AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OVER HIGHER EDUCATION.
This bill requires the Board of Regents for Higher Education to submit annual reports to the state legislature evaluating the results of consolidating regional community-technical colleges into the Connecticut State Community College. The reports must compare performance metrics such as student course completion rates, enrollment patterns, and staffing ratios from before and after the consolidation, along with financial impacts and administrative efficiency changes. Additionally, the bill mandates a separate report from the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities by December 2026 that compares administrative personnel numbers across different system offices and campuses. These provisions aim to increase transparency and oversight of the college system reorganization without advocating for or against the consolidation itself.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 5, 2026
Signed May 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2026 · House May 4, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 8, 2026
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
3
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Amended
SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Oversight
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Berthel
RRepublican
P
Gale Mastrofrancesco
RRepublican
P
Heather Somers
RRepublican
P
Ken Gucker
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Laurie Sweet
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Lucy Dathan
DDemocratic
P
Pat Callahan
RRepublican
P
Paul Cicarella
RRepublican
P
Rob Sampson
RRepublican
P
Saud Anwar
DDemocratic
P
Stephen Harding
RRepublican
P
Tom Delnicki
RRepublican
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