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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19c. - Nursing incentive program.

(a) There is established a Connecticut nursing incentive program administered by the Board of Regents for Higher Education.
(b) The board shall provide financial assistance to up to four regional community-technical colleges that enter into partnerships with hospitals, as defined in section 19a-490, or other health care institutions, as defined in said section 19a-490, in order to secure nonstate funding to increase the number of faculty members at such regional community-technical colleges that are qualified to teach or train students to become registered nurses.
(c) A regional community-technical college seeking such assistance shall submit to the Board of Regents for Higher Education its nursing faculty expansion plan, together with a commitment agreement signed by its hospital or health care institution partner or partners and information on the amount of nonstate funding secured by the partnership. Assistance provided by the board to a regional community-technical college (1) may be provided for up to two years in accordance with this subsection, and (2) shall not exceed (A) seventy-five thousand dollars per year, or (B) the annual amount of nonstate funding secured by the partnership, whichever is less. In determining whether to provide assistance pursuant to this section for a second year, the board shall consider the success of the nursing faculty expansion plan, as measured by factors including, but not limited to, the number of persons teaching or providing training to nursing students pursuant to the nursing faculty expansion program and the number of students graduating from nursing programs.
(d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may use up to two per cent of the funds appropriated for purposes of this section for program administration.
(P.A. 04-253, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 285.)
History: P.A. 04-253 effective June 14, 2004; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19d. - Training for early childhood education teachers. Definition of training requirements and competencies for persons involved in early childhood education.

(a) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall, within available appropriations, expand the capacity of programs for training early childhood education teachers through the development of accelerated, alternate route programs to initial teacher certification with an endorsement in early childhood education.
(b) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, in consultation with the Department of Education, Labor Department, Office of Workforce Strategy, Office of Early Childhood, Department of Social Services, Charter Oak State College, early childhood education faculty at two and four-year public and independent institutions of higher education, early childhood education professional associations, early childhood education advocates and practitioners, and persons knowledgeable in the area of career development and programs in early childhood care and education, shall define the preservice and minimum training requirements and competencies for persons involved in early childhood education, from birth to five years of age, including requirements for individual levels of early childhood credentialing and licensing.
(P.A. 06-154, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 91, 285; P.A. 16-15, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 234.)
History: P.A. 06-154 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (b) by adding “Labor Department's”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Commissioner of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting “Labor Department's Office of Workforce Competitiveness, the” and adding Labor Department, Office of Workforce Strategy and Office of Early Childhood, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19e. - “Engineering Connecticut” loan reimbursement grant program.

(a) There is established an “Engineering Connecticut” loan reimbursement grant program, administered by the Office of Higher Education, for persons who have graduated from institutions of higher education with undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering.
(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide student loan reimbursement grants for persons who (1) attended any institution of higher education, (2) have been awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, and (3) are newly employed in Connecticut on or after January 1, 2006, as engineers.
(c) Persons who qualify under subsection (b) of this section shall be reimbursed on an annual basis for qualifying student loan payments in amounts as determined by the executive director of the Office of Higher Education. A person qualifying under subsection (b) of this section shall only be reimbursed for loan payments made while such person is employed in the state as an engineer. The Office of Higher Education shall develop eligibility requirements for recipients of such reimbursements. Such requirements may include income guidelines. Persons may apply for grants to the Office of Higher Education at such time and in such manner as the executive director of the Office of Higher Education prescribes.
(d) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall be available for expenditure during the next fiscal year.
(e) The Office of Higher Education may use up to two per cent of the funds appropriated for purposes of this section for program administration, promotion and recruitment activities.
(P.A. 06-83, S. 15; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 16-15, S. 25; P.A. 17-63, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 06-83 effective July 1, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Department 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. 16-15 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-63 replaced “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education” and “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities” with “executive director of the Office of Higher Education”, effective June 30, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19f. - “You Belong” loan reimbursement grant program.

(a) There is established a “You Belong” loan reimbursement grant program, administered by the Office of Higher Education, for graduates of doctoral programs who are employed in Connecticut in economically valuable fields.
(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide student loan reimbursement grants for persons who (1) have been awarded a doctoral degree from any institution of higher education, and (2) are newly employed in Connecticut in an economically valuable field, as determined by the Department of Economic and Community Development, on or after January 1, 2006, by a company or an institution of higher education that has registered with or otherwise been qualified under the program by the Department of Economic and Community Development.
(c) Persons who qualify under subsection (b) of this section shall receive reimbursement grants on an annual basis for qualifying student loan payments in amounts as determined by the executive director of the Office of Higher Education. A person qualifying under subsection (b) of this section shall only be reimbursed for loan payments made while such person is employed in Connecticut by a qualifying company or in research at an institution of higher education in an economically valuable field. The Office of Higher Education shall develop eligibility requirements for recipients of such reimbursement grants in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development. Such requirements may include income guidelines. Persons may apply for grants to the Office of Higher Education at such time and in such manner as the executive director of the Office of Higher Education prescribes.
(d) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall be available for expenditure during the next fiscal year.
(e) The Office of Higher Education may use up to two per cent of the funds appropriated for purposes of this section for program administration, promotion and recruitment activities.
(P.A. 06-83, S. 16; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 16-15, S. 26; P.A. 17-63, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 06-83 effective July 1, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Department 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. 16-15 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-63 replaced “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education” and replaced “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities” with “executive director of the Office of Higher Education”, effective June 30, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19g. - Kirklyn M. Kerr grant program.

The program established by The University of Connecticut to provide grants to assist residents of this state to pursue degrees in veterinary medicine shall be known as the Kirklyn M. Kerr grant program.
(P.A. 09-159, S. 3; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 220.)
History: P.A. 09-159 effective July 1, 2009; 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; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 replaced “the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “The University of Connecticut”, effective July 1, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19h. - Establishment and administration of Kirklyn M. Kerr program.

(a) For the purposes of this section, “veterinary student” means an in-state resident enrolled in an accredited veterinary graduate school.
(b) The president of The University of Connecticut shall establish and administer the Kirklyn M. Kerr program to support the veterinary medicine education of not more than five veterinary students per cohort. Each cohort may be funded for a four-year period.
(P.A. 10-3, S. 33; 10-179, S. 16; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; 11-70, S. 1; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 221.)
History: P.A. 10-3 effective April 14, 2010; P.A. 10-179 amended Subsec. (a) to change “provide grants to” to “support the veterinary medicine education of” and require written commitment to work in state for 5 years or agreement to repay cost of veterinary medicine education in order to participate in program, amended Subsec. (c) to replace provisions re practicing at a later date and grant repayment with provision re commissioner to determine manner of repayment of state support, deleted Subsec. (d) re manner of repayment and made conforming changes throughout, effective May 7, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Commissioner of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-70 added new Subsec. (a) defining “veterinary student”, redesignated existing Subsec. (a) as Subsec. (b) and amended same to delete requirements re participation in program, repayment of state support and definition of “veterinary student” and deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c) re support, effective July 1, 2011; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “The University of Connecticut”, effective July 1, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19j. - English language learner educator incentive program.

(a) There is established an English language learner educator incentive program to be administered by the Office of Higher Education.
(b) Within available appropriations, such program shall provide a grant to any student who (1) is in the last two years of a teacher preparation program leading to professional certification at any four-year institution of higher education in this state, and (2) will pursue an endorsement in bilingual education or teaching English to speakers of other languages. No student shall receive a grant under such program for more than two years. Maximum grants shall not exceed five thousand dollars per year.
(c) A student who receives a grant under subsection (b) of this section and who teaches in a public school in this state under such bilingual education or teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsement upon graduation from the teacher education program shall be eligible for reimbursement of federal or state educational loans up to a maximum of two thousand five hundred dollars per year for up to four years of teaching service.
(P.A. 12-156, S. 56; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 222; P.A. 14-21, S. 1.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 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; P.A. 14-21 amended Subsec. (a) by changing “loan reimbursement program” to “incentive program” and deleting “within available appropriations”, deleted former Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d), and added new Subsec. (b) re grants for students and new Subsec. (c) re reimbursement of educational loans, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-19l. - Health care provider loan reimbursement program.

(a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Office of Higher Education shall establish a health care provider loan reimbursement program. The health care provider loan reimbursement program shall provide loan reimbursement grants to health care providers licensed by the Department of Public Health who are employed full-time as a health care provider in the state.
(b) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall (1) develop, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, eligibility requirements for recipients of such loan reimbursement grants, which requirements may include, but need not be limited to, income guidelines, and (2) award at least twenty per cent of such loan reimbursement grants to graduates of a regional community-technical college. The executive director shall consider health care workforce shortage areas when developing such eligibility requirements. A person who qualifies for a loan reimbursement grant shall be reimbursed on an annual basis for qualifying student loan payments in amounts determined by the executive director. A health care provider shall only be reimbursed for loan payments made while such person is employed full-time in the state as a health care provider. Persons may apply for loan reimbursement grants to the Office of Higher Education at such time and in such manner as the executive director prescribes.
(c) The Office of Higher Education may accept gifts, grants and donations, from any source, public or private, for the health care provider loan reimbursement program.
(P.A. 22-118, S. 79.)
History: P.A. 22-118 effective May 7, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-20. (Formerly Sec. 10-327e). - Jurisdiction over professional staffs of the state system of higher education.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or special act to the contrary, the selection, appointment, assignment of duties, amount of compensation, sick leave, vacation, leaves of absence, termination of service, rank and status of the individual members of the respective professional staffs of the system of higher education shall be under the sole jurisdiction of the respective boards of trustees within available funds. Each constituent board shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it has included within the professional staff.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 14, 30; 77-614, S. 67, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 82-218, S. 41, 46; P.A. 83-587, S. 16, 96; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 88-136, S. 18, 37; P.A. 89-260, S. 11, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 47, 69; P.A. 11-48, S. 280.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of administrative services for personnel policy board; P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education adding provisions re development of personnel guidelines for the central office staffs, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-327e transferred to Sec. 10a-20 in 1983; P.A. 83-587 substituted “Connecticut State University” for “state colleges”; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 88-136 deleted obsolete requirement that the board of governors submit personnel guidelines to the general assembly no later than January 15, 1984; P.A. 89-260 substituted the board of trustees of the community-technical colleges for the boards of trustees of the regional community colleges and state technical colleges; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 11-48 deleted provisions re development of personnel guidelines and establishment of compensation and classification schedules, effective July 1, 2011.
Annotation to former section 10-327e:
Cited. 175 C. 586.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-21. (Formerly Sec. 10-328e). - Collective bargaining.

Nothing contained in this part shall affect the various bargaining units established pursuant to section 5-275.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 26, 30.)
History: Sec. 10-328e transferred to Sec. 10a-21 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22h. (Formerly Sec. 10-7i). - Distance learning program by an out-of-state private occupational school. Application and approval period.

Any out-of-state private occupational school that seeks to operate a distance learning program in the state shall submit an application to the Office of Higher Education in the form and manner prescribed by the office. Each such private occupational school shall agree to abide by standards established by the office. The office shall approve or reject such private occupational school's application in accordance with the standards established by the office. Authorization by the office to operate a distance learning program in the state shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed by the office for additional one-year periods. The office shall establish a schedule of application and renewal fees for all out-of-state private occupational schools that are approved by the office. As used in this subsection, “distance learning program” means a program of study in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by correspondence or over the Internet, without requiring a student to attend in person.
(P.A. 79-380, S. 9; P.A. 91-295, S. 4, 7; P.A. 93-294, S. 8, 17; P.A. 06-150, S. 8; P.A. 11-48, S. 236; P.A. 12-156, S. 28; P.A. 21-45, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 91-295 in Subsec. (b) increased the fee from $25 to $50; P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization of schools from the department of education to the department of higher education, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7i transferred to Sec. 10a-22h in 1995; P.A. 06-150 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b) and amended Subsec. (b) to require representatives of out-of-state schools not authorized under applicable statutes to file application with Department of Higher Education and to pay nonrefundable fee of $500 into private occupational student protection account; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “Department of Higher Education” with “Office of Financial and Student Affairs for Higher Education” and “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective July 1, 2011 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (a), “commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “executive director” to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-48, S. 232); P.A. 12-156 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “Office of Financial and Student Affairs for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education”, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 21-45 deleted former Subsecs. (a) and (b) re requirement for representative of unauthorized private occupational school to obtain permit to represent the school and added provisions re requirement for out-of-state private occupational school to submit application to operate a distance learning program in the state, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22j. (Formerly Sec. 10-7k). - Court orders to prevent violations.

The executive director, through the Attorney General, may seek an order from the Superior Court to prevent any violation of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22p, inclusive, or sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive.
(P.A. 79-380, S. 11; P.A. 93-294, S. 10, 17; P.A. 06-150, S. 10; P.A. 12-156, S. 30; P.A. 19-87, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization of the schools from the department of education to the department of higher education, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7k transferred to Sec. 10a-22j in 1995; P.A. 06-150 authorized Commissioner of Higher Education, rather than Board of Governors, to prevent violation of specified sections by seeking order from Superior Court through the Attorney General, made technical and conforming changes and deleted provision re injunction in accordance with chapter 916; P.A. 12-156 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 19-87 added reference to Sec. 10a-22p, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22k. (Formerly Sec. 10-7l). - Regulations.

The Office of Higher Education shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 in order to carry out the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive. Such regulations may prescribe fines, fees or penalties in lieu of the amounts set forth in sections 10a-22b to 10a-22e, inclusive, and sections 10a-22i, 10a-22l, 10a-22m and 10a-224.
(P.A. 79-380, S. 12; P.A. 93-294, S. 11, 17; P.A. 06-150, S. 11; P.A. 11-48, S. 237; P.A. 12-156, S. 31; P.A. 22-123, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization from the department of education to the department of higher education, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7
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transferred to Sec. 10a-22k in 1995; P.A. 06-150 made technical and conforming changes; P.A. 11-48 replaced “Board of Governors” with “board”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-156 replaced “board” with “Office of Higher Education”, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 22-123 added the authority to prescribe fines, fees and penalties in regulations, effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22l. - Operation without certificate of authorization. Penalty. Investigation.

(a) Any private career school operating without a certificate of authorization required under section 10a-22b or operating an additional classroom site or branch school in violation of section 10a-22g shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each day of unauthorized operation, to be paid into the private career student protection account, except that, any fine assessed on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount specified in such regulations.
(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may conduct an investigation and, through the Attorney General, maintain an action in the name of the state against any person to restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of an institution that does not have a certificate of authorization.
(P.A. 06-150, S. 12; P.A. 12-156, S. 32; P.A. 22-123, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 12-156 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing references to commissioner with references to executive director, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 22-123 amended Subsec. (a) to allow the amount of fines to be specified in regulations and to change “private occupational school” to “private career school”, effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22o. - Enforcement of orders issued by executive director. Investigations by executive director.

(a) The executive director, through the Attorney General, may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for the enforcement of any order issued by the executive director, and for other appropriate relief. The court may issue such orders as are appropriate to aid in enforcement.
(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, may conduct any necessary review, inspection or investigation regarding applications for certificates of authorization or possible violations of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22p, inclusive, or any applicable regulations of Connecticut state agencies. In connection with any investigation, the executive director or the executive director's designee, may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the production of any record or document. If any person refuses to appear, testify or produce any record or document when so ordered, the executive director may seek relief pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 06-150, S. 13, 16; P.A. 09-99, S. 8; P.A. 12-156, S. 34; P.A. 19-87, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 09-99 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “Board of Governors”; P.A. 12-156 replaced references to commissioner with references to executive director, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 19-87 amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to Sec. 10a-22p, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22p. - Disclosure of claim limitation clause in enrollment contracts by private career schools.

(a) On and after January 1, 2020, any private career school, as defined in section 10a-22a, that requires any student, as a condition of enrollment, to enter into an agreement that (1) limits participation in a class action against such school, (2) limits any claim the student may have against such school or the damages for such claim, or (3) requires the student to assert any claim against such school in a forum that is less convenient, more costly or more dilatory for the resolution of a dispute than a judicial forum established in the state where the student may otherwise properly bring a claim, shall include in its application to the Office of Higher Education for initial or renewed certificate of authorization pursuant to sections 10a-22b and 10a-22d, a statement (A) disclosing the number of claims made against the school, including claims made against a parent organization or subsidiary of the school, by a student currently or formerly enrolled at the school, (B) describing the nature of the rights asserted, and (C) updating the status of such claims. The school shall submit additional details regarding such claims as the executive director of the Office of Higher Education may require.
(b) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education may deny the application for initial or renewed certificate of authorization of a private career school or consider a private career school ineligible to receive any public funds, including, but not limited to, federal funds administered by the office pursuant to section 10a-45 if (1) such school fails to include the statement required under subsection (a) of this section in its application, or (2) upon review of such statement, the executive director determines that the public policy of protecting the interests of students in the state requires such denial.
(c) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall have the authority granted under sections 10a-22i, 10a-22j and 10a-22o to investigate and enforce the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(P.A. 19-87, S. 2; P.A. 22-123, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 19-87 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 22-123 changed “private occupational school” to “private career school” throughout, effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22q. (Formerly Sec. 10-7r). - Private career school student benefit account.

After each annual determination of the balance of the private career school student protection account required by section 10a-22w, if the balance of the account is more than two million five hundred thousand dollars, the State Treasurer shall transfer to a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund, to be known as the private career school student benefit account, three-fourths of the annually accrued interest of said student protection account.
(P.A. 85-607, S. 1; P.A. 86-312, S. 14, 21; P.A. 87-434, S. 4, 5; P.A. 90-198, S. 3, 5; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1, S. 127; P.A. 22-123, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 86-312 changed student benefit “fund” from a special fund to a separate nonlapsing “account” within the general fund; P.A. 87-434 provided that the treasurer transfer funds out of protection fund if the balance in the fund is more than 5% of the annual net tuition income rather than $1,000,000 or more and that no transfers shall cause the balance of the fund to fall below 5% of the annual net tuition income rather than $1,000,000; P.A. 90-198 provided that the treasurer transfer funds out of the protection fund if the balance in the fund is more than 6% of the annual net tuition income rather than 5% and that no transfers shall cause the balance of the fund to fall below 6% of the annual net tuition income rather than 5%; Sec. 10-7r transferred to Sec. 10a-22q in 1995 (Revisor's note: In 1995 the word “School” was added editorially by the Revisors after “Private Occupational” for consistency with Sec. 10a-22u which creates the fund and in 1997 references to “Private Occupational School Student Protection Fund” were replaced editorially by the Revisors with “private occupational school student protection account” to conform section with Sec. 10a-22u); May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1 added a provision requiring transfer of a portion of the interest in the protection account if the balance in said account exceeds $2,500,000 and deleted former provisions re maintenance of a balance in the protection account equal to 6% of annual net tuition income, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 22-123 changed “private occupational school” to “private career school”, effective July 1, 2022.
See Sec. 10a-22u re private occupational school student protection account.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22s. (Formerly Sec. 10-7t). - Duties of executive director of the Office of Higher Education re financial aid grants.

The executive director, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall establish the criteria for awarding financial aid grants. Applications for grants shall be submitted on such forms and in such manner as the executive director, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall prescribe. The executive director shall establish policies, with the advice of the advisory committee, for the return of any portion of a financial aid grant, representing tuition of a student, which would otherwise be refundable.
(P.A. 85-607, S. 3; P.A. 88-136, S. 1, 37; P.A. 93-294, S. 13, 17; P.A. 11-48, S. 240.)
History: P.A. 88-136 deleted obsolete provisions re report on policies and practices of private occupational schools due February 15, 1986; P.A. 93-294 made a change necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization of the schools from the department of education to the department of higher education, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7t transferred to Sec. 10a-22s in 1995; P.A. 11-48 replaced “Commissioner of Higher Education” and “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22t. (Formerly Sec. 10-7u). - Payment of grants by Treasurer.

The Treasurer shall pay financial aid grants, approved and ordered to be paid by the executive director with the advice of the advisory committee, from the student benefit account.
(P.A. 85-607, S. 4; P.A. 86-312, S. 16, 21; P.A. 12-156, S. 35.)
History: P.A. 86-312 replaced reference to student benefit “fund” with reference to student benefit “account”; Sec. 10-7u transferred to Sec. 10a-22t in 1995; P.A. 12-156 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective June 15, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22w. (Formerly Sec. 10-14k). - Treasurer to determine balance of account.

On or before June thirtieth of each year the State Treasurer shall determine the balance of the account established pursuant to section 10a-22u.
(P.A. 77-440, S. 3; P.A. 78-158, S. 3, 4; P.A. 79-380, S. 15; P.A. 83-150, S. 3, 4; P.A. 84-176, S. 4, 5; P.A. 87-434, S. 1, 5; P.A. 90-198, S. 4, 5; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1, S. 129; P.A. 16-24, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 78-158 replaced provisions concerning reductions of payments based on millions of dollars in fund with provisions for cessation of payments when fund is at or above $1,000,000 until such time as balance falls below $1,000,000 mark, for resumption of payments when necessary and for initial payments by newly-licensed schools; P.A. 79-380 changed dates relating to initial payment schedule; P.A. 83-150 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 10-8; P.A. 84-176 clarified language re payments into the fund to maintain the balance at $1,000,000; P.A. 87-434 substituted October 1, 1987, for October 1, 1977, changed the balance in the fund at which payments cease for certain schools from $1,000,000 or more to “more than five per cent ...” and the balance below which payments are to resume from $1,000,000 to “four per cent ...” and made technical changes accordingly; P.A. 90-198 changed the balance in the fund at which payments cease for certain schools from 5% of the annual net tuition income to 6% and the balance below which payments are to resume from 4% of the annual net tuition income to 5% and made technical changes accordingly; Sec. 10-14k transferred to Sec. 10a-22w in 1995; (Revisor's note: In 1997 references to “fund” were replaced editorially by the Revisors with references to “account” to conform section with Sec. 10a-22u); May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1 added provision that if the balance of the account is more than $2,500,000, further payments to the account shall cease until it falls below 5% of such annual net tuition income and deleted former provision which provided for such cessation if the balance in the account was more than 6% of the annual net tuition income of schools, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 16-24 deleted provisions re State Treasurer to cease payments to account based on balance of account, effective July 1, 2016.
See Sec. 10a-22q et seq. re private occupational school student benefit account and the transfer of annually accrued interest from the private occupational school student protection account to the benefit account.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22x. (Formerly Sec. 10-14l). - Regulations.

The Office of Higher Education shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(P.A. 77-440, S. 4; P.A. 93-294, S. 16, 17; P.A. 11-48, S. 243; P.A. 12-156, S. 36.)
History: P.A. 93-294 made a change necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization of the schools from the department of education to the department of higher education, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-14
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transferred to Sec. 10a-22x in 1995; P.A. 11-48 replaced “Board of Governors of Higher Education” with “State Board of Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-156 replaced “State Board of Education” with “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-22y. - Hospital-based occupational schools: Authorization period. Renewal fee. Annual fee. Payment into private occupational school student protection account.

Section 10a-22y is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.
(P.A. 08-116, S. 9; P.A. 09-99, S. 11; P.A. 22-123, S. 44.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-22z. - Butler Business School and Sawyer School certificates of completion.

The Office of Higher Education is authorized to issue certificates of completion to every student who has been determined by said office to have successfully completed such student's course of study at the Butler Business School located in the city of Bridgeport or the Sawyer School located in the town of Hamden and the city of Hartford.
(P.A. 13-1, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 13-1 effective March 8, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-23 and 10a-24. - Transfer of functions, powers and duties. Meaning of term “Board of Higher Education”.

Sections 10a-23 and 10a-24 are repealed, effective June 15, 2012.
(P.A. 82-218, S. 36, 37, 46; P.A. 83-105, S. 1; 83-587, S. 17, 96; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-353, S. 23, 52; P.A. 95-212, S. 6, 7; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; 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-25a. - Declaration of policy.

It is hereby found and determined that it is in the best interest of the state to encourage, promote, develop and assist the growth or establishment of high technology products and programs which are necessary to provide and maintain employment and tax revenues and that financial assistance to encourage, promote, develop and assist high technology products, techniques, processes and programs, including higher educational and vocational education programs is an important function of the state. It is a matter of legislative determination that state financial assistance in the high technology area is necessary to increase employment and public revenues and therefore the provisions of sections 10a-25b to 10a-25g, inclusive, are in the public interest and for the public benefit and good.
(P.A. 83-492, S. 1, 11.)
See Sec. 32-41b re high technology projects and programs.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-25c. - Bond authorization.

(a) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 10a-25a to 10a-25g, inclusive, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said sections, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding ten years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.
(b) None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in it discretion, may require.
(P.A. 83-492, S. 3, 11; P.A. 84-546, S. 28, 173.)
History: P.A. 84-546 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-25e. - Use of bond proceeds.

Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds authorized for any project described in subsection (b) of section 10a-25b in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other project described in said section if the State Bond Commission shall so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in subsection (b) of section 10a-25b shall be deemed appropriated and shall be used for the purposes of retiring such portion of the indebtedness on said bonds as may be retired by the amount of such balance.
(P.A. 83-492, S. 5, 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-25f. - General obligation bonds.

Said bonds issued pursuant to sections 10a-25a to 10a-25g, inclusive, shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(P.A. 83-492, S. 6, 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-25g. - Grants to develop high technology projects and programs.

Through Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated the state may provide financial aid, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 32-34, for the development of high technology projects and programs in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10a-25b. Such funding shall be made in accordance with written procedures adopted by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121. Until June 30, 1996, Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated may use not more than three per cent of the total amount of any annual bond allocation for high technology projects and programs described in section 10a-25b or this section, for the administration and evaluation of such projects and programs.
(P.A. 83-492, S. 7, 11; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 88-360, S. 46, 63; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 13, 25; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 11, 20.)
History: P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 88-360 provided that the department of higher education may use not more than 3% of the total amount of any annual bond allocation for the projects and programs for administration and evaluation; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 changed “the department of higher education” to “the department of economic development” and deleted a reference to the “board of governors of higher education”; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 replaced reference to Department of Economic and Community Development with Connecticut Innovations, Inc., state financial assistance in the form of grants with financial aid as defined in Sec. 32-34(4), regulations with written procedures and made conforming and technical changes, effective July 31, 1997; (Revisor's note: In 2001 a reference to section “10a-25g” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with the words “this section” to conform section with customary statutory usage).
See Secs. 32-41t, 32-41u re cooperative high technology research and development program involving corporations and institutions of higher learning.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10a - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 185 - Administration of State System › Section 10a-25h. - Higher education centers of excellence.

(a) In order to develop and further encourage excellence in public higher education, the boards of trustees of the constituent units of the state system of higher education, not including Charter Oak State College, are hereby authorized to establish and administer centers to be known as Connecticut higher education centers of excellence. Appropriations to these centers shall be used for the development or enhancement of essential support for academic, research, or public service centers of excellence which have gained or may gain regional and national prominence or for libraries or equipment for present enhancement to existing programs deemed to have potential for excellence with such enhancement.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a center of excellence is defined as a distinctive or potentially distinctive instructional, research or public service program at an institution of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education.
(c) Priority of funding for centers of excellence shall be for those programs which receive matching support, in the form of in-kind or actual funds, from business, industry or federal government sources.
(P.A. 84-368, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-283, S. 1; P.A. 14-117, S. 9.)
History: Editorial substitution of the word “of” for the word “for” in board of governors' title was made to conform with provisions of P.A. 84-241, S. 2; P.A. 86-283 substituted the boards of trustees of the constituent units for the board of governors of higher education and substituted centers of excellence for fund for excellence in Subsec. (a); P.A. 14-117 amended Subsec. (a) to change “the Board for State Academic Awards” to “Charter Oak State College”, effective July 1, 2014.