LCO No. 5213 1 of 2 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1412 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 5213 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: (HED) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NORWALK CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS TO CONFER DEGREES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Norwalk Conservatory of the 1 Arts, located in the city of Norwalk, shall have the authority to confer 2 such degrees and grant such diplomas or certificates as are customary 3 in institutions of higher education, in accordance with its bylaws and 4 subject to such requirements as may be prescribed by the Office of 5 Higher Education, in accordance with the provisions of section 10a-34 6 of the general statutes. 7 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To authorize the Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts to confer degrees pursuant to section 10a-34 of the general statutes. Raised Bill No. 1412 LCO No. 5213 2 of 2 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]