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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 303
February Session, 2024
LCO No. 2095
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 10a-34g of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2024): 3
(b) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education may deny 4
the application for initial or renewed [license or accreditation] 5
authorization of a for-profit institution of higher education or consider 6
a for-profit institution of higher education ineligible to receive any 7
public funds, including, but not limited to, federal funds administered 8
by the office pursuant to section 10a-45 if (1) such institution fails to 9
include the statement required under subsection (a) of this section in its 10
application, or (2) upon review of such statement, the executive director 11
determines that the public policy of protecting the interests of students 12
in the state requires such denial. Notwithstanding the provisions of 13 Bill No. 303
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subsection (i) of section 10a-34, the executive director may deny the 14
[accreditation] authorization of an institution of higher education, for 15
the purposes of this subsection, by refusing to accept or withdrawing 16
any previous acceptance of [regional] accreditation made under 17
subsection (i) of said section. 18
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 10a-44d of the 2024 supplement to the 19
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 20
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 21
(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource 22
Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Connecticut State 23
Colleges and Universities. The president shall appoint the members of 24
the council, which shall consist of the following: (1) A state-wide 25
coordinator, who shall collaborate with all institutions of higher 26
education to promote open educational resources and administer 27
grants; (2) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff member 28
from The University of Connecticut; (3) one faculty member, one 29
administrator and one staff member from the regional community-30
technical college system; (4) one faculty member, one administrator and 31
one staff member from Charter Oak State College; (5) one faculty 32
member, one administrator and one staff member from the Connecticut 33
State University System; (6) one faculty member, one administrator and 34
one staff member from the independent institutions of higher education; 35
and (7) one student from any public or independent institution of higher 36
education in the state. All initial appointments to the council shall be 37
made not later than September 1, 2019, and shall expire on August 30, 38
2022, regardless of when the initial appointment was made. Any 39
member of the council may serve more than one term. 40
Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 10a-178 of the 2024 supplement to the 41
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 42
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 43
(b) "Project", in the case of a (1) participating institution for higher 44
education, means a (A) structure suitable for use as a dormitory or other 45 Bill No. 303
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housing facility, including housing for staff members, employees or 46
students at such institution of higher education, dining hall, student 47
union, administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, 48
research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, and 49
maintenance, storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities 50
related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or 51
the conducting of research or the operation of an institution for higher 52
education, including parking and other facilities or structures essential 53
or convenient for the orderly conduct of such institution for higher 54
education, also including equipment and machinery and other similar 55
items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility or 56
structure in the manner for which its use is intended or for the operation 57
of a participating institution for higher education, or any combination 58
thereof, or (B) program or service that is in furtherance of the 59
organization or mission of a participating institution of higher 60
education; (2) participating health care institution means a (A) structure 61
suitable for use as a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility, 62
laboratory, laundry, residence facility, including housing for nurses, 63
interns, staff members, employees or students at such health care 64
institution and their immediate families and for physically or mentally 65
handicapped persons, administration building, research facility, and 66
maintenance, storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities 67
related thereto or required or useful for the operation of the project, 68
including parking and other facilities or structures essential or 69
convenient for the orderly operation of such project, also including 70
equipment and machinery and other similar items necessary or 71
convenient for the operation of the project in the manner for which its 72
use is intended or for the operation of a participating health care 73
institution, or any combination thereof, or (B) program or service that is 74
in furtherance of the organization or mission of a participating health 75
care institution; (3) participating qualified nonprofit organization means 76
a (A) structure or facility owned in its entirety by, or suitable for use in 77
accordance with the charitable or nonprofit status of the qualified 78
nonprofit organization, also including equipment and machinery and 79
other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of the 80 Bill No. 303
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project in the manner for which its use is intended or for the operation 81
of a participating qualified nonprofit corporation, or (B) program or 82
service that is in furtherance of the organization or mission of a 83
participating qualified nonprofit organization; and (4) participating 84
nursing home means a (A) structure or facility suitable for use as a 85
nursing home, residential care home, rest home, health care facility for 86
the handicapped, mental health facility or independent living facility 87
subject to the licensing requirements of chapter 368v and appurtenant 88
facilities, equipment and machinery and other similar items necessary 89
or convenient for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the 90
manner for which its use is intended or for the operation of a 91
participating nursing home, or (B) program or service that is in 92
furtherance of the organization or mission of a participating nursing 93
home; 94
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 10a-34g(b)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10a-44d(b)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10a-178(b)
HED Joint Favorable