{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10a-161","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-161","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 10-116l). Duties of Office of Higher Education re student financial assistance.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 10a. STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 186. STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_186.htm#sec_10a-161","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:58Z","sha256":"027be595102f6ec7cf0396fc6d6bc23ddb544d7aeafa14c5e6a76d6b362933eb","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10a-132g","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10a-161a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}