AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill has been referred to committee but no effective date or final enactment status beyond legislative passage is confirmed in the text.

SB00127: Increasing Funding for Higher Education

This bill sets aside money from the state budget to support The University of Connecticut, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, and other public colleges in Connecticut.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $91 million for The University of Connecticut.
• Provides $76 million to the Board of Regents for Higher Education.
• Allocates $72 million for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Connecticut State Community Colleges.
• Takes these funds from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• The University of Connecticut
• The Board of Regents for Higher Education
• Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
• Connecticut State Community Colleges

Limits and Unknowns

• No effective date is listed in the provided source material.
• The bill text does not explain exactly how the schools must spend this new money.

Official Summary Text

To provide more funding for higher education and allow more Connecticut students to be able to afford college.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 1013 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 127
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1013

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the following additional sums be appropriated from the General 1
Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027: (1) Ninety-one million 2
dollars to The University of Connecticut; (2) seventy-six million dollars 3
to the Board of Regents for Higher Education; and (3) seventy -two 4
million dollars for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and 5
Connecticut State Community Colleges. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To provide more funding for higher education and allow more
Connecticut students to be able to afford college.