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MASSACHUSETTS - S.694 - An Act to Require Disclosure of Conflicts of Interests in Academic Institutions
Sponsor: Senator Jason Lewis (D)
Summary: This measure will require higher education institutions to maintain a written conflict-of-interest policy. The measure further requires faculty and staff of such an institution to publicly disclose any financial relationship the individual has with an entity other than his or her primary employer.
CONNECTICUT H.B. 5705 - An Act Streamlining The Process For Out-Of-State Educators To Obtain Professional Certification Sponsor: Representative Susan Johnson (D)
Summary: This measure would establish a reciprocity certification program to allow teachers and administrators from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York to work in Connecticut.
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education - 1/17/2017
CONNECTICUT S.B. 570 - An Act Concerning Loan Information Provided To Students By Institutions Of Higher Education
Sponsor: Senator Art Linares (R)
Summary: This measure would require institutions of higher education to annually provide students who receive state financial aid with information regarding each student's loans.
Summary: This measure stipulates that no personally identifiable data on student religion, political party, psychometric data, biometric information, juvenile delinquency records, criminal records, medical, psychological or dental information, birth dates, social security numbers, employment history, income level, and/or voting history shall be collected, tracked, housed, stored, reported or shared with the federal government, nor provided to for-profit corporations.
