The Office of Higher Education shall establish an Office of Educational Opportunity in the Office of Higher Education, within the limits of funds appropriated for such purpose. The Office of Educational Opportunity shall assist the Office of Higher Education in state-wide efforts to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of disadvantaged students.
(P.A. 82-218, S. 42, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-156, S. 14; P.A. 13-261, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 82-218 effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” and “Department of Higher Education” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-156 replaced “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education” and deleted requirement that office help ensure faculties, administrators and other staff are representative of diversity of total state population, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-261 changed “office” to “Office of Educational Opportunity” and “board” to “Office of Higher Education”, effective July 11, 2013.