Sec. 10a-78. (Formerly Sec. 10-38i). Establishment of regional colleges. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 10a-78. (Formerly Sec. 10-38i). Establishment of regional colleges. (a) The Board of Trustees for Regional Community-Technical Colleges shall establish a regional community-technical college to serve the southeastern area of Connecticut as approved by the Board of Governors of Higher Education to be part of the state system of community-technical colleges.

      (b) The Board of Trustees for Regional Community-Technical Colleges shall establish a regional community-technical college to serve the New Britain-Bristol area as approved by the Board of Governors of Higher Education to be part of the state system of community-technical colleges.

      (c) The Board of Trustees for Regional Community-Technical Colleges shall establish a regional community-technical college to serve the northeastern Connecticut area as approved by the Board of Governors of Higher Education to be part of the state system of community-technical colleges.

      (d) The Board of Trustees for Regional Community-Technical Colleges shall establish a regional community-technical college to serve the northern Connecticut area comprising the towns of East Granby, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Somers, Stafford, Suffield and Windsor Locks as approved by the Board of Governors of Higher Education to be part of the state system of community-technical colleges.

      (e) The Board of Trustees for Regional Community-Technical Colleges shall establish a regional community-technical college to serve the lower Naugatuck Valley area comprising the towns of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, Oxford, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck as approved by the Board of Governors of Higher Education to be part of the state system of community-technical colleges.

      (f) Repealed by P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58.

      (g) The Board of Trustees for Regional Community-Technical Colleges shall establish a regional community-technical college to serve the greater Waterbury area as approved by the Board of Governors of Higher Education to be part of the state system of community-technical colleges.

      (1969, P.A. 812, S. 1-5, 12; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-331, S. 3, 58; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 92-126, S. 25, 48; P.A. 93-293, S. 1, 11.)

      History: P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-331 repealed Subsec. (f) regarding appropriations for biennium ending June 30, 1971; P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with board of governors pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-38i transferred to Sec. 10a-78 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board of governors' title; P.A. 92-126 changed references to "community college" to "community-technical college" and deleted obsolete provisions re initial dates of operation; P.A. 93-293 added Subsec. (g) concerning a college to serve the greater Waterbury area, effective July 1, 1993.