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

Sec. 10a-109t. Validity of securities. Securities bearing duly authorized signatures of officers or officials holding office on the date of signing shall be valid and binding obligations, notwithstanding that before the delivery of and payment for the obligation any or all person…

Sec. 10a-109u. Covenants. The state covenants with the purchasers and all other subsequent owners and transferees of securities issued by the university, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the securities, until the securities, together with the interest thereon…

Sec. 10a-109v. Perpetual succession. The university shall have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and an instrumentality and agency of the state. Such succession shall continue until the existence of the university is terminated by law, but no such law shall tak…

Sec. 10a-109w. Authorization for relocation of West Hartford campus. Campus projects under UConn 2000. (a) Prior to any authorization pursuant to section 10a-109f to implement the relocation of The University of Connecticut, West Hartford campus to a location in the city of Hartf…

Sec. 10a-109x. Reports to General Assembly on the status and progress of UConn 2000 and Next Generation Connecticut. (a) Not later than October 1, 1995, and semiannually thereafter, the university shall report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assem…

Sec. 10a-109y. Performance review report to General Assembly. On January 15, 2006, and January 15, 2011, the university shall submit to the Governor and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenu…

Sec. 10a-109z. Audit of projects. The Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut shall select and appoint independent auditors, as defined in subdivision (7) of section 4-230, to annually conduct an audit of any project of UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of se…

Sec. 10a-10a. Alternate route to certification for bilingual education teachers and teachers of English as a second language. The Office of Higher Education shall develop, within available appropriations, an alternate route to certification for persons seeking certification as bi…

Sec. 10a-11. Minority advancement program. The Office of Higher Education may establish a minority advancement program to reward and support efforts by institutions of higher education within the state system of higher education to ensure that students, faculty, administrators an…

Sec. 10a-110. (Formerly Sec. 10-124). Research foundation. Definitions. As used in sections 10a-110a to 10a-110g, inclusive, “university” means The University of Connecticut; “board” means the board of trustees of the university; “foundation” means the research foundation establi…

Sec. 10a-110a. (Formerly Sec. 10-125). Establishment and management of foundation. The board is authorized to establish and manage the foundation as provided herein. The foundation may, subject to direction, regulation and authorization or ratification by the board: (1) Receive, …

Sec. 10a-110b. (Formerly Sec. 10-126). Ownership of inventions. The university shall own, or participate in the ownership of, and shall be entitled to place in the custody of the foundation to the extent of such ownership, any invention as follows: (1) In any instance in which an…

Sec. 10a-110c. (Formerly Sec. 10-127). Employees to share in proceeds. Each employee who conceives any invention and discharges his obligations to the university as hereinbefore provided shall be entitled to share in any net proceeds that may be derived from the assignment, grant…

Sec. 10a-110d. (Formerly Sec. 10-128). Disagreements; procedure. Disagreements as to the allocation of any invention to one of said categories, or as to the obligations of any employee or due performance thereof, or as to participation of any employee in net proceeds, or as to ri…

Sec. 10a-110e. (Formerly Sec. 10-129). Regulations for arbitration. The board is authorized to establish and regulate, equitably in the public interest, such measures as the board deems necessary for the purposes of such arbitration, and to make contracts for compulsory arbitrati…

Sec. 10a-110f. (Formerly Sec. 10-130). Enforcement of regulations. The board is authorized to make and enforce regulations to govern the operations of the university and the foundation in accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-110 to 10a-110g, inclusive. (1949 Rev., S. 32…

Sec. 10a-110g. (Formerly Sec. 10-131). Rights as to products of authorship. The provisions of sections 10a-110 to 10a-110g, inclusive, shall not entitle the university or the foundation to claim any literary, artistic, musical or other product of authorship covered by actual or p…

Secs. 10a-110h to 10a-110l. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 10a-110m. The University of Connecticut technology park. Bond authorization. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more se…

Sec. 10a-110n. Program to facilitate recruitment of eminent faculty and research staff. Bond authorization. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the…

Sec. 10a-110o. Center for sustainable aviation. (a) The University of Connecticut shall submit or participate in the submittal of a proposal for federal funding under the United States Department of Energy Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program to support the establishment, develop…

Sec. 10a-111. (Formerly Sec. 10-132). State Ornithologist. Said trustees shall appoint a member of the faculty of said university as a State Ornithologist, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board and shall serve without compensation. He shall investigate the food s…

Sec. 10a-111a. (Formerly Sec. 11-1d). State Historian. (a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, shall appoint an appropriate history scholar to serve as State Historian, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees. (b) The State Historian shall: (1…

Sec. 10a-112. (Formerly Sec. 10-132a). State Archaeologist. Duties. (a) Until such time as a State Archaeologist is appointed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the trustees of The University of Connecticut shall designate a member of the faculty of said university to se…

Sec. 10a-112a. State Museum of Natural History, Office of Archaeology. The museum of natural history at The University of Connecticut shall be the State Museum of Natural History. The museum shall (1) acquire, collect, preserve, research and interpret living, extinct and fossil o…

Sec. 10a-112b. Board of Directors of the State Museum of Natural History. (a) The Board of Directors of the State Museum of Natural History shall consist of the following: The Commissioners of Education, Energy and Environmental Protection, Economic and Community Development and …

Sec. 10a-112c. Duties of board of directors. Director. The board of directors shall be responsible for the planning and establishment of the State Museum of Natural History and shall recommend a director who shall be appointed by the president of The University of Connecticut. (P…

Secs. 10a-112d to 10a-112f. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 10a-112g. State Museum of Art. Advisory committee. (a) The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut shall be the State Museum of Art. The museum shall collect, preserve and research works of art and prepare public exhibits at the museum and educational exh…

Secs. 10a-112h to 10a-112l. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 10a-112m. State Museum of Puppetry. The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at The University of Connecticut shall be designated the State Museum of Puppetry. Said museum shall collect, preserve and research works of puppetry and puppet theater and prepare public exhibi…

Sec. 10a-113. (Formerly Sec. 10-133). Encouragement of sheep industry. Said trustees may supervise and establish such distribution of demonstration flocks of sheep throughout the state and conduct such experiments and investigations as seem to them most conducive to the encourage…

Sec. 10a-114. (Formerly Sec. 10-134). Loans for construction of housing for students and financing by the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for dormitories. The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut is authorized to accept, on behalf of…

Sec. 10a-114a. Loans for projects for The University of Connecticut Health Center. (a) The University of Connecticut may, when authorized by the board of trustees, borrow money from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for any project for The University of …

Sec. 10a-115. (Formerly Sec. 10-135). Agricultural College Fund. The Agricultural College Fund of the state, constituted by virtue of a grant to the state under an Act of the Congress of the United States, approved July 2, 1862, which grant was accepted upon the terms, conditions…

Sec. 10a-116. (Formerly Sec. 10-136). Money received under Act of Congress of August 30, 1890. The State Treasurer is directed to pay to the treasurer of The University of Connecticut all moneys received by virtue of an Act of Congress for the endowment and support of colleges fo…

Secs. 10a-117 and 10a-118. (Formerly Secs. 10-137 and 10-138). The University of Connecticut Auxiliary Services Fund. The University of Connecticut Educational Extension Fund. Sections 10a-117 and 10a-118 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3292, 3293; 1957, P.A. 423, S. 1; 495, S. 1; P…

Sec. 10a-119. (Formerly Sec. 10-139). Trust funds for course in agriculture. The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut is authorized to enter into any agreement for the acceptance and disbursement of trust funds for the establishment of a two-year course in agricultu…

Sec. 10a-119a. Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service; grants. The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut is authorized to make grants, within available appropriations, to the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service. The grants shall be used: (1) To provide technical education t…

Secs. 10a-119b to 10a-119d. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 10a-119e. Water and land resource management education and training programs. The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of The University of Connecticut, through the cooperative extension service, may, in consultation and cooperation with the Department of Energy and …

Sec. 10a-11a. Connecticut collegiate awareness and preparation program. (a) As used in this section, “collegiate awareness and preparation program” means a program that provides outreach and services to middle school and high school students to prepare such students for successfu…

Sec. 10a-11b. Higher education strategic master plan. Planning Commission for Higher Education established. Members. Duties. Goals and benchmarks. Reports. Standing subcommittees and advisory committees. (a) There is established a Planning Commission for Higher Education to devel…

Sec. 10a-11c. Goals and policies of higher education in the state. (a) The policies of higher education in the state shall be consistent with the following goals adopted from the recommendations of the Planning Commission for Higher Education in the strategic master plan for high…

Sec. 10a-11d. Report on teacher candidate demographics. On and after July 1, 2015, within available appropriations, the Office of Higher Education shall annually submit a report on teacher candidate demographics in teacher preparation programs leading to professional certificatio…

Sec. 10a-11e. Planning Commission for Higher Education Fund. The Office of Higher Education may solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property made by will or otherwise, and any grant of money, services or property from the federal government, the state or any political…

Sec. 10a-11f. FAFSA Month. The month of December in each year shall be known as “FAFSA Month”. On or before December 1, 2019, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall implement a program to host events for high school seniors and their families in each region of the state …

Sec. 10a-11g. Fee-Free Day. The Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall establish November first or another date jointly chosen by such boards to annually be known as a “Fee-Free Day”. Such boards shall not charge an …

Sec. 10a-11h. Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program. (a) As used in this section and section 10-220q: (1) “Participating institution” means (A) an institution of higher education within the Connecticut State University System, or (B) any other institution of higher education i…

Sec. 10a-11i. Information on financial aid applications and personally identifiable information on admissions applications not subject to disclosure. Exceptions. (a) Any information contained in a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a state application for student financi…