Chapter 185b

(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 21; P.A. 75-262, S. 1; 75-504, S. 1, 5; P.A. 82-218, S. 7, 46; P.A. 83-222, S. 1, 2; P.A. 89-260, S. 13, 41; P.A. 92-126, S. 1, 48; P.A. 93-201, S. 23, 24; P.A. 95-259, S. 23, 32; P.A. 06-34, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 216; P.A. 25-22, S. 115.)

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Sec. 10a-72. (Formerly Sec. 10-38c). Duties of Board of Regents for Higher Education to administer Connecticut State Community College. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall administer the Connecticut State Community College and plan for the expansion and development of said college. The Commissioner of Administrative Services, upon request of said board, shall, in accordance with section 4b-30, negotiate and execute leases on such physical facilities as said board may deem necessary for proper operation of the campuses of said college, and said board may expend capital funds therefor, if such leasing is required during the planning and construction phases of the campuses of said college for which such capital funds were authorized. The Board of Regents for Higher Education may appoint and remove the chief executive officer of each campus of the Connecticut State Community College. Said board may employ the faculty and other personnel needed to operate and maintain the campuses of said college. Within the limitation of appropriations, said board shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms and conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and qualifications. Said board shall determine who constitutes its professional staff and establish compensation and classification schedules for its professional staff. Said board shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it has included within the professional staff. Said board shall establish a division of technical and technological education. Said board shall confer such certificates and degrees as are appropriate to the curricula of a community college. Said board shall prepare plans for the development of a campus of the Connecticut State Community College and submit such plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and request said commissioner to select the site for such campus. Within the limits of the bonding authority therefor, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, may acquire such site and construct such buildings as are consistent with the plan of development.

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall:

(1) Make rules for the governance of the Connecticut State Community College, determine the general policies of said college, including such policies concerning the admission of students, and direct the expenditure of said college's funds within the amounts available;

(2) Develop mission statements for the Connecticut State Community College: The mission statement for the Connecticut State Community College shall include, but need not be limited to, the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and constituencies served by said college; (B) the degrees offered by said college, and (C) the role and scope of each campus of said college, which shall include each campus's particular strengths and specialties;

(3) Establish policies for the Connecticut State Community College;

(4) Establish policies that protect academic freedom and the content of courses and degree programs;

(5) Establish new academic programs;

(6) Make institutional mergers or closures;

(7) Coordinate the programs and services of the campuses of the Connecticut State Community College;

(8) Promote fund-raising by the campuses of the Connecticut State Community College to assist such campuses, provided the board shall not directly engage in fund-raising except for purposes of providing funding for (A) scholarships or other direct student financial aid and (B) programs, services or activities at one or more of such campuses and report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education not later than January first, biennially, on all such fund-raising; and

(9) Charge the direct costs for a building project under its jurisdiction to the bond fund account for such project; provided, (A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by the Treasurer and (B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the charging of working capital costs, as defined in the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund account.

(c) The Board of Regents for Higher Education may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for claims against the Connecticut State Community College, other than a payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the proceeds of a state bond issue.

(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 22; 1967, P.A. 751, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 530, S. 8; 592, S. 1; P.A. 73-214, S. 2; P.A. 75-425, S. 24, 57; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 67, 73, 610; P.A. 78-331, S. 44, 58; P.A. 82-218, S. 8, 46; P.A. 83-576, S. 2, 5; P.A. 84-87, S. 3, 7; 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-496, S. 51, 110; P.A. 89-260, S. 14, 41; P.A. 90-260, S. 1, 6; P.A. 91-174, S. 6, 16; 91-230, S. 12, 17; 91-256, S. 14, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 2, 48; P.A. 93-201, S. 11, 24; 93-293, S. 6, 11; P.A. 94-180, S. 11, 17; P.A. 96-190, S. 7, 8; P.A. 11-48, S. 217; 11-51, S. 102; P.A. 13-247, S. 220; P.A. 25-22, S. 48.)

History: 1967 act expanded board's powers to include planning for expansion and development of community colleges and leasing of facilities subject to commission for higher education approval, to include appointment of executive secretary and executive staff and hiring of faculty, to include conferring of certificates and degrees and to include site selection and building construction for new colleges; 1969 acts deleted five-year limit on leases, allowed expenditure of capital funds for leases during planning and construction of facilities and included provisions concerning professional staff of board; P.A. 73-214 made commissioner of public works responsible for executing leases rather than the board itself; P.A. 75-425 made public works commissioner responsible for site acquisition and building construction rather than the board itself; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for personnel policy board and public works commissioner; P.A. 78-331 specified board of trustees to avoid confusion which might arise since section also contains references to the board of higher education; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, replacing board of higher education with board of governors and adding provisions re duties of boards of trustees under state-wide policy and guidelines and re budget requests, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-38c transferred to Sec. 10a-72 in 1983; P.A. 83-576 added provision prohibiting denial of access to armed forces representatives; P.A. 84-87 repealed language in Subsec. (a) prohibiting board from denying military recruiters the opportunity to recruit on campus; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner; P.A. 89-260 in Subsec. (a) provided that the board of trustees of the community-technical colleges administer the regional technical colleges, appoint and remove assistant secretaries for regional community and regional technical colleges who shall serve at the pleasure of the board and not appoint or reappoint members of the executive staff for terms longer than one year, provided that the executive secretary serve at the pleasure of the board, added new Subsec. (b) designation and in the Subsec. provided for the development of a mission statement and a strategic plan for the regional technical colleges, relettered Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), in Subsec. (c) provided that the board of trustees submit budget requests for the division of regional community colleges and the division of regional technical colleges to the board of governors of higher education and made technical changes; P.A. 90-260 added Subsec. (b)(9) re review and approval of actions of higher education administrative councils; P.A. 91-174 added Subsec. (b)(10) re fund-raising; P.A. 91-230 in Subsec. (a) removed the requirement for the board of governors to approve expansion and development plans and substituted provision for the board to review and make recommendations on the plans; P.A. 91-256 in Subsec. (c) added provision for the requesting of authority to issue payment for claims against the colleges; P.A. 92-126 changed references to community colleges and technical colleges to community-technical colleges, removed positions of assistant secretary for regional community colleges and assistant secretary for regional technical colleges, added the division of technical and technological education, removed language concerning the mission statement of technical colleges and made the mission statement of community colleges apply to community-technical colleges, removed Subdiv. concerning requirement for a strategic plan for the technical colleges and eliminated the divisions of regional community colleges and regional technical colleges; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (b)(9) to require report and added Subdiv. (10) re charging the bond fund account for direct costs of a building project, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-293 deleted Subsec. (b)(8) relating to a repealed section and renumbered Subdiv. (9), effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-180 amended Subsec. (b)(8) to add the prohibition against direct fund-raising by the board except for the purposes described in Subparas. (A) and (B), effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 96-190 changed the title of the executive secretary to chancellor, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 11-48 replaced references to Board of Governors of Higher Education with references to Board of Regents for Higher Education, removed provisions re chancellor, executive staff, Commissioner of Higher Education and approvals by Board of Governors of Higher Education, and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to change “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” re leases, to change “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioners of Administrative Services and Construction Services” re submission of plans and to change “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” re acquisition of site and to “Commissioner of Construction Services” re construction, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (a) to delete references to Commissioner of Construction Services, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to board of trustees with Board of Regents for Higher Education, replaced references to regional community-technical colleges with Connecticut State Community College or campus of Connecticut State Community College, as applicable, and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72a. Disposition of surplus library material and library fines at Connecticut State Community College. (a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within the Connecticut State Community College libraries, provided the monetary proceeds of such a transaction, if any, shall be deemed to be funds from private sources and, as such funds, shall be held in the manner prescribed by section 4-31a for use in furthering any purpose the board considers to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift or purchase of such materials.

(b) Fines collected by any campus of the Connecticut State Community College library shall be deposited in the operating account of the campus of said college on which such library is located.

(P.A. 83-450, S. 1, 5; P.A. 85-282, S. 1, 5; P.A. 89-260, S. 20, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 15, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 22, 48; P.A. 25-22, S. 49.)

History: P.A. 85-282 added Subsec. (b) re deposit of library fines in auxiliary services fund; P.A. 89-260 in Subsec. (a) substituted the “board of trustees for the community-technical colleges” for “board of trustees of the regional community colleges” and specified that the section apply to the regional community college libraries; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes in Subsec. (b); P.A. 92-126 changed the references to “community college” to “community-technical college”; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education, replaced references to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College or campus of the Connecticut State Community College and made conforming changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72c. Advisory council on technical and technological education. There is established a council to advise the Board of Regents for Higher Education in the performance of its statutory functions relating to technical and technological education. The council shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Labor Commissioner, (2) one technical or technological education faculty member from each campus of the Connecticut State Community College appointed by the chief executive officer of each such campus, (3) one technical or technological education student from each campus of the Connecticut State Community College elected by the student body of each such campus.

(P.A. 92-126, S. 3, 48; P.A. 93-435, S. 2, 95; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 25-22, S. 50.)

History: P.A. 93-435 made a technical change, effective June 28, 1993; 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; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference to “Commissioner of Labor” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “Labor Commissioner” for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced reference to community-technical colleges with campus of Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72d. Articulation agreements with the Technical Education and Career System. Credit for apprenticeship training programs. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish procedures for (1) the development of articulation agreements between the Connecticut State Community College or a campus of said college and the Technical Education and Career System in order to ensure a successful transition to higher education for students attending a technical education and career school, and (2) the awarding of appropriate college credit for persons enrolled in and registered under the terms of a qualified apprenticeship training program, certified in accordance with regulations adopted by the Labor Commissioner and registered with the Labor Department under section 31-22r.

(P.A. 98-252, S. 71, 80; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 90; P.A. 21-141, S. 10; P.A. 25-22, S. 51.)

History: P.A. 98-252 effective July 1, 1998; 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. 17-237 amended Subdiv. (1) by replacing “technical high schools” with “Technical Education and Career System” and replacing “the technical high schools” with “a technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 21-141 replaced reference to Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council with reference to Labor Department and reference to Sec. 31-22n with reference to Sec. 31-22r; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced reference to regional community-technical colleges with reference to Connecticut State Community College or campus thereof, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72e. Articulation agreements for nursing programs. (a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the governing boards of the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing and Connecticut's independent institutions of higher education shall develop a plan to ensure that there are articulation agreements for their nursing programs to assist nurses in advancing their education and nursing credentials.

(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, such boards shall implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(P.A. 01-165, S. 2, 3; P.A. 25-22, S. 52.)

History: P.A. 01-165 effective July 6, 2001; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges and Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72f. Establishment of pilot programs re student household and family expenses. Within available appropriations, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may establish up to three pilot programs to provide for student household and family expenses of students with dependents while such students are attending the Connecticut State Community College. Participation in the pilot program shall be limited to students who are eligible for a federal Pell grant.

(P.A. 05-244, S. 3; P.A. 25-22, S. 53.)

History: P.A. 05-244 effective July 8, 2005; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced reference to community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72g. Use of federal funds to establish nursing program. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall take all feasible steps to maximize available federal funds in order to establish a nursing program at the Northwestern campus of the Connecticut State Community College.

(P.A. 09-130, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 54.)

History: P.A. 09-130 effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced reference to Northwestern Connecticut Community College with Northwestern campus of the Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72h. Oversight board and pilot program re technical high school courses for college credit. (a) On or before September 1, 2009, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint and convene an oversight board for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such oversight board shall include: (1) A representative of the faculty of the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College; (2) a representative of the faculty of the J. M. Wright Technical High School; (3) four representatives from trade vocations; (4) two representatives of the business community; and (5) a representative of a chamber of commerce. The chief executive officer of the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College shall serve as the oversight board's chairperson.

(b) On or before January 1, 2010, the oversight board established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, in consultation with the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Commissioner of Education, shall establish, within existing budgetary resources and staffing levels, a pilot program to operate during the school year commencing July 1, 2010, and each school year thereafter, to allow students to complete courses at the J. M. Wright Technical High School for college credit at the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College. Such program shall coordinate courses between the J. M. Wright Technical High School and the Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College and provide students with access to vocational employment or postsecondary education.

(c) On or before June 30, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and higher education and employment advancement on the curriculum offered as part of the pilot program and the number of students who have earned course credit under the program established in subsection (b) of this section.

(June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 23; P.A. 25-22, S. 55.)

History: June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 effective June 22, 2009; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced references to Norwalk Community College with Norwalk campus of the Connecticut State Community College throughout, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72i. Educational and training program for unemployed state residents. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop a program to meet the educational and training needs of unemployed state residents by providing access to short-term, noncredit programs of study at the Connecticut State Community College that lead to the acquisition of job-related skills and workforce credentials.

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish an advisory committee to identify workforce needs, education and training requirements, support services and partnerships in fields with available or growing employment opportunities and in priority regions enduring high levels of unemployment. The advisory committee shall include representatives from the Labor Department, the Workforce Investment Boards, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and labor organizations. The advisory committee shall examine the use of individual educational training accounts to assist participants, recommend eligibility requirements for participants, including, but not limited to, verification of unemployment and demonstration of financial need, and consider establishing pilot programs, the number and participants of which shall be determined by available funding resources. The advisory committee shall submit its recommendations to the Board of Regents for Higher Education on or before November 1, 2010.

(c) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall examine the costs associated with program delivery and modification for existing programs or the development of new noncredit programs focused on high-need, high-growth fields along with support for student tuition, fees, books, materials and academics.

(d) The Connecticut State Community College shall leverage state funding dedicated to this initiative in applications for federal funding included in the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the United States Department of Education's college access challenge grant program and other available grants for educational and career training programs to sustain and expand the individual educational training grants program throughout the Connecticut State Community College.

(P.A. 10-75, S. 4; P.A. 25-22, S. 56.)

History: P.A. 10-75 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education, replaced reference to community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College, made technical changes and added “at the Connecticut State Community College” in Subsec. (a), effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-72j. Collaborative partnerships with public high schools. The chief executive officer of each campus of the Connecticut State Community College shall consult with the school counselors and school administrators at public high schools located within the region of the state in which such campus is located for the purpose of establishing collaborative partnerships between such schools and such campus. Such partnerships may include, but not be limited to, collaborative counseling programs for students interested in specific careers, evaluation and alignment of curricula and offering support or educational programs to improve student outcomes.

(P.A. 24-93, S. 8; P.A. 25-22, S. 57.)

History: P.A. 24-93 effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to regional community-technical college with reference to campus of the Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-73. (Formerly Sec. 10-38d). Regional councils for Connecticut State Community College campuses. The Board of Regents for Higher Education, upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer of a campus of the Connecticut State Community College, shall appoint for such campus a regional council, representative of the geographical area served. Each such council shall advise the board and the chief executive officer with respect to appropriate educational programs to meet the needs of the communities in the region which it represents.

(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 23; 1967, P.A. 751, S. 2; P.A. 89-260, S. 21, 41; P.A. 92-126, S. 23, 48; P.A. 25-22, S. 58.)

History: 1967 act made board of trustees, rather than commission for higher education, responsible for appointment of regional councils, required consideration of recommendations from boards of education in area in making appointments and made councils responsible for advising board of appropriate educational programs to meet community needs rather than advising “in budget preparation and the development of policies for the effective operation of the institution”; Sec. 10-38d transferred to Sec. 10a-73 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 89-260 made the appointment of regional councils mandatory, provided that the appointment be made by “the board of trustees of the community-technical colleges, upon the recommendation of the chief executive officers of the regional community colleges”, rather than by “the board of trustees of the regional community colleges”, deleted the provision that in making the appointments due consideration be given to certain boards of education, required the councils to advise the board and the chief executive officer of each regional community college and made a technical change; P.A. 92-126 changed the references to “community college” to “community-technical college”; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced reference to regional community-technical college with campus of the Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-77. (Formerly Sec. 10-38h). Connecticut State Community College: Tuition, fees and refunds. Operating fund. Operating accounts. Waivers. Reimbursement of fund. Course reenrollment for student members of the armed forces called to active duty. Graduation fees. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall fix fees for tuition at the Connecticut State Community College and shall fix fees for such other purposes as the board deems necessary at the college, and may make refunds to the same.

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon request by the board and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the Connecticut State Community College pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the Connecticut State Community College in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or related charges; the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and donations; federal funds and grants for purposes other than research, and all receipts derived from the conduct by the college of their education extension programs and summer school sessions shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and campus operating accounts which shall be established and maintained for the central office and each campus of the Connecticut State Community College. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the board. The board shall establish an equitable policy, in accordance with section 10a-8, for allocation of appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in the Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. At the beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such campus operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be charged to the Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the regional community-technical colleges, or after July 1, 2023, for the purposes of the Connecticut State Community College.

(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the actual expenditures of the Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund.

(d) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at the Connecticut State Community College (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to said college and is a resident of the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to said college, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, “service in time of war” shall not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to said college and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to said college. Said board shall also waive for any such veteran the payment of any extension fees under section 10a-26 for educational extension programs, (3) for any resident of the state (A) sixty-two years of age or older, or (B) who is a resident of a nursing home, as defined in section 19a-490, and has maintained residency at such nursing home for not less than thirty days, provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in coordination with the Connecticut State Community College which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to said college on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program. Said board shall also waive for any such member the payment of any extension fees under section 10a-26 for educational extension programs, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of this state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at the Connecticut State Community College. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, “domiciled in this state” includes domicile for less than one year.

(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees at the Connecticut State Community College for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, “veteran tuition benefit” means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the Connecticut State Community College on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition and extension fees. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to said college on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the sum of the actual tuition and extension fees charged by said college to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition, extension fees and other fees charged by said college to such veteran.

(B) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees in excess of the veteran tuition benefit at any of the regional community-technical colleges for such veteran.

(f) Said board shall set aside from the anticipated tuition revenue from the Connecticut State Community College, an amount not less than that required by said board's tuition policy. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student employment for residents enrolled in the Connecticut State Community College as full or part-time matriculated students in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a precollege remedial program, who demonstrate substantial financial need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent of such tuition revenue for financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by the college in accordance with this subsection. In determining such financial need, the college shall exclude the value of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent.

(g) The Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund shall be reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition and extension fee waivers granted under subsection (d) of this section exceed five per cent of tuition and extension fee revenue through an annual state appropriation. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an appropriation and such appropriation shall be based upon an estimate of tuition and extension fee revenue loss using tuition and extension fee rates in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply.

(h) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed.

(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the Connecticut State Community College for the purpose of graduating from said college.

(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 28; 1969, P.A. 530, S. 3; June, 1971, P.A. 5, S. 125; P.A. 73-542, S. 1; P.A. 74-266, S. 1, 5; 74-282, S. 1; P.A. 75-484, S. 1, 5; P.A. 76-181, S. 1, 5; 76-313, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-175, S. 1, 5; 78-331, S. 45, 58; P.A. 81-157, S. 1, 14; 81-252, S. 1, 5; 81-468, S. 8, 11; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; 82-463, S. 1, 7; P.A. 83-457, S. 1, 6; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; 84-365, S. 2, 12; 84-438, S. 1, 5; P.A. 85-553, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-325, S. 1, 5; P.A. 87-450, S. 7, 17; P.A. 88-136, S. 20. 37; P.A. 89-260, S. 24, 41; 89-380, S. 2, 7; P.A. 90-147, S. 4, 5, 20; P.A. 91-174, S. 7, 16; 91-208, S. 5, 11; 91-256, S. 16, 69; 91-303, S. 6, 22; 91-407, S. 29, 42; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 16, 22; P.A. 92-126, S. 24, 48; P.A. 93-293, S. 3, 7, 11; P.A. 96-244, S. 59, 63; P.A. 97-247, S. 19, 27; P.A. 00-204, S. 10, 13; P.A. 01-173, S. 31, 67; P.A. 02-126, S. 6; P.A. 03-19, S. 22; 03-33, S. 1; 03-69, S. 1; 03-278, S. 128; P.A. 04-27, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 16; P.A. 06-141, S. 3; P.A. 08-71, S. 1; P.A. 09-159, S. 4; P.A. 10-66, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 218, 219; P.A. 13-137, S. 1; P.A. 18-47, S. 8; P.A. 21-79, S. 9; 21-132, S. 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 54; P.A. 22-16, S. 3; P.A. 25-16, S. 6; 25-22, S. 59; 25-95, S. 10.)

History: 1969 act allowed board to set fees other than tuition and made all fees subject to approval of commission for higher education; 1971 act set tuition fees at $200 or less for state residents and at $850 or more for nonresidents and deleted provision for remission of fees for deserving students; P.A. 73-542 added Subsecs. (b) and (c) concerning waiver of fees for veterans and for dependents of missing-in-action persons or former prisoners of war; P.A. 74-266 made former Subsec. (c) provisions a subdivision of Subsec. (b); P.A. 74-282 amended Subsec. (b) to waive fees for persons 62 or older under certain conditions; P.A. 75-484 added Subsec. (c) re waiver of fees for those in financial need; P.A. 76-181 amended Subsec. (a) to change residents' fees to not less than $250 and nonresidents' fees to not less than $950 with the increase to be included in appropriations for community colleges for educational purposes and amended Subsec. (c) to raise from 1% to 10% the number of enrolled students whose fees may be waived; P.A. 76-313 amended Subsec. (b) to include waiver of fees for students attending the state police academy; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-175 substituted veteran “having served in time of war” for “Vietnam era” veteran in Subsec. (b); P.A. 78-331 clarified board with “of trustees” in Subsecs. (b) and (c) to avoid possible confusion with board of higher education; P.A. 81-157 required that student be “matriculated student” for waiver of fees to apply in Subsec. (c) and rewrote provision limiting waivers to change limit basis from certain number of students, i.e. 10%, to amount of tuition payable by 10% of full-time students; P.A. 81-252 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize waiver of tuition for eligible members of the Connecticut army or air national guard and to provide for reduction of waiver when eligible person receives educational reimbursement from employer; P.A. 81-468 amended Subsec. (a) increasing tuition fees from $250 to $300 for residents and from $950 to $1,140 for nonresidents; P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education, replacing board of higher education with board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 82-463 amended Subsec. (c) to restrict waivers to “resident” students enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in a degree-granting program or in a precollege remedial program, and to include part-time students in calculation of total waiver amount; Sec. 10-38h transferred to Sec. 10a-77 in 1983; P.A. 83-457 amended Subsec. (c) to repeal provision that tuition waived or remitted shall not exceed 10% of tuition revenue payable by number of full-time and part-time resident students matriculated in degree-granting programs and enrolled in precollege remedial programs at the regional community colleges for the current academic year, and substituted provision that tuition waived or remitted shall not exceed 10% of tuition revenue due during the preceding year, including revenue lost due to tuition waivers and remissions, adjusted for tuition changes, or the appropriation to the regional community colleges for the current fiscal year for tuition waiver or remittance, whichever is less, and added provision that only the funds in the scholarship aid tuition refund account may be used for the purposes of this section; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 84-365 inserted new Subsecs. (b) and (c) establishing a tuition fund for the regional community colleges, relettering the remaining Subsecs. accordingly, and deleting provisions in Subsec. (a) which required inclusion in community colleges appropriation of tuition above stated amounts and in Subsec. (e) (formerly (c)) which limited tuition waivers and remittances to the amount appropriated for the purpose; P.A. 84-438 amended Subsec. (b) authorizing tuition waivers for veterans who served in Grenada or Lebanon; P.A. 85-553 inserted new Subsec. (e) which required board to set aside from its anticipated tuition fund revenue an amount not less than that required by the board of governors' tuition policy to provide funds for tuition waivers and remissions, grants for educational expenses and student employment, replacing former provisions re waiver or remittance of tuition; P.A. 86-325 in Subsec. (b) increased 2% of the expenditure level to 102% and added Subsec. (f) to provide for reimbursement of the tuition fund for waivers; P.A. 87-450 in Subsec. (b) provided that the expenditure authority may be increased by the amount the fund income exceeds the authority rather than by the amount the income exceeds the authority up to 2% and eliminated the transfer of fund income for student financial aid; P.A. 88-136 deleted obsolete provision in Subsec. (b) re tuition revenue received for the 1984-1985 academic year; P.A. 89-260 substituted “board of trustees of the community-technical colleges” for “board of trustees of the regional community colleges” and specified that the section applies to tuition and students at the regional community colleges; P.A. 89-380 in Subsec. (b) substituted “fund balance or projected fund balance, including reserves and interest earnings from investments” for “fund income, including interest earnings from investments” as the amount which must exceed the expenditure authority in order for the authority to be increased by the board of trustees and provided that if the authority is increased it be increased by the amount that the fund balance rather than the fund income exceeds the expenditure authority, in Subsec. (d) amended Subdiv. (3) to provide that tuition waivers for persons 62 years of age or older be only on a space available basis and deleted provision that they be granted for any such person who is enrolled in a degree-granting program and made a technical change and in Subsec. (f) provided for reimbursement for the amount by which tuition waivers exceed 5% rather than 2.5% of the fund; P.A. 90-147 in Subsec. (b) expanded the authority of the board of trustees to increase expenditures from the tuition fund beyond the governor's recommended expenditure authority and in Subsec. (d) required that a person 62 years of age or older be a resident of the state to be eligible for a tuition waiver; P.A. 91-174 in Subsec. (a) deleted requirement for approval by the board of governors of higher education; P.A. 91-208 in Subsec. (e) added provision concerning the set aside of 1% of tuition revenue for financial assistance and specifying how financial need is to be determined; P.A. 91-256 removed provision for a tuition fund and established an operating fund, in Subsec. (a) deleted requirement for fees to be approved by the board of governors of higher education and made technical changes throughout section; P.A. 91-303 in Subsec. (d)(1) removed requirement of residency at the time of entering the armed forces and substituted requirement that the child be a resident of the state at the time of acceptance to the institution, in Subsec. (d)(2) added dates of the actions in Grenada and Lebanon, added reference to Panama and removed requirement that the veteran be a resident at the time he entered the armed forces or be a resident while serving and in Subsec. (d)(3) added requirement that a sufficient number of students other than those eligible for a waiver be enrolled to offer the course; P.A. 91-407 amended Subsec. (b) to add exception re appropriation for personal services; June Sp. Sess. 91-7 amended Subsec. (b) to provide for the deposit of federal funds and grants for purposes other than research in the fund; P.A. 92-126 changed the references to “community college” to “community-technical college”, removed language specifying the tuition in Subsec. (a) and added requirement in Subsec. (b) that appropriations for the community-technical colleges and the higher education center in the central Naugatuck Valley region be deposited in the fund; P.A. 93-293 amended Subsec. (b) to delete a reference to the higher education center in the central Naugatuck Valley region and added Subsec. (d)(6) re dependent child of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (d) to provide that veterans and members of the National Guard have the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-247 amended Subsec. (d) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 00-204 amended Subsec. (d) to designate existing provisions of Subdiv. (6) as Subparas. (A) and (B) and to add Subparas. (C) and (D) re municipal employee and state employee, respectively, and to make technical changes, effective June 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (d)(6) to include a dependent child of a supernumerary police officer or auxiliary police officer or of a member of a volunteer fire company, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 02-126 added Subsec. (d)(7) requiring tuition waiver for any state resident who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a state resident, effective June 7, 2002; P.A. 03-19 made a technical change in Subsec. (d)(6)(A), effective May 12, 2003; P.A. 03-33 added Subsec. (g) re course reenrollment for students who are members of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester; P.A. 03-69 amended Subsec. (b) to revise provisions re deposit in the operating fund of the amount of appropriations for operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits and to add provisions re deposit in the operating fund of the amount of appropriations for workers' compensation, re review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and by the State Treasurer and re transfer from the Comptroller, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 03-278 changed effective date of P.A. 03-33, S. 1 from October 1, 2003, to May 12, 2003; P.A. 04-27 made a technical change in Subsec. (g), effective April 28, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by replacing language re residency with language re domicile, amended Subsec. (d)(5) by replacing language re residency in Subpara. (A) with language re the Adjutant General in existing Subpara. (B) and redesignating existing Subpara. (C) as new Subpara. (B) and amended Subsec. (d)(7) by adding language describing “domiciled in this state”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-141 amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (8) re dependents of victims of multivehicle crash in Avon, effective June 6, 2006; P.A. 08-71 amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (9) re tuition waiver applicable to resident of state who is dependent child or surviving spouse of armed forces member killed in action on or after September 11, 2001, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 09-159 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), amended Subsec. (d)(2) by providing that tuition waivers for veterans be subject to provisions of Subsec. (e), added new Subsec. (e) re tuition waivers for veterans who have applied for federal educational assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 and redesignated existing Subsecs. (e) to (g) as Subsecs. (f) to (h), effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 10-66 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by replacing “having served” with “who performed service”, deleting provisions re service in invasions of Grenada and Panama and peace-keeping mission in Lebanon, and redefining “service in time of war” to exclude time spent in attendance at a military service academy, effective May 18, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (c) to remove provisions re Board of Governors of Higher Education and amended Subsec. (f) to remove reference to tuition policy of Board of Governors of Higher Education, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-137 amended Subsec. (c) to add “the Office of Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 18-47 amended Subsec. (d)(2) to designate existing provision re veteran who performed service in time of war as Subpara. (A), add Subpara. (B) re person with qualifying condition and discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable who served in time of war, and made technical and conforming changes; P.A. 21-79 amended Subsec. (d) to redefine “veteran”, delete “(A)” and former Subpara. (B) re person with qualifying condition in Subdiv. (2), and make conforming changes; P.A. 21-132 added Subsec. (i) re prohibition on assessing or charging graduation fee, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 made identical changes as P.A. 21-132, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-16 amended Subsec. (b) by changing “Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges” to “Regents for Higher Education”, adding “regional” before “community-technical colleges” and adding a reference to Sec. 10a-8, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 25-16 amended Subsec. (d)(3) by designating existing provision re any resident of the state 62 years of age or older as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara. (B) re any resident of the state who is a resident of a nursing home and has maintained such residency for not less than 30 days, effective June 3, 2025; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and references to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College throughout, added “, or after July 1, 2023, for the purposes of the Connecticut State Community College” in Subsec. (b) and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025; P.A. 25-95 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provisions re waiver of payment of extension fees for educational extension programs in Subdivs. (2) and (5), amended Subsec. (e) by adding references to extension fees throughout and replacing “the actual tuition” with “the sum of the actual tuition” in Subdiv. (2)(A)(ii)(I) and “fees charged” with “other fees charged” in Subdiv. (2)(A)(ii)(II), amended Subsec. (g) by adding “and extension fee” throughout and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-77a. Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State Community College. (a)(1) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State Community College to encourage donations from the private sector, with an incentive in the form of an endowment fund state grant, the net earnings on the principal of which are dedicated and made available to a campus of the Connecticut State Community College or said college, for endowed professorships, scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The fund shall be administered by the board, or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, and preferably constituted and controlled independent of the state and board so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the proceeds of which have been granted for deposit in the endowment fund as excludable from taxation under such code and shall, in any event, be held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the state and the Connecticut State Community College. There shall be deposited into the fund: (A) Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other income earned on the investment of moneys in the endowment fund pending transfer of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified in this subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a campus of the Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole shall be deposited in a permanent endowment fund created for each campus of said college and said college as a whole in the appropriate foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State Community College, to such endowment fund for a campus of said college based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts made to such campus to the total amount of all such gifts made to the Connecticut State Community College, provided the provisions of section 4-37f are satisfied.

(2) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall adopt guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f to a campus of the Connecticut State Community College or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of expenditures on behalf of such campus or its employees. Private donations shall not be construed to include proceeds of municipal grants.

(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Endowment fund eligible gift” means a gift to or for the benefit of a campus of the Connecticut State Community College or said college as a whole of cash or assets that may be reduced to cash or that has a value that is ascertainable by such campus or said college that the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the endowment fund or that explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the gift such campus or said college may and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; and (2) “endowment fund state grant” means moneys that are transferred by the Office of Higher Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment.

(P.A. 97-293, S. 3, 26; P.A. 98-252, S. 50, 80; P.A. 99-285, S. 7, 12; P.A. 01-141, S. 1–3, 16; 01-195, S. 76, 181; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 64; P.A. 06-135, S. 7; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-156, S. 44; P.A. 24-81, S. 169; P.A. 25-22, S. 60.)

History: P.A. 97-293 effective July 1, 1997 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (b) the word “whose” in the phrase “… or the community-technical college system as a whose of cash or assets …” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “whole” for accuracy); P.A. 98-252 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to allow gifts not included in the amount certified by the chairperson to be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in a succeeding fiscal year, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-285 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to add option for administration of fund by nonprofit entity, to specify that endowment funds be in the appropriate foundation established pursuant to Secs. 4-37e and 4-37f, to specify the transfer of capital appreciation, to require transfer within 30 days of receipt of endowment fund state grant and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 01-141 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to extend the program to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, amended Subsec. (b)(3) to remove $4,000,000 limit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, and $4,500,000 limit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, and to apply $5,000,000 limit to each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2014, inclusive, and added Subsec. (c) re $39,500,000 cap, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 01-195 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(2), effective July 11, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by designating existing language re match in an amount equal to half as new Subpara. (A) and amending same to provide for match terminating with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and redesignating existing Subparas. (A) to (C) as clauses (i) to (iii), by adding new Subpara. (B) re match in an amount equal to one quarter and by designating existing language re eligible gifts in excess of state grant maximum commitment as new Subpara. (C), effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-135 amended Subsec. (a)(2)(B) by adding provisions re endowment fund eligible gifts made during the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, 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. 12-156 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education” and replacing references to president of Board of Regents for Higher Education with references to executive director of Office of Higher Education, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 24-81 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing executive director of the Office of Higher Education with Commissioner of Higher Education, effective May 30, 2024; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and references to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College or campus of the Connecticut State Community College throughout, as applicable, deleted former Subsec. (a)(2) re endowment fund state matching grants for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2014, redesignated existing Subsec. (a)(3) as Subsec. (a)(2), deleted Subsecs. (b)(3) re definition of endowment fund state grant maximum commitment and (c) re amount of endowment fund state grant maximum commitments, and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-78. (Formerly Sec. 10-38i). Establishment of Connecticut State Community College campuses. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a campus to serve the southeastern area of Connecticut to be part of the Connecticut State Community College.

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a campus to serve the New Britain-Bristol area to be part of the Connecticut State Community College.

(c) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a campus to serve the northeastern Connecticut area to be part of the Connecticut State Community College.

(d) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a campus to serve the northern Connecticut area comprising the towns of East Granby, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Somers, Stafford, Suffield and Windsor Locks to be part of the Connecticut State Community College.

(e) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a campus to serve the lower Naugatuck Valley area comprising the towns of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, Oxford, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck to be part of the Connecticut State Community College.

(f) Repealed by P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58.

(g) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a campus to serve the greater Waterbury area to be part of the Connecticut State Community College.

(1969, P.A. 812, S. 1–5, 12; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 92-126, S. 25, 48; P.A. 93-293, S. 1, 11; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 25-22, S. 61.)

History: P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-331 repealed Subsec. (f) regarding appropriations for biennium ending June 30, 1971; 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. 10-38i transferred to Sec. 10a-78 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 92-126 changed references to “community college” to “community-technical college” and deleted obsolete provisions re initial dates of operation; P.A. 93-293 added Subsec. (g) concerning a college to serve the greater Waterbury area, effective July 1, 1993; 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”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for Regional Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and references to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College or campus of the Connecticut State Community College throughout, as applicable, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-78a. Reporting on the results achieved from consolidation of the regional community-technical colleges. Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until and including July 1, 2030, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall 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 and employment advancement concerning the results achieved from the consolidation of the regional community-technical colleges into the Connecticut State Community College. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, a comparison of the following performance metrics from July 1, 2023, to the date of such report: (1) Percentage of students enrolled for the first time in credit-bearing courses who (A) complete introductory math and English course requirements not later than one year after enrollment, (B) enroll for a full semester and subsequently (i) reenroll for the following semester, (ii) reenroll for the next fall or spring semester after attending a fall or spring semester during the preceding academic year, or (iii) graduate, and (C) within the first three years of enrollment, (i) graduate, (ii) transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, or (iii) are still enrolled in a course of study; (2) ratios of students to (A) student counselors or advisors, (B) full-time faculty, and (C) part-time or adjunct faculty; (3) the number of executive positions at each campus of the Connecticut State Community College; and (4) the number of personnel by location or functional area at each campus and type of position including, but not limited to, faculty, direct student support staff, building operations, clerical or administrative staff and executive positions. As used in this section, “executive position” includes any (A) person with a title such as president, director or chief executive officer, (B) administrative head of an office or department, (C) deputy to an administrative head, (D) executive or personal secretary of such person, administrative head or deputy, and (E) other person in an equivalent position.

(P.A. 23-8, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 62.)

History: P.A. 23-8 effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-22 replaced state community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College and made technical changes in Subdivs. (3) and (4), effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-79. (Formerly Sec. 10-38k). Campus traffic and parking regulations at Connecticut State Community College campuses. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each campus of the Connecticut State Community College to establish traffic and parking regulations for passenger vehicles at such campus. Such traffic committee, subject to the approval of said board and of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic; (5) designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway subject to the care, custody and control of said board; (6) order signs to be erected and maintained designating such prohibitions or restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction. All fines so imposed at each campus of the Connecticut State Community College, less an amount not to exceed the cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in the campus operating account of said college for scholarships and library services or acquisitions. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish at each campus of the Connecticut State Community College a committee that shall hear appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall include student and faculty representation.

(P.A. 73-151, S. 2; P.A. 89-260, S. 25, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 17, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 13, 22; P.A. 92-126, S. 26, 48; P.A. 11-256, S. 2; P.A. 12-132, S. 3; P.A. 25-22, S. 63.)

History: Sec. 10-38k transferred to Sec. 10a-79 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 89-260 substituted “board of trustees of the community-technical colleges” for “board of trustees of the regional community colleges” and “regional community college” for “campus” and specified that the scholarship account is that of the regional community colleges; P.A. 91-256 deleted provision requiring that fines not exceed $25 and that the money be placed in a scholarship account, added provision that funds be deposited in institutional operating accounts, provided for the use of fines to offset the cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations and required the fines to be used for library services and acquisitions; June Sp. Sess. 91-7 provided for the use of funds for scholarships; P.A. 92-126 changed references to “community college” to “community-technical college”; P.A. 11-256 added authority to install stop signs, inserted numeric Subdiv. designators and made technical changes; P.A. 12-132 replaced “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education, replaced references to regional community-technical college with campus of the Connecticut State Community College and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-80. (Formerly Sec. 10-38l). Community service programs at Connecticut State Community College. (a) The primary responsibilities of the Connecticut State Community College shall be to (1) provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical and technological and career education designed to provide training for immediate employment, job retraining or upgrading of skills to meet individual, community and state manpower needs; (2) provide programs of general study including, but not limited to, remediation, general and adult education and continuing education designed to meet individual student goals; (3) provide programs of study for college transfer representing the first two years of baccalaureate education; (4) provide community service programs as defined in subsection (b) of this section; and (5) provide student support services including, but not limited to, admissions, counseling, testing, placement, individualized instruction and efforts to serve students with special needs.

(b) As used in this section, “community service programs” means educational, cultural, recreational and community directed services that the Connecticut State Community College may provide in addition to its regular academic program. Such community service programs may include, but shall not be limited to, (1) activities designed to enrich the intellectual, cultural and social life of the community, (2) educational services designed to promote the development of skills for the effective use of leisure time, (3) activities and programs designed to assist in the identification and solution of community problems and (4) utilization of college facilities and services by community groups to the extent such usage does not conflict with the regular schedule of the college.

(P.A. 75-100, S. 2; P.A. 92-126, S. 27, 48; P.A. 25-22, S. 64.)

History: Sec. 10-38l transferred to Sec. 10a-80 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 92-126 changed references to “community college” to “community-technical college” and added in Subsec. (a) a reference to technical and technological education; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to regional community-technical colleges with Connecticut State Community College and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-80a. Manufacturing technology centers. The Board of Regents for Higher Education may, within available appropriations, develop manufacturing technology centers on three campuses of the Connecticut State Community College in geographically diverse locations.

(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 13; P.A. 25-22, S. 65.)

History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced reference to community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-80b. Policy re use of financial aid to purchase textbooks. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut State Community College that (1) provides for the disbursement of financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or (2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed at stores on the campuses of the college to purchase during the first week of the academic term required textbooks for courses taught at the college.

(P.A. 06-103, S. 2; P.A. 25-22, S. 66.)

History: P.A. 06-103 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education, added reference to Connecticut State Community College and replaced reference to colleges under a board's jurisdiction with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-80c. Uniform naming of green jobs certificate and degree programs. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate and degree programs offered at each of the campuses of the Connecticut State Community College be uniformly named.

(P.A. 10-156, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 67.)

History: P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and replaced reference to community-technical colleges to campuses of the Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-80d. Waiver of membership in Connecticut retirement plan by adjunct faculty. An adjunct faculty member of the Connecticut State Community College or Charter Oak State College shall be permitted to irrevocably waive membership in a Connecticut retirement plan not later than sixty days after commencing employment with said colleges. Once the adjunct faculty member waives membership in a Connecticut retirement plan, such faculty member is no longer eligible to elect to participate in a Connecticut retirement plan in any subsequent part-time employment with the Connecticut State Community College, Charter Oak State College, the Board of Regents for Higher Education or any other constituent unit, as defined in section 10a-1.

(P.A. 12-52, S. 1; P.A. 13-126, S. 1; P.A. 14-117, S. 7; P.A. 25-22, S. 68.)

History: P.A. 12-52 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-126 added references to Charter Oak State College and Board for State Academic Awards, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-117 changed “the Board for State Academic Awards” to “Charter Oak State College”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-80e. Immunity for donation of tangible property to Connecticut State Community College. Any person, as defined in section 1-79, who donates tangible property to a regional community-technical college or, on and after July 1, 2023, to the Connecticut State Community College, or any campus thereof, shall be immune from civil liability for damage or injury occurring on or after October 1, 2013, resulting from any act, error or omission by such person with respect to such donated tangible property, unless such damage or injury was caused by the reckless, wilful or wanton misconduct of such person.

(P.A. 13-261, S. 9; P.A. 25-22, S. 69.)

History: P.A. 25-22 added “or, on and after July 1, 2023, to the Connecticut State Community College, or any campus thereof,”, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-80f. Pilot program for expansion of advanced manufacturing certificate programs to public high schools. (a) On or before January 1, 2020, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a pilot program for the expansion of advanced manufacturing certificate programs to public high schools in the state. The board shall (1) prescribe the form and manner in which local or regional boards of education may apply to the board to participate in the pilot program, (2) establish the criteria to be used by the board in selecting a public high school to participate in the pilot program, which shall include, but need not be limited to, prioritizing the placement of such advanced manufacturing certificate programs in areas of the state where (A) there is a need for a workforce trained in advanced manufacturing, (B) there are economically distressed municipalities, (C) residents do not have access to advanced manufacturing certificate programs within close proximity to their homes, and (D) there is sufficient space in a public high school to operate an advanced manufacturing certificate program, and (3) explore the means of funding the pilot program through public-private partnerships, grant programs, federal funds or state funds through the Workforce Investment Boards, any relevant program of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund and the Labor Department's office of apprenticeship training. The board may select not more than one public high school per year in which to establish an advanced manufacturing certificate program.

(b) Any local or regional board of education, separately or jointly with other local or regional boards of education in the surrounding area, may apply to participate in the pilot program in the form and manner prescribed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Each local or regional board of education that is selected and chooses to participate in the pilot program, whether separately or jointly, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding and any other relevant agreement with the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the operation of the advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school within the school district of such local or regional board of education. Notwithstanding sections 4b-23, 4b-30 and 4b-32 and subdivision (15) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may enter into a memorandum of understanding and any other relevant agreement with a local or regional board of education for the purposes of this section. Such memorandum of understanding shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the number of high school and college credits the students enrolled in the advanced manufacturing certificate program may earn after successful completion of such program, (2) operating hours and staffing levels for the advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school, and (3) the standards for student admission and the process for application to the advanced manufacturing certificate program.

(c) The Board of Regents for Higher Education may collaborate with an independent institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173, that offers an advanced manufacturing certificate program for the operation of an advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school, provided the local or regional board of education that is selected and chooses to participate in the pilot program agrees to such collaboration. If the local or regional board of education agrees to such collaboration, such local or regional board of education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding and any other relevant agreement with the independent institution of higher education for the operation of an advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school within the school district of such local or regional board of education.

(d) Beginning in the fall semester of 2020, and for each academic semester thereafter, each advanced manufacturing certificate program established at a public high school shall enroll (1) public high school students in grade eleven or twelve from the school districts of the local or regional board or boards of education that have entered into the memorandum of understanding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section, to simultaneously earn high school credits from the public high school in which the student is enrolled and college credits and an advanced manufacturing certificate from the Connecticut State Community College or the independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate program, and (2) upon the approval of the local or regional board of education, adults for classes during the evening and weekend hours to earn an advanced manufacturing certificate from the Connecticut State Community College or the independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate program.

(e) Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, in consultation with the president of any independent institution of higher education with which the board collaborates pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall report, 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 employment advancement and education on the operation and effectiveness of the pilot program and any recommendations to expand the pilot program.

(P.A. 19-103, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 70.)

History: P.A. 19-103 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College in Subsec. (d), effective June 9, 2025.

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PART II

CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Sec. 10a-87. (Formerly Sec. 10-109). Connecticut State University; maintenance; degrees. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall maintain: Western Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University and Central Connecticut State University. The board shall offer curricula that prepares persons who have successfully completed such curricula to teach in the schools of the state at any of said institutions as the board shall deem appropriate and, in addition, programs of study in academic and career fields. The board shall establish policies that protect academic freedom and the content of course and degree programs. Each of said institutions shall confer such degrees in education and in academic and career fields as are appropriate to the curricula of said institution and as are usually conferred by the institutions. Said institutions may confer honorary degrees upon approval of each honorary degree recipient by the Board of Regents for Higher Education.

(1949 Rev., S. 1412, 1420; 1959, P.A. 411, S. 6; February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 31; 1967, P.A. 142, S. 1; 296, S. 1; P.A. 82-218, S. 14, 46; 82-391, S. 1, 2, 6; P.A. 83-576, S. 1, 5; P.A. 84-87, S. 4, 7; 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 89-237, S. 8, 11; P.A. 91-256, S. 52, 69; P.A. 12-156, S. 45; P.A. 13-247, S. 185; P.A. 25-22, S. 71.)

History: 1959 act changed names of schools from teachers college to state college and authorized conferring of degrees in academic fields; 1965 act substituted board of trustees of the state colleges for state board of education and made technical language changes to simplify and clarify provisions; 1967 acts renamed Danbury State College as Western Connecticut State College and Willimantic State College as Eastern Connecticut State College; P.A. 82-218 and P.A. 82-391 reorganized state system of higher education, granting state colleges university status, designating them as the Connecticut State University and adding provisions requiring that program terminations be reviewed and approved by board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-109 transferred to Sec. 10a-87 in 1983; P.A. 83-576 added provisions permitting awarding of honorary degrees and prohibiting denial of access to armed forces representatives; P.A. 84-87 repealed language prohibiting board from denying military recruiters the opportunity to recruit on campus; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 89-237 added career fields as programs of study offered by the board of trustees and as degrees which may be conferred; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes; P.A. 12-156 replaced “Board of Governors of Higher Education” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-247 changed “subdivision (8)” to “subdivision (7)” re reference to Sec. 10a-6(a), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-88. (Formerly Sec. 10-109a). Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System. Section 10a-88 is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 29; P.A. 75-262, S. 3; 75-504, S. 3, 5; P.A. 82-218, S. 15, 39, 46; P.A. 83-587, S. 21, 96; P.A. 91-256, S. 53, 69; P.A. 94-97, S. 1, 4; P.A. 95-259, S. 22, 32; P.A. 97-247, S. 24, 27; P.A. 01-141, S. 5, 16; P.A. 07-19, S. 2; P.A. 11-48, S. 220; P.A. 25-22, S. 115.)

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Sec. 10a-89. (Formerly Sec. 10-109b). Duties of the Board of Regents for Higher Education to administer the Connecticut State University System. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall provide for the administration of the Connecticut State University System, plan for the expansion and development of the institutions within its jurisdiction, and submit such plans to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and recommendations. The Commissioner of Administrative Services upon request of the board shall, in accordance with section 4b-30, negotiate and execute leases on such physical facilities as the board may deem necessary for proper operation of such institutions, and the board may, with the permission of the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board, expend capital funds therefor if such leasing is required during the planning and construction phases of institutions within the Connecticut State University System for which such capital funds were authorized. Subject to such policies as may be established by the board, the chief executive officer of each institution within the Connecticut State University System may make buildings and other facilities under its control available to nonprofit and other organizations or to individuals for temporary uses not inconsistent with the educational purpose of the institution. The Board of Regents for Higher Education may appoint or remove the chief executive officer of each institution within the Connecticut State University System, and with respect to its own operation the board may appoint and remove executive staff. The board may employ faculty and other personnel needed to maintain and operate the institutions within the Connecticut State University System. Within the limitation of appropriations, the board shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms and conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and qualifications. The board shall determine who constitutes its professional staff and establish compensation and classification schedules for its professional staff. The board shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it has included within the professional staff. The board may appoint one or more physicians for the Connecticut State University System and shall provide such physicians with suitable facilities for the performance of such duties as it prescribes. The board shall: (1) Make rules for the government of the Connecticut State University System and shall determine the general policies of the university system, including those concerning the admission of students and the expenditure of the funds of institutions within the Connecticut State University System within the amounts available; (2) develop the mission statement for the university system which shall include, but not be limited to the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and constituencies served by the institutions within the university system; (B) the degrees offered by such institutions; and (C) the role and scope of each institution within the university system, which shall include each institution's particular strengths and specialties; (3) establish policies for the university system and for the individual institutions within such system; (4) make institutional mergers or closures; (5) coordinate the programs and services of the institutions within the university system; (6) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the provisions of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors of research grants to institutions within the university system, provided such an agreement is required to receive the grant and limits liability to damages or injury resulting from acts or omissions related to such research by employees of such institutions; (7) promote fund-raising by the institutions within the university system in order to assist such institutions and report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education by January 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, on all such fund-raising; and (8) charge the direct costs for a building project within the university system to the bond fund account for such project, provided (A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by the Treasurer; and (B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the charging of working capital, as defined in the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund account.

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare, in accordance with the provisions of section 10a-8, the budget request for the Connecticut State University System; and (2) propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for the institutions within the university system. The board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for claims against the state university system, other than a payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the proceeds of a state bond issue.

(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 30; 1967, P.A. 751, S. 6; 1969, P.A. 530, S. 10; 592, S. 3; P.A. 73-214, S. 4; P.A. 75-425, S. 26, 57; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 67, 73, 610; P.A. 78-331, S. 47, 58; P.A. 81-275, S. 1; P.A. 82-218, S. 16, 39, 46; P.A. 83-587, S. 22, 96; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-496, S. 57, 110; P.A. 91-174, S. 9, 16; 91-230, S. 13, 17; 91-256, S. 21, 69; 91-349, S. 2, 8; P.A. 93-201, S. 12, 24; P.A. 94-180, S. 12, 17; 94-245, S. 27, 46; P.A. 97-293, S. 16, 26; P.A. 07-19, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 221; 11-51, S. 44; P.A. 25-22, S. 72.)

History: 1967 act gave additional powers to board, including planning expansion and development, leasing power, power to employ executive secretary, executive staff and faculty and powers to select and acquire sites and construct buildings subject to approval of commission for higher education; 1969 acts removed five-year limit on leases, added provisions concerning professional staff and allowed board to use capital funds for leases during planning and construction phases of institutions; P.A. 73-214 transferred leasing power to commissioner of public works, although board retained power to decide when lease necessary and whether capital funds should be used; P.A. 75-425 required approval of expansion and development plans by public works commissioner and state properties review board, required permission of public works commissioner and properties review board for expenditure of capital funds and transferred site selection and acquisition and building construction powers to public works commissioner; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for personnel policy board and public works commissioner; P.A. 78-331 specified board of trustees to avoid confusion with board of higher education; P.A. 81-275 permitted board to make buildings and facilities available to certain organizations or individuals for temporary uses consistent with the colleges' educational purposes; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, replacing board of higher education with board of governors, and renaming state colleges as Connecticut State University, adding provisions concerning trustees' duties re state-wide policy and guidelines and re budget requests, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-109b transferred to Sec. 10a-89 in 1983; P.A. 83-587 replaced references to state college system with references to Connecticut State University; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner; P.A. 91-174 in Subsec. (a) added new Subdiv. concerning fund-raising; P.A. 91-230 in Subsec. (a) removed requirement for the board of governors to approve expansion and development plans and substituted provision for the board to review and make recommendations on the plans; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes and in Subsec. (b) added provision for the board to request authority to issue payment for claims against the state university system; P.A. 91-349 added new Subdiv. in Subsec. (a) concerning research grants; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (a) to delete authority for the development of plans for a new state university and to make technical changes, amended Subdiv. (8) of said Subsec. to require report and added Subdiv. (9) re charging the bond fund account for the direct costs of a building project, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-180 amended Subdiv. (8) of Subsec. (a) to add the prohibition against direct fund-raising by the board except for the purposes described in Subparas. (A) and (B), effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 94-245 substituted “provide for the administration” for “administer” and changed the holder of the authority for making buildings and other facilities available to nonprofit and other organizations or individuals from the board to the chief executive officer of each institution subject to such policies as may be established by the board, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 97-293 amended Subsec. (a) to remove a requirement for approval of plans by the Commissioner of Public Works and the State Properties Review Board and to substitute submission of plans to the Commissioner of Public Works for review and recommendations, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 07-19 amended Subsec. (a) to redesignate executive secretary as chancellor and make technical changes, effective May 7, 2007; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to replace references to Board of Governors of Higher Education with references to Board of Regents for Higher Education, remove provisions re chancellor, executive staff, Commissioner of Higher Education and approvals by the Board of Governors of Higher Education, and make conforming changes, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to board of trustees with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical and conforming changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-89a. Disposition of surplus library material and library fines. (a) Except when specifically prohibited by the conditions, if any, upon which a gift was created or by a conditional sales agreement, the Board of Regents for Higher Education is authorized to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within the libraries within the Connecticut State University System, provided the monetary proceeds of such a transaction, if any, shall be deemed to be funds from private sources and, as such funds, shall be held in the manner prescribed by section 4-31a for use in furthering any purpose the board considers to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift or purchase of such materials.

(b) Fines collected by any state university library under the jurisdiction of the board shall be deposited in the institutional operating account of such university.

(P.A. 83-450, S. 3, 5; P.A. 85-282, S. 3, 5; P.A. 91-256, S. 22, 69; P.A. 25-22, S. 73.)

History: P.A. 85-282 added Subsec. (b) re deposit of library fines in auxiliary services fund; P.A. 91-256 changed auxiliary services fund to institutional operating account; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made a conforming change, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-89b. Authority for Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System to borrow money from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System may borrow money from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for any project for which the authority is authorized to make loans pursuant to chapter 187 and to refinance any such borrowing, and in connection therewith the Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System may enter into any loan or other agreement and to make such covenants, representations and indemnities as the board deems necessary or desirable to obtain such loans from the authority or to facilitate the issue of bonds by the authority to finance such loans, including agreements with providers of letters of credit, insurance or other credit facilities for such financings. Any such agreement, covenant, representation and indemnification shall be a full faith and credit obligation of the Connecticut State University System. The Board of Regents for Higher Education may secure such obligations by a pledge of the revenues to be derived from the operation or use of a project or projects, from tuition payments, from student fees, from dormitory or dining hall income or from other general revenues of the Connecticut State University System. Any pledge made by the Connecticut State University System pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the Connecticut State University System, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claims. Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, no instrument by which such a pledge is created need be recorded or filed. Any revenues or other receipts, funds, moneys or income so pledged and thereafter received by the Connecticut State University System shall be subject immediately to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act and such lien shall have priority over all other liens, including without limitation the lien of any person who, in the ordinary course of business, furnishes services or materials to the Connecticut State University System.

(b) The obligations of the Connecticut State University System and any pledge entered into by the Connecticut State University System pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be binding upon any successor body or entity and no dissolution or termination of the Connecticut State University System shall take effect unless adequate provision is made for the payment and fulfillment of any obligations entered into by the Connecticut State University System pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act that may require that any revenue from the operation of facilities of the Connecticut State University System or any revenue of all state universities from student fees and dormitory and dining hall income or any other revenue of the Connecticut State University System be paid to the State Treasurer for the payment of debt service on any bonds issued by the state, any revenues pledged by the Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be applied first to the extent necessary to fulfill the obligations for which such revenues are pledged, and only thereafter to the State Treasurer.

(d) The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority shall not borrow any money or issue any bonds or notes which are secured by a pledge of any revenues of the Connecticut State University System, until and unless such borrowing or issuance has been approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or his deputy. In granting such approval the secretary shall consider the adequacy of revenues available to the Connecticut State University System to pay (1) debt service on all the borrowings, bonds or notes issued by the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for which revenues of the Connecticut State University System are pledged and (2) debt service on all the bonds issued by the state for which revenues of the Connecticut State University System are to be paid to the State Treasurer.

(e) The state covenants with the authority and with the purchasers and all other subsequent owners and transferees of obligations issued by the authority for the benefit of the Connecticut State University System pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187, in consideration of the financing by the authority and the acceptance of and payment for the securities of the authority, until all obligations of the Connecticut State University System and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding in connection therewith, are fully met and discharged, unless expressly permitted or otherwise authorized by the terms of each contract and agreement made or entered into by or on behalf of the Connecticut State University System with the authority or for the benefit of such other parties, that the state (1) will not create or cause to be created any lien or charge on the assets or revenues pledged to secure such obligations of the Connecticut State University System, prior to or on parity with a lien or pledge created thereon pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187; (2) will not in any way impair the rights, exemptions or remedies of the authority or the owners of such bonds of the authority; and (3) will not limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the rights or obligations of the Connecticut State University System to take such action as may be necessary to fulfill the terms of its obligations in connection with its borrowing from the authority; provided that nothing herein shall preclude the state from exercising its power, through a change in law, to limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 if and when adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of the authority and the holders of any outstanding securities of the authority, pursuant to the agreement of the Connecticut State University System with the authority and pursuant to the indenture or other instrument under which the bonds of the authority are issued. The Connecticut State University System is authorized to include this covenant of the state, as a contract of the state, in any such agreement with the authority and in any credit facility or reimbursement agreement with respect to the obligations of the Connecticut State University System or the obligations of the authority issued for the benefit of the Connecticut State University System.

(f) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment against the Connecticut State University System found upon any express agreement between the Connecticut State University System and the authority, any trustee or underwriter for the authority's bonds, or any bond insurer or other credit facility provider. Any action brought under this section shall be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses except governmental immunity shall be reserved to the Connecticut State University System. Any action brought under this section shall be privileged in respect to assignment for trial upon motion of either party.

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-270, S. 3, 11; P.A. 08-16, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 74.)

History: P.A. 95-270, S. 3 effective June 22, 1995 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in 1995 public and special acts effective September 1, 1998.); P.A. 08-16 amended Subsec. (c) by adding “system” after “Connecticut State University”, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 25-22 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) by replacing references to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and making technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-89c. Financing of the design, construction or renovation of residential and other auxiliary service facilities. (a) If the General Assembly for each fiscal year following the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, inclusive, does not appropriate from the General Fund for the specific purpose of debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System or Board of Regents for Higher Education financed through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for residential and other auxiliary service facilities, excluding any appropriation for such debt service to be paid from revenues from student fees and dormitory and dining hall income to be paid by the Board of Regents for Higher Education to the State Treasurer for the payment of such self-liquidating general obligation bonds of the state, (1) the amount of five million dollars, or (2) an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from student fees received by all the state universities within the Connecticut State University System from the uniform assessment of all full-time students enrolled at any time at any of the state universities within the Connecticut State University System, except for charges for tuition or dormitory or dining charges or student activity fee or other fee charged by an individual state university, commonly called the university fee, for the calendar year ending the preceding December thirty-first, as certified by the chairperson of the board by February fifteenth to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, whichever amount is less, the State Bond Commission may, in accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state in one or more series in principal amounts not exceeding five million dollars in any such fiscal year, to finance the design, construction or renovation of residential and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities within the Connecticut State University System, and in any event not exceeding the amount which the General Assembly failed to appropriate for debt service for that fiscal year in the manner provided in this section. For purposes of this section the term “residential and other auxiliary facilities” (A) means any residential facilities, student centers, dining facilities and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities within the Connecticut State University System, and (B) includes, but is not limited to, low rise dormitory code compliance renovations at Central Connecticut State University; code compliance at Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western Connecticut State University; student center addition and renovations at Central Connecticut State University; student center addition and renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; construction of a new student center at Southern Connecticut State University; Burr Hall residence hall renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; improvements to Connecticut Hall at Southern Connecticut State University; and Shafer Hall residence conversion at Eastern Connecticut State University.

(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all state bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such state bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such state bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such state bonds. Such state bonds issued pursuant to this section 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 such bonds as the same becomes due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such state 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.

(c) None of said state 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 and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Each such request for an authorization of state bonds shall state an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from student fees received by all of the state universities within the Connecticut State University System for the calendar year ending prior to the last fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, and the amount of all state appropriations for debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Connecticut State University System financed through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for the prior fiscal year, as described in subsection (a) of this section.

(P.A. 97-293, S. 4, 26; P.A. 25-22, S. 75.)

History: P.A. 97-293 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 25-22 added reference to Board of Regents for Higher Education in Subsec. (a) and amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) by replacing references to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-89e. Purchasing. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Consolidate the purchasing process for the Connecticut State University System at the central office; (2) expedite the purchasing process by adjusting policies and utilizing enabling technologies; and (3) redesign and train central purchasing personnel to focus on customer service, vendor management activities and the establishment of system contracts.

(P.A. 98-252, S. 61, 80; P.A. 25-22, S. 76.)

History: P.A. 98-252 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made a technical change, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-89f. Policy re use of financial aid to purchase textbooks. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop a policy for the Connecticut State University System that (1) provides for the disbursement of financial aid to students who have met all federal, state and institutional requirements for financial aid by the first day of the academic term, or (2) permits students to use financial aid that has not yet been disbursed at stores on the campuses of the universities within said university system to purchase during the first week of the academic term required textbooks for courses taught at the universities.

(P.A. 06-103, S. 3; P.A. 25-22, S. 77.)

History: P.A. 06-103 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-90. (Formerly Sec. 10-109c). Lease of land to private developers for dormitory construction and deed, transfer or lease of land to the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for dormitories or student housing. The Board of Regents for Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may lease state-owned land under its care, custody or control to private developers for construction of dormitory buildings, provided such developers agree to lease such buildings to said board with an option to purchase and provided further that any such agreement to lease is subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, prior to the making of the original lease by said board. The plans for such buildings shall be subject to approval of such board, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board and such leases shall be for the periods and upon such terms and conditions as the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines, and such buildings, while privately owned, shall be subject to taxation by the town in which they are located. The Board of Regents for Higher Education may also deed, transfer or lease state-owned land under its care, custody or control to the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for financing or refinancing the planning, development, acquisition and construction and equipping of dormitory buildings and student housing facilities and to lease or sublease such dormitory buildings or student housing facilities and authorize the execution of financing leases of land, interests therein, buildings and fixtures in order to secure obligations to repay any loan from the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority from the proceeds of bonds issued thereby pursuant to the provisions of chapter 187 made by the authority to finance or refinance the planning, development, acquisition and construction of dormitory buildings. Any such financing lease shall not be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23 and the plans for such dormitories shall be subject only to the approval of the board. Such financing leases shall be for such periods and upon such terms and conditions that the board shall determine. Any state property so leased shall not be subject to local assessment and taxation and such state property shall be included as property of the Connecticut State University System for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes pursuant to section 12-18b.

(1969, P.A. 564; P.A. 75-425, S. 29, 57; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 19, 73, 610; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 39, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-496, S. 58, 110; P.A. 91-256, S. 23, 69; P.A. 92-261, S. 13, 17; P.A. 08-16, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 103; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 15-244, S. 196; P.A. 25-22, S. 78.)

History: P.A. 75-425 made agreements to lease subject to Sec. 4-26b, before original lease made, made building plans subject to approval of public works commissioner and properties review board as well as of the board and transferred determination of lease terms to public works commissioner from board; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for personnel policy board and public works commissioner; P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education, replacing board of higher education with board of governors and renaming state colleges as Connecticut State University, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-109c transferred to Sec. 10a-90 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner; P.A. 91-256 deleted requirement for approval by the board of governors of leasing and made a technical change; P.A. 92-261 provided for the deed, transfer or lease of land to the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority; (Revisor's note: In 1993 the erroneous reference to “section 46-23”, which resulted from a clerical error, was corrected editorially to read “section 4b-23”); P.A. 08-16 amended Subsec. (c) by adding “system” after “Connecticut State University”, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 11-51 changed “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Construction Services” re plans for buildings and changed “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” re terms of leases, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-244 replaced reference to Sec. 12-19a with reference to Sec. 12-18b, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-91. Lease of land to private developers for rental housing and commercial establishments. Taxation. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System, with the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board, may lease land or buildings under its care, custody or control to private developers for rental housing and commercial establishments. Such leases shall be for periods and upon such terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, provision for adequate liability insurance to be maintained by the lessee for the benefit of the state and rental terms, as may be determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services and, in the case of a lease of land, may provide for the construction of buildings thereon to be used for rental housing and commercial establishments, the plans of which shall be subject to the approval of the board, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board. Said board may provide for water, heat and waste disposal services on a cost-reimbursement basis to such leased premises. Said board may designate the kinds of concessions for supplying goods, commodities, services and facilities to be permitted on such land and may select the permittees, or said board may delegate such functions to the private developers with which it contracts pursuant to this section.

(b) Any land so leased to a private developer for rental housing or commercial establishments and the buildings and appurtenances thereon shall be subject to local assessment and taxation annually in the name of the lessee, assignee or sublessee, whichever has immediate right to occupancy of such land or building, by the town wherein situated as of the assessment day of such town next following the date of leasing. Such land shall not be included as property of the Connecticut State University System for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes pursuant to section 12-18b.

(P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 39, 46; 82-342, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-496, S. 59, 110; P.A. 91-256, S. 24, 69; P.A. 11-51, S. 104; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 15-244, S. 197; P.A. 25-22, S. 79.)

History: P.A. 82-218 authorized substitution of “Connecticut State University” for “state colleges” and “board of governors” for “board of higher education” pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner in Subsec. (a); P.A. 91-256 deleted requirement for approval by the board of governors of leasing and made technical changes; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to change “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” re leasing and rental terms, and to change “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Construction Services” re approval of plans, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-244 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 12-19a with reference to Sec. 12-18b, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-91b. Legislative finding of purpose of The Board of Regents for Higher Education Infrastructure Act. The purpose of The Board of Regents for Higher Education Infrastructure Act is to enhance the intellectual capacity of the state by providing the infrastructure needed to prepare this state's present and future workforce, to contribute to the increased competitiveness of this state's businesses and to have a positive impact on economic development within this state, through a special capital improvement program established for the Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State College that assures a state commitment to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems for the benefit of this state and the Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State College, all to the public benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and manner provided in The Board of Regents for Higher Education Infrastructure Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the exercise of an essential government function. Sections 10a-91c to 10a-91h, inclusive, being necessary for the welfare of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 102; P.A. 14-98, S. 51; P.A. 25-22, S. 80.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 14-98 replaced “The Connecticut State University System Infrastructure Act” with “The Board of Regents for Higher Education Infrastructure Act” and added references to the regional community-technical colleges and Charter Oak State College, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to regional community-technical colleges with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-91c. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 10a-91d to 10a-91h, inclusive, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Board of regents” means the Board of Regents for Higher Education.

(2) “Cost”, as applied to a project or any portion of a project, includes, but is not limited to: The purchase price or acquisition cost of any such project; the cost of planning, designing, constructing, building, altering, enlarging, reconstructing, renovating, improving, equipping and remodeling; the cost of all labor, materials, building systems, machinery and equipment; the cost of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, easements and franchises acquired; the cost of all utility extensions, access roads, site developments, financing charges, premiums for insurance; the cost of working capital related to a project, including the cost of Department of Administrative Services administrative functions provided for in subsection (d) of section 10a-91d; the cost of plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of cost and of revenues; the cost of accountants, audits, engineering, feasibility studies, legal and other professional consulting or technical services; the cost of all other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction; and administrative and operating expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the financing authorized by sections 10a-91c to 10a-91h, inclusive. “Cost” does not include the cost of administrative functions provided by the system pursuant to sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive.

(3) “CSCU 2020” means the projects at the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and system-wide that are identified in the facilities and academic plans necessary to modernize, rehabilitate, renew, expand and otherwise stabilize the physical plant and technology infrastructure of the system so as to provide a concentrated, accelerated and cooperative effort for the benefit of the educational and economic development needs of this state and the system in an efficient, cost effective and timely manner and to assure that the system continues to compete successfully for students, faculty and staff.

(4) “CSCU 2020 Fund” means the fund created under section 10a-91d which shall be a general obligation bond fund held and administered by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other general obligation bond funds and accounts of this state and into which the proceeds of the bonds authorized by section 10a-91e shall be deposited.

(5) “Facilities and academic plans” means the long-term capital improvement plans approved by the board of regents biennially and updated from time to time.

(6) “Project” means (A) any structure designed for use as an academic building, administrative facility, library, classroom building, faculty facility, office facility, athletic or recreation facility, health care or wellness facility, laboratory facility, auditorium, public safety facility, parking facility, residence hall or other housing facility, dining facility, student center, maintenance, storage or utility facility or other building or structure essential, necessary or useful for the operation of a university and the system; (B) any multipurpose structure designed to combine two or more of the functions performed by the types of structures enumerated in this definition, including, without limitation, improvements, reconstruction, replacements, additions and equipment acquired in connection with a project or in connection with the operation of any facilities of the system; (C) all real and personal property, lands, improvements, driveways, roads, approaches, pedestrian access roads, parking lots, parking facilities, rights-of-way, utilities, easements and other interests in land, machinery and equipment, and all appurtenances and facilities either on, above or under the ground that are used or usable in connection with any of the structures included in this definition; and (D) landscaping, site preparation, furniture, machinery, equipment and other similar items essential, necessary or useful for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended, but does not include items that are customarily under applicable accounting principles considered as a current operating charge, unless the category and maximum amount thereof is specifically included by a determination of the board of regents in order to preserve the excludability of the interest on the bonds issued therefor from federal taxation under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States as from time to time amended. “Project” includes any residential and other auxiliary facility, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-89c, and any state facility used for the programs of the system.

(7) “System” means the Connecticut State Community College, the Connecticut State University System, Charter Oak State College and constituent units of the state system of higher education, established pursuant to sections 10a-72 to 10a-101, inclusive, and sections 10a-143 to 10a-143b, inclusive.

(8) “Treasurer” means the State Treasurer or the Deputy State Treasurer appointed pursuant to section 3-12.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 103; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-98, S. 52; P.A. 16-15, S. 29; P.A. 25-22, S. 81.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 effective July 1, 2008; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services” in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services” in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-98 deleted former Subdivs. (1), (2) and (10) re definitions of “act”, “board of trustees” and “university”, added new Subdiv. (1) defining “board of regents”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (3) to (9) as Subdivs. (2) to (8), redefined “CSUS 2020” as “CSCU 2020” in redesignated Subdiv. (3), redefined “facilities plan” as “facilities and academic plans” in redesignated Subdiv. (5), redefined “system” in redesignated Subdiv. (7) and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 16-15 amended Subdiv. (3) by replacing “Connecticut state colleges and universities system” with “Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 25-22 amended Subdiv. (7) by replacing reference to regional community-technical colleges with Connecticut State Community College and deleted reference to Sec. 10a-71, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-91d. CSCU 2020 infrastructure improvement program. (a) It is hereby determined and found to be in the best interest of this state and the system to establish CSCU 2020 as the efficient and cost-effective course to achieve the objective of renewing, modernizing, enhancing, expanding, acquiring and maintaining the infrastructure of the system, the particular project or projects, each being hereby approved as a project of CSCU 2020, and the presently estimated cost thereof being as follows:

	Phase I Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2009-2011	Phase II Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012-2014	Phase III Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2015-2021

Central Connecticut State University
Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements	16,418,636	6,894,000
Renovate/Expand Willard and DiLoreto Halls (design/construction)		57,737,000
Renovate/Expand Willard and DiLoreto Halls (equipment)			3,348,000
New Classroom Office Building	29,478,000
Renovate Barnard Hall	3,680,000		18,320,000
New Engineering Building (design/construction and equipment)	9,900,000		52,800,000
Burritt Library Renovation, (design, addition and equipment)			16,500,000
New Maintenance/Salt Shed Facility	2,503,000
Renovate Kaiser Hall and Annex	6,491,809	210,000	18,684,000

Eastern Connecticut State University
Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements	8,938,849	5,825,000
Fine Arts Instructional Center (design)	12,000,000
Fine Arts Instructional Center (construction)		71,556,000
Fine Arts Instructional Center (equipment)			4,115,000
Goddard Hall/ Communications Building Renovation (design/construction)		19,239,000	11,048,000
Goddard Hall Renovation (equipment)			1,095,000
Sports Center Addition and Renovation (design)			0
Outdoor Track-Phase II	1,506,396
Athletic Support Building	1,921,000
New Warehouse	1,894,868

Southern Connecticut State University
Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements	16,955,915	8,637,000	2,356,723
New Academic Laboratory Building/Parking Garage design academic laboratory building, demolish Seabury Hall)	8,944,000
New Academic Laboratory Building/Parking Garage (construct academic laboratory building)		63,171,000
New School of Business Building (design/construction)			52,476,933
Health and Human Services Building			76,507,344
Additions and Renovations to Buley Library	16,386,585
Fine Arts Instructional Center			0

Western Connecticut State University Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements	7,658,330	4,323,000	5,054,000
Fine Arts Instructional Center (construction)	80,605,000
Fine Arts Instructional Center (equipment)		4,666,000
Higgins Hall Renovations (design)		2,982,000
Higgins Hall Renovations (construction/equipment)			31,594,000
Berkshire Hall Renovations (design)			0
University Police Department Building (design)	500,000
University Police Department Building (construction)		4,245,000	1,700,000
Midtown Campus Mini-Chiller Plant			0

Board of Regents for Higher Education
New and Replacement Equipment, Smart Classroom Technology and Technology Upgrades	26,895,000	14,500,000	61,844,000
Alterations/Improvements: Auxiliary Service Facilities	18,672,422	15,000,000	20,000,000
Telecommunications Infrastructure Upgrade	10,000,000	3,415,000	5,000,000
Land and Property Acquisition	3,650,190	192,756	100,592
Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance Infrastructure Improvements			48,557,000
Strategic Master Plan of Academic Programs			3,000,000
Consolidation and Upgrade of System Student and Financial Information Technology Systems			20,000,000
Advanced Manufacturing Center at Asnuntuck Community College			25,500,000
Supplemental Project Funding		2,407,224	19,899,408

Totals	285,000,000	285,000,000	499,500,000

(b) The plan of funding CSCU 2020 shall be from the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the state in an amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-91e. The proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to section 10a-91e shall be deposited into the CSCU 2020 Fund.

(c) With respect to CSCU 2020 and within the authorized funding amount, the board of regents may, from time to time, and shall, whenever appropriate or necessary, revise, delete or add a particular project or projects, provided:

(1) A formal approving vote of the board of regents shall be needed for (A) a revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount that is less than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) a deletion, or (C) an addition dictated by a change in system planning as determined by the board of regents or otherwise necessary because of reasons beyond the control of the system;

(2) Any revision shall be subject only to such formal approval of the board of regents as long as the board of regents finds and determines that such revision is consistent with the intent or purpose of the original project; and

(3) (A) A revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount that is equal to or greater than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) an addition, or (C) a deletion, shall be conditioned not only upon such formal approval of the board of regents but also upon a request by the board of regents for, and enactment of, a subsequent public or special act approving (i) such addition or deletion, if such addition is to add a project not outlined in subsection (a) of this section or the deletion is the deletion of a project outlined in subsection (a) of this section, or (ii) such revision, except if such revision is due to the use of funds remaining from a completed project, then such revision shall be conditioned only upon such formal approval of the board of regents.

(4) Subject to the limitations in the authorized funding amount, the board of regents may determine the sequencing and timing of such project or projects, revise estimates of cost and reallocate from any amounts estimated in subsection (a) of this section, for one or more projects to one or more other projects then constituting a component of CSCU 2020 as long as, at the time of such reallocation, it has found that any such project to which a reallocation is made has been revised or added in accordance with this section and such project from which a reallocation is made either has been so revised or added and can be completed within the amounts remaining allocated to it, or has been so deleted. The board of regents' actions under this section shall be included in reports to the Governor and the General Assembly under section 10a-91f. If the board of regents requests a revision, addition or deletion pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, the board of regents shall submit such request to the Governor at the same time that the request is submitted to the General Assembly.

(d) (1) In accordance with the provisions of chapters 59 and 60, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be responsible for the duties specified in said provisions, and, on a quarterly basis, the commissioner shall provide the system with information needed for compliance with sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, including, but not limited to, costs, timeliness of completion of projects and any issues that have developed in implementation of any project under the commissioner's jurisdiction.

(2) Not later than January 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, report to the Governor and the General Assembly on any (A) construction management services costs, (B) administrative services costs, and (C) costs of fees associated with CSCU 2020.

(e) The Commissioner of Administrative Services and the system shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding that shall provide for the assignment of personnel from the Department of Administrative Services to ensure that buildings or projects that are part of the CSCU 2020 program are designed and constructed in compliance with the Fire Safety Code and the State Building Code with respect to buildings or building projects that (1) are part of CSCU 2020, as authorized by sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, (2) do not meet the threshold limits, as defined in section 29-276b, and (3) construction of which is initiated during the period of time in which the memorandum is in effect.

(f) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biannually thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance on how the Board of Regents for Higher Education disbursed to and divided among each state university and each campus of the Connecticut State Community College the proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-91e for each of the projects listed under the Board of Regents for Higher Education in subsection (a) of this section.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 104; P.A. 10-44, S. 28; P.A. 11-48, S. 281; 11-51, S. 90; 11-57, S. 67; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-98, S. 53; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 243; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 438; P.A. 20-1, S. 63; P.A. 25-22, S. 82; 25-174, S. 57.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 10-44 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing Phase I authorization for land and property acquisition from $9,250,190 to $4,250,190, and increasing Phase I authorization for telecommunications infrastructure upgrade from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsecs. (d) and (e) to remove references to chancellor of the Connecticut State University System, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Commissioner of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, and “Department of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-57 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease Phase I authorization for Southern Connecticut State University for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements from $21,860,500 to $16,955,915 and New Academic Laboratory Building/Parking Garage from $20,426,000 to $8,944,000, and to add Phase I authorization for Southern Connecticut State University for Additions and Renovations to Buley Library in the amount of $16,386,585, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-98 replaced “CSUS 2020” with “CSCU 2020” and “board of trustees” with “board of regents” throughout, amended Subsec. (a) by changing Phase III ending date from 2018 to 2019, at Central Connecticut State University deleting authorization for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements, decreasing Phase I authorization for New Classroom Office Building from $33,978,000 to $29,478,000, deleting authorization for East Campus Infrastructure Development, adding authorization to renovate Barnard Hall, deleting authorization for Burritt Library Expansion, adding authorization for New Engineering Building, adding “addition and equipment” and increasing authorization for Burritt Library Renovation from $11,387,000 to $16,500,000, and adding authorization to renovate Kaiser Hall and Annex, at Eastern Connecticut State University deleting Phases I and III authorization for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements, decreasing authorization for Outdoor Track - Phase II from $1,816,000 to $1,506,396 and decreasing authorization for New Warehouse from $2,269,000 to $1,894,868, at Southern Connecticut State University deleting Phase III authorization for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements, at Western Connecticut State University deleting Phase III authorization for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements, replacing “State University System” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, adding Smart Classroom Technology and Technology Upgrades and increasing Phase III authorization from $31,844,000 to $61,844,000, deleting authorization for land and property acquisition, and adding Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance Infrastructure Improvements, Strategic Master Plan, Student and Financial Information Technology Systems and Advanced Manufacturing Center at Asnuntuck Community College, amended Subsec. (c) by adding Subdiv. (3)(C)(ii) re revision due to use of funds remaining from completed project, deleted former Subsec. (f) re approval from Department of Administrative Services for purchases or acquisitions and added new Subsec. (f) re reporting requirements, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (a) by, at Eastern Connecticut State University, adding “/Communications Building” to Goddard Hall Renovation design/construction, adding Phase III authorization therefor, and deleting Phase III authorization for Sports Center Addition and Renovation design, at Southern Connecticut State University, adding Phase III authorization for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements, adding authorization for New School of Business Building design/construction, increasing Phase III authorization for Health and Human Services Building from $60,412,000 to $76,507,344, and deleting Phase III authorization for Fine Arts Instructional Center, at Western Connecticut State University, adding Phase III authorization for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements, deleting Phase III authorization for Berkshire Hall Renovations design, adding Phase III authorization for University Police Department Building construction, and deleting Phase III authorization for Midtown Campus Mini-Chiller Plant, effective July 1, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “2019” with “2020” re Phase III end date, adding authorization for Supplemental Project Funding in the amount of $16,000,000 and making a conforming change, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 20-1 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “2020” with “2021” re Phase III end date, effective March 12, 2020; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to regional community-technical college with campus of the Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing Phase II authorization for Land and Property Acquisition from $2,600,000 to $192,756, decreasing Phase III authorization for Land and Property Acquisition from $4,000,000 to $100,592, adding Phase II authorization for Supplemental Project Funding for $2,407,224 and increasing Phase III authorization for Supplemental Project Funding from $16,000,000 to $19,899,408, effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-92. (Formerly Sec. 10-109d). Campus traffic and parking regulations. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a committee at each state university campus within the Connecticut State University System to establish traffic and parking regulations for passenger vehicles on such campus. Such traffic committee, subject to the approval of said board and of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of passenger vehicles; (2) determine speed limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic; (5) designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway subject to the care, custody and control of said board; (6) order signs to be erected and maintained designating such prohibitions or restrictions; and (7) impose a fine upon any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. All fines so imposed at each state university, less an amount not to exceed the cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited in the institutional operating account of such state university for scholarships and library services or acquisitions. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish at each state university campus within the Connecticut State University System a committee that shall hear appeals of penalties assessed for parking or traffic violations. The membership of both the committee to establish traffic and parking regulations and the committee to hear traffic violation appeals shall include student and faculty representation.

(P.A. 73-151, S. 1; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; P.A. 91-256, S. 25, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 15, 22; P.A. 94-245, S. 36, 46; P.A. 06-133, S. 4; P.A. 11-256, S. 8; P.A. 12-132, S. 4; P.A. 25-22, S. 83.)

History: P.A. 82-218 replaced “state colleges” with “Connecticut State University” pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-109d transferred to Sec. 10a-92 in 1983; P.A. 91-256 deleted provision requiring that fines not exceed $25 and that the money be placed in a scholarship account, added provision that funds be deposited in institutional operating accounts, provided for the use of fines to offset the cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, required the fines to be used for library services and acquisitions and made a technical change; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7 provided for the use of funds for scholarships; P.A. 94-245 made violation of any provision of the section an infraction, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 06-133 added installing stop signs to list of authorized activities of traffic committees, effective June 6, 2006; P.A. 11-256 inserted numeric Subdiv. designators and made technical changes; P.A. 12-132 replaced “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-94. (Formerly Sec. 10-113). Summer sessions. The Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System shall maintain, as a part of its extension programs, summer sessions at such place or places as may be practicable and may fix the tuition fees to be charged.

(1949 Rev., S. 1416; February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 35; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; P.A. 91-256, S. 54, 69; P.A. 25-22, S. 84.)

History: 1965 act substituted board of trustees of the state colleges for state board of education and “programs” for “program”; P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education, renaming state colleges as Connecticut State University, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-113 transferred to Sec. 10a-94 in 1983; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-98. (Formerly Sec. 10-115b). Research foundation. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 10a-98a to 10a-98g, inclusive, (1) “board” means the Board of Regents for Higher Education; (2) “foundation” means the research foundation established in accordance with section 10a-98a; (3) “employee” means any member of the faculty or staff of the Connecticut State University System or the foundation, or any other employee thereof; and (4) “invention” means any invention or discovery and shall be divided into the following categories: (A) Any invention conceived by one employee solely, or by employees jointly; (B) any invention conceived by one or more employees jointly with one or more other persons; or (C) any invention conceived by one or more persons who are not employees.

(P.A. 79-202, S. 1; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; P.A. 91-256, S. 55, 69; P.A. 25-22, S. 85.)

History: P.A. 82-218 replaced “state colleges” with “Connecticut State University” pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-115b transferred to Sec. 10a-98 in 1983; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education, added Subdiv. designators (1) to (4) to each definition and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-99. (Formerly Sec. 10-116). Connecticut State University System: Tuition, fees and refunds. Operating fund. Operating accounts. Waivers. Reimbursement of fund. Course reenrollment for student members of the armed forces called to active duty. Graduation fees. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall fix fees for tuition and for such other purposes as the board deems necessary for each state university within the Connecticut State University System, and may make refunds of the same.

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and upon request by the Connecticut State University System and with the annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the Connecticut State University System in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, subject to the provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, and all receipts derived from the conduct by a state university of its education extension program and its summer school session shall be credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and institutional operating accounts which shall be established and maintained for the central office and each state university. Any such gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes of research shall be allocated to separate accounts within such central office and institutional operating accounts. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves such transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the university. The board shall establish an equitable policy, in accordance with section 10a-8, for allocation of appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the State Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. At the beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be charged to the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported by the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund and costing one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut State University System.

(c) Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not later than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the actual expenditures of the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund.

(d) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition fees for undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the Connecticut State University System (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, “service in time of war” shall not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to such institution. Said board shall also waive for any such veteran the payment of any extension fees under section 10a-26 for educational extension programs, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in coordination with the university which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program. Said board shall also waive for any such member the payment of any extension fees under section 10a-26 for educational extension programs, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, “domiciled in this state” includes domicile for less than one year.

(e) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees at the Connecticut State University System for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, “veteran tuition benefit” means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition and extension fees. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the sum of the actual tuition and extension fees charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition, extension fees and other fees charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran.

(B) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees in excess of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University System for such veteran.

(f) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an amount not less than that required by the tuition policy established under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student employment for any undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled as a full or part-time matriculated student in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a precollege remedial program, and who demonstrates substantial financial need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent of such tuition revenue for financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by the university in accordance with this subsection. In determining such financial need, the university shall exclude the value of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent.

(g) The Connecticut State University System Operating Fund shall be reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition and extension fee waivers granted under subsection (d) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition and extension fee revenue through an annual state appropriation. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall request such an appropriation and such appropriation shall be based upon an estimate of tuition and extension fee revenue loss using tuition and extension fee rates in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply.

(i) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in the Connecticut State University System for the purpose of graduating from a state university within such system.

(1949 Rev., S. 1419; 1955, S. 937d; 1959, P.A. 411, S. 12; February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 38; 372, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 530, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 5, S. 123, 127; P.A. 73-542, S. 3; P.A. 74-266, S. 3, 5; 74-282, S. 3; P.A. 75-484, S. 3, 5; P.A. 76-181, S. 3, 5; 76-313, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-241; 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-175, S. 3, 5; P.A. 81-252, S. 3, 5; 81-468, S. 10, 11; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 39, 46; 82-463, S. 3, 7; P.A. 83-457, S. 3, 6; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; 84-365, S. 4, 12; 84-438, S. 3, 5; P.A. 85-553, S. 3, 5; P.A. 86-325, S. 3, 5; P.A. 87-450, S. 9, 17; P.A. 88-136, S. 22, 37; P.A. 89-380, S. 4, 7; P.A. 90-147, S. 8, 9, 20; P.A. 91-174, S. 10, 16; 91-208, S. 7, 11; 91-256, S. 26, 69; 91-303, S. 8, 22; 91-407, S. 31, 42; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 18, 22; P.A. 92-154, S. 10, 23; P.A. 93-293, S. 8, 11; P.A. 96-244, S. 32, 60, 63; P.A. 97-247, S. 20, 27; 97-293, S. 17, 26; P.A. 00-204, S. 11, 13; P.A. 01-173, S. 32, 67; P.A. 02-126, S. 5; P.A. 03-19, S. 23; 03-33, S. 2; 03-278, S. 128; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 200; P.A. 04-27, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 17; P.A. 06-141, S. 2; P.A. 08-57, S. 2; 08-71, S. 2; P.A. 09-159, S. 5; P.A. 10-66, S. 2; P.A. 11-48, S. 222; P.A. 13-137, S. 2; P.A. 18-47, S. 9; P.A. 21-79, S. 10; 21-132, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 55; P.A. 22-16, S. 4; P.A. 23-139, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 86; 25-95, S. 11.)

History: 1959 act changed teachers colleges to state colleges and confined remission of fees to students preparing to teach; 1965 acts substituted board of trustees of the state colleges for state board of education, deleted phrase “under such regulations as it prescribes” in fee provision, deleted phrase restricting fee remission to students who are preparing to teach and added Subsec. (b) allowing waiver of fees for persons 62 or older; 1969 act allowed fees other than tuition to be charged and made fees subject to approval of commission for higher education; 1971 act made fees subject to provisions of Sec. 10-329b, set tuition fees at rate of at least $300 for residents and $850 for nonresidents and deleted provision allowing remission of fees for students of exceptional promise; P.A. 73-542 added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re waiver of fees for children of persons missing-in-action and former prisoners of war and for Vietnam era veterans; P.A. 74-266 deleted Subsec. (c) and incorporated its provisions into Subsec. (b) as Subdiv. (2); P.A. 74-282 allowed waiver of fees for persons 62 or older, incorporated as Subdiv. (3) in Subsec. (b), restoring previous provision enacted in 1965 but inadvertently dropped in 1971 act; P.A. 75-484 added Subsec. (c) allowing waiver of fees for those demonstrating substantial financial need; P.A. 76-181 increased minimum fee for residents to $390 and for nonresidents to $1,030, provided that funds generated by the increase be appropriated to state colleges for educational purposes and increased percentage of students whose fees may be waived in Subsec. (c) from 1% to 10%; P.A. 76-313 allowed waiver of fees for students attending Connecticut state police academy in Subsec. (b); P.A. 77-241 substituted Connecticut police academy for Connecticut state police academy; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-175 substituted “veteran having served in time of war” for “Vietnam era veteran” in Subsec. (b); P.A. 81-252 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize waiver of tuition for eligible members of the Connecticut army or air national guard and to provide for reduction in waiver if eligible person receives educational reimbursement from employer; P.A. 81-468 amended Subsec. (a) increasing tuition fees from $390 to $440 for residents; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, amending Subsec. (a) to redesignate state colleges as the Connecticut State University and to replace board of higher education with board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 82-463 amended Subsec. (c) to restrict waivers to full or part-time resident students and nonresident graduate students enrolled in degree-granting or precollege remedial programs and to include part-time students in calculation of total amount waived; Sec. 10-116 transferred to Sec. 10a-99 in 1983; P.A. 83-457 amended Subsec. (c) to repeal provision that tuition waived or remitted shall not exceed 10% of tuition revenue payable by number of full-time and part-time resident and nonresident students matriculated in a degree-granting program and enrolled in precollege remedial programs at the Connecticut State University for the current academic year, and substituted provision that tuition waived or remitted shall not exceed 10% of tuition revenue due during the preceding year, including revenue lost due to tuition waivers and remissions, adjusted for tuition changes or the appropriation to the Connecticut State University for the current fiscal year for tuition waiver or remittance, whichever is less, and added provision that only the funds in the scholarship aid tuition refund account may be used for the purposes of this section; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 84-365 inserted new Subsecs. (b) and (c) establishing tuition fund for Connecticut State University, relettering subsequent sections accordingly, and deleting provisions in Subsec. (a) which required inclusion in Connecticut State University appropriation of tuition above stated amounts and in Subsec. (e), formerly (c), which limited tuition waivers and remittances to the amount appropriated for the purpose; P.A. 84-438 amended Subsec. (b) authorizing tuition waivers for veterans of Grenada and Lebanon; P.A. 85-553 inserted new Subsec. (e) which required board to set aside from its anticipated tuition fund revenue an amount not less than that required by the board of governors' tuition policy to provide funds for tuition waivers and remissions, grants for educational expenses and student employment, replacing previous provisions re waiver or remittance of tuition; P.A. 86-325 in Subsec. (b) increased 2% of the expenditure level to 102% and added Subsec. (f) to provide for reimbursement of the tuition fund for waivers; P.A. 87-450 in Subsec. (b) provided that the expenditure authority may be increased by the amount the fund income exceeds the authority rather than by the amount the income exceeds the authority up to 2% and eliminated the transfer of fund income for student financial aid; P.A. 88-136 deleted obsolete provision in Subsec. (b) re tuition revenue received for the 1984-1985 academic year; P.A. 89-380 in Subsec. (b) substituted “fund balance or projected fund balance, including reserves and interest earnings from investments”, for “fund income, including interest earnings from investments” as the amount which must exceed the expenditure authority in order for the authority to be increased by the board of trustees and provided that if the authority is increased it be increased by the amount that the fund balance rather than the fund income exceeds the expenditure authority; P.A. 90-147 in Subsec. (b) expanded the authority of the board of trustees to increase expenditures from the tuition fund beyond the governor's recommended expenditure authority and in Subsec. (d) required that a person 62 years of age or older be a resident of the state to be eligible for a tuition waiver; P.A. 91-174 in Subsec. (a) deleted requirement for approval by the board of governors of higher education; P.A. 91-208 in Subsec. (e) added provision concerning the set aside of 1% of tuition revenue for financial assistance and specifying how financial need is to be determined; P.A. 91-256 removed provision for a tuition fund and established an operating fund, in Subsec. (a) deleted requirement for fees to be approved by the board of governors of higher education and made technical changes; P.A. 91-303 in Subsec. (d)(1) removed requirement of residency at the time of entering the armed forces and substituted requirement that the child be a resident of the state at the time of acceptance to the institution, in Subsec. (d)(2) added dates of the actions in Grenada and Lebanon, added reference to Panama and removed requirement that the veteran be a resident at the time he entered the armed forces or be a resident while serving and in Subsec. (d)(3) added requirement that a sufficient number of students other than those eligible for a waiver be enrolled to offer the course; P.A. 91-407 amended Subsec. (b) to add exception re appropriation for personal services; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7 amended Subsec. (b) to provide for the deposit of federal funds and grants for purposes other than research in the fund; P.A. 92-154 amended Subsec. (a) to remove language specifying the amount of tuition and added Subsec. (g) concerning health insurance coverage for graduate assistants; P.A. 93-293 added Subsec. (d)(6) re dependent child of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision concerning separate accounts for research funds, effective July 1, 1996, and amended Subsec. (d) to provide that veterans and members of the National Guard have the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-247 amended Subsec. (d) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-293 amended Subsec. (b) to add provisions relating to the deposit in the operating fund of the amount of appropriations for operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 00-204 amended Subsec. (d) to designate existing provisions of Subdiv. (6) as Subparas. (A) and (B) and to add Subparas. (C) and (D) re municipal employee and state employee, respectively, and to make technical changes, effective June 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (d)(6) to include a dependent child of a supernumerary or auxiliary police officer or of a member of a volunteer fire company, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 02-126 added Subsec. (d)(7) requiring tuition waiver for any state resident who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a state resident, effective June 7, 2002; P.A. 03-19 made technical changes in Subsec. (d)(3) and (6), effective May 12, 2003; P.A. 03-33 added Subsec. (h) re course reenrollment for students who are members of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester; P.A. 03-278 changed effective date of P.A. 03-33, S. 2 from October 1, 2003, to May 12, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 deleted Subsec. (g) re health insurance coverage for graduate assistants, effective August 20, 2003 (Revisor's note: New Subsec. (h), added by P.A. 03-33, was redesignated as Subsec. (g) by the Revisors upon deletion of former Subsec. (g) by this act); P.A. 04-27 made a technical change in Subsec. (g), effective April 28, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by replacing language re residency with language re domicile, amended Subsec. (d)(5) by replacing language re residency in Subpara. (A) with language re Adjutant General in existing Subpara. (B) and redesignating existing Subpara. (C) as new Subpara. (B) and amended Subsec. (d)(7) by adding language describing “domiciled in this state”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-141 added Subsec. (d)(8) re dependents of victims of multivehicle crash in Avon, effective June 6, 2006; P.A. 08-57 amended Subsec. (d)(5)(B) by waiving tuition fees for active members of the Connecticut National Guard for graduate programs, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 08-71 amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (9) re tuition waiver applicable to resident of state who is dependent child or surviving spouse of armed forces member killed in action on or after September 11, 2001, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 09-159 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), amended Subsec. (d)(2) by providing that tuition waivers for veterans be subject to provisions of Subsec. (e), added new Subsec. (e) re tuition waivers for veterans who have applied for federal educational assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 and redesignated existing Subsecs. (e) to (g) as Subsecs. (f) to (h), effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 10-66 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by replacing “having served” with “who performed service”, deleting provisions re service in invasions of Grenada and Panama and peace-keeping mission in Lebanon, and redefining “service in time of war” to exclude time spent in attendance at a military service academy, effective May 18, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (c) to remove provisions re Board of Governors of Higher Education, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-137 amended Subsec. (c) to add “the Office of Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 18-47 amended Subsec. (d)(2) to designate provision re veteran who performed service in time of war as Subpara. (A), add Subpara. (B) re person with qualifying condition and discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable who served in time of war, and made technical and conforming changes; P.A. 21-79 amended Subsec. (d) to redefine “veteran”, delete “(A)” and former Subpara. (B) re person with qualifying condition in Subdiv. (2), and make conforming changes; P.A. 21-132 added Subsec. (i) re prohibition on assessing or charging graduation fee, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 made identical changes as P.A. 21-132, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-16 amended Subsec. (b) by changing “Trustees of the Connecticut State University System” to “Regents for Higher Education”, making technical changes and adding a reference to Sec. 10a-8, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-139 amended Subsec. (d) by adding “for undergraduate and graduate degree programs”, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education throughout and made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective June 9, 2025; P.A. 25-95 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provisions re waiver of payment of extension fees for educational extension programs in Subdivs. (2) and (5), amended Subsec. (e) by adding references to extension fees throughout and replacing “the actual tuition” with “the sum of the actual tuition” in Subdiv. (2)(A)(ii)(I) and “fees charged” with “other fees charged” in Subdiv. (2)(A)(ii)(II), amended Subsec. (g) by replacing references to “tuition” with “tuition and extension fee” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-99a. Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System. (a)(1) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System to encourage donations from the private sector, with an incentive in the form of an endowment fund state grant, the net earnings on the principal of which are dedicated and made available to a state university or the Connecticut State University System as a whole, for endowed professorships, scholarships and programmatic enhancements. The fund shall be administered by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, or by a nonprofit entity entrusted for such purpose and qualified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, and preferably constituted and controlled independent of the state and university so as to qualify the interest on state bonds the proceeds of which have been granted for deposit in the endowment fund as excludable from federal taxation under such code and shall, in any event, be held in a trust fund separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the state and university. There shall be deposited into the fund: (A) Endowment fund state grants; and (B) interest or other earnings from the investment of moneys in the endowment fund pending transfer of the principal of the fund for the purposes identified in this subdivision. Endowment fund eligible gifts made on behalf of a state university or the system as a whole shall be deposited in a permanent endowment fund created for each such state university and the system as a whole in the appropriate foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f. A portion of the endowment fund state grant and a portion of earnings on such grant, including capital appreciation, shall be transferred, annually, within thirty days of the receipt of the endowment fund state grant by the permanent Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System, to such a state university endowment fund based on the ratio of the total amount of such gifts made to such state university to the total amount of all such gifts made to all the state universities and the system as a whole, provided the provisions of section 4-37f are satisfied.

(2) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall adopt, by October 1, 1997, guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f, to a state university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of expenditures on behalf of a state university or its employees. Private donations shall not be construed to include proceeds of federal grants but may include proceeds of municipal grants.

(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Endowment fund eligible gift” means a gift to or for the benefit of any of the state universities of the Connecticut State University System or the system as a whole of cash or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has the value that is ascertainable by the state universities or the system as a whole and which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the gift, the universities or the system as a whole may and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment funds; and (2) “endowment fund state grant” means moneys transferred by the Office of Higher Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment.

(P.A. 97-293, S. 5, 26; P.A. 98-252, S. 51, 60, 80; 98-255, S. 5, 24; P.A. 99-285, S. 8, 12; P.A. 01-141, S. 6–8, 16; 01-173, S. 33, 67; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 67; P.A. 06-135, S. 8; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-156, S. 46; P.A. 24-81, S. 170; P.A. 25-22, S. 87.)

History: P.A. 97-293 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-252 and P.A. 98-255 both amended Subsec. (a)(1) to delete requirement that the trust fund be with a bank or trust company and to make a technical change and P.A. 98-252 also amended Subsec. (a)(2) to allow gifts not included in the amount certified by the chairperson to be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in a succeeding fiscal year, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-285 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to add provision for the transfer of capital appreciation, to require transfer within 30 days of receipt of endowment fund state grant and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 01-141 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to extend the program to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, amended Subsec. (b)(3) to remove $5,000,000 limit for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2009, and to apply $7,500,000 limit for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2003, to June 30, 2014, inclusive, and added Subsec. (c) re $60,000,000 cap, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by designating existing language re match in an amount equal to half as new Subpara. (A) and amending same to provide for match terminating with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and redesignating existing Subparas. (A) to (C) as clauses (i) to (iii), by adding new Subpara. (B) re match in an amount equal to one quarter and by designating existing language re eligible gifts in excess of state grant maximum commitment as new Subpara. (C), effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-135 amended Subsec. (a)(2)(B) by adding provisions re endowment fund eligible gifts made during the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, 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. 12-156 replaced “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education” and replaced references to president of Board of Regents for Higher Education with references to executive director of Office of Higher Education, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 24-81 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing executive director of the Office of Higher Education with Commissioner of Higher Education, effective May 30, 2024; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education, deleted former Subsec. (a)(2) re endowment fund state matching grants for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2014, redesignated existing Subsec. (a)(3) as Subsec. (a)(2) and deleted Subsec. (b)(3) re definition of endowment fund state grant maximum commitment, effective June 9, 2025.

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PART III

THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Sec. 10a-104. (Formerly Sec. 10-119). Duties of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut. (a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall: (1) Make rules for the government of the university and shall determine the general policies of the university, including those concerning the admission of students and the establishment of schools, colleges, divisions and departments, which policies shall be consistent with the goals identified in section 10a-11c, and shall direct the expenditure of the university's funds within the amounts available; (2) develop the mission statement for The University of Connecticut, and all campuses thereof, that shall be consistent with such goals and include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and constituencies served by said university and campuses; (B) the degrees offered by said university; and (C) the role and scope of each institution and campus within the university system, which shall include each institution's and campus' particular strengths and specialties; (3) establish policies for the university system and for the individual institutions and campuses under its jurisdiction; (4) review and approve recommendations for the establishment of new academic programs; (5) report all new programs and program changes to the Office of Higher Education; (6) make recommendations, when appropriate, regarding institutional or campus mergers or closures; (7) coordinate the programs and services of the institutions and campuses under its jurisdiction; (8) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the provisions of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors of research grants to The University of Connecticut, provided such an agreement is required to receive the grant and limits liability to damages or injury resulting from acts or omissions related to such research by employees of the university; (9) promote fund-raising to assist the university and report to the Commissioner of Higher Education and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education by January 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, on such fund-raising; (10) charge the direct costs for a building project under its jurisdiction to the bond fund account for such project, provided (A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by the Treasurer, and (B) nothing in this subdivision shall permit the charging of working capital costs, as defined in the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or costs originally paid from sources other than the bond fund account; (11) exercise the powers delegated to it pursuant to section 10a-109d; and (12) establish by October 1, 1997, policies governing the acceptance of gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f to the university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of expenditures on behalf of the university or its employees.

(b) The board of trustees shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management the budget request for the university and all campuses thereof; (2) propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for the institutions under its jurisdiction; (3) fulfill requirements concerning the auditing and review of projects of UCONN 2000 in accordance with sections 10a-109z to 10a-109bb, inclusive; (4) establish the construction assurance office in accordance with section 10a-109cc; and (5) exercise the powers delegated to it in section 10a-109d. The board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for claims against the university, other than a payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the proceeds of a state bond issue.

(c) The board of trustees may create a board of directors for the governance of The University of Connecticut Health Center and may delegate such duties and authority as it deems necessary and appropriate to said board of directors. The board of directors shall include members of the board of trustees designated by the chairperson of the board of trustees and such other persons as the board of trustees deems appropriate.

(1949 Rev., S. 3274; P.A. 82-218, S. 21, 46; P.A. 83-576, S. 4, 5; P.A. 84-87, S. 6, 7; 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 91-174, S. 11, 16; 91-256, S. 27, 69; 91-349, S. 3, 8; P.A. 93-201, S. 13, 24; P.A. 95-230, S. 27, 45; P.A. 97-293, S. 9, 26; P.A. 01-173, S. 35, 67; P.A. 06-134, S. 5; P.A. 11-48, S. 224; 11-70, S. 6; P.A. 12-129, S. 5; 12-156, S. 56; P.A. 13-118, S. 5; P.A. 15-75, S. 4; P.A. 24-81, S. 171; P.A. 25-21, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, amending section to add provisions concerning trustee's duties re development of mission statements, policies and programs and re budget requests, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-119 transferred to Sec. 10a-104 in 1983; P.A. 83-576 added provision prohibiting denial of access to armed forces representatives; P.A. 84-87 repealed language in Subsec. (a) prohibiting board from denying military recruiters the opportunity to recruit on campus; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 91-174 added Subsec. (a)(7), codified as (a)(8), re fund-raising; P.A. 91-256 in Subsec. (b) added provision for the board to request authority to issue payment for claims against the university; P.A. 91-349 added Subsec. (a)(7) re research grants; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (a)(8) to require report and added Subdiv. (9) re charging of the bond fund account for the direct costs of a building project, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-230 added Subsec. (a)(10) and Subsec. (b)(3) re additional powers under UConn 2000, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 97-293 added Subsec. (a)(11) re acceptance of gifts made by a foundation, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-173 added Subsec. (c) re creation of a board of directors for The University of Connecticut Health Center, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 06-134 amended Subsec. (b) by redesignating existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (5) and by adding new Subdivs. (3) re auditing requirements and (4) re the construction assurance office, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to remove reference to state-wide policy and guidelines established by Board of Governors of Higher Education, replace “Board of Governors of Higher Education” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education” and replace “Commissioner of Higher Education” with “executive director of the Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” and amended Subsec. (b) to replace “Board of Governors of Higher Education” and reference to Sec. 10a-8 with “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-70 replaced branches with campuses in Subsecs. (a) and (b); P.A. 12-129 amended Subsec. (a) by eliminating requirements that board of trustees submit university's mission statement and make recommendations re mergers or closures to Board of Regents for Higher Education, 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” in Subsec. (a)(8), effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-118 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize the board of trustees to review and approve recommendations for new academic programs in Subdiv. (4), add new Subdiv. (5) re reporting of new programs and program changes and redesignate existing Subdivs. (5) to (11) as Subdivs. (6) to (12), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-75 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to goals identified in Sec. 10a-11c in Subdiv. (1) and making conforming and technical changes in Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 24-81 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing executive director of the Office of Higher Education with Commissioner of Higher Education, effective May 30, 2024; P.A. 25-21 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(10)(A), effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-104c. Recruitment of research faculty and staff. Progress report. (a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall develop, continuously maintain and revise from time to time a program to facilitate the recruitment of eminent faculty and their research staffs to the university. Such program shall support economic development in the state through faculty research and promote core sectors of the state economy by accelerating the pace of applied research and development. Such program shall supplement the compensation of such faculty and related costs of personnel and materials needed to secure such faculty for the university. Eligibility shall be limited to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in their field of research and have an interest in working collaboratively on research that meets societal needs or commercialization of discoveries, innovations or technologies.

(b) Not later than April 1, 2020, and biennially thereafter, said board shall develop a plan for the recruitment and hiring of research faculty, including those whose research is focused on societal needs or can be commercialized. Such plan shall outline the operating and capital costs associated with the plan and include recruitment and hiring goals.

(c) (1) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall commence a research faculty recruitment and hiring program in accordance with the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such program shall be used (A) to hire faculty who meet the qualifications specified in subsection (a) of this section and who will assist the university in achieving the goals and requirements set forth in said subsection, and (B) to develop laboratories for such faculty, including related construction, renovation and equipment costs.

(2) Under such program, the university shall encourage and facilitate the creation of new business ventures in the state that fuel economic growth and shall provide resources for proof of concept, technology maturation, early-stage and later-stage venture capital funding and other measures that encourage expansion of the university's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

(d) The president of The University of Connecticut shall submit an annual report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the university's progress in meeting hiring goals under this section and the implementation of the program under subsection (c) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance, revenue and bonding.

(e) Any bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission in support of the research faculty recruitment and hiring program shall be used solely for the development of laboratories, including related construction, renovation and equipment costs.

(P.A. 06-83, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 63; P.A. 19-154, S. 1; P.A. 21-111, S. 99; P.A. 25-174, S. 77.)

History: P.A. 06-83 effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 amended Subsec. (b) re expenditure of funds to require president to receive commitments of support of not less than $2,000,000, rather than “matching funds” from industry or other sources, effective October 6, 2007; P.A. 19-154 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re Board of Trustees to continuously maintain and revise program to facilitate recruitment of eminent faculty and staffs, adding “through faculty research”, replacing “competency areas” with “sectors of the state economy”, replacing “scientists” with “individuals”, and replacing “with other scientists at the university and an interest in commercialization of their research” with “on research that meets societal needs or commercialization of discoveries, innovations or technologies”, deleted former Subsec. (b) re expending funds, and added new Subsec. (b) re development of plan for recruitment and hiring of research faculty, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-111 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provision re annual report as Subsec. (d) and amending same to add reference to program under Subsec. (c), and added Subsec. (c) re research faculty recruitment and hiring program, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (c)(1)(B) to replace provision re support compensation of facility and related construction, renovation and equipment costs with provision re develop laboratories for faculty, including related construction, renovation and equipment costs and added Subsec. (e) re authorized bonds shall be used solely for development of laboratories, effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-105. (Formerly Sec. 10-119a). Tuition, fees and refunds. Operating funds. Special External Gift Fund. Endowment fund. Waivers. Reimbursement to The University of Connecticut Operating Fund. Health care coverage for graduate assistants, postdoctoral trainees, graduate fellows and graduate student interns. Course reenrollment for student members of the armed forces called to active duty. Graduation fees. (a) Subject to the provisions of sections 10a-8 and 10a-26, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall fix fees for tuition and shall fix fees for such other purposes as the board deems necessary at The University of Connecticut, and may make refunds of the same.

(b) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall establish and administer a fund to be known as The University of Connecticut Operating Fund, and in addition, may establish a Special External Gift Fund, and an endowment fund, as defined in section 10a-109c, and such other funds as may be established pursuant to subdivision (13) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon request by the university and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the university pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the university in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, income from student fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes other than research and all receipts derived from the conduct by The University of Connecticut of its education extension program and its summer school session, except funds received by The University of Connecticut Health Center, shall be deposited in said operating fund. If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves such transfer, he may require the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the university. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, except the cost of waiving or remitting tuition for students enrolled in the schools of medicine or dental medicine, shall be charged to said fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported by said fund costing one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of The University of Connecticut.

(c) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall establish and administer a fund to be known as The University of Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state except the amount of the appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services and the appropriations for fringe benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, all tuition revenue received by the health center in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, income from student fees or related charges, proceeds from auxiliary and business enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants for purposes other than research and other income relative to these activities shall be deposited in said fund. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (g) of this section for students enrolled in the schools of medicine or dental medicine shall be charged to said fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported by said fund costing one million dollars or more shall require the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of The University of Connecticut Health Center.

(d) Commencing December 1, 1981, and thereafter not later than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the board of trustees shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the actual expenditures of The University of Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund containing such relevant information as the Office of Policy and Management may require in the form prescribed by the board of regents in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10a-8.

(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees for any undergraduate or graduate degree program at The University of Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, “service in time of war” shall not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to said institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to said institution. Said board shall also waive for any such veteran the payment of any extension fees under section 10a-26 for educational extension programs, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for admission to said institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to said institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program. Said board shall also waive for any such member the payment of any extension fees under section 10a-26 for educational extension programs, (5) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (6) for any resident of the state who is the dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (7) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and (8) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (4) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at The University of Connecticut. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, “domiciled in this state” includes domicile for less than one year.

(f) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (e) of this section has applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees at The University of Connecticut for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, “veteran tuition benefit” means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to The University of Connecticut on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition and extension fees. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to The University of Connecticut on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the sum of the actual tuition and extension fees charged by The University of Connecticut to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition, extension fees and other fees charged by The University of Connecticut to such veteran.

(B) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition and extension fees in excess of the veteran tuition benefit at The University of Connecticut for such veteran.

(g) Said board of trustees shall set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an amount not less than that required by the board of governors' tuition policy established under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student employment for any undergraduate, graduate or professional student who is enrolled as a full or part-time matriculated student in a degree-granting program, or enrolled in a precollege remedial program, and who demonstrates substantial financial need. Said board may also set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to one per cent of such tuition revenue for financial assistance for students who would not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do have a financial need as determined by the university in accordance with this subsection. In determining such financial need, the university shall exclude the value of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or legal guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is not considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per cent.

(h) The University of Connecticut Operating Fund shall be reimbursed for the amount by which tuition and extension fee waivers granted under subsection (e) of this section exceed two and one-half per cent of tuition and extension fee revenue through an annual state appropriation. The board of trustees shall request such an appropriation and such appropriation shall be based upon an estimate of tuition and extension fee revenue loss using tuition and extension fee rates in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply.

(i) Said board of trustees shall grant remission or waiver of tuition for graduate assistants at the university. Assistantship payments to graduate assistants shall not be considered salaries and wages under the provisions of section 3-119, and shall be paid according to a schedule prescribed by the university and approved by the State Comptroller.

(j) Said board of trustees may provide health care coverage for graduate assistants, postdoctoral trainees, graduate fellows and graduate student interns identified in subdivision (8) of section 3-123aaa by enrolling such individuals in a partnership plan as defined in section 3-123aaa. All premiums and expenses resulting from the participation of such individuals in the partnership plan shall be paid by the university. No such premiums or expenses shall be charged to the General Fund.

(k) Said board of trustees shall allow any student who is a member of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll in any course for which such student had remitted tuition but which was not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment shall be offered to any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four years after the date of release from active duty without additional tuition, student fee or related charge, except if such student has been fully reimbursed for the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was not completed.

(l) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall not assess or charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in The University of Connecticut for the purpose of graduating from such university.

(1969, P.A. 530, S. 5; June, 1971, P.A. 5, S. 122; P.A. 73-542, S. 4; P.A. 74-266, S. 4, 5; 74-282, S. 4; P.A. 75-484, S. 4, 5; P.A. 76-181, S. 4, 5; P.A. 77-528, S. 1, 3; 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-175, S. 4, 5; 78-331, S. 48, 49, 58; P.A. 81-252, S. 4, 5; 81-468, S. 2, 11; P.A. 82-91, S. 36, 38; 82-218, S. 37, 46; 82-314, S. 24, 63; 82-463, S. 4, 6, 7; P.A. 83-457, S. 4, 6; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; 84-365, S. 7, 12; 84-438, S. 4, 5; P.A. 85-553, S. 4, 5; P.A. 86-325, S. 4, 5; P.A. 87-450, S. 10, 11, 17; P.A. 89-380, S. 5–7; P.A. 90-147, S. 10–12, 20; P.A. 91-174, S. 12, 16; 91-208, S. 8, 11; 91-256, S. 29, 69; 91-303, S. 9, 22; 91-407, S. 28, 42; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 19, 22; P.A. 92-154, S. 11, 23; P.A. 93-293, S. 9, 11; P.A. 95-230, S. 28, 45; P.A. 96-237, S. 2, 3; 96-244, S. 61, 63; P.A. 97-247, S. 1, 21, 27; P.A. 00-204, S. 12, 13; P.A. 01-173, S. 36, 67; P.A. 02-126, S. 4; P.A. 03-19, S. 24; 03-33, S. 3; 03-278, S. 128; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 201; P.A. 04-27, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 18; P.A. 06-141, S. 1; P.A. 08-57, S. 3; 08-71, S. 3; P.A. 09-159, S. 6; P.A. 10-66, S. 3; P.A. 11-48, S. 225; P.A. 12-129, S. 6; P.A. 13-137, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 417; P.A. 18-47, S. 10; P.A. 21-79, S. 11; 21-132, S. 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 57; P.A. 23-139, S. 2; P.A. 25-61, S. 5; 25-95, S. 12.)

History: 1971 act made provisions subject to Sec. 10-329b and set minimum tuition fees for residents at $350 and for nonresidents at $850; P.A. 73-542 added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re waiver of fees for children of persons missing-in-action and former prisoners of war and for Vietnam era veterans; P.A. 74-266 deleted Subsec. (c) and incorporated its provisions in Subsec. (b) as Subdiv. (2); P.A. 74-282 allowed waiver of fees for persons 62 or older, incorporated as Subsec. (b)(3); P.A. 75-484 added new Subsec. (c) re waiver of fees for students demonstrating substantial financial need; P.A. 76-181 substantially changed fee scale in Subsec. (a) by creating separate fee rates for schools of law, medicine and dental medicine and increasing regular program fees for residents to $540 minimum and for nonresidents to $1,230 minimum, established levels of fees which are to be appropriated to the university and the law, medicine and dentistry schools for educational purposes and changed percentage of students who may have fees waived in Subsec. (c) from 1% to 10%; P.A. 77-528 added Subsec. (d) waiving tuition for graduate assistants; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-175 substituted “veteran having served in time of war” for “Vietnam era veteran” in Subsec. (b); P.A. 78-331 specified board of trustees in Subsecs. (b) and (c) to avoid confusion with board of higher education; P.A. 81-252 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize waiver of tuition for eligible members of the Connecticut army or air national guard, and to provide for reduction in waiver if eligible person receives educational reimbursement from employer; P.A. 81-468 established tuition funds for The University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Health Center; P.A. 82-91 amended Subsec. (a) to require board of trustees, for fiscal year 82-83, to increase nonresident tuition fees, except for medical and dental students, in order to collect $1,837,680 and amended Subsec. (b) to provide that additional tuition revenue deposited in tuition fund attributable to nonresident tuition fee increases pursuant to Subsec. (a) may be expended in addition to amounts recommended by governor pursuant to Sec. 4-72; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, replacing board of higher education with board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 82-314 changed name of appropriations committee; P.A. 82-463 clarified Subsecs. (a) and (b), adding language re implementation of tuition schedule in Subsec. (a) and amended Subsec. (f) to specify certain types of students whose tuition may be waived where previously fees could be waived for any person accepted for admission and having financial need and to include part-time students in calculation of total amount waived; Sec. 10-119a transferred to Sec. 10a-105 in 1983; P.A. 83-457 amended Subsec. (f) to repeal provision that tuition waived or remitted shall not exceed 10% of tuition revenue payable by number of full-time or part-time resident and nonresident students matriculated in degree-granting programs and enrolled in precollege remedial programs at The University of Connecticut for the current academic year, and substituted provision that tuition waived or remitted shall not exceed 10% of tuition revenue due during the preceding year, including revenue lost due to tuition waivers and remissions, adjusted for tuition changes; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 84-365 amended Subsec. (b) deleting provision re expenditure of $1,837,680 in addition to the amount recommended for expenditure by the governor pursuant to Sec. 4-72 and amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to provide that the board of trustees may increase the expenditure authority up to 2%; P.A. 84-438 amended Subsec. (e) authorizing tuition waivers for veterans of Grenada and Lebanon; P.A. 85-553 inserted new Subsec. (f) which required board to set aside from its anticipated tuition fund revenue an amount not less than that required by the board of governors' tuition policy to provide funds for tuition waivers and remissions, grants for educational expenses and student employment, replacing prior provisions re waiver or remittance of tuition; P.A. 86-325 in Subsec. (b) increased 2% of the expenditure level to 102%, inserted new Subsec. (g) to provide for reimbursement of the tuition fund for waivers, relettering former Subsec. (g) as (h); P.A. 87-450 in Subsecs. (b) and (c) provided that the expenditure authority may be increased by the amount the fund income exceeds the authority rather than by the amount the income exceeds the authority up to 2% and eliminated the transfer of fund income for student financial aid; P.A. 89-380 in Subsec. (b) substituted “fund balance or projected fund balance, including reserves and interest earnings from investments” for “fund income, including interest earnings from investments” as the amount which must exceed the expenditure authority for The University of Connecticut tuition fund in order for the authority to be increased by the board of trustees and provided that if the authority is increased it be increased by the amount that the fund balance rather than the fund income exceeds the expenditure authority and in Subsec. (c) substituted “fund balance or projected fund balance, including reserves and interest earnings from investments” for “fund income, including interest earnings from investments” as the amount which must exceed the expenditure authority for The University of Connecticut Health Center tuition fund in order for the authority to be increased by the board of trustees and provided that if the authority is increased it be increased by the amount that the fund balance rather than the fund income exceeds the expenditure authority; P.A. 90-147 in Subsec. (b) expanded the authority of the board of trustees to increase expenditures from The University of Connecticut tuition fund beyond the governor's recommended expenditure authority, in Subsec. (c) expanded the authority of the board of trustees to increase expenditures from the health center tuition fund beyond the governor's recommended expenditure authority and in Subsec. (e) required that a person 62 years of age or older be a resident of the state to be eligible for a tuition waiver; P.A. 91-174 in Subsec. (a) deleted a requirement for approval by the board of governors of higher education; P.A. 91-208 in Subsec. (f) added provision concerning the set aside of 1% of tuition revenue for financial assistance and specifying how financial need is to be determined; P.A. 91-256 removed provisions for tuition funds and established operating funds at the university and at the health center, in Subsec. (a) deleted requirement for fees to be approved by the board of governors of higher education and made technical changes; P.A. 91-303 in Subsec. (e)(1) removed requirement of residency at the time of entering the armed forces and substituted requirement that the child be a resident of the state at the time of acceptance to the institution, in Subsec. (e)(2) added dates of the actions in Grenada and Lebanon, added reference to Panama and removed requirement that the veteran be a resident at the time he entered the armed forces or be a resident while serving and in Subsec. (e)(3) added requirement that a sufficient number of students other than those eligible for a waiver be enrolled to offer the course; P.A. 91-407 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to add exceptions re appropriation for personal services and further amended Subsec. (c) to delete provision requiring that proceeds of auxiliary and business enterprises, gifts and donations be maintained in accordance with federal tax code; June Sp. Sess. 91-7 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to provide for the deposit of federal funds and grants for purposes other than research in the funds and deleted language in Subsec. (c) specifying that proceeds of auxiliary and business enterprises, gifts and donations be maintained in accordance with the applicable provisions of the federal tax code; P.A. 92-154 amended Subsec. (a) to remove language specifying the amount of tuition and added Subsec. (h) concerning health insurance coverage for graduate assistants; P.A. 93-293 added Subsec. (e)(5) re dependent child of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-230 amended Subsec. (b) to permit establishment of Special External Gift Fund and Endowment Fund and made technical changes, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 96-237 amended Subsec. (b) to expand appropriations to be deposited in operating fund to include operating expenses to be used for personal services, to require, upon request by the university and with annual review by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation to be transferred from the Comptroller to the fund, to authorize the secretary to require appropriations for operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe benefits to be excluded from the fund and to provide that the Treasurer shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by the university, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (d) to provide that veterans and members of the National Guard have the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-247 amended Subsec. (e) to make a technical change and amended Subsec. (h) to prohibit the consideration of graduate assistantship payments as salaries and wages under Sec. 3-119 and to require payments to be made according to a schedule prescribed by the university and approved by the State Comptroller, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 00-204 amended Subsec. (e) to designate existing provisions of Subdiv. (5) as Subparas. (A) and (B) and to add Subparas. (C) and (D) re municipal employee and state employee, respectively, and to make technical changes, effective June 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (e)(5) to add a dependent child of a supernumerary or auxiliary police officer or of a member of a volunteer fire company, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 02-126 added Subsec. (e)(6) requiring tuition waiver for any state resident who is the dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a state resident, effective June 7, 2002; P.A. 03-19 made technical changes in Subsec. (e), effective May 12, 2003; P.A. 03-33 added Subsec. (i) re course reenrollment for students who are members of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester; P.A. 03-278 changed effective date of P.A. 03-33, S. 3 from October 1, 2003, to May 12, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (h) by deleting provisions re health insurance coverage for graduate assistants, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-27 made a technical change in Subsec. (i), effective April 28, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (e)(2) by replacing language re residency with language re domicile, amended Subsec. (e)(4) by replacing language re residency in Subpara. (A) with language re the Adjutant General in existing Subpara. (B) and redesignating existing Subpara. (C) as new Subpara. (B) and amended Subsec. (e)(6) by adding language describing “domiciled in this state”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-141 added Subsec. (e)(7) re dependents of victims of multivehicle crash in Avon, effective June 6, 2006; P.A. 08-57 amended Subsec. (e)(4)(B) by waiving tuition fees for active members of the Connecticut National Guard for graduate programs, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 08-71 amended Subsec. (e) by adding Subdiv. (8) re tuition waiver applicable to resident of state who is dependent child or surviving spouse of armed forces member killed in action on or after September 11, 2001, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 09-159 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d), amended Subsec. (e)(2) by providing that tuition waivers for veterans be subject to provisions of Subsec. (f), added new Subsec. (f) re tuition waivers for veterans who have applied for federal educational assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 and redesignated existing Subsecs. (f) to (i) as Subsecs. (g) to (j), effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 10-66 amended Subsec. (e)(2) by replacing “having served” with “who performed service”, deleting provisions re service in invasions of Grenada and Panama and peace-keeping mission in Lebanon, and redefining “service in time of war” to exclude time spent in attendance at a military service academy, effective May 18, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (d) to replace “Board of Governors of Higher Education” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education” re report on actual expenditures and with “Office of Policy and Management” re relevant information required in such report, and to add provision re form prescribed by board of regents in accordance with Sec. 10a-8(a), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-129 amended Subsec. (d) by eliminating requirement that board of trustees submit report through Board of Regents for Higher Education, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-137 amended Subsec. (d) to add “the Office of Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsecs. (g) and (i) to add “of trustees”, added new Subsec. (j) re health care coverage and redesignated existing Subsec. (j) as Subsec. (k), effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 18-47 amended Subsec. (e)(2) to designate provision re veteran who performed service in time of war as Subpara. (A), add Subpara. (B) re person with qualifying condition and discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable who served in time of war, and made technical and conforming changes; P.A. 21-79 amended Subsec. (e) to redefine “veteran”, delete “(A)” and former Subpara. (B) re person with qualifying condition in Subdiv. (2), and make conforming changes; P.A. 21-132 added Subsec. (l) re prohibition on assessing or charging graduation fee, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 made identical changes as P.A. 21-132, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-139 amended Subsec. (e) by adding “for any undergraduate or graduate degree program”, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-61 replaced reference to Sec. 3-123aaa(6) with reference to Sec. 3-123aaa(8) in Subsec. (j), effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-95 amended Subsec. (e) by adding provisions re waiver of payment of extension fees for educational extension programs in Subdivs. (2) and (4), amended Subsec. (f) by adding references to extension fees throughout and replacing “the actual tuition” with “the sum of the actual tuition” in Subdiv. (2)(A)(ii)(I) and “fees charged” with “other fees charged” in Subdiv. (2)(A)(ii)(II), amended Subsec. (h) by adding “and extension fee” throughout and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-108b. Management and fiscal accountability policies. Not later than January 1, 2026, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall adopt or update policies concerning the management and fiscal accountability of The University of Connecticut. Such policies shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) The use of purchasing cards pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-98 that includes, but is not limited to, the (A) permitted and restricted uses of purchasing cards, (B) provision of uniform training to each cardholder on such permitted and restricted uses and required record-keeping, and a signed acknowledgment of receiving such training, (C) requirement for a secondary review and sign-off on any exceptions to the spending limits on purchasing cards, (D) provision of uniform training to each supervisor to regularly monitor the use of purchasing cards, (E) use of purchasing cards by persons in executive positions for food and entertainment costs, and (F) establishment and enforcement of accountability measures to address any purchasing card misuse, including, but not limited to, written acknowledgment of such misuse, an agreement to remedy such misuse and the revocation of purchasing cards when necessary.

(2) The use of state vehicles that includes, but is not limited to, the (A) establishment of rules on the use of state vehicles and related record-keeping, (B) treatment of state vehicle use for compensation and tax purposes, and (C) establishment and enforcement of accountability measures to address any state vehicle misuse and noncompliance with such policy.

(3) Residency requirements for certain executive positions, including, but not limited to, the president, vice-presidents and other equivalent positions. Any employment contract negotiated on and after July 1, 2025, for the president of The University of Connecticut shall include a requirement to maintain such president's primary residence in the state.

(4) The development and provision of uniform training to all executives, administrators and staff at said university regarding the business functions and compliance practices relevant to such position.

(P.A. 25-71, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 25-71 effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109b. Purposes of The University of Connecticut 2000 Act and Next Generation Connecticut. (a) The purpose of The University of Connecticut 2000 Act is to promote the welfare and prosperity of the people of the state and the continuation and improvement of their educational opportunities by approving a special capital improvement program for The University of Connecticut and enabling The University of Connecticut to borrow money and enter into financing transactions in its own name, on behalf of the state, to expand the authority of The University of Connecticut to construct projects and to assure a state commitment to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems for the benefit of the educational and economic development needs of the state and The University of Connecticut, all to the public benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and manner provided in The University of Connecticut 2000 Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the exercise of an essential governmental function.

(b) The purposes of sections 10a-109gg to 10a-109mm, inclusive, and the provisions of sections 10a-109c to 10a-109e, inclusive, 10a-109g, 10a-109n and 32-41s relating to The University of Connecticut Health Center and John Dempsey Hospital are to advance health care, education and economic development in the state by (1) encouraging collaboration, innovation, job creation and new investment by The University of Connecticut, various hospitals and other institutions involved in the health and bioscience industries of the state; (2) enabling (A) the construction of a new bed tower at John Dempsey Hospital, and (B) the renovation of academic, clinical and research space and the construction of a new ambulatory care center at The University of Connecticut Health Center to enhance the academic, clinical and research missions of The University of Connecticut School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine; (3) facilitating the assumption of operational control of the neonatal intensive care unit located at John Dempsey Hospital by Connecticut Children's Medical Center resulting in a regional children's health care system and an increased adult medical surgical bed capacity for John Dempsey Hospital; (4) supporting the development of (A) a comprehensive cancer center to expand clinical trials and advance patient care at multiple sites in the Hartford region, (B) a state-of-the-art simulation and conference center to be located on the campus of Hartford Hospital that will be used to educate and train health care professionals utilizing new technologies and simulated care settings, (C) a primary care institute located on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, the Connecticut Institute for Primary Care Innovation, that is intended to increase the number of primary care providers in the state by engaging in research and training to facilitate the effective delivery of primary care, (D) a health disparities institute sponsored by The University of Connecticut that will enhance research and the delivery of care to the minority and medically underserved populations of the state, (E) a Permanent Regional Phase One Clinical Trials Unit to be located at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, (F) a cancer treatment center to be located in its entirety within the city of New Britain, and (G) patient room renovations at Bristol Hospital; (5) fostering growth in the bioscience sector of the state's economy by extending the same benefits afforded to businesses located in an enterprise zone to businesses that are engaged in bioscience and located in the city of Hartford or certain areas in the town of Farmington, the city of New Britain and the city of Bristol; and (6) establishing, pursuant to The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative, as defined in section 10a-109c, one or more subsidiaries or joint ventures to acquire, operate, fund, improve and sell, or otherwise divest from, hospital systems, as defined in section 19a-486i.

(c) The purposes of the construction, renovations, infrastructure and equipment related to Next Generation Connecticut are to: (1) Develop preeminence in The University of Connecticut's research and innovation programs, (2) hire and support outstanding faculty, (3) train and educate graduates to meet the future workforce needs of Connecticut, and (4) initiate collaborative partnerships that lead to scientific and technological breakthroughs. For purposes of this section and section 10a-109oo, “Next Generation Connecticut” means UConn 2000, as modified by this section and subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d, subsection (a) of section 10a-109e, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109g, subsection (a) of section 10a-109n, sections 10a-109x, 10a-109nn and 10a-109oo and section 9 of public act 13-233*.

(P.A. 95-230, S. 2, 45; P.A. 10-104, S. 1; P.A. 11-75, S. 1; P.A. 13-233, S. 1; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2, S. 1.)

*Note: Section 9 of public act 13-233 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 10-104 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re purposes of Secs. 10a-109gg to 10a-109mm and provisions of Secs. 10a-109c to 10a-109e, 10a-109g, 10a-109n and 32-41s, effective June 3, 2010; P.A. 11-75 amended Subsec. (b)(2) to add construction of a new ambulatory care center and amended Subsec. (b)(4) to delete former Subparas. (E) and (F) re institute for clinical and translational science and re Connecticut Institute for Nursing Excellence and to redesignate existing Subparas. (G) to (I) as Subparas. (E) to (G), effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 13-233 added Subsec. (c) re Next Generation Connecticut, effective July 1, 2013; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2 amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdiv. (6) re The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative, effective November 18, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109c. Definitions. As used in sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, 10a-109gg to 10a-109mm, inclusive, and 32-41s, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Act” means The University of Connecticut 2000 Act.

(2) “Assured revenues” means revenues other than project revenues, to be received from fees, tuition, rentals, charges, gifts, investments, endowments and from grants, subsidies, contracts, leases or other agreements made by or with the federal government, the state or any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of the federal government or the state, or others, including the state debt service commitment, the minimum state operating provision and special eligible gifts.

(3) “Board of trustees” means the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut.

(4) “Cost”, as applied to a project or any portion of the project, includes, but is not limited to: The purchase price or acquisition cost of any such project; the cost of planning, designing, constructing, building, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction, renovation, improvement, equipping and remodeling; the cost of all labor, materials, building systems, machinery and equipment; the cost of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, easements and franchises acquired; the cost of all utility extensions, access roads, site development, financing charges, premiums for insurance, interest prior to and during construction and for six months thereafter; the cost of working capital related to the project; the cost of plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of cost and of revenues; the cost of accountants, audits, engineering, feasibility studies, legal and other professional consulting or technical services; the cost of reserves for payment of future debt service related to the financing transaction proceedings and for future repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements; the cost of all other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction or acquisition; and administrative and operating expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized.

(5) “Endowment fund” means the fund described in subsection (b) of section 10a-109i.

(6) “Endowment fund eligible gift” means a gift to or for the benefit of the university of cash or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has a value that is ascertainable by the university which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the gift the university may and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment fund.

(7) “Endowment fund state grant” means moneys transferred by the Board of Regents for Higher Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b for deposit into the endowment fund pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10a-109i in an aggregate amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment.

(8) “Endowment fund state grant maximum commitment” means an amount not exceeding ten million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, seven million five hundred thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, June 30, 2002, June 30, 2003, June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, five million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, ten million dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, and fifteen million dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2014, inclusive.

(9) “Finance committee” means the budget and finance committee of the board of trustees.

(10) “Financing documents” means any securities, loan agreements, credit agreements, financing leases, lease-purchase agreements, trust agreements, indentures, resolutions, security agreements, pledge agreements or other contracts, agreements or documents executed and delivered by the university in connection with a financing transaction proceeding.

(11) “Financing transaction proceedings” means the proceedings of the university authorizing the issuance of securities under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, the provisions of any indenture of trust or resolution securing securities, which provisions are incorporated into such proceedings, the provisions of any financing or other documents or agreements which are incorporated into such proceedings, and a certificate of determination executed and filed by the Treasurer in accordance with subsection (e) or (f) of section 10a-109g.

(12) “Governor” means the Governor of the state.

(13) “Holder” or “owner” when used with reference to securities means any person or party who is the registered owner of any outstanding security.

(14) “State debt service commitment” means, with respect to securities issued as general obligations of the university pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-109g for UConn 2000, an annual amount, commencing in the state fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and any fiscal year thereafter for any special debt service requirements when due and payable.

(15) “Minimum state operating provision” means the commitment of the state to appropriate, annually, an amount for the university for operations after receiving a request from the university therefor and consideration of other amounts available to the university for its operations which amount so appropriated shall be consistent with the university continuing to operate in furtherance and pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of article eighth of the Constitution of the state and applicable law as an institution dedicated to the excellence in higher education, including the operation of the components of UConn 2000 at Storrs and elsewhere in the state pursuant to section 10a-109e; provided, nothing in sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, shall be construed to preclude the state from appropriating a lower or higher amount than the amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year as long as the appropriation act provides and determines that the university can continue to operate as an institution dedicated to excellence in higher education and such amount so appropriated shall then constitute the minimum state operating provision.

(16) “Project” means any structure designed for use as a dormitory or other housing facility, dining facility, student union, academic building, administrative facility, library, classroom building, research facility, faculty facility, office facility, athletic facility, health care facility, laboratory, maintenance, storage or utility facility or other building or structure essential, necessary or useful for instruction in a program of education provided by the university; or any multipurpose structure designed to combine two or more of the functions performed by the types of structures enumerated in this subsection, including, without limitation, improvements, reconstruction, replacements, additions and equipment acquired in connection with a project or in connection with operation of any facilities of the university existing on June 7, 1995. “Project” includes all real and personal property, lands, improvements, driveways, roads, approaches, pedestrian access roads, parking lots, parking facilities, rights-of-way, utilities, easements and other interests in land, machinery and equipment, and all appurtenances and facilities either on, above or under the ground that are used or usable in connection with any of the structures mentioned in this subsection. “Project” also includes landscaping, site preparation, furniture, machinery, equipment and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended, but does not include items that are customarily under applicable accounting principles considered as a current operating charge, unless the category and maximum amount thereof is specifically included by a determination of the board of trustees in the financing transaction proceedings.

(17) “Project revenues” means revenues received from projects existing on June 7, 1995, from projects under construction or from projects the acquisition, construction or accomplishment of which the university has entered into a binding commitment, anticipated by the board of trustees to produce annual revenues in an amount not less than the anticipated annual cost of operation, maintenance and repair of such project, and annual debt service payments on any financing transaction proceedings for the project during the term of any such proceedings effected under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, for the project, as determined by the board of trustees.

(18) “Securities” means any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness or borrowing of the university issued pursuant to sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, on which the interest earned may be excludable or includable as gross income of the holders thereof under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time.

(19) “Special debt service requirements” means, for any period, and with respect to securities, subject to the financing transaction proceedings authorizing the issuance of the securities, the sum of (A) the principal on serial bonds or sinking fund installment on term bonds and interest accruing and coming due during such period, (B) the amounts, if any, required, with respect to interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt, or with respect to securities not secured by the state debt service commitment during such period to establish or maintain reserves, sinking funds or other funds or accounts at the respective levels required to be established or maintained therein in accordance with the proceedings authorizing the issuance of securities, (C) annual expenses of issuance and administration with respect to securities, (D) the amounts, if any, becoming due and payable under a reimbursement agreement or similar agreement entered into pursuant to authority granted under the proceedings authorizing the issuance of securities, (E) net amounts owing under interest rate agreements authorized and effective under section 10a-109j, (F) arbitrage rebate requirements pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10a-109q on securities secured by the state debt service commitment, and (G) any other annual costs or expenses necessary or proper to be paid in connection with the securities, including, without limitation, the annual cost of any credit facility, including but not limited to a letter of credit or policy of bond insurance, issued by a financial institution pursuant to an agreement approved in the financing transaction proceedings.

(20) “Special eligible gift” means a gift to or for the benefit of the university of cash or assets which may be reduced to cash by the university which the donor has specifically designated as a donation for use by the university in furtherance of UConn 2000 or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the gift the university may use for UConn 2000 and which the university determines to so use for such purpose pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-109i.

(21) “Special External Gift Fund” means the fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-109i.

(22) “State” means the state of Connecticut.

(23) “State Bond Commission” means the commission established and existing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 3-20, as the same may from time to time be amended, or any successor to said commission.

(24) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the state or his deputy appointed pursuant to section 3-12.

(25) “UConn 2000 infrastructure improvement program” or “UConn 2000” means the projects identified or referenced in section 10a-109e, as same may be modified from time to time in accordance with said section 10a-109e and, in bundle, constitutes the special capital improvement program proposed by the university, approved by the state and identified in said section 10a-109e as necessary at this time to modernize, rehabilitate, renew, expand and otherwise stabilize the physical plant of the university so as to provide the Connecticut community with confidence that a concentrated, accelerated and cooperative effort is being made for the benefit of the educational and economic development needs of the state and university and in an efficient, cost effective and timely manner and to assure that the university can continue to properly and proudly compete successfully for students, faculty, staff and external grant support.

(26) “University” means The University of Connecticut, a constituent unit of the state system of public higher education, including The University of Connecticut Health Center.

(27) “Contractor” means any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity (A) seeking prequalification to bid on a contract or seeking the award of a contract, or (B) prequalified to bid on a contract or that has been awarded a contract, in accordance with subsection (c) of section 10a-109n.

(28) “Total cost basis contract” means a design-build contract or a construction manager at-risk project delivery contract between The University of Connecticut and a contractor to accomplish multiple elements of a project, including, but not limited to, site acquisition, architectural design, preconstruction activities, project management and construction.

(29) “Deferred maintenance” means repair of an infrastructure or structure, that was not maintained, repaired or replaced in the usual course of maintenance and repair.

(30) “NICU transfer” means the transfer of the licensure and control of forty neonatal intensive care unit beds located at John Dempsey Hospital to Connecticut Children's Medical Center resulting in (A) no decrease in John Dempsey Hospital's total licensed bed capacity, and (B) an increase in Connecticut Children's Medical Center's total licensed bed capacity by forty.

(31) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

(32) “UConn health network initiatives” means the initiatives to develop a simulation and conference center on the Hartford Hospital campus, a primary care institute on the Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center campus, a comprehensive cancer center, The University of Connecticut-sponsored health disparities institute, a Permanent Regional Phase One Clinical Trials Unit at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, a cancer treatment center in the city of New Britain, and patient room renovations at Bristol Hospital, described in section 10a-109b.

(33) “The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation” means the planning, design, development, financing, construction, renovation, furnishing, equipping and completion of clinical, academic and research space within John Dempsey Hospital and The University of Connecticut Health Center, including, but not limited to, construction of a new bed tower for John Dempsey Hospital, resulting in an increase in its total licensed bed capacity from the current two hundred twenty-four beds to a number not to exceed two hundred thirty-four beds, including newborn bassinettes.

(34) “Utility, infrastructure, administrative and support facilities” includes any project as defined in subdivision (16) of this section for such facilities at Storrs or the regional campuses or at the health center including any building or structure essential, necessary or useful for such facilities and includes, without limitation, new construction, expansion, extension, addition, renovation, restoration, replacement, repair and deferred maintenance of such facilities, and all appurtenances and facilities either on, above or under the ground that are used or usable in connection with any of such facilities and all other aspects of a project related to or in support of such facilities.

(35) “The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative” means the establishment of one or more subsidiaries or joint ventures by The University of Connecticut Health Center or The University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation, created pursuant to section 10a-253, to acquire, operate, fund, improve and sell, or otherwise divest from, one or more hospital systems, as defined in section 19a-486i, through the (A) acquisition of assets, business or stock of one or more hospitals within the state, (B) funding of deferred maintenance expenses of such hospitals, (C) establishment of information technology and equipment necessary for the operation of such subsidiaries or joint ventures, (D) capital improvements to hospitals or other facilities operated by such subsidiaries or joint ventures, and (E) maintenance of working capital needs of such subsidiaries or joint ventures.

(P.A. 95-230, S. 3, 45; P.A. 97-293, S. 7, 26; P.A. 01-141, S. 11, 16; P.A. 06-134, S. 6; 06-196, S. 71; P.A. 07-166, S. 7, 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 56; P.A. 10-104, S. 2; P.A. 11-48, S. 226; 11-75, S. 2; P.A. 13-177, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 440; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 97-293 amended Subdivs. (6) and (20) to add gifts for the benefit of the university, amended Subdiv. (7) to substitute transferred by the Department of Higher Education pursuant to Sec. 10a-8b for “appropriated or financed by the state” and to change the cap provision, inserted the definition of “endowment fund state grant maximum commitment” as Subdiv. (8) and renumbered existing Subdivs. (8) to (25) as (9) to (26), respectively and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997; (Revisor's note: In 1999 a reference in Subdiv. (13) to Sec. “10-109g” was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. “10a-109g” to correct a clerical error); P.A. 01-141 amended Subdiv. (8) to increase the limit for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 and to provide a limit of $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2014, inclusive, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 06-134 added Subdivs. (27) to (29), inclusive, defining “contractor”, “total cost basis contract” and “deferred maintenance”, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subdiv. (15), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 07-166 amended Subdiv. (28) to delete “as defined in subdivision (27) of this section” and make a technical change and made a technical change in Subdiv. (29), effective June 19, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended Subdiv. (29) to eliminate exception for repairs to correct code violations for certain projects of UConn 2000 from definition of “deferred maintenance”, effective June 26, 2007; P.A. 10-104 added reference to Secs. 10a-109gg to 10a-109mm and 32-41s re use of terms, redefined “state debt service commitment” in Subdiv. (14) and added Subdivs. (30) to (33) defining “NICU transfer”, “Secretary”, “UConn health network initiatives” and “The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation”, effective June 3, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subdiv. (7) to replace “Department of Higher Education” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-75 amended Subdiv. (32) to delete references to institute for clinical and translational science and Connecticut Institute for Nursing Excellence, effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 13-177 amended Subdiv. (28) to redefine “total cost basis contract” by adding “design-build contract”, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 added Subdiv. (34) defining “utility, infrastructure, administrative and support facilities”, effective October 31, 2017; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2 redefined “cost” in Subdiv. (4), “project” in Subdiv. (16) and “securities” in Subdiv. (18) and added Subdiv. (35) defining “The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative”, effective November 18, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109d. Powers of the university for UConn 2000. (a) In order for the university to construct and issue securities for UConn 2000 and to otherwise carry out its responsibilities and requirements under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, the university shall have the following powers, which powers shall be independent of and in addition to any other powers of the university under state law:

(1) To have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and an instrumentality and agency of the state pursuant to section 10a-109v;

(2) To adopt and have an official seal and alter it at pleasure;

(3) To contract and be contracted with, sue, be indemnified, insure its assets, activities or actions or be a self-insurer and institute, prosecute, maintain and defend any action or proceeding in any court or before any agency or tribunal of competent jurisdiction;

(4) To indemnify and be sued, solely pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-109o;

(5) To retain by contract or employ architects, accountants, engineers, legal and securities counsel in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (F) of subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 10a-109n, and other professional and technical consultants and advisers; provided the university shall continue to be subject to audit, including its operations under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, pursuant to section 2-90, and provided further, financial advisers, underwriters, counsel, trustee, if any, and other financial consultants retained in connection with the offering and sale of securities shall be selected in consultation with the university, in the same manner as for state general obligation bonds;

(6) To plan, design, acquire, construct, build, enlarge, alter, reconstruct, renovate, improve, equip, own, operate, maintain, dispose of and demolish any project or projects, or any combination of projects, including without limitation any contract in furtherance of UConn 2000, notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 10a-105 or any other provisions of the general statutes regarding the powers of the university to undertake capital projects and purchase personal property;

(7) To acquire by purchase, contract, lease, long-term lease or gift, and hold or dispose of, real or personal property or rights or interests in any such property and to hold, sell, assign, lease, rent, encumber, other than by mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property, or any interest therein, owned by the university or in its control, custody or possession in accordance with section 10a-109n;

(8) To receive and accept grants, subsidies or loans of money from the federal government or a federal agency or instrumentality, the state or others, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed, and to pledge the proceeds of grants, subsidies or loans of money received or to be received from the federal government or any federal agency or instrumentality, the state or others, pursuant to agreements entered into between the university and the federal government or any federal agency or instrumentality, the state or others, provided (A) such property shall be deemed property of the state for purposes of sections 4a-19 and 4a-20, and (B) the university may insure its property independent of the state;

(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-150, to receive and accept aid or contributions, from any source, of money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied to carry out the purposes of sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, subject to the conditions upon which such aid or contributions may be made, including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department or agency of the United States or the state for any purpose consistent with said sections;

(10) To borrow money and issue securities to finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement or equipping of any one project, or more than one, or any combination of projects, or to make loans or provide grants from the proceeds of such securities to any subsidiary or joint venture established pursuant to The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative, or to refund securities issued after June 7, 1995, or to refund any such refunding securities or for any one, or more than one, or all of those purposes, or any combination of those purposes, and to provide for the security and payment of those securities and for the rights of the holders of them, except that the amount of any such borrowing, the special debt service requirements for which are secured by the state debt service commitment, exclusive of the amount of borrowing to refund securities, or to fund issuance costs or necessary reserves, may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of (A) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, to June 30, 2005, inclusive, one billion twelve million dollars, (B) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, to June 30, 2031, inclusive, four billion three hundred two million nine hundred thousand dollars, and (C) such additional amount or amounts: (i) Required from time to time to fund any special capital reserve fund or other debt service reserve fund in accordance with the financing transaction proceedings, and (ii) to pay or provide for the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any; the aggregate amounts of subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this subdivision are established as the authorized funding amount, and no borrowing within the authorized funding amount for a project or projects may be effected unless the project or projects are included in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10a-109e;

(11) To make, enter into, execute, deliver and amend any and all contracts, including, but not limited to, total cost basis contracts, agreements, leases, joint ventures, instruments and documents and perform all acts and do all things necessary or convenient to plan, design, acquire, construct, build, enlarge, alter, reconstruct, renovate, improve, equip, finance, maintain and operate projects and to carry out the powers granted by sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, or reasonably implied from those powers;

(12) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, including without limitation subsection (a) of section 10a-105, to fix and collect fees, tuition, charges, rentals and other charges for enrollment and attendance at the university and for the use of projects or any part thereof, provided that no tuition or student fee revenue shall be used for repairs performed solely to correct code violations that were applicable at the time of project completion and were for named projects pursuant to section 10a-109e completed prior to January 1, 2007; to provide for the promulgation of such reasonable and proper policies and procedures as may be necessary to assure the maximum use of the facilities of any projects at all times; and

(13) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 10a-105, to provide for or confirm the establishment of various funds and accounts respecting university operations, bond proceeds and special debt service requirements for securities issued, renewal and replacement and insurance, special capital reserve and operating reserve, special external gifts, pending receipts, assured revenues, project revenues to the extent not otherwise pledged and securing outstanding general obligation bonds of the state or other revenues and other funds or accounts as may be more particularly required under this subdivision and the indentures of trust or resolutions authorizing securities and to provide, subject to section 10a-109q and the provisions of such indentures or resolutions for the following to be deposited therein, as follows:

(A) All proceeds received from the sale of all securities;

(B) All fees, tuition, rentals and other charges from students, faculty, staff members and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or the right to be served by the university or any project;

(C) All fees for student activities, student services and all other fees, tuition and charges collected from students matriculated, registered or otherwise enrolled at and attending the university, pledged under the terms of financing transaction proceedings;

(D) All rentals from any facility or building leased to the federal government or any other third party;

(E) Federal and state grants, gifts, state appropriations and special external gift funds;

(F) All other assured revenues; and

(G) Project revenues.

(b) Any and all powers granted to the university in subdivision (a) of this section may be exercised by majority vote of the board of trustees which, except as specifically required under sections 10a-109e and 10a-109f, by majority vote of the board of trustees, subject to retaining overall control, responsibility and supervision, may be delegated to the finance committee or any officer, official or trustee of the finance committee or other authorized officer or employee of the university.

(P.A. 95-230, S. 4, 45; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3, S. 1; P.A. 06-134, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 55; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 58; P.A. 10-104, S. 3; P.A. 11-75, S. 3; P.A. 12-156, S. 47; P.A. 13-233, S. 4; P.A. 14-65, S. 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 441; P.A. 21-111, S. 96; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 479; P.A. 23-1, S. 6; P.A. 24-151, S. 19; P.A. 25-174, S. 78; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3 amended Subsec. (a)(10) to delete former bond authorization amount and provide for bond authorizations in the amount of $1,030,000,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, to June 30, 2005, and in the amount of $1,250,000,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, to June 30, 2015, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 06-134 amended Subsec. (a)(11) by including total cost basis contracts, effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended Subsec. (a)(12) to add proviso that tuition or student fee revenue shall not be used for repairs to correct code violations for certain projects, effective June 26, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 amended Subsec. (a)(10) to extend the time period in Subpara. (B) from June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2016, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 10-104 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) by increasing cap on amount of borrowing by university to $1,457,000,000 and changing final fiscal year for such borrowing from fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, to fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, effective June 3, 2010; P.A. 11-75 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) to increase cap on amount of borrowing by university from $1,457,000,000 to $1,719,900,000, effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 12-156 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by deleting reference to Sec. 10a-9, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-233 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) by extending final fiscal year for borrowing from 2018 to 2024, and by increasing cap from $1,719,900,000 to $3,270,900,000, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-65 amended Subsec. (a)(9) by deleting reference to Secs. 10a-150a to 10a-150d re disclosure of gifts from foreign sources, effective July 1, 2014; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) by replacing “June 30, 2024” with “June 30, 2027”, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 21-111 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) by increasing cap from $3,270,900,000 to $3,351,000,000, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) by decreasing cap from $3,351,000,000 to $3,295,900,000, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-1 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) by decreasing cap from $3,295,900,000 to $3,283,900,000 and made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(8), effective February 14, 2023; P.A. 24-151 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) to replace “June 30, 2027” with “June 30, 2031” and increase cap from $3,283,900,000 to $3,908,900,000, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(B) by increasing cap from $3,283,900,000 to $3,912,900,000, effective July 1, 2025; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2 amended Subsec. (a) by allowing loans or grants to a subsidiary or joint venture under The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative in Subdiv. (10), changing $1,030,000,000 to $1,012,000,000 in Subdiv. (10)(A), changing $3,912,900,000 to $4,302,900,000 in Subdiv. (10)(B) and adding “joint ventures” in Subdiv. (11), effective November 18, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109e. UConn 2000 infrastructure improvement program. (a) The university may administer, manage, schedule, finance, further design and construct UConn 2000, to operate and maintain the components thereof in a prudent and economical manner and to reserve for and make renewals and replacements thereof when appropriate, it being hereby determined and found to be in the best interest of the state and the university to provide this independent authority to the university along with providing assured revenues therefor as the efficient and cost effective course to achieve the objective of avoiding further decline in the physical infrastructure of the university and to renew, modernize, enhance and maintain such infrastructure, the particular project or projects, each being hereby approved as a project of UConn 2000, and the presently estimated cost thereof being as follows:

UConn 2000 Project	Phase I Fiscal Years 1996-1999	Phase II Fiscal Years 2000-2005	Phase III Fiscal Years 2005-2031

Academic and Research Facilities			450,000,000

Agricultural Biotechnology Facility	9,400,000

Agricultural Biotechnology Facility Completion		10,000,000

Alumni Quadrant Renovations		14,338,000

Arjona and Monteith (new classroom buildings)			66,100,000

Avery Point Campus Undergraduate and Library Building			35,000,000

Avery Point Marine Science Research Center – Phase I	34,000,000

Avery Point Marine Science Research Center – Phase II		16,682,000

Avery Point Renovation		5,600,000	15,000,000

Babbidge Library	0

Balancing Contingency		5,506,834

Beach Hall Renovations			10,000,000

Benton State Art Museum Addition		1,400,000	3,000,000

Biobehavioral Complex Replacement			4,000,000

Bishop Renovation			8,000,000

Budds Building Renovation		2,805,000

Business School Renovation		4,803,000

Chemistry Building	53,700,000

Commissary Warehouse			1,000,000

Deferred Maintenance/ Code Compliance/ ADA Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements & Renovation Lump Sum and Utility, Administrative and Support Facilities	39,332,000		863,500,000

Deferred Maintenance & Renovation Lump Sum Balance		104,668,000

East Campus North Renovations		11,820,000

Engineering Building (with Environmental Research Institute)			36,700,000

Equine Center		1,000,000

Equipment, Library Collections & Telecommunications	60,500,000		470,000,000

Equipment, Library Collections & Telecommunications Completion		182,118,146

Family Studies (DRM) Renovation			6,500,000

Farm Buildings Repairs/ Replacement			6,000,000

Fine Arts Phase II			20,000,000

Floriculture Greenhouse			3,000,000

Gant Building Renovations and New Life Sciences Building			403,500,000

Gant Plaza Deck		0

Gentry Completion			10,000,000

Gentry Renovation		9,299,000

Grad Dorm Renovations		7,548,000

Gulley Hall Renovation		1,416,000

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and Hugh S. Greer Field House			164,000,000

Hartford Relocation Acquisition/Renovation		56,762,020	70,000,000

Hartford Relocation Design	1,500,000

Hartford Relocation Feasibility Study	500,000

Heating Plant Upgrade	10,000,000

Hilltop Dormitory New		30,000,000

Hilltop Dormitory Renovations		3,141,000

Ice Rink Enclosure	2,616,000

Incubator Facilities			10,000,000

International House Conversion		800,000

Intramural, Recreational and Intercollegiate Facilities			31,000,000

Jorgensen Renovation			7,200,000

Koons Hall Renovation/ Addition			7,000,000

Lakeside Renovation			3,800,000

Law School Renovations/ Improvements			15,000,000

Library Storage Facility			5,000,000

Litchfield Agricultural Center – Phase I	1,000,000

Litchfield Agricultural Center – Phase II		700,000

Manchester Hall Renovation			6,000,000

Mansfield Apartments Renovation	2,612,000

Mansfield Training School Improvements		27,614,000	29,000,000

Natural History Museum Completion			4,900,000

North Campus Renovation	2,654,000

North Campus Renovation Completion		21,049,000

North Hillside Road Completion			11,500,000

North Superblock Site and Utilities	8,000,000

Northwest Quadrant Renovation	2,001,000

Northwest Quadrant Renovation		15,874,000

Observatory			1,000,000

Old Central Warehouse			18,000,000

Parking Garage #3			78,000,000

Parking Garage – North	10,000,000

Parking Garage – South		15,000,000

Pedestrian Spinepath		2,556,000

Pedestrian Walkways		3,233,000

Psychology Building Renovation/Addition			20,000,000

Residential Life Facilities			162,000,000

Roadways		10,000,000

School of Business	20,000,000

School of Pharmacy/ Biology	3,856,000

School of Pharmacy/ Biology Completion		61,058,000

Shippee/Buckley Renovations		6,156,000

Social Science K Building		20,964,000

South Campus Complex	13,127,000

Stamford Campus Improvements/Housing			13,000,000

Stamford Downtown Relocation – Phase I	45,659,000

Stamford Downtown Relocation – Phase II		17,392,000

Storrs Hall Addition			4,300,000

Student Health Services			12,000,000

Student Union Addition		23,000,000

Support Facility (Architectural and Engineering Services)			2,000,000

Technology Quadrant – Phase IA	38,000,000

Technology Quadrant – Phase IB		16,611,000

Technology Quadrant – Phase II		72,000,000

Technology Quadrant – Phase III		15,000,000

Torrey Life Science Renovation and Demolition		17,000,000	25,000,000

Torrey Renovation Completion and Biology Expansion			42,000,000

Torrington Campus Improvements			1,000,000

Towers Renovation		17,794,000

UConn Products Store			1,000,000

Undergraduate Education Center	650,000

Undergraduate Education Center		7,450,000

Underground Steam & Water Upgrade	3,500,000

Underground Steam & Water Upgrade Completion		9,000,000

University Programs Building – Phase I	8,750,000

University Programs Building – Phase II Visitors Center		300,000

Waring Building Conversion	7,888,000

Waterbury Downtown Campus			3,000,000

Waterbury Property Purchase	325,000

West Campus Renovations		14,897,000

West Hartford Campus Renovations/ Improvements			25,000,000

White Building Renovation	2,430,000

Wilbur Cross Building Renovation		3,645,000

Young Building Renovation/Addition			17,000,000

HEALTH CENTER

CLAC Renovation Biosafety Level 3 Lab			14,000,000

Deferred Maintenance/ Code Compliance/ADA Compliance/Infrastructure & Improvements Renovation Lump Sum and Utility, Administrative and Support Facilities – Health Center			86,000,000

Dental School Renovation			5,000,000

Equipment, Library Collections and Telecommunications – Health Center			75,000,000

Library/Student Computer Center Renovation			5,000,000

Main Building Renovation			125,000,000

Medical School Academic Building Renovation			9,000,000

Parking Garage – Health Center			8,400,000

Research Tower			60,000,000

Support Building Addition/Renovation			4,000,000

The University of Connecticut Health Center New Construction and Renovation			394,900,000

Planning and Design Costs			25,000,000

The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative			390,000,000

Total – Storrs and Regional Campus Project List			3,200,000,000

Total – Health Center Project List			1,201,300,000

TOTAL	382,000,000	868,000,000	4,401,300,000

(b) The plan of funding UConn 2000 shall be the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the state in an amount authorized before June 7, 1995, and the proceeds of securities subject to the authorized funding amount established in subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d and the proceeds of the Special External Gift Fund becoming available to the university pursuant to section 10a-109i.

(c) The amount of the state debt service commitment in each fiscal year shall be pledged by the university for the punctual payment of special debt service requirements as the same arise and shall become due and payable. As part of the contract of the state with the holders of the securities secured by the state debt service commitment and pursuant to section 10a-109u, appropriation of all amounts of the state debt service commitment is hereby made out of the resources of the General Fund and the Treasurer shall pay such amount in each fiscal year, to the paying agent on the securities secured by the state debt service commitment or otherwise as the Treasurer shall provide. The university shall be entitled to rely on the amount of the state debt service commitment and minimum state operating provision as and for assured revenues in any financing transaction proceeding, provided, to the extent any such proceeding includes reliance on such state debt service commitment and such minimum state operating provision, the university commits to a rate covenant and covenants, in substance, with the state and the holders of its securities to the effect that as long as any securities thereunder are outstanding that it has established and will charge, collect and increase, from time to time, and in time tuition fees and charges for its educational services, its auxiliary enterprises, including dormitory housing, food services and sale of textbooks and use of the physical university plant and for all other services and goods provided by the university, the amount of which, together with other assured revenues or other revenues otherwise available to the university including proceeds available from the Special External Gift Fund shall in each of its fiscal years be sufficient to pay when due, the special debt service requirements on outstanding securities and to permit the university to operate and maintain itself as an institution dedicated to excellence in higher education and to operate and maintain the physical university plant in sound operating condition and to otherwise permit the performance of all covenants included in the financing documents.

(d) With respect to UConn 2000 and within the authorized funding amount, the university may, from time to time, and shall whenever appropriate or necessary, revise, delete and add a particular project or projects, provided (1) a formal approving vote of its board of trustees shall be needed for a material revision, deletion or addition dictated by a change in university planning as determined by its board of trustees or otherwise necessary because of reasons beyond the control of the university, (2) any material revision shall be subject only to such formal approval of the board of trustees as long as the board finds and determines that such revision is consistent with the intent or purpose of the original project, (3) a material addition or deletion shall be conditioned not only upon such formal approval of the board of trustees but also upon a request by the board of trustees for, and enactment of, a subsequent public or special act approving such addition or deletion, if such addition is to add a project not outlined in subsection (a) of this section or the deletion is the deletion of a project outlined in subsection (a) of this section, and (4) no revision, addition or deletion shall reduce the amount of any state debt service commitment. Further, with respect to UConn 2000 and subject to the limitations in the authorized funding amount, the university may determine the sequencing and timing of such project or projects, revise estimates of cost and reallocate from any amounts estimated in subdivision (a) of this section, for one or more projects to one or more other projects then constituting a component of UConn 2000 as long as, at the time of such reallocation, it has found that any such project to which a reallocation is made has been revised or added in accordance with this section and such project from which a reallocation is made either has been so revised or added and can be completed within the amounts remaining allocated to it, or has been so deleted. University actions under this section shall be included in reports to the General Assembly under section 10a-109y.

(e) Until such time as the State Bond Commission allocates the bonds authorized pursuant to section 10a-109gg for the UConn health network initiatives, the university shall not expend any funds authorized by subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d, subsection (a) of this section or subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109g for The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation, except for twenty-five million dollars for planning and design costs.

(f) The University of Connecticut Health Center shall (1) contribute not less than sixty-nine million dollars of funds from operations, special eligible gifts or other sources toward The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation, and (2) provide for construction of a new ambulatory care center through debt or equity financing obtained from one or more private developers who contract with the university to construct such new ambulatory care center.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, within the authorized funding amount, the university may (1) revise, delete or add a particular project or projects to finance implementation of an electronic medical records system at The University of Connecticut Health Center, provided a formal approving vote of its board of trustees shall be needed, and (2) use such funds to make loans or provide grants to any subsidiary or joint venture established pursuant to The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative. University actions under this subsection shall be included in reports to the General Assembly at the time and in the manner set forth in subsection (c) of section 10a-109x.

(h) (1) No employee of a hospital or hospital system acquired, operated, funded or improved by a subsidiary or joint venture established pursuant to The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative shall be considered an employee, as defined in section 5-196 or subsection (b) of section 5-270. Such subsidiary or joint venture shall fix compensation for such employees and establish all necessary or appropriate personnel practices and policies, including, but not limited to, policies related to hiring, promotion, compensation, retirement and collective bargaining, which need not be in accordance with chapter 68. For the purposes of The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative, neither The University of Connecticut Health Center nor such subsidiary or joint venture shall be an employer, as defined in subsection (a) of section 5-270, but such subsidiary or joint venture shall be an employer, as defined in section 31-101, provided that, unless the National Labor Relations Board asserts jurisdiction over such subsidiary or joint venture and notwithstanding section 31-111a, a strike by employees of such subsidiary or joint venture, or their representatives, shall be permissible under chapter 561, if the notice required pursuant to 29 USC 158(g), as amended from time to time, is also provided to the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a subsidiary or joint venture established pursuant to The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative may conduct contracting and purchasing operations subject only to the policies and procedures on contracting and purchasing established by such subsidiary or joint venture. No such subsidiary or joint venture shall be a public agency or a political subdivision of the state.

(i) Any proceeds from the sale of or divesture from a hospital system pursuant to The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(P.A. 95-230, S. 5, 45; P.A. 96-244, S. 39, 63; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3, S. 2; P.A. 06-196, S. 72; P.A. 07-108, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 59; P.A. 10-104, S. 4, 5; P.A. 11-75, S. 4; P.A. 13-233, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1, S. 231; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 245; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 442; P.A. 21-111, S. 97; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 480; P.A. 24-151, S. 20; P.A. 25-174, S. 79; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (a) to change the estimated cost of the Business School renovation from $48,030,000 to $4,803,000, effective July 1, 1996; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3 amended Subsec. (a) to revise the list of projects and amounts in Phase II and to add the project list and amounts for Phase III, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsecs. (c) and (d), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 07-108 amended Subsec. (a) to revise list of projects and amounts in Phase III, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the end year for Phase III from 2015 to 2016, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 10-104 amended Subsec. (a) by adding $207,000,000 for The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation to estimated cost of Phase III, reallocating $25,000,000 in Phase III from estimated cost of main building renovation to new estimated planning and design costs for The University of Connecticut Health Center and extending Phase III to fiscal year 2018, and added Subsec. (e) re plan for funding The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation and Subsec. (f) re expenditure of funds contingent upon availability of federal, private or other nonstate money and allocation of bonds, with exception of $25,000,000 authorized for planning and design costs, effective June 3, 2010; P.A. 11-75 amended Subsec. (a) to increase estimated cost in Phase III of main building renovation from $50,000,000 to $125,000,000 and of The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation from $207,000,000 to $394,900,000 and to add such increases to project list total and total amounts, deleted former Subsec. (e) re plan of funding, redesignated existing Subsec. (f) as Subsec. (e) and made conforming and technical changes therein, and added new Subsec. (f) to require The University of Connecticut Health Center to contribute not less than $69,000,000 of funds toward new construction and renovation and provide for construction of new ambulatory care center through private debt or equity financing, effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 13-233 amended Subsec. (a) to extend end year for Phase III from 2018 to 2024, and, in Phase III, to add $450,000,000 for academic and research facilities, to add $15,000,000 for Avery Point renovation, to increase from $215,000,000 to $805,000,000 the amount for deferred maintenance/Code/ADA renovation lump sum, to increase from $200,000,000 to $470,000,000 the amount for equipment, library collections & telecommunications, to add $70,000,000 for Hartford relocation acquisition/renovation, to increase from $15,000,000 to $78,000,000 the amount for parking garage #3, to increase from $90,000,000 to $162,000,000 the amount for residential life facilities, to increase from $3,000,000 to $13,000,000 the amount for Stamford campus improvements and add housing at Stamford campus to list, to increase from $50,000,000 to $61,000,000 the amount for deferred maintenance/Code/ADA renovation sum-Health Center, to increase Storrs and Regional campus project list total from $1,043,000,000 to $2,583,000,000, to increase Health Center project list total from $775,300,000 to $786,300,000, and to increase total from $1,818,300,000 to $3,369,300,000, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1 added Subsec. (g) re implementation of an electronic medical records system at The University of Connecticut Health Center, effective July 1, 2015; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Deferred Maintenance/Code/ADA Renovation Lump Sum” with “Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance/ADA Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements & Renovation Lump Sum”, effective July 1, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “2024” with “2027” re end year for Phase III, replace “Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance/ADA Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements & Renovation Lump Sum” with “Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance/ADA Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements & Renovation Lump Sum and Utility, Administrative and Support Facilities”, and replace “Deferred Maintenance/Code/ADA Renovation Sum - Health Center” with “Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance/ADA Compliance/Infrastructure & Improvements Renovation Lump Sum and Utility, Administrative and Support Facilities - Health Center”, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 21-111 amended Subsec. (a) to increase from $61,000,000 to $110,100,000 the amount for Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance/Infrastructure & Improvements Renovation Lump Sum and Utility, Administrative and Support Facilities - Health Center, to increase from $75,000,000 to $106,000,000 the amount for Equipment, Library Collections and Telecommunications – Health Center, and to increase total from $3,369,300,000 to $3,449,400,000, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease from $110,100,000 to $86,000,000 the amount for Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance/Infrastructure & Improvements Renovation Lump Sum and Utility, Administrative and Support Facilities – Health Center, to decrease from $106,000,000 to $75,000,000 the amount for Equipment, Library Collections and Telecommunications – Health Center, and to decrease total from $3,449,400,000 to $3,394,300,000, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 24-151 amended Subsec. (a) to extend end year for Phase III from 2027 to 2031, and, in Phase III, increase from $805,000,000 to $863,500,000 the amount for Deferred Maintenance/Code Compliance/ADA Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements & Renovation Lump Sum and Utility, Administrative and Support Facilities, replace “Gant Building Renovations” with “Gant Building Renovations and New Life Sciences Building” and increase amount from $34,000,000 to $403,500,000, add $160,000,000 for “Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and Hugh S. Greer Field House”, replace “Torrey Life Science Renovation” with “Torrey Life Science Renovation and Demolition” and increase amount from $17,000,000 to $25,000,000, increase Storrs and regional campus project list total from $2,583,000,000 to $3,196,000,000 and increase total from $3,394,300,000 to $4,007,300,000, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (a), in Phase III, to increase from $160,000,000 to $164,000,000 the amount for Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and Hugh S. Greer Field House, increase from $3,196,000,000 to $3,200,000,000 the amount for Campus Project List and increase total from $4,007,300,000 to $4,011,300,000, effective July 1, 2025; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2 amended Subsec. (a) to add “The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative” for the amount of $390,000,000, increase the Health Center Project List total from $786,300,000 to $1,201,300,000 and increase the total from $4,011,300,000 to $4,401,300,000, amended Subsec. (g) to designate existing provisions re financing of an electronic medical records system as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re loans or grants to any subsidiary or joint venture under The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative, added Subsec. (h) re employees of a hospital or hospital system acquired, operated, funded or improved through The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative in Subdiv. (1) and re contracting and purchasing by a subsidiary or joint venture under The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative in Subdiv. (2) and added Subsec. (i) re proceeds from a sale or divesture under The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative, effective November 18, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109f. Financing transactions. Submission of resolutions to the Governor. UConn 2000 philanthropic commitment and gift requirements. (a) The university may, when directed by vote of its board of trustees, borrow money and enter into financing transactions proceedings in anticipation of assured revenues, project revenues or other funding sources in the name of the university, on behalf of the state, and issue securities in connection with such proceedings, as follows: (1) To finance the cost of UConn 2000 or any one project thereof, or more than one, or any combination of projects thereof; (2) to refund securities issued pursuant to sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive; and (3) to refund any such refunding borrowings. All securities issued in connection with assured revenues, project revenues or other funding sources financing transaction proceedings entered into pursuant to this section shall be authorized by a resolution approved by not less than a majority vote of its board of trustees. Nothing in this subsection shall increase the annual or aggregate cap on the amount of securities the special debt service requirements of which are secured by the state debt service commitment pursuant to section 10a-109g.

(b) The board of trustees shall submit each resolution for the issuance of securities, approved pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to the Governor accompanied by a summary report of the estimated total completion costs of projects that will not be completed within the issuance which is the subject of the resolution. The Governor may, not later than thirty days after such submission, disapprove such resolution by notifying the board in writing of his disapproval and the reasons for it. If the Governor does not act within such thirty-day period, the resolution is deemed approved.

(c) (1) For purposes of this subsection, “UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts” means commitments or gifts received by the university or the foundation of the university operating pursuant to section 4-37f designated to support the construction or renovation of a new life sciences building to replace the George Stafford Torrey Life Sciences Building, the North Wing of the Edward V. Gant Science Complex, the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, the Hugh S. Greer Field House, the Volleyball Center, the Boathouse or the Tennis Courts, or to support operational expenses associated with departments or programs housed in such facilities. “UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts” shall not include more than twenty million dollars of commitments or gifts made prior to July 1, 2024.

(2) Not later than June 30, 2031, the university or the foundation of the university operating pursuant to section 4-37f shall raise one hundred million dollars of UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts, at least ten million dollars of which shall be endowed. At least sixty million dollars of such commitments and gifts shall be designated for construction or renovation expenses.

(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2031, inclusive, if the cumulative amount of UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts received during a specified period in subdivision (4) of this subsection is less than the target milestone applicable to such period as set forth in subdivision (4) of this subsection, the total amount of securities requested by the board of trustees in resolutions during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each subsequent fiscal year through June 30, 2031, inclusive, pursuant to this subsection for such year, shall not exceed an amount which shall be calculated by:

(A) Taking the sum of the annual caps provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109g for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, to the then current fiscal year, inclusive, and

(B) Multiplying such sum by a fraction equal to the UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts received during the specified period divided by the target milestone for the then current fiscal year.

(4) The university shall meet the following target milestones for UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts during the following periods:

Fiscal Year Ending	Cumulative Target Milestone for UConn 2000 Philanthropic Commitments and Gifts	Specified Period to Achieve Target Milestone
June 30, 2025	$20,000,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024
June 30, 2026	$31,500,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025
June 30, 2027	$43,000,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026
June 30, 2028	$54,500,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2027
June 30, 2029	$66,000,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2028
June 30, 2030	$77,500,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2029
June 30, 2031	$89,000,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2030
June 30, 2032	$100,000,000	July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2031

(5) On or before September 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the university shall submit a report, 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 employment advancement and finance, revenue and bonding. Such report shall include the total amount of philanthropic commitments and gifts, including UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts, received during the prior fiscal year.

(P.A. 95-230, S. 6, 45; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3, S. 3; P.A. 14-98, S. 29; P.A. 24-151, S. 21; P.A. 25-21, S. 9.)

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3 amended Subsec. (a) to delete former Subdiv. (2) authorizing certain deficit financing and to redesignate existing Subdivs. (3) and (4) as Subdivs. (2) and (3), effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 14-98 amended Subsec. (a) to delete “and subject to the limitations in the authorized funding amount”, to add references to “other funding sources” and to add provision re nothing in subsection to increase the annual or aggregate cap pursuant to Sec. 10a-109g, effective May 22, 2014; P.A. 24-151 added Subsec. (c) re UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-21 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109g. Terms of financing transactions. (a)(1) The university is authorized to provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance and sale of securities, in its own name on behalf of the state, pursuant to section 10a-109f. The board of trustees of the university is hereby authorized by such resolution to delegate to its finance committee such matters as it may determine appropriate other than the authorization and maximum amount of the securities to be issued, the nature of the obligation of the securities as established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and the projects for which the proceeds are to be used. The finance committee may act on such matters unless and until the board of trustees elects to reassume the same. The amount of securities the special debt service requirements of which are secured by the state debt service commitment that the board of trustees is authorized to provide for the issuance and sale in accordance with this subsection shall be capped in each fiscal year in the following amounts, provided, to the extent the board of trustees does not provide for the issuance of all or a portion of such amount in a fiscal year, all or such portion, as the case may be, may be carried forward to any succeeding fiscal year and provided further, the actual amount for funding, paying or providing for the items described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year:

Fiscal Year	Amount

1996	$112,542,000
1997	112,001,000
1998	93,146,000
1999	64,311,000
2000	130,000,000
2001	100,000,000
2002	100,000,000
2003	100,000,000
2004	100,000,000
2005	100,000,000
2006	79,000,000
2007	89,000,000
2008	115,000,000
2009	140,000,000
2010	0
2011	138,800,000
2012	157,200,000
2013	143,000,000
2014	204,400,000
2015	315,500,000
2016	312,100,000
2017	240,400,000
2018	200,000,000
2019	200,000,000
2020	197,200,000
2021	260,000,000
2022	215,500,000
2023	125,100,000
2024	84,700,000
2025	122,000,000
2026	276,000,000
2027	192,000,000
2028	158,500,000
2029	156,500,000
2030	156,000,000
2031	25,000,000

(2) Subject to amount limitations of such capping provisions in subdivision (1) of this subsection and following approval of such resolution as provided in subsection (b) of section 10a-109f, the principal amount of the securities authorized therein for such project or projects shall be deemed to be an appropriation and allocation of such amount for such project or projects, respectively, and such approval by the Governor of such resolution shall be deemed the allotment by the Governor of such capital outlays within the meaning of section 4-85 and the university (A) may award a contract or contracts and incur an obligation or obligations with respect to each such project or projects authorized pursuant to and within the amount authorized in such resolution, notwithstanding that such contract or obligation may at any particular time exceed the amount of the proceeds from the sale of securities theretofore received by the university, and (B) may issue and sell securities respecting such contracts or obligations referred to in subparagraph (A) only at such time or times as shall be needed to have the proceeds thereof available to pay requisitions expected thereunder within the year following issuance of such securities and to provide for costs of UConn 2000 of not more than twenty per cent in excess and regardless of such anticipated cash expenditure requirements but subject to section 10a-109q, provided the amount needed for funding, paying or providing for the items described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d may be added to the amount of securities so issued.

(b) After issuance, all securities of the university shall be conclusively presumed to be fully and duly authorized and issued under the laws of the state, and any person or governmental unit shall be estopped from questioning their authorization, sale, issuance, execution or delivery by the university.

(c) Securities issued by the university may be issued under an indenture of trust or bond resolution, shall be general obligations of the university, for which its full faith and credit shall be pledged, payable out of any revenues or other assets, receipts, funds or moneys of the university and may be additionally secured by a pledge of revenues to be derived from the operation of a project, by assured revenues and by other assets other than a mortgage, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular securities pledging any particular assets, revenues, receipts, funds or moneys, unless the university shall otherwise expressly provide by the indenture or resolution that such securities shall be special obligations of the university payable solely from any revenues or other assets, including project revenues, such assured revenues that may be restricted by the terms of receipt thereof to a particular project or projects to be financed by such special obligations subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular securities pledging any particular assets, revenues, receipts, funds or moneys. The form of the master resolution or indenture for securities, the special debt service requirements for which, are secured by the state debt service commitment and containing the state covenant pursuant to section 10a-109u shall be approved by the State Bond Commission prior to the first issue of such securities and any substantive amendment thereof shall also be approved by the State Bond Commission. At such time as the master resolution or indenture is submitted to the State Bond Commission the university shall file with the State Bond Commission the list of projects to be financed by securities secured by the state debt service commitment for the second phase of UConn 2000. The form of the master resolution or indenture for securities for the third phase of UConn 2000, the special debt requirements for which are secured by the state debt service commitment and containing the state covenant pursuant to section 10a-109u, shall be approved by the State Bond Commission prior to the first issue of such securities and any substantive amendment thereof shall also be approved by the State Bond Commission. At such time as the master resolution or indenture for the third phase of UConn 2000 is submitted to the State Bond Commission, the university shall file with the State Bond Commission the list of projects to be financed by securities secured by the state debt service commitment for the third phase of UConn 2000.

(d) The resolution or indenture pursuant to which securities are issued shall provide for the dates of the securities, the maturity dates, which in the case of securities issued to finance equipment and collections, shall not exceed five years and, in the case of securities issued for any other purpose shall not exceed thirty years from their dated dates, the special debt service requirements and dates thereof, the rate or rates of interest or the manner of varying or determining such rate or rates, the cash flow requirements to cover the cost of UConn 2000 or components thereof to be funded from the proceeds of such securities, and by whom, on behalf of the university, such securities shall be delivered, signed or countersigned, and by whom, on behalf of the university, disbursements and investments may be made and all other particulars thereof and may contain for the benefit of holders, from time to time and as a contract therewith, any agreements and the provisions deemed necessary or appropriate by the university in connection with the issuance of such securities and may provide for the terms and security thereof, including, without limitation, (1) terms and pledges respecting assured revenues or project revenues and respecting the fixing and collection of other revenues of the university or from any project covered by such resolution or indenture provisions, if any; (2) provisions respecting custody of the proceeds from the sale of such securities; (3) provisions for the investment and reinvestment of proceeds of the securities until used to pay costs of a project and for the disposition of any excess proceeds of the securities or investment earnings thereon; (4) provisions for the execution of reimbursement agreements or similar agreements in connection with credit facilities, including, but not limited to, letters of credit or policies of bond insurance, remarketing agreements and, subject to the approval of the State Treasurer under section 10a-109j, agreements for the purpose of moderating interest rate fluctuations, and of such other agreements entered into pursuant to section 3-20a; (5) provisions for the collection, custody, investment, reinvestment and use of revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor; (6) provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance of reserves, sinking funds and any other funds and accounts as shall be approved by the university in such amounts as the university may establish and the requirements, investments and application thereof; (7) covenants for the establishment of pledged revenue coverage requirements for such securities; (8) covenants for the establishment of maintenance and insurance requirements with respect to a project or projects; (9) provision for the issuance of additional securities on a parity with securities theretofore issued, including establishment of coverage requirements with respect thereto; (10) the terms to be incorporated in any loan of the proceeds of such securities, and in any lease of a project or projects; (11) the creation and maintenance of special funds from the revenues of a project or projects; (12) the rights and remedies available to the holder or holders of securities in the event of default, the vesting in a trustee or trustees of such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the university may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of any trustee appointed by the holders of any securities and limiting or abrogating the right of the holders of any securities of the university to appoint a trustee under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, or limiting the rights, powers and duties of such trustee; (13) provision for a trust indenture by and between the university and a corporate trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, which agreement may provide for the pledging or assigning of any revenues, assets or income from assets to which or in which the university has any rights or interest, and may further provide for such other rights and remedies exercisable by the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any securities and not otherwise in violation of law, and such agreement may provide for the restriction of the rights of any individual holder of securities of the university and may contain any further provisions which are reasonable to delineate further the respective rights, duties, safeguards, responsibilities and liabilities of the university, persons and collective holders of securities of the university and the trustee; (14) covenants to do or refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to better secure any securities of the university or to maintain the federal or state tax exemption thereon, or which, in the discretion of the university, will tend to make any securities to be issued more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated above; (15) and any other matters of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the securities of the university, all as the university shall deem advisable and not in conflict with the provisions of sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive.

(e) Securities issued under authority of sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, shall be sold by the Treasurer of the state, on behalf of the university, subject in all respects to the indenture of trust or bond resolution approved by the university respecting the securities to be sold, at public or private sale at such price, whether par, premium or discount, and at such time or times, subject in each fiscal year to the cash flow requirements of the university to cover the cost of UConn 2000, as may be determined in the best interest of the state and university by the Treasurer and evidenced by his execution of a certificate of determination to be filed with the university and the secretary of the State Bond Commission upon completion of the sale pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. All costs of issuance in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the securities, including interest during construction of any projects being financed with the proceeds thereof, costs and expenses of financial advisers, underwriters, counsel, initial trustee, interest rate protection, credit enhancement, liquidity, letter of credit, and ratings, if any, shall be paid from the proceeds and accrued interest of the securities unless the university determines to pay any of such costs and expenses out of other funds available to it.

(f) The Treasurer shall set the terms and provisions of the sale of any securities, receive bids or proposals, award and sell any securities, and take all other action appropriate or necessary in connection therewith including rejecting any bid or proposal not meeting the sale requirements, in conjunction with the board of trustees of the university which is hereby authorized by a majority vote to delegate such matters to its finance committee or to any officer, official or trustee serving on such finance committee.

(g) The proceeds of the securities of any issue shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes identified in the master indenture, and shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the university may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such securities or in the indenture or resolution securing the same. The resolution providing for the issuance of securities, and any indenture or resolution securing such securities, may contain such limitations upon the issuance of additional securities as the university may deem proper, and such additional securities shall be issued under such restrictions and limitations as may be prescribed by such indenture or resolution, provided, no such resolution or indenture shall include a covenant committing the university to the issuance of additional securities secured by a pledge of the state debt service commitment. The university may provide for the replacement of any securities which become mutilated, or are destroyed, stolen or lost. Securities may be issued under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions or things which are specifically required by sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive.

(h) Money borrowed and securities issued and delivered by the university shall not constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any municipality or any political subdivision of the state, but shall be payable solely from the resources of the university described in and pursuant to the indenture of trust or resolution under which they are issued, and all such securities shall contain on their face a statement to that effect. The borrowing of money and the issuance of securities by the university shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any municipality or political subdivision to levy or to pledge any form of taxation and such securities shall not constitute an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction and accordingly, shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and such securities, when issued, shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to the extent of any such limitation, except that the amount of securities in each fiscal year in which the General Assembly has authorized the board of trustees to provide for the issuance and sale of securities pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for purposes of section 3-21, but subject to the exclusions or deductions provided in said section 3-21, shall be deemed to be indebtedness of the state until deemed paid or retired. For any years for which there is not an estimate of net tax revenues, the Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates projection of consumer price index growth shall be applied to the most recently adopted state revenue estimate and shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of subsection (d) of said section 3-21.

(i) In connection with the issuance of securities, the university may create and establish one or more reserve funds to be known as special capital reserve funds and may pay into such special capital reserve funds (1) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such funds, (2) any proceeds of sale of securities, to the extent provided in the resolution of the university authorizing the issuance thereof, and (3) any other moneys which may be made available to the university for the purpose of such funds from any other source or sources. The moneys held in or credited to any special capital reserve fund established under this subsection, except as provided in this subsection, shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of special obligation securities of the university secured by such special capital reserve fund as the same become due, the purchase of such special obligation securities of the university, the payment of interest on such special obligation securities of the university or the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when such special obligation securities are redeemed prior to maturity; provided the university may provide that moneys in any such fund shall not be withdrawn therefrom at any time in such amount as would reduce the amount of such funds to less than the maximum amount of principal and interest becoming due by reason of maturity or a required sinking fund installment in the succeeding calendar year on the special obligation securities of the university then outstanding and secured by such special capital reserve fund or such lesser amount specified by the university in its resolution authorizing the issuance of any such special obligation securities, such amount being referred to in this subsection as the “required minimum capital reserve”, except for the purpose of paying such principal of, redemption premium and interest on such special obligation securities of the university secured by such special capital reserve becoming due and for the payment of which other moneys of the university are not available. The university may provide that it shall not issue special obligation securities at any time if the required minimum capital reserve on the special obligation securities outstanding and the special obligation securities then to be issued and secured by a special capital reserve fund will exceed the amount of such special capital reserve fund at the time of issuance, unless the university, at the time of the issuance of such special obligation securities, shall deposit in such special capital reserve fund from the proceeds of the special obligation securities so to be issued, or otherwise, an amount which, together with the amount then in such special capital reserve fund, will be not less than the required minimum capital reserve. On or before December first, annually, there is deemed to be appropriated from the state General Fund such sums, if any, as shall be certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and Treasurer of the state, as necessary to restore each such special capital reserve fund to the amount equal to the required minimum capital reserve of such fund, and such amounts shall be allotted and paid to the university for deposit therein. For the purpose of evaluation of any such special capital reserve fund, obligations acquired as an investment for any such fund shall be valued at amortized costs. Nothing contained in this section or section 10a-105 shall preclude the university from establishing and creating other debt service reserve funds in connection with the issuance of securities of the university. Subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding special obligation securities of the university, any amount or amounts allotted and paid to the university by the state pursuant to this section shall be repaid to the state from moneys of the university at such time as such moneys are not required for any other of its corporate purposes and in any event shall be repaid to the state on the date one year after all special obligation securities of the university theretofore issued on the date or dates such amount or amounts are allotted and paid to the university or thereafter issued, together with interest on such special obligation securities, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders thereof, are fully met and discharged. A special capital reserve fund shall not be created, established or applicable or available pursuant to this subsection unless the board of trustees of the university is of the opinion and determines its self-sufficiency in that (A) project revenues or assured revenues, other than those to be derived from the state debt service commitment and the minimum state operating provision, and as a result of the implementation of its rate covenant, are estimated and expected, assuming continued compliance by the state and the university with the provisions of sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, be sufficient (i) to pay the applicable special debt service requirements on special obligation securities, (ii) to establish, increase and maintain any reserves deemed by the university to be advisable to secure the payment of the special debt service requirements on such special obligation securities and to maintain its renewal and replacement fund and (iii) to operate and maintain in a prudent and economical manner the physical infrastructure of the university and (B) the university has recently reviewed and resolved that it is in compliance with its rate covenant referred to in section 10a-109e. Prior to the issuance of special obligation securities, the security for which is to be enhanced by such a special capital reserve fund, the aforementioned self-sufficiency finding by the university shall be submitted to and confirmed as not unreasonable or arbitrary in the certificate of determination referred to in subsection (e) of this section by the Treasurer of the state. In addition, a special capital reserve fund shall be used only if such use improves or is essential to the rating of the securities or provides interest savings as determined by the Treasurer of the state. The provisions of this subsection respecting the creation, establishment and enhancement of a special capital reserve fund shall not be available or applicable to any general obligation securities issued by the university pursuant to sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive.

(P.A. 95-230, S. 7, 45; P.A. 96-180, S. 134, 166; P.A. 98-124, S. 6, 12; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3, S. 4–6; P.A. 06-196, S. 73; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 54; P.A. 10-104, S. 6; P.A. 11-75, S. 5; P.A. 13-233, S. 6; P.A. 14-5, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 246; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 443; P.A. 20-1, S. 65; P.A. 21-111, S. 98; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 481; P.A. 23-1, S. 7; P.A. 24-151, S. 22; P.A. 25-174, S. 80; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (g), the phrase “securities which become mutilated or be destroyed, stolen or lost” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “securities which become mutilated, or are destroyed, stolen or lost” for grammatical accuracy); P.A. 96-180 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(1), effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 98-124 modified Subdiv. (4) to include agreements entered into pursuant to Sec. 3-20a, effective May 27, 1998; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to revise the amount authorized for fiscal year 2005, to provide for authorized amounts for fiscal years 2006 to 2015 and to make a technical change, amended Subsec. (c) to add provisions re approval of the master resolution or indenture by the State Bond Commission and amended Subsec. (g) to provide for use of the proceeds of any bond issues for purposes identified in the master indenture, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (g), effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to revise amounts authorized for fiscal years 2008 to 2015, and to include authorization of $90,900,000 for fiscal year 2016, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 10-104 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by authorizing securities in capped amounts of $116,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $91,000,000 in fiscal year 2018, reducing authorized capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2010 to $0, reducing authorized capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2011 to $138,800,000 and increasing authorized capped amounts of securities to $157,200,000 in fiscal year 2012, $143,000,000 in fiscal year 2013, $140,000,000 in fiscal year 2014, $128,500,000 in fiscal year 2015 and $119,500,000 in fiscal year 2016, effective June 3, 2010; P.A. 11-75 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to remove reference to repealed Sec. 10a-109ll and increase authorized capped amounts of securities from $140,000,000 to $198,000,000 in fiscal year 2014, from $128,500,000 to $208,500,000 in fiscal year 2015, from $119,500,000 to $199,500,000 in fiscal year 2016, and from $116,000,000 to $160,900,000 in fiscal year 2017, effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 13-233 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by increasing authorized amount in fiscal year 2014 from $198,000,000 to $204,400,000, in fiscal year 2015 from $208,500,000 to $315,500,000, in fiscal year 2016 from $199,500,000 to $312,100,000, in fiscal year 2017 from $160,900,000 to $266,400,000, and in fiscal year 2018 from $91,000,000 to $269,500,000, and by adding authorized amounts for fiscal years 2019 to 2024, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-5 amended Subsec. (g) by deleting prohibition against the university leasing, financing or lease-financing land or buildings outside the Storrs campus through any other state agency or quasi-public agency in certain situations, effective May 8, 2014; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by reducing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2017 from $266,400,000 to $240,400,000 and increasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2018 from $269,500,000 to $295,500,000, effective July 1, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by reducing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2018 from $295,500,000 to $200,000,000, in fiscal year 2019 from $251,000,000 to $200,000,000, in fiscal year 2021 from $191,500,000 to $186,200,000, in fiscal year 2022 from $144,000,000 to $101,400,000, and in fiscal year 2023 from $112,000,000 to $98,000,000, by increasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2020 from $269,000,000 to $291,600,000, and in fiscal year 2024 from $73,500,000 to $85,000,000, and by authorizing amounts for fiscal years 2025 to 2027, effective October 31, 2017 (Revisor's note: In the table, the amount for fiscal year 2021, was changed from “$86,200,000” to “$186,200,000” for accuracy, as enacted by June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2); P.A. 20-1 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by reducing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2020 from $291,600,000 to $197,200,000, in fiscal year 2024 from $85,000,000 to $84,700,000, in fiscal year 2025 from $70,100,000 to $56,000,000, in fiscal year 2026 from $63,600,000 to $14,000,000 and in fiscal year 2027 from $40,600,000 to $9,000,000 and by increasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2021 from $186,200,000 to $260,000,000, in fiscal year 2022 from $101,400,000 to $190,500,000 and in fiscal year 2023 from $98,000,000 to $125,100,000, effective March 12, 2020; P.A. 21-111 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by increasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2022 from $190,500,000 to $247,600,000 and in fiscal year 2023 from $125,100,000 to $148,100,000, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by decreasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2022 from $247,600,000 to $215,500,000 and in fiscal year 2023 from $148,100,000 to $125,100,000, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-1 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by decreasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2025 from $56,000,000 to $44,000,000, effective February 14, 2023; P.A. 24-151 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by increasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2025 from $44,000,000 to $122,000,000, in fiscal year 2026 from $14,000,000 to $124,000,000 and fiscal year 2027 from $9,000,000 to $116,000,000 and by authorizing amounts for fiscal years 2028 to 2031, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by increasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2026 from $124,000,000 to $128,000,000, effective July 1, 2025; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2 amend Subsec. (a)(1) by increasing capped amount of securities in fiscal year 2026 from $128,000,000 to $276,000,000, fiscal year 2027 from $116,000,000 to $192,000,000, fiscal year 2028 from $103,500,000 to $158,500,000, fiscal year 2029 from $101,500,000 to $156,500,000 and fiscal year 2030 from $100,000,000 to $156,000,000, effective November 18, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109n. Construction by the university of capital improvements. (a) For the period from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2031, or until completion of the UConn 2000 infrastructure improvement program, whichever is later, the university shall have charge and supervision of the design, planning, acquisition, remodeling, alteration, repair, enlargement or demolition of any real asset or any other project on its campuses.

(b) (1) The university shall cause to be prepared, proposed construction standards for all projects. The proposed standards shall, subject to applicable law, include, among other things, provisions relating to the quality and type of materials to be used, provisions for safety, fire protection, health and sanitation, provisions for the installation of fixtures, furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus, and construction features.

(2) Pursuant to such construction standards in effect at such time, the university shall cause to be prepared, within the costs available therefor, the detailed plans and specifications for each project. The university may from time to time modify, or authorize modifications to, such detailed plans and specifications, provided the plans and specifications as so modified shall comply with the construction standards, if any, adopted pursuant to sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, and in effect at the time of the modifications, and the provisions of section 10a-109e are complied with.

(3) The university shall identify the scope of work and hire, and contract with persons with the necessary experience and capability to perform such scope of work.

(4) The university may contract with a design professional for the design of any project, with a general contractor for the construction of any project; and with one or more prime trade contractors with respect to such construction work if the university determines that to do so will be in the public interest of the state.

(c) (1) Any construction contract to which the university is a party may include a provision that the design professional who designed the project, or an architect or professional engineer or construction manager retained or employed specifically for the purpose of supervision, may supervise the work to be performed through to completion and ensure that the materials furnished and the work performed are in accordance with the drawings, plans, specifications and contracts therefor.

(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision, any total cost basis contract or other contract for the construction of a university project which is estimated to cost more than five hundred thousand dollars, shall be publicly let by the university. The university shall give notice to contractors interested in submitting a project proposal or bid, by posting any such notice on the university web site and on the State Contracting Portal. The notice to contractors shall contain (i) the requirement that contractors be prequalified pursuant to section 4a-100, or subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, as applicable to such contract, (ii) a statement of the time and place where the responses shall be received, and (iii) such additional information as the university deems appropriate. Upon receipt of such responses, the university shall select any contractor who (I) to the extent required pursuant to the provisions of section 4b-91, has been prequalified pursuant to section 4a-100, (II) has shown itself able to post surety bonds required by such contract, (III) has no conflict of interest in the performance of work required by such contract, and (IV) for any such contract that is estimated to cost more than one million dollars, has been prequalified by the university pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision.

(B) For any contract subject to the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision that is estimated to cost more than one million dollars, the university shall prequalify each contractor by evaluating whether (i) such contractor (I) has demonstrated that it possesses the financial, managerial and technical ability and integrity necessary to faithfully and efficiently perform work for the university in accordance with the requirements set forth in the prequalification application issued by the university, and (II) is responsible and qualified based on its experience with projects similar to that for which the bid or proposal is to be submitted and based on objective written criteria included in the prequalification application issued by the university, and (ii) any subcontractor on the contractor's previous projects, has been in compliance with the provisions of part III of chapter 557 and chapter 558 during the previous five calendar years. The university, in its discretion, may include additional qualification requirements in the notice posted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(C) The university may issue a confirmation of prequalification for contracts subject to the provisions of this subdivision to any contractor who meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. Such confirmation of prequalification shall be effective for one year from the date of issuance and, upon receipt of a completed renewal application and any other materials as prescribed by the university, may be renewed for a period not exceeding two years.

(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the board of trustees may approve a total cost basis contract or other contract for the construction of a university project which is estimated to cost more than five hundred thousand dollars that has not been publicly let pursuant to the provisions of said subparagraph (A), provided the board deems the contract to address an emergency.

(3) Each bid or proposal shall be kept sealed until opened publicly at the time and place as set forth in the notice soliciting such bid or proposal. The university shall not award any construction contract, including, but not limited to, any total cost basis contract, after public letting, except to the responsible qualified contractor, submitting the lowest bid or proposal in compliance with the bid or proposal requirements of the solicitation document. The university may, however, waive any informality in a bid or proposal, and may either reject all bids or proposals and again advertise for bids or proposals or interview at least three responsible qualified contractors and negotiate and enter into with any one of such contractors that construction contract which is both fair and reasonable to the university.

(4) The construction contract, including each total cost basis contract, awarded by the university shall contain such other terms and conditions, and such provisions for penalties as the university may deem appropriate.

(5) No payments shall be made by the university on account of any contract for the project awarded by or for the university until the bills or estimates presented for such payment shall have been duly certified to be correct by the university. No payments shall be made from any other fund on account of any contract for any project awarded by or for the university until the bills or estimates presented for such payment shall have been duly certified to be correct by the university.

(6) Provision shall be made in each contract to the effect that payment is limited to the amount provided therein and that no liability of the university or state shall and may be incurred beyond such amount.

(7) The university shall require, for the protection of the state and the university, such deposits, bonds and security in connection with the submission of bids or proposals, the award of construction contracts and the performance of work as the university shall determine to be appropriate and in the public interest of the state.

(8) Any contract awarded by the university shall be a contract with the state acting through the university.

(9) (A) The university shall not enter into a construction manager at-risk project delivery contract that does not provide for a maximum guaranteed price for the cost of construction which shall be determined not later than the time of the receipt and approval by the university of the trade contractor bids. Each construction manager at-risk shall invite bids and give notice of opportunities to bid on project elements, by posting any such invitation or notice on the State Contracting Portal. Each bid shall be kept sealed until opened publicly at the time and place as set forth in the notice soliciting such bid. The construction manager at-risk shall, after consultation with and approval by the university, award any related contracts for project elements to the responsible qualified contractor, who shall be prequalified pursuant to section 4a-100, submitting the lowest bid in compliance with the bid requirements, provided (i) the construction manager at-risk shall not be eligible to submit a bid for any such project element, and (ii) construction shall not begin prior to the determination of the maximum guaranteed price, except (I) for the project elements of site preparation and demolition that have been previously put out to bid and awarded, and (II) for the project elements of site preparation, demolition, public utility installation and connections and building envelope components, including the roof, doors, windows and exterior walls, as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision.

(B) Construction may begin prior to the determination of the maximum guaranteed price for the project elements of site preparation, demolition, public utility installation and connections and building envelope components, including the roof, doors, windows and exterior walls, provided (i) the project involves the renovation of an existing building or facility; (ii) the project element or elements involved in such early work have been previously put out to bid and awarded; and (iii) the total cost of construction of the early work does not exceed twenty-five per cent of the estimated cost of construction for the entire project.

(C) If such project involves the renovation of an existing building or facility that will be performed in multiple phases while such building or facility remains occupied, the university may enter into a construction manager at-risk project delivery contract that provides for the maximum guaranteed price to be determined for each phase of the project, prior to beginning each such phase, provided each party to the contract complies with all of the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, except the timing of the determination of the maximum guaranteed price set forth in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision.

(10) If the university designates a project as suitable for a design-build contract, the university may enter into a single contract with a design-builder recommended by a selection panel and selected by the university. The university shall give notice of such project and specifications for such project by posting such notice on the State Contracting Portal. The university shall establish a selection panel for each project to score the qualifications and past performance of each design-builder who submits a competitive proposal to the university for such project. The selection panel shall score the qualifications and past performance of each design-builder using a predetermined scoring method developed by the university and provided to each design-builder in advance of such design-builder's development of the competitive proposal. The selection panel's scoring method may be unique to each project, but shall consist of combining the score of each design-builder's qualifications and past performance and evaluating the technical merit of the competitive proposal and each design-builder's projected project cost. The design-build contract shall (A) include, but not be limited to, such project elements as permitting, engineering, design, construction and, if applicable, site acquisition, and (B) be based on the competitive proposal submitted by the design-builder that is selected by the university. No design-build contract for which the total cost is estimated to be more than the amount set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 4b-91 may be awarded to a design-builder who is not prequalified for the project in accordance with section 4a-100. Such design-build contracts shall state the responsibilities of the design-builder to deliver a completed and acceptable project on a date certain and the maximum costs of the project and, if applicable, as a separate item, the cost of any site acquisition. The university shall determine all other requirements and conditions for such competitive proposals, selection of a design-builder and other awards and shall have sole responsibility for all other aspects of such design-build contracts.

(d) For the purposes of part III of chapter 557, a project undertaken by the university shall be deemed to be a state public works project and consist of public buildings.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any license, permit, and approval required or permitted to be issued and any administrative action required or permitted to be taken pursuant to the general statutes in connection with any project by the university shall be issued or taken upon application to the particular commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction over such license, permit, approval or other administrative action or such other state official as such commissioner shall designate. As used in this section, the term commissioner shall mean commissioners if more than one commissioner has jurisdiction over the subject matter and their designee, if any. No agency, commission, council, committee, panel or other body whatsoever other than such commissioner shall have jurisdiction over or cognizance of any licenses, permits, approvals or administrative actions concerning any project and no notice of any tentative determination or any final determination regarding any such license, permit, approval or administrative action and no notice of any such license, permit, approval or administrative action shall be required except as expressly provided pursuant to this subsection. For purposes of sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, a capital project is a state facility and accordingly, no ordinance, law or regulation promulgated by or any authority granted to any municipality or any other political subdivision of the state shall apply to a capital project. The State Properties Review Board shall have jurisdiction over any project in the same manner as provided in chapter 60 for a priority higher education facility project. Such commissioner may issue licenses and permits, give such approval and take such administrative action as shall be necessary or desirable.

(2) All applications, supporting documentation and other records submitted to the commissioner and pertaining to any application for any license, permit, approval or other administrative action, together with all records of the proceedings of the commissioner relating to any license, permit, approval or administrative action shall be a public record and shall be made, maintained and disclosed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.

(3) All applications for licenses, permits, approvals and other administrative action required by any applicable provision of the general statutes shall be submitted to the commissioner as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(4) (A) Any hearing regarding all or any part of any project, provided for by this section, shall be conducted by the particular commissioner having jurisdiction over the applicable license, permit, approval or other administrative action. Legal notice of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation in an area which includes the municipality in which the particular part of such project is proposed to be built or is being built not more than ten nor less than five days in advance of such hearing.

(B) In rendering any decision in connection with any project, the commissioner shall weigh all competent material and substantial evidence presented by the applicant and the public in accordance with the applicable statute. The commissioner shall issue written findings and determinations upon which the commissioner's decision is based. Such findings and determinations shall consist of evidence presented, including such matters as the commissioner deems appropriate, provided such matters, to the extent applicable to the particular permit, shall include the nature of any major adverse health and environmental impact of any project. The commissioner may reverse or modify any order or action at any time on the commissioner's own motion. The procedure for such reversal or modification shall be the same as the procedure for the original proceeding.

(C) Any administrative action taken by any commissioner in connection with any project may be appealed by an aggrieved party to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except as otherwise provided in sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive. Such appeal shall be brought not later than ten days after the date of mailing to the parties to the proceeding of a notice of such order, decision or action by certified mail, return receipt requested, and the appellant shall serve a copy of the appeal on each party listed in the final decision at the address shown in such decision. Failure to make such service within such ten days on parties other than the commissioner who rendered the final decision may not, in the discretion of the court, deprive the court of jurisdiction over such appeal. Within ten days after the service of such appeal, or within such further time as may be allowed by the court, the commissioner who rendered such decision shall cause any portion of the record that had not been transcribed to be transcribed and shall cause either the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceeding appealed from to be transmitted to the reviewing court. Such record shall include the commissioner's findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. If more than one commissioner has jurisdiction over the matter, such commissioners shall issue joint findings of fact and conclusions of law. Such appeal shall state the reasons upon which it is predicated and, notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, shall not stay the development of any project. The commissioner who rendered such decision shall appear as the respondent. Such appeals to the superior court shall each be privileged matters and shall be heard as soon after the return date as practicable. A court shall render its decision not later than twenty-one days after the date that the entire record, with the transcript, is filed with the court by the commissioner who rendered the decision.

(D) The court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the commissioner as to the weight of the evidence presented on a question of fact. The court shall affirm the decision of the commissioner unless the court finds that substantial rights of the party appealing such decision have been materially prejudiced because the findings, inferences, conclusions or decisions of the commissioner are: (i) In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions, (ii) in excess of the statutory authority of the commissioner, (iii) made upon unlawful procedure, (iv) affected by an error of law, (v) clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative and substantial evidence on the whole record, or (vi) arbitrary, capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.

(E) If the court finds material prejudice, it may sustain the appeal. Upon sustaining an appeal, the court may render a judgment which modifies the decision of the commissioner, orders particular action of the commissioner or orders the commissioner to take such action as may be necessary to effect a particular action and the commissioner may issue a permit consistent with such judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an applicant may file an amended application and the commissioner may, pursuant to the procedures set forth in sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, consider an amended application for an order, permit or other administrative action following court action.

(F) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-125, in consultation with the Attorney General, the university may use the legal services of any private attorney, in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of any project. The board of trustees shall determine the effective and efficient method or methods of legal services to accomplish the construction, operation and maintenance of all projects, taking into account the capacity, cost and expense of private counsel for such services and the capacity and direct and indirect cost and expense of and identified by the Attorney General for such services.

(f) On or before December thirty-first and June thirtieth of each year, the university shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. Such report shall include the following information: (1) The names and addresses of contractors and subcontractors performing repair, addition, alteration and new construction on the university's campuses in the previous six calendar months, (2) the extent to which such contractors and subcontractors have been in compliance with the provisions of part III of chapter 557 and the provisions of chapter 558, and (3) any actions taken by the university to cooperate with the Labor Department in the enforcement of said provisions.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-230, S. 14, 45; P.A. 97-47, S. 31; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3, S. 7; P.A. 06-134, S. 8, 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 60; P.A. 10-104, S. 7; P.A. 13-177, S. 1; 13-233, S. 7; P.A. 17-230, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 444; P.A. 18-103, S. 4; P.A. 19-32, S. 3; P.A. 23-204, S. 430–432; P.A. 24-151, S. 23; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2, S. 6.)

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain”, effective September 1, 1998); P.A. 97-47 amended Subsec. (e)(2) by substituting “the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in Sec. 1-18a” for “chapter 3”; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain” in Subsec. (e)(4)(C), effective June 29, 1999; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision requiring filing with the Commissioner of Public Works for capital improvement projects and, notwithstanding the provisions of Chs. 59 and 60, to vest in the university the authority re such projects, amended Subsec. (c)(2) to provide for consideration of bidders' compliance with certain provisions of Chs. 557 and 558, amended Subsec. (e) to make a technical change in Subdiv. (1) and to delete provisions for a master process for certain approvals necessary for capital improvements in Subdiv. (3) and added Subsec. (f) re report to the General Assembly, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 06-134 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate language notwithstanding the provisions of Ch. 59 or 60, effective January 1, 2007, and amended Subsec. (c) by adding language in Subdivs. (2), (3), (4) and (7) re total cost basis contract, monetary threshold requiring project to be publicly let, exception for emergencies and notification to prequalify through advertisement, by replacing “bidder” with “contractor” and adding “proposal” to language re bid throughout said Subdivs. and by adding Subdiv. (9) re construction manager at-risk project delivery contracts, effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the end date from June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2016, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 10-104 amended Subsec. (a) by extending period during which university has charge and supervision to June 30, 2018, or until completion of UConn 2000 program and made a technical change, effective June 3, 2010; P.A. 13-177 amended Subsec. (c) to add provision re inviting bids and giving notice of opportunities to bid by posting advertisement on the Internet in Subdiv. (9) and add Subdiv. (10) re design-build contracts, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-233 amended Subsec. (a) to extend period during which university has charge and supervision from June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2024, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-230 amended Subsec. (c) to replace provision re advertising notice in newspapers with posting notice on State Contracting Portal in Subdivs. (2)(A) and (9), and to replace provision re posting notice of design-build contracts on the Internet with posting notice on the State Contracting Portal in Subdiv. (10); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “June 30, 2024” with “June 30, 2027”, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-103 made a technical change in Subsec. (e)(4)(C), effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-32 made technical changes in Subsec. (e)(4); P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (c)(2) by changing reference to notice to prequalify contractors to a notice to submit bids in Subpara. (A), designating existing provisions re notice for contractors to be prequalified as Subpara. (A)(i), re time and place for receipt of responses as Subpara. (A)(ii), re inclusion of additional information if deemed appropriate as Subpara. (A)(iii), re selection of contractors who are prequalified as Subpara. (A)(I), re contractor ability to post surety bonds as Subpara. (A)(II), adding reference to new Subpara. (B) in Subpara. (A)(i) and to Sec. 4b-91 in Subpara. (A)(I), adding Subpara. (A)(III) re no conflict of interest and Subpara. (A)(IV) re prequalification for contracts costing more than $1,000,000, designating existing provisions re requirement for contractors to demonstrate financial managerial and technical ability as new Subpara. (B)(i)(I), re qualification based on experience with similar projects as new Subpara. (B)(i)(II) and re compliance of subcontractors as new Subpara. (B)(ii), adding Subpara. (C) re confirmation of prequalification effective for 1 year, redesignating existing Subpara. (B) re approval of emergency contracts as Subpara. (D), amended Subsec. (c)(3) by removing requirement for giving notice of time and place of public letting to prequalified contractors and amended Subsec. (c)(4) by removing reference to notice to prequalified contractors to submit a proposal, effective October 1, 2023, amended Subsec. (c)(9) by designating existing provisions re construction manager at-risk project delivery contracts as Subpara. (A), redesignating former Subpara. (A) re ineligibility of construction manager at-risk to submit bid and former Subpara. (B) re not beginning construction until determination of maximum guaranteed price as Subparas. (A)(i) and (A)(ii), respectively, redesignating existing provisions in Subpara. (A)(ii) re exception for project elements of site preparation and demolition as subclause (I) and adding Subpara. (A)(ii)(II) re exception for project elements of site preparation, demolition, public utility installation and connections and building envelope components, new Subpara. (B) re conditions for beginning construction prior to the determination of maximum guaranteed price for specific project elements and Subpara. (C) re renovation of existing buildings in multiple phases, effective June 12, 2023, and amended Subsec. (c)(10) by replacing contract amount over which design-builders need to be prequalified from $500,000 to an amount set forth in Sec. 4b-91(a)(2), effective October 1, 2023; P.A. 24-151 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “June 30, 2027” with “June 30, 2031”, effective July 1, 2024; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2 added Subsec. (g) re The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative not subject to section requirements, effective November 18, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109bb. Oversight of UConn 2000 projects. (a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, or a committee of the board, shall review and approve the policies and procedures developed by The University of Connecticut to undertake any project of UConn 2000, as described in subdivision (25) of section 10a-109c, concerning the selection of design professionals and contractors, as defined in subdivision (27) of section 10a-109c, contract compliance, building and fire code compliance, deferred maintenance, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 10a-109c, and an annual budget for such maintenance prepared pursuant to section 10a-109dd, project and program budgets and schedules and the authorization and review of contract changes. The university shall prepare, biennially, a summary of construction performance of UConn 2000 based on reports submitted at least quarterly by the construction assurance office established pursuant to section 10a-109cc, and the board, or committee of the board, shall, upon the completion of each named project pursuant to section 10a-109e, conduct a review of the university's management of such project for its conformance with the applicable policies and procedures governing construction undertaken pursuant to section 10a-109n. Such review of completed projects shall incorporate information, including, but not limited to, that which is derived from reviews of the reports submitted at least quarterly by the construction assurance office, in accordance with section 10a-109cc.

(b) Upon completion of each assessment, summary and review conducted pursuant to this section by The University of Connecticut or a committee of the board, the university or such committee, as applicable, shall submit such assessment, summary and review to the board. The board shall initially review each such assessment, summary and review without the presence of university staff members.

(c) The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.

(P.A. 06-134, S. 3; P.A. 07-166, S. 9; P.A. 24-22, S. 1; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 06-134 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 07-166 made technical changes, effective June 19, 2007; P.A. 24-22 deleted former Subsec. (a) re establishing construction management oversight committee, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as Subsecs. (a) and (b) and amended same to replace references to construction management oversight committee with Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, or committee of board, and the university and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2024; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-2 added Subsec. (c) re The University of Connecticut Health Center Joint Venture Initiative not subject to section requirements, effective November 18, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-109aaa. Tax credit incentive program. (a) As used in this section, (1) “qualified agreement” means a written agreement with The University of Connecticut in accordance with the tax credit incentive program established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and (2) “taxpayer” means any person, as defined in section 12-1, whether or not subject to any taxes levied by this state, that has executed a qualified agreement.

(b) The University of Connecticut is authorized to establish and administer a tax credit incentive program for the purposes of encouraging the promotion and public recognition of the university and its programs, services or mission. The university shall adopt, update and implement such policies and procedures as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(c) (1) There shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed under chapter 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 228z or 229, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707, for payments made in accordance with the tax credit incentive program by a taxpayer for a taxable or an income year, as applicable, pursuant to a qualified agreement executed on or after July 1, 2025, or an earlier date on which the university adopts or updates its policies and procedures under subsection (b) of this section. The amount of the credit shall be fifty per cent of the payments made for a taxable or an income year, as applicable, and shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for any taxpayer for any taxable or income year. The aggregate amount of the credits allowed under this section shall not exceed five million dollars in any calendar year.

(2) The credit allowed under this section shall not be subject to the limit set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-217zz.

(d) (1) Any taxpayer that is subject to a tax imposed under a chapter set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section may apply to The University of Connecticut, in such form and manner as prescribed by the university, to reserve an allocation for a credit under this section. The application shall contain such information as the university deems necessary to administer the provisions of this section.

(2) If the university determines that such taxpayer has satisfied the requirements of this section, the university shall reserve for the benefit of the taxpayer, on a first-come first-served basis, an allocation for a credit equal to fifty per cent of the amount of any payments made or to be made for the applicable taxable or income year.

(e) (1) Each taxpayer shall request and obtain a voucher from The University of Connecticut to claim a credit on such taxpayer's state tax return. Such taxpayer shall provide any documentation the university requires to verify the amount of the payments made by the taxpayer pursuant to a qualified agreement. After such verification, the university shall issue a voucher to such taxpayer in an amount equal to fifty per cent of the payments made, subject to the limits set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section. The taxpayer shall file the voucher with the taxpayer's state tax return for the taxable or income year such payments were made and the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit in the amount specified in the voucher to such taxpayer against any tax due under a chapter set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section.

(2) If the taxpayer is an S corporation or an entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the credit may be claimed by the taxpayer's shareholders or partners. If such taxpayer is a single member limited liability company that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, the credit may be claimed by such limited liability company's owner, provided such owner is subject to the tax imposed under a chapter set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section.

(3) Any credit or portion thereof that is not used by the taxpayer for the taxable or income year such payments were made may be carried forward for the fifteen immediately succeeding taxable or income years, as applicable, until the full credit has been applied.

(f) (1) If a taxpayer requests a voucher for an amount that exceeds the amount of the credit allocation reserved pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, The University of Connecticut may issue a voucher in such requested amount only if credits remain available under the aggregate limit set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section and the taxpayer provides documentation satisfactory to the university verifying that such requested amount has been paid by the taxpayer pursuant to a qualified agreement.

(2) If a taxpayer that did not reserve a credit allocation under subsection (d) of this section requests a voucher for a credit under this section, the university may issue a voucher to such taxpayer only if credits remain available under the aggregate limit set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section and the taxpayer provides documentation satisfactory to the university verifying that such requested amount has been paid by the taxpayer pursuant to a qualified agreement.

(3) The university shall give priority to taxpayers requesting a voucher under subdivision (1) of this subsection over taxpayers requesting a voucher under subdivision (2) of this subsection.

(g) (1) Not later than January 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, The University of Connecticut shall provide a list to the Commissioner of Revenue Services of the vouchers issued to taxpayers pursuant to subsection (e) of this section for the preceding calendar year and the amount of each voucher issued.

(2) Not later than March 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, the university shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding and institutions of higher education, summarizing, for the preceding calendar year, the number and amounts of the credits reserved, the number and amounts of the vouchers issued and any other information the university deems informative to said committees to monitor the tax credit incentive program.

(P.A. 25-168, S. 384.)

History: P.A. 25-168 effective June 30, 2025, and applicable to taxable and income years commencing on or after January 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-132g. Center of Excellence for Neuromodulation Treatments. (a) As used in this section, (1) “neuromodulation” means the alteration of nerve activity through targeted delivery of a stimulus, including, but not limited to, electrical stimulation or chemical agents, to specific neurological sites in the body, and (2) “hospital” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490.

(b) The University of Connecticut Health Center shall establish a Center of Excellence for Neuromodulation Treatments. The health center may collaborate with a hospital in the state to provide neuromodulation treatments to patients at the Center of Excellence for Neuromodulation Treatments.

(P.A. 25-168, S. 140.)

History: P.A. 25-168 effective June 30, 2025.

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PART IV

CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE

Sec. 10a-143. (Formerly Sec. 10-330a). New methods of awarding degrees and credits. Charter Oak State College. Operating fund. Reports. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education, in concert with the state's institutions of higher education, shall study, develop and coordinate the implementation of new methods of awarding undergraduate degrees and college credits including but not limited to: (1) External degrees awarded on the basis of acceptable performance in an educational field whether or not the necessary education was obtained by the candidate at an institution of higher education, and (2) examinations and methods other than classroom instruction for determining qualifications. On or before July 1, 1993, each constituent unit of the state system of higher education shall establish procedures to award college credits pursuant to this subsection and subsection (e) of this section.

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall promulgate regulations to authorize accredited institutions of higher education to award degrees by such new procedures.

(c) Charter Oak State College shall be an independent constituent unit of the state system of higher education with authority to grant undergraduate and graduate credits and degrees on the basis of (1) examinations, (2) courses offered by Charter Oak State College, and (3) other forms of evaluation and validation of learning including transfer of credit. Said college is authorized to use the term “Charter Oak State College” on diplomas and other documents and utterances to affirm the status of the college as a degree-granting institution of higher education. It shall be the responsibility of the college to serve the interest of all Connecticut residents by providing open access to academic credentials which are based on a consensus of professional judgment. The purpose of such credentials shall be to identify and give recognition to higher learning acquired by individuals through independent study, work experience and programs of noncollegiate educational activity.

(d) (1) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop and implement programs at Charter Oak State College to improve opportunities in higher education through alternative modes of service, including, but not limited to, guidance and information services, registration and validation services, examination and degree-granting services, technological delivery systems, and projects of research and development. The board may appoint a chief academic and administrative officer and a professional academic staff of Charter Oak State College. The board may appoint and remove executive staff responsible for the operation of Charter Oak State College. The board may determine the size of the academic staff and the duties, terms, and conditions of employment of said director and staff. The board shall establish through appointments on an adjunct basis a faculty of consulting examiners at Charter Oak State College to make recommendations as to requirements and standards of the college's programs and to make recommendations for the award of academic undergraduate and graduate credits and degrees. Persons serving as members of the faculty of consulting examiners shall have appropriate professional qualifications as determined by the board and may hold professional appointments in active status at accredited institutions of postsecondary or higher learning. Within the limit of appropriations, the board shall fix the compensation of persons serving with adjunct appointment as members of the faculty of consulting examiners. The board shall confer such undergraduate and graduate certificates and degrees as are appropriate to programs of postsecondary and higher learning at Charter Oak State College and in accordance with the recommendations of the board's faculty of consulting examiners on the basis of (A) examinations, (B) courses offered by Charter Oak State College, and (C) other forms of validation and evaluation of learning, including transfer of credit. The board shall assist public institutions of higher education in establishing and implementing procedures to award college credits pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(2) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall develop a mission statement for Charter Oak State College which shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (A) The educational needs of, and constituencies served by said college; (B) the degrees offered by said college; and (C) the role and scope of the programs offered by said college.

(e) The board shall fix fees for examinations and for such other purposes as the board deems necessary on behalf of Charter Oak State College and may make refunds and other disposition of same as provided by law or regulation. The board may make contracts, leases or other agreements in connection with its responsibilities. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall not assess or charge a graduation fee to any student enrolled in Charter Oak State College for the purpose of graduating from such college.

(f) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to be known as the Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter Oak State College Operating Fund, which shall be a separate account within the General Fund. The operating fund shall be used for the expenses of Charter Oak State College, including personnel expenses and equipment, and for the support of college activities pursuant to this section, including validation and evaluation of learning, guidance and public information services, projects of research and development for the improvement of learning materials and the technology of delivery systems, and for the purchase of such services, materials and equipment as are required for use in connection with said activities. Appropriations from general revenues of the state, all fees and proceeds of the board's activities on behalf of Charter Oak State College, including grants and donations, not required by statute or regulation to be deposited to the credit of the General Fund, shall be credited to and become a part of the resources of said operating fund. Any balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in said operating fund. Not later than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report on the actual expenditures of the Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter Oak State College Operating Fund.

(g) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall promote fund-raising to assist Charter Oak State College's programs pursuant to this section and shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education by January 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, on such fund-raising.

(h) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition fees at Charter Oak State College (1) subject to the provisions of subsection (i) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, “service in time of war” shall not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to Charter Oak State College and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to said institution, and (2) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to Charter Oak State College on a full-time or part-time basis in a degree-granting program. If any such veteran or member of the National Guard who receives a tuition fee waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National Guard described in this subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition fee waivers in registering for courses at Charter Oak State College. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, “domiciled in this state” includes domicile for less than one year.

(i) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (h) of this section has applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition fees at Charter Oak State College for such veteran in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said board of regents that such veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, said board of regents shall waive the payment of tuition fees in accordance with subsection (h) of this section.

(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, “veteran tuition benefit” means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to Charter Oak State College on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for tuition fees. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to Charter Oak State College on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition fees charged by Charter Oak State College to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition fees and other fees charged by Charter Oak State College to such veteran.

(B) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition fees in excess of the veteran tuition benefit at Charter Oak State College for such veteran.

(1971, P.A. 537, S. 1–3; P.A. 73-656, S. 1, 6; P.A. 75-442, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-581, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-631, S. 8, 111; P.A. 80-8, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-472, S. 102, 159; P.A. 82-218, S. 26, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; 84-256, S. 8, 17; P.A. 85-418, S. 1, 2; P.A. 86-312, S. 4, 21; P.A. 88-117, S. 1, 5; P.A. 89-380, S. 1, 7; P.A. 91-174, S. 14, 16; 91-230, S. 15, 17; 91-256, S. 34, 69; P.A. 92-154, S. 13, 14, 23; P.A. 93-201, S. 14, 24; P.A. 95-259, S. 24, 32; P.A. 96-244, S. 45, 63; P.A. 09-159, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-48, S. 227; P.A. 13-137, S. 4; P.A. 14-117, S. 10; P.A. 21-132, S. 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 56; P.A. 25-95, S. 13.)

History: P.A. 73-656 deleted Subsec. (a)(3) re relative cost of new program compared with traditional program, replaced former Subsec. (c) re constituent units' provision of assistance to commission with new Subsec. (c) re administrative and clerical services provided by commission, replaced former Subsec. (d) re report to governor and general assembly with new Subsec. (d) re board for state academic awards and added Subsecs. (e) to (g) re duties of academic awards board and advisory council; P.A. 75-442 amended Subsec. (c) to make clear that administrative and clerical staff to be provided specifically for academic awards board rather than for “state-wide and regional programs …” and amended Subsec. (d) to clarify that academic awards board is within commission for higher education; P.A. 77-573 replaced commission for higher education with board of higher education; P.A. 77-581 replaced former Subsec. (c) with new Subsec. (c) generally stating awards board's powers, removed from Subsec. (d) statement that board continued and placed within commission, i.e. board of higher education, amended Subsec. (d) to remove provisions requiring commission's (board of higher education's) approval for actions of academic awards board, to replace executive secretary and executive staff with executive director and professional academic staff and to specify that examiners be “consulting” examiners and added Subsec. (h) re educational services fund; P.A. 79-631 replaced reference to repealed Sec. 10-324 with reference to Sec. 10-323e(a)(10); P.A. 80-8 amended Subsec. (c) to allow board to use term “college” to affirm its degree-granting authority; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, replacing board of higher education with board of governors, revising appointment provisions of Subsec. (b), adding provisions re development of mission statement in Subsec. (e), requiring that contracts exceeding $1,000 be approved by board of governors in Subsec. (g) and specifying that authority to continue educational services fund is subject to board of governors' guidelines in Subsec. (h), effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-330a transferred to Sec. 10a-143 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 84-256 increased board membership from five to seven, adding one member elected by students and an alumnus of Charter Oak College and established meeting and attendance requirements; P.A. 85-418 amended Subsec. (h) by adding provision requiring that enrollment fee revenues be deposited in the general fund; P.A. 86-312 amended Subsec. (h) to change educational services “fund” to a separate “account” within the general fund; P.A. 88-117 deleted the provision in Subsec. (g) that agreements in excess of $1,000 be subject to the approval of the board of governors; P.A. 89-380 amended Subsec. (h) to provide that the revenue from enrollment fees be credited to the educational services account rather than deposited to the credit of the general fund; P.A. 91-174 in Subsec. (a) added requirement for procedures to be developed by July 1, 1993, in Subsec. (e)(1) added provision requiring board to assist institutions in establishing and implementing procedures, in Subsec. (g) deleted provision requiring board of governors approval of fees and added Subsec. (i) re fund-raising; P.A. 91-230 made a technical change in Subsec. (f); P.A. 91-256 reiterated change to Subsec. (g) made by P.A. 91-174; P.A. 92-154 amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) to add “state” to the name of Charter Oak College and amended Subsec. (h) to eliminate the educational services account and to establish the operating fund; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (i) to require report, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-259 amended Subsec. (d) to reduce the number of the Governor's appointments from seven to six and to add a member elected by the students enrolled in Charter Oak State College, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (d) to increase the membership from seven to nine by requiring the Governor to appoint two additional members, on or before July 1, 1996, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 09-159 amended Subsec. (c) by allowing Board for State Academic Awards to grant graduate degrees and to grant credits and degrees on basis of courses offered by Charter Oak State College and amended Subsec. (e)(1) by adding provisions re faculty of consulting examiners to make recommendations for award of academic undergraduate and graduate credits and degrees and re board to confer undergraduate and graduate certificates and degrees on basis of courses offered by Charter Oak State College, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to replace “Board of Governors of Higher Education” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, amended Subsec. (d) to replace Board for State Academic Awards with Board of Regents for Higher Education serving as Board for State Academic Awards beginning on January 1, 2012, and create a transition period through December 31, 2011, during which the Board for State Academic Awards shall remain in office, amended Subsec. (e) to permit board to appoint and remove executive staff, remove provisions re Board of Governors of Higher Education and make conforming changes, deleted former Subsec. (f) re advisory council, redesignated existing Subsecs. (g) to (i) as Subsecs. (f) to (h) and amended Subsec. (h) to delete “Commissioner of Higher Education” and make a technical change, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-137 amended Subsec. (g) to add provision requiring Board of Regents for Higher Education to submit a report on actual expenditures, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-117 deleted former Subsec. (d) re the Board for State Academic Awards, redesignated existing Subsecs. (e) to (h) as Subsecs. (d) to (g) and replaced references to the Board for State Academic Awards with references to Charter Oak State College and the Board of Regents for Higher Education in Subsec. (c) and redesignated Subsecs. (d) to (g), effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 21-132 amended Subsec. (e) to add prohibition on assessing or charging graduation fee, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 made identical changes as P.A. 21-132, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 25-95 added Subsec. (h) re waiver of payment of tuition fees for certain veterans and active members of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard and added Subsec. (i) re waiver of payment of tuition fees for certain veterans, effective July 1, 2025.

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PART V

MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 10a-144. (Formerly Sec. 10-326a). Central Naugatuck Valley Region Higher Education Center. There is established a higher education center for the central Naugatuck Valley region. The Connecticut State Community College campus established for the greater Waterbury area pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10a-78, shall be located at such center. The University of Connecticut shall have access to classrooms, faculty office space and concurrent and cooperative use of common student facilities including, but not limited to, library and athletic fields, at such center. The Board of Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction with the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's designee, shall develop an annual joint use plan for such center. On or before September 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall call and convene an initial meeting for the development of such plan.

(1969, P.A. 726, S. 1, 2, 7; P.A. 74-115, S. 1, 2; P.A. 75-425, S. 33, 57; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 29, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-293, S. 2, 11; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 16-15, S. 30; P.A. 17-63, S. 6; P.A. 24-22, S. 29; P.A. 25-22, S. 88.)

History: P.A. 74-115 substituted “plant” for “plan” and deleted commission's authority to receive appropriations for transfer to boards in Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-425 added phrase “Subject to the provisions of Sec. 4-26b” and deleted commission's authority to “arrange for … constructing … of the physical plant” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education, replacing board of higher education with board of governors and replacing language authorizing establishment of higher education center with language authorizing its continuance, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-326a transferred to Sec. 10a-144 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 93-293 replaced existing language with Subsec. (a) re establishment of the higher education center and Subsec. (b) re report, effective July 1, 1993; 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” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 16-15 amended Subsec. (a) 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 deleted former Subsec. (b) re joint use plan report and deleted Subsec. (a) designator, effective June 30, 2017; P.A. 24-22 replaced “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities” with “chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-149. (Formerly Sec. 10-325c). Operation of state institutions of higher education. (a) In addition to other powers granted in the general statutes, authority and responsibility for the operation of the state's public institutions of higher education shall be vested in (1) the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut which shall have exclusive responsibility for programs leading to research doctoral, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental medicine and juris doctor degrees, (2) the Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System which shall have special responsibility for the preparation of personnel for the public schools of the state including master's degree programs, education doctoral degree programs, including an education doctoral degree program in nursing education, and other graduate study in education, and authority for providing (A) liberal arts and career programs at the bachelors, masters and sixth year level, and (B) professional doctoral degree programs, except programs leading to research doctoral, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental medicine and juris doctor degrees, (3) the Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State Community College which shall have responsibility for providing programs, as enumerated in section 10a-80, leading, where appropriate, to an associate degree or occupational certificate and programs leading to the degree of associate in applied science and such other appropriate degrees or certificates and for such terminal vocational retraining and continuing education programs leading to occupational certificates as are appropriate, and (4) the Board of Regents for Higher Education which shall have responsibility for the award of external degrees and credits earned at Charter Oak State College by examination and by other forms of validation and by evaluation of learning, including transfer of credit, provided the authority of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State University System and the Connecticut State Community College to award degrees of the respective institutions shall not be affected.

(b) In approving programs provided under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall consider (1) the effect a proposed professional doctoral degree program would have on the budget of the state university within the Connecticut State University System seeking to offer such program, (2) whether expertise in the subject matter of such program currently exists at such state university, (3) the current and projected accreditation standards governing such program, and (4) the current and projected professional standards in the occupational field for which students would qualify for employment upon graduation from such program.

(P.A. 77-573, S. 16, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 39, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 89-260, S. 33, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 63, 69; P.A. 05-4, S. 1; P.A. 10-8, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 14-117, S. 13; P.A. 15-37, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 89.)

History: P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, replacing board of higher education with board of governors and redesignating state colleges as the Connecticut State University, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-325c transferred to Sec. 10a-149 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 89-260 made the board of trustees of the community-technical colleges responsible for the programs formerly the responsibility of the boards of trustees of the regional community colleges and of the state technical colleges by combining Subdivs. (3) and (4) and renumbering Subdiv. (5) as Subdiv. (4), substituted “board of trustees of the community-technical colleges” for the board of trustees of regional community colleges and of the state technical colleges and made a technical change; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes; P.A. 05-4 amended Subdivs. (1) and (2) to permit the Connecticut State University system to offer education doctoral degree programs and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 10-8 amended Subdiv. (2) by adding provision re education doctoral degree program in nursing education, effective May 5, 2010; 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”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-117 changed “Board for State Academic Awards” to “Board of Regents for Higher Education” and added reference to Charter Oak State College, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-37 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by replacing “doctoral degrees” with “research doctoral, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental medicine and juris doctor degrees” and deleting provision re postbaccalaureate professional degrees with the exception of education doctoral degrees in Subdiv. (1), adding provision re professional doctoral degree programs in Subdiv. (2), and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re factors to be considered by the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System in approving professional doctoral degree programs, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges and the Community-Technical Colleges with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-150e. Offering for adoption of cat or dog used for conducting research or testing. (a) For purposes of this section, “animal adoption or animal rescue organization” means any collaboration of individuals or any nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, that has, as part of such collaboration's or organization's purposes, the sale or placement of animals that were removed from animal shelters, municipal dog pounds or an individual's home.

(b) Each constituent unit of the state system of higher education, each public institution of higher education and each independent institution of higher education shall offer for adoption by an animal adoption or animal rescue organization any cat, rabbit, guinea pig, ferret or dog that such constituent unit or institution of higher education possesses for the purpose of conducting research or testing provided such offer occurs after the completion of any such research or testing, such research or testing does not require the destruction of such cat, rabbit, guinea pig, ferret or dog and such animal is no longer needed by such constituent unit or institution of higher education. Any constituent unit of higher education or institution of higher education that is required to offer a cat, rabbit, guinea pig, ferret or dog for adoption pursuant to this section may enter into an agreement with an animal adoption or animal rescue organization for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this section.

(P.A. 15-201, S. 1; P.A. 16-89, S. 6; P.A. 25-129, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 16-89 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, effective June 1, 2016; P.A. 25-129 added references to rabbits, guinea pigs and ferrets.

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Sec. 10a-151a. Purchase of equipment for research, library media and library books by constituent units. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall annually designate from the funds available to each board for equipment an amount to be spent by each institution under its jurisdiction for the purchase of equipment used for research purposes, library media and library books for each such fiscal year.

(b) Within the limitations of funds designated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by each board for the purchase of equipment used for research purposes, library media and library books, the expenditure of such funds and the purposes therefor shall be in the sole jurisdiction of the chief executive officer of each institution, subject to the policies of each board and shall not be subject to the approval of any other state agency, but shall be subject to auditing procedures required pursuant to section 2-90, provided the purchase of equipment used for research purposes and library media shall be made from the most competitive source. Such officer shall report annually to the board of such officer's respective institution on the expenditure of funds.

(P.A. 84-274, S. 1, 2; P.A. 89-260, S. 34, 41; P.A. 90-201, S. 4, 11; P.A. 91-256, S. 64, 69; P.A. 25-22, S. 90.)

History: P.A. 89-260 substituted “board of trustees for the community-technical colleges” for the boards of trustees for the regional-community and state technical colleges in Subsec. (a); P.A. 90-201 added equipment used for research purposes to the items which may be purchased pursuant to the section; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 25-22 replaced references to Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges and the Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-151b. Purchase of equipment, supplies and contractual services by constituent units and their institutions. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 58, and sections 4-98, 4a-4, 4a-5, 4a-6, 4d-2, and 4d-5 to the contrary, a chief executive officer may purchase equipment, supplies and contractual services, execute personal service agreements, as defined in section 4-212, or lease personal property compatible, where relevant, with standards for computer architecture established by the Department of Administrative Services, without the approval of the Comptroller, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or the Commissioner of Administrative Services, provided the chief executive officer consults with the commissioner and such purchases are made in accordance with this section and in accordance with policies that are (1) adopted by the governing board of the constituent unit after reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views, and (2) subject to section 4-175. For purposes of this section, “chief executive officer” means the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education or the chief executive officer of an institution or campus within the jurisdiction of such a constituent unit. The provisions of sections 4-212 to 4-219, inclusive, and section 9 of public act 93-336* shall not apply to personal service agreements executed pursuant to this section.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, purchases made pursuant to this section shall be based, when possible, on competitive bids or competitive negotiation. Such chief executive officer shall solicit competitive bids or proposals by sending notice to prospective suppliers and by posting notice on a public bulletin board in such officer's office. Such notice shall contain a notice of state contract requirements pursuant to section 4a-60. Each bid or proposal shall be kept sealed until opened publicly at the time stated in the notice soliciting such bid or proposal. Sealed bids or proposals shall include bids or proposals sealed within an envelope or maintained within a safe and secure electronic environment until such time as they are publicly opened. If the amount of the expenditure is estimated to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, not later than five calendar days before the final date of submitting competitive bids or proposals, competitive bids or proposals shall be solicited by public notice posted on the Internet. All purchases one hundred thousand dollars or less in amount shall be made in the open market, but shall, when possible, be based on at least three competitive quotations. If desired by the constituent unit, competitive quotations may include quotations submitted to the constituent unit within a safe and secure electronic environment. The constituent unit shall not refuse to consider a bid, proposal or quotation because it is not submitted electronically.

(c) Competitive bidding or competitive negotiation is not required in the case of (1) minor purchases of twenty-five thousand dollars or less in amount, (2) purchases made pursuant to subsection (k) of this section, (3) emergency purchases, (4) agricultural purchases of dairy products, poultry, farm-raised seafood, beef, pork, lamb, eggs, fruits, vegetables or other farm products in an amount of fifty thousand dollars or less, or (5) a qualified contract, as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10a-151f, that is entered into pursuant to the policies adopted by either the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut or the Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to section 10a-151g. Whenever an emergency exists by reason of extraordinary conditions or contingencies that could not reasonably be foreseen and guarded against, or because of unusual trade or market conditions, the chief executive officer may, if it is for the best interest of the state, make purchases without competitive bidding. A statement of all emergency purchases made under the provisions of this subsection shall be set forth in the annual report of the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer, when making an agricultural purchase in accordance with subdivision (4) of this subsection, shall give preference to dairy products, poultry, farm-raised seafood, beef, pork, lamb, eggs, fruits, vegetables or other farm products grown or produced in this state when such products, poultry, farm-raised seafood, beef, pork, lamb, eggs, fruits or vegetables are comparable in cost to other dairy products, poultry, eggs, fruits or vegetables being considered for purchase by the chief executive officer that have not been grown or produced in this state.

(d) Nothing in this section shall exempt a constituent unit or chief executive officer from complying with the provisions of sections 4a-60 and 4a-61.

(e) No person, firm or corporation disqualified pursuant to section 4a-52a, or by the Commissioner of Administrative Services pursuant to section 4a-63 from bidding on contracts with the Department of Administrative Services may bid pursuant to this section.

(f) A chief executive officer who enters into a contract under this section that fails to meet the requirements of this section shall be personally liable for the costs of such contract and such contract shall be void and of no effect. Any amount paid under such contract may be recovered from such chief executive officer by the state in a civil action.

(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a chief executive officer from participating in a contract for the purchase of equipment, supplies or services with the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to chapter 58.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a constituent unit from entering into a corporate sponsorship agreement which contains provisions for the barter of goods and services, provided such agreement is entered into in accordance with policies and procedures governing such agreements adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(i) For the period from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2006, inclusive, any funds or revenues collected from ticket sales by the contractor hired by Western Connecticut State University to operate and manage its O'Neill Center, shall not be deemed to be state funds for the purposes of sections 4-32 and 4-33 and may be deposited in the contractor's account for a period of time not to exceed forty days, during which time the contractor shall pay all expenses related to the event for which the tickets were sold and make an accounting of the portion of the funds to be remitted to the university, and then remit such funds to the university pursuant to the terms of the contract. Upon receipt of such funds, the university shall deposit such funds in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-32 and 4-33.

(j) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a chief executive officer may not extend a contract with a value of fifty thousand dollars or more per year to perform janitorial, building maintenance, security or food and beverage services unless: (1) Such contract is in effect on May 1, 2005; (2) such extension is for a period of one year from the date such contract would otherwise expire; and (3) any such extension includes any applicable increase in the standard wage and the payroll burden to administer the standard wage, as established by the Labor Department.

(k) The chief executive officer of a constituent unit may purchase, or make expenditures related to the development of, any technology, product or process for the purpose of testing such technology, product or process in the operation of the constituent unit on a trial basis, if (1) such technology, product or process (A) is part of or related to a research program at the constituent unit, (B) has the potential, as determined by the chief executive officer, to provide economic benefit to the state, (C) will not adversely affect the safety of any individual, and (D) has potential for commercialization, and (2) the chief executive officer has received a recommendation to test such technology, product or process from a constituent unit committee whose membership includes the chief purchasing official, the chief academic officer and the chief economic development officer for the constituent unit, or their designees.

(l) The chief executive officer of a constituent unit that purchases or makes expenditures related to the development of any technology, product or process for the purpose of testing such technology, product or process in the operation of the constituent unit on a trial basis, pursuant to subsection (k) of this section, shall, not later than January first of the year following such purchase or expenditure, submit a report, on the number of times such constituent unit tested such technology, product or process during the last twelve months, or if such tests are not complete, will test such technology, product or process in the next twelve months, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and commerce, in accordance with section 11-4a.

(m) The chief executive officer of a constituent unit may join with a federal agency, another state government, other branch, division or department of this state, another constituent unit, political subdivision of this state or private or nonprofit organization in a cooperative purchasing plan when the best interests of the state would be served by such plan.

(n) The state, through the chief executive officer of a constituent unit, may purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from a person who has a contract to sell such property or services to a federal agency, another state government, other branch, division or department of this state, another constituent unit, political subdivision of this state, nonprofit organization or private or public purchasing consortium, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such contract.

(P.A. 90-201, S. 3, 11; P.A. 91-256, S. 35, 69; P.A. 92-154, S. 16, 23; P.A. 93-201, S. 8, 24; P.A. 96-244, S. 33, 34, 63; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9, S. 22, 50; P.A. 99-285, S. 11, 12; P.A. 00-66, S. 29; P.A. 02-140, S. 1, 2; P.A. 05-287, S. 24; P.A. 11-51, S. 87; P.A. 12-97, S. 1; 12-129, S. 1; P.A. 13-177, S. 3; P.A. 14-106, S. 1; P.A. 17-130, S. 4; P.A. 23-204, S. 428, 429; P.A. 25-22, S. 91.)

*Note: Section 9 of public act 93-336 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

History: P.A. 91-256 in Subsec. (a) added references to Secs. 4a-4, 4a-5 and 4a-6 and the executive director of the office of information and technology, deleted language limiting the types of purchases allowed and the circumstances under which purchases may be made, added language concerning the lease of personal property and made technical changes, in Subsec. (b) changed $10,000 to $25,000, in Subsec. (c) changed $600 to $2,000 and added Subsec. (g) re contracts between chief executive officer and administrative services department; P.A. 92-154 amended Subsec. (a) to add the reference to Sec. 4-98 and to require comptroller's approval of certain expenditures; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (a) to add the provisions relating to personal service agreements, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-244 added reference to Sec. 16a-118 in Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (h) re corporate sponsorship agreements and the barter of goods and services, effective July 1, 1996; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “Department of Information Technology” for “Office of Information and Technology” and “Chief Information Officer” for “executive director of the Office of Information and Technology” and adding proviso that chief executive officer consults with Chief Information Officer, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 99-285 amended Subsec. (b) to add competitive negotiations and to add proposals, to increase the amount of expenditure that requires specified public notice from $25,000 to $50,000 and to make a corresponding change for the provision concerning purchases on the open market, and to change the type of notice required from “not fewer than three daily newspapers” to two or more publications, at least one of which is a major daily newspaper and to require posting on the Internet and amended Subsec. (c) to add competitive negotiation and to increase the amount for minor purchases from $2,000 or less to $10,000 or less, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-66 made a technical change and deleted reference to repealed Sec. 4-210 in Subsec. (a); P.A. 02-140 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provisions re sealed bids within an envelope or secure electronic environment and re electronic submissions and added Subsec. (i) re funds and revenues from O'Neill Center, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 05-287 added Subsec. (j) re extension of contracts with a value of $50,000 or more per year for janitorial, building maintenance, security or food and beverage services, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to change “Department of Information Technology” to “Department of Administrative Services” and “Chief Information Officer” to “commissioner” and to add reference to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management re approval of purchases, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-97 amended Subsec. (c) to make technical changes and add reference to purchases made pursuant to Subsec. (k) and added Subsecs. (k) and (l) re purchases of technology, product or process for testing on a trial basis, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 12-129 amended Subsec. (b) by eliminating requirement that public notice be inserted in 2 or more publications and making technical changes, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-177 amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (4) re agricultural purchases and to add provision re preference requirements for such purchases, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-106 made technical changes in Subsecs. (c), (f) and (h) and added Subsec. (m) re cooperative purchasing plan and Subsec. (n) re purchase from person with contract to sell to another state government, political subdivision of this state, nonprofit organization or private or public purchasing consortium, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 17-130 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re exception as provided in Subsec. (c), amended Subsec. (c) to delete provision re notwithstanding Subsec. (b) and add Subdiv. (5) re qualified contract, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsecs. (m) and (n) by adding “other branch, division or department of this state, another constituent unit,” and further amended Subsec. (n) by adding reference to federal agency, effective June 12, 2023, and increased the threshold amount of expenditures from $50,000 to $100,000 in Subsec. (b) and from $10,000 to $25,000 in Subsec. (c), effective October 1, 2023; P.A. 25-22 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to board of trustees with governing board and making technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-151c. Approval of travel requests and the payment of travel expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the chief executive officer of each institution within the jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education shall have the authority to approve travel requests and the payment of travel expenses incurred by employees of their institutions, in accordance with rates and policies approved by the governing board of the constituent unit, provided such rates and policies are (1) approved after reasonable opportunity has been provided for interested persons to present their views, and (2) subject to section 4-175. Travel expenses paid pursuant to this subsection shall be paid upon the order of the Comptroller.

(P.A. 90-201, S. 6, 11; P.A. 91-256, S. 36, 69; P.A. 25-22, S. 92.)

History: P.A. 91-256 deleted Subsec. (b) concerning payment from general fund appropriations upon order of the comptroller, made Subsec. (a) the section and deleted provision limiting the section to requests and expenses of faculty and professional employees; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to board of trustees with governing board and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-151d. Report concerning expenditures. On or before January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the governing board of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education shall 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 appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning expenditures pursuant to sections 4a-52a, 10a-151b and 10a-151c during the preceding fiscal year.

(P.A. 90-201, S. 7(a),(b), 11; P.A. 14-202, S. 6; P.A. 25-22, S. 93.)

History: Subsec. (c) of section 7 of P.A. 90-201 was codified as Subsec. (b) of Sec. 10-21e; P.A. 14-202 deleted Subsec. (a) designator, changed report date from “1991” to “2015”, added reference to submission of report in accordance with Sec. 11-4a and deleted former Subsec. (b) re report of Department of Administrative Services concerning purchasing requests, effective June 12, 2014; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to board of trustees with governing board and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-151i. Affirmation in lieu of representation requirements re nondiscrimination and affirmative action for certain qualified, revenue and nonmonetary contracts. For any qualified contract described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10a-151f, and any revenue contract or nonmonetary contract that is not a qualified contract, as such terms are defined in section 10a-151f, that is entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2026, by the chief executive officer of the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the chief executive officer of an institution within the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents for Higher Education or by the chief executive officer of The University of Connecticut, the chief executive officer shall require such contract to either (1) comply with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 4a-60, and set forth the full text of subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of subsection (b) of section 4a-60, or (2) set forth the following affirmation: “Each party agrees, as required by section 4a-60 of the Connecticut General Statutes, not to discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such party that such disability prevents performance of the work involved. Each party agrees to comply with all applicable federal and state of Connecticut nondiscrimination and affirmative action laws, including, but not limited to, section 4a-60 of the Connecticut General Statutes.”.

(P.A. 17-130, S. 9; P.A. 25-168, S. 208.)

History: P.A. 17-130 effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 25-168 changed reference re contracts from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2026, deleted references to Sec. 4a-60a, made technical changes and added “status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence,”.

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Sec. 10a-152. (Formerly Sec. 10-327d). Receipt and expenditure of federal funds. The governing boards of each constituent unit, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, may receive any federal funds made available to this state for postsecondary educational purposes and expend such funds for the purpose or purposes for which they are made available. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of such funds. Such boards may allocate and use any appropriate or special fund to meet the matching requirements of any federal act making funds available to the state for postsecondary educational purposes.

(P.A. 77-573, S. 13, 30; P.A. 25-22, S. 94.)

History: Sec. 10-327d transferred to Sec. 10a-152 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to boards of trustees with governing boards and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-154a. Performance and evaluation records of faculty and professional staff members not public records. Any record maintained or kept on file by a governing board of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education that is a record of the performance and evaluation of a faculty or professional staff member of such constituent unit shall not be deemed to be a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under the provisions of section 1-210, unless such faculty or professional staff member consents in writing to the release of his records by the governing board of the constituent unit. Such consent shall be required for each request for a release of such records.

(P.A. 89-229, S. 1, 4; P.A. 25-22, S. 95.)

History: P.A. 25-22 replaced references to board of trustees with governing board and made a technical change, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-154b. Establishment of positions and the filling of vacancies. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5-214 and 5-215 or any other provision of the general statutes or special act, the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education and the chief executive officer of an institution or campus within the jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education may establish positions and approve the filling of all position vacancies of such constituent unit or institution within the limits of available funds and in accordance with policies approved by the governing board of the constituent unit.

(P.A. 91-256, S. 37, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 43, 48; 92-154, S. 8, 23; P.A. 25-22, S. 96.)

History: P.A. 92-126 and P.A. 92-154 both added the reference to special act provisions; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to board of trustees with governing board and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-154e. Establishment and administration of adjunct professor incentive grant program. Report. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Office of Higher Education shall establish and administer, within available appropriations, an adjunct professor incentive grant program. The program shall provide an incentive grant in an amount of twenty thousand dollars to each licensed health care provider who (1) accepts a position as an adjunct professor at a public institution of higher education that was offered to such provider after being considered as an applicant for such position pursuant to section 10a-154d, and (2) remains in such position for not less than one academic year. Each licensed health care provider who receives a grant under this subsection shall be eligible for an additional grant in an amount of twenty thousand dollars if the provider remains in such position for not less than two academic years. The Commissioner of Higher Education shall establish the application process for the grant program.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Higher Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies regarding the number and demographics of the adjunct professors who applied for and received incentive grants from the adjunct professor grant program established under subsection (a) of this section, the number and types of classes taught by such adjunct professors, the institutions of higher education employing such adjunct professors and any other information deemed pertinent by the commissioner.

(P.A. 23-97, S. 10; 23-204, S. 133; P.A. 24-81, S. 174; P.A. 25-168, S. 95.)

History: P.A. 23-97 and P.A. 23-204 effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-81 replaced references to executive director of the Office of Higher Education with Commissioner of Higher Education, effective May 30, 2024; P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (b) to add reference to appropriations committee and made a conforming change.

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Sec. 10a-156a. Security protocol plan. Threat assessment team. (a) Each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and each independent institution of higher education shall submit an up-to-date security protocol plan to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such plan shall identify procedures specifically designed to heighten awareness by all faculty and staff regarding potentially at-risk students and other individuals on campus through effective educational strategies. Such procedures shall be designed to educate faculty and staff on how to recognize and respond to students and such other individuals who may be at risk of harm to themselves or others. Not later than July 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter, each constituent unit and independent institution of higher education shall review the security protocol plan with each of its chiefs of police or heads of campus security to determine whether such plan adequately addresses campus security concerns or requires revisions. In the event that revisions are required, the constituent unit or independent institution of higher education making revisions shall submit a revised security protocol plan to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection not later than August first of the year in which revisions are deemed necessary.

(b) Each constituent unit and independent institution of higher education shall establish a trained threat assessment team for each of its campuses. The threat assessment team shall consist of individuals selected by the president of each state college or university or independent institution of higher education in consultation with its chief of police or head of campus security and may include not less than one member of its special police force or campus security personnel, administration, faculty and senior and mid-level staff. The chief of police or head of campus security at each state college and university and independent institution of higher education shall be responsible for ensuring that every member of the threat assessment team (1) is capable of executing the security protocol plan developed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, and (2) receives comprehensive training in identifying potentially at-risk students, other potentially at-risk individuals on campus and any other potential threats to campus safety.

(P.A. 08-157, S. 1; P.A. 13-3, S. 92; 13-220, S. 22; P.A. 14-65, S. 11; P.A. 25-22, S. 97.)

History: P.A. 08-157 effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 13-3 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by requiring submission of an up-to-date security protocol plan to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection by October 1, 2013, requiring biennial review of such plan with each constituent unit's and independent institution of higher education's chief of police or head of campus security and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) requiring establishment of a trained threat assessment team on each campus of each constituent unit and independent institution of higher education, effective April 4, 2013; P.A. 13-220 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 14-65 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 25-22 deleted reference to Sec. 10a-173(a) in Subsec. (a) and references to regional community-technical college in Subsec. (b) and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-157. General education core of courses. (a) The Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State University System shall develop and implement a general education core of courses for which not fewer than thirty academic credits shall be offered by each such constituent unit as part of its liberal arts and sciences programs and any other degree program designated as a transfer program. A student who graduates from any such liberal arts and sciences program or transfer program or transfers from such program to another of such constituent units or to another institution within the same constituent unit shall transfer any credits earned while enrolled in such program toward the general education core curriculum requirements of the constituent unit to which such student transfers.

(b) Teaching faculty from the Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State University System, elected pursuant to a uniform, system-wide election by the faculty senates representing each of such constituent units, shall be included in the development and implementation of the general education core of courses.

(P.A. 12-31, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 98.)

History: P.A. 12-31 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to regional community-technical college system with Connecticut State Community College and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-157a. Embedded remedial support. (a) For purposes of sections 10a-157a to 10a-157c, inclusive: (1) “Connecticut's P-20 Council” means the state-wide council of educators, business leaders and civic officials formed by Executive Order Number 2A by Governor M. Jodi Rell in 2009 to build stronger ties among educators and policymakers at all levels of education in this state, from preschool to graduate school; and (2) “public institution of higher education” means those constituent units identified in subdivisions (2) and (3) of section 10a-1.

(b) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 for the Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill level, that a student is likely to succeed in college level work with supplemental support, the public institution of higher education shall offer such student remedial support that is embedded with the corresponding entry level course in a college level program. Such embedded support shall be offered during the same semester as and in conjunction with the entry level course for purposes of providing the student with supplemental support in the entry level course.

(c) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in college level work with supplemental support, the public institution of higher education shall offer such student one intensive semester of remedial support that (1) is designed to provide such student with the knowledge and skills necessary to be placed in an entry level course in a college level program, and (2) such student may repeat subject to the public institution of higher education's course repeat policy provided such policy shall not prohibit a minimum of one repeat attempt.

(d) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 and for each semester thereafter, if a public institution of higher education determines, by use of multiple commonly accepted measures of skill level, that a student is below the skill level required for success in an intensive semester of remedial support, the public institution of higher education shall offer such student the opportunity to participate in a transitional college readiness program before the start of the next semester. Such student shall complete such transitional college readiness program prior to receiving embedded remedial support, as provided in subsection (b) of this section or intensive remedial support, as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The Board of Regents for Higher Education, in consultation with Connecticut's P-20 Council and the faculty advisory committee to the Board of Regents for Higher Education, shall develop options for a transitional college readiness program.

(e) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014 for the Connecticut State University System and not later than the start of the fall semester of 2015 for the Connecticut State Community College, and for each semester thereafter, each public institution of higher education shall offer only remedial support, including remedial courses, that is authorized pursuant to subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section.

(f) In accordance with subsection (d) of this section and subsection (a) of section 10-69, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education for the purpose of delivering a transitional college readiness program that will enable adults to enroll directly in a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34, at an institution of higher education upon completion of such program.

(g) Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2014, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, in consultation with Connecticut's P-20 Council, 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 (1) its recommendations concerning the successful transition of adults returning to or first enrolling in a higher education program at a public institution of higher education after spending time in the workforce, and (2) the application of the provisions of sections 10a-157a to 10a-157c, inclusive, to each higher education program for students who are deaf or hard of hearing that is offered by a public institution of higher education.

(h) For the fall semester of 2025 and spring semester 2026, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall continue to offer each transitional college readiness program, embedded remedial support program and intensive remedial support program that said board offered at each public institution of higher education during the fall semester of 2024 and spring semester of 2025, respectively.

(P.A. 12-40, S. 1; P.A. 14-217, S. 209; P.A. 17-202, S. 19; P.A. 25-22, S. 99; 25-67, S. 25; 25-99, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 12-40 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (b) to extend implementation of embedded remedial support requirements to the fall semester of 2015 for regional community-technical colleges, added new Subsec. (c) re intensive semester of remedial support, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d) and amended same to change “2014” to “2015”, “college level work” to “an intensive semester of remedial support” and “intensive” to “transitional” and to add reference to intensive remedial support, redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (e) and amended same to add provision re extension of implementation deadline for regional community-technical colleges to fall semester of 2015, delete provision re remedial support not embedded with entry level course and add references to embedded remedial support, intensive semester of remedial support and transitional college readiness program, added Subsec. (f) re memorandum of understanding and redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (g), effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 17-202 amended Subsec. (g) to replace “hearing impaired or deaf students” with “students who are deaf or hard of hearing” and made a technical change; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to regional community-technical colleges with Connecticut State Community College in Subsecs. (b) and (e) and made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective June 9, 2025; P.A. 25-67 added Subsec. (h) re requirement to continue to offer each transitional college readiness program, embedded remedial support program and intensive remedial support program every semester, effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-99 amended Subsec. (h) by deleting “and each semester thereafter,”, effective July 1, 2025.

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Sec. 10a-158. Comparison of administrator salaries and ratio of administrators to students and faculty. Report. (a) For purposes of this section, “administrator” means a full-time employee who is, as of November first in the year preceding the year in which the report required under subsection (d) of this section is due, in a position on the payroll that qualifies as a management occupation classification in accordance with the standard occupational classification system of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall compare (1) the salaries of the administrators at each public institution of higher education within the Connecticut State University System and the Connecticut State Community College with the salaries of administrators with similar responsibilities at peer public institutions of higher education in the United States, (2) the ratio of administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at each public institution of higher education within the Connecticut State University System and the Connecticut State Community College with the ratio of administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at peer public institutions of higher education in the United States, and (3) the salaries of the administrators in the central office of the Board of Regents for Higher Education with the salaries of administrators with similar responsibilities in the central office of similar state university systems in the United States.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut shall compare (1) the salaries of administrators at The University of Connecticut with the salaries of administrators with similar responsibilities at peer public institutions of higher education in the United States, and (2) the ratio of administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at The University of Connecticut with the ratio of administrators to students and of administrators to faculty at peer public institutions of higher education in the United States.

(d) Upon completion of the biennial comparisons made pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on such comparisons to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and appropriations.

(P.A. 13-143, S. 1; P.A. 25-22, S. 100.)

History: P.A. 13-143 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 25-22 replaced references to regional-community technical college system with Connecticut State Community College in Subsec. (b), effective June 9, 2025.

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