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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1297
January Session, 2025
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 Section 3-27a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 28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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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] the Connecticut 160
State 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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(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
[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
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
(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
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(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
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
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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
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
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
[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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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technical college system] Connecticut State Community College and 911
Charter Oak State College to implement the goals identified in section 912
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Education; and (20)] and (19) undertake such studies and other activities 946
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
Sec. 32. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-11b of the 1013 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
representative of an information technology or digital media employer 1046
in the state; (N) one member appointed by the minority leader of the 1047 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(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
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
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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[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
(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 January 1, 1994, and] not later than January first, 1466
biennially, [thereafter,] on all such fund-raising; and 1467
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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
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
campus of the Connecticut State Community College library [under the 1497
jurisdiction of the board] shall be deposited in the [institutional] 1498
operating account of [such] the campus of said college on which such 1499
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Sec. 50. Section 10a-72c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1501
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1502
There is established a council to advise the Board of [Trustees of the 1503
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education in the 1504
performance of its statutory functions relating to technical and 1505
technological education. The council shall consist of: (1) The 1506
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the 1507
Labor Commissioner, (2) one technical or technological education 1508
faculty member from each campus of the [community-technical 1509
colleges] Connecticut State Community College appointed by the chief 1510
executive officer of each such [institution] campus, (3) one technical or 1511
technological education student from each campus of the [community-1512
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College elected by the 1513
student body of each such [institution] campus. 1514
Sec. 51. Section 10a-72d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1515
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1516
The Board of [Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges] 1517
Regents for Higher Education shall establish procedures for (1) the 1518
development of articulation agreements between the [regional 1519
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1520
or a campus of said college and the Technical Education and Career 1521
System in order to ensure a successful transition to higher education for 1522
students attending a technical education and career school, and (2) the 1523
awarding of appropriate college credit for persons enrolled in and 1524
registered under the terms of a qualified apprenticeship training 1525
program, certified in accordance with regulations adopted by the Labor 1526
Commissioner and registered with the Labor Department under section 1527
31-22r. 1528
Sec. 52. Section 10a-72e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1529
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1530
(a) [Not later than July 1, 2002, the Boards] The Board of Trustees [for 1531
the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State 1532 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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University System,] of The University of Connecticut, [Charter Oak 1533
State College,] the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the 1534
governing boards of the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing and 1535
Connecticut's [Independent Colleges] independent institutions of 1536
higher education shall develop a plan to ensure that there are 1537
articulation agreements for their nursing programs to assist nurses in 1538
advancing their education and nursing credentials. 1539
(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, such boards [of trustees] shall 1540
implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 1541
Sec. 53. Section 10a-72f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1542
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1543
Within available appropriations, the Board of [Trustees for 1544
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education may 1545
establish up to three pilot programs to provide for student household 1546
and family expenses of students with dependents while such students 1547
are attending [a community-technical college] the Connecticut State 1548
Community College. Participation in the pilot program shall be limited 1549
to students who are eligible for a federal Pell grant. 1550
Sec. 54. Section 10a-72g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1551
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1552
The Board of [Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges] Regents 1553
for Higher Education shall take all feasible steps to maximize available 1554
federal funds in order to establish a nursing program at the 1555
Northwestern campus of the Connecticut State Community College. 1556
Sec. 55. Section 10a-72h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1557
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1558
(a) On or before September 1, 2009, the Board of [Trustees of the 1559
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 1560
appoint and convene an oversight board for the purposes of carrying 1561
out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such oversight board 1562 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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shall include: (1) A representative of the faculty of the Norwalk campus 1563
of the Connecticut State Community College; (2) a representative of the 1564
faculty of the J. M. Wright Technical High School; (3) four 1565
representatives from trade vocations; (4) two representatives of the 1566
business community; and (5) a representative of a chamber of 1567
commerce. The [president] chief executive officer of the Norwalk 1568
campus of the Connecticut State Community College shall serve as the 1569
oversight board's chairperson. 1570
(b) On or before January 1, 2010, the oversight board established 1571
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, in consultation with the Board 1572
of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1573
Education and the Commissioner of Education, shall establish, within 1574
existing budgetary resources and staffing levels, a pilot program to 1575
operate during the school year commencing July 1, 2010, and each 1576
school year thereafter, to allow students to complete courses at the J. M. 1577
Wright Technical High School for college credit at the Norwalk campus 1578
of the Connecticut State Community College. Such program shall 1579
coordinate courses between the J. M. Wright Technical High School and 1580
the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College and 1581
provide students with access to vocational employment or 1582
postsecondary education. 1583
(c) On or before June 30, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Board of 1584
[Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1585
Education and the Commissioner of Education shall report, in 1586
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 1587
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1588
relating to education and higher education and employment 1589
advancement on the curriculum offered as part of the pilot program and 1590
the number of students who have earned course credit under the 1591
program established in subsection (b) of this section. 1592
Sec. 56. Section 10a-72i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1593
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1594 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1595
Regents for Higher Education shall develop a program to meet the 1596
educational and training needs of unemployed state residents by 1597
providing access to short-term, noncredit programs of study at the 1598
Connecticut State Community College that lead to the acquisition of job-1599
related skills and workforce credentials. 1600
(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1601
shall establish an advisory committee to identify workforce needs, 1602
education and training requirements, support services and partnerships 1603
in fields with available or growing employment opportunities and in 1604
priority regions enduring high levels of unemployment. The advisory 1605
committee shall include representatives from the Labor Department, the 1606
Workforce Investment Boards, the Department of Economic and 1607
Community Development, the Connecticut Center for Advanced 1608
Technology, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and 1609
labor organizations. The advisory committee shall examine the use of 1610
individual educational training accounts to assist [these individuals] 1611
participants, recommend eligibility requirements for participants, 1612
including, but not limited to, verification of unemployment and 1613
demonstration of financial need, and consider establishing pilot 1614
programs, the number and participants of which shall be determined by 1615
available funding resources. The advisory committee shall submit its 1616
recommendations to the [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1617
Education on or before November 1, 2010. 1618
(c) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1619
shall examine the costs associated with program delivery and 1620
modification for existing programs or the development of new 1621
noncredit programs focused on high-need, high-growth fields along 1622
with support for student tuition, fees, books, materials and academics. 1623
(d) The [community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1624
Community College shall leverage state funding dedicated to this 1625
initiative in applications for federal funding included in the Student Aid 1626
and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the United States Department of 1627 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Education's college access challenge grant program and other available 1628
grants for educational and career training programs to sustain and 1629
expand the individual educational training grants program throughout 1630
the [system of community colleges] Connecticut State Community 1631
College. 1632
Sec. 57. Section 10a-72j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1633
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1634
[Each regional community-technical college] The chief executive 1635
officer of each campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1636
shall consult with the school counselors and school administrators at 1637
public high schools located within the region of the state in which such 1638
[college] campus is located for the purpose of establishing collaborative 1639
partnerships between such schools and such [college] campus. Such 1640
partnerships may include, but not be limited to, collaborative 1641
counseling programs for students interested in specific careers, 1642
evaluation and alignment of curricula and offering support or 1643
educational programs to improve student outcomes. 1644
Sec. 58. Section 10a-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1645
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1646
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1647
Regents for Higher Education, upon the recommendation of the chief 1648
executive [officers] officer of [the regional community-technical 1649
colleges] a campus of the Connecticut State Community College, shall 1650
appoint for [each regional community-technical college] such campus a 1651
regional council, representative of the geographical area served. Each 1652
such council shall advise the board and the chief executive officer [of 1653
each regional community-technical college] with respect to appropriate 1654
educational programs to meet the needs of the communities in the 1655
region which it represents. 1656
Sec. 59. Section 10a-77 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1657
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1658 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 1659
of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education 1660
shall fix fees for tuition at the [regional community-technical colleges] 1661
Connecticut State Community College and shall fix fees for such other 1662
purposes as the board deems necessary at the [regional community-1663
technical colleges] college, and may make refunds to the same. 1664
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 1665
administer a fund to be known as the [Regional Community-Technical 1666
Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1667
Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon request by 1668
the board and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of 1669
the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations 1670
for fringe benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the 1671
[regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 1672
College pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 1673
from the Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the [regional 1674
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College in 1675
accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be 1676
deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or related charges; the 1677
proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and 1678
donations; federal funds and grants for purposes other than research, 1679
and all receipts derived from the conduct by the [colleges] college of 1680
their education extension programs and summer school sessions shall 1681
be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and 1682
[institutional] campus operating accounts which shall be established 1683
and maintained for the central office and each [community-technical 1684
college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College. If the 1685
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves such 1686
transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the appropriation for 1687
operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits 1688
to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review and 1689
approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. The board shall 1690
establish an equitable policy, in accordance with section 10a-8, as 1691
amended by this act, for allocation of appropriations from general 1692 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the Comptroller 1693
and tuition revenue deposited in the [Regional Community-Technical 1694
Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. At the 1695
beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 1696
transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 1697
[institutional] campus operating accounts, exclusive of amounts 1698
retained for central office operations and reasonable reserves for future 1699
distribution. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to 1700
subsection (f) of this section shall be charged to the [Regional 1701
Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1702
Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 1703
by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 1704
the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 1705
is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 1706
receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 1707
as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 1708
Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 1709
obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 1710
community-technical colleges, or after July 1, 2023, for the purposes of 1711
the Connecticut State Community College. 1712
(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 1713
days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 1714
Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing 1715
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1716
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office 1717
of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report 1718
on the actual expenditures of the [Regional Community-Technical 1719
Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1720
(d) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1721
Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any of the regional 1722
community-technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community 1723
College (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces 1724
of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been 1725
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1960, which child has been accepted for admission to [such institution] 1727
said college and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 1728
accepted for admission to [such institution] said college, (2) subject to 1729
the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as 1730
defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as 1731
defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, 1732
"service in time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a 1733
military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for 1734
admission to [such institution] said college and is domiciled in this state 1735
at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to [such institution] 1736
said college, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or 1737
older, provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there are 1738
enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 1739
residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 1740
course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 1741
available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for 1742
any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy who is 1743
enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in 1744
coordination with [a regional community-technical college] the 1745
Connecticut State Community College which accredits courses taken in 1746
such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 1747
Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 1748
or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 1749
the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to [such 1750
institution] said college on a full-time or part-time basis in an 1751
undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of 1752
a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 1753
auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 1754
member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 1755
state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 1756
for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving 1757
spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of this state, (8) 1758
for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 1759
multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 1760
Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for any resident of the state 1761 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 1762
killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 1763
forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 1764
a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 1765
accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 1766
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 1767
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 1768
and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 1769
subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 1770
tuition waivers in registering for courses at [regional community-1771
technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community College . 1772
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 1773
subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 1774
year. 1775
(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 1776
applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 1777
Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 1778
Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any 1779
of] the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1780
Community College for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) 1781
of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such 1782
veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been 1783
denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment 1784
of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 1785
(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 1786
means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 1787
Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to [a regional 1788
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1789
College on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition. Such 1790
portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such 1791
federal educational assistance to be paid to [a regional community-1792
technical college] said college on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an 1793
amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by [such] 1794
said college to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 1795 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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charged by [such] said college to such veteran. 1796
(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 1797
excess of the veteran tuition benefit at any of the regional community-1798
technical colleges for such veteran. 1799
(f) Said board shall set aside from [its] the anticipated [regional 1800
community-technical college] tuition revenue from the Connecticut 1801
State Community College, an amount not less than that required by said 1802
board's tuition policy. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition 1803
waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student 1804
employment for residents enrolled in [regional community-technical 1805
colleges] the Connecticut State Community College as full or part-time 1806
matriculated students in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 1807
precollege remedial program, who demonstrate substantial financial 1808
need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue 1809
an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition revenue for 1810
financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for 1811
financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by 1812
the college in accordance with this subsection. In determining such 1813
financial need, the college shall exclude the value of equity in the 1814
principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the 1815
student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a 1816
dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings 1817
of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 1818
(g) The [Regional Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State 1819
Community College Operating Fund shall be reimbursed for the 1820
amount by which the tuition waivers granted under subsection (d) of 1821
this section exceed five per cent of tuition revenue through an annual 1822
state appropriation. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1823
Education shall request such an appropriation and said appropriation 1824
shall be based upon an estimate of tuition revenue loss using tuition 1825
rates in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply. 1826
(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1827 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 1828
called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 1829
which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 1830
due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 1831
any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 1832
date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 1833
or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 1834
the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 1835
(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 1836
charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in [a regional 1837
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1838
College for the purpose of graduating from [such regional community-1839
technical] said college. 1840
Sec. 60. Section 10a-77a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1841
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1842
(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1843
Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent Endowment 1844
Fund for the [Community-Technical College System] Connecticut State 1845
Community College to encourage donations from the private sector, 1846
with an incentive in the form of an endowment fund state grant, the net 1847
earnings on the principal of which are dedicated and made available to 1848
[a regional community-technical college or the community-technical 1849
college system as a whole] a campus of the Connecticut State 1850
Community College or said college, for endowed professorships, 1851
scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The fund shall be 1852
administered by the board, [of trustees,] or by a nonprofit entity 1853
entrusted for such purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) 1854
organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 1855
subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 1856
as from time to time amended, and preferably constituted and 1857
controlled independent of the state and board [of trustees] so as to 1858
qualify the interest on state bonds the proceeds of which have been 1859
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under such code and shall, in any event, be held in a trust fund separate 1861
and apart from all other funds and accounts of the state and the 1862
[community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 1863
College. There shall be deposited into the fund: (A) Endowment fund 1864
state grants; and (B) interest or other income earned on the investment 1865
of moneys in the endowment fund pending transfer of the principal of 1866
the fund for the purposes identified in this subdivision. Endowment 1867
fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a [regional community-technical 1868
college or the system] campus of the Connecticut State Community 1869
College or said college as a whole shall be deposited in a permanent 1870
endowment fund created for each [regional community-technical 1871
college and the system] campus of said college and said college as a 1872
whole in the appropriate foundation established pursuant to sections 4-1873
37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act. A portion 1874
of the endowment fund state grant and a portion of earnings on such 1875
grant, including capital appreciation, shall be transferred, annually, 1876
within thirty days of the receipt of the endowment fund state grant by 1877
the permanent Endowment Fund for the [Community-Technical 1878
College System] Connecticut State Community College, to such [a 1879
regional community-technical college] endowment fund for a campus 1880
of said college based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts made 1881
to such [regional community-technical college] campus to the total 1882
amount of all such gifts made to [all the regional community-technical 1883
colleges and the system as a whole] the Connecticut State Community 1884
College, provided the provisions of section 4-37f, as amended by this 1885
act, are satisfied. 1886
[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 1887
2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 1888
fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 1889
section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 1890
Community-Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to 1891
half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or 1892
for the benefit of the community-technical college system as a whole and 1893
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the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such fiscal 1895
year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by February 1896
fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) 1897
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 1898
cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 1899
agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, provided 1900
such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 1901
commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 1902
(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 1903
inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 1904
eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 1905
10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Community-1906
Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of 1907
the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided 1908
in this subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the community-1909
technical college system as a whole and each regional community-1910
technical college for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first 1911
preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 1912
chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 1913
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 1914
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1915
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 1916
Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 1917
the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 1918
year in which the grant is made. Endowment fund eligible gifts that 1919
meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, made by donors during 1920
the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, shall continue to be 1921
matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-1922
half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received. 1923
Commitments by donors to make endowment fund eligible gifts for two 1924
or more years that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision and that 1925
are made for the period prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before 1926
December 31, 2012, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 1927
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endowment fund eligible gifts received through the commitment. 1929
(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 1930
received by the community-technical colleges exceeds the endowment 1931
fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year the amount 1932
in excess of such endowment fund state grant maximum commitment 1933
shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any 1934
succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the 1935
fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment 1936
fund state grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible 1937
gifts that are not included in the total amount of endowment fund 1938
eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 1939
pursuant to this subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for 1940
a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year 1941
ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, 1942
subject to the endowment fund state matching grant commitment for 1943
such fiscal year.] 1944
[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1945
Regents for Higher Education shall adopt [, by October 1, 1997,] 1946
guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 1947
eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 1948
gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 1949
amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a [community-1950
technical college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1951
or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of 1952
expenditures on behalf of [a community-technical college] such campus 1953
or its employees. Private donations shall not be construed to include 1954
proceeds of municipal grants. 1955
(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 1956
gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of a [regional community-technical 1957
college or the community-technical college system] campus of the 1958
Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole of cash 1959
or assets [which] that may be reduced to cash or [which] that has a value 1960
that is ascertainable by such [regional community-technical college or 1961 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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the community-technical college system as a whole which] campus or 1962
said college that the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 1963
endowment fund or [which] that explicitly or implicitly by the terms of 1964
the gift [the regional community-technical college or community-1965
technical college system as a whole] such campus or said college may 1966
and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; [. 1967
(2) "Endowment fund state grant"] and (2) "endowment fund state 1968
grant" means moneys that are transferred by the Office of Higher 1969
Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the 1970
endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate 1971
amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1972
commitment. [(3) "Endowment fund state grant maximum 1973
commitment" means an amount not exceeding two million dollars for 1974
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, two and one-half million dollars for 1975
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, three million dollars for the fiscal 1976
year ending June 30, 2002, three and one-half million dollars for the 1977
fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and five million dollars for each of the 1978
fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2014, inclusive. 1979
(c) Notwithstanding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1980
commitment levels for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1981
section, the total of the endowment fund state grant maximum 1982
commitments for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2014, 1983
inclusive, shall not exceed thirty-nine million five hundred thousand 1984
dollars.] 1985
Sec. 61. Section 10a-78 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1986
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1987
(a) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1988
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1989
community-technical college] campus to serve the southeastern area of 1990
Connecticut [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 1991
Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 1992
colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 1993 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(b) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1994
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1995
community-technical college] campus to serve the New Britain-Bristol 1996
area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 1997
part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 1998
State Community College. 1999
(c) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2000
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2001
community-technical college] campus to serve the northeastern 2002
Connecticut area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 2003
Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 2004
colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2005
(d) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2006
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2007
community-technical college] campus to serve the northern Connecticut 2008
area comprising the towns of East Granby, East Windsor, Ellington, 2009
Enfield, Somers, Stafford, Suffield and Windsor Locks [as approved by 2010
the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state 2011
system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 2012
College. 2013
(e) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2014
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2015
community-technical college] campus to serve the lower Naugatuck 2016
Valley area comprising the towns of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, 2017
Oxford, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck [as approved by the Board of 2018
Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state system of 2019
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2020
(f) Repealed by P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58. 2021
(g) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2022
Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2023
community-technical college] campus to serve the greater Waterbury 2024
area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 2025 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 2026
State Community College. 2027
Sec. 62. Section 10a-78a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2028
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2029
Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until and 2030
including July 1, 2030, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2031
submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to 2032
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2033
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment 2034
advancement concerning the results achieved from the consolidation of 2035
the regional community-technical colleges into [a state community-2036
technical college] the Connecticut State Community College. Such 2037
report shall include, but need not be limited to, a comparison of the 2038
following performance metrics from July 1, 2023, to the date of such 2039
report: (1) Percentage of students enrolled for the first time in credit-2040
bearing courses who (A) complete introductory math and English 2041
course requirements not later than one year after enrollment, (B) enroll 2042
for a full semester and subsequently (i) reenroll for the following 2043
semester, (ii) reenroll for the next fall or spring semester after attending 2044
a fall or spring semester during the preceding academic year, or (iii) 2045
graduate, and (C) within the first three years of enrollment, (i) graduate, 2046
(ii) transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, or (iii) are still 2047
enrolled in a course of study; (2) ratios of students to (A) student 2048
counselors or advisors, (B) full-time faculty, and (C) part-time or adjunct 2049
faculty; (3) the number of executive positions at [each regional 2050
community-technical college or, upon the accreditation of a state 2051
community-technical college,] each campus of [a state community-2052
technical college] the Connecticut State Community College; and (4) the 2053
number of personnel by location or functional area at [the college or] 2054
each campus and type of position including, but not limited to, faculty, 2055
direct student support staff, building operations, clerical or 2056
administrative staff and executive positions. As used in this section, 2057
"executive position" includes any (A) person with a title such as 2058
president, director or chief executive officer, (B) administrative head of 2059 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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an office or department, (C) deputy to an administrative head, (D) 2060
executive or personal secretary of such person, administrative head or 2061
deputy, and (E) other person in an equivalent position. 2062
Sec. 63. Section 10a-79 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2063
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2064
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2065
Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each 2066
[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2067
Community College to establish traffic and parking regulations for 2068
passenger vehicles at such [college] campus. Such traffic committee, 2069
subject to the approval of said board and of the Office of the State Traffic 2070
Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of 2071
passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) 2072
restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic; (5) designate the 2073
location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway subject to 2074
the care, custody and control of said board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs 2075
to be erected and maintained designating such prohibitions or 2076
restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon any person who fails to comply 2077
with any such prohibition or restriction. All fines so imposed at each 2078
[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2079
Community College, less an amount not to exceed the cost of enforcing 2080
traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in the [institutional] 2081
campus operating account of [such] said college for scholarships and 2082
library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees of the 2083
Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 2084
establish at each [regional community-technical college] campus of the 2085
Connecticut State Community College a committee [which] that shall 2086
hear appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2087
membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2088
regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2089
include student and faculty representation. 2090
Sec. 64. Section 10a-80 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2091
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2092 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(a) The primary responsibilities of the [regional community-technical 2093
colleges] Connecticut State Community College shall be to (1) [to] 2094
provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical and 2095
technological and career education designed to provide training for 2096
immediate employment, job retraining or upgrading of skills to meet 2097
individual, community and state manpower needs; (2) [to] provide 2098
programs of general study including, but not limited to, remediation, 2099
general and adult education and continuing education designed to meet 2100
individual student goals; (3) [to] provide programs of study for college 2101
transfer representing the first two years of baccalaureate education; (4) 2102
[to] provide community service programs as defined in subsection (b) 2103
of this section; and (5) [to] provide student support services including, 2104
but not limited to, admissions, counseling, testing, placement, 2105
individualized instruction and efforts to serve students with special 2106
needs. 2107
(b) As used in this section, "community service programs" means 2108
educational, cultural, recreational and community directed services 2109
[which a community-technical college] that the Connecticut State 2110
Community College may provide in addition to its regular academic 2111
program. Such community service programs may include, but shall not 2112
be limited to, (1) activities designed to enrich the intellectual, cultural 2113
and social life of the community, (2) educational services designed to 2114
promote the development of skills for the effective use of leisure time, 2115
(3) activities and programs designed to assist in the identification and 2116
solution of community problems and (4) utilization of college facilities 2117
and services by community groups to the extent such usage does not 2118
conflict with the regular schedule of the college. 2119
Sec. 65. Section 10a-80a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2120
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2121
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2122
Regents for Higher Education may, within available appropriations, 2123
develop manufacturing technology centers on three [community-2124
technical college] campuses of the Connecticut State Community 2125 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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College in geographically diverse locations. 2126
Sec. 66. Section 10a-80b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2127
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2128
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2129
Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut 2130
State Community College that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2131
financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2132
requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2133
(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2134
at stores on the campuses of the [colleges under the board's jurisdiction] 2135
college to purchase during the first week of the academic term required 2136
textbooks for courses taught at the [colleges] college. 2137
Sec. 67. Section 10a-80c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2138
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2139
The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2140
Regents for Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate 2141
and degree programs offered [by] at each of the [community-technical 2142
colleges] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College be 2143
uniformly named. 2144
Sec. 68. Section 10a-80d of the general statutes is repealed and the 2145
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2146
An adjunct faculty member of [a regional community-technical 2147
college] the Connecticut State Community College or Charter Oak State 2148
College shall be permitted to irrevocably waive membership in a 2149
Connecticut retirement plan not later than sixty days after commencing 2150
employment with [such regional community-technical college or 2151
Charter Oak State College] said colleges. Once the adjunct faculty 2152
member waives membership in a Connecticut retirement plan, such 2153
faculty member is no longer eligible to elect to participate in a 2154
Connecticut retirement plan in any subsequent part-time employment 2155
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State Community College, Charter Oak State College, the Board of 2157
Regents for Higher Education or any other constituent unit, as defined 2158
in section 10a-1, as amended by this act. 2159
Sec. 69. Section 10a-80e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2160
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2161
Any person, as defined in section 1-79, who donates tangible 2162
property to a regional community-technical college or, on and after July 2163
1, 2023, to the Connecticut State Community College, or any campus 2164
thereof, shall be immune from civil liability for damage or injury 2165
occurring on or after October 1, 2013, resulting from any act, error or 2166
omission by such person with respect to such donated tangible 2167
property, unless such damage or injury was caused by the reckless, 2168
wilful or wanton misconduct of such person. 2169
Sec. 70. Subsection (d) of section 10a-80f of the general statutes is 2170
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2171
passage): 2172
(d) Beginning in the fall semester of 2020, and for each academic 2173
semester thereafter, each advanced manufacturing certificate program 2174
established at a public high school shall enroll (1) public high school 2175
students in grade eleven or twelve from the school districts of the local 2176
or regional board or boards of education that have entered into the 2177
memorandum of understanding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this 2178
section, to simultaneously earn high school credits from the public high 2179
school in which the student is enrolled and college credits and an 2180
advanced manufacturing certificate from the [regional community-2181
technical college] Connecticut State Community College or the 2182
independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced 2183
manufacturing certificate program, and (2) upon the approval of the 2184
local or regional board of education, adults for classes during the 2185
evening and weekend hours to earn an advanced manufacturing 2186
certificate from the [regional community-technical college] Connecticut 2187
State Community College or the independent institution of higher 2188 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate 2189
program. 2190
Sec. 71. Section 10a-87 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2191
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2192
The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2193
Regents for Higher Education shall maintain: Western Connecticut State 2194
University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut 2195
State University and Central Connecticut State University. The board [of 2196
trustees] shall offer curricula [which shall prepare] that prepares 2197
persons who have successfully completed [the same] such curricula to 2198
teach in the schools of the state at any of said institutions as the board 2199
shall deem appropriate and, in addition, programs of study in academic 2200
and career fields. [, provided the board of trustees shall submit to the 2201
Board of Regents for Higher Education for review and approval 2202
recommendations for program terminations at any of said institutions 2203
in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of 2204
section 10a-6.] The board [of trustees] shall establish policies [which] 2205
that protect academic freedom and the content of course and degree 2206
programs. [, provided such policies shall be consistent with state-wide 2207
policy and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2208
Education.] Each of said institutions shall confer such degrees in 2209
education and in academic and career fields as are appropriate to the 2210
curricula of said institution and as are usually conferred by the 2211
institutions. [;] Said institutions may confer honorary degrees [may be 2212
conferred by said institutions] upon approval of each honorary degree 2213
recipient by the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2214
System] Regents for Higher Education. 2215
Sec. 72. Section 10a-89 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2216
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2217
(a) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the 2218
Board of Regents for Higher Education, the board of trustees] The Board 2219
of Regents for Higher Education shall provide for the administration of 2220 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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the Connecticut State University System, plan for the expansion and 2221
development of the institutions within its jurisdiction, and submit such 2222
plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and 2223
recommendations. The Commissioner of Administrative Services upon 2224
request of the board [of trustees] shall, in accordance with section 4b-30, 2225
negotiate and execute leases on such physical facilities as the board [of 2226
trustees] may deem necessary for proper operation of such institutions, 2227
and the board [of trustees] may, with the permission of the 2228
Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2229
Review Board, expend capital funds therefor if such leasing is required 2230
during the planning and construction phases of institutions [within its 2231
jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State University System for which 2232
such capital funds were authorized. Subject to such policies as may be 2233
established by the board, [of trustees,] the chief executive officer of each 2234
institution within the [jurisdiction of the board] Connecticut State 2235
University System may make buildings and other facilities under its 2236
control available to nonprofit and other organizations or to individuals 2237
for temporary uses not inconsistent with the educational purpose of the 2238
institution. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 2239
Education may appoint or remove the chief executive officer of each 2240
institution within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2241
System, and with respect to its own operation the board [of trustees] 2242
may appoint and remove executive staff. The board [of trustees] may 2243
employ faculty and other personnel needed to maintain and operate the 2244
institutions within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2245
System. Within the limitation of appropriations, the board [of trustees] 2246
shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms and 2247
conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and qualifications. 2248
The board [of trustees] shall determine who constitutes its professional 2249
staff and establish compensation and classification schedules for its 2250
professional staff. The board [of trustees] shall annually submit to the 2251
Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it 2252
has included within the professional staff. The board [of trustees] may 2253
appoint one or more physicians for the Connecticut State University 2254
System and shall provide such physicians with suitable facilities for the 2255 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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performance of such duties as it prescribes. [Subject to state-wide policy 2256
and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2257
Education, the board of trustees] The board shall: (1) Make rules for the 2258
government of the Connecticut State University System and shall 2259
determine the general policies of the university system, including those 2260
concerning the admission of students and the expenditure of the funds 2261
of institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State 2262
University System within the amounts available; (2) develop the 2263
mission statement for the university system which shall include, but not 2264
be limited to the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and 2265
constituencies served by the institutions within [its jurisdiction] the 2266
university system; (B) the degrees offered by such institutions; and (C) 2267
the role and scope of each institution within the university system, 2268
which shall include each institution's particular strengths and 2269
specialties; (3) establish policies for the university system and for the 2270
individual institutions [under its jurisdiction] within such system; (4) 2271
make institutional mergers or closures; (5) coordinate the programs and 2272
services of the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university 2273
system; (6) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the 2274
provisions of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors 2275
of research grants to institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the 2276
university system, provided such an agreement is required to receive 2277
the grant and limits liability to damages or injury resulting from acts or 2278
omissions related to such research by employees of such institutions; (7) 2279
promote fund-raising by the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within 2280
the university system in order to assist such institutions and report to 2281
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2282
cognizance of matters relating to higher education by January 1, 1994, 2283
and biennially thereafter, on all such fund-raising; and (8) charge the 2284
direct costs for a building project [under its jurisdiction] within the 2285
university system to the bond fund account for such project, provided 2286
(A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by 2287
the Treasurer; and (B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the 2288
charging of working capital, as defined in the applicable provisions of 2289
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2290 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2291
amended, or costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund 2292
account. 2293
(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 2294
shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare, 2295
[and submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education,] in 2296
accordance with the provisions of section 10a-8, as amended by this act, 2297
the budget request for the Connecticut State University System; and (2) 2298
propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for 2299
the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university system. The 2300
board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for 2301
claims against the state university system, other than a payment for 2302
payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying 2303
agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the 2304
proceeds of a state bond issue. 2305
Sec. 73. Subsection (a) of section 10a-89a of the general statutes is 2306
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2307
passage): 2308
(a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, 2309
upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the 2310
Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2311
for Higher Education is authorized to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose 2312
of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within 2313
the libraries [under the jurisdiction of the board] within the Connecticut 2314
State University System, provided the monetary proceeds of such a 2315
transaction, if any, shall be deemed to be funds from private sources 2316
and, as such funds, shall be held in the manner prescribed by section 4-2317
31a, as amended by this act, for use in furthering any purpose the board 2318
considers to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift or 2319
purchase of such materials. 2320
Sec. 74. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10a-89b of the 2321
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2322 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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thereof (Effective from passage): 2323
(a) The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University 2324
System is authorized to] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2325
Connecticut State University System may borrow money from the 2326
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for any project 2327
for which the authority is authorized to make loans pursuant to chapter 2328
187 and to refinance any such borrowing, and in connection therewith 2329
the Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System is 2330
authorized to] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2331
Connecticut State University System may enter into any loan or other 2332
agreement and to make such covenants, representations and 2333
indemnities as the board [of trustees] deems necessary or desirable to 2334
obtain such loans from the authority or to facilitate the issue of bonds 2335
by the authority to finance such loans, including agreements with 2336
providers of letters of credit, insurance or other credit facilities for such 2337
financings. Any such agreement, covenant, representation and 2338
indemnification shall be a full faith and credit obligation of the 2339
Connecticut State University System. The Board of [Trustees of the 2340
Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher Education 2341
may secure such obligations by a pledge of the revenues to be derived 2342
from the operation or use of a project or projects, from tuition payments, 2343
from student fees, from dormitory or dining hall income or from other 2344
general revenues of the Connecticut State University System. Any 2345
pledge made by the Connecticut State University System pursuant to 2346
this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be valid and binding 2347
from the time when the pledge is made. The lien of any such pledge 2348
shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any 2349
kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the Connecticut State 2350
University System, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the 2351
claims. Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial 2352
Code, [to the contrary,] no instrument by which such a pledge is created 2353
need be recorded or filed. Any revenues or other receipts, funds, 2354
moneys or income so pledged and thereafter received by the 2355
Connecticut State University System shall be subject immediately to the 2356 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act 2357
and such lien shall have priority over all other liens, including without 2358
limitation the lien of any person who, in the ordinary course of business, 2359
furnishes services or materials to the Connecticut State University 2360
System. 2361
(b) The obligations of the Connecticut State University System and 2362
any pledge entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2363
pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be 2364
binding upon any successor body or entity and no dissolution or 2365
termination of the Connecticut State University System shall take effect 2366
unless adequate provision is made for the payment and fulfillment of 2367
any obligations entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2368
pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187. 2369
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act 2370
[which] that may require that any revenue from the operation of 2371
facilities of the Connecticut State University System or any revenue of 2372
all state universities from student fees and dormitory and dining hall 2373
income or any other revenue of the Connecticut State University System 2374
be paid to the State Treasurer for the payment of debt service on any 2375
bonds issued by the state, any revenues pledged by the [board of 2376
trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to this section 2377
and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be applied first to the extent 2378
necessary to fulfill the obligations for which such revenues are pledged, 2379
and only thereafter to the State Treasurer. 2380
Sec. 75. Section 10a-89c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2381
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2382
(a) If the General Assembly for each fiscal year following the fiscal 2383
year ending June 30, 1998, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 2384
inclusive, does not appropriate from the General Fund for the specific 2385
purpose of debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of 2386
the state or obligations of the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State 2387
University System or Board of Regents for Higher Education financed 2388 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for 2389
residential and other auxiliary service facilities, excluding any 2390
appropriation for such debt service to be paid from revenues from 2391
student fees and dormitory and dining hall income to be paid by the 2392
Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2393
for Higher Education to the State Treasurer for the payment of such self-2394
liquidating general obligation bonds of the state, (1) the amount of five 2395
million dollars, or (2) an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from 2396
student fees received by all the state universities within the Connecticut 2397
State University System from the uniform assessment of all full-time 2398
students enrolled at any time at any of the state universities within the 2399
Connecticut State University System, except for charges for tuition or 2400
dormitory or dining charges or student activity fee or other fee charged 2401
by an individual state university, commonly called the university fee, 2402
for the calendar year ending the preceding December thirty-first, as 2403
certified by the chairperson of the board [of trustees] by February 2404
fifteenth to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 2405
whichever amount is less, the State Bond Commission may, in 2406
accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time 2407
authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state in one or 2408
more series in principal amounts not exceeding five million dollars in 2409
any such fiscal year, to finance the design, construction or renovation of 2410
residential and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities 2411
within the Connecticut State University System, and in any event not 2412
exceeding the amount which the General Assembly failed to 2413
appropriate for debt service for that fiscal year in the manner provided 2414
in this section. For purposes of this section the term "residential and 2415
other auxiliary facilities" (A) means any residential facilities, student 2416
centers, dining facilities and other auxiliary service facilities at state 2417
universities within the Connecticut State University System, and (B) 2418
includes, but is not limited to, low rise dormitory code compliance 2419
renovations at Central Connecticut State University; code compliance at 2420
Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State 2421
University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western 2422
Connecticut State University; student center addition and renovations 2423 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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at Central Connecticut State University; student center addition and 2424
renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; construction of a 2425
new student center at Southern Connecticut State University; Burr Hall 2426
residence hall renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; 2427
improvements to Connecticut Hall at Southern Connecticut State 2428
University; and Shafer Hall residence conversion at Eastern Connecticut 2429
State University. 2430
(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power 2431
granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this 2432
section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all state bonds authorized 2433
by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary 2434
notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any 2435
such state bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said 2436
section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such state bonds shall 2437
mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their 2438
respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or 2439
resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such state bonds. 2440
Such state bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general 2441
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 2442
Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 2443
on such bonds as the same becomes due, and accordingly and as part of 2444
the contract of the state with the holders of such state bonds, 2445
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 2446
principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such 2447
principal and interest as the same become due. 2448
(c) None of said state bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding 2449
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 2450
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 2451
Policy and Management and stating such terms and conditions as said 2452
commission, in its discretion, may require. Each such request for an 2453
authorization of state bonds shall state an amount equal to half the sum 2454
of revenue from student fees received by all of the state universities 2455
within the Connecticut State University System for the calendar year 2456
ending prior to the last fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the 2457 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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[board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education, and the 2458
amount of all state appropriations for debt service on self-liquidating 2459
general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Connecticut 2460
State University System financed through the Connecticut Health and 2461
Educational Facilities Authority for the prior fiscal year, as described in 2462
subsection (a) of this section. 2463
Sec. 76. Section 10a-89e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2464
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2465
The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2466
Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Consolidate the purchasing 2467
process for the [system] Connecticut State University System at the 2468
central office; (2) expedite the purchasing process by adjusting policies 2469
and utilizing enabling technologies; and (3) redesign and train central 2470
purchasing personnel to focus on customer service, vendor 2471
management activities and the establishment of system contracts. 2472
Sec. 77. Section 10a-89f of the general statutes is repealed and the 2473
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2474
The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2475
Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut 2476
State University System that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2477
financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2478
requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2479
(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2480
at stores on the campuses of the universities [under the board's 2481
jurisdiction] within said university system to purchase during the first 2482
week of the academic term required textbooks for courses taught at the 2483
universities. 2484
Sec. 78. Section 10a-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2485
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2486
The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2487
Regents for Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor and 2488 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may lease state-2489
owned land under its care, custody or control to private developers for 2490
construction of dormitory buildings, provided such developers agree to 2491
lease such buildings to [such] said board [of trustees] with an option to 2492
purchase and provided further that any such agreement to lease is 2493
subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, prior to the making of the 2494
original lease by [the] said board. [of trustees.] The plans for such 2495
buildings shall be subject to approval of such board, the Commissioner 2496
of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board and 2497
such leases shall be for the periods and upon such terms and conditions 2498
as the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines, and such 2499
buildings, while privately owned, shall be subject to taxation by the 2500
town in which they are located. The Board of [Trustees for the 2501
Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher Education 2502
may also deed, transfer or lease state-owned land under its care, custody 2503
or control to the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 2504
Authority for financing or refinancing the planning, development, 2505
acquisition and construction and equipping of dormitory buildings and 2506
student housing facilities and to lease or sublease such dormitory 2507
buildings or student housing facilities and authorize the execution of 2508
financing leases of land, interests therein, buildings and fixtures in order 2509
to secure obligations to repay any loan from the State of Connecticut 2510
Health and Educational Facilities Authority from the proceeds of bonds 2511
issued thereby pursuant to the provisions of chapter 187 made by the 2512
authority to finance or refinance the planning, development, acquisition 2513
and construction of dormitory buildings. Any such financing lease shall 2514
not be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23 and the plans for such 2515
dormitories shall be subject only to the approval of the board. Such 2516
financing leases shall be for such periods and upon such terms and 2517
conditions that the board shall determine. Any state property so leased 2518
shall not be subject to local assessment and taxation and such state 2519
property shall be included as property of the Connecticut State 2520
University System for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes 2521
pursuant to section 12-18b. 2522 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Sec. 79. Subsection (a) of section 10a-91 of the general statutes is 2523
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2524
passage): 2525
(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2526
Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State 2527
University System, with the approval of the Governor, the 2528
Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2529
Review Board, may lease land or buildings under its care, custody or 2530
control to private developers for rental housing and commercial 2531
establishments. Such leases shall be for periods and upon such terms 2532
and conditions, including, but not limited to, provision for adequate 2533
liability insurance to be maintained by the lessee for the benefit of the 2534
state and rental terms, as may be determined by the Commissioner of 2535
Administrative Services and, in the case of a lease of land, may provide 2536
for the construction of buildings thereon to be used for rental housing 2537
and commercial establishments, the plans of which shall be subject to 2538
the approval of the board, [of trustees,] the Commissioner of 2539
Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board. Said 2540
board [of trustees] may provide for water, heat and waste disposal 2541
services on a cost-reimbursement basis to such leased premises. Said 2542
board may designate the kinds of concessions for supplying goods, 2543
commodities, services and facilities to be permitted on such land and 2544
may select the permittees, or said board may delegate such functions to 2545
the private developers with which it contracts pursuant to this section. 2546
Sec. 80. Section 10a-91b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2547
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2548
The purpose of The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2549
Infrastructure Act is to enhance the intellectual capacity of the state by 2550
providing the infrastructure needed to prepare this state's present and 2551
future workforce, to contribute to the increased competitiveness of this 2552
state's businesses and to have a positive impact on economic 2553
development within this state, through a special capital improvement 2554
program established for the [regional community-technical colleges] 2555 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2556
System and Charter Oak State College that assures a state commitment 2557
to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, 2558
improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems 2559
for the benefit of this state and the [regional community-technical 2560
colleges] Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State 2561
University System and Charter Oak State College, all to the public 2562
benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and 2563
manner provided in The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2564
Infrastructure Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the 2565
exercise of an essential government function. Sections 10a-91c to 10a-2566
91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, being necessary for the welfare 2567
of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the 2568
purposes thereof. 2569
Sec. 81. Subdivision (7) of section 10a-91c of the general statutes is 2570
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2571
passage): 2572
(7) "System" means the [regional community-technical colleges] 2573
Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2574
System, Charter Oak State College and constituent units of the state 2575
system of higher education, established pursuant to sections [10a-71] 2576
10a-72 to 10a-101, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-2577
143 to 10a-143b, inclusive. 2578
Sec. 82. Subsection (f) of section 10a-91d of the general statutes is 2579
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2580
passage): 2581
(f) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biannually thereafter, the Board of 2582
Regents for Higher Education shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, 2583
report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 2584
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance on how 2585
the Board of Regents for Higher Education disbursed to and divided 2586
among each state university and each [regional community-technical 2587 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College the 2588
proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to subsection 2589
(a) of section 10a-91e for each of the projects listed under the Board of 2590
Regents for Higher Education in subsection (a) of this section. 2591
Sec. 83. Section 10a-92 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2592
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2593
The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2594
Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each state 2595
university campus within the Connecticut State University System to 2596
establish traffic and parking regulations for passenger vehicles on such 2597
campus. Such traffic committee, subject to the approval of said board 2598
and of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, 2599
limit or restrict the parking of passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed 2600
limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-2601
way traffic; (5) designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of 2602
any road or highway subject to the care, custody and control of said 2603
board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs to be erected and maintained 2604
designating such prohibitions or restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon 2605
any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction. 2606
Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. All fines 2607
so imposed at each state university, less an amount not to exceed the 2608
cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in 2609
the institutional operating account of such state university for 2610
scholarships and library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees 2611
of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2612
Education shall establish at each state university campus within the 2613
Connecticut State University System a committee [which] that shall hear 2614
appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2615
membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2616
regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2617
include student and faculty representation. 2618
Sec. 84. Section 10a-94 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2619
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2620 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2621
Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State 2622
University System shall maintain, as a part of its extension programs, 2623
summer sessions at such place or places as may be practicable and may 2624
fix the tuition fees to be charged. 2625
Sec. 85. Section 10a-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2626
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2627
As used in this section and sections 10a-98a to 10a-98g, inclusive, (1) 2628
"board" means the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State 2629
University System;] Regents for Higher Education; (2) "foundation" 2630
means the research foundation established in accordance with section 2631
10a-98a; (3) "employee" means any member of the faculty or staff of the 2632
Connecticut State University System or the foundation, or any other 2633
employee thereof; and (4) "invention" means any invention or discovery 2634
and shall be divided into the following categories: [A.] (A) Any 2635
invention conceived by one employee solely, or by employees jointly; 2636
[B.] (B) any invention conceived by one or more employees jointly with 2637
one or more other persons; [C.] or (C) any invention conceived by one 2638
or more persons who are not employees. 2639
Sec. 86. Section 10a-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2640
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2641
(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 2642
of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2643
Education shall fix fees for tuition and [shall fix fees] for such other 2644
purposes as the board deems necessary [at the] for each state university 2645
within the Connecticut State University System, and may make refunds 2646
of the same. 2647
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 2648
administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State University 2649
System Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the 2650
state and upon request by the Connecticut State University System and 2651
with the annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of 2652 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe 2653
benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 2654
from the State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the 2655
Connecticut State University System in accordance with the provisions 2656
of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income 2657
from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities 2658
and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, 2659
subject to the provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, as 2660
amended by this act, and all receipts derived from the conduct by a state 2661
university of its education extension program and its summer school 2662
session shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central 2663
office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established 2664
and maintained for the central office and each state university. Any such 2665
gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes of research 2666
shall be allocated to separate accounts within such central office and 2667
institutional operating accounts. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy 2668
and Management disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require 2669
the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for 2670
personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The 2671
State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such 2672
request by the university. The board shall establish an equitable policy, 2673
in accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation 2674
of appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 2675
transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in 2676
the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the 2677
beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 2678
transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 2679
institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 2680
central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 2681
All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 2682
section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System 2683
Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 2684
by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing 2685
one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 2686
Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 2687 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 2688
expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 2689
required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 2690
further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 2691
bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 2692
University System. 2693
(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 2694
days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 2695
Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 2696
provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 2697
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 2698
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher 2699
Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the 2700
actual expenditures of the Connecticut State University System 2701
Operating Fund. 2702
(d) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2703
waive the payment of tuition fees for undergraduate and graduate 2704
degree programs at the Connecticut State University System (1) for any 2705
dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States 2706
has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war 2707
while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child 2708
has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of 2709
the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such 2710
institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 2711
for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in 2712
time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this 2713
subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 2714
attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been 2715
accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this state 2716
at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) 2717
for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 2718
accepted for admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident 2719
is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular 2720
registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 2721 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 2722
this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 2723
enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 2724
all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police 2725
Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 2726
academy offered in coordination with the university which accredits 2727
courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of the 2728
Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by 2729
the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member 2730
in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for 2731
admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an 2732
undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 2733
dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 2734
supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 2735
section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 2736
employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 2737
the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state who is a dependent 2738
child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 2739
resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state 2740
who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of 2741
Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for 2742
any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse 2743
of a person who was killed in action while performing active military 2744
duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 2745
11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives 2746
a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also 2747
receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 2748
shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 2749
Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 2750
(5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not 2751
receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 2752
universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 2753
in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 2754
than one year. 2755 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 2756
applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 2757
Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 2758
Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at the 2759
Connecticut State University System for such veteran in accordance 2760
with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to 2761
said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational 2762
assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall 2763
waive the payment of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this 2764
section. 2765
(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 2766
means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 2767
Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the 2768
Connecticut State University System on behalf of a veteran that 2769
represents payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by 2770
multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance 2771
to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of such 2772
veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition 2773
charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran by 2774
(II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees charged by the Connecticut 2775
State University System to such veteran. 2776
(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 2777
excess of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University 2778
System for such veteran. 2779
(f) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall set 2780
aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an amount not less than that 2781
required by the [board of governors'] tuition policy established under 2782
subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6, as amended by this act. 2783
Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, 2784
grants for educational expenses and student employment for any 2785
undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled as a full or part-time 2786
matriculated student in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 2787
precollege remedial program, and who demonstrates substantial 2788 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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financial need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition 2789
revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition 2790
revenue for financial assistance for students who would not otherwise 2791
be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a financial need as 2792
determined by the university in accordance with this subsection. In 2793
determining such financial need, the university shall exclude the value 2794
of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal 2795
guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not 2796
considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall 2797
assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 2798
(g) The Connecticut State University System Operating Fund shall be 2799
reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition waivers granted under 2800
subsection (d) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition 2801
revenue through an annual state appropriation. The [board of trustees] 2802
Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an 2803
appropriation and said appropriation shall be based upon an estimate 2804
of tuition revenue loss using tuition rates in effect for the fiscal year in 2805
which such appropriation will apply. 2806
(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 2807
Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 2808
called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 2809
which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 2810
due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 2811
any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 2812
date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 2813
or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 2814
the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 2815
(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 2816
charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the Connecticut State 2817
University System for the purpose of graduating from a state university 2818
within such system. 2819
Sec. 87. Section 10a-99a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2820 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2821
(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2822
System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent 2823
Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System to 2824
encourage donations from the private sector, with an incentive in the 2825
form of an endowment fund state grant, the net earnings on the 2826
principal of which are dedicated and made available to a state university 2827
or the Connecticut State University System as a whole, for endowed 2828
professorships, scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The 2829
fund shall be administered by the [board of trustees] Board of Regents 2830
for Higher Education, or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such 2831
purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the 2832
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2833
internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2834
amended, and preferably constituted and controlled independent of the 2835
state and university so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the 2836
proceeds of which have been granted for deposit in the endowment 2837
fund as excludable from federal taxation under such code and shall, in 2838
any event, be held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds 2839
and accounts of the state and university. There shall be deposited into 2840
the fund: (A) Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other 2841
earnings from the investment of moneys in the endowment fund 2842
pending transfer of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified 2843
in this subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a 2844
state university or the system as a whole shall be deposited in a 2845
permanent endowment fund created for each such state university and 2846
the system as a whole in the appropriate foundation established 2847
pursuant to sections 4-37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as 2848
amended by this act. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and 2849
a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall 2850
be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the 2851
endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for 2852
the Connecticut State University System, to such a state university 2853
endowment fund based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts 2854 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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made to such state university to the total amount of all such gifts made 2855
to all the state universities and the system as a whole, provided the 2856
provisions of section 4-37f, as amended by this act, are satisfied. 2857
[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2858
2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2859
fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2860
section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 2861
Connecticut State University System a grant in an amount equal to half 2862
of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or for 2863
the benefit of the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2864
each state university for the calendar year ending the December thirty-2865
first preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 2866
chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 2867
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 2868
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2869
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 2870
Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 2871
the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 2872
year in which the grant is made. 2873
(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2874
inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2875
eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2876
10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State 2877
University System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total 2878
amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided for in this 2879
subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the Connecticut State 2880
University System as a whole and each state university for the calendar 2881
year ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of 2882
such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 2883
by February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2884
Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2885
having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 2886
of state agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, 2887
provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant 2888 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 2889
Endowment fund eligible gifts that meet the criteria set forth in this 2890
subdivision, made by donors during the period from January 1, 2005, to 2891
June 30, 2005, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2892
Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2893
endowment fund eligible gifts received. Commitments by donors to 2894
make endowment fund eligible gifts for two or more years that meet the 2895
criteria set forth in this subdivision and that are made for the period 2896
prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before December 31, 2012, shall 2897
continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount 2898
equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2899
received. 2900
(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 2901
received by the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2902
each state university exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 2903
commitment for such fiscal year the amount in excess of such 2904
endowment fund state grant maximum commitment shall be carried 2905
forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding 2906
fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year 2907
ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state 2908
grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible gifts that 2909
are not included in the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2910
certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees pursuant to this 2911
subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state 2912
grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2913
2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the 2914
endowment fund state matching grant maximum commitment for such 2915
fiscal year.] 2916
[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2917
System] Regents for Higher Education shall adopt, by October 1, 1997, 2918
guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 2919
eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 2920
gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 2921
amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a state 2922 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or 2923
payment of expenditures on behalf of a state university or its employees. 2924
Private donations shall not be construed to include proceeds of federal 2925
grants but may include proceeds of municipal grants. 2926
(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 2927
gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of any of the state universities of 2928
the Connecticut State University System or the system as a whole of cash 2929
or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has the value that is 2930
ascertainable by the state universities or the system as a whole and 2931
which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 2932
endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the 2933
gift, the universities or the system as a whole may and does deposit or 2934
permit to be deposited in the endowment funds ; [.] and (2) 2935
["Endowment fund state grant"] "endowment fund state grant" means 2936
moneys transferred by the Office of Higher Education from the fund 2937
established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the endowment fund 2938
established pursuant to this section in an aggregate amount not 2939
exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment. [(3) 2940
"Endowment fund state grant maximum commitment" means an 2941
amount not exceeding two and one-half million dollars in the fiscal year 2942
ending June 30, 2000, five million dollars for each of the fiscal years 2943
ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, and seven million five hundred 2944
thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2003, to June 2945
30, 2014, inclusive.] 2946
Sec. 88. Section 10a-144 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2947
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2948
There is established a higher education center for the central 2949
Naugatuck Valley region. The [regional community-technical college] 2950
Connecticut State Community College campus established for the 2951
greater Waterbury area pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10a-78, as 2952
amended by this act, shall be located at such center. The University of 2953
Connecticut shall have access to classrooms, faculty office space and 2954
concurrent and cooperative use of common student facilities including, 2955 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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but not limited to, library and athletic fields, at such center. The Board 2956
of Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction with the chancellor of 2957
the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's 2958
designee, shall develop an annual joint use plan for such center. On or 2959
before September 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the chancellor of the 2960
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall call and convene an 2961
initial meeting for the development of such plan. 2962
Sec. 89. Section 10a-149 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2963
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2964
(a) In addition to other powers granted in the general statutes, 2965
authority and responsibility for the operation of the state's public 2966
institutions of higher education shall be vested in (1) the Board of 2967
Trustees of The University of Connecticut which shall have exclusive 2968
responsibility for programs leading to research doctoral, doctor of 2969
medicine, doctor of dental medicine and juris doctor degrees, (2) the 2970
Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2971
for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University 2972
System which shall have special responsibility for the preparation of 2973
personnel for the public schools of the state including master's degree 2974
programs, education doctoral degree programs, including an education 2975
doctoral degree program in nursing education, and other graduate 2976
study in education, and authority for providing (A) liberal arts and 2977
career programs at the bachelors, masters and sixth year level, and (B) 2978
professional doctoral degree programs, except programs leading to 2979
research doctoral, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental medicine and 2980
juris doctor degrees, (3) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-2981
Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2982
Connecticut State Community College which shall have responsibility 2983
for providing programs, as enumerated in section 10a-80, as amended 2984
by this act, leading, where appropriate, to an associate degree or 2985
occupational certificate and programs leading to the degree of associate 2986
in applied science and such other appropriate degrees or certificates [as 2987
are approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] and for 2988
such terminal vocational retraining and continuing education programs 2989 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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leading to occupational certificates as are appropriate, and (4) the Board 2990
of Regents for Higher Education which shall have responsibility for the 2991
award of external degrees and credits earned at Charter Oak State 2992
College by examination and by other forms of validation and by 2993
evaluation of learning, including transfer of credit, provided the 2994
authority of the [Boards] Board of Trustees of The University of 2995
Connecticut [, the Connecticut State University System and the 2996
Community-Technical Colleges] and the Board of Regents for Higher 2997
Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System and the 2998
Connecticut State Community College to award degrees of the 2999
respective institutions shall not be affected. 3000
(b) In approving programs provided under subparagraph (B) of 3001
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the Board of [Trustees 3002
for the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 3003
Education shall consider (1) the effect a proposed professional doctoral 3004
degree program would have on the budget of the state university within 3005
the Connecticut State University System seeking to offer such program, 3006
(2) whether expertise in the subject matter of such program currently 3007
exists at [the] such state university, (3) the current and projected 3008
accreditation standards governing such program, and (4) the current 3009
and projected professional standards in the occupational field for which 3010
students would qualify for employment upon graduation from such 3011
program. 3012
Sec. 90. Section 10a-151a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3013
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3014
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of [any general statute or 3015
regulation to the contrary] the general statutes or regulations of 3016
Connecticut state agencies, the [Boards] Board of Trustees [for the 3017
Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State University 3018
System and] of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents 3019
for Higher Education shall annually designate from the funds available 3020
to each board for equipment an amount to be spent by each institution 3021
under its jurisdiction for the purchase of equipment used for research 3022 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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purposes, library media and library books for each such fiscal year. 3023
(b) Within the limitations of funds designated pursuant to subsection 3024
(a) of this section by each board [of trustees] for the purchase of 3025
equipment used for research purposes, library media and library books, 3026
the expenditure of such funds and the purposes therefor shall be in the 3027
sole jurisdiction of the chief executive officer of each institution, subject 3028
to the policies of [the] each board [of trustees] and shall not be subject to 3029
the approval of any other state agency, but shall be subject to auditing 3030
procedures required pursuant to section 2-90, provided the purchase of 3031
equipment used for research purposes and library media shall be made 3032
from the most competitive source. Such officer shall report annually to 3033
the board [of trustees] of [his] such officer's respective institution on the 3034
expenditure of funds. 3035
Sec. 91. Subsection (a) of section 10a-151b of the general statutes is 3036
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3037
passage): 3038
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 58, and sections 4-98, 3039
4a-4, 4a-5, 4a-6, 4d-2, and 4d-5 to the contrary, a chief executive officer 3040
may purchase equipment, supplies and contractual services, execute 3041
personal service agreements, as defined in section 4-212, or lease 3042
personal property compatible, where relevant, with standards for 3043
computer architecture established by the Department of Administrative 3044
Services, without the approval of the Comptroller, the Secretary of the 3045
Office of Policy and Management or the Commissioner of 3046
Administrative Services, provided the chief executive officer consults 3047
with the commissioner and such purchases are made in accordance with 3048
this section and in accordance with policies [which] that are (1) adopted 3049
by the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit after 3050
reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views, 3051
and (2) subject to section 4-175. For purposes of this section, "chief 3052
executive officer" means the chief executive officer of a constituent unit 3053
of the state system of higher education or the chief executive officer of 3054
an institution or campus within the jurisdiction of such a constituent 3055 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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unit. The provisions of sections 4-212 to 4-219, inclusive, and section 9 3056
of public act 93-336 shall not apply to personal service agreements 3057
executed pursuant to this section. 3058
Sec. 92. Section 10a-151c of the general statutes is repealed and the 3059
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3060
Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the 3061
contrary,] the chief executive officer of each institution within the 3062
jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3063
shall have the authority to approve travel requests and the payment of 3064
travel expenses incurred by employees of their institutions, in 3065
accordance with rates and policies approved by the governing board [of 3066
trustees] of the constituent unit, provided such rates and policies are (1) 3067
[are] approved after reasonable opportunity has been provided for 3068
interested persons to present their views, and (2) [are] subject to section 3069
4-175. Travel expenses paid pursuant to this subsection shall be paid 3070
upon the order of the Comptroller. 3071
Sec. 93. Section 10a-151d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3072
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3073
On or before January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the governing 3074
board [of trustees] of each constituent unit of the state system of higher 3075
education shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 3076
section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 3077
having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 3078
of state agencies concerning expenditures pursuant to [section] sections 3079
4a-52a, 10a-151b, as amended by this act, and 10a-151c, as amended by 3080
this act, during the preceding fiscal year. 3081
Sec. 94. Section 10a-152 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3082
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3083
The governing boards [of trustees] of each constituent unit, subject to 3084
the provisions of the general statutes, may receive any federal funds 3085
made available to this state for postsecondary educational purposes and 3086 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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expend such funds for the purpose or purposes for which they are made 3087
available. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of such funds. 3088
[Said] Such boards may allocate and use any appropriate or special fund 3089
to meet the matching requirements of any federal act making funds 3090
available to the state for postsecondary educational purposes. 3091
Sec. 95. Section 10a-154a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3092
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3093
Any record maintained or kept on file by a governing board [of 3094
trustees] of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3095
[which] that is a record of the performance and evaluation of a faculty 3096
or professional staff member of such constituent unit shall not be 3097
deemed to be a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under 3098
the provisions of section 1-210, unless such faculty or professional staff 3099
member consents in writing to the release of his records by the 3100
governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. Such consent shall 3101
be required for each request for a release of such records. 3102
Sec. 96. Section 10a-154b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3103
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3104
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5-214 and 5-215 or any 3105
other provision of the general statutes or special act, [to the contrary,] 3106
the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of 3107
higher education and the chief executive officer of an institution or 3108
campus within the jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system 3109
of higher education may establish positions and approve the filling of 3110
all position vacancies of such constituent unit or institution within the 3111
limits of available funds and in accordance with policies approved by 3112
the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. 3113
Sec. 97. Section 10a-156a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3114
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3115
(a) [Not later than October 1, 2013, each] Each constituent unit of the 3116
state system of higher education and each independent institution of 3117 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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higher education [, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173,] shall 3118
submit an up-to-date security protocol plan to the Department of 3119
Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such plan shall identify 3120
procedures specifically designed to heighten awareness by all faculty 3121
and staff regarding potentially at-risk students and other individuals on 3122
campus through effective educational strategies. Such procedures shall 3123
be designed to educate faculty and staff on how to recognize and 3124
respond to students and such other individuals who may be at risk of 3125
harm to themselves or others. Not later than July 1, 2015, and biennially 3126
thereafter, each constituent unit and independent institution of higher 3127
education shall review the security protocol plan with each of its chiefs 3128
of police or heads of campus security to determine whether such plan 3129
adequately addresses campus security concerns or requires revisions. In 3130
the event that revisions are required, the constituent unit or 3131
independent institution of higher education making revisions shall 3132
submit a revised security protocol plan to the Department of Emergency 3133
Services and Public Protection not later than August first of the year in 3134
which revisions are deemed necessary. 3135
(b) [Not later than January 1, 2014, each] Each constituent unit and 3136
independent institution of higher education shall establish a trained 3137
threat assessment team for each of its campuses. The threat assessment 3138
team shall consist of individuals selected by the president of each state 3139
college [, regional community-technical college] or university or 3140
independent institution of higher education in consultation with its 3141
chief of police or head of campus security and may include not less than 3142
one member of its special police force or campus security personnel, 3143
administration, faculty and senior and mid-level staff. The chief of 3144
police or head of campus security at each state college [, regional 3145
community-technical college] and university and independent 3146
institution of higher education shall be responsible for ensuring that 3147
every member of the threat assessment team (1) is capable of executing 3148
the security protocol plan developed in accordance with subsection (a) 3149
of this section, and (2) receives comprehensive training in identifying 3150
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campus and any other potential threats to campus safety. 3152
Sec. 98. Section 10a-157 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3153
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3154
(a) [Not later than July 1, 2013, the regional community-technical 3155
college system] The Connecticut State Community College and the 3156
Connecticut State University System shall develop and implement a 3157
general education core of courses for which not fewer than thirty 3158
academic credits shall be offered by each such constituent unit as part 3159
of its liberal arts and sciences programs and any other degree program 3160
designated as a transfer program. A student who graduates from any 3161
such liberal arts and sciences program or transfer program or transfers 3162
from such program to another of such constituent units or to another 3163
institution within the same constituent unit shall transfer any credits 3164
earned while enrolled in such program toward the general education 3165
core curriculum requirements of the constituent unit to which such 3166
student transfers. 3167
(b) Teaching faculty from the [regional community-technical college 3168
system] Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut 3169
State University System, elected pursuant to a uniform, system-wide 3170
election by the faculty senates representing each of such constituent 3171
units, shall be included in the development and implementation of the 3172
general education core of courses. 3173
Sec. 99. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 10a-157a of the 3174
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3175
thereof (Effective from passage): 3176
(b) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3177
Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3178
fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3179
Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3180
if a public institution of higher education determines, by use of multiple 3181
commonly accepted measures of skill level, that a student is likely to 3182
succeed in college level work with supplemental support, the public 3183 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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institution of higher education shall offer such student remedial support 3184
that is embedded with the corresponding entry level course in a college 3185
level program. Such embedded support shall be offered during the same 3186
semester as and in conjunction with the entry level course for purposes 3187
of providing the student with supplemental support in the entry level 3188
course. 3189
(c) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3190
semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3191
determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3192
level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in college 3193
level work with supplemental support, the public institution of higher 3194
education shall offer such student one intensive semester of remedial 3195
support that (1) is designed to provide such student with the knowledge 3196
and skills necessary to be placed in an entry level course in a college 3197
level program, and (2) such student may repeat subject to the public 3198
institution of higher education's course repeat policy provided [that] 3199
such policy shall not prohibit a minimum of one repeat attempt. 3200
(d) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3201
semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3202
determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3203
level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in an 3204
intensive semester of remedial support, the public institution of higher 3205
education shall offer such student the opportunity to participate in a 3206
transitional college readiness program before the start of the next 3207
semester. Such student shall complete such transitional college 3208
readiness program prior to receiving embedded remedial support, as 3209
provided in subsection (b) of this section or intensive remedial support, 3210
as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The Board of Regents for 3211
Higher Education, in consultation with Connecticut's P-20 Council and 3212
the faculty advisory committee to the Board of Regents for Higher 3213
Education, shall develop options for a transitional college readiness 3214
program. 3215
(e) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3216 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3217
fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3218
Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3219
each public institution of higher education shall offer only remedial 3220
support, including remedial courses, that is authorized pursuant to 3221
subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section. 3222
Sec. 100. Subsection (b) of section 10a-158 of the general statutes is 3223
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3224
passage): 3225
(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Board 3226
of Regents for Higher Education shall compare (1) the salaries of the 3227
administrators at each public institution of higher education within the 3228
Connecticut State University System and the [regional-community 3229
technical college system] Connecticut State Community College with 3230
the salaries of administrators with similar responsibilities at peer public 3231
institutions of higher education in the United States, (2) the ratio of 3232
administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at each 3233
public institution of higher education within the Connecticut State 3234
University System and the [regional-community technical college 3235
system] Connecticut State Community College with the ratio of 3236
administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at peer 3237
public institutions of higher education in the United States, and (3) the 3238
salaries of the administrators in the central office of the Board of Regents 3239
for Higher Education with the salaries of administrators with similar 3240
responsibilities in the central office of similar state university systems in 3241
the United States. 3242
Sec. 101. Subsection (b) of section 10a-168a of the general statutes is 3243
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3244
passage): 3245
(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide grants 3246
to minority students (1) in teacher education programs for their junior 3247
or senior year, or both such years, at any four-year institution of higher 3248 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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education, (2) completing the requirements of such a teacher education 3249
program as a graduate student, provided such student received a grant 3250
pursuant to this section for one year at the undergraduate level, or (3) 3251
enrolled in the alternate route to certification program administered 3252
through the Office of Higher Education or the Department of Education. 3253
No student shall receive a grant under the program for more than two 3254
years. Maximum grants shall not exceed five thousand dollars per year. 3255
The office shall ensure that at least ten per cent of the grant recipients 3256
are minority students who transfer from [a] the Connecticut [regional 3257
community-technical college] State Community College. 3258
Sec. 102. Subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the 3259
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3260
thereof (Effective from passage): 3261
(5) "Public institution of higher education" means the constituent 3262
units of the state system of higher education identified in subdivisions 3263
(1) and (2) of section 10a-1, as amended by this act, except the [regional 3264
community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3265
Sec. 103. Section 10a-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3266
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3267
(a) As used in this section: 3268
(1) "Award" means the greater of: (A) The unpaid portion, if any, of a 3269
qualifying student's eligible institutional costs after subtracting his or 3270
her financial aid, or (B) a minimum award of five hundred dollars for a 3271
full-time student or three hundred dollars for a part-time student; 3272
(2) "Eligible institutional costs" means the tuition and required fees 3273
incurred each semester by an individual student that are established by 3274
the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the [regional community-3275
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3276
(3) "Financial aid" means the sum of all scholarships, grants and 3277
federal, state and institutional aid received by a qualifying student. 3278 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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"Financial aid" does not include any federal, state or private student 3279
loans received by a qualifying student; 3280
(4) "Qualifying student" means any person who (A) graduated from 3281
a public or nonpublic high school, (B) enrolls as a full-time or part-time 3282
student for the fall semester of 2020, or any semester thereafter, at [a 3283
regional community-technical college] the Connecticut State 3284
Community College in a program leading to a degree or certificate, (C) 3285
is classified as an in-state student pursuant to section 10a-29, (D) is 3286
making satisfactory academic progress while enrolled at [a regional 3287
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3288
College, (E) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, 3289
and (F) has accepted all available financial aid or is a transition program 3290
student; 3291
(5) "Full-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3292
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3293
College and (A) is carrying twelve or more credit hours in a semester, 3294
or (B) has a learning disability documented with the [regional 3295
community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College in 3296
which he or she is enrolled and is enrolled in the maximum number of 3297
credit hours that is feasible for such student to attempt in a semester, as 3298
determined by such student's academic advisor; 3299
(6) "Semester" means the fall or spring semester of an academic year. 3300
"Semester" does not include a summer semester or session; 3301
(7) "Part-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3302
community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3303
College and is carrying not less than six but fewer than twelve credit 3304
hours in a semester; and 3305
(8) "Transition program student" means any person who (A) is a 3306
resident of this state, (B) has not graduated from high school, (C) is 3307
enrolled in a transition program pursuant to such person's 3308
individualized education program, and (D) enrolls in one or more 3309
courses at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3310 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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State Community College. 3311
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall (1) establish a 3312
debt-free community college program to make awards to qualifying 3313
students each semester, (2) adopt rules, procedures and forms necessary 3314
to implement the debt-free community college program, and (3) submit 3315
a report outlining such rules, procedures and forms, in accordance with 3316
the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 3317
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 3318
education. Awards made to qualifying students pursuant to the debt-3319
free community college program shall be designated as the "Mary Ann 3320
Handley Award". 3321
(c) For the fall semester of 2020, and each semester thereafter, the 3322
Board of Regents for Higher Education shall make awards to qualifying 3323
students within available appropriations. An award shall be available 3324
to a qualifying student for the first seventy-two credit hours earned by 3325
the qualifying student at [a regional community-technical college] the 3326
Connecticut State Community College, provided the qualifying student 3327
meets and continues to meet the requirements of this section. The board 3328
shall not use an award to supplant any financial aid, including, but not 3329
limited to, state or institutional aid, otherwise available to a qualifying 3330
student. 3331
(d) Not later than November 1, 2024, and March 1, 2025, and each 3332
semester thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 3333
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 3334
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 3335
matters relating to higher education and employment advancement and 3336
appropriations and the budgets of the state agencies regarding the debt-3337
free community college program, including, but not limited to, (1) the 3338
number of qualifying students enrolled at the [regional community-3339
technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College during each 3340
semester, (2) the number of qualifying students receiving minimum 3341
awards and the number of qualifying students receiving awards for the 3342
unpaid portion of eligible institutional costs, (3) the average number of 3343 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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credit hours the qualifying students enrolled in each semester and the 3344
average number of credit hours the qualifying students completed each 3345
semester, (4) the average amount of the award made to qualifying 3346
students under this section for the unpaid portion of eligible 3347
institutional costs, and (5) the completion rates of qualifying students 3348
receiving awards under this section by degree or certificate program. 3349
Sec. 104. Subsection (b) of section 14-73 of the general statutes is 3350
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3351
passage): 3352
(b) Application for an instructor's license or a master instructor's 3353
license shall be in writing and shall contain such information as the 3354
commissioner requires. Each applicant for an instructor's license or a 3355
master instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be 3356
fingerprinted and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the 3357
commissioner that such applicant: (1) Is of good moral character 3358
considering such person's state and national criminal history records 3359
checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, and record, if any, 3360
on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to 3361
section 17a-101k. If any applicant for a license or the renewal of a license 3362
has a criminal record or is listed on the state child abuse and neglect 3363
registry, the commissioner shall make a determination of whether to 3364
issue or renew an instructor's license or master instructor's license in 3365
accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in section 14-44 3366
and the regulations adopted pursuant to said section; (2) has held a 3367
license to drive a motor vehicle for the past five consecutive years and 3368
has a driving record satisfactory to the commissioner, including no 3369
record of a conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or 3370
alcohol-related offense during such five-year period; (3) has passed a 3371
physical examination, administered not more than ninety days prior to 3372
the date of application, by a physician, physician assistant or an 3373
advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice within the state 3374
and the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered 3375
nurse certifies that the applicant is physically fit to operate a motor 3376
vehicle and provide instruction in driving; (4) has received a high school 3377 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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diploma or has an equivalent academic education; and (5) has 3378
completed an instructor training course of forty-five clock hours given 3379
by a school or agency approved by the commissioner, except that any 3380
such course given by an institution [under the jurisdiction of the board 3381
of trustees of] within the Connecticut State University System shall be 3382
approved by the commissioner and the State Board of Education. 3383
During the period of licensure, an instructor shall notify the 3384
commissioner, within forty-eight hours, of an arrest or conviction for a 3385
misdemeanor or felony, or an arrest, conviction or administrative 3386
license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense. Upon such 3387
notification, the commissioner may suspend, revoke or withdraw the 3388
instructor's license or master instructor's license pursuant to the 3389
provisions of section 14-79. 3390
Sec. 105. Subsection (c) of section 20-195ttt of the general statutes is 3391
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3392
passage): 3393
(c) The Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the commissioner's 3394
designee, shall act as the chair of the Community Health Worker 3395
Advisory Body and shall appoint the following members to said body: 3396
(1) Six members who are actively practicing as community health 3397
workers in the state; 3398
(2) A member of the Community Health Workers Association of 3399
Connecticut; 3400
(3) A representative of a community-based community health worker 3401
training organization; 3402
(4) A representative of [a regional community-technical college] the 3403
Connecticut State Community College; 3404
(5) An employer of community health workers; 3405
(6) A representative of a health care organization that employs 3406
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(7) A health care provider who works directly with community health 3408
workers; and 3409
(8) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 3410
designee. 3411
Sec. 106. Section 29-251b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3412
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3413
There is established, within the Department of Administrative 3414
Services, a Building Code Training Council which shall advise the State 3415
Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee on all 3416
matters pertaining to certification training programs, continuing 3417
educational programs for building officials pursuant to section 29-262 3418
and programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant 3419
to subsections (a) and (c) of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3420
composed of sixteen members, who shall be residents of this state, 3421
appointed as follows: (1) The State Building Inspector, or his designee; 3422
(2) one by the Codes and Standards Committee, who shall be a member 3423
of said committee; (3) three by the Connecticut Building Officials 3424
Association, each of whom shall be a member of said association; (4) 3425
[one] two by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, one of whom 3426
shall be a representative of the Connecticut State Community College; 3427
[(5) one by the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges; 3428
(6)] (5) one by the Governor, who shall be a chief elected official of a 3429
municipality; [(7)] (6) seven by the Commissioner of Administrative 3430
Services: (A) One of whom shall be an architect licensed pursuant to 3431
chapter 390, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the 3432
Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; (B) one of 3433
whom shall be a professional engineer, licensed pursuant to chapter 391, 3434
selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut 3435
Engineers in Private Practice; (C) one of whom shall be a landscape 3436
architect, licensed pursuant to chapter 396, selected from a list of 3437
individuals submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the American 3438
Society of Landscape Architects; (D) one of whom shall be an interior 3439
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individuals submitted by the Connecticut Coalition of Interior 3441
Designers; (E) one of whom shall be a member of the Connecticut State 3442
Building Trades Council, selected from a list of individuals submitted 3443
by said organization; and (F) two of whom shall be builders, general 3444
contractors or superintendents of construction, one having expertise in 3445
residential building construction, selected from a list of individuals 3446
submitted by the Home Builders Association of Connecticut, Inc., and 3447
one having expertise in nonresidential building construction, selected 3448
from a list of individuals submitted by the Associated General 3449
Contractors of Connecticut, Incorporated; and [(8)] (7) one by the 3450
president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a member of the 3451
public. The council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from 3452
among its members. Any member who fails to attend at least fifty per 3453
cent of all meetings held during any calendar year or fails to attend three 3454
consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned from the 3455
council. Vacancies on the council shall be filled by the appointing 3456
authority. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but 3457
shall, within the limits of available funds as approved by the 3458
Commissioner of Administrative Services, be reimbursed for necessary 3459
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 3460
Sec. 107. Section 29-298a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3461
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3462
There shall be established within the Department of Administrative 3463
Services a Fire Marshal Training Council which shall advise the State 3464
Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee on all matters 3465
pertaining to (1) certification training programs, (2) decertification 3466
hearings, (3) in-service training for fire marshals in the state, and (4) 3467
programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to 3468
subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3469
composed of twelve members as follows: The State Fire Marshal or his 3470
designee; a member of the Codes and Standards Committee to be 3471
elected by such committee; three members appointed by the 3472
Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, one of whom shall be a 3473
volunteer, one of whom shall be a part-time paid, and one of whom shall 3474 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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be a full-time, local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire inspector; 3475
[one member] three members appointed by the Board of Regents for 3476
Higher Education, two of whom shall be representatives of the 3477
Connecticut State Community College; [two members appointed by the 3478
Board of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges;] the chief 3479
elected official of a municipality having a population in excess of 3480
seventy thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; the chief elected 3481
official of a municipality having a population of less than seventy 3482
thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; and two public 3483
members, appointed by the Governor. Members shall be residents of 3484
this state and shall not be compensated for their services but shall be 3485
reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 3486
duties. The council may elect such officers as it deems necessary. 3487
Sec. 108. Section 32-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the 3488
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3489
In the assessment and provision of job training for employers, the 3490
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chief 3491
executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall request 3492
the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt of a request for 3493
job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall 3494
notify the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 3495
or the chancellor's designee, of such request. The chancellor, or the 3496
chancellor's designee, shall determine if a training program exists or can 3497
be designed at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3498
State Community College to meet such training need and shall notify 3499
the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor 3500
Commissioner shall to the extent possible make arrangements for the 3501
participation of the [regional community-technical colleges] 3502
Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 3503
System, other institutions of higher education, other postsecondary 3504
institutions, adult education programs and the Technical Education and 3505
Career System in implementing the program. Nothing in this section 3506
shall preclude the Labor Commissioner from considering or choosing 3507
other providers to meet such training need. 3508 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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Sec. 109. Section 32-70d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3509
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3510
[Within] Not later than thirty days after the Commissioner of 3511
Economic and Community Development approves the designation of 3512
an area as an enterprise zone in a municipality under subdivision (2) of 3513
subsection (c) of section 32-70, the municipality shall establish a 3514
community enterprise zone board. The board shall establish policy for 3515
the promotion and development of the zone, coordinate economic 3516
development programs in the zone with related job training and social 3517
services programs and adopt an enterprise zone revitalization plan. The 3518
plan shall specify goals and objectives for the enterprise zone, describe 3519
strategies to attain such goals and establish an implementation 3520
schedule. The municipality shall submit its plan to the Commissioner of 3521
Economic and Community Development for review and comment. The 3522
board shall consist of (1) the following officials of such municipality, or 3523
designees of such officials: The official responsible for economic 3524
development programs; the chief executive official, or his designee; a 3525
representative of the legislative body, who shall be appointed by such 3526
body; the chief of police, or his designee; the housing administrator, or 3527
his designee; and a representative of the school board, who shall be 3528
appointed by such board; (2) a representative of the [regional 3529
community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College 3530
campus serving the region in which the municipality is located, if 3531
applicable, who shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of such 3532
college; (3) two representatives of the business community of the 3533
municipality, one of whom shall be a member of the chamber of 3534
commerce from the municipality; (4) two persons who own businesses 3535
located in the enterprise zone; and (5) two representatives of 3536
neighborhood community organizations serving the area in which the 3537
zone is located or, if no such organization exists, two residents of said 3538
area. The board members described in subdivisions (3), (4) and (5) of 3539
this section shall be appointed by the chief executive official of the 3540
municipality. 3541
Sec. 110. Subsection (a) of section 32-612 of the general statutes is 3542 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3543
passage): 3544
(a) A downtown higher education center project, as described in 3545
section 32-600, shall be developed by the Department of Administrative 3546
Services in consultation with the Board of [Trustees of the Community-3547
Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education. Said project shall not 3548
require approval by the State Properties Review Board. 3549
Sec. 111. Subsection (b) of section 32-615 of the general statutes is 3550
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3551
passage): 3552
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 3553
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the [regional 3554
community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 3555
College for the purpose of development of the downtown higher 3556
education center project, as defined in section 32-600. 3557
Sec. 112. Section 48-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3558
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3559
Subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, the state may take land, or 3560
any interest or estate therein, for the site, or for any addition to the site, 3561
of any state institution or courthouse, or for any addition to the site of 3562
any institution [under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of] within 3563
the Connecticut State University System, Technical Education and 3564
Career System or technical college or for the purposes of subsection (e) 3565
of section 22a-133m, and also may take water from any river, brook, 3566
spring or springs, pond or lake for the purpose of providing such supply 3567
of water as the convenience and necessity of such institution may 3568
require. The amount of damages for any such taking shall be determined 3569
in the manner provided by section 48-10. 3570
Sec. 113. (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Wherever the words "board of 3571
trustees", "Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System" 3572
or "Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges" are used to 3573 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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denote the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System 3574
or the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges in any 3575
public act of the 2025 session, the words "Board of Regents for Higher 3576
Education" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3577
(b) Wherever the words "regional community-technical colleges" or 3578
"regional community-technical college system" are used to denote a 3579
constituent unit of the state system of higher education in any public act 3580
of the 2025 session, the words "the Connecticut State Community 3581
College" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3582
(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying such 3583
public acts of the 2025 session, make such technical, grammatical and 3584
punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 3585
section. 3586
Sec. 114. Subsection (r) of section 1-84 of the general statutes is 3587
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 3588
2025): 3589
(r) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of 3590
this section, a member of the faculty or a member of a faculty bargaining 3591
unit of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education may 3592
enter into a consulting agreement or engage in a research project with a 3593
public or private entity, provided such agreement or project does not 3594
conflict with the member's employment with the constituent unit, as 3595
determined by policies established by the governing board [of trustees] 3596
for such constituent unit. 3597
(2) The governing board [of trustees] for each constituent unit of the 3598
state system of higher education shall establish policies to ensure that 3599
any such member who enters such a consulting agreement or engages 3600
in such a research project (A) is not inappropriately using university 3601
proprietary information in connection with such agreement or project, 3602
(B) does not have an interest in such agreement or project that interferes 3603
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unit, and (C) is not inappropriately using such member's association 3605
with the constituent unit in connection with such agreement or project. 3606
Such policies shall (i) establish procedures for the disclosure, review and 3607
management of conflicts of interest relating to any such agreement or 3608
project, (ii) require the approval by the chief academic officer of the 3609
constituent unit, or his or her designee, prior to any such member 3610
entering into any such agreement or engaging in any such project, and 3611
(iii) include procedures that impose sanctions and penalties on any 3612
member for failing to comply with the provisions of the policies. 3613
Annually, the internal audit office of each constituent unit shall audit 3614
the constituent unit's compliance with such policies and report its 3615
findings to the committee of the constituent unit established pursuant 3616
to subdivision (3) of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, 3617
"consulting" means the provision of services for compensation to a 3618
public or private entity by a member of the faculty or member of a 3619
faculty bargaining unit of a constituent unit of the state system of higher 3620
education: (I) When the request to provide such services is based on 3621
such member's expertise in a field or prominence in such field, and (II) 3622
while such member is not acting in the capacity of a state employee, and 3623
"research" means a systematic investigation, including, but not limited 3624
to, research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop 3625
or contribute to general knowledge in the applicable field of study. 3626
(3) There is established a committee for each constituent unit of the 3627
state system of higher education to monitor the constituent unit's 3628
compliance with the policies and procedures described in subdivision 3629
(2) of this subsection governing consulting agreements and research 3630
projects with public or private entities by a member of the faculty or a 3631
member of a faculty bargaining unit of such constituent unit. Each 3632
committee shall consist of nine members as follows: (A) Three members, 3633
appointed jointly by the Governor, the speaker of the House of 3634
Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority 3635
leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, 3636
the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority 3637
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committee; (B) one member appointed by the chairperson of the 3639
constituent unit's governing board [of trustees] from the membership of 3640
such board; (C) the chief academic officer of the constituent unit, or his 3641
or her designee; (D) three members appointed by the chief executive 3642
officer of the constituent unit; and (E) one member appointed by the 3643
chairperson of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board from the 3644
membership of such board. Members shall serve for a term of two years. 3645
Any vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority. Each 3646
committee shall (i) review the annual reports submitted by the internal 3647
audit office for the constituent unit, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this 3648
subsection, (ii) make recommendations, annually, to the governing 3649
board [of trustees] of the constituent unit concerning the policies and 3650
procedures of the constituent unit established pursuant to subdivision 3651
(2) of this subsection, including any changes to such policies and 3652
procedures, and (iii) send a copy of such recommendations, in 3653
accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 3654
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 3655
education and government administration. 3656
(4) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall apply 3657
to any member of the faculty or member of a faculty bargaining unit of 3658
a constituent unit of the state system of higher education who enters 3659
such a consulting agreement or engages in such a research project 3660
without prior approval, as described in subdivision (2) of this 3661
subsection. 3662
Sec. 115. Sections 10a-71 and 10a-88 of the general statutes are 3663
repealed. (Effective July 1, 2025) 3664
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) Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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) Substitute Bill No. 1297
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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
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
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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
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 1-84(r)
Sec. 115 July 1, 2025 Repealer section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Sec. 48(b)(8), "[by] not later than January 1, 1994, and biennially
thereafter," was changed to "[by January 1, 1994, and] not later than
January first, biennially, [thereafter,]", in Sec. 83, "which shall hear" was
changed to "[which] that shall hear", in Sec. 87(b)(2), "Endowment fund
state grant" was changed to "["Endowment fund state grant"]
"endowment fund state grant"", , and in Sec. 109, "Within thirty days"
was changed to "[Within] Not later than thirty days", for consistency
with standard drafting conventions.
Substitute Bill No. 1297
LCO 116 of 116
HED Joint Favorable Subst.