General Assembly Committee Bill No. 384
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4447
*04447SB00384GAE*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 384
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 4447
*04447SB00384GAE*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT PERMITTING THE WAIVER OF STATE AGENCY ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4-60r of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
Each state agency of the Executive Department of the state government shall review its existing policies concerning the mailing of notifications or other documents to clients of such agency and shall use electronic notification and correspondence with such clients where deemed appropriate by such agency and where not in conflict with any provision of the general statutes. Any such agency that requires the use of electronic notification and correspondence with its clients may waive such requirement upon the request of the client, if the client demonstrates good cause for such waiver.
Sec. 2. Section 4-60s of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
(a) Each state agency of the Executive Department of the state government shall explore the feasibility of converting all applications and forms used by the public to electronic format and create an inventory of all forms used by such agency.
(b) Any such agency that requires electronic applications and forms may permit the applicant, individual or business, as applicable, to submit a paper application or form upon request, if such applicant, individual or business demonstrates good cause for not submitting the application or form electronically.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2015 4-60r
Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 4-60s
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2015
4-60r
Sec. 2
October 1, 2015
4-60s
Statement of Purpose:
To permit state agencies to waive electronic filing requirements upon request as long as the requester demonstrates good cause for such waiver.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
S.B. 384