LCO \\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192-R01- HB.docx 1 of 32 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7192 January Session, 2019 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 Section 7-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2 (a) The secretary shall review each audit report filed with said 3 secretary as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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 2 of 32 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 7-394a, 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, then the secretary shall 34 prepare a report concerning such finding, including, but not limited to, 35 information to aid in the evaluation of such 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 3 of 32 (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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 4 of 32 (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] the Governor by 88 the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of whom shall 89 be selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small Towns. Two 90 of 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] the Governor by the Connecticut Association of 97 Boards of Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list 98 submitted by the Connecticut Association of School Administrators; 99 [(3)] (C) one representative of a regional council of governments 100 appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to [him] 101 the Governor by the Regional Planning Association of Connecticut; 102 [(4)] (D) five persons who do not hold elected or appointed office in 103 state or local government, one of whom shall be appointed by the 104 Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the president pro 105 tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker 106 of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by 107 the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall be appointed 108 by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; [(5)] (E) one 109 representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 110 appointed by said conference; and [(6)] (F) one representative of the 111 Council of Small Towns appointed by said council. [Each] 112 (3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 113 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 5 of 32 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 (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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 6 of 32 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 development 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 7 of 32 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 8 of 32 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 9 of 32 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)] said subsection identifying any 246 new mandates adopted and any mandates changed in the previous 247 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 10 of 32 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 11 of 32 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 12 of 32 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 participating municipalities.] The secretary may provide funding for: 368 (1) The joint provision of any government service, or (2) a planning 369 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 13 of 32 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 combination thereof for the purpose of administering any such 402 proposal. Said commission shall submit each proposal in the form and 403 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 14 of 32 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 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 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 15 of 32 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. Subsection (a) of section 32-665 of the general statutes is 444 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 445 1, 2019): 446 (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 32-650 to 32-668, 447 inclusive, the following provisions of the general statutes, including 448 regulations adopted thereunder, shall not apply to the overall project: 449 Section 3-14b, subdivisions (13) to (15), inclusive, of section 4-166, 450 sections 4-167 to 4-174, inclusive, 4-181a, 4a-1 to 4a-59a, inclusive, 4a-63 451 to 4a-76, inclusive, title 4b, section 16a-31, chapters 97a, 124 and 126, 452 sections 14-311 to 14-314c, inclusive, 19a-37, 22a-16 and subsection (a) 453 of section 22a-19. For the purposes of section 22a-12, construction plans 454 relating to the overall project shall not be considered construction 455 plans required to be submitted by state agencies to the Council on 456 Environmental Quality. Notwithstanding any provision of any special 457 act, charter, ordinance, home rule ordinance or chapter 98, no 458 provision of any such act, charter or ordinance or said chapter 98, 459 concerning licenses, permits or approvals by a political subdivision of 460 the state pertaining to building demolition or construction shall apply 461 to the overall project and, notwithstanding any provision of the 462 general statutes, the State Building Inspector and the State Fire 463 Marshal shall have original jurisdiction with respect to the 464 administration and enforcement of the State Building Code and the 465 Fire Safety Code, respectively, with respect to all aspects of the overall 466 project, including, without limitation, the conduct of necessary reviews 467 and inspections and the issuance of any building permit, certificate of 468 occupancy or other necessary permits or certificates related to building 469 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 16 of 32 construction, occupancy or fire safety. For the purposes of part III of 470 chapter 557, the stadium facility project, the convention center project 471 and the parking project shall be deemed to be a public works project 472 and consist of public buildings except that the provisions relating to 473 payment of prevailing wages to workers in connection with a public 474 works project including, but not limited to, section 31-53 shall not 475 apply to the stadium facility project, the convention center project and 476 the parking project if the project manager or the prime construction 477 contractor has negotiated other wage terms pursuant to a project labor 478 agreement. The provisions of section 2-32c, as amended by this act, 479 and subsection [(c)] (d) of section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall 480 not apply to any provisions of public act 99-241, as amended by public 481 act 00-140, or chapter 588x concerning the overall project. Any building 482 permit application with respect to the overall project shall be exempt 483 from the assessment of an education fee under subsection (b) of section 484 29-252a. 485 Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 4-66n of the general statutes is 486 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 487 1, 2019): 488 (b) Moneys transferred to the account in accordance with section 87 489 of public act 13-247 shall be expended by the Office of Policy and 490 Management as follows: (1) For the Nutmeg Network, [two million 491 one hundred seventy-four thousand] two million one hundred four 492 thousand dollars; (2) for a tax incidence study, seven hundred 493 thousand dollars; (3) for the universal chart of accounts, [four hundred 494 fifty thousand] two hundred seventy thousand dollars; (4) to audit 495 private providers of special education services, in accordance with 496 section 2-90 and sections 10-91g to 10-91i, inclusive, three hundred 497 sixty-six thousand dollars; [and] (5) for the Department of Education, 498 to conduct the study described in section 4 of public act 16-144, two 499 hundred fifty thousand dollars; and (6) to promote and facilitate the 500 implementation of shared or regional government services, two 501 hundred fifty thousand dollars. Such moneys for the universal chart of 502 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 17 of 32 accounts may be used to reimburse expenses incurred on or after July 503 1, 2013. 504 Sec. 9. Section 12-62 of the general statutes is repealed and the 505 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 506 (a) As used in this chapter: 507 (1) "Assessor" means the person responsible for establishing 508 property assessments for purposes of a town's grand list and includes 509 a board of assessors; 510 (2) "Field review" means the process by which an assessor, a 511 member of an assessor's staff or person designated by an assessor 512 examines each parcel of real property in its neighborhood setting, 513 compares observable attributes to those listed on such parcel's 514 corresponding property record, makes any necessary corrections based 515 on such observation and verifies that such parcel's attributes are 516 accounted for in the valuation being developed for a revaluation; 517 (3) "Full inspection" or "fully inspect" means to measure or verify 518 the exterior dimensions of a building or structure and to enter and 519 examine the interior of such building or structure in order to observe 520 and record or verify the characteristics and conditions thereof, 521 provided permission to enter such interior is granted by the property 522 owner or an adult occupant; 523 (4) "Real property" means all the property described in section 12-524 64; 525 (5) "Revaluation" or "revalue" means to establish the present true 526 and actual value of all real property in a town as of a specific 527 assessment date; 528 (6) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 529 Management, or said secretary's designee; [and] 530 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 18 of 32 (7) "Town" means any town, consolidated town and city or 531 consolidated town and borough; [.] 532 (8) "Revaluation zone" means one of five geographic areas in the 533 state established by the secretary utilizing the boundaries of the nine 534 planning regions; and 535 (9) "Planning region" has the same meaning as provided in section 536 4-124i. 537 (b) (1) (A) Commencing October 1, 2006, and until September 30, 538 2020, each town shall implement a revaluation not later than the first 539 day of October that follows, by five years, the October first assessment 540 date on which the town's previous revaluation became effective, 541 provided, a town that opted to defer a revaluation, pursuant to section 542 12-62l, shall implement a revaluation not later than the first day of 543 October that follows, by five years, the October first assessment date 544 on which the town's deferred revaluation became effective. 545 (B) Commencing October 1, 2020, (i) each town shall implement a 546 revaluation not later than the first day of October that follows, by five 547 years, an October first assessment date set in accordance with a 548 revaluation date schedule prescribed by the secretary for each 549 revaluation zone, (ii) any town's required revaluation subsequent to 550 any delayed revaluation implemented pursuant to subparagraph (A) 551 of this subdivision shall be implemented in accordance with this 552 section, and (iii) any such revaluation subsequent to any delayed 553 revaluation shall recommence on the date set in such revaluation date 554 schedule prescribed for the revaluation zone in which such town is 555 located, which revaluation date schedule applied to such town prior to 556 such delay. 557 (C) The town shall use assessments derived from each such 558 revaluation for the purpose of levying property taxes for the 559 assessment year in which such revaluation is effective and for each 560 assessment year that follows until the ensuing revaluation becomes 561 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 19 of 32 effective. 562 (2) When conducting a revaluation, an assessor shall use generally 563 accepted mass appraisal methods which may include, but need not be 564 limited to, the market sales comparison approach to value, the cost 565 approach to value and the income approach to value. Prior to the 566 completion of each revaluation, the assessor shall conduct a field 567 review. Except in a town that has a single assessor, the members of the 568 board of assessors shall approve, by majority vote, all valuations 569 established for a revaluation. 570 (3) An assessor, member of an assessor's staff or person designated 571 by an assessor may, at any time, fully inspect any parcel of improved 572 real property in order to ascertain or verify the accuracy of data listed 573 on the assessor's property record for such parcel. Except as provided in 574 subdivision (4) of this subsection, the assessor shall fully inspect each 575 such parcel once in every ten assessment years, provided, if the full 576 inspection of any such parcel occurred in an assessment year 577 preceding that commencing October 1, 1996, the assessor shall fully 578 inspect such parcel not later than the first day of October of 2009, and 579 shall thereafter fully inspect such parcel in accordance with this 580 section. Nothing in this subsection shall require the assessor to fully 581 inspect all of a town's improved real property parcels in the same 582 assessment year and in no case shall an assessor be required to fully 583 inspect any such parcel more than once during every ten assessment 584 years. 585 (4) An assessor may, at any time during the period in which a full 586 inspection of each improved parcel of real property is required, send a 587 questionnaire to the owner of such parcel to (A) obtain information 588 concerning the property's acquisition, and (B) obtain verification of the 589 accuracy of data listed on the assessor's property record for such 590 parcel. An assessor shall develop and institute a quality assurance 591 program with respect to responses received to such questionnaires. If 592 satisfied with the results of said program concerning such 593 questionnaires, the assessor may fully inspect only those parcels of 594 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 20 of 32 improved real property for which satisfactory verification of data 595 listed on the assessor's property record has not been obtained and is 596 otherwise unavailable. The full inspection requirement in subdivision 597 (3) of this subsection shall not apply to any parcel of improved real 598 property for which the assessor obtains satisfactory verification of data 599 listed on the assessor's property record. 600 (c) The following shall be available for public inspection in the 601 assessor's office, in the manner provided for access to public records in 602 subsection (a) of section 1-210, not later than the date written notices of 603 real property valuations are mailed in accordance with subsection (f) 604 of this section: (1) Any criteria, guidelines, price schedules or statement 605 of procedures used in such revaluation by the assessor or by any 606 revaluation company that the assessor designates to perform mass 607 appraisal or field review functions, all of which shall continue to be 608 available for public inspection until the town's next revaluation 609 becomes effective; and (2) a compilation of all real property sales in 610 each neighborhood for the twelve months preceding the date on which 611 each revaluation is effective, the selling prices of which are 612 representative of the fair market values of the properties sold, which 613 compilation shall continue to be available for public inspection for a 614 period of not less than twelve months immediately following a 615 revaluation's effective date. If the assessor changes any property 616 valuation as determined by the revaluation company, the assessor 617 shall document, in writing, the reason for such change and shall 618 append such written explanation to the property card for the real 619 estate parcel whose revaluation was changed. Nothing in this 620 subsection shall be construed to permit the assessor to post a plan or 621 drawing of a dwelling unit of a residential property's interior on the 622 Internet or to otherwise publish such plan or drawing. 623 (d) (1) The chief executive officer of a town shall notify the Secretary 624 of the Office of Policy and Management that the town is effecting a 625 revaluation by sending a written notice to the secretary not later than 626 thirty days after the date on which such town's assessor signs a grand 627 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 21 of 32 list that reflects assessments of real property derived from a 628 revaluation. Any town that fails to effect a revaluation for the 629 assessment date required by this section shall be subject to a penalty 630 effective for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July 631 following such assessment date, and continuing for each successive 632 fiscal year in which the town fails to levy taxes on the basis of such 633 revaluation, provided the secretary shall not impose such penalty with 634 respect to any assessment year in which the provisions of subsection 635 (b) of section 12-117 are applicable. Such penalty shall be the forfeit of 636 the amount otherwise allocable to such town pursuant to section 7-536, 637 and the loss of fifty per cent of the amount of the grant that is payable 638 to such town pursuant to sections 3-55i, 3-55j and 3-55k. Upon 639 imposing said penalty, the secretary shall notify the chief executive 640 officer of the amount of the town's forfeiture for said fiscal year and 641 that the secretary's certification to the State Comptroller for the 642 payments of such grant in said year shall reflect the required 643 reduction. 644 (2) The secretary may waive such penalty if, in the secretary's 645 opinion, there appears to be reasonable cause for the town not having 646 implemented a revaluation for the required assessment date, provided 647 the chief executive officer of the town submits a written request for 648 such waiver. Reasonable cause shall include: (A) An extraordinary 649 circumstance or an act of God, (B) the failure on the part of any 650 revaluation company to complete its contractual duties in a time and 651 manner allowing for the implementation of such revaluation, and 652 provided the town imposed the sanctions for such failure provided in 653 a contract executed with said company, (C) the assessor's death or 654 incapacitation during the conduct of a revaluation, which results in a 655 delay of its implementation, or (D) an order by the superior court for 656 the judicial district in which the town is located postponing such 657 revaluation, or the potential for such an order with respect to a 658 proceeding brought before said court. The chief executive officer shall 659 submit such written request to the secretary not earlier than thirty 660 business days after the date on which the assessor signs a grand list 661 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 22 of 32 that does not reflect real property assessments based on values 662 established for such required revaluation, and not later than thirty 663 days preceding the July first commencement date of the fiscal year in 664 which said penalty is applicable. Such request shall include the reason 665 for the failure of the town to comply with the provisions of subsection 666 (b) of this section. The chief executive officer of such town shall 667 promptly provide any additional information regarding such failure 668 that the secretary may require. Not later than sixty days after receiving 669 such request and any such additional information, the secretary shall 670 notify the chief executive officer of the secretary's decision to grant or 671 deny the waiver requested, provided the secretary may delay a 672 decision regarding a waiver related to a potential court order until not 673 later than sixty days after the date such court renders the decision. The 674 secretary shall not grant a penalty waiver under the provisions of this 675 subsection with respect to consecutive years unless the General 676 Assembly approves such action. 677 (e) When conducting a revaluation, an assessor may designate a 678 revaluation company certified in accordance with section 12-2b to 679 perform [property] parcel data collection, analysis of such data and 680 any mass appraisal valuation or field review functions, pursuant to a 681 method or methods the assessor approves, and may require such 682 company to prepare and mail the valuation notices required by 683 subsection (f) of this section, provided nothing in this subsection shall 684 relieve any assessor of any other requirement relating to such 685 revaluation imposed by any provisions of the general statutes, any 686 public or special act, the provisions of any municipal charter that are 687 not inconsistent with the requirements of this section, or any 688 regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. 689 (f) Not earlier than the assessment date that is the effective date of a 690 revaluation and not later than the tenth calendar day immediately 691 following the date on which the grand list for said assessment date is 692 signed, the assessor shall mail a written notice to the last-known 693 address of the owner of each parcel of real property that was revalued. 694 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 23 of 32 Such notice shall include the valuation of such parcel as of said 695 assessment date and the valuation of such parcel in the last-preceding 696 assessment year, and shall provide information describing the 697 property owner's rights to appeal the valuation established for said 698 assessment date, including the manner in which an appeal may be 699 filed with the board of assessment appeals. 700 (g) The secretary shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 701 provisions of chapter 54, which an assessor shall use when conducting 702 a revaluation. Such regulations shall include (1) provisions governing 703 the management of the revaluation process, including, but not limited 704 to, the method of compiling and maintaining property records, 705 documenting the assessment year during which a full inspection of 706 each parcel of improved real property occurs, and the method of 707 determining real property sales data in support of the mass appraisal 708 process, and (2) provisions establishing criteria for measuring the level 709 and uniformity of assessments generated from a revaluation, provided 710 such criteria shall be applicable to different classes of real property 711 with respect to which a sufficient number of property sales exist. 712 Certification of compliance with not less than one of said regulatory 713 provisions shall be required for each revaluation and the assessor shall, 714 not later than the date on which the grand list reflecting assessments of 715 real property derived from a revaluation is signed, certify to the 716 secretary and the chief executive officer, in writing, that the 717 revaluation was conducted in accordance with said regulatory 718 requirement. Any town effecting a revaluation with respect to which 719 an assessor is unable to certify such compliance shall be subject to the 720 penalty provided in subsection (d) of this section. In the event the 721 assessor designates a revaluation company to perform mass appraisal 722 valuation or field review functions with respect to a revaluation, the 723 assessor and the employee of said company responsible for such 724 function or functions shall jointly sign such certification. The assessor 725 shall retain a copy of such certification and any data in support thereof 726 in the assessor's office. The provisions of subsection (c) of this section 727 concerning the public inspection of criteria, guidelines, price schedules 728 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 24 of 32 or statement of procedures used in a revaluation shall be applicable to 729 such certification and supporting data. 730 (h) This section shall require the revaluation of real property (1) 731 designated within the 1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust 732 by the federal government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation 733 before June 8, 1999, or (2) taken into trust by the federal government 734 for the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. 735 (i) Each assessor shall file with the secretary parcel data from each 736 revaluation implemented pursuant to this section upon forms 737 prescribed and furnished by the secretary, which forms shall be so 738 prescribed and furnished not later than thirty days prior to the date set 739 by the secretary for such filing. 740 Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than July 1, 2020, 741 each regional council of governments shall establish a regional 742 assessment division for the collection and processing of data for each 743 municipality with fifteen thousand parcels or fewer of real property 744 within such council's planning region, as defined in section 4-124i of 745 the general statutes. Such data shall include, but not be limited to, 746 regional geographical information systems, personal property 747 declarations, income and expense statements, property transfers, 748 valuation of motor vehicles and building permit information. Each 749 such municipality shall provide the data requested by the regional 750 assessment division pursuant to this subsection. 751 (b) Each municipality with fifteen thousand parcels or fewer of real 752 property that fails to provide the data requested pursuant to 753 subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a penalty, imposed by 754 the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective for the 755 fiscal year commencing July 1, 2020, and continuing for each 756 successive fiscal year in which the municipality fails to provide such 757 data, provided the secretary shall not impose such penalty with 758 respect to any assessment year in which the provisions of subsection 759 (b) of section 12-117 of the general statutes are applicable. Such penalty 760 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 25 of 32 shall be the forfeit of the amount otherwise allocable to such 761 municipality pursuant to section 7-536 of the general statutes, and the 762 loss of fifty per cent of the amount of the grant that is payable to such 763 municipality pursuant to sections 3-55i, 3-55j and 3-55k of the general 764 statutes. Upon imposing such penalty, the secretary shall notify such 765 municipality's chief executive officer of the amount of such 766 municipality's forfeiture for such fiscal year and that the secretary's 767 certification to the State Comptroller for the payments of such grant in 768 such year shall reflect the required reduction. 769 Sec. 11. Section 7-148cc of the general statutes is repealed and the 770 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 771 [Two] Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any 772 special act, charter, special act charter, home-rule ordinance or local 773 law, two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that 774 each municipality may perform separately under any provisions of the 775 general statutes or of any special act, charter or home rule ordinance 776 by entering into an interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 777 7-339l, inclusive. As used in this section, "municipality" means any 778 municipality, as defined in section 7-187, any district, as defined in 779 section 7-324, any metropolitan district or any municipal district 780 created under section 7-330 and located within the state of 781 Connecticut. 782 Sec. 12. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 28-24 of the 783 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 784 thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 785 (2) [Develop] (A) Before July 1, 2019, develop and administer an 786 enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program, which shall provide for: [(A)] (i) 787 The replacement of existing 9-1-1 terminal equipment for each public 788 safety answering point; [(B)] (ii) the subsidization of regional public 789 safety emergency telecommunications centers, with enhanced 790 subsidization for municipalities with a population of forty thousand or 791 more; [(C)] (iii) the establishment of a transition grant program to 792 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 26 of 32 encourage regionalization of public safety answering points; [(D)] (iv) 793 the establishment of a regional emergency telecommunications service 794 credit in order to support regional dispatch services; and [(E)] (v) the 795 implementation of the next generation 9-1-1 telecommunication 796 system; 797 (B) On and after July 1, 2019, develop and administer an enhanced 798 emergency 9-1-1 program, which shall provide for: (i) The 799 maintenance and replacement of existing 9-1-1 terminal equipment for 800 each public safety answering point, provided, on and after July 1, 2024, 801 each such answering point shall serve a population of forty thousand 802 or more and may be a regional public safety emergency 803 telecommunications center; (ii) the subsidization of regional public 804 safety emergency telecommunications centers, with enhanced 805 subsidization for municipalities with a population of forty thousand or 806 more; (iii) the establishment of a transition grant program to encourage 807 regionalization of public safety answering points. Any transition grant 808 under such program shall be awarded, as provided in regulations 809 adopted under this section, to each town or city (I) joining an existing 810 regional public safety emergency telecommunications center, or (II) 811 creating a new regional public safety emergency telecommunications 812 center. The amount of any such grant shall be in an amount not less 813 than two hundred fifty thousand and up to five hundred thousand 814 dollars, subject to availability of funds and using a sliding scale based 815 upon the annual number of 9-1-1 calls placed from each joining or 816 creating town or city; (iv) the establishment of a regional emergency 817 telecommunications service credit in order to support regional 818 dispatch services; and (v) the implementation of the next generation 9-819 1-1 telecommunication system as defined in section 28-25; 820 Sec. 13. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 28-24 of the 821 general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 822 thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 823 (b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 824 shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, establishing 825 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 27 of 32 eligibility standards for state financial assistance to local or regional 826 police, fire and emergency medical service agencies providing 827 emergency service telecommunications. Not later than April 1, 1997, 828 the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 829 54, in order to carry out the provisions of subparagraph (A) of 830 subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. Not later than April 1, 831 2021, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 832 chapter 54, in order to carry out the provisions of subparagraph (B) of 833 subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. 834 (c) Within a time period determined by the commissioner to ensure 835 the availability of funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, to the 836 regional emergency telecommunications centers within the state, and 837 not later than April first of each year thereafter, the commissioner shall 838 determine the amount of funding needed for the development and 839 administration of the enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program. The 840 commissioner shall specify the expenses associated with (1) the 841 purchase, installation and maintenance of new public safety answering 842 point terminal equipment, (2) the implementation of the subsidy 843 program, as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 844 section, (3) the implementation of the transition grant program, 845 described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, (4) the 846 implementation of the regional emergency telecommunications service 847 credit, as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, 848 provided, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, and each fiscal year 849 thereafter, such credit for coordinated medical emergency direction 850 services as provided in regulations adopted under this section shall be 851 based upon the factor of thirty cents per capita and shall not be 852 reduced each year, (5) the training of personnel, as necessary, (6) 853 recurring expenses and future capital costs associated with the 854 telecommunications network used to provide emergency 9-1-1 service 855 and the public safety services data networks, (7) for the fiscal year 856 ending June 30, 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, the collection, 857 maintenance and reporting of emergency medical services data, as 858 required under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (8) of section 19a-177, 859 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 28 of 32 provided the amount of expenses specified under this subdivision 860 shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars in any fiscal year, 861 (8) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, and each fiscal year 862 thereafter, the initial training of emergency medical dispatch 863 personnel, the provision of an emergency medical dispatch priority 864 reference card set and emergency medical dispatch training and 865 continuing education pursuant to subdivisions (3) and (4) of 866 subsection (g) of section 28-25b, (9) the administration of the enhanced 867 emergency 9-1-1 program by the Division of State-Wide Emergency 868 Telecommunications, as the commissioner determines to be reasonably 869 necessary, and (10) the implementation and maintenance of the public 870 safety data network established pursuant to section 29-1j. The 871 commissioner shall communicate the commissioner's findings to the 872 Public Utilities Regulatory Authority not later than April first of each 873 year. 874 (d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 875 thereafter, any municipality with a population of less than forty 876 thousand, which municipality has not joined with two or more other 877 municipalities to form a regional emergency telecommunications 878 center, shall not be eligible to receive any funds pursuant to this 879 section. 880 [(d)] (e) The division may apply for, receive and distribute any 881 federal funds available for emergency service telecommunications. The 882 division shall deposit such federal funds in the Enhanced 9-1-1 883 Telecommunications Fund established pursuant to section 28-30a, as 884 amended by this act. 885 [(e)] (f) The division shall work in cooperation with the Public 886 Utilities Regulatory Authority to carry out the purposes of this section. 887 Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 28-30a of the general statutes is 888 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 889 October 1, 2019): 890 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 29 of 32 (a) There is established a fund to be known as the "Enhanced 9-1-1 891 Telecommunications Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys 892 required by law to be deposited in the fund, including, but not limited 893 to, any federal funds collected pursuant to subsection [(d)] (e) of 894 section 28-24, as amended by this act, fees assessed against subscribers 895 of local telephone service and subscribers of commercial mobile radio 896 services pursuant to section 16-256g and prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fees 897 collected pursuant to section 28-30e. The Enhanced 9 -1-1 898 Telecommunications Fund shall be held separate and apart from all 899 other moneys, funds and accounts. Interest derived from the 900 investment of the fund shall be credited to the assets of the fund. Any 901 balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be 902 carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. 903 Sec. 15. Section 29-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the 904 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 905 (a) Each local fire marshal and the State Fire Marshal, for the 906 purpose of satisfying themselves that all pertinent statutes and 907 regulations are complied with, may inspect in the interests of public 908 safety all buildings, facilities, processes, equipment, systems and other 909 areas regulated by the Fire Safety Code and the State Fire Prevention 910 Code within their respective jurisdictions. 911 (b) Each local fire marshal shall inspect or cause to be inspected, at 912 least once each calendar year or as often as prescribed by the State Fire 913 Marshal pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, in the interests of 914 public safety, all buildings and facilities of public service and all 915 occupancies regulated by the Fire Safety Code within the local fire 916 marshal's jurisdiction, except residential buildings designed to be 917 occupied by (1) one or two families which shall be inspected, upon 918 complaint or request of an owner or occupant, only for the purpose of 919 determining whether the requirements specified in said codes relative 920 to smoke detection and warning equipment have been satisfied; (2) 921 three to six families, which shall be inspected at least once every three 922 calendar years; and (3) seven to sixteen families, which shall be 923 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 30 of 32 inspected at least once every two calendar years. In the case of a school 924 building, each local fire marshal shall submit a written report to the 925 local or regional board of education documenting each such 926 inspection. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a local fire 927 marshal from inspecting or causing to be inspected a residential 928 building designed to be occupied by three or more families at least 929 once each calendar year. 930 (c) Upon receipt by the State Fire Marshal of information from an 931 authentic source that any other building or facility within the State Fire 932 Marshal's jurisdiction is hazardous to life safety from fire, the State Fire 933 Marshal shall inspect such building or facility. 934 (d) Upon receipt by the local fire marshal of information from an 935 authentic source that any other building or facility within the local fire 936 marshal's jurisdiction is hazardous to life safety from fire, the local fire 937 marshal shall inspect such building or facility. In each case in which 938 the local fire marshal conducts an inspection, the local fire marshal 939 shall be satisfied that all pertinent statutes and regulations are 940 complied with, and shall keep a record of such investigations. Such 941 local fire marshal or a designee shall have the right of entry at all 942 reasonable hours into or upon any premises within the local fire 943 marshal's jurisdiction for the performance of the fire marshal's duties 944 except that occupied dwellings and habitations, exclusive of common 945 use passageways and rooms in tenement houses, hotels and rooming 946 houses, may only be entered for inspections between the hours of 9:00 947 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except in the event of any emergency requiring 948 immediate attention for life safety, or in the interests of public safety. 949 Each local fire marshal shall make a monthly report to the authority 950 which appointed the local fire marshal and shall be paid for his or her 951 services in making such inspections of buildings, facilities, processes, 952 equipment, systems and other areas the compensation agreed upon 953 with such appointing authority. 954 (e) The State Fire Marshal may adopt amendments to the Fire Safety 955 Code and the State Fire Prevention Code regarding requirements for 956 Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 31 of 32 the frequency of inspections of different building uses regulated by the 957 codes and set forth a schedule of inspections, except for inspections of 958 residential buildings, [designed to be occupied by three or more 959 families,] that are less frequent than yearly if the interests of public 960 safety can be met by less frequent inspections. 961 Sec. 16. Subdivision (6) of subsection (b) of section 7-576d of the 962 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 963 thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 964 (6) With respect to any proposed collective bargaining agreement or 965 amendments negotiated pursuant to sections 7-467 to 7-477, inclusive, 966 including any such agreement negotiated by a board of education, 967 notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 7-474, or 968 pursuant to section 10-153d, the [board] Municipal Accountability 969 Review Board shall have the same opportunity and authority to 970 approve or reject, on not more than two occasions, collective 971 bargaining agreements or amendments as [is] are provided to the 972 legislative body of such municipality in said respective sections, except 973 that (A) any such agreement negotiated by a board of education shall 974 be submitted to the Municipal Accountability Review Board by the 975 bargaining representative of such board of education not later than 976 fourteen days after any such agreement is reached, and (B) the 977 Municipal Accountability Review Board shall act upon such 978 agreement, pursuant to this subdivision, not later than thirty days after 979 submission by such bargaining representative. 980 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 July 1, 2019 32-665(a) Substitute Bill No. 7192 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07192- R01-HB.docx } 32 of 32 Sec. 8 July 1, 2019 4-66n(b) Sec. 9 July 1, 2019 12-62 Sec. 10 July 1, 2019 New section Sec. 11 July 1, 2019 7-148cc Sec. 12 July 1, 2019 28-24(a)(2) Sec. 13 October 1, 2019 28-24(b) to (e) Sec. 14 October 1, 2019 28-30a(a) Sec. 15 July 1, 2019 29-305 Sec. 16 July 1, 2019 7-576d(b)(6) Statement of Legislative Commissioners: In Section 1(b), "subsection (a) of" was inserted before "section 7-394a" for accuracy, and "then" was inserted before "the secretary shall prepare" for clarity; throughout Section 2(a)(2), "him" was changed to "[him] the Governor" for clarity and consistency; in Section 2(e), "subsection (d) of this section" was changed to "said subsection" for consistency; in Section 8, the provision was restructured in Subdiv. (6) for consistency; in Section 9, Subdiv. (9) was added to define "planning region" for accuracy and clarity; and in Section 16, references to "the board" were changed to "the Municipal Accountability Review Board" for clarity. PD Joint Favorable Subst.