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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-48a. - Student community service fellowship program.

There is established within the Office of Higher Education a student community service fellowship program to develop community service leadership and activities for students at institutions of higher education in the state. For each fiscal year in which funds are appropriated the program shall provide a fellowship or fellowships. Fellowships shall be awarded for one academic year, except that fellowships to undergraduate students shall be awarded on a semester basis. Fellowship recipients shall work throughout the state to develop and coordinate programs in which students provide community service, train students who are providing or are interested in providing community service, be responsible for publicizing opportunities for students to provide community service, work with faculty and administrators at institutions of higher education in the state to promote student community service and assist in the implementation of the provisions of section 10a-48. To be eligible for a fellowship pursuant to this subsection, an applicant's residence shall be as defined in section 10a-28.
(P.A. 88-252, S. 1, 6; P.A. 90-339, S. 2, 6; P.A. 91-208, S. 4, 11; P.A. 11-48, S. 254; P.A. 12-156, S. 56; P.A. 13-247, S. 177.)
History: P.A. 90-339 deleted Subsec. (b) and (c) designations and added new Subsec. (b) re coordinator for student community service; P.A. 91-208 in Subsec. (a) removed provision limiting fellowships to “two” language specifying that one fellowship be for an undergraduate or recent graduate of an institution of higher education in the state and one fellowship be for a faculty member or administrator of such an institution; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Department of Higher Education” with “Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-156, “Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Office of Higher Education” in Subsec. (a), effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-247 deleted former Subsec. (b) re coordinator for student community service and deleted Subsec. (a) designator, effective July 1, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-48b. - Grants for participation in the federal National and Community Service Trust Program.

The Office of Higher Education may, within the limits of available appropriations, provide grants on a competitive basis to public and nonprofit service entities seeking to participate in the federal National and Community Service Trust Program pursuant to 42 USC 12501 et seq., in order to assist such service entities in meeting federal matching fund requirements for service placements, provided no grant shall exceed one-half of the federally unreimbursed cost to the service entity for providing such placements. Applications for grants pursuant to this section shall be made at such time and in such manner as the executive director of the Office of Higher Education prescribes.
(P.A. 94-107, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-156, S. 41.)
History: P.A. 94-107 effective July 1, 1994; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” and “Commissioner of Higher Education” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education” and “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-156 replaced reference to Board of Regents for Higher Education with reference to Office of Higher Education and replaced reference to president of Board of Regents for Higher Education with reference to executive director of Office of Higher Education, effective June 15, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-49. (Formerly Sec. 10-334f). - Advisory committee on federal matters.

Section 10a-49 is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.
(P.A. 73-281, S. 5, 7; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 13-240, S. 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-50. (Formerly Sec. 10-334g). - Absence of students due to religious beliefs.

No person shall be expelled from or refused admission as a student to an institution of higher education for the reason that he is unable, because the tenets of his religion forbid secular activity on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day, to attend classes or to participate in any examination, study or work requirements on such particular day or days or at such time of day. Any student in an institution of higher education who is unable, because of such reason, to attend classes on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day shall be excused from any examination or any study or work assignments on such particular day or days or at such particular time of day. It shall be the responsibility of the faculty and of the administrative officials of each institution of higher education to make available to each student who is absent from school because of such reason an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination, study or work requirements which he has missed because of such absence on any particular day or days or at any particular time of day. No special fees of any kind shall be charged to the student for making available to such student such equivalent opportunity. No adverse or prejudicial effects shall result to any student because of his availing himself of the provisions of this section. For the purposes of this section, “institution of higher education” means any of the schools comprising the state system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1.
(P.A. 75-367, S. 1; P.A. 14-122, S. 85.)
History: Sec. 10-334g transferred to Sec. 10a-50 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-51. (Formerly Sec. 10-334h). - Child care centers.

(a) The board of trustees of any constituent unit of the state system of higher education may allocate funds from its General Fund appropriation for any expenses incurred in connection with the operation of a child care center utilized in the instructional program of such constituent unit.
(b) The board of trustees of any such constituent unit may authorize the charging of a fee or schedule of fees to any person using any child care center operated by such constituent unit.
(P.A. 75-444; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 92-126, S. 37, 48; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 13-240, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 77-573 replaced commission for higher education with board of higher education; P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with board of governors pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-334h transferred to Sec. 10a-51 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 92-126 removed a reference in Subsec. (b) to repealed Sec. 10a-83; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-240 amended Subsec. (b) to delete provisions re approval by Board of Regents for Higher Education and deposit of fees in auxiliary services fund, effective July 1, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-52. (Formerly Sec. 10-328c). - Use of the term “Commission for Higher Education”.

Section 10a-52 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 83-105, S. 2; P.A. 84-241, S. 3, 5; P.A. 85-613, S. 24, 154; P.A. 93-353, S. 51, 52.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-53. (Formerly Sec. 10-328d). - Transfer of functions.

Section 10a-53 is repealed, effective June 15, 2012.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 25, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 85-613, S. 119, 154; P.A. 12-156, S. 63.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-54. - Learning disabilities program.

The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish, within available appropriations, a program at appropriate institutions within the state system of higher education, as determined by the Board of Regents for Higher Education to increase accessibility and provide support services for students with disabilities, including identifiable learning disabilities, as defined in subdivision (13) of section 10-76a, who attend or plan to attend such institutions. The board shall encourage and within available funds provide grants to support the coordination of efforts to improve accessibility, programs and services for students with disabilities throughout public higher education and between public and independent institutions of higher education in the state.
(P.A. 86-297, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-126, S. 44, 48; P.A. 96-146, S. 11, 12; P.A. 98-168, S. 9, 26; P.A. 11-48, S. 285.)
History: P.A. 92-126 added language concerning accessibility for disabled students and removed a list of requirements for the program; P.A. 96-146 made a technical change, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 98-168 made a technical change, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” and “Department of Higher Education” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55. - Campus crime and security: Definitions.

For purposes of this section and sections 10a-55a to 10a-55c, inclusive, and section 5 of public act 90-259*:
(1) “Institution of higher education” means a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1, or an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173.
(2) “Housing” means all residence halls and sorority and fraternity residences owned or under the control of an institution of higher education.
(3) “Employee” means a person who is employed by an institution of higher education and is not a student at such institution.
(P.A. 90-259, S. 1, 6; P.A. 14-65, S. 8.)
*Note: Section 5 of public act 90-259 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 14-65 redefined “institution of higher education” in Subdiv. (1), effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55aa. - Student mental health policies and procedures.

Not later than January 1, 2022, the governing board of each institution of higher education shall adopt, and update as necessary, campus-wide policies and procedures regarding student mental health. Such policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the types of mental health services and mental health programming available to students each academic year, (2) protocols for leaves of absence that can be applied for medical reasons, and (3) the resources available for crisis response, imminent danger and psychiatric hospitalization.
(P.A. 21-132, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 21-132 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55b. - Administrators not to interfere with filing of complaints concerning certain crimes.

No administrator of an institution of higher education shall interfere with the right of a student or employee of such institution to file a complaint with the state police, local police department or special police force established pursuant to section 10a-156b concerning crimes committed within the geographical limits of the property owned or under the control of such institution.
(P.A. 90-259, S. 3, 6.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55bb. - Inclusion of 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on student identification cards by public institutions of higher education.

Each public institution of higher education under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall include the 9–8–8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on each student identification card that is distributed to a student at the institution after said lifeline has been operational in the state for three hundred sixty-six days.
(P.A. 22-47, S. 29.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55d. - Definitions.

For purposes of sections 10a-55e to 10a-55h, inclusive, and 10a-80c:
(1) “Green technology” means technology that (A) promotes clean energy, renewable energy or energy efficiency, (B) reduces greenhouse gases or carbon emissions, or (C) involves the invention, design and application of chemical products and processes to eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances; and
(2) “Green jobs” means jobs in which green technology is employed and may include the occupation codes identified as green jobs by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and any codes identified as green jobs by the Labor Department and the Department of Economic and Community Development.
(P.A. 10-156, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 235.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 deleted reference to Sec. 31-3oo, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55e. - Sharing of equipment for students in green jobs program or course of study re green jobs.

Each technical education and career school and public institution of higher education shall develop, in such manner as the Commissioner of Education and president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities prescribe, agreements to share equipment required for students participating in green jobs certificate or degree programs or enrolled in a course of study concerning green jobs, including, but not limited to, solar photovoltaic installation.
(P.A. 10-156, S. 3; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; 12-156, S. 42; P.A. 16-15, S. 28; P.A. 17-237, S. 88.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 12-156 replaced reference to Commissioner of Higher Education with reference to president of Board of Regents for Higher Education, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 16-15 replaced “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high school” with “technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55f. - Development of career ladders and lattices in green technology industry.

Public institutions of higher education, in consultation with the regional workforce development boards, shall support any efforts to develop career ladders and lattices in the green technology industry, particularly for those workers who gained entry into such fields as a result of funds made available pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
(P.A. 10-156, S. 4; P.A. 21-40, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 21-40 made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55ff. - Information regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Each public institution of higher education shall annually notify students by any means of communication, including, but not limited to, electronic mail, regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant to the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, (1) the qualification requirements for such program, (2) the application procedure for such program, and (3) where to obtain assistance in completing an application for such program.
(P.A. 22-101, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 22-101 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55g. - Publication of career ladder in green technology industry.

Not later than July 1, 2020, the Office of Higher Education and the Labor Department shall each publish on their respective Internet web sites the career ladder for jobs in the green technology industry established and updated by the Office of Workforce Strategy in accordance with section 31-3rr and an inventory of green jobs related equipment used by technical education and career schools and institutions of higher education.
(P.A. 10-156, S. 5; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-63, S. 5; 17-237, S. 89; P.A. 19-35, S. 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 236.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Department of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-63 replaced “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education”, effective June 30, 2017; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high schools” with “technical education and career schools” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 19-35 added “Not later than July 1, 2020,” replaced provision re consultation with Department of Education with reference to Labor Department, deleted provision re annual preparation, deleted provision re list of every green jobs course and program, added provision re career ladder for jobs in green technology industry, added reference to Sec. 31-3rr and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced “Office of Workforce Competitiveness” with “Office of Workforce Strategy”, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55h. - Collaborative efforts of public institutions of higher education re green technology industry.

Staff of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering at The University of Connecticut and the Institute of Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University shall meet at least quarterly to discuss possible ways to collaborate on green technology and green jobs initiatives. Staff of other public institutions of higher education and centers affiliated with such institutions of higher education that focus on clean or sustainable energy and that are located within the same geographic regions shall meet to develop collaborative efforts with regard to the green technology industry.
(P.A. 10-156, S. 6.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55j. - Tracking of state-assigned student identifiers.

Each public institution of higher education and each independent institution of higher education that receives state funding shall track the state-assigned student identifiers, that are assigned by the Department of Education to public school students, of all in-state students of such institution until such students graduate from or terminate enrollment at such institution.
(P.A. 11-48, 285; 11-70, S. 14; P.A. 13-122, S. 4; 13-240, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 11-70 effective August 31, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Department of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-122 replaced requirement that Board of Regents for Higher Education be responsible for tracking state-assigned student identifiers with requirement that public and independent institutions of higher education track such identifiers, deleted reference to unique identifiers and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-240 deleted reference to Board of Regents for Higher Education and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55l. - Automatic external defibrillator requirements for institutions of higher education athletic departments.

(a) Not later than January 1, 2013, the athletic department of each institution of higher education shall develop and implement a policy consistent with this section concerning the availability and use of an automatic external defibrillator during intercollegiate sport practice, training and competition.
(b) Each athletic department of an institution of higher education shall (1) (A) provide and maintain in a central location that is not more than one-quarter mile from the premises used by the athletic department at least one automatic external defibrillator, as defined in section 19a-175, and (B) make such central location known and accessible to employees and student-athletes of such institution of higher education during all hours of intercollegiate sport practice, training and competition, (2) ensure that at least one licensed athletic trainer or other person who is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the standards set forth by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association is on the premises used by the athletic department during all hours of intercollegiate sport practice, training and competition, (3) maintain and test the automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines, and (4) promptly notify a local emergency medical services provider after each use of such automatic external defibrillator. As used in this section, “the premises used by the athletic department” means those premises that are used for intercollegiate sport practice, training or competition and may include, but need not be limited to, an athletic building or room, gymnasium, athletic field or stadium; and “intercollegiate sport” means a sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student-athlete are established by a national association for the promotion or regulation of collegiate athletics.
(P.A. 12-197, S. 16.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55o. - Memorandum of understanding with community-based sexual assault crisis service center and domestic violence agency.

Not later than January 1, 2015, each institution of higher education shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding with at least one community-based sexual assault crisis service center and at least one community-based domestic violence agency for purposes of (1) ensuring that any student or employee of such institution who reports or discloses being the victim of sexual assault, stalking or intimate partner violence can access free and confidential counseling and advocacy services, either on or off campus, and (2) establishing a partnership with such service center and agency, including, but not limited to, (A) involvement of the institution's campus resource team, and (B) trainings between the institution and such service center and agency to ensure the understanding of each other's role in responding to reports and disclosures of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence against students and employees of the institution and the institution's protocols for providing support and services to such students and employees, developed pursuant to section 10a-55m.
(P.A. 14-11, S. 4; P.A. 15-63, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 14-11 effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-63 made a technical change, effective June 19, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55p. - Education of Title IX coordinator and special police force or campus safety personnel in awareness and prevention of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence and in trauma-informed response.

(a) Each institution of higher education shall ensure that its Title IX coordinator and members of its special police force, campus police force or campus safety personnel employed by such institution of higher education are educated in the awareness and prevention of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence, and in trauma-informed response.
(b) For purposes of this section, “trauma-informed response” means a response involving an understanding of the complexities of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence through training centered on the neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal myths and stereotypes surrounding the causes and impact of trauma, understanding the behavior of perpetrators and conducting an effective investigation on behalf of victims who have suffered trauma.
(P.A. 14-11, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 14-11 effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55q. - Training of first responders in awareness and prevention of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence and in trauma-informed response.

(a) Members of state and local police departments who act as first responders to any reports of sexual assault, stalking or intimate partner violence at an institution of higher education shall receive training in the awareness and prevention of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence and in trauma-informed response.
(b) For purposes of this section, “trauma-informed response” means a response involving an understanding of the complexities of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence through training centered on the neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal myths and stereotypes surrounding the causes and impact of trauma, understanding the behavior of perpetrators and conducting an effective investigation on behalf of victims who have suffered trauma.
(P.A. 14-11, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 14-11 effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55s. - Sexual misconduct climate assessments.

(a) On or before March 1, 2023, and every two years thereafter, each institution of higher education in the state shall conduct a sexual misconduct climate assessment that collects the data points developed by the Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments, pursuant to section 10a-55r, and distribute such assessment to each enrolled student in accordance with the guidelines recommended by said council. An institution may use any sexual misconduct climate assessment, including, but not limited to, one recommended by the council or developed by an institution of higher education or a national association, provided such assessment collects all of the data points developed by the council.
(b) Each institution of higher education shall include with the sexual misconduct climate assessment a statement that (1) the identity of assessment respondents shall be confidential, (2) students should not disclose personally identifying information with their assessment responses, and (3) no assessment responses may be used as a basis of disciplinary action or legal proceeding.
(c) Not later than six months after the distribution of the sexual misconduct climate assessment pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and every two years thereafter, each institution of higher education in the state shall post on its Internet web site (1) the campus-level results of the sexual misconduct climate assessment, (2) its uniform campus crime report prepared pursuant to section 10a-55a, and (3) an Internet link to the report submitted to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education pursuant to subsection (f) of section 10a-55m.
(P.A. 21-81, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 21-81 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55t. - Policy re availability and use of opioid antagonists on campus required.

(a) Not later than January 1, 2020, the president of each institution of higher education in the state shall (1) develop and implement a policy consistent with subsection (b) of this section concerning the availability and use of opioid antagonists, as defined in section 17a-714, by students and employees of the institution, (2) submit such policy to the Department of Consumer Protection for approval, and (3) upon approval of the department, post such policy on the institution's Internet web site.
(b) The policy of each institution of higher education concerning the availability and use of opioid antagonists shall (1) designate a medical professional or public safety professional to oversee the purchase, storage and distribution of opioid antagonists on each of its campuses, (2) identify the location or locations on each of its campuses where the opioid antagonists are stored, which location or locations shall be made known and accessible to students and employees of such institution, (3) require maintenance of the supply of opioid antagonists in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines, and (4) require a representative of the institution to call 911 or notify a local emergency medical services provider prior to, during or as soon as practicable after each use of an opioid antagonist on the institution's campus that is reported to the institution or observed by a medical professional or public safety professional, unless the person to whom the opioid antagonist was administered has already received medical treatment for his or her opioid-related drug overdose.
(P.A. 19-191, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 19-191 effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55u. - Uniform financial aid information to be provided to prospective students.

Each institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-55, and for-profit institution of higher education licensed to operate in this state shall provide uniform financial aid information to every prospective student who has been accepted for admission to such institution. Each institution shall provide such information prior to such institution's enrollment deadline for purposes of providing each student with sufficient time to make an informed decision about enrollment. Each institution shall use the financial aid shopping sheet developed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Education pursuant to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, P.L. 110-315, to provide such information.
(P.A. 13-95, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 13-95 effective July 1, 2014; this section was originally published as Sec. 10a-55n in the 2014 Supplement to the General Statutes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55v. - Go Back to Get Ahead program.

(a) There is established a Go Back to Get Ahead program, administered by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, for the purpose of encouraging individuals who previously enrolled in an associate's or bachelor's degree program, but left such program prior to its completion or who received an associate's degree and seek to advance their educational attainment, to return to an institution of higher education to earn a degree.
(b) Subject to the guidelines established by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Go Back to Get Ahead program shall provide, within available resources, an incentive of up to three free three-credit courses necessary for the completion of an associate's or bachelor's degree to any resident of this state who previously enrolled in an associate's or bachelor's degree program at any public or independent institution of higher education, who either (1) left such program prior to completing it, or (2) received an associate's degree and seeks to enroll in a bachelor's degree program, and who has not attended any institution of higher education for at least eighteen months as of June 30, 2014. Said program shall be limited to individuals who enroll, not later than September 30, 2016, in an associate's or bachelor's degree program at a state college within the Connecticut State University System, a regional community-technical college or Charter Oak State College.
(P.A. 14-217, S. 176.)
History: P.A. 14-217 effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55w. - Information re transfer and articulation programs.

(a) The Office of Higher Education shall publish on its Internet web site, links to the existing transfer and articulation programs developed between the Connecticut state colleges and universities and The University of Connecticut. Each institution within the jurisdiction of the constituent units shall include on its Internet web site a link to the Office of Higher Education's Internet web site and provide information regarding such transfer and articulation programs. Each institution of higher education in this state, receiving federal funding pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, shall provide on its Internet web site a link to the institution's most recent institutional profile provided on the National Center for Education Statistic's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Internet web site.
(b) The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall provide any student who has been accepted for admission to an institution within the jurisdiction of the regional community-technical college system with information about the existing transfer and articulation programs between the regional technical-community colleges and four-year public institutions of higher education.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and The University of Connecticut shall each submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education. Such report shall analyze the existing transfer and articulation programs utilized by students who attended a regional technical-community college and who transferred to a four-year public institution of higher education, including, but not limited to, (1) enrollment of transfer students, (2) the average number of credits accepted by the four-year public institution, and (3) graduation rates of transfer students.
(P.A. 17-229, S. 1; P.A. 18-103, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 17-229 effective January 1, 2018; P.A. 18-103 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55y. - Campus mental health coalition training workshops.

The executive director of the Office of Higher Education and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with an epidemiologist or other specialist with expertise in mental health issues at institutions of higher education, may jointly offer training workshops for the campus mental health coalitions established pursuant to section 10a-55x regarding best practices for the assessment and provision of mental health services and programming at institutions of higher education.
(P.A. 21-132, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 21-132 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-55z. - Memorandum of understanding for provision of mental health services.

Not later than January 1, 2022, any institution of higher education that lacks resources on campus for the provision of mental health services to students shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding with at least one community-based mental health care provider or, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, with an emergency mobile psychiatric service provider for the purpose of providing students access to mental health services on or off campus and assistance to institutions in developing mental health programming.
(P.A. 21-132, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 21-132 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-57. - Higher education trends. Report.

The executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall report on or before March 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies on state, regional and national trends regarding Connecticut higher education, including, but not limited to, expenditures, funding, enrollment, faculty and staff positions, cost sharing and student financial aid. The Office of Higher Education shall collect such data and information as it deems necessary for the development of such annual report.
(P.A. 12-10, S. 1; 12-156, S. 56.)
History: P.A. 12-10 effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 12-156, “Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Office of Higher Education”, effective June 15, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-57a to 10a-57c. - Certificate programs: Definitions. Certificate programs: Submission, collection and compilation of data. Certificate programs: One-page fact sheet.

Sections 10a-57a to 10a-57c, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
(P.A. 16-44, S. 2, 4, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 494.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-57d. - Certificate programs: Uniform naming convention. Tuition review. Report.

(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education, under the direction of its chief academic officer, shall establish a working group comprised of deans of continuing education programs, or their designees, at the regional community-technical colleges to review all of the noncredit sub-baccalaureate certificate programs offered by each regional community-technical college for purposes of designing a uniform naming convention for such programs. Not later than January 1, 2019, the working group shall design the uniform naming convention to enable students to distinguish between noncredit certificate programs with similar yet varied requirements within the same field of study. Any programs that vary shall be uniformly designated with indications of different, enhanced or more demanding requirements.
(b) Not later than February 1, 2019, and periodically thereafter as prescribed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the working group shall review the tuition of uniformly named noncredit sub-baccalaureate certificate programs leading to the same qualifications to determine if any cost variations in the tuition and fees for such program are reasonable.
(c) Not later than March 1, 2019, the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education regarding the uniform naming convention designed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the determination made from the tuition review required under subsection (b) of this section.
(P.A. 16-44, S. 6; P.A. 17-56, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 16-44 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-56 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective June 20, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-57e. - Certificate programs: Student data review.

Section 10a-57e is repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
(P.A. 16-44, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 494.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185a - New England Higher Education Compact › Section 10a-62. (Formerly Sec. 10-318). - Appointment and terms of board members.

The members of the New England Board of Higher Education shall be appointed as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint two members, who shall be the Commissioner of Education and the Chief Workforce Officer, or their designees; (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint three members who are residents of the state, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate and, upon the recommendation of the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, one of whom shall represent the Connecticut State University System and one of whom shall represent the regional community-technical college system; and (3) the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members who are residents of the state, one of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall represent The University of Connecticut based on the recommendation of the president of said university and one of whom shall represent the independent institutions of higher education in the state. The two persons appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years from October twenty-fourth in the year of their appointment, except that in 1969 the Governor shall appoint one member for a term of six years from October 24, 1969. Persons first appointed by the president pro tempore and the speaker shall serve until February 1, 1971, and persons appointed as their successors shall serve for terms of two years each commencing as of the first day of February in the year of their appointment. Persons appointed as of July 1, 2021, may continue to serve the remainder of their terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments are made.
(June, 1955, S. 1951d; 1969, P.A. 448, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 242.)
History: 1969 act decreased number of members appointed by governor from three to two, provided that president pro tempore of senate and speaker of the house appoint remaining members and revised provisions concerning terms of office; Sec. 10-318 transferred to Sec. 10a-62 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced provision re member appointments by Governor with advice and consent of General Assembly and qualifications of appointees with provision requiring Governor to appoint Commissioner of Education and Chief Workforce Officer or their designees, amended provisions re qualifications of member appointments by president pro tempore of the Senate and by speaker of the House of Representatives, changed term of members appointed by Governor from 6 years to 4 years, added provision re persons appointed as of July 1, 2021, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185a - New England Higher Education Compact › Section 10a-63. (Formerly Sec. 10-319). - Compensation of members.

Each member designated or appointed by the Governor who, while such member, holds no salaried state office, shall be paid by the state as compensation the sum of twenty dollars for each day's service performed in connection with his duties as such member, but not more than five hundred dollars in any fiscal year. All members shall be entitled to their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such.
(June, 1955, S. 1952d.)
History: Sec. 10-319 transferred to Sec. 10a-63 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185a - New England Higher Education Compact › Section 10a-64. (Formerly Sec. 10-320). - Report.

The board on the part of the state shall obtain accurate accounts of all the board's receipts and disbursements and shall report to the Governor and the legislature of the state biennially on or before the tenth day of December in each even-numbered year setting forth in detail the transactions of the board for the two years preceding December first of that year, and shall make recommendations for any legislative action deemed by it to be necessary or desirable to carry out the intent and purposes of the New England Higher Education Compact among the states joining therein.
(June, 1955, S. 1953d.)
History: Sec. 10-320 transferred to Sec. 10a-64 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185a - New England Higher Education Compact › Section 10a-65. (Formerly Sec. 10-326i). - Contracts with New England Board of Higher Education.

The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall investigate the program offerings in graduate and professional studies and in specialized health fields at colleges which are members of the New England Board of Higher Education and may contract, within the limits of appropriated funds, with said board for the acceptance of Connecticut residents at those colleges offering such programs as are not available in this state.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 18, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 38, 46; P.A. 11-48, S. 285.)
History: P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with department of higher education pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-326i transferred to Sec. 10a-65 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Department of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011.