2005 Formal Opinions

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• The Honorable Valerie F. Lewis, Commissioner of Higher Education, Department of Higher Education, 2005-014 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  In your letter of November 1, 2004, you have asked our opinion whether Teikyo Post University should continue to be considered eligible to participate in the Connecticut Independent College Student Grant Program given that on or about October 22, 2004 the University was sold to a group of private investors who will, contrary to prior practice, operate the University as a "for profit" entity.

• Theresa C. Lantz, Commissioner, Department of Correction, 2005-013 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have requested our advice on whether the Department of Correction should continue to follow its procedure of initiating speedy trial paperwork for an arrest warrant that has not been served. You advised us that the Court Operations Division of the Judicial Branch sent you a memorandum in which they indicate that the right to a speedy trial does not apply to an arrest warrant that has not been served

• William A. Cugno, Lieutenant General, The Adjutant General, Connecticut Military Department, and The Honorable Nancy Wyman, Comptroller, 2005-004 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have each separately requested the opinion of the Attorney General concerning the eligibility of Connecticut state employees to receive retirement credit under Connecticut General Statutes §§ 5-192i(j) and 5-192j(d)1 for periods of full-time National Guard service in the armed forces of the United States. Such service may occur both while an individual is employed by the State of Connecticut, during periods of extended military leave, and, if the service occurred in time of war as defined by Connecticut General Statutes § 27-103, or qualifies as national emergency service, as defined by law, during periods of time which may have preceded an individual's state employment.