Connecticut SB 428: AN ACT CONCERNING ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 428
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING RESEARCH FUNDING AT INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) There is established an 1
Academic Research Funding Commission, which shall be part of the 2
Executive Department. 3
(b) The commission shall consist of the following members: 4
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 5
who is a member of the faculty at The University of Connecticut; 6
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is 7
a member of the faculty at a state university within the Connecticut State 8
University System; 9
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 10
Representatives, who is a member of the faculty at a nonprofit, 11
independent institution of higher education in the state; 12
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 13
member of the faculty at The University of Connecticut; 14
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 15
Representatives, who is a member of the faculty at a nonprofit, 16

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independent institution of higher education in the state; 17
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 18
member of the faculty at a state university within the Connecticut State 19
University System; 20
(7) Two persons appointed by the Governor, who represent large 21
industry sectors in the state and have experience with research and 22
technology development; 23
(8) One appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing 24
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 25
relating to higher education and employment advancement, who is a 26
member of the faculty at The University of Connecticut School of 27
Medicine or School of Dental Medicine; 28
(9) One person appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint 29
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 30
matters relating to higher education and employment advancement, 31
who is a member of the faculty at The University of Connecticut School 32
of Medicine or School of Dental Medicine; 33
(10) One person appointed by the House ranking member of the joint 34
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 35
matters relating to higher education and employment advancement, 36
who is a member of the faculty at a nonprofit, independent institution 37
of higher education in the state; 38
(11) One person appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint 39
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 40
matters relating to higher education and employment advancement, 41
who is a member of the faculty at a nonprofit, independent institution 42
of higher education in the state; 43
(12) The vice president of research at The University of Connecticut; 44
and 45
(13) The vice president of research at Yale University. 46

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(c) All initial appointments to the commission pursuant to 47
subdivisions (1) to (11), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section shall 48
be made not later than September 1, 2026, and shall terminate on June 49
30, 2028, and June 30, 2029, in accordance with the provisions of 50
subsection (f) of this section, regardless of when the initial appointment 51
was made. Any member of the commission may serve more than one 52
term. 53
(d) The vice presidents of research at The University of Connecticut 54
and Yale University shall serve as the cochairpersons of the commission. 55
Such cochairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the commission, 56
which shall be held not later than September 1, 2026. 57
(e) The administrative staff of the Office of Higher Education shall 58
serve as administrative staff of the commission. 59
(f) Appointed members of the commission shall serve for two-year 60
terms which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as 61
provided in subsection (c) of this section, and members first appointed 62
shall have the following terms: (1) Members appointed by the Governor, 63
the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader 64
of the House of Representatives and the chairpersons of the joint 65
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 66
matters relating to higher education and employment advancement 67
shall initially serve a term of two years, and (2) members appointed by 68
the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore 69
of the Senate, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of 70
the Senate and the ranking members of the joint standing committee of 71
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 72
education and employment advancement shall initially serve a term of 73
three years. Members shall continue to serve until their suc