2016 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10a - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 185 - Administration of State System
Section 10a-1b - President of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Staff. Vice-presidents.
(a) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a president who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall (1) have the authority to implement the policies, directives and rules of the board and any additional responsibilities as the board may prescribe, (2) implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c and recommendations made pursuant to section 10a-11b, (3) build interdependent support among the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College, (4) balance central authority with institutional differentiation, autonomy and creativity, and (5) facilitate cooperation and synergy among the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College. Said president may designate an alternate to serve as a member of any commission, foundation or committee upon which the general statutes require said president to serve. Such designee may vote on behalf of said president. There shall be an executive staff responsible for the operation of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The executive staff shall be under the direction of the president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board of Regents for Higher Education.
(b) The president may employ staff as is deemed necessary, including, but not limited to, temporary assistants and consultants. The board shall establish terms and conditions of employment of its president and staff, prescribe their duties and fix the compensation of its president and professional and technical personnel.
(c) Upon recommendation of the president, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint two vice-presidents. One vice-president shall represent the Connecticut State University System and the other vice-president shall represent the regional community-technical college system. Each vice-president shall perform such duties and responsibilities as the board and president shall prescribe, so that each said constituent unit fulfills its mission. Such duties shall include, but not be limited to, oversight of academic programs, student support services and institutional support.
(P.A. 11-48, S. 212; 11-61, S. 137; P.A. 13-4, S. 1; P.A. 14-117, S. 1; P.A. 15-75, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 11-48 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (c) to replace appointment of “two vice presidents” with appointment of vice-president for each constituent unit with duties including oversight of academic programs, student support services and institutional support, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-4 amended Subsec. (a) to change appointing authority for president from the Governor to the Board of Regents for Higher Education, to give the president authority to implement rules of the board, and to eliminate the president’s authority to administer, coordinate and supervise the activities of the board, amended Subsec. (b) to give the board authority to establish the terms and conditions of its president’s employment, including compensation, and amended Subsec. (c) to make a technical change, effective April 22, 2013; P.A. 14-117 amended Subsec. (c) to replace provision re appointment of vice-president for each constituent unit with provision re appointment of two vice-presidents, one to represent the Connecticut State University System and the other to represent the regional community-technical college system, and to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-75 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by adding reference to Sec. 10a-11c, effective July 1, 2015.
