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General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 7192
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
th
Dist.
REP. RITTER M., 1
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Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11
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Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25
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Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING MU NICIPAL AND REGIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES AND EF FICIENCIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 7-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
(a) The secretary shall review each audit report filed with said 3
secretary as provided in section 7-393, except said secretary shall 4
review the audit reports on each audited agency biennially and may 5
review the audit reports on any municipality or regional school district 6
biennially, provided such secretary shall, in any year in which he does 7
not review the report of any such municipality or regional school 8
district, review the comments and recommendations of the 9
independent auditor who made such audit. If, upon such review of the 10
audit report, evidence of fraud or embezzlement is found, he shall 11
report such information to the state's attorney for the judicial district in 12 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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which such municipality, regional school district or audited agency is 13
located. If, in the review of such audit report said secretary finds that 14
such audit has not been prepared in compliance with the provisions of 15
subsection (a) of section 7-394a, or said secretary finds evidence of any 16
unsound or irregular financial practice in relation to commonly 17
accepted standards in municipal finance, said secretary shall prepare a 18
report concerning such finding, including necessary details for proper 19
evaluation of such finding and recommendations for corrective action 20
and shall refer such report to the Municipal Finance Advisory 21
Commission established under section 7-394b. A copy of such report 22
shall be filed with: (1) The chief executive officer of such municipality 23
or audited agency or the superintendent of such school district and, in 24
the case of a town, city or borough, with the clerk of such town, city or 25
borough; and (2) the Auditors of Public Accounts. 26
(b) If, upon such review of the audit report, the secretary finds (1) 27
that such audit has not been prepared in accordance with subsection 28
(a) of section 7-394, and the municipality, regional school district or 29
audited agency did not request permission to have the audit report 30
prepared in a manner not in compliance with said subsection; or (2) 31
evidence of unsound or irregular financial practices or management 32
letter comments or lack of internal controls in relation to commonly 33
accepted standards in municipal finance, the secretary shall prepare a 34
report concerning such finding, including, but not limited to, 35
information to aid in the evaluation of suc h finding and 36
recommendations for corrective action. The secretary shall submit such 37
report to (A) the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission established 38
pursuant to section 7-394b; (B) the Auditors of Public Accounts; and 39
(C) the chief executive officer and clerk of the municipality, 40
superintendent of schools for the regional school district or chief 41
executive officer of the audited agency. 42
(c) Upon receipt of a report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of 43
this section, the chief executive officer of a municipality or audited 44
agency or superintendent of schools for the regional school district 45
shall attest to and explain the secretary's findings and submit a plan 46 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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for corrective action, in writing, to the secretary. 47
(d) The secretary shall refer to the Municipal Finance Advisory 48
Commission any municipality that has not been previously referred to 49
said commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or section 7-50
576, 7-576a or 7-576c, provided the municipality has: 51
(1) A negative fund balance percentage; 52
(2) Reported a fund balance percentage of less than five per cent in 53
the three immediately preceding fiscal years; 54
(3) Reported a declining fund balance trend in the two immediately 55
preceding fiscal years; 56
(4) Issued tax or bond anticipation notes in the three immediately 57
preceding fiscal years to meet cash liquidity; 58
(5) Had a general fund annual operating budget deficit of one and 59
one-half per cent or more of such municipality's general fund revenues 60
in the immediately preceding fiscal year; 61
(6) Had a general fund annual operating budget deficit of two per 62
cent or more of such municipality's average general fund revenues in 63
the two immediately preceding fiscal years; or 64
(7) Received a bond rating below A from a bond rating agency. 65
(e) The secretary may, at the secretary's discretion and based upon 66
the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, refer to 67
the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission any municipality that 68
has not been previously referred to said commission pursuant to 69
subsection (b) of this section or section 7-576, 7-576a or 7-576c. 70
(f) For the purposes of this section, "deficit", "fund balance" and 71
"fund balance percentage" have the same meanings as provided in 72
section 7-560. 73
Sec. 2. Section 2-79a of the general statutes is repealed and the 74 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 75
(a) (1) There shall be a Connecticut Advisory Commission on 76
Intergovernmental Relations. The purpose of the commission shall be 77
to enhance coordination and cooperation between the state and local 78
governments. [The] 79
(2) Before July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the president 80
pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of 81
Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader 82
of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 83
and Management, the Commissioners of Education, Energy and 84
Environmental Protection, Economic and Community Development, 85
or their designees, and sixteen additional members as follows: [(1)] (A) 86
Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall 87
be selected from a list of nominees submitted to him by the 88
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of whom shall be 89
selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small Towns. Two of 90
such six officials shall be from towns having populations of twenty 91
thousand or less persons, two shall be from towns having populations 92
of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand persons 93
and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty thousand or 94
more persons; [(2)] (B) two local public education officials appointed 95
by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees 96
submitted to him by the Connecticut Association of Boards of 97
Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list submitted by 98
the Connecticut Association of School Administrators; [(3)] (C) one 99
representative of a regional council of governments appointed by the 100
Governor from a list of nominees submitted to him by the Regional 101
Planning Association of Connecticut; [(4)] (D) five persons who do not 102
hold elected or appointed office in state or local government, one of 103
whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 104
appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom 105
shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one 106
of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and 107
one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 108 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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Representatives; [(5)] (E) one representative of the Connecticut 109
Conference of Municipalities appointed by said conference; and [(6)] 110
(F) one representative of the Council of Small Towns appointed by said 111
council. [Each] 112
(3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 113
chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of 114
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 115
planning and development, or their designees, the Secretary of the 116
Office of Policy and Management and seventeen additional members 117
as follows: (A) Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four 118
of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees submitted to the 119
Governor by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of 120
whom shall be selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small 121
Towns. Two of such six officials shall be from towns having 122
populations of twenty thousand or less persons, two shall be from 123
towns having populations of more than twenty thousand but less than 124
sixty thousand persons and two shall be from towns having 125
populations of sixty thousand or more persons; (B) two local public 126
education officials appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 127
selected from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 128
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education and one of whom shall 129
be selected from a list submitted by the Connecticut Association of 130
School Administrators; (C) one representative of a regional council of 131
governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees 132
submitted to the Governor by the Regional Planning Association of 133
Connecticut; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed by 134
the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 135
Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or 136
appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be 137
appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the 138
president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed 139
by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 140
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall 141
be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; 142 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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(F) one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 143
appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the 144
Council of Small Towns appointed by said council. 145
(4) Before July 1, 2019, each member of the commission appointed 146
pursuant to [subdivisions (1) to (6)] subparagraphs (A) to (F), 147
inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection shall serve for a term of 148
two years. On and after July 1, 2019, each member of the commission 149
appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of 150
subdivision (3) of this subsection shall serve for a term of two years 151
and may serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. All 152
other members shall serve for terms which are coterminous with their 153
terms of office. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson and a vice-154
chairperson from among the commission members. Members of the 155
General Assembly may serve as gubernatorial appointees to the 156
commission. Members of the commission shall not be compensated for 157
their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred 158
in the performance of their duties. 159
(b) The commission shall: (1) Serve as a forum for consultation 160
among state and local government officials; (2) conduct research on 161
intergovernmental issues, including, but not limited to, the sharing 162
and consolidation of government services as well as the direct and 163
indirect impacts of changes in the provision of services at different 164
levels of government; (3) encourage and coordinate studies of 165
intergovernmental issues by universities, research and consulting 166
organizations and others; and (4) [initiate policy development and 167
make] develop models for sustainable, recurring savings and revenue 168
growth while initiating policy de velopment and making 169
recommendations for consideration by all levels and branches of 170
government. The commission shall issue, from time to time, public 171
reports of its findings and recommendations. [and] Before July 1, 2019, 172
the commission shall issue, annually, a public report on its activities. 173
On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall issue, annually, a 174
public report on its activities and a work plan, as described in 175
subsection (c) of this section, for the next year. On and after July 1, 176 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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2020, such public report shall describe the status of all items in the 177
prior year's work plan, including statistics to measure progress made, 178
if any, from the prior year. 179
(c) In developing any work plan to be issued on and after July 1, 180
2019, the commission, in consultation with other commissions 181
established to address consolidation and sharing of government 182
services, shall, on or before October 15, 2019, and every six months 183
thereafter until October 15, 2021, consider, analyze and make specific 184
recommendations to the secretary for the accomplishment of, all 185
aspects of sharing government services among state, regional and local 186
bodies, which aspects may include, but not be limited to: 187
(1) Standardization and alignment of various regions; 188
(2) Consolidation of government services, including, but not limited 189
to, joint purchasing, for a municipality and its respective local or 190
regional school district, as applicable; 191
(3) Consolidation and sharing of government services, including, 192
but not limited to, joint purchasing, among municipalities; 193
(4) Types of government services that may be provided in a more 194
efficient, high-quality or cost-effective manner by another level of 195
government or by regional councils of governments, regional 196
educational service centers or other similar regional bodies; 197
(5) Standardization of government services, including, but not 198
limited to, the issuance of permits, across state, regional and local 199
bodies; 200
(6) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of reporting by 201
and among state, regional and local bodies; 202
(7) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of collection and 203
sharing of data; 204
(8) Opportunities for the use of e-government solutions to deliver 205 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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government services and conduct government programs; 206
(9) Alternative sources of revenue for municipal governments, 207
regional councils of governments and regional educational service 208
centers; 209
(10) Regional revenue sharing; 210
(11) Coalition bargaining and other changes to relations between 211
municipalities and municipal employees; 212
(12) Reduction of long-term liabilities of municipalities; and 213
(13) Sequencing of and timeliness for planning and implementation 214
of aspects described in this subsection. 215
[(c)] (d) On or before [October 1, 2019] the second Wednesday after 216
the convening of the regular session of the General Assembly in 2020, 217
and every four years thereafter on such second Wednesday, the 218
commission shall submit to the General Assembly a report which lists 219
each existing state mandate, as defined in subsection (a) of section 2-220
32b, and which (1) categorizes each mandate as constitutional, 221
statutory or executive, [(2) provides the date of original enactment or 222
issuance along with a brief description of the history of the mandate, 223
and (3) analyzes the costs incurred by] and (2) describes the potential 224
impacts on local governments [in] implementing the mandate. In each 225
report the commission may also make recommendations on state 226
mandates for consideration by the commission. On and after October 227
1, 1996, the report shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of 228
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 229
appropriations and budgets of state agencies, to any other joint 230
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance and, 231
upon request, to any member of the General Assembly. A summary of 232
the report shall be submitted to each member of the General Assembly 233
if the summary is two pages or less and a notification of the report 234
shall be submitted to each member if the summary is more than two 235
pages. Submission shall be by mailing the report, summary or 236 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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notification to the legislative address of each member of the 237
committees or the General Assembly, as applicable. The provisions of 238
this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the commission from 239
making more frequent recommendations on state mandates. 240
[(d)] (e) Commencing on or before [the second Wednesday after the 241
convening of the 1997 regular session of the General Assembly] 242
January 15, 1997, and every year thereafter except a year in which a 243
report is filed pursuant to subsection [(c)] (d) of this section, the 244
commission shall submit to the General Assembly a supplement to the 245
report required in [said subsection (c)] subsection (d) of this section 246
identifying any new mandates adopted and any mandates changed in 247
the previous year. 248
[(e)] (f) The Office of Policy and Management shall provide such 249
staff as is necessary for the performance of the functions and duties of 250
the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 251
Relations. Such persons may be exempt from the classified service. 252
Sec. 3. Section 2-32c of the general statutes is repealed and the 253
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 254
On and after [January 1, 2019] July 1, 2019, the Connecticut 255
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, established 256
pursuant to section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall, not more than 257
ninety days after adjournment of any regular or special session of the 258
General Assembly or [September first] November fifteenth 259
immediately following adjournment of a regular session, whichever is 260
[sooner] later, submit to the speaker of the House of Representatives, 261
the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the 262
House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the 263
minority leader of the House of Representatives, [and] the minority 264
leader of the Senate and the chief elected official of each municipality a 265
report [which] that lists each state mandate enacted during said 266
regular or special session of the General Assembly. [Within five days 267
of] Not later than five days after receipt of the report, the speaker and 268 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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the president pro tempore shall [submit the report to the Secretary of 269
the Office of Policy and Management and] refer each state mandate to 270
the joint standing committee or select committee of the General 271
Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter of the mandate. 272
[The secretary shall provide notice of the report to the chief elected 273
official of each municipality.] 274
Sec. 4. Section 4-66k of the general statutes is repealed and the 275
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 276
(a) There is established an account to be known as the "regional 277
planning incentive account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 278
account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any 279
moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the 280
account shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 281
Management in accordance with subsection (b) of this section for the 282
purposes of first providing funding to regional planning organizations 283
in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b) [and (c)] to (d), 284
inclusive, of this section and then to providing grants under the 285
regional performance incentive program established pursuant to 286
section 4-124s, as amended by this act. 287
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, funds from the regional 288
planning incentive account shall be distributed to each regional 289
planning organization, as defined in section 4-124i, revision of 1958, 290
revised to January 1, 2013, in the amount of one hundred twenty-five 291
thousand dollars. Any regional council of governments that is 292
comprised of any two or more regional planning organizations that 293
voluntarily consolidate on or before December 31, 2013, shall receive 294
an additional payment in an amount equal to the amount the regional 295
planning organizations would have received if such regional planning 296
organizations had not voluntarily consolidated. 297
(c) [Beginning in] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and 298
[annually thereafter] each fiscal year thereafter until July 1, 2019, funds 299
from the regional planning incentive account shall be distributed to 300 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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each regional council of governments formed pursuant to section 4-301
124j, in the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars plus 302
fifty cents per capita, using population information from the most 303
recent federal decennial census. Any regional council of governments 304
that is comprised of any two or more regional planning organizations, 305
as defined in section 4-124i, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, 306
that voluntarily consolidated on or before December 31, 2013, shall 307
receive a payment in the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand 308
dollars for each such regional planning organization that voluntarily 309
consolidated on or before said date. 310
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 311
thereafter, funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be 312
distributed to each regional council of governments formed pursuant 313
to section 4-124j, in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars plus 314
thirty cents per capita, using population information from the most 315
recent federal decennial census. The secretary may distribute, 316
annually, an additional amount to each regional council of 317
governments. 318
Sec. 5. Section 4-66r of the general statutes is repealed and the 319
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 320
For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2018] 2020, and each fiscal year 321
thereafter, each regional council of governments shall [, within 322
available appropriations,] receive a grant-in-aid to be known as a 323
regional services grant, the amount of which shall be based on [a 324
formula to be determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 325
Management. No such council shall receive a grant for the fiscal year 326
ending June 30, 2018, unless the secretary approves a spending plan 327
for such grant moneys submitted by such council to the secretary on or 328
before November 1, 2017. No such council shall receive a grant for the 329
fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, or any fiscal year thereafter, unless the 330
secretary approves a spending plan for such grant moneys submitted 331
by such council to the secretary on or before July 1, 2018, and annually 332
thereafter] the formula established pursuant to section 4-66k, as 333 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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amended by this act. Each regional council of governments shall use 334
such grant funds for planning purposes and to achieve efficiencies in 335
the delivery of municipal services, without diminishing the quality of 336
such services. On or before October 1, [2018] 2020, and annually 337
thereafter, each regional council of governments shall submit a report, 338
in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 339
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 340
planning and development and finance, revenue and bonding, and to 341
the secretary. Such report shall (1) summarize the expenditure of such 342
grant funds, (2) describe any regional program, project or initiative 343
currently provided or planned by the council, (3) review the 344
performance of any existing regional program, project or initiative 345
relative to its initial goals and objectives, (4) analyze the existing 346
services provided by member municipalities or by the state that, in the 347
opinion of the council, could be more effectively or efficiently 348
provided on a regional basis, and (5) provide recommendations for 349
legislative action concerning potential impediments to the 350
regionalization of services. 351
Sec. 6. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 4-124s of the 352
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 353
thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 354
(b) There is established a regional performance incentive program 355
that shall be administered by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 356
Management. [On or before December 31, 2011, and annually 357
thereafter, any regional council of governments, any two or more 358
municipalities acting through a regional council of governments, any 359
economic development district, any regional educational service center 360
or any combination thereof may submit a proposal to the secretary for: 361
(1) The joint provision of any service that one or more participating 362
municipalities of such council, educational service center or agency 363
currently provide but which is not provided on a regional basis, (2) a 364
planning study regarding the joint provision of any service on a 365
regional basis, or (3) shared information technology services. A copy of 366
said proposal shall be sent to the legislators representing said 367 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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participating municipalities.] The secretary may provide funding for: 368
(1) The joint provision of any government service, or (2) a planning 369
study regarding the joint provision of any service on a regional basis. 370
Any local or regional board of education or regional educational 371
service center serving a population greater than one hundred thousand 372
may submit a proposal to the secretary for a regional special education 373
initiative. 374
(c) (1) [A regional council of governments, an economic 375
development district, a regional educational service center or a local or 376
regional board of education shall submit each proposal in the form and 377
manner the secretary prescribes and shall, at a minimum, provide the 378
following information for each proposal: (A) Service or initiative 379
description; (B) the explanation of the need for such service or 380
initiative; (C) the method of delivering such service or initiative on a 381
regional basis; (D) the organization that would be responsible for 382
regional service or initiative delivery; (E) a description of the 383
population that would be served; (F) the manner in which regional 384
service or initiative delivery will achieve economies of scale; (G) the 385
amount by which participating municipalities will reduce their mill 386
rates as a result of savings realized; (H) a cost benefit analysis for the 387
provision of the service or initiative by each participating municipality 388
and by the entity or board of education submitting the proposal; (I) a 389
plan of implementation for delivery of the service or initiative on a 390
regional basis; (J) a resolution endorsing such proposal approved by 391
the legislative body of each participating municipality; and (K) an 392
explanation of the potential legal obstacles, if any, to the regional 393
provision of the service or initiative] On or before December 1, 2019, 394
and annually thereafter, the Connecticut Advisory Commission on 395
Intergovernmental Relations established pursuant to section 2-79a, as 396
amended by this act, may recommend to the secretary any specific 397
proposal for achieving additional cost savings through regional 398
efficiencies. The secretary may provide funding, within available 399
resources, to a regional council of governments, an economic 400
development district, a regional educational service center or any 401 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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combination thereof for the purpose of administering any such 402
proposal. Said commission shall submit each proposal in the form and 403
manner prescribed by the secretary. 404
(2) The secretary shall review each proposal and shall award grants 405
for proposals the secretary determines best meet the requirements of 406
this section. [In awarding such grants, the secretary shall give priority 407
to a proposal submitted by (A) any entity specified in subsection (a) of 408
this section that includes participation of all of the member 409
municipalities of such entity, and which may increase the purchasing 410
power of participating municipalities or provide a cost savings 411
initiative resulting in a decrease in expenses of such municipalities, 412
allowing such municipalities to lower property taxes, (B) any economic 413
development district, and (C) any local or regional board of 414
education.] 415
(d) On or before December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter until 416
December 31, 2018, in addition to any proposal submitted pursuant to 417
this section, any municipality or regional council of governments may 418
apply to the secretary for a grant to fund: (1) Operating costs 419
associated with connecting to the state-wide high speed, flexible 420
network developed pursuant to section 4d-80, including the costs to 421
connect at the same rate as other government entities served by such 422
network; and (2) capital cost associated with connecting to such 423
network, including expenses associated with building out the internal 424
fiber network connections required to connect to such network, 425
provided the secretary shall make any such grant available in 426
accordance with the two-year schedule by which the Bureau of 427
Enterprise Systems and Technology recommends connecting each 428
municipality and regional council of governments to such network. 429
Any municipality or regional council of governments shall submit each 430
application in the form and manner the secretary prescribes. 431
(e) The secretary shall submit to the Governor and the joint standing 432
[committee] committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 433
matters relating to planning and development and finance, revenue 434 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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and bonding a report on the grants provided pursuant to this section. 435
Each such report shall include information on the amount of each 436
grant, and the potential of each grant for leveraging other public and 437
private investments. The secretary shall submit a report for the fiscal 438
year commencing July 1, 2011, not later than February 1, 2012, and 439
shall submit a report for each subsequent fiscal year not later than the 440
first day of March in such fiscal year. [Such reports shall include the 441
property tax reductions achieved by means of the program established 442
pursuant to this section.] 443
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a 444
Commission on Shared School Services for the purpose of developing 445
a plan for the redistricting or consolidation of school services and 446
school districts. Such plan shall be developed in accordance with the 447
provisions of section 8 of this act. 448
(b) The commission shall consist of the following members: 449
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 450
one of whom shall be a representative of the American Federation of 451
Teachers-Connecticut and one of whom shall be a representative of the 452
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education; 453
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 454
of whom shall be a representative of the Connecticut Education 455
Association and one of whom shall be a chief elected official of a 456
municipality; 457
(3) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 458
Representatives who shall be a representative of the Connecticut 459
School Transportation Association; 460
(4) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate who shall be 461
a representative of a regional school district; 462
(5) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 463
Representatives who shall be a representative of the RESC Alliance; 464 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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(6) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate who shall be 465
a representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School 466
Superintendents; 467
(7) Six appointed by the Governor, at least one of whom shall be a 468
parent of a student enrolled in a public school, one of whom shall be a 469
representative of the Connecticut Association of Schools and one of 470
whom shall be a representative of the Connecticut Association of 471
School Business Officials; 472
(8) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; 473
(9) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the 474
commissioner's designee; and 475
(10) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 476
secretary's designee. 477
(c) All appointments to the commission shall be made not later than 478
thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 479
filled by the appointing authority. The Commissioner of Education 480
shall schedule the first meeting of the commission, which shall be held 481
not later than forty-five days after the effective date of this section. 482
(d) There shall be two chairpersons of the commission as follows: (1) 483
The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, and 484
(2) a member of the commission who is selected by a majority of 485
members of the commission at the first meeting of the commission. 486
(e) The Department of Education shall provide administrative 487
support to the commission, including, but not limited to, 488
administrative staff and supplies. The department may retain 489
consultants, as necessary, to assist the commission in carrying out its 490
duties. 491
(f) The commission shall terminate on June 30, 2027. 492
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commission on Shared 493 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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School Services, established pursuant to section 7 of this act, shall 494
develop a plan for redistricting or consolidating school services and 495
school districts. In developing such plan and to assist in the 496
completion of the reports required pursuant to subsection (b) of this 497
section, the chairpersons of the commission may, as needed, (1) 498
establish subcommittees and working groups of the members, and (2) 499
hold public hearings or conduct any other outreach, including 500
consultations with the Connecticut Advisory Commission on 501
Intergovernmental Relations, established pursuant to section 2-79a of 502
the general statutes, as amended by this act. 503
(b) The commission shall: 504
(1) Not later than December 1, 2019, develop a report concerning 505
existing school districts, including, but not limited to, (A) the sizes of 506
existing school districts, including enrollment data and the number of 507
certified and noncertified employees, (B) the types and administrative 508
structures of existing school districts, such as local boards of education, 509
regional boards of education, regional educational services centers, 510
state and local charter schools, incorporated or endowed high schools 511
or academies, the Technical Education and Career System and regional 512
agricultural science and technology education centers, (C) the number 513
of schools, including school building size and capacity, enrollment 514
data and grade ranges, as reported to the Department of 515
Administrative Services in such form and manner as prescribed by the 516
office of school grants and review within the department. 517
(2) Not later than November 1, 2019, develop a report concerning 518
existing shared services between school districts and employment of 519
superintendents of schools, including, but not limited to, existing 520
cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a of the general 521
statutes and instances of the joint employment of a superintendent of 522
schools pursuant to section 10-157a of the general statutes; 523
(3) Not later than November 15, 2019, develop a report concerning 524
academic and support services provided by school districts, as 525 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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reported to the Department of Education in such form and manner as 526
prescribed by the Commissioner of Education; 527
(4) Not later than January 15, 2020, develop a report containing 528
preliminary recommendations concerning school district sizes and 529
types, including, but not limited to, the total number of school districts, 530
types of school districts, total number of schools in a school district 531
and enrollment of school districts; 532
(5) Not later than January 15, 2020, develop a report containing a 533
review and preliminary recommendations concerning the governance 534
structure of school districts; 535
(6) Not later than February 1, 2020, develop a report containing 536
preliminary recommendations concerning enhanced shared services 537
among school districts and with municipalities; 538
(7) Not later than April 1, 2020, develop a report containing a review 539
of the current services provided by regional educational service centers 540
and preliminary recommendations concerning the role of regional 541
educational service centers in regionalization and shared service 542
efforts; 543
(8) Not later than April 15, 2020, develop a report containing a 544
review of existing labor contracts within each of the various types of 545
school districts described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this 546
subsection, and preliminary recommendations concerning how future 547
labor contracts should be negotiated as additional education services 548
are shared and following redistricting; 549
(9) Not later than June 1, 2020, develop, in consultation with the 550
Connecticut Association of School Business Officials, a report 551
containing a review of existing school transportation service contracts 552
within each of the various types of school districts described in 553
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, and preliminary 554
recommendations concerning the establishment of shared school 555
transportation contracts, including time spent by students on school 556 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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buses, hours of such transportation services, tiers of schools and any 557
other related issues; 558
(10) Not later than July 1, 2020, develop, in consultation with the 559
Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, a report containing a 560
review of interscholastic athletic schedules and arrangements within 561
and among each of the various types of school districts described in 562
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, and preliminary 563
recommendations concerning the development of interscholastic 564
athletic schedules and related issues, including transportation services 565
to interscholastic athletic events and school hours; 566
(11) Not later than July 1, 2020, develop, in consultation with the 567
Connecticut After School Network, a report containing a review of 568
existing after-school programs and arrangements within and among 569
each of the various types of school districts described in subparagraph 570
(B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, and preliminary 571
recommendations concerning the potential impact and changes to such 572
after-school programs and arrangements following redistricting or the 573
sharing of services, on such issues as transportation and school hours; 574
(12) Not later than August 1, 2020, develop a report containing a 575
review of the current school choice program structures and unified 576
enrollment systems concerning a regional or state-basis, and 577
preliminary recommendations on the integration of school choice 578
programs in a system of shared services and school district 579
consolidations; 580
(13) Not later than August 15, 2020, develop a report containing 581
preliminary recommendations concerning the impact that redistricting 582
and consolidation may have on the provision of special education 583
services not otherwise addressed in any of the previous preliminary 584
recommendations required under this section; 585
(14) Not later than August 15, 2020, develop a report containing 586
preliminary recommendations concerning the impact that redistricting 587
and consolidation may have on early childhood care and education 588 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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programs within and among each of the various types of school 589
districts described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this 590
subsection; 591
(15) Not later than September 1, 2020, develop a report containing 592
preliminary recommendations concerning school building usage 593
within and among each of the various types of school districts 594
described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection; 595
(16) Not later than October 1, 2020, develop a report containing 596
preliminary recommendations concerning the use of incentives, grants 597
or tax changes to accomplish any of the other preliminary 598
recommendations developed pursuant to this section; and 599
(17) Not later than December 1, 2020, develop a comprehensive 600
report concerning the preliminary recommendations developed 601
pursuant to this section, including financial projections on savings and 602
costs resulting from school district redistricting or consolidation. 603
(c) Not later than December 15, 2020, the chairpersons of the 604
commission shall hold a public hearing on the comprehensive report 605
developed pursuant to subdivision (17) of subsection (b) of this 606
section. 607
(d) The commission may continue to develop addit ional 608
recommendations following the submission of any report required 609
under subsection (b) of this section. 610
(e) All reports and plans developed pursuant to this section shall be 611
submitted to the Governor, State Board of Education and the joint 612
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 613
matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with 614
the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 615
(f) The Commissioner of Education shall make all such reports and 616
plans available to the public on the Internet web site of the Department 617
of Education. 618 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) Not later than March 1, 2020, the 619
Commissioner of Education shall solicit proposals, through a request 620
for information, for cooperative arrangements and regionalization of 621
education services and incentives for the establishment of such 622
cooperative arrangements or regionalization of education services. The 623
commissioner shall submit a report on the results of such request for 624
information to the Commission on Shared School Services, established 625
pursuant to section 7 of this act. 626
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) (1) Not later than 627
September 15, 2019, each municipality and the local or regional board 628
of education for such municipality shall develop a report on which 629
services have been shared or consolidated (A) between the 630
municipality and its local or regional board of education, and (B) with 631
other municipalities or local and regional boards of education, 632
including, but not limited to, human resources, accounting, payroll, 633
procurement, finance, information technology, risk management, 634
health care and retirement benefits, insurance and claims 635
administration and buildings and grounds. Such report shall include a 636
detailed cost-benefit analysis of such consolidations. 637
(2) Each municipality shall submit such report, on a form and in a 638
manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 639
Management, to the secretary, Commissioner of Education and 640
Commissioner of Administrative Services. The Secretary of the Office 641
of Policy and Management shall forward such reports to the 642
Commission on Shared School Services, established pursuant to 643
section 7 of this act, and the Connecticut Advisory Commission on 644
Intergovernmental Relations, established pursuant to section 2-79a of 645
the general statutes, as amended by this act. 646
(b) (1) Not later than January 1, 2020, each municipality and the 647
local or regional board of education for such municipality shall, in 648
consultation with the Commission on Shared School Services and the 649
Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 650
develop a report on which services will be shared or consolidated (A) 651 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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between the municipality and its local or regional board of education, 652
and (B) with other municipalities or local and regional boards of 653
education, including, but not limited to, human resources, accounting, 654
payroll, procurement, finance, information technology, risk 655
management, health care and retirement benefits, insurance and claims 656
administration, and buildings and grounds. Such report shall include a 657
(i) detailed cost-benefit analysis of such consolidations, (ii) a schedule 658
for implementation to be completed on or before July 1, 2022, and (iii) 659
an explanation of when services and consolidations are not being 660
implemented. 661
(2) Each municipality shall submit such report, on a form and in a 662
manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 663
Management, to the secretary, Commissioner of Education and 664
Commissioner of Administrative Services. The Secretary of the Office 665
of Policy and Management shall forward such reports to the 666
Commission on Shared School Services and the Connecticut Advisory 667
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. 668
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 32-665 of the general statutes is 669
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 670
1, 2019): 671
(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 32-650 to 32-668, 672
inclusive, the following provisions of the general statutes, including 673
regulations adopted thereunder, shall not apply to the overall project: 674
Section 3-14b, subdivisions (13) to (15), inclusive, of section 4-166, 675
sections 4-167 to 4-174, inclusive, 4-181a, 4a-1 to 4a-59a, inclusive, 4a-63 676
to 4a-76, inclusive, title 4b, section 16a-31, chapters 97a, 124 and 126, 677
sections 14-311 to 14-314c, inclusive, 19a-37, 22a-16 and subsection (a) 678
of section 22a-19. For the purposes of section 22a-12, construction plans 679
relating to the overall project shall not be considered construction 680
plans required to be submitted by state agencies to the Council on 681
Environmental Quality. Notwithstanding any provision of any special 682
act, charter, ordinance, home rule ordinance or chapter 98, no 683
provision of any such act, charter or ordinance or said chapter 98, 684 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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concerning licenses, permits or approvals by a political subdivision of 685
the state pertaining to building demolition or construction shall apply 686
to the overall project and, notwithstanding any provision of the 687
general statutes, the State Building Inspector and the State Fire 688
Marshal shall have original jurisdiction with respect to the 689
administration and enforcement of the State Building Code and the 690
Fire Safety Code, respectively, with respect to all aspects of the overall 691
project, including, without limitation, the conduct of necessary reviews 692
and inspections and the issuance of any building permit, certificate of 693
occupancy or other necessary permits or certificates related to building 694
construction, occupancy or fire safety. For the purposes of part III of 695
chapter 557, the stadium facility project, the convention center project 696
and the parking project shall be deemed to be a public works project 697
and consist of public buildings except that the provisions relating to 698
payment of prevailing wages to workers in connection with a public 699
works project including, but not limited to, section 31-53 shall not 700
apply to the stadium facility project, the convention center project and 701
the parking project if the project manager or the prime construction 702
contractor has negotiated other wage terms pursuant to a project labor 703
agreement. The provisions of section 2-32c, as amended by this act, 704
and subsection [(c)] (d) of section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall 705
not apply to any provisions of public act 99-241, as amended by public 706
act 00-140, or chapter 588x concerning the overall project. Any building 707
permit application with respect to the overall project shall be exempt 708
from the assessment of an education fee under subsection (b) of section 709
29-252a. 710
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 4-66n of the general statutes is 711
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 712
1, 2019): 713
(b) Moneys transferred to the account in accordance with section 87 714
of public act 13-247 shall be expended by the Office of Policy and 715
Management as follows: (1) For the Nutmeg Network, [two million 716
one hundred seventy-four thousand] two million one hundred four 717
thousand dollars; (2) for a tax incidence study, seven hundred 718 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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thousand dollars; (3) for the universal chart of accounts, [four hundred 719
fifty thousand] two hundred seventy thousand dollars; (4) to audit 720
private providers of special education services, in accordance with 721
section 2-90 and sections 10-91g to 10-91i, inclusive, three hundred 722
sixty-six thousand dollars; [and] (5) for the Department of Education, 723
to conduct the study described in section 4 of public act 16-144, two 724
hundred fifty thousand dollars; and (6) two hundred fifty thousand 725
dollars to promote and facilitate the implementation of shared or 726
regional government services. Such moneys for the universal chart of 727
accounts may be used to reimburse expenses incurred on or after July 728
1, 2013. 729
Sec. 13. Section 12-62 of the general statutes is repealed and the 730
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 731
(a) As used in this chapter: 732
(1) "Assessor" means the person responsible for establishing 733
property assessments for purposes of a town's grand list and includes 734
a board of assessors; 735
(2) "Field review" means the process by which an assessor, a 736
member of an assessor's staff or person designated by an assessor 737
examines each parcel of real property in its neighborhood setting, 738
compares observable attributes to those listed on such parcel's 739
corresponding property record, makes any necessary corrections based 740
on such observation and verifies that such parcel's attributes are 741
accounted for in the valuation being developed for a revaluation; 742
(3) "Full inspection" or "fully inspect" means to measure or verify 743
the exterior dimensions of a building or structure and to enter and 744
examine the interior of such building or structure in order to observe 745
and record or verify the characteristics and conditions thereof, 746
provided permission to enter such interior is granted by the property 747
owner or an adult occupant; 748
(4) "Real property" means all the property described in section 12-749 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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64; 750
(5) "Revaluation" or "revalue" means to establish the present true 751
and actual value of all real property in a town as of a specific 752
assessment date; 753
(6) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 754
Management, or said secretary's designee; [and] 755
(7) "Town" means any town, consolidated town and city or 756
consolidated town and borough; and 757
(8) "Revaluation zone" means one of five geographic areas in the 758
state established by the secretary utilizing the boundaries of the nine 759
planning regions. 760
(b) (1) (A) Commencing October 1, 2006, and until September 30, 761
2020, each town shall implement a revaluation not later than the first 762
day of October that follows, by five years, the October first assessment 763
date on which the town's previous revaluation became effective, 764
provided, a town that opted to defer a revaluation, pursuant to section 765
12-62l, shall implement a revaluation not later than the first day of 766
October that follows, by five years, the October first assessment date 767
on which the town's deferred revaluation became effective. 768
(B) Commencing October 1, 2020, (i) each town shall implement a 769
revaluation not later than the first day of October that follows, by five 770
years, an October first assessment date set in accordance with a 771
revaluation date schedule prescribed by the secretary for each 772
revaluation zone, (ii) any town's required revaluation subsequent to 773
any delayed revaluation implemented pursuant to subparagraph (A) 774
of this subdivision shall be implemented in accordance with this 775
section, and (iii) any such revaluation subsequent to any delayed 776
revaluation shall recommence on the date set in such revaluation date 777
schedule prescribed for the revaluation zone in which such town is 778
located, which revaluation date schedule applied to such town prior to 779
such delay. 780 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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(C) The town shall use assessments derived from each such 781
revaluation for the purpose of levying property taxes for the 782
assessment year in which such revaluation is effective and for each 783
assessment year that follows until the ensuing revaluation becomes 784
effective. 785
(2) When conducting a revaluation, an assessor shall use generally 786
accepted mass appraisal methods which may include, but need not be 787
limited to, the market sales comparison approach to value, the cost 788
approach to value and the income approach to value. Prior to the 789
completion of each revaluation, the assessor shall conduct a field 790
review. Except in a town that has a single assessor, the members of the 791
board of assessors shall approve, by majority vote, all valuations 792
established for a revaluation. 793
(3) An assessor, member of an assessor's staff or person designated 794
by an assessor may, at any time, fully inspect any parcel of improved 795
real property in order to ascertain or verify the accuracy of data listed 796
on the assessor's property record for such parcel. Except as provided in 797
subdivision (4) of this subsection, the assessor shall fully inspect each 798
such parcel once in every ten assessment years, provided, if the full 799
inspection of any such parcel occurred in an assessment year 800
preceding that commencing October 1, 1996, the assessor shall fully 801
inspect such parcel not later than the first day of October of 2009, and 802
shall thereafter fully inspect such parcel in accordance with this 803
section. Nothing in this subsection shall require the assessor to fully 804
inspect all of a town's improved real property parcels in the same 805
assessment year and in no case shall an assessor be required to fully 806
inspect any such parcel more than once during every ten assessment 807
years. 808
(4) An assessor may, at any time during the period in which a full 809
inspection of each improved parcel of real property is required, send a 810
questionnaire to the owner of such parcel to (A) obtain information 811
concerning the property's acquisition, and (B) obtain verification of the 812
accuracy of data listed on the assessor's property record for such 813 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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parcel. An assessor shall develop and institute a quality assurance 814
program with respect to responses received to such questionnaires. If 815
satisfied with the results of said program concerning such 816
questionnaires, the assessor may fully inspect only those parcels of 817
improved real property for which satisfactory verification of data 818
listed on the assessor's property record has not been obtained and is 819
otherwise unavailable. The full inspection requirement in subdivision 820
(3) of this subsection shall not apply to any parcel of improved real 821
property for which the assessor obtains satisfactory verification of data 822
listed on the assessor's property record. 823
(c) The following shall be available for public inspection in the 824
assessor's office, in the manner provided for access to public records in 825
subsection (a) of section 1-210, not later than the date written notices of 826
real property valuations are mailed in accordance with subsection (f) 827
of this section: (1) Any criteria, guidelines, price schedules or statement 828
of procedures used in such revaluation by the assessor or by any 829
revaluation company that the assessor designates to perform mass 830
appraisal or field review functions, all of which shall continue to be 831
available for public inspection until the town's next revaluation 832
becomes effective; and (2) a compilation of all real property sales in 833
each neighborhood for the twelve months preceding the date on which 834
each revaluation is effective, the selling prices of which are 835
representative of the fair market values of the properties sold, which 836
compilation shall continue to be available for public inspection for a 837
period of not less than twelve months immediately following a 838
revaluation's effective date. If the assessor changes any property 839
valuation as determined by the revaluation company, the assessor 840
shall document, in writing, the reason for such change and shall 841
append such written explanation to the property card for the real 842
estate parcel whose revaluation was changed. Nothing in this 843
subsection shall be construed to permit the assessor to post a plan or 844
drawing of a dwelling unit of a residential property's interior on the 845
Internet or to otherwise publish such plan or drawing. 846
(d) (1) The chief executive officer of a town shall notify the Secretary 847 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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of the Office of Policy and Management that the town is effecting a 848
revaluation by sending a written notice to the secretary not later than 849
thirty days after the date on which such town's assessor signs a grand 850
list that reflects assessments of real property derived from a 851
revaluation. Any town that fails to effect a revaluation for the 852
assessment date required by this section shall be subject to a penalty 853
effective for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July 854
following such assessment date, and continuing for each successive 855
fiscal year in which the town fails to levy taxes on the basis of such 856
revaluation, provided the secretary shall not impose such penalty with 857
respect to any assessment year in which the provisions of subsection 858
(b) of section 12-117 are applicable. Such penalty shall be the forfeit of 859
the amount otherwise allocable to such town pursuant to section 7-536, 860
and the loss of fifty per cent of the amount of the grant that is payable 861
to such town pursuant to sections 3-55i, 3-55j and 3-55k. Upon 862
imposing said penalty, the secretary shall notify the chief executive 863
officer of the amount of the town's forfeiture for said fiscal year and 864
that the secretary's certification to the State Comptroller for the 865
payments of such grant in said year shall reflect the required 866
reduction. 867
(2) The secretary may waive such penalty if, in the secretary's 868
opinion, there appears to be reasonable cause for the town not having 869
implemented a revaluation for the required assessment date, provided 870
the chief executive officer of the town submits a written request for 871
such waiver. Reasonable cause shall include: (A) An extraordinary 872
circumstance or an act of God, (B) the failure on the part of any 873
revaluation company to complete its contractual duties in a time and 874
manner allowing for the implementation of such revaluation, and 875
provided the town imposed the sanctions for such failure provided in 876
a contract executed with said company, (C) the assessor's death or 877
incapacitation during the conduct of a revaluation, which results in a 878
delay of its implementation, or (D) an order by the superior court for 879
the judicial district in which the town is located postponing such 880
revaluation, or the potential for such an order with respect to a 881 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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proceeding brought before said court. The chief executive officer shall 882
submit such written request to the secretary not earlier than thirty 883
business days after the date on which the assessor signs a grand list 884
that does not reflect real property assessments based on values 885
established for such required revaluation, and not later than thirty 886
days preceding the July first commencement date of the fiscal year in 887
which said penalty is applicable. Such request shall include the reason 888
for the failure of the town to comply with the provisions of subsection 889
(b) of this section. The chief executive officer of such town shall 890
promptly provide any additional information regarding such failure 891
that the secretary may require. Not later than sixty days after receiving 892
such request and any such additional information, the secretary shall 893
notify the chief executive officer of the secretary's decision to grant or 894
deny the waiver requested, provided the secretary may delay a 895
decision regarding a waiver related to a potential court order until not 896
later than sixty days after the date such court renders the decision. The 897
secretary shall not grant a penalty waiver under the provisions of this 898
subsection with respect to consecutive years unless the General 899
Assembly approves such action. 900
(e) When conducting a revaluation, an assessor may designate a 901
revaluation company certified in accordance with section 12-2b to 902
perform [property] parcel data collection, analysis of such data and 903
any mass appraisal valuation or field review functions, pursuant to a 904
method or methods the assessor approves, and may require such 905
company to prepare and mail the valuation notices required by 906
subsection (f) of this section, provided nothing in this subsection shall 907
relieve any assessor of any other requirement relating to such 908
revaluation imposed by any provisions of the general statutes, any 909
public or special act, the provisions of any municipal charter that are 910
not inconsistent with the requirements of this section, or any 911
regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. 912
(f) Not earlier than the assessment date that is the effective date of a 913
revaluation and not later than the tenth calendar day immediately 914
following the date on which the grand list for said assessment date is 915 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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signed, the assessor shall mail a written notice to the last-known 916
address of the owner of each parcel of real property that was revalued. 917
Such notice shall include the valuation of such parcel as of said 918
assessment date and the valuation of such parcel in the last-preceding 919
assessment year, and shall provide information describing the 920
property owner's rights to appeal the valuation established for said 921
assessment date, including the manner in which an appeal may be 922
filed with the board of assessment appeals. 923
(g) The secretary shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 924
provisions of chapter 54, which an assessor shall use when conducting 925
a revaluation. Such regulations shall include (1) provisions governing 926
the management of the revaluation process, including, but not limited 927
to, the method of compiling and maintaining property records, 928
documenting the assessment year during which a full inspection of 929
each parcel of improved real property occurs, and the method of 930
determining real property sales data in support of the mass appraisal 931
process, and (2) provisions establishing criteria for measuring the level 932
and uniformity of assessments generated from a revaluation, provided 933
such criteria shall be applicable to different classes of real property 934
with respect to which a sufficient number of property sales exist. 935
Certification of compliance with not less than one of said regulatory 936
provisions shall be required for each revaluation and the assessor shall, 937
not later than the date on which the grand list reflecting assessments of 938
real property derived from a revaluation is signed, certify to the 939
secretary and the chief executive officer, in writing, that the 940
revaluation was conducted in accordance with said regulatory 941
requirement. Any town effecting a revaluation with respect to which 942
an assessor is unable to certify such compliance shall be subject to the 943
penalty provided in subsection (d) of this section. In the event the 944
assessor designates a revaluation company to perform mass appraisal 945
valuation or field review functions with respect to a revaluation, the 946
assessor and the employee of said company responsible for such 947
function or functions shall jointly sign such certification. The assessor 948
shall retain a copy of such certification and any data in support thereof 949 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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in the assessor's office. The provisions of subsection (c) of this section 950
concerning the public inspection of criteria, guidelines, price schedules 951
or statement of procedures used in a revaluation shall be applicable to 952
such certification and supporting data. 953
(h) This section shall require the revaluation of real property (1) 954
designated within the 1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust 955
by the federal government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation 956
before June 8, 1999, or (2) taken into trust by the federal government 957
for the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. 958
(i) Each assessor shall file with the secretary parcel data from each 959
revaluation implemented pursuant to this section upon forms 960
prescribed and furnished by the secretary, which forms shall be so 961
prescribed and furnished not later than thirty days prior to the date set 962
by the secretary for such filing. 963
Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than July 1, 2020, 964
each regional council of governments shall establish a regional 965
assessment division for the collection and processing of data for each 966
municipality with fifteen thousand parcels or fewer of real property 967
within such council's planning region, as defined in section 4-124i of 968
the general statutes. Such data shall include, but not be limited to, 969
regional geographical information systems, personal property 970
declarations, income and expense statements, property transfers, 971
valuation of motor vehicles and building permit information. Each 972
such municipality shall provide the data requested by the regional 973
assessment division pursuant to this subsection. 974
(b) Each municipality with fifteen thousand parcels or fewer of real 975
property that fails to provide the data requested pursuant to 976
subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a penalty, imposed by 977
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective for the 978
fiscal year commencing July 1, 2020, and continuing for each 979
successive fiscal year in which the municipality fails to provide such 980
data, provided the secretary shall not impose such penalty with 981 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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respect to any assessment year in which the provisions of subsection 982
(b) of section 12-117 of the general statutes are applicable. Such penalty 983
shall be the forfeit of the amount otherwise allocable to such 984
municipality pursuant to section 7-536 of the general statutes, and the 985
loss of fifty per cent of the amount of the grant that is payable to such 986
municipality pursuant to sections 3-55i, 3-55j and 3-55k of the general 987
statutes. Upon imposing such penalty, the secretary shall notify such 988
municipality's chief executive officer of the amount of such 989
municipality's forfeiture for such fiscal year and that the secretary's 990
certification to the State Comptroller for the payments of such grant in 991
such year shall reflect the required reduction. 992
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Notwithstanding the 993
provisions of the general statutes, any special act, municipal charter or 994
ordinance to the contrary, the tax collector of each municipality shall 995
be appointed by the legislative body of such municipality, which 996
legislative body shall establish the qualifications and compensation of 997
such tax collector, except that any tax collector elected before July 1, 998
2019, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which such 999
tax collector was elected. 1000
(b) Not later than July 1, 2022, each municipality with fifteen 1001
thousand parcels or fewer of real property shall establish an 1002
assessment and collection department and shall consolidate into such 1003
department the powers and duties of such municipality's assessor or 1004
board of assessors and the powers and duties of such municipality's 1005
tax collector. 1006
(c) Each municipality with fifteen thousand parcels or fewer of real 1007
property that fails to establish an assessment and collection 1008
department on or before July 1, 2022, shall be subject to a penalty, 1009
imposed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 1010
effective for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2022, and continuing 1011
for each successive fiscal year in which the municipality fails to 1012
establish such department, provided the secretary shall not impose 1013
such penalty with respect to any assessment year in which the 1014 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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provisions of subsection (b) of section 12-117 of the general statutes are 1015
applicable. Such penalty shall be the forfeit of the amount otherwise 1016
allocable to such municipality pursuant to section 7-536 of the general 1017
statutes, and the loss of fifty per cent of the amount of the grant that is 1018
payable to such municipality pursuant to sections 3-55i, 3-55j and 3-1019
55k of the general statutes. Upon imposing such penalty, the secretary 1020
shall notify such municipality's chief executive officer of the amount of 1021
such municipality's forfeiture for such fiscal year and that the 1022
secretary's certification to the State Comptroller for the payments of 1023
such grant in such year shall reflect the required reduction. 1024
Sec. 16. Section 7-105 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1025
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1026
Each person appointed an assessor or a collector of town taxes, or 1027
elected or appointed a member of the board of assessment appeals, [or 1028
a collector of town taxes] in any town shall be sworn before entering 1029
upon the duties of the office to which he has been elected or appointed. 1030
Sec. 17. Section 9-185 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1031
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1032
Unless otherwise provided by special act or charter, (1) members of 1033
boards of assessment appeals, (2) selectmen, (3) town clerks, (4) town 1034
treasurers, (5) [collectors of taxes, (6)] constables, [(7)] (6) registrars of 1035
voters, [(8)] (7) subject to the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-1036
223e, members of boards of education, and [(9)] (8) library directors 1037
shall be elected, provided any town may, by ordinance, provide for the 1038
appointment, by its chief executive authority, of (A) a constable or 1039
constables in lieu of constables to be elected under section 9-200, or (B) 1040
a town clerk [,] or town treasurer [or collector of taxes] in lieu of the 1041
election of such officers as provided in section 9-189. Unless otherwise 1042
provided by special act or charter, all other town officers shall be 1043
appointed as provided by law and, if no other provision for their 1044
appointment is made by law, then (i) by the chief executive officer of 1045
such municipality, (ii) where the legislative body is a town meeting, by 1046 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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the board of selectmen, or (iii) by such other appointing authority as a 1047
town may by ordinance provide, and except that, if a board of finance 1048
is established under the provisions of section 7-340, the members 1049
thereof shall be elected as provided in section 9-202. Any town may, by 1050
a vote of its legislative body, determine the number of its officers and 1051
prescribe the mode by which they shall be voted for at subsequent 1052
elections. 1053
Sec. 18. Section 9-189 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1054
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1055
(a) [Each] Before July 1, 2019, each town, unless otherwise provided 1056
by law, shall, at its regular municipal election elect a town clerk for a 1057
term of not less than two years [and] but not more than six years, a 1058
town treasurer for the term of two years and a collector of town taxes 1059
for a term of not less than two years and not more than six. Each such 1060
clerk, treasurer and collector of taxes shall hold office for the term for 1061
which he is elected and until his successor is elected and has qualified. 1062
[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 1063
the legislative body of a town may, by ordinance adopted by its 1064
legislative body or in any town in which the legislative body is a town 1065
meeting, by the board of selectmen, authorize appointment of a tax 1066
collector. Such ordinance shall include provisions for the appointment 1067
procedure and shall specify the term of appointment. If the charter, 1068
home rule ordinance or special act of a town provides for the method 1069
of appointment of a tax collector, the method shall be changed by 1070
charter, charter amendment or home rule amendment.] 1071
(b) On and after July 1, 2019, each town shall appoint a collector of 1072
taxes in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of this act, except 1073
that any collector of taxes elected before July 1, 2019, shall hold office 1074
until the expiration of the term for which such tax collector was 1075
elected. 1076
Sec. 19. Section 12-136 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1077
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1078 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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The collector of taxes of each town, city or borough shall, before the 1079
commitment to him of any warrant for the collection of taxes, give a 1080
bond [, to run for the term of his office,] for the faithful discharge of his 1081
duties in such sum as is fixed by the selectmen of each town not 1082
consolidated with a city or borough, the mayor and aldermen of each 1083
city or the warden and burgesses of each borough. Each other collector 1084
of taxes shall, before the commitment to him of any warrant for the 1085
collection of taxes, give to the municipal district of which he is such 1086
collector a bond, with surety, to the acceptance of the committee or 1087
other authority signing the rate bill, [to run for the term of his office,] 1088
for the faithful discharge of his duties. The bond of each town tax 1089
collector shall be procured from a surety company of good standing 1090
approved by the selectmen, and the premium on such bond shall be 1091
paid by the town treasurer upon order of the selectmen. If any 1092
collector refuses to receive the rate bill or give the bond required by 1093
law or to collect and pay the tax within the time limited and delivers 1094
up his rate bill, the selectmen or committee of the community may 1095
depute some person to collect the sums due on such rate bill, who shall 1096
give bond as prescribed in this section. 1097
Sec. 20. Section 12-137 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1098
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1099
When the tax collector of any town, city, borough, fire district or 1100
other municipality, by reason of illness or disability, becomes unable to 1101
discharge the duties of his office, the selectmen of the town, or a 1102
majority of them, or the governing body of any such municipality, 1103
may, by a writing signed by them or by the authorized officer of the 1104
governing body, as the case may be, appoint some suitable person as 1105
acting tax collector, who, upon being sworn and giving a bond 1106
satisfactory to the selectmen or such governing body, may thereupon 1107
exercise all the duties and perform all the functions of such tax 1108
collector until such time as such tax collector is found by such 1109
selectmen or such governing body to have become able to discharge 1110
the duties of his office or until his successor is [elected or] appointed 1111
and has qualified. 1112 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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Sec. 21. Section 7-148cc of the general statutes is repealed and the 1113
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1114
[Two] Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any 1115
special act, charter, special act charter, home-rule ordinance or local 1116
law, two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that 1117
each municipality may perform separately under any provisions of the 1118
general statutes or of any special act, charter or home rule ordinance 1119
by entering into an interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 1120
7-339l, inclusive. As used in this section, "municipality" means any 1121
municipality, as defined in section 7-187, any district, as defined in 1122
section 7-324, any metropolitan district or any municipal district 1123
created under section 7-330 and located within the state of 1124
Connecticut. 1125
Sec. 22. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 28-24 of the 1126
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1127
thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1128
(2) [Develop] (A) Before July 1, 2019, develop and administer an 1129
enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program, which shall provide for: [(A)] (i) 1130
The replacement of existing 9-1-1 terminal equipment for each public 1131
safety answering point; [(B)] (ii) the subsidization of regional public 1132
safety emergency telecommunications centers, with enhanced 1133
subsidization for municipalities with a population of forty thousand or 1134
more; [(C)] (iii) the establishment of a transition grant program to 1135
encourage regionalization of public safety answering points; [(D)] (iv) 1136
the establishment of a regional emergency telecommunications service 1137
credit in order to support regional dispatch services; and [(E)] (v) the 1138
implementation of the next generation 9-1-1 telecommunication 1139
system; 1140
(B) On and after July 1, 2019, develop and administer an enhanced 1141
emergency 9-1-1 program, which shall provide for: (i) The 1142
maintenance and replacement of existing 9-1-1 terminal equipment for 1143
each public safety answering point, provided, on and after July 1, 2024, 1144 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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each such answering point shall serve a population of forty thousand 1145
or more and may be a regional public safety emergency 1146
telecommunications center; (ii) the subsidization of regional public 1147
safety emergency telecommunications centers, with enhanced 1148
subsidization for municipalities with a population of forty thousand or 1149
more; (iii) the establishment of a transition grant program to encourage 1150
regionalization of public safety answering points. Any transition grant 1151
under such program shall be awarded, as provided in regulations 1152
adopted under this section, to each town or city (I) joining an existing 1153
regional public safety emergency telecommunications center, or (II) 1154
creating a new regional public safety emergency telecommunications 1155
center. The amount of any such grant shall be in an amount not less 1156
than two hundred fifty thousand and up to five hundred thousand 1157
dollars, subject to availability of funds and using a sliding scale based 1158
upon the annual number of 9-1-1 calls placed from each joining or 1159
creating town or city; (iv) the establishment of a regional emergency 1160
telecommunications service credit in order to support regional 1161
dispatch services; and (v) the implementation of the next generation 9-1162
1-1 telecommunication system as defined in section 28-25; 1163
Sec. 23. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 28-24 of the 1164
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1165
thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 1166
(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 1167
shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, establishing 1168
eligibility standards for state financial assistance to local or regional 1169
police, fire and emergency medical service agencies providing 1170
emergency service telecommunications. Not later than April 1, 1997, 1171
the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 1172
54, in order to carry out the provisions of subparagraph (A) of 1173
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. Not later than April 1, 1174
2021, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 1175
chapter 54, in order to carry out the provisions of subparagraph (B) of 1176
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. 1177 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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(c) Within a time period determined by the commissioner to ensure 1178
the availability of funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, to the 1179
regional emergency telecommunications centers within the state, and 1180
not later than April first of each year thereafter, the commissioner shall 1181
determine the amount of funding needed for the development and 1182
administration of the enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program. The 1183
commissioner shall specify the expenses associated with (1) the 1184
purchase, installation and maintenance of new public safety answering 1185
point terminal equipment, (2) the implementation of the subsidy 1186
program, as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 1187
section, (3) the implementation of the transition grant program, 1188
described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, (4) the 1189
implementation of the regional emergency telecommunications service 1190
credit, as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, 1191
provided, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, and each fiscal year 1192
thereafter, such credit for coordinated medical emergency direction 1193
services as provided in regulations adopted under this section shall be 1194
based upon the factor of thirty cents per capita and shall not be 1195
reduced each year, (5) the training of personnel, as necessary, (6) 1196
recurring expenses and future capital costs associated with the 1197
telecommunications network used to provide emergency 9-1-1 service 1198
and the public safety services data networks, (7) for the fiscal year 1199
ending June 30, 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, the collection, 1200
maintenance and reporting of emergency medical services data, as 1201
required under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (8) of section 19a-177, 1202
provided the amount of expenses specified under this subdivision 1203
shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars in any fiscal year, 1204
(8) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, and each fiscal year 1205
thereafter, the initial training of emergency medical dispatch 1206
personnel, the provision of an emergency medical dispatch priority 1207
reference card set and emergency medical dispatch training and 1208
continuing education pursuant to subdivisions (3) and (4) of 1209
subsection (g) of section 28-25b, (9) the administration of the enhanced 1210
emergency 9-1-1 program by the Division of State-Wide Emergency 1211
Telecommunications, as the commissioner determines to be reasonably 1212 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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necessary, and (10) the implementation and maintenance of the public 1213
safety data network established pursuant to section 29-1j. The 1214
commissioner shall communicate the commissioner's findings to the 1215
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority not later than April first of each 1216
year. 1217
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1218
thereafter, any municipality with a population of less than forty 1219
thousand, which municipality has not joined with two or more other 1220
municipalities to form a regional emergency telecommunications 1221
center, shall not be eligible to receive any funds pursuant to this 1222
section. 1223
[(d)] (e) The division may apply for, receive and distribute any 1224
federal funds available for emergency service telecommunications. The 1225
division shall deposit such federal funds in the Enhanced 9-1-1 1226
Telecommunications Fund established pursuant to section 28-30a, as 1227
amended by this act. 1228
[(e)] (f) The division shall work in cooperation with the Public 1229
Utilities Regulatory Authority to carry out the purposes of this section. 1230
Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 28-30a of the general statutes is 1231
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 1232
October 1, 2019): 1233
(a) There is established a fund to be known as the "Enhanced 9-1-1 1234
Telecommunications Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys 1235
required by law to be deposited in the fund, including, but not limited 1236
to, any federal funds collected pursuant to subsection [(d)] (e) of 1237
section 28-24, as amended by this act, fees assessed against subscribers 1238
of local telephone service and subscribers of commercial mobile radio 1239
services pursuant to section 16-256g and prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fees 1240
collected pursuant to section 28-30e. The Enhanced 9 -1-1 1241
Telecommunications Fund shall be held separate and apart from all 1242
other moneys, funds and accounts. Interest derived from the 1243
investment of the fund shall be credited to the assets of the fund. Any 1244 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be 1245
carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. 1246
Sec. 25. Section 29-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1247
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1248
(a) Each local fire marshal and the State Fire Marshal, for the 1249
purpose of satisfying themselves that all pertinent statutes and 1250
regulations are complied with, may inspect in the interests of public 1251
safety all buildings, facilities, processes, equipment, systems and other 1252
areas regulated by the Fire Safety Code and the State Fire Prevention 1253
Code within their respective jurisdictions. 1254
(b) Each local fire marshal shall inspect or cause to be inspected, at 1255
least once each calendar year or as often as prescribed by the State Fire 1256
Marshal pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, in the interests of 1257
public safety, all buildings and facilities of public service and all 1258
occupancies regulated by the Fire Safety Code within the local fire 1259
marshal's jurisdiction, except residential buildings designed to be 1260
occupied by (1) one or two families which shall be inspected, upon 1261
complaint or request of an owner or occupant, only for the purpose of 1262
determining whether the requirements specified in said codes relative 1263
to smoke detection and warning equipment have been satisfied; (2) 1264
three to six families, which shall be inspected at least once every three 1265
calendar years; and (3) seven to sixteen families, which shall be 1266
inspected at least once every two calendar years. In the case of a school 1267
building, each local fire marshal shall submit a written report to the 1268
local or regional board of education documenting each such 1269
inspection. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a local fire 1270
marshal from inspecting or causing to be inspected a residential 1271
building designed to be occupied by three or more families at least 1272
once each calendar year. 1273
(c) Upon receipt by the State Fire Marshal of information from an 1274
authentic source that any other building or facility within the State Fire 1275
Marshal's jurisdiction is hazardous to life safety from fire, the State Fire 1276 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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Marshal shall inspect such building or facility. 1277
(d) Upon receipt by the local fire marshal of information from an 1278
authentic source that any other building or facility within the local fire 1279
marshal's jurisdiction is hazardous to life safety from fire, the local fire 1280
marshal shall inspect such building or facility. In each case in which 1281
the local fire marshal conducts an inspection, the local fire marshal 1282
shall be satisfied that all pertinent statutes and regulations are 1283
complied with, and shall keep a record of such investigations. Such 1284
local fire marshal or a designee shall have the right of entry at all 1285
reasonable hours into or upon any premises within the local fire 1286
marshal's jurisdiction for the performance of the fire marshal's duties 1287
except that occupied dwellings and habitations, exclusive of common 1288
use passageways and rooms in tenement houses, hotels and rooming 1289
houses, may only be entered for inspections between the hours of 9:00 1290
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except in the event of any emergency requiring 1291
immediate attention for life safety, or in the interests of public safety. 1292
Each local fire marshal shall make a monthly report to the authority 1293
which appointed the local fire marshal and shall be paid for his or her 1294
services in making such inspections of buildings, facilities, processes, 1295
equipment, systems and other areas the compensation agreed upon 1296
with such appointing authority. 1297
(e) The State Fire Marshal may adopt amendments to the Fire Safety 1298
Code and the State Fire Prevention Code regarding requirements for 1299
the frequency of inspections of different building uses regulated by the 1300
codes and set forth a schedule of inspections, except for inspections of 1301
residential buildings, [designed to be occupied by three or more 1302
families,] that are less frequent than yearly if the interests of public 1303
safety can be met by less frequent inspections. 1304
Sec. 26. Subdivision (6) of subsection (b) of section 7-576d of the 1305
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1306
thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 1307
(6) With respect to any proposed collective bargaining agreement or 1308 Governor's Bill No. 7192
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amendments negotiated pursuant to sections 7-467 to 7-477, inclusive, 1309
including any such agreement negotiated by a board of education, 1310
notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 7-474, or 1311
pursuant to section 10-153d, the board shall have the same opportunity 1312
and authority to approve or reject, on not more than two occasions, 1313
collective bargaining agreements or amendments as [is] are provided 1314
to the legislative body of such municipality in said respective sections, 1315
except that (A) any such agreement negotiated by a board of education 1316
shall be submitted to the board by the bargaining representative of 1317
such board of education not later than fourteen days after any such 1318
agreement is reached, and (B) the board shall act upon such 1319
agreement, pursuant to this subdivision, not later than thirty days after 1320
submission by such bargaining representative. 1321
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 7-395
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 2-79a
Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 2-32c
Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 4-66k
Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 4-66r
Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 4-124s(b) to (e)
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 July 1, 2019 32-665(a)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2019 4-66n(b)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2019 12-62
Sec. 14 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 15 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 16 July 1, 2019 7-105
Sec. 17 July 1, 2019 9-185
Sec. 18 July 1, 2019 9-189
Sec. 19 July 1, 2019 12-136
Sec. 20 July 1, 2019 12-137
Sec. 21 July 1, 2019 7-148cc
Sec. 22 July 1, 2019 28-24(a)(2) Governor's Bill No. 7192
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Sec. 23 October 1, 2019 28-24(b) to (e)
Sec. 24 October 1, 2019 28-30a(a)
Sec. 25 July 1, 2019 29-305
Sec. 26 July 1, 2019 7-576d(b)(6)
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
[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.]