Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06671 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6671
2		-	January Session, 2013 _____HB06671GAE___040813____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6671
	2	+	January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4809
	3	+	04809_______GAE
	4	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(GAE)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6671
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6671
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8	12		January Session, 2013
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10		-	_____HB06671GAE___040813____
	14	+	LCO No. 4809
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	16	+	04809_______GAE
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(GAE)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) Each state agency, as defined in section 4-37e of the general statutes, shall inform and communicate with its clients in a culturally competent way that recognizes the diversity of such clients.
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18		-	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility of creating a centralized state permitting office with streamlined procedures that would be responsible for the issuance of all business permits. On or before January 1, 2014, said committee shall submits its findings and recommendations concerning such study to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration and commerce in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
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20		-	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The polka shall be the state dance.
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22		-	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The ballroom polka shall be the state polka.
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24		-	Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The song entitled "Beautiful Connecticut Waltz", composed by Joseph Leggo of Newington, shall be the second state song.
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26		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the general statutes is amended by adding subdivisions (62) to (65), inclusive, as follows (Effective from passage):
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28		-	(NEW) (62) The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year to be Irish-American Month to honor Americans of Irish ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
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30		-	(NEW) (63) The Governor shall proclaim the month of October of each year to be Italian-American Month to honor Americans of Italian ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
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32		-	(NEW) (64) The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of each year to be Native American Month to honor Americans of Native American ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
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34		-	(NEW) (65) The Governor shall proclaim June twenty-fourth of each year to be French Canadian-American Day to honor Americans of French Canadian ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
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36		-	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may, in his or her discretion, designate a day, week or month for the celebration of any ethnic, cultural or heritage group upon the application of such ethnic, cultural or heritage group for such designation.
	30	+	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility of creating a centralized state permitting office with streamlined procedures that would be responsible for the issuance of all business permits. On or before January 1, 2014, said committee shall submits its findings and recommendations concerning such study to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration and commerce.
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41	35		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
42	36		Section 1 October 1, 2013 New section
43	37		Sec. 2 from passage New section
44		-	Sec. 3 from passage New section
45		-	Sec. 4 from passage New section
46		-	Sec. 5 from passage New section
47		-	Sec. 6 from passage 10-29a(a)
48		-	Sec. 7 from passage New section
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50	39		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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52	41		Section 1
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54	43		October 1, 2013
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56	45		New section
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58	47		Sec. 2
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62	51		New section
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64		-	~~Sec. 3~~
	53	+	Statement of Purpose:
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66		-	~~from passage~~
	55	+	To require state agencies to communicate with their clients in a culturally competent way and to require the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to conduct a study regarding creating a centralized permitting office.
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68		-	New section
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70		-	Sec. 4
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76		-	Sec. 5
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82		-	Sec. 6
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84		-	from passage
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86		-	10-29a(a)
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88		-	Sec. 7
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96		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
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100		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	57	+	[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.]