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      Sec. 10a-19a. Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation. (a) The Commissioner of Higher Education, in consultation with the Higher Education Coordinating Council established in section 10a-6a, shall establish a State-wide Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation to maximize the transferability of course credits. The advisory council shall consider (1) core courses, to be approved by the boards of trustees of all public institutions of higher education, for which a student may transfer credit toward major courses of study or degree and other completion requirements at any institution within the state system of higher education, (2) student transfer and articulation agreements for approval by the boards of trustees of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education, (3) procedures to improve the availability of information and student counseling with respect to student transfer and articulation, including access to a shared automated information system and (4) procedures to resolve constituent unit to constituent unit and institution to institution student transfer and articulation disputes. The advisory council shall consist of the chief academic officers of each constituent unit, or their designees, teaching faculty and students of public institutions of higher education and the institutional transfer coordinators of each public institution of higher education. In addition, the advisory council shall include, as nonvoting ex-officio members, two representatives of independent institutions of higher education appointed by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, at least one of whom shall be a campus administrator responsible for student transfer and articulation. The Commissioner of Higher Education, or his designee, shall convene and serve as chairperson of the advisory council.

      (b) On or before January 1, 1996, and annually on or before January first thereafter, the State-wide Advisory Council on Student Transfer and Articulation shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning its activities to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education.

      (P.A. 91-174, S. 13, 16; P.A. 95-148, S. 1, 2.)

      History: P.A. 95-148 required that the Commissioner of Higher Education consult with Higher Education Coordinating Council in establishing advisory council, revised the membership of advisory council, changed its duties and changed the date for the report from January 1, 1992, to January 1, 1996, effective June 27, 1995.