Sec. 10a-1. (Formerly Sec. 10-322a). State system of higher education; definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 10a-1. (Formerly Sec. 10-322a). State system of higher education; definitions. There shall be a state system of public higher education to consist of (1) The University of Connecticut and all branches thereof, (2) the state colleges, which shall be known collectively as the Connecticut State University System, (3) the regional community-technical colleges, (4) the Board for State Academic Awards, and (5) the staff of the Department of Higher Education as established pursuant to section 10a-5. "Constituent units" as used in the general statutes means those units in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this section.

      (P.A. 77-573, S. 1, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 1, 46; P.A. 89-260, S. 8, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 45, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 19, 48; P.A. 94-245, S. 12, 46.)

      History: P.A. 82-218 reorganized state system of higher education, designating state colleges as Connecticut State University and including department of higher education within state system of higher education, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-322a transferred to Sec. 10a-1 in 1983; P.A. 89-260 substituted "regional technical colleges" for "state technical colleges" and the combined regional technical colleges into one constituent unit; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 92-126 replaced references to community colleges and technical colleges with reference to community-technical colleges; P.A. 94-245 made a technical change, effective June 2, 1994.