Title 10a, Title 10a: State System of Higher Education

Sec. 10a-136. (Formerly Sec. 10-142). Buildings for religious activities. The trustees of The University of Connecticut are authorized to convey land of the university for the purpose of providing sites for buildings to house religious activities for students attending the univer…

Sec. 10a-137. (Formerly Sec. 10-142a). Use by public agencies of swimming pool at Avery Point campus. The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut may contract with public agencies for the use of the swimming pool at the university campus at Avery Point, provided such c…

Sec. 10a-138. (Formerly Sec. 10-143). Water and waste disposal service. The University of Connecticut is authorized to furnish, for compensation, running water and sewage, garbage and waste disposal service for any property owned or occupied by it or in which it has an interest b…

Sec. 10a-139. (Formerly Sec. 10-144). Traffic regulations on grounds of The University of Connecticut and The University of Connecticut Health Center. Disposition of fines. (a) The trustees of The University of Connecticut, subject to the approval of the Office of the State Traff…

Secs. 10a-140 and 10a-141. (Formerly Secs. 10-144a and 10-144b). Lease of land to private developers for rental housing and commercial establishments; taxation. Lease of state-owned land by the university. Sections 10a-140 and 10a-141 are repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (1967, …

Sec. 10a-142f. Litchfield County Center for Higher Education. Section 10a-142f is repealed. (P.A. 85-555, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-259, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-303, S. 21, 22.) 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…

Sec. 10a-143a. Endowment Fund for Charter Oak State College. (a)(1) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a permanent Endowment Fund for Charter Oak State College to encourage donations from the private sector, with an incentive in the form of an endowment fun…

Sec. 10a-143b. Technology training programs. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish, on behalf of Charter Oak State College and within available appropriations, innovative on-line teacher and higher education faculty training programs on the integration of tech…

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 regional community-technical college established for the greater Waterbury area pursuant to …

Secs. 10a-145 to 10a-148. (Formerly Secs. 10-326b to 10-326e). Responsibility of participating units. Designation of a board of trustees to receive, expend and administer funds for a higher education center. Administrative councils. Advisory committees. Sections 10a-145 to 10a-14…

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…

Sec. 10a-149a. Military recruiters; access to directory information and on-campus recruiting. Section 10a-149a is repealed, effective October 30, 1997. (P.A. 84-87, S. 2, 7; Oct. 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 2, 3.)

Sec. 10a-149b. Independent study programs for the tutoring of disadvantaged seventh and eighth graders. At each public institution of higher education, independent study programs that award credit shall include opportunities for students enrolled in such institutions to tutor sev…

Sec. 10a-149c. Military recruiting on campus. (a) Each constituent unit of the state system of higher education shall provide access to directory information and on-campus recruiting opportunities to representatives of the armed forces of the United States of America and state ar…

Sec. 10a-149d. College credit for military training. Guidelines and policies. (a) An institution of higher education shall award college credit for military occupational specialty training to a member of the armed forces or the National Guard or a veteran who enrolls at such inst…

Sec. 10a-150. (Formerly Sec. 10-327b). Receipt and disposition of gifts of lands, money or other property. The boards of trustees of each of the constituent units of the state system of higher education are empowered to accept, on behalf of the state, any gifts of lands, money or…

Secs. 10a-150a to 10a-150d. Grants from foreign sources; definitions. Disclosure required. Content of disclosure statement. Disclosure statement to be a public record. Sections 10a-150a to 10a-150d, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 85-597, S. 1–4, 6; P.A. 11…

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…

Sec. 10a-151. (Formerly Sec. 10-327c). Use of library facilities at state higher education institutions. (a) Any student enrolled as a full or part-time student at any of the constituent units of the state system of higher education shall be permitted to use the library facilitie…

Sec. 10a-151a. Purchase of equipment for research, library media and library books by constituent units. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or regulation to the contrary, the Boards of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State Uni…

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 equip…

Sec. 10a-151c. Approval of travel requests and the payment of travel expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the chief executive officer of each institution within the jurisdiction of a constituent unit of the state system of higher educat…

Sec. 10a-151d. Report concerning expenditures. On or before January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the board of trustees 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 sta…

Sec. 10a-151e. Course book contracts. On and after July 1, 1999, each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and each public institution of higher education that negotiates a contract with a vendor for the provision of course books for purchase by students shall…

Sec. 10a-151f. Exemption for qualified, revenue and nonmonetary contracts. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Qualified contract” means a purchase contract entered into (A) pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-151b, and (B) by the chief executive officer of a constit…

Sec. 10a-151g. Adoption of policies for entering into or amending qualified contracts. (a)(1) On and after July 1, 2017, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut may adopt, and update as necessary, policies relating to the process for entering into or amending a qua…

Sec. 10a-151h. Exemption from summary and affirmation requirements re state ethics law summary for certain qualified, revenue and nonmonetary contracts. Any qualified contract described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10a-151f, and any revenue contract or nonmonet…

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 c…

Sec. 10a-151j. Provision of free menstrual products by public institutions of higher education. On and after July 1, 2023, each public institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173, shall provide free menstrual products, as defined in section 18-69e, in no fewer …

Sec. 10a-152. (Formerly Sec. 10-327d). Receipt and expenditure of federal funds. The boards of trustees 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 a…

Sec. 10a-153. Remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement projects, set-aside requirements. The constituent units of the state system of higher education shall comply with the provisions of section 4a-60g when undertaking remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement projects p…

Sec. 10a-154. Policies re service by tenured faculty members beyond mandatory retirement age. Section 10a-154 is repealed. (P.A. 87-484, S. 9, 10; P.A. 89-147, S. 2, 3.)

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 board of trustees of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education which is a record of the performance and eval…

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 to the contrary, the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system …

Sec. 10a-154c. Increase of full-time faculty, plan. Not later than December 31, 2028, and biennially thereafter, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall each develop a plan to increase the number of full-time facu…

Sec. 10a-154d. Consideration of certain licensed health care professionals for position as adjunct faculty member. On and after January 1, 2024, notwithstanding any provision of this title, each public institution of higher education shall consider any licensed health care provid…

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. Th…

Sec. 10a-154f. Reciprocity agreement between Office of Higher Education and neighboring state allowing students attending an institution of higher education in such neighboring state to train in a clinical rotation for credit in Connecticut. The Office of Higher Education may ent…

Sec. 10a-155. Required immunizations for college students. (a) Each institution of higher education shall require each full-time or matriculating student born after December 31, 1956, to provide proof of adequate immunization against measles, rubella, mumps and varicella as recom…

Sec. 10a-155a. Presence in institution of a student who has not been immunized. When a public health official has reason to believe that the continued presence in an institution of higher education of a student who has not been immunized against measles or rubella presents a clea…

Sec. 10a-155b. Meningitis vaccination for residents of on-campus housing. Meningitis information and records. (a) For students who first enroll in the 2014-2015 school year, and first enroll in each school year thereafter, each public or private college or university in this stat…

Sec. 10a-155c. Hepatitis B information. For the school year commencing in 2005, and each school year thereafter, each public or independent institution of higher education shall provide (1) information about hepatitis B and the risks of contracting hepatitis B by college-age indi…

Sec. 10a-156. Institutional assessments. Section 10a-156 is repealed, effective July 1, 2000. (P.A. 91-154, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-126, S. 32, 48; 92-154, S. 15, 23; P.A. 93-201, S. 15, 24; P.A. 00-220, S. 42, 43.)

Sec. 10a-156a. Security protocol plan. Threat assessment team. (a) Not later than October 1, 2013, each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and each independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, shall submit an …

Sec. 10a-156b. (Formerly Sec. 10a-142). Special police forces. (a) There are established special police forces for The University of Connecticut at Storrs and its several campuses, including, but not limited to, The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, and for C…