General Assembly Bill No. 1503
June Special Session, 2017 LCO No. 10521
*10521__________*
Referred to Committee on No Committee
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist. REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
General Assembly
Bill No. 1503
June Special Session, 2017
LCO No. 10521
*10521__________*
Referred to Committee on No Committee
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist.
REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
AN ACT MAKING MINOR AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE STATE BUDGET AND RELATED IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2019.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) As used in sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Revenue Services;
(2) "Department" means the Department of Revenue Services;
(3) "Taxpayer" means any health care provider subject to any tax or fee under section 2 or 3 of this act;
(4) "Health care provider" means an individual or entity that receives any payment or payments for health care items or services provided;
(5) "Gross receipts" means the amount received, whether in cash or in kind, from patients, third-party payers and others for taxable health care items or services provided by the taxpayer in the state, including retroactive adjustments under reimbursement agreements with third-party payers, without any deduction for any expenses of any kind;
(6) "Net revenue" means gross receipts less payer discounts, charity care and bad debts, to the extent the taxpayer previously paid tax under section 2 of this act on the amount of such bad debts;
(7) "Payer discounts" means the difference between a health care provider's published charges and the payments received by the health care provider from one or more health care payers for a rate or method of payment that is different than or discounted from such published charges. "Payer discounts" does not include charity care or bad debts;
(8) "Charity care" means free or discounted health care services rendered by a health care provider to an individual who cannot afford to pay for such services, including, but not limited to, health care services provided to an uninsured patient who is not expected to pay all or part of a health care provider's bill based on income guidelines and other financial criteria set forth in the general statutes or in a health care provider's charity care policies on file at the office of such provider. "Charity care" does not include bad debts or payer discounts;
(9) "Received" means "received" or "accrued", construed according to the method of accounting customarily employed by the taxpayer;
(10) "Hospital" means any health care facility, as defined in section 19a-630 of the general statutes, that (A) is licensed by the Department of Public Health as a short-term general hospital; (B) is maintained primarily for the care and treatment of patients with disorders other than mental diseases; (C) meets the requirements for participation in Medicare as a hospital; and (D) has in effect a utilization review plan, applicable to all Medicaid patients, that meets the requirements of 42 CFR 482.30, as amended from time to time, unless a waiver has been granted by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services;
(11) "Inpatient hospital services" means, in accordance with federal law, all services that are (A) ordinarily furnished in a hospital for the care and treatment of inpatients; (B) furnished under the direction of a physician or dentist; and (C) furnished in a hospital. "Inpatient hospital services" does not include skilled nursing facility services and intermediate care facility services furnished by a hospital with swing bed approval;
(12) "Inpatient" means a patient who has been admitted to a medical institution as an inpatient on the recommendation of a physician or dentist and who (A) receives room, board and professional services in the institution for a twenty-four-hour period or longer, or (B) is expected by the institution to receive room, board and professional services in the institution for a twenty-four-hour period or longer, even if the patient does not actually stay in the institution for a twenty-four-hour period or longer;
(13) "Outpatient hospital services" means, in accordance with federal law, preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative or palliative services that are (A) furnished to an outpatient; (B) furnished by or under the direction of a physician or dentist; and (C) furnished by a hospital;
(14) "Outpatient" means a patient of an organized medical facility or a distinct part of such facility, who is expected by the facility to receive, and who does receive, professional services for less than a twenty-four-hour period regardless of the hour of admission, whether or not a bed is used or the patient remains in the facility past midnight;
(15) "Nursing home" means any licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision;
(16) "Intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities" or "intermediate care facility" means a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability that is certified to meet the requirements of 42 CFR 442, Subpart C, as amended from time to time, and, in the case of a private facility, licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 of the general statutes;
(17) "Medicare day" means a day of nursing home care service provided to an individual who is eligible for payment, in full or with a coinsurance requirement, under the federal Medicare program, including fee for service and managed care coverage;
(18) "Nursing home resident day" means a day of nursing home care service provided to an individual and includes the day a resident is admitted and any day for which the nursing home is eligible for payment for reserving a resident's bed due to hospitalization or temporary leave and for the date of death. For purposes of this subdivision, a day of nursing home care service shall be the period of time between the census-taking hour in a nursing home on two successive calendar days. "Nursing home resident day" does not include a Medicare day or the day a resident is discharged;
(19) "Intermediate care facility resident day" means a day of intermediate care facility residential care provided to an individual and includes the day a resident is admitted and any day for which the intermediate care facility is eligible for payment for reserving a resident's bed due to hospitalization or temporary leave and for the date of death. For purposes of this subdivision, a day of intermediate care facility residential care shall be the period of time between the census-taking hour in a facility on two successive calendar days. "Intermediate care facility resident day" does not include the day a resident is discharged;
(20) "Medicaid" means the program operated by the Department of Social Services pursuant to section 17b-260 of the general statutes and authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time; and
(21) "Medicare" means the program operated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in accordance with Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) (1) For each calendar quarter commencing on or after July 1, 2017, each hospital shall pay a tax on the total net revenue received by such hospital for the provision of inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services.
(A) On and after July 1, 2017, and prior to July 1, 2019, the rate of tax for the provision of inpatient hospital services shall be six per cent of each hospital's audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016 attributable to inpatient hospital services.
(B) On and after July 1, 2017, and prior to July 1, 2019, the rate of tax for the provision of outpatient hospital services shall be nine hundred million dollars less the total tax imposed on all hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital services, which sum shall be divided by the total audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016 attributable to outpatient hospital services, of all hospitals that are required to pay such tax.
(C) On and after July 1, 2019, the rate of tax for the provision of inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services shall be three hundred eighty-four million dollars divided by the total audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016, of all hospitals that are required to pay such tax.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, each such hospital shall be required to pay the total amount due in four quarterly payments consistent with section 4 of this act, with the first quarter commencing with the first day of each state fiscal year and the last quarter ending on the last day of each state fiscal year.
(3) (A) For the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 2017, each hospital required to pay tax on inpatient hospital services or outpatient hospital services shall make an estimated tax payment on December 15, 2017, which estimated payment shall be equal to one hundred thirty-three per cent of the tax due under chapter 211a of the general statutes for the period ending June 30, 2017. If a hospital was not required to pay tax under said chapter 211a on either inpatient hospital services or outpatient hospital services, such hospital shall make its estimated payment based on its unaudited net patient revenue.
(B) Each hospital required to pay tax pursuant to this subdivision on inpatient hospital services or outpatient hospital services shall pay the remaining balance determined to be due in two equal payments, which shall be due on April 30, 2018, and July 31, 2018, respectively.
(C) For each state fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2017, each hospital required to pay tax on inpatient hospital services or outpatient hospital services shall calculate the amount of tax due on forms prescribed by the commissioner by multiplying the applicable rate set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection by its audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016. Hospitals shall make all payments required under this section in accordance with procedures established by and on forms provided by the commissioner.
(D) The commissioner shall apply any payment made by a hospital in connection with the tax under chapter 211a of the general statutes for the period ending September 30, 2017, as a partial payment of such hospital's estimated tax payment due on December 15, 2017, under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The commissioner shall return to a hospital any credit claimed by such hospital in connection with the tax imposed under said chapter 211a for the period ending September 30, 2017, for assignment as provided under section 4 of this act.
(4) (A) Each hospital required to pay tax on inpatient hospital services or outpatient hospital services shall submit to the commissioner such information as the commissioner requires in order to calculate the audited net inpatient revenue for fiscal year 2016, the audited net outpatient revenue for fiscal year 2016 and the audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016 of all such health care providers. Such information shall be provided to the commissioner not later than January 1, 2018. The commissioner shall make additional requests for information as necessary to fully audit each hospital's net revenue. Upon completion of the commissioner's examination, the commissioner shall notify, prior to February 28, 2018, each hospital of its audited net inpatient revenue for fiscal year 2016, audited net outpatient revenue for fiscal year 2016 and audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016.
(B) Any hospital that fails to provide the requested information prior to January 1, 2018, or fails to comply with a request for additional information made under this subdivision shall be subject to a penalty of one thousand dollars per day for each day the hospital fails to provide the requested information or additional information.
(C) The commissioner may engage an independent auditor to assist in the performance of the commissioner's duties and responsibilities under this subdivision.
(5) Net revenue derived from providing a health care item or service to a patient shall be taxed only one time under this section.
(6) (A) For purposes of this section:
(i) "Audited net inpatient revenue for fiscal year 2016" means the amount of revenue that the commissioner determines, in accordance with federal law, that a hospital received for the provision of inpatient hospital services during the 2016 federal fiscal year;
(ii) "Audited net outpatient revenue for fiscal year 2016" means the amount of revenue that the commissioner determines, in accordance with federal law, that a hospital received for the provision of outpatient hospital services during the 2016 federal fiscal year; and
(iii) "Audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016" means net revenue, as reported in each hospital's audited financial statement, less the amount of revenue that the commissioner determines, in accordance with federal law, that a hospital received from other than the provision of inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services. The total audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016 shall be the sum of all audited net revenue for fiscal year 2016 for all hospitals required to pay tax on inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services.
(B) Audited net inpatient revenue and audited net outpatient revenue shall be based on information provided by each hospital required to pay tax on inpatient hospital services or outpatient hospital services.
(b) (1) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to exempt from the net revenue tax imposed under subsection (a) of this section the following: (A) Specialty hospitals; (B) children's general hospitals; and (C) hospitals operated exclusively by the state other than a short-term acute hospital operated by the state as a receiver pursuant to chapter 920 of the general statutes. Any hospital for which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grants an exemption shall be exempt from the net revenue tax imposed under subsection (a) of this section. Any hospital for which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denies an exemption shall be deemed to be a hospital for purposes of this section and shall be required to pay the net revenue tax imposed under subsection (a) of this section on inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services.
(2) Each hospital shall provide to the Commissioner of Social Services, upon request, such information as said commissioner may require to make any computations necessary to seek approval for exemption under this subsection.
(3) As used in this subsection, (A) "specialty hospital" means a health care facility, as defined in section 19a-630 of the general statutes, other than a facility licensed by the Department of Public Health as a short-term general hospital or a short-term children's hospital. "Specialty hospital" includes, but is not limited to, a psychiatric hospital or a chronic disease hospital, and (B) "children's general hospital" means a health care facility, as defined in section 19a-630 of the general statutes, that is licensed by the Department of Public Health as a short-term children's hospital. "Children's general hospital" does not include a specialty hospital.
(c) Prior to January 1, 2018, and every three years thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Services shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to exempt financially distressed hospitals from the net revenue tax imposed on outpatient hospital services. Any such hospital for which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grants an exemption shall be exempt from the net revenue tax imposed on outpatient hospital services under subsection (a) of this section. Any hospital for which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denies an exemption shall be required to pay the net revenue tax imposed on outpatient hospital services under subsection (a) of this section. For purposes of this subsection, "financially distressed hospital" means a hospital that has experienced over a five-year period an average net loss of more than five per cent of aggregate revenue. A hospital has an average net loss of more than five per cent of aggregate revenue if such a loss is reflected in the five most recent years of financial reporting that have been made available by the Office of Health Care Access for such hospital in accordance with section 19a-670 of the general statutes as of the effective date of the request for approval which effective date shall be July first of the year in which the request is made.
(d) The commissioner shall issue guidance regarding the administration of the tax on inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services. Such guidance shall be issued upon completion of a study of the applicable federal law governing the administration of tax on inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services. The commissioner shall conduct such study in collaboration with the Commissioner of Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Connecticut Hospital Association and the hospitals subject to the tax imposed on inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services.
(e) (1) The commissioner shall determine, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Connecticut Hospital Association and the hospitals subject to the tax imposed on inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services, if there is any underreporting of revenue on hospitals' audited financial statements. Such consultation shall only be as authorized under section 12-15 of the general statutes. The commissioner shall issue guidance, if necessary, to address any such underreporting.
(2) If the commissioner determines, in accordance with this subsection, that a hospital underreported net revenue on its audited financial statement, the amount of underreported net revenue shall be added to the amount of net revenue reported on such hospital's audited financial statement so as to comply with federal law and the revised net revenue amount shall be used for purposes of calculating the amount of tax owed by such hospital under this section. For purposes of this subsection, "underreported net revenue" means any revenue of a hospital subject to the tax imposed under this section that is required to be included in net revenue from the provision of inpatient hospital services and net revenue from the provision of outpatient hospital services to comply with 42 CFR 433.56, as amended from time to time, 42 CFR 433.68, as amended from time to time, and Section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time, but that was not reported on such hospital's audited financial statement. Underreported net revenue shall only include revenue of the hospital subject to such tax.
(f) Nothing in this section shall affect the commissioner's obligations under section 12-15 of the general statutes regarding disclosure and inspection of returns and return information.
(g) The provisions of section 17b-8 of the general statutes shall not apply to any exemption or exemptions sought by the Department of Social Services from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under this section.
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For each calendar quarter commencing on or after July 1, 2017, there is hereby imposed a quarterly fee on each nursing home and intermediate care facility in this state, which fee shall be the product of each facility's total resident days during the calendar quarter multiplied by the user fee. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the user fee for nursing homes shall be twenty-one dollars and two cents and the user fee for intermediate care facilities shall be twenty-seven dollars and twenty-six cents. As used in this subsection, "resident day" means nursing home resident day and intermediate care facility resident day, as applicable.
(b) (1) (A) Prior to January 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Social Services shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to exempt from the quarterly fee imposed on nursing homes under subsection (a) of this section those nursing homes set forth in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of this subsection that are licensed on or prior to July 1, 2017.
(B) Upon the licensure of any nursing home set forth in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of this subsection on or after July 2, 2017, the Commissioner of Social Services shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to exempt such nursing home from such quarterly fee.
(C) Any nursing home for which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grants an exemption shall be exempt from such quarterly fee. Any nursing home for which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denies an exemption shall be required to pay the quarterly fee imposed on nursing homes under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, each of the following nursing homes shall be exempt from the quarterly fee imposed on nursing homes under subsection (a) of this section:
(A) Each nursing home licensed on or prior to July 1, 2017, that is owned and operated by a legal entity registered as a continuing care facility with the Department of Social Services on July 1, 2017, in accordance with section 17b-521 of the general statutes and (i) that is licensed for not more than seventy-five beds, (ii) that is licensed for more than seventy-five beds but less than one hundred fifty-one beds and provided more than six thousand five hundred days of care paid by Medicare was reported by the nursing home in its most recently filed cost report with the Department of Social Services as of the date of submission of the request for an exemption, or (iii) that, pursuant to section 17b-352 of the general statutes, is not subject to the certificate of need provisions set forth in sections 17b-352 to 17b-354, inclusive, of the general statutes; and
(B) Each nursing home licensed on or after July 2, 2017, that is owned and operated by a legal entity registered as a continuing care facility with the Department of Social Services in accordance with section 17b-521 of the general statutes and (i) that is licensed for not more than seventy-five beds, (ii) that is licensed for more than seventy-five beds but less than one hundred fifty-one beds and provided more than six thousand five hundred days of care paid by Medicare was reported by the nursing home in its most recently filed cost report with the Department of Social Services as of the date of submission of the request for an exemption, or (iii) that, pursuant to section 17b-352 of the general statutes, is not subject to the certificate of need provisions set forth in sections 17b-352 to 17b-354, inclusive, of the general statutes.
(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for permission to impose a user fee in the amount of sixteen dollars and thirteen cents upon nursing homes owned by municipalities and nursing homes licensed for more than two hundred thirty beds. If the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grants permission, the user fee imposed on nursing homes owned by municipalities and nursing homes licensed for more than two hundred thirty beds shall be sixteen dollars and thirteen cents. If the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denies permission, the user fee for nursing homes owned by municipalities and nursing homes licensed for more than two hundred thirty beds shall be twenty-one dollars and two cents.
(d) The provisions of section 17b-8 of the general statutes shall not apply to any exemption or exemptions sought by the Department of Social Services from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under this section.
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) No tax credit or credits shall be allowable against any tax or fee imposed under section 2 or 3 of this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, any health care provider that has been assigned tax credits under section 32-9t of the general statutes for application against the taxes imposed under chapter 211a of the general statutes may further assign such tax credits to another taxpayer or taxpayers one time, provided such other taxpayer or taxpayers may claim such credit only with respect to a taxable year for which the assigning health care provider would have been eligible to claim such credit and such other taxpayer or taxpayers may not further assign such credit. The assigning health care provider shall file with the commissioner information requested by the commissioner regarding such assignments, including but not limited to, the current holders of credits as of the end of the preceding calendar year.
(b) (1) Each taxpayer doing business in this state shall, on or before the last day of January, April, July and October of each year, render to the commissioner a quarterly return, on forms prescribed or furnished by the commissioner and signed by one of the taxpayer's principal officers, stating specifically the name and location of such taxpayer, the amount of its net patient revenue or resident days during the calendar quarter ending on the last day of the preceding month and such other information as the commissioner deems necessary for the proper administration of this section and the state's Medicaid program. Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the taxes and fees imposed under section 2 or 3 of this act shall be due and payable on the due date of such return. Each taxpayer shall be required to file such return electronically with the department and to make such payment by electronic funds transfer in the manner provided by chapter 228g of the general statutes, irrespective of whether the taxpayer would have otherwise been required to file such return electronically or to make such payment by electronic funds transfer under the provisions of said chapter.
(2) (A) A taxpayer may file, on or before the due date of a payment of tax or fee imposed under section 2 or 3 of this act, a request for a reasonable extension of time for such payment for reasons of undue hardship. Undue hardship shall be demonstrated by a showing that such taxpayer is at substantial risk of defaulting on a bond covenant or similar obligation if such taxpayer were to make payment on the due date of the amount for which the extension is requested. Such request shall be filed on forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall include complete information of such taxpayer's inability, due to undue hardship, to make payment of the tax or fee on or before the due date of such payment. The commissioner shall not grant any extension for a general statement of hardship by the taxpayer or for the convenience of the taxpayer.
(B) The commissioner may grant an extension if the commissioner determines an undue hardship exists. Such extension shall not exceed three months from the original due date of the payment, except that the commissioner may grant an additional extension not exceeding three months from the initial extended due date of the payment (i) upon the filing of a subsequent request by the taxpayer on or before the extended due date of the payment, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, and (ii) upon a showing of extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the commissioner.
(3) If the commissioner grants an extension pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, no penalty shall be imposed and no interest shall accrue during the period of time for which an extension is granted if the taxpayer pays the tax or fee due on or before the extended due date of the payment. If the taxpayer does not pay such tax or fee by the extended due date, a penalty shall be imposed in accordance with subsection (c) of this section and interest shall begin to accrue at a rate of one per cent per month for each month or fraction thereof from the extended due date of such tax or fee until the date of payment.
(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, if any taxpayer fails to pay the amount of tax or fee reported to be due on such taxpayer's return within the time specified under the provisions of this section, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to ten per cent of such amount due and unpaid, or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. The tax or fee shall bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the due date of such tax or fee until the date of payment.
(2) If any taxpayer has not made its return within one month of the due date of such return, the commissioner may make such return at any time thereafter, according to the best information obtainable and according to the form prescribed. There shall be added to the tax or fee imposed upon the basis of such return an amount equal to ten per cent of such tax or fee, or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. The tax or fee shall bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the due date of such tax or fee until the date of payment.
(3) Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a of the general statutes, the commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided under this subsection when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction that the failure to pay any tax or fee on time was due to reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect.
(4) The commissioner shall notify the Commissioner of Social Services of any amount delinquent under this section and, upon receipt of such notice, the Commissioner of Social Services shall deduct and withhold such amount from amounts otherwise payable by the Department of Social Services to the delinquent taxpayer.
(d) (1) Any person required under sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act to pay any tax or fee, make a return, keep any records or supply any information, who wilfully fails, at the time required by law, to pay such tax or fee, make such return, keep such records or supply such information, shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. As used in this subsection, "person" includes any officer or employee of a taxpayer under a duty to pay such tax or fee, make such return, keep such records or supply such information. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193 of the general statutes, no person shall be prosecuted for a violation of the provisions of this subsection committed on or after July 1, 1997, except within three years next after such violation has been committed.
(2) Any person who wilfully delivers or discloses to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent any list, return, account, statement or other document, known by such person to be fraudulent or false in any material matter, shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be guilty of a class D felony. No person shall be charged with an offense under both this subdivision and subdivision (1) of this subsection in relation to the same tax period but such person may be charged and prosecuted for both such offenses upon the same information.
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) (1) The commissioner may examine the records of any taxpayer subject to a tax or fee imposed under section 2 or 3 of this act as the commissioner deems necessary. If the commissioner determines from such examination that there is a deficiency with respect to the payment of any such tax or fee due under section 2 or 3 of this act, the commissioner shall assess the deficiency in tax or fee, give notice of such deficiency assessment to the taxpayer and make demand for payment. Such amount shall bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof from the date when the original tax or fee was due and payable. (A) When it appears that any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency assessment is made is due to negligence or intentional disregard of the provisions of this section or regulations adopted thereunder, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to ten per cent of the amount of such deficiency assessment, or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. (B) When it appears that any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency assessment is made is due to fraud or intent to evade the provisions of this section or regulations adopted thereunder, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to twenty-five per cent of the amount of such deficiency assessment. No taxpayer shall be subject to more than one penalty under this subdivision in relation to the same tax period. Not later than thirty days after the mailing of such notice, the taxpayer shall pay to the commissioner, in cash or by check, draft or money order drawn to the order of the Commissioner of Revenue Services, any additional amount of tax, penalty and interest shown to be due.
(2) Except in the case of a wilfully false or fraudulent return with intent to evade the tax or fee, no assessment of additional tax or fee shall be made after the expiration of more than three years from the date of the filing of a return or from the original due date of a return, whichever is later. Where, before the expiration of the period prescribed under this subsection for the assessment of an additional tax or fee, a taxpayer has consented, in writing, that such period may be extended, the amount of such additional tax due may be determined at any time within such extended period. The period so extended may be further extended by subsequent consents, in writing, before the expiration of the extended period.
(b) (1) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Services delegating to the Commissioner of Social Services the authority to examine the records and returns of any taxpayer subject to any tax or fee imposed under section 2 or 3 of this act and to determine whether such tax has been underpaid or overpaid. If such authority is so delegated, examinations of such records and returns by the Commissioner of Social Services and determinations by the Commissioner of Social Services that such tax or fee has been underpaid or overpaid shall have the same effect as similar examinations or determinations made by the commissioner.
(2) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Services in order to facilitate the exchange of returns or return information necessary for the Commissioner of Social Services to perform his or her responsibilities under this section and to ensure compliance with the state's Medicaid program.
(3) The Commissioner of Social Services may engage an independent auditor to assist in the performance of said commissioner's duties and responsibilities under this subsection. Any reports generated by such independent auditor shall be provided simultaneously to the department and the Department of Social Services.
(c) (1) The commissioner may require all persons subject to a tax or fee imposed under section 2 or 3 of this act to keep such records as the commissioner may prescribe and may require the production of books, papers, documents and other data, to provide or secure information pertinent to the determination of the taxes or fees imposed under section 2 or 3 of this act and the enforcement and collection thereof.
(2) The commissioner or any person authorized by the commissioner may examine the books, papers, records and equipment of any person liable under the provisions of this section and may investigate the character of the business of such person to verify the accuracy of any return made or, if no return is made by the person, to ascertain and determine the amount required to be paid.
(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Any taxpayer subject to any tax or fee under section 2 or 3 of this act, believing that it has overpaid any tax or fee due under said sections, may file a claim for refund, in writing, with the commissioner not later than three years after the due date for which such overpayment was made, stating the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded. Failure to file a claim within the time prescribed in this subsection shall constitute a waiver of any demand against the state on account of overpayment. Within a reasonable time, as determined by the commissioner, following receipt of such claim for refund, the commissioner shall determine whether such claim is valid and, if so determined, the commissioner shall notify the Comptroller of the amount of such refund and the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer in the amount thereof for payment to the taxpayer. If the commissioner determines that such claim is not valid, either in whole or in part, the commissioner shall mail notice of the proposed disallowance in whole or in part of the claim to the taxpayer, which notice shall set forth briefly the commissioner's findings of fact and the basis of disallowance in each case decided in whole or in part adversely to the taxpayer. Sixty days after the date on which it is mailed, a notice of proposed disallowance shall constitute a final disallowance except only for such amounts as to which the taxpayer has filed, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a written protest with the commissioner.
(b) On or before the sixtieth day after the mailing of the proposed disallowance, the taxpayer may file with the commissioner a written protest against the proposed disallowance in which the taxpayer sets forth the grounds on which the protest is based. If a protest is filed, the commissioner shall reconsider the proposed disallowance and, if the taxpayer has so requested, may grant or deny the taxpayer or its authorized representatives a hearing.
(c) The commissioner shall mail notice of the commissioner's determination to the taxpayer, which notice shall set forth briefly the commissioner's findings of fact and the basis of decision in each case decided in whole or in part adversely to the taxpayer.
(d) The action of the commissioner on the taxpayer's protest shall be final upon the expiration of one month from the date on which the commissioner mails notice of the commissioner's determination to the taxpayer, unless within such period the taxpayer seeks judicial review of the commissioner's determination.
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Any taxpayer subject to any tax or fee under section 2 or 3 of this act that is aggrieved by the action of the commissioner, the Commissioner of Social Services or an authorized agent of said commissioners in fixing the amount of any tax, penalty, interest or fee under sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act may apply to the commissioner, in writing, not later than sixty days after the notice of such action is delivered or mailed to such taxpayer, for a hearing and a correction of the amount of such tax, penalty, interest or fee, setting forth the reasons why such hearing should be granted and the amount by which such tax, penalty, interest or fee should be reduced. The commissioner shall promptly consider each such application and may grant or deny the hearing requested. If the hearing request is denied, the taxpayer shall be notified immediately. If the hearing request is granted, the commissioner shall notify the applicant of the date, time and place for such hearing. After such hearing, the commissioner may make such order as appears just and lawful to the commissioner and shall furnish a copy of such order to the taxpayer. The commissioner may, by notice in writing, order a hearing on the commissioner's own initiative and require a taxpayer or any other individual who the commissioner believes to be in possession of relevant information concerning such taxpayer to appear before the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent with any specified books of account, papers or other documents, for examination under oath.
(b) Any taxpayer subject to any tax or fee under section 2 or 3 of this act that is aggrieved because of any order, decision, determination or disallowance of the commissioner made under sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act or subsection (a) of this section may, not later than one month after service of notice of such order, decision, determination or disallowance, take an appeal therefrom to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain, which appeal shall be accompanied by a citation to the commissioner to appear before said court. Such citation shall be signed by the same authority and such appeal shall be returnable at the same time and served and returned in the same manner as is required in case of a summons in a civil action. The authority issuing the citation shall take from the appellant a bond or recognizance to the state of Connecticut, with surety, to prosecute the appeal to effect and to comply with the orders and decrees of the court in the premises. Such appeals shall be preferred cases, to be heard, unless cause appears to the contrary, at the first session, by the court or by a committee appointed by the court. Said court may grant such relief as may be equitable and, if such tax or charge has been paid prior to the granting of such relief, may order the Treasurer to pay the amount of such relief, with interest at the rate of two-thirds of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, to such taxpayer. If the appeal has been taken without probable cause, the court may tax double or triple costs, as the case demands and, upon all such appeals that are denied, costs may be taxed against such taxpayer at the discretion of the court but no costs shall be taxed against the state.
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The commissioner and any agent of the commissioner duly authorized to conduct any inquiry, investigation or hearing pursuant to sections 4 to 9, inclusive, of this act shall have power to administer oaths and take testimony under oath relative to the matter of inquiry or investigation. At any hearing ordered by the commissioner, the commissioner or the commissioner's agent authorized to conduct such hearing and having authority by law to issue such process may subpoena witnesses and require the production of books, papers and documents pertinent to such inquiry or investigation. No witness under subpoena authorized to be issued under the provisions of this section shall be excused from testifying or from producing books, papers or documentary evidence on the ground that such testimony or the production of such books, papers or documentary evidence would tend to incriminate such witness, but such books, papers or documentary evidence so produced shall not be used in any criminal proceeding against such witness. If any person disobeys such process or, having appeared in obedience thereto, refuses to answer any pertinent question put to such person by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent, or to produce any books, papers or other documentary evidence pursuant thereto, the commissioner or such agent may apply to the superior court of the judicial district wherein the taxpayer resides or wherein the business has been conducted, or to any judge of such court if the same is not in session, setting forth such disobedience to process or refusal to answer, and such court or such judge shall cite such person to appear before such court or such judge to answer such question or to produce such books, papers or other documentary evidence and, upon such person's refusal so to do, shall commit such person to a community correctional center until such person testifies, but not for a period longer than sixty days. Notwithstanding the serving of the term of such commitment by any person, the commissioner may proceed in all respects with such inquiry and examination as if the witness had not previously been called upon to testify. Officers who serve subpoenas issued by the commissioner or under the commissioner's authority and witnesses attending hearings conducted by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall receive fees and compensation at the same rates as officers and witnesses in the courts of this state, to be paid on vouchers of the commissioner on order of the Comptroller from the proper appropriation for the administration of this section.
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The amount of any tax, penalty, interest or fee, due and unpaid under the provisions of sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act may be collected under the provisions of section 12-35 of the general statutes. The warrant provided under section 12-35 of the general statutes shall be signed by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent. The amount of any such tax, penalty, interest or fee shall be a lien on the real estate of the taxpayer from the last day of the month next preceding the due date of such tax until such tax is paid. The commissioner may record such lien in the records of any town in which the real estate of such taxpayer is situated but no such lien shall be enforceable against a bona fide purchaser or qualified encumbrancer of such real estate. When any tax or fee with respect to which a lien has been recorded under the provisions of this subsection has been satisfied, the commissioner shall, upon request of any interested party, issue a certificate discharging such lien, which certificate shall be recorded in the same office in which the lien was recorded. Any action for the foreclosure of such lien shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the state in the superior court for the judicial district in which the property subject to such lien is situated, or, if such property is located in two or more judicial districts, in the superior court for any one such judicial district, and the court may limit the time for redemption or order the sale of such property or make such other or further decree as it judges equitable. For purposes of section 12-39g of the general statutes, a fee under this section shall be treated as a tax.
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective from passage) At the close of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for each such fiscal year the amount of tax and fee imposed under sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act that is received by the Commissioner of Revenue Services not later than five business days after the last day of July immediately following the end of such fiscal year.
Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 17b-239e of the general statutes, as amended by section 618 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(b) (1) [The] Subject to federal approval, the Department of Social Services shall establish supplemental pools for certain hospitals, as determined by the department in consultation with the Connecticut Hospital Association, including, but not limited to, such pools as a supplemental inpatient pool, a supplemental outpatient pool, a supplemental small hospital pool, [as determined by the department in consultation with the Connecticut Hospital Association,] and a supplemental mid-size hospital pool. [, as determined by the department in consultation with the Connecticut Hospital Association.] The Department of Social Services shall publish the required public notice for all Medicaid state plan amendments necessary to establish the pools not later than fifteen days after passage of this section or December 1, 2017, whichever is sooner.
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the amount of funds in the supplemental pools shall total in the aggregate five hundred ninety-eight million four hundred forty thousand one hundred thirty-eight dollars.
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, the amount of funds in the supplemental pools shall total in the aggregate four hundred ninety-six million three hundred forty thousand one hundred thirty-eight dollars.
(3) The department shall distribute supplemental payments to applicable hospitals based on criteria determined by the department in consultation with the Connecticut Hospital Association, including, but not limited to, utilization and proportion of total Medicaid expenditures. Such consultation shall include, at a minimum, that the department shall send proposed distribution criteria in writing to the Connecticut Hospital Association not less than thirty days before making any payments based on such criteria and shall provide an opportunity to discuss such criteria prior to making any payments based on such criteria, except that, for the [supplemental payments for the quarter ending September 30, 2017] first twenty-five per cent of supplemental payments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, such consultation shall include sending the distribution criteria not less than seven days before making any payments based on such criteria.
(4) [For] Subject to subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, the Department of Social Services shall make supplemental payments to applicable hospitals in accordance with the following schedule: [(A) Supplemental payments for the quarter ending September 30, 2017, shall be made on or before October 31, 2017; (B) supplemental payments for the quarter ending December 31, 2017, shall be made on or before December 31, 2017, except that the department may delay such payments until fourteen days after receiving approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Medicaid state plan amendment or amendments necessary for the state to receive federal Medicaid funds for such supplemental payments; and (C) supplemental payments for the quarter ending on March 31, 2018, through the quarter ending on June 30, 2019, shall be made on or before the last day of each such calendar quarter. If the department delays supplemental pool payments required under this section, the applicable hospitals may delay payment of any tax due under section 602 of this act for the applicable quarter, without incurring penalties or interest, until fourteen days after receiving the supplemental payments due for such quarter.]
(A) The first twenty-five per cent of supplemental payments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, shall be made: (i) On or before November 30, 2017, for the supplemental inpatient pool and supplemental small hospital pool; (ii) thirty days after the effective date of this section, but not later than January 1, 2018, for the supplemental mid-size hospital pool; (iii) thirty days after the effective date of this section, but not later than January 1, 2018, for the supplemental outpatient pool; and (iv) not later than thirty days after submission of the Medicaid state plan amendments for such payments for any pool not set forth herein required to be established to comply with federal law. The department shall make each payment by the dates set forth in this subparagraph even if each applicable Medicaid state plan amendment approval has not yet been received from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, provided each payment remains subject to federal approval and may later be recovered if federal approval is not obtained.
(B) The second twenty-five per cent of such supplemental payments shall be made on or before December 31, 2017, except that the department may delay such payments until fourteen days after receiving approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Medicaid state plan amendment or amendments necessary for the state to receive federal Medicaid funds for such supplemental payments.
(C) The third twenty-five per cent of supplemental payments shall be made on or before March 31, 2018, even if each applicable Medicaid state plan amendment approval has not yet been received from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, provided each payment remains subject to federal approval and may later be recovered if federal approval is not obtained.
(D) Supplemental payments for each subsequent twenty-five per cent of the supplemental payment for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, shall be made in corresponding installments on or before the last day of March, June, September and December during each said fiscal year, except that the department may delay such payments until fourteen days after receiving approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Medicaid state plan amendment or amendments necessary for the state to receive federal Medicaid funds for such supplemental payments.
Sec. 12. Section 17b-239 of the general statutes, as amended by section 619 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) Medicaid rates paid to acute care hospitals, including children's hospitals, shall be based on diagnosis-related groups established and periodically rebased by the Commissioner of Social Services in accordance with 42 USC 1396a(a)(30)(A), provided the Department of Social Services completes a fiscal analysis of the impact of such rate payment system on each hospital. The commissioner shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, file a report on the results of the fiscal analysis not later than six months after implementing the rate payment system with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Within available appropriations, the commissioner shall annually determine in-patient payments for each hospital by multiplying diagnosis-related group relative weights by a base rate. Over a period of up to four years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, within available appropriations and at the discretion of the commissioner, the Department of Social Services shall transition hospital-specific, diagnosis-related group base rates to state-wide diagnosis-related group base rates by peer groups determined by the commissioner. For the purposes of this subsection and subsection (c) of this section, "peer group" means a group comprised of one of the following categories of acute care hospitals: Privately operated acute care hospitals, publicly operated acute care hospitals, or acute care children's hospitals licensed by the Department of Public Health. At the discretion of the Commissioner of Social Services, the peer group for privately operated acute care hospitals may be further subdivided into peer groups for privately operated acute care hospitals. For inpatient hospital services that the Commissioner of Social Services determines are not appropriate for reimbursement based on diagnosis-related groups, the commissioner shall reimburse for such services using any other methodology that complies with 42 USC 1396a(a)(30)(A). Within available appropriations, the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, make additional payments to hospitals based on criteria to be determined by the commissioner. Upon the conversion to a hospital payment methodology based on diagnosis-related groups, the commissioner shall evaluate payments for all hospital services, including, but not limited to, a review of pediatric psychiatric inpatient units within hospitals. The commissioner may, within available appropriations, implement a pay-for-performance program for pediatric psychiatric inpatient care. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize Medicaid payment by the state to any such hospital in excess of the charges made by such hospital for comparable services to the general public.
(b) Effective October 1, 1991, the rate to be paid by the state for the cost of special services rendered by such hospitals shall be established annually by the commissioner for each such hospital pursuant to 42 USC 1396a(a)(30)(A) and within available appropriations. Nothing contained in this subsection shall authorize a payment by the state for such services to any such hospital in excess of the charges made by such hospital for comparable services to the general public.
(c) (1) Until such time as subdivision (2) of this subsection is effective, the state shall also pay to such hospitals for each outpatient clinic and emergency room visit a rate established by the commissioner for each hospital pursuant to 42 USC 1396a(a)(30)(A) and within available appropriations.
(2) On or after July 1, 2016, with the exception of publicly operated psychiatric hospitals, hospitals shall be paid for outpatient and emergency room services based on prospective rates established by the commissioner within available appropriations and in accordance with an ambulatory payment classification system, provided the Department of Social Services completes a fiscal analysis of the impact of such rate payment system on each hospital. Such ambulatory payment classification system may include one or more peer groups established by the Department of Social Services. The Commissioner of Social Services shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, file a report on the results of the fiscal analysis not later than six months after implementing the rate payment system with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Nothing contained in this subsection shall authorize a payment by the state for such services to any hospital in excess of the charges made by such hospital for comparable services to the general public. Effective upon implementation of the ambulatory payment classification system, a covered outpatient hospital service that is not being reimbursed using such ambulatory payment classification system shall be paid in accordance with a fee schedule or an alternative payment methodology, as determined by the commissioner. The commissioner may, within available funding for implementation of the ambulatory payment classification methodology, establish a supplemental pool to provide payments to offset losses incurred, if any, by publicly operated acute care hospitals and acute care children's hospitals licensed by the Department of Public Health as a result of the implementation of the ambulatory payment classification system. Prior to the implementation of the ambulatory payment classification system, each hospital's charges shall be based on the charge master in effect as of June 1, 2015. After implementation of such system, annual increases in each hospital's charge master shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the annual increase in the Medicare economic index.
(d) Concurrent with the implementation of the ambulatory payment classification methodology of payment to hospitals, an emergency department physician may enroll separately as a Medicaid provider and qualify for direct reimbursement for professional services provided in the emergency department of a hospital to a Medicaid recipient, including services provided on the same day the Medicaid recipient is admitted to the hospital. The commissioner shall pay to any such emergency department physician the Medicaid rate for physicians in accordance with the applicable physician fee schedule in effect at that time. If the commissioner determines that payment to an emergency department physician pursuant to this subsection results in an additional cost to the state, the commissioner shall adjust such rate in consultation with the Connecticut Hospital Association and the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians to ensure budget neutrality.
(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing criteria for defining emergency and nonemergency visits to hospital emergency rooms. All nonemergency visits to hospital emergency rooms shall be paid in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. Nothing contained in this subsection or the regulations adopted under this section shall authorize a payment by the state for such services to any hospital in excess of the charges made by such hospital for comparable services to the general public. To the extent permitted by federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services may impose cost-sharing requirements under the medical assistance program for nonemergency use of hospital emergency room services.
(f) The commissioner shall establish rates to be paid to freestanding chronic disease hospitals within available appropriations.
(g) The Commissioner of Social Services may implement policies and procedures as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting the policies and procedures as regulations, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is published in accordance with the provisions of section 17b-10 not later than twenty days after the date of implementation.
(h) In the event the commissioner is unable to implement the provisions of subsection (d) of this section by January 1, 2015, the commissioner shall submit written notice, not later than thirty-five days prior to January 1, 2015, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies indicating that the department will not be able to implement such provisions on or before such date. The commissioner shall include in such notice (1) the reasons why the department will not be able to implement such provisions by such date, and (2) the date by which the department will be able to implement such provisions.
(i) [Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (c) and (j) of this section, the commissioner shall, not later than January 1, 2018, increase rates in effect for the period ending June 30, 2017, for hospitals subject to the tax imposed under section 602 of this act such that such rates result in an annualized, aggregate increase of (I) one hundred forty million one hundred thousand dollars for inpatient hospital services, and (II) thirty-five million dollars for outpatient hospital services. For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, no hospital subject to the tax imposed under section 602 of this act shall receive a rate that is less than the rate in effect on January 1, 2018.] Not later than fifteen days after passage of this section or December 1, 2017, whichever is sooner, the commissioner shall publish public notice of the intent to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to provide for the rate increases set forth in this subsection. Not later than five days after the expiration of the thirty-day public comment period for such Medicaid state plan amendment, the commissioner shall submit such Medicaid state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for approval. Subject to federal approval, the commissioner shall increase rates effective January 1, 2018, for hospitals, implementing those increases on the earliest available date, as follows: (1) The diagnosis-related group base rate for inpatient hospital services provided by privately operated acute care general hospitals shall be increased by thirty-one and sixty-five-hundredths per cent from the level in effect on July 1, 2017, and (2) the ambulatory payment classification base conversion factor for outpatient hospital services provided by acute care general hospitals shall be increased by six and one-half per cent from the level in effect on July 1, 2017. For dates of service only from January 1, 2018, through June 30, 2018, commencing January 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Social Services shall pay at the increased rates set forth in this subsection even if each applicable Medicaid state plan amendment approval has not been received from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services prior to January 1, 2018, provided the implementation of such rate increases remains subject to federal approval and payment of such increases may later be recovered if federal approval is not obtained. For dates of service on or after July 1, 2018, the rate increases set forth in this subsection shall be implemented not later than thirty days after receiving federal approval of applicable Medicaid state plan amendments. Subject to continuing approvals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and ongoing compliance with applicable federal Medicaid requirements, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall not remove the rate increases set forth in this subsection. No provision of this subsection shall affect implementation of state-wide diagnosis-related group base rates in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(j) Except as [provided] otherwise specifically required in subsection (i) of this section, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter [,] or regulations adopted thereunder, the Department of Social Services is not required to increase rates paid, or to set any rates to be paid to or adjust upward any method of payment to, any hospital based on inflation or based on any inflationary factor, including, but not limited to, any current payments or adjustments that are being made based on dates of service in previous years. The Department of Social Services shall not increase or adjust upward any rates or method of payment to hospitals based on inflation or based on any inflationary factor unless the approved state budget includes appropriations for such increases or upward adjustments.
Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the Commissioner of Social Services, in the commissioner's discretion, may advance all or a portion of a scheduled supplemental payment to a distressed hospital in accordance with this section. In order for the commissioner to consider issuing an advance under this section, a distressed hospital shall request the advance in writing with an explanation of how the hospital complies with the conditions established in accordance with this section. Such hospital shall provide the commissioner with all financial information requested, including, but not limited to, annual audited financial statements, quarterly internal financial statements and accounts payable records.
(b) The commissioner may impose such conditions as the commissioner determines to be necessary in making any advance in accordance with this section, including, but not limited to, financial reporting, schedule of recoupment of advance payments and adjustments to any future payments to such hospital. For purposes of this section, "distressed hospital" means a short-term general acute care hospital licensed by the Department of Public Health that (1) the Commissioner of Social Services determines is financially distressed in accordance with financial criteria selected or developed by the commissioner, and (2) is independent and is not affiliated with any other hospital or hospital-based system that includes two or more hospitals, as documented through the certificate of need process administered by the Department of Public Health, Office of Health Care Access.
Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-85 of the general statutes, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, the Governor shall not reduce any allotment requisition or allotment in force for the hospital supplemental payments account in the Department of Social Services. Hospital supplemental payments shall be made in accordance with the schedule set forth in subsection (b) of section 17b-239e of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) (a) For the state fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, the tax imposed on the provision of inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services under section 2 of this act shall cease to be imposed if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (1) determines that such tax is an impermissible tax under Section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time, or (2) does not approve the applicable Medicaid state plan amendments necessary for the state to receive federal financial participation under the Medicaid program for payments set forth in subsection (i) of section 17b-239 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and subsection (b) of section 17b-239e of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Not later than sixty days after the Commissioner of Revenue Services receives notice of any such determination or denial of approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall refund to taxpayers any such tax already collected pursuant to section 2 of this act.
(b) For the state fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (1) determines that the tax imposed on the provision of inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services under section 2 of this act is an impermissible tax under Section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time, or (2) does not approve the applicable Medicaid state plan amendments necessary for the state to receive federal financial participation under the Medicaid program for payments set forth in subsection (i) of section 17b-239 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and subsection (b) of section 17b-239e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the General Assembly shall consider, during the next occurring regular or special session, whichever is sooner, such amendments to the general statutes as are necessary to ensure compliance with federal law regarding such tax.
Sec. 16. Section 1 of public act 17-2 of the June special session is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The following sums are appropriated from the GENERAL FUND for the annual periods indicated for the purposes described.
T1 2017-2018 2018-2019
T2 LEGISLATIVE
T3
T4 LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
T5 Personal Services 43,542,854 43,332,854
T6 Other Expenses 13,364,982 13,975,741
T7 Equipment 100,000 100,000
T8 Interim Salary/Caucus Offices 452,875 452,875
T9 Redistricting 100,000 100,000
T10 Old State House 500,000 500,000
T11 Interstate Conference Fund 377,944 377,944
T12 New England Board of Higher Education 183,750 183,750
T13 AGENCY TOTAL 58,622,405 59,023,164
T14
T15 AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
T16 Personal Services 10,349,151 10,349,151
T17 Other Expenses 272,143 272,143
T18 AGENCY TOTAL 10,621,294 10,621,294
T19
T20 COMMISSION ON WOMEN, CHILDREN, SENIORS
T21 Personal Services 400,000 400,000
T22 Other Expenses 30,000 30,000
T23 AGENCY TOTAL 430,000 430,000
T24
T25 COMMISSION ON EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY
T26 Personal Services 400,000 400,000
T27 Other Expenses 30,000 30,000
T28 AGENCY TOTAL 430,000 430,000
T29
T30 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
T31
T32 GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
T33 Personal Services 1,998,912 1,998,912
T34 Other Expenses 185,402 185,402
T35 New England Governors' Conference 74,391 74,391
T36 National Governors' Association 116,893 116,893
T37 AGENCY TOTAL 2,375,598 2,375,598
T38
T39 SECRETARY OF THE STATE
T40 Personal Services 2,623,326 2,623,326
T41 Other Expenses 1,747,593 1,747,589
T42 Commercial Recording Division 4,610,034 4,610,034
T43 AGENCY TOTAL 8,980,953 8,980,949
T44
T45 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
T46 Personal Services 591,699 591,699
T47 Other Expenses 60,264 60,264
T48 AGENCY TOTAL 651,963 651,963
T49
T50 ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION
T51 Elections Enforcement Commission 3,125,570 3,125,570
T52
T53 OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS
T54 Information Technology Initiatives 28,226 28,226
T55 Office of State Ethics 1,403,529 1,403,529
T56 AGENCY TOTAL 1,431,755 1,431,755
T57
T58 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
T59 Freedom of Information Commission 1,513,476 1,513,476
T60
T61 STATE TREASURER
T62 Personal Services 2,838,478 2,838,478
T63 Other Expenses 132,225 132,225
T64 AGENCY TOTAL 2,970,703 2,970,703
T65
T66 STATE COMPTROLLER
T67 Personal Services 22,655,097 22,655,097
T68 Other Expenses 4,748,854 4,748,854
T69 AGENCY TOTAL 27,403,951 27,403,951
T70
T71 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES
T72 Personal Services 56,380,743 56,210,743
T73 Other Expenses 7,961,117 6,831,117
T74 AGENCY TOTAL 64,341,860 63,041,860
T75
T76 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY
T77 Other Expenses 34,218 34,218
T78 Child Fatality Review Panel 94,734 94,734
T79 Contracting Standards Board 257,894 257,894
T80 Judicial Review Council 124,509 124,509
T81 Judicial Selection Commission 82,097 82,097
T82 Office of the Child Advocate 630,059 630,059
T83 Office of the Victim Advocate 387,708 387,708
T84 Board of Firearms Permit Examiners 113,272 113,272
T85 AGENCY TOTAL 1,724,491 1,724,491
T86
T87 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T88 Personal Services 10,006,964 10,006,964
T89 Other Expenses 1,098,084 1,098,084
T90 Automated Budget System and Data Base Link 39,668 39,668
T91 Justice Assistance Grants 910,489 910,489
T92 Project Longevity 850,000 850,000
T93 Council of Governments 2,750,000 5,000,000
T94 Tax Relief For Elderly Renters [12,685,377] 25,020,226 [13,666,177] 25,020,226
T95 Reimbursement to Towns for Loss of Taxes on State Property 51,596,345 56,045,788
T96 Reimbursements to Towns for Private Tax-Exempt Property 100,900,058 105,889,432
T97 Reimbursement Property Tax - Disability Exemption 374,065 374,065
T98 Property Tax Relief Elderly Freeze Program 65,000 65,000
T99 Property Tax Relief for Veterans 2,777,546 2,777,546
T100 Municipal Revenue Sharing 35,221,814 36,819,135
T101 Municipal Restructuring 28,000,000 28,000,000
T102 Municipal Transition 36,000,000 15,000,000
T103 Municipal Stabilization Grant 56,903,954 37,753,335
T104 AGENCY TOTAL [340,179,364] 352,514,213 [314,295,683] 325,649,732
T105
T106 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
T107 Personal Services 19,914,195 17,914,195
T108 Other Expenses 3,056,239 3,056,239
T109 SSMF Administration 521,833 521,833
T110 Burial Expenses 6,666 6,666
T111 Headstones 307,834 307,834
T112 AGENCY TOTAL 23,806,767 21,806,767
T113
T114 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T115 Personal Services 47,168,198 47,168,198
T116 Other Expenses 28,543,249 28,804,457
T117 Loss Control Risk Management 92,634 92,634
T118 Employees' Review Board 17,611 17,611
T119 Surety Bonds for State Officials and Employees 65,949 147,524
T120 Refunds Of Collections 21,453 21,453
T121 Rents and Moving 10,562,692 11,318,952
T122 W. C. Administrator 5,000,000 5,000,000
T123 Connecticut Education Network 952,907
T124 State Insurance and Risk Mgmt Operations 10,719,619 10,917,391
T125 IT Services 12,489,014 12,384,014
T126 Firefighters Fund 400,000 400,000
T127 AGENCY TOTAL 116,033,326 116,272,234
T128
T129 ATTORNEY GENERAL
T130 Personal Services 30,323,304 30,923,304
T131 Other Expenses 968,906 1,068,906
T132 AGENCY TOTAL 31,292,210 31,992,210
T133
T134 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
T135 Personal Services 44,094,555 44,021,057
T136 Other Expenses 2,276,404 2,273,280
T137 Witness Protection 164,148 164,148
T138 Training And Education 27,398 27,398
T139 Expert Witnesses 135,413 135,413
T140 Medicaid Fraud Control 1,041,425 1,041,425
T141 Criminal Justice Commission 409 409
T142 Cold Case Unit 228,213 228,213
T143 Shooting Taskforce 1,034,499 1,034,499
T144 AGENCY TOTAL 49,002,464 48,925,842
T145
T146 REGULATION AND PROTECTION
T147
T148 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
T149 Personal Services 144,109,537 146,234,975
T150 Other Expenses 26,623,919 26,611,310
T151 Stress Reduction 25,354 25,354
T152 Fleet Purchase 6,202,962 6,581,737
T153 Workers' Compensation Claims 4,541,962 4,636,817
T154 Criminal Justice Information System 2,392,840 2,739,398
T155 Fire Training School - Willimantic 150,076 150,076
T156 Maintenance of County Base Fire Radio Network 21,698 21,698
T157 Maintenance of State-Wide Fire Radio Network 14,441 14,441
T158 Police Association of Connecticut 172,353 172,353
T159 Connecticut State Firefighter's Association 176,625 176,625
T160 Fire Training School - Torrington 81,367 81,367
T161 Fire Training School - New Haven 48,364 48,364
T162 Fire Training School - Derby 37,139 37,139
T163 Fire Training School - Wolcott 100,162 100,162
T164 Fire Training School - Fairfield 70,395 70,395
T165 Fire Training School - Hartford 169,336 169,336
T166 Fire Training School - Middletown 68,470 68,470
T167 Fire Training School - Stamford 55,432 55,432
T168 AGENCY TOTAL 185,062,432 187,995,449
T169
T170 MILITARY DEPARTMENT
T171 Personal Services 2,711,254 2,711,254
T172 Other Expenses 2,262,356 2,284,779
T173 Honor Guards 525,000 525,000
T174 Veteran's Service Bonuses 93,333 93,333
T175 AGENCY TOTAL 5,591,943 5,614,366
T176
T177 DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
T178 Personal Services 12,749,297 12,749,297
T179 Other Expenses 1,193,685 1,193,685
T180 AGENCY TOTAL 13,942,982 13,942,982
T181
T182 LABOR DEPARTMENT
T183 Personal Services 8,747,739 8,747,739
T184 Other Expenses 1,080,343 1,080,343
T185 CETC Workforce 619,591 619,591
T186 Workforce Investment Act 36,758,476 36,758,476
T187 Job Funnels Projects 108,656 108,656
T188 Connecticut's Youth Employment Program 1,000,000 4,000,000
T189 Jobs First Employment Services 13,869,606 13,869,606
T190 Apprenticeship Program 465,342 465,342
T191 Spanish-American Merchants Association 400,489 400,489
T192 Connecticut Career Resource Network 153,113 153,113
T193 STRIVE 108,655 108,655
T194 Opportunities for Long Term Unemployed 1,753,994 1,753,994
T195 Veterans' Opportunity Pilot 227,606 227,606
T196 Second Chance Initiative 444,861 444,861
T197 Cradle To Career 100,000 100,000
T198 New Haven Jobs Funnel 344,241 344,241
T199 Healthcare Apprenticeship Initiative 500,000 1,000,000
T200 Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative 500,000 1,000,000
T201 AGENCY TOTAL 67,182,712 71,182,712
T202
T203 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
T204 Personal Services 5,916,770 5,880,844
T205 Other Expenses 302,061 302,061
T206 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission 5,977 5,977
T207 AGENCY TOTAL 6,224,808 6,188,882
T208
T209 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
T210
T211 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
T212 Personal Services 3,610,221 3,610,221
T213 Other Expenses 845,038 845,038
T214 Senior Food Vouchers 350,442 350,442
T215 Tuberculosis and Brucellosis Indemnity 97 97
T216 WIC Coupon Program for Fresh Produce 167,938 167,938
T217 AGENCY TOTAL 4,973,736 4,973,736
T218
T219 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
T220 Personal Services 23,162,728 22,144,784
T221 Other Expenses 1,408,267 527,266
T222 Mosquito Control 224,243 221,097
T223 State Superfund Site Maintenance 399,577 399,577
T224 Laboratory Fees 129,015 129,015
T225 Dam Maintenance 120,486 113,740
T226 Emergency Spill Response 6,481,921 6,481,921
T227 Solid Waste Management 3,613,792 3,613,792
T228 Underground Storage Tank 855,844 855,844
T229 Clean Air 3,925,897 3,925,897
T230 Environmental Conservation 5,263,481 4,950,803
T231 Environmental Quality 8,434,764 8,410,957
T232 Greenways Account 2 2
T233 Fish Hatcheries 2,079,562 2,079,562
T234 Interstate Environmental Commission 44,937 44,937
T235 New England Interstate Water Pollution Commission 26,554 26,554
T236 Northeast Interstate Forest Fire Compact 3,082 3,082
T237 Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission 30,295 30,295
T238 Thames River Valley Flood Control Commission 45,151 45,151
T239 AGENCY TOTAL 56,249,598 54,004,276
T240
T241 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
T242 Personal Services 173,190
T243 Other Expenses 613
T244 AGENCY TOTAL 173,803
T245
T246 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
T247 Personal Services 7,145,317 7,145,317
T248 Other Expenses 527,335 527,335
T249 Statewide Marketing 6,435,000
T250 Hartford Urban Arts Grant 242,371
T251 New Britain Arts Council 39,380
T252 Main Street Initiatives 100,000
T253 Office of Military Affairs 187,575 187,575
T254 CCAT-CT Manufacturing Supply Chain 497,082
T255 Capital Region Development Authority 6,261,621 6,299,121
T256 Neighborhood Music School 80,540
T257 Municipal Regional Development Authority 610,500
T258 Nutmeg Games 40,000
T259 Discovery Museum 196,895
T260 National Theatre of the Deaf 78,758
T261 CONNSTEP 390,471
T262 Connecticut Science Center 446,626
T263 CT Flagship Producing Theaters Grant 259,951
T264 Performing Arts Centers 787,571
T265 Performing Theaters Grant 306,753
T266 Arts Commission 1,497,298
T267 Art Museum Consortium 287,313
T268 Litchfield Jazz Festival 29,000
T269 Arte Inc. 20,735
T270 CT Virtuosi Orchestra 15,250
T271 Barnum Museum 20,735
T272 Various Grants 130,000
T273 Greater Hartford Arts Council 74,079
T274 Stepping Stones Museum for Children 30,863
T275 Maritime Center Authority 303,705
T276 Connecticut Humanities Council 850,000
T277 Amistad Committee for the Freedom Trail 36,414
T278 Amistad Vessel 263,856
T279 New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas 414,511
T280 New Haven Arts Council 52,000
T281 Beardsley Zoo 253,879
T282 Mystic Aquarium 322,397
T283 Northwestern Tourism 400,000
T284 Eastern Tourism 400,000
T285 Central Tourism 400,000
T286 Twain/Stowe Homes 81,196
T287 Cultural Alliance of Fairfield 52,000
T288 AGENCY TOTAL 29,958,477 14,769,848
T289
T290 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
T291 Personal Services 1,853,013 1,853,013
T292 Other Expenses 162,047 162,047
T293 Elderly Rental Registry and Counselors 1,035,431 1,035,431
T294 Homeless Youth 2,329,087 2,329,087
T295 Subsidized Assisted Living Demonstration 2,084,241 2,084,241
T296 Congregate Facilities Operation Costs 7,336,204 7,336,204
T297 Elderly Congregate Rent Subsidy 1,982,065 1,982,065
T298 Housing/Homeless Services 74,024,210 78,628,792
T299 Housing/Homeless Services - Municipality 586,965 586,965
T300 AGENCY TOTAL 91,393,263 95,997,845
T301
T302 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
T303 Personal Services 5,636,399 5,636,399
T304 Other Expenses 910,560 910,560
T305 Mosquito Control 502,312 502,312
T306 Wildlife Disease Prevention 92,701 92,701
T307 AGENCY TOTAL 7,141,972 7,141,972
T308
T309 HEALTH
T310
T311 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
T312 Personal Services 35,454,225 34,180,177
T313 Other Expenses 7,799,552 7,908,041
T314 [Children's Health Initiatives] [2,935,769] [2,935,769]
T315 Community Health Services 1,689,268 1,900,431
T316 Rape Crisis 558,104 558,104
T317 Local and District Departments of Health 4,144,588 4,144,588
T318 School Based Health Clinics 11,039,012 11,039,012
T319 AGENCY TOTAL [63,620,518] 60,684,749 [62,666,122] 59,730,353
T320
T321 OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY
T322 Personal Services 1,937,390
T323 Other Expenses 38,042
T324 AGENCY TOTAL 1,975,432
T325
T326 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
T327 Personal Services 4,926,809 4,926,809
T328 Other Expenses 1,435,536 1,435,536
T329 Equipment 26,400 23,310
T330 Medicolegal Investigations 22,150 22,150
T331 AGENCY TOTAL 6,410,895 6,407,805
T332
T333 DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
T334 Personal Services 207,943,136 206,888,083
T335 Other Expenses 16,665,111 16,590,769
T336 Housing Supports and Services 350,000
T337 Family Support Grants 3,700,840 3,700,840
T338 Clinical Services 2,372,737 2,365,359
T339 Workers' Compensation Claims 13,823,176 13,823,176
T340 Behavioral Services Program 22,478,496 22,478,496
T341 Supplemental Payments for Medical Services 3,761,425 3,761,425
T342 ID Partnership Initiatives 1,400,000 1,900,000
T343 Rent Subsidy Program 4,879,910 4,879,910
T344 Employment Opportunities and Day Services 242,551,827 251,900,305
T345 AGENCY TOTAL 519,576,658 528,638,363
T346
T347 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES
T348 Personal Services 185,075,887 185,075,887
T349 Other Expenses 24,412,372 24,412,372
T350 Housing Supports and Services 23,269,681 23,269,681
T351 Managed Service System 56,505,032 56,505,032
T352 Legal Services 700,144 700,144
T353 Connecticut Mental Health Center 7,848,323 7,848,323
T354 Professional Services 11,200,697 11,200,697
T355 General Assistance Managed Care 41,449,129 42,160,121
T356 Workers' Compensation Claims 11,405,512 11,405,512
T357 Nursing Home Screening 636,352 636,352
T358 Young Adult Services 76,859,968 76,859,968
T359 TBI Community Services 8,779,723 8,779,723
T360 Jail Diversion 95,000 190,000
T361 Behavioral Health Medications 6,720,754 6,720,754
T362 Medicaid Adult Rehabilitation Option 4,269,653 4,269,653
T363 Discharge and Diversion Services 24,533,818 24,533,818
T364 Home and Community Based Services 22,168,382 24,173,942
T365 Nursing Home Contract 417,953 417,953
T366 Pre-Trial Account 620,352 620,352
T367 Forensic Services 10,235,895 10,140,895
T368 Katie Blair House 15,000 15,000
T369 Grants for Substance Abuse Services 17,788,229 17,788,229
T370 Grants for Mental Health Services 65,874,535 65,874,535
T371 Employment Opportunities 8,901,815 8,901,815
T372 AGENCY TOTAL 609,784,206 612,500,758
T373
T374 PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD
T375 Personal Services 271,444 271,444
T376 Other Expenses 26,387 26,387
T377 AGENCY TOTAL 297,831 297,831
T378
T379 HUMAN SERVICES
T380
T381 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
T382 Personal Services 122,536,340 122,536,340
T383 Other Expenses 143,029,224 146,570,860
T384 Genetic Tests in Paternity Actions 81,906 81,906
T385 State-Funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 31,205
T386 HUSKY B Program 5,060,000 5,320,000
T387 Medicaid [2,619,440,000] 2,570,840,000 [2,733,065,000] 2,616,365,000
T388 Old Age Assistance 38,506,679 38,026,302
T389 Aid To The Blind 577,715 584,005
T390 Aid To The Disabled 60,874,851 59,707,546
T391 Temporary Family Assistance - TANF 70,131,712 70,131,712
T392 Emergency Assistance 1 1
T393 Food Stamp Training Expenses 9,832 9,832
T394 DMHAS-Disproportionate Share 108,935,000 108,935,000
T395 Connecticut Home Care Program 42,090,000 46,530,000
T396 Human Resource Development-Hispanic Programs 697,307 697,307
T397 Community Residential Services 553,929,013 571,064,720
T398 Protective Services to the Elderly 785,204
T399 Safety Net Services 1,840,882 1,840,882
T400 Refunds Of Collections 94,699 94,699
T401 Services for Persons With Disabilities 370,253 370,253
T402 Nutrition Assistance 725,000 837,039
T403 State Administered General Assistance 19,431,557 19,334,722
T404 Connecticut Children's Medical Center 11,391,454 10,125,737
T405 Community Services 688,676 688,676
T406 Human Service Infrastructure Community Action Program 2,994,488 3,209,509
T407 Teen Pregnancy Prevention 1,271,286 1,271,286
T408 Programs for Senior Citizens 7,895,383 7,895,383
T409 Family Programs - TANF 316,835 316,835
T410 Domestic Violence Shelters 5,304,514 5,353,162
T411 Hospital Supplemental Payments 598,440,138 496,340,138
T412 Human Resource Development-Hispanic Programs - Municipality 4,120 4,120
T413 Teen Pregnancy Prevention - Municipality 100,287 100,287
T414 AGENCY TOTAL [4,416,800,357] 4,368,200,357 [4,451,828,463] 4,335,128,463
T415
T416 DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES
T417 Personal Services 4,843,781 4,843,781
T418 Other Expenses 1,398,021 1,398,021
T419 Educational Aid for Blind and Visually Handicapped Children 4,040,237 4,040,237
T420 Employment Opportunities – Blind & Disabled 1,032,521 1,032,521
T421 Vocational Rehabilitation - Disabled 7,354,087 7,354,087
T422 Supplementary Relief and Services 45,762 45,762
T423 Special Training for the Deaf Blind 268,003 268,003
T424 Connecticut Radio Information Service 27,474 27,474
T425 Independent Living Centers 420,962 420,962
T426 AGENCY TOTAL 19,430,848 19,430,848
T427
T428 EDUCATION, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES
T429
T430 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
T431 Personal Services 16,264,240 16,264,240
T432 Other Expenses 3,261,940 3,261,940
T433 Development of Mastery Exams Grades 4, 6, and 8 10,443,016 10,443,016
T434 Primary Mental Health 383,653 383,653
T435 Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) 462,534 462,534
T436 Adult Education Action 216,149 216,149
T437 Connecticut Writing Project 30,000 30,000
T438 Resource Equity Assessments 134,379
T439 Neighborhood Youth Centers 650,172 650,172
T440 Longitudinal Data Systems 1,212,945 1,212,945
T441 Sheff Settlement 11,027,361 11,027,361
T442 Parent Trust Fund Program 395,841 395,841
T443 Regional Vocational-Technical School System 133,875,227 133,918,454
T444 Commissioner's Network 10,009,398 10,009,398
T445 Local Charter Schools 480,000 540,000
T446 Bridges to Success 40,000 40,000
T447 K-3 Reading Assessment Pilot 2,461,580 2,461,940
T448 Talent Development 650,000 650,000
T449 School-Based Diversion Initiative 1,000,000 1,000,000
T450 Technical High Schools Other Expenses 23,861,660 23,861,660
T451 American School For The Deaf 8,257,514 8,257,514
T452 Regional Education Services 350,000 350,000
T453 Family Resource Centers 5,802,710 5,802,710
T454 Charter Schools 109,821,500 116,964,132
T455 Youth Service Bureau Enhancement 648,859 648,859
T456 Child Nutrition State Match 2,354,000 2,354,000
T457 Health Foods Initiative 4,101,463 4,151,463
T458 Vocational Agriculture 10,228,589 10,228,589
T459 Adult Education 20,383,960 20,383,960
T460 Health and Welfare Services Pupils Private Schools 3,526,579 3,526,579
T461 Education Equalization Grants 1,986,183,701 2,017,131,405
T462 Bilingual Education 2,848,320 2,848,320
T463 Priority School Districts 38,103,454 38,103,454
T464 Young Parents Program 106,159 106,159
T465 Interdistrict Cooperation 3,050,000 3,050,000
T466 School Breakfast Program 2,158,900 2,158,900
T467 Excess Cost - Student Based 142,542,860 142,119,782
T468 Youth Service Bureaus 2,598,486 2,598,486
T469 Open Choice Program 38,090,639 40,090,639
T470 Magnet Schools 328,058,158 326,508,158
T471 After School Program 4,720,695 4,720,695
T472 AGENCY TOTAL 2,930,796,641 2,968,933,107
T473
T474 OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
T475 Personal Services 7,791,962 7,791,962
T476 Other Expenses 411,727 411,727
T477 Birth to Three 21,446,804 21,446,804
T478 Evenstart 437,713 437,713
T479 2Gen - TANF 750,000 750,000
T480 Nurturing Families Network 10,230,303 10,230,303
T481 Head Start Services 5,186,978 5,186,978
T482 Care4Kids TANF/CCDF 124,981,059 130,032,034
T483 Child Care Quality Enhancements 6,855,033 6,855,033
T484 Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership 1,130,750 1,130,750
T485 Early Care and Education 104,086,354 101,507,832
T486 Smart Start 3,325,000
T487 AGENCY TOTAL 283,308,683 289,106,136
T488
T489 STATE LIBRARY
T490 Personal Services 5,019,931 5,019,931
T491 Other Expenses 426,673 426,673
T492 State-Wide Digital Library 1,750,193 1,750,193
T493 Interlibrary Loan Delivery Service 276,232 276,232
T494 Legal/Legislative Library Materials 638,378 638,378
T495 Support Cooperating Library Service Units 184,300 184,300
T496 Connecticard Payments 781,820 781,820
T497 AGENCY TOTAL 9,077,527 9,077,527
T498
T499 OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
T500 Personal Services 1,428,180 1,428,180
T501 Other Expenses 69,964 69,964
T502 Minority Advancement Program 1,789,690 1,789,690
T503 National Service Act 260,896 260,896
T504 Minority Teacher Incentive Program 355,704 355,704
T505 Roberta B. Willis Scholarship Fund 35,345,804 33,388,637
T506 AGENCY TOTAL 39,250,238 37,293,071
T507
T508 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
T509 Operating Expenses 179,422,908 176,494,509
T510 Workers' Compensation Claims 2,299,505 2,271,228
T511 Next Generation Connecticut 17,530,936 17,353,856
T512 AGENCY TOTAL 199,253,349 196,119,593
T513
T514 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
T515 Operating Expenses 106,746,887 106,746,848
T516 AHEC 374,566 374,566
T517 Workers' Compensation Claims 4,320,855 4,324,771
T518 Bioscience 10,984,843 11,567,183
T519 AGENCY TOTAL 122,427,151 123,013,368
T520
T521 TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD
T522 Personal Services 1,606,365 1,606,365
T523 Other Expenses 468,134 468,134
T524 Retirement Contributions 1,290,429,000 1,332,368,000
T525 Retirees Health Service Cost 14,554,500 14,575,250
T526 Municipal Retiree Health Insurance Costs 4,644,673 4,644,673
T527 AGENCY TOTAL 1,311,702,672 1,353,662,422
T528
T529 CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
T530 Workers' Compensation Claims 3,289,276 3,289,276
T531 Charter Oak State College 2,263,617 2,263,617
T532 Community Tech College System 150,743,937 138,243,937
T533 Connecticut State University 140,932,908 142,230,435
T534 Board of Regents 366,875 366,875
T535 Developmental Services 9,168,168 9,168,168
T536 Outcomes-Based Funding Incentive 1,236,481 1,236,481
T537 Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy 994,650 994,650
T538 AGENCY TOTAL 308,995,912 297,793,439
T539
T540 CORRECTIONS
T541
T542 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
T543 Personal Services 383,924,663 382,622,893
T544 Other Expenses 66,973,023 66,727,581
T545 Workers' Compensation Claims 26,871,594 26,871,594
T546 Inmate Medical Services 80,426,658 72,383,992
T547 Board of Pardons and Paroles 6,415,288 6,415,288
T548 STRIDE 108,656 108,656
T549 Program Evaluation 75,000 75,000
T550 Aid to Paroled and Discharged Inmates 3,000 3,000
T551 Legal Services To Prisoners 797,000 797,000
T552 Volunteer Services 129,460 129,460
T553 Community Support Services 33,909,614 33,909,614
T554 AGENCY TOTAL 599,633,956 590,044,078
T555
T556 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
T557 Personal Services 273,254,796 273,254,796
T558 Other Expenses 30,576,026 30,416,026
T559 Workers' Compensation Claims 12,578,720 12,578,720
T560 Family Support Services 867,677 867,677
T561 Differential Response System 7,809,192 7,764,046
T562 Regional Behavioral Health Consultation 1,699,624 1,619,023
T563 Health Assessment and Consultation 1,349,199 1,082,532
T564 Grants for Psychiatric Clinics for Children 15,046,541 14,979,041
T565 Day Treatment Centers for Children 6,815,978 6,759,728
T566 Juvenile Justice Outreach Services 5,443,769
T567 Child Abuse and Neglect Intervention 11,949,620 10,116,287
T568 Community Based Prevention Programs 7,945,305 7,637,305
T569 Family Violence Outreach and Counseling 3,061,579 2,547,289
T570 Supportive Housing 18,479,526 18,479,526
T571 No Nexus Special Education 2,151,861 2,151,861
T572 Family Preservation Services 6,133,574 6,070,574
T573 Substance Abuse Treatment 9,913,559 9,840,612
T574 Child Welfare Support Services 1,757,237 1,757,237
T575 Board and Care for Children - Adoption 97,105,408 98,735,921
T576 Board and Care for Children - Foster 134,738,432 135,345,435
T577 Board and Care for Children - Short-term and Residential 92,819,051 90,339,295
T578 Individualized Family Supports 6,523,616 6,552,680
T579 Community Kidcare 38,268,191 37,968,191
T580 Covenant to Care 136,273 136,273
T581 AGENCY TOTAL 786,424,754 777,000,075
T582
T583 JUDICIAL
T584
T585 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
T586 Personal Services 326,270,877 325,432,553
T587 Other Expenses 61,067,995 60,639,025
T588 Forensic Sex Evidence Exams 1,348,010 1,348,010
T589 Alternative Incarceration Program 49,538,792 49,538,792
T590 Justice Education Center, Inc. 466,217 466,217
T591 Juvenile Alternative Incarceration 20,683,458 20,683,458
T592 Probate Court 2,000,000 4,450,000
T593 Workers' Compensation Claims 6,042,106 6,042,106
T594 Youthful Offender Services 10,445,555 10,445,555
T595 Victim Security Account 8,792 8,792
T596 Children of Incarcerated Parents 544,503 544,503
T597 Legal Aid 1,552,382 1,552,382
T598 Youth Violence Initiative 1,925,318 1,925,318
T599 Youth Services Prevention 3,187,174 3,187,174
T600 Children's Law Center 102,717 102,717
T601 Juvenile Planning 333,792 333,792
T602 Juvenile Justice Outreach Services 5,574,763 11,149,525
T603 Board and Care for Children - Short-term and Residential 3,282,159 6,564,318
T604 AGENCY TOTAL 494,374,610 504,414,237
T605
T606 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES COMMISSION
T607 Personal Services 40,130,053 40,042,553
T608 Other Expenses 1,176,487 1,173,363
T609 Assigned Counsel - Criminal 22,442,284 22,442,284
T610 Expert Witnesses 3,234,137 3,234,137
T611 Training And Education 119,748 119,748
T612 AGENCY TOTAL 67,102,709 67,012,085
T613
T614 NON-FUNCTIONAL
T615
T616 DEBT SERVICE - STATE TREASURER
T617 Debt Service 1,955,817,562 1,858,767,569
T618 UConn 2000 - Debt Service 189,526,253 210,955,639
T619 CHEFA Day Care Security 5,500,000 5,500,000
T620 Pension Obligation Bonds - TRB 140,219,021 118,400,521
T621 Municipal Restructuring 20,000,000 20,000,000
T622 AGENCY TOTAL 2,311,062,836 2,213,623,729
T623
T624 STATE COMPTROLLER - MISCELLANEOUS
T625 Nonfunctional - Change to Accruals 546,139 2,985,705
T626
T627 STATE COMPTROLLER - FRINGE BENEFITS
T628 Unemployment Compensation 7,272,256 6,465,764
T629 State Employees Retirement Contributions 1,200,988,149 1,324,658,878
T630 Higher Education Alternative Retirement System 1,000 1,000
T631 Pensions and Retirements - Other Statutory 1,606,796 1,657,248
T632 Judges and Compensation Commissioners Retirement 25,457,910 27,427,480
T633 Insurance - Group Life 7,991,900 8,235,900
T634 Employers Social Security Tax 198,812,550 197,818,172
T635 State Employees Health Service Cost 665,642,460 707,332,481
T636 Retired State Employees Health Service Cost 774,399,000 844,099,000
T637 Tuition Reimbursement - Training and Travel 115,000
T638 Other Post Employment Benefits 91,200,000 91,200,000
T639 AGENCY TOTAL 2,973,487,021 3,208,895,923
T640
T641 RESERVE FOR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
T642 Reserve For Salary Adjustments 317,050,763 484,497,698
T643
T644 WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T645 Workers' Compensation Claims 7,605,530 7,605,530
T646
T647 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND [19,610,855,680] 19,571,654,760 [19,986,887,353] 19,885,371,203
T648
T649 LESS:
T650
T651 Unallocated Lapse -42,250,000 -51,765,570
T652 Unallocated Lapse - Legislative -1,000,000 -1,000,000
T653 Unallocated Lapse - Judicial -3,000,000 -8,000,000
T654 Statewide Hiring Reduction -6,500,000 -7,000,000
T655 Targeted Savings -111,814,090 -150,878,179
T656 Reflect Delay [-7,500,000] -8,500,000
T657 Achieve Labor Concessions -700,000,000 -867,600,000
T658 Municipal Contribution to Renters' Rebate Program -8,500,000 -8,500,000
T659
T660 NET - GENERAL FUND [18,738,791,590] 18,690,090,670 [18,907,409,174] 18,790,627,454
T1
2017-2018
2018-2019
T2
LEGISLATIVE
T3
T4
LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
T5
Personal Services
43,542,854
43,332,854
T6
Other Expenses
13,364,982
13,975,741
T7
Equipment
100,000
100,000
T8
Interim Salary/Caucus Offices
452,875
452,875
T9
Redistricting
100,000
100,000
T10
Old State House
500,000
500,000
T11
Interstate Conference Fund
377,944
377,944
T12
New England Board of Higher Education
183,750
183,750
T13
AGENCY TOTAL
58,622,405
59,023,164
T14
T15
AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
T16
Personal Services
10,349,151
10,349,151
T17
Other Expenses
272,143
272,143
T18
AGENCY TOTAL
10,621,294
10,621,294
T19
T20
COMMISSION ON WOMEN, CHILDREN, SENIORS
T21
Personal Services
400,000
400,000
T22
Other Expenses
30,000
30,000
T23
AGENCY TOTAL
430,000
430,000
T24
T25
COMMISSION ON EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY
T26
Personal Services
400,000
400,000
T27
Other Expenses
30,000
30,000
T28
AGENCY TOTAL
430,000
430,000
T29
T30
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
T31
T32
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
T33
Personal Services
1,998,912
1,998,912
T34
Other Expenses
185,402
185,402
T35
New England Governors' Conference
74,391
74,391
T36
National Governors' Association
116,893
116,893
T37
AGENCY TOTAL
2,375,598
2,375,598
T38
T39
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
T40
Personal Services
2,623,326
2,623,326
T41
Other Expenses
1,747,593
1,747,589
T42
Commercial Recording Division
4,610,034
4,610,034
T43
AGENCY TOTAL
8,980,953
8,980,949
T44
T45
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
T46
Personal Services
591,699
591,699
T47
Other Expenses
60,264
60,264
T48
AGENCY TOTAL
651,963
651,963
T49
T50
ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION
T51
Elections Enforcement Commission
3,125,570
3,125,570
T52
T53
OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS
T54
Information Technology Initiatives
28,226
28,226
T55
Office of State Ethics
1,403,529
1,403,529
T56
AGENCY TOTAL
1,431,755
1,431,755
T57
T58
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
T59
Freedom of Information Commission
1,513,476
1,513,476
T60
T61
STATE TREASURER
T62
Personal Services
2,838,478
2,838,478
T63
Other Expenses
132,225
132,225
T64
AGENCY TOTAL
2,970,703
2,970,703
T65
T66
STATE COMPTROLLER
T67
Personal Services
22,655,097
22,655,097
T68
Other Expenses
4,748,854
4,748,854
T69
AGENCY TOTAL
27,403,951
27,403,951
T70
T71
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES
T72
Personal Services
56,380,743
56,210,743
T73
Other Expenses
7,961,117
6,831,117
T74
AGENCY TOTAL
64,341,860
63,041,860
T75
T76
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY
T77
Other Expenses
34,218
34,218
T78
Child Fatality Review Panel
94,734
94,734
T79
Contracting Standards Board
257,894
257,894
T80
Judicial Review Council
124,509
124,509
T81
Judicial Selection Commission
82,097
82,097
T82
Office of the Child Advocate
630,059
630,059
T83
Office of the Victim Advocate
387,708
387,708
T84
Board of Firearms Permit Examiners
113,272
113,272
T85
AGENCY TOTAL
1,724,491
1,724,491
T86
T87
OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T88
Personal Services
10,006,964
10,006,964
T89
Other Expenses
1,098,084
1,098,084
T90
Automated Budget System and Data Base Link
39,668
39,668
T91
Justice Assistance Grants
910,489
910,489
T92
Project Longevity
850,000
850,000
T93
Council of Governments
2,750,000
5,000,000
T94
Tax Relief For Elderly Renters
[12,685,377] 25,020,226
[13,666,177] 25,020,226
T95
Reimbursement to Towns for Loss of Taxes on State Property
51,596,345
56,045,788
T96
Reimbursements to Towns for Private Tax-Exempt Property
100,900,058
105,889,432
T97
Reimbursement Property Tax - Disability Exemption
374,065
374,065
T98
Property Tax Relief Elderly Freeze Program
65,000
65,000
T99
Property Tax Relief for Veterans
2,777,546
2,777,546
T100
Municipal Revenue Sharing
35,221,814
36,819,135
T101
Municipal Restructuring
28,000,000
28,000,000
T102
Municipal Transition
36,000,000
15,000,000
T103
Municipal Stabilization Grant
56,903,954
37,753,335
T104
AGENCY TOTAL
[340,179,364] 352,514,213
[314,295,683] 325,649,732
T105
T106
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
T107
Personal Services
19,914,195
17,914,195
T108
Other Expenses
3,056,239
3,056,239
T109
SSMF Administration
521,833
521,833
T110
Burial Expenses
6,666
6,666
T111
Headstones
307,834
307,834
T112
AGENCY TOTAL
23,806,767
21,806,767
T113
T114
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T115
Personal Services
47,168,198
47,168,198
T116
Other Expenses
28,543,249
28,804,457
T117
Loss Control Risk Management
92,634
92,634
T118
Employees' Review Board
17,611
17,611
T119
Surety Bonds for State Officials and Employees
65,949
147,524
T120
Refunds Of Collections
21,453
21,453
T121
Rents and Moving
10,562,692
11,318,952
T122
W. C. Administrator
5,000,000
5,000,000
T123
Connecticut Education Network
952,907
T124
State Insurance and Risk Mgmt Operations
10,719,619
10,917,391
T125
IT Services
12,489,014
12,384,014
T126
Firefighters Fund
400,000
400,000
T127
AGENCY TOTAL
116,033,326
116,272,234
T128
T129
ATTORNEY GENERAL
T130
Personal Services
30,323,304
30,923,304
T131
Other Expenses
968,906
1,068,906
T132
AGENCY TOTAL
31,292,210
31,992,210
T133
T134
DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
T135
Personal Services
44,094,555
44,021,057
T136
Other Expenses
2,276,404
2,273,280
T137
Witness Protection
164,148
164,148
T138
Training And Education
27,398
27,398
T139
Expert Witnesses
135,413
135,413
T140
Medicaid Fraud Control
1,041,425
1,041,425
T141
Criminal Justice Commission
409
409
T142
Cold Case Unit
228,213
228,213
T143
Shooting Taskforce
1,034,499
1,034,499
T144
AGENCY TOTAL
49,002,464
48,925,842
T145
T146
REGULATION AND PROTECTION
T147
T148
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
T149
Personal Services
144,109,537
146,234,975
T150
Other Expenses
26,623,919
26,611,310
T151
Stress Reduction
25,354
25,354
T152
Fleet Purchase
6,202,962
6,581,737
T153
Workers' Compensation Claims
4,541,962
4,636,817
T154
Criminal Justice Information System
2,392,840
2,739,398
T155
Fire Training School - Willimantic
150,076
150,076
T156
Maintenance of County Base Fire Radio Network
21,698
21,698
T157
Maintenance of State-Wide Fire Radio Network
14,441
14,441
T158
Police Association of Connecticut
172,353
172,353
T159
Connecticut State Firefighter's Association
176,625
176,625
T160
Fire Training School - Torrington
81,367
81,367
T161
Fire Training School - New Haven
48,364
48,364
T162
Fire Training School - Derby
37,139
37,139
T163
Fire Training School - Wolcott
100,162
100,162
T164
Fire Training School - Fairfield
70,395
70,395
T165
Fire Training School - Hartford
169,336
169,336
T166
Fire Training School - Middletown
68,470
68,470
T167
Fire Training School - Stamford
55,432
55,432
T168
AGENCY TOTAL
185,062,432
187,995,449
T169
T170
MILITARY DEPARTMENT
T171
Personal Services
2,711,254
2,711,254
T172
Other Expenses
2,262,356
2,284,779
T173
Honor Guards
525,000
525,000
T174
Veteran's Service Bonuses
93,333
93,333
T175
AGENCY TOTAL
5,591,943
5,614,366
T176
T177
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
T178
Personal Services
12,749,297
12,749,297
T179
Other Expenses
1,193,685
1,193,685
T180
AGENCY TOTAL
13,942,982
13,942,982
T181
T182
LABOR DEPARTMENT
T183
Personal Services
8,747,739
8,747,739
T184
Other Expenses
1,080,343
1,080,343
T185
CETC Workforce
619,591
619,591
T186
Workforce Investment Act
36,758,476
36,758,476
T187
Job Funnels Projects
108,656
108,656
T188
Connecticut's Youth Employment Program
1,000,000
4,000,000
T189
Jobs First Employment Services
13,869,606
13,869,606
T190
Apprenticeship Program
465,342
465,342
T191
Spanish-American Merchants Association
400,489
400,489
T192
Connecticut Career Resource Network
153,113
153,113
T193
STRIVE
108,655
108,655
T194
Opportunities for Long Term Unemployed
1,753,994
1,753,994
T195
Veterans' Opportunity Pilot
227,606
227,606
T196
Second Chance Initiative
444,861
444,861
T197
Cradle To Career
100,000
100,000
T198
New Haven Jobs Funnel
344,241
344,241
T199
Healthcare Apprenticeship Initiative
500,000
1,000,000
T200
Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative
500,000
1,000,000
T201
AGENCY TOTAL
67,182,712
71,182,712
T202
T203
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
T204
Personal Services
5,916,770
5,880,844
T205
Other Expenses
302,061
302,061
T206
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
5,977
5,977
T207
AGENCY TOTAL
6,224,808
6,188,882
T208
T209
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
T210
T211
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
T212
Personal Services
3,610,221
3,610,221
T213
Other Expenses
845,038
845,038
T214
Senior Food Vouchers
350,442
350,442
T215
Tuberculosis and Brucellosis Indemnity
97
97
T216
WIC Coupon Program for Fresh Produce
167,938
167,938
T217
AGENCY TOTAL
4,973,736
4,973,736
T218
T219
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
T220
Personal Services
23,162,728
22,144,784
T221
Other Expenses
1,408,267
527,266
T222
Mosquito Control
224,243
221,097
T223
State Superfund Site Maintenance
399,577
399,577
T224
Laboratory Fees
129,015
129,015
T225
Dam Maintenance
120,486
113,740
T226
Emergency Spill Response
6,481,921
6,481,921
T227
Solid Waste Management
3,613,792
3,613,792
T228
Underground Storage Tank
855,844
855,844
T229
Clean Air
3,925,897
3,925,897
T230
Environmental Conservation
5,263,481
4,950,803
T231
Environmental Quality
8,434,764
8,410,957
T232
Greenways Account
2
2
T233
Fish Hatcheries
2,079,562
2,079,562
T234
Interstate Environmental Commission
44,937
44,937
T235
New England Interstate Water Pollution Commission
26,554
26,554
T236
Northeast Interstate Forest Fire Compact
3,082
3,082
T237
Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission
30,295
30,295
T238
Thames River Valley Flood Control Commission
45,151
45,151
T239
AGENCY TOTAL
56,249,598
54,004,276
T240
T241
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
T242
Personal Services
173,190
T243
Other Expenses
613
T244
AGENCY TOTAL
173,803
T245
T246
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
T247
Personal Services
7,145,317
7,145,317
T248
Other Expenses
527,335
527,335
T249
Statewide Marketing
6,435,000
T250
Hartford Urban Arts Grant
242,371
T251
New Britain Arts Council
39,380
T252
Main Street Initiatives
100,000
T253
Office of Military Affairs
187,575
187,575
T254
CCAT-CT Manufacturing Supply Chain
497,082
T255
Capital Region Development Authority
6,261,621
6,299,121
T256
Neighborhood Music School
80,540
T257
Municipal Regional Development Authority
610,500
T258
Nutmeg Games
40,000
T259
Discovery Museum
196,895
T260
National Theatre of the Deaf
78,758
T261
CONNSTEP
390,471
T262
Connecticut Science Center
446,626
T263
CT Flagship Producing Theaters Grant
259,951
T264
Performing Arts Centers
787,571
T265
Performing Theaters Grant
306,753
T266
Arts Commission
1,497,298
T267
Art Museum Consortium
287,313
T268
Litchfield Jazz Festival
29,000
T269
Arte Inc.
20,735
T270
CT Virtuosi Orchestra
15,250
T271
Barnum Museum
20,735
T272
Various Grants
130,000
T273
Greater Hartford Arts Council
74,079
T274
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
30,863
T275
Maritime Center Authority
303,705
T276
Connecticut Humanities Council
850,000
T277
Amistad Committee for the Freedom Trail
36,414
T278
Amistad Vessel
263,856
T279
New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas
414,511
T280
New Haven Arts Council
52,000
T281
Beardsley Zoo
253,879
T282
Mystic Aquarium
322,397
T283
Northwestern Tourism
400,000
T284
Eastern Tourism
400,000
T285
Central Tourism
400,000
T286
Twain/Stowe Homes
81,196
T287
Cultural Alliance of Fairfield
52,000
T288
AGENCY TOTAL
29,958,477
14,769,848
T289
T290
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
T291
Personal Services
1,853,013
1,853,013
T292
Other Expenses
162,047
162,047
T293
Elderly Rental Registry and Counselors
1,035,431
1,035,431
T294
Homeless Youth
2,329,087
2,329,087
T295
Subsidized Assisted Living Demonstration
2,084,241
2,084,241
T296
Congregate Facilities Operation Costs
7,336,204
7,336,204
T297
Elderly Congregate Rent Subsidy
1,982,065
1,982,065
T298
Housing/Homeless Services
74,024,210
78,628,792
T299
Housing/Homeless Services - Municipality
586,965
586,965
T300
AGENCY TOTAL
91,393,263
95,997,845
T301
T302
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
T303
Personal Services
5,636,399
5,636,399
T304
Other Expenses
910,560
910,560
T305
Mosquito Control
502,312
502,312
T306
Wildlife Disease Prevention
92,701
92,701
T307
AGENCY TOTAL
7,141,972
7,141,972
T308
T309
HEALTH
T310
T311
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
T312
Personal Services
35,454,225
34,180,177
T313
Other Expenses
7,799,552
7,908,041
T314
[Children's Health Initiatives]
[2,935,769]
[2,935,769]
T315
Community Health Services
1,689,268
1,900,431
T316
Rape Crisis
558,104
558,104
T317
Local and District Departments of Health
4,144,588
4,144,588
T318
School Based Health Clinics
11,039,012
11,039,012
T319
AGENCY TOTAL
[63,620,518] 60,684,749
[62,666,122] 59,730,353
T320
T321
OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY
T322
Personal Services
1,937,390
T323
Other Expenses
38,042
T324
AGENCY TOTAL
1,975,432
T325
T326
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
T327
Personal Services
4,926,809
4,926,809
T328
Other Expenses
1,435,536
1,435,536
T329
Equipment
26,400
23,310
T330
Medicolegal Investigations
22,150
22,150
T331
AGENCY TOTAL
6,410,895
6,407,805
T332
T333
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
T334
Personal Services
207,943,136
206,888,083
T335
Other Expenses
16,665,111
16,590,769
T336
Housing Supports and Services
350,000
T337
Family Support Grants
3,700,840
3,700,840
T338
Clinical Services
2,372,737
2,365,359
T339
Workers' Compensation Claims
13,823,176
13,823,176
T340
Behavioral Services Program
22,478,496
22,478,496
T341
Supplemental Payments for Medical Services
3,761,425
3,761,425
T342
ID Partnership Initiatives
1,400,000
1,900,000
T343
Rent Subsidy Program
4,879,910
4,879,910
T344
Employment Opportunities and Day Services
242,551,827
251,900,305
T345
AGENCY TOTAL
519,576,658
528,638,363
T346
T347
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES
T348
Personal Services
185,075,887
185,075,887
T349
Other Expenses
24,412,372
24,412,372
T350
Housing Supports and Services
23,269,681
23,269,681
T351
Managed Service System
56,505,032
56,505,032
T352
Legal Services
700,144
700,144
T353
Connecticut Mental Health Center
7,848,323
7,848,323
T354
Professional Services
11,200,697
11,200,697
T355
General Assistance Managed Care
41,449,129
42,160,121
T356
Workers' Compensation Claims
11,405,512
11,405,512
T357
Nursing Home Screening
636,352
636,352
T358
Young Adult Services
76,859,968
76,859,968
T359
TBI Community Services
8,779,723
8,779,723
T360
Jail Diversion
95,000
190,000
T361
Behavioral Health Medications
6,720,754
6,720,754
T362
Medicaid Adult Rehabilitation Option
4,269,653
4,269,653
T363
Discharge and Diversion Services
24,533,818
24,533,818
T364
Home and Community Based Services
22,168,382
24,173,942
T365
Nursing Home Contract
417,953
417,953
T366
Pre-Trial Account
620,352
620,352
T367
Forensic Services
10,235,895
10,140,895
T368
Katie Blair House
15,000
15,000
T369
Grants for Substance Abuse Services
17,788,229
17,788,229
T370
Grants for Mental Health Services
65,874,535
65,874,535
T371
Employment Opportunities
8,901,815
8,901,815
T372
AGENCY TOTAL
609,784,206
612,500,758
T373
T374
PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD
T375
Personal Services
271,444
271,444
T376
Other Expenses
26,387
26,387
T377
AGENCY TOTAL
297,831
297,831
T378
T379
HUMAN SERVICES
T380
T381
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
T382
Personal Services
122,536,340
122,536,340
T383
Other Expenses
143,029,224
146,570,860
T384
Genetic Tests in Paternity Actions
81,906
81,906
T385
State-Funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
31,205
T386
HUSKY B Program
5,060,000
5,320,000
T387
Medicaid
[2,619,440,000]
2,570,840,000
[2,733,065,000]
2,616,365,000
T388
Old Age Assistance
38,506,679
38,026,302
T389
Aid To The Blind
577,715
584,005
T390
Aid To The Disabled
60,874,851
59,707,546
T391
Temporary Family Assistance - TANF
70,131,712
70,131,712
T392
Emergency Assistance
1
1
T393
Food Stamp Training Expenses
9,832
9,832
T394
DMHAS-Disproportionate Share
108,935,000
108,935,000
T395
Connecticut Home Care Program
42,090,000
46,530,000
T396
Human Resource Development-Hispanic Programs
697,307
697,307
T397
Community Residential Services
553,929,013
571,064,720
T398
Protective Services to the Elderly
785,204
T399
Safety Net Services
1,840,882
1,840,882
T400
Refunds Of Collections
94,699
94,699
T401
Services for Persons With Disabilities
370,253
370,253
T402
Nutrition Assistance
725,000
837,039
T403
State Administered General Assistance
19,431,557
19,334,722
T404
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
11,391,454
10,125,737
T405
Community Services
688,676
688,676
T406
Human Service Infrastructure Community Action Program
2,994,488
3,209,509
T407
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
1,271,286
1,271,286
T408
Programs for Senior Citizens
7,895,383
7,895,383
T409
Family Programs - TANF
316,835
316,835
T410
Domestic Violence Shelters
5,304,514
5,353,162
T411
Hospital Supplemental Payments
598,440,138
496,340,138
T412
Human Resource Development-Hispanic Programs - Municipality
4,120
4,120
T413
Teen Pregnancy Prevention - Municipality
100,287
100,287
T414
AGENCY TOTAL
[4,416,800,357]
4,368,200,357
[4,451,828,463]
4,335,128,463
T415
T416
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES
T417
Personal Services
4,843,781
4,843,781
T418
Other Expenses
1,398,021
1,398,021
T419
Educational Aid for Blind and Visually Handicapped Children
4,040,237
4,040,237
T420
Employment Opportunities – Blind & Disabled
1,032,521
1,032,521
T421
Vocational Rehabilitation - Disabled
7,354,087
7,354,087
T422
Supplementary Relief and Services
45,762
45,762
T423
Special Training for the Deaf Blind
268,003
268,003
T424
Connecticut Radio Information Service
27,474
27,474
T425
Independent Living Centers
420,962
420,962
T426
AGENCY TOTAL
19,430,848
19,430,848
T427
T428
EDUCATION, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES
T429
T430
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
T431
Personal Services
16,264,240
16,264,240
T432
Other Expenses
3,261,940
3,261,940
T433
Development of Mastery Exams Grades 4, 6, and 8
10,443,016
10,443,016
T434
Primary Mental Health
383,653
383,653
T435
Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP)
462,534
462,534
T436
Adult Education Action
216,149
216,149
T437
Connecticut Writing Project
30,000
30,000
T438
Resource Equity Assessments
134,379
T439
Neighborhood Youth Centers
650,172
650,172
T440
Longitudinal Data Systems
1,212,945
1,212,945
T441
Sheff Settlement
11,027,361
11,027,361
T442
Parent Trust Fund Program
395,841
395,841
T443
Regional Vocational-Technical School System
133,875,227
133,918,454
T444
Commissioner's Network
10,009,398
10,009,398
T445
Local Charter Schools
480,000
540,000
T446
Bridges to Success
40,000
40,000
T447
K-3 Reading Assessment Pilot
2,461,580
2,461,940
T448
Talent Development
650,000
650,000
T449
School-Based Diversion Initiative
1,000,000
1,000,000
T450
Technical High Schools Other Expenses
23,861,660
23,861,660
T451
American School For The Deaf
8,257,514
8,257,514
T452
Regional Education Services
350,000
350,000
T453
Family Resource Centers
5,802,710
5,802,710
T454
Charter Schools
109,821,500
116,964,132
T455
Youth Service Bureau Enhancement
648,859
648,859
T456
Child Nutrition State Match
2,354,000
2,354,000
T457
Health Foods Initiative
4,101,463
4,151,463
T458
Vocational Agriculture
10,228,589
10,228,589
T459
Adult Education
20,383,960
20,383,960
T460
Health and Welfare Services Pupils Private Schools
3,526,579
3,526,579
T461
Education Equalization Grants
1,986,183,701
2,017,131,405
T462
Bilingual Education
2,848,320
2,848,320
T463
Priority School Districts
38,103,454
38,103,454
T464
Young Parents Program
106,159
106,159
T465
Interdistrict Cooperation
3,050,000
3,050,000
T466
School Breakfast Program
2,158,900
2,158,900
T467
Excess Cost - Student Based
142,542,860
142,119,782
T468
Youth Service Bureaus
2,598,486
2,598,486
T469
Open Choice Program
38,090,639
40,090,639
T470
Magnet Schools
328,058,158
326,508,158
T471
After School Program
4,720,695
4,720,695
T472
AGENCY TOTAL
2,930,796,641
2,968,933,107
T473
T474
OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
T475
Personal Services
7,791,962
7,791,962
T476
Other Expenses
411,727
411,727
T477
Birth to Three
21,446,804
21,446,804
T478
Evenstart
437,713
437,713
T479
2Gen - TANF
750,000
750,000
T480
Nurturing Families Network
10,230,303
10,230,303
T481
Head Start Services
5,186,978
5,186,978
T482
Care4Kids TANF/CCDF
124,981,059
130,032,034
T483
Child Care Quality Enhancements
6,855,033
6,855,033
T484
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
1,130,750
1,130,750
T485
Early Care and Education
104,086,354
101,507,832
T486
Smart Start
3,325,000
T487
AGENCY TOTAL
283,308,683
289,106,136
T488
T489
STATE LIBRARY
T490
Personal Services
5,019,931
5,019,931
T491
Other Expenses
426,673
426,673
T492
State-Wide Digital Library
1,750,193
1,750,193
T493
Interlibrary Loan Delivery Service
276,232
276,232
T494
Legal/Legislative Library Materials
638,378
638,378
T495
Support Cooperating Library Service Units
184,300
184,300
T496
Connecticard Payments
781,820
781,820
T497
AGENCY TOTAL
9,077,527
9,077,527
T498
T499
OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
T500
Personal Services
1,428,180
1,428,180
T501
Other Expenses
69,964
69,964
T502
Minority Advancement Program
1,789,690
1,789,690
T503
National Service Act
260,896
260,896
T504
Minority Teacher Incentive Program
355,704
355,704
T505
Roberta B. Willis Scholarship Fund
35,345,804
33,388,637
T506
AGENCY TOTAL
39,250,238
37,293,071
T507
T508
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
T509
Operating Expenses
179,422,908
176,494,509
T510
Workers' Compensation Claims
2,299,505
2,271,228
T511
Next Generation Connecticut
17,530,936
17,353,856
T512
AGENCY TOTAL
199,253,349
196,119,593
T513
T514
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
T515
Operating Expenses
106,746,887
106,746,848
T516
AHEC
374,566
374,566
T517
Workers' Compensation Claims
4,320,855
4,324,771
T518
Bioscience
10,984,843
11,567,183
T519
AGENCY TOTAL
122,427,151
123,013,368
T520
T521
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD
T522
Personal Services
1,606,365
1,606,365
T523
Other Expenses
468,134
468,134
T524
Retirement Contributions
1,290,429,000
1,332,368,000
T525
Retirees Health Service Cost
14,554,500
14,575,250
T526
Municipal Retiree Health Insurance Costs
4,644,673
4,644,673
T527
AGENCY TOTAL
1,311,702,672
1,353,662,422
T528
T529
CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
T530
Workers' Compensation Claims
3,289,276
3,289,276
T531
Charter Oak State College
2,263,617
2,263,617
T532
Community Tech College System
150,743,937
138,243,937
T533
Connecticut State University
140,932,908
142,230,435
T534
Board of Regents
366,875
366,875
T535
Developmental Services
9,168,168
9,168,168
T536
Outcomes-Based Funding Incentive
1,236,481
1,236,481
T537
Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy
994,650
994,650
T538
AGENCY TOTAL
308,995,912
297,793,439
T539
T540
CORRECTIONS
T541
T542
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
T543
Personal Services
383,924,663
382,622,893
T544
Other Expenses
66,973,023
66,727,581
T545
Workers' Compensation Claims
26,871,594
26,871,594
T546
Inmate Medical Services
80,426,658
72,383,992
T547
Board of Pardons and Paroles
6,415,288
6,415,288
T548
STRIDE
108,656
108,656
T549
Program Evaluation
75,000
75,000
T550
Aid to Paroled and Discharged Inmates
3,000
3,000
T551
Legal Services To Prisoners
797,000
797,000
T552
Volunteer Services
129,460
129,460
T553
Community Support Services
33,909,614
33,909,614
T554
AGENCY TOTAL
599,633,956
590,044,078
T555
T556
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
T557
Personal Services
273,254,796
273,254,796
T558
Other Expenses
30,576,026
30,416,026
T559
Workers' Compensation Claims
12,578,720
12,578,720
T560
Family Support Services
867,677
867,677
T561
Differential Response System
7,809,192
7,764,046
T562
Regional Behavioral Health Consultation
1,699,624
1,619,023
T563
Health Assessment and Consultation
1,349,199
1,082,532
T564
Grants for Psychiatric Clinics for Children
15,046,541
14,979,041
T565
Day Treatment Centers for Children
6,815,978
6,759,728
T566
Juvenile Justice Outreach Services
5,443,769
T567
Child Abuse and Neglect Intervention
11,949,620
10,116,287
T568
Community Based Prevention Programs
7,945,305
7,637,305
T569
Family Violence Outreach and Counseling
3,061,579
2,547,289
T570
Supportive Housing
18,479,526
18,479,526
T571
No Nexus Special Education
2,151,861
2,151,861
T572
Family Preservation Services
6,133,574
6,070,574
T573
Substance Abuse Treatment
9,913,559
9,840,612
T574
Child Welfare Support Services
1,757,237
1,757,237
T575
Board and Care for Children - Adoption
97,105,408
98,735,921
T576
Board and Care for Children - Foster
134,738,432
135,345,435
T577
Board and Care for Children - Short-term and Residential
92,819,051
90,339,295
T578
Individualized Family Supports
6,523,616
6,552,680
T579
Community Kidcare
38,268,191
37,968,191
T580
Covenant to Care
136,273
136,273
T581
AGENCY TOTAL
786,424,754
777,000,075
T582
T583
JUDICIAL
T584
T585
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
T586
Personal Services
326,270,877
325,432,553
T587
Other Expenses
61,067,995
60,639,025
T588
Forensic Sex Evidence Exams
1,348,010
1,348,010
T589
Alternative Incarceration Program
49,538,792
49,538,792
T590
Justice Education Center, Inc.
466,217
466,217
T591
Juvenile Alternative Incarceration
20,683,458
20,683,458
T592
Probate Court
2,000,000
4,450,000
T593
Workers' Compensation Claims
6,042,106
6,042,106
T594
Youthful Offender Services
10,445,555
10,445,555
T595
Victim Security Account
8,792
8,792
T596
Children of Incarcerated Parents
544,503
544,503
T597
Legal Aid
1,552,382
1,552,382
T598
Youth Violence Initiative
1,925,318
1,925,318
T599
Youth Services Prevention
3,187,174
3,187,174
T600
Children's Law Center
102,717
102,717
T601
Juvenile Planning
333,792
333,792
T602
Juvenile Justice Outreach Services
5,574,763
11,149,525
T603
Board and Care for Children - Short-term and Residential
3,282,159
6,564,318
T604
AGENCY TOTAL
494,374,610
504,414,237
T605
T606
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES COMMISSION
T607
Personal Services
40,130,053
40,042,553
T608
Other Expenses
1,176,487
1,173,363
T609
Assigned Counsel - Criminal
22,442,284
22,442,284
T610
Expert Witnesses
3,234,137
3,234,137
T611
Training And Education
119,748
119,748
T612
AGENCY TOTAL
67,102,709
67,012,085
T613
T614
NON-FUNCTIONAL
T615
T616
DEBT SERVICE - STATE TREASURER
T617
Debt Service
1,955,817,562
1,858,767,569
T618
UConn 2000 - Debt Service
189,526,253
210,955,639
T619
CHEFA Day Care Security
5,500,000
5,500,000
T620
Pension Obligation Bonds - TRB
140,219,021
118,400,521
T621
Municipal Restructuring
20,000,000
20,000,000
T622
AGENCY TOTAL
2,311,062,836
2,213,623,729
T623
T624
STATE COMPTROLLER - MISCELLANEOUS
T625
Nonfunctional - Change to Accruals
546,139
2,985,705
T626
T627
STATE COMPTROLLER - FRINGE BENEFITS
T628
Unemployment Compensation
7,272,256
6,465,764
T629
State Employees Retirement Contributions
1,200,988,149
1,324,658,878
T630
Higher Education Alternative Retirement System
1,000
1,000
T631
Pensions and Retirements - Other Statutory
1,606,796
1,657,248
T632
Judges and Compensation Commissioners Retirement
25,457,910
27,427,480
T633
Insurance - Group Life
7,991,900
8,235,900
T634
Employers Social Security Tax
198,812,550
197,818,172
T635
State Employees Health Service Cost
665,642,460
707,332,481
T636
Retired State Employees Health Service Cost
774,399,000
844,099,000
T637
Tuition Reimbursement - Training and Travel
115,000
T638
Other Post Employment Benefits
91,200,000
91,200,000
T639
AGENCY TOTAL
2,973,487,021
3,208,895,923
T640
T641
RESERVE FOR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
T642
Reserve For Salary Adjustments
317,050,763
484,497,698
T643
T644
WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T645
Workers' Compensation Claims
7,605,530
7,605,530
T646
T647
TOTAL - GENERAL FUND
[19,610,855,680]
19,571,654,760
[19,986,887,353]
19,885,371,203
T648
T649
LESS:
T650
T651
Unallocated Lapse
-42,250,000
-51,765,570
T652
Unallocated Lapse - Legislative
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
T653
Unallocated Lapse - Judicial
-3,000,000
-8,000,000
T654
Statewide Hiring Reduction
-6,500,000
-7,000,000
T655
Targeted Savings
-111,814,090
-150,878,179
T656
Reflect Delay
[-7,500,000]
-8,500,000
T657
Achieve Labor Concessions
-700,000,000
-867,600,000
T658
Municipal Contribution to Renters' Rebate Program
-8,500,000
-8,500,000
T659
T660
NET - GENERAL FUND
[18,738,791,590]
18,690,090,670
[18,907,409,174]
18,790,627,454
Sec. 17. Section 6 of public act 17-2 of the June special session is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The following sums are appropriated from the INSURANCE FUND for the annual periods indicated for the purposes described.
T661 2017-2018 2018-2019
T662 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
T663
T664 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T665 Personal Services 313,882 313,882
T666 Other Expenses 6,012 6,012
T667 Fringe Benefits 200,882 200,882
T668 AGENCY TOTAL 520,776 520,776
T669
T670 REGULATION AND PROTECTION
T671
T672 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
T673 Personal Services 13,942,472 13,796,046
T674 Other Expenses 1,727,807 1,727,807
T675 Equipment 52,500 52,500
T676 Fringe Benefits 11,055,498 10,938,946
T677 Indirect Overhead 466,740 466,740
T678 AGENCY TOTAL 27,245,017 26,982,039
T679
T680 OFFICE OF THE HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE
T681 Personal Services 2,097,714 1,683,355
T682 Other Expenses 2,691,767 305,000
T683 Equipment 15,000 15,000
T684 Fringe Benefits 1,644,481 1,329,851
T685 Indirect Overhead 106,630 106,630
T686 AGENCY TOTAL 6,555,592 3,439,836
T687
T688 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
T689
T690 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
T691 Crumbling Foundations 110,844 110,844
T692
T693 HEALTH
T694
T695 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
T696 Needle and Syringe Exchange Program 459,416 459,416
T697 Children's Health Initiatives 2,935,769 2,935,769
T698 AIDS Services 4,975,686 4,975,686
T699 Breast and Cervical Cancer Detection and Treatment 2,150,565 2,150,565
T700 Immunization Services 43,216,992 48,018,326
T701 X-Ray Screening and Tuberculosis Care 965,148 965,148
T702 Venereal Disease Control 197,171 197,171
T703 AGENCY TOTAL [51,964,978] 54,900,747 [56,766,312] 59,702,081
T704
T705 OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY
T706 Personal Services 560,785
T707 Other Expenses 2,386,767
T708 Fringe Benefits 430,912
T709 AGENCY TOTAL 3,378,464
T710
T711 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES
T712 Managed Service System 408,924 408,924
T713
T714 HUMAN SERVICES
T715
T716 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
T717 Fall Prevention 376,023 376,023
T718
T719 NON-FUNCTIONAL
T720
T721 STATE COMPTROLLER - MISCELLANEOUS
T722 Nonfunctional - Change to Accruals 116,945 116,945
T723
T724 TOTAL - INSURANCE FUND [87,299,099] 90,234,868 [92,100,163] 95,035,932
T661
2017-2018
2018-2019
T662
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
T663
T664
OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T665
Personal Services
313,882
313,882
T666
Other Expenses
6,012
6,012
T667
Fringe Benefits
200,882
200,882
T668
AGENCY TOTAL
520,776
520,776
T669
T670
REGULATION AND PROTECTION
T671
T672
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
T673
Personal Services
13,942,472
13,796,046
T674
Other Expenses
1,727,807
1,727,807
T675
Equipment
52,500
52,500
T676
Fringe Benefits
11,055,498
10,938,946
T677
Indirect Overhead
466,740
466,740
T678
AGENCY TOTAL
27,245,017
26,982,039
T679
T680
OFFICE OF THE HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE
T681
Personal Services
2,097,714
1,683,355
T682
Other Expenses
2,691,767
305,000
T683
Equipment
15,000
15,000
T684
Fringe Benefits
1,644,481
1,329,851
T685
Indirect Overhead
106,630
106,630
T686
AGENCY TOTAL
6,555,592
3,439,836
T687
T688
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
T689
T690
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
T691
Crumbling Foundations
110,844
110,844
T692
T693
HEALTH
T694
T695
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
T696
Needle and Syringe Exchange Program
459,416
459,416
T697
Children's Health Initiatives
2,935,769
2,935,769
T698
AIDS Services
4,975,686
4,975,686
T699
Breast and Cervical Cancer Detection and Treatment
2,150,565
2,150,565
T700
Immunization Services
43,216,992
48,018,326
T701
X-Ray Screening and Tuberculosis Care
965,148
965,148
T702
Venereal Disease Control
197,171
197,171
T703
AGENCY TOTAL
[51,964,978] 54,900,747
[56,766,312] 59,702,081
T704
T705
OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY
T706
Personal Services
560,785
T707
Other Expenses
2,386,767
T708
Fringe Benefits
430,912
T709
AGENCY TOTAL
3,378,464
T710
T711
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES
T712
Managed Service System
408,924
408,924
T713
T714
HUMAN SERVICES
T715
T716
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
T717
Fall Prevention
376,023
376,023
T718
T719
NON-FUNCTIONAL
T720
T721
STATE COMPTROLLER - MISCELLANEOUS
T722
Nonfunctional - Change to Accruals
116,945
116,945
T723
T724
TOTAL - INSURANCE FUND
[87,299,099] 90,234,868
[92,100,163] 95,035,932
Sec. 18. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of section 12-701 of the general statutes, as amended by sections 342 and 641 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(B) There shall be subtracted therefrom (i) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, any income with respect to which taxation by any state is prohibited by federal law, (ii) to the extent allowable under section 12-718, exempt dividends paid by a regulated investment company, (iii) the amount of any refund or credit for overpayment of income taxes imposed by this state, or any other state of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, (iv) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes and not otherwise subtracted from federal adjusted gross income pursuant to clause (x) of this subparagraph in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, any tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, (v) to the extent any additional allowance for depreciation under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, as provided by Section 101 of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, for property placed in service after December 31, 2001, but prior to September 10, 2004, was added to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ix) of this subdivision in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income for a taxable year ending after December 31, 2001, twenty-five per cent of such additional allowance for depreciation in each of the four succeeding taxable years, (vi) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, any interest income from obligations issued by or on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision thereof, or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or similar public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut, (vii) to the extent properly includable in determining the net gain or loss from the sale or other disposition of capital assets for federal income tax purposes, any gain from the sale or exchange of obligations issued by or on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision thereof, or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or similar public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut, in the income year such gain was recognized, (viii) any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry obligations or securities the interest on which is subject to tax under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that such interest on indebtedness is not deductible in determining federal adjusted gross income and is attributable to a trade or business carried on by such individual, (ix) ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year for the production or collection of income which is subject to taxation under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, or the management, conservation or maintenance of property held for the production of such income, and the amortizable bond premium for the taxable year on any bond the interest on which is subject to tax under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that such expenses and premiums are not deductible in determining federal adjusted gross income and are attributable to a trade or business carried on by such individual, (x) (I) for taxable years commencing prior to January 1, [2018] 2019, for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than fifty thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than fifty thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than sixty thousand dollars or a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than sixty thousand dollars, an amount equal to the Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes; (II) for taxable years commencing prior to January 1, [2018] 2019, for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is fifty thousand dollars or more, or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is fifty thousand dollars or more, or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income from such taxable year is sixty thousand dollars or more or for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is sixty thousand dollars or more, an amount equal to the difference between the amount of Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes and the lesser of twenty-five per cent of the Social Security benefits received during the taxable year, or twenty-five per cent of the excess described in Section 86(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; (III) for the taxable year commencing January 1, [2018] 2019, and each taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars or a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, an amount equal to the Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes; and (IV) for the taxable year commencing January 1, [2018] 2019, and each taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income from such taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars or more or for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars or more, an amount equal to the difference between the amount of Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes and the lesser of twenty-five per cent of the Social Security benefits received during the taxable year, or twenty-five per cent of the excess described in Section 86(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, (xi) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, any amount rebated to a taxpayer pursuant to section 12-746, (xii) to the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, any distribution to such beneficiary from any qualified state tuition program, as defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the state, (xiii) to the extent allowable under section 12-701a, contributions to accounts established pursuant to any qualified state tuition program, as defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the state, (xiv) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, the amount of any Holocaust victims' settlement payment received in the taxable year by a Holocaust victim, (xv) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes of an account holder, as defined in section 31-51ww, interest earned on funds deposited in the individual development account, as defined in section 31-51ww, of such account holder, (xvi) to the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 3-123aa, interest, dividends or capital gains earned on contributions to accounts established for the designated beneficiary pursuant to the Connecticut Homecare Option Program for the Elderly established by sections 3-123aa to 3-123ff, inclusive, (xvii) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, any income received from the United States government as retirement pay for a retired member of (I) the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, or (II) the National Guard, as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, (xviii) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, any income from the discharge of indebtedness in connection with any reacquisition, after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable debt instrument or instruments, as those terms are defined in Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the extent any such income was added to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xi) of this subdivision in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income for a preceding taxable year, (xix) to the extent not deductible in determining federal adjusted gross income, the amount of any contribution to a manufacturing reinvestment account established pursuant to section 32-9zz in the taxable year that such contribution is made, (xx) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, (I) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2015, ten per cent of the income received from the state teachers' retirement system, (II) for the taxable years commencing January 1, 2016, January 1, 2017, and January 1, 2018, twenty-five per cent of the income received from the state teachers' retirement system, and (III) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each taxable year thereafter, fifty per cent of the income received from the state teachers' retirement system or the percentage, if applicable, pursuant to clause (xxi) of this subparagraph, (xxi) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvii) of this subparagraph, for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, fourteen per cent of any pension or annuity income, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2020, twenty-eight per cent of any pension or annuity income, (III) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, forty-two per cent of any pension or annuity income, (IV) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2022, fifty-six per cent of any pension or annuity income, (V) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2023, seventy per cent of any pension or annuity income, (VI) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2024, eighty-four per cent of any pension or annuity income, and (VII) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, any pension or annuity income, (xxii) the amount of lost wages and medical, travel and housing expenses, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the aggregate, incurred by a taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the donation to another person of an organ for organ transplantation occurring on or after January 1, 2017, and (xxiii) to the extent properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, the amount of any financial assistance received from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund or paid to or on behalf of the owner of a residential building pursuant to sections 337 and 343 of [this act] public act 17-2 of the June special session.
Sec. 19. Subsection (d) of section 12-218g of the general statutes, as amended by section 661 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(d) For the thirty-year period beginning with the combined group's first income year that begins in [2018] 2021, a combined group shall be entitled to a deduction from combined group net income equal to one-thirtieth of the amount necessary to offset the increase in the net deferred tax liability or decrease in the net deferred tax asset, or the aggregate change thereof, from a net deferred tax asset to a net deferred tax liability, as computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, that would have resulted from the imposition of the unitary reporting requirements under sections 12-218e and 12-218f, but for the deduction provided under this section. Such increase in the net deferred tax liability or decrease in the net deferred tax asset or the aggregate change thereof shall be computed based on the change that would have resulted from the imposition of the unitary reporting requirements under sections 12-218e and 12-218f as of January 1, 2016, but for the deduction provided under this section.
Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-142 of the general statutes, title 7 or 10 of the general statutes, chapters 170 and 204 of the general statutes, any special act, any municipal charter or any home rule ordinance, if a municipality or regional board of education has adopted a budget or levied taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, prior to the adoption of the state budget for said fiscal year and such municipality or regional board of education receives, pursuant to such adopted state budget, an amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars of state aid more than the amount projected in the municipality's or regional board of education's adopted budget, such municipality or regional board of education may, by vote of its legislative body or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen, (1) amend its budget, (2) not later than February 1, 2018, adjust the tax levy and the amount of any remaining installments of such taxes, and (3) not later than February 1, 2018, issue tax refunds or rebates for any excess taxes paid pursuant to such budget. The amendment to such budget shall be in an amount not exceeding the increase in state aid to the municipality or regional board of education.
Sec. 21. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 4-66l of the general statutes, as amended by section 700 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "FY 15 mill rate" means the mill rate a municipality [uses] used during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015;
(2) "Mill rate" means, unless otherwise specified, the mill rate a municipality uses to calculate tax bills for motor vehicles;
(3) "Municipality" means any town, city, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough. "Municipality" includes a district for the purposes of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section;
(4) "Municipal spending" means:
T725 Municipal spending for the fiscal year prior to the current fiscal – Municipal spending for the fiscal year two years prior to the
T726
T727
T728
T729
T730 year current year X 100 = Municipal spending;
T731 ______________________________
T732 Municipal spending for the fiscal
T733 year two years prior to the
T734 current year
T725
Municipal
spending for
the fiscal year
prior to the
current fiscal
–
Municipal
spending for
the fiscal year
two years
prior to the
T726
T727
T728
T729
T730
year
current year
X 100
= Municipal spending;
T731
______________________________
T732
Municipal spending for the fiscal
T733
year two years prior to the
T734
current year
(5) "Per capita distribution" means:
T735 Municipal population X Sales tax revenue = Per capita distribution;
T736 ___________________
T737 Total state population
T735
Municipal population
X Sales tax revenue
= Per capita distribution;
T736
___________________
T737
Total state population
(6) "Pro rata distribution" means:
T738 Municipal weighted X Sales tax revenue = Pro rata distribution;
T739 mill rate calculation
T740 ___________________
T741 Sum of all municipal
T742 weighted mill rate
T743 calculations combined
T738
Municipal weighted
X Sales tax revenue
= Pro rata distribution;
T739
mill rate calculation
T740
___________________
T741
Sum of all municipal
T742
weighted mill rate
T743
calculations combined
(7) "Regional council of governments" means any such council organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive;
(8) "Municipal population" means the number of persons in a municipality according to the most recent estimate of the Department of Public Health;
(9) "Total state population" means the number of persons in this state according to the most recent estimate published by the Department of Public Health;
(10) "Weighted mill rate" means a municipality's FY 15 mill rate divided by the average of all municipalities' FY 15 mill rate;
(11) "Weighted mill rate calculation" means per capita distribution multiplied by a municipality's weighted mill rate;
(12) "Sales tax revenue" means the moneys in the account remaining for distribution pursuant to subdivision [(6)] (7) of subsection (b) of this section;
(13) "District" means any district, as defined in section 7-324; and
(14) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
(b) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal revenue sharing account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The secretary shall set aside and ensure availability of moneys in the account in the following order of priority and shall transfer or disburse such moneys as follows:
(1) Ten million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, shall be transferred not later than April fifteenth for the purposes of grants under section 10-262h;
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle property tax grants payable to municipalities pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be expended not later than August first annually by the secretary;
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, moneys sufficient to make the grants payable from the select payment in lieu of taxes grant account established pursuant to section 12-18c shall annually be transferred to the select payment in lieu of taxes account in the Office of Policy and Management;
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, moneys sufficient to make the municipal revenue sharing grants payable to municipalities pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section shall be expended not later than October thirty-first annually by the secretary;
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, seven million dollars shall be expended for the purposes of the regional services grants pursuant to subsection (e) of this section to the regional councils of governments; [and]
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, moneys may be expended for the purpose of supplemental motor vehicle property tax grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and
[(6)] (7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, moneys in the account remaining shall be expended annually by the secretary for the purposes of the municipal revenue sharing grants established pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. Any such moneys deposited in the account for municipal revenue sharing grants between October first and June thirtieth shall be distributed to municipalities on the following October first and any such moneys deposited in the account between July first and September thirtieth shall be distributed to municipalities on the following January thirty-first. Any municipality may apply to the Office of Policy and Management on or after July first for early disbursement of a portion of such grant. The Office of Policy and Management may approve such an application if it finds that early disbursement is required in order for a municipality to meet its cash flow needs. No early disbursement approved by said office may be issued later than September thirtieth.
(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, motor vehicle property tax grants to municipalities that impose mill rates on real property and personal property other than motor vehicles greater than 39 mills or that, when combined with the mill rate of any district located within the municipality, impose mill rates greater than 39 mills, shall be made in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of property taxes levied by the municipality and any district located within the municipality on motor vehicles for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2013, and the amount such levy would have been if the mill rate on motor vehicles for said assessment year was 39 mills.
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, motor vehicle property tax grants to municipalities that impose mill rates on real property and personal property other than motor vehicles greater than 45 mills or that, when combined with the mill rate of any district located within the municipality, impose mill rates greater than 45 mills, shall be made in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of property taxes levied by the municipality and any district located within the municipality on motor vehicles for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2013, and the amount such levy would have been if the mill rate on motor vehicles for said assessment year was 45 mills.
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, any municipality that imposed a mill rate for real and personal property of more than 39 mills during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and effected a revaluation of real property for the 2014 or 2015 assessment year that resulted in an increase of 4 or more mills over the prior mill rate, may apply to the Office of Policy and Management for a supplemental motor vehicle property tax grant. The Office of Policy and Management may approve such an application, within available funds, provided such supplemental grant does not reduce any amount payable to any other municipality.
[(3)] (4) Not later than fifteen calendar days after receiving a property tax grant pursuant to this section, the municipality shall disburse to any district located within the municipality the amount of any such property tax grant that is attributable to the district.
Sec. 22. Section 221 of public act 17-2 of the June special session is amended by adding subsection (c) as follows (Effective from passage):
(NEW) (c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be construed to apply to (1) investments by the State Treasurer or administered by the State Treasurer or any contracts related thereto, or (2) bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness or other direct or contingent obligations of the state for borrowed money or any contracts related thereto.
Sec. 23. Section 12-170d of the general statutes, as amended by section 563 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) Beginning with the calendar year 1973 and for each calendar year thereafter any renter of real property, or of a mobile manufactured home, as defined in section 12-63a, which such renter occupies as his or her home, who meets the qualifications set forth in this section, shall be entitled to receive in the following year in the form of direct payment from the [municipality in which such real property or mobile manufactured home is located] state, a grant in refund of utility and rent bills actually paid by or for such renter on such real property or mobile manufactured home to the extent set forth in section 12-170e, as amended by this act. Such grant by the [municipality] state shall be made upon receipt by the state of a certificate of grant with a copy of the application therefor attached, as provided in [accordance with] section 12-170f, as amended by this act, provided such application shall be made within one year from the close of the calendar year for which the grant is requested. If the rental quarters are occupied by more than one person, it shall be assumed for the purposes of this section and sections 12-170e, as amended by this act, and 12-170f, as amended by this act, that each of such persons pays his or her proportionate share of the rental and utility expenses levied thereon and grants shall be calculated on that portion of utility and rent bills paid that are applicable to the person making application for grant under said sections. For purposes of this section and sections 12-170e, as amended by this act, and 12-170f, as amended by this act, a married couple shall constitute one tenant, and a resident of cooperative housing shall be a renter. To qualify for such payment by the [municipality] state, the renter shall meet qualification requirements in accordance with each of the following subdivisions: (1) (A) At the close of the calendar year for which a grant is claimed be sixty-five years of age or over, or his or her spouse who is residing with such renter shall be sixty-five years of age or over, at the close of such year, or be fifty years of age or over and the surviving spouse of a renter who at the time of his or her death had qualified and was entitled to tax relief under this chapter, provided such spouse was domiciled with such renter at the time of his or her death, or (B) at the close of the calendar year for which a grant is claimed be under age sixty-five and eligible in accordance with applicable federal regulations, to receive permanent total disability benefits under Social Security, or if such renter has not been engaged in employment covered by Social Security and accordingly has not qualified for Social Security benefits but has become qualified for permanent total disability benefits under any federal, state or local government retirement or disability plan, including the Railroad Retirement Act and any government-related teacher's retirement plan, determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to contain requirements in respect to qualification for such permanent total disability benefits which are comparable to such requirements under Social Security; (2) shall reside within this state and shall have resided within this state for at least one year or such renter's spouse who is domiciled with such renter shall have resided within this state for at least one year and shall reside within this state at the time of filing the claim and shall have resided within this state for the period for which claim is made; (3) shall have taxable and nontaxable income, the total of which shall hereinafter be called "qualifying income", during the calendar year preceding the filing of such renter's claim in an amount of not more than twenty thousand dollars, jointly with spouse, if married, and not more than sixteen thousand two hundred dollars if unmarried, provided such maximum amounts of qualifying income shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-170e, as amended by this act, and provided the amount of any Medicaid payments made on behalf of the renter or the spouse of the renter shall not constitute income; and (4) shall not have received financial aid or subsidy from federal, state, county or municipal funds, excluding Social Security receipts, emergency energy assistance under any state program, emergency energy assistance under any federal program, emergency energy assistance under any local program, payments received under the federal Supplemental Security Income Program, payments derived from previous employment, veterans and veterans disability benefits and subsidized housing accommodations, during the calendar year for which a grant is claimed, for payment, directly or indirectly, of rent, electricity, gas, water and fuel applicable to the rented residence. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (4) of this subsection, a renter who receives cash assistance from the Department of Social Services in the calendar year prior to that in which such renter files an application for a grant may be entitled to receive such grant provided the amount of the cash assistance received shall be deducted from the amount of such grant and the difference between the amount of the cash assistance and the amount of the grant is equal to or greater than ten dollars. Funds attributable to such reductions shall be transferred annually from the appropriation to the Office of Policy and Management, for tax relief for elderly renters, to the Department of Social Services, to the appropriate accounts, following the issuance of such grants. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 12-170aa, the owner of a mobile manufactured home may elect to receive benefits under section 12-170e, as amended by this act, in lieu of benefits under said section 12-170aa.
(b) For purposes of determining qualifying income under subsection (a) of this section with respect to a married renter who submits an application for a grant in accordance with sections 12-170d to 12-170g, inclusive, as amended by this act, the Social Security income of the spouse of such renter shall not be included in the qualifying income of such renter, for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under said sections, if such spouse is a resident of a health care or nursing home facility in this state receiving payment related to such spouse under the Title XIX Medicaid program. An applicant who is legally separated pursuant to the provisions of section 46b-40, as of the thirty-first day of December preceding the date on which such person files an application for a grant in accordance with sections 12-170d to 12-170g, inclusive, as amended by this act, may apply as an unmarried person and shall be regarded as such for purposes of determining qualifying income under subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 24. Section 12-170e of the general statutes, as amended by section 564 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) (1) A renter qualifying under section 12-170d, as amended by this act, shall be entitled to a payment from the [municipality] state equivalent to the lesser of the maximum amount in the following table or thirty-five per cent of the sum of all charges for rents, electricity, gas, water and fuel actually paid during the preceding calendar year less five per cent of the qualifying income received during the preceding calendar year.
T744 Qualifying Income Grant
T745 Married
T746 Over Not Exceeding Maximum Minimum
T747 $ 0 $ 8,100 $ 900 $ 400
T748 8,100 10,800 700 300
T749 10,800 13,500 500 200
T750 13,500 16,200 250 100
T751 16,200 20,000 150 50
T752 20,000 None None
T753 Qualifying Income Grant
T754 Unmarried
T755 Over Not Exceeding Maximum Minimum
T756 $ 0 $ 8,100 $ 700 $ 300
T757 8,100 10,800 500 200
T758 10,800 13,500 250 100
T759 13,500 16,200 150 50
T760 16,200 None None
T744
Qualifying Income
Grant
T745
Married
T746
Over
Not Exceeding
Maximum
Minimum
T747
$ 0
$ 8,100
$ 900
$ 400
T748
8,100
10,800
700
300
T749
10,800
13,500
500
200
T750
13,500
16,200
250
100
T751
16,200
20,000
150
50
T752
20,000
None
None
T753
Qualifying Income
Grant
T754
Unmarried
T755
Over
Not Exceeding
Maximum
Minimum
T756
$ 0
$ 8,100
$ 700
$ 300
T757
8,100
10,800
500
200
T758
10,800
13,500
250
100
T759
13,500
16,200
150
50
T760
16,200
None
None
(2) The amounts of income at each level of qualifying income, as provided in the table in subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall be adjusted annually in a uniform manner to reflect the annual inflation adjustment in Social Security income. Each such adjustment of qualifying income shall be determined to the nearest one hundred dollars and shall be applicable in determining the amount of grant allowed under this subsection with respect to charges for rents, electricity, gas, water and fuel actually paid during the preceding calendar year. Each such adjustment of qualifying income shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Housing in relation to the annual inflation adjustment in Social Security, if any, becoming effective at any time during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the first day of October each year and shall be distributed to the assessors in each municipality not later than the thirty-first day of December next following.
(b) A person who qualifies at the close of any calendar year, who ceased to be a renter during such year, or a person who first became a qualified renter during the calendar year shall apportion his qualifying income on the basis of the number of months that he was a renter and the income so apportioned to the months during which he was a renter shall constitute his qualifying income for purposes of calculating the amount of grant under subdivision (a) of this section provided the maximum grant shall be a fraction of the amount shown in such table, the numerator of which shall be the number of months of the year that he was a renter and the denominator the numeral twelve.
Sec. 25. Section 12-170f of the general statutes, as amended by section 1 of public act 17-222 and section 565 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) Any renter, believing himself or herself to be entitled to a grant under section 12-170d, as amended by this act, for any calendar year, shall apply for such grant to the assessor of the municipality in which the renter resides or to the duly authorized agent of such assessor or municipality on or after April first and not later than October first of each year with respect to such grant for the calendar year preceding each such year, on a form prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to the assessor. A renter may apply to the [assessor or agent] secretary prior to December fifteenth of the claim year for an extension of the application period. The [assessor or agent] secretary may grant such extension in the case of extenuating circumstance due to illness or incapacitation as evidenced by a certificate signed by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse to that extent, or if the [assessor or agent] secretary determines there is good cause for doing so. A renter making [an] such application [for a grant under this section] shall present to such assessor or agent, in substantiation of the renter's application, a copy of the renter's federal income tax return, and if not required to file a federal income tax return, such other evidence of qualifying income, receipts for money received, or cancelled checks, or copies thereof, and any other evidence the assessor or such agent may require. When the assessor or agent is satisfied that the applying renter is entitled to a grant, such assessor or agent shall issue a certificate of grant in such form as the [assessor] secretary may prescribe and supply showing the amount of the grant due.
(b) The assessor or agent shall forward the application to the secretary not later than the last day of the month following the month in which the renter has made application. Any municipality that neglects to transmit to the secretary the application as required by this section shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided the secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. The certificate of grant shall be delivered to the renter and the assessor or agent shall keep the original copy of such certificate and application. [The assessor or agent shall]
(c) After the secretary's review of each claim, pursuant to section 12-120b, and verification of the amount of the grant, the secretary shall make a determination of any per cent reduction to all claims that will be necessary to keep within available appropriations and, not later than October fifteenth of each year, prepare a list of certificates approved for payment, and shall thereafter supplement such list monthly. Such list and any supplements thereto shall be approved for payment by the [municipality not later than one hundred twenty days after such certificates of grant are issued by the assessor or agent] secretary and shall be forwarded by the secretary to the Comptroller, along with a notice of any per cent reduction in claim amounts, and the [municipality shall] Comptroller shall, not later than fifteen days following [, remit payment] receipt of such list, draw an order on the Treasurer in favor of each person on such list and on supplements to such list in the amount of such person's claim, [.] minus any per cent reduction noticed by the secretary pursuant to this subsection, and the Treasurer shall pay such amount to such person, not later than fifteen days following receipt of such order.
(d) The secretary shall (1) select one or more grants of state financial assistance provided to a municipality pursuant to any provision of the general statutes to withhold or reduce for purposes of this section, (2) not later than June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, withhold or reduce such state financial assistance provided to a municipality in an amount equal to fifty per cent of any grant payments made pursuant to this section to renters in such municipality for the most recent application period, provided the aggregate amount withheld or reduced shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars per municipality for any fiscal year, and (3) transfer such amounts withheld or reduced to the Office of Policy and Management for purposes of making grant payments pursuant to this section. For purposes of this subsection "state financial assistance" means any grant funded by an appropriation authorized by public or special act of the General Assembly, but excluding any grant or loan financed from the proceeds of the state's general obligation bond issued pursuant to any authorization, allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission.
(e) If the [assessor or agent] Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management determines a renter was overpaid for such grant, the amount of any subsequent grant paid to the renter under section 12-170d, as amended by this act, after such determination shall be reduced by the amount of overpayment until the overpayment has been recouped. Any claimant aggrieved by the results of the [assessor or agent's] secretary's review or determination shall have the rights of appeal as set forth in section [12-170g] 12-120b. Applications filed under this section shall not be open for public inspection. Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining a grant under section 12-170d, as amended by this act, wilfully fails to disclose all matters related thereto or with intent to defraud makes false statement shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
[(b)] (f) Any municipality may provide, upon approval by its legislative body, that the duties and responsibilities of the assessor, as required under this section and section 12-170g, shall be transferred to (1) the officer in such municipality having responsibility for the administration of social services, or (2) the coordinator or agent for the elderly in such municipality.
Sec. 26. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the deadline provided in section 12-170f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, not later than November 30, 2017, prepare a list of certificates of grant approved for payment for the 2016 calendar year pursuant to section 12-170f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, minus any per cent reduction noticed by the secretary, and shall supplement such list monthly. Such list and any supplements thereto, including any notice of reduction, shall be approved for payment by the secretary, forwarded by the secretary to the Comptroller and paid by the Treasurer in the manner described in section 12-170f of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
Sec. 27. Subsections (e) to (j), inclusive, of section 9-705 of the general statutes, as amended by sections 271, 272 and 273 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(e) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has a primary for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary campaign in the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars, provided (A) if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be seventy-five thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall not be counted for such purposes.
(2) [The] (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of eighty-five thousand dollars, provided [(A)] (i) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, [(B)] (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding the election, [(C)] (iii) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, [(D)] (iv) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and [(E)] (v) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter except for in 2018, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446, a qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary in an amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332, a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such adjourned election shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(f) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has a primary for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary campaign in the amount of ten thousand dollars, provided (A) if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall not be counted for such purposes.
(2) [The] (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, provided [(A)] (i) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, [(B)] (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding the election, [(C)] (iii) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, [(D)] (iv) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and [(E)] (v) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter except for in 2018, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446, a qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary in an amount of five thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332, a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such adjourned election shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of five thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(g) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election. [The]
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under [subsection (e) or] subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided [(A)] (i) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under [subsection (e) or] subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, [(B)] (ii) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under [subsection (e) or] subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and [(C)] (iii) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election. [The]
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under [subsection (e) or] subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (A) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under [subsection (e) or] subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (B) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under [subsection (e) or] subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the fund after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate committee reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general election, pursuant to section 9-608, and such candidate received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election than the percentage of votes utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign grant described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount of such supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows:
(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per cent, but less than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(h) For elections held in 2010, and thereafter except for in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2010, and biennially thereafter except for in 2018, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.
[(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section, in the case of a special election for the office of state senator or state representative, the amount of the grant for a general election campaign shall be seventy-five per cent of the amount authorized under the applicable said subsection (e), (f) or (g).]
[(j)] (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to [(i)] (h), inclusive, of this section:
(1) The initial grant that a qualified candidate committee for a candidate is eligible to receive under subsections (a) to [(i)] (h), inclusive, of this section shall be reduced by the amount of any personal funds that the candidate provides for the candidate's campaign for nomination or election pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-710;
(2) If a participating candidate is nominated at a primary and does not expend the entire grant for the primary campaign authorized under subsection (a), (b), (e) or (f) of this section, the amount of the grant for the general election campaign shall be reduced by the total amount of any such unexpended primary campaign grant and moneys;
(3) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election does not have any opponent in the general election campaign, the amount of the general election campaign grant for which the qualified candidate committee for said candidate shall be eligible shall be thirty per cent of the applicable amount set forth in subsections (a) to [(i)] (h), inclusive, of this section. For purposes of this subdivision, a participating candidate shall be deemed to have an opponent if (A) a major party has properly endorsed any other candidate and made the requisite filing with the Secretary of the State within the time specified in section 9-391 or 9-400, as applicable, (B) any candidate of any other major party has received not less than fifteen per cent of the vote of convention delegates and has complied with the filing requirements set forth in section 9-400, or (C) any candidate of any other major party has circulated a petition and obtained the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for nomination and has either qualified for the primary or been deemed the party's nominee;
(4) If the only opponent or opponents of a participating candidate who is nominated for election to an office are eligible minor party candidates or eligible petitioning party candidates and no such eligible minor party candidate's or eligible petitioning party candidate's candidate committee has received a total amount of contributions of any type that is equal to or greater than the amount of the qualifying contributions that a candidate for such office is required to receive under section 9-704 to be eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund, the amount of the general election campaign grant for such participating candidate shall be sixty per cent of the applicable amount set forth in this section; and
(5) The amount of the primary grant or general election campaign grant for a qualified candidate committee shall be reduced, pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, if such candidate committee has control and custody over lawn signs from any prior election or primary in the following applicable amount: (A) Five hundred or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (B) one hundred or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator, or (C) fifty or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. If such qualified candidate committee has custody and control over lawn signs in the applicable amount, as described in this subdivision, the grant from the fund for the primary campaign or general election campaign, as applicable, for such qualified candidate committee shall be reduced as follows: (i) Two thousand five hundred dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) five hundred dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator, or (iii) two hundred fifty dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. In no event shall such a reduction be made both to a qualified candidate committee's primary campaign grant and to such candidate committee's general election grant. No reduction in either the primary campaign or general election campaign for a qualified candidate committee's grant shall be taken for any lawn sign that is not in the custody or control of the qualified candidate committee. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to apply to any item other than lawn signs.
Sec. 28. Sections 266, 601 to 610, inclusive, and 620 and 621 of public act 17-2 of the June special session are repealed. (Effective from passage)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
Sec. 5 from passage New section
Sec. 6 from passage New section
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Sec. 8 from passage New section
Sec. 9 from passage New section
Sec. 10 from passage New section
Sec. 11 from passage 17b-239e(b)
Sec. 12 from passage 17b-239
Sec. 13 from passage New section
Sec. 14 from passage New section
Sec. 15 from passage New section
Sec. 16 from passage PA 17-2 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 1
Sec. 17 from passage PA 17-2 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 6
Sec. 18 from passage 12-701(a)(20)(B)
Sec. 19 from passage 12-218g(d)
Sec. 20 from passage New section
Sec. 21 from passage 4-66l(a) to (c)
Sec. 22 from passage PA 17-2 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 221
Sec. 23 from passage 12-170d
Sec. 24 from passage 12-170e
Sec. 25 from passage 12-170f
Sec. 26 from passage New section
Sec. 27 from passage 9-705(e) to (j)
Sec. 28 from passage Repealer section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
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New section
Sec. 2
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New section
Sec. 3
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New section
Sec. 4
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New section
Sec. 5
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New section
Sec. 6
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New section
Sec. 7
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New section
Sec. 8
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New section
Sec. 9
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New section
Sec. 10
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New section
Sec. 11
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17b-239e(b)
Sec. 12
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17b-239
Sec. 13
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New section
Sec. 14
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New section
Sec. 15
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New section
Sec. 16
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PA 17-2 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 1
Sec. 17
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PA 17-2 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 6
Sec. 18
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12-701(a)(20)(B)
Sec. 19
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12-218g(d)
Sec. 20
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New section
Sec. 21
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4-66l(a) to (c)
Sec. 22
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PA 17-2 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 221
Sec. 23
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12-170d
Sec. 24
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12-170e
Sec. 25
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12-170f
Sec. 26
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New section
Sec. 27
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9-705(e) to (j)
Sec. 28
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Repealer section