The Office of Higher Education shall (1) be responsible for obtaining information on new programs and methods of education that are being developed in the public schools and colleges of the state and nation, keeping such records current and publicizing information concerning these programs; and (2) encourage and aid in the development of new and improved programs and methods of education in order to recruit, prepare and train or retrain personnel needed in such programs.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 15, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 38, 46; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 17-63, S. 1; P.A. 18-103, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with department of higher education for purposes of this section pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-324h transferred to Sec. 10a-17 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Department of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 17-63 replaced “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “Office of Higher Education”, effective June 30, 2017; P.A. 18-103 replaced Subsec. designators (a) and (b) with Subdiv. designators (1) and (2), effective June 7, 2018.