Legislative Testimony

2019

Roberta Willis Scholarship Funding | Appropriations Committee

On March 7th, 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.

The following written testimony was also submitted:

CCIC
Sacred Heart University
University of Hartford

Academic Program Approval | Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee 

The Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee hosted a public hearing on February 14th on SB 26: AN ACT MAKING PERMANENT THE MORATORIUM ON APPROVAL OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AT INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  This bill permanently exempts non-profit institutions of higher education in Connecticut, that meet specific standards, from getting approval by the Office of Higher Education for each new academic program it introduces, for up to 12 new programs a year.  To review testimony from this hearing, see below.   To learn more about this issue, click here.

CCIC
Albertus Magnus College 
Goodwin College
Mitchell College
Fairfield University
Sacred Heart University
University of Bridgeport
University of Hartford
University of Saint Joseph

Additional Testimony from CCIC and its member institutions from the 2019 legislative session:

• Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
  SB 273: AN ACT CONCERNING DEBT-FREE COLLEGE
  HB 6890: AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S PROPOSED REGULATIONS REGARDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT UNDER TITLE IX OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1972
• Finance Revenue & Bonding Committee
  SB 1129: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL TALENT IN EDUCATION.
  SB 1137: AN ACT CONCERNING DEPOSITS IN LIEU OF TAXES.
  HB 7410: AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN TAX RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON FISCAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ESTABLISHING A STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
  HB 7408: AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL STORMWATER AUTHORITIES, STUDIES OF THE PILOT GRANTS PROGRAM AND A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND ENTERPRISE ZONES
  
  • Connecticut College
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Sacred Heart University
• Planning & Development Committee 
  HB 5892: AN ACT ALLOWING MUNICIPALITIES TO ASSESS A FEE ON INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR MUNICIPAL POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES
  • Connecticut College
  • Fairfield University
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Sacred Heart University
  • University of Hartford
• Public Safety Committee
  HB 7331: AN ACT CONCERNING SPORTS WAGERING IN THE STATE
• Transportation Committee
  HB 6588: AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF PARKING CITATIONS BY INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS