Sec. 10a-88. (Formerly Sec. 10-109a). Board of Trustees for the Connecticut
State University System. There shall continue to be a Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System to consist of eighteen members, fourteen to be appointed
by the Governor, who shall reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity;
two of whom shall be state college or Connecticut State University system alumni; and
four students, one from each state university elected by the students enrolled at such
state university. On or before July 1, 1983, the Governor shall appoint members to the
board as follows: Five members, one of whom shall be a state college or Connecticut
State University system alumnus, for a term of two years from said date; five members,
one of whom shall be a state college or Connecticut State University system alumnus,
for a term of four years from said date, and four members for a term of six years from
said date. Thereafter the Governor shall appoint members of said board to succeed those
appointees whose terms expire, such members to serve for terms of six years each from
July first in the year of their appointment, provided two of the members appointed for
terms commencing July 1, 1995, and their successors shall be state college or Connecticut State University system alumni, one of the members appointed for a term commencing July 1, 1997, and his or her successors shall be such alumni and two of the members
appointed for terms commencing July 1, 1999, and their successors shall be such alumni.
On and after July 1, 1999, the board shall at all times include at least one member from
each county in which a state university is located. (1) On or before November 1, 1975,
the students enrolled at the institutions under the jurisdiction of the board shall, in such
manner as the board determines, elect two members of the board, each of whom shall
be enrolled as a full-time student at an institution under the jurisdiction of the board at
the time of his or her election. One such member shall be elected for a term of one year
from November 1, 1975, and one for a term of two years from said date. On or before
November 1, 1976, until July 1, 1997, such students shall, in such manner as the board
determines, elect one member of the board, who shall be so enrolled at any such institution at the time of his or her election and who shall serve for a term of two years from
November first in the year of his or her election, except that the term of the member
due to expire on October 31, 1998, shall expire on October 31, 1997. (2) On and after
July 1, 1997, the student members of the board shall be elected as follows: (A) (i)
On or before November 1, 1997, the students enrolled at Central Connecticut State
University shall, in such manner as the board determines, elect one member of the board
who shall be a full-time student at such state university at the time of his or her election
and who shall serve for a term of one year from said November first, and (ii) on or
before November 1, 1998, and biennially thereafter, the students enrolled at Central
Connecticut State University shall, in such manner as the board determines, elect one
member of the board who shall be a full-time student at such state university at the time
of his or her election and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first
in the year of his or her election; (B) (i) on or before November 1, 1997, the students
enrolled at Eastern Connecticut State University shall, in such manner as the board
determines, elect one member of the board who shall be a full-time student at such state
university at the time of his or her election and who shall serve for a term of one year
from said November first, and (ii) on or before November 1, 1998, and biennially thereafter, the students enrolled at Eastern Connecticut State University shall, in such manner
as the board determines, elect one member of the board who shall be a full-time student
at the time of his or her election and who shall serve for a term of two years from the
November first in the year of his or her election; (C) on or before November 1, 1997,
and biennially thereafter, the students enrolled at Southern Connecticut State University
shall, in such manner as the board determines, elect one member of the board who shall
be a full-time student at such university at the time of his or her election and who shall
serve for a term of two years from the November first in the year of his or her election;
and (D) on or before November 1, 1997, and biennially thereafter, the students at Western
Connecticut State University shall, in such manner as the board determines, elect one
member of the board who shall be a full-time student at such state university at the time
of his or her election and who shall serve for a term of two years from the November
first in the year of his or her election. The term of any student member of the board
elected on or after November 1, 2001, shall terminate if such student member ceases to
be a matriculating student in good standing, either as a full-time undergraduate student
or as a full-time or part-time graduate student, at the state university from which such
student member was elected. The Governor shall, pursuant to section 4-9a, appoint the
chairperson of the board. The board shall, biennially, elect from its members such other
officers as it deems necessary. The Governor shall fill any vacancy in the appointed
membership of the board by appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. Any
vacancies in the elected membership of said board shall be filled by special election
for the balance of the unexpired term. The members of said board shall receive no
compensation for their services as such but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses in the course of their duties.
(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 29; P.A. 75-262, S. 3; 75-504, S. 3, 5; P.A. 82-218, S. 15, 39, 46; P.A. 83-587, S. 21, 96;
P.A. 91-256, S. 53, 69; P.A. 94-97, S. 1, 4; P.A. 95-259, S. 22, 32; P.A. 97-247, S. 24, 27; P.A. 01-141, S. 5, 16.)
History: P.A. 75-262 increased number of members from twelve to fourteen including two students, deleted provision
for first appointments after creation of board and added provisions re election of student members, their terms and vacancy-filling procedure; P.A. 75-504 increased number of members to sixteen, including two state college alumni, and added
provisions for their appointment; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, amending section to require that
trustees reflect state's diversity, to replace prior appointment provisions, to require that governor, rather than trustees,
select chairman and to replace "state colleges" with "Connecticut State University," effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-109a transferred to Sec. 10a-88 in 1983; P.A. 83-587 added specific reference to Connecticut State University; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes; P.A. 94-97 added provision requiring that alumni be appointed to terms commencing July
1, 1995, July 1, 1997 and July 1, 1999, effective May 25, 1994; P.A. 95-259 added provision requiring that on and after
July 1, 1999, the board include at least one member from each county in which a state university is located, effective July
6, 1995; P.A. 97-247 increased the student representation on the board from two to four, specified that one student be from
each state university, inserted Subdiv., Subpara. and subclause designators and made technical changes, effective July 1,
1997; P.A. 01-141 added provision re termination of the term of a student member of the board who ceases to be a
matriculating student in good standing and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2001.
Annotation to former section 10-109a:
Cited. 178 C. 579, but see 184 C. 339, 341, which overrides above decision to the extent it maintains that sovereign
immunity invariably bars suits against state for prospective injunctive relief of alleged constitutional violations unless such
suits also request declaratory relief.
Sec. 10a-89. (Formerly Sec. 10-109b). Duties of trustees of the Connecticut
State University. (a) Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the
Board of Governors of Higher Education, the board of trustees shall provide for the
administration of the Connecticut State University system, plan for the expansion and
development of the institutions within its jurisdiction, and submit such plans to the
Board of Governors of Higher Education and to the Commissioner of Public Works for
review and recommendations. The Commissioner of Public Works upon request of the
board of trustees shall, in accordance with section 4b-30, negotiate and execute leases
on such physical facilities as the board of trustees may deem necessary for proper operation of such institutions, and the board of trustees may, with the permission of the Commissioner of Public Works and the State Properties Review Board, expend capital funds
therefor if such leasing is required during the planning and construction phases of institutions within its jurisdiction for which such capital funds were authorized. Subject to
such policies as may be established by the board of trustees, the chief executive officer
of each institution within the jurisdiction of the board may make buildings and other
facilities under its control available to nonprofit and other organizations or to individuals
for temporary uses not inconsistent with the educational purpose of the institution. The
board of trustees may appoint or remove the chief executive officer of each institution
within its jurisdiction, and with respect to its own operation the board of trustees may
appoint and remove an executive secretary and executive staff. The board of trustees
may determine the size of the executive staff and the duties, terms and conditions of
employment of said secretary and staff, subject to personnel guidelines established by
the Board of Governors of Higher Education in consultation with said board of trustees.
The board of trustees may employ faculty and other personnel needed to maintain and
operate the institutions within its jurisdiction. Within the limitation of appropriations,
the board of trustees shall fix the compensation of such personnel, establish terms and
conditions of employment and prescribe their duties and qualifications. The board of
trustees shall determine who constitutes its professional staff and establish compensation and classification schedules for its professional staff. The board of trustees shall
annually submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions
which it has included within the professional staff. The board of trustees may appoint
one or more physicians for the Connecticut State University system and shall provide
such physicians with suitable facilities for the performance of such duties as it prescribes.
Subject to state-wide policy and guidelines established by the Board of Governors of
Higher Education, the board of trustees shall: (1) Make rules for the government of the
Connecticut State University system and shall determine the general policies of the
university system, including those concerning the admission of students and the expenditure of the funds of institutions under its jurisdiction within the amounts available;
(2) develop the mission statement for the university system which shall include, but not
be limited to the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and constituencies
served by the institutions within its jurisdiction; (B) the degrees offered by such institutions; and (C) the role and scope of each institution within the university system, which
shall include each institution's particular strengths and specialties. The board of trustees
shall submit the mission statement to the Board of Governors of Higher Education for
review and approval in accordance with the provisions of section 10a-6; (3) establish
policies for the university system and for the individual institutions under its jurisdiction;
(4) submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education, for approval, recommendations for the establishment of new academic programs; (5) make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Governors of Higher Education regarding institutional mergers
or closures; (6) coordinate the programs and services of the institutions under its jurisdiction; (7) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the provisions of section
5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors of research grants to institutions under
its jurisdiction, provided such an agreement is required to receive the grant and limits
liability to damages or injury resulting from acts or omissions related to such research
by employees of such institutions; (8) promote fund-raising by the institutions under its
jurisdiction in order to assist such institutions, provided the board shall not directly
engage in fund-raising except for purposes of providing funding for (A) scholarships
or other direct student financial aid and (B) programs, services or activities at one or
more of the institutions within its jurisdiction and report to the Commissioner of Higher
Education and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance
of matters relating to education by January 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, on all such
fund-raising; and (9) charge the direct costs for a building project under its jurisdiction to
the bond fund account for such project, provided (A) such costs are charged in accordance with a procedure approved by the Treasurer and (B) nothing in this subdivision
shall permit the charging of working capital, as defined in the applicable provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue
code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or costs originally paid from
sources other than the bond fund account.
(b) The board of trustees shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests
and prepare and submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education, in accordance
with the provisions of section 10a-8, the budget request for the Connecticut State University system; and (2) propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities
for the institutions under its jurisdiction. The board may request authority from the
Treasurer to issue payment for claims against the state university system, other than a
payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying agents,
or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the proceeds of a state bond
issue.
(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 30; 1967, P.A. 751, S. 6; 1969, P.A. 530, S. 10; 592, S. 3; P.A. 73-214, S. 4; P.A. 75-425, S. 26, 57; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 67, 73, 610; P.A. 78-331, S. 47, 58; P.A. 81-275, S. 1; P.A. 82-218, S.
16, 39, 46; P.A. 83-587, S. 22, 96; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-496, S. 57, 110; P.A. 91-174, S. 9, 16; 91-230, S. 13, 17;
91-256, S. 21, 69; 91-349, S. 2, 8; P.A. 93-201, S. 12, 24; P.A. 94-180, S. 12, 17; 94-245, S. 27, 46; P.A. 97-293, S. 16, 26.)
History: 1967 act gave additional powers to board, including planning expansion and development, leasing power,
power to employ executive secretary, executive staff and faculty and powers to select and acquire sites and construct
buildings subject to approval of commission for higher education; 1969 acts removed five-year limit on leases, added
provisions concerning professional staff and allowed board to use capital funds for leases during planning and construction
phases of institutions; P.A. 73-214 transferred leasing power to commissioner of public works, although board retained
power to decide when lease necessary and whether capital funds should be used; P.A. 75-425 required approval of expansion
and development plans by public works commissioner and state properties review board, required permission of public
works commissioner and properties review board for expenditure of capital funds and transferred site selection and acquisition and building construction powers to public works commissioner; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education
for commission for higher education; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for personnel policy
board and public works commissioner; P.A. 78-331 specified board of trustees to avoid confusion with board of higher
education; P.A. 81-275 permitted board to make buildings and facilities available to certain organizations or individuals
for temporary uses consistent with the colleges' educational purposes; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system,
replacing board of higher education with board of governors, and renaming state colleges as Connecticut State University,
adding provisions concerning trustees' duties re state-wide policy and guidelines and re budget requests, effective March
1, 1983; Sec. 10-109b transferred to Sec. 10a-89 in 1983; P.A. 83-587 replaced references to state college system with
references to Connecticut State University; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board of governors' title; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner; P.A. 91-174 in Subsec. (a) added
new Subdiv. concerning fund-raising; P.A. 91-230 in Subsec. (a) removed requirement for the board of governors to
approve expansion and development plans and substituted provision for the board to review and make recommendations
on the plans; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes and in Subsec. (b) added provision for the board to request authority to
issue payment for claims against the state university system; P.A. 91-349 added new Subdiv. in Subsec. (a) concerning
research grants; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (a) to delete authority for the development of plans for a new state university
and to make technical changes, amended Subdiv. (8) of said Subsec. to require report and added Subdiv. (9) re charging
the bond fund account for the direct costs of a building project, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-180 amended Subdiv. (8)
of Subsec. (a) to add the prohibition against direct fund-raising by the board except for the purposes described in Subparas.
(A) and (B), effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 94-245 substituted "provide for the administration" for "administer" and changed
the holder of the authority for making buildings and other facilities available to nonprofit and other organizations or
individuals from the board to the chief executive officer of each institution subject to such policies as may be established
by the board, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 97-293 amended Subsec. (a) to remove a requirement for approval of plans by
the Commissioner of Public Works and the State Properties Review Board and to substitute submission of plans to the
Commissioner of Public Works for review and recommendations, effective July 1, 1997.
Annotation to former section 10-109b:
Cited. 178 C. 579, but see 184 C. 339, 341, which overrides above decision to the extent it maintains that sovereign
immunity invariably bars suits against state for prospective injunctive relief of alleged constitutional violations unless such
suits also request declaratory relief.
Annotation to present section:
Cited. 190 C. 39, 43.
Sec. 10a-89a. Disposition of surplus library material and library fines. (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 of the Connecticut State
University System is authorized to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any unwanted,
duplicate, out-of-date or irrelevant materials within the 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.
(b) Fines collected by any state university library under the jurisdiction of the board
shall be deposited in the institutional operating account of such university.
(P.A. 83-450, S. 3, 5; P.A. 85-282, S. 3, 5; P.A. 91-256, S. 22, 69.)
History: P.A. 85-282 added Subsec. (b) re deposit of library fines in auxiliary services fund; P.A. 91-256 changed
auxiliary services fund to institutional operating account.
Sec. 10a-89b. Authority for board of trustees to borrow money from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. (a) The Board of Trustees
for the Connecticut State University System is authorized to borrow money from the
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for any project for which the
authority is authorized to make loans pursuant to chapter 187 and to refinance any such
borrowing, and in connection therewith the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State
University System is authorized to enter into any loan or other agreement and to make
such covenants, representations and indemnities as the board of trustees deems necessary
or desirable to obtain such loans from the authority or to facilitate the issue of bonds
by the authority to finance such loans, including agreements with providers of letters
of credit, insurance or other credit facilities for such financings. Any such agreement,
covenant, representation and indemnification shall be a full faith and credit obligation
of the Connecticut State University system. The Board of Trustees of the Connecticut
State University System may secure such obligations by a pledge of the revenues to be
derived from the operation or use of a project or projects, from tuition payments, from
student fees, from dormitory or dining hall income or from other general revenues. Any
pledge made by the Connecticut State University system pursuant to this section and
sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge
is made. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties
having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the Connecticut State
University system, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claims. Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code to the contrary, no instrument
by which such a pledge is created need be recorded or filed. Any revenues or other
receipts, funds, moneys or income so pledged and thereafter received by the Connecticut
State University system shall be subject immediately to the lien of the pledge without
any physical delivery thereof or further act and such lien shall have priority over all
other liens, including without limitation the lien of any person who, in the ordinary
course of business, furnishes services or materials to the Connecticut State University
system.
(b) The obligations of the Connecticut State University system and any pledge entered into by the Connecticut State University system pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 shall be binding upon any successor body or entity and no
dissolution or termination of the Connecticut State University system shall take effect
unless adequate provision is made for the payment and fulfillment of any obligations
entered into by the Connecticut State University system pursuant to this section and
said sections 10a-186a and 10a-187.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act which may require
that any revenue from the operation of facilities of the Connecticut State University or
any revenue of all state universities from student fees and dormitory and dining hall
income or any other revenue of the Connecticut State University be paid to the State
Treasurer for the payment of debt service on any bonds issued by the state, any revenues
pledged by the board of trustees pursuant to this section and said sections 10a-186a and
10a-187 shall be applied first to the extent necessary to fulfill the obligations for which
such revenues are pledged, and only thereafter to the State Treasurer.
(d) The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority shall not borrow
any money or issue any bonds or notes which are secured by a pledge of any revenues
of the Connecticut State University system, until and unless such borrowing or issuance
has been approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or his
deputy. In granting such approval the secretary shall consider the adequacy of revenues
available to the Connecticut State University system to pay (1) debt service on all the
borrowings, bonds or notes issued by the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities
Authority for which revenues of the Connecticut State University system are pledged
and (2) debt service on all the bonds issued by the state for which revenues of the
Connecticut State University system are to be paid to the State Treasurer.
(e) The state covenants with the authority and with the purchasers and all other
subsequent owners and transferees of obligations issued by the authority for the benefit
of the Connecticut State University system pursuant to this section and said sections
10a-186a and 10a-187, in consideration of the financing by the authority and the acceptance of and payment for the securities of the authority, until all obligations of the Connecticut State University system and all costs and expenses in connection with any action
or proceeding in connection therewith, are fully met and discharged, unless expressly
permitted or otherwise authorized by the terms of each contract and agreement made
or entered into by or on behalf of the Connecticut State University system with the
authority or for the benefit of such other parties, that the state (1) will not create or
cause to be created any lien or charge on the assets or revenues pledged to secure such
obligations of the Connecticut State University system, prior to or on parity with a lien
or pledge created thereon pursuant to this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187;
(2) will not in any way impair the rights, exemptions or remedies of the authority or the
owners of such bonds of the authority; and (3) will not limit, modify, rescind, repeal or
otherwise alter the rights or obligations of the Connecticut State University system to
take such action as may be necessary to fulfill the terms of its obligations in connection
with its borrowing from the authority; provided that nothing herein shall preclude the
state from exercising its power, through a change in law, to limit, modify, rescind, repeal
or otherwise alter this section and sections 10a-186a and 10a-187 if and when adequate
provision shall be made by law for the protection of the authority and the holders of any
outstanding securities of the authority, pursuant to the agreement of the Connecticut
State University system with the authority and pursuant to the indenture or other instrument under which the bonds of the authority are issued. The Connecticut State University
system is authorized to include this covenant of the state, as a contract of the state,
in any such agreement with the authority and in any credit facility or reimbursement
agreement with respect to the obligations of the Connecticut State University system or
the obligations of the authority issued for the benefit of the Connecticut State University
system.
(f) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment against the Connecticut State University system found upon any express agreement between the Connecticut
State University system and the authority, any trustee or underwriter for the authority's
bonds, or any bond insurer or other credit facility provider. Any action brought under
this section shall be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. Such
action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses except governmental
immunity shall be reserved to the Connecticut State University system. Any action
brought under this section shall be privileged in respect to assignment for trial upon
motion of either party.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-270, S. 3, 11.)
History: P.A. 95-270, S. 3 effective June 22, 1995 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized
substitution of "judicial district of Hartford" for "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" in 1995 public and special acts
effective September 1, 1998.)
Sec. 10a-89c. Financing of the design, construction or renovation of residential and other auxiliary service facilities. (a) If the General Assembly for each fiscal
year following the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, to the fiscal year ending June 30,
2008, inclusive, does not appropriate from the General Fund for the specific purpose
of debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of the state or obligations
of the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System financed through
the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for residential and other
auxiliary service facilities, excluding any appropriation for such debt service to be paid
from revenues from student fees and dormitory and dining hall income to be paid by
the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System to the State Treasurer
for the payment of such self-liquidating general obligation bonds of the state, (1) the
amount of five million dollars, or (2) an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from
student fees received by all the state universities within the Connecticut State University
system from the uniform assessment of all full-time students enrolled at any time at
any of the state universities within the Connecticut State University system, except for
charges for tuition or dormitory or dining charges or student activity fee or other fee
charged by an individual state university, commonly called the university fee, for the
calendar year ending the preceding December thirty-first, as certified by the chairperson
of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management, whichever amount is less, the State Bond Commission may, in accordance
with the provisions of this section, from time to time authorize the issuance of general
obligation bonds of the state in one or more series in principal amounts not exceeding five
million dollars in any such fiscal year, to finance the design, construction or renovation of
residential and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities within the Connecticut State University system, and in any event not exceeding the amount which the General Assembly failed to appropriate for debt service for that fiscal year in the manner
provided in this section. For purposes of this section the term "residential and other
auxiliary facilities" (A) means any residential facilities, student centers, dining facilities
and other auxiliary service facilities at state universities within the Connecticut State
University system, and (B) includes, but is not limited to, low rise dormitory code compliance renovations at Central Connecticut State University; code compliance at Central
Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western Connecticut State University; student center addition
and renovations at Central Connecticut State University; student center addition and
renovations at Eastern Connecticut State University; construction of a new student center at Southern Connecticut State University; Burr Hall residence hall renovations at
Eastern Connecticut State University; improvements to Connecticut Hall at Southern
Connecticut State University; and Shafer Hall residence conversion at Eastern Connecticut State University.
(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all state bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant
to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the
sale of any such state bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section
3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such state bonds shall mature at such time or times
not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant
to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such state
bonds. Such state bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of
the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same becomes due, and
accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such state bonds,
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
(c) None of said state bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State
Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization,
which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and stating
such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Each such
request for an authorization of state bonds shall state an amount equal to half the sum
of revenue from student fees received by all of the state universities within the Connecticut State University system for the calendar year ending prior to the last fiscal year, as
certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees, and the amount of all state appropriations for debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Connecticut State University system financed through the Connecticut
Health and Educational Facilities Authority for the prior fiscal year, as described in
subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 97-293, S. 4, 26.)
History: P.A. 97-293 effective July 1, 1997.