SB 1106 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGES.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGES.

(2) "Foundation" means an organization, fund or any other legal entity which is (A) exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, and (B) established for the principal purpose of receiving or sSB1106using /private Filefunds No.for charitable, scientific, cultural, educational or related purposes that support or improve a state agency or for coordinated emergency recovery purposes.

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200 using private funds for charitable, scientific, cultural, educational or related purposes that support or improve a state agency or for coordinated emergency recovery purposes.

(3)Substitute "ExecutiveSenate authority"Bill meansNo. (A) a department head, as defined in section 4-5, (B) the executive secretary or president of a constituent unit, (C) the chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education and, if such public institution of higher education is an accredited state community-technical college, the chief executive officer of a campus of such college, and (D) the chief executive officer of any other state agency.

1106 (3) "Executive authority" means (A) a department head, as defined in section 4-5, (B) the executive secretary or president of a constituent unit, (C) the chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education and, if such public institution of higher education is an accredited state community-technical college, the chief executive officer of a campus of such college, and (D) the chief executive officer of any other state agency.

ThisApproved actMay shall30, take2023 effectPublic asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:

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200 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill maintains the ability of the community colleges’ separate foundations to operate, including after the merger planned for FY 24.

As the bill maintains current practices, there is no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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200 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 1106 AN ACT CONCERNING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGES.

SUMMARY This bill makes changes regarding the state community-technical colleges’ foundations.Under existinglaw,a“foundation”isanon-profit organizationthat uses private fundsfor charitable,scientific, cultural,or educational purposes to support a state agency, such as the UConn Foundation.

Primarily, the bill allows Connecticut community-technical colleges, after their merger into campuses of the Connecticut State Community College (CSCC), to (1) retain an existing supporting foundation or establish a new one if one does not exist, and (2) have the campus’ president or chief executive officer serve on the foundation’s board.

(Currently, several community technical colleges have foundations;

it is unclear whether after the merger CSCC will be limited to one foundation.) Existing law, unchanged by the bill, limits the foundations to only fund (1) scholarships or other direct student financial aid or (2) programs, services, or activities at the institution that the foundation supports (CGS § 4-37f(3)).

Under the bill, state laws that currently apply to the community- technical colleges generally continue to apply after the colleges merge into CSCC campuses.

This includes the laws that:

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200 (CGS § 2-90d);

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authorize the state auditors to review foundation audits (CGS § 4-37g).

Lastly, the bill authorizes a CSCC campus’s chief executive officer to audit campus finances when necessary, as a public institution’s chief executive officer is authorized to do under current law (CGS § 4-234).

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