Sec. 10a-74. (Formerly Sec. 10-38e). Acquisition of postsecondary schools and community colleges.
Sec. 10a-74. (Formerly Sec. 10-38e). Acquisition of postsecondary schools and
community colleges. The Board of Governors of Higher Education, on the request of
the governing authority of any postsecondary school or community college, may accept
jurisdiction thereof and responsibility therefor within the limits of appropriations. All
property and property rights of such schools and colleges shall be vested in the state
and all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred in connection therewith prior to the
date on which the Board of Governors of Higher Education accepts jurisdiction and
control shall be assumed by the state. Unless otherwise provided by the trust instrument,
the State Treasurer shall succeed to the administration of any trust created for the benefit
of any such school or college and shall administer the same in accordance with the terms
of the trust.
(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 24; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5.)
History: P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; 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. 10-38e transferred to Sec. 10a-74 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board of governors' title.