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

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 Sections 10a-150a to 10a-150d, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2013.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…

Sec. 10a-156c. Certification of armed security personnel. Any armed security personnel of any public institution of higher education or armed member of a special police force established under section 10a-156b shall be certified under the provision of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, i…

Sec. 10a-156d. Inclusion of 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on student identification cards at The University of Connecticut. The University of Connecticut shall include the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on each student identification card th…

Sec. 10a-157. General education core of courses. (a) Not later than July 1, 2013, the regional community-technical college system and the Connecticut State University System shall develop and implement a general education core of courses for which not fewer than thirty academic c…

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…

Sec. 10a-157b. Curricular alignment with public schools. Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2016 and for each semester thereafter, each public high school and public institution of higher education shall complete curricular alignment to enable the successful complet…

Sec. 10a-157c. Early assessment of potential for college readiness. Not later than the start of the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and for each school year thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, in consultation with Connecticut's P-20 Council, as defined in …

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 un…

Secs. 10a-159 and 10a-160. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 10a-16. Adoption of regulations re granting of tuition waiver. Section 10a-16 is repealed, effective June 30, 2017. (P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; 82-463, S. 5, 7; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 91-174, S. 4, 16; 91-303, S. 5, 22; P.A. 92-126, S. 35, 48; P.A. 09-159, S. 7; P.A. 11-48,…

Sec. 10a-17. (Formerly Sec. 10-324h). Program research and development. Training of educational personnel. The Office of Higher Education shall (1) be responsible for obtaining information on new programs and methods of education that are being developed in the public schools and…

Sec. 10a-17a. Institute for effective teachers. Section 10a-17a is repealed. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 46, 58; P.A. 91-208, S. 10, 11.)

Secs. 10a-17b and 10a-17c. Help and Opportunity to Pursue Education (HOPE) program. Acceptance of funds for HOPE program. Sections 10a-17b and 10a-17c are repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-6, S. 18, 19, 28; P.A. 11-48, S. 304.)

Sec. 10a-17d. Provision of tutors for eligible students. The Office of Higher Education may, within the limits of available appropriations, federal funds available under the National Service Act and any other funds available, assist in providing tutors for eligible students. Such…

Sec. 10a-18. (Formerly Sec. 10-324i). Programs to be offered on effects of drugs and alcohol. On and after September 1, 1974, all state institutions of higher education shall offer a program of information concerning drugs, as defined in section 21a-240, and alcohol and instructi…

Secs. 10a-19 (Formerly Sec. 10-327a), 10a-19a and 10a-19b. Disputes between governing boards. Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation. Articulation agreement plans; reports. Sections 10a-19, 10a-19a and 10a-19b are repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 77-573, S. …

Sec. 10a-19c. Nursing incentive program. (a) There is established a Connecticut nursing incentive program administered by the Board of Regents for Higher Education. (b) The board shall provide financial assistance to up to four regional community-technical colleges that enter int…

Sec. 10a-19d. Training for early childhood education teachers. Definition of training requirements and competencies for persons involved in early childhood education. (a) The chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall, within available appropriations, exp…

Secs. 10a-19e and 10a-19f. “Engineering Connecticut” loan reimbursement grant program. “You Belong” loan reimbursement grant program. Sections 10a-19e and 10a-19f are repealed, effective July 1, 2024. (P.A. 06-83, S. 15, 16; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 16-15, S. 25, 26; P.A. 17-63, …

Sec. 10a-19g. Kirklyn M. Kerr grant program. The program established by The University of Connecticut to provide grants to assist residents of this state to pursue degrees in veterinary medicine shall be known as the Kirklyn M. Kerr grant program. (P.A. 09-159, S. 3; P.A. 11-48, …

Sec. 10a-19h. Establishment and administration of Kirklyn M. Kerr program. (a) For the purposes of this section, “veterinary student” means an in-state resident enrolled in an accredited veterinary graduate school. (b) The president of The University of Connecticut shall establis…

Secs. 10a-19i and 10a-19j. Connecticut green technology, life science and health information technology loan reimbursement program. Multilingual learner educator incentive program. Sections 10a-19i and 10a-19j are repealed, effective July 1, 2024. (P.A. 10-75, S. 1, 3; P.A. 11-48…