§ 10a-104 — (Formerly Sec. 10-119). Duties of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut.

Connecticut § 10a-104

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 10a: State System of Higher Education
• Ch. 185b: Constituent Units

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(a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall: (1) Make rules for the government of the university and shall determine the general policies of the university, including those concerning the admission of students and the establishment of schools, colleges, divisions and departments, which policies shall be consistent with the goals identified in section 10a-11c, and shall direct the expenditure of the university's funds within the amounts available; (2) develop the mission statement for The University of Connecticut, and all campuses thereof, that shall be consistent with such goals and include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and constituencies served by said university and campuses; (B) the degrees offered by said university; and (C) the role and scope of each institution and campus within the university system, which shall include each institution's and campus' particular strengths and specialties; (3) establish policies for the university system and for the individual institutions and campuses under its jurisdiction; (4) review and approve recommendations for the establishment of new academic programs; (5) report all new programs and program changes to the Office of Higher Education; (6) make recommendations, when appropriate, regarding institutional or campus mergers or closures; (7) coordinate the programs and services of the institutions and campuses under its jurisdiction; (8) be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the provisions of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors of research grants to The University of Connecticut, 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 the university; (9) promote fund-raising to assist the university 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 such fund-raising; (10) 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 costs, 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; (11) exercise the powers delegated to it pursuant to section 10a-109d; and (12) establish by October 1, 1997, policies governing the acceptance of gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f to the university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of expenditures on behalf of the university or its employees. (b) The board of trustees shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management the budget request for the university and all campuses thereof; (2) propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for the institutions under its jurisdiction; (3) fulfill requirements concerning the auditing and review of projects of UCONN 2000 in accordance with sections 10a-109z to 10a-109bb , inclusive; (4) establish the construction assurance office in accordance with section 10a-109cc ; and (5) exercise the powers delegated to it in section 10a-109d . The board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for claims against the university, 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. (c) The board of trustees may create a board of directors for the governance of The University of Connecticut Health Center and may delegate such duties and authority as it deems necessary and appropriate to said board of directors. The board of directors shall include members of the board of trustees designated by the chairperson of the board of trustees and such other persons as the board of trustees deems appropriate.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 3274; P.A. 82-218, S. 21, 46; P.A. 83-576, S. 4, 5; P.A. 84-87, S. 6, 7; 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 91-174, S. 11, 16; 91-256, S. 27, 69; 91-349, S. 3, 8; P.A. 93-201, S. 13, 24; P.A. 95-230, S. 27, 45; P.A. 97-293, S. 9, 26; P.A. 01-173, S. 35, 67; P.A. 06-134, S. 5; P.A. 11-48, S. 224; 11-70, S. 6; P.A. 12-129, S. 5; 12-156, S. 56; P.A. 13-118, S. 5; P.A. 15-75, S. 4; P.A. 24-81, S. 171.) History: P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, amending section to add provisions concerning trustee's duties re development of mission statements, policies and programs and re budget requests, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-119 transferred to Sec. 10a-104 in 1983; P.A. 83-576 added provision prohibiting denial of access to armed forces representatives; P.A. 84-87 repealed language in Subsec. (a) prohibiting board from denying military recruiters the opportunity to recruit on campus; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 91-174 added Subsec. (a)(7), codified as (a)(8), re fund-raising; P.A. 91-256 in Subsec. (b) added provision for the board to request authority to issue payment for claims against the university; P.A. 91-349 added Subsec. (a)(7) re research grants; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (a)(8) to require report and added Subdiv. (9) re charging of the bond fund account for the direct costs of a building project, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-230 added Subsec. (a)(10) and Subsec. (b)(3) re additional powers under UConn 2000, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 97-293 added Subsec. (a)(11) re acceptance of gifts made by a foundation, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-173 added Subsec. (c) re creation of a board of directors for The University of Connecticut Health Center, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 06-134 amended Subsec. (b) by redesignating existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (5) and by adding new Subdivs. (3) re auditing requirements and (4) re the construction assurance office, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to remove reference to state-wide policy and guidelines established by Board of Governors of Higher Education, replace “Board of Governors of Higher Education” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education” and replace “Commissioner of Higher Education” with “executive director of the Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” and amended Subsec. (b) to replace “Board of Governors of Higher Education” and reference to Sec. 10a-8 with “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-70 replaced branches with campuses in Subsecs. (a) and (b); P.A. 12-129 amended Subsec. (a) by eliminating requirements that board of trustees submit university's mission statement and make recommendations re mergers or closures to Board of Regents for Higher Education, effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 12-156, “Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Office of Higher Education” in Subsec. (a)(8), effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-118 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize the board of trustees to review and approve recommendations for new academic programs in Subdiv. (4), add new Subdiv. (5) re reporting of new programs and program changes and redesignate existing Subdivs. (5) to (11) as Subdivs. (6) to (12), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-75 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to goals identified in Sec. 10a-11c in Subdiv. (1) and making conforming and technical changes in Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 24-81 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing executive director of the Office of Higher Education with Commissioner of Higher Education, effective May 30, 2024. Annotations to former section 10-119: Cited. 165 C. 507. Intent of legislature was to grant to the board the authority to exercise complete direction and restraint over the actions of those connected with the university, including the teaching staff, employees and students. Id., 757.