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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7095
January Session, 2025
AN ACT REQUIRING AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
CONNECTICUT TO BECOME A MEMBER OF AN ASSOCIATION OF
RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2025) The University of Connecticut shall 1
develop an action plan to increase the likelihood of receiving an 2
invitation to become a member of an association of research universities 3
in the United States. Such action plan shall include, but need not be 4
limited to, specifications for (1) the metrics that said university will 5
track, the time frame and resources required to meet such metrics and 6
the state-wide economic impact of such membership, and (2) any 7
recommendations for legislation to assist said university in meeting 8
such metrics and to support such membership, if granted. Not later than 9
January 1, 2026, The University of Connecticut shall submit, in 10
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 11
such action plan to the joint standing committee of the General 12
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education 13
and employment advancement. 14
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section Substitute Bill No. 7095
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HED Joint Favorable Subst.