The Office of Higher Education shall: (1) Establish state-wide policy pertaining to student financial assistance; (2) establish procedure by regulation, for the award of financial assistance under sections 10a-167 and 10a-173; (3) review and approve applications for financial assistance under sections 10a-168 and 10a-173; (4) receive and review records of all financial assistance granted pursuant to section 10a-167; (5) increase the availability of the state financial assistance programs to all segments of the state population, with significant attention to those with special needs; and (6) assist financial aid officers at institutions of higher education and secondary school guidance counselors and school counselors in becoming better informed about matters concerning student financial assistance affairs.

(P.A. 77-530, S. 2, 11; 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-331, S. 27, 58; P.A. 81-157, S. 2, 14; 81-408, S. 2, 3; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; 82-472, S. 152, 183; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-256, S. 2; 87-450, S. 12, 17; P.A. 88-136, S. 33, 37; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 13-247, S. 180; P.A. 18-15, S. 9.)

History: P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-331 made technical change in Subsec. (c)(1), substituting “and” for “or”; P.A. 81-157 deleted Subsecs. (a) and (b) re appointment of chairman and committees and re board of higher education's duties concerning financial assistance programs and transferred duties formerly held by state student financial assistance commission under former Subsec. (c) to board of higher education, adding policy-making power and provisions re appointment of five-member advisory committee; P.A. 81-408 clarified board's policy-making powers by listing specific statute sections in Subdiv. (1); P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, replacing board of higher education with board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 82-472 made no change; Sec. 10-116l transferred to Sec. 10a-161 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 87-256 added two Connecticut students to the advisory committee, one from a public institution and one from an independent institution; P.A. 87-450 deleted references to Secs. 10a-164 and 10a-165 which were repealed elsewhere in the act; P.A. 88-136 deleted references to Sec. 10a-162 which was repealed by the same act; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 replaced reference to Board of Regents for Higher Education with reference to Office of Higher Education, deleted references to Secs. 10a-163 and 10a-167 to 10a-169, added references to Sec. 10a-173 and deleted provisions re advisory committee on student financial assistance matters, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 18-15 amended Subdiv. (6) by adding “and school counselors”, effective July 1, 2018.