General Assembly Raised Bill No. 325
February Session, 2010 LCO No. 1186
*01186_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on Commerce
Introduced by:
(CE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 325
February Session, 2010
LCO No. 1186
*01186_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on Commerce
Introduced by:
(CE)
AN ACT REPEALING CERTAIN STATUTES RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4d-30 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
As used in this section and sections 4d-31 to 4d-44, inclusive:
(1) "Contract" means a contract for state agency information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services, which is awarded pursuant to this chapter or subsection (e) of section 1-205, subsection (c) of section 1-211, subsection (b) of section 1-212, section 4-5, subsection (a) of section 10a-151b, or subsection (a) of section 19a-110. [or subsection (b) of section 32-6i.]
(2) "Contractor" means a business entity or individual who is awarded a contract or an amendment to a contract.
(3) "Subcontractor" means a subcontractor of a contractor for work under a contract or an amendment to a contract.
Sec. 2. Section 4d-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
With respect to any state employee whose position is eliminated or who is laid off as a result of any contract or amendment to a contract which is subject to the provisions of this chapter and subsection (e) of section 1-205, subsection (c) of section 1-211, subsection (b) of section 1-212, section 4-5, 4a-50, 4a-51, subsection (b) of section 4a-57, subsection (a) of section 10a-151b, or subsection (a) of section 19a-110, [or subsection (b) of section 32-6i,] or any subcontract for work under such contract or amendment, (1) the contractor shall hire the employee, upon application by the employee, unless the employee is hired by a subcontractor of the contractor, or (2) the employee may transfer to any vacant position in state service for which such employee is qualified, to the extent allowed under the provisions of existing collectively bargained agreements and the general statutes. If the contractor or any such subcontractor hires any such state employee and does not provide the employee with fringe benefits which are equivalent to, or greater than, the fringe benefits that the employee would have received in state service, the state shall, for two years after the employee terminates from state service, provide to the employee either (A) the same benefits that such employee received from the state, or (B) compensation in an amount which represents the difference in the value of the fringe benefits that such employee received when in state service and the fringe benefits that such employee receives from the contractor or subcontractor.
Sec. 3. Section 4d-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
No contract or subcontract for state agency information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services may be awarded to any business entity or individual pursuant to this chapter or subsection (e) of section 1-205, subsection (c) of section 1-211, subsection (b) of section 1-212, section 4-5, subsection (a) of section 10a-151b, or subsection (a) of section 19a-110 [or subsection (b) of section 32-6i] if such business entity or individual previously had a contract with the state or a state agency to provide information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services and such prior contract was finally terminated by the state or a state agency within the previous five years for the reason that such business entity or individual failed to perform or otherwise breached a material obligation of the contract related to information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services. If the termination of any such previous contract is contested in an arbitration or judicial proceeding, the termination shall not be final until the conclusion of such arbitration or judicial proceeding. If the fact-finder determines, or a settlement stipulates, that the contractor failed to perform or otherwise breached a material obligation of the contract related to information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services, any award of a contract pursuant to said chapter or sections during the pendency of such arbitration or proceeding shall be rescinded and the bar provided in this section shall apply to such business entity or individual.
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 2c-2b of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
(a) The following governmental entities and programs are terminated, effective July 1, 2012, unless reestablished in accordance with the provisions of section 2c-10:
(1) Regulation of hearing aid dealers pursuant to chapter 398;
(2) Repealed by P.A. 99-102, S. 51;
(3) Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Examining Board, established under section 20-8;
(4) State Board of Natureopathic Examiners, established under section 20-35;
(5) Board of Examiners of Electrologists, established under section 20-268;
(6) Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing, established under section 20-88;
(7) Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine, established under section 20-196;
(8) Liquor Control Commission, established under section 30-2;
(9) Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Optometrists, established under section 20-128a;
(10) Board of Examiners of Psychologists, established under section 20-186;
(11) Regulation of speech and language pathologists pursuant to chapter 399;
(12) Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers and Hairdressers and Cosmeticians established under section 20-235a;
(13) Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors established under section 20-208;
(14) Regulation of nursing home administrators pursuant to chapter 368v;
(15) Board of Examiners for Opticians established under section 20-139a;
(16) Medical Examining Board established under section 20-8a;
(17) Board of Examiners in Podiatry, established under section 20-51;
(18) Board of Chiropractic Examiners, established under section 20-25;
(19) The agricultural lands preservation program, established under section 22-26cc;
(20) Nursing Home Ombudsmen Office, established under section 17a-405;
(21) Mobile Manufactured Home Advisory Council established under section 21-84a;
(22) Repealed by P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87;
(23) The Child Day Care Council established under section 17b-748;
(24) The Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations established under section 2-79a;
(25) The Commission on Children established under section 46a-126;
(26) The task force on the development of incentives for conserving energy in state buildings established under section 16a-39b;
(27) The estuarine embayment improvement program established by sections 22a-113 to 22a-113c, inclusive;
(28) The State Dental Commission, established under section 20-103a;
[(29) The Connecticut Economic Information Steering Committee, established under section 32-6i;]
[(30)] (29) Repealed by P.A. 95-257, S. 57, 58;
[(31)] (30) The registry established under section 17a-247b; and
[(32)] (31) Regulation of audiologists under sections 20-395a to 20-395g, inclusive.
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 32-1g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
(a) The Connecticut Economic Conference Board, in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development and The University of Connecticut, shall establish a Connecticut competitiveness index to monitor the competitiveness of Connecticut as a place to do business, including, but not limited to, how programs and policies of the state government affect the economy and the business environment. The board shall use the [Connecticut economic information system developed pursuant to section 32-6i and the] Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI) system to establish and compile the scores for the index.
Sec. 6. Section 32-4e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
As used in [sections 32-4f to 32-4h, inclusive] section 32-4h, "economic cluster" means a grouping of industries linked together though customer, supplier or other relationships.
Sec. 7. Sections 32-1f, 32-1g, 32-4b, 32-4f, 32-6i, 32-290 and 32-291 of the general statutes are repealed. (Effective July 1, 2010)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2010 4d-30
Sec. 2 July 1, 2010 4d-47
Sec. 3 July 1, 2010 4d-48
Sec. 4 July 1, 2010 2c-2b(a)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2010 32-1g(a)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2010 32-4e
Sec. 7 July 1, 2010 Repealer section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2010
4d-30
Sec. 2
July 1, 2010
4d-47
Sec. 3
July 1, 2010
4d-48
Sec. 4
July 1, 2010
2c-2b(a)
Sec. 5
July 1, 2010
32-1g(a)
Sec. 6
July 1, 2010
32-4e
Sec. 7
July 1, 2010
Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To repeal obsolete and redundant sections of the Department of Economic and Community Development statutes.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]