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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7085
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3792
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES
CONCERNING GOVERNMEN T ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 2-111 of the 1
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective from passage): 3
(1) Four members of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be 4
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of 5
whom shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, 6
one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 7
Representatives, and one of [who] whom shall be appointed by the 8
minority leader of the Senate; 9
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 4-67x of the general statutes is 10
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 11
passage): 12
(a) There shall be a Child Poverty and Prevention Council consisting 13 Raised Bill No. 7085
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of the following members or their designees: The Secretary of the 14
Office of Policy and Management, the president pro tempore of the 15
Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority 16
leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of 17
Representatives, the Commissioners of Children and Families, Social 18
Services, Correction, Developmental Services, Mental Health and 19
Addiction Services, Transportation, Public Health, Education, 20
Housing, Agriculture and Economic and Community Development, 21
the Labor Commissioner, the Chief Court Administrator, the 22
chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Child 23
Advocate [,] and the executive directors of the Office of Early 24
Childhood, [and] the Commission on Hum an Rights and 25
Opportunities and the [executive director of the] Commission on 26
Women, Children and Seniors. [or a designee.] The Secretary of the 27
Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, shall be 28
the chairperson of the council. The council shall (1) develop and 29
promote the implementation of a ten-year plan, to begin June 8, 2004, 30
to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the state by fifty 31
per cent, and (2) within available appropriations, establish prevention 32
goals and recommendations and measure prevention service outcomes 33
in accordance with this section in order to promote the health and 34
well-being of children and families. 35
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 9-368c of the general statutes is 36
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 37
passage): 38
(a) No person shall intentionally misrepresent the contents of a 39
petition circulated under this title. [9.] 40
Sec. 4. Subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 17b-28 of the 41
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 42
thereof (Effective from passage): 43
(9) A member of the Commission on Women, Children and Seniors, 44
designated by the executive director of said commission; 45 Raised Bill No. 7085
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Sec. 5. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-7 of the 46
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 47
thereof (Effective from passage): 48
(1) Each board or commission shall exercise its statutory functions, 49
including licensing, certification, registration, accreditation of schools 50
and the rendering of findings, orders and adjudications. With the 51
exception of the Liquor Control Commission, any exercise of such 52
functions by such a board or commission that is adverse to a party 53
shall be a proposed final decision and subject to approval, 54
modification or rejection by the commissioner. 55
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 21a-7 of the general statutes is 56
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 57
passage): 58
(b) With the exception of the Liquor Control Commission, each 59
board or commission within the Department of Consumer Protection 60
under section 21a-6 that makes a proposed final decision that is 61
adverse to a party as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 62
this section, shall submit such proposed final decision to the 63
Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Not later than thirty calendar 64
days after receipt of any such proposed final decision, the 65
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall notify such board or 66
commission that the commissioner shall render the final decision 67
concerning such matter. Not later than thirty days after receipt of any 68
such proposed final decision, the commissioner shall approve, modify 69
or reject the proposed final decision or remand the proposed final 70
decision for further review or for the taking of additional evidence. 71
The commissioner shall notify the board or commission in writing of 72
the commissioner's decision and include in such notification the 73
rationale for such decision. The decision of the commissioner shall be 74
the final decision in accordance with section 4-180 for purposes of 75
reconsideration in accordance with section 4-181a or appeal to the 76
Superior Court in accordance with section 4-183. 77 Raised Bill No. 7085
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Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 32-58b of the general statutes is 78
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 79
passage): 80
(b) The Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of 81
Economic and Community Development, shall appoint an executive 82
director, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, 83
inclusive, to manage the daily activities and duties of the Office of 84
Military Affairs. The executive director shall have the necessary 85
qualifications to perform the duties of said office, including, but not 86
limited to, having prior military experience, and having attained the 87
rank of a field grade or senior officer within a branch of the armed 88
forces. The Governor shall give preference to any person with the 89
necessary training and experience who has served in the Navy or who 90
has knowledge or prior experience with the federal Base Realignment 91
and Closure or "BRAC" process. Within available appropriations, the 92
executive director shall: (1) Appoint, employ and remove such 93
assistants, employees and personnel as deemed necessary for the 94
efficient and effective administration of the activities of the office; (2) 95
coordinate state and local efforts to prevent the closure or downsizing 96
of Connecticut military facilities, particularly United States Naval 97
Submarine Base-New London, located in Groton; (3) maximize the 98
state's input into the federal Base Realignment and Closure or "BRAC" 99
process, including, but not limited to, (A) acting as liaison to the state's 100
congressional delegation on defense, military and BRAC issues, and 101
(B) coordinating the activities of consultants hired by the state to assist 102
in monitoring activities related to BRAC; (4) encourage the relocation 103
of military missions to the state; (5) coordinate state and local efforts to 104
enhance the quality of life of all branches of military personnel 105
stationed in or deploying from Connecticut and their families living or 106
working in Connecticut; (6) review and make recommendations for 107
state policies that affect Connecticut's military facilities and defense 108
and homeland security industries; (7) coordinate state, regional and 109
local efforts to encourage the growth of Connecticut's defense and 110
homeland security industry; (8) serve as an advocate for service 111 Raised Bill No. 7085
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members and their families to other state agencies; (9) initiate and 112
sustain collaborative partnerships with local military commanders; 113
(10) consult with the Department of Economic and Community 114
Development on proposed financial assistance agreements with 115
defense and homeland security firms; and (11) prepare and submit a 116
report of activities, findings and recommendations annually to the 117
Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 118
having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and public safety, 119
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. 120
Sec. 8. Section 46a-131 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 121
from passage) 122
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 2-111(b)(1)
Sec. 2 from passage 4-67x(a)
Sec. 3 from passage 9-368c(a)
Sec. 4 from passage 17b-28(c)(9)
Sec. 5 from passage 21a-7(a)(1)
Sec. 6 from passage 21a-7(b)
Sec. 7 from passage 32-58b(b)
Sec. 8 from passage Repealer section
GAE Joint Favorable