§ 10a-11

The Office of Higher Education may establish a minority advancement program to reward and support efforts by institutions of higher education within the state system of higher education to ensure that students, faculty, administrators and staff of each institution of higher education are representative of the racial and ethnic diversity of the total population of the state.(P.A. 82-218, S. 43, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 86-385, S. 1, 3; P.A. 11-48, S. 257; 11-51, S. 74; P.A. 12-156, S. 56; P.A. 23-204, S. 85.)History: P.A. 82-218 effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 84-241 added 'of higher education' to board of governors' title; P.A. 86-385 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize establishment of minority advancement program; P.A. 11-48 replaced 'Board of Governors of Higher Education' with 'Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education', effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to Sec. 46a-68 and to change 'affirmative action officers' to 'equal employment opportunity officers', effective June 30, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-156, 'Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education' was changed editorially by the Revisors to 'Office

employment opportunity officers', effective June 30, 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. 23-204 deleted Subsec. (a) re requirements to develop a strategic plan to ensure racial and ethnic diversity at each institution of higher education and to develop policies to guide equal employment opportunity officers at constituent units, deleted Subsec. (b) designator and requirement for annual reporting and amended existing provisions re establishment of a minority advancement program to ensure racial and ethnic diversity at each institution of higher education, effective July 1, 2023.