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

Sec. 10a-51. (Formerly Sec. 10-334h). Child care centers. (a) The board of trustees of any constituent unit of the state system of higher education may allocate funds from its General Fund appropriation for any expenses incurred in connection with the operation of a child care ce…

Sec. 10a-52. (Formerly Sec. 10-328c). Use of the term “Commission for Higher Education”. Section 10a-52 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 83-105, S. 2; P.A. 84-241, S. 3, 5; P.A. 85-613, S. 24, 154; P.A. 93-353, S. 51, 52.)…

Sec. 10a-53. (Formerly Sec. 10-328d). Transfer of functions. Section 10a-53 is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (P.A. 77-573, S. 25, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 85-613, S. 119, 154; P.A. 12-156, S. 63.)

Sec. 10a-54. Learning disabilities program. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish, within available appropriations, a program at appropriate institutions within the state system of higher education, as determined by the Board of Regents for Higher Education to…

Sec. 10a-55. Campus crime and security: Definitions. For purposes of this section and sections 10a-55a to 10a-55c, inclusive, and section 5 of public act 90-259*: (1) “Institution of higher education” means a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, as defined in…

Sec. 10a-55a. Uniform campus crime and safety incident reports. Emergency response plans. (a) Each institution of higher education shall annually prepare a uniform campus crime and safety incident report concerning crimes committed and accidents occurring in the immediately prece…

Sec. 10a-55aa. Student mental health policies and procedures. Not later than January 1, 2022, the governing board of each institution of higher education shall adopt, and update as necessary, campus-wide policies and procedures regarding student mental health. Such policies and p…

Sec. 10a-55b. Administrators not to interfere with filing of complaints concerning certain crimes. No administrator of an institution of higher education shall interfere with the right of a student or employee of such institution to file a complaint with the state police, local p…

Sec. 10a-55bb. Inclusion of 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on student identification cards by public institutions of higher education. Each public institution of higher education under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall include …

Sec. 10a-55c. Information concerning security policies and procedures. (a) Each institution of higher education shall maintain information concerning current security policies and procedures which shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) The identification of…

Sec. 10a-55cc. Plan for student access to reproductive health care services. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Residential campus” means any campus of a public institution of higher education with housing, as defined in section 10a-55; and (2) “Reproductive health care services” …

Sec. 10a-55d. Definitions. For purposes of sections 10a-55e to 10a-55h, inclusive, and 10a-80c: (1) “Green technology” means technology that (A) promotes clean energy, renewable energy or energy efficiency, (B) reduces greenhouse gases or carbon emissions, or (C) involves the inv…

Sec. 10a-55dd. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 10a-55e. Sharing of equipment for students in green jobs program or course of study re green jobs. Each technical education and career school and public institution of higher education shall develop, in such manner as the Commissioner of Education and chancellor of the Conne…

Sec. 10a-55ee. Food insecurity survey, programs and services. (a) As used in this section, (1) “food insecurity” or “food insecure” means the lack of financial resources needed to consistently access enough food for an active and healthy life, and (2) “fruit and vegetable incenti…

Sec. 10a-55f. Development of career ladders and lattices in green technology industry. Public institutions of higher education, in consultation with the regional workforce development boards, shall support any efforts to develop career ladders and lattices in the green technology…

Sec. 10a-55ff. Information regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Each public institution of higher education shall annually notify students by any means of communication, including, but not limited to, electronic mail, regarding the supplemental nutrition assis…

Sec. 10a-55g. Publication of career ladder in green technology industry. Not later than July 1, 2020, the Office of Higher Education and the Labor Department shall each publish on their respective Internet web sites the career ladder for jobs in the green technology industry esta…

Sec. 10a-55gg. Disclosure of scholarship displacement policy. (a) As used in this section, “scholarship displacement” means the reduction of the amount of financial aid offered to a current or prospective student as a result of such student receiving a scholarship. (b) Each insti…

Sec. 10a-55h. Collaborative efforts of public institutions of higher education re green technology industry. Staff of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering at The University of Connecticut and the Institute of Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University shall mee…

Sec. 10a-55i. Higher Education Consolidation Committee. (a) There is established a Higher Education Consolidation Committee which shall be convened by the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher educatio…

Sec. 10a-55j. Tracking of state-assigned student identifiers. Each public institution of higher education and each independent institution of higher education that receives state funding shall track the state-assigned student identifiers, that are assigned by the Department of Ed…

Sec. 10a-55k. Disclosure to student athletes recruited by institutions of higher education. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Athletic program” means any intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education in this state that recruits student athletes by so…

Sec. 10a-55l. Automatic external defibrillator requirements for institutions of higher education athletic departments. (a) Not later than January 1, 2013, the athletic department of each institution of higher education shall develop and implement a policy consistent with this sec…

Sec. 10a-55m. Sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence policies. Affirmative consent. Prevention and awareness programming and campaigns. Anonymous reporting and disclosure. Notification of victim's rights and options. Report. (a) For purposes of this section and se…

Sec. 10a-55n. Campus resource team. (a) Not later than January 1, 2015, each institution of higher education shall establish a campus resource team responsible for and with representatives from each of its campuses. The campus resource team shall consist of individuals selected b…

Sec. 10a-55o. Memorandum of understanding with community-based sexual assault crisis service center and domestic violence agency. Not later than January 1, 2015, each institution of higher education shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding with at least one com…

Sec. 10a-55p. Education of Title IX coordinator and special police force or campus safety personnel in awareness and prevention of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence and in trauma-informed response. (a) Each institution of higher education shall ensure that it…

Sec. 10a-55q. Training of first responders in awareness and prevention of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence and in trauma-informed response. (a) Members of state and local police departments who act as first responders to any reports of sexual assault, stalki…

Sec. 10a-55r. Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments. Membership. Duties. (a) There is established a Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments, which shall be part of the Legislative Department. The council shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Develop …

Sec. 10a-55s. Sexual misconduct climate assessments. (a) On or before March 1, 2024, and every two years thereafter, each institution of higher education in the state shall conduct a sexual misconduct climate assessment that collects the data points developed by the Council on Se…

Sec. 10a-55t. Policy re availability and use of opioid antagonists on campus required. (a) Not later than January 1, 2020, the president of each institution of higher education in the state shall (1) develop and implement a policy consistent with subsection (b) of this section co…

Sec. 10a-55u. Uniform financial aid information to be provided to prospective students. Each institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-55, and for-profit institution of higher education licensed to operate in this state shall provide uniform financial aid informa…

Sec. 10a-55v. Go Back to Get Ahead program. (a) There is established a Go Back to Get Ahead program, administered by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, for the purpose of encouraging individuals who previously enrolled in an associate's or bachelor's degree program, but l…

Sec. 10a-55w. Information re transfer and articulation programs. (a) The Office of Higher Education shall publish on its Internet web site, links to the existing transfer and articulation programs developed between the Connecticut state colleges and universities and The Universit…

Sec. 10a-55x. Campus mental health coalitions. Assessment of mental health services and programs. (a) As used in this section and sections 10a-55y to 10a-55aa, inclusive, and section 7 of public act 21-132*: (1) “Services” or “mental health services” means counseling, therapy, re…

Sec. 10a-55y. Campus mental health coalition training workshops. The Commissioner of Higher Education and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with an epidemiologist or other specialist with expertise in mental health issues at institutions of…

Sec. 10a-55z. Memorandum of understanding for provision of mental health services. Not later than January 1, 2022, any institution of higher education that lacks resources on campus for the provision of mental health services to students shall enter into and maintain a memorandum…

Sec. 10a-56. Student athlete compensation through an endorsement contract or employment. Representation. Policies and limitations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Student athlete” means a student enrolled at an institution of higher education who participates in an intercollegi…

Sec. 10a-56a. Prohibition on public institutions receiving money for direct solicitation of students to gamble online. No public institution of higher education may profit or receive money from a sponsor, marketing company or any other entity in exchange for allowing such sponsor…

Sec. 10a-57. Higher education trends. Report. The Commissioner of Higher Education shall report on or before March 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of m…

Secs. 10a-57a to 10a-57c. Certificate programs: Definitions. Certificate programs: Submission, collection and compilation of data. Certificate programs: One-page fact sheet. Sections 10a-57a to 10a-57c, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 16-44, S. 2, 4, 5; Jun…

Sec. 10a-57d. Certificate programs: Uniform naming convention. Tuition review. Report. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education, under the direction of its chief academic officer, shall establish a working group comprised of deans of continuing education programs, or their d…

Sec. 10a-57e. Certificate programs: Student data review. Section 10a-57e is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 16-44, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 494.)

Sec. 10a-57f. Participation in the nation-wide state authorization reciprocity agreement. Application process for in-state participating institutions and out-of-state nonparticipating institutions. Authority of Attorney General. (a) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Office of H…

Sec. 10a-57g. Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network” or “CP20 WIN” means the Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network maint…

Secs. 10a-58 to 10a-60. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 10a-6. Duties of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Policy goals. Access to information. (a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall: (1) Establish policies and guidelines for the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college s…

Sec. 10a-61. (Formerly Sec. 10-317). Authorization. Compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into a compact, substantially in the following form, with any one or more of the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, to …

Sec. 10a-62. (Formerly Sec. 10-318). Appointment and terms of board members. The members of the New England Board of Higher Education shall be appointed as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint two members, who shall be the Commissioner of Education and the Chief Workforce Offi…