Commerce Recent OLR Reports

The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Commerce Committee’s subject areas include:

Guide to Connecticut’s Business Tax Credits – 2025-R-0015

2024 Veto Package – 2024-R-0101

Massachusetts’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program – 2023-R-0272

Small Business Express Program and Connecticut Small Business Fund – 2023-R-0016

Tax Incentives for Businesses Employing People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – 2023-R-0237

Guide to Connecticut Business Tax Credits – 2023-R-0215

2023 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs – 2023-R-0119

Public Investment Communities – 2023-R-0020

Live Theater Tax Credits – 2023-R-0022

OLR Backgrounder: Capital Region Development Authority – 2022-R-0203

 

 

Higher Ed Other resources in the library’s collection

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities executive leadership spendingConnecticut State Colleges and Universities executive leadership spending – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2025

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities special examinationConnecticut State Colleges and Universities special examination – by the Office of the State Comptroller, 2024

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities organizational study final reportConnecticut State Colleges and Universities organizational study final report – by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 2024

State data center general controls: Charter Oak State CollegeState data center general controls: Charter Oak State College – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2024

State economic impacts of the University of ConnecticutState economic impacts of the University of Connecticut – published by the University of Connecticut, 2019

Survey of Connecticut manufacturing workforce needsSurvey of Connecticut manufacturing workforce needs – by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, 2017

UConn Health Phase I reportUConn Health Phase I report – by Cain Brothers, 2024

University of Connecticut sustainability action planUniversity of Connecticut sustainability action plan – by the University of Connecticut, 2024

Higher Ed Mandated reports

Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Contact the library for these and other reports.

Administrative salary report – biennial report by the Board of Regents for Higher Education; pursuant to CGS 10a-158(b)

Allied Health Workforce Policy Board annual legislative report – pursuant to CGS 4-124dd

Bioscience Connecticut – biennial report by the University of Connecticut; pursuant to CGS 10a-109mm

Connecticut Employment and Training Commission legislative report card – annual report pursuant to CGS 31-3yy

Connecticut Health Data Collaborative status reportstatus report – pursuant to SA 16-20

Connecticut higher education data and trends – annual report by the Office of Higher Education; pursuant to CGS 10a-57

Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council biennial report – pursuant to CGS 10a-44d

Connecticut Student Loan Foundation annual report – pursuant to CGS 10a-210

Economic trends – annual report by the Dept. of Labor; pursuant to CGS 10-95h

Establishment of pathways programs by local and regional boards of educationEstablishment of pathways programs by local and regional boards of education – by the Dept. of Education; pursuant to PA 22-125 s.2

Expansion of online mechatronics courses by the Connecticut State Colleges and UniversitiesExpansion of online mechatronics courses by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities – by CSCU; pursuant to PA 17-242 s.2

Feasibility of restarting the Kirklyn M. Kerr program (admission of state residents to veterinary schools)Feasibility of restarting the Kirklyn M. Kerr program (admission of state residents to veterinary schools) – by the University of Connecticut; pursuant to SA 24-22

Higher Education Coordinating Council accountability report – annual report by the University of Connecticut; pursuant to CGS 10a-6b(f)

Improving Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates: Connecticut’s progress and path aheadImproving Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates: Connecticut’s progress and path ahead – by the state Dept. of Education; pursuant to PA 21-199 s.9

Institutional need and merit based gift aid for undergraduate students – annual report by the University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education; pursuant to CGS 10a-161c

Minority teacher recruitment reports – annual reports by the Dept. of Education; pursuant to CGS 10-156bb, CGS 10-156cc, and CGS 10-156dd

Online lottery gaming revenue and the debt-free community college programOnline lottery gaming revenue and the debt-free community college program – by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to PA 19-117 s.364

Open source textbook pilot program reportOpen source textbook pilot program report – by the University of Connecticut; pursuant to SA 15-18 s.1

Open source textbook reportOpen source textbook report – by the Task Force to Study Best Practices With Regard to Open Educational Resources; pursuant to SA 15-18 s.2

Plan to encourage high school students to pursue certain health care careersPlan to encourage high school students to pursue certain health care careers – by the Office of Workforce Strategy; pursuant to SA 22-9 s.2

Policies for awarding college credit for exam scores earned in advanced high school coursesPolicies for awarding college credit for exam scores earned in advanced high school courses – by the CT State Colleges and Universities (CSCU); pursuant to PA 21-2 s.262 June

Post-Secondary Education Financing Working Group findings and recommendationsPost-Secondary Education Financing Working Group findings and recommendations – pursuant to PA 21-62 s.2

Qualified contracts – annual reports by the University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education; pursuant to CGS 10a-151g(b)

Quality of teacher preparation programs – annual report by the Dept. of Education; pursuant to CGS 10-146h

Roles and responsibilities of a state higher education regulatory agency in the protection of student interests and outcomesRoles and responsibilities of a state higher education regulatory agency in the protection of student interests and outcomes – by the Office of Higher Education; pursuant to PA 16-36 s.2

Sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence report – annual report by each institution of higher education in the state; pursuant to CGS 10a-55m(f)

Status and progress of CSUS 2020 semiannual report – by the Board of Regents for Higher Education; pursuant to CGS 10a-91f

Status update on establishment of the Office of Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities – annual report by the Dept. of Education; pursuant to PA 21-168 s.9

Task Force to Analyze the Implementation of Laws Governing Dyslexia Instruction and Training final reportTask Force to Analyze the Implementation of Laws Governing Dyslexia Instruction and Training final report – pursuant to SA 19-8

Task Force to Examine the Impact of the Proposed [Title IX sexual misconduct] Regulations on Students and Campus Safety at Institutions of Higher Education in the State final reportTask Force to Examine the Impact of the Proposed [Title IX sexual misconduct] Regulations on Students and Campus Safety at Institutions of Higher Education in the State final report – pursuant to SA 19-23

Task Force to Study the Policies and Procedures Adopted by Each Institution of Higher Education Regarding the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Illness recommendationsTask Force to Study the Policies and Procedures Adopted by Each Institution of Higher Education Regarding the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Illness recommendations – pursuant to SA 19-14

Transfer and articulation report – annual reports by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the University of Connecticut; pursuant to CGS 10a-55w(c)

UConn 2000 report – semiannual report by the University of Connecticut; pursuant to CGS 10a-109x(a)

UConn Foundation annual report – pursuant to CGS 4-37f(9)

University of Connecticut Faculty Consulting Oversight Committee annual report – pursuant to CGS 1-84(r)(3)

UConn Health Center public-private partnerships status report and recommended legislationUConn Health Center public-private partnerships status report and recommended legislation – pursuant to PA 17-2 s.60 June

UConn Health Center statement of operating budget revenues and expenses – quarterly report by the University of Connecticut Health Center; pursuant to CGS 10a-105(d)

University of Connecticut (Storrs and regional campuses) quarterly overview of the operating and research funds – by UConn; pursuant to CGS 10a-105(d)

Higher Ed Databases

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) – from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences’ National Center for Education Statistics. Includes data on topics such as enrollment, graduation rates, employees, revenues, and financial aid.

Executive Compensation at Private and Public Colleges – from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Legislative Library subscription; see librarian.

FAFSA Completion Rates – from the state Dept. of Education. Shows the percentage of students at each high school who have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Updated weekly.

NCSL Postsecondary Education Bill Tracking Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2019-present.

NCSL Student Loan Bill Tracking Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2015-present.

Higher Ed Recent OLR Reports

The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee’s subject areas include:

IPEDS Data on Budgets and Endowments of Flagship State Universities – 2025-R-0074

Issue Brief: Credit by Exam Through CLEP and DSST – 2024-R-0201

Tuition-Free and Debt-Free Higher Education Programs Across the State – 2024-R-0175

Issue Brief: College Affordability in Connecticut – 2024-R-0186 

Mary Ann Handley Award Eligibility – 2024-R-0138

Connecticut Public College Enrollment Trends – 2024-R-0081

2024-2025 FAFSA Delay Response and Student Loan Services in Other Languages – 2024-R-0074

Pledge to Advance Connecticut – 2024-R-0016

Statutory Protections for Private Career School Students – 2024-R-0024

Issue Brief: Roberta B. Willis Scholarship Program – 2023-R-0255