Legislative Testimony

CCIC's President and representatives from member institutions often testify before legislative committees. A sampling of that testimony is below.

Higher Education Funding - Appropriations Committee

On February 15^th,  Connecticut students that attend CCIC Member Institutions visited the state Capitol to advocate for funding for the Roberta Willis Scholarship Program by testifying in front of the Appropriations Committee.

To see a video of the students’ compelling testimony, click here.

To see CCIC’s testimony, click here. 

Additional Testimony from CCIC

• Higher Education Committee
  HB 5371: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FREE 2 START SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
  SB 352: AN ACT EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ON APPROVAL OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
• Appropriations Committee 
  SB 369: AN ACT CONCERNING JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
• Finance Revenue & Bonding Committee
  HB 5591: ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL REVENUE
  SB 541: AN ACT PROMOTING INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INTRAPRENEURSHIP IN THE STATE 
  SB 532: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS MAKING EDUCATION LOAN PAYMENTS FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMER AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPER EMPLOYEES
• Commission on Fiscal Stability & Economic Growth
  Field Hearing (January 29, 2018)
  Joint Committee Public Hearing (March 23, 2018)
• Economic Competitiveness Commission Health Data Collaborative Working Group
  BioScience Talent Pipeline (February 26, 2018)