Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-89c

(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all state bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such state bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such state bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such state bonds. Such state bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same becomes due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such state bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

(c) None of said state bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Each such request for an authorization of state bonds shall state an amount equal to half the sum of revenue from student fees received by all of the state universities within the Connecticut State University System for the calendar year ending prior to the last fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees, and the amount of all state appropriations for debt service on self-liquidating general obligation bonds of the state or obligations of the Connecticut State University System financed through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for the prior fiscal year, as described in subsection (a) of this section.