Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 185 - Administration of State System
Section 10a-1. (Formerly Sec. 10-322a). - State system of higher education; definitions.

There shall be a state system of public higher education to consist of (1) The University of Connecticut and all campuses thereof, and (2) the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, which include (A) the state universities, which shall be known collectively as the Connecticut State University System, (B) the regional community-technical colleges, which shall be known collectively as the regional community-technical college system, and (C) Charter Oak State College. “Constituent units” as used in the general statutes means those units in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section.

(P.A. 77-573, S. 1, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 1, 46; P.A. 89-260, S. 8, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 45, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 19, 48; P.A. 94-245, S. 12, 46; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; 11-70, S. 3; P.A. 14-117, S. 2; P.A. 16-15, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 82-218 reorganized state system of higher education, designating state colleges as Connecticut State University and including department of higher education within state system of higher education, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-322a transferred to Sec. 10a-1 in 1983; P.A. 89-260 substituted “regional technical colleges” for “state technical colleges” and the combined regional technical colleges into one constituent unit; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 92-126 replaced references to community colleges and technical colleges with reference to community-technical colleges; P.A. 94-245 made a technical change, effective June 2, 1994; 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. 11-70 replaced “branches” with “campuses” in Subdiv. (1); P.A. 14-117 changed “the Board for State Academic Awards” to “Charter Oak State College”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 16-15 amended Subdiv. (2) to add reference to Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, add Subpara. (A) designator in provision re Connecticut State University System and amend same to replace “state colleges” with “state universities”, redesignated Subdiv. (3) as Subpara. (B) and amended same to add “which shall be known collectively as the regional community-technical college system, and”, redesignated Subdiv. (4) re Charter Oak State College as Subpara. (C), deleted former Subdiv. (5) re staff of Board of Regents for Higher Education and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 10a - State System of Higher Education

Chapter 185 - Administration of State System

Section 10a-1. (Formerly Sec. 10-322a). - State system of higher education; definitions.

Section 10a-1a. - Board of Regents for Higher Education.

Section 10a-1b. - President of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. Staff. Vice-presidents.

Section 10a-1c. - Plan for maintaining distinct missions of Connecticut State University System, regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College. Report.

Section 10a-1d. - Office of Higher Education. Executive director.

Section 10a-1e. - Board of Regents for Higher Education and president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education substituted for former board, department and commissioner.

Section 10a-1f. - Office of Higher Education substituted for Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education.

Section 10a-1g. - Board member training.

Section 10a-2. (Formerly Sec. 10-323a). - Board of Governors of Higher Education; appointment; selection of chairperson.

Section 10a-3. - Student advisory committee to Board of Regents for Higher Education. Membership. Duties.

Section 10a-3a. - Faculty advisory committee to Board of Regents for Higher Education. Membership. Duties.

Section 10a-4 to 10a-4b and 10a-5 (Formerly Sec. 10-332c). - Executive committee of the advisory committee. Priority Higher Education Facility Project Review Committee. Review of implementation of priority higher education facility project procedures...

Section 10a-6. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) Duties of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Policy goals. Access to information.

Section 10a-6a and 10a-6b. - Higher Education Coordinating Council; duties. Accountability measures; reports.

Section 10a-6c. - Parameters for noncredit vocational courses and programs.

Section 10a-7. - Applicability of chapter 54 to the Board of Regents for Higher Education.

Section 10a-8. (Formerly Sec. 10-323f). - Budget preparation. Development of program or formula-based budgeting system. Allocation of appropriations. Allotment reductions. Transfer of funds.

Section 10a-8a. - Academic Library Accountability Committee.

Section 10a-8b. - Higher Education State Matching Grant Fund.

Section 10a-8c. - Matching grant: Restrictions on appropriations. Exception.

Section 10a-8d. - Board of Regents for Higher Education: Report re allocation of funds.

Section 10a-9 and 10a-9a. - Development of planning, budgeting and management information system. Task force to develop higher education management information and student information system.

Section 10a-9b. - Use of CORE-CT system by constituent units.

Section 10a-10. - Office of Educational Opportunity.

Section 10a-10a. - Alternate route to certification for bilingual education teachers and teachers of English as a second language.

Section 10a-11. - Strategic plan to ensure racial and ethnic diversity. Report. Minority advancement program.

Section 10a-11a. - Connecticut collegiate awareness and preparation program.

Section 10a-11b. - Higher education strategic master plan. Planning Commission for Higher Education established. Members. Duties. Goals and benchmarks. Reports. Standing subcommittees and advisory committees.

Section 10a-11c. - Goals and policies of higher education in the state.

Section 10a-11d. - Report on teacher candidate demographics.

Section 10a-11e. - Planning Commission for Higher Education Fund.

Section 10a-11f. - FAFSA Month.

Section 10a-11g. - Fee-Free Day.

Section 10a-11h. - Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program.

Section 10a-11i. - Information on financial aid applications and personally identifiable information on admissions applications not subject to disclosure. Exceptions.

Section 10a-12. (Formerly Sec. 10-324f). - Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher Education.

Section 10a-12a. - Technical Education Coordinating Council.

Section 10a-12b. - Award for excellence in science and technology.

Section 10a-13. (Formerly Sec. 10-323g). - Receipt of funds by board and office.

Section 10a-14. (Formerly Sec. 10-324g). - Postsecondary Education Commission for receipt of federal funds.

Section 10a-15. (Formerly Sec. 10-324e). - Tuition and fee schedules.

Section 10a-16. - Adoption of regulations re granting of tuition waiver.

Section 10a-17. (Formerly Sec. 10-324h). - Program research and development. Training of educational personnel.

Section 10a-17a. - Institute for effective teachers.

Section 10a-17b and 10a-17c. - Help and Opportunity to Pursue Education (HOPE) program. Acceptance of funds for HOPE program.

Section 10a-17d. - Provision of tutors for eligible students.

Section 10a-18. (Formerly Sec. 10-324i). - Programs to be offered on effects of drugs and alcohol.

Section 10a-19 (Formerly Sec. 10-327a), 10a-19a and 10a-19b. - Disputes between governing boards. Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation. Articulation agreement plans; reports.

Section 10a-19c. - Nursing incentive program.

Section 10a-19d. - Training for early childhood education teachers. Definition of training requirements and competencies for persons involved in early childhood education.

Section 10a-19e. - “Engineering Connecticut” loan reimbursement grant program.

Section 10a-19f. - “You Belong” loan reimbursement grant program.

Section 10a-19g. - Kirklyn M. Kerr grant program.

Section 10a-19h. - Establishment and administration of Kirklyn M. Kerr program.

Section 10a-19i. - Connecticut green technology, life science and health information technology loan reimbursement program.

Section 10a-19j. - English language learner educator incentive program.

Section 10a-19k. - Informational materials re Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and Teacher Loan Forgiveness program. Requirements on public service employers. Complaints.

Section 10a-19l. - Health care provider loan reimbursement program.

Section 10a-20. (Formerly Sec. 10-327e). - Jurisdiction over professional staffs of the state system of higher education.

Section 10a-20a. - Endowed Chair Investment Fund.

Section 10a-21. (Formerly Sec. 10-328e). - Collective bargaining.

Section 10a-22. (Formerly Sec. 10-326h). - Contracts with public institutions, independent institutions and licensed postsecondary proprietary schools re cooperative arrangements, cooperative academic programs and planning and evaluation processes.

Section 10a-22a. (Formerly Sec. 10-7a). - Private career schools. Definitions.

Section 10a-22b. (Formerly Sec. 10-7b). - Certificate of authorization as private occupational school. Application. Evaluation. Hospital-based occupational school.

Section 10a-22c. (Formerly Sec. 10-7c). - When certificate to operate shall not be authorized or may be denied. Requirements for issuance of certificate. Seizure of letter of credit. Notice of decision.

Section 10a-22d. (Formerly Sec. 10-7d). - Authorization: Conditions for renewal, fees, probation, extension.

Section 10a-22e. (Formerly Sec. 10-7f). - Revision of conditions of authorization.

Section 10a-22f. (Formerly Sec. 10-7g). - Revocation of certificate of authorization.

Section 10a-22g. (Formerly Sec. 10-7h). - Additional classroom sites, branch schools and distance learning programs.

Section 10a-22h. (Formerly Sec. 10-7i). - Distance learning program by an out-of-state private occupational school. Application and approval period.

Section 10a-22i. (Formerly Sec. 10-7j). - Administrative penalty.

Section 10a-22j. (Formerly Sec. 10-7k). - Court orders to prevent violations.

Section 10a-22k. (Formerly Sec. 10-7l). - Regulations.

Section 10a-22l. - Operation without certificate of authorization. Penalty. Investigation.

Section 10a-22m. - School closure. Revocation of certificate of authorization. Seizure of letter of credit. Issuance of certificate of completion.

Section 10a-22n. - Maintenance of school records.

Section 10a-22o. - Enforcement of orders issued by executive director. Investigations by executive director.

Section 10a-22p. - Disclosure of claim limitation clause in enrollment contracts by private career schools.

Section 10a-22q. (Formerly Sec. 10-7r). - Private career school student benefit account.

Section 10a-22r. (Formerly Sec. 10-7s). - Administration of private career school student benefit account. Advisory committee.

Section 10a-22s. (Formerly Sec. 10-7t). - Duties of executive director of the Office of Higher Education re financial aid grants.

Section 10a-22t. (Formerly Sec. 10-7u). - Payment of grants by Treasurer.

Section 10a-22u. (Formerly Sec. 10-14i). - Establishment of private occupational school student protection account. Treatment of overpayments and underpayments.

Section 10a-22v. (Formerly Sec. 10-14j). - Application for refund of tuition.

Section 10a-22w. (Formerly Sec. 10-14k). - Treasurer to determine balance of account.

Section 10a-22x. (Formerly Sec. 10-14l). - Regulations.

Section 10a-22y. - Hospital-based occupational schools: Authorization period. Renewal fee. Annual fee. Payment into private occupational school student protection account.

Section 10a-22z. - Butler Business School and Sawyer School certificates of completion.

Section 10a-23 and 10a-24. - Transfer of functions, powers and duties. Meaning of term “Board of Higher Education”.

Section 10a-25. - Use of term “Department of Higher Education”.

Section 10a-25a. - Declaration of policy.

Section 10a-25b. - Issuance of bonds; use of bond proceeds.

Section 10a-25c. - Bond authorization.

Section 10a-25d. - “State moneys” defined; use of federal, private or other moneys for projects.

Section 10a-25e. - Use of bond proceeds.

Section 10a-25f. - General obligation bonds.

Section 10a-25g. - Grants to develop high technology projects and programs.

Section 10a-25h. - Higher education centers of excellence.

Section 10a-25i. - Appropriation. Solicitation of private funds; disbursement.

Section 10a-25j. - Identification of centers of excellence; evaluation of program.

Section 10a-25n to 10a-25p. - High technology doctoral fellowship program. Eligibility for fellowships. Regulations.

Section 10a-26. (Formerly Sec. 10-329b). - Status of students for purposes of tuition charges.

Section 10a-26a. - Waiver of tuition and fees for College Connections program and other manufacturing programs.

Section 10a-27. (Formerly Sec. 10-329c). - Statement of policy.

Section 10a-28. (Formerly Sec. 10-329d). - Definitions.

Section 10a-29. (Formerly Sec. 10-329e). - Determination of student status.

Section 10a-30. (Formerly Sec. 10-329f). - Presumptions.

Section 10a-31. (Formerly Sec. 10-329g). - Guidelines.

Section 10a-32. (Formerly Sec. 10-329h). - Authority of institutions.

Section 10a-33. (Formerly Sec. 10-329i). - Agreements with foreign states.

Section 10a-34. (Formerly Sec. 10-330). - Licensure or accreditation of programs of higher learning or institutions of higher education. Authority to confer degrees. Review of requests and applications. Appeal of denials.

Section 10a-34a. - Conferment of degrees without authority. Penalty.

Section 10a-34b. - Injunctive relief.

Section 10a-34c. - Investigative power.

Section 10a-34d. - Petitioning of court for enforcement of order.

Section 10a-34e. - Review, inspection or investigation of applications for licensure or accreditation or violations. Teach-outs. Closure plans.

Section 10a-34f. - Regulations.

Section 10a-34g. - Disclosure of claim limitation clause in enrollment contracts by for-profit institutions of higher education.

Section 10a-34h. - Credential database.

Section 10a-34i. - Credentials of value. Report re in-demand credentials.

Section 10a-35. (Formerly Sec. 10-331). - Grant of authority prior to July 1, 1935. Degree void, when.

Section 10a-35a. - Authority over establishment of new academic programs.

Section 10a-35b. - Credential database.

Section 10a-35c. - Credentials of value. Report re in-demand credentials.

Section 10a-36 to 10a-42 (Formerly Secs. 10-331a, 10-331b and 10-331d to - Declaration of policy re securing postsecondary education opportunities; duties of Office of Higher Education re independent colleges. Definitions. Administration of program....

Section 10a-42b to 10a-42f. - Contracting with independent colleges for programs. Definitions. Requirements to be met prior to contracting. Duties of Board of Governors of Higher Education re contracting program. Contract students not to be counted f...

Section 10a-42g. - Amount for need-based undergraduate student financial aid.

Section 10a-42h. - Confidential student data or records provided to local or regional board of education or state department or agency by independent institution of higher education.

Section 10a-43. (Formerly Sec. 10-332). - Postsecondary education certificate.

Section 10a-44. (Formerly Sec. 10-334). - Granting of funds to United Student Aid Funds, Inc.

Section 10a-44a. - Availability of price and revision information re college textbooks.

Section 10a-44b. - Credit card marketing to students enrolled at a public institution of higher education. Board of Regents to adopt policies.

Section 10a-44c. - Guidelines for programs to reduce cost of textbooks and educational resources.

Section 10a-44d. - Connecticut Open Educational Resource Coordinating Council. Members. Duties. Reports.

Section 10a-45. (Formerly Sec. 10-334b). - Receipt and expenditure of federal funds.

Section 10a-46. (Formerly Sec. 10-334c). - Governor may assign certain programs to other agencies.

Section 10a-47. (Formerly Sec. 10-334d). - Excepted federal programs.

Section 10a-48. (Formerly Sec. 10-334e). - Community service programs. Connecticut Campus Compact for Student Community Service.

Section 10a-48a. - Student community service fellowship program.

Section 10a-48b. - Grants for participation in the federal National and Community Service Trust Program.

Section 10a-49. (Formerly Sec. 10-334f). - Advisory committee on federal matters.

Section 10a-50. (Formerly Sec. 10-334g). - Absence of students due to religious beliefs.

Section 10a-51. (Formerly Sec. 10-334h). - Child care centers.

Section 10a-52. (Formerly Sec. 10-328c). - Use of the term “Commission for Higher Education”.

Section 10a-53. (Formerly Sec. 10-328d). - Transfer of functions.

Section 10a-54. - Learning disabilities program.

Section 10a-55. - Campus crime and security: Definitions.

Section 10a-55a. - Uniform campus crime and safety incident reports. Emergency response plans.

Section 10a-55aa. - Student mental health policies and procedures.

Section 10a-55b. - Administrators not to interfere with filing of complaints concerning certain crimes.

Section 10a-55bb. - Inclusion of 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on student identification cards by public institutions of higher education.

Section 10a-55c. - Information concerning security policies and procedures.

Section 10a-55d. - Definitions.

Section 10a-55e. - Sharing of equipment for students in green jobs program or course of study re green jobs.

Section 10a-55ee. - Food insecurity survey, programs and services.

Section 10a-55f. - Development of career ladders and lattices in green technology industry.

Section 10a-55ff. - Information regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Section 10a-55g. - Publication of career ladder in green technology industry.

Section 10a-55h. - Collaborative efforts of public institutions of higher education re green technology industry.

Section 10a-55i. - Higher Education Consolidation Committee.

Section 10a-55j. - Tracking of state-assigned student identifiers.

Section 10a-55k. - Disclosure to student athletes recruited by institutions of higher education.

Section 10a-55l. - Automatic external defibrillator requirements for institutions of higher education athletic departments.

Section 10a-55m. - Sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence policies. Affirmative consent. Prevention and awareness programming and campaigns. Anonymous reporting and disclosure. Notification of victim's rights and options. Report.

Section 10a-55n. - Campus resource team.

Section 10a-55o. - Memorandum of understanding with community-based sexual assault crisis service center and domestic violence agency.

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.

Section 10a-55q. - Training of first responders in awareness and prevention of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence and in trauma-informed response.

Section 10a-55r. - Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments. Membership. Duties.

Section 10a-55s. - Sexual misconduct climate assessments.

Section 10a-55t. - Policy re availability and use of opioid antagonists on campus required.

Section 10a-55u. - Uniform financial aid information to be provided to prospective students.

Section 10a-55v. - Go Back to Get Ahead program.

Section 10a-55w. - Information re transfer and articulation programs.

Section 10a-55x. - Campus mental health coalitions. Assessment of mental health services and programs.

Section 10a-55y. - Campus mental health coalition training workshops.

Section 10a-55z. - Memorandum of understanding for provision of mental health services.

Section 10a-56. - Student athlete compensation through an endorsement contract or employment. Representation. Policies and limitations.

Section 10a-57. - Higher education trends. Report.

Section 10a-57a to 10a-57c. - Certificate programs: Definitions. Certificate programs: Submission, collection and compilation of data. Certificate programs: One-page fact sheet.

Section 10a-57d. - Certificate programs: Uniform naming convention. Tuition review. Report.

Section 10a-57e. - Certificate programs: Student data review.

Section 10a-57f. - Participation in the nation-wide state authorization reciprocity agreement. Application process for in-state participating institutions and out-of-state nonparticipating institutions. Authority of Attorney General.

Section 10a-57g. - Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network.