General Assembly Raised Bill No. 254 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1594 *01594_______GAE* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: (GAE) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 254 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1594 *01594_______GAE* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: (GAE) AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUPS AND TASK FORCES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special act, the membership of any legislative working group or task force shall include the member of the General Assembly who proposed the legislation that created such working group or task force. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special act, no such working group or task force shall have a quorum to conduct business unless such proponent is in attendance at any meeting of such working group or task force. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2018 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2018 New section Statement of Purpose: To require the proponent of any legislative working group or task force to be an active participant of such working group or task force. [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.]