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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill proposes $239 million in additional funding for state universities and colleges for fiscal year 2027
Last action · February 11, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on AppropriationsSponsors: Mae Flexer and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Proposed Bill No. 127 appropriates an additional $239 million from the for the ending June 30, 2027, distributing funds to The University of Connecticut, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, and state colleges and universities.
The measure directs millions in state tax dollars to public higher education institutions, which directly affects institutional operating budgets and tuition-setting capacity for Connecticut college students.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
The University of Connecticut
Receives an additional $91 million appropriation from the General Fund.
Board of Regents for Higher Education
Receives an additional $76 million appropriation from the General Fund.
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Connecticut State Community Colleges
Receives an additional $72 million appropriation from the General Fund.
Connecticut college students
Targeted by the measure's purpose to improve college affordability through increased institutional funding.
Key Facts
- Appropriates an additional $91 million to The University of Connecticut for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- Appropriates an additional $76 million to the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- Appropriates an additional $72 million for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Connecticut State Community Colleges for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- Funds are drawn from the General Fund.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Version history
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Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Connected Entities
Sources
cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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