec. 7. Subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 4a-82 of the general 143 Substitute Bill No. 107
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statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 144
(Effective July 1, 2024): 145
(a) For the purposes of this section: 146
(1) "Person with a disability" means any individual with a disability, 147
excluding blindness, as such term is applied by the Department of 148
Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of 149
Developmental Services, the Department of Aging and Disability 150
Services or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who 151
is certified by the Department of Aging and Disability Services as 152
qualified to participate in a qualified partnership, as described in 153
subsections (e) to (l), inclusive, of this section; 154
(2) "Vocational rehabilitation service" means any goods and services 155
necessary to render a person with a disability employable, in accordance 156
with Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 701 et seq., as 157
amended from time to time; 158
(3) "Community rehabilitation program" means any entity or 159
individual that provides directly for or facilitates the provision of 160
vocational rehabilitation services to, or provides services in connection 161
with, the recruiting, hiring or managing of the employment of persons 162
with disabilities based on an individualized plan and budget for each 163
worker with a disability; 164
(4) "Commercial contractor" means any for-profit proprietorship, 165
partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, 166
association or other privately owned entity that employs persons to 167
perform janitorial work or contractual services, and that enters into 168
contracts to provide janitorial services or contractual services; 169
(5) "Janitorial work" means work performed in connection with the 170
care or maintenance of buildings, including, but not limited to, work 171
customarily performed by cleaners, porters, janitors and handypersons; 172
(6) "Janitorial contract" means a contract or subcontract to perform 173 Substitute Bill No. 107
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janitorial work for a department or agency of the state; 174
(7) "Person with a disadvantage" means any individual who is 175
determined by the Labor Department, or its designee, to be eligible for 176
employment services in accordance with the Workforce Innovation and 177
Opportunity Act or whose verified individual gross annual income 178
during the previous calendar year was not greater than two hundred 179
per cent of the federal poverty level for a family of four; 180
(8) "Awarding authority" means the Commissioner of Administrative 181
Services, Chief Court Administrator of the Judicial Branch and 182
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 183
Universities, as applicable; and 184
(9) "Contractual services" includes, but is not limited to, any and all 185
laundry and cleaning services, mail supply room staffing, data entry, 186
telephone call center staffing and other services specified by the 187
Commissioner of Administrative Services under subsection (b) of this 188
section. 189
(b) (1) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall establish a 190
program to create and expand janitorial work job opportunities for 191
persons with a disability and persons with a disadvantage. The program 192
shall create full-time jobs or full-time equivalents at standard wage rates 193
for persons with disabilities and persons with disadvantages. The 194
Judicial Branch and Board of Regents for Higher Education may 195
participate in such program. 196
(2) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may expand such 197
program to include contractual services that the commissioner deems 198
appropriate and shall post a list of such services on the department's 199
Internet web site. 200
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, 201
under such program, the awarding authority may award janitorial 202
contracts or contracts for contractual services pursuant to the following 203
procedures: (1) Upon receipt of a request for janitorial services or a 204 Substitute Bill No. 107
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contractual service that the Commissioner of Administrative Services 205
has deemed appropriate for inclusion in the program by an agency or 206
department of the state, the awarding authority shall notify each 207
qualified partnership, as described in subsections (e) to (l), inclusive, of 208
this section, of such request and invite each qualified partnership in 209
good standing to submit a bid proposal for such janitorial contract or 210
service contract to the awarding authority in a manner and form as 211
prescribed by the awarding authority; (2) in the event that only one such 212
qualified partnership submits a bid or proposal for such janitorial or 213
service contract, the awarding authority shall award such contract to 214
such qualified partnership, provided such bid or proposal does not 215
exceed the fair market value for such contract, as determined by the 216
awarding authority; (3) if more than one qualified partnership submits 217
a bid or proposal, the awarding authority shall award the contract to the 218
lowest responsible qualified bidder or most advantageous proposer, as 219
described in section 4a-59; and (4) in the event that a qualified 220
partnership does not submit a bid or proposal or is not awarded such 221
contract, the awarding authority shall award such contract in 222
accordance with the provisions of sections 4a-52a, 4a-59, 10a-151b and 223
17a-796, or title 51, as applicable. No awarding authority shall award a 224
contract under the provisions of this subsection at a site where 225
employees are employed pursuant to an existing collective bargaining 226
agreement or where a contract has been awarded pursuant to section 227
17a-796 unless a contract has been previously awarded to a qualified 228
partnership pursuant to this section at such site. 229
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the 230
responsibilities of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, Chief 231
Court Administrator or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 232
Colleges and Universities as established in subsections (b) and (c) of this 233
section, may not be delegated to an outside vendor. 234
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 4d-80 of the general statutes is 235
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 236
2024): 237 Substitute Bill No. 107
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(a) There is established a Commission for Educational Technology 238
within the Department of Administrative Services. The commission 239
shall consist of the following members or their designees: (1) The 240
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Commissioner of 241
Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Education, the 242
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, the 243
president of The University of Connecticut and the [president] 244
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the State 245
Librarian and the Consumer Counsel, (2) one member each representing 246
the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, the Connecticut 247
Association of Boards of Education, the Connecticut Conference of 248
Municipalities, the Connecticut Council of Small Towns, the 249
Connecticut Library Association, the Connecticut Association of Public 250
School Superintendents and the Connecticut Educators Computer 251
Association, (3) a secondary school teacher designated by the 252
Connecticut Education Association and an elementary school teacher 253
designated by the American Federation of Teachers–Connecticut, (4) 254
four members who represent business or have expertise in information 255
technology, two of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one of 256
whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of 257
Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the president 258
pro tempore of the Senate, (5) one member who is a chief elected official 259
of a municipality, who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 260
Senate, and (6) one member who is a representative of small business 261
who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 262
Representatives. The commission shall convene a meeting at least once 263
during each calendar quarter. 264
Sec. 9. Section 5-199d of the general statutes is repealed and the 265
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 266
The Department of Administrative Services or any other state agency 267
which seeks to contract for training for their employees shall, prior to 268
entering into a contract, contact the [president] chancellor of the 269
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or [said president's] the 270 Substitute Bill No. 107
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chancellor's designee, to determine if an appropriate training program 271
exists or can be designed at a regional community-technical college. 272
Nothing in this section shall preclude an agency from considering or 273
choosing other providers to meet such training need. 274
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 7-323k of the general statutes is 275
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 276
2024): 277
(a) There is established a Commission on Fire Prevention and Control 278
to consist of twelve members appointed by the Governor. The State Fire 279
Marshal or [his or her] the State Fire Marshal's designee and the 280
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 281
or [his or her] the chancellor's designee shall serve as ex-officio, voting 282
members of said commission. Of the twelve members appointed by the 283
Governor, two shall represent The Connecticut State Firefighter's 284
Association, two shall represent the Connecticut Fire Chiefs 285
Association, two shall represent the Uniformed Professional Firefighters 286
of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, two shall 287
represent the Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, two shall 288
represent the Connecticut Fire Department Instructors Association and 289
two shall represent the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. 290
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 7-608 of the general statutes is 291
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 292
2024): 293
(a) There is established a Neighborhood Revitalization Zone 294
Advisory Board. The board shall consist of the following voting 295
members: (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (2) 296
the director of the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at The 297
University of Connecticut; (3) the [president] chancellor of the 298
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; (4) the heads of those state 299
agencies deemed appropriate by the secretary; (5) the chief executive 300
officer of a municipality in which a neighborhood revitalization zone 301
planning committee, pursuant to this chapter, was established on or 302 Substitute Bill No. 107
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before July 1, 1998; and (6) one member of each such neighborhood 303
revitalization zone planning committee appointed by the chief executive 304
officer based upon recommendations submitted to him by such 305
committee. In a municipality having more than one neighborhood 306
revitalization zone planning committee, each committee shall submit its 307
recommendations to the chief executive officer and he shall choose the 308
board member to be appointed from such recommendations. Each 309
member of the board may designate a person to represent him on said 310
board. The membership of the board shall be increased on September 1, 311
1999, and annually thereafter, to reflect the addition of a municipal chief 312
executive officer and a member of a neighborhood revitalization zone 313
planning committee having been established in the preceding twelve 314
months, in a municipality not previously represented on said board. The 315
members of the board shall serve without compensation. 316
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 10-1 of the general statutes is 317
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 318
2024): 319
(b) The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the 320
General Assembly, the members of said board, provided each student 321
member (1) is on the list submitted to the Governor pursuant to section 322
10-2a, (2) is enrolled in a public high school in the state, (3) has 323
completed eleventh grade prior to the commencement of his term, (4) 324
has at least a B plus average, and (5) provides at least three references 325
from teachers in the school the student member is attending. The 326
nonstudent members shall serve for terms of four years commencing on 327
March first in the year of their appointment. The student members shall 328
serve for terms of one year commencing on July first in the year of their 329
appointment. The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 330
Colleges and Universities, the chairperson of the Technical Education 331
and Career System board and the Chief Workforce Officer shall serve as 332
ex-officio members without a vote. Any vacancy in [said] the State 333
Board of Education shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-334
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Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 10-16p of the 2024 supplement to the 336
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 337
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 338
(b) (1) The office shall be the lead agency for school readiness. For 339
purposes of this section and section 10-16u, school readiness program 340
providers eligible for funding from the office shall include local and 341
regional boards of education, regional educational service centers, 342
family resource centers and providers of child care centers, group child 343
care homes and family child care homes, as described in section 19a-77, 344
Head Start programs, preschool programs and other programs that 345
meet any standards established by the commissioner. The office shall 346
establish standards for school readiness programs. The standards may 347
include, but need not be limited to, guidelines for staff-child 348
interactions, curriculum content, including preliteracy development, 349
lesson plans, parental involvement, staff qualifications and training, 350
transition to school and administration. The office shall develop age-351
appropriate developmental skills and goals for children attending such 352
programs. The commissioner, in consultation with the [president] 353
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the 354
Commissioners of Education and Social Services and other appropriate 355
entities, shall develop a professional development program for the staff 356
of school readiness programs. 357
(2) For purposes of this section: 358
(A) Prior to July 1, 2022, "staff qualifications" means that for each 359
early childhood education program accepting state funds for infant, 360
toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's child care 361
program or school readiness program, there is in each classroom an 362
individual who has at least the following: (i) A childhood development 363
associate credential or an equivalent credential issued by an 364
organization approved by the commissioner and twelve credits or more 365
in early childhood education or child development, as determined by 366
the commissioner or the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 367
Colleges and Universities, after consultation with the commissioner, 368 Substitute Bill No. 107
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from an institution of higher education (I) accredited by the Board of 369
Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (II) 370
regionally accredited; (ii) an associate degree with twelve credits or 371
more in early childhood education or child development, as determined 372
by the commissioner or the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut 373
State Colleges and Universities, after consultation with the 374
commissioner, from such an institution; (iii) a four-year degree with 375
twelve credits or more in early childhood education or child 376
development, as determined by the commissioner or the [president] 377
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, after 378
consultation with the commissioner, from such an institution; (iv) 379
certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an endorsement in early 380
childhood education or special education; (v) an associate degree with a 381
concentration in early childhood education from an institution of higher 382
education that is regionally accredited; or (vi) a bachelor's degree with 383
a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of 384
higher education that is regionally accredited; 385
(B) From July 1, 2022, until June 30, 2025, "staff qualifications" means 386
that for each early childhood education program accepting state funds 387
for infant, toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's 388
child care program or school readiness program, (i) at least fifty per cent 389
of those individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of 390
children (I) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an 391
endorsement in early childhood education or early childhood special 392
education, (II) have been issued an early childhood teacher credential, 393
pursuant to section 10-520b, (III) hold at least an associate degree with a 394
concentration in early childhood education from an institution of higher 395
education that is regionally accredited, or (IV) satisfy the requirements 396
of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection, and (ii) such remaining 397
individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of children 398
hold a childhood development associate credential or an equivalent 399
credential issued by an organization approved by the commissioner and 400
twelve credits or more in early childhood education or child 401
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chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, after 403
consultation with the commissioner, from an institution of higher 404
education (I) accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education 405
or Office of Higher Education, and (II) regionally accredited; 406
(C) From July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2029, "staff qualifications" means 407
that for each early childhood education program accepting state funds 408
for infant, toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's 409
child care program or school readiness program, (i) at least fifty per cent 410
of those individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of 411
children (I) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an 412
endorsement in early childhood education or early childhood special 413
education, (II) have been issued an early childhood teacher credential, 414
pursuant to subdivision (2) of section 10-520b, (III) hold at least a 415
bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education 416
from an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited, or 417
(IV) satisfy the requirements of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this 418
subsection, and (ii) such remaining individuals with the primary 419
responsibility for a classroom of children (I) hold an associate degree 420
with a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of 421
higher education that is regionally accredited, or (II) have been issued 422
an early childhood teacher credential, pursuant to subdivision (1) of 423
section 10-520b; and 424
(D) On and after July 1, 2029, "staff qualifications" means that for each 425
early childhood education program accepting state funds for infant, 426
toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's child care 427
program or school readiness program, one hundred per cent of those 428
individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of children 429
(i) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an endorsement in 430
early childhood education or early childhood special education, (ii) have 431
been issued an early childhood teacher credential, pursuant to 432
subdivision (2) of section 10-520b, (iii) hold at least a bachelor's degree 433
with a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of 434
higher education that is regionally accredited, or (iv) satisfy the 435 Substitute Bill No. 107
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requirements of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection. 436
(3) Any individual with a bachelor's degree in early childhood 437
education or child development or a bachelor's degree and twelve 438
credits or more in early childhood education or child development, 439
who, on or before June 30, 2015, is employed by an early childhood 440
education program that accepts state funds for infant, toddler and 441
preschool spaces associated with such program's child care program or 442
school readiness program shall be considered to meet the staff 443
qualifications required under subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of 444
subdivision (2) of this subsection. No such early childhood education 445
program shall terminate any such individual from employment for 446
purposes of meeting the staff qualification requirements set forth in 447
subparagraph (B), (C) or (D) of subdivision (2) of this subsection. 448
(4) Any individual with an associate degree or a bachelor's degree in 449
early childhood education or child development or an associate degree 450
or a bachelor's degree and twelve credits or more in early childhood 451
education or child development from an institution of higher education 452
that is regionally accredited, other than an associate degree or a 453
bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education, 454
may submit documentation concerning such degree for review and 455
assessment by the office as to whether such degree has a sufficient 456
concentration in early childhood education so as to satisfy the 457
requirements set forth in subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of 458
subdivision (2) of this subsection. 459
(5) Any individual with an associate degree with twelve credits or 460
more in early childhood education or child development, as determined 461
by the commissioner or the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut 462
State Colleges and Universities, after consultation with the 463
commissioner, from an institution of higher education (A) accredited by 464
the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher 465
Education, and (B) regionally accredited, who has been employed in the 466
same early childhood education program that accepts state funds for 467
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child care program or school readiness program since 1995 shall be 469
considered to meet the staff qualifications required under 470
subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection 471
until June 30, 2025. On and after July 1, 2025, such individual shall hold 472
a childhood development associate credential or an equivalent 473
credential, described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of this 474
subsection, or otherwise meet the staff qualifications required under 475
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subdivision (2) of this subsection. Any 476
such individual who terminates his or her employment with such early 477
childhood education program on or before June 30, 2025, and accepts a 478
position at another early childhood education program accepting state 479
funds for spaces associated with such program's child care program or 480
school readiness program shall submit documentation of such 481
individual's progress toward meeting the staff qualification 482
requirements set forth in subparagraph (B) to (D), inclusive, of 483
subdivision (2) of this subsection in a manner determined by the office. 484
Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 10-16z of the general statutes is 485
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 486
2024): 487
(a) There is established the Early Childhood Cabinet. The cabinet 488
shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the 489
commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Education, or the 490
commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the 491
commissioner's designee, (4) the [president] chancellor of the 492
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the [president's] 493
chancellor's designee, (5) the Commissioner of Public Health, or the 494
commissioner's designee, (6) the Commissioner of Developmental 495
Services, or the commissioner's designee, (7) the Commissioner of 496
Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, (8) the executive 497
director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and 498
Opportunity or the executive director's designee, (9) the project director 499
of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office, (10) a parent 500
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program appointed by the minority leader of the House of 502
Representatives, (11) a representative of a local provider of early 503
childhood education appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, (12) 504
a representative of the Connecticut Family Resource Center Alliance 505
appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, (13) a 506
representative of a state-funded child care center appointed by the 507
majority leader of the Senate, (14) two appointed by the speaker of the 508
House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of a board of 509
education for a town designated as an alliance district, as defined in 510
section 10-262u, and one of whom is a parent who has a child attending 511
a school in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, 512
(15) two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 513
whom is a representative of an association of early education and child 514
care providers and one of whom is a representative of a public 515
elementary school with a prekindergarten program, (16) ten appointed 516
by the Governor, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 517
Head Start Association, one of whom is a representative of the business 518
community in this state, one of whom is a representative of the 519
philanthropic community in this state, one of whom is a representative 520
of the Connecticut State Employees Association, one of whom is an 521
administrator of the child care development block grant pursuant to the 522
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, one of whom is 523
responsible for administering grants received under section 1419 of Part 524
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1419, as 525
amended from time to time, one of whom is responsible for 526
administering the provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary 527
Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., one of whom is responsible for 528
coordinating education services to children and youth who are 529
homeless, one of whom is a licensed family child care home provider 530
and a member of a staffed family child care network identified by the 531
Commissioner of Early Childhood, and one of whom is a parent 532
recommended by a parent advisory group that has been appointed by 533
the Commissioner of Early Childhood, (17) the Secretary of the Office of 534
Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (18) the Lieutenant 535
Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee, (19) the 536 Substitute Bill No. 107
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Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee, and (20) the 537
Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the 538
commissioner's designee. 539
Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 10-16nn of the general statutes is 540
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 541
2024): 542
(a) There is established an Interagency Council for Ending the 543
Achievement Gap. The council shall consist of: (1) The Lieutenant 544
Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee, (2) the Commissioner 545
of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of 546
Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the 547
Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the 548
Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the 549
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 550
Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee, (7) the 551
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 552
commissioner's designee, (8) the Commissioner of Administrative 553
Services, or the commissioner's designee, (9) the Secretary of the Office 554
of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (10) the 555
Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee, and (11) the 556
Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court Administrator's 557
designee. The chairperson of the council shall be the Lieutenant 558
Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee. The council shall meet 559
at least quarterly. 560
Sec. 16. Subsection (c) of section 10-16pp of the general statutes is 561
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 562
2024): 563
(c) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Education, 564
the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 565
Universities, the chairperson of the Board of Trustees [for] of The 566
University of Connecticut and the Banking Commissioner shall report 567
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 568 Substitute Bill No. 107
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cognizance of matters relating to banks on the status of the plan 569
described in subsection (a) of this section. 570
Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 10-151d of the 2024 supplement to 571
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 572
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 573
(a) There is established a Performance Evaluation Advisory Council 574
within the Department of Education. Membership of the council shall 575
consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Education and the [president] 576
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or their 577
designees, (2) one representative from each of the following 578
associations, designated by the association, the Connecticut Association 579
of Boards of Education, the Connecticut Association of Public School 580
Superintendents, the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators, 581
the Connecticut Education Association, the American Federation of 582
Teachers-Connecticut, the Connecticut Association of School 583
Administrators and the Connecticut Association of Schools, (3) a 584
representative from the Task Force to Diversify the Educator Workforce, 585
established pursuant to section 10-156aa, as amended by this act, 586
designated by the chairpersons of said task force, and (4) persons 587
selected by the Commissioner of Education who shall include, but need 588
not be limited to, teachers, persons with expertise in performance 589
evaluation processes and systems, and any other person the 590
commissioner deems appropriate. 591
Sec. 18. Subsection (c) of section 10-155l of the general statutes is 592
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 593
2024): 594
(c) Not later than October 1, 2007, the Regional Educational Service 595
Center Minority Recruiting Alliance, in consultation with the 596
Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, 597
the constituent units of the state system of higher education and the 598
Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, shall propose 599
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chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities for pilot 601
programs to recruit and retain minority teachers and may consider, but 602
such consideration need not be limited to, the establishment and 603
operation of the following pilot programs: 604
(1) A fellows program leading to the eligibility for an educator 605
certificate for minority individuals who have (A) completed an intensive 606
summer session focusing on classroom management and methodology, 607
(B) received a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education 608
accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of 609
Higher Education or regionally accredited, (C) achieved a satisfactory 610
score on the examination required pursuant to section 10-145f or have 611
had such requirement waived pursuant to said section, and (D) have 612
such other qualifications for the issuance of an educator certificate as are 613
required for individuals participating in the alternate route to 614
certification program under section 10-155d; 615
(2) A competitive grant program to assist local and regional boards 616
of education to form and operate future teachers' clubs as part of the 617
extracurricular activities at middle and high schools under their 618
jurisdiction; and 619
(3) A program to allow minority college seniors who are majoring in 620
subject shortage areas pursuant to section 10-8b but who are not 621
enrolled in a teacher preparation program to receive up to three credits 622
for working as cadet teachers in a public school and, upon graduation 623
and recommendation by school officials, to allow such cadet teachers to 624
enter a fellows program pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection if 625
such a program is in operation. 626
Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 10-155m of the general statutes is 627
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 628
2024): 629
(a) The Commissioner of Education, the [president] chancellor of the 630
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the dean of the Neag 631 Substitute Bill No. 107
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School of Education at The University of Connecticut shall jointly 632
develop a plan to assist local and regional boards of education in 633
promoting the teaching profession as a career option to students in high 634
school. Such plan shall include, but need not be limited to, a means for 635
local and regional boards of education to develop partnerships with 636
educator preparation programs in the state, and the creation of 637
counseling programs directed to high school students in order to inform 638
them about and recruit them to the teaching profession. 639
Sec. 20. Subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of section 10-156aa of the 640
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 641
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 642
(8) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 643
Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee; 644
Sec. 21. Section 10-156bb of the 2024 supplement to the general 645
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 646
(Effective July 1, 2024): 647
There is established an Increasing Educator Diversity Policy 648
Oversight Council within the Department of Education. The council 649
shall consist of (1) the Commissioner of Education, or the 650
commissioner's designee, (2) two representatives from the Task Force to 651
Diversify the Educator Workforce, established pursuant to section 10-652
156aa, as amended by this act, (3) one representative from each of the 653
exclusive bargaining units for certified employees, chosen pursuant to 654
section 10-153b, (4) the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 655
Colleges and Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee, and 656
(5) a representative from an alternate route to certification program, 657
appointed by the Commissioner of Education. The council shall hold 658
quarterly meetings and advise, at least quarterly, the Commissioner of 659
Education, or the commissioner's designee, on ways to (A) encourage 660
diverse students in middle and secondary school to attend institutions 661
of higher education and enter teacher preparation programs, (B) recruit 662
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teacher preparation programs and pursue teaching careers, (C) recruit 664
and retain diverse educators in Connecticut schools, (D) recruit diverse 665
educators from other states to teach in Connecticut schools, and (E) 666
recruit diverse professionals in other fields to enter teaching. The 667
council shall report, annually, in accordance with the provisions of 668
section 11-4a, on the recommendations given to the commissioner, or 669
the commissioner's designee, pursuant to the provisions of this section, 670
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 671
cognizance of matters relating to education. For purposes of this section, 672
"diverse" means individuals whose race is defined as other than white, 673
or whose ethnicity is defined as Hispanic or Latino by the federal Office 674
of Management and Budget for use by the Bureau of Census of the 675
United States Department of Commerce. 676
Sec. 22. Section 10a-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the 677
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 678
(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a 679
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 680
who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The [president] chancellor 681
of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall (1) have the 682
authority to implement the policies, directives and rules of the board 683
and any additional responsibilities as the board may prescribe, (2) 684
implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c and recommendations 685
made pursuant to section 10a-11b, as amended by this act, (3) build 686
interdependent support among the Connecticut State University 687
System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter 688
Oak State College, (4) balance central authority with institutional 689
differentiation, autonomy and creativity, and (5) facilitate cooperation 690
and synergy among the Connecticut State University System, the 691
regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State 692
College. The [president] chancellor may designate an alternate to serve 693
as a member of any commission, foundation or committee upon which 694
the general statutes require the [president] chancellor to serve. Such 695
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be an executive staff responsible for the operation of the Board of 697
Regents for Higher Education. The executive staff shall be under the 698
direction of the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges 699
and Universities, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board of 700
Regents for Higher Education. 701
(b) The [president] chancellor may employ staff as is deemed 702
necessary, including, but not limited to, temporary assistants and 703
consultants. The board shall establish terms and conditions of 704
employment of the [president] chancellor and the board's staff, 705
prescribe their duties and fix the compensation of the [president] 706
chancellor and the board's professional and technical personnel. 707
(c) Upon recommendation of the [president] chancellor, the Board of 708
Regents for Higher Education shall appoint two [vice-presidents] vice-709
chancellors. One [vice-president] vice-chancellor shall represent the 710
Connecticut State University System and the other [vice-president] vice-711
chancellor shall represent the regional community-technical college 712
system. Each [vice-president] vice-chancellor shall perform such duties 713
and responsibilities as the board and [president] chancellor shall 714
prescribe, so that each said constituent unit fulfills its mission. Such 715
duties shall include, but not be limited to, oversight of academic 716
programs, student support services and institutional support. 717
(d) Not later than October 1, 2017, the [president] chancellor of the 718
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall establish the position 719
of outreach coordinator within the Connecticut State Colleges and 720
Universities system. Such outreach coordinator shall act as a liaison 721
between institutions within the system and businesses in the state to 722
develop workforce education and job training opportunities including 723
Early College Opportunity programs. Such position may be full time or 724
part time and may be held by an individual who also holds another 725
position within said system as part of such individual's regular duties 726
and without additional compensation. 727
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supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 729
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 730
(1) The commission shall consist of the following voting members: 731
(A) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 732
Universities, the president of The University of Connecticut, or their 733
designees from the Board of Regents and Board of Trustees; (B) the 734
provost of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the 735
provost of The University of Connecticut; (C) the chair of the Board of 736
Regents for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, and the 737
Board of Trustees [for] of The University of Connecticut, or the chairs' 738
designees; (D) the president, provost or chair of the board of a large 739
independent institution of higher education in the state, to be selected 740
by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (E) the president, provost or 741
chair of the board of a small independent institution of higher education 742
in the state, to be selected by the speaker of the House of 743
Representatives; (F) a representative from a private career school, to be 744
selected by the executive director of the Office of Higher Education; (G) 745
a teaching faculty representative from the Connecticut State 746
Universities, to be selected by the [president] chancellor of the 747
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; (H) a teaching faculty 748
representative from the regional community-technical colleges, to be 749
selected by the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges 750
and Universities; (I) a teaching faculty representative from The 751
University of Connecticut, to be selected by the president of The 752
University of Connecticut; (J) a teaching faculty representative from a 753
private career school in the state, to be selected by the executive director 754
of the Office of Higher Education; (K) one member appointed by the 755
president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a 756
large manufacturing employer in the state; (L) one member appointed 757
by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a 758
representative of a large financial or insurance services employer in the 759
state; (M) one member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, 760
who shall be a representative of an information technology or digital 761
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leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a small business 763
employer in the state; (O) one member appointed by the majority leader 764
of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a 765
health care employer in the state; and (P) one member appointed by the 766
minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a 767
representative of a small business employer in the state. The 768
commission membership shall, where feasible, reflect the state's 769
geographic, racial and ethnic diversity. 770
Sec. 24. Section 10a-19d of the general statutes is repealed and the 771
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 772
(a) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 773
Universities shall, within available appropriations, expand the capacity 774
of programs for training early childhood education teachers through the 775
development of accelerated, alternate route programs to initial teacher 776
certification with an endorsement in early childhood education. 777
(b) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 778
Universities, in consultation with the Department of Education, Labor 779
Department, Office of Workforce Strategy, Office of Early Childhood, 780
Department of Social Services, Charter Oak State College, early 781
childhood education faculty at two and four-year public and 782
independent institutions of higher education, early childhood education 783
professional associations, early childhood education advocates and 784
practitioners, and persons knowledgeable in the area of career 785
development and programs in early childhood care and education, shall 786
define the preservice and minimum training requirements and 787
competencies for persons involved in early childhood education, from 788
birth to five years of age, including requirements for individual levels 789
of early childhood credentialing and licensing. 790
Sec. 25. Subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 10a-44d of the 2024 791
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 792
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(a) For the purposes of this section: 794
(1) "Open educational resource" means a teaching, learning or 795
research resource that is (A) offered freely to users in at least one form, 796
and (B) either (i) in the public domain, or (ii) released under a creative 797
commons attribution license or other open copyright license; 798
(2) "Creative commons attribution license" means a copyright license 799
that allows for the free use, reuse, modification and distribution of a 800
work product, provided the original author is credited; 801
(3) "Open copyright license" means any copyright license that is not 802
a creative commons attribution license, but allows for the free use, reuse, 803
modification and distribution of a work product, provided the original 804
author is credited; 805
(4) "High-impact course" means a course of instruction for which 806
open educational resources would make a significant positive financial 807
impact on the students taking the course due to the number of students 808
taking the course or the market value of the printed textbook or other 809
educational resources required for such course; 810
(5) "Course utilizing open educational resources" means a course in 811
which all required learning materials are an open educational resource; 812
and 813
(6) ["President"] "Chancellor" means the [president] chancellor of the 814
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. 815
(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource 816
Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Connecticut State 817
Colleges and Universities. The [president] chancellor shall appoint the 818
members of the council which shall consist of the following: (1) A state-819
wide coordinator, who shall collaborate with all institutions of higher 820
education to promote open educational resources and administer 821
grants; (2) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff member 822
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administrator and one staff member from the regional community-824
technical college system; (4) one faculty member, one administrator and 825
one staff member from Charter Oak State College; (5) one faculty 826
member, one administrator and one staff member from the Connecticut 827
State University System; (6) one faculty member, one administrator and 828
one staff member from the independent institutions of higher education; 829
and (7) one student from any public or independent institution of higher 830
education in the state. All initial appointments to the council shall be 831
made not later than September 1, 2019, and shall expire on August 30, 832
2022, regardless of when the initial appointment was made. Any 833
member of the council may serve more than one term. 834
(c) The state-wide coordinator appointed by the [president] 835
chancellor shall serve as the chairperson of the council. The chairperson 836
shall schedule the first meeting of the council, which shall be held not 837
later than October 1, 2019. The administrative staff of the Connecticut 838
State Colleges and Universities shall serve as administrative staff of the 839
council. The state-wide coordinator may employ a part-time staff person 840
as necessary to assist and support the Connecticut Open Educational 841
Resource Coordinating Council. 842
(d) Appointed members of the council shall serve for three-year terms 843
which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as provided 844
in subsection (b) of this section. Members shall continue to serve until 845
their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the 846
[president] chancellor. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration 847
of term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. A majority 848
of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any 849
business. The members of the council shall serve without compensation, 850
but shall, within the limits of available funds, be reimbursed for 851
expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. 852
Sec. 26. Section 10a-55e of the general statutes is repealed and the 853
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 854
Each technical education and career school and public institution of 855 Substitute Bill No. 107
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higher education shall develop, in such manner as the Commissioner of 856
Education and [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges 857
and Universities prescribe, agreements to share equipment required for 858
students participating in green jobs certificate or degree programs or 859
enrolled in a course of study concerning green jobs, including, but not 860
limited to, solar photovoltaic installation. 861
Sec. 27. Subsection (c) of section 10a-57d of the general statutes is 862
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 863
2024): 864
(c) Not later than March 1, 2019, the [president] chancellor of the 865
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall report, in accordance 866
with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of 867
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 868
education regarding the uniform naming convention designed pursuant 869
to subsection (a) of this section and the determination made from the 870
tuition review required under subsection (b) of this section. 871
Sec. 28. Section 10a-62 of the general statutes is repealed and the 872
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 873
The members of the New England Board of Higher Education shall 874
be appointed as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint two members, 875
who shall be the Commissioner of Education and the Chief Workforce 876
Officer, or their designees; (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate 877
shall appoint three members who are residents of the state, one of whom 878
shall be a member of the Senate and, upon the recommendation of the 879
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 880
Universities, one of whom shall represent the Connecticut State 881
University System and one of whom shall represent the regional 882
community-technical college system; and (3) the speaker of the House 883
of Representatives shall appoint three members who are residents of the 884
state, one of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives, 885
one of whom shall represent The University of Connecticut based on the 886
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shall represent the independent institutions of higher education in the 888
state. The two persons appointed by the Governor shall be appointed 889
for a term of four years from October twenty-fourth in the year of their 890
appointment, except that in 1969 the Governor shall appoint one 891
member for a term of six years from October 24, 1969. Persons first 892
appointed by the president pro tempore and the speaker shall serve 893
until February 1, 1971, and persons appointed as their successors shall 894
serve for terms of two years each commencing as of the first day of 895
February in the year of their appointment. Persons appointed as of July 896
1, 2021, may continue to serve the remainder of their terms. Vacancies 897
shall be filled for the remainder of unexpired terms in the same manner 898
as original appointments are made. 899
Sec. 29. Section 10a-144 of the general statutes is repealed and the 900
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 901
There is established a higher education center for the central 902
Naugatuck Valley region. The regional community-technical college 903
established for the greater Waterbury area pursuant to subsection (g) of 904
section 10a-78, shall be located at such center. The University of 905
Connecticut shall have access to classrooms, faculty office space and 906
concurrent and cooperative use of common student facilities including, 907
but not limited to, library and athletic fields, at such center. [The Board 908
of Trustees for the Regional Community-Technical Colleges and the 909
Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut shall jointly 910
develop] The Board of Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction 911
with the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 912
Universities, or [his] the chancellor's designee, shall develop an annual 913
joint use plan for such center. On or before September 1, 1993, and 914
annually thereafter, the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 915
Colleges and Universities shall call and convene an initial meeting for 916
the development of such plan. 917
Sec. 30. Section 10a-161a of the general statutes is repealed and the 918
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 919 Substitute Bill No. 107
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The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 920
Universities and the Office of Higher Education shall report, biennially, 921
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 922
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 923
relating to higher education on state, northeast regional and national 924
trends in (1) the cost of attendance at public and independent 925
institutions of higher education and private career schools, and (2) the 926
availability and utilization of all forms of student financial aid for 927
academic and noncredit vocational courses and programs relative to 928
economic conditions and personal income. 929
Sec. 31. Subsection (b) of section 10a-169a of the general statutes is 930
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 931
2024): 932
(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide grants 933
for students entering or enrolling in an information technology related 934
degree or certification program at any public or independent institution 935
of higher education in this state. The scholarship shall not exceed three 936
thousand dollars per student per year. The scholarship shall not exceed 937
the combined costs of tuition and fees of an institution at which a 938
recipient is or will be enrolled. The Board of Regents for Higher 939
Education shall develop eligibility requirements for recipients. Such 940
requirements may include income guidelines. Students shall be eligible 941
for such scholarships for each year they are enrolled in an information 942
technology related degree or certification program for a total of not 943
more than four years per student. Students may apply for such 944
scholarships to the Board of Regents for Higher Education at such time 945
and in such manner as the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut 946
State Colleges and Universities prescribes. 947
Sec. 32. Subsection (c) of section 10a-169b of the general statutes is 948
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 949
2024): 950
(c) Persons who qualify under subsection (b) of this section and meet 951 Substitute Bill No. 107
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any additional requirements established by the Board of Regents for 952
Higher Education pursuant to this subsection shall be reimbursed on an 953
annual basis for qualifying student loans. Such reimbursement shall not 954
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each year of employment 955
and for no more than a total of two years per person. A person 956
qualifying under subsection (b) of this section shall only be reimbursed 957
if such person is employed by a qualifying company at the time of 958
application for loan reimbursement pursuant to this section. The Board 959
of Regents for Higher Education may develop additional eligibility 960
requirements for recipients. Such requirements may include income 961
guidelines. Persons may apply for grants to the Board of Regents for 962
Higher Education at such time and in such manner as the [president] 963
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities prescribes. 964
Sec. 33. Subsection (b) of section 10a-179a of the general statutes is 965
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 966
2024): 967
(b) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority 968
shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the following ten 969
members: (1) The State Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee, who shall 970
serve as an ex-officio voting member; (2) the Secretary of the Office of 971
Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, who shall serve as 972
an ex-officio voting member; (3) the [president] chancellor of the 973
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the [president's] 974
chancellor's designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member; 975
(4) the Chief Workforce Officer, or the officer's designee, who shall serve 976
as an ex-officio, voting member; (5) the chairperson of the board of 977
directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 978
Authority; (6) the executive director of the Connecticut Health and 979
Educational Facilities Authority; (7) two residents of the state, each of 980
whom is an active or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of a 981
Connecticut institution for higher education, appointed by the board of 982
directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 983
Authority; (8) a resident of this state with a favorable reputation for skill, 984 Substitute Bill No. 107
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knowledge and experience in the higher education loan field, appointed 985
by the board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational 986
Facilities Authority; and (9) a resident of this state with a favorable 987
reputation for skill, knowledge and experience in either the higher 988
education loan field or in state and municipal finance, appointed by the 989
board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 990
Authority. Of the four appointed members, not more than two may be 991
members of the same political party. The Connecticut Health and 992
Educational Facilities Authority board shall appoint a member or 993
members each for a term of six years or until his or her successor is 994
appointed and has qualified to succeed the members whose terms 995
expire. Said authority board shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired 996
term. A member of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental 997
Loan Authority board shall be eligible for reappointment. Any member 998
of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority 999
board may be removed by the appointing authority for misfeasance, 1000
malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty. Each member of the Connecticut 1001
Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board before entering 1002
upon his or her duties shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation 1003
required by section 1 of article eleventh of the State Constitution. A 1004
record of each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the 1005
State. 1006
Sec. 34. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 12-413b of the general 1007
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 1008
(Effective July 1, 2024): 1009
(a) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1010
Universities may select a direct payment permit holder, as described in 1011
section 12-409a, for a pilot program in accordance with the provisions 1012
of this section. 1013
(b) There shall be allowed a credit to such direct payment permit 1014
holder in an amount equal to the amount of a qualified investment, as 1015
defined in subsection (c) of this section, that is made on or after July 1, 1016
2000, against the use tax liability that is incurred under this chapter by 1017 Substitute Bill No. 107
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such holder in making purchases on or after July 1, 2000, of computer 1018
equipment to be used in this state in electronic commerce. The total 1019
amount of such credits allowed under this section shall not exceed four 1020
million dollars in the aggregate. No credit shall be allowed under this 1021
section unless the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1022
Colleges and Universities certifies, in a manner satisfactory to the 1023
Commissioner of Revenue Services, that a qualified investment has been 1024
made by the direct payment permit holder and that projects related to 1025
such investment have been completed. The Commissioner of Revenue 1026
Services may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 1027
chapter 54, which prescribe the procedures for the direct payment 1028
permit holder to claim the credit allowed under this section. 1029
Sec. 35. Subsection (b) of section 16-50aaa of the general statutes is 1030
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1031
2024): 1032
(b) There shall be a Council on 5G Technology. The council shall 1033
consist of the following members or their designees: (1) One employee 1034
of the office of the Governor, designated by the Governor; (2) the 1035
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (3) the Commissioner 1036
of Administrative Services; (4) the Commissioner of Transportation; (5) 1037
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; (6) the 1038
president of The University of Connecticut; and (7) the [president] 1039
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. 1040
Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 17a-52 of the general statutes is 1041
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1042
2024): 1043
(a) There is established a Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board, within 1044
the Department of Children and Families, which shall be a coordinating 1045
source for suicide prevention across a person's lifespan, including, but 1046
not limited to, youth suicide prevention. The board may include (1) 1047
representatives from suicide prevention foundations, youth-serving 1048
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organizations, civic or volunteer groups, state and local government 1050
agencies, tribal governments or organizations, health care providers or 1051
local organizations with expertise in the mental health of children or 1052
adults or mental health issues with a focus on suicide prevention, (2) 1053
one psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state, (3) one 1054
psychologist licensed in this state, (4) one representative of a local or 1055
regional board of education, (5) one high school teacher, (6) one high 1056
school student, (7) one college or university faculty member, (8) one 1057
college or university student, (9) one parent, and (10) a person who has 1058
experienced suicide ideation or loss, all appointed by the Commissioner 1059
of Children and Families. The board shall include one representative of 1060
the Department of Public Health appointed by the Commissioner of 1061
Public Health, one representative of the state Department of Education 1062
appointed by the Commissioner of Education and one representative of 1063
the Board of Regents for Higher Education appointed by the [president] 1064
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. The 1065
Commissioners of Children and Families and Mental Health and 1066
Addiction Services, or the commissioners' designees, shall serve as 1067
cochairpersons of the board and may appoint a representative of a local 1068
organization with expertise in mental health or a suicide prevention 1069
foundation to serve as a third cochairperson of the board. The board 1070
may adopt bylaws to govern it and its meetings. 1071
Sec. 37. Subdivision (15) of subsection (b) of section 17b-27c of the 1072
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1073
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1074
(15) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1075
Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee; 1076
Sec. 38. Subsection (g) of section 31-254 of the general statutes is 1077
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1078
2024): 1079
(g) (1) Notwithstanding any of the information disclosure provisions 1080
of this section, the administrator shall disclose information obtained 1081 Substitute Bill No. 107
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pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to: (A) A regional workforce 1082
development board, established pursuant to section 31-3k, to the extent 1083
necessary for the effective administration of the federal Trade 1084
Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 1085
from time to time, the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 1086
Act of 2014, as amended from time to time, and the state employment 1087
services program established pursuant to section 17b-688c for recipients 1088
of temporary family assistance, provided a regional workforce 1089
development board, enters into a written agreement with the 1090
administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning 1091
protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt 1092
of any such information; (B) a nonpublic entity that is under contract 1093
with the administrator or another state agency where necessary for the 1094
effective administration of this chapter or with the United States 1095
Department of Labor to administer grants which are beneficial to the 1096
interests of the administrator, provided such nonpublic entity enters 1097
into a written agreement with the administrator, pursuant to 1098
subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning protection of the 1099
confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt of any such 1100
information; (C) the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1101
Colleges and Universities, appointed under section 10a-1a, for use in the 1102
performance of such [president's] chancellor's official duties to the 1103
extent necessary for evaluating programs at institutions of higher 1104
education governed by said board pursuant to section 10a-1a, provided 1105
such [president] chancellor enters into a written agreement with the 1106
administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning 1107
protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt 1108
of any such information; or (D) a third party pursuant to written, 1109
informed consent of the individual or employer to whom the 1110
information pertains. 1111
(2) Any written agreement shall contain safeguards as are necessary 1112
to protect the confidentiality of the information being disclosed, 1113
including, but not limited to, a: 1114 Substitute Bill No. 107
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(A) Statement from the regional workforce development board, 1115
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1116
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, of the purposes for the 1117
requested information and the specific use intended for the information; 1118
(B) Statement from the regional workforce development board, 1119
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1120
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, that the disclosed information 1121
shall only be used for such purposes as are permitted by this subsection 1122
and consistent with the written agreement; 1123
(C) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, 1124
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1125
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, store the disclosed 1126
information in a location that is physically secure from access by 1127
unauthorized persons; 1128
(D) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, 1129
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1130
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, store and process the 1131
disclosed information maintained in an electronic format in such a way 1132
that ensures that unauthorized persons cannot obtain the information 1133
by any means; 1134
(E) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, 1135
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1136
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, establish safeguards to ensure 1137
that only authorized persons, including any authorized agent of the 1138
board, nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut 1139
State Colleges and Universities, are permitted access to disclosed 1140
information stored in computer systems; 1141
(F) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, 1142
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1143
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, enter into a written 1144
agreement, that has been approved by the administrator, with any 1145 Substitute Bill No. 107
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authorized agent of the board, nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor 1146
of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, which agreement 1147
shall contain the requisite safeguards contained in the written 1148
agreement between the board, nonpublic entity or [president] 1149
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the 1150
administrator; 1151
(G) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, 1152
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1153
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, instruct all persons having 1154
access to the disclosed information about the sanctions specified in this 1155
section, and further require each employee of such board, nonpublic 1156
entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1157
Universities, and any agent of such board, nonpublic entity or 1158
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1159
Universities, authorized to review such information, to sign an 1160
acknowledgment that such employee or such agent has been advised of 1161
such sanctions; 1162
(H) Statement that redisclosure of confidential information is 1163
prohibited, except with the written approval of the administrator; 1164
(I) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, 1165
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1166
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, dispose of information 1167
disclosed or obtained under this subsection, including any copies of 1168
such information made by the board, nonpublic entity or [president] 1169
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, after the 1170
purpose for which the information is disclosed has been served, either 1171
by returning the information to the administrator, or by verifying to the 1172
administrator that the information has been destroyed; 1173
(J) Statement that the regional workforce development board, 1174
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1175
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, shall permit representatives 1176
of the administrator to conduct periodic audits, including on-site 1177 Substitute Bill No. 107
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inspections, for the purpose of reviewing such board's, nonpublic 1178
entity's or adherence of the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut 1179
State Colleges and Universities to the confidentiality and security 1180
provisions of the written agreement; and 1181
(K) Statement that the regional workforce development board, 1182
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State 1183
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, shall reimburse the 1184
administrator for all costs incurred by the administrator in making the 1185
requested information available and in conducting periodic audits of 1186
the board's, nonpublic entity's or procedures of the [president] 1187
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities in 1188
safeguarding the information. 1189
(3) Any employee or agent of a regional workforce development 1190
board, nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut 1191
State Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, who discloses any 1192
confidential information in violation of this section and the written 1193
agreement, entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, 1194
shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not 1195
more than six months, or both, and shall be prohibited from any further 1196
access to confidential information. 1197
Sec. 39. Subsection (a) of section 32-4i of the general statutes is 1198
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1199
2024): 1200
(a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 1201
in consultation with the Commissioner of Revenue Services and the 1202
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1203
Universities, may establish the Learn Here, Live Here program. Such 1204
program may provide an incentive for graduates of a public institution 1205
of higher education, private university or college, or health care training 1206
school in this state, or graduates from a technical education and career 1207
school, to buy a first home in the state. Persons who graduate on or after 1208
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may have their income tax liability, up to a maximum of two thousand 1210
five hundred dollars annually, segregated into the Connecticut first-1211
time homebuyers account established pursuant to section 32-4j, 1212
provided not more than one million dollars from all program 1213
participants may be so segregated in any calendar year. After a period 1214
not exceeding ten years after graduation, any amounts so segregated 1215
may be withdrawn by a participant for the purchase of a first home in 1216
the state. The Commissioner of Economic and Community 1217
Development may make payments in accordance with this section from 1218
said fund to the participants. For the purposes of this section, "health 1219
care training school" means a medical or dental school, chiropractic 1220
college, school or college of optometry, school or college of chiropody 1221
or podiatry, school of occupational therapy, hos pital-based 1222
occupational school, school or college of naturopathy, school of dental 1223
hygiene, school of physical therapy or any other school or institution 1224
giving instruction in the healing arts. 1225
Sec. 40. Section 32-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1226
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1227
In the assessment and provision of job training for employers, the 1228
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chief 1229
executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall request 1230
the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt of a request for 1231
job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall 1232
notify the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1233
Universities, or [his or her] the chancellor's designee, of such request. 1234
The [president] chancellor, or [his or her] the chancellor's designee, shall 1235
determine if a training program exists or can be designed at a regional 1236
community-technical college to meet such training need and shall notify 1237
the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor 1238
Commissioner shall to the extent possible make arrangements for the 1239
participation of the regional community-technical colleges, the 1240
Connecticut State University System, other institutions of higher 1241
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and the Technical Education and Career System in implementing the 1243
program. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Labor 1244
Commissioner from considering or choosing other providers to meet 1245
such training need. 1246
Sec. 41. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 32-35 of the general 1247
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 1248
(Effective July 1, 2024): 1249
(b) (1) The corporation shall be governed by a board of seventeen 1250
directors. Nine members shall be appointed by the Governor, six of 1251
whom shall be knowledgeable, and have favorable reputations for skill, 1252
knowledge and experience, in the development of innovative start-up 1253
businesses, including, but not limited to, expertise in academic research, 1254
technology transfer and application, the development of technological 1255
invention and new enterprise development and three of whom shall be 1256
knowledgeable, and have favorable reputations for skill, knowledge 1257
and experience, in the field of financial lending or the development of 1258
commerce, trade and business. Four members shall be the 1259
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, the 1260
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1261
Universities, the Treasurer and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1262
Management, who shall serve ex officio and shall have all of the powers 1263
and privileges of a member of the board of directors. Each ex-officio 1264
member may designate his deputy or any member of his staff to 1265
represent him at meetings of the corporation with full power to act and 1266
vote in his behalf. Four members shall be appointed as follows: One by 1267
the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the minority leader of 1268
the Senate, one by the speaker of the House of Representatives and one 1269
by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Except as 1270
provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, (A) each member 1271
appointed by the Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor 1272
but not longer than the term of office of the Governor or until the 1273
member's successor is appointed and qualified, whichever is longer, (B) 1274
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appointed by the Governor, (C) each member appointed by a member 1276
of the General Assembly shall serve in accordance with the provisions 1277
of section 4-1a, and (D) the appropriate legislative appointing authority 1278
shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term of a member appointed by 1279
such authority. A director shall be eligible for reappointment. 1280
Sec. 42. Subdivision (19) of section 32-39 of the general statutes is 1281
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1282
2024): 1283
(19) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the 1284
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the 1285
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 1286
on matters relating to science, engineering and technology which may 1287
have an impact on state policies, programs, employers and residents, 1288
and on job creation and retention; 1289
Sec. 43. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 32-39g of the 1290
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1291
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1292
(4) Advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the Commissioner of 1293
Economic and Community Development, the president of The 1294
University of Connecticut and the [president] chancellor of the 1295
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities on matters relating to 1296
science, engineering and technology that may have an impact on state 1297
policies, programs, employers and residents, and on job creation and 1298
retention; 1299
Sec. 44. (Effective July 1, 2024) Wherever the word "president" is used 1300
to denote the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 1301
Universities in any public act of the 2024 session, the word "chancellor" 1302
shall be substituted in lieu thereof. The Legislative Commissioners' 1303
Office shall, in codifying any public act of the 2024 session, make such 1304
technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to 1305
carry out the purposes of this section. 1306 Substitute Bill No. 107
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 10a-109bb
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10a-109cc
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10a-109dd
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10a-154c
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 4-124z(a)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 4-124ff(b)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 4a-82(a) to (d)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 4d-80(a)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 5-199d
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 7-323k(a)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 7-608(a)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 10-1(b)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 10-16p(b)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 10-16z(a)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2024 10-16nn(a)
Sec. 16 July 1, 2024 10-16pp(c)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2024 10-151d(a)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2024 10-155l(c)
Sec. 19 July 1, 2024 10-155m(a)
Sec. 20 July 1, 2024 10-156aa(b)(8)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2024 10-156bb
Sec. 22 July 1, 2024 10a-1b
Sec. 23 July 1, 2024 10a-11b(a)(1)
Sec. 24 July 1, 2024 10a-19d
Sec. 25 July 1, 2024 10a-44d(a) to (d)
Sec. 26 July 1, 2024 10a-55e
Sec. 27 July 1, 2024 10a-57d(c)
Sec. 28 July 1, 2024 10a-62
Sec. 29 July 1, 2024 10a-144
Sec. 30 July 1, 2024 10a-161a
Sec. 31 July 1, 2024 10a-169a(b)
Sec. 32 July 1, 2024 10a-169b(c)
Sec. 33 July 1, 2024 10a-179a(b)
Sec. 34 July 1, 2024 12-413b(a) and (b)
Sec. 35 July 1, 2024 16-50aaa(b)
Sec. 36 July 1, 2024 17a-52(a)
Sec. 37 July 1, 2024 17b-27c(b)(15) Substitute Bill No. 107
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Sec. 38 July 1, 2024 31-254(g)
Sec. 39 July 1, 2024 32-4i(a)
Sec. 40 July 1, 2024 32-6j
Sec. 41 July 1, 2024 32-35(b)(1)
Sec. 42 July 1, 2024 32-39(19)
Sec. 43 July 1, 2024 32-39g(b)(4)
Sec. 44 July 1, 2024 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a), "defined" was changed to "described" for accuracy; in
Section 4, "Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges" and
"Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System" were
changed to "Board of Regents for Higher Education" for accuracy; in
Section 9, "said chancellor" was changed to "the chancellor" for
consistency; in Section 10, "his or her designee" was changed to "the
State Fire Marshal's designee" and "the chancellor's designee",
respectively, for clarity; and in Section 12, "said State Board of
Education" was changed to "the State Board of Education" for
consistency.
HED Joint Favorable Subst.