Sec. 10a-161. (Formerly Sec. 10-116l). Duties of Board of Governors of Higher Education re student financial assistance.
Sec. 10a-161. (Formerly Sec. 10-116l). Duties of Board of Governors of Higher
Education re student financial assistance. The Board of Governors of Higher Education shall: (1) Establish policy pertaining to student financial assistance under sections
10a-163 and 10a-167 to 10a-169, inclusive; (2) establish procedure by regulation, for
the award of financial assistance under sections 10a-167 and 10a-169; (3) review and
approve applications for financial assistance under sections 10a-163, 10a-168 and 10a-169; (4) receive and review records of all financial assistance granted pursuant to section
10a-167; (5) increase the availability of the state financial assistance programs to all
segments of the state population, with significant attention to those with special needs;
and (6) assist financial aid officers at institutions of higher education and secondary
school guidance counselors in becoming better informed about matters concerning student financial assistance affairs. The Board of Governors of Higher Education shall
appoint a seven-member advisory committee on student financial assistance matters.
At least one member shall be a financial aid officer at a public institution of higher
education; at least one member shall be a financial aid officer at an independent institution of higher education; at least one member shall be a Connecticut student from a
public institution of higher education in the state; at least one member shall be a Connecticut student from an independent college or university in the state; and, at least one
member shall be a public secondary school guidance counselor.
(P.A. 77-530, S. 2, 11; 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-331, S. 27, 58; P.A. 81-157, S. 2, 14; 81-408, S. 2, 3; P.A. 82-218,
S. 37, 46; 82-472, S. 152, 183; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-256, S. 2; 87-450, S. 12, 17; P.A. 88-136, S. 33, 37.)
History: P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-331 made
technical change in Subsec. (c)(1), substituting "and" for "or"; P.A. 81-157 deleted Subsecs. (a) and (b) re appointment
of chairman and committees and re board of higher education's duties concerning financial assistance programs and
transferred duties formerly held by state student financial assistance commission under former Subsec. (c) to board of
higher education, adding policy-making power and provisions re appointment of five-member advisory committee; P.A.
81-408 clarified board's policy-making powers by listing specific statute sections in Subdiv. (1); P.A. 82-218 reorganized
higher education system, replacing board of higher education with board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 82-472 made no change; Sec. 10-116l transferred to Sec. 10a-161 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board
of governors' title; P.A. 87-256 added two Connecticut students to the advisory committee, one from a public institution
and one from an independent institution; P.A. 87-450 deleted references to Secs. 10a-164 and 10a-165 which were repealed
elsewhere in the act; P.A. 88-136 deleted references to Sec. 10a-162 which was repealed by the same act.