Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1297
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6	6		January Session, 2025
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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12	20		AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER
13	21		EDUCATION STATUTES CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
14	22		THE CONNECTICUT STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE
15	23		BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
16	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	25		Assembly convened:
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19	27		Section 1. Section 3-27a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
20	28		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
21	29		There is hereby created a Short Term Investment Fund to be 3
22	30		administered by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer may sell 4
23	31		participation certificates of the Short Term Investment Fund for 5
24	32		investment to the General Fund, bond funds, the Special Transportation 6
25	33		Fund, the Local Bridge Revolving Fund, the Educational Excellence 7
26	34		Trust Fund, the Residential Property Tax Revaluation Relief Fund, the 8
27	35		Municipal Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, the Special Abandoned 9
28	36		Property Fund, trust funds administered by the Treasurer and all such 10
29	37		other funds the moneys of which by law the Treasurer is responsible for 11
30	38		investing. [Said] Such participation certificates shall bear and pay such 12
31	39		interest and be issued subject to such terms and conditions as shall be 13
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32	46		determined and established by the State Treasurer. The interest derived 14
33	47		from the investment or reinvestment of funds of The University of 15
34	48		Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health 16
35		-	Center Operating Fund, The University of Connecticut Research 17 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	49	+	Center Operating Fund, The University of Connecticut Research 17
40	50		Foundation, The University of Connecticut Health Center Research 18
41	51		Foundation, the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund, 19
42	52		the Connecticut State University System Research Foundation, and the 20
43	53		[Regional Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State 21
44	54		Community College Operating Fund, as authorized by sections 10a-105, 22
45	55		10a-110a, 10a-130, 10a-99 and 10a-77, as amended by this act, 23
46	56		respectively, and the Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter 24
47	57		Oak State College educational services account, as authorized by section 25
48	58		10a-143, shall be paid to each board or board of trustees respectively. 26
49	59		Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 3-31b of the general statutes is 27
50	60		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 28
51	61		passage): 29
52	62		(a) Notwithstanding any [contrary] provision of [law] the general 30
53	63		statutes, the State Treasurer may establish one or more combined 31
54	64		investment funds for the purpose of investing funds for which the 32
55	65		Treasurer is custodian or trustee, or funds [which] that the [Boards] 33
56	66		Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut [, the Connecticut 34
57	67		State University System or the Regional Community -Technical 35
58	68		Colleges] or the Board of Regents for Higher Education request the 36
59	69		Treasurer to invest pursuant to this section, provided the Treasurer shall 37
60	70		adopt appropriate accounting procedures from which the exact interest 38
61	71		of such funds so combined for investment can be determined. The State 39
62	72		Treasurer is authorized to sell to all agencies, instrumentalities and 40
63	73		political subdivisions of the state, participation units in any such 41
64	74		combined investment fund established by him pursuant to this section. 42
65	75		Such participation units issued by the Treasurer under the provisions of 43
66	76		this section are made legal investments for all the funds of, held by or 44
67	77		administered by all agencies, instrumentalities and political 45
68	78		subdivisions of the state. The Treasurer may adopt such rules and 46
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69	85		regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this 47
70	86		section. 48
71	87		Sec. 3. Section 4-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the 49
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	88	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 50
77	89		Any state appropriation or the proceeds of any bond issue authorized 51
78	90		by the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting a building or 52
79	91		buildings for the use of any state institution, any [institution under the 53
80	92		jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of] state university within the 54
81	93		Connecticut State University System enumerated in section 10a-87, as 55
82	94		amended by this act, any technical education and career school or The 56
83	95		University of Connecticut, for the development of aviation and for other 57
84	96		purposes, may be used in whole or in part as the state's share of the cost 58
85	97		of the work involved in conjunction with any funds made available by 59
86	98		any branch of the federal government if the Governor so determines and 60
87	99		directs. 61
88	100		Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 4-31a of the general statutes is 62
89	101		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 63
90	102		passage): 64
91	103		(a) Any gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other aid from 65
92	104		any private source or from the federal government, except federal aid 66
93	105		for highway and bridge purposes or federal funds in the possession of 67
94	106		the Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 68
95	107		Station, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the 69
96	108		Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System, the Board 70
97	109		of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 71
98	110		Education, or the Employment Security Division of the Labor 72
99	111		Department, or any other gift, grant or trust fund in the possession of 73
100	112		any of said boards, shall be entered upon the records of the General 74
101	113		Fund in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy 75
102	114		and Management. When so recorded, such amounts shall be deemed to 76
103	115		be appropriated to the purposes of such gift, contribution or other aid 77
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104	122		and shall be allotted in accordance with law. No gift, contribution, 78
105	123		income from trust funds, or other aid from any private source or from 79
106	124		the federal government that is subject to this subsection shall require 80
107	125		allotment, except upon a notice by the Secretary of the Office of Policy 81
108	126		and Management that the state agency receiving such funding has failed 82
109	127		to consistently provide the notifications required in subsection (e) of 83
110		-	section 4-66a. 84 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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115	129		Sec. 5. Subdivisions (3) to (5), inclusive, of section 4-37e of the general 85
116	130		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 86
117	131		(Effective from passage): 87
118	132		(3) "Executive authority" means (A) a department head, as defined in 88
119	133		section 4-5, (B) the executive secretary or president of a constituent unit, 89
120	134		(C) the chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education 90
121	135		and, if such public institution of higher education is [an accredited state 91
122	136		community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 92
123	137		College, the chief executive officer of a campus of such college, and (D) 93
124	138		the chief executive officer of any other state agency. 94
125	139		(4) "Constituent unit" means a constituent unit as defined in section 95
126	140		10a-1, as amended by this act. 96
127	141		(5) "Public institution of higher education" means a public college or 97
128	142		university in the state system of higher education, any campus of [an 98
129	143		accredited state community-technical college] the Connecticut State 99
130	144		Community College, or The University of Connecticut School of Law. 100
131	145		Sec. 6. Subdivisions (3) and (4) of section 4-37f of the general statutes 101
132	146		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 102
133	147		from passage): 103
134	148		(3) If the constituent unit is the [regional community-technical 104
135	149		colleges] Connecticut State Community College or the Connecticut State 105
136	150		University System, the purposes of the foundation shall be limited to 106
137	151		providing funding for (A) scholarships or other direct student financial 107
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138	158		aid, and (B) programs, services or activities at one or more of the 108
139	159		institutions within its jurisdiction; 109
140	160		(4) If the state agency is a public institution of higher education, the 110
141	161		following persons shall serve as nonvoting members of the governing 111
142	162		board of the foundation unless the bylaws of the foundation provide 112
143	163		that they be voting members: The executive authority of the institution, 113
144	164		or his designee, a student enrolled at the institution, who shall be elected 114
145		-	by the students enrolled in the institution and a member of the faculty 115 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	165	+	by the students enrolled in the institution and a member of the faculty 115
150	166		of the institution, who shall be elected by the faculty of the institution. 116
151	167		Elections pursuant to this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance 117
152	168		with procedures for such elections established by the governing board 118
153	169		[of trustees] of the constituent unit which has jurisdiction over the 119
154	170		institution; 120
155	171		Sec. 7. Section 4-124z of the general statutes is repealed and the 121
156	172		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 122
157	173		(a) Not later than January 1, 2022, and as necessary thereafter, the 123
158	174		board of the Technical Education and Career System, in consultation 124
159	175		with the Chief Workforce Officer, the Labor Commissioner, the 125
160	176		Commissioners of Economic and Community Development, Education 126
161	177		and Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 127
162	178		Management and the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and 128
163	179		Universities and one member of industry representing each of the 129
164	180		economic clusters identified by the Commissioner of Economic and 130
165	181		Community Development pursuant to section 32-1m shall (1) review, 131
166	182		evaluate and, as necessary, recommend improvements for certification 132
167	183		and degree programs offered by the Technical Education and Career 133
168	184		System and the [community-technical college system] Connecticut State 134
169	185		Community College to ensure that such programs meet the 135
170	186		employment needs of business and industry, (2) develop strategies to 136
171	187		strengthen the linkage between skill standards for education and 137
172	188		training and the employment needs of business and industry, (3) assess 138
173	189		the unmet demand from employers in the state to hire graduates of 139
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174	196		trade programs from technical education and career schools and the 140
175	197		unmet demand from students in the state to enroll in a trade program at 141
176	198		a technical education and career school, and (4) assess opportunities to 142
177	199		increase utilization of technical education and career schools during 143
178	200		after school hours and on weekends. 144
179	201		(b) Not later than January [1, 2002, and] first annually, [thereafter,] 145
180	202		the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System shall 146
181	203		report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 147
182		-	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 148 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	204	+	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 148
187	205		matters relating to education, commerce, labor and higher education 149
188	206		and employment advancement on any certification or degree programs 150
189	207		offered by technical education and career schools or [community-151
190	208		technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community College that do not 152
191	209		meet current industry standards. 153
192	210		Sec. 8. Section 4-124gg of the general statutes is repealed and the 154
193	211		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 155
194	212		The board of the Technical Education and Career System, in 156
195	213		consultation with the Labor Commissioner, shall create an integrated 157
196	214		system of state-wide industry advisory committees for each career 158
197	215		cluster offered as part of the Technical Education and Career System and 159
198		-	[regional community-technical college system. Said] ~~the Connecticut~~ 160
199		-	~~State~~ Community College. Such committees shall include industry 161
	216	+	[regional community-technical college system. Said] Connecticut State 160
	217	+	Community College. Such committees shall include industry 161
200	218		representatives of the specific career cluster. Each committee for a career 162
201	219		cluster shall, with support from the Office of Workforce Strategy, Labor 163
202	220		Department, Technical Education and Career System, [regional 164
203	221		community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 165
204	222		College and [the] Department of Education, establish specific skills 166
205	223		standards, corresponding curriculum and a career ladder for the cluster 167
206	224		which shall be implemented as part of the schools' core curriculum. 168
207	225		Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 4a-11 of the general statutes is 169
208	226		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 170
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209	233		passage): 171
210	234		(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 172
211	235		stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be deposited in the Capital 173
212	236		Equipment Purchase Fund created by section 4a-9. Any such proceeds 174
213	237		shall be allocated to the Board of Regents for Higher Education as 175
214	238		follows: (1) For The University of Connecticut, not exceeding six million 176
215	239		three hundred ninety-five thousand dollars; (2) for The University of 177
216	240		Connecticut Health Center, not exceeding one million two hundred 178
217	241		thirty-five thousand dollars; (3) for the Connecticut State University 179
218		-	System, not exceeding two million five hundred forty thousand dollars; 180 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	242	+	System, not exceeding two million five hundred forty thousand dollars; 180
223	243		(4) for the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 181
224	244		Community College, not exceeding two million seven hundred fifty 182
225	245		thousand dollars; and (5) for the Board of Regents for Higher Education, 183
226	246		not exceeding thirty thousand dollars. 184
227	247		Sec. 10. Subdivision (10) of section 4b-55 of the general statutes is 185
228	248		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 186
229	249		passage): 187
230	250		(10) "Downtown Hartford higher education center project" means a 188
231	251		project to develop a higher education center, as defined in subparagraph 189
232	252		(B) of subdivision (2) of section 32-600, and as described in subsection 190
233	253		(a) of section 32-612, as amended by this act, for the [regional 191
234	254		community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 192
235	255		College; 193
236	256		Sec. 11. Section 5-177 of the general statutes is repealed and the 194
237	257		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 195
238	258		Any person in the unclassified service employed full time by the 196
239	259		Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the State Board of 197
240	260		Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Department 198
241	261		of Rehabilitative Services, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 199
242	262		Station, the American School for the Deaf, the Connecticut Institute for 200
243	263		the Blind, the Newington Children's Hospital [,] or the Board of 201
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244	270		[Trustees of the Connecticut State University System or the Board of 202
245	271		Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 203
246	272		Education, as a teacher or administrator in a position directly involved 204
247	273		in educational activities in any state-operated institution, [or the Board 205
248	274		of Regents for Higher Education,] who served prior to such person's 206
249	275		employment by the state in a full-time teaching, administrative or 207
250	276		research position in an educational institution in or under the authority 208
251	277		of a state department of education or a department of education for the 209
252	278		blind in the United States approved by the Retirement Commission, or 210
253	279		who was employed by such institution but served all or part of such 211
254		-	service time in a foreign country, for which service such person has 212 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	280	+	service time in a foreign country, for which service such person has 212
259	281		received or will receive no retirement benefit or pension, may gain 213
260	282		credit for such prior service, not to exceed ten years in the aggregate, by 214
261	283		making retirement contributions for each year of such prior service 215
262	284		equal to six per cent of such person's annual rate of compensation when 216
263	285		such person first became a full-time employee of this state, [;] provided 217
264	286		such payment shall be made [within] not later than one year after the 218
265	287		date of such person's first full-time employment with the state, or before 219
266	288		July 1, 1968, whichever is later, but for the Board of Higher Education 220
267	289		and Technical Colleges, July 1, 1974. When a person who has gained 221
268	290		credit for such prior service retires, not more than one year of such 222
269	291		service may be counted for each two years of state service; provided, if 223
270	292		such person has purchased more of such service than can be counted, 224
271	293		refund on the amount paid on the extra years of service shall be made. 225
272	294		Sec. 12. Section 5-199d of the general statutes is repealed and the 226
273	295		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 227
274	296		The Department of Administrative Services or any other state agency 228
275	297		which seeks to contract for training for their employees shall, prior to 229
276	298		entering into a contract, contact the chancellor of the Connecticut State 230
277	299		Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's designee, to determine if 231
278	300		an appropriate training program exists or can be designed at [a regional 232
279	301		community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 233
280	302		College. Nothing in this section shall preclude an agency from 234
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281	309		considering or choosing other providers to meet such training need. 235
282	310		Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 7-313c of the general statutes is 236
283	311		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 237
284	312		passage): 238
285	313		(a) Any town, city or borough subject to the approval of its legislative 239
286	314		body, shall indemnify any paid or volunteer member of its fire 240
287	315		department who, after October 1, 1969, has commenced and has 241
288	316		successfully completed a course or courses in fire technology and 242
289	317		administration offered by the [state regional community-technical 243
290		-	colleges] Connecticut State Community College. Such indemnification 244 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	318	+	colleges] Connecticut State Community College. Such indemnification 244
295	319		shall be limited to expenses incurred by such member for tuition and 245
296	320		textbook charges. 246
297	321		Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 10-4p of the general statutes is 247
298	322		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 248
299	323		passage): 249
300	324		(a) The State Board of Education shall develop a five-year 250
301	325		implementation plan with appropriate goals and strategies to achieve 251
302	326		resource equity and equality of opportunity, increase student 252
303	327		achievement, reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation, improve 253
304	328		effective instruction and encourage greater parental and community 254
305	329		involvement in all public schools of the state. The implementation plan 255
306	330		shall: (1) Include methods for significantly reducing over a five-year 256
307	331		period any disparities among school districts in terms of resources, staff, 257
308	332		programs and curriculum, student achievement and community 258
309	333		involvement that negatively impact student learning, (2) provide for 259
310	334		monitoring by the Department of Education of the progress made in 260
311	335		reducing such disparities, and (3) include proposals for minority staff 261
312	336		recruitment, including but not limited to, alternative certification, 262
313	337		mentoring programs, involvement of the [community-technical 263
314	338		colleges] Connecticut State Community College and efforts by regional 264
315	339		educational service centers. 265
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316	346		Sec. 15. Subsection (b) of section 10-15h of the general statutes is 266
317	347		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 267
318	348		passage): 268
319	349		(b) The pilot program shall require the local or regional board of 269
320	350		education for a priority school district to partner with the Board of 270
321	351		Regents for Higher Education on behalf of [a regional community-271
322	352		technical college] the Connecticut State Community College or a state 272
323	353		university, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on 273
324	354		behalf of the university or the governing board of an independent 274
325	355		institution of higher education on behalf of such institution to (1) 275
326		-	evaluate and align curricula, (2) evaluate students in grade ten or eleven 276 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	356	+	evaluate and align curricula, (2) evaluate students in grade ten or eleven 276
331	357		using a college readiness assessment developed or adopted by the 277
332	358		Department of Education, (3) use the results of such evaluations to 278
333	359		assess college readiness, and (4) offer a plan of support to any student 279
334	360		in grade twelve who is found to be not ready for college based on such 280
335	361		student's results on the college readiness assessment. Such local or 281
336	362		regional board of education shall annually report such test results and 282
337	363		assessments to the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for 283
338	364		Higher Education, the Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for 284
339	365		Higher Education and The University of Connecticut. 285
340	366		Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 10-21j of the general statutes is 286
341	367		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 287
342	368		passage): 288
343	369		(a) The Commissioner of Education, in collaboration with the Board 289
344	370		of Regents for Higher Education, shall establish the Connecticut 290
345	371		Apprenticeship and Education Committee to coordinate and identify (1) 291
346	372		potential preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training program 292
347	373		integration, and (2) leveraged funding identification of career technical 293
348	374		education programs within high schools and programs within higher 294
349	375		education institutions for careers in various industries. Such committee 295
350	376		shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) representatives from the 296
351	377		Department of Economic and Community Development, the Labor 297
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352	384		Department, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, the 298
353	385		Connecticut Manufacturers Collaborative, the Technical Education and 299
354	386		Career System, the advanced manufacturing centers at the [regional 300
355	387		community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College, 301
356	388		independent institutions of higher education in the state that offer 302
357	389		training in the field of manufacturing, the Office of Workforce Strategy, 303
358	390		companies and employee organizations that represent manufacturing 304
359	391		workers, and (B) teachers, guidance counselors, school counselors, 305
360	392		principals and superintendents. 306
361	393		Sec. 17. Section 10-98b of the general statutes is repealed and the 307
362		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 308 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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367	395		The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System 309
368	396		shall consult with [each] (1) [regional community-technical college] the 310
369	397		Connecticut State Community College, and (2) each local or regional 311
370	398		board of education (A) for a town in which a technical education and 312
371	399		career school is located, and (B) that offers any career technical 313
372	400		education programs, for the purpose of establishing partnerships, 314
373	401		reducing redundancies and consolidating programmatic offerings and 315
374	402		to fulfill workforce needs in the state. 316
375	403		Sec. 18. Section 10-155 of the general statutes is repealed and the 317
376	404		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 318
377	405		The Board of [Trustees for] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf 319
378	406		of the Connecticut State University System, may maintain an emergency 320
379	407		training program to prepare graduates of approved four-year colleges 321
380	408		and universities to teach in the elementary schools of the state. In 322
381	409		carrying out such program, the board may [(a)] (1) establish regulations 323
382	410		governing the admission of students to the program; [(b)] (2) fix tuition 324
383	411		rates to be paid by such students, and [(c)] (3) enter into such contracts 325
384	412		and agreements as it finds necessary to secure the necessary facilities. 326
385	413		Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 10-264h of the general statutes is 327
386	414		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 328
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387	421		passage): 329
388	422		(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and each fiscal year 330
389	423		thereafter, a local or regional board of education, a regional educational 331
390	424		service center, a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, 332
391	425		or any of the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 333
392	426		school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 334
393	427		decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 335
394	428		or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education: (1) 336
395	429		The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents 337
396	430		for Higher Education on behalf of [a regional community-technical 338
397	431		college, (2) the Board of Trustees of] the Connecticut State Community 339
398		-	College and the Connecticut State University System, [on behalf of a 340 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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403	433		state university, (3)] (2) the Board of Trustees for The University of 341
404	434		Connecticut on behalf of the university, [(4)] (3) the board of governors 342
405	435		for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 343
406	436		subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended by this act, or the 344
407	437		equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 345
408	438		higher education, and [(5)] (4) any other third-party not-for-profit 346
409	439		corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, shall be 347
410	440		eligible to apply for and accept grants for a school building project, as 348
411	441		defined in section 10-282, as provided in chapter 173, and may be 349
412	442		eligible for reimbursement, except as otherwise provided for, up to 350
413	443		eighty per cent of the eligible cost of the school building project for an 351
414	444		interdistrict magnet school facility, including any expenditure for the 352
415	445		purchase of equipment, in accordance with this section. To be eligible 353
416	446		for reimbursement under this section a school building project for an 354
417	447		interdistrict magnet school facility shall meet the requirements for a 355
418	448		school building project established in chapter 173, except that the 356
419	449		Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the 357
420	450		Commissioner of Education, may waive any requirement in said 358
421	451		chapter for good cause. 359
422	452		Sec. 20. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-264i of the 360
423	453		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 361
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424	460		thereof (Effective from passage): 362
425	461		(a) (1) (A) A local or regional board of education, (B) a regional 363
426	462		educational service center, (C) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-364
427	463		Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the 365
428	464		Quinebaug Valley [Community College] and Three Rivers [Community 366
429	465		College] campuses, (D) a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 367
430	466		10-158a, or (E) to assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to 368
431	467		the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 369
432	468		stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 370
433	469		Education, (i) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical 371
434	470		Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of [a regional 372
435	471		community-technical college, (ii) the Board of Trustees of] the 373
436		-	Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State 374 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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441	473		University System, [on behalf of a state university, (iii)] (ii) the Board of 375
442	474		Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, 376
443	475		[(iv)] (iii) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 377
444	476		education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended 378
445	477		by this act, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 379
446	478		independent institution of higher education, and [(v)] (iv) any other 380
447	479		third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner 381
448	480		which transports a child to an interdistrict magnet school program, as 382
449	481		defined in section 10-264l, as amended by this act, in a town other than 383
450	482		the town in which the child resides shall be eligible pursuant to section 384
451	483		10-264e to receive a grant for the cost of transporting such child in 385
452	484		accordance with this section. 386
453	485		Sec. 21. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10-264l of the 387
454	486		general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 388
455	487		thereof (Effective from passage): 389
456	488		(a) The Department of Education shall, within available 390
457	489		appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 391
458	490		regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 392
459	491		(C) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 393
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460	498		Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Quinebaug Valley 394
461	499		[Community College] and Three Rivers [Community College] 395
462	500		campuses, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-396
463	501		158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to 397
464	502		the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 398
465	503		stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, to 399
466	504		assist (A) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 400
467	505		Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of [a regional community-401
468	506		technical college, (B) the Board of Trustees of] the Connecticut State 402
469	507		Community College and the Connecticut State University System, [on 403
470	508		behalf of a state university, (C)] (B) the Board of Trustees of The 404
471	509		University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, [(D)] (C) the 405
472	510		board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, 406
473	511		as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended by this act, 407
474		-	or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent 408 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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479	513		institution of higher education, and [(E)] (D) any other third-party not-409
480	514		for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner with the operation 410
481	515		of interdistrict magnet school programs. All interdistrict magnet schools 411
482	516		shall be operated in conformance with the same laws and regulations 412
483	517		applicable to public schools. For the purposes of this section "an 413
484	518		interdistrict magnet school program" means a program [which] that (i) 414
485	519		supports racial, ethnic and economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and 415
486	520		high quality curriculum, and (iii) requires students who are enrolled to 416
487	521		attend at least half-time. An interdistrict magnet school program does 417
488	522		not include a regional agricultural science and technology school, a 418
489	523		technical education and career school or a regional special education 419
490	524		center. For the school year commencing July 1, 2017, and each school 420
491	525		year thereafter, the governing authority for each interdistrict magnet 421
492	526		school program shall (I) restrict the number of students that may enroll 422
493	527		in the school from a participating district to seventy-five per cent of the 423
494	528		total school enrollment, and (II) maintain a total school enrollment that 424
495	529		is in accordance with the enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet 425
496	530		school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education 426
497	531		pursuant to section 10-264r. 427
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498	538		(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 428
499	539		operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 429
500	540		annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 430
501	541		manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 431
502	542		2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 432
503	543		schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 433
504	544		the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 434
505	545		O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 435
506	546		as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 436
507	547		commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 437
508	548		magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 438
509	549		comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 439
510	550		October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 440
511	551		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 441
512		-	appropriations. 442 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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517	553		(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 443
518	554		funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 444
519	555		consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 445
520	556		program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 446
521	557		(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 447
522	558		isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 448
523	559		from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 449
524	560		and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 450
525	561		magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 451
526	562		the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 452
527	563		on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 453
528	564		established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 454
529	565		allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 455
530	566		per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 456
531	567		current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 457
532	568		membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 458
533	569		prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 459
534	570		Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 460
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535	577		threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 461
536	578		fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 462
537	579		applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 463
538	580		commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 464
539	581		the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 465
540	582		there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 466
541	583		June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, in the case of an interdistrict 467
542	584		magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its obligations 468
543	585		pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 469
544	586		related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 470
545	587		commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school 471
546	588		is meeting the enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school 472
547	589		programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r. 473
548	590		If such school has not met such enrollment standards, it shall not be 474
549	591		entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this section unless the 475
550	592		commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a grant for an 476
551		-	additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such school into 477 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	593	+	additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such school into 477
556	594		compliance with such enrollment standards. If requested by the 478
557	595		commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the commissioner or the 479
558	596		commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and sources of funding. 480
559	597		(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 481
560	598		inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 482
561	599		magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 483
562	600		the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 484
563	601		maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 485
564	602		enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, 486
565	603		developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 10-487
566	604		264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such school for an 488
567	605		additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is appropriate to do 489
568	606		so and approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such 490
569	607		residency or enrollment standards. 491
570	608		(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 492
571	609		inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 493
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572	616		total school enrollment that is in accordance with the enrollment 494
573	617		standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed by the 495
574	618		commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more consecutive 496
575	619		years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on the operator 497
576	620		of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any other measure, 498
577	621		in consultation with such operator, as may be appropriate to assist such 499
578	622		operator in complying with such enrollment standards. 500
579	623		(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, for the purposes of 501
580	624		equalization aid under section 10-262h, a student enrolled in an 502
581	625		interdistrict magnet school program shall be counted as a resident 503
582	626		student, as defined in section 10-262f, of the town in which such student 504
583	627		resides. 505
584	628		(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, each interdistrict 506
585	629		magnet school operator shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the 507
586	630		operator is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 10-252a. 508
587		-	(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 509 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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592	632		thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 510
593	633		provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational 511
594	634		programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner 512
595	635		determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has 513
596	636		conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total 514
597	637		operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and 515
598	638		expenditure estimates. 516
599	639		(3) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may make 517
600	640		grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 518
601	641		school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 519
602	642		decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 520
603	643		or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide 521
604	644		academic support programs and summer school educational programs 522
605	645		approved by the commissioner to students participating in such 523
606	646		interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service 524
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607	653		centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of 525
608	654		[Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 526
609	655		Education, on behalf of [a regional community-technical college, (D) the 527
610	656		Board of Trustees of] the Connecticut State Community College and the 528
611	657		Connecticut State University System, [on behalf of a state university, (E)] 529
612	658		(D) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of 530
613	659		the university, [(F)] (E) the board of governors for an independent 531
614	660		institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 532
615	661		10a-173, as amended by this act, or the equivalent of such a board, on 533
616	662		behalf of the independent institution of higher education, [(G)] (F) 534
617	663		cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and [(H)] (G) any 535
618	664		other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 536
619	665		commissioner. 537
620	666		(4) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Education 538
621	667		may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand 539
622	668		dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of new 540
623	669		interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting its 541
624	670		obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 542
625		-	(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 543 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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630	672		commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) 544
631	673		Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of 545
632	674		education, (C) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical 546
633	675		Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of [a regional 547
634	676		community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of] the 548
635	677		Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State 549
636	678		University System, [on behalf of a state university, (E)] (D) the Board of 550
637	679		Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, 551
638	680		[(F)] (E) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 552
639	681		education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, as amended 553
640	682		by this act, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 554
641	683		independent institution of higher education, [(G)] (F) cooperative 555
642	684		arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and [(H)] (G) any other third-556
643	685		party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner. 557
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644	692		Sec. 22. Section 10-264n of the general statutes is repealed and the 558
645	693		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 559
646	694		The Commissioner of Education shall consult with (1) the Board of 560
647	695		[Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges, (2) the Board of Trustees 561
648	696		of the Connecticut State University System, (3)] Regents for Higher 562
649	697		Education, (2) the boards of trustees [for higher education institutions 563
650	698		licensed and accredited] of independent institutions of higher education 564
651	699		authorized by the [Board of Regents for Higher Education or] Office of 565
652	700		Higher Education, or [(4)] (3) the Board of Trustees for The University 566
653	701		of Connecticut and may consult with any not-for-profit corporation 567
654	702		approved by the Commissioner of Education to initiate collaborative 568
655	703		planning for establishing additional interdistrict magnet schools in the 569
656	704		Sheff region, as defined in subsection (q) of section 10-266aa. 570
657	705		Sec. 23. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-283 of the 571
658	706		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 572
659	707		thereof (Effective from passage): 573
660	708		(a) (1) Each town or regional school district shall be eligible to apply 574
661		-	for and accept grants for a school building project as provided in this 575 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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666	710		chapter. Any town desiring a grant for a public school building project 576
667	711		may, by vote of its legislative body, authorize the board of education of 577
668	712		such town to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and 578
669	713		to accept or reject such grant for the town. Any regional school board 579
670	714		may vote to authorize the supervising agent of the regional school 580
671	715		district to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for and 581
672	716		to accept or reject such grant for the district. Applications for such grants 582
673	717		under this chapter shall be made by the superintendent of schools of 583
674	718		such town or regional school district on the form provided and in the 584
675	719		manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. 585
676	720		The application form shall require the superintendent of schools to 586
677	721		affirm that the school district considered the maximization of natural 587
678	722		light, the use and feasibility of wireless connectivity technology and, on 588
679	723		and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure criteria, described 589
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680	730		in section 10-292r, in projects for new construction and alteration or 590
681	731		renovation of a school building. The Commissioner of Administrative 591
682	732		Services shall review, in consultation with the Commissioner of 592
683	733		Education, each grant application for a school building project for 593
684	734		compliance with educational specifications. The Commissioner of 594
685	735		Education shall evaluate, if appropriate, whether the project will assist 595
686	736		the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 596
687	737		O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 597
688	738		as determined by the Commissioner of Education. The Commissioner of 598
689	739		Administrative Services shall consult with the Commissioner of 599
690	740		Education in reviewing grant applications submitted for purposes of 600
691	741		subsection (a) of section 10-65 or section 10-76e on the basis of the 601
692	742		educational needs of the applicant. The Commissioner of 602
693	743		Administrative Services shall review each grant application for a school 603
694	744		building project for compliance with standards for school building 604
695	745		projects pursuant to regulations, adopted in accordance with section 10-605
696	746		287c, and, on and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure 606
697	747		criteria, described in section 10-292r. Notwithstanding the provisions of 607
698	748		this chapter, the Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical 608
699	749		Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Quinebaug 609
700		-	Valley [Community College] and Three Rivers [Community College] 610 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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705	751		campuses and the following entities that will operate an interdistrict 611
706	752		magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its obligations 612
707	753		pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 613
708	754		related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 614
709	755		Commissioner of Education, may apply for and shall be eligible to 615
710	756		receive grants for school building projects pursuant to section 10-264h, 616
711	757		as amended by this act, for such a school: (A) The Board of [Trustees of 617
712	758		the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education, on 618
713	759		behalf of [a regional community-technical college, (B) the Board of 619
714	760		Trustees of] the Connecticut State Community College and the 620
715	761		Connecticut State University System, [on behalf of a state university, 621
716	762		(C)] (B) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on 622
717	763		behalf of the university, [(D)] (C) the board of governors for an 623
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718	770		independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) 624
719	771		of section 10a-173, as amended by this act, or the equivalent of such a 625
720	772		board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, [(E)] 626
721	773		(D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and [(F)] (E) 627
722	774		any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 628
723	775		Commissioner of Education. 629
724	776		Sec. 24. Section 10a-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 630
725	777		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 631
726	778		There shall be a state system of public higher education to consist of 632
727	779		(1) The University of Connecticut and all campuses thereof, and (2) the 633
728	780		Connecticut State Colleges and Universities [, which] that include (A) 634
729	781		the state universities, which shall be known collectively as the 635
730	782		Connecticut State University System, (B) the [regional community-636
731	783		technical colleges, which shall be known collectively as the regional 637
732	784		community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 638
733	785		College and all campuses thereof, and (C) Charter Oak State College. 639
734	786		"Constituent units" as used in the general statutes means those units in 640
735	787		subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section. 641
736	788		Sec. 25. Subsection (a) of section 10a-1a of the general statutes is 642
737		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 643 Substitute Bill No. 1297
738		-
739		-
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741		-
	789	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 643
742	790		passage): 644
743	791		(a) There shall be a Board of Regents for Higher Education that shall 645
744	792		serve as the governing body for the [regional community-technical 646
745	793		college system] Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut 647
746	794		State University System and Charter Oak State College. The board shall 648
747	795		consist of twenty-three members who shall be distinguished leaders of 649
748	796		the community in Connecticut. The board shall reflect the state's 650
749	797		geographic, racial and ethnic diversity. The voting members shall not be 651
750	798		employed by or be a member of a board of trustees for any independent 652
751	799		institution of higher education in this state or the Board of Trustees for 653
752	800		The University of Connecticut nor shall they be public officials or state 654
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753	807		employees, as such terms are defined in section 1-79, during their term 655
754	808		of membership on the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The 656
755	809		Governor shall appoint nine members to the board as follows: Three 657
756	810		members for a term of two years; three members for a term of four years; 658
757	811		and three members for a term of six years. Thereafter, the Governor shall 659
758	812		appoint members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms 660
759	813		expire and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of 661
760	814		six years from the first day of July in the year of [his or her] such 662
761	815		member's appointment. Four members of the board shall be appointed 663
762	816		as follows: One appointment by the president pro tempore of the Senate, 664
763	817		who shall be an alumnus of the regional community-technical college 665
764	818		system or Connecticut State Community College, for a term of four 666
765	819		years; one appointment by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall 667
766	820		be a specialist in the education of children in grades kindergarten to 668
767	821		twelve, inclusive, for a term of three years; one appointment by the 669
768	822		speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be an alumnus of the 670
769	823		Connecticut State University System, for a term of four years; and one 671
770	824		appointment by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, 672
771	825		who shall be an alumnus of Charter Oak State College, for a term of 673
772	826		three years. Thereafter, such members of the General Assembly shall 674
773	827		appoint members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms 675
774	828		expire and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of 676
775		-	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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779		-
	829	+	four years from the first day of July in the year of [his or her] such 677
780	830		member's appointment. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the 678
781	831		student advisory committee created under section 10a-3, as amended by 679
782	832		this act, shall serve as members of the board. The chairperson and vice-680
783	833		chairperson of the faculty advisory committee created under section 681
784	834		10a-3a, as amended by this act, shall serve as ex-officio, nonvoting 682
785	835		members of the board for a term of two years and, in their respective 683
786	836		roles as chairperson and vice-chairperson, may be invited to any 684
787	837		executive session, as defined in section 1-200, of the board by the 685
788	838		chairperson of the board. The Commissioners of Education, Economic 686
789	839		and Community Development and Public Health, the Labor 687
790	840		Commissioner, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 688
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791	847		or the secretary's designee, and the Chief Workforce Officer shall serve 689
792	848		as ex-officio, nonvoting members of the board. 690
793	849		Sec. 26. Section 10a-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the 691
794	850		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 692
795	851		(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a 693
796	852		chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities who shall 694
797	853		serve at the pleasure of the board. The chancellor of the Connecticut 695
798	854		State Colleges and Universities shall (1) have the authority to implement 696
799	855		the policies, directives and rules of the board and any additional 697
800	856		responsibilities as the board may prescribe, (2) implement the goals 698
801	857		identified in section 10a-11c and recommendations made pursuant to 699
802	858		section 10a-11b, as amended by this act, (3) build interdependent 700
803	859		support among the Connecticut State University System, the [regional 701
804	860		community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 702
805	861		College and Charter Oak State College, (4) balance central authority 703
806	862		with institutional differentiation, autonomy and creativity, and (5) 704
807	863		facilitate cooperation and synergy among the Connecticut State 705
808	864		University System, the [regional community-technical college system] 706
809	865		Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College. 707
810	866		The chancellor may designate an alternate to serve as a member of any 708
811	867		commission, foundation or committee upon which the general statutes 709
812	868		require the chancellor to serve. Such designee may vote on behalf of the 710
813		-	chancellor. There shall be an executive staff responsible for the 711 Substitute Bill No. 1297
814		-
815		-
816		-	LCO 23 of 116
817		-
	869	+	chancellor. There shall be an executive staff responsible for the 711
818	870		operation of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The executive 712
819	871		staff shall be under the direction of the chancellor of the Connecticut 713
820	872		State Colleges and Universities, who shall be the chief executive officer 714
821	873		of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. 715
822	874		(b) The chancellor may employ staff as is deemed necessary, 716
823	875		including, but not limited to, temporary assistants and consultants. The 717
824	876		board shall establish terms and conditions of employment of the 718
825	877		chancellor and the board's staff, prescribe their duties and fix the 719
826	878		compensation of the chancellor and the board's professional and 720
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827	885		technical personnel. 721
828	886		(c) Upon recommendation of the chancellor, the Board of Regents for 722
829	887		Higher Education shall appoint two vice-chancellors. One vice-723
830	888		chancellor shall represent the Connecticut State University System and 724
831	889		the other vice-chancellor shall represent the [regional community-725
832	890		technical college system] Connecticut State Community College. Each 726
833	891		vice-chancellor shall perform such duties and responsibilities as the 727
834	892		board and chancellor shall prescribe, so that each said constituent unit 728
835	893		fulfills its mission. Such duties shall include, but not be limited to, 729
836	894		oversight of academic programs, student support services and 730
837	895		institutional support. 731
838	896		(d) Not later than October 1, 2017, the chancellor of the Connecticut 732
839	897		State Colleges and Universities shall establish the position of outreach 733
840	898		coordinator within the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 734
841	899		system. Such outreach coordinator shall act as a liaison between 735
842	900		institutions within the system and businesses in the state to develop 736
843	901		workforce education and job training opportunities including Early 737
844	902		College Opportunity programs. Such position may be full time or part 738
845	903		time and may be held by an individual who also holds another position 739
846	904		within said system as part of such individual's regular duties and 740
847	905		without additional compensation. 741
848	906		Sec. 27. Section 10a-1c of the general statutes is repealed and the 742
849		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 743 Substitute Bill No. 1297
850		-
851		-
852		-	LCO 24 of 116
853		-
	907	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 743
854	908		The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop and 744
855	909		implement [, not later than December 1, 2011,] a plan for maintaining 745
856	910		the distinct missions of the Connecticut State University System, the 746
857	911		[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 747
858	912		Community College and Charter Oak State College and report on such 748
859	913		plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 749
860	914		cognizance of matters relating to higher education and appropriations 750
861	915		in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a not later than January 751
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862	922		[1, 2012, and] first annually. [thereafter.] 752
863	923		Sec. 28. Section 10a-3 of the general statutes is repealed and the 753
864	924		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 754
865	925		(a) There shall be a student advisory committee to the Board of 755
866	926		Regents for Higher Education to assist the board in performing its 756
867	927		statutory functions. The committee shall consist of the following student 757
868	928		members: One member from each of the institutions within the 758
869	929		[jurisdiction of the] Connecticut State University System, one member 759
870	930		from each campus of the [regional community-technical colleges] 760
871	931		Connecticut State Community College and one member from Charter 761
872	932		Oak State College. For the term commencing on July 1, 2015, the 762
873	933		members from six of the [regional community-technical colleges] 763
874	934		campuses of the Connecticut State Community College and two of the 764
875	935		institutions within the [jurisdiction of the] Connecticut State University 765
876	936		System, as selected by the student members whose terms expire on or 766
877	937		before June 30, 2015, shall serve a term of one year. For the term 767
878	938		commencing on July 1, 2016, and every term thereafter, the members 768
879	939		from such selected [colleges] campuses and institutions shall serve a 769
880	940		term of two years. All remaining members shall serve a term of two 770
881	941		years. If any member ceases to be a matriculating student in good 771
882	942		standing, either as a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate 772
883	943		student at the institution within the constituent unit system that elected 773
884	944		such student, the membership of such student shall terminate. If the 774
885	945		membership of any such student member terminates, the student 775
886	946		government organization of the institution of higher education or 776
887		-	campus that elected such member shall, not later than thirty days after 777 Substitute Bill No. 1297
888		-
889		-
890		-	LCO 25 of 116
891		-
	947	+	campus that elected such member shall, not later than thirty days after 777
892	948		the membership terminates and in such a manner as the council 778
893	949		determines, elect a student member who shall serve for the remainder 779
894	950		of the term. 780
895	951		(b) The members of the committee and alternates for such members 781
896	952		shall be elected by the student government organization of the 782
897	953		institution of higher education they are to represent. The alternate 783
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898	960		members of the committee may serve in the absence of the regularly 784
899	961		elected member. 785
900	962		(c) The committee shall, on a rotating basis among its members and 786
901	963		by a consensus vote of all its members, elect its own chairperson and 787
902	964		vice-chairperson, one of whom shall be a member from the Connecticut 788
903	965		State University System or Charter Oak State College and the other of 789
904	966		whom shall be a member from the [regional community-technical 790
905	967		colleges] Connecticut State Community College, and such other officers 791
906	968		as it deems necessary, to serve for a term of one year. The committee 792
907	969		shall be deemed to be a public agency within the scope of the Freedom 793
908	970		of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and shall keep such 794
909	971		records as may be appropriate. 795
910	972		(d) The committee, established pursuant to subsection (a) of this 796
911	973		section, shall meet at least biannually with the Board of Regents for 797
912	974		Higher Education. Agendas shall be prepared for such meetings and 798
913	975		shall be distributed by the board prior thereto and shall consist of 799
914	976		matters recommended for inclusion by the chairperson of the Board of 800
915	977		Regents for Higher Education and the committee. Such meetings shall 801
916	978		be chaired by the chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher 802
917	979		Education and the committee members shall have the right to 803
918	980		participate in all discussions and deliberations, but shall not have the 804
919	981		right to vote at such meetings. 805
920	982		Sec. 29. Section 10a-3a of the general statutes is repealed and the 806
921	983		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 807
922	984		(a) There shall be a faculty advisory committee to the Board of 808
923		-	Regents for Higher Education to assist the board in performing its 809 Substitute Bill No. 1297
924		-
925		-
926		-	LCO 26 of 116
927		-
	985	+	Regents for Higher Education to assist the board in performing its 809
928	986		statutory functions. The committee shall consist of the following 810
929	987		members: Three teaching faculty members and one administrative 811
930	988		faculty member who provides direct student services from the 812
931	989		Connecticut State University System, three teaching faculty members 813
932	990		and one administrative faculty member who provides direct student 814
	991	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
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933	997		services from the [regional community-technical college system] 815
934	998		Connecticut State Community College and one teaching faculty 816
935	999		member and one administrative faculty member who provides direct 817
936	1000		student services from Charter Oak State College. Such members shall 818
937	1001		serve a term of two years. If the membership of any such faculty member 819
938	1002		terminates, the constituent unit that elected such member shall, not later 820
939	1003		than thirty days after the membership terminates and in such manner 821
940	1004		as the council determines, elect a faculty member who shall serve for the 822
941	1005		remainder of the term. 823
942	1006		(b) Not later than October 1, 2013, the members of the committee and 824
943	1007		alternates for such members shall be elected pursuant to a uniform, fair 825
944	1008		and open system-wide election by the faculty governance body of each 826
945	1009		of the constituent units they are to represent and, in the case of Charter 827
946	1010		Oak State College, by a majority vote of the Academic Council at Charter 828
947	1011		Oak State College. The alternate members of the committee may serve 829
948	1012		in the absence of the regularly elected member. Nothing in this section 830
949	1013		shall be construed to require a labor union representing faculty 831
950	1014		members to participate in any election held pursuant to this subsection. 832
951	1015		(c) The committee shall, on a rotating basis among its members, elect 833
952	1016		its own chairperson and vice-chairperson, one of whom shall be a 834
953	1017		member from the Connecticut State University System and the other of 835
954	1018		whom shall be a member from the [regional community-technical 836
955	1019		colleges] Connecticut State Community College, and such other officers 837
956	1020		as it deems necessary, to serve for a term of two years. The committee 838
957	1021		shall be deemed to be a public agency within the scope of the Freedom 839
958	1022		of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and shall keep such 840
959	1023		records as may be appropriate. 841
960		-	(d) The committee, established pursuant to subsection (a) of this 842 Substitute Bill No. 1297
961		-
962		-
963		-	LCO 27 of 116
964		-
	1024	+	(d) The committee, established pursuant to subsection (a) of this 842
965	1025		section, shall meet at least biannually with the Board of Regents for 843
966	1026		Higher Education. Agendas shall be prepared for such meetings and 844
967	1027		shall be distributed by the board prior thereto and shall consist of 845
968	1028		matters recommended for inclusion by the chairperson of the Board of 846
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969	1035		Regents for Higher Education and the committee. Such meetings shall 847
970	1036		be chaired by the chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher 848
971	1037		Education and the committee members shall have the right to 849
972	1038		participate in all discussions and deliberations, but shall not have the 850
973	1039		right to vote at such meetings. 851
974	1040		(e) [Beginning on January 1, 2012, and] Not later than January first 852
975	1041		annually, [thereafter,] the faculty advisory committee shall report to the 853
976	1042		joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 854
977	1043		of matters relating to higher education and appropriations, in 855
978	1044		accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, regarding the 856
979	1045		performance of its statutory functions and its biannual meetings with 857
980	1046		the Board of Regents for Higher Education. 858
981	1047		Sec. 30. Subsection (a) of section 10a-6 of the general statutes is 859
982	1048		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 860
983	1049		passage): 861
984	1050		(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Establish 862
985	1051		policies and guidelines for the Connecticut State University System, the 863
986	1052		[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 864
987	1053		Community College and Charter Oak State College; (2) develop a 865
988	1054		master plan for higher education and postsecondary education at the 866
989	1055		Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-technical 867
990	1056		college system] Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak 868
991	1057		State College consistent with the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (3) 869
992	1058		establish tuition and student fee policies for the Connecticut State 870
993	1059		University System, the [regional community-technical college system] 871
994	1060		Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College; 872
995	1061		(4) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and viability of the state 873
996	1062		universities, the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut 874
997		-	State Community College and Charter Oak State College in accordance 875 Substitute Bill No. 1297
998		-
999		-
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1001		-
	1063	+	State Community College and Charter Oak State College in accordance 875
1002	1064		with criteria established by the board; (5) merge or close institutions 876
1003	1065		within the Connecticut State University System, campuses within the 877
1004	1066		[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 878
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1005	1073		Community College and Charter Oak State College in accordance with 879
1006	1074		criteria established by the board, provided (A) such recommended 880
1007	1075		merger or closing shall require a two-thirds vote of the board, and (B) 881
1008	1076		notice of such recommended merger or closing shall be sent to the 882
1009	1077		committee having cognizance over matters relating to education and to 883
1010	1078		the General Assembly; (6) review and approve mission statements for 884
1011	1079		the Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-885
1012	1080		technical college system] Connecticut State Community College and 886
1013	1081		Charter Oak State College and role and scope statements for the 887
1014	1082		individual institutions and campuses of such constituent units; (7) 888
1015	1083		review and approve any recommendations for the establishment of new 889
1016	1084		academic programs submitted to the board by the state universities 890
1017	1085		within the Connecticut State University System, the [regional 891
1018	1086		community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 892
1019	1087		and Charter Oak State College, and, in consultation with the affected 893
1020	1088		constituent units, provide for the initiation, consolidation or termination 894
1021	1089		of academic programs; (8) develop criteria to ensure acceptable quality 895
1022	1090		in (A) programs at the Connecticut State University System, the 896
1023	1091		[regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 897
1024	1092		Community College and Charter Oak State College, and (B) institutions 898
1025	1093		within the Connecticut State University System and campuses within 899
1026	1094		the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 900
1027	1095		Community College and enforce standards through licensing and 901
1028	1096		accreditation; (9) prepare and present to the Governor and General 902
1029	1097		Assembly, in accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, 903
1030	1098		consolidated operating and capital expenditure budgets for the 904
1031	1099		Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-technical 905
1032	1100		college system] Connecticut State Community College, Charter Oak 906
1033	1101		State College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 907
1034	1102		Universities developed in accordance with the provisions of said section 908
1035	1103		10a-8; (10) review and make recommendations on plans received from 909
1036		-	the Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-910 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1037		-
1038		-
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1040		-
	1104	+	the Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-910
1041	1105		technical college system] Connecticut State Community College and 911
1042	1106		Charter Oak State College to implement the goals identified in section 912
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1043	1113		10a-11c; (11) appoint advisory committees with representatives from 913
1044	1114		public and independent institutions of higher education to study 914
1045	1115		methods and proposals for coordinating efforts of the public institutions 915
1046	1116		of higher education under its jurisdiction with The University of 916
1047	1117		Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to 917
1048	1118		implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (12) evaluate (A) 918
1049	1119		means of implementing the goals identified in section 10a-11c, and (B) 919
1050	1120		any recommendations made by the Planning Commission for Higher 920
1051	1121		Education in implementing the strategic master plan pursuant to section 921
1052	1122		10a-11b, as amended by this act, through alternative and nontraditional 922
1053	1123		approaches such as external degrees and credit by examination; (13) 923
1054	1124		coordinate programs and services among the Connecticut State 924
1055	1125		University System, the [regional community-technical college system] 925
1056	1126		Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College; 926
1057	1127		(14) assess opportunities for collaboration with The University of 927
1058	1128		Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to 928
1059	1129		implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c; (15) make or enter into 929
1060	1130		contracts, leases or other agreements in connection with its 930
1061	1131		responsibilities under this part, provided all acquisitions of real estate 931
1062	1132		by lease or otherwise shall be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23; 932
1063	1133		(16) be responsible for the care and maintenance of permanent records 933
1064	1134		of institutions of higher education dissolved after September 1, 1969; 934
1065	1135		(17) prepare and present to the Governor and General Assembly 935
1066	1136		legislative proposals affecting the Connecticut State University System, 936
1067	1137		the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 937
1068	1138		Community College and Charter Oak State College; (18) develop and 938
1069	1139		maintain a central higher education information system and establish 939
1070	1140		definitions and data requirements for the Connecticut State University 940
1071	1141		System, the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut 941
1072	1142		State Community College and Charter Oak State College; [(19) until 942
1073	1143		June 30, 2024, report all new programs and program changes at the 943
1074	1144		Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical 944
1075		-	college system and Charter Oak State College to the Office of Higher 945 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1076		-
1077		-
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1079		-
	1145	+	college system and Charter Oak State College to the Office of Higher 945
1080	1146		Education; and (20)] and (19) undertake such studies and other activities 946
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1081	1153		as will best serve the higher educational interests of the Connecticut 947
1082	1154		State University System, the [regional community-technical college 948
1083	1155		system] Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State 949
1084	1156		College. 950
1085	1157		Sec. 31. Section 10a-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 951
1086	1158		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 952
1087	1159		(a) The provisions of sections 4-77 and 4-78 shall not apply to the 953
1088	1160		constituent units of the state system of higher education, and for the 954
1089	1161		purposes of said sections only, the Board of Regents for Higher 955
1090	1162		Education shall be deemed the budgeted agency for the Connecticut 956
1091	1163		State University System, the [regional community-technical college 957
1092	1164		system] Connecticut State Community College, Charter Oak State 958
1093	1165		College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 959
1094	1166		Universities. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop 960
1095	1167		a formula or program-based budgeting system to be used by each 961
1096	1168		institution and campus of the Connecticut State Community College in 962
1097	1169		preparing operating budgets. The Board of Regents for Higher 963
1098	1170		Education shall prepare a single budget request itemized by the 964
1099	1171		Connecticut State University System, the [regional community-technical 965
1100	1172		college system] Connecticut State Community College, Charter Oak 966
1101	1173		State College and the central office of the Connecticut State Colleges and 967
1102	1174		Universities using the formula or program-based budgeting system and 968
1103	1175		shall submit such budget request displaying all operating funds to the 969
1104	1176		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with 970
1105	1177		sections 4-77 and 4-78, subject to procedures developed by the Board of 971
1106	1178		Regents for Higher Education and approved by said secretary. The 972
1107	1179		budget request shall set forth, in the form prescribed by the Board of 973
1108	1180		Regents for Higher Education, a proposed expenditure plan which shall 974
1109	1181		include: (1) The total amount requested for such appropriation account; 975
1110	1182		(2) the amount to be appropriated from the General Fund; and (3) the 976
1111	1183		amount to be paid from the tuition revenues of the [regional 977
1112	1184		community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 978
1113		-	College, the Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State 979 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1117	1191
1118	1192		College. After review and comment by the Board of Regents for Higher 980
1119	1193		Education, the proposed expenditure plans shall be incorporated into 981
1120	1194		the single public higher education budget request including 982
1121	1195		recommendations, if any, by said board. Any tuition increase proposed 983
1122	1196		by the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut State 984
1123	1197		Community College, the Connecticut State University System and 985
1124	1198		Charter Oak State College for the fiscal year to which the budget request 986
1125	1199		relates shall be included in the single public higher education budget 987
1126	1200		request submitted by the Board of Regents for Higher Education for 988
1127	1201		such fiscal year, provided if the General Assembly does not appropriate 989
1128	1202		the amount requested by any such system or college, such system or 990
1129	1203		college may increase tuition and fees by an amount greater than that 991
1130	1204		included in the budget request in response to which the appropriation 992
1131	1205		was made. The General Assembly shall make appropriations directly to 993
1132	1206		the constituent units. Allotment reductions made pursuant to the 994
1133	1207		provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 4-85 shall be applied by 995
1134	1208		the Board of Regents for Higher Education among the appropriations to 996
1135	1209		the constituent units and the central office of the Connecticut State 997
1136	1210		Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations on 998
1137	1211		reductions provided in said section, except that said limitations shall 999
1138	1212		apply to the total of the amounts appropriated. The Board of Regents for 1000
1139	1213		Higher Education shall apply such reductions after consultation with 1001
1140	1214		the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Any reductions 1002
1141	1215		of more than five per cent of the appropriations of any constituent units 1003
1142	1216		shall be submitted to the appropriations committee which shall, within 1004
1143	1217		thirty days, approve or reject such reduction. 1005
1144	1218		(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education may transfer to or 1006
1145	1219		from any specific appropriation of a constituent unit a sum or sums 1007
1146	1220		totaling up to fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such specific 1008
1147	1221		appropriation, whichever is less, in any fiscal year without the consent 1009
1148	1222		of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any such transfer shall be reported 1010
1149	1223		to the Finance Advisory Committee within thirty days of such transfer 1011
1150	1224		and such report shall be a record of said committee. 1012
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1156	1232		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1014
1157	1233		thereof (Effective from passage): 1015
1158	1234		(1) The commission shall consist of the following voting members: 1016
1159	1235		(A) The chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 1017
1160	1236		the president of The University of Connecticut, or their designees from 1018
1161	1237		the Board of Regents for Higher Education and Board of Trustees of The 1019
1162	1238		University of Connecticut, respectively; (B) the provost of the 1020
1163	1239		Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the provost of The 1021
1164	1240		University of Connecticut; (C) the chairperson of the Board of Regents 1022
1165	1241		for Higher Education, and the Board of Trustees of The University of 1023
1166	1242		Connecticut, or the chairs' designees; (D) the president, provost or chair 1024
1167	1243		of the board of a large independent institution of higher education in 1025
1168	1244		the state, to be selected by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (E) 1026
1169	1245		the president, provost or chair of the board of a small independent 1027
1170	1246		institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the speaker 1028
1171	1247		of the House of Representatives; (F) a representative from a private 1029
1172	1248		career school, to be selected by the Commissioner of Higher Education; 1030
1173	1249		(G) a teaching faculty representative from the Connecticut State 1031
1174	1250		University System, to be selected by the chancellor of the Connecticut 1032
1175	1251		State Colleges and Universities; (H) a teaching faculty representative 1033
1176	1252		from the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1034
1177	1253		Community College, to be selected by the chancellor of the Connecticut 1035
1178	1254		State Colleges and Universities; (I) a teaching faculty representative 1036
1179	1255		from The University of Connecticut, to be selected by the president of 1037
1180	1256		The University of Connecticut; (J) a teaching faculty representative from 1038
1181	1257		a private career school in the state, to be selected by the Commissioner 1039
1182	1258		of Higher Education; (K) one member appointed by the president pro 1040
1183	1259		tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a large 1041
1184	1260		manufacturing employer in the state; (L) one member appointed by the 1042
1185	1261		speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative 1043
1186	1262		of a large financial or insurance services employer in the state; (M) one 1044
1187	1263		member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a 1045
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1188	1270		representative of an information technology or digital media employer 1046
1189		-	in the state; (N) one member appointed by the minority leader of the 1047 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1194	1272		Senate, who shall be a representative of a small business employer in 1048
1195	1273		the state; (O) one member appointed by the majority leader of the House 1049
1196	1274		of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a health care 1050
1197	1275		employer in the state; (P) one member appointed by the minority leader 1051
1198	1276		of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a small 1052
1199	1277		business employer in the state; and (Q) the chairpersons and ranking 1053
1200	1278		members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 1054
1201	1279		having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and 1055
1202	1280		employment advancement. The commission membership shall, where 1056
1203	1281		feasible, reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity. 1057
1204	1282		Sec. 33. Section 10a-19c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1058
1205	1283		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1059
1206	1284		(a) There is established a Connecticut nursing incentive program 1060
1207	1285		administered by the Board of Regents for Higher Education. 1061
1208	1286		(b) The board shall provide financial assistance to up to four [regional 1062
1209	1287		community-technical colleges] campuses of the Connecticut State 1063
1210	1288		Community College that enter into partnerships with hospitals, as 1064
1211	1289		defined in section 19a-490, or other health care institutions, as defined 1065
1212	1290		in said section 19a-490, [in order] to secure nonstate funding to increase 1066
1213	1291		the number of faculty members at such [regional community-technical 1067
1214	1292		colleges] campuses that are qualified to teach or train students to 1068
1215	1293		become registered nurses. 1069
1216	1294		(c) A [regional community-technical college] campus of the 1070
1217	1295		Connecticut State Community College seeking such assistance shall 1071
1218	1296		submit to the Board of Regents for Higher Education its nursing faculty 1072
1219	1297		expansion plan, together with a commitment agreement signed by its 1073
1220	1298		hospital or health care institution partner or partners and information 1074
1221	1299		on the amount of nonstate funding secured by the partnership. 1075
1222	1300		Assistance provided by the board to a [regional community-technical 1076
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1223	1307		college] campus (1) may be provided for up to two years in accordance 1077
1224	1308		with this subsection, and (2) shall not exceed (A) seventy-five thousand 1078
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1230	1310		by the partnership, whichever is less. In determining whether to provide 1080
1231	1311		assistance pursuant to this section for a second year, the board shall 1081
1232	1312		consider the success of the nursing faculty expansion plan, as measured 1082
1233	1313		by factors including, but not limited to, the number of persons teaching 1083
1234	1314		or providing training to nursing students pursuant to the nursing 1084
1235	1315		faculty expansion program and the number of students graduating from 1085
1236	1316		nursing programs. 1086
1237	1317		[(d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006, the 1087
1238	1318		Board of Regents for Higher Education may use up to two per cent of 1088
1239	1319		the funds appropriated for purposes of this section for program 1089
1240	1320		administration.] 1090
1241	1321		Sec. 34. Section 10a-20 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1091
1242	1322		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1092
1243	1323		Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or special act 1093
1244	1324		to the contrary, the selection, appointment, assignment of duties, 1094
1245	1325		amount of compensation, sick leave, vacation, leaves of absence, 1095
1246	1326		termination of service, rank and status of the individual members of the 1096
1247	1327		respective professional staffs of the system of higher education shall be 1097
1248	1328		under the sole jurisdiction of the respective governing boards [of 1098
1249	1329		trustees] within available funds. Each constituent board shall annually 1099
1250	1330		submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the 1100
1251	1331		positions which it has included within the professional staff. 1101
1252	1332		Sec. 35. Section 10a-20a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1102
1253	1333		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1103
1254	1334		(a) The Office of Higher Education may establish and administer a 1104
1255	1335		fund to be known as the Endowed Chair Investment Fund. Within the 1105
1256	1336		limits of funds available, the office may approve an application, 1106
1257	1337		submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, for the 1107
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1258	1344		establishment of an endowed chair and deposit state funds for such 1108
1259	1345		endowed chair to an account within said fund in an amount not less 1109
1260		-	than five hundred thousand dollars. 1110 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1265	1347		(b) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the 1111
1266	1348		Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 1112
1267	1349		for Higher Education may submit an application for the establishment 1113
1268	1350		of an endowed chair to be supported by a grant of not less than five 1114
1269	1351		hundred thousand and not more than one million dollars from the 1115
1270	1352		Endowed Chair Investment Fund and a matching nonstate contribution. 1116
1271	1353		Applications for endowed chairs shall be accepted on October first and 1117
1272	1354		April first in each year in which funds are available. To apply for the 1118
1273	1355		state grant, the board [of trustees] shall notify the office that it has raised 1119
1274	1356		a matching nonstate contribution and that it is eligible for a grant of state 1120
1275	1357		funds to establish an endowed chair in a specific academic discipline. 1121
1276	1358		The board [of trustees] shall submit for the office's review and approval 1122
1277	1359		evidence that the chair will be established in a center of excellence, as 1123
1278	1360		defined in subsection (b) of section 10a-25h. 1124
1279	1361		(c) Following approval of an application for an endowed chair by the 1125
1280	1362		office, the governing board [of trustees] of the institution at which such 1126
1281	1363		endowed chair is established shall select candidates to fill such endowed 1127
1282	1364		chair and shall develop a budget for expenditures associated with such 1128
1283	1365		endowed chair. 1129
1284	1366		(d) Any state funds deposited by the office to the Endowed Chair 1130
1285	1367		Investment Fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer, except a duly 1131
1286	1368		established foundation of The University of Connecticut or the 1132
1287	1369		Connecticut State University System, as appropriate, may request the 1133
1288	1370		office to transfer any state funds relating to an approved application for 1134
1289	1371		an endowed chair to such duly established foundation for the purpose 1135
1290	1372		of investing such state funds in accordance with the provisions of 1136
1291	1373		subsection (f) of this section. 1137
1292	1374		(e) Any interest income earned on state funds invested by the State 1138
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1293	1381		Treasurer pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be deposited to 1139
1294	1382		the Endowed Chair Investment Fund and, following establishment of 1140
1295	1383		an endowed chair under this section shall be allocated annually, upon 1141
1296	1384		request, to The University of Connecticut or to the Connecticut State 1142
1297		-	University System, as appropriate, to support the endowed chair. 1143 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1302	1386		Nonstate matching contributions shall be held by a duly established 1144
1303	1387		foundation of The University of Connecticut or the Connecticut State 1145
1304	1388		University System and the interest on such contributions shall be used 1146
1305	1389		to support the endowed chair. 1147
1306	1390		(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year 1148
1307	1391		thereafter, The University of Connecticut or the Connecticut State 1149
1308	1392		University System may request, and the office shall transfer, any state 1150
1309	1393		funds deposited in the Endowed Chair Investment Fund to a duly 1151
1310	1394		established foundation of The University of Connecticut or the 1152
1311	1395		Connecticut State University System, as appropriate, for an endowed 1153
1312	1396		chair established under this section. Such duly established foundation 1154
1313	1397		shall invest such state funds, and any interest income earned on such 1155
1314	1398		state funds shall be used to support the endowed chair. Such duly 1156
1315	1399		established foundation shall (1) account for such state funds separately 1157
1316	1400		from the nonstate matching contributions, (2) hold such state funds as a 1158
1317	1401		permanently restricted asset for the endowed chair, and (3) manage 1159
1318	1402		such state funds in accordance with the Connecticut Uniform Prudent 1160
1319	1403		Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA), pursuant to sections 1161
1320	1404		45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, and in a manner consistent with such 1162
1321	1405		foundation's investment and expenditure policies. No interest income 1163
1322	1406		earned from the state funds in any fiscal year shall be used to support 1164
1323	1407		the endowed chair when, at the close of the fiscal year, the market value 1165
1324	1408		of such state funds is less than the principal value. At the close of the 1166
1325	1409		fiscal year, such duly established foundation shall restore the original 1167
1326	1410		amount of state funds deposited in the Endowed Chair Investment 1168
1327	1411		Fund to a duly established foundation of The University of Connecticut 1169
1328	1412		or the Connecticut State University System, as appropriate, at the 1170
1329	1413		beginning of the next fiscal year. 1171
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1330	1420		(g) The boards [of trustees] shall submit annual reports, in accordance 1172
1331	1421		with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the office and the joint standing 1173
1332	1422		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1174
1333	1423		relating to higher education concerning the management of the 1175
1334	1424		endowed chair. For a duly established foundation administering an 1176
1335		-	endowed chair in a manner described in subsection (e) of this section, 1177 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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	1425	+	endowed chair in a manner described in subsection (e) of this section, 1177
1340	1426		such report shall include, but not be limited to, the expenditures of the 1178
1341	1427		endowed chair. For a duly established foundation administering an 1179
1342	1428		endowed chair in a manner described in subsection (f) of this section, 1180
1343	1429		such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) expenditures, (2) the 1181
1344	1430		balance of state funds in each of the two previous fiscal years, (3) the 1182
1345	1431		balance of nonstate matching contributions in each of the two previous 1183
1346	1432		fiscal years, and (4) the amount of interest income earned for the state 1184
1347	1433		funds and nonstate matching contributions for the previous fiscal year. 1185
1348	1434		Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 10a-25h of the general statutes is 1186
1349	1435		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1187
1350	1436		passage): 1188
1351	1437		(a) In order to develop and further encourage excellence in public 1189
1352	1438		higher education, the governing boards [of trustees] of the constituent 1190
1353	1439		units of the state system of higher education, not including Charter Oak 1191
1354	1440		State College, are hereby authorized to establish and administer centers 1192
1355	1441		to be known as Connecticut higher education centers of excellence. 1193
1356	1442		Appropriations to these centers shall be used for the development or 1194
1357	1443		enhancement of essential support for academic, research, or public 1195
1358	1444		service centers of excellence which have gained or may gain regional 1196
1359	1445		and national prominence or for libraries or equipment for present 1197
1360	1446		enhancement to existing programs deemed to have potential for 1198
1361	1447		excellence with such enhancement. 1199
1362	1448		Sec. 37. Section 10a-25j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1200
1363	1449		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1201
1364	1450		The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, in consultation with 1202
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1365	1457		representatives of the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent 1203
1366	1458		units, including faculty, develop guidelines for identifying centers of 1204
1367	1459		excellence. Initial proposals for funding centers of excellence shall 1205
1368	1460		originate within the constituent units, from faculty, staff or 1206
1369	1461		administration. The proposals shall be reviewed and approved by the 1207
1370	1462		governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit to ensure that they 1208
1371		-	conform to institutional priorities. The Board of Regents for Higher 1209 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1376	1464		Education shall select a committee, including faculty and staff 1210
1377	1465		representatives from constituent units, to review proposals and make 1211
1378	1466		recommendations to the board. The Board of Regents for Higher 1212
1379	1467		Education shall: (1) Consider and select proposals; (2) request as part of 1213
1380	1468		its consolidated budget, pursuant to section 10a-6, as amended by this 1214
1381	1469		act, appropriations to support centers of excellence recommended for 1215
1382	1470		funding pursuant to this section; and (3) provide for the evaluation of 1216
1383	1471		the effectiveness of the centers of excellence in meeting the goals 1217
1384	1472		established in subsection (a) of section 10a-25h, as amended by this act. 1218
1385	1473		Sec. 38. Subsection (a) of section 10a-35a of the general statutes is 1219
1386	1474		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1220
1387	1475		passage): 1221
1388	1476		(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10a-34 to 10a-35, 1222
1389	1477		inclusive, the Board of Regents for Higher Education [shall have the 1223
1390	1478		authority] may, in accordance with the provisions of said sections and 1224
1391	1479		the standards set forth in any regulations promulgated thereunder, [to 1225
1392	1480		(1)] review and approve recommendations for the establishment of new 1226
1393	1481		academic programs for the universities within the Connecticut State 1227
1394	1482		University System, the [regional community-technical colleges] 1228
1395	1483		Connecticut State Community College and Charter Oak State College. [, 1229
1396	1484		and (2) until June 30, 2024, report all new programs and program 1230
1397	1485		changes to the Office of Higher Education.] 1231
1398	1486		Sec. 39. Subsection (b) of section 10a-44d of the general statutes is 1232
1399	1487		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1233
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1401	1495		(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource 1235
1402	1496		Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Connecticut State 1236
1403	1497		Colleges and Universities. The chancellor shall appoint the members of 1237
1404	1498		the council, which shall consist of the following: (1) A state-wide 1238
1405	1499		coordinator, who shall collaborate with all institutions of higher 1239
1406	1500		education to promote open educational resources and administer 1240
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1409		-
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1411		-
	1501	+	grants; (2) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff member 1241
1412	1502		from The University of Connecticut; (3) one faculty member, one 1242
1413	1503		administrator and one staff member from the [regional community-1243
1414	1504		technical college system] Connecticut State Community College; (4) one 1244
1415	1505		faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from Charter 1245
1416	1506		Oak State College; (5) one faculty member, one administrator and one 1246
1417	1507		staff member from the Connecticut State University System; (6) one 1247
1418	1508		faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from the 1248
1419	1509		independent institutions of higher education; and (7) one student from 1249
1420	1510		any public or independent institution of higher education in the state. 1250
1421	1511		All initial appointments to the council shall be made not later than 1251
1422	1512		September 1, 2019, and shall expire on August 30, 2022, regardless of 1252
1423	1513		when the initial appointment was made. Any member of the council 1253
1424	1514		may serve more than one term. 1254
1425	1515		Sec. 40. Section 10a-51 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1255
1426	1516		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1256
1427	1517		(a) The governing board [of trustees] of any constituent unit of the 1257
1428	1518		state system of higher education may allocate funds from its General 1258
1429	1519		Fund appropriation for any expenses incurred in connection with the 1259
1430	1520		operation of a child care center utilized in the instructional program of 1260
1431	1521		such constituent unit. 1261
1432	1522		(b) The governing board [of trustees] of any such constituent unit 1262
1433	1523		may authorize the charging of a fee or schedule of fees to any person 1263
1434	1524		using any child care center operated by such constituent unit. 1264
1435	1525		Sec. 41. Subsection (a) of section 10a-55i of the general statutes is 1265
	1526	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1527	+
	1528	+
	1529	+
	1530	+	LCO No. 4417 41 of 116
	1531	+
1436	1532		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1266
1437	1533		passage): 1267
1438	1534		(a) There is established a Higher Education Consolidation Committee 1268
1439	1535		which shall be convened by the chairpersons of the joint standing 1269
1440	1536		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1270
1441	1537		relating to higher education or such chairpersons' designee, who shall 1271
1442	1538		be a member of such joint standing committee. The membership of the 1272
1443		-	Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall consist of the higher 1273 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1444		-
1445		-
1446		-	LCO 40 of 116
1447		-
	1539	+	Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall consist of the higher 1273
1448	1540		education subcommittee on appropriations and the chairpersons, vice 1274
1449	1541		chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of 1275
1450	1542		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 1276
1451	1543		education and appropriations. The Higher Education Consolidation 1277
1452	1544		Committee shall establish a meeting and public hearing schedule for 1278
1453	1545		purposes of receiving updates from (1) the Board of Regents for Higher 1279
1454	1546		Education on the progress of the consolidation of the state system of 1280
1455	1547		higher education pursuant to this section, section 4-9c, subsection (g) of 1281
1456	1548		section 5-160, section 5-199d, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of 1282
1457	1549		section 7-323k, subsection (a) of section 7-608, subsection (a) of section 1283
1458	1550		10-9, section 10-155d, subdivision (15) of section 10-183b, sections 10a-1284
1459	1551		1a to 10a-1d, inclusive, as amended by this act, 10a-3, as amended by 1285
1460	1552		this act, and 10a-3a, as amended by this act, 10a-8, as amended by this 1286
1461	1553		act, 10a-10a to 10a-11a, inclusive, 10a-17d and 10a-22a, subsection (f) of 1287
1462	1554		section 10a-22b, subsections (c) and (d) of section 10a-22d, sections 10a-1288
1463	1555		22h and 10a-22k, subsection (a) of section 10a-22n, sections 10a-22r, 10a-1289
1464	1556		22s, 10a-22u, 10a-22v, 10a-22x and 10a-34 to 10a-35a, inclusive, as 1290
1465	1557		amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 10a-48a, [sections 10a-71 1291
1466	1558		and] section 10a-72, as amended by this act, subsections (c) and (f) of 1292
1467	1559		section 10a-77, as amended by this act, [section 10a-88,] subsection (a) of 1293
1468	1560		section 10a-89, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 10a-99, 1294
1469	1561		as amended by this act, and sections 10a-102, 10a-104, 10a-105, 10a-109e, 1295
1470	1562		10a-143 and 10a-168a, as amended by this act, and (2) the Board of 1296
1471	1563		Regents for Higher Education and The University of Connecticut on the 1297
1472	1564		program approval process for the constituent units. The Higher 1298
	1565	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1566	+
	1567	+
	1568	+
	1569	+	LCO No. 4417 42 of 116
	1570	+
1473	1571		Education Consolidation Committee shall convene its first meeting on 1299
1474	1572		or before September 15, 2011, and meet not less than once every two 1300
1475	1573		months. 1301
1476	1574		Sec. 42. Subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of section 10a-55r of the 1302
1477	1575		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1303
1478	1576		thereof (Effective from passage): 1304
1479	1577		(8) Two designated by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, 1305
1480	1578		one of whom represents the Connecticut State University System and 1306
1481		-	one of whom represents the [regional community-technical college 1307 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1482		-
1483		-
1484		-	LCO 41 of 116
1485		-
	1579	+	one of whom represents the [regional community-technical college 1307
1486	1580		system] Connecticut State Community College; 1308
1487	1581		Sec. 43. Subsection (b) of section 10a-55v of the general statutes is 1309
1488	1582		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1310
1489	1583		passage): 1311
1490	1584		(b) Subject to the guidelines established by the Board of Regents for 1312
1491	1585		Higher Education, the Go Back to Get Ahead program shall provide, 1313
1492	1586		within available resources, an incentive of up to three free three-credit 1314
1493	1587		courses necessary for the completion of an associate's or bachelor's 1315
1494	1588		degree to any resident of this state who previously enrolled in an 1316
1495	1589		associate's or bachelor's degree program at any public or independent 1317
1496	1590		institution of higher education, who either (1) left such program prior to 1318
1497	1591		completing it, or (2) received an associate's degree and seeks to enroll in 1319
1498	1592		a bachelor's degree program, and who has not attended any institution 1320
1499	1593		of higher education for at least eighteen months as of June 30, 2014. Said 1321
1500	1594		program shall be limited to individuals who enroll, not later than 1322
1501	1595		September 30, 2016, in an associate's or bachelor's degree program at a 1323
1502	1596		state college within the Connecticut State University System, a former 1324
1503	1597		regional community-technical college or Charter Oak State College. 1325
1504	1598		Sec. 44. Subsection (b) of section 10a-55w of the general statutes is 1326
1505	1599		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1327
1506	1600		passage): 1328
	1601	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1602	+
	1603	+
	1604	+
	1605	+	LCO No. 4417 43 of 116
	1606	+
1507	1607		(b) The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall provide any 1329
1508	1608		student who has been accepted for admission to [an institution within 1330
1509	1609		the jurisdiction of the regional community-technical college system] the 1331
1510	1610		Connecticut State Community College with information about the 1332
1511	1611		existing transfer and articulation programs between [the regional 1333
1512	1612		technical-community colleges] said college and four-year public 1334
1513	1613		institutions of higher education. 1335
1514	1614		Sec. 45. Subsection (a) of section 10a-57d of the general statutes is 1336
1515	1615		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1337
1516		-	passage): 1338 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1517		-
1518		-
1519		-	LCO 42 of 116
1520		-
	1616	+	passage): 1338
1521	1617		(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education, under the direction 1339
1522	1618		of its chief academic officer, shall establish a working group comprised 1340
1523	1619		of deans of continuing education programs, or their designees, at the 1341
1524	1620		[regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 1342
1525	1621		College to review all of the noncredit sub-baccalaureate certificate 1343
1526	1622		programs offered by [each regional community-technical college] the 1344
1527	1623		Connecticut State Community College for purposes of designing a 1345
1528	1624		uniform naming convention for such programs. Not later than January 1346
1529	1625		1, 2019, the working group shall design the uniform naming convention 1347
1530	1626		to enable students to distinguish between noncredit certificate programs 1348
1531	1627		with similar yet varied requirements within the same field of study. Any 1349
1532	1628		programs that vary shall be uniformly designated with indications of 1350
1533	1629		different, enhanced or more demanding requirements. 1351
1534	1630		Sec. 46. Section 10a-62 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1352
1535	1631		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1353
1536	1632		The members of the New England Board of Higher Education shall 1354
1537	1633		be appointed as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint two members, 1355
1538	1634		who shall be the Commissioner of Education and the Chief Workforce 1356
1539	1635		Officer, or their designees; (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate 1357
1540	1636		shall appoint three members who are residents of the state, one of whom 1358
1541	1637		shall be a member of the Senate and, upon the recommendation of the 1359
	1638	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1639	+
	1640	+
	1641	+
	1642	+	LCO No. 4417 44 of 116
	1643	+
1542	1644		chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, one of 1360
1543	1645		whom shall represent the Connecticut State University System and one 1361
1544	1646		of whom shall represent the [regional community-technical college 1362
1545	1647		system] Connecticut State Community College; and (3) the speaker of 1363
1546	1648		the House of Representatives shall appoint three members who are 1364
1547	1649		residents of the state, one of whom shall be a member of the House of 1365
1548	1650		Representatives, one of whom shall represent The University of 1366
1549	1651		Connecticut based on the recommendation of the president of said 1367
1550	1652		university and one of whom shall represent the independent institutions 1368
1551	1653		of higher education in the state. The two persons appointed by the 1369
1552	1654		Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years from October 1370
1553	1655		twenty-fourth in the year of their appointment, except that in 1969 the 1371
1554		-	Governor shall appoint one member for a term of six years from October 1372 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1555		-
1556		-
1557		-	LCO 43 of 116
1558		-
	1656	+	Governor shall appoint one member for a term of six years from October 1372
1559	1657		24, 1969. Persons first appointed by the president pro tempore and the 1373
1560	1658		speaker shall serve until February 1, 1971, and persons appointed as 1374
1561	1659		their successors shall serve for terms of two years each commencing as 1375
1562	1660		of the first day of February in the year of their appointment. Persons 1376
1563	1661		appointed as of July 1, 2021, may continue to serve the remainder of 1377
1564	1662		their terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of unexpired 1378
1565	1663		terms in the same manner as original appointments are made. 1379
1566	1664		Sec. 47. Section 10a-67 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1380
1567	1665		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1381
1568	1666		Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes to the 1382
1569	1667		contrary, the [Boards] Board of Trustees of [the Community-Technical 1383
1570	1668		Colleges, the Connecticut State University System and] The University 1384
1571	1669		of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall fix 1385
1572	1670		fees for tuition for nonresident students who are enrolled in institutions 1386
1573	1671		under the jurisdiction of said boards through the New England Regional 1387
1574	1672		Student Program of not less than the tuition rate charged of resident 1388
1575	1673		students enrolled in similar programs plus fifty per cent of that rate, 1389
1576	1674		such revenue to be deposited to the revenues of the tuition funds of the 1390
1577	1675		respective constituent units. 1391
	1676	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1677	+
	1678	+
	1679	+
	1680	+	LCO No. 4417 45 of 116
	1681	+
1578	1682		Sec. 48. Section 10a-72 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1392
1579	1683		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1393
1580	1684		(a) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the 1394
1581	1685		Board of Regents for Higher Education, said board of trustees] The 1395
1582	1686		Board of Regents for Higher Education shall administer the [regional 1396
1583	1687		community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1397
1584	1688		and plan for the expansion and development of [the institutions within 1398
1585	1689		its jurisdiction] said college. The Commissioner of Administrative 1399
1586	1690		Services, [on] upon request of [the] said board, [of trustees] shall, in 1400
1587	1691		accordance with section 4b-30, negotiate and execute leases on such 1401
1588	1692		physical facilities as [the] said board [of trustees] may deem necessary 1402
1589	1693		for proper operation of [such institutions] the campuses of said college, 1403
1590		-	and said board [of trustees] may expend capital funds therefor, if such 1404 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1591		-
1592		-
1593		-	LCO 44 of 116
1594		-
	1694	+	and said board [of trustees] may expend capital funds therefor, if such 1404
1595	1695		leasing is required during the planning and construction phases of 1405
1596	1696		[institutions within its jurisdiction] the campuses of said college for 1406
1597	1697		which such capital funds were authorized. The [board of trustees] Board 1407
1598	1698		of Regents for Higher Education may appoint and remove the chief 1408
1599	1699		executive officer of each [institution within its jurisdiction] campus of 1409
1600	1700		the Connecticut State Community College. [The] Said board [of trustees] 1410
1601	1701		may employ the faculty and other personnel needed to operate and 1411
1602	1702		maintain the [institutions within its jurisdiction] campuses of said 1412
1603	1703		college. Within the limitation of appropriations, [the] said board [of 1413
1604	1704		trustees] shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms 1414
1605	1705		and conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and 1415
1606	1706		qualifications. Said board [of trustees] shall determine who constitutes 1416
1607	1707		its professional staff and establish compensation and classification 1417
1608	1708		schedules for its professional staff. Said board shall annually submit to 1418
1609	1709		the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions 1419
1610	1710		which it has included within the professional staff. [The] Said board 1420
1611	1711		shall establish a division of technical and technological education. [The 1421
1612	1712		board of trustees] Said board shall confer such certificates and degrees 1422
1613	1713		as are appropriate to the curricula of [community-technical colleges] a 1423
1614	1714		community college. [The] Said board [of trustees] shall prepare plans for 1424
	1715	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1716	+
	1717	+
	1718	+
	1719	+	LCO No. 4417 46 of 116
	1720	+
1615	1721		the development of a [regional community-technical college] campus of 1425
1616	1722		the Connecticut State Community College and submit [the same] such 1426
1617	1723		plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and request said 1427
1618	1724		commissioner to select the site for such [college] campus. Within the 1428
1619	1725		limits of the bonding authority therefor, the Commissioner of 1429
1620	1726		Administrative Services, subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, may 1430
1621	1727		acquire such site and construct such buildings as are consistent with the 1431
1622	1728		plan of development. 1432
1623	1729		(b) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the] 1433
1624	1730		The Board of Regents for Higher Education [, the board of trustees] shall: 1434
1625	1731		(1) Make rules for the governance of the [regional community-1435
1626	1732		technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College, determine the 1436
1627	1733		general policies of said [colleges] college, including [those] such policies 1437
1628		-	concerning the admission of students, and direct the expenditure of said 1438 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1629		-
1630		-
1631		-	LCO 45 of 116
1632		-
	1734	+	concerning the admission of students, and direct the expenditure of said 1438
1633	1735		[colleges'] college's funds within the amounts available; 1439
1634	1736		(2) Develop mission statements for the [regional community-1440
1635	1737		technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College: The mission 1441
1636	1738		statement for the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut 1442
1637	1739		State Community College shall include, but need not be limited to, the 1443
1638	1740		following elements: (A) The educational needs of and constituencies 1444
1639	1741		served by said [colleges] college; (B) the degrees offered by said 1445
1640	1742		[colleges] college, and (C) the role and scope of each [institution within 1446
1641	1743		the community-technical college system] campus of said college, which 1447
1642	1744		shall include each [institution's] campus's particular strengths and 1448
1643	1745		specialties; 1449
1644	1746		(3) Establish policies for the [regional community-technical colleges] 1450
1645	1747		Connecticut State Community College; 1451
1646	1748		(4) Establish policies [which] that protect academic freedom and the 1452
1647	1749		content of courses and degree programs; 1453
1648	1750		(5) Establish new academic programs; 1454
	1751	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1752	+
	1753	+
	1754	+
	1755	+	LCO No. 4417 47 of 116
	1756	+
1649	1757		(6) Make institutional mergers or closures; 1455
1650	1758		(7) Coordinate the programs and services of the [institutions under 1456
1651	1759		its jurisdiction] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College; 1457
1652	1760		(8) Promote fund-raising by the [institutions under its jurisdiction in 1458
1653	1761		order] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College to assist 1459
1654	1762		such [institutions] campuses, provided the board shall not directly 1460
1655	1763		engage in fund-raising except for purposes of providing funding for (A) 1461
1656	1764		scholarships or other direct student financial aid and (B) programs, 1462
1657	1765		services or activities at one or more of [the institutions within its 1463
1658	1766		jurisdiction] such campuses and report to the joint standing committee 1464
1659	1767		of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 1465
1660		-	education [by January 1, 1994, and] not later than January first, 1466
1661		-	biennially, [thereafter,] on all such fund-raising; and 1467
1662		-	(9) Charge the direct costs for a building project under its jurisdiction 1468 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1663		-
1664		-
1665		-	LCO 46 of 116
1666		-
	1768	+	education [by] not later than January 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, 1466
	1769	+	on all such fund-raising; and 1467
	1770	+	(9) Charge the direct costs for a building project under its jurisdiction 1468
1667	1771		to the bond fund account for such project; provided, (A) such costs are 1469
1668	1772		charged in accordance with a procedure approved by the Treasurer and 1470
1669	1773		(B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the charging of working 1471
1670	1774		capital costs, as defined in the applicable provisions of the Internal 1472
1671	1775		Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal 1473
1672	1776		revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or 1474
1673	1777		costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund account. 1475
1674	1778		(c) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1476
1675	1779		may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for claims 1477
1676	1780		against [said colleges] the Connecticut State Community College, other 1478
1677	1781		than a payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to 1479
1678	1782		bondholders, paying agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of 1480
1679	1783		which includes the proceeds of a state bond issue. 1481
1680	1784		Sec. 49. Section 10a-72a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1482
1681	1785		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1483
1682	1786		(a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, 1484
	1787	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1788	+
	1789	+
	1790	+
	1791	+	LCO No. 4417 48 of 116
	1792	+
1683	1793		upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the 1485
1684	1794		Board of [Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges is authorized 1486
1685	1795		to] Regents for Higher Education may sell, trade, or otherwise dispose 1487
1686	1796		of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within 1488
1687	1797		the [regional community-technical college] Connecticut State 1489
1688	1798		Community College libraries, [under the jurisdiction of the board,] 1490
1689	1799		provided the monetary proceeds of such a transaction, if any, shall be 1491
1690	1800		deemed to be funds from private sources and, as such funds, shall be 1492
1691	1801		held in the manner prescribed by section 4-31a, as amended by this act, 1493
1692	1802		for use in furthering any purpose the board considers to be in harmony 1494
1693	1803		with the original purpose of the gift or purchase of such materials. 1495
1694	1804		(b) Fines collected by any [regional community-technical college] 1496
1695		-	campus of the Connecticut State Community College library [under the 1497
1696		-	jurisdiction of the board] shall be deposited in the [institutional] 1498
1697		-	operating account of [such] the campus of said college on which such 1499
1698		-	library is located. 1500 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1699		-
1700		-
1701		-	LCO 47 of 116
1702		-
1703		-	Sec. 50. Section 10a-72c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1501
1704		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1502
1705		-	There is established a council to advise the Board of [Trustees of the 1503
1706		-	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education in the 1504
1707		-	performance of its statutory functions relating to technical and 1505
1708		-	technological education. The council shall consist of: (1) The 1506
1709		-	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the 1507
1710		-	Labor Commissioner, (2) one technical or technological education 1508
1711		-	faculty member from each campus of the [community-technical 1509
1712		-	colleges] Connecticut State Community College appointed by the chief 1510
1713		-	executive officer of each such [institution] campus, (3) one technical or 1511
1714		-	technological education student from each campus of the [community-1512
1715		-	technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College elected by the 1513
1716		-	student body of each such [institution] campus. 1514
1717		-	Sec. 51. Section 10a-72d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1515
1718		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1516
1719		-	The Board of [Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges] 1517
1720		-	Regents for Higher Education shall establish procedures for (1) the 1518
1721		-	development of articulation agreements between the [regional 1519
1722		-	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1520
1723		-	or a campus of said college and the Technical Education and Career 1521
1724		-	System in order to ensure a successful transition to higher education for 1522
1725		-	students attending a technical education and career school, and (2) the 1523
1726		-	awarding of appropriate college credit for persons enrolled in and 1524
1727		-	registered under the terms of a qualified apprenticeship training 1525
1728		-	program, certified in accordance with regulations adopted by the Labor 1526
1729		-	Commissioner and registered with the Labor Department under section 1527
1730		-	31-22r. 1528
1731		-	Sec. 52. Section 10a-72e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1529
1732		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1530
1733		-	(a) [Not later than July 1, 2002, the Boards] The Board of Trustees [for 1531
1734		-	the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State 1532 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1735		-
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1738		-
1739		-	University System,] of The University of Connecticut, [Charter Oak 1533
1740		-	State College,] the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the 1534
1741		-	governing boards of the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing and 1535
1742		-	Connecticut's [Independent Colleges] independent institutions of 1536
1743		-	higher education shall develop a plan to ensure that there are 1537
1744		-	articulation agreements for their nursing programs to assist nurses in 1538
1745		-	advancing their education and nursing credentials. 1539
1746		-	(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, such boards [of trustees] shall 1540
1747		-	implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 1541
1748		-	Sec. 53. Section 10a-72f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1542
1749		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1543
1750		-	Within available appropriations, the Board of [Trustees for 1544
1751		-	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education may 1545
1752		-	establish up to three pilot programs to provide for student household 1546
1753		-	and family expenses of students with dependents while such students 1547
1754		-	are attending [a community-technical college] the Connecticut State 1548
1755		-	Community College. Participation in the pilot program shall be limited 1549
1756		-	to students who are eligible for a federal Pell grant. 1550
1757		-	Sec. 54. Section 10a-72g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1551
1758		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1552
1759		-	The Board of [Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges] Regents 1553
1760		-	for Higher Education shall take all feasible steps to maximize available 1554
1761		-	federal funds in order to establish a nursing program at the 1555
1762		-	Northwestern campus of the Connecticut State Community College. 1556
1763		-	Sec. 55. Section 10a-72h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1557
1764		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1558
1765		-	(a) On or before September 1, 2009, the Board of [Trustees of the 1559
1766		-	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 1560
1767		-	appoint and convene an oversight board for the purposes of carrying 1561
1768		-	out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such oversight board 1562 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1772		-
1773		-	shall include: (1) A representative of the faculty of the Norwalk campus 1563
1774		-	of the Connecticut State Community College; (2) a representative of the 1564
1775		-	faculty of the J. M. Wright Technical High School; (3) four 1565
1776		-	representatives from trade vocations; (4) two representatives of the 1566
1777		-	business community; and (5) a representative of a chamber of 1567
1778		-	commerce. The [president] chief executive officer of the Norwalk 1568
1779		-	campus of the Connecticut State Community College shall serve as the 1569
1780		-	oversight board's chairperson. 1570
1781		-	(b) On or before January 1, 2010, the oversight board established 1571
1782		-	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, in consultation with the Board 1572
1783		-	of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1573
1784		-	Education and the Commissioner of Education, shall establish, within 1574
1785		-	existing budgetary resources and staffing levels, a pilot program to 1575
1786		-	operate during the school year commencing July 1, 2010, and each 1576
1787		-	school year thereafter, to allow students to complete courses at the J. M. 1577
1788		-	Wright Technical High School for college credit at the Norwalk campus 1578
1789		-	of the Connecticut State Community College. Such program shall 1579
1790		-	coordinate courses between the J. M. Wright Technical High School and 1580
1791		-	the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College and 1581
1792		-	provide students with access to vocational employment or 1582
1793		-	postsecondary education. 1583
1794		-	(c) On or before June 30, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Board of 1584
1795		-	[Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1585
1796		-	Education and the Commissioner of Education shall report, in 1586
1797		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 1587
1798		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1588
1799		-	relating to education and higher education and employment 1589
1800		-	advancement on the curriculum offered as part of the pilot program and 1590
1801		-	the number of students who have earned course credit under the 1591
1802		-	program established in subsection (b) of this section. 1592
1803		-	Sec. 56. Section 10a-72i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1593
1804		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1594 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1808		-
1809		-	(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1595
1810		-	Regents for Higher Education shall develop a program to meet the 1596
1811		-	educational and training needs of unemployed state residents by 1597
1812		-	providing access to short-term, noncredit programs of study at the 1598
1813		-	Connecticut State Community College that lead to the acquisition of job-1599
1814		-	related skills and workforce credentials. 1600
1815		-	(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1601
1816		-	shall establish an advisory committee to identify workforce needs, 1602
1817		-	education and training requirements, support services and partnerships 1603
1818		-	in fields with available or growing employment opportunities and in 1604
1819		-	priority regions enduring high levels of unemployment. The advisory 1605
1820		-	committee shall include representatives from the Labor Department, the 1606
1821		-	Workforce Investment Boards, the Department of Economic and 1607
1822		-	Community Development, the Connecticut Center for Advanced 1608
1823		-	Technology, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and 1609
1824		-	labor organizations. The advisory committee shall examine the use of 1610
1825		-	individual educational training accounts to assist [these individuals] 1611
1826		-	participants, recommend eligibility requirements for participants, 1612
1827		-	including, but not limited to, verification of unemployment and 1613
1828		-	demonstration of financial need, and consider establishing pilot 1614
1829		-	programs, the number and participants of which shall be determined by 1615
1830		-	available funding resources. The advisory committee shall submit its 1616
1831		-	recommendations to the [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1617
1832		-	Education on or before November 1, 2010. 1618
1833		-	(c) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1619
1834		-	shall examine the costs associated with program delivery and 1620
1835		-	modification for existing programs or the development of new 1621
1836		-	noncredit programs focused on high-need, high-growth fields along 1622
1837		-	with support for student tuition, fees, books, materials and academics. 1623
1838		-	(d) The [community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1624
1839		-	Community College shall leverage state funding dedicated to this 1625
1840		-	initiative in applications for federal funding included in the Student Aid 1626
1841		-	and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the United States Department of 1627 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1845		-
1846		-	Education's college access challenge grant program and other available 1628
1847		-	grants for educational and career training programs to sustain and 1629
1848		-	expand the individual educational training grants program throughout 1630
1849		-	the [system of community colleges] Connecticut State Community 1631
1850		-	College. 1632
1851		-	Sec. 57. Section 10a-72j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1633
1852		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1634
1853		-	[Each regional community-technical college] The chief executive 1635
1854		-	officer of each campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1636
1855		-	shall consult with the school counselors and school administrators at 1637
1856		-	public high schools located within the region of the state in which such 1638
1857		-	[college] campus is located for the purpose of establishing collaborative 1639
1858		-	partnerships between such schools and such [college] campus. Such 1640
1859		-	partnerships may include, but not be limited to, collaborative 1641
1860		-	counseling programs for students interested in specific careers, 1642
1861		-	evaluation and alignment of curricula and offering support or 1643
1862		-	educational programs to improve student outcomes. 1644
1863		-	Sec. 58. Section 10a-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1645
1864		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1646
1865		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1647
1866		-	Regents for Higher Education, upon the recommendation of the chief 1648
1867		-	executive [officers] officer of [the regional community-technical 1649
1868		-	colleges] a campus of the Connecticut State Community College, shall 1650
1869		-	appoint for [each regional community-technical college] such campus a 1651
1870		-	regional council, representative of the geographical area served. Each 1652
1871		-	such council shall advise the board and the chief executive officer [of 1653
1872		-	each regional community-technical college] with respect to appropriate 1654
1873		-	educational programs to meet the needs of the communities in the 1655
1874		-	region which it represents. 1656
1875		-	Sec. 59. Section 10a-77 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1657
1876		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1658 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1880		-
1881		-	(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 1659
1882		-	of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education 1660
1883		-	shall fix fees for tuition at the [regional community-technical colleges] 1661
1884		-	Connecticut State Community College and shall fix fees for such other 1662
1885		-	purposes as the board deems necessary at the [regional community-1663
1886		-	technical colleges] college, and may make refunds to the same. 1664
1887		-	(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 1665
1888		-	administer a fund to be known as the [Regional Community-Technical 1666
1889		-	Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1667
1890		-	Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon request by 1668
1891		-	the board and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of 1669
1892		-	the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations 1670
1893		-	for fringe benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the 1671
1894		-	[regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 1672
1895		-	College pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 1673
1896		-	from the Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the [regional 1674
1897		-	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College in 1675
1898		-	accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be 1676
1899		-	deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or related charges; the 1677
1900		-	proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and 1678
1901		-	donations; federal funds and grants for purposes other than research, 1679
1902		-	and all receipts derived from the conduct by the [colleges] college of 1680
1903		-	their education extension programs and summer school sessions shall 1681
1904		-	be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and 1682
1905		-	[institutional] campus operating accounts which shall be established 1683
1906		-	and maintained for the central office and each [community-technical 1684
1907		-	college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College. If the 1685
1908		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves such 1686
1909		-	transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the appropriation for 1687
1910		-	operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits 1688
1911		-	to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review and 1689
1912		-	approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. The board shall 1690
1913		-	establish an equitable policy, in accordance with section 10a-8, as 1691
1914		-	amended by this act, for allocation of appropriations from general 1692 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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1918		-
1919		-	revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the Comptroller 1693
1920		-	and tuition revenue deposited in the [Regional Community-Technical 1694
1921		-	Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. At the 1695
1922		-	beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 1696
1923		-	transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 1697
1924		-	[institutional] campus operating accounts, exclusive of amounts 1698
1925		-	retained for central office operations and reasonable reserves for future 1699
1926		-	distribution. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to 1700
1927		-	subsection (f) of this section shall be charged to the [Regional 1701
1928		-	Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1702
1929		-	Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 1703
1930		-	by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 1704
1931		-	the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 1705
1932		-	is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 1706
1933		-	receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 1707
1934		-	as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 1708
1935		-	Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 1709
1936		-	obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 1710
1937		-	community-technical colleges, or after July 1, 2023, for the purposes of 1711
1938		-	the Connecticut State Community College. 1712
1939		-	(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 1713
1940		-	days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 1714
1941		-	Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing 1715
1942		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1716
1943		-	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office 1717
1944		-	of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report 1718
1945		-	on the actual expenditures of the [Regional Community-Technical 1719
1946		-	Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1720
1947		-	(d) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1721
1948		-	Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any of the regional 1722
1949		-	community-technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community 1723
1950		-	College (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces 1724
1951		-	of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been 1725
1952		-	a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1726 Substitute Bill No. 1297
1953		-
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1956		-
1957		-	1960, which child has been accepted for admission to [such institution] 1727
1958		-	said college and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 1728
1959		-	accepted for admission to [such institution] said college, (2) subject to 1729
1960		-	the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as 1730
1961		-	defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as 1731
1962		-	defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, 1732
1963		-	"service in time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a 1733
1964		-	military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for 1734
1965		-	admission to [such institution] said college and is domiciled in this state 1735
1966		-	at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to [such institution] 1736
1967		-	said college, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or 1737
1968		-	older, provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there are 1738
1969		-	enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 1739
1970		-	residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 1740
1971		-	course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 1741
1972		-	available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for 1742
1973		-	any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy who is 1743
1974		-	enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in 1744
1975		-	coordination with [a regional community-technical college] the 1745
1976		-	Connecticut State Community College which accredits courses taken in 1746
1977		-	such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 1747
1978		-	Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 1748
1979		-	or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 1749
1980		-	the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to [such 1750
1981		-	institution] said college on a full-time or part-time basis in an 1751
1982		-	undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of 1752
1983		-	a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 1753
1984		-	auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 1754
1985		-	member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 1755
1986		-	state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 1756
1987		-	for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving 1757
1988		-	spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of this state, (8) 1758
1989		-	for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 1759
1990		-	multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 1760
1991		-	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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1995		-
1996		-	who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 1762
1997		-	killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 1763
1998		-	forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 1764
1999		-	a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 1765
2000		-	accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 1766
2001		-	educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 1767
2002		-	reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 1768
2003		-	and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 1769
2004		-	subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 1770
2005		-	tuition waivers in registering for courses at [regional community-1771
2006		-	technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community College . 1772
2007		-	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 1773
2008		-	subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 1774
2009		-	year. 1775
2010		-	(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 1776
2011		-	applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 1777
2012		-	Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 1778
2013		-	Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any 1779
2014		-	of] the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1780
2015		-	Community College for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) 1781
2016		-	of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such 1782
2017		-	veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been 1783
2018		-	denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment 1784
2019		-	of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 1785
2020		-	(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 1786
2021		-	means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 1787
2022		-	Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to [a regional 1788
2023		-	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1789
2024		-	College on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition. Such 1790
2025		-	portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such 1791
2026		-	federal educational assistance to be paid to [a regional community-1792
2027		-	technical college] said college on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an 1793
2028		-	amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by [such] 1794
2029		-	said college to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 1795 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2030		-
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2033		-
2034		-	charged by [such] said college to such veteran. 1796
2035		-	(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 1797
2036		-	excess of the veteran tuition benefit at any of the regional community-1798
2037		-	technical colleges for such veteran. 1799
2038		-	(f) Said board shall set aside from [its] the anticipated [regional 1800
2039		-	community-technical college] tuition revenue from the Connecticut 1801
2040		-	State Community College, an amount not less than that required by said 1802
2041		-	board's tuition policy. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition 1803
2042		-	waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student 1804
2043		-	employment for residents enrolled in [regional community-technical 1805
2044		-	colleges] the Connecticut State Community College as full or part-time 1806
2045		-	matriculated students in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 1807
2046		-	precollege remedial program, who demonstrate substantial financial 1808
2047		-	need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue 1809
2048		-	an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition revenue for 1810
2049		-	financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for 1811
2050		-	financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by 1812
2051		-	the college in accordance with this subsection. In determining such 1813
2052		-	financial need, the college shall exclude the value of equity in the 1814
2053		-	principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the 1815
2054		-	student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a 1816
2055		-	dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings 1817
2056		-	of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 1818
2057		-	(g) The [Regional Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State 1819
2058		-	Community College Operating Fund shall be reimbursed for the 1820
2059		-	amount by which the tuition waivers granted under subsection (d) of 1821
2060		-	this section exceed five per cent of tuition revenue through an annual 1822
2061		-	state appropriation. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1823
2062		-	Education shall request such an appropriation and said appropriation 1824
2063		-	shall be based upon an estimate of tuition revenue loss using tuition 1825
2064		-	rates in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply. 1826
2065		-	(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1827 Substitute Bill No. 1297
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2069		-
2070		-	Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 1828
2071		-	called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 1829
2072		-	which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 1830
2073		-	due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 1831
2074		-	any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 1832
2075		-	date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 1833
2076		-	or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 1834
2077		-	the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 1835
2078		-	(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 1836
2079		-	charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in [a regional 1837
2080		-	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1838
2081		-	College for the purpose of graduating from [such regional community-1839
2082		-	technical] said college. 1840
2083		-	Sec. 60. Section 10a-77a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1841
2084		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1842
2085		-	(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1843
2086		-	Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent Endowment 1844
2087		-	Fund for the [Community-Technical College System] Connecticut State 1845
2088		-	Community College to encourage donations from the private sector, 1846
2089		-	with an incentive in the form of an endowment fund state grant, the net 1847
2090		-	earnings on the principal of which are dedicated and made available to 1848
2091		-	[a regional community-technical college or the community-technical 1849
2092		-	college system as a whole] a campus of the Connecticut State 1850
2093		-	Community College or said college, for endowed professorships, 1851
2094		-	scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The fund shall be 1852
2095		-	administered by the board, [of trustees,] or by a nonprofit entity 1853
2096		-	entrusted for such purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) 1854
2097		-	organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 1855
2098		-	subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 1856
2099		-	as from time to time amended, and preferably constituted and 1857
2100		-	controlled independent of the state and board [of trustees] so as to 1858
2101		-	qualify the interest on state bonds the proceeds of which have been 1859
2102		-	granted for deposit in the endowment fund as excludable from taxation 1860 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2103		-
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2106		-
2107		-	under such code and shall, in any event, be held in a trust fund separate 1861
2108		-	and apart from all other funds and accounts of the state and the 1862
2109		-	[community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 1863
2110		-	College. There shall be deposited into the fund: (A) Endowment fund 1864
2111		-	state grants; and (B) interest or other income earned on the investment 1865
2112		-	of moneys in the endowment fund pending transfer of the principal of 1866
2113		-	the fund for the purposes identified in this subdivision. Endowment 1867
2114		-	fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a [regional community-technical 1868
2115		-	college or the system] campus of the Connecticut State Community 1869
2116		-	College or said college as a whole shall be deposited in a permanent 1870
2117		-	endowment fund created for each [regional community-technical 1871
2118		-	college and the system] campus of said college and said college as a 1872
2119		-	whole in the appropriate foundation established pursuant to sections 4-1873
2120		-	37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act. A portion 1874
2121		-	of the endowment fund state grant and a portion of earnings on such 1875
2122		-	grant, including capital appreciation, shall be transferred, annually, 1876
2123		-	within thirty days of the receipt of the endowment fund state grant by 1877
2124		-	the permanent Endowment Fund for the [Community-Technical 1878
2125		-	College System] Connecticut State Community College, to such [a 1879
2126		-	regional community-technical college] endowment fund for a campus 1880
2127		-	of said college based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts made 1881
2128		-	to such [regional community-technical college] campus to the total 1882
2129		-	amount of all such gifts made to [all the regional community-technical 1883
2130		-	colleges and the system as a whole] the Connecticut State Community 1884
2131		-	College, provided the provisions of section 4-37f, as amended by this 1885
2132		-	act, are satisfied. 1886
2133		-	[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 1887
2134		-	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 1888
2135		-	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 1889
2136		-	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 1890
2137		-	Community-Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to 1891
2138		-	half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or 1892
2139		-	for the benefit of the community-technical college system as a whole and 1893
2140		-	each regional community-technical college for the calendar year ending 1894 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2141		-
2142		-
2143		-	LCO 59 of 116
2144		-
2145		-	the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such fiscal 1895
2146		-	year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by February 1896
2147		-	fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) 1897
2148		-	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 1898
2149		-	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 1899
2150		-	agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, provided 1900
2151		-	such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 1901
2152		-	commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 1902
2153		-	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 1903
2154		-	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 1904
2155		-	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 1905
2156		-	10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Community-1906
2157		-	Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of 1907
2158		-	the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided 1908
2159		-	in this subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the community-1909
2160		-	technical college system as a whole and each regional community-1910
2161		-	technical college for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first 1911
2162		-	preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 1912
2163		-	chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 1913
2164		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 1914
2165		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1915
2166		-	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 1916
2167		-	Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 1917
2168		-	the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 1918
2169		-	year in which the grant is made. Endowment fund eligible gifts that 1919
2170		-	meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, made by donors during 1920
2171		-	the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, shall continue to be 1921
2172		-	matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-1922
2173		-	half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received. 1923
2174		-	Commitments by donors to make endowment fund eligible gifts for two 1924
2175		-	or more years that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision and that 1925
2176		-	are made for the period prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before 1926
2177		-	December 31, 2012, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 1927
2178		-	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 1928 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2179		-
2180		-
2181		-	LCO 60 of 116
2182		-
2183		-	endowment fund eligible gifts received through the commitment. 1929
2184		-	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 1930
2185		-	received by the community-technical colleges exceeds the endowment 1931
2186		-	fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year the amount 1932
2187		-	in excess of such endowment fund state grant maximum commitment 1933
2188		-	shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any 1934
2189		-	succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the 1935
2190		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment 1936
2191		-	fund state grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible 1937
2192		-	gifts that are not included in the total amount of endowment fund 1938
2193		-	eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 1939
2194		-	pursuant to this subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for 1940
2195		-	a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year 1941
2196		-	ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, 1942
2197		-	subject to the endowment fund state matching grant commitment for 1943
2198		-	such fiscal year.] 1944
2199		-	[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1945
2200		-	Regents for Higher Education shall adopt [, by October 1, 1997,] 1946
2201		-	guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 1947
2202		-	eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 1948
2203		-	gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 1949
2204		-	amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a [community-1950
2205		-	technical college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1951
2206		-	or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of 1952
2207		-	expenditures on behalf of [a community-technical college] such campus 1953
2208		-	or its employees. Private donations shall not be construed to include 1954
2209		-	proceeds of municipal grants. 1955
2210		-	(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 1956
2211		-	gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of a [regional community-technical 1957
2212		-	college or the community-technical college system] campus of the 1958
2213		-	Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole of cash 1959
2214		-	or assets [which] that may be reduced to cash or [which] that has a value 1960
2215		-	that is ascertainable by such [regional community-technical college or 1961 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2216		-
2217		-
2218		-	LCO 61 of 116
2219		-
2220		-	the community-technical college system as a whole which] campus or 1962
2221		-	said college that the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 1963
2222		-	endowment fund or [which] that explicitly or implicitly by the terms of 1964
2223		-	the gift [the regional community-technical college or community-1965
2224		-	technical college system as a whole] such campus or said college may 1966
2225		-	and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; [. 1967
2226		-	(2) "Endowment fund state grant"] and (2) "endowment fund state 1968
2227		-	grant" means moneys that are transferred by the Office of Higher 1969
2228		-	Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the 1970
2229		-	endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate 1971
2230		-	amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1972
2231		-	commitment. [(3) "Endowment fund state grant maximum 1973
2232		-	commitment" means an amount not exceeding two million dollars for 1974
2233		-	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, two and one-half million dollars for 1975
2234		-	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, three million dollars for the fiscal 1976
2235		-	year ending June 30, 2002, three and one-half million dollars for the 1977
2236		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and five million dollars for each of the 1978
2237		-	fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2014, inclusive. 1979
2238		-	(c) Notwithstanding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1980
2239		-	commitment levels for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1981
2240		-	section, the total of the endowment fund state grant maximum 1982
2241		-	commitments for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2014, 1983
2242		-	inclusive, shall not exceed thirty-nine million five hundred thousand 1984
2243		-	dollars.] 1985
2244		-	Sec. 61. Section 10a-78 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1986
2245		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1987
2246		-	(a) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1988
2247		-	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1989
2248		-	community-technical college] campus to serve the southeastern area of 1990
2249		-	Connecticut [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 1991
2250		-	Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 1992
2251		-	colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 1993 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2252		-
2253		-
2254		-	LCO 62 of 116
2255		-
2256		-	(b) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1994
2257		-	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1995
2258		-	community-technical college] campus to serve the New Britain-Bristol 1996
2259		-	area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 1997
2260		-	part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 1998
2261		-	State Community College. 1999
2262		-	(c) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2000
2263		-	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2001
2264		-	community-technical college] campus to serve the northeastern 2002
2265		-	Connecticut area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 2003
2266		-	Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 2004
2267		-	colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2005
2268		-	(d) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2006
2269		-	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2007
2270		-	community-technical college] campus to serve the northern Connecticut 2008
2271		-	area comprising the towns of East Granby, East Windsor, Ellington, 2009
2272		-	Enfield, Somers, Stafford, Suffield and Windsor Locks [as approved by 2010
2273		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state 2011
2274		-	system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 2012
2275		-	College. 2013
2276		-	(e) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2014
2277		-	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2015
2278		-	community-technical college] campus to serve the lower Naugatuck 2016
2279		-	Valley area comprising the towns of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, 2017
2280		-	Oxford, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck [as approved by the Board of 2018
2281		-	Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state system of 2019
2282		-	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2020
2283		-	(f) Repealed by P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58. 2021
2284		-	(g) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2022
2285		-	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2023
2286		-	community-technical college] campus to serve the greater Waterbury 2024
2287		-	area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 2025 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2288		-
2289		-
2290		-	LCO 63 of 116
2291		-
2292		-	part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 2026
2293		-	State Community College. 2027
2294		-	Sec. 62. Section 10a-78a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2028
2295		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2029
2296		-	Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until and 2030
2297		-	including July 1, 2030, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2031
2298		-	submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to 2032
2299		-	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2033
2300		-	cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment 2034
2301		-	advancement concerning the results achieved from the consolidation of 2035
2302		-	the regional community-technical colleges into [a state community-2036
2303		-	technical college] the Connecticut State Community College. Such 2037
2304		-	report shall include, but need not be limited to, a comparison of the 2038
2305		-	following performance metrics from July 1, 2023, to the date of such 2039
2306		-	report: (1) Percentage of students enrolled for the first time in credit-2040
2307		-	bearing courses who (A) complete introductory math and English 2041
2308		-	course requirements not later than one year after enrollment, (B) enroll 2042
2309		-	for a full semester and subsequently (i) reenroll for the following 2043
2310		-	semester, (ii) reenroll for the next fall or spring semester after attending 2044
2311		-	a fall or spring semester during the preceding academic year, or (iii) 2045
2312		-	graduate, and (C) within the first three years of enrollment, (i) graduate, 2046
2313		-	(ii) transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, or (iii) are still 2047
2314		-	enrolled in a course of study; (2) ratios of students to (A) student 2048
2315		-	counselors or advisors, (B) full-time faculty, and (C) part-time or adjunct 2049
2316		-	faculty; (3) the number of executive positions at [each regional 2050
2317		-	community-technical college or, upon the accreditation of a state 2051
2318		-	community-technical college,] each campus of [a state community-2052
2319		-	technical college] the Connecticut State Community College; and (4) the 2053
2320		-	number of personnel by location or functional area at [the college or] 2054
2321		-	each campus and type of position including, but not limited to, faculty, 2055
2322		-	direct student support staff, building operations, clerical or 2056
2323		-	administrative staff and executive positions. As used in this section, 2057
2324		-	"executive position" includes any (A) person with a title such as 2058
2325		-	president, director or chief executive officer, (B) administrative head of 2059 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2326		-
2327		-
2328		-	LCO 64 of 116
2329		-
2330		-	an office or department, (C) deputy to an administrative head, (D) 2060
2331		-	executive or personal secretary of such person, administrative head or 2061
2332		-	deputy, and (E) other person in an equivalent position. 2062
2333		-	Sec. 63. Section 10a-79 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2063
2334		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2064
2335		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2065
2336		-	Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each 2066
2337		-	[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2067
2338		-	Community College to establish traffic and parking regulations for 2068
2339		-	passenger vehicles at such [college] campus. Such traffic committee, 2069
2340		-	subject to the approval of said board and of the Office of the State Traffic 2070
2341		-	Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of 2071
2342		-	passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) 2072
2343		-	restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic; (5) designate the 2073
2344		-	location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway subject to 2074
2345		-	the care, custody and control of said board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs 2075
2346		-	to be erected and maintained designating such prohibitions or 2076
2347		-	restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon any person who fails to comply 2077
2348		-	with any such prohibition or restriction. All fines so imposed at each 2078
2349		-	[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2079
2350		-	Community College, less an amount not to exceed the cost of enforcing 2080
2351		-	traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in the [institutional] 2081
2352		-	campus operating account of [such] said college for scholarships and 2082
2353		-	library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees of the 2083
2354		-	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 2084
2355		-	establish at each [regional community-technical college] campus of the 2085
2356		-	Connecticut State Community College a committee [which] that shall 2086
2357		-	hear appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2087
2358		-	membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2088
2359		-	regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2089
2360		-	include student and faculty representation. 2090
2361		-	Sec. 64. Section 10a-80 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2091
2362		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2092 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2363		-
2364		-
2365		-	LCO 65 of 116
2366		-
2367		-	(a) The primary responsibilities of the [regional community-technical 2093
2368		-	colleges] Connecticut State Community College shall be to (1) [to] 2094
2369		-	provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical and 2095
2370		-	technological and career education designed to provide training for 2096
2371		-	immediate employment, job retraining or upgrading of skills to meet 2097
2372		-	individual, community and state manpower needs; (2) [to] provide 2098
2373		-	programs of general study including, but not limited to, remediation, 2099
2374		-	general and adult education and continuing education designed to meet 2100
2375		-	individual student goals; (3) [to] provide programs of study for college 2101
2376		-	transfer representing the first two years of baccalaureate education; (4) 2102
2377		-	[to] provide community service programs as defined in subsection (b) 2103
2378		-	of this section; and (5) [to] provide student support services including, 2104
2379		-	but not limited to, admissions, counseling, testing, placement, 2105
2380		-	individualized instruction and efforts to serve students with special 2106
2381		-	needs. 2107
2382		-	(b) As used in this section, "community service programs" means 2108
2383		-	educational, cultural, recreational and community directed services 2109
2384		-	[which a community-technical college] that the Connecticut State 2110
2385		-	Community College may provide in addition to its regular academic 2111
2386		-	program. Such community service programs may include, but shall not 2112
2387		-	be limited to, (1) activities designed to enrich the intellectual, cultural 2113
2388		-	and social life of the community, (2) educational services designed to 2114
2389		-	promote the development of skills for the effective use of leisure time, 2115
2390		-	(3) activities and programs designed to assist in the identification and 2116
2391		-	solution of community problems and (4) utilization of college facilities 2117
2392		-	and services by community groups to the extent such usage does not 2118
2393		-	conflict with the regular schedule of the college. 2119
2394		-	Sec. 65. Section 10a-80a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2120
2395		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2121
2396		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2122
2397		-	Regents for Higher Education may, within available appropriations, 2123
2398		-	develop manufacturing technology centers on three [community-2124
2399		-	technical college] campuses of the Connecticut State Community 2125 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2400		-
2401		-
2402		-	LCO 66 of 116
2403		-
2404		-	College in geographically diverse locations. 2126
2405		-	Sec. 66. Section 10a-80b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2127
2406		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2128
2407		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2129
2408		-	Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut 2130
2409		-	State Community College that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2131
2410		-	financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2132
2411		-	requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2133
2412		-	(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2134
2413		-	at stores on the campuses of the [colleges under the board's jurisdiction] 2135
2414		-	college to purchase during the first week of the academic term required 2136
2415		-	textbooks for courses taught at the [colleges] college. 2137
2416		-	Sec. 67. Section 10a-80c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2138
2417		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2139
2418		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2140
2419		-	Regents for Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate 2141
2420		-	and degree programs offered [by] at each of the [community-technical 2142
2421		-	colleges] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College be 2143
2422		-	uniformly named. 2144
2423		-	Sec. 68. Section 10a-80d of the general statutes is repealed and the 2145
2424		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2146
2425		-	An adjunct faculty member of [a regional community-technical 2147
2426		-	college] the Connecticut State Community College or Charter Oak State 2148
2427		-	College shall be permitted to irrevocably waive membership in a 2149
2428		-	Connecticut retirement plan not later than sixty days after commencing 2150
2429		-	employment with [such regional community-technical college or 2151
2430		-	Charter Oak State College] said colleges. Once the adjunct faculty 2152
2431		-	member waives membership in a Connecticut retirement plan, such 2153
2432		-	faculty member is no longer eligible to elect to participate in a 2154
2433		-	Connecticut retirement plan in any subsequent part-time employment 2155
2434		-	with the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut 2156 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2435		-
2436		-
2437		-	LCO 67 of 116
2438		-
2439		-	State Community College, Charter Oak State College, the Board of 2157
2440		-	Regents for Higher Education or any other constituent unit, as defined 2158
2441		-	in section 10a-1, as amended by this act. 2159
2442		-	Sec. 69. Section 10a-80e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2160
2443		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2161
2444		-	Any person, as defined in section 1-79, who donates tangible 2162
2445		-	property to a regional community-technical college or, on and after July 2163
2446		-	1, 2023, to the Connecticut State Community College, or any campus 2164
2447		-	thereof, shall be immune from civil liability for damage or injury 2165
2448		-	occurring on or after October 1, 2013, resulting from any act, error or 2166
2449		-	omission by such person with respect to such donated tangible 2167
2450		-	property, unless such damage or injury was caused by the reckless, 2168
2451		-	wilful or wanton misconduct of such person. 2169
2452		-	Sec. 70. Subsection (d) of section 10a-80f of the general statutes is 2170
2453		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2171
2454		-	passage): 2172
2455		-	(d) Beginning in the fall semester of 2020, and for each academic 2173
2456		-	semester thereafter, each advanced manufacturing certificate program 2174
2457		-	established at a public high school shall enroll (1) public high school 2175
2458		-	students in grade eleven or twelve from the school districts of the local 2176
2459		-	or regional board or boards of education that have entered into the 2177
2460		-	memorandum of understanding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this 2178
2461		-	section, to simultaneously earn high school credits from the public high 2179
2462		-	school in which the student is enrolled and college credits and an 2180
2463		-	advanced manufacturing certificate from the [regional community-2181
2464		-	technical college] Connecticut State Community College or the 2182
2465		-	independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced 2183
2466		-	manufacturing certificate program, and (2) upon the approval of the 2184
2467		-	local or regional board of education, adults for classes during the 2185
2468		-	evening and weekend hours to earn an advanced manufacturing 2186
2469		-	certificate from the [regional community-technical college] Connecticut 2187
2470		-	State Community College or the independent institution of higher 2188 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2471		-
2472		-
2473		-	LCO 68 of 116
2474		-
2475		-	education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate 2189
2476		-	program. 2190
2477		-	Sec. 71. Section 10a-87 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2191
2478		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2192
2479		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2193
2480		-	Regents for Higher Education shall maintain: Western Connecticut State 2194
2481		-	University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut 2195
2482		-	State University and Central Connecticut State University. The board [of 2196
2483		-	trustees] shall offer curricula [which shall prepare] that prepares 2197
2484		-	persons who have successfully completed [the same] such curricula to 2198
2485		-	teach in the schools of the state at any of said institutions as the board 2199
2486		-	shall deem appropriate and, in addition, programs of study in academic 2200
2487		-	and career fields. [, provided the board of trustees shall submit to the 2201
2488		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education for review and approval 2202
2489		-	recommendations for program terminations at any of said institutions 2203
2490		-	in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of 2204
2491		-	section 10a-6.] The board [of trustees] shall establish policies [which] 2205
2492		-	that protect academic freedom and the content of course and degree 2206
2493		-	programs. [, provided such policies shall be consistent with state-wide 2207
2494		-	policy and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2208
2495		-	Education.] Each of said institutions shall confer such degrees in 2209
2496		-	education and in academic and career fields as are appropriate to the 2210
2497		-	curricula of said institution and as are usually conferred by the 2211
2498		-	institutions. [;] Said institutions may confer honorary degrees [may be 2212
2499		-	conferred by said institutions] upon approval of each honorary degree 2213
2500		-	recipient by the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2214
2501		-	System] Regents for Higher Education. 2215
2502		-	Sec. 72. Section 10a-89 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2216
2503		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2217
2504		-	(a) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the 2218
2505		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education, the board of trustees] The Board 2219
2506		-	of Regents for Higher Education shall provide for the administration of 2220 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2507		-
2508		-
2509		-	LCO 69 of 116
2510		-
2511		-	the Connecticut State University System, plan for the expansion and 2221
2512		-	development of the institutions within its jurisdiction, and submit such 2222
2513		-	plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and 2223
2514		-	recommendations. The Commissioner of Administrative Services upon 2224
2515		-	request of the board [of trustees] shall, in accordance with section 4b-30, 2225
2516		-	negotiate and execute leases on such physical facilities as the board [of 2226
2517		-	trustees] may deem necessary for proper operation of such institutions, 2227
2518		-	and the board [of trustees] may, with the permission of the 2228
2519		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2229
2520		-	Review Board, expend capital funds therefor if such leasing is required 2230
2521		-	during the planning and construction phases of institutions [within its 2231
2522		-	jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State University System for which 2232
2523		-	such capital funds were authorized. Subject to such policies as may be 2233
2524		-	established by the board, [of trustees,] the chief executive officer of each 2234
2525		-	institution within the [jurisdiction of the board] Connecticut State 2235
2526		-	University System may make buildings and other facilities under its 2236
2527		-	control available to nonprofit and other organizations or to individuals 2237
2528		-	for temporary uses not inconsistent with the educational purpose of the 2238
2529		-	institution. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 2239
2530		-	Education may appoint or remove the chief executive officer of each 2240
2531		-	institution within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2241
2532		-	System, and with respect to its own operation the board [of trustees] 2242
2533		-	may appoint and remove executive staff. The board [of trustees] may 2243
2534		-	employ faculty and other personnel needed to maintain and operate the 2244
2535		-	institutions within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2245
2536		-	System. Within the limitation of appropriations, the board [of trustees] 2246
2537		-	shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms and 2247
2538		-	conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and qualifications. 2248
2539		-	The board [of trustees] shall determine who constitutes its professional 2249
2540		-	staff and establish compensation and classification schedules for its 2250
2541		-	professional staff. The board [of trustees] shall annually submit to the 2251
2542		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it 2252
2543		-	has included within the professional staff. The board [of trustees] may 2253
2544		-	appoint one or more physicians for the Connecticut State University 2254
2545		-	System and shall provide such physicians with suitable facilities for the 2255 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2546		-
2547		-
2548		-	LCO 70 of 116
2549		-
2550		-	performance of such duties as it prescribes. [Subject to state-wide policy 2256
2551		-	and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2257
2552		-	Education, the board of trustees] The board shall: (1) Make rules for the 2258
2553		-	government of the Connecticut State University System and shall 2259
2554		-	determine the general policies of the university system, including those 2260
2555		-	concerning the admission of students and the expenditure of the funds 2261
2556		-	of institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State 2262
2557		-	University System within the amounts available; (2) develop the 2263
2558		-	mission statement for the university system which shall include, but not 2264
2559		-	be limited to the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and 2265
2560		-	constituencies served by the institutions within [its jurisdiction] the 2266
2561		-	university system; (B) the degrees offered by such institutions; and (C) 2267
2562		-	the role and scope of each institution within the university system, 2268
2563		-	which shall include each institution's particular strengths and 2269
2564		-	specialties; (3) establish policies for the university system and for the 2270
2565		-	individual institutions [under its jurisdiction] within such system; (4) 2271
2566		-	make institutional mergers or closures; (5) coordinate the programs and 2272
2567		-	services of the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university 2273
2568		-	system; (6) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the 2274
2569		-	provisions of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors 2275
2570		-	of research grants to institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the 2276
2571		-	university system, provided such an agreement is required to receive 2277
2572		-	the grant and limits liability to damages or injury resulting from acts or 2278
2573		-	omissions related to such research by employees of such institutions; (7) 2279
2574		-	promote fund-raising by the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within 2280
2575		-	the university system in order to assist such institutions and report to 2281
2576		-	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2282
2577		-	cognizance of matters relating to higher education by January 1, 1994, 2283
2578		-	and biennially thereafter, on all such fund-raising; and (8) charge the 2284
2579		-	direct costs for a building project [under its jurisdiction] within the 2285
2580		-	university system to the bond fund account for such project, provided 2286
2581		-	(A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by 2287
2582		-	the Treasurer; and (B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the 2288
2583		-	charging of working capital, as defined in the applicable provisions of 2289
2584		-	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2290 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2585		-
2586		-
2587		-	LCO 71 of 116
2588		-
2589		-	internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2291
2590		-	amended, or costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund 2292
2591		-	account. 2293
2592		-	(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 2294
2593		-	shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare, 2295
2594		-	[and submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education,] in 2296
2595		-	accordance with the provisions of section 10a-8, as amended by this act, 2297
2596		-	the budget request for the Connecticut State University System; and (2) 2298
2597		-	propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for 2299
2598		-	the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university system. The 2300
2599		-	board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for 2301
2600		-	claims against the state university system, other than a payment for 2302
2601		-	payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying 2303
2602		-	agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the 2304
2603		-	proceeds of a state bond issue. 2305
2604		-	Sec. 73. Subsection (a) of section 10a-89a of the general statutes is 2306
2605		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2307
2606		-	passage): 2308
2607		-	(a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, 2309
2608		-	upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the 2310
2609		-	Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2311
2610		-	for Higher Education is authorized to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose 2312
2611		-	of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within 2313
2612		-	the libraries [under the jurisdiction of the board] within the Connecticut 2314
2613		-	State University System, provided the monetary proceeds of such a 2315
2614		-	transaction, if any, shall be deemed to be funds from private sources 2316
2615		-	and, as such funds, shall be held in the manner prescribed by section 4-2317
2616		-	31a, as amended by this act, for use in furthering any purpose the board 2318
2617		-	considers to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift or 2319
2618		-	purchase of such materials. 2320
2619		-	Sec. 74. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10a-89b of the 2321
2620		-	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2322 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2621		-
2622		-
2623		-	LCO 72 of 116
2624		-
2625		-	thereof (Effective from passage): 2323
2626		-	(a) The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University 2324
2627		-	System is authorized to] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2325
2628		-	Connecticut State University System may borrow money from the 2326
2629		-	Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for any project 2327
2630		-	for which the authority is authorized to make loans pursuant to chapter 2328
2631		-	187 and to refinance any such borrowing, and in connection therewith 2329
2632		-	the Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System is 2330
2633		-	authorized to] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2331
2634		-	Connecticut State University System may enter into any loan or other 2332
2635		-	agreement and to make such covenants, representations and 2333
2636		-	indemnities as the board [of trustees] deems necessary or desirable to 2334
2637		-	obtain such loans from the authority or to facilitate the issue of bonds 2335
2638		-	by the authority to finance such loans, including agreements with 2336
2639		-	providers of letters of credit, insurance or other credit facilities for such 2337
2640		-	financings. Any such agreement, covenant, representation and 2338
2641		-	indemnification shall be a full faith and credit obligation of the 2339
2642		-	Connecticut State University System. The Board of [Trustees of the 2340
2643		-	Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher Education 2341
2644		-	may secure such obligations by a pledge of the revenues to be derived 2342
2645		-	from the operation or use of a project or projects, from tuition payments, 2343
2646		-	from student fees, from dormitory or dining hall income or from other 2344
2647		-	general revenues of the Connecticut State University System. Any 2345
2648		-	pledge made by the Connecticut State University System pursuant to 2346
2649		-	this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be valid and binding 2347
2650		-	from the time when the pledge is made. The lien of any such pledge 2348
2651		-	shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any 2349
2652		-	kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the Connecticut State 2350
2653		-	University System, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the 2351
2654		-	claims. Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial 2352
2655		-	Code, [to the contrary,] no instrument by which such a pledge is created 2353
2656		-	need be recorded or filed. Any revenues or other receipts, funds, 2354
2657		-	moneys or income so pledged and thereafter received by the 2355
2658		-	Connecticut State University System shall be subject immediately to the 2356 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2659		-
2660		-
2661		-	LCO 73 of 116
2662		-
2663		-	lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act 2357
2664		-	and such lien shall have priority over all other liens, including without 2358
2665		-	limitation the lien of any person who, in the ordinary course of business, 2359
2666		-	furnishes services or materials to the Connecticut State University 2360
2667		-	System. 2361
2668		-	(b) The obligations of the Connecticut State University System and 2362
2669		-	any pledge entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2363
2670		-	pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be 2364
2671		-	binding upon any successor body or entity and no dissolution or 2365
2672		-	termination of the Connecticut State University System shall take effect 2366
2673		-	unless adequate provision is made for the payment and fulfillment of 2367
2674		-	any obligations entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2368
2675		-	pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187. 2369
2676		-	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act 2370
2677		-	[which] that may require that any revenue from the operation of 2371
2678		-	facilities of the Connecticut State University System or any revenue of 2372
2679		-	all state universities from student fees and dormitory and dining hall 2373
2680		-	income or any other revenue of the Connecticut State University System 2374
2681		-	be paid to the State Treasurer for the payment of debt service on any 2375
2682		-	bonds issued by the state, any revenues pledged by the [board of 2376
2683		-	trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to this section 2377
2684		-	and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be applied first to the extent 2378
2685		-	necessary to fulfill the obligations for which such revenues are pledged, 2379
2686		-	and only thereafter to the State Treasurer. 2380
2687		-	Sec. 75. Section 10a-89c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2381
2688		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2382
2689		-	(a) If the General Assembly for each fiscal year following the fiscal 2383
2690		-	year ending June 30, 1998, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 2384
2691		-	inclusive, does not appropriate from the General Fund for the specific 2385
2692		-	purpose of debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of 2386
2693		-	the state or obligations of the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State 2387
2694		-	University System or Board of Regents for Higher Education financed 2388 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2695		-
2696		-
2697		-	LCO 74 of 116
2698		-
2699		-	through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for 2389
2700		-	residential and other auxiliary service facilities, excluding any 2390
2701		-	appropriation for such debt service to be paid from revenues from 2391
2702		-	student fees and dormitory and dining hall income to be paid by the 2392
2703		-	Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2393
2704		-	for Higher Education to the State Treasurer for the payment of such self-2394
2705		-	liquidating general obligation bonds of the state, (1) the amount of five 2395
2706		-	million dollars, or (2) an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from 2396
2707		-	student fees received by all the state universities within the Connecticut 2397
2708		-	State University System from the uniform assessment of all full-time 2398
2709		-	students enrolled at any time at any of the state universities within the 2399
2710		-	Connecticut State University System, except for charges for tuition or 2400
2711		-	dormitory or dining charges or student activity fee or other fee charged 2401
2712		-	by an individual state university, commonly called the university fee, 2402
2713		-	for the calendar year ending the preceding December thirty-first, as 2403
2714		-	certified by the chairperson of the board [of trustees] by February 2404
2715		-	fifteenth to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 2405
2716		-	whichever amount is less, the State Bond Commission may, in 2406
2717		-	accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time 2407
2718		-	authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state in one or 2408
2719		-	more series in principal amounts not exceeding five million dollars in 2409
2720		-	any such fiscal year, to finance the design, construction or renovation of 2410
2721		-	residential and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities 2411
2722		-	within the Connecticut State University System, and in any event not 2412
2723		-	exceeding the amount which the General Assembly failed to 2413
2724		-	appropriate for debt service for that fiscal year in the manner provided 2414
2725		-	in this section. For purposes of this section the term "residential and 2415
2726		-	other auxiliary facilities" (A) means any residential facilities, student 2416
2727		-	centers, dining facilities and other auxiliary service facilities at state 2417
2728		-	universities within the Connecticut State University System, and (B) 2418
2729		-	includes, but is not limited to, low rise dormitory code compliance 2419
2730		-	renovations at Central Connecticut State University; code compliance at 2420
2731		-	Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State 2421
2732		-	University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western 2422
2733		-	Connecticut State University; student center addition and renovations 2423 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2734		-
2735		-
2736		-	LCO 75 of 116
2737		-
2738		-	at Central Connecticut State University; student center addition and 2424
2739		-	renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; construction of a 2425
2740		-	new student center at Southern Connecticut State University; Burr Hall 2426
2741		-	residence hall renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; 2427
2742		-	improvements to Connecticut Hall at Southern Connecticut State 2428
2743		-	University; and Shafer Hall residence conversion at Eastern Connecticut 2429
2744		-	State University. 2430
2745		-	(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power 2431
2746		-	granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this 2432
2747		-	section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all state bonds authorized 2433
2748		-	by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary 2434
2749		-	notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any 2435
2750		-	such state bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said 2436
2751		-	section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such state bonds shall 2437
2752		-	mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their 2438
2753		-	respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or 2439
2754		-	resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such state bonds. 2440
2755		-	Such state bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general 2441
2756		-	obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 2442
2757		-	Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 2443
2758		-	on such bonds as the same becomes due, and accordingly and as part of 2444
2759		-	the contract of the state with the holders of such state bonds, 2445
2760		-	appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 2446
2761		-	principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such 2447
2762		-	principal and interest as the same become due. 2448
2763		-	(c) None of said state bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding 2449
2764		-	by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 2450
2765		-	for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 2451
2766		-	Policy and Management and stating such terms and conditions as said 2452
2767		-	commission, in its discretion, may require. Each such request for an 2453
2768		-	authorization of state bonds shall state an amount equal to half the sum 2454
2769		-	of revenue from student fees received by all of the state universities 2455
2770		-	within the Connecticut State University System for the calendar year 2456
2771		-	ending prior to the last fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the 2457 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2772		-
2773		-
2774		-	LCO 76 of 116
2775		-
2776		-	[board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education, and the 2458
2777		-	amount of all state appropriations for debt service on self-liquidating 2459
2778		-	general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Connecticut 2460
2779		-	State University System financed through the Connecticut Health and 2461
2780		-	Educational Facilities Authority for the prior fiscal year, as described in 2462
2781		-	subsection (a) of this section. 2463
2782		-	Sec. 76. Section 10a-89e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2464
2783		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2465
2784		-	The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2466
2785		-	Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Consolidate the purchasing 2467
2786		-	process for the [system] Connecticut State University System at the 2468
2787		-	central office; (2) expedite the purchasing process by adjusting policies 2469
2788		-	and utilizing enabling technologies; and (3) redesign and train central 2470
2789		-	purchasing personnel to focus on customer service, vendor 2471
2790		-	management activities and the establishment of system contracts. 2472
2791		-	Sec. 77. Section 10a-89f of the general statutes is repealed and the 2473
2792		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2474
2793		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2475
2794		-	Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut 2476
2795		-	State University System that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2477
2796		-	financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2478
2797		-	requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2479
2798		-	(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2480
2799		-	at stores on the campuses of the universities [under the board's 2481
2800		-	jurisdiction] within said university system to purchase during the first 2482
2801		-	week of the academic term required textbooks for courses taught at the 2483
2802		-	universities. 2484
2803		-	Sec. 78. Section 10a-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2485
2804		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2486
2805		-	The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2487
2806		-	Regents for Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor and 2488 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2807		-
2808		-
2809		-	LCO 77 of 116
2810		-
2811		-	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may lease state-2489
2812		-	owned land under its care, custody or control to private developers for 2490
2813		-	construction of dormitory buildings, provided such developers agree to 2491
2814		-	lease such buildings to [such] said board [of trustees] with an option to 2492
2815		-	purchase and provided further that any such agreement to lease is 2493
2816		-	subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, prior to the making of the 2494
2817		-	original lease by [the] said board. [of trustees.] The plans for such 2495
2818		-	buildings shall be subject to approval of such board, the Commissioner 2496
2819		-	of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board and 2497
2820		-	such leases shall be for the periods and upon such terms and conditions 2498
2821		-	as the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines, and such 2499
2822		-	buildings, while privately owned, shall be subject to taxation by the 2500
2823		-	town in which they are located. The Board of [Trustees for the 2501
2824		-	Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher Education 2502
2825		-	may also deed, transfer or lease state-owned land under its care, custody 2503
2826		-	or control to the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 2504
2827		-	Authority for financing or refinancing the planning, development, 2505
2828		-	acquisition and construction and equipping of dormitory buildings and 2506
2829		-	student housing facilities and to lease or sublease such dormitory 2507
2830		-	buildings or student housing facilities and authorize the execution of 2508
2831		-	financing leases of land, interests therein, buildings and fixtures in order 2509
2832		-	to secure obligations to repay any loan from the State of Connecticut 2510
2833		-	Health and Educational Facilities Authority from the proceeds of bonds 2511
2834		-	issued thereby pursuant to the provisions of chapter 187 made by the 2512
2835		-	authority to finance or refinance the planning, development, acquisition 2513
2836		-	and construction of dormitory buildings. Any such financing lease shall 2514
2837		-	not be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23 and the plans for such 2515
2838		-	dormitories shall be subject only to the approval of the board. Such 2516
2839		-	financing leases shall be for such periods and upon such terms and 2517
2840		-	conditions that the board shall determine. Any state property so leased 2518
2841		-	shall not be subject to local assessment and taxation and such state 2519
2842		-	property shall be included as property of the Connecticut State 2520
2843		-	University System for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes 2521
2844		-	pursuant to section 12-18b. 2522 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2845		-
2846		-
2847		-	LCO 78 of 116
2848		-
2849		-	Sec. 79. Subsection (a) of section 10a-91 of the general statutes is 2523
2850		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2524
2851		-	passage): 2525
2852		-	(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2526
2853		-	Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State 2527
2854		-	University System, with the approval of the Governor, the 2528
2855		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2529
2856		-	Review Board, may lease land or buildings under its care, custody or 2530
2857		-	control to private developers for rental housing and commercial 2531
2858		-	establishments. Such leases shall be for periods and upon such terms 2532
2859		-	and conditions, including, but not limited to, provision for adequate 2533
2860		-	liability insurance to be maintained by the lessee for the benefit of the 2534
2861		-	state and rental terms, as may be determined by the Commissioner of 2535
2862		-	Administrative Services and, in the case of a lease of land, may provide 2536
2863		-	for the construction of buildings thereon to be used for rental housing 2537
2864		-	and commercial establishments, the plans of which shall be subject to 2538
2865		-	the approval of the board, [of trustees,] the Commissioner of 2539
2866		-	Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board. Said 2540
2867		-	board [of trustees] may provide for water, heat and waste disposal 2541
2868		-	services on a cost-reimbursement basis to such leased premises. Said 2542
2869		-	board may designate the kinds of concessions for supplying goods, 2543
2870		-	commodities, services and facilities to be permitted on such land and 2544
2871		-	may select the permittees, or said board may delegate such functions to 2545
2872		-	the private developers with which it contracts pursuant to this section. 2546
2873		-	Sec. 80. Section 10a-91b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2547
2874		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2548
2875		-	The purpose of The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2549
2876		-	Infrastructure Act is to enhance the intellectual capacity of the state by 2550
2877		-	providing the infrastructure needed to prepare this state's present and 2551
2878		-	future workforce, to contribute to the increased competitiveness of this 2552
2879		-	state's businesses and to have a positive impact on economic 2553
2880		-	development within this state, through a special capital improvement 2554
2881		-	program established for the [regional community-technical colleges] 2555 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2882		-
2883		-
2884		-	LCO 79 of 116
2885		-
2886		-	Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2556
2887		-	System and Charter Oak State College that assures a state commitment 2557
2888		-	to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, 2558
2889		-	improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems 2559
2890		-	for the benefit of this state and the [regional community-technical 2560
2891		-	colleges] Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State 2561
2892		-	University System and Charter Oak State College, all to the public 2562
2893		-	benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and 2563
2894		-	manner provided in The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2564
2895		-	Infrastructure Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the 2565
2896		-	exercise of an essential government function. Sections 10a-91c to 10a-2566
2897		-	91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, being necessary for the welfare 2567
2898		-	of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the 2568
2899		-	purposes thereof. 2569
2900		-	Sec. 81. Subdivision (7) of section 10a-91c of the general statutes is 2570
	1805	+	Connecticut State Community College library [under the jurisdiction of 1497
	1806	+	the board] shall be deposited in the [institutional] operating account of 1498
	1807	+	[such] said college. 1499
	1808	+	Sec. 50. Section 10a-72c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1500
	1809	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1501
	1810	+	There is established a council to advise the Board of [Trustees of the 1502
	1811	+	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education in the 1503
	1812	+	performance of its statutory functions relating to technical and 1504
	1813	+	technological education. The council shall consist of: (1) The 1505
	1814	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the 1506
	1815	+	Labor Commissioner, (2) one technical or technological education 1507
	1816	+	faculty member from each campus of the [community-technical 1508
	1817	+	colleges] Connecticut State Community College appointed by the chief 1509
	1818	+	executive officer of each such [institution] campus, (3) one technical or 1510
	1819	+	technological education student from each campus of the [community-1511
	1820	+	technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College elected by the 1512
	1821	+	student body of each such [institution] campus. 1513
	1822	+	Sec. 51. Section 10a-72d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1514
	1823	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1515
	1824	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1825	+
	1826	+
	1827	+
	1828	+	LCO No. 4417 49 of 116
	1829	+
	1830	+	The Board of [Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges] 1516
	1831	+	Regents for Higher Education shall establish procedures for (1) the 1517
	1832	+	development of articulation agreements between the [regional 1518
	1833	+	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1519
	1834	+	and the Technical Education and Career System in order to ensure a 1520
	1835	+	successful transition to higher education for students attending a 1521
	1836	+	technical education and career school, and (2) the awarding of 1522
	1837	+	appropriate college credit for persons enrolled in and registered under 1523
	1838	+	the terms of a qualified apprenticeship training program, certified in 1524
	1839	+	accordance with regulations adopted by the Labor Commissioner and 1525
	1840	+	registered with the Labor Department under section 31-22r. 1526
	1841	+	Sec. 52. Section 10a-72e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1527
	1842	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1528
	1843	+	(a) [Not later than July 1, 2002, the Boards] The Board of Trustees [for 1529
	1844	+	the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State 1530
	1845	+	University System,] of The University of Connecticut, [Charter Oak 1531
	1846	+	State College,] the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the 1532
	1847	+	governing boards of the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing and 1533
	1848	+	Connecticut's [Independent Colleges] independent institutions of 1534
	1849	+	higher education shall develop a plan to ensure that there are 1535
	1850	+	articulation agreements for their nursing programs to assist nurses in 1536
	1851	+	advancing their education and nursing credentials. 1537
	1852	+	(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, such boards [of trustees] shall 1538
	1853	+	implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 1539
	1854	+	Sec. 53. Section 10a-72f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1540
	1855	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1541
	1856	+	Within available appropriations, the Board of [Trustees for 1542
	1857	+	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education may 1543
	1858	+	establish up to three pilot programs to provide for student household 1544
	1859	+	and family expenses of students with dependents while such students 1545
	1860	+	are attending [a community-technical college] the Connecticut State 1546
	1861	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1862	+
	1863	+
	1864	+
	1865	+	LCO No. 4417 50 of 116
	1866	+
	1867	+	Community College. Participation in the pilot program shall be limited 1547
	1868	+	to students who are eligible for a federal Pell grant. 1548
	1869	+	Sec. 54. Section 10a-72g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1549
	1870	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1550
	1871	+	The Board of [Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges] Regents 1551
	1872	+	for Higher Education shall take all feasible steps to maximize available 1552
	1873	+	federal funds in order to establish a nursing program at the 1553
	1874	+	Northwestern campus of the Connecticut State Community College. 1554
	1875	+	Sec. 55. Section 10a-72h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1555
	1876	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1556
	1877	+	(a) On or before September 1, 2009, the Board of [Trustees of the 1557
	1878	+	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 1558
	1879	+	appoint and convene an oversight board for the purposes of carrying 1559
	1880	+	out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such oversight board 1560
	1881	+	shall include: (1) A representative of the faculty of the Norwalk campus 1561
	1882	+	of the Connecticut State Community College; (2) a representative of the 1562
	1883	+	faculty of the J. M. Wright Technical High School; (3) four 1563
	1884	+	representatives from trade vocations; (4) two representatives of the 1564
	1885	+	business community; and (5) a representative of a chamber of 1565
	1886	+	commerce. The [president] chief executive officer of the Norwalk 1566
	1887	+	campus of the Connecticut State Community College shall serve as the 1567
	1888	+	oversight board's chairperson. 1568
	1889	+	(b) On or before January 1, 2010, the oversight board established 1569
	1890	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, in consultation with the Board 1570
	1891	+	of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1571
	1892	+	Education and the Commissioner of Education, shall establish, within 1572
	1893	+	existing budgetary resources and staffing levels, a pilot program to 1573
	1894	+	operate during the school year commencing July 1, 2010, and each 1574
	1895	+	school year thereafter, to allow students to complete courses at the J. M. 1575
	1896	+	Wright Technical High School for college credit at the Norwalk campus 1576
	1897	+	of the Connecticut State Community College. Such program shall 1577
	1898	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1899	+
	1900	+
	1901	+
	1902	+	LCO No. 4417 51 of 116
	1903	+
	1904	+	coordinate courses between the J. M. Wright Technical High School and 1578
	1905	+	the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College and 1579
	1906	+	provide students with access to vocational employment or 1580
	1907	+	postsecondary education. 1581
	1908	+	(c) On or before June 30, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Board of 1582
	1909	+	[Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher 1583
	1910	+	Education and the Commissioner of Education shall report, in 1584
	1911	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 1585
	1912	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1586
	1913	+	relating to education and higher education and employment 1587
	1914	+	advancement on the curriculum offered as part of the pilot program and 1588
	1915	+	the number of students who have earned course credit under the 1589
	1916	+	program established in subsection (b) of this section. 1590
	1917	+	Sec. 56. Section 10a-72i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1591
	1918	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1592
	1919	+	(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1593
	1920	+	Regents for Higher Education shall develop a program to meet the 1594
	1921	+	educational and training needs of unemployed state residents by 1595
	1922	+	providing access to short-term, noncredit programs of study that lead 1596
	1923	+	to the acquisition of job-related skills and workforce credentials. 1597
	1924	+	(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1598
	1925	+	shall establish an advisory committee to identify workforce needs, 1599
	1926	+	education and training requirements, support services and partnerships 1600
	1927	+	in fields with available or growing employment opportunities and in 1601
	1928	+	priority regions enduring high levels of unemployment. The advisory 1602
	1929	+	committee shall include representatives from the Labor Department, the 1603
	1930	+	Workforce Investment Boards, the Department of Economic and 1604
	1931	+	Community Development, the Connecticut Center for Advanced 1605
	1932	+	Technology, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and 1606
	1933	+	labor organizations. The advisory committee shall examine the use of 1607
	1934	+	individual educational training accounts to assist [these individuals] 1608
	1935	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1936	+
	1937	+
	1938	+
	1939	+	LCO No. 4417 52 of 116
	1940	+
	1941	+	participants, recommend eligibility requirements for participants, 1609
	1942	+	including, but not limited to, verification of unemployment and 1610
	1943	+	demonstration of financial need, and consider establishing pilot 1611
	1944	+	programs, the number and participants of which shall be determined by 1612
	1945	+	available funding resources. The advisory committee shall submit its 1613
	1946	+	recommendations to the [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1614
	1947	+	Education on or before November 1, 2010. 1615
	1948	+	(c) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 1616
	1949	+	shall examine the costs associated with program delivery and 1617
	1950	+	modification for existing programs or the development of new 1618
	1951	+	noncredit programs focused on high-need, high-growth fields along 1619
	1952	+	with support for student tuition, fees, books, materials and academics. 1620
	1953	+	(d) The [community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1621
	1954	+	Community College shall leverage state funding dedicated to this 1622
	1955	+	initiative in applications for federal funding included in the Student Aid 1623
	1956	+	and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the United States Department of 1624
	1957	+	Education's college access challenge grant program and other available 1625
	1958	+	grants for educational and career training programs to sustain and 1626
	1959	+	expand the individual educational training grants program throughout 1627
	1960	+	the [system of community colleges] Connecticut State Community 1628
	1961	+	College. 1629
	1962	+	Sec. 57. Section 10a-72j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1630
	1963	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1631
	1964	+	[Each regional community-technical college] The chief executive 1632
	1965	+	officer of each campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1633
	1966	+	shall consult with the school counselors and school administrators at 1634
	1967	+	public high schools located within the region of the state in which such 1635
	1968	+	[college] campus is located for the purpose of establishing collaborative 1636
	1969	+	partnerships between such schools and such [college] campus. Such 1637
	1970	+	partnerships may include, but not be limited to, collaborative 1638
	1971	+	counseling programs for students interested in specific careers, 1639
	1972	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	1973	+
	1974	+
	1975	+
	1976	+	LCO No. 4417 53 of 116
	1977	+
	1978	+	evaluation and alignment of curricula and offering support or 1640
	1979	+	educational programs to improve student outcomes. 1641
	1980	+	Sec. 58. Section 10a-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1642
	1981	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1643
	1982	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1644
	1983	+	Regents for Higher Education, upon the recommendation of the chief 1645
	1984	+	executive officers of [the regional community-technical colleges] a 1646
	1985	+	campus of the Connecticut State Community College, shall appoint for 1647
	1986	+	[each regional community-technical college] such campus a regional 1648
	1987	+	council, representative of the geographical area served. Each such 1649
	1988	+	council shall advise the board and the chief executive officer [of each 1650
	1989	+	regional community-technical college] with respect to appropriate 1651
	1990	+	educational programs to meet the needs of the communities in the 1652
	1991	+	region which it represents. 1653
	1992	+	Sec. 59. Section 10a-77 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1654
	1993	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1655
	1994	+	(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 1656
	1995	+	of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education 1657
	1996	+	shall fix fees for tuition at the [regional community-technical colleges] 1658
	1997	+	Connecticut State Community College and shall fix fees for such other 1659
	1998	+	purposes as the board deems necessary at the [regional community-1660
	1999	+	technical colleges] college, and may make refunds to the same. 1661
	2000	+	(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 1662
	2001	+	administer a fund to be known as the [Regional Community-Technical 1663
	2002	+	Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1664
	2003	+	Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon request by 1665
	2004	+	the board and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of 1666
	2005	+	the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations 1667
	2006	+	for fringe benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the 1668
	2007	+	[regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 1669
	2008	+	College pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 1670
	2009	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2010	+
	2011	+
	2012	+
	2013	+	LCO No. 4417 54 of 116
	2014	+
	2015	+	from the Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the [regional 1671
	2016	+	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College in 1672
	2017	+	accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be 1673
	2018	+	deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or related charges; the 1674
	2019	+	proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and 1675
	2020	+	donations; federal funds and grants for purposes other than research, 1676
	2021	+	and all receipts derived from the conduct by the [colleges] college of 1677
	2022	+	their education extension programs and summer school sessions shall 1678
	2023	+	be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and 1679
	2024	+	[institutional] campus operating accounts which shall be established 1680
	2025	+	and maintained for the central office and each [community-technical 1681
	2026	+	college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College. If the 1682
	2027	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves such 1683
	2028	+	transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the appropriation for 1684
	2029	+	operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits 1685
	2030	+	to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review and 1686
	2031	+	approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. The board shall 1687
	2032	+	establish an equitable policy, in accordance with section 10a-8, as 1688
	2033	+	amended by this act, for allocation of appropriations from general 1689
	2034	+	revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the Comptroller 1690
	2035	+	and tuition revenue deposited in the [Regional Community-Technical 1691
	2036	+	Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. At the 1692
	2037	+	beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 1693
	2038	+	transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 1694
	2039	+	[institutional] campus operating accounts, exclusive of amounts 1695
	2040	+	retained for central office operations and reasonable reserves for future 1696
	2041	+	distribution. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to 1697
	2042	+	subsection (f) of this section shall be charged to the [Regional 1698
	2043	+	Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State Community College 1699
	2044	+	Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 1700
	2045	+	by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 1701
	2046	+	the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 1702
	2047	+	is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 1703
	2048	+	receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 1704
	2049	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2050	+
	2051	+
	2052	+
	2053	+	LCO No. 4417 55 of 116
	2054	+
	2055	+	as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 1705
	2056	+	Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 1706
	2057	+	obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional 1707
	2058	+	community-technical colleges, or after July 1, 2023, for the purposes of 1708
	2059	+	the Connecticut State Community College. 1709
	2060	+	(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 1710
	2061	+	days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 1711
	2062	+	Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing 1712
	2063	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1713
	2064	+	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office 1714
	2065	+	of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report 1715
	2066	+	on the actual expenditures of the [Regional Community-Technical 1716
	2067	+	Colleges] Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. 1717
	2068	+	(d) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1718
	2069	+	Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any of the regional 1719
	2070	+	community-technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community 1720
	2071	+	College (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces 1721
	2072	+	of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been 1722
	2073	+	a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1723
	2074	+	1960, which child has been accepted for admission to [such institution] 1724
	2075	+	said college and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 1725
	2076	+	accepted for admission to [such institution] said college, (2) subject to 1726
	2077	+	the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as 1727
	2078	+	defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as 1728
	2079	+	defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, 1729
	2080	+	"service in time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a 1730
	2081	+	military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for 1731
	2082	+	admission to [such institution] said college and is domiciled in this state 1732
	2083	+	at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to [such institution] 1733
	2084	+	said college, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or 1734
	2085	+	older, provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there are 1735
	2086	+	enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 1736
	2087	+	residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 1737
	2088	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2089	+
	2090	+
	2091	+
	2092	+	LCO No. 4417 56 of 116
	2093	+
	2094	+	course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 1738
	2095	+	available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for 1739
	2096	+	any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy who is 1740
	2097	+	enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in 1741
	2098	+	coordination with [a regional community-technical college] the 1742
	2099	+	Connecticut State Community College which accredits courses taken in 1743
	2100	+	such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 1744
	2101	+	Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 1745
	2102	+	or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 1746
	2103	+	the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to [such 1747
	2104	+	institution] said college on a full-time or part-time basis in an 1748
	2105	+	undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of 1749
	2106	+	a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 1750
	2107	+	auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 1751
	2108	+	member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 1752
	2109	+	state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 1753
	2110	+	for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving 1754
	2111	+	spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of this state, (8) 1755
	2112	+	for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 1756
	2113	+	multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 1757
	2114	+	Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for any resident of the state 1758
	2115	+	who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 1759
	2116	+	killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 1760
	2117	+	forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 1761
	2118	+	a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 1762
	2119	+	accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 1763
	2120	+	educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 1764
	2121	+	reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 1765
	2122	+	and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 1766
	2123	+	subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 1767
	2124	+	tuition waivers in registering for courses at [regional community-1768
	2125	+	technical colleges] the Connecticut State Community College . 1769
	2126	+	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 1770
	2127	+	subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 1771
	2128	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2129	+
	2130	+
	2131	+
	2132	+	LCO No. 4417 57 of 116
	2133	+
	2134	+	year. 1772
	2135	+	(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 1773
	2136	+	applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 1774
	2137	+	Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 1775
	2138	+	Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at [any 1776
	2139	+	of] the [regional community-technical colleges] Connecticut State 1777
	2140	+	Community College for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) 1778
	2141	+	of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such 1779
	2142	+	veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been 1780
	2143	+	denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment 1781
	2144	+	of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 1782
	2145	+	(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 1783
	2146	+	means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 1784
	2147	+	Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to [a regional 1785
	2148	+	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1786
	2149	+	College on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition. Such 1787
	2150	+	portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such 1788
	2151	+	federal educational assistance to be paid to [a regional community-1789
	2152	+	technical college] said college on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an 1790
	2153	+	amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by [such] 1791
	2154	+	said college to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 1792
	2155	+	charged by [such] said college to such veteran. 1793
	2156	+	(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 1794
	2157	+	excess of the veteran tuition benefit at any of the regional community-1795
	2158	+	technical colleges for such veteran. 1796
	2159	+	(f) Said board shall set aside from its anticipated [regional 1797
	2160	+	community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College 1798
	2161	+	tuition revenue, an amount not less than that required by said board's 1799
	2162	+	tuition policy. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, 1800
	2163	+	tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student 1801
	2164	+	employment for residents enrolled in [regional community-technical 1802
	2165	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2166	+
	2167	+
	2168	+
	2169	+	LCO No. 4417 58 of 116
	2170	+
	2171	+	colleges] the Connecticut State Community College as full or part-time 1803
	2172	+	matriculated students in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 1804
	2173	+	precollege remedial program, who demonstrate substantial financial 1805
	2174	+	need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue 1806
	2175	+	an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition revenue for 1807
	2176	+	financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for 1808
	2177	+	financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by 1809
	2178	+	the college in accordance with this subsection. In determining such 1810
	2179	+	financial need, the college shall exclude the value of equity in the 1811
	2180	+	principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the 1812
	2181	+	student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a 1813
	2182	+	dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings 1814
	2183	+	of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 1815
	2184	+	(g) The [Regional Community-Technical Colleges] Connecticut State 1816
	2185	+	Community College Operating Fund shall be reimbursed for the 1817
	2186	+	amount by which the tuition waivers granted under subsection (d) of 1818
	2187	+	this section exceed five per cent of tuition revenue through an annual 1819
	2188	+	state appropriation. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 1820
	2189	+	Education shall request such an appropriation and said appropriation 1821
	2190	+	shall be based upon an estimate of tuition revenue loss using tuition 1822
	2191	+	rates in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply. 1823
	2192	+	(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 1824
	2193	+	Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 1825
	2194	+	called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 1826
	2195	+	which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 1827
	2196	+	due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 1828
	2197	+	any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 1829
	2198	+	date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 1830
	2199	+	or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 1831
	2200	+	the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 1832
	2201	+	(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 1833
	2202	+	charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in [a regional 1834
	2203	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2204	+
	2205	+
	2206	+
	2207	+	LCO No. 4417 59 of 116
	2208	+
	2209	+	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 1835
	2210	+	College for the purpose of graduating from [such regional community-1836
	2211	+	technical] said college. 1837
	2212	+	Sec. 60. Section 10a-77a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1838
	2213	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1839
	2214	+	(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1840
	2215	+	Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent Endowment 1841
	2216	+	Fund for the [Community-Technical College System] Connecticut State 1842
	2217	+	Community College to encourage donations from the private sector, 1843
	2218	+	with an incentive in the form of an endowment fund state grant, the net 1844
	2219	+	earnings on the principal of which are dedicated and made available to 1845
	2220	+	[a regional community-technical college or the community-technical 1846
	2221	+	college system as a whole] the Connecticut State Community College, 1847
	2222	+	for endowed professorships, scholarships and programmatic 1848
	2223	+	enhancements. The fund shall be administered by the board, [of 1849
	2224	+	trustees,] or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such purpose and 1850
	2225	+	qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue 1851
	2226	+	Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code 1852
	2227	+	of the United States, as from time to time amended, and preferably 1853
	2228	+	constituted and controlled independent of the state and board [of 1854
	2229	+	trustees] so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the proceeds of 1855
	2230	+	which have been granted for deposit in the endowment fund as 1856
	2231	+	excludable from taxation under such code and shall, in any event, be 1857
	2232	+	held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds and accounts 1858
	2233	+	of the state and the [community-technical college system] Connecticut 1859
	2234	+	State Community College. There shall be deposited into the fund: (A) 1860
	2235	+	Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other income earned 1861
	2236	+	on the investment of moneys in the endowment fund pending transfer 1862
	2237	+	of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified in this 1863
	2238	+	subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a 1864
	2239	+	[regional community-technical college or the system] campus of the 1865
	2240	+	Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole shall 1866
	2241	+	be deposited in a permanent endowment fund created for each [regional 1867
	2242	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2243	+
	2244	+
	2245	+
	2246	+	LCO No. 4417 60 of 116
	2247	+
	2248	+	community-technical college and the system] campus of said college 1868
	2249	+	and said college as a whole in the appropriate foundation established 1869
	2250	+	pursuant to sections 4-37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as 1870
	2251	+	amended by this act. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and 1871
	2252	+	a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall 1872
	2253	+	be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the 1873
	2254	+	endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for 1874
	2255	+	the [Community-Technical College System] Connecticut State 1875
	2256	+	Community College, to such [a regional community-technical college] 1876
	2257	+	endowment fund for a campus of said college based on the ratio of the 1877
	2258	+	total amount of such gifts made to such [regional community-technical 1878
	2259	+	college] campus to the total amount of all such gifts made to [all the 1879
	2260	+	regional community-technical colleges and the system as a whole] the 1880
	2261	+	Connecticut State Community College, provided the provisions of 1881
	2262	+	section 4-37f, as amended by this act, are satisfied. 1882
	2263	+	[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 1883
	2264	+	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 1884
	2265	+	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 1885
	2266	+	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 1886
	2267	+	Community-Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to 1887
	2268	+	half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or 1888
	2269	+	for the benefit of the community-technical college system as a whole and 1889
	2270	+	each regional community-technical college for the calendar year ending 1890
	2271	+	the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such fiscal 1891
	2272	+	year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by February 1892
	2273	+	fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) 1893
	2274	+	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 1894
	2275	+	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 1895
	2276	+	agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, provided 1896
	2277	+	such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 1897
	2278	+	commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 1898
	2279	+	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 1899
	2280	+	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 1900
	2281	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2282	+
	2283	+
	2284	+
	2285	+	LCO No. 4417 61 of 116
	2286	+
	2287	+	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 1901
	2288	+	10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Community-1902
	2289	+	Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of 1903
	2290	+	the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided 1904
	2291	+	in this subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the community-1905
	2292	+	technical college system as a whole and each regional community-1906
	2293	+	technical college for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first 1907
	2294	+	preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 1908
	2295	+	chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 1909
	2296	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 1910
	2297	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1911
	2298	+	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 1912
	2299	+	Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 1913
	2300	+	the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 1914
	2301	+	year in which the grant is made. Endowment fund eligible gifts that 1915
	2302	+	meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, made by donors during 1916
	2303	+	the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, shall continue to be 1917
	2304	+	matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-1918
	2305	+	half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received. 1919
	2306	+	Commitments by donors to make endowment fund eligible gifts for two 1920
	2307	+	or more years that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision and that 1921
	2308	+	are made for the period prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before 1922
	2309	+	December 31, 2012, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 1923
	2310	+	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 1924
	2311	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received through the commitment. 1925
	2312	+	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 1926
	2313	+	received by the community-technical colleges exceeds the endowment 1927
	2314	+	fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year the amount 1928
	2315	+	in excess of such endowment fund state grant maximum commitment 1929
	2316	+	shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any 1930
	2317	+	succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the 1931
	2318	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment 1932
	2319	+	fund state grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible 1933
	2320	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2321	+
	2322	+
	2323	+
	2324	+	LCO No. 4417 62 of 116
	2325	+
	2326	+	gifts that are not included in the total amount of endowment fund 1934
	2327	+	eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 1935
	2328	+	pursuant to this subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for 1936
	2329	+	a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year 1937
	2330	+	ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, 1938
	2331	+	subject to the endowment fund state matching grant commitment for 1939
	2332	+	such fiscal year.] 1940
	2333	+	[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 1941
	2334	+	Regents for Higher Education shall adopt [, by October 1, 1997,] 1942
	2335	+	guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 1943
	2336	+	eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 1944
	2337	+	gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 1945
	2338	+	amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a [community-1946
	2339	+	technical college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College 1947
	2340	+	or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of 1948
	2341	+	expenditures on behalf of [a community-technical college] such campus 1949
	2342	+	or its employees. Private donations shall not be construed to include 1950
	2343	+	proceeds of municipal grants. 1951
	2344	+	(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 1952
	2345	+	gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of a [regional community-technical 1953
	2346	+	college or the community-technical college system] campus of the 1954
	2347	+	Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole of cash 1955
	2348	+	or assets [which] that may be reduced to cash or [which] that has a value 1956
	2349	+	that is ascertainable by such [regional community-technical college or 1957
	2350	+	the community-technical college system as a whole which] campus or 1958
	2351	+	said college that the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 1959
	2352	+	endowment fund or [which] that explicitly or implicitly by the terms of 1960
	2353	+	the gift [the regional community-technical college or community-1961
	2354	+	technical college system as a whole] such campus or said college may 1962
	2355	+	and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; [. 1963
	2356	+	(2) "Endowment fund state grant"] and (2) "endowment fund state 1964
	2357	+	grant" means moneys that are transferred by the Office of Higher 1965
	2358	+	Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the 1966
	2359	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2360	+
	2361	+
	2362	+
	2363	+	LCO No. 4417 63 of 116
	2364	+
	2365	+	endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate 1967
	2366	+	amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1968
	2367	+	commitment. [(3) "Endowment fund state grant maximum 1969
	2368	+	commitment" means an amount not exceeding two million dollars for 1970
	2369	+	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, two and one-half million dollars for 1971
	2370	+	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, three million dollars for the fiscal 1972
	2371	+	year ending June 30, 2002, three and one-half million dollars for the 1973
	2372	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and five million dollars for each of the 1974
	2373	+	fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2014, inclusive. 1975
	2374	+	(c) Notwithstanding the endowment fund state grant maximum 1976
	2375	+	commitment levels for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1977
	2376	+	section, the total of the endowment fund state grant maximum 1978
	2377	+	commitments for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2014, 1979
	2378	+	inclusive, shall not exceed thirty-nine million five hundred thousand 1980
	2379	+	dollars.] 1981
	2380	+	Sec. 61. Section 10a-78 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1982
	2381	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1983
	2382	+	(a) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1984
	2383	+	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1985
	2384	+	community-technical college] campus to serve the southeastern area of 1986
	2385	+	Connecticut [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 1987
	2386	+	Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 1988
	2387	+	colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 1989
	2388	+	(b) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1990
	2389	+	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1991
	2390	+	community-technical college] campus to serve the New Britain-Bristol 1992
	2391	+	area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 1993
	2392	+	part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 1994
	2393	+	State Community College. 1995
	2394	+	(c) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 1996
	2395	+	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 1997
	2396	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2397	+
	2398	+
	2399	+
	2400	+	LCO No. 4417 64 of 116
	2401	+
	2402	+	community-technical college] campus to serve the northeastern 1998
	2403	+	Connecticut area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher 1999
	2404	+	Education] to be part of the [state system of community-technical 2000
	2405	+	colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2001
	2406	+	(d) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2002
	2407	+	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2003
	2408	+	community-technical college] campus to serve the northern Connecticut 2004
	2409	+	area comprising the towns of East Granby, East Windsor, Ellington, 2005
	2410	+	Enfield, Somers, Stafford, Suffield and Windsor Locks [as approved by 2006
	2411	+	the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state 2007
	2412	+	system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community 2008
	2413	+	College. 2009
	2414	+	(e) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2010
	2415	+	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2011
	2416	+	community-technical college] campus to serve the lower Naugatuck 2012
	2417	+	Valley area comprising the towns of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, 2013
	2418	+	Oxford, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck [as approved by the Board of 2014
	2419	+	Regents for Higher Education] to be part of the [state system of 2015
	2420	+	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College. 2016
	2421	+	(f) Repealed by P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58. 2017
	2422	+	(g) The Board of [Trustees for Regional Community-Technical 2018
	2423	+	Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a [regional 2019
	2424	+	community-technical college] campus to serve the greater Waterbury 2020
	2425	+	area [as approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] to be 2021
	2426	+	part of the [state system of community-technical colleges] Connecticut 2022
	2427	+	State Community College. 2023
	2428	+	Sec. 62. Section 10a-78a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2024
	2429	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2025
	2430	+	Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until and 2026
	2431	+	including July 1, 2030, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2027
	2432	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2433	+
	2434	+
	2435	+
	2436	+	LCO No. 4417 65 of 116
	2437	+
	2438	+	submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to 2028
	2439	+	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2029
	2440	+	cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment 2030
	2441	+	advancement concerning the results achieved from the consolidation of 2031
	2442	+	the regional community-technical colleges into [a state community-2032
	2443	+	technical college] the Connecticut State Community College. Such 2033
	2444	+	report shall include, but need not be limited to, a comparison of the 2034
	2445	+	following performance metrics from July 1, 2023, to the date of such 2035
	2446	+	report: (1) Percentage of students enrolled for the first time in credit-2036
	2447	+	bearing courses who (A) complete introductory math and English 2037
	2448	+	course requirements not later than one year after enrollment, (B) enroll 2038
	2449	+	for a full semester and subsequently (i) reenroll for the following 2039
	2450	+	semester, (ii) reenroll for the next fall or spring semester after attending 2040
	2451	+	a fall or spring semester during the preceding academic year, or (iii) 2041
	2452	+	graduate, and (C) within the first three years of enrollment, (i) graduate, 2042
	2453	+	(ii) transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, or (iii) are still 2043
	2454	+	enrolled in a course of study; (2) ratios of students to (A) student 2044
	2455	+	counselors or advisors, (B) full-time faculty, and (C) part-time or adjunct 2045
	2456	+	faculty; (3) the number of executive positions at [each regional 2046
	2457	+	community-technical college or, upon the accreditation of a state 2047
	2458	+	community-technical college,] each campus of [a state community-2048
	2459	+	technical college] the Connecticut State Community College; and (4) the 2049
	2460	+	number of personnel by location or functional area at [the college or] 2050
	2461	+	each campus and type of position including, but not limited to, faculty, 2051
	2462	+	direct student support staff, building operations, clerical or 2052
	2463	+	administrative staff and executive positions. As used in this section, 2053
	2464	+	"executive position" includes any (A) person with a title such as 2054
	2465	+	president, director or chief executive officer, (B) administrative head of 2055
	2466	+	an office or department, (C) deputy to an administrative head, (D) 2056
	2467	+	executive or personal secretary of such person, administrative head or 2057
	2468	+	deputy, and (E) other person in an equivalent position. 2058
	2469	+	Sec. 63. Section 10a-79 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2059
	2470	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2060
	2471	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2472	+
	2473	+
	2474	+
	2475	+	LCO No. 4417 66 of 116
	2476	+
	2477	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2061
	2478	+	Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each 2062
	2479	+	[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2063
	2480	+	Community College to establish traffic and parking regulations for 2064
	2481	+	passenger vehicles at such [college] campus. Such traffic committee, 2065
	2482	+	subject to the approval of said board and of the Office of the State Traffic 2066
	2483	+	Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of 2067
	2484	+	passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) 2068
	2485	+	restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic; (5) designate the 2069
	2486	+	location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway subject to 2070
	2487	+	the care, custody and control of said board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs 2071
	2488	+	to be erected and maintained designating such prohibitions or 2072
	2489	+	restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon any person who fails to comply 2073
	2490	+	with any such prohibition or restriction. All fines so imposed at each 2074
	2491	+	[regional community-technical college] campus of the Connecticut State 2075
	2492	+	Community College, less an amount not to exceed the cost of enforcing 2076
	2493	+	traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in the [institutional] 2077
	2494	+	campus operating account of [such] said college for scholarships and 2078
	2495	+	library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees of the 2079
	2496	+	Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education shall 2080
	2497	+	establish at each [regional community-technical college] campus of the 2081
	2498	+	Connecticut State Community College a committee [which] that shall 2082
	2499	+	hear appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2083
	2500	+	membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2084
	2501	+	regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2085
	2502	+	include student and faculty representation. 2086
	2503	+	Sec. 64. Section 10a-80 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2087
	2504	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2088
	2505	+	(a) The primary responsibilities of the [regional community-technical 2089
	2506	+	colleges] Connecticut State Community College shall be to (1) [to] 2090
	2507	+	provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical and 2091
	2508	+	technological and career education designed to provide training for 2092
	2509	+	immediate employment, job retraining or upgrading of skills to meet 2093
	2510	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2511	+
	2512	+
	2513	+
	2514	+	LCO No. 4417 67 of 116
	2515	+
	2516	+	individual, community and state manpower needs; (2) [to] provide 2094
	2517	+	programs of general study including, but not limited to, remediation, 2095
	2518	+	general and adult education and continuing education designed to meet 2096
	2519	+	individual student goals; (3) [to] provide programs of study for college 2097
	2520	+	transfer representing the first two years of baccalaureate education; (4) 2098
	2521	+	[to] provide community service programs as defined in subsection (b) 2099
	2522	+	of this section; and (5) [to] provide student support services including, 2100
	2523	+	but not limited to, admissions, counseling, testing, placement, 2101
	2524	+	individualized instruction and efforts to serve students with special 2102
	2525	+	needs. 2103
	2526	+	(b) As used in this section, "community service programs" means 2104
	2527	+	educational, cultural, recreational and community directed services 2105
	2528	+	[which a community-technical college] that the Connecticut State 2106
	2529	+	Community College may provide in addition to its regular academic 2107
	2530	+	program. Such community service programs may include, but shall not 2108
	2531	+	be limited to, (1) activities designed to enrich the intellectual, cultural 2109
	2532	+	and social life of the community, (2) educational services designed to 2110
	2533	+	promote the development of skills for the effective use of leisure time, 2111
	2534	+	(3) activities and programs designed to assist in the identification and 2112
	2535	+	solution of community problems and (4) utilization of college facilities 2113
	2536	+	and services by community groups to the extent such usage does not 2114
	2537	+	conflict with the regular schedule of the college. 2115
	2538	+	Sec. 65. Section 10a-80a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2116
	2539	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2117
	2540	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2118
	2541	+	Regents for Higher Education may, within available appropriations, 2119
	2542	+	develop manufacturing technology centers on three [community-2120
	2543	+	technical college] Connecticut State Community College campuses in 2121
	2544	+	geographically diverse locations. 2122
	2545	+	Sec. 66. Section 10a-80b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2123
	2546	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2124
	2547	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2548	+
	2549	+
	2550	+
	2551	+	LCO No. 4417 68 of 116
	2552	+
	2553	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2125
	2554	+	Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for Connecticut 2126
	2555	+	State Community College that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2127
	2556	+	financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2128
	2557	+	requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2129
	2558	+	(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2130
	2559	+	at stores on the campuses of the [colleges under the board's jurisdiction] 2131
	2560	+	college to purchase during the first week of the academic term required 2132
	2561	+	textbooks for courses taught at the [colleges] college. 2133
	2562	+	Sec. 67. Section 10a-80c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2134
	2563	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2135
	2564	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 2136
	2565	+	Regents for Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate 2137
	2566	+	and degree programs offered [by] at each of the [community-technical 2138
	2567	+	colleges] campuses of the Connecticut State Community College be 2139
	2568	+	uniformly named. 2140
	2569	+	Sec. 68. Section 10a-80d of the general statutes is repealed and the 2141
	2570	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2142
	2571	+	An adjunct faculty member of [a regional community-technical 2143
	2572	+	college] Connecticut State Community College or Charter Oak State 2144
	2573	+	College shall be permitted to irrevocably waive membership in a 2145
	2574	+	Connecticut retirement plan not later than sixty days after commencing 2146
	2575	+	employment with [such regional community-technical college or 2147
	2576	+	Charter Oak State College] said colleges. Once the adjunct faculty 2148
	2577	+	member waives membership in a Connecticut retirement plan, such 2149
	2578	+	faculty member is no longer eligible to elect to participate in a 2150
	2579	+	Connecticut retirement plan in any subsequent part-time employment 2151
	2580	+	with the [regional community-technical college system] Connecticut 2152
	2581	+	State Community College, Charter Oak State College, the Board of 2153
	2582	+	Regents for Higher Education or any other constituent unit, as defined 2154
	2583	+	in section 10a-1, as amended by this act. 2155
	2584	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2585	+
	2586	+
	2587	+
	2588	+	LCO No. 4417 69 of 116
	2589	+
	2590	+	Sec. 69. Section 10a-80e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2156
	2591	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2157
	2592	+	Any person, as defined in section 1-79, who donates tangible 2158
	2593	+	property to [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 2159
	2594	+	State Community College, or any campus thereof, shall be immune from 2160
	2595	+	civil liability for damage or injury occurring on or after October 1, 2013, 2161
	2596	+	resulting from any act, error or omission by such person with respect to 2162
	2597	+	such donated tangible property, unless such damage or injury was 2163
	2598	+	caused by the reckless, wilful or wanton misconduct of such person. 2164
	2599	+	Sec. 70. Subsection (d) of section 10a-80f of the general statutes is 2165
	2600	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2166
	2601	+	passage): 2167
	2602	+	(d) Beginning in the fall semester of 2020, and for each academic 2168
	2603	+	semester thereafter, each advanced manufacturing certificate program 2169
	2604	+	established at a public high school shall enroll (1) public high school 2170
	2605	+	students in grade eleven or twelve from the school districts of the local 2171
	2606	+	or regional board or boards of education that have entered into the 2172
	2607	+	memorandum of understanding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this 2173
	2608	+	section, to simultaneously earn high school credits from the public high 2174
	2609	+	school in which the student is enrolled and college credits and an 2175
	2610	+	advanced manufacturing certificate from the [regional community-2176
	2611	+	technical college] Connecticut State Community College or the 2177
	2612	+	independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced 2178
	2613	+	manufacturing certificate program, and (2) upon the approval of the 2179
	2614	+	local or regional board of education, adults for classes during the 2180
	2615	+	evening and weekend hours to earn an advanced manufacturing 2181
	2616	+	certificate from the [regional community-technical college] Connecticut 2182
	2617	+	State Community College or the independent institution of higher 2183
	2618	+	education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate 2184
	2619	+	program. 2185
	2620	+	Sec. 71. Section 10a-87 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2186
	2621	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2622	+
	2623	+
	2624	+
	2625	+	LCO No. 4417 70 of 116
	2626	+
	2627	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2187
	2628	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2188
	2629	+	Regents for Higher Education shall maintain: Western Connecticut State 2189
	2630	+	University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut 2190
	2631	+	State University and Central Connecticut State University. The board [of 2191
	2632	+	trustees] shall offer curricula [which shall prepare] that prepares 2192
	2633	+	persons who have successfully completed [the same] such curricula to 2193
	2634	+	teach in the schools of the state at any of said institutions as the board 2194
	2635	+	shall deem appropriate and, in addition, programs of study in academic 2195
	2636	+	and career fields. [, provided the board of trustees shall submit to the 2196
	2637	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education for review and approval 2197
	2638	+	recommendations for program terminations at any of said institutions 2198
	2639	+	in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of 2199
	2640	+	section 10a-6.] The board [of trustees] shall establish policies [which] 2200
	2641	+	that protect academic freedom and the content of course and degree 2201
	2642	+	programs. [, provided such policies shall be consistent with state-wide 2202
	2643	+	policy and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2203
	2644	+	Education.] Each of said institutions shall confer such degrees in 2204
	2645	+	education and in academic and career fields as are appropriate to the 2205
	2646	+	curricula of said institution and as are usually conferred by the 2206
	2647	+	institutions. [;] Said institutions may confer honorary degrees [may be 2207
	2648	+	conferred by said institutions] upon approval of each honorary degree 2208
	2649	+	recipient by the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2209
	2650	+	System] Regents for Higher Education. 2210
	2651	+	Sec. 72. Section 10a-89 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2211
	2652	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2212
	2653	+	(a) [Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the 2213
	2654	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education, the board of trustees] The Board 2214
	2655	+	of Regents for Higher Education shall provide for the administration of 2215
	2656	+	the Connecticut State University System, plan for the expansion and 2216
	2657	+	development of the institutions within its jurisdiction, and submit such 2217
	2658	+	plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and 2218
	2659	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2660	+
	2661	+
	2662	+
	2663	+	LCO No. 4417 71 of 116
	2664	+
	2665	+	recommendations. The Commissioner of Administrative Services upon 2219
	2666	+	request of the board [of trustees] shall, in accordance with section 4b-30, 2220
	2667	+	negotiate and execute leases on such physical facilities as the board [of 2221
	2668	+	trustees] may deem necessary for proper operation of such institutions, 2222
	2669	+	and the board [of trustees] may, with the permission of the 2223
	2670	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2224
	2671	+	Review Board, expend capital funds therefor if such leasing is required 2225
	2672	+	during the planning and construction phases of institutions [within its 2226
	2673	+	jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State University System for which 2227
	2674	+	such capital funds were authorized. Subject to such policies as may be 2228
	2675	+	established by the board, [of trustees,] the chief executive officer of each 2229
	2676	+	institution within the [jurisdiction of the board] Connecticut State 2230
	2677	+	University System may make buildings and other facilities under its 2231
	2678	+	control available to nonprofit and other organizations or to individuals 2232
	2679	+	for temporary uses not inconsistent with the educational purpose of the 2233
	2680	+	institution. The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher 2234
	2681	+	Education may appoint or remove the chief executive officer of each 2235
	2682	+	institution within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2236
	2683	+	System, and with respect to its own operation the board [of trustees] 2237
	2684	+	may appoint and remove executive staff. The board [of trustees] may 2238
	2685	+	employ faculty and other personnel needed to maintain and operate the 2239
	2686	+	institutions within [its jurisdiction] the Connecticut State University 2240
	2687	+	System. Within the limitation of appropriations, the board [of trustees] 2241
	2688	+	shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms and 2242
	2689	+	conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and qualifications. 2243
	2690	+	The board [of trustees] shall determine who constitutes its professional 2244
	2691	+	staff and establish compensation and classification schedules for its 2245
	2692	+	professional staff. The board [of trustees] shall annually submit to the 2246
	2693	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it 2247
	2694	+	has included within the professional staff. The board [of trustees] may 2248
	2695	+	appoint one or more physicians for the Connecticut State University 2249
	2696	+	System and shall provide such physicians with suitable facilities for the 2250
	2697	+	performance of such duties as it prescribes. [Subject to state-wide policy 2251
	2698	+	and guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher 2252
	2699	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2700	+
	2701	+
	2702	+
	2703	+	LCO No. 4417 72 of 116
	2704	+
	2705	+	Education, the board of trustees] The board shall: (1) Make rules for the 2253
	2706	+	government of the Connecticut State University System and shall 2254
	2707	+	determine the general policies of the university system, including those 2255
	2708	+	concerning the admission of students and the expenditure of the funds 2256
	2709	+	of institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the Connecticut State 2257
	2710	+	University System within the amounts available; (2) develop the 2258
	2711	+	mission statement for the university system which shall include, but not 2259
	2712	+	be limited to the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and 2260
	2713	+	constituencies served by the institutions within [its jurisdiction] the 2261
	2714	+	university system; (B) the degrees offered by such institutions; and (C) 2262
	2715	+	the role and scope of each institution within the university system, 2263
	2716	+	which shall include each institution's particular strengths and 2264
	2717	+	specialties; (3) establish policies for the university system and for the 2265
	2718	+	individual institutions [under its jurisdiction] within such system; (4) 2266
	2719	+	make institutional mergers or closures; (5) coordinate the programs and 2267
	2720	+	services of the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university 2268
	2721	+	system; (6) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the 2269
	2722	+	provisions of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors 2270
	2723	+	of research grants to institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the 2271
	2724	+	university system, provided such an agreement is required to receive 2272
	2725	+	the grant and limits liability to damages or injury resulting from acts or 2273
	2726	+	omissions related to such research by employees of such institutions; (7) 2274
	2727	+	promote fund-raising by the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within 2275
	2728	+	the university system in order to assist such institutions and report to 2276
	2729	+	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2277
	2730	+	cognizance of matters relating to higher education by January 1, 1994, 2278
	2731	+	and biennially thereafter, on all such fund-raising; and (8) charge the 2279
	2732	+	direct costs for a building project [under its jurisdiction] within the 2280
	2733	+	university system to the bond fund account for such project, provided 2281
	2734	+	(A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by 2282
	2735	+	the Treasurer; and (B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the 2283
	2736	+	charging of working capital, as defined in the applicable provisions of 2284
	2737	+	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2285
	2738	+	internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2286
	2739	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2740	+
	2741	+
	2742	+
	2743	+	LCO No. 4417 73 of 116
	2744	+
	2745	+	amended, or costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund 2287
	2746	+	account. 2288
	2747	+	(b) The [board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education 2289
	2748	+	shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare, 2290
	2749	+	[and submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education,] in 2291
	2750	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10a-8, as amended by this act, 2292
	2751	+	the budget request for the Connecticut State University System; and (2) 2293
	2752	+	propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for 2294
	2753	+	the institutions [under its jurisdiction] within the university system. The 2295
	2754	+	board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for 2296
	2755	+	claims against the state university system, other than a payment for 2297
	2756	+	payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying 2298
	2757	+	agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the 2299
	2758	+	proceeds of a state bond issue. 2300
	2759	+	Sec. 73. Subsection (a) of section 10a-89a of the general statutes is 2301
	2760	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2302
	2761	+	passage): 2303
	2762	+	(a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, 2304
	2763	+	upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the 2305
	2764	+	Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2306
	2765	+	for Higher Education is authorized to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose 2307
	2766	+	of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within 2308
	2767	+	the libraries [under the jurisdiction of the board] within the Connecticut 2309
	2768	+	State University System, provided the monetary proceeds of such a 2310
	2769	+	transaction, if any, shall be deemed to be funds from private sources 2311
	2770	+	and, as such funds, shall be held in the manner prescribed by section 4-2312
	2771	+	31a, as amended by this act, for use in furthering any purpose the board 2313
	2772	+	considers to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift or 2314
	2773	+	purchase of such materials. 2315
	2774	+	Sec. 74. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10a-89b of the 2316
	2775	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2317
	2776	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2777	+
	2778	+
	2779	+
	2780	+	LCO No. 4417 74 of 116
	2781	+
	2782	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2318
	2783	+	(a) The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University 2319
	2784	+	System is authorized to] Regents for Higher Education may borrow 2320
	2785	+	money from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 2321
	2786	+	Authority for any project for which the authority is authorized to make 2322
	2787	+	loans pursuant to chapter 187 and to refinance any such borrowing, and 2323
	2788	+	in connection therewith the Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State 2324
	2789	+	University System is authorized to] Regents for Higher Education may 2325
	2790	+	enter into any loan or other agreement and to make such covenants, 2326
	2791	+	representations and indemnities as the board [of trustees] deems 2327
	2792	+	necessary or desirable to obtain such loans from the authority or to 2328
	2793	+	facilitate the issue of bonds by the authority to finance such loans, 2329
	2794	+	including agreements with providers of letters of credit, insurance or 2330
	2795	+	other credit facilities for such financings. Any such agreement, 2331
	2796	+	covenant, representation and indemnification shall be a full faith and 2332
	2797	+	credit obligation of the Connecticut State University System. The Board 2333
	2798	+	of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for 2334
	2799	+	Higher Education may secure such obligations by a pledge of the 2335
	2800	+	revenues to be derived from the operation or use of a project or projects, 2336
	2801	+	from tuition payments, from student fees, from dormitory or dining hall 2337
	2802	+	income or from other general revenues. Any pledge made by the 2338
	2803	+	Connecticut State University System pursuant to this section and 2339
	2804	+	sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be valid and binding from the time 2340
	2805	+	when the pledge is made. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and 2341
	2806	+	binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract 2342
	2807	+	or otherwise against the Connecticut State University System, 2343
	2808	+	irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claims. 2344
	2809	+	Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, [to 2345
	2810	+	the contrary,] no instrument by which such a pledge is created need be 2346
	2811	+	recorded or filed. Any revenues or other receipts, funds, moneys or 2347
	2812	+	income so pledged and thereafter received by the Connecticut State 2348
	2813	+	University System shall be subject immediately to the lien of the pledge 2349
	2814	+	without any physical delivery thereof or further act and such lien shall 2350
	2815	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2816	+
	2817	+
	2818	+
	2819	+	LCO No. 4417 75 of 116
	2820	+
	2821	+	have priority over all other liens, including without limitation the lien 2351
	2822	+	of any person who, in the ordinary course of business, furnishes services 2352
	2823	+	or materials to the Connecticut State University System. 2353
	2824	+	(b) The obligations of the Connecticut State University System and 2354
	2825	+	any pledge entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2355
	2826	+	pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be 2356
	2827	+	binding upon any successor body or entity and no dissolution or 2357
	2828	+	termination of the Connecticut State University System shall take effect 2358
	2829	+	unless adequate provision is made for the payment and fulfillment of 2359
	2830	+	any obligations entered into by the Connecticut State University System 2360
	2831	+	pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187. 2361
	2832	+	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act 2362
	2833	+	[which] that may require that any revenue from the operation of 2363
	2834	+	facilities of the Connecticut State University System or any revenue of 2364
	2835	+	all state universities from student fees and dormitory and dining hall 2365
	2836	+	income or any other revenue of the Connecticut State University System 2366
	2837	+	be paid to the State Treasurer for the payment of debt service on any 2367
	2838	+	bonds issued by the state, any revenues pledged by the [board of 2368
	2839	+	trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to this section 2369
	2840	+	and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be applied first to the extent 2370
	2841	+	necessary to fulfill the obligations for which such revenues are pledged, 2371
	2842	+	and only thereafter to the State Treasurer. 2372
	2843	+	Sec. 75. Section 10a-89c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2373
	2844	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2374
	2845	+	(a) If the General Assembly for each fiscal year following the fiscal 2375
	2846	+	year ending June 30, 1998, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 2376
	2847	+	inclusive, does not appropriate from the General Fund for the specific 2377
	2848	+	purpose of debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of 2378
	2849	+	the state or obligations of the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State 2379
	2850	+	University System or Board of Regents for Higher Education financed 2380
	2851	+	through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for 2381
	2852	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2853	+
	2854	+
	2855	+
	2856	+	LCO No. 4417 76 of 116
	2857	+
	2858	+	residential and other auxiliary service facilities, excluding any 2382
	2859	+	appropriation for such debt service to be paid from revenues from 2383
	2860	+	student fees and dormitory and dining hall income to be paid by the 2384
	2861	+	Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2385
	2862	+	for Higher Education to the State Treasurer for the payment of such self-2386
	2863	+	liquidating general obligation bonds of the state, (1) the amount of five 2387
	2864	+	million dollars, or (2) an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from 2388
	2865	+	student fees received by all the state universities within the Connecticut 2389
	2866	+	State University System from the uniform assessment of all full-time 2390
	2867	+	students enrolled at any time at any of the state universities within the 2391
	2868	+	Connecticut State University System, except for charges for tuition or 2392
	2869	+	dormitory or dining charges or student activity fee or other fee charged 2393
	2870	+	by an individual state university, commonly called the university fee, 2394
	2871	+	for the calendar year ending the preceding December thirty-first, as 2395
	2872	+	certified by the chairperson of the board [of trustees] by February 2396
	2873	+	fifteenth to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 2397
	2874	+	whichever amount is less, the State Bond Commission may, in 2398
	2875	+	accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time 2399
	2876	+	authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state in one or 2400
	2877	+	more series in principal amounts not exceeding five million dollars in 2401
	2878	+	any such fiscal year, to finance the design, construction or renovation of 2402
	2879	+	residential and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities 2403
	2880	+	within the Connecticut State University System, and in any event not 2404
	2881	+	exceeding the amount which the General Assembly failed to 2405
	2882	+	appropriate for debt service for that fiscal year in the manner provided 2406
	2883	+	in this section. For purposes of this section the term "residential and 2407
	2884	+	other auxiliary facilities" (A) means any residential facilities, student 2408
	2885	+	centers, dining facilities and other auxiliary service facilities at state 2409
	2886	+	universities within the Connecticut State University System, and (B) 2410
	2887	+	includes, but is not limited to, low rise dormitory code compliance 2411
	2888	+	renovations at Central Connecticut State University; code compliance at 2412
	2889	+	Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State 2413
	2890	+	University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western 2414
	2891	+	Connecticut State University; student center addition and renovations 2415
	2892	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2893	+
	2894	+
	2895	+
	2896	+	LCO No. 4417 77 of 116
	2897	+
	2898	+	at Central Connecticut State University; student center addition and 2416
	2899	+	renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; construction of a 2417
	2900	+	new student center at Southern Connecticut State University; Burr Hall 2418
	2901	+	residence hall renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; 2419
	2902	+	improvements to Connecticut Hall at Southern Connecticut State 2420
	2903	+	University; and Shafer Hall residence conversion at Eastern Connecticut 2421
	2904	+	State University. 2422
	2905	+	(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power 2423
	2906	+	granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this 2424
	2907	+	section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all state bonds authorized 2425
	2908	+	by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary 2426
	2909	+	notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any 2427
	2910	+	such state bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said 2428
	2911	+	section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such state bonds shall 2429
	2912	+	mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their 2430
	2913	+	respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or 2431
	2914	+	resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such state bonds. 2432
	2915	+	Such state bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general 2433
	2916	+	obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 2434
	2917	+	Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 2435
	2918	+	on such bonds as the same becomes due, and accordingly and as part of 2436
	2919	+	the contract of the state with the holders of such state bonds, 2437
	2920	+	appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 2438
	2921	+	principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such 2439
	2922	+	principal and interest as the same become due. 2440
	2923	+	(c) None of said state bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding 2441
	2924	+	by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 2442
	2925	+	for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 2443
	2926	+	Policy and Management and stating such terms and conditions as said 2444
	2927	+	commission, in its discretion, may require. Each such request for an 2445
	2928	+	authorization of state bonds shall state an amount equal to half the sum 2446
	2929	+	of revenue from student fees received by all of the state universities 2447
	2930	+	within the Connecticut State University System for the calendar year 2448
	2931	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2932	+
	2933	+
	2934	+
	2935	+	LCO No. 4417 78 of 116
	2936	+
	2937	+	ending prior to the last fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the 2449
	2938	+	[board of trustees] Board of Regents for Higher Education, and the 2450
	2939	+	amount of all state appropriations for debt service on self-liquidating 2451
	2940	+	general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Connecticut 2452
	2941	+	State University System financed through the Connecticut Health and 2453
	2942	+	Educational Facilities Authority for the prior fiscal year, as described in 2454
	2943	+	subsection (a) of this section. 2455
	2944	+	Sec. 76. Section 10a-89e of the general statutes is repealed and the 2456
	2945	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2457
	2946	+	The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2458
	2947	+	Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Consolidate the purchasing 2459
	2948	+	process for the [system] Connecticut State University System at the 2460
	2949	+	central office; (2) expedite the purchasing process by adjusting policies 2461
	2950	+	and utilizing enabling technologies; and (3) redesign and train central 2462
	2951	+	purchasing personnel to focus on customer service, vendor 2463
	2952	+	management activities and the establishment of system contracts. 2464
	2953	+	Sec. 77. Section 10a-89f of the general statutes is repealed and the 2465
	2954	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2466
	2955	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2467
	2956	+	Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut 2468
	2957	+	State University System that (1) provides for the disbursement of 2469
	2958	+	financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional 2470
	2959	+	requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or 2471
	2960	+	(2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed 2472
	2961	+	at stores on the campuses of the universities [under the board's 2473
	2962	+	jurisdiction] within said university system to purchase during the first 2474
	2963	+	week of the academic term required textbooks for courses taught at the 2475
	2964	+	universities. 2476
	2965	+	Sec. 78. Section 10a-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2477
	2966	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2478
	2967	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	2968	+
	2969	+
	2970	+
	2971	+	LCO No. 4417 79 of 116
	2972	+
	2973	+	The Board of [Trustees for the Connecticut State University System] 2479
	2974	+	Regents for Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor and 2480
	2975	+	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may lease state-2481
	2976	+	owned land under its care, custody or control to private developers for 2482
	2977	+	construction of dormitory buildings, provided such developers agree to 2483
	2978	+	lease such buildings to [such] said board [of trustees] with an option to 2484
	2979	+	purchase and provided further that any such agreement to lease is 2485
	2980	+	subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, prior to the making of the 2486
	2981	+	original lease by [the] said board. [of trustees.] The plans for such 2487
	2982	+	buildings shall be subject to approval of such board, the Commissioner 2488
	2983	+	of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board and 2489
	2984	+	such leases shall be for the periods and upon such terms and conditions 2490
	2985	+	as the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines, and such 2491
	2986	+	buildings, while privately owned, shall be subject to taxation by the 2492
	2987	+	town in which they are located. The Board of [Trustees for the 2493
	2988	+	Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher Education 2494
	2989	+	may also deed, transfer or lease state-owned land under its care, custody 2495
	2990	+	or control to the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 2496
	2991	+	Authority for financing or refinancing the planning, development, 2497
	2992	+	acquisition and construction and equipping of dormitory buildings and 2498
	2993	+	student housing facilities and to lease or sublease such dormitory 2499
	2994	+	buildings or student housing facilities and authorize the execution of 2500
	2995	+	financing leases of land, interests therein, buildings and fixtures in order 2501
	2996	+	to secure obligations to repay any loan from the State of Connecticut 2502
	2997	+	Health and Educational Facilities Authority from the proceeds of bonds 2503
	2998	+	issued thereby pursuant to the provisions of chapter 187 made by the 2504
	2999	+	authority to finance or refinance the planning, development, acquisition 2505
	3000	+	and construction of dormitory buildings. Any such financing lease shall 2506
	3001	+	not be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23 and the plans for such 2507
	3002	+	dormitories shall be subject only to the approval of the board. Such 2508
	3003	+	financing leases shall be for such periods and upon such terms and 2509
	3004	+	conditions that the board shall determine. Any state property so leased 2510
	3005	+	shall not be subject to local assessment and taxation and such state 2511
	3006	+	property shall be included as property of the Connecticut State 2512
	3007	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3008	+
	3009	+
	3010	+
	3011	+	LCO No. 4417 80 of 116
	3012	+
	3013	+	University System for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes 2513
	3014	+	pursuant to section 12-18b. 2514
	3015	+	Sec. 79. Subsection (a) of section 10a-91 of the general statutes is 2515
	3016	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2516
	3017	+	passage): 2517
	3018	+	(a) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2518
	3019	+	Regents for Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor, the 2519
	3020	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties 2520
	3021	+	Review Board, may lease land or buildings under its care, custody or 2521
	3022	+	control to private developers for rental housing and commercial 2522
	3023	+	establishments. Such leases shall be for periods and upon such terms 2523
	3024	+	and conditions, including, but not limited to, provision for adequate 2524
	3025	+	liability insurance to be maintained by the lessee for the benefit of the 2525
	3026	+	state and rental terms, as may be determined by the Commissioner of 2526
	3027	+	Administrative Services and, in the case of a lease of land, may provide 2527
	3028	+	for the construction of buildings thereon to be used for rental housing 2528
	3029	+	and commercial establishments, the plans of which shall be subject to 2529
	3030	+	the approval of the board, [of trustees,] the Commissioner of 2530
	3031	+	Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board. Said 2531
	3032	+	board [of trustees] may provide for water, heat and waste disposal 2532
	3033	+	services on a cost-reimbursement basis to such leased premises. Said 2533
	3034	+	board may designate the kinds of concessions for supplying goods, 2534
	3035	+	commodities, services and facilities to be permitted on such land and 2535
	3036	+	may select the permittees, or said board may delegate such functions to 2536
	3037	+	the private developers with which it contracts pursuant to this section. 2537
	3038	+	Sec. 80. Section 10a-91b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2538
	3039	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2539
	3040	+	The purpose of The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2540
	3041	+	Infrastructure Act is to enhance the intellectual capacity of the state by 2541
	3042	+	providing the infrastructure needed to prepare this state's present and 2542
	3043	+	future workforce, to contribute to the increased competitiveness of this 2543
	3044	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3045	+
	3046	+
	3047	+
	3048	+	LCO No. 4417 81 of 116
	3049	+
	3050	+	state's businesses and to have a positive impact on economic 2544
	3051	+	development within this state, through a special capital improvement 2545
	3052	+	program established for the [regional community-technical colleges] 2546
	3053	+	Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2547
	3054	+	System and Charter Oak State College that assures a state commitment 2548
	3055	+	to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, 2549
	3056	+	improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems 2550
	3057	+	for the benefit of this state and the [regional community-technical 2551
	3058	+	colleges] Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State 2552
	3059	+	University System and Charter Oak State College, all to the public 2553
	3060	+	benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and 2554
	3061	+	manner provided in The Board of Regents for Higher Education 2555
	3062	+	Infrastructure Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the 2556
	3063	+	exercise of an essential government function. Sections 10a-91c to 10a-2557
	3064	+	91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, being necessary for the welfare 2558
	3065	+	of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the 2559
	3066	+	purposes thereof. 2560
	3067	+	Sec. 81. Subdivision (7) of section 10a-91c of the general statutes is 2561
	3068	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2562
	3069	+	passage): 2563
	3070	+	(7) "System" means the [regional community-technical colleges] 2564
	3071	+	Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2565
	3072	+	System, Charter Oak State College and constituent units of the state 2566
	3073	+	system of higher education, established pursuant to sections [10a-71] 2567
	3074	+	10a-72 to 10a-101, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-2568
	3075	+	143 to 10a-143b, inclusive. 2569
	3076	+	Sec. 82. Subsection (f) of section 10a-91d of the general statutes is 2570
2901	3077		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2571
2902	3078		passage): 2572
2903		-	(7) "System" means the [regional community-technical colleges] 2573
2904		-	Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 2574
2905		-	System, Charter Oak State College and constituent units of the state 2575
2906		-	system of higher education, established pursuant to sections [10a-71] 2576
2907		-	10a-72 to 10a-101, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-2577
2908		-	143 to 10a-143b, inclusive. 2578
2909		-	Sec. 82. Subsection (f) of section 10a-91d of the general statutes is 2579
2910		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2580
2911		-	passage): 2581
2912		-	(f) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biannually thereafter, the Board of 2582
2913		-	Regents for Higher Education shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, 2583
2914		-	report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 2584
2915		-	cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance on how 2585
2916		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education disbursed to and divided 2586
2917		-	among each state university and each [regional community-technical 2587 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2918		-
2919		-
2920		-	LCO 80 of 116
2921		-
2922		-	college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College the 2588
2923		-	proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to subsection 2589
2924		-	(a) of section 10a-91e for each of the projects listed under the Board of 2590
2925		-	Regents for Higher Education in subsection (a) of this section. 2591
2926		-	Sec. 83. Section 10a-92 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2592
2927		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2593
2928		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2594
2929		-	Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each state 2595
2930		-	university campus within the Connecticut State University System to 2596
2931		-	establish traffic and parking regulations for passenger vehicles on such 2597
2932		-	campus. Such traffic committee, subject to the approval of said board 2598
2933		-	and of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, 2599
2934		-	limit or restrict the parking of passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed 2600
2935		-	limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-2601
2936		-	way traffic; (5) designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of 2602
2937		-	any road or highway subject to the care, custody and control of said 2603
2938		-	board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs to be erected and maintained 2604
2939		-	designating such prohibitions or restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon 2605
2940		-	any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction. 2606
2941		-	Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. All fines 2607
2942		-	so imposed at each state university, less an amount not to exceed the 2608
2943		-	cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in 2609
2944		-	the institutional operating account of such state university for 2610
2945		-	scholarships and library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees 2611
2946		-	of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2612
2947		-	Education shall establish at each state university campus within the 2613
2948		-	Connecticut State University System a committee [which] that shall hear 2614
2949		-	appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2615
2950		-	membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2616
2951		-	regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2617
2952		-	include student and faculty representation. 2618
2953		-	Sec. 84. Section 10a-94 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2619
2954		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2620 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2955		-
2956		-
2957		-	LCO 81 of 116
2958		-
2959		-	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2621
2960		-	Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State 2622
2961		-	University System shall maintain, as a part of its extension programs, 2623
2962		-	summer sessions at such place or places as may be practicable and may 2624
2963		-	fix the tuition fees to be charged. 2625
2964		-	Sec. 85. Section 10a-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2626
2965		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2627
2966		-	As used in this section and sections 10a-98a to 10a-98g, inclusive, (1) 2628
2967		-	"board" means the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State 2629
2968		-	University System;] Regents for Higher Education; (2) "foundation" 2630
2969		-	means the research foundation established in accordance with section 2631
2970		-	10a-98a; (3) "employee" means any member of the faculty or staff of the 2632
2971		-	Connecticut State University System or the foundation, or any other 2633
2972		-	employee thereof; and (4) "invention" means any invention or discovery 2634
2973		-	and shall be divided into the following categories: [A.] (A) Any 2635
2974		-	invention conceived by one employee solely, or by employees jointly; 2636
2975		-	[B.] (B) any invention conceived by one or more employees jointly with 2637
2976		-	one or more other persons; [C.] or (C) any invention conceived by one 2638
2977		-	or more persons who are not employees. 2639
2978		-	Sec. 86. Section 10a-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2640
2979		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2641
2980		-	(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 2642
2981		-	of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2643
2982		-	Education shall fix fees for tuition and [shall fix fees] for such other 2644
2983		-	purposes as the board deems necessary [at the] for each state university 2645
2984		-	within the Connecticut State University System, and may make refunds 2646
2985		-	of the same. 2647
2986		-	(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 2648
2987		-	administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State University 2649
2988		-	System Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the 2650
2989		-	state and upon request by the Connecticut State University System and 2651
2990		-	with the annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of 2652 Substitute Bill No. 1297
2991		-
2992		-
2993		-	LCO 82 of 116
2994		-
2995		-	Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe 2653
2996		-	benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 2654
2997		-	from the State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the 2655
2998		-	Connecticut State University System in accordance with the provisions 2656
2999		-	of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income 2657
3000		-	from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities 2658
3001		-	and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, 2659
3002		-	subject to the provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, as 2660
3003		-	amended by this act, and all receipts derived from the conduct by a state 2661
3004		-	university of its education extension program and its summer school 2662
3005		-	session shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central 2663
3006		-	office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established 2664
3007		-	and maintained for the central office and each state university. Any such 2665
3008		-	gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes of research 2666
3009		-	shall be allocated to separate accounts within such central office and 2667
3010		-	institutional operating accounts. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy 2668
3011		-	and Management disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require 2669
3012		-	the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for 2670
3013		-	personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The 2671
3014		-	State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such 2672
3015		-	request by the university. The board shall establish an equitable policy, 2673
3016		-	in accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation 2674
3017		-	of appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 2675
3018		-	transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in 2676
3019		-	the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the 2677
3020		-	beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 2678
3021		-	transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 2679
3022		-	institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 2680
3023		-	central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 2681
3024		-	All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 2682
3025		-	section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System 2683
3026		-	Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 2684
3027		-	by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing 2685
3028		-	one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 2686
3029		-	Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 2687 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3030		-
3031		-
3032		-	LCO 83 of 116
3033		-
3034		-	Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 2688
3035		-	expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 2689
3036		-	required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 2690
3037		-	further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 2691
3038		-	bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 2692
3039		-	University System. 2693
3040		-	(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 2694
3041		-	days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 2695
3042		-	Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 2696
3043		-	provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 2697
3044		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 2698
3045		-	appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher 2699
3046		-	Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the 2700
3047		-	actual expenditures of the Connecticut State University System 2701
3048		-	Operating Fund. 2702
3049		-	(d) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2703
3050		-	waive the payment of tuition fees for undergraduate and graduate 2704
3051		-	degree programs at the Connecticut State University System (1) for any 2705
3052		-	dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States 2706
3053		-	has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war 2707
3054		-	while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child 2708
3055		-	has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of 2709
3056		-	the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such 2710
3057		-	institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 2711
3058		-	for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in 2712
3059		-	time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this 2713
3060		-	subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 2714
3061		-	attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been 2715
3062		-	accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this state 2716
3063		-	at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) 2717
3064		-	for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 2718
3065		-	accepted for admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident 2719
3066		-	is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular 2720
3067		-	registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 2721 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3068		-
3069		-
3070		-	LCO 84 of 116
3071		-
3072		-	of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 2722
3073		-	this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 2723
3074		-	enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 2724
3075		-	all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police 2725
3076		-	Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 2726
3077		-	academy offered in coordination with the university which accredits 2727
3078		-	courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of the 2728
3079		-	Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by 2729
3080		-	the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member 2730
3081		-	in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for 2731
3082		-	admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an 2732
3083		-	undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 2733
3084		-	dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 2734
3085		-	supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 2735
3086		-	section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 2736
3087		-	employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 2737
3088		-	the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state who is a dependent 2738
3089		-	child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 2739
3090		-	resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state 2740
3091		-	who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of 2741
3092		-	Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for 2742
3093		-	any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse 2743
3094		-	of a person who was killed in action while performing active military 2744
3095		-	duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 2745
3096		-	11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives 2746
3097		-	a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also 2747
3098		-	receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 2748
3099		-	shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 2749
3100		-	Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 2750
3101		-	(5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not 2751
3102		-	receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 2752
3103		-	universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 2753
3104		-	in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 2754
3105		-	than one year. 2755 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3106		-
3107		-
3108		-	LCO 85 of 116
3109		-
3110		-	(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 2756
3111		-	applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 2757
3112		-	Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 2758
3113		-	Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at the 2759
3114		-	Connecticut State University System for such veteran in accordance 2760
3115		-	with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to 2761
3116		-	said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational 2762
3117		-	assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall 2763
3118		-	waive the payment of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this 2764
3119		-	section. 2765
3120		-	(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 2766
3121		-	means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 2767
3122		-	Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the 2768
3123		-	Connecticut State University System on behalf of a veteran that 2769
3124		-	represents payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by 2770
3125		-	multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance 2771
3126		-	to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of such 2772
3127		-	veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition 2773
3128		-	charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran by 2774
3129		-	(II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees charged by the Connecticut 2775
3130		-	State University System to such veteran. 2776
3131		-	(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 2777
3132		-	excess of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University 2778
3133		-	System for such veteran. 2779
3134		-	(f) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall set 2780
3135		-	aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an amount not less than that 2781
3136		-	required by the [board of governors'] tuition policy established under 2782
3137		-	subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6, as amended by this act. 2783
3138		-	Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, 2784
3139		-	grants for educational expenses and student employment for any 2785
3140		-	undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled as a full or part-time 2786
3141		-	matriculated student in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 2787
3142		-	precollege remedial program, and who demonstrates substantial 2788 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3143		-
3144		-
3145		-	LCO 86 of 116
3146		-
3147		-	financial need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition 2789
3148		-	revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition 2790
3149		-	revenue for financial assistance for students who would not otherwise 2791
3150		-	be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a financial need as 2792
3151		-	determined by the university in accordance with this subsection. In 2793
3152		-	determining such financial need, the university shall exclude the value 2794
3153		-	of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal 2795
3154		-	guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not 2796
3155		-	considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall 2797
3156		-	assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 2798
3157		-	(g) The Connecticut State University System Operating Fund shall be 2799
3158		-	reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition waivers granted under 2800
3159		-	subsection (d) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition 2801
3160		-	revenue through an annual state appropriation. The [board of trustees] 2802
3161		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an 2803
3162		-	appropriation and said appropriation shall be based upon an estimate 2804
3163		-	of tuition revenue loss using tuition rates in effect for the fiscal year in 2805
3164		-	which such appropriation will apply. 2806
3165		-	(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 2807
3166		-	Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 2808
3167		-	called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 2809
3168		-	which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 2810
3169		-	due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 2811
3170		-	any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 2812
3171		-	date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 2813
3172		-	or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 2814
3173		-	the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 2815
3174		-	(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 2816
3175		-	charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the Connecticut State 2817
3176		-	University System for the purpose of graduating from a state university 2818
3177		-	within such system. 2819
3178		-	Sec. 87. Section 10a-99a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2820 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3179		-
3180		-
3181		-	LCO 87 of 116
3182		-
3183		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2821
3184		-	(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2822
3185		-	System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent 2823
3186		-	Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System to 2824
3187		-	encourage donations from the private sector, with an incentive in the 2825
3188		-	form of an endowment fund state grant, the net earnings on the 2826
3189		-	principal of which are dedicated and made available to a state university 2827
3190		-	or the Connecticut State University System as a whole, for endowed 2828
3191		-	professorships, scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The 2829
3192		-	fund shall be administered by the [board of trustees] Board of Regents 2830
3193		-	for Higher Education, or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such 2831
3194		-	purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the 2832
3195		-	Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2833
3196		-	internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2834
3197		-	amended, and preferably constituted and controlled independent of the 2835
3198		-	state and university so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the 2836
3199		-	proceeds of which have been granted for deposit in the endowment 2837
3200		-	fund as excludable from federal taxation under such code and shall, in 2838
3201		-	any event, be held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds 2839
3202		-	and accounts of the state and university. There shall be deposited into 2840
3203		-	the fund: (A) Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other 2841
3204		-	earnings from the investment of moneys in the endowment fund 2842
3205		-	pending transfer of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified 2843
3206		-	in this subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a 2844
3207		-	state university or the system as a whole shall be deposited in a 2845
3208		-	permanent endowment fund created for each such state university and 2846
3209		-	the system as a whole in the appropriate foundation established 2847
3210		-	pursuant to sections 4-37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as 2848
3211		-	amended by this act. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and 2849
3212		-	a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall 2850
3213		-	be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the 2851
3214		-	endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for 2852
3215		-	the Connecticut State University System, to such a state university 2853
3216		-	endowment fund based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts 2854 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3217		-
3218		-
3219		-	LCO 88 of 116
3220		-
3221		-	made to such state university to the total amount of all such gifts made 2855
3222		-	to all the state universities and the system as a whole, provided the 2856
3223		-	provisions of section 4-37f, as amended by this act, are satisfied. 2857
3224		-	[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2858
3225		-	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2859
3226		-	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2860
3227		-	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 2861
3228		-	Connecticut State University System a grant in an amount equal to half 2862
3229		-	of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or for 2863
3230		-	the benefit of the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2864
3231		-	each state university for the calendar year ending the December thirty-2865
3232		-	first preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 2866
3233		-	chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 2867
3234		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 2868
3235		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2869
3236		-	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 2870
3237		-	Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 2871
3238		-	the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 2872
3239		-	year in which the grant is made. 2873
3240		-	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2874
3241		-	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2875
3242		-	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2876
3243		-	10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State 2877
3244		-	University System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total 2878
3245		-	amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided for in this 2879
3246		-	subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the Connecticut State 2880
3247		-	University System as a whole and each state university for the calendar 2881
3248		-	year ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of 2882
3249		-	such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 2883
3250		-	by February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2884
3251		-	Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2885
3252		-	having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 2886
3253		-	of state agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, 2887
3254		-	provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant 2888 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3255		-
3256		-
3257		-	LCO 89 of 116
3258		-
3259		-	maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 2889
3260		-	Endowment fund eligible gifts that meet the criteria set forth in this 2890
3261		-	subdivision, made by donors during the period from January 1, 2005, to 2891
3262		-	June 30, 2005, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2892
3263		-	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2893
3264		-	endowment fund eligible gifts received. Commitments by donors to 2894
3265		-	make endowment fund eligible gifts for two or more years that meet the 2895
3266		-	criteria set forth in this subdivision and that are made for the period 2896
3267		-	prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before December 31, 2012, shall 2897
3268		-	continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount 2898
3269		-	equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2899
3270		-	received. 2900
3271		-	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 2901
3272		-	received by the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2902
3273		-	each state university exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 2903
3274		-	commitment for such fiscal year the amount in excess of such 2904
3275		-	endowment fund state grant maximum commitment shall be carried 2905
3276		-	forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding 2906
3277		-	fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year 2907
3278		-	ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state 2908
3279		-	grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible gifts that 2909
3280		-	are not included in the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2910
3281		-	certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees pursuant to this 2911
3282		-	subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state 2912
3283		-	grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2913
3284		-	2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the 2914
3285		-	endowment fund state matching grant maximum commitment for such 2915
3286		-	fiscal year.] 2916
3287		-	[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2917
3288		-	System] Regents for Higher Education shall adopt, by October 1, 1997, 2918
3289		-	guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 2919
3290		-	eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 2920
3291		-	gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 2921
3292		-	amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a state 2922 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3293		-
3294		-
3295		-	LCO 90 of 116
3296		-
3297		-	university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or 2923
3298		-	payment of expenditures on behalf of a state university or its employees. 2924
3299		-	Private donations shall not be construed to include proceeds of federal 2925
3300		-	grants but may include proceeds of municipal grants. 2926
3301		-	(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 2927
3302		-	gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of any of the state universities of 2928
3303		-	the Connecticut State University System or the system as a whole of cash 2929
3304		-	or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has the value that is 2930
3305		-	ascertainable by the state universities or the system as a whole and 2931
3306		-	which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 2932
3307		-	endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the 2933
3308		-	gift, the universities or the system as a whole may and does deposit or 2934
3309		-	permit to be deposited in the endowment funds ; [.] and (2) 2935
3310		-	["Endowment fund state grant"] "endowment fund state grant" means 2936
3311		-	moneys transferred by the Office of Higher Education from the fund 2937
3312		-	established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the endowment fund 2938
3313		-	established pursuant to this section in an aggregate amount not 2939
3314		-	exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment. [(3) 2940
3315		-	"Endowment fund state grant maximum commitment" means an 2941
3316		-	amount not exceeding two and one-half million dollars in the fiscal year 2942
3317		-	ending June 30, 2000, five million dollars for each of the fiscal years 2943
3318		-	ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, and seven million five hundred 2944
3319		-	thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2003, to June 2945
3320		-	30, 2014, inclusive.] 2946
3321		-	Sec. 88. Section 10a-144 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2947
3322		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2948
3323		-	There is established a higher education center for the central 2949
3324		-	Naugatuck Valley region. The [regional community-technical college] 2950
3325		-	Connecticut State Community College campus established for the 2951
3326		-	greater Waterbury area pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10a-78, as 2952
3327		-	amended by this act, shall be located at such center. The University of 2953
3328		-	Connecticut shall have access to classrooms, faculty office space and 2954
3329		-	concurrent and cooperative use of common student facilities including, 2955 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3330		-
3331		-
3332		-	LCO 91 of 116
3333		-
3334		-	but not limited to, library and athletic fields, at such center. The Board 2956
3335		-	of Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction with the chancellor of 2957
3336		-	the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's 2958
3337		-	designee, shall develop an annual joint use plan for such center. On or 2959
3338		-	before September 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the chancellor of the 2960
3339		-	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall call and convene an 2961
3340		-	initial meeting for the development of such plan. 2962
3341		-	Sec. 89. Section 10a-149 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2963
3342		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2964
3343		-	(a) In addition to other powers granted in the general statutes, 2965
3344		-	authority and responsibility for the operation of the state's public 2966
3345		-	institutions of higher education shall be vested in (1) the Board of 2967
3346		-	Trustees of The University of Connecticut which shall have exclusive 2968
3347		-	responsibility for programs leading to research doctoral, doctor of 2969
3348		-	medicine, doctor of dental medicine and juris doctor degrees, (2) the 2970
3349		-	Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2971
3350		-	for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University 2972
3351		-	System which shall have special responsibility for the preparation of 2973
3352		-	personnel for the public schools of the state including master's degree 2974
3353		-	programs, education doctoral degree programs, including an education 2975
3354		-	doctoral degree program in nursing education, and other graduate 2976
3355		-	study in education, and authority for providing (A) liberal arts and 2977
3356		-	career programs at the bachelors, masters and sixth year level, and (B) 2978
3357		-	professional doctoral degree programs, except programs leading to 2979
3358		-	research doctoral, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental medicine and 2980
3359		-	juris doctor degrees, (3) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-2981
3360		-	Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2982
3361		-	Connecticut State Community College which shall have responsibility 2983
3362		-	for providing programs, as enumerated in section 10a-80, as amended 2984
3363		-	by this act, leading, where appropriate, to an associate degree or 2985
3364		-	occupational certificate and programs leading to the degree of associate 2986
3365		-	in applied science and such other appropriate degrees or certificates [as 2987
3366		-	are approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] and for 2988
3367		-	such terminal vocational retraining and continuing education programs 2989 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3368		-
3369		-
3370		-	LCO 92 of 116
3371		-
3372		-	leading to occupational certificates as are appropriate, and (4) the Board 2990
3373		-	of Regents for Higher Education which shall have responsibility for the 2991
3374		-	award of external degrees and credits earned at Charter Oak State 2992
3375		-	College by examination and by other forms of validation and by 2993
3376		-	evaluation of learning, including transfer of credit, provided the 2994
3377		-	authority of the [Boards] Board of Trustees of The University of 2995
3378		-	Connecticut [, the Connecticut State University System and the 2996
3379		-	Community-Technical Colleges] and the Board of Regents for Higher 2997
3380		-	Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System and the 2998
3381		-	Connecticut State Community College to award degrees of the 2999
3382		-	respective institutions shall not be affected. 3000
3383		-	(b) In approving programs provided under subparagraph (B) of 3001
3384		-	subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the Board of [Trustees 3002
3385		-	for the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 3003
3386		-	Education shall consider (1) the effect a proposed professional doctoral 3004
3387		-	degree program would have on the budget of the state university within 3005
3388		-	the Connecticut State University System seeking to offer such program, 3006
3389		-	(2) whether expertise in the subject matter of such program currently 3007
3390		-	exists at [the] such state university, (3) the current and projected 3008
3391		-	accreditation standards governing such program, and (4) the current 3009
3392		-	and projected professional standards in the occupational field for which 3010
3393		-	students would qualify for employment upon graduation from such 3011
3394		-	program. 3012
3395		-	Sec. 90. Section 10a-151a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3013
3396		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3014
3397		-	(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of [any general statute or 3015
3398		-	regulation to the contrary] the general statutes or regulations of 3016
3399		-	Connecticut state agencies, the [Boards] Board of Trustees [for the 3017
3400		-	Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State University 3018
3401		-	System and] of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents 3019
3402		-	for Higher Education shall annually designate from the funds available 3020
3403		-	to each board for equipment an amount to be spent by each institution 3021
3404		-	under its jurisdiction for the purchase of equipment used for research 3022 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3405		-
3406		-
3407		-	LCO 93 of 116
3408		-
3409		-	purposes, library media and library books for each such fiscal year. 3023
3410		-	(b) Within the limitations of funds designated pursuant to subsection 3024
3411		-	(a) of this section by each board [of trustees] for the purchase of 3025
3412		-	equipment used for research purposes, library media and library books, 3026
3413		-	the expenditure of such funds and the purposes therefor shall be in the 3027
3414		-	sole jurisdiction of the chief executive officer of each institution, subject 3028
3415		-	to the policies of [the] each board [of trustees] and shall not be subject to 3029
3416		-	the approval of any other state agency, but shall be subject to auditing 3030
3417		-	procedures required pursuant to section 2-90, provided the purchase of 3031
3418		-	equipment used for research purposes and library media shall be made 3032
3419		-	from the most competitive source. Such officer shall report annually to 3033
3420		-	the board [of trustees] of [his] such officer's respective institution on the 3034
3421		-	expenditure of funds. 3035
3422		-	Sec. 91. Subsection (a) of section 10a-151b of the general statutes is 3036
3423		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3037
3424		-	passage): 3038
3425		-	(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 58, and sections 4-98, 3039
3426		-	4a-4, 4a-5, 4a-6, 4d-2, and 4d-5 to the contrary, a chief executive officer 3040
3427		-	may purchase equipment, supplies and contractual services, execute 3041
3428		-	personal service agreements, as defined in section 4-212, or lease 3042
3429		-	personal property compatible, where relevant, with standards for 3043
3430		-	computer architecture established by the Department of Administrative 3044
3431		-	Services, without the approval of the Comptroller, the Secretary of the 3045
3432		-	Office of Policy and Management or the Commissioner of 3046
3433		-	Administrative Services, provided the chief executive officer consults 3047
3434		-	with the commissioner and such purchases are made in accordance with 3048
3435		-	this section and in accordance with policies [which] that are (1) adopted 3049
3436		-	by the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit after 3050
3437		-	reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views, 3051
3438		-	and (2) subject to section 4-175. For purposes of this section, "chief 3052
3439		-	executive officer" means the chief executive officer of a constituent unit 3053
3440		-	of the state system of higher education or the chief executive officer of 3054
3441		-	an institution or campus within the jurisdiction of such a constituent 3055 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3442		-
3443		-
3444		-	LCO 94 of 116
3445		-
3446		-	unit. The provisions of sections 4-212 to 4-219, inclusive, and section 9 3056
3447		-	of public act 93-336 shall not apply to personal service agreements 3057
3448		-	executed pursuant to this section. 3058
3449		-	Sec. 92. Section 10a-151c of the general statutes is repealed and the 3059
3450		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3060
3451		-	Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the 3061
3452		-	contrary,] the chief executive officer of each institution within the 3062
3453		-	jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3063
3454		-	shall have the authority to approve travel requests and the payment of 3064
3455		-	travel expenses incurred by employees of their institutions, in 3065
3456		-	accordance with rates and policies approved by the governing board [of 3066
3457		-	trustees] of the constituent unit, provided such rates and policies are (1) 3067
3458		-	[are] approved after reasonable opportunity has been provided for 3068
3459		-	interested persons to present their views, and (2) [are] subject to section 3069
3460		-	4-175. Travel expenses paid pursuant to this subsection shall be paid 3070
3461		-	upon the order of the Comptroller. 3071
3462		-	Sec. 93. Section 10a-151d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3072
	3079	+	(f) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biannually thereafter, the Board of 2573
	3080	+	Regents for Higher Education shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, 2574
	3081	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3082	+
	3083	+
	3084	+
	3085	+	LCO No. 4417 82 of 116
	3086	+
	3087	+	report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 2575
	3088	+	cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance on how 2576
	3089	+	the Board of Regents for Higher Education disbursed to and divided 2577
	3090	+	among each state university and each [regional community-technical 2578
	3091	+	college] campus of the Connecticut State Community College the 2579
	3092	+	proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to subsection 2580
	3093	+	(a) of section 10a-91e for each of the projects listed under the Board of 2581
	3094	+	Regents for Higher Education in subsection (a) of this section. 2582
	3095	+	Sec. 83. Section 10a-92 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2583
	3096	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2584
	3097	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2585
	3098	+	Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each state 2586
	3099	+	university campus within the Connecticut State University System to 2587
	3100	+	establish traffic and parking regulations for passenger vehicles on such 2588
	3101	+	campus. Such traffic committee, subject to the approval of said board 2589
	3102	+	and of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, 2590
	3103	+	limit or restrict the parking of passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed 2591
	3104	+	limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-2592
	3105	+	way traffic; (5) designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of 2593
	3106	+	any road or highway subject to the care, custody and control of said 2594
	3107	+	board; [of trustees;] (6) order signs to be erected and maintained 2595
	3108	+	designating such prohibitions or restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon 2596
	3109	+	any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction. 2597
	3110	+	Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. All fines 2598
	3111	+	so imposed at each state university, less an amount not to exceed the 2599
	3112	+	cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in 2600
	3113	+	the institutional operating account of such state university for 2601
	3114	+	scholarships and library services or acquisitions. The Board of [Trustees 2602
	3115	+	of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2603
	3116	+	Education shall establish at each state university campus within the 2604
	3117	+	Connecticut State University System a committee which shall hear 2605
	3118	+	appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The 2606
	3119	+	membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking 2607
	3120	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3121	+
	3122	+
	3123	+
	3124	+	LCO No. 4417 83 of 116
	3125	+
	3126	+	regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall 2608
	3127	+	include student and faculty representation. 2609
	3128	+	Sec. 84. Section 10a-94 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2610
	3129	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2611
	3130	+	The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] 2612
	3131	+	Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State 2613
	3132	+	University System shall maintain, as a part of its extension programs, 2614
	3133	+	summer sessions at such place or places as may be practicable and may 2615
	3134	+	fix the tuition fees to be charged. 2616
	3135	+	Sec. 85. Section 10a-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2617
	3136	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2618
	3137	+	As used in this section and sections 10a-98a to 10a-98g, inclusive, (1) 2619
	3138	+	"board" means the Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State 2620
	3139	+	University System;] Regents for Higher Education; (2) "foundation" 2621
	3140	+	means the research foundation established in accordance with section 2622
	3141	+	10a-98a; (3) "employee" means any member of the faculty or staff of the 2623
	3142	+	Connecticut State University System or the foundation, or any other 2624
	3143	+	employee thereof; and (4) "invention" means any invention or discovery 2625
	3144	+	and shall be divided into the following categories: [A.] (A) Any 2626
	3145	+	invention conceived by one employee solely, or by employees jointly; 2627
	3146	+	[B.] (B) any invention conceived by one or more employees jointly with 2628
	3147	+	one or more other persons; [C.] or (C) any invention conceived by one 2629
	3148	+	or more persons who are not employees. 2630
	3149	+	Sec. 86. Section 10a-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2631
	3150	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2632
	3151	+	(a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 2633
	3152	+	of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2634
	3153	+	Education shall fix fees for tuition and [shall fix fees] for such other 2635
	3154	+	purposes as the board deems necessary [at the] for each state university 2636
	3155	+	within the Connecticut State University System, and may make refunds 2637
	3156	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3157	+
	3158	+
	3159	+
	3160	+	LCO No. 4417 84 of 116
	3161	+
	3162	+	of the same. 2638
	3163	+	(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and 2639
	3164	+	administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State University 2640
	3165	+	System Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the 2641
	3166	+	state and upon request by the Connecticut State University System and 2642
	3167	+	with the annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of 2643
	3168	+	Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe 2644
	3169	+	benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred 2645
	3170	+	from the State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the 2646
	3171	+	Connecticut State University System in accordance with the provisions 2647
	3172	+	of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income 2648
	3173	+	from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities 2649
	3174	+	and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, 2650
	3175	+	subject to the provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, as 2651
	3176	+	amended by this act, and all receipts derived from the conduct by a state 2652
	3177	+	university of its education extension program and its summer school 2653
	3178	+	session shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central 2654
	3179	+	office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established 2655
	3180	+	and maintained for the central office and each state university. Any such 2656
	3181	+	gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes of research 2657
	3182	+	shall be allocated to separate accounts within such central office and 2658
	3183	+	institutional operating accounts. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy 2659
	3184	+	and Management disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require 2660
	3185	+	the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for 2661
	3186	+	personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The 2662
	3187	+	State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such 2663
	3188	+	request by the university. The board shall establish an equitable policy, 2664
	3189	+	in accordance with section 10a-8, as amended by this act, for allocation 2665
	3190	+	of appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 2666
	3191	+	transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in 2667
	3192	+	the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the 2668
	3193	+	beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 2669
	3194	+	transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 2670
	3195	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3196	+
	3197	+
	3198	+
	3199	+	LCO No. 4417 85 of 116
	3200	+
	3201	+	institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 2671
	3202	+	central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 2672
	3203	+	All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 2673
	3204	+	section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System 2674
	3205	+	Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 2675
	3206	+	by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing 2676
	3207	+	one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General 2677
	3208	+	Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 2678
	3209	+	Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above 2679
	3210	+	expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be 2680
	3211	+	required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for 2681
	3212	+	further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation 2682
	3213	+	bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State 2683
	3214	+	University System. 2684
	3215	+	(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty 2685
	3216	+	days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board of 2686
	3217	+	Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 2687
	3218	+	provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 2688
	3219	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 2689
	3220	+	appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher 2690
	3221	+	Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the 2691
	3222	+	actual expenditures of the Connecticut State University System 2692
	3223	+	Operating Fund. 2693
	3224	+	(d) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 2694
	3225	+	waive the payment of tuition fees for undergraduate and graduate 2695
	3226	+	degree programs at the Connecticut State University System (1) for any 2696
	3227	+	dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States 2697
	3228	+	has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war 2698
	3229	+	while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child 2699
	3230	+	has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of 2700
	3231	+	the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such 2701
	3232	+	institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 2702
	3233	+	for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in 2703
	3234	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3235	+
	3236	+
	3237	+
	3238	+	LCO No. 4417 86 of 116
	3239	+
	3240	+	time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this 2704
	3241	+	subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 2705
	3242	+	attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been 2706
	3243	+	accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this state 2707
	3244	+	at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) 2708
	3245	+	for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 2709
	3246	+	accepted for admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident 2710
	3247	+	is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular 2711
	3248	+	registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 2712
	3249	+	of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 2713
	3250	+	this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 2714
	3251	+	enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 2715
	3252	+	all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police 2716
	3253	+	Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 2717
	3254	+	academy offered in coordination with the university which accredits 2718
	3255	+	courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of the 2719
	3256	+	Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by 2720
	3257	+	the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member 2721
	3258	+	in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for 2722
	3259	+	admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an 2723
	3260	+	undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 2724
	3261	+	dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 2725
	3262	+	supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 2726
	3263	+	section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 2727
	3264	+	employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 2728
	3265	+	the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state who is a dependent 2729
	3266	+	child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 2730
	3267	+	resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state 2731
	3268	+	who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of 2732
	3269	+	Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for 2733
	3270	+	any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse 2734
	3271	+	of a person who was killed in action while performing active military 2735
	3272	+	duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 2736
	3273	+	11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives 2737
	3274	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3275	+
	3276	+
	3277	+
	3278	+	LCO No. 4417 87 of 116
	3279	+
	3280	+	a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also 2738
	3281	+	receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 2739
	3282	+	shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 2740
	3283	+	Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 2741
	3284	+	(5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not 2742
	3285	+	receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 2743
	3286	+	universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 2744
	3287	+	in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 2745
	3288	+	than one year. 2746
	3289	+	(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 2747
	3290	+	applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 2748
	3291	+	Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 2749
	3292	+	Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at the 2750
	3293	+	Connecticut State University System for such veteran in accordance 2751
	3294	+	with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to 2752
	3295	+	said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational 2753
	3296	+	assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall 2754
	3297	+	waive the payment of tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this 2755
	3298	+	section. 2756
	3299	+	(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 2757
	3300	+	means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 2758
	3301	+	Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the 2759
	3302	+	Connecticut State University System on behalf of a veteran that 2760
	3303	+	represents payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by 2761
	3304	+	multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance 2762
	3305	+	to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of such 2763
	3306	+	veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition 2764
	3307	+	charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran by 2765
	3308	+	(II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees charged by the Connecticut 2766
	3309	+	State University System to such veteran. 2767
	3310	+	(B) Said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition in 2768
	3311	+	excess of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University 2769
	3312	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3313	+
	3314	+
	3315	+
	3316	+	LCO No. 4417 88 of 116
	3317	+
	3318	+	System for such veteran. 2770
	3319	+	(f) [Said board] The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall set 2771
	3320	+	aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an amount not less than that 2772
	3321	+	required by the [board of governors'] tuition policy established under 2773
	3322	+	subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6, as amended by this act. 2774
	3323	+	Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, 2775
	3324	+	grants for educational expenses and student employment for any 2776
	3325	+	undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled as a full or part-time 2777
	3326	+	matriculated student in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a 2778
	3327	+	precollege remedial program, and who demonstrates substantial 2779
	3328	+	financial need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition 2780
	3329	+	revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent of said tuition 2781
	3330	+	revenue for financial assistance for students who would not otherwise 2782
	3331	+	be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a financial need as 2783
	3332	+	determined by the university in accordance with this subsection. In 2784
	3333	+	determining such financial need, the university shall exclude the value 2785
	3334	+	of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal 2786
	3335	+	guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not 2787
	3336	+	considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall 2788
	3337	+	assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent. 2789
	3338	+	(g) The Connecticut State University System Operating Fund shall be 2790
	3339	+	reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition waivers granted under 2791
	3340	+	subsection (d) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition 2792
	3341	+	revenue through an annual state appropriation. The [board of trustees] 2793
	3342	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an 2794
	3343	+	appropriation and said appropriation shall be based upon an estimate 2795
	3344	+	of tuition revenue loss using tuition rates in effect for the fiscal year in 2796
	3345	+	which such appropriation will apply. 2797
	3346	+	(h) [Said board of trustees] The Board of Regents for Higher 2798
	3347	+	Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces 2799
	3348	+	called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for 2800
	3349	+	which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed 2801
	3350	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3351	+
	3352	+
	3353	+
	3354	+	LCO No. 4417 89 of 116
	3355	+
	3356	+	due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to 2802
	3357	+	any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the 2803
	3358	+	date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee 2804
	3359	+	or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for 2805
	3360	+	the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed. 2806
	3361	+	(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or 2807
	3362	+	charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the Connecticut State 2808
	3363	+	University System for the purpose of graduating from a state university 2809
	3364	+	within such system. 2810
	3365	+	Sec. 87. Section 10a-99a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2811
	3366	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2812
	3367	+	(a) (1) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2813
	3368	+	System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent 2814
	3369	+	Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System to 2815
	3370	+	encourage donations from the private sector, with an incentive in the 2816
	3371	+	form of an endowment fund state grant, the net earnings on the 2817
	3372	+	principal of which are dedicated and made available to a state university 2818
	3373	+	or the Connecticut State University System as a whole, for endowed 2819
	3374	+	professorships, scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The 2820
	3375	+	fund shall be administered by the [board of trustees] Board of Regents 2821
	3376	+	for Higher Education, or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such 2822
	3377	+	purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the 2823
	3378	+	Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 2824
	3379	+	internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 2825
	3380	+	amended, and preferably constituted and controlled independent of the 2826
	3381	+	state and university so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the 2827
	3382	+	proceeds of which have been granted for deposit in the endowment 2828
	3383	+	fund as excludable from federal taxation under such code and shall, in 2829
	3384	+	any event, be held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds 2830
	3385	+	and accounts of the state and university. There shall be deposited into 2831
	3386	+	the fund: (A) Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other 2832
	3387	+	earnings from the investment of moneys in the endowment fund 2833
	3388	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3389	+
	3390	+
	3391	+
	3392	+	LCO No. 4417 90 of 116
	3393	+
	3394	+	pending transfer of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified 2834
	3395	+	in this subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a 2835
	3396	+	state university or the system as a whole shall be deposited in a 2836
	3397	+	permanent endowment fund created for each such state university and 2837
	3398	+	the system as a whole in the appropriate foundation established 2838
	3399	+	pursuant to sections 4-37e, as amended by this act, and 4-37f, as 2839
	3400	+	amended by this act. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and 2840
	3401	+	a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall 2841
	3402	+	be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the 2842
	3403	+	endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for 2843
	3404	+	the Connecticut State University System, to such a state university 2844
	3405	+	endowment fund based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts 2845
	3406	+	made to such state university to the total amount of all such gifts made 2846
	3407	+	to all the state universities and the system as a whole, provided the 2847
	3408	+	provisions of section 4-37f, as amended by this act, are satisfied. 2848
	3409	+	[(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2849
	3410	+	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2850
	3411	+	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2851
	3412	+	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 2852
	3413	+	Connecticut State University System a grant in an amount equal to half 2853
	3414	+	of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or for 2854
	3415	+	the benefit of the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2855
	3416	+	each state university for the calendar year ending the December thirty-2856
	3417	+	first preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 2857
	3418	+	chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 2858
	3419	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 2859
	3420	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2860
	3421	+	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 2861
	3422	+	Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 2862
	3423	+	the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 2863
	3424	+	year in which the grant is made. 2864
	3425	+	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2865
	3426	+	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2866
	3427	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3428	+
	3429	+
	3430	+
	3431	+	LCO No. 4417 91 of 116
	3432	+
	3433	+	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2867
	3434	+	10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State 2868
	3435	+	University System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total 2869
	3436	+	amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided for in this 2870
	3437	+	subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the Connecticut State 2871
	3438	+	University System as a whole and each state university for the calendar 2872
	3439	+	year ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of 2873
	3440	+	such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 2874
	3441	+	by February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2875
	3442	+	Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2876
	3443	+	having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 2877
	3444	+	of state agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, 2878
	3445	+	provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant 2879
	3446	+	maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 2880
	3447	+	Endowment fund eligible gifts that meet the criteria set forth in this 2881
	3448	+	subdivision, made by donors during the period from January 1, 2005, to 2882
	3449	+	June 30, 2005, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2883
	3450	+	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2884
	3451	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received. Commitments by donors to 2885
	3452	+	make endowment fund eligible gifts for two or more years that meet the 2886
	3453	+	criteria set forth in this subdivision and that are made for the period 2887
	3454	+	prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before December 31, 2012, shall 2888
	3455	+	continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount 2889
	3456	+	equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2890
	3457	+	received. 2891
	3458	+	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 2892
	3459	+	received by the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2893
	3460	+	each state university exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 2894
	3461	+	commitment for such fiscal year the amount in excess of such 2895
	3462	+	endowment fund state grant maximum commitment shall be carried 2896
	3463	+	forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding 2897
	3464	+	fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year 2898
	3465	+	ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state 2899
	3466	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3467	+
	3468	+
	3469	+
	3470	+	LCO No. 4417 92 of 116
	3471	+
	3472	+	grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible gifts that 2900
	3473	+	are not included in the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2901
	3474	+	certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees pursuant to this 2902
	3475	+	subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state 2903
	3476	+	grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2904
	3477	+	2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the 2905
	3478	+	endowment fund state matching grant maximum commitment for such 2906
	3479	+	fiscal year.] 2907
	3480	+	[(3)] (2) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 2908
	3481	+	System] Regents for Higher Education shall adopt, by October 1, 1997, 2909
	3482	+	guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund 2910
	3483	+	eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of 2911
	3484	+	gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e, as 2912
	3485	+	amended by this act, and 4-37f, as amended by this act, to a state 2913
	3486	+	university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or 2914
	3487	+	payment of expenditures on behalf of a state university or its employees. 2915
	3488	+	Private donations shall not be construed to include proceeds of federal 2916
	3489	+	grants but may include proceeds of municipal grants. 2917
	3490	+	(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endowment fund eligible 2918
	3491	+	gift" means a gift to or for the benefit of any of the state universities of 2919
	3492	+	the Connecticut State University System or the system as a whole of cash 2920
	3493	+	or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has the value that is 2921
	3494	+	ascertainable by the state universities or the system as a whole and 2922
	3495	+	which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the 2923
	3496	+	endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the 2924
	3497	+	gift, the universities or the system as a whole may and does deposit or 2925
	3498	+	permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; [.] and (2) "Endowment 2926
	3499	+	fund state grant" means moneys transferred by the Office of Higher 2927
	3500	+	Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the 2928
	3501	+	endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate 2929
	3502	+	amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum 2930
	3503	+	commitment. [(3) "Endowment fund state grant maximum 2931
	3504	+	commitment" means an amount not exceeding two and one-half million 2932
	3505	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3506	+
	3507	+
	3508	+
	3509	+	LCO No. 4417 93 of 116
	3510	+
	3511	+	dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, five million dollars for 2933
	3512	+	each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, and 2934
	3513	+	seven million five hundred thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years 2935
	3514	+	ending June 30, 2003, to June 30, 2014, inclusive.] 2936
	3515	+	Sec. 88. Section 10a-144 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2937
	3516	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2938
	3517	+	There is established a higher education center for the central 2939
	3518	+	Naugatuck Valley region. The [regional community-technical college] 2940
	3519	+	Connecticut State Community College campus established for the 2941
	3520	+	greater Waterbury area pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10a-78, as 2942
	3521	+	amended by this act, shall be located at such center. The University of 2943
	3522	+	Connecticut shall have access to classrooms, faculty office space and 2944
	3523	+	concurrent and cooperative use of common student facilities including, 2945
	3524	+	but not limited to, library and athletic fields, at such center. The Board 2946
	3525	+	of Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction with the chancellor of 2947
	3526	+	the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's 2948
	3527	+	designee, shall develop an annual joint use plan for such center. On or 2949
	3528	+	before September 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the chancellor of the 2950
	3529	+	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall call and convene an 2951
	3530	+	initial meeting for the development of such plan. 2952
	3531	+	Sec. 89. Section 10a-149 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2953
	3532	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2954
	3533	+	(a) In addition to other powers granted in the general statutes, 2955
	3534	+	authority and responsibility for the operation of the state's public 2956
	3535	+	institutions of higher education shall be vested in (1) the Board of 2957
	3536	+	Trustees of The University of Connecticut which shall have exclusive 2958
	3537	+	responsibility for programs leading to research doctoral, doctor of 2959
	3538	+	medicine, doctor of dental medicine and juris doctor degrees, (2) the 2960
	3539	+	Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University System] Regents 2961
	3540	+	for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University 2962
	3541	+	System which shall have special responsibility for the preparation of 2963
	3542	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3543	+
	3544	+
	3545	+
	3546	+	LCO No. 4417 94 of 116
	3547	+
	3548	+	personnel for the public schools of the state including master's degree 2964
	3549	+	programs, education doctoral degree programs, including an education 2965
	3550	+	doctoral degree program in nursing education, and other graduate 2966
	3551	+	study in education, and authority for providing (A) liberal arts and 2967
	3552	+	career programs at the bachelors, masters and sixth year level, and (B) 2968
	3553	+	professional doctoral degree programs, except programs leading to 2969
	3554	+	research doctoral, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental medicine and 2970
	3555	+	juris doctor degrees, (3) the Board of [Trustees of the Community-2971
	3556	+	Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the 2972
	3557	+	Connecticut State Community College which shall have responsibility 2973
	3558	+	for providing programs, as enumerated in section 10a-80, as amended 2974
	3559	+	by this act, leading, where appropriate, to an associate degree or 2975
	3560	+	occupational certificate and programs leading to the degree of associate 2976
	3561	+	in applied science and such other appropriate degrees or certificates [as 2977
	3562	+	are approved by the Board of Regents for Higher Education] and for 2978
	3563	+	such terminal vocational retraining and continuing education programs 2979
	3564	+	leading to occupational certificates as are appropriate, and (4) the Board 2980
	3565	+	of Regents for Higher Education which shall have responsibility for the 2981
	3566	+	award of external degrees and credits earned at Charter Oak State 2982
	3567	+	College by examination and by other forms of validation and by 2983
	3568	+	evaluation of learning, including transfer of credit, provided the 2984
	3569	+	authority of the [Boards] Board of Trustees of The University of 2985
	3570	+	Connecticut [, the Connecticut State University System and the 2986
	3571	+	Community-Technical Colleges] and the Board of Regents for Higher 2987
	3572	+	Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System and the 2988
	3573	+	Connecticut State Community College to award degrees of the 2989
	3574	+	respective institutions shall not be affected. 2990
	3575	+	(b) In approving programs provided under subparagraph (B) of 2991
	3576	+	subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the Board of [Trustees 2992
	3577	+	for the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 2993
	3578	+	Education shall consider (1) the effect a proposed professional doctoral 2994
	3579	+	degree program would have on the budget of the state university within 2995
	3580	+	the Connecticut State University System seeking to offer such program, 2996
	3581	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3582	+
	3583	+
	3584	+
	3585	+	LCO No. 4417 95 of 116
	3586	+
	3587	+	(2) whether expertise in the subject matter of such program currently 2997
	3588	+	exists at [the] such state university, (3) the current and projected 2998
	3589	+	accreditation standards governing such program, and (4) the current 2999
	3590	+	and projected professional standards in the occupational field for which 3000
	3591	+	students would qualify for employment upon graduation from such 3001
	3592	+	program. 3002
	3593	+	Sec. 90. Section 10a-151a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3003
	3594	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3004
	3595	+	(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of [any general statute or 3005
	3596	+	regulation to the contrary] the general statutes or regulations of 3006
	3597	+	Connecticut state agencies, the [Boards] Board of Trustees [for the 3007
	3598	+	Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State University 3008
	3599	+	System and] of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents 3009
	3600	+	for Higher Education shall annually designate from the funds available 3010
	3601	+	to each board for equipment an amount to be spent by each institution 3011
	3602	+	under its jurisdiction for the purchase of equipment used for research 3012
	3603	+	purposes, library media and library books for each such fiscal year. 3013
	3604	+	(b) Within the limitations of funds designated pursuant to subsection 3014
	3605	+	(a) of this section by each board [of trustees] for the purchase of 3015
	3606	+	equipment used for research purposes, library media and library books, 3016
	3607	+	the expenditure of such funds and the purposes therefor shall be in the 3017
	3608	+	sole jurisdiction of the chief executive officer of each institution, subject 3018
	3609	+	to the policies of [the] each board [of trustees] and shall not be subject to 3019
	3610	+	the approval of any other state agency, but shall be subject to auditing 3020
	3611	+	procedures required pursuant to section 2-90, provided the purchase of 3021
	3612	+	equipment used for research purposes and library media shall be made 3022
	3613	+	from the most competitive source. Such officer shall report annually to 3023
	3614	+	the board [of trustees] of [his] such officer's respective institution on the 3024
	3615	+	expenditure of funds. 3025
	3616	+	Sec. 91. Subsection (a) of section 10a-151b of the general statutes is 3026
	3617	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3027
	3618	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3619	+
	3620	+
	3621	+
	3622	+	LCO No. 4417 96 of 116
	3623	+
	3624	+	passage): 3028
	3625	+	(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 58, and sections 4-98, 3029
	3626	+	4a-4, 4a-5, 4a-6, 4d-2, and 4d-5 to the contrary, a chief executive officer 3030
	3627	+	may purchase equipment, supplies and contractual services, execute 3031
	3628	+	personal service agreements, as defined in section 4-212, or lease 3032
	3629	+	personal property compatible, where relevant, with standards for 3033
	3630	+	computer architecture established by the Department of Administrative 3034
	3631	+	Services, without the approval of the Comptroller, the Secretary of the 3035
	3632	+	Office of Policy and Management or the Commissioner of 3036
	3633	+	Administrative Services, provided the chief executive officer consults 3037
	3634	+	with the commissioner and such purchases are made in accordance with 3038
	3635	+	this section and in accordance with policies [which] that are (1) adopted 3039
	3636	+	by the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit after 3040
	3637	+	reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views, 3041
	3638	+	and (2) subject to section 4-175. For purposes of this section, "chief 3042
	3639	+	executive officer" means the chief executive officer of a constituent unit 3043
	3640	+	of the state system of higher education or the chief executive officer of 3044
	3641	+	an institution or campus within the jurisdiction of such a constituent 3045
	3642	+	unit. The provisions of sections 4-212 to 4-219, inclusive, and section 9 3046
	3643	+	of public act 93-336 shall not apply to personal service agreements 3047
	3644	+	executed pursuant to this section. 3048
	3645	+	Sec. 92. Section 10a-151c of the general statutes is repealed and the 3049
	3646	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3050
	3647	+	Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the 3051
	3648	+	contrary,] the chief executive officer of each institution within the 3052
	3649	+	jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3053
	3650	+	shall have the authority to approve travel requests and the payment of 3054
	3651	+	travel expenses incurred by employees of their institutions, in 3055
	3652	+	accordance with rates and policies approved by the governing board [of 3056
	3653	+	trustees] of the constituent unit, provided such rates and policies are (1) 3057
	3654	+	[are] approved after reasonable opportunity has been provided for 3058
	3655	+	interested persons to present their views, and (2) [are] subject to section 3059
	3656	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3657	+
	3658	+
	3659	+
	3660	+	LCO No. 4417 97 of 116
	3661	+
	3662	+	4-175. Travel expenses paid pursuant to this subsection shall be paid 3060
	3663	+	upon the order of the Comptroller. 3061
	3664	+	Sec. 93. Section 10a-151d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3062
	3665	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3063
	3666	+	On or before January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the governing 3064
	3667	+	board [of trustees] of each constituent unit of the state system of higher 3065
	3668	+	education shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 3066
	3669	+	section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 3067
	3670	+	having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 3068
	3671	+	of state agencies concerning expenditures pursuant to [section] sections 3069
	3672	+	4a-52a, 10a-151b, as amended by this act, and 10a-151c, as amended by 3070
	3673	+	this act, during the preceding fiscal year. 3071
	3674	+	Sec. 94. Section 10a-152 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3072
3463	3675		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3073
3464		-	~~On or before January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter,~~ the governing 3074
3465		-	~~board [of trustees] of each constituent unit~~ of the ~~state system of higher~~ 3075
3466		-	~~education shall submit a report,~~ ~~in accordance with the provisions of~~ 3076
3467		-	~~section 11-4a, to~~ the ~~joint standing committee of the General Assembly~~ 3077
3468		-	~~having cognizance~~ of ~~matters relating to appropriations and the budgets~~ 3078
3469		-	~~of state agencies concerning expenditures pursuant to~~ [~~section~~] ~~sections~~ 3079
3470		-	~~4a-52a, 10a-151b, as amended by this~~ act~~, and 10a-151c, as amended by~~ 3080
3471		-	~~this act, during~~ the ~~preceding fiscal year~~. 3081
3472		-	Sec. 94. Section 10a-~~152~~ of the general statutes is repealed and the 3082
	3676	+	The governing boards [of trustees] of each constituent unit, subject to 3074
	3677	+	the provisions of the general statutes, may receive any federal funds 3075
	3678	+	made available to this state for postsecondary educational purposes and 3076
	3679	+	expend such funds for the purpose or purposes for which they are made 3077
	3680	+	available. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of such funds. 3078
	3681	+	[Said] Such boards may allocate and use any appropriate or special fund 3079
	3682	+	to meet the matching requirements of any federal act making funds 3080
	3683	+	available to the state for postsecondary educational purposes. 3081
	3684	+	Sec. 95. Section 10a-154a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3082
3473	3685		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3083
3474		-	The governing boards [of trustees] of each constituent unit, subject to 3084
3475		-	the provisions of the general statutes, may receive any federal funds 3085
3476		-	made available to this state for postsecondary educational purposes and 3086 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3477		-
3478		-
3479		-	LCO 95 of 116
3480		-
3481		-	expend such funds for the purpose or purposes for which they are made 3087
3482		-	available. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of such funds. 3088
3483		-	[Said] Such boards may allocate and use any appropriate or special fund 3089
3484		-	to meet the matching requirements of any federal act making funds 3090
3485		-	available to the state for postsecondary educational purposes. 3091
3486		-	Sec. 95. Section 10a-154a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3092
3487		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3093
3488		-	Any record maintained or kept on file by a governing board [of 3094
3489		-	trustees] of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3095
3490		-	[which] that is a record of the performance and evaluation of a faculty 3096
3491		-	or professional staff member of such constituent unit shall not be 3097
3492		-	deemed to be a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under 3098
3493		-	the provisions of section 1-210, unless such faculty or professional staff 3099
3494		-	member consents in writing to the release of his records by the 3100
3495		-	governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. Such consent shall 3101
3496		-	be required for each request for a release of such records. 3102
3497		-	Sec. 96. Section 10a-154b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3103
3498		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3104
3499		-	Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5-214 and 5-215 or any 3105
3500		-	other provision of the general statutes or special act, [to the contrary,] 3106
3501		-	the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of 3107
3502		-	higher education and the chief executive officer of an institution or 3108
3503		-	campus within the jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system 3109
3504		-	of higher education may establish positions and approve the filling of 3110
3505		-	all position vacancies of such constituent unit or institution within the 3111
3506		-	limits of available funds and in accordance with policies approved by 3112
3507		-	the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. 3113
3508		-	Sec. 97. Section 10a-156a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3114
3509		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3115
3510		-	(a) [Not later than October 1, 2013, each] Each constituent unit of the 3116
3511		-	state system of higher education and each independent institution of 3117 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3512		-
3513		-
3514		-	LCO 96 of 116
3515		-
3516		-	higher education [, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173,] shall 3118
3517		-	submit an up-to-date security protocol plan to the Department of 3119
3518		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such plan shall identify 3120
3519		-	procedures specifically designed to heighten awareness by all faculty 3121
3520		-	and staff regarding potentially at-risk students and other individuals on 3122
3521		-	campus through effective educational strategies. Such procedures shall 3123
3522		-	be designed to educate faculty and staff on how to recognize and 3124
3523		-	respond to students and such other individuals who may be at risk of 3125
3524		-	harm to themselves or others. Not later than July 1, 2015, and biennially 3126
3525		-	thereafter, each constituent unit and independent institution of higher 3127
3526		-	education shall review the security protocol plan with each of its chiefs 3128
3527		-	of police or heads of campus security to determine whether such plan 3129
3528		-	adequately addresses campus security concerns or requires revisions. In 3130
3529		-	the event that revisions are required, the constituent unit or 3131
3530		-	independent institution of higher education making revisions shall 3132
3531		-	submit a revised security protocol plan to the Department of Emergency 3133
3532		-	Services and Public Protection not later than August first of the year in 3134
3533		-	which revisions are deemed necessary. 3135
3534		-	(b) [Not later than January 1, 2014, each] Each constituent unit and 3136
3535		-	independent institution of higher education shall establish a trained 3137
3536		-	threat assessment team for each of its campuses. The threat assessment 3138
3537		-	team shall consist of individuals selected by the president of each state 3139
3538		-	college [, regional community-technical college] or university or 3140
3539		-	independent institution of higher education in consultation with its 3141
3540		-	chief of police or head of campus security and may include not less than 3142
3541		-	one member of its special police force or campus security personnel, 3143
3542		-	administration, faculty and senior and mid-level staff. The chief of 3144
3543		-	police or head of campus security at each state college [, regional 3145
3544		-	community-technical college] and university and independent 3146
3545		-	institution of higher education shall be responsible for ensuring that 3147
3546		-	every member of the threat assessment team (1) is capable of executing 3148
3547		-	the security protocol plan developed in accordance with subsection (a) 3149
3548		-	of this section, and (2) receives comprehensive training in identifying 3150
3549		-	potentially at-risk students, other potentially at-risk individuals on 3151 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3550		-
3551		-
3552		-	LCO 97 of 116
3553		-
3554		-	campus and any other potential threats to campus safety. 3152
3555		-	Sec. 98. Section 10a-157 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3153
3556		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3154
3557		-	(a) [Not later than July 1, 2013, the regional community-technical 3155
3558		-	college system] The Connecticut State Community College and the 3156
3559		-	Connecticut State University System shall develop and implement a 3157
3560		-	general education core of courses for which not fewer than thirty 3158
3561		-	academic credits shall be offered by each such constituent unit as part 3159
3562		-	of its liberal arts and sciences programs and any other degree program 3160
3563		-	designated as a transfer program. A student who graduates from any 3161
3564		-	such liberal arts and sciences program or transfer program or transfers 3162
3565		-	from such program to another of such constituent units or to another 3163
3566		-	institution within the same constituent unit shall transfer any credits 3164
3567		-	earned while enrolled in such program toward the general education 3165
3568		-	core curriculum requirements of the constituent unit to which such 3166
3569		-	student transfers. 3167
3570		-	(b) Teaching faculty from the [regional community-technical college 3168
3571		-	system] Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut 3169
3572		-	State University System, elected pursuant to a uniform, system-wide 3170
3573		-	election by the faculty senates representing each of such constituent 3171
3574		-	units, shall be included in the development and implementation of the 3172
3575		-	general education core of courses. 3173
3576		-	Sec. 99. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 10a-157a of the 3174
3577		-	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3175
3578		-	thereof (Effective from passage): 3176
3579		-	(b) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3177
3580		-	Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3178
3581		-	fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3179
3582		-	Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3180
3583		-	if a public institution of higher education determines, by use of multiple 3181
3584		-	commonly accepted measures of skill level, that a student is likely to 3182
3585		-	succeed in college level work with supplemental support, the public 3183 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3586		-
3587		-
3588		-	LCO 98 of 116
3589		-
3590		-	institution of higher education shall offer such student remedial support 3184
3591		-	that is embedded with the corresponding entry level course in a college 3185
3592		-	level program. Such embedded support shall be offered during the same 3186
3593		-	semester as and in conjunction with the entry level course for purposes 3187
3594		-	of providing the student with supplemental support in the entry level 3188
3595		-	course. 3189
3596		-	(c) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3190
3597		-	semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3191
3598		-	determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3192
3599		-	level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in college 3193
3600		-	level work with supplemental support, the public institution of higher 3194
3601		-	education shall offer such student one intensive semester of remedial 3195
3602		-	support that (1) is designed to provide such student with the knowledge 3196
3603		-	and skills necessary to be placed in an entry level course in a college 3197
3604		-	level program, and (2) such student may repeat subject to the public 3198
3605		-	institution of higher education's course repeat policy provided [that] 3199
3606		-	such policy shall not prohibit a minimum of one repeat attempt. 3200
3607		-	(d) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3201
3608		-	semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3202
3609		-	determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3203
3610		-	level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in an 3204
3611		-	intensive semester of remedial support, the public institution of higher 3205
3612		-	education shall offer such student the opportunity to participate in a 3206
3613		-	transitional college readiness program before the start of the next 3207
3614		-	semester. Such student shall complete such transitional college 3208
3615		-	readiness program prior to receiving embedded remedial support, as 3209
3616		-	provided in subsection (b) of this section or intensive remedial support, 3210
3617		-	as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The Board of Regents for 3211
3618		-	Higher Education, in consultation with Connecticut's P-20 Council and 3212
3619		-	the faculty advisory committee to the Board of Regents for Higher 3213
3620		-	Education, shall develop options for a transitional college readiness 3214
3621		-	program. 3215
3622		-	(e) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3216 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3623		-
3624		-
3625		-	LCO 99 of 116
3626		-
3627		-	Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3217
3628		-	fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3218
3629		-	Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3219
3630		-	each public institution of higher education shall offer only remedial 3220
3631		-	support, including remedial courses, that is authorized pursuant to 3221
3632		-	subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section. 3222
3633		-	Sec. 100. Subsection (b) of section 10a-158 of the general statutes is 3223
3634		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3224
3635		-	passage): 3225
3636		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Board 3226
3637		-	of Regents for Higher Education shall compare (1) the salaries of the 3227
3638		-	administrators at each public institution of higher education within the 3228
3639		-	Connecticut State University System and the [regional-community 3229
3640		-	technical college system] Connecticut State Community College with 3230
3641		-	the salaries of administrators with similar responsibilities at peer public 3231
3642		-	institutions of higher education in the United States, (2) the ratio of 3232
3643		-	administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at each 3233
3644		-	public institution of higher education within the Connecticut State 3234
3645		-	University System and the [regional-community technical college 3235
3646		-	system] Connecticut State Community College with the ratio of 3236
3647		-	administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at peer 3237
3648		-	public institutions of higher education in the United States, and (3) the 3238
3649		-	salaries of the administrators in the central office of the Board of Regents 3239
3650		-	for Higher Education with the salaries of administrators with similar 3240
3651		-	responsibilities in the central office of similar state university systems in 3241
3652		-	the United States. 3242
3653		-	Sec. 101. Subsection (b) of section 10a-168a of the general statutes is 3243
3654		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3244
3655		-	passage): 3245
3656		-	(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide grants 3246
3657		-	to minority students (1) in teacher education programs for their junior 3247
3658		-	or senior year, or both such years, at any four-year institution of higher 3248 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3659		-
3660		-
3661		-	LCO 100 of 116
3662		-
3663		-	education, (2) completing the requirements of such a teacher education 3249
3664		-	program as a graduate student, provided such student received a grant 3250
3665		-	pursuant to this section for one year at the undergraduate level, or (3) 3251
3666		-	enrolled in the alternate route to certification program administered 3252
3667		-	through the Office of Higher Education or the Department of Education. 3253
3668		-	No student shall receive a grant under the program for more than two 3254
3669		-	years. Maximum grants shall not exceed five thousand dollars per year. 3255
3670		-	The office shall ensure that at least ten per cent of the grant recipients 3256
3671		-	are minority students who transfer from [a] the Connecticut [regional 3257
3672		-	community-technical college] State Community College. 3258
3673		-	Sec. 102. Subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the 3259
3674		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3260
3675		-	thereof (Effective from passage): 3261
3676		-	(5) "Public institution of higher education" means the constituent 3262
3677		-	units of the state system of higher education identified in subdivisions 3263
3678		-	(1) and (2) of section 10a-1, as amended by this act, except the [regional 3264
3679		-	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3265
3680		-	Sec. 103. Section 10a-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3266
3681		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3267
3682		-	(a) As used in this section: 3268
3683		-	(1) "Award" means the greater of: (A) The unpaid portion, if any, of a 3269
3684		-	qualifying student's eligible institutional costs after subtracting his or 3270
3685		-	her financial aid, or (B) a minimum award of five hundred dollars for a 3271
3686		-	full-time student or three hundred dollars for a part-time student; 3272
3687		-	(2) "Eligible institutional costs" means the tuition and required fees 3273
3688		-	incurred each semester by an individual student that are established by 3274
3689		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the [regional community-3275
3690		-	technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3276
3691		-	(3) "Financial aid" means the sum of all scholarships, grants and 3277
3692		-	federal, state and institutional aid received by a qualifying student. 3278 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3693		-
3694		-
3695		-	LCO 101 of 116
3696		-
3697		-	"Financial aid" does not include any federal, state or private student 3279
3698		-	loans received by a qualifying student; 3280
3699		-	(4) "Qualifying student" means any person who (A) graduated from 3281
3700		-	a public or nonpublic high school, (B) enrolls as a full-time or part-time 3282
3701		-	student for the fall semester of 2020, or any semester thereafter, at [a 3283
3702		-	regional community-technical college] the Connecticut State 3284
3703		-	Community College in a program leading to a degree or certificate, (C) 3285
3704		-	is classified as an in-state student pursuant to section 10a-29, (D) is 3286
3705		-	making satisfactory academic progress while enrolled at [a regional 3287
3706		-	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3288
3707		-	College, (E) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, 3289
3708		-	and (F) has accepted all available financial aid or is a transition program 3290
3709		-	student; 3291
3710		-	(5) "Full-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3292
	3686	+	Any record maintained or kept on file by a governing board [of 3084
	3687	+	trustees] of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education 3085
	3688	+	[which] that is a record of the performance and evaluation of a faculty 3086
	3689	+	or professional staff member of such constituent unit shall not be 3087
	3690	+	deemed to be a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under 3088
	3691	+	the provisions of section 1-210, unless such faculty or professional staff 3089
	3692	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3693	+
	3694	+
	3695	+
	3696	+	LCO No. 4417 98 of 116
	3697	+
	3698	+	member consents in writing to the release of his records by the 3090
	3699	+	governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. Such consent shall 3091
	3700	+	be required for each request for a release of such records. 3092
	3701	+	Sec. 96. Section 10a-154b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3093
	3702	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3094
	3703	+	Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5-214 and 5-215 or any 3095
	3704	+	other provision of the general statutes or special act, [to the contrary,] 3096
	3705	+	the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of 3097
	3706	+	higher education and the chief executive officer of an institution or 3098
	3707	+	campus within the jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system 3099
	3708	+	of higher education may establish positions and approve the filling of 3100
	3709	+	all position vacancies of such constituent unit or institution within the 3101
	3710	+	limits of available funds and in accordance with policies approved by 3102
	3711	+	the governing board [of trustees] of the constituent unit. 3103
	3712	+	Sec. 97. Section 10a-156a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3104
	3713	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3105
	3714	+	(a) [Not later than October 1, 2013, each] Each constituent unit of the 3106
	3715	+	state system of higher education and each independent institution of 3107
	3716	+	higher education [, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173,] shall 3108
	3717	+	submit an up-to-date security protocol plan to the Department of 3109
	3718	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such plan shall identify 3110
	3719	+	procedures specifically designed to heighten awareness by all faculty 3111
	3720	+	and staff regarding potentially at-risk students and other individuals on 3112
	3721	+	campus through effective educational strategies. Such procedures shall 3113
	3722	+	be designed to educate faculty and staff on how to recognize and 3114
	3723	+	respond to students and such other individuals who may be at risk of 3115
	3724	+	harm to themselves or others. Not later than July 1, 2015, and biennially 3116
	3725	+	thereafter, each constituent unit and independent institution of higher 3117
	3726	+	education shall review the security protocol plan with each of its chiefs 3118
	3727	+	of police or heads of campus security to determine whether such plan 3119
	3728	+	adequately addresses campus security concerns or requires revisions. In 3120
	3729	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3730	+
	3731	+
	3732	+
	3733	+	LCO No. 4417 99 of 116
	3734	+
	3735	+	the event that revisions are required, the constituent unit or 3121
	3736	+	independent institution of higher education making revisions shall 3122
	3737	+	submit a revised security protocol plan to the Department of Emergency 3123
	3738	+	Services and Public Protection not later than August first of the year in 3124
	3739	+	which revisions are deemed necessary. 3125
	3740	+	(b) [Not later than January 1, 2014, each] Each constituent unit and 3126
	3741	+	independent institution of higher education shall establish a trained 3127
	3742	+	threat assessment team for each of its campuses. The threat assessment 3128
	3743	+	team shall consist of individuals selected by the president of each state 3129
	3744	+	college [, regional community-technical college] or university or 3130
	3745	+	independent institution of higher education in consultation with its 3131
	3746	+	chief of police or head of campus security and may include not less than 3132
	3747	+	one member of its special police force or campus security personnel, 3133
	3748	+	administration, faculty and senior and mid-level staff. The chief of 3134
	3749	+	police or head of campus security at each state college [, regional 3135
	3750	+	community-technical college] and university and independent 3136
	3751	+	institution of higher education shall be responsible for ensuring that 3137
	3752	+	every member of the threat assessment team (1) is capable of executing 3138
	3753	+	the security protocol plan developed in accordance with subsection (a) 3139
	3754	+	of this section, and (2) receives comprehensive training in identifying 3140
	3755	+	potentially at-risk students, other potentially at-risk individuals on 3141
	3756	+	campus and any other potential threats to campus safety. 3142
	3757	+	Sec. 98. Section 10a-157 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3143
	3758	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3144
	3759	+	(a) [Not later than July 1, 2013, the regional community-technical 3145
	3760	+	college system] Connecticut State Community College and the 3146
	3761	+	Connecticut State University System shall develop and implement a 3147
	3762	+	general education core of courses for which not fewer than thirty 3148
	3763	+	academic credits shall be offered by each such constituent unit as part 3149
	3764	+	of its liberal arts and sciences programs and any other degree program 3150
	3765	+	designated as a transfer program. A student who graduates from any 3151
	3766	+	such liberal arts and sciences program or transfer program or transfers 3152
	3767	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3768	+
	3769	+
	3770	+
	3771	+	LCO No. 4417 100 of 116
	3772	+
	3773	+	from such program to another of such constituent units or to another 3153
	3774	+	institution within the same constituent unit shall transfer any credits 3154
	3775	+	earned while enrolled in such program toward the general education 3155
	3776	+	core curriculum requirements of the constituent unit to which such 3156
	3777	+	student transfers. 3157
	3778	+	(b) Teaching faculty from the [regional community-technical college 3158
	3779	+	system] Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut 3159
	3780	+	State University System, elected pursuant to a uniform, system-wide 3160
	3781	+	election by the faculty senates representing each of such constituent 3161
	3782	+	units, shall be included in the development and implementation of the 3162
	3783	+	general education core of courses. 3163
	3784	+	Sec. 99. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 10a-157a of the 3164
	3785	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3165
	3786	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3166
	3787	+	(b) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3167
	3788	+	Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3168
	3789	+	fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3169
	3790	+	Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3170
	3791	+	if a public institution of higher education determines, by use of multiple 3171
	3792	+	commonly accepted measures of skill level, that a student is likely to 3172
	3793	+	succeed in college level work with supplemental support, the public 3173
	3794	+	institution of higher education shall offer such student remedial support 3174
	3795	+	that is embedded with the corresponding entry level course in a college 3175
	3796	+	level program. Such embedded support shall be offered during the same 3176
	3797	+	semester as and in conjunction with the entry level course for purposes 3177
	3798	+	of providing the student with supplemental support in the entry level 3178
	3799	+	course. 3179
	3800	+	(c) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3180
	3801	+	semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3181
	3802	+	determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3182
	3803	+	level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in college 3183
	3804	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3805	+
	3806	+
	3807	+
	3808	+	LCO No. 4417 101 of 116
	3809	+
	3810	+	level work with supplemental support, the public institution of higher 3184
	3811	+	education shall offer such student one intensive semester of remedial 3185
	3812	+	support that (1) is designed to provide such student with the knowledge 3186
	3813	+	and skills necessary to be placed in an entry level course in a college 3187
	3814	+	level program, and (2) such student may repeat subject to the public 3188
	3815	+	institution of higher education's course repeat policy provided [that] 3189
	3816	+	such policy shall not prohibit a minimum of one repeat attempt. 3190
	3817	+	(d) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each 3191
	3818	+	semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education 3192
	3819	+	determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill 3193
	3820	+	level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in an 3194
	3821	+	intensive semester of remedial support, the public institution of higher 3195
	3822	+	education shall offer such student the opportunity to participate in a 3196
	3823	+	transitional college readiness program before the start of the next 3197
	3824	+	semester. Such student shall complete such transitional college 3198
	3825	+	readiness program prior to receiving embedded remedial support, as 3199
	3826	+	provided in subsection (b) of this section or intensive remedial support, 3200
	3827	+	as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The Board of Regents for 3201
	3828	+	Higher Education, in consultation with Connecticut's P-20 Council and 3202
	3829	+	the faculty advisory committee to the Board of Regents for Higher 3203
	3830	+	Education, shall develop options for a transitional college readiness 3204
	3831	+	program. 3205
	3832	+	(e) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the 3206
	3833	+	Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the 3207
	3834	+	fall semester of 2015 for the [regional community-technical colleges] 3208
	3835	+	Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, 3209
	3836	+	each public institution of higher education shall offer only remedial 3210
	3837	+	support, including remedial courses, that is authorized pursuant to 3211
	3838	+	subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section. 3212
	3839	+	Sec. 100. Subsection (b) of section 10a-158 of the general statutes is 3213
	3840	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3214
	3841	+	passage): 3215
	3842	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3843	+
	3844	+
	3845	+
	3846	+	LCO No. 4417 102 of 116
	3847	+
	3848	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Board 3216
	3849	+	of Regents for Higher Education shall compare (1) the salaries of the 3217
	3850	+	administrators at each public institution of higher education within the 3218
	3851	+	Connecticut State University System and the [regional-community 3219
	3852	+	technical college system] Connecticut State Community College with 3220
	3853	+	the salaries of administrators with similar responsibilities at peer public 3221
	3854	+	institutions of higher education in the United States, (2) the ratio of 3222
	3855	+	administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at each 3223
	3856	+	public institution of higher education within the Connecticut State 3224
	3857	+	University System and the [regional-community technical college 3225
	3858	+	system] Connecticut State Community College with the ratio of 3226
	3859	+	administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at peer 3227
	3860	+	public institutions of higher education in the United States, and (3) the 3228
	3861	+	salaries of the administrators in the central office of the Board of Regents 3229
	3862	+	for Higher Education with the salaries of administrators with similar 3230
	3863	+	responsibilities in the central office of similar state university systems in 3231
	3864	+	the United States. 3232
	3865	+	Sec. 101. Subsection (b) of section 10a-168a of the general statutes is 3233
	3866	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3234
	3867	+	passage): 3235
	3868	+	(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide grants 3236
	3869	+	to minority students (1) in teacher education programs for their junior 3237
	3870	+	or senior year, or both such years, at any four-year institution of higher 3238
	3871	+	education, (2) completing the requirements of such a teacher education 3239
	3872	+	program as a graduate student, provided such student received a grant 3240
	3873	+	pursuant to this section for one year at the undergraduate level, or (3) 3241
	3874	+	enrolled in the alternate route to certification program administered 3242
	3875	+	through the Office of Higher Education or the Department of Education. 3243
	3876	+	No student shall receive a grant under the program for more than two 3244
	3877	+	years. Maximum grants shall not exceed five thousand dollars per year. 3245
	3878	+	The office shall ensure that at least ten per cent of the grant recipients 3246
	3879	+	are minority students who transfer from [a] Connecticut [regional 3247
	3880	+	community-technical college] State Community College. 3248
	3881	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3882	+
	3883	+
	3884	+
	3885	+	LCO No. 4417 103 of 116
	3886	+
	3887	+	Sec. 102. Subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the 3249
	3888	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3250
	3889	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3251
	3890	+	(5) "Public institution of higher education" means the constituent 3252
	3891	+	units of the state system of higher education identified in subdivisions 3253
	3892	+	(1) and (2) of section 10a-1, as amended by this act, except the [regional 3254
	3893	+	community-technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3255
	3894	+	Sec. 103. Section 10a-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3256
	3895	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3257
	3896	+	(a) As used in this section: 3258
	3897	+	(1) "Award" means the greater of: (A) The unpaid portion, if any, of a 3259
	3898	+	qualifying student's eligible institutional costs after subtracting his or 3260
	3899	+	her financial aid, or (B) a minimum award of five hundred dollars for a 3261
	3900	+	full-time student or three hundred dollars for a part-time student; 3262
	3901	+	(2) "Eligible institutional costs" means the tuition and required fees 3263
	3902	+	incurred each semester by an individual student that are established by 3264
	3903	+	the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the [regional community-3265
	3904	+	technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College; 3266
	3905	+	(3) "Financial aid" means the sum of all scholarships, grants and 3267
	3906	+	federal, state and institutional aid received by a qualifying student. 3268
	3907	+	"Financial aid" does not include any federal, state or private student 3269
	3908	+	loans received by a qualifying student; 3270
	3909	+	(4) "Qualifying student" means any person who (A) graduated from 3271
	3910	+	a public or nonpublic high school, (B) enrolls as a full-time or part-time 3272
	3911	+	student for the fall semester of 2020, or any semester thereafter, at [a 3273
	3912	+	regional community-technical college] the Connecticut State 3274
	3913	+	Community College in a program leading to a degree or certificate, (C) 3275
	3914	+	is classified as an in-state student pursuant to section 10a-29, (D) is 3276
	3915	+	making satisfactory academic progress while enrolled at [a regional 3277
	3916	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3917	+
	3918	+
	3919	+
	3920	+	LCO No. 4417 104 of 116
	3921	+
	3922	+	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3278
	3923	+	College, (E) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, 3279
	3924	+	and (F) has accepted all available financial aid or is a transition program 3280
	3925	+	student; 3281
	3926	+	(5) "Full-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3282
	3927	+	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3283
	3928	+	College and (A) is carrying twelve or more credit hours in a semester, 3284
	3929	+	or (B) has a learning disability documented with the [regional 3285
	3930	+	community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College in 3286
	3931	+	which he or she is enrolled and is enrolled in the maximum number of 3287
	3932	+	credit hours that is feasible for such student to attempt in a semester, as 3288
	3933	+	determined by such student's academic advisor; 3289
	3934	+	(6) "Semester" means the fall or spring semester of an academic year. 3290
	3935	+	"Semester" does not include a summer semester or session; 3291
	3936	+	(7) "Part-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3292
3711	3937		community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3293
3712		-	College and (A) is carrying twelve or more credit hours in a semester, 3294
3713		-	or (B) has a learning disability documented with the [regional 3295
3714		-	community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College in 3296
3715		-	which he or she is enrolled and is enrolled in the maximum number of 3297
3716		-	credit hours that is feasible for such student to attempt in a semester, as 3298
3717		-	determined by such student's academic advisor; 3299
3718		-	(6) "Semester" means the fall or spring semester of an academic year. 3300
3719		-	"Semester" does not include a summer semester or session; 3301
3720		-	(7) "Part-time student" means a student who is enrolled at [a regional 3302
3721		-	community-technical college] the Connecticut State Community 3303
3722		-	College and is carrying not less than six but fewer than twelve credit 3304
3723		-	hours in a semester; and 3305
3724		-	(8) "Transition program student" means any person who (A) is a 3306
3725		-	resident of this state, (B) has not graduated from high school, (C) is 3307
3726		-	enrolled in a transition program pursuant to such person's 3308
3727		-	individualized education program, and (D) enrolls in one or more 3309
3728		-	courses at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3310 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3729		-
3730		-
3731		-	LCO 102 of 116
3732		-
3733		-	State Community College. 3311
3734		-	(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall (1) establish a 3312
3735		-	debt-free community college program to make awards to qualifying 3313
3736		-	students each semester, (2) adopt rules, procedures and forms necessary 3314
3737		-	to implement the debt-free community college program, and (3) submit 3315
3738		-	a report outlining such rules, procedures and forms, in accordance with 3316
3739		-	the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 3317
3740		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 3318
3741		-	education. Awards made to qualifying students pursuant to the debt-3319
3742		-	free community college program shall be designated as the "Mary Ann 3320
3743		-	Handley Award". 3321
3744		-	(c) For the fall semester of 2020, and each semester thereafter, the 3322
3745		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall make awards to qualifying 3323
3746		-	students within available appropriations. An award shall be available 3324
3747		-	to a qualifying student for the first seventy-two credit hours earned by 3325
3748		-	the qualifying student at [a regional community-technical college] the 3326
3749		-	Connecticut State Community College, provided the qualifying student 3327
3750		-	meets and continues to meet the requirements of this section. The board 3328
3751		-	shall not use an award to supplant any financial aid, including, but not 3329
3752		-	limited to, state or institutional aid, otherwise available to a qualifying 3330
3753		-	student. 3331
3754		-	(d) Not later than November 1, 2024, and March 1, 2025, and each 3332
3755		-	semester thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 3333
3756		-	report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 3334
3757		-	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 3335
3758		-	matters relating to higher education and employment advancement and 3336
3759		-	appropriations and the budgets of the state agencies regarding the debt-3337
3760		-	free community college program, including, but not limited to, (1) the 3338
3761		-	number of qualifying students enrolled at the [regional community-3339
3762		-	technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College during each 3340
3763		-	semester, (2) the number of qualifying students receiving minimum 3341
3764		-	awards and the number of qualifying students receiving awards for the 3342
3765		-	unpaid portion of eligible institutional costs, (3) the average number of 3343 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3766		-
3767		-
3768		-	LCO 103 of 116
3769		-
3770		-	credit hours the qualifying students enrolled in each semester and the 3344
3771		-	average number of credit hours the qualifying students completed each 3345
3772		-	semester, (4) the average amount of the award made to qualifying 3346
3773		-	students under this section for the unpaid portion of eligible 3347
3774		-	institutional costs, and (5) the completion rates of qualifying students 3348
3775		-	receiving awards under this section by degree or certificate program. 3349
3776		-	Sec. 104. Subsection (b) of section 14-73 of the general statutes is 3350
3777		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3351
3778		-	passage): 3352
3779		-	(b) Application for an instructor's license or a master instructor's 3353
3780		-	license shall be in writing and shall contain such information as the 3354
3781		-	commissioner requires. Each applicant for an instructor's license or a 3355
3782		-	master instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be 3356
3783		-	fingerprinted and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the 3357
3784		-	commissioner that such applicant: (1) Is of good moral character 3358
3785		-	considering such person's state and national criminal history records 3359
3786		-	checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, and record, if any, 3360
3787		-	on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to 3361
3788		-	section 17a-101k. If any applicant for a license or the renewal of a license 3362
3789		-	has a criminal record or is listed on the state child abuse and neglect 3363
3790		-	registry, the commissioner shall make a determination of whether to 3364
3791		-	issue or renew an instructor's license or master instructor's license in 3365
3792		-	accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in section 14-44 3366
3793		-	and the regulations adopted pursuant to said section; (2) has held a 3367
3794		-	license to drive a motor vehicle for the past five consecutive years and 3368
3795		-	has a driving record satisfactory to the commissioner, including no 3369
3796		-	record of a conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or 3370
3797		-	alcohol-related offense during such five-year period; (3) has passed a 3371
3798		-	physical examination, administered not more than ninety days prior to 3372
3799		-	the date of application, by a physician, physician assistant or an 3373
3800		-	advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice within the state 3374
3801		-	and the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered 3375
3802		-	nurse certifies that the applicant is physically fit to operate a motor 3376
3803		-	vehicle and provide instruction in driving; (4) has received a high school 3377 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3804		-
3805		-
3806		-	LCO 104 of 116
3807		-
3808		-	diploma or has an equivalent academic education; and (5) has 3378
3809		-	completed an instructor training course of forty-five clock hours given 3379
3810		-	by a school or agency approved by the commissioner, except that any 3380
3811		-	such course given by an institution [under the jurisdiction of the board 3381
3812		-	of trustees of] within the Connecticut State University System shall be 3382
3813		-	approved by the commissioner and the State Board of Education. 3383
3814		-	During the period of licensure, an instructor shall notify the 3384
3815		-	commissioner, within forty-eight hours, of an arrest or conviction for a 3385
3816		-	misdemeanor or felony, or an arrest, conviction or administrative 3386
3817		-	license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense. Upon such 3387
3818		-	notification, the commissioner may suspend, revoke or withdraw the 3388
3819		-	instructor's license or master instructor's license pursuant to the 3389
3820		-	provisions of section 14-79. 3390
3821		-	Sec. 105. Subsection (c) of section 20-195ttt of the general statutes is 3391
3822		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3392
3823		-	passage): 3393
3824		-	(c) The Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the commissioner's 3394
3825		-	designee, shall act as the chair of the Community Health Worker 3395
3826		-	Advisory Body and shall appoint the following members to said body: 3396
3827		-	(1) Six members who are actively practicing as community health 3397
3828		-	workers in the state; 3398
3829		-	(2) A member of the Community Health Workers Association of 3399
3830		-	Connecticut; 3400
3831		-	(3) A representative of a community-based community health worker 3401
3832		-	training organization; 3402
3833		-	(4) A representative of [a regional community-technical college] the 3403
3834		-	Connecticut State Community College; 3404
3835		-	(5) An employer of community health workers; 3405
3836		-	(6) A representative of a health care organization that employs 3406
3837		-	community health workers; 3407 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3838		-
3839		-
3840		-	LCO 105 of 116
3841		-
3842		-	(7) A health care provider who works directly with community health 3408
3843		-	workers; and 3409
3844		-	(8) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 3410
3845		-	designee. 3411
3846		-	Sec. 106. Section 29-251b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3412
3847		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3413
3848		-	There is established, within the Department of Administrative 3414
3849		-	Services, a Building Code Training Council which shall advise the State 3415
3850		-	Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee on all 3416
3851		-	matters pertaining to certification training programs, continuing 3417
3852		-	educational programs for building officials pursuant to section 29-262 3418
3853		-	and programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant 3419
3854		-	to subsections (a) and (c) of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3420
3855		-	composed of sixteen members, who shall be residents of this state, 3421
3856		-	appointed as follows: (1) The State Building Inspector, or his designee; 3422
3857		-	(2) one by the Codes and Standards Committee, who shall be a member 3423
3858		-	of said committee; (3) three by the Connecticut Building Officials 3424
3859		-	Association, each of whom shall be a member of said association; (4) 3425
3860		-	[one] two by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, one of whom 3426
3861		-	shall be a representative of the Connecticut State Community College; 3427
3862		-	[(5) one by the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges; 3428
3863		-	(6)] (5) one by the Governor, who shall be a chief elected official of a 3429
3864		-	municipality; [(7)] (6) seven by the Commissioner of Administrative 3430
3865		-	Services: (A) One of whom shall be an architect licensed pursuant to 3431
3866		-	chapter 390, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the 3432
3867		-	Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; (B) one of 3433
3868		-	whom shall be a professional engineer, licensed pursuant to chapter 391, 3434
3869		-	selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut 3435
3870		-	Engineers in Private Practice; (C) one of whom shall be a landscape 3436
3871		-	architect, licensed pursuant to chapter 396, selected from a list of 3437
3872		-	individuals submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the American 3438
3873		-	Society of Landscape Architects; (D) one of whom shall be an interior 3439
3874		-	designer, registered pursuant to chapter 396a, selected from a list of 3440 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3875		-
3876		-
3877		-	LCO 106 of 116
3878		-
3879		-	individuals submitted by the Connecticut Coalition of Interior 3441
3880		-	Designers; (E) one of whom shall be a member of the Connecticut State 3442
3881		-	Building Trades Council, selected from a list of individuals submitted 3443
3882		-	by said organization; and (F) two of whom shall be builders, general 3444
3883		-	contractors or superintendents of construction, one having expertise in 3445
3884		-	residential building construction, selected from a list of individuals 3446
3885		-	submitted by the Home Builders Association of Connecticut, Inc., and 3447
3886		-	one having expertise in nonresidential building construction, selected 3448
3887		-	from a list of individuals submitted by the Associated General 3449
3888		-	Contractors of Connecticut, Incorporated; and [(8)] (7) one by the 3450
3889		-	president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a member of the 3451
3890		-	public. The council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from 3452
3891		-	among its members. Any member who fails to attend at least fifty per 3453
3892		-	cent of all meetings held during any calendar year or fails to attend three 3454
3893		-	consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned from the 3455
3894		-	council. Vacancies on the council shall be filled by the appointing 3456
3895		-	authority. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but 3457
3896		-	shall, within the limits of available funds as approved by the 3458
3897		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services, be reimbursed for necessary 3459
3898		-	expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 3460
3899		-	Sec. 107. Section 29-298a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3461
3900		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3462
3901		-	There shall be established within the Department of Administrative 3463
3902		-	Services a Fire Marshal Training Council which shall advise the State 3464
3903		-	Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee on all matters 3465
3904		-	pertaining to (1) certification training programs, (2) decertification 3466
3905		-	hearings, (3) in-service training for fire marshals in the state, and (4) 3467
3906		-	programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to 3468
3907		-	subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3469
3908		-	composed of twelve members as follows: The State Fire Marshal or his 3470
3909		-	designee; a member of the Codes and Standards Committee to be 3471
3910		-	elected by such committee; three members appointed by the 3472
3911		-	Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, one of whom shall be a 3473
3912		-	volunteer, one of whom shall be a part-time paid, and one of whom shall 3474 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3913		-
3914		-
3915		-	LCO 107 of 116
3916		-
3917		-	be a full-time, local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire inspector; 3475
3918		-	[one member] three members appointed by the Board of Regents for 3476
3919		-	Higher Education, two of whom shall be representatives of the 3477
3920		-	Connecticut State Community College; [two members appointed by the 3478
3921		-	Board of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges;] the chief 3479
3922		-	elected official of a municipality having a population in excess of 3480
3923		-	seventy thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; the chief elected 3481
3924		-	official of a municipality having a population of less than seventy 3482
3925		-	thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; and two public 3483
3926		-	members, appointed by the Governor. Members shall be residents of 3484
3927		-	this state and shall not be compensated for their services but shall be 3485
3928		-	reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 3486
3929		-	duties. The council may elect such officers as it deems necessary. 3487
3930		-	Sec. 108. Section 32-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the 3488
3931		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3489
3932		-	In the assessment and provision of job training for employers, the 3490
3933		-	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chief 3491
3934		-	executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall request 3492
3935		-	the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt of a request for 3493
3936		-	job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall 3494
3937		-	notify the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 3495
3938		-	or the chancellor's designee, of such request. The chancellor, or the 3496
3939		-	chancellor's designee, shall determine if a training program exists or can 3497
3940		-	be designed at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3498
3941		-	State Community College to meet such training need and shall notify 3499
3942		-	the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor 3500
3943		-	Commissioner shall to the extent possible make arrangements for the 3501
3944		-	participation of the [regional community-technical colleges] 3502
3945		-	Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 3503
3946		-	System, other institutions of higher education, other postsecondary 3504
3947		-	institutions, adult education programs and the Technical Education and 3505
3948		-	Career System in implementing the program. Nothing in this section 3506
3949		-	shall preclude the Labor Commissioner from considering or choosing 3507
3950		-	other providers to meet such training need. 3508 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3951		-
3952		-
3953		-	LCO 108 of 116
3954		-
3955		-	Sec. 109. Section 32-70d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3509
3956		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3510
3957		-	[Within] Not later than thirty days after the Commissioner of 3511
3958		-	Economic and Community Development approves the designation of 3512
3959		-	an area as an enterprise zone in a municipality under subdivision (2) of 3513
3960		-	subsection (c) of section 32-70, the municipality shall establish a 3514
3961		-	community enterprise zone board. The board shall establish policy for 3515
3962		-	the promotion and development of the zone, coordinate economic 3516
3963		-	development programs in the zone with related job training and social 3517
3964		-	services programs and adopt an enterprise zone revitalization plan. The 3518
3965		-	plan shall specify goals and objectives for the enterprise zone, describe 3519
3966		-	strategies to attain such goals and establish an implementation 3520
3967		-	schedule. The municipality shall submit its plan to the Commissioner of 3521
3968		-	Economic and Community Development for review and comment. The 3522
3969		-	board shall consist of (1) the following officials of such municipality, or 3523
3970		-	designees of such officials: The official responsible for economic 3524
3971		-	development programs; the chief executive official, or his designee; a 3525
3972		-	representative of the legislative body, who shall be appointed by such 3526
3973		-	body; the chief of police, or his designee; the housing administrator, or 3527
3974		-	his designee; and a representative of the school board, who shall be 3528
3975		-	appointed by such board; (2) a representative of the [regional 3529
3976		-	community-technical college] Connecticut State Community College 3530
3977		-	campus serving the region in which the municipality is located, if 3531
3978		-	applicable, who shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of such 3532
3979		-	college; (3) two representatives of the business community of the 3533
3980		-	municipality, one of whom shall be a member of the chamber of 3534
3981		-	commerce from the municipality; (4) two persons who own businesses 3535
3982		-	located in the enterprise zone; and (5) two representatives of 3536
3983		-	neighborhood community organizations serving the area in which the 3537
3984		-	zone is located or, if no such organization exists, two residents of said 3538
3985		-	area. The board members described in subdivisions (3), (4) and (5) of 3539
3986		-	this section shall be appointed by the chief executive official of the 3540
3987		-	municipality. 3541
3988		-	Sec. 110. Subsection (a) of section 32-612 of the general statutes is 3542 Substitute Bill No. 1297
3989		-
3990		-
3991		-	LCO 109 of 116
3992		-
3993		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3543
3994		-	passage): 3544
3995		-	(a) A downtown higher education center project, as described in 3545
3996		-	section 32-600, shall be developed by the Department of Administrative 3546
3997		-	Services in consultation with the Board of [Trustees of the Community-3547
3998		-	Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education. Said project shall not 3548
3999		-	require approval by the State Properties Review Board. 3549
4000		-	Sec. 111. Subsection (b) of section 32-615 of the general statutes is 3550
4001		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3551
4002		-	passage): 3552
4003		-	(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 3553
4004		-	stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the [regional 3554
4005		-	community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 3555
4006		-	College for the purpose of development of the downtown higher 3556
4007		-	education center project, as defined in section 32-600. 3557
4008		-	Sec. 112. Section 48-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3558
4009		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3559
4010		-	Subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, the state may take land, or 3560
4011		-	any interest or estate therein, for the site, or for any addition to the site, 3561
4012		-	of any state institution or courthouse, or for any addition to the site of 3562
4013		-	any institution [under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of] within 3563
4014		-	the Connecticut State University System, Technical Education and 3564
4015		-	Career System or technical college or for the purposes of subsection (e) 3565
4016		-	of section 22a-133m, and also may take water from any river, brook, 3566
4017		-	spring or springs, pond or lake for the purpose of providing such supply 3567
4018		-	of water as the convenience and necessity of such institution may 3568
4019		-	require. The amount of damages for any such taking shall be determined 3569
4020		-	in the manner provided by section 48-10. 3570
4021		-	Sec. 113. (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Wherever the words "board of 3571
4022		-	trustees", "Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System" 3572
4023		-	or "Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges" are used to 3573 Substitute Bill No. 1297
4024		-
4025		-
4026		-	LCO 110 of 116
4027		-
4028		-	denote the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System 3574
4029		-	or the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges in any 3575
4030		-	public act of the 2025 session, the words "Board of Regents for Higher 3576
4031		-	Education" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3577
4032		-	(b) Wherever the words "regional community-technical colleges" or 3578
4033		-	"regional community-technical college system" are used to denote a 3579
4034		-	constituent unit of the state system of higher education in any public act 3580
4035		-	of the 2025 session, the words "the Connecticut State Community 3581
4036		-	College" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3582
4037		-	(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying such 3583
4038		-	public acts of the 2025 session, make such technical, grammatical and 3584
4039		-	punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 3585
4040		-	section. 3586
4041		-	Sec. 114. Subsection (r) of section 1-84 of the general statutes is 3587
4042		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 3588
4043		-	2025): 3589
4044		-	(r) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of 3590
4045		-	this section, a member of the faculty or a member of a faculty bargaining 3591
4046		-	unit of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education may 3592
4047		-	enter into a consulting agreement or engage in a research project with a 3593
4048		-	public or private entity, provided such agreement or project does not 3594
4049		-	conflict with the member's employment with the constituent unit, as 3595
4050		-	determined by policies established by the governing board [of trustees] 3596
4051		-	for such constituent unit. 3597
4052		-	(2) The governing board [of trustees] for each constituent unit of the 3598
4053		-	state system of higher education shall establish policies to ensure that 3599
4054		-	any such member who enters such a consulting agreement or engages 3600
4055		-	in such a research project (A) is not inappropriately using university 3601
4056		-	proprietary information in connection with such agreement or project, 3602
4057		-	(B) does not have an interest in such agreement or project that interferes 3603
4058		-	with the proper discharge of his or her employment with the constituent 3604 Substitute Bill No. 1297
4059		-
4060		-
4061		-	LCO 111 of 116
4062		-
4063		-	unit, and (C) is not inappropriately using such member's association 3605
4064		-	with the constituent unit in connection with such agreement or project. 3606
4065		-	Such policies shall (i) establish procedures for the disclosure, review and 3607
4066		-	management of conflicts of interest relating to any such agreement or 3608
4067		-	project, (ii) require the approval by the chief academic officer of the 3609
4068		-	constituent unit, or his or her designee, prior to any such member 3610
4069		-	entering into any such agreement or engaging in any such project, and 3611
4070		-	(iii) include procedures that impose sanctions and penalties on any 3612
4071		-	member for failing to comply with the provisions of the policies. 3613
4072		-	Annually, the internal audit office of each constituent unit shall audit 3614
4073		-	the constituent unit's compliance with such policies and report its 3615
4074		-	findings to the committee of the constituent unit established pursuant 3616
4075		-	to subdivision (3) of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, 3617
4076		-	"consulting" means the provision of services for compensation to a 3618
4077		-	public or private entity by a member of the faculty or member of a 3619
4078		-	faculty bargaining unit of a constituent unit of the state system of higher 3620
4079		-	education: (I) When the request to provide such services is based on 3621
4080		-	such member's expertise in a field or prominence in such field, and (II) 3622
4081		-	while such member is not acting in the capacity of a state employee, and 3623
4082		-	"research" means a systematic investigation, including, but not limited 3624
4083		-	to, research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop 3625
4084		-	or contribute to general knowledge in the applicable field of study. 3626
4085		-	(3) There is established a committee for each constituent unit of the 3627
4086		-	state system of higher education to monitor the constituent unit's 3628
4087		-	compliance with the policies and procedures described in subdivision 3629
4088		-	(2) of this subsection governing consulting agreements and research 3630
4089		-	projects with public or private entities by a member of the faculty or a 3631
4090		-	member of a faculty bargaining unit of such constituent unit. Each 3632
4091		-	committee shall consist of nine members as follows: (A) Three members, 3633
4092		-	appointed jointly by the Governor, the speaker of the House of 3634
4093		-	Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority 3635
4094		-	leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, 3636
4095		-	the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority 3637
4096		-	leader of the Senate, who shall serve as members for each such 3638 Substitute Bill No. 1297
4097		-
4098		-
4099		-	LCO 112 of 116
4100		-
4101		-	committee; (B) one member appointed by the chairperson of the 3639
4102		-	constituent unit's governing board [of trustees] from the membership of 3640
4103		-	such board; (C) the chief academic officer of the constituent unit, or his 3641
4104		-	or her designee; (D) three members appointed by the chief executive 3642
4105		-	officer of the constituent unit; and (E) one member appointed by the 3643
4106		-	chairperson of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board from the 3644
4107		-	membership of such board. Members shall serve for a term of two years. 3645
4108		-	Any vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority. Each 3646
4109		-	committee shall (i) review the annual reports submitted by the internal 3647
4110		-	audit office for the constituent unit, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this 3648
4111		-	subsection, (ii) make recommendations, annually, to the governing 3649
4112		-	board [of trustees] of the constituent unit concerning the policies and 3650
4113		-	procedures of the constituent unit established pursuant to subdivision 3651
4114		-	(2) of this subsection, including any changes to such policies and 3652
4115		-	procedures, and (iii) send a copy of such recommendations, in 3653
4116		-	accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 3654
4117		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 3655
4118		-	education and government administration. 3656
4119		-	(4) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall apply 3657
4120		-	to any member of the faculty or member of a faculty bargaining unit of 3658
4121		-	a constituent unit of the state system of higher education who enters 3659
4122		-	such a consulting agreement or engages in such a research project 3660
4123		-	without prior approval, as described in subdivision (2) of this 3661
4124		-	subsection. 3662
4125		-	Sec. 115. Sections 10a-71 and 10a-88 of the general statutes are 3663
4126		-	repealed. (Effective July 1, 2025) 3664
	3938	+	College and is carrying not less than six but fewer than twelve credit 3294
	3939	+	hours in a semester; and 3295
	3940	+	(8) "Transition program student" means any person who (A) is a 3296
	3941	+	resident of this state, (B) has not graduated from high school, (C) is 3297
	3942	+	enrolled in a transition program pursuant to such person's 3298
	3943	+	individualized education program, and (D) enrolls in one or more 3299
	3944	+	courses at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3300
	3945	+	State Community College. 3301
	3946	+	(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall (1) establish a 3302
	3947	+	debt-free community college program to make awards to qualifying 3303
	3948	+	students each semester, (2) adopt rules, procedures and forms necessary 3304
	3949	+	to implement the debt-free community college program, and (3) submit 3305
	3950	+	a report outlining such rules, procedures and forms, in accordance with 3306
	3951	+	the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 3307
	3952	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 3308
	3953	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3954	+
	3955	+
	3956	+
	3957	+	LCO No. 4417 105 of 116
	3958	+
	3959	+	education. Awards made to qualifying students pursuant to the debt-3309
	3960	+	free community college program shall be designated as the "Mary Ann 3310
	3961	+	Handley Award". 3311
	3962	+	(c) For the fall semester of 2020, and each semester thereafter, the 3312
	3963	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall make awards to qualifying 3313
	3964	+	students within available appropriations. An award shall be available 3314
	3965	+	to a qualifying student for the first seventy-two credit hours earned by 3315
	3966	+	the qualifying student at [a regional community-technical college] the 3316
	3967	+	Connecticut State Community College, provided the qualifying student 3317
	3968	+	meets and continues to meet the requirements of this section. The board 3318
	3969	+	shall not use an award to supplant any financial aid, including, but not 3319
	3970	+	limited to, state or institutional aid, otherwise available to a qualifying 3320
	3971	+	student. 3321
	3972	+	(d) Not later than November 1, 2024, and March 1, 2025, and each 3322
	3973	+	semester thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 3323
	3974	+	report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 3324
	3975	+	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 3325
	3976	+	matters relating to higher education and employment advancement and 3326
	3977	+	appropriations and the budgets of the state agencies regarding the debt-3327
	3978	+	free community college program, including, but not limited to, (1) the 3328
	3979	+	number of qualifying students enrolled at the [regional community-3329
	3980	+	technical colleges] Connecticut State Community College during each 3330
	3981	+	semester, (2) the number of qualifying students receiving minimum 3331
	3982	+	awards and the number of qualifying students receiving awards for the 3332
	3983	+	unpaid portion of eligible institutional costs, (3) the average number of 3333
	3984	+	credit hours the qualifying students enrolled in each semester and the 3334
	3985	+	average number of credit hours the qualifying students completed each 3335
	3986	+	semester, (4) the average amount of the award made to qualifying 3336
	3987	+	students under this section for the unpaid portion of eligible 3337
	3988	+	institutional costs, and (5) the completion rates of qualifying students 3338
	3989	+	receiving awards under this section by degree or certificate program. 3339
	3990	+	Sec. 104. Subsection (b) of section 14-73 of the general statutes is 3340
	3991	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	3992	+
	3993	+
	3994	+
	3995	+	LCO No. 4417 106 of 116
	3996	+
	3997	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3341
	3998	+	passage): 3342
	3999	+	(b) Application for an instructor's license or a master instructor's 3343
	4000	+	license shall be in writing and shall contain such information as the 3344
	4001	+	commissioner requires. Each applicant for an instructor's license or a 3345
	4002	+	master instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be 3346
	4003	+	fingerprinted and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the 3347
	4004	+	commissioner that such applicant: (1) Is of good moral character 3348
	4005	+	considering such person's state and national criminal history records 3349
	4006	+	checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, and record, if any, 3350
	4007	+	on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to 3351
	4008	+	section 17a-101k. If any applicant for a license or the renewal of a license 3352
	4009	+	has a criminal record or is listed on the state child abuse and neglect 3353
	4010	+	registry, the commissioner shall make a determination of whether to 3354
	4011	+	issue or renew an instructor's license or master instructor's license in 3355
	4012	+	accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in section 14-44 3356
	4013	+	and the regulations adopted pursuant to said section; (2) has held a 3357
	4014	+	license to drive a motor vehicle for the past five consecutive years and 3358
	4015	+	has a driving record satisfactory to the commissioner, including no 3359
	4016	+	record of a conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or 3360
	4017	+	alcohol-related offense during such five-year period; (3) has passed a 3361
	4018	+	physical examination, administered not more than ninety days prior to 3362
	4019	+	the date of application, by a physician, physician assistant or an 3363
	4020	+	advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice within the state 3364
	4021	+	and the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered 3365
	4022	+	nurse certifies that the applicant is physically fit to operate a motor 3366
	4023	+	vehicle and provide instruction in driving; (4) has received a high school 3367
	4024	+	diploma or has an equivalent academic education; and (5) has 3368
	4025	+	completed an instructor training course of forty-five clock hours given 3369
	4026	+	by a school or agency approved by the commissioner, except that any 3370
	4027	+	such course given by an institution [under the jurisdiction of the board 3371
	4028	+	of trustees of] within the Connecticut State University System shall be 3372
	4029	+	approved by the commissioner and the State Board of Education. 3373
	4030	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4031	+
	4032	+
	4033	+
	4034	+	LCO No. 4417 107 of 116
	4035	+
	4036	+	During the period of licensure, an instructor shall notify the 3374
	4037	+	commissioner, within forty-eight hours, of an arrest or conviction for a 3375
	4038	+	misdemeanor or felony, or an arrest, conviction or administrative 3376
	4039	+	license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense. Upon such 3377
	4040	+	notification, the commissioner may suspend, revoke or withdraw the 3378
	4041	+	instructor's license or master instructor's license pursuant to the 3379
	4042	+	provisions of section 14-79. 3380
	4043	+	Sec. 105. Subsection (c) of section 20-195ttt of the general statutes is 3381
	4044	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3382
	4045	+	passage): 3383
	4046	+	(c) The Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the commissioner's 3384
	4047	+	designee, shall act as the chair of the Community Health Worker 3385
	4048	+	Advisory Body and shall appoint the following members to said body: 3386
	4049	+	(1) Six members who are actively practicing as community health 3387
	4050	+	workers in the state; 3388
	4051	+	(2) A member of the Community Health Workers Association of 3389
	4052	+	Connecticut; 3390
	4053	+	(3) A representative of a community-based community health worker 3391
	4054	+	training organization; 3392
	4055	+	(4) A representative of [a regional community-technical college] the 3393
	4056	+	Connecticut State Community College; 3394
	4057	+	(5) An employer of community health workers; 3395
	4058	+	(6) A representative of a health care organization that employs 3396
	4059	+	community health workers; 3397
	4060	+	(7) A health care provider who works directly with community health 3398
	4061	+	workers; and 3399
	4062	+	(8) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 3400
	4063	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4064	+
	4065	+
	4066	+
	4067	+	LCO No. 4417 108 of 116
	4068	+
	4069	+	designee. 3401
	4070	+	Sec. 106. Section 29-251b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3402
	4071	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3403
	4072	+	There is established, within the Department of Administrative 3404
	4073	+	Services, a Building Code Training Council which shall advise the State 3405
	4074	+	Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee on all 3406
	4075	+	matters pertaining to certification training programs, continuing 3407
	4076	+	educational programs for building officials pursuant to section 29-262 3408
	4077	+	and programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant 3409
	4078	+	to subsections (a) and (c) of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3410
	4079	+	composed of sixteen members, who shall be residents of this state, 3411
	4080	+	appointed as follows: (1) The State Building Inspector, or his designee; 3412
	4081	+	(2) one by the Codes and Standards Committee, who shall be a member 3413
	4082	+	of said committee; (3) three by the Connecticut Building Officials 3414
	4083	+	Association, each of whom shall be a member of said association; (4) 3415
	4084	+	[one] two by the Board of Regents for Higher Education; [(5) one by the 3416
	4085	+	Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges; (6)] (5) one by 3417
	4086	+	the Governor, who shall be a chief elected official of a municipality; [(7)] 3418
	4087	+	(6) seven by the Commissioner of Administrative Services: (A) One of 3419
	4088	+	whom shall be an architect licensed pursuant to chapter 390, selected 3420
	4089	+	from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the 3421
	4090	+	American Institute of Architects; (B) one of whom shall be a professional 3422
	4091	+	engineer, licensed pursuant to chapter 391, selected from a list of 3423
	4092	+	individuals submitted by the Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice; 3424
	4093	+	(C) one of whom shall be a landscape architect, licensed pursuant to 3425
	4094	+	chapter 396, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the 3426
	4095	+	Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects; 3427
	4096	+	(D) one of whom shall be an interior designer, registered pursuant to 3428
	4097	+	chapter 396a, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the 3429
	4098	+	Connecticut Coalition of Interior Designers; (E) one of whom shall be a 3430
	4099	+	member of the Connecticut State Building Trades Council, selected from 3431
	4100	+	a list of individuals submitted by said organization; and (F) two of 3432
	4101	+	whom shall be builders, general contractors or superintendents of 3433
	4102	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4103	+
	4104	+
	4105	+
	4106	+	LCO No. 4417 109 of 116
	4107	+
	4108	+	construction, one having expertise in residential building construction, 3434
	4109	+	selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Home Builders 3435
	4110	+	Association of Connecticut, Inc., and one having expertise in 3436
	4111	+	nonresidential building construction, selected from a list of individuals 3437
	4112	+	submitted by the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, 3438
	4113	+	Incorporated; and [(8)] (7) one by the president pro tempore of the 3439
	4114	+	Senate, who shall be a member of the public. The council shall elect a 3440
	4115	+	chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. Any 3441
	4116	+	member who fails to attend at least fifty per cent of all meetings held 3442
	4117	+	during any calendar year or fails to attend three consecutive meetings 3443
	4118	+	shall be deemed to have resigned from the council. Vacancies on the 3444
	4119	+	council shall be filled by the appointing authority. Members of the 3445
	4120	+	council shall serve without compensation but shall, within the limits of 3446
	4121	+	available funds as approved by the Commissioner of Administrative 3447
	4122	+	Services, be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the 3448
	4123	+	performance of their duties. 3449
	4124	+	Sec. 107. Section 29-298a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3450
	4125	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3451
	4126	+	There shall be established within the Department of Administrative 3452
	4127	+	Services a Fire Marshal Training Council which shall advise the State 3453
	4128	+	Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee on all matters 3454
	4129	+	pertaining to (1) certification training programs, (2) decertification 3455
	4130	+	hearings, (3) in-service training for fire marshals in the state, and (4) 3456
	4131	+	programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to 3457
	4132	+	subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 29-251c. The council shall be 3458
	4133	+	composed of twelve members as follows: The State Fire Marshal or his 3459
	4134	+	designee; a member of the Codes and Standards Committee to be 3460
	4135	+	elected by such committee; three members appointed by the 3461
	4136	+	Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, one of whom shall be a 3462
	4137	+	volunteer, one of whom shall be a part-time paid, and one of whom shall 3463
	4138	+	be a full-time, local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire inspector; 3464
	4139	+	[one member] three members appointed by the Board of Regents for 3465
	4140	+	Higher Education; [two members appointed by the Board of Trustees 3466
	4141	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4142	+
	4143	+
	4144	+
	4145	+	LCO No. 4417 110 of 116
	4146	+
	4147	+	for the Community-Technical Colleges;] the chief elected official of a 3467
	4148	+	municipality having a population in excess of seventy thousand 3468
	4149	+	persons, appointed by the Governor; the chief elected official of a 3469
	4150	+	municipality having a population of less than seventy thousand 3470
	4151	+	persons, appointed by the Governor; and two public members, 3471
	4152	+	appointed by the Governor. Members shall be residents of this state and 3472
	4153	+	shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for 3473
	4154	+	necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The 3474
	4155	+	council may elect such officers as it deems necessary. 3475
	4156	+	Sec. 108. Section 32-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the 3476
	4157	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3477
	4158	+	In the assessment and provision of job training for employers, the 3478
	4159	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chief 3479
	4160	+	executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall request 3480
	4161	+	the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt of a request for 3481
	4162	+	job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall 3482
	4163	+	notify the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 3483
	4164	+	or the chancellor's designee, of such request. The chancellor, or the 3484
	4165	+	chancellor's designee, shall determine if a training program exists or can 3485
	4166	+	be designed at [a regional community-technical college] the Connecticut 3486
	4167	+	State Community College to meet such training need and shall notify 3487
	4168	+	the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor 3488
	4169	+	Commissioner shall to the extent possible make arrangements for the 3489
	4170	+	participation of the [regional community-technical colleges] 3490
	4171	+	Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University 3491
	4172	+	System, other institutions of higher education, other postsecondary 3492
	4173	+	institutions, adult education programs and the Technical Education and 3493
	4174	+	Career System in implementing the program. Nothing in this section 3494
	4175	+	shall preclude the Labor Commissioner from considering or choosing 3495
	4176	+	other providers to meet such training need. 3496
	4177	+	Sec. 109. Section 32-70d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3497
	4178	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3498
	4179	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4180	+
	4181	+
	4182	+
	4183	+	LCO No. 4417 111 of 116
	4184	+
	4185	+	Within thirty days after the Commissioner of Economic and 3499
	4186	+	Community Development approves the designation of an area as an 3500
	4187	+	enterprise zone in a municipality under subdivision (2) of subsection (c) 3501
	4188	+	of section 32-70, the municipality shall establish a community enterprise 3502
	4189	+	zone board. The board shall establish policy for the promotion and 3503
	4190	+	development of the zone, coordinate economic development programs 3504
	4191	+	in the zone with related job training and social services programs and 3505
	4192	+	adopt an enterprise zone revitalization plan. The plan shall specify goals 3506
	4193	+	and objectives for the enterprise zone, describe strategies to attain such 3507
	4194	+	goals and establish an implementation schedule. The municipality shall 3508
	4195	+	submit its plan to the Commissioner of Economic and Community 3509
	4196	+	Development for review and comment. The board shall consist of (1) the 3510
	4197	+	following officials of such municipality, or designees of such officials: 3511
	4198	+	The official responsible for economic development programs; the chief 3512
	4199	+	executive official, or his designee; a representative of the legislative 3513
	4200	+	body, who shall be appointed by such body; the chief of police, or his 3514
	4201	+	designee; the housing administrator, or his designee; and a 3515
	4202	+	representative of the school board, who shall be appointed by such 3516
	4203	+	board; (2) a representative of the [regional community-technical college] 3517
	4204	+	Connecticut State Community College campus serving the region in 3518
	4205	+	which the municipality is located, if applicable, who shall be appointed 3519
	4206	+	by the chief executive officer of such college; (3) two representatives of 3520
	4207	+	the business community of the municipality, one of whom shall be a 3521
	4208	+	member of the chamber of commerce from the municipality; (4) two 3522
	4209	+	persons who own businesses located in the enterprise zone; and (5) two 3523
	4210	+	representatives of neighborhood community organizations serving the 3524
	4211	+	area in which the zone is located or, if no such organization exists, two 3525
	4212	+	residents of said area. The board members described in subdivisions (3), 3526
	4213	+	(4) and (5) of this section shall be appointed by the chief executive 3527
	4214	+	official of the municipality. 3528
	4215	+	Sec. 110. Subsection (a) of section 32-612 of the general statutes is 3529
	4216	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3530
	4217	+	passage): 3531
	4218	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4219	+
	4220	+
	4221	+
	4222	+	LCO No. 4417 112 of 116
	4223	+
	4224	+	(a) A downtown higher education center project, as described in 3532
	4225	+	section 32-600, shall be developed by the Department of Administrative 3533
	4226	+	Services in consultation with the Board of [Trustees of the Community-3534
	4227	+	Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education. Said project shall not 3535
	4228	+	require approval by the State Properties Review Board. 3536
	4229	+	Sec. 111. Subsection (b) of section 32-615 of the general statutes is 3537
	4230	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3538
	4231	+	passage): 3539
	4232	+	(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 3540
	4233	+	stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the [regional 3541
	4234	+	community-technical college system] Connecticut State Community 3542
	4235	+	College for the purpose of development of the downtown higher 3543
	4236	+	education center project, as defined in section 32-600. 3544
	4237	+	Sec. 112. Section 48-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3545
	4238	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3546
	4239	+	Subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, the state may take land, or 3547
	4240	+	any interest or estate therein, for the site, or for any addition to the site, 3548
	4241	+	of any state institution or courthouse, or for any addition to the site of 3549
	4242	+	any institution [under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of] within 3550
	4243	+	the Connecticut State University System, Technical Education and 3551
	4244	+	Career System or technical college or for the purposes of subsection (e) 3552
	4245	+	of section 22a-133m, and also may take water from any river, brook, 3553
	4246	+	spring or springs, pond or lake for the purpose of providing such supply 3554
	4247	+	of water as the convenience and necessity of such institution may 3555
	4248	+	require. The amount of damages for any such taking shall be determined 3556
	4249	+	in the manner provided by section 48-10. 3557
	4250	+	Sec. 113. (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Wherever the words "board of 3558
	4251	+	trustees", "Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System" 3559
	4252	+	or "Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges" are used to 3560
	4253	+	denote the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System 3561
	4254	+	or the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges in any 3562
	4255	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4256	+
	4257	+
	4258	+
	4259	+	LCO No. 4417 113 of 116
	4260	+
	4261	+	public act of the 2025 session, the words "Board of Regents for Higher 3563
	4262	+	Education" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3564
	4263	+	(b) Wherever the words "regional community-technical colleges" or 3565
	4264	+	"regional community-technical college system" are used to denote a 3566
	4265	+	constituent unit of the state system of higher education in any public act 3567
	4266	+	of the 2025 session, the words "Connecticut State Community College" 3568
	4267	+	shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 3569
	4268	+	(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying such 3570
	4269	+	public acts of the 2025 session, make such technical, grammatical and 3571
	4270	+	punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 3572
	4271	+	section. 3573
	4272	+	Sec. 114. Sections 10a-71 and 10a-88 of the general statutes are 3574
	4273	+	repealed. (Effective July 1 2025) 3575
4127	4274		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
4128	4275		sections:
4129	4276
4130	4277		Section 1 from passage 3-27a
4131	4278		Sec. 2 from passage 3-31b(a)
4132	4279		Sec. 3 from passage 4-29
4133	4280		Sec. 4 from passage 4-31a(a)
4134		-	Sec. 5 from passage 4-37e(3) to (5) Substitute Bill No. 1297
4135		-
4136		-
4137		-	LCO 113 of 116
4138		-
	4281	+	Sec. 5 from passage 4-37e(3) to (5)
4139	4282		Sec. 6 from passage 4-37f(3) and (4)
4140	4283		Sec. 7 from passage 4-124z
4141	4284		Sec. 8 from passage 4-124gg
4142	4285		Sec. 9 from passage 4a-11(b)
4143	4286		Sec. 10 from passage 4b-55(10)
4144	4287		Sec. 11 from passage 5-177
4145	4288		Sec. 12 from passage 5-199d
4146	4289		Sec. 13 from passage 7-313c(a)
4147	4290		Sec. 14 from passage 10-4p(a)
4148	4291		Sec. 15 from passage 10-15h(b)
4149	4292		Sec. 16 from passage 10-21j(a)
4150	4293		Sec. 17 from passage 10-98b
4151	4294		Sec. 18 from passage 10-155
	4295	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4296	+
	4297	+
	4298	+
	4299	+	LCO No. 4417 114 of 116
	4300	+
4152	4301		Sec. 19 from passage 10-264h(a)
4153	4302		Sec. 20 from passage 10-264i(a)(1)
4154	4303		Sec. 21 from passage 10-264l(a) to (c)
4155	4304		Sec. 22 from passage 10-264n
4156	4305		Sec. 23 from passage 10-283(a)(1)
4157	4306		Sec. 24 from passage 10a-1
4158	4307		Sec. 25 from passage 10a-1a(a)
4159	4308		Sec. 26 from passage 10a-1b
4160	4309		Sec. 27 from passage 10a-1c
4161	4310		Sec. 28 from passage 10a-3
4162	4311		Sec. 29 from passage 10a-3a
4163	4312		Sec. 30 from passage 10a-6(a)
4164	4313		Sec. 31 from passage 10a-8
4165	4314		Sec. 32 from passage 10a-11b(a)(1)
4166	4315		Sec. 33 from passage 10a-19c
4167	4316		Sec. 34 from passage 10a-20
4168	4317		Sec. 35 from passage 10a-20a
4169	4318		Sec. 36 from passage 10a-25h(a)
4170	4319		Sec. 37 from passage 10a-25j
4171	4320		Sec. 38 from passage 10a-35a(a)
4172	4321		Sec. 39 from passage 10a-44d(b)
4173	4322		Sec. 40 from passage 10a-51
4174	4323		Sec. 41 from passage 10a-55i(a)
4175	4324		Sec. 42 from passage 10a-55r(b)(8)
4176	4325		Sec. 43 from passage 10a-55v(b)
4177	4326		Sec. 44 from passage 10a-55w(b)
4178		-	Sec. 45 from passage 10a-57d(a) Substitute Bill No. 1297
4179		-
4180		-
4181		-	LCO 114 of 116
4182		-
	4327	+	Sec. 45 from passage 10a-57d(a)
4183	4328		Sec. 46 from passage 10a-62
4184	4329		Sec. 47 from passage 10a-67
4185	4330		Sec. 48 from passage 10a-72
4186	4331		Sec. 49 from passage 10a-72a
4187	4332		Sec. 50 from passage 10a-72c
4188	4333		Sec. 51 from passage 10a-72d
4189	4334		Sec. 52 from passage 10a-72e
4190	4335		Sec. 53 from passage 10a-72f
4191	4336		Sec. 54 from passage 10a-72g
4192	4337		Sec. 55 from passage 10a-72h
4193	4338		Sec. 56 from passage 10a-72i
4194	4339		Sec. 57 from passage 10a-72j
	4340	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4341	+
	4342	+
	4343	+
	4344	+	LCO No. 4417 115 of 116
	4345	+
4195	4346		Sec. 58 from passage 10a-73
4196	4347		Sec. 59 from passage 10a-77
4197	4348		Sec. 60 from passage 10a-77a
4198	4349		Sec. 61 from passage 10a-78
4199	4350		Sec. 62 from passage 10a-78a
4200	4351		Sec. 63 from passage 10a-79
4201	4352		Sec. 64 from passage 10a-80
4202	4353		Sec. 65 from passage 10a-80a
4203	4354		Sec. 66 from passage 10a-80b
4204	4355		Sec. 67 from passage 10a-80c
4205	4356		Sec. 68 from passage 10a-80d
4206	4357		Sec. 69 from passage 10a-80e
4207	4358		Sec. 70 from passage 10a-80f(d)
4208	4359		Sec. 71 from passage 10a-87
4209	4360		Sec. 72 from passage 10a-89
4210	4361		Sec. 73 from passage 10a-89a(a)
4211	4362		Sec. 74 from passage 10a-89b(a) to (c)
4212	4363		Sec. 75 from passage 10a-89c
4213	4364		Sec. 76 from passage 10a-89e
4214	4365		Sec. 77 from passage 10a-89f
4215	4366		Sec. 78 from passage 10a-90
4216	4367		Sec. 79 from passage 10a-91(a)
4217	4368		Sec. 80 from passage 10a-91b
4218	4369		Sec. 81 from passage 10a-91c(7)
4219	4370		Sec. 82 from passage 10a-91d(f)
4220	4371		Sec. 83 from passage 10a-92
4221	4372		Sec. 84 from passage 10a-94
4222		-	Sec. 85 from passage 10a-98 Substitute Bill No. 1297
4223		-
4224		-
4225		-	LCO 115 of 116
4226		-
	4373	+	Sec. 85 from passage 10a-98
4227	4374		Sec. 86 from passage 10a-99
4228	4375		Sec. 87 from passage 10a-99a
4229	4376		Sec. 88 from passage 10a-144
4230	4377		Sec. 89 from passage 10a-149
4231	4378		Sec. 90 from passage 10a-151a
4232	4379		Sec. 91 from passage 10a-151b(a)
4233	4380		Sec. 92 from passage 10a-151c
4234	4381		Sec. 93 from passage 10a-151d
4235	4382		Sec. 94 from passage 10a-152
4236	4383		Sec. 95 from passage 10a-154a
4237	4384		Sec. 96 from passage 10a-154b
	4385	+	Raised Bill No. 1297
	4386	+
	4387	+
	4388	+
	4389	+	LCO No. 4417 116 of 116
	4390	+
4238	4391		Sec. 97 from passage 10a-156a
4239	4392		Sec. 98 from passage 10a-157
4240	4393		Sec. 99 from passage 10a-157a(b) to (e)
4241	4394		Sec. 100 from passage 10a-158(b)
4242	4395		Sec. 101 from passage 10a-168a(b)
4243	4396		Sec. 102 from passage 10a-173(a)(5)
4244	4397		Sec. 103 from passage 10a-174
4245	4398		Sec. 104 from passage 14-73(b)
4246	4399		Sec. 105 from passage 20-195ttt(c)
4247	4400		Sec. 106 from passage 29-251b
4248	4401		Sec. 107 from passage 29-298a
4249	4402		Sec. 108 from passage 32-6j
4250	4403		Sec. 109 from passage 32-70d
4251	4404		Sec. 110 from passage 32-612(a)
4252	4405		Sec. 111 from passage 32-615(b)
4253	4406		Sec. 112 from passage 48-9
4254	4407		Sec. 113 July 1, 2025 New section
4255		-	Sec. 114 July 1, 2025 1-84(r)
4256		-	Sec. 115 July 1, 2025 Repealer section
4257		-
4258		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
4259		-	In Sec. 48(b)(8), "[by] not later than January 1, 1994, and biennially
4260		-	thereafter," was changed to "[by January 1, 1994, and] not later than
4261		-	January first, biennially, [thereafter,]", in Sec. 83, "which shall hear" was
4262		-	changed to "[which] that shall hear", in Sec. 87(b)(2), "Endowment fund
4263		-	state grant" was changed to "["Endowment fund state grant"]
4264		-	"endowment fund state grant"", , and in Sec. 109, "Within thirty days"
4265		-	was changed to "[Within] Not later than thirty days", for consistency
4266		-	with standard drafting conventions.
4267		-	Substitute Bill No. 1297
4268		-
4269		-
4270		-	LCO 116 of 116
4271		-
4272		-	HED Joint Favorable Subst.
	4408	+	Sec. 114 July 1 2025 Repealer section
	4409	+
	4410	+	Statement of Purpose:
	4411	+	To update references in the general statutes to the regional community-
	4412	+	technical colleges to Connecticut State Community College and to the
	4413	+	Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System and the
	4414	+	Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges to the Board of
	4415	+	Regents for Higher Education.
	4416	+
	4417	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	4418	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	4419	+	underlined.]
4273	4420