Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
Public Act No. 24-22
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 Section 10a-109bb of the general statutes is repealed and
the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
[(a) There is established a construction management oversight
committee consisting of (1) four members appointed jointly by the
Governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority
leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House
of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority
leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate, and (2) three
members appointed by the Board of Trustees for The University of
Connecticut, who shall be members of said board. The board of trustees
shall replace any such committee member appointed by said board if
such committee member's term on the board expires or otherwise ends.
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shall have expertise in the fields of construction management,
architectural design or construction project management. The
chairperson of the committee shall be designated by the board of
trustees. All appointments of the initial committee shall be made no later
than July 20, 2006. Appointments shall be for four consecutive years,
except that two of the initial appointments pursuant to subdivision (1)
of this subsection shall be for three consecutive years. Upon expiration
of the initial members' terms and every four years thereafter, new
members shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures for
appointment set forth in this section. A majority of the members of the
committee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. The
committee shall act by a majority vote of the members. The committee
shall maintain a record of its proceedings in such form as it determines,
provided such record indicates attendance and all votes cast by each
member.
(b) The construction management oversight committee established
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section]
(a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, or a
committee of the board, shall review and approve the policies and
procedures developed by The University of Connecticut to undertake
any project of UConn 2000, as [defined] described in subdivision (25) of
section 10a-109c, concerning the selection of design professionals and
contractors, as defined in subdivision (27) of section 10a-109c, contract
compliance, building and fire code compliance, deferred maintenance,
as defined in subdivision (29) of section 10a-109c, and an annual budget
for such maintenance prepared pursuant to section 10a-109dd, as
amended by this act, project and program budgets and schedules and
the authorization and review of contract changes. The [committee]
university shall prepare, biennially, a summary of construction
performance of UConn 2000 based on reports submitted at least
quarterly by the construction assurance office established pursuant to Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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section 10a-109cc, as amended by this act, and the board, or committee
of the board, shall, upon the completion of each named project pursuant
to section 10a-109e, conduct a review of the university's management of
such project for its conformance with the applicable policies and
procedures governing construction undertaken pursuant to section 10a-
109n. Such review of completed projects shall incorporate information,
including, but not limited to, that which is derived from reviews of the
reports submitted at least quarterly by the construction assurance office,
in accordance with section 10a-109cc, as amended by this act.
[(c) The construction management oversight committee established
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, upon]
(b) Upon completion of each assessment, summary and review
conducted pursuant to this section [,] by The University of Connecticut
or a committee of the board, the university or such committee, as
applicable, shall submit such assessment, summary and review to the
[Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut] board. The board
shall initially review each such assessment, summary and review
without the presence of university staff members.
Sec. 2. Section 10a-109cc of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
Not later than August 1, 2006, the Board of Trustees [for] of The
University of Connecticut shall establish the construction assurance
office. Positions in the office shall be paid positions. The office shall be
led by a director who shall be responsible for reviews of construction
performance of UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section
10a-109c, and shall report at least quarterly to the [construction
management oversight committee in accordance with section 10a-
109bb] Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, or a
committee of the board, and to the president of The University of
Connecticut. Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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Sec. 3. Section 10a-109dd of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
The university, as defined in subdivision (26) of section 10a-109c,
shall conduct reviews of deferred maintenance needs at the university
and annually submit to the [construction management oversight
committee established pursuant to section 10a-109bb] Board of Trustees
of The University of Connecticut, or a committee of the board, an annual
budget concerning deferred maintenance, as defined in subdivision (29)
of section 10a-109c.
Sec. 4. Section 10a-154c of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
Not later than [December 31, 2005] December 31, 2028, and biennially
thereafter, the [Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges,
the] Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board
of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for
Higher Education shall each develop a plan to increase the number of
full-time faculty teaching at the colleges and universities under the
boards' jurisdiction. Not later than [December 31, 2005] December 31,
2028, and biennially thereafter, each board [of trustees] shall report [the]
regarding such plans in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment
advancement.
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 4-124z of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) Not later than January 1, 2022, and as necessary thereafter, the
board of the Technical Education and Career System, in consultation
with the Chief Workforce Officer, the Labor Commissioner, the Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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Commissioners of Economic and Community Development, Education
and Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management and the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities and one member of industry representing
each of the economic clusters identified by the Commissioner of
Economic and Community Development pursuant to section 32-1m
shall (1) review, evaluate and, as necessary, recommend improvements
for certification and degree programs offered by the Technical
Education and Career System and the community-technical college
system to ensure that such programs meet the employment needs of
business and industry, (2) develop strategies to strengthen the linkage
between skill standards for education and training and the employment
needs of business and industry, (3) assess the unmet demand from
employers in the state to hire graduates of trade programs from
technical education and career schools and the unmet demand from
students in the state to enroll in a trade program at a technical education
and career school, and (4) assess opportunities to increase utilization of
technical education and career schools during after school hours and on
weekends.
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 4-124ff of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(b) There is established a Council of Advisors on Strategies for the
Knowledge Economy to promote the formation of university-industry
partnerships, identify benchmarks for technology-based workforce
innovation and competitiveness and advise the award process (1) for
innovation challenge grants to public postsecondary schools and their
business partners, and (2) grants under section 4-124hh. The council
shall be chaired by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
and shall include the Commissioner of Economic and Community
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Colleges and Universities, the Labor Commissioner, the Chief
Workforce Officer, the chief executive officer of Connecticut
Innovations, Incorporated and four representatives from the technology
industry, one of whom shall be appointed by the president pro tempore
of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall be appointed by
the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 7. Subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 4a-82 of the general
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
(Effective July 1, 2024):
(a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Person with a disability" means any individual with a disability,
excluding blindness, as such term is applied by the Department of
Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of
Developmental Services, the Department of Aging and Disability
Services or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who
is certified by the Department of Aging and Disability Services as
qualified to participate in a qualified partnership, as described in
subsections (e) to (l), inclusive, of this section;
(2) "Vocational rehabilitation service" means any goods and services
necessary to render a person with a disability employable, in accordance
with Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 701 et seq., as
amended from time to time;
(3) "Community rehabilitation program" means any entity or
individual that provides directly for or facilitates the provision of
vocational rehabilitation services to, or provides services in connection
with, the recruiting, hiring or managing of the employment of persons
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worker with a disability;
(4) "Commercial contractor" means any for-profit proprietorship,
partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
association or other privately owned entity that employs persons to
perform janitorial work or contractual services, and that enters into
contracts to provide janitorial services or contractual services;
(5) "Janitorial work" means work performed in connection with the
care or maintenance of buildings, including, but not limited to, work
customarily performed by cleaners, porters, janitors and handypersons;
(6) "Janitorial contract" means a contract or subcontract to perform
janitorial work for a department or agency of the state;
(7) "Person with a disadvantage" means any individual who is
determined by the Labor Department, or its designee, to be eligible for
employment services in accordance with the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act or whose verified individual gross annual income
during the previous calendar year was not greater than two hundred
per cent of the federal poverty level for a family of four;
(8) "Awarding authority" means the Commissioner of Administrative
Services, Chief Court Administrator of the Judicial Branch and
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, as applicable; and
(9) "Contractual services" includes, but is not limited to, any and all
laundry and cleaning services, mail supply room staffing, data entry,
telephone call center staffing and other services specified by the
Commissioner of Administrative Services under subsection (b) of this
section.
(b) (1) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall establish a
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persons with a disability and persons with a disadvantage. The program
shall create full-time jobs or full-time equivalents at standard wage rates
for persons with disabilities and persons with disadvantages. The
Judicial Branch and Board of Regents for Higher Education may
participate in such program.
(2) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may expand such
program to include contractual services that the commissioner deems
appropriate and shall post a list of such services on the department's
Internet web site.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes,
under such program, the awarding authority may award janitorial
contracts or contracts for contractual services pursuant to the following
procedures: (1) Upon receipt of a request for janitorial services or a
contractual service that the Commissioner of Administrative Services
has deemed appropriate for inclusion in the program by an agency or
department of the state, the awarding authority shall notify each
qualified partnership, as described in subsections (e) to (l), inclusive, of
this section, of such request and invite each qualified partnership in
good standing to submit a bid proposal for such janitorial contract or
service contract to the awarding authority in a manner and form as
prescribed by the awarding authority; (2) in the event that only one such
qualified partnership submits a bid or proposal for such janitorial or
service contract, the awarding authority shall award such contract to
such qualified partnership, provided such bid or proposal does not
exceed the fair market value for such contract, as determined by the
awarding authority; (3) if more than one qualified partnership submits
a bid or proposal, the awarding authority shall award the contract to the
lowest responsible qualified bidder or most advantageous proposer, as
described in section 4a-59; and (4) in the event that a qualified
partnership does not submit a bid or proposal or is not awarded such
contract, the awarding authority shall award such contract in Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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accordance with the provisions of sections 4a-52a, 4a-59, 10a-151b and
17a-796, or title 51, as applicable. No awarding authority shall award a
contract under the provisions of this subsection at a site where
employees are employed pursuant to an existing collective bargaining
agreement or where a contract has been awarded pursuant to section
17a-796 unless a contract has been previously awarded to a qualified
partnership pursuant to this section at such site.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the
responsibilities of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, Chief
Court Administrator or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities as established in subsections (b) and (c) of this
section, may not be delegated to an outside vendor.
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 4d-80 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) There is established a Commission for Educational Technology
within the Department of Administrative Services. The commission
shall consist of the following members or their designees: (1) The
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Commissioner of
Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Education, the
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, the
president of The University of Connecticut and the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the State
Librarian and the Consumer Counsel, (2) one member each representing
the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, the Connecticut
Association of Boards of Education, the Connecticut Conference of
Municipalities, the Connecticut Council of Small Towns, the
Connecticut Library Association, the Connecticut Association of Public
School Superintendents and the Connecticut Educators Computer
Association, (3) a secondary school teacher designated by the
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designated by the American Federation of Teachers–Connecticut, (4)
four members who represent business or have expertise in information
technology, two of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one of
whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of
Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the president
pro tempore of the Senate, (5) one member who is a chief elected official
of a municipality, who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
Senate, and (6) one member who is a representative of small business
who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives. The commission shall convene a meeting at least once
during each calendar quarter.
Sec. 9. Section 5-199d of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
The Department of Administrative Services or any other state agency
which seeks to contract for training for their employees shall, prior to
entering into a contract, contact the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or [said president's] the
chancellor's designee, to determine if an appropriate training program
exists or can be designed at a regional community-technical college.
Nothing in this section shall preclude an agency from considering or
choosing other providers to meet such training need.
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 7-323k of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) There is established a Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
to consist of twelve members appointed by the Governor. The State Fire
Marshal or [his or her] the State Fire Marshal's designee and the
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
or [his or her] the chancellor's designee shall serve as ex-officio, voting
members of said commission. Of the twelve members appointed by the Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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Governor, two shall represent The Connecticut State Firefighter's
Association, two shall represent the Connecticut Fire Chiefs
Association, two shall represent the Uniformed Professional Firefighters
of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, two shall
represent the Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, two shall
represent the Connecticut Fire Department Instructors Association and
two shall represent the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 7-608 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) There is established a Neighborhood Revitalization Zone
Advisory Board. The board shall consist of the following voting
members: (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (2)
the director of the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at The
University of Connecticut; (3) the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; (4) the heads of those state
agencies deemed appropriate by the secretary; (5) the chief executive
officer of a municipality in which a neighborhood revitalization zone
planning committee, pursuant to this chapter, was established on or
before July 1, 1998; and (6) one member of each such neighborhood
revitalization zone planning committee appointed by the chief executive
officer based upon recommendations submitted to him by such
committee. In a municipality having more than one neighborhood
revitalization zone planning committee, each committee shall submit its
recommendations to the chief executive officer and he shall choose the
board member to be appointed from such recommendations. Each
member of the board may designate a person to represent him on said
board. The membership of the board shall be increased on September 1,
1999, and annually thereafter, to reflect the addition of a municipal chief
executive officer and a member of a neighborhood revitalization zone
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months, in a municipality not previously represented on said board. The
members of the board shall serve without compensation.
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 10-1 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(b) The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the
General Assembly, the members of said board, provided each student
member (1) is on the list submitted to the Governor pursuant to section
10-2a, (2) is enrolled in a public high school in the state, (3) has
completed eleventh grade prior to the commencement of his term, (4)
has at least a B plus average, and (5) provides at least three references
from teachers in the school the student member is attending. The
nonstudent members shall serve for terms of four years commencing on
March first in the year of their appointment. The student members shall
serve for terms of one year commencing on July first in the year of their
appointment. The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, the chairperson of the Technical Education
and Career System board and the Chief Workforce Officer shall serve as
ex-officio members without a vote. Any vacancy in [said] the State
Board of Education shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-
19.
Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 10-16p of the 2024 supplement to the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(b) (1) The office shall be the lead agency for school readiness. For
purposes of this section and section 10-16u, school readiness program
providers eligible for funding from the office shall include local and
regional boards of education, regional educational service centers,
family resource centers and providers of child care centers, group child
care homes and family child care homes, as described in section 19a-77, Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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Head Start programs, preschool programs and other programs that
meet any standards established by the commissioner. The office shall
establish standards for school readiness programs. The standards may
include, but need not be limited to, guidelines for staff-child
interactions, curriculum content, including preliteracy development,
lesson plans, parental involvement, staff qualifications and training,
transition to school and administration. The office shall develop age-
appropriate developmental skills and goals for children attending such
programs. The commissioner, in consultation with the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the
Commissioners of Education and Social Services and other appropriate
entities, shall develop a professional development program for the staff
of school readiness programs.
(2) For purposes of this section:
(A) Prior to July 1, 2022, "staff qualifications" means that for each
early childhood education program accepting state funds for infant,
toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's child care
program or school readiness program, there is in each classroom an
individual who has at least the following: (i) A childhood development
associate credential or an equivalent credential issued by an
organization approved by the commissioner and twelve credits or more
in early childhood education or child development, as determined by
the commissioner or the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, after consultation with the commissioner,
from an institution of higher education (I) accredited by the Board of
Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (II)
regionally accredited; (ii) an associate degree with twelve credits or
more in early childhood education or child development, as determined
by the commissioner or the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut
State Colleges and Universities, after consultation with the
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twelve credits or more in early childhood education or child
development, as determined by the commissioner or the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, after
consultation with the commissioner, from such an institution; (iv)
certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an endorsement in early
childhood education or special education; (v) an associate degree with a
concentration in early childhood education from an institution of higher
education that is regionally accredited; or (vi) a bachelor's degree with
a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of
higher education that is regionally accredited;
(B) From July 1, 2022, until June 30, 2025, "staff qualifications" means
that for each early childhood education program accepting state funds
for infant, toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's
child care program or school readiness program, (i) at least fifty per cent
of those individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of
children (I) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an
endorsement in early childhood education or early childhood special
education, (II) have been issued an early childhood teacher credential,
pursuant to section 10-520b, (III) hold at least an associate degree with a
concentration in early childhood education from an institution of higher
education that is regionally accredited, or (IV) satisfy the requirements
of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection, and (ii) such remaining
individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of children
hold a childhood development associate credential or an equivalent
credential issued by an organization approved by the commissioner and
twelve credits or more in early childhood education or child
development, as determined by the commissioner or the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, after
consultation with the commissioner, from an institution of higher
education (I) accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education
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(C) From July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2029, "staff qualifications" means
that for each early childhood education program accepting state funds
for infant, toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's
child care program or school readiness program, (i) at least fifty per cent
of those individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of
children (I) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an
endorsement in early childhood education or early childhood special
education, (II) have been issued an early childhood teacher credential,
pursuant to subdivision (2) of section 10-520b, (III) hold at least a
bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education
from an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited, or
(IV) satisfy the requirements of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this
subsection, and (ii) such remaining individuals with the primary
responsibility for a classroom of children (I) hold an associate degree
with a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of
higher education that is regionally accredited, or (II) have been issued
an early childhood teacher credential, pursuant to subdivision (1) of
section 10-520b; and
(D) On and after July 1, 2029, "staff qualifications" means that for each
early childhood education program accepting state funds for infant,
toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's child care
program or school readiness program, one hundred per cent of those
individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of children
(i) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an endorsement in
early childhood education or early childhood special education, (ii) have
been issued an early childhood teacher credential, pursuant to
subdivision (2) of section 10-520b, (iii) hold at least a bachelor's degree
with a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of
higher education that is regionally accredited, or (iv) satisfy the
requirements of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection.
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education or child development or a bachelor's degree and twelve
credits or more in early childhood education or child development,
who, on or before June 30, 2015, is employed by an early childhood
education program that accepts state funds for infant, toddler and
preschool spaces associated with such program's child care program or
school readiness program shall be considered to meet the staff
qualifications required under subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of
subdivision (2) of this subsection. No such early childhood education
program shall terminate any such individual from employment for
purposes of meeting the staff qualification requirements set forth in
subparagraph (B), (C) or (D) of subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(4) Any individual with an associate degree or a bachelor's degree in
early childhood education or child development or an associate degree
or a bachelor's degree and twelve credits or more in early childhood
education or child development from an institution of higher education
that is regionally accredited, other than an associate degree or a
bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education,
may submit documentation concerning such degree for review and
assessment by the office as to whether such degree has a sufficient
concentration in early childhood education so as to satisfy the
requirements set forth in subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of
subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(5) Any individual with an associate degree with twelve credits or
more in early childhood education or child development, as determined
by the commissioner or the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut
State Colleges and Universities, after consultation with the
commissioner, from an institution of higher education (A) accredited by
the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher
Education, and (B) regionally accredited, who has been employed in the
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child care program or school readiness program since 1995 shall be
considered to meet the staff qualifications required under
subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection
until June 30, 2025. On and after July 1, 2025, such individual shall hold
a childhood development associate credential or an equivalent
credential, described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of this
subsection, or otherwise meet the staff qualifications required under
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subdivision (2) of this subsection. Any
such individual who terminates his or her employment with such early
childhood education program on or before June 30, 2025, and accepts a
position at another early childhood education program accepting state
funds for spaces associated with such program's child care program or
school readiness program shall submit documentation of such
individual's progress toward meeting the staff qualification
requirements set forth in subparagraph (B) to (D), inclusive, of
subdivision (2) of this subsection in a manner determined by the office.
Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 10-16z of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) There is established the Early Childhood Cabinet. The cabinet
shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the
commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Education, or the
commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the
commissioner's designee, (4) the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the [president's]
chancellor's designee, (5) the Commissioner of Public Health, or the
commissioner's designee, (6) the Commissioner of Developmental
Services, or the commissioner's designee, (7) the Commissioner of
Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, (8) the executive
director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and
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of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office, (10) a parent
or guardian of a child who attends or attended a school readiness
program appointed by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, (11) a representative of a local provider of early
childhood education appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, (12)
a representative of the Connecticut Family Resource Center Alliance
appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, (13) a
representative of a state-funded child care center appointed by the
majority leader of the Senate, (14) two appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of a board of
education for a town designated as an alliance district, as defined in
section 10-262u, and one of whom is a parent who has a child attending
a school in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u,
(15) two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of
whom is a representative of an association of early education and child
care providers and one of whom is a representative of a public
elementary school with a prekindergarten program, (16) ten appointed
by the Governor, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut
Head Start Association, one of whom is a representative of the business
community in this state, one of whom is a representative of the
philanthropic community in this state, one of whom is a representative
of the Connecticut State Employees Association, one of whom is an
administrator of the child care development block grant pursuant to the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, one of whom is
responsible for administering grants received under section 1419 of Part
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1419, as
amended from time to time, one of whom is responsible for
administering the provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., one of whom is responsible for
coordinating education services to children and youth who are
homeless, one of whom is a licensed family child care home provider
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recommended by a parent advisory group that has been appointed by
the Commissioner of Early Childhood, (17) the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (18) the Lieutenant
Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee, (19) the
Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee, and (20) the
Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the
commissioner's designee.
Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 10-16nn of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) There is established an Interagency Council for Ending the
Achievement Gap. The council shall consist of: (1) The Lieutenant
Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee, (2) the Commissioner
of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of
Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the
Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the
Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee, (7) the
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the
commissioner's designee, (8) the Commissioner of Administrative
Services, or the commissioner's designee, (9) the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (10) the
Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee, and (11) the
Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court Administrator's
designee. The chairperson of the council shall be the Lieutenant
Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee. The council shall meet
at least quarterly.
Sec. 16. Subsection (c) of section 10-16pp of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Education,
the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, the chairperson of the Board of Trustees [for] of The
University of Connecticut and the Banking Commissioner shall report
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to banks on the status of the plan
described in subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 10-151d of the 2024 supplement to
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(a) There is established a Performance Evaluation Advisory Council
within the Department of Education. Membership of the council shall
consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Education and the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or their
designees, (2) one representative from each of the following
associations, designated by the association, the Connecticut Association
of Boards of Education, the Connecticut Association of Public School
Superintendents, the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators,
the Connecticut Education Association, the American Federation of
Teachers-Connecticut, the Connecticut Association of School
Administrators and the Connecticut Association of Schools, (3) a
representative from the Task Force to Diversify the Educator Workforce,
established pursuant to section 10-156aa, as amended by this act,
designated by the chairpersons of said task force, and (4) persons
selected by the Commissioner of Education who shall include, but need
not be limited to, teachers, persons with expertise in performance
evaluation processes and systems, and any other person the
commissioner deems appropriate.
Sec. 18. Subsection (c) of section 10-155l of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024): Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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(c) Not later than October 1, 2007, the Regional Educational Service
Center Minority Recruiting Alliance, in consultation with the
Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education,
the constituent units of the state system of higher education and the
Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, shall propose
guidelines to the Commissioner of Education and the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities for pilot
programs to recruit and retain minority teachers and may consider, but
such consideration need not be limited to, the establishment and
operation of the following pilot programs:
(1) A fellows program leading to the eligibility for an educator
certificate for minority individuals who have (A) completed an intensive
summer session focusing on classroom management and methodology,
(B) received a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education
accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of
Higher Education or regionally accredited, (C) achieved a satisfactory
score on the examination required pursuant to section 10-145f or have
had such requirement waived pursuant to said section, and (D) have
such other qualifications for the issuance of an educator certificate as are
required for individuals participating in the alternate route to
certification program under section 10-155d;
(2) A competitive grant program to assist local and regional boards
of education to form and operate future teachers' clubs as part of the
extracurricular activities at middle and high schools under their
jurisdiction; and
(3) A program to allow minority college seniors who are majoring in
subject shortage areas pursuant to section 10-8b but who are not
enrolled in a teacher preparation program to receive up to three credits
for working as cadet teachers in a public school and, upon graduation
and recommendation by school officials, to allow such cadet teachers to
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such a program is in operation.
Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 10-155m of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) The Commissioner of Education, the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the dean of the Neag
School of Education at The University of Connecticut shall jointly
develop a plan to assist local and regional boards of education in
promoting the teaching profession as a career option to students in high
school. Such plan shall include, but need not be limited to, a means for
local and regional boards of education to develop partnerships with
educator preparation programs in the state, and the creation of
counseling programs directed to high school students in order to inform
them about and recruit them to the teaching profession.
Sec. 20. Subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of section 10-156aa of the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(8) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee;
Sec. 21. Section 10-156bb of the 2024 supplement to the general
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
(Effective July 1, 2024):
There is established an Increasing Educator Diversity Policy
Oversight Council within the Department of Education. The council
shall consist of (1) the Commissioner of Education, or the
commissioner's designee, (2) two representatives from the Task Force to
Diversify the Educator Workforce, established pursuant to section 10-
156aa, as amended by this act, (3) one representative from each of the
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section 10-153b, (4) the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee, and
(5) a representative from an alternate route to certification program,
appointed by the Commissioner of Education. The council shall hold
quarterly meetings and advise, at least quarterly, the Commissioner of
Education, or the commissioner's designee, on ways to (A) encourage
diverse students in middle and secondary school to attend institutions
of higher education and enter teacher preparation programs, (B) recruit
diverse students attending institutions of higher education to enroll in
teacher preparation programs and pursue teaching careers, (C) recruit
and retain diverse educators in Connecticut schools, (D) recruit diverse
educators from other states to teach in Connecticut schools, and (E)
recruit diverse professionals in other fields to enter teaching. The
council shall report, annually, in accordance with the provisions of
section 11-4a, on the recommendations given to the commissioner, or
the commissioner's designee, pursuant to the provisions of this section,
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to education. For purposes of this section,
"diverse" means individuals whose race is defined as other than white,
or whose ethnicity is defined as Hispanic or Latino by the federal Office
of Management and Budget for use by the Bureau of Census of the
United States Department of Commerce.
Sec. 22. Section 10a-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The [president] chancellor
of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall (1) have the
authority to implement the policies, directives and rules of the board
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made pursuant to section 10a-11b, as amended by this act, (3) build
interdependent support among the Connecticut State University
System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter
Oak State College, (4) balance central authority with institutional
differentiation, autonomy and creativity, and (5) facilitate cooperation
and synergy among the Connecticut State University System, the
regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State
College. The [president] chancellor may designate an alternate to serve
as a member of any commission, foundation or committee upon which
the general statutes require the [president] chancellor to serve. Such
designee may vote on behalf of the [president] chancellor. There shall
be an executive staff responsible for the operation of the Board of
Regents for Higher Education. The executive staff shall be under the
direction of the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges
and Universities, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board of
Regents for Higher Education.
(b) The [president] chancellor may employ staff as is deemed
necessary, including, but not limited to, temporary assistants and
consultants. The board shall establish terms and conditions of
employment of the [president] chancellor and the board's staff,
prescribe their duties and fix the compensation of the [president]
chancellor and the board's professional and technical personnel.
(c) Upon recommendation of the [president] chancellor, the Board of
Regents for Higher Education shall appoint two [vice-presidents] vice-
chancellors. One [vice-president] vice-chancellor shall represent the
Connecticut State University System and the other [vice-president] vice-
chancellor shall represent the regional community-technical college
system. Each [vice-president] vice-chancellor shall perform such duties
and responsibilities as the board and [president] chancellor shall
prescribe, so that each said constituent unit fulfills its mission. Such
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programs, student support services and institutional support.
(d) Not later than October 1, 2017, the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall establish the position
of outreach coordinator within the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities system. Such outreach coordinator shall act as a liaison
between institutions within the system and businesses in the state to
develop workforce education and job training opportunities including
Early College Opportunity programs. Such position may be full time or
part time and may be held by an individual who also holds another
position within said system as part of such individual's regular duties
and without additional compensation.
Sec. 23. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-11b of the 2024
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(1) The commission shall consist of the following voting members:
(A) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, the president of The University of Connecticut, or their
designees from the Board of Regents and Board of Trustees; (B) the
provost of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the
provost of The University of Connecticut; (C) the chair of the Board of
Regents for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, and the
Board of Trustees [for] of The University of Connecticut, or the chairs'
designees; (D) the president, provost or chair of the board of a large
independent institution of higher education in the state, to be selected
by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (E) the president, provost or
chair of the board of a small independent institution of higher education
in the state, to be selected by the speaker of the House of
Representatives; (F) a representative from a private career school, to be
selected by the executive director of the Office of Higher Education; (G)
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Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; (H) a teaching faculty
representative from the regional community-technical colleges, to be
selected by the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges
and Universities; (I) a teaching faculty representative from The
University of Connecticut, to be selected by the president of The
University of Connecticut; (J) a teaching faculty representative from a
private career school in the state, to be selected by the executive director
of the Office of Higher Education; (K) one member appointed by the
president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a
large manufacturing employer in the state; (L) one member appointed
by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a
representative of a large financial or insurance services employer in the
state; (M) one member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate,
who shall be a representative of an information technology or digital
media employer in the state; (N) one member appointed by the minority
leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a small business
employer in the state; (O) one member appointed by the majority leader
of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a
health care employer in the state; and (P) one member appointed by the
minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a
representative of a small business employer in the state. The
commission membership shall, where feasible, reflect the state's
geographic, racial and ethnic diversity.
Sec. 24. Section 10a-19d of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(a) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities shall, within available appropriations, expand the capacity
of programs for training early childhood education teachers through the
development of accelerated, alternate route programs to initial teacher
certification with an endorsement in early childhood education.
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Universities, in consultation with the Department of Education, Labor
Department, Office of Workforce Strategy, Office of Early Childhood,
Department of Social Services, Charter Oak State College, early
childhood education faculty at two and four-year public and
independent institutions of higher education, early childhood education
professional associations, early childhood education advocates and
practitioners, and persons knowledgeable in the area of career
development and programs in early childhood care and education, shall
define the preservice and minimum training requirements and
competencies for persons involved in early childhood education, from
birth to five years of age, including requirements for individual levels
of early childhood credentialing and licensing.
Sec. 25. Subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 10a-44d of the 2024
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Open educational resource" means a teaching, learning or
research resource that is (A) offered freely to users in at least one form,
and (B) either (i) in the public domain, or (ii) released under a creative
commons attribution license or other open copyright license;
(2) "Creative commons attribution license" means a copyright license
that allows for the free use, reuse, modification and distribution of a
work product, provided the original author is credited;
(3) "Open copyright license" means any copyright license that is not
a creative commons attribution license, but allows for the free use, reuse,
modification and distribution of a work product, provided the original
author is credited;
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impact on the students taking the course due to the number of students
taking the course or the market value of the printed textbook or other
educational resources required for such course;
(5) "Course utilizing open educational resources" means a course in
which all required learning materials are an open educational resource;
and
(6) ["President"] "Chancellor" means the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities.
(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource
Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities. The [president] chancellor shall appoint the
members of the council which shall consist of the following: (1) A state-
wide coordinator, who shall collaborate with all institutions of higher
education to promote open educational resources and administer
grants; (2) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff member
from The University of Connecticut; (3) one faculty member, one
administrator and one staff member from the regional community-
technical college system; (4) one faculty member, one administrator and
one staff member from Charter Oak State College; (5) one faculty
member, one administrator and one staff member from the Connecticut
State University System; (6) one faculty member, one administrator and
one staff member from the independent institutions of higher education;
and (7) one student from any public or independent institution of higher
education in the state. All initial appointments to the council shall be
made not later than September 1, 2019, and shall expire on August 30,
2022, regardless of when the initial appointment was made. Any
member of the council may serve more than one term.
(c) The state-wide coordinator appointed by the [president]
chancellor shall serve as the chairperson of the council. The chairperson
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later than October 1, 2019. The administrative staff of the Connecticut
State Colleges and Universities shall serve as administrative staff of the
council. The state-wide coordinator may employ a part-time staff person
as necessary to assist and support the Connecticut Open Educational
Resource Coordinating Council.
(d) Appointed members of the council shall serve for three-year terms
which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as provided
in subsection (b) of this section. Members shall continue to serve until
their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the
[president] chancellor. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration
of term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. A majority
of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any
business. The members of the council shall serve without compensation,
but shall, within the limits of available funds, be reimbursed for
expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
Sec. 26. Section 10a-55e of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
Each technical education and career school and public institution of
higher education shall develop, in such manner as the Commissioner of
Education and [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges
and Universities prescribe, agreements to share equipment required for
students participating in green jobs certificate or degree programs or
enrolled in a course of study concerning green jobs, including, but not
limited to, solar photovoltaic installation.
Sec. 27. Subsection (c) of section 10a-57d of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(c) Not later than March 1, 2019, the [president] chancellor of the
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with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher
education regarding the uniform naming convention designed pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section and the determination made from the
tuition review required under subsection (b) of this section.
Sec. 28. Section 10a-62 of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
The members of the New England Board of Higher Education shall
be appointed as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint two members,
who shall be the Commissioner of Education and the Chief Workforce
Officer, or their designees; (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate
shall appoint three members who are residents of the state, one of whom
shall be a member of the Senate and, upon the recommendation of the
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, one of whom shall represent the Connecticut State
University System and one of whom shall represent the regional
community-technical college system; and (3) the speaker of the House
of Representatives shall appoint three members who are residents of the
state, one of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives,
one of whom shall represent The University of Connecticut based on the
recommendation of the president of said university and one of whom
shall represent the independent institutions of higher education in the
state. The two persons appointed by the Governor shall be appointed
for a term of four years from October twenty-fourth in the year of their
appointment, except that in 1969 the Governor shall appoint one
member for a term of six years from October 24, 1969. Persons first
appointed by the president pro tempore and the speaker shall serve
until February 1, 1971, and persons appointed as their successors shall
serve for terms of two years each commencing as of the first day of
February in the year of their appointment. Persons appointed as of July
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shall be filled for the remainder of unexpired terms in the same manner
as original appointments are made.
Sec. 29. Section 10a-144 of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
There is established a higher education center for the central
Naugatuck Valley region. The regional community-technical college
established for the greater Waterbury area pursuant to subsection (g) of
section 10a-78, shall be located at such center. The University of
Connecticut shall have access to classrooms, faculty office space and
concurrent and cooperative use of common student facilities including,
but not limited to, library and athletic fields, at such center. [The Board
of Trustees for the Regional Community-Technical Colleges and the
Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut shall jointly
develop] The Board of Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction
with the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, or [his] the chancellor's designee, shall develop an annual
joint use plan for such center. On or before September 1, 1993, and
annually thereafter, the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities shall call and convene an initial meeting for
the development of such plan.
Sec. 30. Section 10a-161a of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities and the Office of Higher Education shall report, biennially,
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to higher education on state, northeast regional and national
trends in (1) the cost of attendance at public and independent
institutions of higher education and private career schools, and (2) the
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academic and noncredit vocational courses and programs relative to
economic conditions and personal income.
Sec. 31. Subsection (b) of section 10a-169a of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide grants
for students entering or enrolling in an information technology related
degree or certification program at any public or independent institution
of higher education in this state. The scholarship shall not exceed three
thousand dollars per student per year. The scholarship shall not exceed
the combined costs of tuition and fees of an institution at which a
recipient is or will be enrolled. The Board of Regents for Higher
Education shall develop eligibility requirements for recipients. Such
requirements may include income guidelines. Students shall be eligible
for such scholarships for each year they are enrolled in an information
technology related degree or certification program for a total of not
more than four years per student. Students may apply for such
scholarships to the Board of Regents for Higher Education at such time
and in such manner as the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut
State Colleges and Universities prescribes.
Sec. 32. Subsection (c) of section 10a-169b of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(c) Persons who qualify under subsection (b) of this section and meet
any additional requirements established by the Board of Regents for
Higher Education pursuant to this subsection shall be reimbursed on an
annual basis for qualifying student loans. Such reimbursement shall not
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each year of employment
and for no more than a total of two years per person. A person
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if such person is employed by a qualifying company at the time of
application for loan reimbursement pursuant to this section. The Board
of Regents for Higher Education may develop additional eligibility
requirements for recipients. Such requirements may include income
guidelines. Persons may apply for grants to the Board of Regents for
Higher Education at such time and in such manner as the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities prescribes.
Sec. 33. Subsection (b) of section 10a-179a of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(b) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the following ten
members: (1) The State Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee, who shall
serve as an ex-officio voting member; (2) the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, who shall serve as
an ex-officio voting member; (3) the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the [president's]
chancellor's designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member;
(4) the Chief Workforce Officer, or the officer's designee, who shall serve
as an ex-officio, voting member; (5) the chairperson of the board of
directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities
Authority; (6) the executive director of the Connecticut Health and
Educational Facilities Authority; (7) two residents of the state, each of
whom is an active or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of a
Connecticut institution for higher education, appointed by the board of
directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities
Authority; (8) a resident of this state with a favorable reputation for skill,
knowledge and experience in the higher education loan field, appointed
by the board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational
Facilities Authority; and (9) a resident of this state with a favorable
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education loan field or in state and municipal finance, appointed by the
board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities
Authority. Of the four appointed members, not more than two may be
members of the same political party. The Connecticut Health and
Educational Facilities Authority board shall appoint a member or
members each for a term of six years or until his or her successor is
appointed and has qualified to succeed the members whose terms
expire. Said authority board shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired
term. A member of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental
Loan Authority board shall be eligible for reappointment. Any member
of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
board may be removed by the appointing authority for misfeasance,
malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty. Each member of the Connecticut
Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board before entering
upon his or her duties shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation
required by section 1 of article eleventh of the State Constitution. A
record of each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the
State.
Sec. 34. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 12-413b of the general
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
(Effective July 1, 2024):
(a) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities may select a direct payment permit holder, as described in
section 12-409a, for a pilot program in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
(b) There shall be allowed a credit to such direct payment permit
holder in an amount equal to the amount of a qualified investment, as
defined in subsection (c) of this section, that is made on or after July 1,
2000, against the use tax liability that is incurred under this chapter by
such holder in making purchases on or after July 1, 2000, of computer
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amount of such credits allowed under this section shall not exceed four
million dollars in the aggregate. No credit shall be allowed under this
section unless the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities certifies, in a manner satisfactory to the
Commissioner of Revenue Services, that a qualified investment has been
made by the direct payment permit holder and that projects related to
such investment have been completed. The Commissioner of Revenue
Services may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54, which prescribe the procedures for the direct payment
permit holder to claim the credit allowed under this section.
Sec. 35. Subsection (b) of section 16-50aaa of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(b) There shall be a Council on 5G Technology. The council shall
consist of the following members or their designees: (1) One employee
of the office of the Governor, designated by the Governor; (2) the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (3) the Commissioner
of Administrative Services; (4) the Commissioner of Transportation; (5)
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; (6) the
president of The University of Connecticut; and (7) the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities.
Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 17a-52 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(a) There is established a Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board, within
the Department of Children and Families, which shall be a coordinating
source for suicide prevention across a person's lifespan, including, but
not limited to, youth suicide prevention. The board may include (1)
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organizations, civic or volunteer groups, state and local government
agencies, tribal governments or organizations, health care providers or
local organizations with expertise in the mental health of children or
adults or mental health issues with a focus on suicide prevention, (2)
one psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state, (3) one
psychologist licensed in this state, (4) one representative of a local or
regional board of education, (5) one high school teacher, (6) one high
school student, (7) one college or university faculty member, (8) one
college or university student, (9) one parent, and (10) a person who has
experienced suicide ideation or loss, all appointed by the Commissioner
of Children and Families. The board shall include one representative of
the Department of Public Health appointed by the Commissioner of
Public Health, one representative of the state Department of Education
appointed by the Commissioner of Education and one representative of
the Board of Regents for Higher Education appointed by the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. The
Commissioners of Children and Families and Mental Health and
Addiction Services, or the commissioners' designees, shall serve as
cochairpersons of the board and may appoint a representative of a local
organization with expertise in mental health or a suicide prevention
foundation to serve as a third cochairperson of the board. The board
may adopt bylaws to govern it and its meetings.
Sec. 37. Subdivision (15) of subsection (b) of section 17b-27c of the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
(15) The [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, or the [president's] chancellor's designee;
Sec. 38. Subsection (g) of section 31-254 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024): Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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(g) (1) Notwithstanding any of the information disclosure provisions
of this section, the administrator shall disclose information obtained
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to: (A) A regional workforce
development board, established pursuant to section 31-3k, to the extent
necessary for the effective administration of the federal Trade
Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time, the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act of 2014, as amended from time to time, and the state employment
services program established pursuant to section 17b-688c for recipients
of temporary family assistance, provided a regional workforce
development board, enters into a written agreement with the
administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning
protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt
of any such information; (B) a nonpublic entity that is under contract
with the administrator or another state agency where necessary for the
effective administration of this chapter or with the United States
Department of Labor to administer grants which are beneficial to the
interests of the administrator, provided such nonpublic entity enters
into a written agreement with the administrator, pursuant to
subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning protection of the
confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt of any such
information; (C) the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, appointed under section 10a-1a, for use in the
performance of such [president's] chancellor's official duties to the
extent necessary for evaluating programs at institutions of higher
education governed by said board pursuant to section 10a-1a, provided
such [president] chancellor enters into a written agreement with the
administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning
protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt
of any such information; or (D) a third party pursuant to written,
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(2) Any written agreement shall contain safeguards as are necessary
to protect the confidentiality of the information being disclosed,
including, but not limited to, a:
(A) Statement from the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, of the purposes for the
requested information and the specific use intended for the information;
(B) Statement from the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, that the disclosed information
shall only be used for such purposes as are permitted by this subsection
and consistent with the written agreement;
(C) Requirement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, store the disclosed
information in a location that is physically secure from access by
unauthorized persons;
(D) Requirement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, store and process the
disclosed information maintained in an electronic format in such a way
that ensures that unauthorized persons cannot obtain the information
by any means;
(E) Requirement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, establish safeguards to ensure
that only authorized persons, including any authorized agent of the
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information stored in computer systems;
(F) Requirement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, enter into a written
agreement, that has been approved by the administrator, with any
authorized agent of the board, nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor
of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, which agreement
shall contain the requisite safeguards contained in the written
agreement between the board, nonpublic entity or [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the
administrator;
(G) Requirement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, instruct all persons having
access to the disclosed information about the sanctions specified in this
section, and further require each employee of such board, nonpublic
entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, and any agent of such board, nonpublic entity or
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, authorized to review such information, to sign an
acknowledgment that such employee or such agent has been advised of
such sanctions;
(H) Statement that redisclosure of confidential information is
prohibited, except with the written approval of the administrator;
(I) Requirement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, dispose of information
disclosed or obtained under this subsection, including any copies of
such information made by the board, nonpublic entity or [president]
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purpose for which the information is disclosed has been served, either
by returning the information to the administrator, or by verifying to the
administrator that the information has been destroyed;
(J) Statement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, shall permit representatives
of the administrator to conduct periodic audits, including on-site
inspections, for the purpose of reviewing such board's, nonpublic
entity's or adherence of the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut
State Colleges and Universities to the confidentiality and security
provisions of the written agreement; and
(K) Statement that the regional workforce development board,
nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, shall reimburse the
administrator for all costs incurred by the administrator in making the
requested information available and in conducting periodic audits of
the board's, nonpublic entity's or procedures of the [president]
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities in
safeguarding the information.
(3) Any employee or agent of a regional workforce development
board, nonpublic entity or [president] chancellor of the Connecticut
State Colleges and Universities, as appropriate, who discloses any
confidential information in violation of this section and the written
agreement, entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection,
shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not
more than six months, or both, and shall be prohibited from any further
access to confidential information.
Sec. 39. Subsection (a) of section 32-4i of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024): Substitute Senate Bill No. 107
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(a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development,
in consultation with the Commissioner of Revenue Services and the
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, may establish the Learn Here, Live Here program. Such
program may provide an incentive for graduates of a public institution
of higher education, private university or college, or health care training
school in this state, or graduates from a technical education and career
school, to buy a first home in the state. Persons who graduate on or after
January 1, 2014, from such institutions, universities, colleges or schools
may have their income tax liability, up to a maximum of two thousand
five hundred dollars annually, segregated into the Connecticut first-
time homebuyers account established pursuant to section 32-4j,
provided not more than one million dollars from all program
participants may be so segregated in any calendar year. After a period
not exceeding ten years after graduation, any amounts so segregated
may be withdrawn by a participant for the purchase of a first home in
the state. The Commissioner of Economic and Community
Development may make payments in accordance with this section from
said fund to the participants. For the purposes of this section, "health
care training school" means a medical or dental school, chiropractic
college, school or college of optometry, school or college of chiropody
or podiatry, school of occupational therapy, hos pital-based
occupational school, school or college of naturopathy, school of dental
hygiene, school of physical therapy or any other school or institution
giving instruction in the healing arts.
Sec. 40. Section 32-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
In the assessment and provision of job training for employers, the
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chief
executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall request
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job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall
notify the [president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, or [his or her] the chancellor's designee, of such request.
The [president] chancellor, or [his or her] the chancellor's designee, shall
determine if a training program exists or can be designed at a regional
community-technical college to meet such training need and shall notify
the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor
Commissioner shall to the extent possible make arrangements for the
participation of the regional community-technical colleges, the
Connecticut State University System, other institutions of higher
education, other postsecondary institutions, adult education programs
and the Technical Education and Career System in implementing the
program. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Labor
Commissioner from considering or choosing other providers to meet
such training need.
Sec. 41. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 32-35 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
(Effective July 1, 2024):
(b) (1) The corporation shall be governed by a board of seventeen
directors. Nine members shall be appointed by the Governor, six of
whom shall be knowledgeable, and have favorable reputations for skill,
knowledge and experience, in the development of innovative start-up
businesses, including, but not limited to, expertise in academic research,
technology transfer and application, the development of technological
invention and new enterprise development and three of whom shall be
knowledgeable, and have favorable reputations for skill, knowledge
and experience, in the field of financial lending or the development of
commerce, trade and business. Four members shall be the
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, the
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Management, who shall serve ex officio and shall have all of the powers
and privileges of a member of the board of directors. Each ex-officio
member may designate his deputy or any member of his staff to
represent him at meetings of the corporation with full power to act and
vote in his behalf. Four members shall be appointed as follows: One by
the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the minority leader of
the Senate, one by the speaker of the House of Representatives and one
by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Except as
provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, (A) each member
appointed by the Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor
but not longer than the term of office of the Governor or until the
member's successor is appointed and qualified, whichever is longer, (B)
the Governor shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term of a member
appointed by the Governor, (C) each member appointed by a member
of the General Assembly shall serve in accordance with the provisions
of section 4-1a, and (D) the appropriate legislative appointing authority
shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term of a member appointed by
such authority. A director shall be eligible for reappointment.
Sec. 42. Subdivision (19) of section 32-39 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2024):
(19) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the
[president] chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
on matters relating to science, engineering and technology which may
have an impact on state policies, programs, employers and residents,
and on job creation and retention;
Sec. 43. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 32-39g of the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
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(4) Advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the Commissioner of
Economic and Community Development, the president of The
University of Connecticut and the [president] chancellor of the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities on matters relating to
science, engineering and technology that may have an impact on state
policies, programs, employers and residents, and on job creation and
retention;
Sec. 44. (Effective July 1, 2024) Wherever the word "president" is used
to denote the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities in any public act of the 2024 session, the word "chancellor"
shall be substituted in lieu thereof. The Legislative Commissioners'
Office shall, in codifying any public act of the 2024 session, make such
technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to
carry out the purposes of this section.