Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7085
8	6		January Session, 2019
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12		-	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
13		-	~~ADMINISTRATION~~ AND ELECTIONS
	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	11	+	AND ELECTIONS
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21	20		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
22	21		RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES
23	22		CONCERNING GOVERNMEN T ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS.
24	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
25	24		Assembly convened:
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27	26		Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 2-111 of the 1
28	27		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
29	28		thereof (Effective from passage): 3
30	29		(1) Four members of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be 4
31	30		appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of 5
32	31		whom shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, 6
33	32		one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 7
34	33		Representatives, and one of [who] whom shall be appointed by the 8
35	34		minority leader of the Senate; 9
36	35		Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 4-67x of the general statutes is 10
37	36		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 11
38		-	passage): 12
39		-	(a) There shall be a Child Poverty and Prevention Council consisting 13 Raised Bill No. 7085
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	43	+	(a) There shall be a Child Poverty and Prevention Council consisting 13
46	44		of the following members or their designees: The Secretary of the 14
47	45		Office of Policy and Management, the president pro tempore of the 15
48	46		Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority 16
49	47		leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of 17
50	48		Representatives, the Commissioners of Children and Families, Social 18
51	49		Services, Correction, Developmental Services, Mental Health and 19
52	50		Addiction Services, Transportation, Public Health, Education, 20
53	51		Housing, Agriculture and Economic and Community Development, 21
54	52		the Labor Commissioner, the Chief Court Administrator, the 22
55	53		chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Child 23
56	54		Advocate [,] and the executive directors of the Office of Early 24
57	55		Childhood, [and] the Commission on Human Rights and 25
58	56		Opportunities and the [executive director of the] Commission on 26
59	57		Women, Children and Seniors. [or a designee.] The Secretary of the 27
60	58		Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, shall be 28
61	59		the chairperson of the council. The council shall (1) develop and 29
62	60		promote the implementation of a ten-year plan, to begin June 8, 2004, 30
63	61		to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the state by fifty 31
64	62		per cent, and (2) within available appropriations, establish prevention 32
65	63		goals and recommendations and measure prevention service outcomes 33
66	64		in accordance with this section in order to promote the health and 34
67	65		well-being of children and families. 35
68	66		Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 9-368c of the general statutes is 36
69	67		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 37
70	68		passage): 38
71	69		(a) No person shall intentionally misrepresent the contents of a 39
72	70		petition circulated under this title. [9.] 40
73	71		Sec. 4. Subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 17b-28 of the 41
74	72		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 42
75	73		thereof (Effective from passage): 43
76		-	(9) A member of the Commission on Women, Children and Seniors, 44
77		-	designated by the executive director of said commission; 45 Raised Bill No. 7085
	74	+	(9) A member of the Commission on Women, Children and Seniors, 44 Raised Bill No. 7085
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	80	+	designated by the executive director of said commission; 45
84	81		Sec. 5. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-7 of the 46
85	82		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 47
86	83		thereof (Effective from passage): 48
87	84		(1) Each board or commission shall exercise its statutory functions, 49
88	85		including licensing, certification, registration, accreditation of schools 50
89	86		and the rendering of findings, orders and adjudications. With the 51
90	87		exception of the Liquor Control Commission, any exercise of such 52
91	88		functions by such a board or commission that is adverse to a party 53
92	89		shall be a proposed final decision and subject to approval, 54
93	90		modification or rejection by the commissioner. 55
94	91		Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 21a-7 of the general statutes is 56
95	92		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 57
96	93		passage): 58
97	94		(b) With the exception of the Liquor Control Commission, each 59
98	95		board or commission within the Department of Consumer Protection 60
99	96		under section 21a-6 that makes a proposed final decision that is 61
100	97		adverse to a party as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 62
101	98		this section, shall submit such proposed final decision to the 63
102	99		Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Not later than thirty calendar 64
103	100		days after receipt of any such proposed final decision, the 65
104	101		Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall notify such board or 66
105	102		commission that the commissioner shall render the final decision 67
106	103		concerning such matter. Not later than thirty days after receipt of any 68
107	104		such proposed final decision, the commissioner shall approve, modify 69
108	105		or reject the proposed final decision or remand the proposed final 70
109	106		decision for further review or for the taking of additional evidence. 71
110	107		The commissioner shall notify the board or commission in writing of 72
111	108		the commissioner's decision and include in such notification the 73
112	109		rationale for such decision. The decision of the commissioner shall be 74
113	110		the final decision in accordance with section 4-180 for purposes of 75
114		-	reconsideration in accordance with section 4-181a or appeal to the 76
115		-	Superior Court in accordance with section 4-183. 77 Raised Bill No. 7085
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122	118		Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 32-58b of the general statutes is 78
123	119		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 79
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125	121		(b) The Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of 81
126	122		Economic and Community Development, shall appoint an executive 82
127	123		director, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, 83
128	124		inclusive, to manage the daily activities and duties of the Office of 84
129	125		Military Affairs. The executive director shall have the necessary 85
130	126		qualifications to perform the duties of said office, including, but not 86
131	127		limited to, having prior military experience, and having attained the 87
132	128		rank of a field grade or senior officer within a branch of the armed 88
133	129		forces. The Governor shall give preference to any person with the 89
134	130		necessary training and experience who has served in the Navy or who 90
135	131		has knowledge or prior experience with the federal Base Realignment 91
136	132		and Closure or "BRAC" process. Within available appropriations, the 92
137	133		executive director shall: (1) Appoint, employ and remove such 93
138	134		assistants, employees and personnel as deemed necessary for the 94
139	135		efficient and effective administration of the activities of the office; (2) 95
140	136		coordinate state and local efforts to prevent the closure or downsizing 96
141	137		of Connecticut military facilities, particularly United States Naval 97
142	138		Submarine Base-New London, located in Groton; (3) maximize the 98
143	139		state's input into the federal Base Realignment and Closure or "BRAC" 99
144	140		process, including, but not limited to, (A) acting as liaison to the state's 100
145	141		congressional delegation on defense, military and BRAC issues, and 101
146	142		(B) coordinating the activities of consultants hired by the state to assist 102
147	143		in monitoring activities related to BRAC; (4) encourage the relocation 103
148	144		of military missions to the state; (5) coordinate state and local efforts to 104
149	145		enhance the quality of life of all branches of military personnel 105
150	146		stationed in or deploying from Connecticut and their families living or 106
151	147		working in Connecticut; (6) review and make recommendations for 107
152	148		state policies that affect Connecticut's military facilities and defense 108
153	149		and homeland security industries; (7) coordinate state, regional and 109
154		-	local efforts to encourage the growth of Connecticut's defense and 110
155		-	homeland security industry; (8) serve as an advocate for service 111 Raised Bill No. 7085
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162	157		members and their families to other state agencies; (9) initiate and 112
163	158		sustain collaborative partnerships with local military commanders; 113
164	159		(10) consult with the Department of Economic and Community 114
165	160		Development on proposed financial assistance agreements with 115
166	161		defense and homeland security firms; and (11) prepare and submit a 116
167	162		report of activities, findings and recommendations annually to the 117
168	163		Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 118
169	164		having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and public safety, 119
170	165		in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. 120
171	166		Sec. 8. Section 46a-131 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 121
172	167		from passage) 122
173	168		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
174	169		sections:
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176	171		Section 1 from passage 2-111(b)(1)
177	172		Sec. 2 from passage 4-67x(a)
178	173		Sec. 3 from passage 9-368c(a)
179	174		Sec. 4 from passage 17b-28(c)(9)
180	175		Sec. 5 from passage 21a-7(a)(1)
181	176		Sec. 6 from passage 21a-7(b)
182	177		Sec. 7 from passage 32-58b(b)
183	178		Sec. 8 from passage Repealer section
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	180	+	Statement of Purpose:
	181	+	To make technical changes to the statutes concerning government
	182	+	administration and elections.
	183	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	184	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	185	+	not underlined.]