Connecticut § 4-188a - Requirements for exemption of constituent units of state system of higher education.
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§ 4-188a. Requirements for exemption of constituent units of state system of higher education.
Sec. 4-188a. Requirements for exemption of constituent units of state system of higher education. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the constituent units of the state system of higher education, provided the board of trustees for each such constituent unit shall (1) after providing a reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views, promulgate written statements of policy concerning personnel policies and student discipline, which shall be made available to members of the public, and (2) in cases of dismissal of tenured, unclassified employees, dismissal of nontenured, unclassified employees prior to the end of their appointment, and proposed disciplinary action against a student, promulgate procedures which shall provide (A) written notice to affected persons of the reasons for the proposed action; (B) a statement that the affected person is entitled to a hearing if he so requests; and (C) a written decision following the hearing.
(P.A. 75-529, S. 1, 4; P.A. 80-471, S. 7; P.A. 88-317, S. 58, 107.)
History: P.A. 80-471 lettered subdivisions previously numbered and numbered those previously lettered and replaced reference to “dismissal or suspension of a student for disciplinary reasons” with “proposed disciplinary action against a student”; P.A. 88-317 made technical change to incorporate in reference to “this chapter” new sections added to Ch. 54, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date.
Section does not have retroactive effect. 174 C. 366. Cited. 183 C. 76; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 204 C. 672.
Cited. 1 CA 1; 2 CA 196; 18 CA 13; 30 CA 720.
State system of higher education exempted from chapter. 32 CS 153.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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