Sec. 10a-19a. Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation. (a) The
Commissioner of Higher Education, in consultation with the Higher Education Coordinating Council established in section 10a-6a, shall establish a State-wide Advisory
Council on Student Transfer and Articulation to maximize the transferability of course
credits. The advisory council shall consider (1) core courses, to be approved by the
boards of trustees of all public institutions of higher education, for which a student may
transfer credit toward major courses of study or degree and other completion requirements at any institution within the state system of higher education, (2) student transfer
and articulation agreements for approval by the boards of trustees of each constituent
unit of the state system of higher education, (3) procedures to improve the availability
of information and student counseling with respect to student transfer and articulation,
including access to a shared automated information system and (4) procedures to resolve
constituent unit to constituent unit and institution to institution student transfer and
articulation disputes. The advisory council shall consist of the chief academic officers
of each constituent unit, or their designees, teaching faculty and students of public institutions of higher education and the institutional transfer coordinators of each public
institution of higher education. In addition, the advisory council shall include, as nonvoting ex-officio members, two representatives of independent institutions of higher education appointed by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, at least one
of whom shall be a campus administrator responsible for student transfer and articulation. The Commissioner of Higher Education, or his designee, shall convene and serve
as chairperson of the advisory council.
(b) On or before January 1, 1996, and annually on or before January first thereafter,
the State-wide Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation shall report, in
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning its activities to the Governor
and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to education.
(P.A. 91-174, S. 13, 16; P.A. 95-148, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 95-148 required that the Commissioner of Higher Education consult with Higher Education Coordinating
Council in establishing advisory council, revised the membership of advisory council, changed its duties and changed the
date for the report from January 1, 1992, to January 1, 1996, effective June 27, 1995.
Sec. 10a-19b. Articulation agreement plans. Reports. (a) Not later than July 1,
2002, the Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation established pursuant
to section 10a-19a shall develop a plan to:
(1) Ensure that there are articulation agreements between all the regional vocational-technical school programs, community-technical college programs and high
school programs in regions of the state where such schools and colleges exist, including,
but not limited to, business, nursing, allied health and other professional or preprofessional programs selected by the council;
(2) Ensure that there are appropriate system-to-system articulation agreements between all the community-technical college programs and programs offered by the Connecticut State University system and The University of Connecticut including, but not
limited to, business, nursing, allied health and other professional or preprofessional
programs selected by the council;
(3) Ensure that academic programs at public institutions of higher education identified by the council as addressing a workforce shortage area identified by the Labor
Commissioner and the Office of Workforce Competitiveness are appropriately included
in articulation agreements.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, the council shall implement the plan developed
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, the council, in consultation
with the Departments of Education and Higher Education and the boards of trustees of
the constituent units of the state system of higher education, shall report to the joint
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating
to education and higher education and employment advancement on all articulation
agreements involving higher education institutions and any progress made on the establishment of additional agreements, in accordance with section 11-4a.
(P.A. 01-165, S. 1, 3; P.A. 03-278, S. 25; P.A. 04-257, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 01-165 effective July 6, 2001; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective July 9, 2003;
P.A. 04-257 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective June 14, 2004.
Sec. 10a-19c. Nursing incentive program. (a) There is established a Connecticut
nursing incentive program administered by the Department of Higher Education.
(b) The department shall provide financial assistance to up to four regional community-technical colleges that enter into partnerships with hospitals, as defined in section
19a-490, or other health care institutions, as defined in said section 19a-490, in order
to secure nonstate funding to increase the number of faculty members at such regional
community-technical colleges that are qualified to teach or train students to become
registered nurses.
(c) A regional community-technical college seeking such assistance shall submit
to the Department of Higher Education its nursing faculty expansion plan, together with
a commitment agreement signed by its hospital or health care institution partner or
partners and information on the amount of nonstate funding secured by the partnership.
Assistance provided by the department to a regional community-technical college (1)
may be provided for up to two years in accordance with this subsection, and (2) shall
not exceed (A) seventy-five thousand dollars per year, or (B) the annual amount of
nonstate funding secured by the partnership, whichever is less. In determining whether
to provide assistance pursuant to this section for a second year, the department shall
consider the success of the nursing faculty expansion plan, as measured by factors including, but not limited to, the number of persons teaching or providing training to
nursing students pursuant to the nursing faculty expansion program and the number of
students graduating from nursing programs.
(d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006, the Department
of Higher Education may use up to two per cent of the funds appropriated for purposes
of this section for program administration.
(P.A. 04-253, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 04-253 effective June 14, 2004.
Sec. 10a-20. (Formerly Sec. 10-327e). Jurisdiction over professional staffs of
the state system of higher education. Personnel guidelines. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or special act to the contrary, the selection, appointment,
assignment of duties, amount of compensation, sick leave, vacation, leaves of absence,
termination of service, rank and status of the individual members of the respective professional staffs of the system of higher education shall be under the sole jurisdiction of
the respective boards of trustees within available funds. The Board of Governors of
Higher Education shall, in consultation with the Boards of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges and the Connecticut State University System and the Board for State
Academic Awards, develop personnel guidelines for the central office staffs of said
boards of trustees. The Board of Governors of Higher Education and the constituent
unit boards shall each determine who constitutes the professional staffs of their respective units and establish compensation and classification schedules for their professional
staffs. Each constituent board shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it has included within the professional staff.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 14, 30; 77-614, S. 67, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 82-218, S. 41, 46; P.A. 83-587, S. 16,
96; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 88-136, S. 18, 37; P.A. 89-260, S. 11, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 47, 69.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of administrative services for personnel policy board;
P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education adding provisions re development of personnel guidelines for the
central office staffs, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-327e transferred to Sec. 10a-20 in 1983; P.A. 83-587 substituted
"Connecticut State University" for "state colleges"; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board of governors' title;
P.A. 88-136 deleted obsolete requirement that the board of governors submit personnel guidelines to the general assembly
no later than January 15, 1984; P.A. 89-260 substituted the board of trustees of the community-technical colleges for the
boards of trustees of the regional community colleges and state technical colleges; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change.
Annotation to former section 10-327e:
Cited. 175 C. 586, 602.
Sec. 10a-20a. Endowed Chair Investment Fund. (a) The Board of Governors of
Higher Education may establish and administer a fund to be known as the Endowed
Chair Investment Fund. Within the limits of funds available, the board may deposit state
funds for an endowed chair approved under subsection (c) of this section to an account
within said fund in an amount not less than five hundred thousand dollars.
(b) State funds deposited by the board of governors to the Endowed Chair Investment Fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer.
(c) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System may apply for the establishment of an
endowed chair to be supported by a grant of not less than five hundred thousand and
not more than one million dollars from the Endowed Chair Investment Fund and a
matching nonstate contribution. Applications for endowed chairs shall be accepted on
October first and April first in each year in which funds are available. To apply for the
state grant, the board of trustees shall notify the board of governors that it has raised a
matching nonstate contribution and that it is eligible for a grant of state funds to establish
an endowed chair in a specific academic discipline. The board of trustees shall submit
for the board's review and approval evidence that the chair will be established in a center
of excellence, as defined in subsection (b) of section 10a-25h.
(d) Following approval of state funding for an endowed chair by the board of governors, the board of trustees of the institution at which the chair is established shall select
candidates to fill the endowed chair and shall develop a budget for expenditures associated with the chair.
(e) Interest income earned under subsection (b) of this section shall be deposited
to the Endowed Chair Investment Fund and, following establishment of an endowed
chair under subsection (c) of this section shall be allocated, upon request, to The University of Connecticut or to the Connecticut State University system, as appropriate, to
support the endowed chair. Nonstate matching contributions shall be held by a duly
established foundation of The University of Connecticut or the Connecticut State University system and the interest on such contributions shall be used to support the endowed chair.
(f) The boards of trustees shall submit annual reports to the board of governors
concerning endowed chair expenditures.
(P.A. 85-565, S. 1, 3; P.A. 88-38, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-256, S. 48, 69; P.A. 94-245, S. 6, 46; P.A. 97-293, S. 15, 26; P.A.
00-187, S. 24, 75.)
History: P.A. 88-38 deleted requirement in Subsec. (b) that funds be invested through the short term investment fund;
P.A. 91-256 made technical changes; P.A. 94-245 amended Subsec. (e) to allow for allocation of interest income "upon
request" rather than "annually"; P.A. 97-293 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute "funds available" for "appropriations" and
amended Subsec. (c) to change "a grant of five hundred thousand" to "a grant of not less than five hundred thousand and
not more than seven hundred fifty thousand", effective July 8, 1997; P.A. 00-187 increased the maximum amount in Subsec.
(c) from seven hundred fifty thousand to one million dollars, effective July 1, 2000.
Sec. 10a-21. (Formerly Sec. 10-328e). Collective bargaining. Nothing contained
in this part shall affect the various bargaining units established pursuant to section 5-275.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 26, 30.)
History: Sec. 10-328e transferred to Sec. 10a-21 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system.
Sec. 10a-22. (Formerly Sec. 10-326h). Contracts with independent or public
institutions as licensed postsecondary proprietary schools. Cooperative arrangements for joint use of facilities, programs and services. Contract award. (a) In order
to secure for the citizens of Connecticut the additional advantages which would accrue
from more efficient use of the educational resources of the state, the Board of Governors
of Higher Education is authorized to enter into contracts involving two or more of the
public institutions or any combination of public institutions, independent institutions
and licensed postsecondary proprietary schools, with participation involving at least
two of these sectors, one of which shall be a public institution. Such contracts shall
encourage and promote (1) cooperative arrangements for the joint use of facilities, programs and services, (2) development of cooperative academic programs to meet changing societal needs and (3) improved planning and evaluation processes related to institutional or programmatic consolidations, retrenchment or phase-out. The board may
allocate funds appropriated for the purposes of this section to a participating independent
institution, public institution, or licensed postsecondary proprietary school. Participating institutions or schools shall be required to contribute a total amount equal to at least
twenty-five per cent of the amount of the contract award, provided the participating
institutions shall identify the nature and amount of said contribution requirement in the
proposal submitted for consideration in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Contracting for activities supported by this section shall be for a period of one year. In
special circumstances, activities may be eligible for a second year of support if the
applicants can demonstrate the feasibility for continuation of the activity from other
funding sources beyond the second year.
(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) A program is defined as a course of study
leading to certification, licensure, certificate, or degree at all postsecondary levels; (2)
a facility is defined as a building or an area within a building, a group of buildings, a
special area, or specialized items of equipment used for educational purposes; (3