General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 54

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 661

 

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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

 

AN ACT ALLOWING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS AND DISCIPLINE OF PROFESSORS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require all collective bargaining agreements between an institution of higher education in this state and professors of such institution to include provisions enabling such institution to perform a criminal history records check of a professor and to discipline a professor, including, but not limited to, termination from employment for any criminal conduct by a professor while employed by such institution.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow for criminal history records checks of professors of institutions of higher education in this state and the ability to discipline such professors for criminal conduct.