Connecticut General Statutes/Title 10a/Chapter 185/Section 10a-11a

CGS § 10a-11a. Connecticut collegiate awareness and preparation program.

(a) As used in this section, “collegiate awareness and preparation program” means a program that provides outreach and services to middle school and high school students to prepare such students for successful completion of postsecondary education at institutions of higher education.

(b) As part of the minority advancement program, the Office of Higher Education shall establish a Connecticut collegiate awareness and preparation program to develop linkages with public school systems targeted by the office for the purpose of providing motivation and skills development for middle school or high school students who are disadvantaged, including, but not limited to, students from low-income families and prospective first-generation postsecondary education students.

(c) Funding for said program shall be on a competitive basis open to all institutions of higher education in the state. The Office of Higher Education shall issue a request for proposals to all such institutions. A panel shall review applications on the basis of an evaluation format developed by said office. Payment shall be made under contractual agreements between the office and the grant recipients.

Short History

(P.A. 86-385, S. 2, 3; P.A. 87-336, S. 2, 3; P.A. 11-48, S. 258; P.A. 12-156, S. 56; P.A. 24-117, S. 2.)

Long History

History: P.A. 87-336 substituted “collegiate” for “college” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to change “Board of Governors of Higher Education” and “board of governors” to “Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” and “office”, and amended Subsec. (b) to change “Department of Higher Education” and “department” to “Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” and “office”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-156, “Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Office of Higher Education”, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 24-117 added new Subsec. (a) defining “collegiate awareness and preparation program”, designated existing Subsecs. (a) and (b) as Subsecs. (b) and (c), replaced “underachievers” with reference to students who are disadvantaged in Subsec. (b) and made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2024.

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