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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1297
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STATUTES CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE CONNECTICUT STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE
BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 3-27a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
There is hereby created a Short Term Investment Fund to be 3
administered by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer may sell 4
participation certificates of the Short Term Investment Fund for 5
investment to the General Fund, bond funds, the Special Transportation 6
Fund, the Local Bridge Revolving Fund, the Educational Excellence 7
Trust Fund, the Residential Property Tax Revaluation Relief Fund, the 8
Municipal Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, the Special Abandoned 9
Property Fund, trust funds administered by the Treasurer and all such 10
other funds the moneys of which by law the Treasurer is responsible for 11
investing. [Said] Such participation certificates shall bear and pay such 12
interest and be issued subject to such terms and conditions as shall be 13
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determined and established by the State Treasurer. The interest derived 14
from the investment or reinvestment of funds of The University of 15
Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health 16
Center Operating Fund, The University of Connecticut Research 17
Foundation, The University of Connecticut Health Center Research 18
Foundation, the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund, 19
the Connecticut State University System Research Foundation, and the 20
[Regional Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State 21
Community College Operating Fund, as authorized by sections 10a-105, 22
10a-110a, 10a-130, 10a-99 and 10a-77, as amended by this act, 23
respectively, and the Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter 24
Oak State College educational services account, as authorized by section 25
10a-143, shall be paid to each board or board of trustees respectively. 26
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 3-31b of the general statutes is 27
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 28
passage): 29
(a) Notwithstanding any [contrary] provision of [law] the general 30
statutes, the State Treasurer may establish one or more combined 31
investment funds for the purpose of investing funds for which the 32
Treasurer is custodian or trustee, or funds [which] that the [Boards] 33
Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut [, the Connecticut 34
State University System or the Regional Community -Technical 35
Colleges] or the Board of Regents for Higher Education request the 36
Treasurer to invest pursuant to this section, provided the Treasurer shall 37
adopt appropriate accounting procedures from which the exact interest 38
of such funds so combined for investment can be determined. The State 39
Treasurer is authorized to sell to all agencies, instrumentalities and 40
political subdivisions of the state, participation units in any such 41
combined investment fund established by him pursuant to this section. 42
Such participation units issued by the Treasurer under the provisions of 43
this section are made legal investments for all the funds of, held by or 44
administered by all agencies, instrumentalities and political 45
subdivisions of the state. The Treasurer may adopt such rules and 46
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regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this 47
section. 48
Sec. 3. Section 4-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the 49
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 50
Any state appropriation or the proceeds of any bond issue authorized 51
by the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting a building or 52
buildings for the use of any state institution, any [institution under the 53
jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of] state university within the 54
Connecticut State University System enumerated in section 10a-87, as 55
amended by this act, any technical education and career school or The 56
University of Connecticut, for the development of aviation and for other 57
purposes, may be used in whole or in part as the state's share of the cost 58
of the work involved in conjunction with any funds made available by 59
any branch of the federal government if the Governor so determines and 60
directs. 61
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 4-31a of the general statutes is 62
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 63
passage): 64
(a) Any gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other aid from 65
any private source or from the federal government, except federal aid 66
for highway and bridge purposes or federal funds in the possession of 67
the Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 68
Station, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the 69
Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System, the Board 70
of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 71
Education, or the Employment Security Division of the Labor 72
Department, or any other gift, grant or trust fund in the possession of 73
any of said boards, shall be entered upon the records of the General 74
Fund in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy 75
and Management. When so recorded, such amounts shall be deemed to 76
be appropriated to the purposes of such gift, contribution or other aid 77
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and shall be allotted in accordance with law. No gift, contribution, 78
income from trust funds, or other aid from any private source or from 79
the federal government that is subject to this subsection shall require 80
allotment, except upon a notice by the Secretary of the Office of Policy 81
and Management that the state agency receiving such funding has failed 82
to consistently provide the notifications required in subsection (e) of 83
section 4-66a. 84
Sec. 5. Subdivisions (3) to (5), inclusive, of section 4-37e of the general 85
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 86
(Effective from passage): 87
(3) "Executive authority" means (A) a department head, as defined in 88
section 4-5, (B) the executive secretary or president of a constituent unit, 89
(C) the chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education 90
and, if such public institution of higher education is [an accredited state 91
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 92
College, the chief executive officer of a campus of such college, and (D) 93
the chief executive officer of any other state agency. 94
(4) "Constituent unit" means a constituent unit as defined in section 95
10a-1, as amended by this act. 96
(5) "Public institution of higher education" means a public college or 97
university in the state system of higher education, any campus of [an 98
accredited state community-technical college] the Connecticut State 99
Community College, or The University of Connecticut School of Law. 100
Sec. 6. Subdivisions (3) and (4) of section 4-37f of the general statutes 101
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 102
from passage): 103
(3) If the constituent unit is the [regional community-technical 104
colleges] Connecticut State Community College or the Connecticut State 105
University System, the purposes of the foundation shall be limited to 106
providing funding for (A) scholarships or other direct student financial 107
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aid, and (B) programs, services or activities at one or more of the 108
institutions within its jurisdiction; 109
(4) If the state agency is a public institution of higher education, the 110
following persons shall serve as nonvoting members of the governing 111
board of the foundation unless the bylaws of the foundation provide 112
that they be voting members: The executive authority of the institution, 113
or his designee, a student enrolled at the institution, who shall be elected 114
by the students enrolled in the institution and a member of the faculty 115
of the institution, who shall be elected by the faculty of the institution. 116
Elections pursuant to this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance 117
with procedures for such elections established by the governing board 118
[of trustees] of the constituent unit which has jurisdiction over the 119
institution; 120
Sec. 7. Section 4-124z of the general statutes is repealed and the 121
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 122
(a) Not later than January 1, 2022, and as necessary thereafter, the 123
board of the Technical Education and Career System, in consultation 124
with the Chief Workforce Officer, the Labor Commissioner, the 125
Commissioners of Economic and Community Development, Education 126
and Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 127
Management and the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 128
Universities and one member of industry representing each of the 129
economic clusters identified by the Commissioner of Economic and 130
Community Development pursuant to section 32-1m shall (1) review, 131
evaluate and, as necessary, recommend improvements for certification 132
and degree programs offered by the Technical Education and Career 133
System and the [community-technical college system] Connecticut State 134
Community College to ensure that such programs meet the 135
employment needs of business and industry, (2) develop strategies to 136
strengthen the linkage between skill standards for education and 137
training and the employment needs of business and industry, (3) assess 138
the unmet demand from employers in the state to hire graduates of 139
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trade programs from technical education and career schools and the 140
unmet demand from students in the state to enroll in a trade program at 141
a technical education and career school, and (4) assess opportunities to 142
increase utilization of technical education and career schools during 143
after school hours and on weekends. 144
(b) Not later than January [1, 2002, and] first annually, [thereafter,] 145
the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System shall 146
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 147
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 148
matters relating to education, commerce, labor and higher education 149
and employment advancement on any certification or degree programs 150
offered by technical education and career schools or [community-151
technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community College that do not 152
meet current industry standards. 153
Sec. 8. Section 4-124gg of the general statutes is repealed and the 154
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 155
The board of the Technical Education and Career System, in 156
consultation with the Labor Commissioner, shall create an integrated 157
system of state-wide industry advisory committees for each career 158
cluster offered as part of the Technical Education and Career System and 159
[regional community-technical college system. Said] Connecticut State 160
Community College. Such committees shall include industry 161
representatives of the specific career cluster. Each committee for a career 162
cluster shall, with support from the Office of Workforce Strategy, Labor 163
Department, Technical Education and Career System, [regional 164
community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 165
College and [the] Department of Education, establish specific skills 166
standards, corresponding curriculum and a career ladder for the cluster 167
which shall be implemented as part of the schools' core curriculum. 168
Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 4a-11 of the general statutes is 169
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 170
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passage): 171
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 172
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be deposited in the Capital 173
Equipment Purchase Fund created by section 4a-9. Any such proceeds 174
shall be allocated to the Board of Regents for Higher Education as 175
follows: (1) For The University of Connecticut, not exceeding six million 176
three hundred ninety-five thousand dollars; (2) for The University of 177
Connecticut Health Center, not exceeding one million two hundred 178
thirty-five thousand dollars; (3) for the Connecticut State University 179
System, not exceeding two million five hundred forty thousand dollars; 180
(4) for the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 181
Community College, not exceeding two million seven hundred fifty 182
thousand dollars; and (5) for the Board of Regents for Higher Education, 183
not exceeding thirty thousand dollars. 184
Sec. 10. Subdivision (10) of section 4b-55 of the general statutes is 185
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 186
passage): 187
(10) "Downtown Hartford higher education center project" means a 188
project to develop a higher education center, as defined in subparagraph 189
(B) of subdivision (2) of section 32-600, and as described in subsection 190
(a) of section 32-612, as amended by this act, for the [regional 191
community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 192
College; 193
Sec. 11. Section 5-177 of the general statutes is repealed and the 194
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 195
Any person in the unclassified service employed full time by the 196
Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the State Board of 197
Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Department 198
of Rehabilitative Services, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 199
Station, the American School for the Deaf, the Connecticut Institute for 200
the Blind, the Newington Children's Hospital [,] or the Board of 201
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[Trustees of the Connecticut State University System or the Board of 202
Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 203
Education, as a teacher or administrator in a position directly involved 204
in educational activities in any state-operated institution, [or the Board 205
of Regents for Higher Education,] who served prior to such person's 206
employment by the state in a full-time teaching, administrative or 207
research position in an educational institution in or under the authority 208
of a state department of education or a department of education for the 209
blind in the United States approved by the Retirement Commission, or 210
who was employed by such institution but served all or part of such 211
service time in a foreign country, for which service such person has 212
received or will receive no retirement benefit or pension, may gain 213
credit for such prior service, not to exceed ten years in the aggregate, by 214
making retirement contributions for each year of such prior service 215
equal to six per cent of such person's annual rate of compensation when 216
such person first became a full-time employee of this state, [;] provided 217
such payment shall be made [within] not later than one year after the 218
date of such person's first full-time employment with the state, or before 219
July 1, 1968, whichever is later, but for the Board of Higher Education 220
and Technical Colleges, July 1, 1974. When a person who has gained 221
credit for such prior service retires, not more than one year of such 222
service may be counted for each two years of state service; provided, if 223
such person has purchased more of such service than can be counted, 224
refund on the amount paid on the extra years of service shall be made. 225
Sec. 12. Section 5-199d of the general statutes is repealed and the 226
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 227
The Department of Administrative Services or any other state agency 228
which seeks to contract for training for their employees shall, prior to 229
entering into a contract, contact the chancellor of the Connecticut State 230
Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's designee, to determine if 231
an appropriate training program exists or can be designed at [a regional 232
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 233
College. Nothing in this section shall preclude an agency from 234
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considering or choosing other providers to meet such training need. 235
Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 7-313c of the general statutes is 236
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 237
passage): 238
(a) Any town, city or borough subject to the approval of its legislative 239
body, shall indemnify any paid or volunteer member of its fire 240
department who, after October 1, 1969, has commenced and has 241
successfully completed a course or courses in fire technology and 242
administration offered by the [state regional community-technical 243
colleges] Connecticut State Community College. Such indemnification 244
shall be limited to expenses incurred by such member for tuition and 245
textbook charges. 246
Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 10-4p of the general statutes is 247
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 248
passage): 249
(a) The State Board of Education shall develop a five-year 250
implementation plan with appropriate goals and strategies to achieve 251
resource equity and equality of opportunity, increase student 252
achievement, reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation, improve 253
effective instruction and encourage greater parental and community 254
involvement in all public schools of the state. The implementation plan 255
shall: (1) Include methods for significantly reducing over a five-year 256
period any disparities among school districts in terms of resources, staff, 257
programs and curriculum, student achievement and community 258
involvement that negatively impact student learning, (2) provide for 259
monitoring by the Department of Education of the progress made in 260
reducing such disparities, and (3) include proposals for minority staff 261
recruitment, including but not limited to, alternative certification, 262
mentoring programs, involvement of the [community-technical 263
colleges] Connecticut State Community College and efforts by regional 264
educational service centers. 265
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Sec. 15. Subsection (b) of section 10-15h of the general statutes is 266
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 267
passage): 268
(b) The pilot program shall require the local or regional board of 269
education for a priority school district to partner with the Board of 270
Regents for Higher Education on behalf of [a regional community-271
technical college] the Connecticut State Community College or a state 272
university, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on 273
behalf of the university or the governing board of an independent 274
institution of higher education on behalf of such institution to (1) 275
evaluate and align curricula, (2) evaluate students in grade ten or eleven 276
using a college readiness assessment developed or adopted by the 277
Department of Education, (3) use the results of such evaluations to 278
assess college readiness, and (4) offer a plan of support to any student 279
in grade twelve who is found to be not ready for college based on such 280
student's results on the college readiness assessment. Such local or 281
regional board of education shall annually report such test results and 282
assessments to the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for 283
Higher Education, the Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for 284
Higher Education and The University of Connecticut. 285
Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 10-21j of the general statutes is 286
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 287
passage): 288
(a) The Commissioner of Education, in collaboration with the Board 289
of Regents for Higher Education, shall establish the Connecticut 290
Apprenticeship and Education Committee to coordinate and identify (1) 291
potential preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training program 292
integration, and (2) leveraged funding identification of career technical 293
education programs within high schools and programs within higher 294
education institutions for careers in various industries. Such committee 295
shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) representatives from the 296
Department of Economic and Community Development, the Labor 297
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Department, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, the 298
Connecticut Manufacturers Collaborative, the Technical Education and 299
Career System, the advanced manufacturing centers at the [regional 300
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College, 301
independent institutions of higher education in the state that offer 302
training in the field of manufacturing, the Office of Workforce Strategy, 303
companies and employee organizations that represent manufacturing 304
workers, and (B) teachers, guidance counselors, school counselors, 305
principals and superintendents. 306
Sec. 17. Section 10-98b of the general statutes is repealed and the 307
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 308
The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System 309
shall consult with [each] (1) [regional community-technical college] the 310
Connecticut State Community College, and (2) each local or regional 311
board of education (A) for a town in which a technical education and 312
career school is located, and (B) that offers any career technical 313
education programs, for the purpose of establishing partnerships, 314
reducing redundancies and consolidating programmatic offerings and 315
to fulfill workforce needs in the state. 316
Sec. 18. Section 10-155 of the general statutes is repealed and the 317
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 318
The Board of [Trustees for] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf 319
of the Connecticut State University System, may maintain an emergency 320
training program to prepare graduates of approved four-year colleges 321
and universities to teach in the elementary schools of the state. In 322
carrying out such program, the board may [(a)] (1) establish regulations 323
governing the admission of students to the program; [(b)] (2) fix tuition 324
rates to be paid by such students, and [(c)] (3) enter into such contracts 325
and agreements as it finds necessary to secure the necessary facilities. 326
Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 10-264h of the general statutes is 327
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 328
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passage): 329
(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and each fiscal year 330
thereafter, a local or regional board of education, a regional educational 331
service center, a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, 332
or any of the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 333
school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 334
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 335
or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education: (1) 336
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents 337
for Higher Education on behalf of [a regional community-technical 338
college, (2) the Board of Trustees of] the Connecticut State Community 339
College and the Connecticut State University System, [on behalf of a 340
state university, (3)] (2) the Board of Trustees for The University of 341
Connecticut on behalf of the university, [(4)] (3) the board of governors 342
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 343
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended by this act, or the 344
equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 345
higher education, and [(5)] (4) any other third-party not-for-profit 346
corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, shall be 347
eligible to apply for and accept grants for a school building project, as 348
defined in section 10-282, as provided in chapter 173, and may be 349
eligible for reimbursement, except as otherwise provided for, up to 350
eighty per cent of the eligible cost of the school building project for an 351
interdistrict magnet school facility, including any expenditure for the 352
purchase of equipment, in accordance with this section. To be eligible 353
for reimbursement under this section a school building project for an 354
interdistrict magnet school facility shall meet the requirements for a 355
school building project established in chapter 173, except that the 356
Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the 357
Commissioner of Education, may waive any requirement in said 358
chapter for good cause. 359
Sec. 20. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-264i of the 360
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 361
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thereof (Effective from passage): 362
(a) (1) (A) A local or regional board of education, (B) a regional 363
educational service center, (C) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-364
Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the 365
Quinebaug Valley [Community College] and Three Rivers [Community 366
College] campuses, (D) a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 367
10-158a, or (E) to assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to 368
the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 369
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 370
Education, (i) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical 371
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of [a regional 372
community-technical college, (ii) the Board of Trustees of] the 373
Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State 374
University System, [on behalf of a state university, (iii)] (ii) the Board of 375
Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, 376
[(iv)] (iii) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 377
education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended 378
by this act, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 379
independent institution of higher education, and [(v)] (iv) any other 380
third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner 381
which transports a child to an interdistrict magnet school program, as 382
defined in section 10-264l, as amended by this act, in a town other than 383
the town in which the child resides shall be eligible pursuant to section 384
10-264e to receive a grant for the cost of transporting such child in 385
accordance with this section. 386
Sec. 21. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10-264l of the 387
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 388
thereof (Effective from passage): 389
(a) The Department of Education shall, within available 390
appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 391
regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 392
(C) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 393
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Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Quinebaug Valley 394
[Community College] and Three Rivers [Community College] 395
campuses, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-396
158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to 397
the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 398
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, to 399
assist (A) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 400
Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of [a regional community-401
technical college, (B) the Board of Trustees of] the Connecticut State 402
Community College and the Connecticut State University System, [on 403
behalf of a state university, (C)] (B) the Board of Trustees of The 404
University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, [(D)] (C) the 405
board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, 406
as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended by this act, 407
or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent 408
institution of higher education, and [(E)] (D) any other third-party not-409
for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner with the operation 410
of interdistrict magnet school programs. All interdistrict magnet schools 411
shall be operated in conformance with the same laws and regulations 412
applicable to public schools. For the purposes of this section "an 413
interdistrict magnet school program" means a program [which] that (i) 414
supports racial, ethnic and economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and 415
high quality curriculum, and (iii) requires students who are enrolled to 416
attend at least half-time. An interdistrict magnet school program does 417
not include a regional agricultural science and technology school, a 418
technical education and career school or a regional special education 419
center. For the school year commencing July 1, 2017, and each school 420
year thereafter, the governing authority for each interdistrict magnet 421
school program shall (I) restrict the number of students that may enroll 422
in the school from a participating district to seventy-five per cent of the 423
total school enrollment, and (II) maintain a total school enrollment that 424
is in accordance with the enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet 425
school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education 426
pursuant to section 10-264r. 427
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(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 428
operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 429
annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 430
manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 431
2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 432
schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 433
the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 434
O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 435
as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 436
commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 437
magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 438
comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 439
October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 440
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 441
appropriations. 442
(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 443
funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 444
consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 445
program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 446
(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 447
isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 448
from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 449
and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 450
magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 451
the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 452
on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 453
established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 454
allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 455
per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 456
current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 457
membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 458
prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 459
Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 460
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threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 461
fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 462
applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 463
commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 464
the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 465
there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 466
June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, in the case of an interdistrict 467
magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its obligations 468
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 469
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 470
commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school 471
is meeting the enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school 472
programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r. 473
If such school has not met such enrollment standards, it shall not be 474
entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this section unless the 475
commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a grant for an 476
additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such school into 477
compliance with such enrollment standards. If requested by the 478
commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the commissioner or the 479
commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and sources of funding. 480
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 481
inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 482
magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 483
the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 484
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 485
enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, 486
developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 10-487
264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such school for an 488
additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is appropriate to do 489
so and approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such 490
residency or enrollment standards. 491
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 492
inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 493
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total school enrollment that is in accordance with the enrollment 494
standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed by the 495
commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more consecutive 496
years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on the operator 497
of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any other measure, 498
in consultation with such operator, as may be appropriate to assist such 499
operator in complying with such enrollment standards. 500
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, for the purposes of 501
equalization aid under section 10-262h, a student enrolled in an 502
interdistrict magnet school program shall be counted as a resident 503
student, as defined in section 10-262f, of the town in which such student 504
resides. 505
(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, each interdistrict 506
magnet school operator shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the 507
operator is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 10-252a. 508
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 509
thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 510
provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational 511
programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner 512
determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has 513
conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total 514
operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and 515
expenditure estimates. 516
(3) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may make 517
grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 518
school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 519
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 520
or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide 521
academic support programs and summer school educational programs 522
approved by the commissioner to students participating in such 523
interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service 524
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centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of 525
[Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 526
Education, on behalf of [a regional community-technical college, (D) the 527
Board of Trustees of] the Connecticut State Community College and the 528
Connecticut State University System, [on behalf of a state university, (E)] 529
(D) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of 530
the university, [(F)] (E) the board of governors for an independent 531
institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 532
10a-173, as amended by this act, or the equivalent of such a board, on 533
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, [(G)] (F) 534
cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and [(H)] (G) any 535
other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 536
commissioner. 537
(4) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Education 538
may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand 539
dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of new 540
interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting its 541
obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 542
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 543
commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) 544
Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of 545
education, (C) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical 546
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of [a regional 547
community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of] the 548
Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State 549
University System, [on behalf of a state university, (E)] (D) the Board of 550
Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, 551
[(F)] (E) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 552
education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended 553
by this act, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 554
independent institution of higher education, [(G)] (F) cooperative 555
arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and [(H)] (G) any other third-556
party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner. 557
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Sec. 22. Section 10-264n of the general statutes is repealed and the 558
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 559
The Commissioner of Education shall consult with (1) the Board of 560
[Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges, (2) the Board of Trustees 561
of the Connecticut State University System, (3)] Regents for Higher 562
Education, (2) the boards of trustees [for higher education institutions 563
licensed and accredited] of independent institutions of higher education 564
authorized by the [Board of Regents for Higher Education or] Office of 565
Higher Education, or [(4)] (3) the Board of Trustees for The University 566
of Connecticut and may consult with any not-for-profit corporation 567
approved by the Commissioner of Education to initiate collaborative 568
planning for establishing additional interdistrict magnet schools in the 569
Sheff region, as defined in subsection (q) of section 10-266aa. 570
Sec. 23. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-283 of the 571
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 572
thereof (Effective from passage): 573
(a) (1) Each town or regional school district shall be eligible to apply 574
for and accept grants for a school building project as provided in this 575
chapter. Any town desiring a grant for a public school building project 576
may, by vote of its legislative body, authorize the board of education of 577
such town to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and 578
to accept or reject such grant for the town. Any regional school board 579
may vote to authorize the supervising agent of the regional school 580
district to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for and 581
to accept or reject such grant for the district. Applications for such grants 582
under this chapter shall be made by the superintendent of schools of 583
such town or regional school district on the form provided and in the 584
manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. 585
The application form shall require the superintendent of schools to 586
affirm that the school district considered the maximization of natural 587
light, the use and feasibility of wireless connectivity technology and, on 588
and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure criteria, described 589
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in section 10-292r, in projects for new construction and alteration or 590
renovation of a school building. The Commissioner of Administrative 591
Services shall review, in consultation with the Commissioner of 592
Education, each grant application for a school building project for 593
compliance with educational specifications. The Commissioner of 594
Education shall evaluate, if appropriate, whether the project will assist 595
the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 596
O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 597
as determined by the Commissioner of Education. The Commissioner of 598
Administrative Services shall consult with the Commissioner of 599
Education in reviewing grant applications submitted for purposes of 600
subsection (a) of section 10-65 or section 10-76e on the basis of the 601
educational needs of the applicant. The Commissioner of 602
Administrative Services shall review each grant application for a school 603
building project for compliance with standards for school building 604
projects pursuant to regulations, adopted in accordance with section 10-605
287c, and, on and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure 606
criteria, described in section 10-292r. Notwithstanding the provisions of 607
this chapter, the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical 608
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Quinebaug 609
Valley [Community College] and Three Rivers [Community College] 610
campuses and the following entities that will operate an interdistrict 611
magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its obligations 612
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 613
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 614
Commissioner of Education, may apply for and shall be eligible to 615
receive grants for school building projects pursuant to section 10-264h, 616
as amended by this act, for such a school: (A) The Board of [Trustees of 617
the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on 618
behalf of [a regional community-technical college, (B) the Board of 619
Trustees of] the Connecticut State Community College and the 620
Connecticut State University System, [on behalf of a state university, 621
(C)] (B) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on 622
behalf of the university, [(D)] (C) the board of governors for an 623
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independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) 624
of section 10a-173, as amended by this act, or the equivalent of such a 625
board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, [(E)] 626
(D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and [(F)] (E) 627
any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 628
Commissioner of Education. 629
Sec. 24. Section 10a-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 630
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 631
There shall be a state system of public higher education to consist of 632
(1) The University of Connecticut and all campuses thereof, and (2) the 633
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities [, which] that include (A) 634
the state universities, which shall be known collectively as the 635
Connecticut State University System, (B) the [regional community-636
technical colleges, which shall be known collectively as the regional 637
community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 638
College and all campuses thereof, and (C) Charter Oak State College. 639
"Constituent units" as used in the general statutes means those units in 640
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section. 641
Sec. 25. Subsection (a) of section 10a-1a of the general statutes is 642
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 643
passage): 644
(a) There shall be a Board of Regents for Higher Education that shall 645
serve as the governing body for the [regional community-technical 646
college system] Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut 647
State University System and Charter Oak State College. The board shall 648
consist of twenty-three members who shall be distinguished leaders of 649
the community in Connecticut. The board shall reflect the state's 650
geographic, racial and ethnic diversity. The voting members shall not be 651
employed by or be a member of a board of trustees for any independent 652
institution of higher education in this state or the Board of Trustees for 653
The University of Connecticut nor shall they be public officials or state 654
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employees, as such terms are defined in section 1-79, during their term 655
of membership on the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The 656
Governor shall appoint nine members to the board as follows: Three 657
members for a term of two years; three members for a term of four years; 658
and three members for a term of six years. Thereafter, the Governor shall 659
appoint members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms 660
expire and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of 661
six years from the first day of July in the year of [his or her] such 662
member's appointment. Four members of the board shall be appointed 663
as follows: One appointment by the president pro tempore of the Senate, 664
who shall be an alumnus of the regional community-technical college 665
system or Connecticut State Community College, for a term of four 666
years; one appointment by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall 667
be a specialist in the education of children in grades kindergarten to 668
twelve, inclusive, for a term of three years; one appointment by the 669
speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be an alumnus of the 670
Connecticut State University System, for a term of four years; and one 671
appointment by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, 672
who shall be an alumnus of Charter Oak State College, for a term of 673
three years. Thereafter, such members of the General Assembly shall 674
appoint members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms 675
expire and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of 676
four years from the first day of July in the year of [his or her] such 677
member's appointment. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the 678
student advisory committee created under section 10a-3, as amended by 679
this act, shall serve as members of the board. The chairperson and vice-680
chairperson of the faculty advisory committee created under section 681
10a-3a, as amended by this act, shall serve as ex-officio, nonvoting 682
members of the board for a term of two years and, in their respective 683
roles as chairperson and vice-chairperson, may be invited to any 684
executive session, as defined in section 1-200, of the board by the 685
chairperson of the board. The Commissioners of Education, Economic 686
and Community Development and Public Health, the Labor 687
Commissioner, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 688
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or the secretary's designee, and the Chief Workforce Officer shall serve 689
as ex-officio, nonvoting members of the board. 690
Sec. 26. Section 10a-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the 691
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 692
(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a 693
chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities who shall 694
serve at the pleasure of the board. The chancellor of the Connecticut 695
State Colleges and Universities shall (1) have the authority to implement 696
the policies, directives and rules of the board and any additional 697
responsibilities as the board may prescribe, (2) implement the goals 698
identified in section 10a-11c and recommendations made pursuant to 699
section 10a-11b, as amended by this act, (3) build interdependent 700
support among the Connecticut State University System, the [regional 701
community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 702
College and Charter Oak State College, (4) balance central authority 703
with institutional differentiation, autonomy and creativity, and (5) 704
facilitate cooperation and synergy among the Connecticut State 705
University System, the [regional community-technical college system] 706
Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College. 707
The chancellor may designate an alternate to serve as a member of any 708
commission, foundation or committee upon which the general statutes 709
require the chancellor to serve. Such designee may vote on behalf of the 710
chancellor. There shall be an executive staff responsible for the 711
operation of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The executive 712
staff shall be under the direction of the chancellor of the Connecticut 713
State Colleges and Universities, who shall be the chief executive officer 714
of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. 715
(b) The chancellor may employ staff as is deemed necessary, 716
including, but not limited to, temporary assistants and consultants. The 717
board shall establish terms and conditions of employment of the 718
chancellor and the board's staff, prescribe their duties and fix the 719
compensation of the chancellor and the board's professional and 720
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technical personnel. 721
(c) Upon recommendation of the chancellor, the Board of Regents for 722
Higher Education shall appoint two vice-chancellors. One vice-723
chancellor shall represent the Connecticut State University System and 724
the other vice-chancellor shall represent the [regional community-725
technical college system] Connecticut State Community College. Each 726
vice-chancellor shall perform such duties and responsibilities as the 727
board and chancellor shall prescribe, so that each said constituent unit 728
fulfills its mission. Such duties shall include, but not be limited to, 729
oversight of academic programs, student support services and 730
institutional support. 731
(d) Not later than October 1, 2017, the chancellor of the Connecticut 732
State Colleges and Universities shall establish the position of outreach 733
coordinator within the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 734
system. Such outreach coordinator shall act as a liaison between 735
institutions within the system and businesses in the state to develop 736
workforce education and job training opportunities including Early 737
College Opportunity programs. Such position may be full time or part 738
time and may be held by an individual who also holds another position 739
within said system as part of such individual's regular duties and 740
without additional compensation. 741
Sec. 27. Section 10a-1c of the general statutes is repealed and the 742
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 743
The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop and 744
implement [, not later than December 1, 2011,] a plan for maintaining 745
the distinct missions of the Connecticut State University System, the 746
[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 747
Community College and Charter Oak State College and report on such 748
plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 749
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and appropriations 750
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a not later than January 751
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[1, 2012, and] first annually. [thereafter.] 752
Sec. 28. Section 10a-3 of the general statutes is repealed and the 753
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 754
(a) There shall be a student advisory committee to the Board of 755
Regents for Higher Education to assist the board in performing its 756
statutory functions. The committee shall consist of the following student 757
members: One member from each of the institutions within the 758
[jurisdiction of the] Connecticut State University System, one member 759
from each campus of the [regional community-technical colleges] 760
Connecticut State Community College and one member from Charter 761
Oak State College. For the term commencing on July 1, 2015, the 762
members from six of the [regional community-technical colleges] 763
campuses of the Connecticut State Community College and two of the 764
institutions within the [jurisdiction of the] Connecticut State University 765
System, as selected by the student members whose terms expire on or 766
before June 30, 2015, shall serve a term of one year. For the term 767
commencing on July 1, 2016, and every term thereafter, the members 768
from such selected [colleges] campuses and institutions shall serve a 769
term of two years. All remaining members shall serve a term of two 770
years. If any member ceases to be a matriculating student in good 771
standing, either as a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate 772
student at the institution within the constituent unit system that elected 773
such student, the membership of such student shall terminate. If the 774
membership of any such student member terminates, the student 775
government organization of the institution of higher education or 776
campus that elected such member shall, not later than thirty days after 777
the membership terminates and in such a manner as the council 778
determines, elect a student member who shall serve for the remainder 779
of the term. 780
(b) The members of the committee and alternates for such members 781
shall be elected by the student government organization of the 782
institution of higher education they are to represent. The alternate 783
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members of the committee may serve in the absence of the regularly 784
elected member. 785
(c) The committee shall, on a rotating basis among its members and 786
by a consensus vote of all its members, elect its own chairperson and 787
vice-chairperson, one of whom shall be a member from the Connecticut 788
State University System or Charter Oak State College and the other of 789
whom shall be a member from the [regional community-technical 790
colleges] Connecticut State Community College, and such other officers 791
as it deems necessary, to serve for a term of one year. The committee 792
shall be deemed to be a public agency within the scope of the Freedom 793
of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and shall keep such 794
records as may be appropriate. 795
(d) The committee, established pursuant to subsection (a) of this 796
section, shall meet at least biannually with the Board of Regents for 797
Higher Education. Agendas shall be prepared for such meetings and 798
shall be distributed by the board prior thereto and shall consist of 799
matters recommended for inclusion by the chairperson of the Board of 800
Regents for Higher Education and the committee. Such meetings shall 801
be chaired by the chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher 802
Education and the committee members shall have the right to 803
participate in all discussions and deliberations, but shall not have the 804
right to vote at such meetings. 805
Sec. 29. Section 10a-3a of the general statutes is repealed and the 806
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 807
(a) There shall be a faculty advisory committee to the Board of 808
Regents for Higher Education to assist the board in performing its 809
statutory functions. The committee shall consist of the following 810
members: Three teaching faculty members and one administrative 811
faculty member who provides direct student services from the 812
Connecticut State University System, three teaching faculty members 813
and one administrative faculty member who provides direct student 814
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services from the [regional community-technical college system] 815
Connecticut State Community College and one teaching faculty 816
member and one administrative faculty member who provides direct 817
student services from Charter Oak State College. Such members shall 818
serve a term of two years. If the membership of any such faculty member 819
terminates, the constituent unit that elected such member shall, not later 820
than thirty days after the membership terminates and in such manner 821
as the council determines, elect a faculty member who shall serve for the 822
remainder of the term. 823
(b) Not later than October 1, 2013, the members of the committee and 824
alternates for such members shall be elected pursuant to a uniform, fair 825
and open system-wide election by the faculty governance body of each 826
of the constituent units they are to represent and, in the case of Charter 827
Oak State College, by a majority vote of the Academic Council at Charter 828
Oak State College. The alternate members of the committee may serve 829
in the absence of the regularly elected member. Nothing in this section 830
shall be construed to require a labor union representing faculty 831
members to participate in any election held pursuant to this subsection. 832
(c) The committee shall, on a rotating basis among its members, elect 833
its own chairperson and vice-chairperson, one of whom shall be a 834
member from the Connecticut State University System and the other of 835
whom shall be a member from the [regional community-technical 836
colleges] Connecticut State Community College, and such other officers 837
as it deems necessary, to serve for a term of two years. The committee 838
shall be deemed to be a public agency within the scope of the Freedom 839
of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and shall keep such 840
records as may be appropriate. 841
(d) The committee, established pursuant to subsection (a) of this 842
section, shall meet at least biannually with the Board of Regents for 843
Higher Education. Agendas shall be prepared for such meetings and 844
shall be distributed by the board prior thereto and shall consist of 845
matters recommended for inclusion by the chairperson of the Board of 846
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Regents for Higher Education and the committee. Such meetings shall 847
be chaired by the chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher 848
Education and the committee members shall have the right to 849
participate in all discussions and deliberations, but shall not have the 850
right to vote at such meetings. 851
(e) [Beginning on January 1, 2012, and] Not later than January first 852
annually, [thereafter,] the faculty advisory committee shall report to the 853
joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 854
of matters relating to higher education and appropriations, in 855
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, regarding the 856
performance of its statutory functions and its biannual meetings with 857
the Board of Regents for Higher Education. 858
Sec. 30. Subsection (a) of section 10a-6 of the general statutes is 859
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 860
passage): 861
(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Establish 862
policies and guidelines for the Connecticut State University System, the 863
[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 864
Community College and Charter Oak State College; (2) develop a 865
master plan for higher education and postsecondary education at the 866
Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-technical 867
college system] Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak 868
State College consistent with the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (3) 869
establish tuition and student fee policies for the Connecticut State 870
University System, the [regional community-technical college system] 871
Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College; 872
(4) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and viability of the state 873
universities, the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut 874
State Community College and Charter Oak State College in accordance 875
with criteria established by the board; (5) merge or close institutions 876
within the Connecticut State University System, campuses within the 877
[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 878
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Community College and Charter Oak State College in accordance with 879
criteria established by the board, provided (A) such recommended 880
merger or closing shall require a two-thirds vote of the board, and (B) 881
notice of such recommended merger or closing shall be sent to the 882
committee having cognizance over matters relating to education and to 883
the General Assembly; (6) review and approve mission statements for 884
the Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-885
technical college system] Connecticut State Community College and 886
Charter Oak State College and role and scope statements for the 887
individual institutions and campuses of such constituent units; (7) 888
review and approve any recommendations for the establishment of new 889
academic programs submitted to the board by the state universities 890
within the Connecticut State University System, the [regional 891
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 892
and Charter Oak State College, and, in consultation with the affected 893
constituent units, provide for the initiation, consolidation or termination 894
of academic programs; (8) develop criteria to ensure acceptable quality 895
in (A) programs at the Connecticut State University System, the 896
[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 897
Community College and Charter Oak State College, and (B) institutions 898
within the Connecticut State University System and campuses within 899
the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 900
Community College and enforce standards through licensing and 901
accreditation; (9) prepare and present to the Governor and General 902
Assembly, in accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, 903
consolidated operating and capital expenditure budgets for the 904
Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-technical 905
college system] Connecticut State Community College, Charter Oak 906
State College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 907
Universities developed in accordance with the provisions of said section 908
10a-8; (10) review and make recommendations on plans received from 909
the Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-910
technical college system] Connecticut State Community College and 911
Charter Oak State College to implement the goals identified in section 912
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10a-11c; (11) appoint advisory committees with representatives from 913
public and independent institutions of higher education to study 914
methods and proposals for coordinating efforts of the public institutions 915
of higher education under its jurisdiction with The University of 916
Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to 917
implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (12) evaluate (A) 918
means of implementing the goals identified in section 10a-11c, and (B) 919
any recommendations made by the Planning Commission for Higher 920
Education in implementing the strategic master plan pursuant to section 921
10a-11b, as amended by this act, through alternative and nontraditional 922
approaches such as external degrees and credit by examination; (13) 923
coordinate programs and services among the Connecticut State 924
University System, the [regional community-technical college system] 925
Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College; 926
(14) assess opportunities for collaboration with The University of 927
Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to 928
implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (15) make or enter into 929
contracts, leases or other agreements in connection with its 930
responsibilities under this part, provided all acquisitions of real estate 931
by lease or otherwise shall be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23; 932
(16) be responsible for the care and maintenance of permanent records 933
of institutions of higher education dissolved after September 1, 1969; 934
(17) prepare and present to the Governor and General Assembly 935
legislative proposals affecting the Connecticut State University System, 936
the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 937
Community College and Charter Oak State College; (18) develop and 938
maintain a central higher education information system and establish 939
definitions and data requirements for the Connecticut State University 940
System, the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut 941
State Community College and Charter Oak State College; [(19) until 942
June 30, 2024, report all new programs and program changes at the 943
Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical 944
college system and Charter Oak State College to the Office of Higher 945
Education; and (20)] and (19) undertake such studies and other activities 946
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as will best serve the higher educational interests of the Connecticut 947
State University System, the [regional community-technical college 948
system] Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State 949
College. 950
Sec. 31. Section 10a-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 951
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 952
(a) The provisions of sections 4-77 and 4-78 shall not apply to the 953
constituent units of the state system of higher education, and for the 954
purposes of said sections only, the Board of Regents for Higher 955
Education shall be deemed the budgeted agency for the Connecticut 956
State University System, the [regional community-technical college 957
system] Connecticut State Community College, Charter Oak State 958
College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 959
Universities. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop 960
a formula or program-based budgeting system to be used by each 961
institution and campus of the Connecticut State Community College in 962
preparing operating budgets. The Board of Regents for Higher 963
Education shall prepare a single budget request itemized by the 964
Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-technical 965
college system] Connecticut State Community College, Charter Oak 966
State College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 967
Universities using the formula or program-based budgeting system and 968
shall submit such budget request displaying all operating funds to the 969
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with 970
sections 4-77 and 4-78, subject to procedures developed by the Board of 971
Regents for Higher Education and approved by said secretary. The 972
budget request shall set forth, in the form prescribed by the Board of 973
Regents for Higher Education, a proposed expenditure plan which shall 974
include: (1) The total amount requested for such appropriation account; 975
(2) the amount to be appropriated from the General Fund; and (3) the 976
amount to be paid from the tuition revenues of the [regional 977
community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 978
College, the Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State 979
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College. After review and comment by the Board of Regents for Higher 980
Education, the proposed expenditure plans shall be incorporated into 981
the single public higher education budget request including 982
recommendations, if any, by said board. Any tuition increase proposed 983
by the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 984
Community College, the Connecticut State University System and 985
Charter Oak State College for the fiscal year to which the budget request 986
relates shall be included in the single public higher education budget 987
request submitted by the Board of Regents for Higher Education for 988
such fiscal year, provided if the General Assembly does not appropriate 989
the amount requested by any such system or college, such system or 990
college may increase tuition and fees by an amount greater than that 991
included in the budget request in response to which the appropriation 992
was made. The General Assembly shall make appropriations directly to 993
the constituent units. Allotment reductions made pursuant to the 994
provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 4-85 shall be applied by 995
the Board of Regents for Higher Education among the appropriations to 996
the constituent units and the central office of the Connecticut State 997
Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations on 998
reductions provided in said section, except that said limitations shall 999
apply to the total of the amounts appropriated. The Board of Regents for 1000
Higher Education shall apply such reductions after consultation with 1001
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Any reductions 1002
of more than five per cent of the appropriations of any constituent units 1003
shall be submitted to the appropriations committee which shall, within 1004
thirty days, approve or reject such reduction. 1005
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education may transfer to or 1006
from any specific appropriation of a constituent unit a sum or sums 1007
totaling up to fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such specific 1008
appropriation, whichever is less, in any fiscal year without the consent 1009
of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any such transfer shall be reported 1010
to the Finance Advisory Committee within thirty days of such transfer 1011
and such report shall be a record of said committee. 1012
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Sec. 32. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-11b of the 1013
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1014
thereof (Effective from passage): 1015
(1) The commission shall consist of the following voting members: 1016
(A) The chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 1017
the president of The University of Connecticut, or their designees from 1018
the Board of Regents for Higher Education and Board of Trustees of The 1019
University of Connecticut, respectively; (B) the provost of the 1020
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the provost of The 1021
University of Connecticut; (C) the chairperson of the Board of Regents 1022
for Higher Education, and the Board of Trustees of The University of 1023
Connecticut, or the chairs' designees; (D) the president, provost or chair 1024
of the board of a large independent institution of higher education in 1025
the state, to be selected by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (E) 1026
the president, provost or chair of the board of a small independent 1027
institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the speaker 1028
of the House of Representatives; (F) a representative from a private 1029
career school, to be selected by the Commissioner of Higher Education; 1030
(G) a teaching faculty representative from the Connecticut State 1031
University System, to be selected by the chancellor of the Connecticut 1032
State Colleges and Universities; (H) a teaching faculty representative 1033
from the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1034
Community College, to be selected by the chancellor of the Connecticut 1035
State Colleges and Universities; (I) a teaching faculty representative 1036
from The University of Connecticut, to be selected by the president of 1037
The University of Connecticut; (J) a teaching faculty representative from 1038
a private career school in the state, to be selected by the Commissioner 1039
of Higher Education; (K) one member appointed by the president pro 1040
tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a large 1041
manufacturing employer in the state; (L) one member appointed by the 1042
speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative 1043
of a large financial or insurance services employer in the state; (M) one 1044
member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a 1045
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representative of an information technology or digital media employer 1046
in the state; (N) one member appointed by the minority leader of the 1047
Senate, who shall be a representative of a small business employer in 1048
the state; (O) one member appointed by the majority leader of the House 1049
of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a health care 1050
employer in the state; (P) one member appointed by the minority leader 1051
of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a small 1052
business employer in the state; and (Q) the chairpersons and ranking 1053
members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 1054
having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and 1055
employment advancement. The commission membership shall, where 1056
feasible, reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity. 1057
Sec. 33. Section 10a-19c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1058
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1059
(a) There is established a Connecticut nursing incentive program 1060
administered by the Board of Regents for Higher Education. 1061
(b) The board shall provide financial assistance to up to four [regional 1062
community-technical colleges] campuses of the Connecticut State 1063
Community College that enter into partnerships with hospitals, as 1064
defined in section 19a-490, or other health care institutions, as defined 1065
in said section 19a-490, [in order] to secure nonstate funding to increase 1066
the number of faculty members at such [regional community-technical 1067
colleges] campuses that are qualified to teach or train students to 1068
become registered nurses. 1069
(c) A [regional community-technical college] campus of the 1070
Connecticut State Community College seeking such assistance shall 1071
submit to the Board of Regents for Higher Education its nursing faculty 1072
expansion plan, together with a commitment agreement signed by its 1073
hospital or health care institution partner or partners and information 1074
on the amount of nonstate funding secured by the partnership. 1075
Assistance provided by the board to a [regional community-technical 1076
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college] campus (1) may be provided for up to two years in accordance 1077
with this subsection, and (2) shall not exceed (A) seventy-five thousand 1078
dollars per year, or (B) the annual amount of nonstate funding secured 1079
by the partnership, whichever is less. In determining whether to provide 1080
assistance pursuant to this section for a second year, the board shall 1081
consider the success of the nursing faculty expansion plan, as measured 1082
by factors including, but not limited to, the number of persons teaching 1083
or providing training to nursing students pursuant to the nursing 1084
faculty expansion program and the number of students graduating from 1085
nursing programs. 1086
[(d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006, the 1087
Board of Regents for Higher Education may use up to two per cent of 1088
the funds appropriated for purposes of this section for program 1089
administration.] 1090
Sec. 34. Section 10a-20 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1091
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1092
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or special act 1093
to the contrary, the selection, appointment, assignment of duties, 1094
amount of compensation, sick leave, vacation, leaves of absence, 1095
termination of service, rank and status of the individual members of the 1096
respective professional staffs of the system of higher education shall be 1097
under the sole jurisdiction of the respective governing boards [of 1098
trustees] within available funds. Each constituent board shall annually 1099
submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the 1100
positions which it has included within the professional staff. 1101
Sec. 35. Section 10a-20a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1102
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1103
(a) The Office of Higher Education may establish and administer a 1104
fund to be known as the Endowed Chair Investment Fund. Within the 1105
limits of funds available, the office may approve an application, 1106
submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, for the 1107
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establishment of an endowed chair and deposit state funds for such 1108
endowed chair to an account within said fund in an amount not less 1109
than five hundred thousand dollars. 1110
(b) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the 1111
Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 1112
for Higher Education may submit an application for the establishment 1113
of an endowed chair to be supported by a grant of not less than five 1114
hundred thousand and not more than one million dollars from the 1115
Endowed Chair Investment Fund and a matching nonstate contribution. 1116
Applications for endowed chairs shall be accepted on October first and 1117
April first in each year in which funds are available. To apply for the 1118
state grant, the board [of trustees] shall notify the office that it has raised 1119
a matching nonstate contribution and that it is eligible for a grant of state 1120
funds to establish an endowed chair in a specific academic discipline. 1121
The board [of trustees] shall submit for the office's review and approval 1122
evidence that the chair will be established in a center of excellence, as 1123
defined in subsection (b) of section 10a-25h. 1124
(c) Following approval of an application for an endowed chair by the 1125
office, the governing board [of trustees] of the institution at which such 1126
endowed chair is established shall select candidates to fill such endowed 1127
chair and shall develop a budget for expenditures associated with such 1128
endowed chair. 1129
(d) Any state funds deposited by the office to the Endowed Chair 1130
Investment Fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer, except a duly 1131
established foundation of The University of Connecticut or the 1132
Connecticut State University System, as appropriate, may request the 1133
office to transfer any state funds relating to an approved application for 1134
an endowed chair to such duly established foundation for the purpose 1135
of investing such state funds in accordance with the provisions of 1136
subsection (f) of this section. 1137
(e) Any interest income earned on state funds invested by the State 1138
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Treasurer pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be deposited to 1139
the Endowed Chair Investment Fund and, following establishment of 1140
an endowed chair under this section shall be allocated annually, upon 1141
request, to The University of Connecticut or to the Connecticut State 1142
University System, as appropriate, to support the endowed chair. 1143
Nonstate matching contributions shall be held by a duly established 1144
foundation of The University of Connecticut or the Connecticut State 1145
University System and the interest on such contributions shall be used 1146
to support the endowed chair. 1147
(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year 1148
thereafter, The University of Connecticut or the Connecticut State 1149
University System may request, and the office shall transfer, any state 1150
funds deposited in the Endowed Chair Investment Fund to a duly 1151
established foundation of The University of Connecticut or the 1152
Connecticut State University System, as appropriate, for an endowed 1153
chair established under this section. Such duly established foundation 1154
shall invest such state funds, and any interest income earned on such 1155
state funds shall be used to support the endowed chair. Such duly 1156
established foundation shall (1) account for such state funds separately 1157
from the nonstate matching contributions, (2) hold such state funds as a 1158
permanently restricted asset for the endowed chair, and (3) manage 1159
such state funds in accordance with the Connecticut Uniform Prudent 1160
Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA), pursuant to sections 1161
45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, and in a manner consistent with such 1162
foundation's investment and expenditure policies. No interest income 1163
earned from the state funds in any fiscal year shall be used to support 1164
the endowed chair when, at the close of the fiscal year, the market value 1165
of such state funds is less than the principal value. At the close of the 1166
fiscal year, such duly established foundation shall restore the original 1167
amount of state funds deposited in the Endowed Chair Investment 1168
Fund to a duly established foundation of The University of Connecticut 1169
or the Connecticut State University System, as appropriate, at the 1170
beginning of the next fiscal year. 1171
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(g) The boards [of trustees] shall submit annual reports, in accordance 1172
with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the office and the joint standing 1173
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1174
relating to higher education concerning the management of the 1175
endowed chair. For a duly established foundation administering an 1176
endowed chair in a manner described in subsection (e) of this section, 1177
such report shall include, but not be limited to, the expenditures of the 1178
endowed chair. For a duly established foundation administering an 1179
endowed chair in a manner described in subsection (f) of this section, 1180
such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) expenditures, (2) the 1181
balance of state funds in each of the two previous fiscal years, (3) the 1182
balance of nonstate matching contributions in each of the two previous 1183
fiscal years, and (4) the amount of interest income earned for the state 1184
funds and nonstate matching contributions for the previous fiscal year. 1185
Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 10a-25h of the general statutes is 1186
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1187
passage): 1188
(a) In order to develop and further encourage excellence in public 1189
higher education, the governing boards [of trustees] of the constituent 1190
units of the state system of higher education, not including Charter Oak 1191
State College, are hereby authorized to establish and administer centers 1192
to be known as Connecticut higher education centers of excellence. 1193
Appropriations to these centers shall be used for the development or 1194
enhancement of essential support for academic, research, or public 1195
service centers of excellence which have gained or may gain regional 1196
and national prominence or for libraries or equipment for present 1197
enhancement to existing programs deemed to have potential for 1198
excellence with such enhancement. 1199
Sec. 37. Section 10a-25j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1200
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1201
The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, in consultation with 1202
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representatives of the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent 1203
units, including faculty, develop guidelines for identifying centers of 1204
excellence. Initial proposals for funding centers of excellence shall 1205
originate within the constituent units, from faculty, staff or 1206
administration. The proposals shall be reviewed and approved by the 1207
governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit to ensure that they 1208
conform to institutional priorities. The Board of Regents for Higher 1209
Education shall select a committee, including faculty and staff 1210
representatives from constituent units, to review proposals and make 1211
recommendations to the board. The Board of Regents for Higher 1212
Education shall: (1) Consider and select proposals; (2) request as part of 1213
its consolidated budget, pursuant to section 10a-6, as amended by this 1214
act, appropriations to support centers of excellence recommended for 1215
funding pursuant to this section; and (3) provide for the evaluation of 1216
the effectiveness of the centers of excellence in meeting the goals 1217
established in subsection (a) of section 10a-25h, as amended by this act. 1218
Sec. 38. Subsection (a) of section 10a-35a of the general statutes is 1219
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1220
passage): 1221
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10a-34 to 10a-35, 1222
inclusive, the Board of Regents for Higher Education [shall have the 1223
authority] may, in accordance with the provisions of said sections and 1224
the standards set forth in any regulations promulgated thereunder, [to 1225
(1)] review and approve recommendations for the establishment of new 1226
academic programs for the universities within the Connecticut State 1227
University System, the [regional community-technical colleges] 1228
Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College. [, 1229
and (2) until June 30, 2024, report all new programs and program 1230
changes to the Office of Higher Education.] 1231
Sec. 39. Subsection (b) of section 10a-44d of the general statutes is 1232
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1233
passage): 1234
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(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource 1235
Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Connecticut State 1236
Colleges and Universities. The chancellor shall appoint the members of 1237
the council, which shall consist of the following: (1) A state-wide 1238
coordinator, who shall collaborate with all institutions of higher 1239
education to promote open educational resources and administer 1240
grants; (2) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff member 1241
from The University of Connecticut; (3) one faculty member, one 1242
administrator and one staff member from the [regional community-1243
technical college system] Connecticut State Community College; (4) one 1244
faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from Charter 1245
Oak State College; (5) one faculty member, one administrator and one 1246
staff member from the Connecticut State University System; (6) one 1247
faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from the 1248
independent institutions of higher education; and (7) one student from 1249
any public or independent institution of higher education in the state. 1250
All initial appointments to the council shall be made not later than 1251
September 1, 2019, and shall expire on August 30, 2022, regardless of 1252
when the initial appointment was made. Any member of the council 1253
may serve more than one term. 1254
Sec. 40. Section 10a-51 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1255
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1256
(a) The governing board [of trustees] of any constituent unit of the 1257
state system of higher education may allocate funds from its General 1258
Fund appropriation for any expenses incurred in connection with the 1259
operation of a child care center utilized in the instructional program of 1260
such constituent unit. 1261
(b) The governing board [of trustees] of any such constituent unit 1262
may authorize the charging of a fee or schedule of fees to any person 1263
using any child care center operated by such constituent unit. 1264
Sec. 41. Subsection (a) of section 10a-55i of the general statutes is 1265
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1266
passage): 1267
(a) There is established a Higher Education Consolidation Committee 1268
which shall be convened by the chairpersons of the joint standing 1269
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1270
relating to higher education or such chairpersons' designee, who shall 1271
be a member of such joint standing committee. The membership of the 1272
Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall consist of the higher 1273
education subcommittee on appropriations and the chairpersons, vice 1274
chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of 1275
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 1276
education and appropriations. The Higher Education Consolidation 1277
Committee shall establish a meeting and public hearing schedule for 1278
purposes of receiving updates from (1) the Board of Regents for Higher 1279
Education on the progress of the consolidation of the state system of 1280
higher education pursuant to this section, section 4-9c, subsection (g) of 1281
section 5-160, section 5-199d, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of 1282
section 7-323k, subsection (a) of section 7-608, subsection (a) of section 1283
10-9, section 10-155d, subdivision (15) of section 10-183b, sections 10a-1284
1a to 10a-1d, inclusive, as amended by this act, 10a-3, as amended by 1285
this act, and 10a-3a, as amended by this act, 10a-8, as amended by this 1286
act, 10a-10a to 10a-11a, inclusive, 10a-17d and 10a-22a, subsection (f) of 1287
section 10a-22b, subsections (c) and (d) of section 10a-22d, sections 10a-1288
22h and 10a-22k, subsection (a) of section 10a-22n, sections 10a-22r, 10a-1289
22s, 10a-22u, 10a-22v, 10a-22x and 10a-34 to 10a-35a, inclusive, as 1290
amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 10a-48a, [sections 10a-71 1291
and] section 10a-72, as amended by this act, subsections (c) and (f) of 1292
section 10a-77, as amended by this act, [section 10a-88,] subsection (a) of 1293
section 10a-89, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 10a-99, 1294
as amended by this act, and sections 10a-102, 10a-104, 10a-105, 10a-109e, 1295
10a-143 and 10a-168a, as amended by this act, and (2) the Board of 1296
Regents for Higher Education and The University of Connecticut on the 1297
program approval process for the constituent units. The Higher 1298
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Education Consolidation Committee shall convene its first meeting on 1299
or before September 15, 2011, and meet not less than once every two 1300
months. 1301
Sec. 42. Subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of section 10a-55r of the 1302
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1303
thereof (Effective from passage): 1304
(8) Two designated by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, 1305
one of whom represents the Connecticut State University System and 1306
one of whom represents the [regional community-technical college 1307
system] Connecticut State Community College; 1308
Sec. 43. Subsection (b) of section 10a-55v of the general statutes is 1309
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1310
passage): 1311
(b) Subject to the guidelines established by the Board of Regents for 1312
Higher Education, the Go Back to Get Ahead program shall provide, 1313
within available resources, an incentive of up to three free three-credit 1314
courses necessary for the completion of an associate's or bachelor's 1315
degree to any resident of this state who previously enrolled in an 1316
associate's or bachelor's degree program at any public or independent 1317
institution of higher education, who either (1) left such program prior to 1318
completing it, or (2) received an associate's degree and seeks to enroll in 1319
a bachelor's degree program, and who has not attended any institution 1320
of higher education for at least eighteen months as of June 30, 2014. Said 1321
program shall be limited to individuals who enroll, not later than 1322
September 30, 2016, in an associate's or bachelor's degree program at a 1323
state college within the Connecticut State University System, a former 1324
regional community-technical college or Charter Oak State College. 1325
Sec. 44. Subsection (b) of section 10a-55w of the general statutes is 1326
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1327
passage): 1328
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(b) The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall provide any 1329
student who has been accepted for admission to [an institution within 1330
the jurisdiction of the regional community-technical college system] the 1331
Connecticut State Community College with information about the 1332
existing transfer and articulation programs between [the regional 1333
technical-community colleges] said college and four-year public 1334
institutions of higher education. 1335
Sec. 45. Subsection (a) of section 10a-57d of the general statutes is 1336
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1337
passage): 1338
(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education, under the direction 1339
of its chief academic officer, shall establish a working group comprised 1340
of deans of continuing education programs, or their designees, at the 1341
[regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 1342
College to review all of the noncredit sub-baccalaureate certificate 1343
programs offered by [each regional community-technical college] the 1344
Connecticut State Community College for purposes of designing a 1345
uniform naming convention for such programs. Not later than January 1346
1, 2019, the working group shall design the uniform naming convention 1347
to enable students to distinguish between noncredit certificate programs 1348
with similar yet varied requirements within the same field of study. Any 1349
programs that vary shall be uniformly designated with indications of 1350
different, enhanced or more demanding requirements. 1351
Sec. 46. Section 10a-62 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1352
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1353
The members of the New England Board of Higher Education shall 1354
be appointed as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint two members, 1355
who shall be the Commissioner of Education and the Chief Workforce 1356
Officer, or their designees; (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate 1357
shall appoint three members who are residents of the state, one of whom 1358
shall be a member of the Senate and, upon the recommendation of the 1359
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chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, one of 1360
whom shall represent the Connecticut State University System and one 1361
of whom shall represent the [regional community-technical college 1362
system] Connecticut State Community College; and (3) the speaker of 1363
the House of Representatives shall appoint three members who are 1364
residents of the state, one of whom shall be a member of the House of 1365
Representatives, one of whom shall represent The University of 1366
Connecticut based on the recommendation of the president of said 1367
university and one of whom shall represent the independent institutions 1368
of higher education in the state. The two persons appointed by the 1369
Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years from October 1370
twenty-fourth in the year of their appointment, except that in 1969 the 1371
Governor shall appoint one member for a term of six years from October 1372
24, 1969. Persons first appointed by the president pro tempore and the 1373
speaker shall serve until February 1, 1971, and persons appointed as 1374
their successors shall serve for terms of two years each commencing as 1375
of the first day of February in the year of their appointment. Persons 1376
appointed as of July 1, 2021, may continue to serve the remainder of 1377
their terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of unexpired 1378
terms in the same manner as original appointments are made. 1379
Sec. 47. Section 10a-67 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1380
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1381
Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes to the 1382
contrary, the [Boards] Board of Trustees of [the Community-Technical 1383
Colleges, the Connecticut State University System and] The University 1384
of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall fix 1385
fees for tuition for nonresident students who are enrolled in institutions 1386
under the jurisdiction of said boards through the New England Regional 1387
Student Program of not less than the tuition rate charged of resident 1388
students enrolled in similar programs plus fifty per cent of that rate, 1389
such revenue to be deposited to the revenues of the tuition funds of the 1390
respective constituent units. 1391
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Sec. 48. Section 10a-72 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1392
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1393
(a) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the 1394
Board of Regents for Higher Education, said board of trustees] The 1395
Board of Regents for Higher Education shall administer the [regional 1396
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1397
and plan for the expansion and development of [the institutions within 1398
its jurisdiction] said college. The Commissioner of Administrative 1399
Services, [on] upon request of [the] said board, [of trustees] shall, in 1400
accordance with section 4b-30, negotiate and execute leases on such 1401
physical facilities as [the] said board [of trustees] may deem necessary 1402
for proper operation of [such institutions] the campuses of said college, 1403
and said board [of trustees] may expend capital funds therefor, if such 1404
leasing is required during the planning and construction phases of 1405
[institutions within its jurisdiction] the campuses of said college for 1406
which such capital funds were authorized. The [board of trustees] Board 1407
of Regents for Higher Education may appoint and remove the chief 1408
executive officer of each [institution within its jurisdiction] campus of 1409
the Connecticut State Community College. [The] Said board [of trustees] 1410
may employ the faculty and other personnel needed to operate and 1411
maintain the [institutions within its jurisdiction] campuses of said 1412
college. Within the limitation of appropriations, [the] said board [of 1413
trustees] shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms 1414
and conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and 1415
qualifications. Said board [of trustees] shall determine who constitutes 1416
its professional staff and establish compensation and classification 1417
schedules for its professional staff. Said board shall annually submit to 1418
the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions 1419
which it has included within the professional staff. [The] Said board 1420
shall establish a division of technical and technological education. [The 1421
board of trustees] Said board shall confer such certificates and degrees 1422
as are appropriate to the curricula of [community-technical colleges] a 1423
community college. [The] Said board [of trustees] shall prepare plans for 1424
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the development of a [regional community-technical college] campus of 1425
the Connecticut State Community College and submit [the same] such 1426
plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and request said 1427
commissioner to select the site for such [college] campus. Within the 1428
limits of the bonding authority therefor, the Commissioner of 1429
Administrative Services, subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, may 1430
acquire such site and construct such buildings as are consistent with the 1431
plan of development. 1432
(b) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the] 1433
The Board of Regents for Higher Education [, the board of trustees] shall: 1434
(1) Make rules for the governance of the [regional community-1435
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College, determine the 1436
general policies of said [colleges] college, including [those] such policies 1437
concerning the admission of students, and direct the expenditure of said 1438
[colleges'] college's funds within the amounts available; 1439
(2) Develop mission statements for the [regional community-1440
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College: The mission 1441
statement for the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut 1442
State Community College shall include, but need not be limited to, the 1443
following elements: (A) The educational needs of and constituencies 1444
served by said [colleges] college; (B) the degrees offered by said 1445
[colleges] college, and (C) the role and scope of each [institution within 1446
the community-technical college system] campus of said college, which 1447
shall include each [institution's] campus's particular strengths and 1448
specialties; 1449
(3) Establish policies for the [regional community-technical colleges] 1450
Connecticut State Community College; 1451
(4) Establish policies [which] that protect academic freedom and the 1452
content of courses and degree programs; 1453
(5) Establish new academic programs; 1454
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(6) Make institutional mergers or closures; 1455
(7) Coordinate the programs and services of the [institutions under 1456
its jurisdiction] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College; 1457
(8) Promote fund-raising by the [institutions under its jurisdiction in 1458
order] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College to assist 1459
such [institutions] campuses, provided the board shall not directly 1460
engage in fund-raising except for purposes of providing funding for (A) 1461
scholarships or other direct student financial aid and (B) programs, 1462
services or activities at one or more of [the institutions within its 1463
jurisdiction] such campuses and report to the joint standing committee 1464
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 1465
education [by] not later than January 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, 1466
on all such fund-raising; and 1467
(9) Charge the direct costs for a building project under its jurisdiction 1468
to the bond fund account for such project; provided, (A) such costs are 1469
charged in accordance with a procedure approved by the Treasurer and 1470
(B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the charging of working 1471
capital costs, as defined in the applicable provisions of the Internal 1472
Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal 1473
revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or 1474
costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund account. 1475
(c) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1476
may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for claims 1477
against [said colleges] the Connecticut State Community College, other 1478
than a payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to 1479
bondholders, paying agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of 1480
which includes the proceeds of a state bond issue. 1481
Sec. 49. Section 10a-72a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1482
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1483
(a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, 1484
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upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the 1485
Board of [Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges is authorized 1486
to] Regents for Higher Education may sell, trade, or otherwise dispose 1487
of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within 1488
the [regional community-technical college] Connecticut State 1489
Community College libraries, [under the jurisdiction of the board,] 1490
provided the monetary proceeds of such a transaction, if any, shall be 1491
deemed to be funds from private sources and, as such funds, shall be 1492
held in the manner prescribed by section 4-31a, as amended by this act, 1493
for use in furthering any purpose the board considers to be in harmony 1494
with the original purpose of the gift or purchase of such materials. 1495
(b) Fines collected by any [regional community-technical college] 1496
Connecticut State Community College library [under the jurisdiction of 1497
the board] shall be deposited in the [institutional] operating account of 1498
[such] said college. 1499
Sec. 50. Section 10a-72c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1500
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1501
There is established a council to advise the Board of [Trustees of the 1502
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education in the 1503
performance of its statutory functions relating to technical and 1504
technological education. The council shall consist of: (1) The 1505
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the 1506
Labor Commissioner, (2) one technical or technological education 1507
faculty member from each campus of the [community-technical 1508
colleges] Connecticut State Community College appointed by the chief 1509
executive officer of each such [institution] campus, (3) one technical or 1510
technological education student from each campus of the [community-1511
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College elected by the 1512
student body of each such [institution] campus. 1513
Sec. 51. Section 10a-72d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1514
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1515
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The Board of [Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges] 1516
Regents for Higher Education shall establish procedures for (1) the 1517
development of articulation agreements between the [regional 1518
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1519
and the Technical Education and Career System in order to ensure a 1520
successful transition to higher education for students attending a 1521
technical education and career school, and (2) the awarding of 1522
appropriate college credit for persons enrolled in and registered under 1523
the terms of a qualified apprenticeship training program, certified in 1524
accordance with regulations adopted by the Labor Commissioner and 1525
registered with the Labor Department under section 31-22r. 1526
Sec. 52. Section 10a-72e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1527
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1528
(a) [Not later than July 1, 2002, the Boards] The Board of Trustees [for 1529
the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State 1530
University System,] of The University of Connecticut, [Charter Oak 1531
State College,] the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the 1532
governing boards of the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing and 1533
Connecticut's [Independent Colleges] independent institutions of 1534
higher education shall develop a plan to ensure that there are 1535
articulation agreements for their nursing programs to assist nurses in 1536
advancing their education and nursing credentials. 1537
(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, such boards [of trustees] shall 1538
implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 1539
Sec. 53. Section 10a-72f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1540
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1541
Within available appropriations, the Board of [Trustees for 1542
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education may 1543
establish up to three pilot programs to provide for student household 1544
and family expenses of students with dependents while such students 1545
are attending [a community-technical college] the Connecticut State 1546
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Community College. Participation in the pilot program shall be limited 1547
to students who are eligible for a federal Pell grant. 1548
Sec. 54. Section 10a-72g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1549
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1550
The Board of [Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges] Regents 1551
for Higher Education shall take all feasible steps to maximize available 1552
federal funds in order to establish a nursing program at the 1553
Northwestern campus of the Connecticut State Community College. 1554
Sec. 55. Section 10a-72h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1555
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1556
(a) On or before September 1, 2009, the Board of [Trustees of the 1557
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 1558
appoint and convene an oversight board for the purposes of carrying 1559
out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such oversight board 1560
shall include: (1) A representative of the faculty of the Norwalk campus 1561
of the Connecticut State Community College; (2) a representative of the 1562
faculty of the J. M. Wright Technical High School; (3) four 1563
representatives from trade vocations; (4) two representatives of the 1564
business community; and (5) a representative of a chamber of 1565
commerce. The [president] chief executive officer of the Norwalk 1566
campus of the Connecticut State Community College shall serve as the 1567
oversight board's chairperson. 1568
(b) On or before January 1, 2010, the oversight board established 1569
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, in consultation with the Board 1570
of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1571
Education and the Commissioner of Education, shall establish, within 1572
existing budgetary resources and staffing levels, a pilot program to 1573
operate during the school year commencing July 1, 2010, and each 1574
school year thereafter, to allow students to complete courses at the J. M. 1575
Wright Technical High School for college credit at the Norwalk campus 1576
of the Connecticut State Community College. Such program shall 1577
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coordinate courses between the J. M. Wright Technical High School and 1578
the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College and 1579
provide students with access to vocational employment or 1580
postsecondary education. 1581
(c) On or before June 30, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Board of 1582
[Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1583
Education and the Commissioner of Education shall report, in 1584
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 1585
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1586
relating to education and higher education and employment 1587
advancement on the curriculum offered as part of the pilot program and 1588
the number of students who have earned course credit under the 1589
program established in subsection (b) of this section. 1590
Sec. 56. Section 10a-72i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1591
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1592
(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1593
Regents for Higher Education shall develop a program to meet the 1594
educational and training needs of unemployed state residents by 1595
providing access to short-term, noncredit programs of study that lead 1596
to the acquisition of job-related skills and workforce credentials. 1597
(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1598
shall establish an advisory committee to identify workforce needs, 1599
education and training requirements, support services and partnerships 1600
in fields with available or growing employment opportunities and in 1601
priority regions enduring high levels of unemployment. The advisory 1602
committee shall include representatives from the Labor Department, the 1603
Workforce Investment Boards, the Department of Economic and 1604
Community Development, the Connecticut Center for Advanced 1605
Technology, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and 1606
labor organizations. The advisory committee shall examine the use of 1607
individual educational training accounts to assist [these individuals] 1608
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participants, recommend eligibility requirements for participants, 1609
including, but not limited to, verification of unemployment and 1610
demonstration of financial need, and consider establishing pilot 1611
programs, the number and participants of which shall be determined by 1612
available funding resources. The advisory committee shall submit its 1613
recommendations to the [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1614
Education on or before November 1, 2010. 1615
(c) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1616
shall examine the costs associated with program delivery and 1617
modification for existing programs or the development of new 1618
noncredit programs focused on high-need, high-growth fields along 1619
with support for student tuition, fees, books, materials and academics. 1620
(d) The [community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1621
Community College shall leverage state funding dedicated to this 1622
initiative in applications for federal funding included in the Student Aid 1623
and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the United States Department of 1624
Education's college access challenge grant program and other available 1625
grants for educational and career training programs to sustain and 1626
expand the individual educational training grants program throughout 1627
the [system of community colleges] Connecticut State Community 1628
College. 1629
Sec. 57. Section 10a-72j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1630
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1631
[Each regional community-technical college] The chief executive 1632
officer of each campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1633
shall consult with the school counselors and school administrators at 1634
public high schools located within the region of the state in which such 1635
[college] campus is located for the purpose of establishing collaborative 1636
partnerships between such schools and such [college] campus. Such 1637
partnerships may include, but not be limited to, collaborative 1638
counseling programs for students interested in specific careers, 1639
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evaluation and alignment of curricula and offering support or 1640
educational programs to improve student outcomes. 1641
Sec. 58. Section 10a-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1642
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1643
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1644
Regents for Higher Education, upon the recommendation of the chief 1645
executive officers of [the regional community-technical colleges] a 1646
campus of the Connecticut State Community College, shall appoint for 1647
[each regional community-technical college] such campus a regional 1648
council, representative of the geographical area served. Each such 1649
council shall advise the board and the chief executive officer [of each 1650
regional community-technical college] with respect to appropriate 1651
educational programs to meet the needs of the communities in the 1652
region which it represents. 1653
Sec. 59. Section 10a-77 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1654
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1655
(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 1656
of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education 1657
shall fix fees for tuition at the [regional community-technical colleges] 1658
Connecticut State Community College and shall fix fees for such other 1659
purposes as the board deems necessary at the [regional community-1660
technical colleges] college, and may make refunds to the same. 1661
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 1662
administer a fund to be known as the [Regional Community-Technical 1663
Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1664
Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon request by 1665
the board and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of 1666
the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations 1667
for fringe benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the 1668
[regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 1669
College pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 1670
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from the Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the [regional 1671
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College in 1672
accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be 1673
deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or related charges; the 1674
proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and 1675
donations; federal funds and grants for purposes other than research, 1676
and all receipts derived from the conduct by the [colleges] college of 1677
their education extension programs and summer school sessions shall 1678
be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and 1679
[institutional] campus operating accounts which shall be established 1680
and maintained for the central office and each [community-technical 1681
college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College. If the 1682
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves such 1683
transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the appropriation for 1684
operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits 1685
to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review and 1686
approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. The board shall 1687
establish an equitable policy, in accordance with section 10a-8, as 1688
amended by this act, for allocation of appropriations from general 1689
revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the Comptroller 1690
and tuition revenue deposited in the [Regional Community-Technical 1691
Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. At the 1692
beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 1693
transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 1694
[institutional] campus operating accounts, exclusive of amounts 1695
retained for central office operations and reasonable reserves for future 1696
distribution. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to 1697
subsection (f) of this section shall be charged to the [Regional 1698
Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1699
Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 1700
by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 1701
the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 1702
is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 1703
receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 1704
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as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 1705
Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 1706
obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 1707
community-technical colleges, or after July 1, 2023, for the purposes of 1708
the Connecticut State Community College. 1709
(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 1710
days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 1711
Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing 1712
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1713
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office 1714
of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report 1715
on the actual expenditures of the [Regional Community-Technical 1716
Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1717
(d) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1718
Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any of the regional 1719
community-technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community 1720
College (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces 1721
of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been 1722
a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1723
1960, which child has been accepted for admission to [such institution] 1724
said college and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 1725
accepted for admission to [such institution] said college, (2) subject to 1726
the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as 1727
defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as 1728
defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, 1729
"service in time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a 1730
military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for 1731
admission to [such institution] said college and is domiciled in this state 1732
at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to [such institution] 1733
said college, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or 1734
older, provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there are 1735
enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 1736
residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 1737
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course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 1738
available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for 1739
any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy who is 1740
enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in 1741
coordination with [a regional community-technical college] the 1742
Connecticut State Community College which accredits courses taken in 1743
such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 1744
Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 1745
or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 1746
the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to [such 1747
institution] said college on a full-time or part-time basis in an 1748
undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of 1749
a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 1750
auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 1751
member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 1752
state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 1753
for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving 1754
spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of this state, (8) 1755
for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 1756
multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 1757
Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for any resident of the state 1758
who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 1759
killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 1760
forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 1761
a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 1762
accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 1763
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 1764
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 1765
and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 1766
subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 1767
tuition waivers in registering for courses at [regional community-1768
technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community College . 1769
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 1770
subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 1771
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year. 1772
(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 1773
applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 1774
Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 1775
Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any 1776
of] the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1777
Community College for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) 1778
of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such 1779
veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been 1780
denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment 1781
of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 1782
(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 1783
means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 1784
Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to [a regional 1785
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1786
College on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition. Such 1787
portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such 1788
federal educational assistance to be paid to [a regional community-1789
technical college] said college on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an 1790
amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by [such] 1791
said college to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 1792
charged by [such] said college to such veteran. 1793
(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 1794
excess of the veteran tuition benefit at any of the regional community-1795
technical colleges for such veteran. 1796
(f) Said board shall set aside from its anticipated [regional 1797
community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College 1798
tuition revenue, an amount not less than that required by said board's 1799
tuition policy. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, 1800
tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student 1801
employment for residents enrolled in [regional community-technical 1802
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colleges] the Connecticut State Community College as full or part-time 1803
matriculated students in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 1804
precollege remedial program, who demonstrate substantial financial 1805
need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue 1806
an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition revenue for 1807
financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for 1808
financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by 1809
the college in accordance with this subsection. In determining such 1810
financial need, the college shall exclude the value of equity in the 1811
principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the 1812
student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a 1813
dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings 1814
of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 1815
(g) The [Regional Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State 1816
Community College Operating Fund shall be reimbursed for the 1817
amount by which the tuition waivers granted under subsection (d) of 1818
this section exceed five per cent of tuition revenue through an annual 1819
state appropriation. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1820
Education shall request such an appropriation and said appropriation 1821
shall be based upon an estimate of tuition revenue loss using tuition 1822
rates in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply. 1823
(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1824
Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 1825
called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 1826
which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 1827
due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 1828
any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 1829
date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 1830
or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 1831
the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 1832
(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 1833
charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in [a regional 1834
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community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1835
College for the purpose of graduating from [such regional community-1836
technical] said college. 1837
Sec. 60. Section 10a-77a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1838
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1839
(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1840
Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent Endowment 1841
Fund for the [Community-Technical College System] Connecticut State 1842
Community College to encourage donations from the private sector, 1843
with an incentive in the form of an endowment fund state grant, the net 1844
earnings on the principal of which are dedicated and made available to 1845
[a regional community-technical college or the community-technical 1846
college system as a whole] the Connecticut State Community College, 1847
for endowed professorships, scholarships and programmatic 1848
enhancements. The fund shall be administered by the board, [of 1849
trustees,] or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such purpose and 1850
qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue 1851
Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code 1852
of the United States, as from time to time amended, and preferably 1853
constituted and controlled independent of the state and board [of 1854
trustees] so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the proceeds of 1855
which have been granted for deposit in the endowment fund as 1856
excludable from taxation under such code and shall, in any event, be 1857
held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds and accounts 1858
of the state and the [community-technical college system] Connecticut 1859
State Community College. There shall be deposited into the fund: (A) 1860
Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other income earned 1861
on the investment of moneys in the endowment fund pending transfer 1862
of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified in this 1863
subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a 1864
[regional community-technical college or the system] campus of the 1865
Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole shall 1866
be deposited in a permanent endowment fund created for each [regional 1867
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community-technical college and the system] campus of said college 1868
and said college as a whole in the appropriate foundation established 1869
pursuant to sections 4-37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as 1870
amended by this act. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and 1871
a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall 1872
be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the 1873
endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for 1874
the [Community-Technical College System] Connecticut State 1875
Community College, to such [a regional community-technical college] 1876
endowment fund for a campus of said college based on the ratio of the 1877
total amount of such gifts made to such [regional community-technical 1878
college] campus to the total amount of all such gifts made to [all the 1879
regional community-technical colleges and the system as a whole] the 1880
Connecticut State Community College, provided the provisions of 1881
section 4-37f, as amended by this act, are satisfied. 1882
[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 1883
2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 1884
fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 1885
section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 1886
Community-Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to 1887
half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or 1888
for the benefit of the community-technical college system as a whole and 1889
each regional community-technical college for the calendar year ending 1890
the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such fiscal 1891
year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by February 1892
fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) 1893
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 1894
cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 1895
agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, provided 1896
such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 1897
commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 1898
(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 1899
inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 1900
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eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 1901
10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Community-1902
Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of 1903
the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided 1904
in this subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the community-1905
technical college system as a whole and each regional community-1906
technical college for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first 1907
preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 1908
chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 1909
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 1910
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1911
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 1912
Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 1913
the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 1914
year in which the grant is made. Endowment fund eligible gifts that 1915
meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, made by donors during 1916
the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, shall continue to be 1917
matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-1918
half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received. 1919
Commitments by donors to make endowment fund eligible gifts for two 1920
or more years that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision and that 1921
are made for the period prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before 1922
December 31, 2012, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 1923
Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 1924
endowment fund eligible gifts received through the commitment. 1925
(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 1926
received by the community-technical colleges exceeds the endowment 1927
fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year the amount 1928
in excess of such endowment fund state grant maximum commitment 1929
shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any 1930
succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the 1931
fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment 1932
fund state grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible 1933
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gifts that are not included in the total amount of endowment fund 1934
eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 1935
pursuant to this subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for 1936
a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year 1937
ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, 1938
subject to the endowment fund state matching grant commitment for 1939
such fiscal year.] 1940
[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1941
Regents for Higher Education shall adopt [, by October 1, 1997,] 1942
guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 1943
eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 1944
gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 1945
amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a [community-1946
technical college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1947
or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of 1948
expenditures on behalf of [a community-technical college] such campus 1949
or its employees. Private donations shall not be construed to include 1950
proceeds of municipal grants. 1951
(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 1952
gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of a [regional community-technical 1953
college or the community-technical college system] campus of the 1954
Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole of cash 1955
or assets [which] that may be reduced to cash or [which] that has a value 1956
that is ascertainable by such [regional community-technical college or 1957
the community-technical college system as a whole which] campus or 1958
said college that the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 1959
endowment fund or [which] that explicitly or implicitly by the terms of 1960
the gift [the regional community-technical college or community-1961
technical college system as a whole] such campus or said college may 1962
and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; [. 1963
(2) "Endowment fund state grant"] and (2) "endowment fund state 1964
grant" means moneys that are transferred by the Office of Higher 1965
Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the 1966
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endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate 1967
amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1968
commitment. [(3) "Endowment fund state grant maximum 1969
commitment" means an amount not exceeding two million dollars for 1970
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, two and one-half million dollars for 1971
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, three million dollars for the fiscal 1972
year ending June 30, 2002, three and one-half million dollars for the 1973
fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and five million dollars for each of the 1974
fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2014, inclusive. 1975
(c) Notwithstanding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1976
commitment levels for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1977
section, the total of the endowment fund state grant maximum 1978
commitments for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2014, 1979
inclusive, shall not exceed thirty-nine million five hundred thousand 1980
dollars.] 1981
Sec. 61. Section 10a-78 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1982
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1983
(a) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1984
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1985
community-technical college] campus to serve the southeastern area of 1986
Connecticut [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 1987
Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 1988
colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 1989
(b) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1990
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1991
community-technical college] campus to serve the New Britain-Bristol 1992
area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 1993
part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 1994
State Community College. 1995
(c) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1996
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1997
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community-technical college] campus to serve the northeastern 1998
Connecticut area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 1999
Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 2000
colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2001
(d) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2002
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2003
community-technical college] campus to serve the northern Connecticut 2004
area comprising the towns of East Granby, East Windsor, Ellington, 2005
Enfield, Somers, Stafford, Suffield and Windsor Locks [as approved by 2006
the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state 2007
system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 2008
College. 2009
(e) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2010
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2011
community-technical college] campus to serve the lower Naugatuck 2012
Valley area comprising the towns of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, 2013
Oxford, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck [as approved by the Board of 2014
Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state system of 2015
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2016
(f) Repealed by P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58. 2017
(g) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2018
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2019
community-technical college] campus to serve the greater Waterbury 2020
area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 2021
part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 2022
State Community College. 2023
Sec. 62. Section 10a-78a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2024
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2025
Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until and 2026
including July 1, 2030, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2027
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submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to 2028
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2029
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment 2030
advancement concerning the results achieved from the consolidation of 2031
the regional community-technical colleges into [a state community-2032
technical college] the Connecticut State Community College. Such 2033
report shall include, but need not be limited to, a comparison of the 2034
following performance metrics from July 1, 2023, to the date of such 2035
report: (1) Percentage of students enrolled for the first time in credit-2036
bearing courses who (A) complete introductory math and English 2037
course requirements not later than one year after enrollment, (B) enroll 2038
for a full semester and subsequently (i) reenroll for the following 2039
semester, (ii) reenroll for the next fall or spring semester after attending 2040
a fall or spring semester during the preceding academic year, or (iii) 2041
graduate, and (C) within the first three years of enrollment, (i) graduate, 2042
(ii) transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, or (iii) are still 2043
enrolled in a course of study; (2) ratios of students to (A) student 2044
counselors or advisors, (B) full-time faculty, and (C) part-time or adjunct 2045
faculty; (3) the number of executive positions at [each regional 2046
community-technical college or, upon the accreditation of a state 2047
community-technical college,] each campus of [a state community-2048
technical college] the Connecticut State Community College; and (4) the 2049
number of personnel by location or functional area at [the college or] 2050
each campus and type of position including, but not limited to, faculty, 2051
direct student support staff, building operations, clerical or 2052
administrative staff and executive positions. As used in this section, 2053
"executive position" includes any (A) person with a title such as 2054
president, director or chief executive officer, (B) administrative head of 2055
an office or department, (C) deputy to an administrative head, (D) 2056
executive or personal secretary of such person, administrative head or 2057
deputy, and (E) other person in an equivalent position. 2058
Sec. 63. Section 10a-79 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2059
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2060
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The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2061
Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each 2062
[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2063
Community College to establish traffic and parking regulations for 2064
passenger vehicles at such [college] campus. Such traffic committee, 2065
subject to the approval of said board and of the Office of the State Traffic 2066
Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of 2067
passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) 2068
restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic; (5) designate the 2069
location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway subject to 2070
the care, custody and control of said board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs 2071
to be erected and maintained designating such prohibitions or 2072
restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon any person who fails to comply 2073
with any such prohibition or restriction. All fines so imposed at each 2074
[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2075
Community College, less an amount not to exceed the cost of enforcing 2076
traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in the [institutional] 2077
campus operating account of [such] said college for scholarships and 2078
library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees of the 2079
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 2080
establish at each [regional community-technical college] campus of the 2081
Connecticut State Community College a committee [which] that shall 2082
hear appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2083
membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2084
regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2085
include student and faculty representation. 2086
Sec. 64. Section 10a-80 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2087
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2088
(a) The primary responsibilities of the [regional community-technical 2089
colleges] Connecticut State Community College shall be to (1) [to] 2090
provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical and 2091
technological and career education designed to provide training for 2092
immediate employment, job retraining or upgrading of skills to meet 2093
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individual, community and state manpower needs; (2) [to] provide 2094
programs of general study including, but not limited to, remediation, 2095
general and adult education and continuing education designed to meet 2096
individual student goals; (3) [to] provide programs of study for college 2097
transfer representing the first two years of baccalaureate education; (4) 2098
[to] provide community service programs as defined in subsection (b) 2099
of this section; and (5) [to] provide student support services including, 2100
but not limited to, admissions, counseling, testing, placement, 2101
individualized instruction and efforts to serve students with special 2102
needs. 2103
(b) As used in this section, "community service programs" means 2104
educational, cultural, recreational and community directed services 2105
[which a community-technical college] that the Connecticut State 2106
Community College may provide in addition to its regular academic 2107
program. Such community service programs may include, but shall not 2108
be limited to, (1) activities designed to enrich the intellectual, cultural 2109
and social life of the community, (2) educational services designed to 2110
promote the development of skills for the effective use of leisure time, 2111
(3) activities and programs designed to assist in the identification and 2112
solution of community problems and (4) utilization of college facilities 2113
and services by community groups to the extent such usage does not 2114
conflict with the regular schedule of the college. 2115
Sec. 65. Section 10a-80a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2116
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2117
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2118
Regents for Higher Education may, within available appropriations, 2119
develop manufacturing technology centers on three [community-2120
technical college] Connecticut State Community College campuses in 2121
geographically diverse locations. 2122
Sec. 66. Section 10a-80b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2123
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2124
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The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2125
Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for Connecticut 2126
State Community College that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2127
financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2128
requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2129
(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2130
at stores on the campuses of the [colleges under the board's jurisdiction] 2131
college to purchase during the first week of the academic term required 2132
textbooks for courses taught at the [colleges] college. 2133
Sec. 67. Section 10a-80c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2134
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2135
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2136
Regents for Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate 2137
and degree programs offered [by] at each of the [community-technical 2138
colleges] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College be 2139
uniformly named. 2140
Sec. 68. Section 10a-80d of the general statutes is repealed and the 2141
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2142
An adjunct faculty member of [a regional community-technical 2143
college] Connecticut State Community College or Charter Oak State 2144
College shall be permitted to irrevocably waive membership in a 2145
Connecticut retirement plan not later than sixty days after commencing 2146
employment with [such regional community-technical college or 2147
Charter Oak State College] said colleges. Once the adjunct faculty 2148
member waives membership in a Connecticut retirement plan, such 2149
faculty member is no longer eligible to elect to participate in a 2150
Connecticut retirement plan in any subsequent part-time employment 2151
with the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut 2152
State Community College, Charter Oak State College, the Board of 2153
Regents for Higher Education or any other constituent unit, as defined 2154
in section 10a-1, as amended by this act. 2155
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Sec. 69. Section 10a-80e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2156
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2157
Any person, as defined in section 1-79, who donates tangible 2158
property to [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 2159
State Community College, or any campus thereof, shall be immune from 2160
civil liability for damage or injury occurring on or after October 1, 2013, 2161
resulting from any act, error or omission by such person with respect to 2162
such donated tangible property, unless such damage or injury was 2163
caused by the reckless, wilful or wanton misconduct of such person. 2164
Sec. 70. Subsection (d) of section 10a-80f of the general statutes is 2165
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2166
passage): 2167
(d) Beginning in the fall semester of 2020, and for each academic 2168
semester thereafter, each advanced manufacturing certificate program 2169
established at a public high school shall enroll (1) public high school 2170
students in grade eleven or twelve from the school districts of the local 2171
or regional board or boards of education that have entered into the 2172
memorandum of understanding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this 2173
section, to simultaneously earn high school credits from the public high 2174
school in which the student is enrolled and college credits and an 2175
advanced manufacturing certificate from the [regional community-2176
technical college] Connecticut State Community College or the 2177
independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced 2178
manufacturing certificate program, and (2) upon the approval of the 2179
local or regional board of education, adults for classes during the 2180
evening and weekend hours to earn an advanced manufacturing 2181
certificate from the [regional community-technical college] Connecticut 2182
State Community College or the independent institution of higher 2183
education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate 2184
program. 2185
Sec. 71. Section 10a-87 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2186
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2187
The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2188
Regents for Higher Education shall maintain: Western Connecticut State 2189
University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut 2190
State University and Central Connecticut State University. The board [of 2191
trustees] shall offer curricula [which shall prepare] that prepares 2192
persons who have successfully completed [the same] such curricula to 2193
teach in the schools of the state at any of said institutions as the board 2194
shall deem appropriate and, in addition, programs of study in academic 2195
and career fields. [, provided the board of trustees shall submit to the 2196
Board of Regents for Higher Education for review and approval 2197
recommendations for program terminations at any of said institutions 2198
in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of 2199
section 10a-6.] The board [of trustees] shall establish policies [which] 2200
that protect academic freedom and the content of course and degree 2201
programs. [, provided such policies shall be consistent with state-wide 2202
policy and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2203
Education.] Each of said institutions shall confer such degrees in 2204
education and in academic and career fields as are appropriate to the 2205
curricula of said institution and as are usually conferred by the 2206
institutions. [;] Said institutions may confer honorary degrees [may be 2207
conferred by said institutions] upon approval of each honorary degree 2208
recipient by the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2209
System] Regents for Higher Education. 2210
Sec. 72. Section 10a-89 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2211
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2212
(a) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the 2213
Board of Regents for Higher Education, the board of trustees] The Board 2214
of Regents for Higher Education shall provide for the administration of 2215
the Connecticut State University System, plan for the expansion and 2216
development of the institutions within its jurisdiction, and submit such 2217
plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and 2218
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recommendations. The Commissioner of Administrative Services upon 2219
request of the board [of trustees] shall, in accordance with section 4b-30, 2220
negotiate and execute leases on such physical facilities as the board [of 2221
trustees] may deem necessary for proper operation of such institutions, 2222
and the board [of trustees] may, with the permission of the 2223
Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2224
Review Board, expend capital funds therefor if such leasing is required 2225
during the planning and construction phases of institutions [within its 2226
jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State University System for which 2227
such capital funds were authorized. Subject to such policies as may be 2228
established by the board, [of trustees,] the chief executive officer of each 2229
institution within the [jurisdiction of the board] Connecticut State 2230
University System may make buildings and other facilities under its 2231
control available to nonprofit and other organizations or to individuals 2232
for temporary uses not inconsistent with the educational purpose of the 2233
institution. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 2234
Education may appoint or remove the chief executive officer of each 2235
institution within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2236
System, and with respect to its own operation the board [of trustees] 2237
may appoint and remove executive staff. The board [of trustees] may 2238
employ faculty and other personnel needed to maintain and operate the 2239
institutions within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2240
System. Within the limitation of appropriations, the board [of trustees] 2241
shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms and 2242
conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and qualifications. 2243
The board [of trustees] shall determine who constitutes its professional 2244
staff and establish compensation and classification schedules for its 2245
professional staff. The board [of trustees] shall annually submit to the 2246
Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it 2247
has included within the professional staff. The board [of trustees] may 2248
appoint one or more physicians for the Connecticut State University 2249
System and shall provide such physicians with suitable facilities for the 2250
performance of such duties as it prescribes. [Subject to state-wide policy 2251
and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2252
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Education, the board of trustees] The board shall: (1) Make rules for the 2253
government of the Connecticut State University System and shall 2254
determine the general policies of the university system, including those 2255
concerning the admission of students and the expenditure of the funds 2256
of institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State 2257
University System within the amounts available; (2) develop the 2258
mission statement for the university system which shall include, but not 2259
be limited to the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and 2260
constituencies served by the institutions within [its jurisdiction] the 2261
university system; (B) the degrees offered by such institutions; and (C) 2262
the role and scope of each institution within the university system, 2263
which shall include each institution's particular strengths and 2264
specialties; (3) establish policies for the university system and for the 2265
individual institutions [under its jurisdiction] within such system; (4) 2266
make institutional mergers or closures; (5) coordinate the programs and 2267
services of the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university 2268
system; (6) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the 2269
provisions of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors 2270
of research grants to institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the 2271
university system, provided such an agreement is required to receive 2272
the grant and limits liability to damages or injury resulting from acts or 2273
omissions related to such research by employees of such institutions; (7) 2274
promote fund-raising by the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within 2275
the university system in order to assist such institutions and report to 2276
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2277
cognizance of matters relating to higher education by January 1, 1994, 2278
and biennially thereafter, on all such fund-raising; and (8) charge the 2279
direct costs for a building project [under its jurisdiction] within the 2280
university system to the bond fund account for such project, provided 2281
(A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by 2282
the Treasurer; and (B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the 2283
charging of working capital, as defined in the applicable provisions of 2284
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2285
internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2286
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amended, or costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund 2287
account. 2288
(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 2289
shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare, 2290
[and submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education,] in 2291
accordance with the provisions of section 10a-8, as amended by this act, 2292
the budget request for the Connecticut State University System; and (2) 2293
propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for 2294
the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university system. The 2295
board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for 2296
claims against the state university system, other than a payment for 2297
payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying 2298
agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the 2299
proceeds of a state bond issue. 2300
Sec. 73. Subsection (a) of section 10a-89a of the general statutes is 2301
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2302
passage): 2303
(a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, 2304
upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the 2305
Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2306
for Higher Education is authorized to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose 2307
of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within 2308
the libraries [under the jurisdiction of the board] within the Connecticut 2309
State University System, provided the monetary proceeds of such a 2310
transaction, if any, shall be deemed to be funds from private sources 2311
and, as such funds, shall be held in the manner prescribed by section 4-2312
31a, as amended by this act, for use in furthering any purpose the board 2313
considers to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift or 2314
purchase of such materials. 2315
Sec. 74. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10a-89b of the 2316
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2317
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thereof (Effective from passage): 2318
(a) The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University 2319
System is authorized to] Regents for Higher Education may borrow 2320
money from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 2321
Authority for any project for which the authority is authorized to make 2322
loans pursuant to chapter 187 and to refinance any such borrowing, and 2323
in connection therewith the Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State 2324
University System is authorized to] Regents for Higher Education may 2325
enter into any loan or other agreement and to make such covenants, 2326
representations and indemnities as the board [of trustees] deems 2327
necessary or desirable to obtain such loans from the authority or to 2328
facilitate the issue of bonds by the authority to finance such loans, 2329
including agreements with providers of letters of credit, insurance or 2330
other credit facilities for such financings. Any such agreement, 2331
covenant, representation and indemnification shall be a full faith and 2332
credit obligation of the Connecticut State University System. The Board 2333
of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for 2334
Higher Education may secure such obligations by a pledge of the 2335
revenues to be derived from the operation or use of a project or projects, 2336
from tuition payments, from student fees, from dormitory or dining hall 2337
income or from other general revenues. Any pledge made by the 2338
Connecticut State University System pursuant to this section and 2339
sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be valid and binding from the time 2340
when the pledge is made. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and 2341
binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract 2342
or otherwise against the Connecticut State University System, 2343
irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claims. 2344
Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, [to 2345
the contrary,] no instrument by which such a pledge is created need be 2346
recorded or filed. Any revenues or other receipts, funds, moneys or 2347
income so pledged and thereafter received by the Connecticut State 2348
University System shall be subject immediately to the lien of the pledge 2349
without any physical delivery thereof or further act and such lien shall 2350
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have priority over all other liens, including without limitation the lien 2351
of any person who, in the ordinary course of business, furnishes services 2352
or materials to the Connecticut State University System. 2353
(b) The obligations of the Connecticut State University System and 2354
any pledge entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2355
pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be 2356
binding upon any successor body or entity and no dissolution or 2357
termination of the Connecticut State University System shall take effect 2358
unless adequate provision is made for the payment and fulfillment of 2359
any obligations entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2360
pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187. 2361
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act 2362
[which] that may require that any revenue from the operation of 2363
facilities of the Connecticut State University System or any revenue of 2364
all state universities from student fees and dormitory and dining hall 2365
income or any other revenue of the Connecticut State University System 2366
be paid to the State Treasurer for the payment of debt service on any 2367
bonds issued by the state, any revenues pledged by the [board of 2368
trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to this section 2369
and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be applied first to the extent 2370
necessary to fulfill the obligations for which such revenues are pledged, 2371
and only thereafter to the State Treasurer. 2372
Sec. 75. Section 10a-89c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2373
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2374
(a) If the General Assembly for each fiscal year following the fiscal 2375
year ending June 30, 1998, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 2376
inclusive, does not appropriate from the General Fund for the specific 2377
purpose of debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of 2378
the state or obligations of the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State 2379
University System or Board of Regents for Higher Education financed 2380
through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for 2381
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residential and other auxiliary service facilities, excluding any 2382
appropriation for such debt service to be paid from revenues from 2383
student fees and dormitory and dining hall income to be paid by the 2384
Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2385
for Higher Education to the State Treasurer for the payment of such self-2386
liquidating general obligation bonds of the state, (1) the amount of five 2387
million dollars, or (2) an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from 2388
student fees received by all the state universities within the Connecticut 2389
State University System from the uniform assessment of all full-time 2390
students enrolled at any time at any of the state universities within the 2391
Connecticut State University System, except for charges for tuition or 2392
dormitory or dining charges or student activity fee or other fee charged 2393
by an individual state university, commonly called the university fee, 2394
for the calendar year ending the preceding December thirty-first, as 2395
certified by the chairperson of the board [of trustees] by February 2396
fifteenth to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 2397
whichever amount is less, the State Bond Commission may, in 2398
accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time 2399
authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state in one or 2400
more series in principal amounts not exceeding five million dollars in 2401
any such fiscal year, to finance the design, construction or renovation of 2402
residential and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities 2403
within the Connecticut State University System, and in any event not 2404
exceeding the amount which the General Assembly failed to 2405
appropriate for debt service for that fiscal year in the manner provided 2406
in this section. For purposes of this section the term "residential and 2407
other auxiliary facilities" (A) means any residential facilities, student 2408
centers, dining facilities and other auxiliary service facilities at state 2409
universities within the Connecticut State University System, and (B) 2410
includes, but is not limited to, low rise dormitory code compliance 2411
renovations at Central Connecticut State University; code compliance at 2412
Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State 2413
University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western 2414
Connecticut State University; student center addition and renovations 2415
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at Central Connecticut State University; student center addition and 2416
renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; construction of a 2417
new student center at Southern Connecticut State University; Burr Hall 2418
residence hall renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; 2419
improvements to Connecticut Hall at Southern Connecticut State 2420
University; and Shafer Hall residence conversion at Eastern Connecticut 2421
State University. 2422
(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power 2423
granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this 2424
section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all state bonds authorized 2425
by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary 2426
notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any 2427
such state bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said 2428
section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such state bonds shall 2429
mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their 2430
respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or 2431
resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such state bonds. 2432
Such state bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general 2433
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 2434
Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 2435
on such bonds as the same becomes due, and accordingly and as part of 2436
the contract of the state with the holders of such state bonds, 2437
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 2438
principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such 2439
principal and interest as the same become due. 2440
(c) None of said state bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding 2441
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 2442
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 2443
Policy and Management and stating such terms and conditions as said 2444
commission, in its discretion, may require. Each such request for an 2445
authorization of state bonds shall state an amount equal to half the sum 2446
of revenue from student fees received by all of the state universities 2447
within the Connecticut State University System for the calendar year 2448
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ending prior to the last fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the 2449
[board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education, and the 2450
amount of all state appropriations for debt service on self-liquidating 2451
general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Connecticut 2452
State University System financed through the Connecticut Health and 2453
Educational Facilities Authority for the prior fiscal year, as described in 2454
subsection (a) of this section. 2455
Sec. 76. Section 10a-89e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2456
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2457
The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2458
Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Consolidate the purchasing 2459
process for the [system] Connecticut State University System at the 2460
central office; (2) expedite the purchasing process by adjusting policies 2461
and utilizing enabling technologies; and (3) redesign and train central 2462
purchasing personnel to focus on customer service, vendor 2463
management activities and the establishment of system contracts. 2464
Sec. 77. Section 10a-89f of the general statutes is repealed and the 2465
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2466
The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2467
Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut 2468
State University System that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2469
financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2470
requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2471
(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2472
at stores on the campuses of the universities [under the board's 2473
jurisdiction] within said university system to purchase during the first 2474
week of the academic term required textbooks for courses taught at the 2475
universities. 2476
Sec. 78. Section 10a-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2477
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2478
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The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2479
Regents for Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor and 2480
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may lease state-2481
owned land under its care, custody or control to private developers for 2482
construction of dormitory buildings, provided such developers agree to 2483
lease such buildings to [such] said board [of trustees] with an option to 2484
purchase and provided further that any such agreement to lease is 2485
subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, prior to the making of the 2486
original lease by [the] said board. [of trustees.] The plans for such 2487
buildings shall be subject to approval of such board, the Commissioner 2488
of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board and 2489
such leases shall be for the periods and upon such terms and conditions 2490
as the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines, and such 2491
buildings, while privately owned, shall be subject to taxation by the 2492
town in which they are located. The Board of [Trustees for the 2493
Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher Education 2494
may also deed, transfer or lease state-owned land under its care, custody 2495
or control to the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 2496
Authority for financing or refinancing the planning, development, 2497
acquisition and construction and equipping of dormitory buildings and 2498
student housing facilities and to lease or sublease such dormitory 2499
buildings or student housing facilities and authorize the execution of 2500
financing leases of land, interests therein, buildings and fixtures in order 2501
to secure obligations to repay any loan from the State of Connecticut 2502
Health and Educational Facilities Authority from the proceeds of bonds 2503
issued thereby pursuant to the provisions of chapter 187 made by the 2504
authority to finance or refinance the planning, development, acquisition 2505
and construction of dormitory buildings. Any such financing lease shall 2506
not be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23 and the plans for such 2507
dormitories shall be subject only to the approval of the board. Such 2508
financing leases shall be for such periods and upon such terms and 2509
conditions that the board shall determine. Any state property so leased 2510
shall not be subject to local assessment and taxation and such state 2511
property shall be included as property of the Connecticut State 2512
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University System for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes 2513
pursuant to section 12-18b. 2514
Sec. 79. Subsection (a) of section 10a-91 of the general statutes is 2515
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2516
passage): 2517
(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2518
Regents for Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor, the 2519
Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2520
Review Board, may lease land or buildings under its care, custody or 2521
control to private developers for rental housing and commercial 2522
establishments. Such leases shall be for periods and upon such terms 2523
and conditions, including, but not limited to, provision for adequate 2524
liability insurance to be maintained by the lessee for the benefit of the 2525
state and rental terms, as may be determined by the Commissioner of 2526
Administrative Services and, in the case of a lease of land, may provide 2527
for the construction of buildings thereon to be used for rental housing 2528
and commercial establishments, the plans of which shall be subject to 2529
the approval of the board, [of trustees,] the Commissioner of 2530
Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board. Said 2531
board [of trustees] may provide for water, heat and waste disposal 2532
services on a cost-reimbursement basis to such leased premises. Said 2533
board may designate the kinds of concessions for supplying goods, 2534
commodities, services and facilities to be permitted on such land and 2535
may select the permittees, or said board may delegate such functions to 2536
the private developers with which it contracts pursuant to this section. 2537
Sec. 80. Section 10a-91b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2538
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2539
The purpose of The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2540
Infrastructure Act is to enhance the intellectual capacity of the state by 2541
providing the infrastructure needed to prepare this state's present and 2542
future workforce, to contribute to the increased competitiveness of this 2543
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state's businesses and to have a positive impact on economic 2544
development within this state, through a special capital improvement 2545
program established for the [regional community-technical colleges] 2546
Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2547
System and Charter Oak State College that assures a state commitment 2548
to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, 2549
improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems 2550
for the benefit of this state and the [regional community-technical 2551
colleges] Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State 2552
University System and Charter Oak State College, all to the public 2553
benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and 2554
manner provided in The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2555
Infrastructure Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the 2556
exercise of an essential government function. Sections 10a-91c to 10a-2557
91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, being necessary for the welfare 2558
of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the 2559
purposes thereof. 2560
Sec. 81. Subdivision (7) of section 10a-91c of the general statutes is 2561
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2562
passage): 2563
(7) "System" means the [regional community-technical colleges] 2564
Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2565
System, Charter Oak State College and constituent units of the state 2566
system of higher education, established pursuant to sections [10a-71] 2567
10a-72 to 10a-101, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-2568
143 to 10a-143b, inclusive. 2569
Sec. 82. Subsection (f) of section 10a-91d of the general statutes is 2570
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2571
passage): 2572
(f) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biannually thereafter, the Board of 2573
Regents for Higher Education shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, 2574
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report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 2575
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance on how 2576
the Board of Regents for Higher Education disbursed to and divided 2577
among each state university and each [regional community-technical 2578
college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College the 2579
proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to subsection 2580
(a) of section 10a-91e for each of the projects listed under the Board of 2581
Regents for Higher Education in subsection (a) of this section. 2582
Sec. 83. Section 10a-92 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2583
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2584
The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2585
Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each state 2586
university campus within the Connecticut State University System to 2587
establish traffic and parking regulations for passenger vehicles on such 2588
campus. Such traffic committee, subject to the approval of said board 2589
and of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, 2590
limit or restrict the parking of passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed 2591
limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-2592
way traffic; (5) designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of 2593
any road or highway subject to the care, custody and control of said 2594
board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs to be erected and maintained 2595
designating such prohibitions or restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon 2596
any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction. 2597
Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. All fines 2598
so imposed at each state university, less an amount not to exceed the 2599
cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in 2600
the institutional operating account of such state university for 2601
scholarships and library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees 2602
of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2603
Education shall establish at each state university campus within the 2604
Connecticut State University System a committee which shall hear 2605
appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2606
membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2607
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regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2608
include student and faculty representation. 2609
Sec. 84. Section 10a-94 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2610
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2611
The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2612
Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State 2613
University System shall maintain, as a part of its extension programs, 2614
summer sessions at such place or places as may be practicable and may 2615
fix the tuition fees to be charged. 2616
Sec. 85. Section 10a-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2617
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2618
As used in this section and sections 10a-98a to 10a-98g, inclusive, (1) 2619
"board" means the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State 2620
University System;] Regents for Higher Education; (2) "foundation" 2621
means the research foundation established in accordance with section 2622
10a-98a; (3) "employee" means any member of the faculty or staff of the 2623
Connecticut State University System or the foundation, or any other 2624
employee thereof; and (4) "invention" means any invention or discovery 2625
and shall be divided into the following categories: [A.] (A) Any 2626
invention conceived by one employee solely, or by employees jointly; 2627
[B.] (B) any invention conceived by one or more employees jointly with 2628
one or more other persons; [C.] or (C) any invention conceived by one 2629
or more persons who are not employees. 2630
Sec. 86. Section 10a-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2631
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2632
(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 2633
of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2634
Education shall fix fees for tuition and [shall fix fees] for such other 2635
purposes as the board deems necessary [at the] for each state university 2636
within the Connecticut State University System, and may make refunds 2637
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of the same. 2638
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 2639
administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State University 2640
System Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the 2641
state and upon request by the Connecticut State University System and 2642
with the annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of 2643
Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe 2644
benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 2645
from the State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the 2646
Connecticut State University System in accordance with the provisions 2647
of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income 2648
from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities 2649
and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, 2650
subject to the provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, as 2651
amended by this act, and all receipts derived from the conduct by a state 2652
university of its education extension program and its summer school 2653
session shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central 2654
office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established 2655
and maintained for the central office and each state university. Any such 2656
gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes of research 2657
shall be allocated to separate accounts within such central office and 2658
institutional operating accounts. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy 2659
and Management disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require 2660
the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for 2661
personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The 2662
State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such 2663
request by the university. The board shall establish an equitable policy, 2664
in accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation 2665
of appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 2666
transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in 2667
the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the 2668
beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 2669
transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 2670
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institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 2671
central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 2672
All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 2673
section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System 2674
Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 2675
by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing 2676
one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 2677
Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 2678
Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 2679
expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 2680
required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 2681
further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 2682
bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 2683
University System. 2684
(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 2685
days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 2686
Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 2687
provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 2688
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 2689
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher 2690
Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the 2691
actual expenditures of the Connecticut State University System 2692
Operating Fund. 2693
(d) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2694
waive the payment of tuition fees for undergraduate and graduate 2695
degree programs at the Connecticut State University System (1) for any 2696
dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States 2697
has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war 2698
while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child 2699
has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of 2700
the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such 2701
institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 2702
for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in 2703
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time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this 2704
subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 2705
attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been 2706
accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this state 2707
at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) 2708
for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 2709
accepted for admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident 2710
is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular 2711
registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 2712
of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 2713
this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 2714
enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 2715
all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police 2716
Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 2717
academy offered in coordination with the university which accredits 2718
courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of the 2719
Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by 2720
the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member 2721
in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for 2722
admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an 2723
undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 2724
dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 2725
supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 2726
section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 2727
employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 2728
the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state who is a dependent 2729
child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 2730
resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state 2731
who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of 2732
Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for 2733
any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse 2734
of a person who was killed in action while performing active military 2735
duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 2736
11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives 2737
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a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also 2738
receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 2739
shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 2740
Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 2741
(5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not 2742
receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 2743
universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 2744
in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 2745
than one year. 2746
(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 2747
applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 2748
Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 2749
Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at the 2750
Connecticut State University System for such veteran in accordance 2751
with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to 2752
said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational 2753
assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall 2754
waive the payment of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this 2755
section. 2756
(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 2757
means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 2758
Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the 2759
Connecticut State University System on behalf of a veteran that 2760
represents payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by 2761
multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance 2762
to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of such 2763
veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition 2764
charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran by 2765
(II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees charged by the Connecticut 2766
State University System to such veteran. 2767
(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 2768
excess of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University 2769
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System for such veteran. 2770
(f) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall set 2771
aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an amount not less than that 2772
required by the [board of governors'] tuition policy established under 2773
subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6, as amended by this act. 2774
Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, 2775
grants for educational expenses and student employment for any 2776
undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled as a full or part-time 2777
matriculated student in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 2778
precollege remedial program, and who demonstrates substantial 2779
financial need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition 2780
revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition 2781
revenue for financial assistance for students who would not otherwise 2782
be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a financial need as 2783
determined by the university in accordance with this subsection. In 2784
determining such financial need, the university shall exclude the value 2785
of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal 2786
guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not 2787
considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall 2788
assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 2789
(g) The Connecticut State University System Operating Fund shall be 2790
reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition waivers granted under 2791
subsection (d) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition 2792
revenue through an annual state appropriation. The [board of trustees] 2793
Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an 2794
appropriation and said appropriation shall be based upon an estimate 2795
of tuition revenue loss using tuition rates in effect for the fiscal year in 2796
which such appropriation will apply. 2797
(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 2798
Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 2799
called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 2800
which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 2801
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due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 2802
any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 2803
date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 2804
or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 2805
the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 2806
(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 2807
charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the Connecticut State 2808
University System for the purpose of graduating from a state university 2809
within such system. 2810
Sec. 87. Section 10a-99a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2811
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2812
(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2813
System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent 2814
Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System to 2815
encourage donations from the private sector, with an incentive in the 2816
form of an endowment fund state grant, the net earnings on the 2817
principal of which are dedicated and made available to a state university 2818
or the Connecticut State University System as a whole, for endowed 2819
professorships, scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The 2820
fund shall be administered by the [board of trustees] Board of Regents 2821
for Higher Education, or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such 2822
purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the 2823
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2824
internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2825
amended, and preferably constituted and controlled independent of the 2826
state and university so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the 2827
proceeds of which have been granted for deposit in the endowment 2828
fund as excludable from federal taxation under such code and shall, in 2829
any event, be held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds 2830
and accounts of the state and university. There shall be deposited into 2831
the fund: (A) Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other 2832
earnings from the investment of moneys in the endowment fund 2833
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pending transfer of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified 2834
in this subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a 2835
state university or the system as a whole shall be deposited in a 2836
permanent endowment fund created for each such state university and 2837
the system as a whole in the appropriate foundation established 2838
pursuant to sections 4-37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as 2839
amended by this act. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and 2840
a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall 2841
be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the 2842
endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for 2843
the Connecticut State University System, to such a state university 2844
endowment fund based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts 2845
made to such state university to the total amount of all such gifts made 2846
to all the state universities and the system as a whole, provided the 2847
provisions of section 4-37f, as amended by this act, are satisfied. 2848
[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2849
2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2850
fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2851
section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 2852
Connecticut State University System a grant in an amount equal to half 2853
of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or for 2854
the benefit of the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2855
each state university for the calendar year ending the December thirty-2856
first preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 2857
chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 2858
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 2859
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2860
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 2861
Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 2862
the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 2863
year in which the grant is made. 2864
(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2865
inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2866
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eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2867
10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State 2868
University System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total 2869
amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided for in this 2870
subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the Connecticut State 2871
University System as a whole and each state university for the calendar 2872
year ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of 2873
such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 2874
by February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2875
Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2876
having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 2877
of state agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, 2878
provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant 2879
maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 2880
Endowment fund eligible gifts that meet the criteria set forth in this 2881
subdivision, made by donors during the period from January 1, 2005, to 2882
June 30, 2005, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2883
Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2884
endowment fund eligible gifts received. Commitments by donors to 2885
make endowment fund eligible gifts for two or more years that meet the 2886
criteria set forth in this subdivision and that are made for the period 2887
prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before December 31, 2012, shall 2888
continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount 2889
equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2890
received. 2891
(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 2892
received by the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2893
each state university exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 2894
commitment for such fiscal year the amount in excess of such 2895
endowment fund state grant maximum commitment shall be carried 2896
forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding 2897
fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year 2898
ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state 2899
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grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible gifts that 2900
are not included in the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2901
certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees pursuant to this 2902
subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state 2903
grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2904
2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the 2905
endowment fund state matching grant maximum commitment for such 2906
fiscal year.] 2907
[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2908
System] Regents for Higher Education shall adopt, by October 1, 1997, 2909
guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 2910
eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 2911
gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 2912
amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a state 2913
university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or 2914
payment of expenditures on behalf of a state university or its employees. 2915
Private donations shall not be construed to include proceeds of federal 2916
grants but may include proceeds of municipal grants. 2917
(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 2918
gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of any of the state universities of 2919
the Connecticut State University System or the system as a whole of cash 2920
or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has the value that is 2921
ascertainable by the state universities or the system as a whole and 2922
which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 2923
endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the 2924
gift, the universities or the system as a whole may and does deposit or 2925
permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; [.] and (2) "Endowment 2926
fund state grant" means moneys transferred by the Office of Higher 2927
Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the 2928
endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate 2929
amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum 2930
commitment. [(3) "Endowment fund state grant maximum 2931
commitment" means an amount not exceeding two and one-half million 2932
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dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, five million dollars for 2933
each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, and 2934
seven million five hundred thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years 2935
ending June 30, 2003, to June 30, 2014, inclusive.] 2936
Sec. 88. Section 10a-144 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2937
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2938
There is established a higher education center for the central 2939
Naugatuck Valley region. The [regional community-technical college] 2940
Connecticut State Community College campus established for the 2941
greater Waterbury area pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10a-78, as 2942
amended by this act, shall be located at such center. The University of 2943
Connecticut shall have access to classrooms, faculty office space and 2944
concurrent and cooperative use of common student facilities including, 2945
but not limited to, library and athletic fields, at such center. The Board 2946
of Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction with the chancellor of 2947
the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's 2948
designee, shall develop an annual joint use plan for such center. On or 2949
before September 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the chancellor of the 2950
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall call and convene an 2951
initial meeting for the development of such plan. 2952
Sec. 89. Section 10a-149 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2953
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2954
(a) In addition to other powers granted in the general statutes, 2955
authority and responsibility for the operation of the state's public 2956
institutions of higher education shall be vested in (1) the Board of 2957
Trustees of The University of Connecticut which shall have exclusive 2958
responsibility for programs leading to research doctoral, doctor of 2959
medicine, doctor of dental medicine and juris doctor degrees, (2) the 2960
Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2961
for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University 2962
System which shall have special responsibility for the preparation of 2963
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personnel for the public schools of the state including master's degree 2964
programs, education doctoral degree programs, including an education 2965
doctoral degree program in nursing education, and other graduate 2966
study in education, and authority for providing (A) liberal arts and 2967
career programs at the bachelors, masters and sixth year level, and (B) 2968
professional doctoral degree programs, except programs leading to 2969
research doctoral, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental medicine and 2970
juris doctor degrees, (3) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-2971
Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2972
Connecticut State Community College which shall have responsibility 2973
for providing programs, as enumerated in section 10a-80, as amended 2974
by this act, leading, where appropriate, to an associate degree or 2975
occupational certificate and programs leading to the degree of associate 2976
in applied science and such other appropriate degrees or certificates [as 2977
are approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] and for 2978
such terminal vocational retraining and continuing education programs 2979
leading to occupational certificates as are appropriate, and (4) the Board 2980
of Regents for Higher Education which shall have responsibility for the 2981
award of external degrees and credits earned at Charter Oak State 2982
College by examination and by other forms of validation and by 2983
evaluation of learning, including transfer of credit, provided the 2984
authority of the [Boards] Board of Trustees of The University of 2985
Connecticut [, the Connecticut State University System and the 2986
Community-Technical Colleges] and the Board of Regents for Higher 2987
Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System and the 2988
Connecticut State Community College to award degrees of the 2989
respective institutions shall not be affected. 2990
(b) In approving programs provided under subparagraph (B) of 2991
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the Board of [Trustees 2992
for the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2993
Education shall consider (1) the effect a proposed professional doctoral 2994
degree program would have on the budget of the state university within 2995
the Connecticut State University System seeking to offer such program, 2996
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(2) whether expertise in the subject matter of such program currently 2997
exists at [the] such state university, (3) the current and projected 2998
accreditation standards governing such program, and (4) the current 2999
and projected professional standards in the occupational field for which 3000
students would qualify for employment upon graduation from such 3001
program. 3002
Sec. 90. Section 10a-151a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3003
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3004
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of [any general statute or 3005
regulation to the contrary] the general statutes or regulations of 3006
Connecticut state agencies, the [Boards] Board of Trustees [for the 3007
Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State University 3008
System and] of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents 3009
for Higher Education shall annually designate from the funds available 3010
to each board for equipment an amount to be spent by each institution 3011
under its jurisdiction for the purchase of equipment used for research 3012
purposes, library media and library books for each such fiscal year. 3013
(b) Within the limitations of funds designated pursuant to subsection 3014
(a) of this section by each board [of trustees] for the purchase of 3015
equipment used for research purposes, library media and library books, 3016
the expenditure of such funds and the purposes therefor shall be in the 3017
sole jurisdiction of the chief executive officer of each institution, subject 3018
to the policies of [the] each board [of trustees] and shall not be subject to 3019
the approval of any other state agency, but shall be subject to auditing 3020
procedures required pursuant to section 2-90, provided the purchase of 3021
equipment used for research purposes and library media shall be made 3022
from the most competitive source. Such officer shall report annually to 3023
the board [of trustees] of [his] such officer's respective institution on the 3024
expenditure of funds. 3025
Sec. 91. Subsection (a) of section 10a-151b of the general statutes is 3026
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3027
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passage): 3028
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 58, and sections 4-98, 3029
4a-4, 4a-5, 4a-6, 4d-2, and 4d-5 to the contrary, a chief executive officer 3030
may purchase equipment, supplies and contractual services, execute 3031
personal service agreements, as defined in section 4-212, or lease 3032
personal property compatible, where relevant, with standards for 3033
computer architecture established by the Department of Administrative 3034
Services, without the approval of the Comptroller, the Secretary of the 3035
Office of Policy and Management or the Commissioner of 3036
Administrative Services, provided the chief executive officer consults 3037
with the commissioner and such purchases are made in accordance with 3038
this section and in accordance with policies [which] that are (1) adopted 3039
by the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit after 3040
reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views, 3041
and (2) subject to section 4-175. For purposes of this section, "chief 3042
executive officer" means the chief executive officer of a constituent unit 3043
of the state system of higher education or the chief executive officer of 3044
an institution or campus within the jurisdiction of such a constituent 3045
unit. The provisions of sections 4-212 to 4-219, inclusive, and section 9 3046
of public act 93-336 shall not apply to personal service agreements 3047
executed pursuant to this section. 3048
Sec. 92. Section 10a-151c of the general statutes is repealed and the 3049
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3050
Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the 3051
contrary,] the chief executive officer of each institution within the 3052
jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3053
shall have the authority to approve travel requests and the payment of 3054
travel expenses incurred by employees of their institutions, in 3055
accordance with rates and policies approved by the governing board [of 3056
trustees] of the constituent unit, provided such rates and policies are (1) 3057
[are] approved after reasonable opportunity has been provided for 3058
interested persons to present their views, and (2) [are] subject to section 3059
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4-175. Travel expenses paid pursuant to this subsection shall be paid 3060
upon the order of the Comptroller. 3061
Sec. 93. Section 10a-151d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3062
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3063
On or before January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the governing 3064
board [of trustees] of each constituent unit of the state system of higher 3065
education shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 3066
section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 3067
having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 3068
of state agencies concerning expenditures pursuant to [section] sections 3069
4a-52a, 10a-151b, as amended by this act, and 10a-151c, as amended by 3070
this act, during the preceding fiscal year. 3071
Sec. 94. Section 10a-152 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3072
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3073
The governing boards [of trustees] of each constituent unit, subject to 3074
the provisions of the general statutes, may receive any federal funds 3075
made available to this state for postsecondary educational purposes and 3076
expend such funds for the purpose or purposes for which they are made 3077
available. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of such funds. 3078
[Said] Such boards may allocate and use any appropriate or special fund 3079
to meet the matching requirements of any federal act making funds 3080
available to the state for postsecondary educational purposes. 3081
Sec. 95. Section 10a-154a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3082
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3083
Any record maintained or kept on file by a governing board [of 3084
trustees] of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3085
[which] that is a record of the performance and evaluation of a faculty 3086
or professional staff member of such constituent unit shall not be 3087
deemed to be a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under 3088
the provisions of section 1-210, unless such faculty or professional staff 3089
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member consents in writing to the release of his records by the 3090
governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. Such consent shall 3091
be required for each request for a release of such records. 3092
Sec. 96. Section 10a-154b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3093
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3094
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5-214 and 5-215 or any 3095
other provision of the general statutes or special act, [to the contrary,] 3096
the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of 3097
higher education and the chief executive officer of an institution or 3098
campus within the jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system 3099
of higher education may establish positions and approve the filling of 3100
all position vacancies of such constituent unit or institution within the 3101
limits of available funds and in accordance with policies approved by 3102
the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. 3103
Sec. 97. Section 10a-156a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3104
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3105
(a) [Not later than October 1, 2013, each] Each constituent unit of the 3106
state system of higher education and each independent institution of 3107
higher education [, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173,] shall 3108
submit an up-to-date security protocol plan to the Department of 3109
Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such plan shall identify 3110
procedures specifically designed to heighten awareness by all faculty 3111
and staff regarding potentially at-risk students and other individuals on 3112
campus through effective educational strategies. Such procedures shall 3113
be designed to educate faculty and staff on how to recognize and 3114
respond to students and such other individuals who may be at risk of 3115
harm to themselves or others. Not later than July 1, 2015, and biennially 3116
thereafter, each constituent unit and independent institution of higher 3117
education shall review the security protocol plan with each of its chiefs 3118
of police or heads of campus security to determine whether such plan 3119
adequately addresses campus security concerns or requires revisions. In 3120
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the event that revisions are required, the constituent unit or 3121
independent institution of higher education making revisions shall 3122
submit a revised security protocol plan to the Department of Emergency 3123
Services and Public Protection not later than August first of the year in 3124
which revisions are deemed necessary. 3125
(b) [Not later than January 1, 2014, each] Each constituent unit and 3126
independent institution of higher education shall establish a trained 3127
threat assessment team for each of its campuses. The threat assessment 3128
team shall consist of individuals selected by the president of each state 3129
college [, regional community-technical college] or university or 3130
independent institution of higher education in consultation with its 3131
chief of police or head of campus security and may include not less than 3132
one member of its special police force or campus security personnel, 3133
administration, faculty and senior and mid-level staff. The chief of 3134
police or head of campus security at each state college [, regional 3135
community-technical college] and university and independent 3136
institution of higher education shall be responsible for ensuring that 3137
every member of the threat assessment team (1) is capable of executing 3138
the security protocol plan developed in accordance with subsection (a) 3139
of this section, and (2) receives comprehensive training in identifying 3140
potentially at-risk students, other potentially at-risk individuals on 3141
campus and any other potential threats to campus safety. 3142
Sec. 98. Section 10a-157 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3143
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3144
(a) [Not later than July 1, 2013, the regional community-technical 3145
college system] Connecticut State Community College and the 3146
Connecticut State University System shall develop and implement a 3147
general education core of courses for which not fewer than thirty 3148
academic credits shall be offered by each such constituent unit as part 3149
of its liberal arts and sciences programs and any other degree program 3150
designated as a transfer program. A student who graduates from any 3151
such liberal arts and sciences program or transfer program or transfers 3152
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from such program to another of such constituent units or to another 3153
institution within the same constituent unit shall transfer any credits 3154
earned while enrolled in such program toward the general education 3155
core curriculum requirements of the constituent unit to which such 3156
student transfers. 3157
(b) Teaching faculty from the [regional community-technical college 3158
system] Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut 3159
State University System, elected pursuant to a uniform, system-wide 3160
election by the faculty senates representing each of such constituent 3161
units, shall be included in the development and implementation of the 3162
general education core of courses. 3163
Sec. 99. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 10a-157a of the 3164
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3165
thereof (Effective from passage): 3166
(b) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3167
Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3168
fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3169
Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3170
if a public institution of higher education determines, by use of multiple 3171
commonly accepted measures of skill level, that a student is likely to 3172
succeed in college level work with supplemental support, the public 3173
institution of higher education shall offer such student remedial support 3174
that is embedded with the corresponding entry level course in a college 3175
level program. Such embedded support shall be offered during the same 3176
semester as and in conjunction with the entry level course for purposes 3177
of providing the student with supplemental support in the entry level 3178
course. 3179
(c) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3180
semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3181
determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3182
level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in college 3183
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level work with supplemental support, the public institution of higher 3184
education shall offer such student one intensive semester of remedial 3185
support that (1) is designed to provide such student with the knowledge 3186
and skills necessary to be placed in an entry level course in a college 3187
level program, and (2) such student may repeat subject to the public 3188
institution of higher education's course repeat policy provided [that] 3189
such policy shall not prohibit a minimum of one repeat attempt. 3190
(d) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3191
semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3192
determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3193
level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in an 3194
intensive semester of remedial support, the public institution of higher 3195
education shall offer such student the opportunity to participate in a 3196
transitional college readiness program before the start of the next 3197
semester. Such student shall complete such transitional college 3198
readiness program prior to receiving embedded remedial support, as 3199
provided in subsection (b) of this section or intensive remedial support, 3200
as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The Board of Regents for 3201
Higher Education, in consultation with Connecticut's P-20 Council and 3202
the faculty advisory committee to the Board of Regents for Higher 3203
Education, shall develop options for a transitional college readiness 3204
program. 3205
(e) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3206
Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3207
fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3208
Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3209
each public institution of higher education shall offer only remedial 3210
support, including remedial courses, that is authorized pursuant to 3211
subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section. 3212
Sec. 100. Subsection (b) of section 10a-158 of the general statutes is 3213
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3214
passage): 3215
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Board 3216
of Regents for Higher Education shall compare (1) the salaries of the 3217
administrators at each public institution of higher education within the 3218
Connecticut State University System and the [regional-community 3219
technical college system] Connecticut State Community College with 3220
the salaries of administrators with similar responsibilities at peer public 3221
institutions of higher education in the United States, (2) the ratio of 3222
administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at each 3223
public institution of higher education within the Connecticut State 3224
University System and the [regional-community technical college 3225
system] Connecticut State Community College with the ratio of 3226
administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at peer 3227
public institutions of higher education in the United States, and (3) the 3228
salaries of the administrators in the central office of the Board of Regents 3229
for Higher Education with the salaries of administrators with similar 3230
responsibilities in the central office of similar state university systems in 3231
the United States. 3232
Sec. 101. Subsection (b) of section 10a-168a of the general statutes is 3233
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3234
passage): 3235
(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide grants 3236
to minority students (1) in teacher education programs for their junior 3237
or senior year, or both such years, at any four-year institution of higher 3238
education, (2) completing the requirements of such a teacher education 3239
program as a graduate student, provided such student received a grant 3240
pursuant to this section for one year at the undergraduate level, or (3) 3241
enrolled in the alternate route to certification program administered 3242
through the Office of Higher Education or the Department of Education. 3243
No student shall receive a grant under the program for more than two 3244
years. Maximum grants shall not exceed five thousand dollars per year. 3245
The office shall ensure that at least ten per cent of the grant recipients 3246
are minority students who transfer from [a] Connecticut [regional 3247
community-technical college] State Community College. 3248
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Sec. 102. Subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the 3249
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3250
thereof (Effective from passage): 3251
(5) "Public institution of higher education" means the constituent 3252
units of the state system of higher education identified in subdivisions 3253
(1) and (2) of section 10a-1, as amended by this act, except the [regional 3254
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3255
Sec. 103. Section 10a-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3256
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3257
(a) As used in this section: 3258
(1) "Award" means the greater of: (A) The unpaid portion, if any, of a 3259
qualifying student's eligible institutional costs after subtracting his or 3260
her financial aid, or (B) a minimum award of five hundred dollars for a 3261
full-time student or three hundred dollars for a part-time student; 3262
(2) "Eligible institutional costs" means the tuition and required fees 3263
incurred each semester by an individual student that are established by 3264
the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the [regional community-3265
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3266
(3) "Financial aid" means the sum of all scholarships, grants and 3267
federal, state and institutional aid received by a qualifying student. 3268
"Financial aid" does not include any federal, state or private student 3269
loans received by a qualifying student; 3270
(4) "Qualifying student" means any person who (A) graduated from 3271
a public or nonpublic high school, (B) enrolls as a full-time or part-time 3272
student for the fall semester of 2020, or any semester thereafter, at [a 3273
regional community-technical college] the Connecticut State 3274
Community College in a program leading to a degree or certificate, (C) 3275
is classified as an in-state student pursuant to section 10a-29, (D) is 3276
making satisfactory academic progress while enrolled at [a regional 3277
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community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3278
College, (E) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, 3279
and (F) has accepted all available financial aid or is a transition program 3280
student; 3281
(5) "Full-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3282
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3283
College and (A) is carrying twelve or more credit hours in a semester, 3284
or (B) has a learning disability documented with the [regional 3285
community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College in 3286
which he or she is enrolled and is enrolled in the maximum number of 3287
credit hours that is feasible for such student to attempt in a semester, as 3288
determined by such student's academic advisor; 3289
(6) "Semester" means the fall or spring semester of an academic year. 3290
"Semester" does not include a summer semester or session; 3291
(7) "Part-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3292
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3293
College and is carrying not less than six but fewer than twelve credit 3294
hours in a semester; and 3295
(8) "Transition program student" means any person who (A) is a 3296
resident of this state, (B) has not graduated from high school, (C) is 3297
enrolled in a transition program pursuant to such person's 3298
individualized education program, and (D) enrolls in one or more 3299
courses at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3300
State Community College. 3301
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall (1) establish a 3302
debt-free community college program to make awards to qualifying 3303
students each semester, (2) adopt rules, procedures and forms necessary 3304
to implement the debt-free community college program, and (3) submit 3305
a report outlining such rules, procedures and forms, in accordance with 3306
the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 3307
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 3308
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education. Awards made to qualifying students pursuant to the debt-3309
free community college program shall be designated as the "Mary Ann 3310
Handley Award". 3311
(c) For the fall semester of 2020, and each semester thereafter, the 3312
Board of Regents for Higher Education shall make awards to qualifying 3313
students within available appropriations. An award shall be available 3314
to a qualifying student for the first seventy-two credit hours earned by 3315
the qualifying student at [a regional community-technical college] the 3316
Connecticut State Community College, provided the qualifying student 3317
meets and continues to meet the requirements of this section. The board 3318
shall not use an award to supplant any financial aid, including, but not 3319
limited to, state or institutional aid, otherwise available to a qualifying 3320
student. 3321
(d) Not later than November 1, 2024, and March 1, 2025, and each 3322
semester thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 3323
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 3324
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 3325
matters relating to higher education and employment advancement and 3326
appropriations and the budgets of the state agencies regarding the debt-3327
free community college program, including, but not limited to, (1) the 3328
number of qualifying students enrolled at the [regional community-3329
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College during each 3330
semester, (2) the number of qualifying students receiving minimum 3331
awards and the number of qualifying students receiving awards for the 3332
unpaid portion of eligible institutional costs, (3) the average number of 3333
credit hours the qualifying students enrolled in each semester and the 3334
average number of credit hours the qualifying students completed each 3335
semester, (4) the average amount of the award made to qualifying 3336
students under this section for the unpaid portion of eligible 3337
institutional costs, and (5) the completion rates of qualifying students 3338
receiving awards under this section by degree or certificate program. 3339
Sec. 104. Subsection (b) of section 14-73 of the general statutes is 3340
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3341
passage): 3342
(b) Application for an instructor's license or a master instructor's 3343
license shall be in writing and shall contain such information as the 3344
commissioner requires. Each applicant for an instructor's license or a 3345
master instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be 3346
fingerprinted and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the 3347
commissioner that such applicant: (1) Is of good moral character 3348
considering such person's state and national criminal history records 3349
checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, and record, if any, 3350
on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to 3351
section 17a-101k. If any applicant for a license or the renewal of a license 3352
has a criminal record or is listed on the state child abuse and neglect 3353
registry, the commissioner shall make a determination of whether to 3354
issue or renew an instructor's license or master instructor's license in 3355
accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in section 14-44 3356
and the regulations adopted pursuant to said section; (2) has held a 3357
license to drive a motor vehicle for the past five consecutive years and 3358
has a driving record satisfactory to the commissioner, including no 3359
record of a conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or 3360
alcohol-related offense during such five-year period; (3) has passed a 3361
physical examination, administered not more than ninety days prior to 3362
the date of application, by a physician, physician assistant or an 3363
advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice within the state 3364
and the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered 3365
nurse certifies that the applicant is physically fit to operate a motor 3366
vehicle and provide instruction in driving; (4) has received a high school 3367
diploma or has an equivalent academic education; and (5) has 3368
completed an instructor training course of forty-five clock hours given 3369
by a school or agency approved by the commissioner, except that any 3370
such course given by an institution [under the jurisdiction of the board 3371
of trustees of] within the Connecticut State University System shall be 3372
approved by the commissioner and the State Board of Education. 3373
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During the period of licensure, an instructor shall notify the 3374
commissioner, within forty-eight hours, of an arrest or conviction for a 3375
misdemeanor or felony, or an arrest, conviction or administrative 3376
license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense. Upon such 3377
notification, the commissioner may suspend, revoke or withdraw the 3378
instructor's license or master instructor's license pursuant to the 3379
provisions of section 14-79. 3380
Sec. 105. Subsection (c) of section 20-195ttt of the general statutes is 3381
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3382
passage): 3383
(c) The Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the commissioner's 3384
designee, shall act as the chair of the Community Health Worker 3385
Advisory Body and shall appoint the following members to said body: 3386
(1) Six members who are actively practicing as community health 3387
workers in the state; 3388
(2) A member of the Community Health Workers Association of 3389
Connecticut; 3390
(3) A representative of a community-based community health worker 3391
training organization; 3392
(4) A representative of [a regional community-technical college] the 3393
Connecticut State Community College; 3394
(5) An employer of community health workers; 3395
(6) A representative of a health care organization that employs 3396
community health workers; 3397
(7) A health care provider who works directly with community health 3398
workers; and 3399
(8) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 3400
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designee. 3401
Sec. 106. Section 29-251b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3402
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3403
There is established, within the Department of Administrative 3404
Services, a Building Code Training Council which shall advise the State 3405
Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee on all 3406
matters pertaining to certification training programs, continuing 3407
educational programs for building officials pursuant to section 29-262 3408
and programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant 3409
to subsections (a) and (c) of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3410
composed of sixteen members, who shall be residents of this state, 3411
appointed as follows: (1) The State Building Inspector, or his designee; 3412
(2) one by the Codes and Standards Committee, who shall be a member 3413
of said committee; (3) three by the Connecticut Building Officials 3414
Association, each of whom shall be a member of said association; (4) 3415
[one] two by the Board of Regents for Higher Education; [(5) one by the 3416
Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges; (6)] (5) one by 3417
the Governor, who shall be a chief elected official of a municipality; [(7)] 3418
(6) seven by the Commissioner of Administrative Services: (A) One of 3419
whom shall be an architect licensed pursuant to chapter 390, selected 3420
from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the 3421
American Institute of Architects; (B) one of whom shall be a professional 3422
engineer, licensed pursuant to chapter 391, selected from a list of 3423
individuals submitted by the Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice; 3424
(C) one of whom shall be a landscape architect, licensed pursuant to 3425
chapter 396, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the 3426
Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects; 3427
(D) one of whom shall be an interior designer, registered pursuant to 3428
chapter 396a, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the 3429
Connecticut Coalition of Interior Designers; (E) one of whom shall be a 3430
member of the Connecticut State Building Trades Council, selected from 3431
a list of individuals submitted by said organization; and (F) two of 3432
whom shall be builders, general contractors or superintendents of 3433
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construction, one having expertise in residential building construction, 3434
selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Home Builders 3435
Association of Connecticut, Inc., and one having expertise in 3436
nonresidential building construction, selected from a list of individuals 3437
submitted by the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, 3438
Incorporated; and [(8)] (7) one by the president pro tempore of the 3439
Senate, who shall be a member of the public. The council shall elect a 3440
chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. Any 3441
member who fails to attend at least fifty per cent of all meetings held 3442
during any calendar year or fails to attend three consecutive meetings 3443
shall be deemed to have resigned from the council. Vacancies on the 3444
council shall be filled by the appointing authority. Members of the 3445
council shall serve without compensation but shall, within the limits of 3446
available funds as approved by the Commissioner of Administrative 3447
Services, be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the 3448
performance of their duties. 3449
Sec. 107. Section 29-298a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3450
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3451
There shall be established within the Department of Administrative 3452
Services a Fire Marshal Training Council which shall advise the State 3453
Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee on all matters 3454
pertaining to (1) certification training programs, (2) decertification 3455
hearings, (3) in-service training for fire marshals in the state, and (4) 3456
programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to 3457
subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3458
composed of twelve members as follows: The State Fire Marshal or his 3459
designee; a member of the Codes and Standards Committee to be 3460
elected by such committee; three members appointed by the 3461
Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, one of whom shall be a 3462
volunteer, one of whom shall be a part-time paid, and one of whom shall 3463
be a full-time, local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire inspector; 3464
[one member] three members appointed by the Board of Regents for 3465
Higher Education; [two members appointed by the Board of Trustees 3466
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for the Community-Technical Colleges;] the chief elected official of a 3467
municipality having a population in excess of seventy thousand 3468
persons, appointed by the Governor; the chief elected official of a 3469
municipality having a population of less than seventy thousand 3470
persons, appointed by the Governor; and two public members, 3471
appointed by the Governor. Members shall be residents of this state and 3472
shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for 3473
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The 3474
council may elect such officers as it deems necessary. 3475
Sec. 108. Section 32-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the 3476
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3477
In the assessment and provision of job training for employers, the 3478
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chief 3479
executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall request 3480
the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt of a request for 3481
job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall 3482
notify the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 3483
or the chancellor's designee, of such request. The chancellor, or the 3484
chancellor's designee, shall determine if a training program exists or can 3485
be designed at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3486
State Community College to meet such training need and shall notify 3487
the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor 3488
Commissioner shall to the extent possible make arrangements for the 3489
participation of the [regional community-technical colleges] 3490
Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 3491
System, other institutions of higher education, other postsecondary 3492
institutions, adult education programs and the Technical Education and 3493
Career System in implementing the program. Nothing in this section 3494
shall preclude the Labor Commissioner from considering or choosing 3495
other providers to meet such training need. 3496
Sec. 109. Section 32-70d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3497
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3498
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Within thirty days after the Commissioner of Economic and 3499
Community Development approves the designation of an area as an 3500
enterprise zone in a municipality under subdivision (2) of subsection (c) 3501
of section 32-70, the municipality shall establish a community enterprise 3502
zone board. The board shall establish policy for the promotion and 3503
development of the zone, coordinate economic development programs 3504
in the zone with related job training and social services programs and 3505
adopt an enterprise zone revitalization plan. The plan shall specify goals 3506
and objectives for the enterprise zone, describe strategies to attain such 3507
goals and establish an implementation schedule. The municipality shall 3508
submit its plan to the Commissioner of Economic and Community 3509
Development for review and comment. The board shall consist of (1) the 3510
following officials of such municipality, or designees of such officials: 3511
The official responsible for economic development programs; the chief 3512
executive official, or his designee; a representative of the legislative 3513
body, who shall be appointed by such body; the chief of police, or his 3514
designee; the housing administrator, or his designee; and a 3515
representative of the school board, who shall be appointed by such 3516
board; (2) a representative of the [regional community-technical college] 3517
Connecticut State Community College campus serving the region in 3518
which the municipality is located, if applicable, who shall be appointed 3519
by the chief executive officer of such college; (3) two representatives of 3520
the business community of the municipality, one of whom shall be a 3521
member of the chamber of commerce from the municipality; (4) two 3522
persons who own businesses located in the enterprise zone; and (5) two 3523
representatives of neighborhood community organizations serving the 3524
area in which the zone is located or, if no such organization exists, two 3525
residents of said area. The board members described in subdivisions (3), 3526
(4) and (5) of this section shall be appointed by the chief executive 3527
official of the municipality. 3528
Sec. 110. Subsection (a) of section 32-612 of the general statutes is 3529
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3530
passage): 3531
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(a) A downtown higher education center project, as described in 3532
section 32-600, shall be developed by the Department of Administrative 3533
Services in consultation with the Board of [Trustees of the Community-3534
Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education. Said project shall not 3535
require approval by the State Properties Review Board. 3536
Sec. 111. Subsection (b) of section 32-615 of the general statutes is 3537
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3538
passage): 3539
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 3540
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the [regional 3541
community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 3542
College for the purpose of development of the downtown higher 3543
education center project, as defined in section 32-600. 3544
Sec. 112. Section 48-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3545
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3546
Subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, the state may take land, or 3547
any interest or estate therein, for the site, or for any addition to the site, 3548
of any state institution or courthouse, or for any addition to the site of 3549
any institution [under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of] within 3550
the Connecticut State University System, Technical Education and 3551
Career System or technical college or for the purposes of subsection (e) 3552
of section 22a-133m, and also may take water from any river, brook, 3553
spring or springs, pond or lake for the purpose of providing such supply 3554
of water as the convenience and necessity of such institution may 3555
require. The amount of damages for any such taking shall be determined 3556
in the manner provided by section 48-10. 3557
Sec. 113. (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Wherever the words "board of 3558
trustees", "Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System" 3559
or "Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges" are used to 3560
denote the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System 3561
or the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges in any 3562
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public act of the 2025 session, the words "Board of Regents for Higher 3563
Education" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3564
(b) Wherever the words "regional community-technical colleges" or 3565
"regional community-technical college system" are used to denote a 3566
constituent unit of the state system of higher education in any public act 3567
of the 2025 session, the words "Connecticut State Community College" 3568
shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3569
(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying such 3570
public acts of the 2025 session, make such technical, grammatical and 3571
punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 3572
section. 3573
Sec. 114. Sections 10a-71 and 10a-88 of the general statutes are 3574
repealed. (Effective July 1 2025) 3575
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 3-27a
Sec. 2 from passage 3-31b(a)
Sec. 3 from passage 4-29
Sec. 4 from passage 4-31a(a)
Sec. 5 from passage 4-37e(3) to (5)
Sec. 6 from passage 4-37f(3) and (4)
Sec. 7 from passage 4-124z
Sec. 8 from passage 4-124gg
Sec. 9 from passage 4a-11(b)
Sec. 10 from passage 4b-55(10)
Sec. 11 from passage 5-177
Sec. 12 from passage 5-199d
Sec. 13 from passage 7-313c(a)
Sec. 14 from passage 10-4p(a)
Sec. 15 from passage 10-15h(b)
Sec. 16 from passage 10-21j(a)
Sec. 17 from passage 10-98b
Sec. 18 from passage 10-155
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Sec. 19 from passage 10-264h(a)
Sec. 20 from passage 10-264i(a)(1)
Sec. 21 from passage 10-264l(a) to (c)
Sec. 22 from passage 10-264n
Sec. 23 from passage 10-283(a)(1)
Sec. 24 from passage 10a-1
Sec. 25 from passage 10a-1a(a)
Sec. 26 from passage 10a-1b
Sec. 27 from passage 10a-1c
Sec. 28 from passage 10a-3
Sec. 29 from passage 10a-3a
Sec. 30 from passage 10a-6(a)
Sec. 31 from passage 10a-8
Sec. 32 from passage 10a-11b(a)(1)
Sec. 33 from passage 10a-19c
Sec. 34 from passage 10a-20
Sec. 35 from passage 10a-20a
Sec. 36 from passage 10a-25h(a)
Sec. 37 from passage 10a-25j
Sec. 38 from passage 10a-35a(a)
Sec. 39 from passage 10a-44d(b)
Sec. 40 from passage 10a-51
Sec. 41 from passage 10a-55i(a)
Sec. 42 from passage 10a-55r(b)(8)
Sec. 43 from passage 10a-55v(b)
Sec. 44 from passage 10a-55w(b)
Sec. 45 from passage 10a-57d(a)
Sec. 46 from passage 10a-62
Sec. 47 from passage 10a-67
Sec. 48 from passage 10a-72
Sec. 49 from passage 10a-72a
Sec. 50 from passage 10a-72c
Sec. 51 from passage 10a-72d
Sec. 52 from passage 10a-72e
Sec. 53 from passage 10a-72f
Sec. 54 from passage 10a-72g
Sec. 55 from passage 10a-72h
Sec. 56 from passage 10a-72i
Sec. 57 from passage 10a-72j
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Sec. 58 from passage 10a-73
Sec. 59 from passage 10a-77
Sec. 60 from passage 10a-77a
Sec. 61 from passage 10a-78
Sec. 62 from passage 10a-78a
Sec. 63 from passage 10a-79
Sec. 64 from passage 10a-80
Sec. 65 from passage 10a-80a
Sec. 66 from passage 10a-80b
Sec. 67 from passage 10a-80c
Sec. 68 from passage 10a-80d
Sec. 69 from passage 10a-80e
Sec. 70 from passage 10a-80f(d)
Sec. 71 from passage 10a-87
Sec. 72 from passage 10a-89
Sec. 73 from passage 10a-89a(a)
Sec. 74 from passage 10a-89b(a) to (c)
Sec. 75 from passage 10a-89c
Sec. 76 from passage 10a-89e
Sec. 77 from passage 10a-89f
Sec. 78 from passage 10a-90
Sec. 79 from passage 10a-91(a)
Sec. 80 from passage 10a-91b
Sec. 81 from passage 10a-91c(7)
Sec. 82 from passage 10a-91d(f)
Sec. 83 from passage 10a-92
Sec. 84 from passage 10a-94
Sec. 85 from passage 10a-98
Sec. 86 from passage 10a-99
Sec. 87 from passage 10a-99a
Sec. 88 from passage 10a-144
Sec. 89 from passage 10a-149
Sec. 90 from passage 10a-151a
Sec. 91 from passage 10a-151b(a)
Sec. 92 from passage 10a-151c
Sec. 93 from passage 10a-151d
Sec. 94 from passage 10a-152
Sec. 95 from passage 10a-154a
Sec. 96 from passage 10a-154b
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Sec. 97 from passage 10a-156a
Sec. 98 from passage 10a-157
Sec. 99 from passage 10a-157a(b) to (e)
Sec. 100 from passage 10a-158(b)
Sec. 101 from passage 10a-168a(b)
Sec. 102 from passage 10a-173(a)(5)
Sec. 103 from passage 10a-174
Sec. 104 from passage 14-73(b)
Sec. 105 from passage 20-195ttt(c)
Sec. 106 from passage 29-251b
Sec. 107 from passage 29-298a
Sec. 108 from passage 32-6j
Sec. 109 from passage 32-70d
Sec. 110 from passage 32-612(a)
Sec. 111 from passage 32-615(b)
Sec. 112 from passage 48-9
Sec. 113 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 114 July 1 2025 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To update references in the general statutes to the regional community-
technical colleges to Connecticut State Community College and to the
Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System and the
Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges to the Board of
Regents for Higher Education.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]