General Assembly Raised Bill No. 291
February Session, 2010 LCO No. 1593
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Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 291
February Session, 2010
LCO No. 1593
*_____SB00291GAE___031010____*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4-6 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2010):
Except as otherwise provided by statute, on or before March 1, 1975, and quadrennially thereafter, the Governor shall, with the advice and consent of [either house] both houses of the General Assembly, appoint each department head in the manner prescribed by section 4-7 and section 4-8, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor but no longer than four years from the first day of March in the year of his or her appointment, unless reappointed under the provisions of said sections. In the event a department head is not appointed or an incumbent reappointed in the manner prescribed in section 4-8 prior to the first day of March in the year of the appointment, the incumbent may serve beyond that date but not later than the tenth day of March in that year.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2010 4-6
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2010
4-6
GAE Joint Favorable
GAE
Joint Favorable