2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10a - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 185 - Board of Regents for Higher Education
Section 10a-12 - (Formerly Sec. 10-324f). Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher Education.

There shall be an Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher Education within the Office of Higher Education. The Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher Education shall assist veterans seeking a postsecondary education by providing administrative services for veteran affairs programs, including but not limited to: (1) Promoting a comprehensive state-wide outreach program which coordinates existing funds and programs, (2) collecting and disseminating information on the availability of public and private funds for educational programs for veterans, (3) advising and counseling organizations and institutions applying for funds to aid veterans in their pursuit of higher education, and (4) acting as a clearinghouse for such other information as may be helpful to veterans seeking a postsecondary education.

(P.A. 77-573, S. 9, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 38, 46; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-156, S. 15.)

History: P.A. 82-218 reorganized state system of higher education, here used as authority for replacing board of higher education with department of higher education, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-324f transferred to Sec. 10a-12 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Department of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-156 replaced “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education” and made a technical change, effective June 15, 2012.