Bill Text: CT SB00043 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Revisions To The Higher Education Statutes.
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-22 - House Calendar Number 378 [SB00043 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-SB00043-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2010 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2010) On or before January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each public and independent institution for higher education shall report to the Department of Higher Education, in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Higher Education, regarding the transfer to each such institution of higher education of any credits earned at another institution of higher education.
Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 10a-22d of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(c) Renewal of the certificate of authorization shall be granted only upon (1) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee to the Board of Governors in the amount of two hundred dollars for the private occupational school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a private occupational school, (2) submission of any reports or audits, as prescribed by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, concerning the fiscal condition of the school or its continuing eligibility to participate in federal student financial aid programs, (3) the filing with the commissioner of a complete application for a renewed certificate of authorization not less than one hundred twenty days prior to the termination date of the most recent certificate of authorization, (4) a determination that the occupational school meets all the conditions of its recent authorization, and (5) the filing of documentation with the commissioner that the occupational school has a passing financial ratio score as required by 34 CFR 668, as amended from time to time.
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 10a-22e of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) During any period of authorization by the commissioner to operate as a private occupational school pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, such private occupational school may request revision of the conditions of its authorization. Such school shall make such request to the commissioner, in the manner and on such forms prescribed by the commissioner, sixty days prior to the proposed implementation date of any intended revision. Such revision shall include, but not be limited to, changes in (1) courses or programs; (2) ownership of the school; (3) name of the school; (4) location of the school's main campus; or (5) location of any of the school's additional classroom sites or branch campuses. A private occupational school requesting revision of the conditions of its authorization based on a change in ownership of the school shall submit an application and letter of credit pursuant to sections 10a-22b and 10a-22c, accompanied by a nonrefundable change of ownership fee made payable to the private occupational school student protection account under section 10a-22u in the amount of two thousand dollars for the private occupational school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a private occupational school in this state.
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 10a-71 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) There shall be a Board of Trustees [for] of the Community-Technical Colleges to consist, except as otherwise provided in this section, of twenty-four persons, twenty-two to be appointed by the Governor, who shall reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity, one of whom shall be a regional community college or regional community-technical college alumnus and one of whom shall be a regional technical college or regional community-technical college alumnus and two to be elected by the students enrolled at the institutions under the jurisdiction of said board. Except as otherwise provided, members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of six years each from July first in the year of their appointment. On or before August 15, 1989, the Governor shall appoint one member who shall be a regional technical or community-technical college alumnus for a term which shall expire on June 30, 1995, to replace the regional community college alumnus whose term expires June 30, 1989, and eight members who shall have expertise and experience in business, labor, industry or the technical occupations, three for terms which shall expire on June 30, 1991, three for terms which shall expire on June 30, 1993, and two for terms which shall expire June 30, 1995. Thereafter the Governor shall appoint members of said board to succeed those appointees whose terms expire, except that (1) with respect to the members of such board of trustees who were members of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Community Colleges prior to July 1, 1989, the Governor shall appoint two members to replace the four members whose terms expire on June 30, 1991, and shall appoint four members, one of whom shall be a regional community or community-technical college alumnus, to replace the five members whose terms expire on June 30, 1993, and (2) with respect to the members of the board appointed on or after July 1, 1989, and on or before August 15, 1989, the Governor shall appoint one member to replace the three members whose terms expire on June 30, 1991, and shall appoint two members to replace the three members whose terms expire on June 30, 1993. On and after July 1, 1993, the board shall at all times include at least six members who have expertise and experience in business, labor or industry. On and after July 1, 1999, the board shall at all times include at least one member from each county in which a community-technical college is located. On and after July 1, 2010, the board shall at all times include at least two members who have, through education or experience, an understanding of relevant accounting principles and practices and financial statements.
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10a-72a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(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 Trustees [for] of the Community-Technical Colleges is authorized to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any unwanted, duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within the regional community-technical college libraries under the jurisdiction of the board, 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.
Sec. 6. Section 10a-72d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The Board of Trustees [for] of the Community-Technical Colleges shall establish procedures for (1) the development of articulation agreements between the regional community-technical colleges and the regional vocational-technical schools in order to ensure a successful transition to higher education for students attending the regional vocational-technical schools, 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 Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council established under section 31-22n.
Sec. 7. Section 10a-72f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
Within available appropriations, the Board of Trustees [for] of the Community-Technical Colleges may establish up to three pilot programs to provide for student household and family expenses of students with dependents while such students are attending a community-technical college. Participation in the pilot program shall be limited to students who are eligible for a federal Pell grant.
Sec. 8. Section 10a-72g of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The Board of Trustees [for] of the Community-Technical Colleges shall take all feasible steps to maximize available federal funds in order to establish a nursing program at Northwestern Connecticut Community College.
Sec. 9. Section 29-298a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
There shall be established within the Department of Public Safety a Fire Marshal Training Council which shall advise the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee on all matters pertaining to (1) certification training programs, (2) decertification hearings, (3) in-service training for fire marshals in the state, and (4) programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 29-251c. The council shall be composed of twelve members as follows: The State Fire Marshal or his designee; a member of the Codes and Standards Committee to be elected by such committee; three members appointed by the Connecticut Fire Marshals' Association, one of whom shall be a volunteer, one of whom shall be a part-time paid, and one of whom shall be a full-time, local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire inspector; one member appointed by the Board of Governors of Higher Education; two members appointed by the Board of Trustees [for] of the Community-Technical Colleges; the chief elected official of a municipality having a population in excess of seventy thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; the chief elected official of a municipality having a population of less than seventy thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; and two public members, appointed by the Governor. Members shall be residents of this state and shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The council may elect such officers as it deems necessary.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2010 |
New section |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
10a-22d(c) |
Sec. 3 |
from passage |
10a-22e(a) |
Sec. 4 |
from passage |
10a-71(a) |
Sec. 5 |
from passage |
10a-72a(a) |
Sec. 6 |
from passage |
10a-72d |
Sec. 7 |
from passage |
10a-72f |
Sec. 8 |
from passage |
10a-72g |
Sec. 9 |
from passage |
29-298a |
HED |
Joint Favorable Subst. |