Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB127: AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: Introduced, February 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act INCREASING FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. Assembly convened: That the following additional sums be appropriated from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027: (1) Ninety-one million dollars to The University of Connecticut; (2) seventy-six million dollars to the Board of Regents for Higher Education; and (3) seventy-two million dollars for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Connecticut State Community Colleges. Statement of Purpose: To provide more funding for higher education and allow more Connecticut students to be able to afford college. LCO No. 1013 1.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. Assembly convened: That the following additional sums be appropriated from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027: (1) Ninety-one million dollars to The University of Connecticut; (2) seventy-six million dollars to the Board of Regents for Higher Education; and (3) seventy-two million dollars for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Connecticut State Community Colleges. Statement of Purpose: To provide more funding for higher education and allow more Connecticut students to be able to afford college. LCO No. 1013 1 of
Sponsors
- Mae Flexer (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Gregory Haddad (D, 54)
- Gary Turco (D, 27)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Subjects: Community colleges, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, Board of Regents for Higher Education, University of Connecticut, State funds