Substitute Senate Bill No. 1366
AN ACT CONCERNING AN ARTICULATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CONSTITUENT UNITS OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (a) Not later than July 1, 2002, the Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation established pursuant to section 10a-19a of the general statutes 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 higher education, shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to workforce development on all articulation agreements involving higher education institutions and any progress made on the establishment of additional agreements, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (a) Not later than July 1, 2002, the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State University System, The University of Connecticut, Charter Oak State College, the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing and Connecticut's Independent Colleges shall develop a plan to ensure that there are articulation agreements for their nursing programs to assist nurses in advancing their education and nursing credentials.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, such boards of trustees shall implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved July 6, 2001