General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5528
February Session, 2018 LCO No. 2310
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5528
February Session, 2018
LCO No. 2310
*02310_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (3) of subsection (r) of section 1-84 of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
(3) There is established a committee for each constituent unit of the state system of higher education to monitor the constituent unit's compliance with the policies and procedures described in subdivision (2) of this subsection governing consulting agreements and research projects with public or private entities by a member of the faculty or a member of a faculty bargaining unit of such constituent unit. Each committee shall consist of nine members as follows: (A) Three members, appointed jointly by the Governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate, who shall serve as members for each such committee; (B) one member appointed by the chairperson of the constituent unit's board of trustees from the membership of such board; (C) the chief academic officer of the constituent unit, or his or her designee; (D) three members appointed by the chief executive officer of the constituent unit; and (E) one member appointed by the chairperson of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board from the membership of such board. Members shall serve for a term of two years. Any vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority. Each committee shall (i) review the annual reports submitted by the internal audit office for the constituent unit, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, (ii) make recommendations, annually, to the board of trustees of the constituent unit concerning the policies and procedures of the constituent unit established pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, including any changes to such policies and procedures, and (iii) send a copy of such recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and government administration.
Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 11-8k of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
(c) The Public Records Administrator shall allocate moneys in the historic documents preservation account, established under section 11-8i, for (1) the preservation and management of historic documents maintained by the State Library, and (2) the expenses of administering the historic documents preservation grant program, established under section 11-8l. The total amount of such allocated moneys in any fiscal year shall be thirty per cent of the moneys deposited in such historic documents preservation account in such year. On or before September 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the State Library shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, describing the activities performed with the allocated moneys for the preceding fiscal year to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration.
Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 11-8m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
(b) On or before January 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, the Public Records Administrator shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on grants made under sections 11-8j to 11-8l, inclusive, for the preceding fiscal year to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration. Each such report shall include: (1) A description of the grants made under sections 11-8j to 11-8l, inclusive, including the amount, purposes and the municipalities to which they were made; (2) a summary of the activities for which the State Library used the moneys allocated to it under section 11-8k; and (3) any findings or recommendations concerning the operation and effectiveness of the grant program.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2018 1-84(r)(3)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2018 11-8k(c)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2018 11-8m(b)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2018
1-84(r)(3)
Sec. 2
October 1, 2018
11-8k(c)
Sec. 3
October 1, 2018
11-8m(b)
Statement of Purpose:
To make technical changes to statutes concerning the administration of government, including reporting provisions.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]