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	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 109
	8	+	February Session, 2024
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
	13	+	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	16	+	Introduced by:
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4		-	Senate Bill No. 109
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6		-	Public Act No. 24-47
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9		-	AN ACT MODIFYING THE CONNECTICUT AUTOMATIC
10		-	ADMISSIONS PROGRAM.
	21	+	AN ACT MODIFYING THE CONNECTICUT AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS
	22	+	PROGRAM.
11	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	24		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 10a-11h of the general statutes is
15		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
16		-	2024):
17		-	(e) (1) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish [(A)]
18		-	a minimum [class rank percentile] unweighted grade point average for
19		-	applicants to qualify for admission through the Connecticut Automatic
20		-	Admissions Program to each participating institution. [, and (B) a
21		-	standardized method for calculating grade point average that shall be
22		-	used to determine class rank percentile.]
23		-	(2) Each participating institution shall establish the minimum
24		-	unweighted grade point average, established pursuant to subdivision
25		-	(1) of this section, as an academic threshold for admission to such
26		-	institution through the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program [.
27		-	Any other institution of higher education shall establish one or more of
28		-	the following academic thresholds: (A) The minimum class rank
29		-	percentile established by the Board of Regents for Higher Education
30		-	pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) a Senate Bill No. 109
	26	+	Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 10a-11h of the general statutes is 1
	27	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
	28	+	2024): 3
	29	+	(e) (1) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish (A) 4
	30	+	a minimum [class rank percentile] grade point average for applicants to 5
	31	+	qualify for admission through the Connecticut Automatic Admissions 6
	32	+	Program to each participating institution, and (B) a standardized 7
	33	+	method for calculating grade point average. [that shall be used to 8
	34	+	determine class rank percentile.] 9
	35	+	(2) Each participating institution shall establish an academic 10
	36	+	threshold for admission to such institution through the Connecticut 11
	37	+	Automatic Admissions Program. Any other institution of higher 12
	38	+	education shall establish one or more of the following academic 13 Bill No. 109
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34		-	minimum grade point average calculated in accordance with the
35		-	standardized method established by the board pursuant to
36		-	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, or (C) a
37		-	combination of a minimum grade point average calculated in
38		-	accordance with the standardized method established by the board
39		-	pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection] and
40		-	may establish an additional academic threshold of performance on a
41		-	nationally recognized college readiness assessment administered to
42		-	students enrolled in grade eleven pursuant to subdivision (3) of
43		-	subsection (c) of section 10-14n. [Each state university within the
44		-	Connecticut State University System shall establish the academic
45		-	threshold set forth in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and may
46		-	establish the additional academic thresholds set forth in subparagraphs
47		-	(B) and (C) of this subdivision. An applicant shall be deemed to have
48		-	satisfied the academic threshold for admission to a participating
49		-	institution through the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program if
50		-	such applicant satisfies any one of the academic thresholds established
51		-	by such institution.]
52		-	(3) No governing board of a participating institution shall establish
53		-	policies or procedures that require any academic qualifications in
54		-	addition to the qualifications specified in subsection (b) of this section
55		-	and the academic threshold established pursuant to this subsection for
56		-	the purposes of the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program.
57		-	Sec. 2. Section 10-220q of the general statutes is repealed and the
58		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
59		-	(a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year
60		-	thereafter, for the purpose of qualifying a student for the Connecticut
61		-	Automatic Admissions Program, established pursuant to section 10a-
62		-	11h, as amended by this act, each local and regional board of education
63		-	shall (1) calculate [a] the unweighted grade point average [using the
64		-	standardized method established by the Board of Regents for Higher Senate Bill No. 109
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	45	+	thresholds: (A) The minimum [class rank percentile] grade point 14
	46	+	average established by the Board of Regents for Higher Education 15
	47	+	pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, [(B) 16
	48	+	a minimum grade point average calculated in accordance with the 17
	49	+	standardized method established by the board pursuant to 18
	50	+	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection,] or [(C)] (B) a 19
	51	+	combination of [a] the minimum grade point average [calculated in 20
	52	+	accordance with the standardized method established by the board 21
	53	+	pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection] and 22
	54	+	performance on a nationally recognized college readiness assessment 23
	55	+	administered to students enrolled in grade eleven pursuant to 24
	56	+	subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 10-14n. Each state university 25
	57	+	within the Connecticut State University System shall establish the 26
	58	+	academic threshold set forth in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 27
	59	+	and may establish the additional academic [thresholds] threshold set 28
	60	+	forth in [subparagraphs] subparagraph (B) [and (C)] of this subdivision. 29
	61	+	An applicant shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic threshold 30
	62	+	for admission to a participating institution through the Connecticut 31
	63	+	Automatic Admissions Program if such applicant satisfies any one of 32
	64	+	the academic thresholds established by such institution. 33
	65	+	(3) No governing board of a participating institution shall establish 34
	66	+	policies or procedures that require any academic qualifications in 35
	67	+	addition to the qualifications specified in subsection (b) of this section 36
	68	+	and the academic threshold established pursuant to this subsection for 37
	69	+	the purposes of the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program. 38
	70	+	Sec. 2. Section 10-220q of the general statutes is repealed and the 39
	71	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 40
	72	+	(a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year 41
	73	+	thereafter, for the purpose of qualifying a student for the Connecticut 42
	74	+	Automatic Admissions Program, established pursuant to section 10a-43
	75	+	11h, as amended by this act, each local and regional board of education 44
	76	+	shall (1) calculate a grade point average using the standardized method 45
	77	+	established by the Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to 46 Bill No. 109
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68		-	Education pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-11h,] for each
69		-	student who completes eleventh grade, and (2) determine whether such
70		-	student's [class rank percentile] unweighted grade point average is
71		-	above or below the minimum established by the Board of Regents for
72		-	Higher Education pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-11h, as
73		-	amended by this act. Each local and regional board of education shall
74		-	share a student's unweighted grade point average and whether such
75		-	[student] grade point average is above or below the minimum [class
76		-	rank percentile] established by the Board of Regents for Higher
77		-	Education with (A) the student, (B) the student's parent or guardian, (C)
78		-	the Department of Education, in the form and manner prescribed by the
79		-	department, and (D) upon the student's request, a participating
80		-	institution for the purposes of applying to such participating institution
81		-	under the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program.
82		-	(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a local or
83		-	regional board of education to publish [or provide a class ranking for
84		-	any student or to publish] on a student's transcript the unweighted
85		-	grade point average calculated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section
86		-	or whether such [student] grade point average is above or below the
87		-	minimum [class rank percentile] established by the Board of Regents for
88		-	Higher Education pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-11h, as
89		-	amended by this act.
90		-	(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year
91		-	thereafter, each local and regional board education shall notify each
92		-	student enrolled in his or her final year of high school, and the parent or
93		-	guardian of such student, whether such student may be admitted to at
94		-	least one participating institution under the Connecticut Automatic
95		-	Admissions Program based on the academic threshold established by
96		-	such institution pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-11h, as
97		-	amended by this act.
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	84	+	subsection (e) of section 10a-11h, as amended by this act, for each 47
	85	+	student who completes eleventh grade, and (2) determine whether such 48
	86	+	student's [class rank percentile] grade point average is above or below 49
	87	+	the minimum established by the Board of Regents for Higher Education 50
	88	+	pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-11h, as amended by this act. 51
	89	+	Each local and regional board of education shall share a student's grade 52
	90	+	point average and whether such student is above or below the minimum 53
	91	+	[class rank percentile] grade point average with (A) the student, (B) the 54
	92	+	student's parent or guardian, (C) the Department of Education, in the 55
	93	+	form and manner prescribed by the department, and (D) upon the 56
	94	+	student's request, a participating institution for the purposes of 57
	95	+	applying to such participating institution under the Connecticut 58
	96	+	Automatic Admissions Program. 59
	97	+	(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a local or 60
	98	+	regional board of education to publish [or provide a class ranking for 61
	99	+	any student or to publish] on a student's transcript the grade point 62
	100	+	average calculated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or whether 63
	101	+	such student is above or below the minimum [class rank percentile] 64
	102	+	grade point average established by the Board of Regents for Higher 65
	103	+	Education pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-11h, as amended by 66
	104	+	this act. 67
	105	+	(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year 68
	106	+	thereafter, each local and regional board education shall notify each 69
	107	+	student enrolled in his or her final year of high school, and the parent or 70
	108	+	guardian of such student, whether such student may be admitted to at 71
	109	+	least one participating institution under the Connecticut Automatic 72
	110	+	Admissions Program based on the academic threshold established by 73
	111	+	such institution pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-11h, as 74
	112	+	amended by this act. 75
	113	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	114	+	sections:
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	116	+	Section 1 July 1, 2024 10a-11h(e) Bill No. 109
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	123	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10-220q
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	125	+	HED Joint Favorable
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