Sec. 10a-87. (Formerly Sec. 10-109). Connecticut State University; maintenance; degrees.
Sec. 10a-87. (Formerly Sec. 10-109). Connecticut State University; maintenance; degrees. The Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System shall
maintain: Western Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University and Central Connecticut State University. The
board of trustees shall offer curricula which shall prepare persons who have successfully
completed the same to teach in the schools of the state at any of said institutions as the
board shall deem appropriate and, in addition, programs of study in academic and career
fields, provided the board of trustees shall submit to the Board of Governors of Higher
Education for review and approval recommendations for program terminations at any
of said institutions in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (8) of subsection
(a) of section 10a-6. The board of trustees shall establish policies which protect academic
freedom and the content of course and degree programs, provided such policies shall
be consistent with state-wide policy and guidelines established by the Board of Governors of Higher Education. Each of said institutions shall confer such degrees in education
and in academic and career fields as are appropriate to the curricula of said institution
and as are usually conferred by the institutions; honorary degrees may be conferred by
said institutions upon approval of each honorary degree recipient by the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System.
(1949 Rev., S. 1412, 1420; 1959, P.A. 411, S. 6; February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 31; 1967, P.A. 142, S. 1; 296, S. 1; P.A.
82-218, S. 14, 46; 82-391, S. 1, 2, 6; P.A. 83-576, S. 1, 5; P.A. 84-87, S. 4, 7; 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 89-237, S. 8, 11; P.A.
91-256, S. 52, 69.)
History: 1959 act changed names of schools from teachers college to state college and authorized conferring of degrees
in academic fields; 1965 act substituted board of trustees of the state colleges for state board of education and made technical
language changes to simplify and clarify provisions; 1967 acts renamed Danbury State College as Western Connecticut
State College and Willimantic State College as Eastern Connecticut State College; P.A. 82-218 and P.A. 82-391 reorganized
state system of higher education, granting state colleges university status, designating them as the Connecticut State
University and adding provisions requiring that program terminations be reviewed and approved by board of governors,
effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-109 transferred to Sec. 10a-87 in 1983; P.A. 83-576 added provisions permitting awarding
of honorary degrees and prohibiting denial of access to armed forces representatives; P.A. 84-87 repealed language 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. 89-237 added career fields as programs of study offered by the board of trustees and as
degrees which may be conferred; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes.
See Sec. 10-19 re development of programs to train public school personnel regarding effects of alcohol, nicotine or
tobacco and alcohol.
Cited. 2 CA 196.