Connecticut General Statutes 10a-1g – Board member training
(a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall each adopt a policy requiring that any new appointed member of either of said boards receive instruction and training in (1) a board member’s duties to the state and the public institution of higher education governed by the board, (2) each committee of the board, including, but not limited to, the executive committee, and its functions, (3) professional accounting and reporting standards, (4) methods for meeting the statutory, regulatory and fiduciary obligations of the board, (5) the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, (6) a board member’s institutional and statutory ethical responsibilities, (7) the development and implementation of institutional policies, (8) business operations, administration, budgeting, financing, financial reporting, financial reserves and endowment managing relevant to institutions of higher education, (9) student tuition, mandatory fees and student debt trends, (10) oversight of planning, construction, maintenance, expansion and renovation projects that impact the infrastructure, physical facilities and natural environment of the public institution of higher education governed by the board, (11) workforce planning, strategy and investment, (12) institutional advancement, including, but not limited to, philanthropic giving, fundraising initiatives, alumni programming, communications and media, government and public relations and community affairs, (13) student welfare issues, including, but not limited to, academic studies, curriculum, residence life, student governance and activities and the general physical and mental well-being of students, (14) current and anticipated issues in higher education, and (15) any other topics each governing board deems necessary. A member shall complete such instruction and training not later than one year after being appointed or elected to either of said boards.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 10a-1g
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, each public institution of higher education shall post on its Internet web site (1) the policy established by its governing board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) a summary of the instruction and training received by the members of its governing board in accordance with such policy.