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9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING MU NICIPAL AND REGIONAL
10	15		OPPORTUNITIES AND EF FICIENCIES.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Section 7-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the
15		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
16		-	(a) The secretary shall review each audit report filed with said
17		-	secretary as provided in section 7-393, except said secretary shall
18		-	review the audit reports on each audited agency biennially and may
19		-	review the audit reports on any municipality or regional school district
20		-	biennially, provided such secretary shall, in any year in which he does
21		-	not review the report of any such municipality or regional school
22		-	district, review the comments and recommendations of the
23		-	independent auditor who made such audit. If, upon such review of the
24		-	audit report, evidence of fraud or embezzlement is found, he shall
25		-	report such information to the state's attorney for the judicial district in
26		-	which such municipality, regional school district or audited agency is
27		-	located. If, in the review of such audit report said secretary finds that
28		-	such audit has not been prepared in compliance with the provisions of
29		-	subsection (a) of section 7-394a, or said secretary finds evidence of any
30		-	unsound or irregular financial practice in relation to commonly
31		-	accepted standards in municipal finance, said secretary shall prepare a Substitute House Bill No. 7192
	19	+	Section 1. Section 7-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	20	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
	21	+	(a) The secretary shall review each audit report filed with said 3
	22	+	secretary as provided in section 7-393, except said secretary shall 4
	23	+	review the audit reports on each audited agency biennially and may 5
	24	+	review the audit reports on any municipality or regional school district 6
	25	+	biennially, provided such secretary shall, in any year in which he does 7
	26	+	not review the report of any such municipality or regional school 8
	27	+	district, review the comments and recommendations of the 9
	28	+	independent auditor who made such audit. If, upon such review of the 10
	29	+	audit report, evidence of fraud or embezzlement is found, he shall 11
	30	+	report such information to the state's attorney for the judicial district in 12
	31	+	which such municipality, regional school district or audited agency is 13
	32	+	located. If, in the review of such audit report said secretary finds that 14
	33	+	such audit has not been prepared in compliance with the provisions of 15
	34	+	subsection (a) of section 7-394a, or said secretary finds evidence of any 16
	35	+	unsound or irregular financial practice in relation to commonly 17
	36	+	accepted standards in municipal finance, said secretary shall prepare a 18
	37	+	report concerning such finding, including necessary details for proper 19 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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35		-	report concerning such finding, including necessary details for proper
36		-	evaluation of such finding and recommendations for corrective action
37		-	and shall refer such report to the Municipal Finance Advisory
38		-	Commission established under section 7-394b. A copy of such report
39		-	shall be filed with: (1) The chief executive officer of such municipality
40		-	or audited agency or the superintendent of such school district and, in
41		-	the case of a town, city or borough, with the clerk of such town, city or
42		-	borough; and (2) the Auditors of Public Accounts.
43		-	(b) If, upon such review of the audit report, the secretary finds (1)
44		-	that such audit has not been prepared in accordance with subsection
45		-	(a) of section 7-394a, and the municipality, regional school district or
46		-	audited agency did not request permission to have the audit report
47		-	prepared in a manner not in compliance with said subsection; or (2)
48		-	evidence of unsound or irregular financial practices or management
49		-	letter comments or lack of internal controls in relation to commonly
50		-	accepted standards in municipal finance, then the secretary shall
51		-	prepare a report concerning such finding, including, but not limited to,
52		-	information to aid in the evaluation of such finding and
53		-	recommendations for corrective action. The secretary shall submit such
54		-	report to (A) the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission established
55		-	pursuant to section 7-394b; (B) the Auditors of Public Accounts; and
56		-	(C) the chief executive officer and clerk of the municipality,
57		-	superintendent of schools for the regional school district or chief
58		-	executive officer of the audited agency.
59		-	(c) Upon receipt of a report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of
60		-	this section, the chief executive officer of a municipality or audited
61		-	agency or superintendent of schools for the regional school district
62		-	shall attest to and explain the secretary's findings and submit a plan
63		-	for corrective action, in writing, to the secretary.
64		-	(d) The secretary shall refer to the Municipal Finance Advisory
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	44	+	evaluation of such finding and recommendations for corrective action 20
	45	+	and shall refer such report to the Municipal Finance Advisory 21
	46	+	Commission established under section 7-394b. A copy of such report 22
	47	+	shall be filed with: (1) The chief executive officer of such municipality 23
	48	+	or audited agency or the superintendent of such school district and, in 24
	49	+	the case of a town, city or borough, with the clerk of such town, city or 25
	50	+	borough; and (2) the Auditors of Public Accounts. 26
	51	+	(b) If, upon such review of the audit report, the secretary finds (1) 27
	52	+	that such audit has not been prepared in accordance with subsection 28
	53	+	(a) of section 7-394a, and the municipality, regional school district or 29
	54	+	audited agency did not request permission to have the audit report 30
	55	+	prepared in a manner not in compliance with said subsection; or (2) 31
	56	+	evidence of unsound or irregular financial practices or management 32
	57	+	letter comments or lack of internal controls in relation to commonly 33
	58	+	accepted standards in municipal finance, then the secretary shall 34
	59	+	prepare a report concerning such finding, including, but not limited to, 35
	60	+	information to aid in the evaluation of such finding and 36
	61	+	recommendations for corrective action. The secretary shall submit such 37
	62	+	report to (A) the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission established 38
	63	+	pursuant to section 7-394b; (B) the Auditors of Public Accounts; and 39
	64	+	(C) the chief executive officer and clerk of the municipality, 40
	65	+	superintendent of schools for the regional school district or chief 41
	66	+	executive officer of the audited agency. 42
	67	+	(c) Upon receipt of a report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of 43
	68	+	this section, the chief executive officer of a municipality or audited 44
	69	+	agency or superintendent of schools for the regional school district 45
	70	+	shall attest to and explain the secretary's findings and submit a plan 46
	71	+	for corrective action, in writing, to the secretary. 47
	72	+	(d) The secretary shall refer to the Municipal Finance Advisory 48
	73	+	Commission any municipality that has not been previously referred to 49
	74	+	said commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or section 7-50
	75	+	576, 7-576a or 7-576c, provided the municipality has: 51 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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69		-	said commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or section 7-
70		-	576, 7-576a or 7-576c, provided the municipality has:
71		-	(1) A negative fund balance percentage;
72		-	(2) Reported a fund balance percentage of less than five per cent in
73		-	the three immediately preceding fiscal years;
74		-	(3) Reported a declining fund balance trend in the two immediately
75		-	preceding fiscal years;
76		-	(4) Issued tax or bond anticipation notes in the three immediately
77		-	preceding fiscal years to meet cash liquidity;
78		-	(5) Had a general fund annual operating budget deficit of one and
79		-	one-half per cent or more of such municipality's general fund revenues
80		-	in the immediately preceding fiscal year;
81		-	(6) Had a general fund annual operating budget deficit of two per
82		-	cent or more of such municipality's average general fund revenues in
83		-	the two immediately preceding fiscal years; or
84		-	(7) Received a bond rating below A from a bond rating agency.
85		-	(e) The secretary may, at the secretary's discretion and based upon
86		-	the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, refer to
87		-	the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission any municipality that
88		-	has not been previously referred to said commission pursuant to
89		-	subsection (b) of this section or section 7-576, 7-576a or 7-576c.
90		-	(f) For the purposes of this section, "deficit", "fund balance" and
91		-	"fund balance percentage" have the same meanings as provided in
92		-	section 7-560.
93		-	Sec. 2. Section 2-79a of the general statutes is repealed and the
94		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): Substitute House Bill No. 7192
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98		-	(a) (1) There shall be a Connecticut Advisory Commission on
99		-	Intergovernmental Relations. The purpose of the commission shall be
100		-	to enhance coordination and cooperation between the state and local
101		-	governments. [The]
102		-	(2) Before July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the president
103		-	pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of
104		-	Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader
105		-	of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy
106		-	and Management, the Commissioners of Education, Energy and
107		-	Environmental Protection, Economic and Community Development,
108		-	or their designees, and sixteen additional members as follows: [(1)] (A)
109		-	Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall
110		-	be selected from a list of nominees submitted to [him] the Governor by
111		-	the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of whom shall
112		-	be selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small Towns. Two
113		-	of such six officials shall be from towns having populations of twenty
114		-	thousand or less persons, two shall be from towns having populations
115		-	of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand persons
116		-	and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty thousand or
117		-	more persons; [(2)] (B) two local public education officials appointed
118		-	by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees
119		-	submitted to [him] the Governor by the Connecticut Association of
120		-	Boards of Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list
121		-	submitted by the Connecticut Association of [School Administrators]
122		-	Public School Superintendents; [(3)] (C) one representative of a
123		-	regional council of governments appointed by the Governor from a list
124		-	of nominees submitted to [him] the Governor by the [Regional
125		-	Planning Association of] Connecticut Association of Councils of
126		-	Governments; [(4)] (D) five persons who do not hold elected or
127		-	appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be
128		-	appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the
129		-	president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed Substitute House Bill No. 7192
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	83	+	(2) Reported a fund balance percentage of less than five per cent in 53
	84	+	the three immediately preceding fiscal years; 54
	85	+	(3) Reported a declining fund balance trend in the two immediately 55
	86	+	preceding fiscal years; 56
	87	+	(4) Issued tax or bond anticipation notes in the three immediately 57
	88	+	preceding fiscal years to meet cash liquidity; 58
	89	+	(5) Had a general fund annual operating budget deficit of one and 59
	90	+	one-half per cent or more of such municipality's general fund revenues 60
	91	+	in the immediately preceding fiscal year; 61
	92	+	(6) Had a general fund annual operating budget deficit of two per 62
	93	+	cent or more of such municipality's average general fund revenues in 63
	94	+	the two immediately preceding fiscal years; or 64
	95	+	(7) Received a bond rating below A from a bond rating agency. 65
	96	+	(e) The secretary may, at the secretary's discretion and based upon 66
	97	+	the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, refer to 67
	98	+	the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission any municipality that 68
	99	+	has not been previously referred to said commission pursuant to 69
	100	+	subsection (b) of this section or section 7-576, 7-576a or 7-576c. 70
	101	+	(f) For the purposes of this section, "deficit", "fund balance" and 71
	102	+	"fund balance percentage" have the same meanings as provided in 72
	103	+	section 7-560. 73
	104	+	Sec. 2. Section 2-79a of the general statutes is repealed and the 74
	105	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 75
	106	+	(a) (1) There shall be a Connecticut Advisory Commission on 76
	107	+	Intergovernmental Relations. The purpose of the commission shall be 77
	108	+	to enhance coordination and cooperation between the state and local 78
	109	+	governments. [The] 79 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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133		-	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be
134		-	appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall
135		-	be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
136		-	[(5)] (E) one representative of the Connecticut Conference of
137		-	Municipalities appointed by said conference; and [(6)] (F) one
138		-	representative of the Council of Small Towns appointed by said
139		-	council. [Each]
140		-	(3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the
141		-	president pro tempore of the Senate, speaker of the House of
142		-	Representatives, minority leader of the Senate, minority leader of the
143		-	House of Representatives, Secretary of the Office of Policy and
144		-	Management, Commissioner of Education, Commissioner of Energy
145		-	and Environmental Protection and Commissioner of Economic and
146		-	Community Development, or their designees, and seventeen
147		-	additional members as follows: (A) Six municipal officials appointed
148		-	by the Governor, four of whom shall be selected from a list of
149		-	nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Conference of
150		-	Municipalities and two of whom shall be selected from a list submitted
151		-	by the Council of Small Towns. One of such six officials shall be from a
152		-	town having a population of ten thousand or less persons, one shall be
153		-	from a town having a population of more than ten thousand but less
154		-	than twenty thousand persons, two shall be from towns having
155		-	populations of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty
156		-	thousand persons and two shall be from towns having populations of
157		-	sixty thousand or more persons; (B) two local public education officials
158		-	appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list
159		-	of nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Association
160		-	of Boards of Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list
161		-	submitted by the Connecticut Association of Public School
162		-	Superintendents; (C) one representative of a regional council of
163		-	governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees
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	116	+	(2) Before July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the president 80
	117	+	pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of 81
	118	+	Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader 82
	119	+	of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 83
	120	+	and Management, the Commissioners of Education, Energy and 84
	121	+	Environmental Protection, Economic and Community Development, 85
	122	+	or their designees, and sixteen additional members as follows: [(1)] (A) 86
	123	+	Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall 87
	124	+	be selected from a list of nominees submitted to [him] the Governor by 88
	125	+	the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of whom shall 89
	126	+	be selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small Towns. Two 90
	127	+	of such six officials shall be from towns having populations of twenty 91
	128	+	thousand or less persons, two shall be from towns having populations 92
	129	+	of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand persons 93
	130	+	and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty thousand or 94
	131	+	more persons; [(2)] (B) two local public education officials appointed 95
	132	+	by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees 96
	133	+	submitted to [him] the Governor by the Connecticut Association of 97
	134	+	Boards of Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list 98
	135	+	submitted by the Connecticut Association of School Administrators; 99
	136	+	[(3)] (C) one representative of a regional council of governments 100
	137	+	appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to [him] 101
	138	+	the Governor by the Regional Planning Association of Connecticut; 102
	139	+	[(4)] (D) five persons who do not hold elected or appointed office in 103
	140	+	state or local government, one of whom shall be appointed by the 104
	141	+	Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the president pro 105
	142	+	tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker 106
	143	+	of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by 107
	144	+	the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall be appointed 108
	145	+	by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; [(5)] (E) one 109
	146	+	representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 110
	147	+	appointed by said conference; and [(6)] (F) one representative of the 111
	148	+	Council of Small Towns appointed by said council. [Each] 112
	149	+	(3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 113 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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168		-	of Governments; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed
169		-	by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by
170		-	the Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or
171		-	appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be
172		-	appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the
173		-	president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed
174		-	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be
175		-	appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall
176		-	be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
177		-	(F) one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
178		-	appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the
179		-	Council of Small Towns appointed by said council.
180		-	(4) Before July 1, 2019, each member of the commission appointed
181		-	pursuant to [subdivisions (1) to (6)] subparagraphs (A) to (F),
182		-	inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection shall serve for a term of
183		-	two years. On and after July 1, 2019, each member of the commission
184		-	appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of
185		-	subdivision (3) of this subsection shall serve for a term of two years
186		-	and may serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. All
187		-	other members shall serve for terms which are coterminous with their
188		-	terms of office. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson and a vice-
189		-	chairperson from among the commission members. Members of the
190		-	General Assembly may serve as gubernatorial appointees to the
191		-	commission. Members of the commission shall not be compensated for
192		-	their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred
193		-	in the performance of their duties.
194		-	(b) The commission shall: (1) Serve as a forum for consultation
195		-	among state and local government officials; (2) conduct research on
196		-	intergovernmental issues; (3) encourage and coordinate studies of
197		-	intergovernmental issues by universities, research and consulting
198		-	organizations and others; (4) initiate policy development and make Substitute House Bill No. 7192
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202		-	recommendations for consideration by all levels and branches of
203		-	government. The commission shall issue, from time to time, public
204		-	reports of its findings and recommendations and shall issue, annually,
205		-	a public report on its activities.
206		-	(c) On or before [October 1, 2019] the second Wednesday after the
207		-	convening of the regular session of the General Assembly in 2020, and
208		-	every four years thereafter on such second Wednesday , the
209		-	commission shall submit to the General Assembly a report which lists
210		-	each existing state mandate, as defined in subsection (a) of section 2-
211		-	32b, and which (1) categorizes each mandate as constitutional,
212		-	statutory or executive, [(2) provides the date of original enactment or
213		-	issuance along with a brief description of the history of the mandate,
214		-	and (3) analyzes the costs incurred by] and (2) describes the potential
215		-	impacts on local governments [in] implementing the mandate. In each
216		-	report the commission may also make recommendations on state
217		-	mandates for consideration by the commission. On and after October
218		-	1, 1996, the report shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of
219		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
220		-	appropriations and budgets of state agencies, to any other joint
221		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance and,
222		-	upon request, to any member of the General Assembly. A summary of
223		-	the report shall be submitted to each member of the General Assembly
224		-	if the summary is two pages or less and a notification of the report
225		-	shall be submitted to each member if the summary is more than two
226		-	pages. Submission shall be by mailing the report, summary or
227		-	notification to the legislative address of each member of the
228		-	committees or the General Assembly, as applicable. The provisions of
229		-	this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the commission from
230		-	making more frequent recommendations on state mandates.
231		-	(d) Commencing on or before [the second Wednesday after the
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	156	+	chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of 114
	157	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 115
	158	+	planning and development, or their designees, the Secretary of the 116
	159	+	Office of Policy and Management and seventeen additional members 117
	160	+	as follows: (A) Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four 118
	161	+	of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees submitted to the 119
	162	+	Governor by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of 120
	163	+	whom shall be selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small 121
	164	+	Towns. Two of such six officials shall be from towns having 122
	165	+	populations of twenty thousand or less persons, two shall be from 123
	166	+	towns having populations of more than twenty thousand but less than 124
	167	+	sixty thousand persons and two shall be from towns having 125
	168	+	populations of sixty thousand or more persons; (B) two local public 126
	169	+	education officials appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 127
	170	+	selected from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 128
	171	+	Connecticut Association of Boards of Education and one of whom shall 129
	172	+	be selected from a list submitted by the Connecticut Association of 130
	173	+	School Administrators; (C) one representative of a regional council of 131
	174	+	governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees 132
	175	+	submitted to the Governor by the Regional Planning Association of 133
	176	+	Connecticut; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed by 134
	177	+	the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 135
	178	+	Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or 136
	179	+	appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be 137
	180	+	appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the 138
	181	+	president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed 139
	182	+	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 140
	183	+	appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall 141
	184	+	be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; 142
	185	+	(F) one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 143
	186	+	appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the 144
	187	+	Council of Small Towns appointed by said council. 145
	188	+	(4) Before July 1, 2019, each member of the commission appointed 146
	189	+	pursuant to [subdivisions (1) to (6)] subparagraphs (A) to (F), 147 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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236		-	January 15, 1997, and every year thereafter except a year in which a
237		-	report is filed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the commission
238		-	shall submit to the General Assembly a supplement to the report
239		-	required in said subsection [(c)] identifying any new mandates
240		-	adopted and any mandates changed in the previous year.
241		-	(e) The Office of Policy and Management shall provide such staff as
242		-	is necessary for the performance of the functions and duties of the
243		-	Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
244		-	Such persons may be exempt from the classified service.
245		-	Sec. 3. Section 2-32c of the general statutes is repealed and the
246		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
247		-	On and after [January 1, 2019] July 1, 2019, the Connecticut
248		-	Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, established
249		-	pursuant to section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall, not more than
250		-	ninety days after adjournment of any regular or special session of the
251		-	General Assembly or [September first] November fifteenth
252		-	immediately following adjournment of a regular session, whichever is
253		-	[sooner] later, submit to the speaker of the House of Representatives,
254		-	the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the
255		-	House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the
256		-	minority leader of the House of Representatives, [and] the minority
257		-	leader of the Senate and the chief elected official of each municipality a
258		-	report [which] that lists each state mandate enacted during said
259		-	regular or special session of the General Assembly. [Within five days
260		-	of] Not later than five days after receipt of the report, the speaker and
261		-	the president pro tempore shall [submit the report to the Secretary of
262		-	the Office of Policy and Management and] refer each state mandate to
263		-	the joint standing committee or select committee of the General
264		-	Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter of the mandate.
265		-	[The secretary shall provide notice of the report to the chief elected
266		-	official of each municipality.] Substitute House Bill No. 7192
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	196	+	inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection shall serve for a term of 148
	197	+	two years. On and after July 1, 2019, each member of the commission 149
	198	+	appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of 150
	199	+	subdivision (3) of this subsection shall serve for a term of two years 151
	200	+	and may serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. All 152
	201	+	other members shall serve for terms which are coterminous with their 153
	202	+	terms of office. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson and a vice-154
	203	+	chairperson from among the commission members. Members of the 155
	204	+	General Assembly may serve as gubernatorial appointees to the 156
	205	+	commission. Members of the commission shall not be compensated for 157
	206	+	their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred 158
	207	+	in the performance of their duties. 159
	208	+	(b) The commission shall: (1) Serve as a forum for consultation 160
	209	+	among state and local government officials; (2) conduct research on 161
	210	+	intergovernmental issues, including, but not limited to, the sharing 162
	211	+	and consolidation of government services as well as the direct and 163
	212	+	indirect impacts of changes in the provision of services at different 164
	213	+	levels of government; (3) encourage and coordinate studies of 165
	214	+	intergovernmental issues by universities, research and consulting 166
	215	+	organizations and others; and (4) [initiate policy development and 167
	216	+	make] develop models for sustainable, recurring savings and revenue 168
	217	+	growth while initiating policy development and making 169
	218	+	recommendations for consideration by all levels and branches of 170
	219	+	government. The commission shall issue, from time to time, public 171
	220	+	reports of its findings and recommendations. [and] Before July 1, 2019, 172
	221	+	the commission shall issue, annually, a public report on its activities. 173
	222	+	On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall issue, annually, a 174
	223	+	public report on its activities and a work plan, as described in 175
	224	+	subsection (c) of this section, for the next year. On and after July 1, 176
	225	+	2020, such public report shall describe the status of all items in the 177
	226	+	prior year's work plan, including statistics to measure progress made, 178
	227	+	if any, from the prior year. 179
	228	+	(c) In developing any work plan to be issued on and after July 1, 180 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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270		-	Sec. 4. Section 7-148cc of the general statutes is repealed and the
271		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
272		-	[Two] Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any
273		-	special act, charter, special act charter, home rule ordinance or local
274		-	law, two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that
275		-	each municipality may perform separately under any provisions of the
276		-	general statutes or of any special act, charter or home rule ordinance
277		-	by entering into an interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to
278		-	7-339l, inclusive. As used in this section, "municipality" means any
279		-	municipality, as defined in section 7-187, any district, as defined in
280		-	section 7-324, any metropolitan district or any municipal district
281		-	created under section 7-330 and located within the state of
282		-	Connecticut.
283		-	Sec. 5. Subdivision (6) of subsection (b) of section 7-576d of the
284		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
285		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
286		-	(6) With respect to any municipality referred to the Municipal
287		-	Accountability Review Board on or after January 1, 2018, in the case of
288		-	any proposed collective bargaining agreement or amendments
289		-	negotiated pursuant to sections 7-467 to 7-477, inclusive, including any
290		-	such agreement negotiated by a board of education, notwithstanding
291		-	the provisions of subsection (d) of section 7-474, or pursuant to section
292		-	10-153d, the [board] Municipal Accountability Review Board shall
293		-	have the same opportunity and authority to approve or reject, on not
294		-	more than two occasions, collective bargaining agreements or
295		-	amendments as [is] are provided to the legislative body of such
296		-	municipality in said respective sections, except that (A) any such
297		-	agreement negotiated by a board of education shall be submitted to the
298		-	Municipal Accountability Review Board by the bargaining
299		-	representative of such board of education not later than fourteen days
300		-	after any such agreement is reached, and (B) the Municipal Substitute House Bill No. 7192
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304		-	Accountability Review Board shall act upon such agreement, pursuant
305		-	to this subdivision, not later than thirty days after submission by such
306		-	bargaining representative.
307		-	Sec. 6. Section 4-124r of the general statutes is repealed and the
308		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
309		-	Any regional council of governments established under the
310		-	provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive, may purchase real
311		-	property and borrow funds for such purchase for the purposes of
312		-	providing administrative office space and program functions for such
313		-	council.
	235	+	2019, the commission, in consultation with other commissions 181
	236	+	established to address consolidation and sharing of government 182
	237	+	services, shall, on or before October 15, 2019, and every six months 183
	238	+	thereafter until October 15, 2021, consider, analyze and make specific 184
	239	+	recommendations to the secretary for the accomplishment of, all 185
	240	+	aspects of sharing government services among state, regional and local 186
	241	+	bodies, which aspects may include, but not be limited to: 187
	242	+	(1) Standardization and alignment of various regions; 188
	243	+	(2) Consolidation of government services, including, but not limited 189
	244	+	to, joint purchasing, for a municipality and its respective local or 190
	245	+	regional school district, as applicable; 191
	246	+	(3) Consolidation and sharing of government services, including, 192
	247	+	but not limited to, joint purchasing, among municipalities; 193
	248	+	(4) Types of government services that may be provided in a more 194
	249	+	efficient, high-quality or cost-effective manner by another level of 195
	250	+	government or by regional councils of governments, regional 196
	251	+	educational service centers or other similar regional bodies; 197
	252	+	(5) Standardization of government services, including, but not 198
	253	+	limited to, the issuance of permits, across state, regional and local 199
	254	+	bodies; 200
	255	+	(6) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of reporting by 201
	256	+	and among state, regional and local bodies; 202
	257	+	(7) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of collection and 203
	258	+	sharing of data; 204
	259	+	(8) Opportunities for the use of e-government solutions to deliver 205
	260	+	government services and conduct government programs; 206
	261	+	(9) Alternative sources of revenue for municipal governments, 207
	262	+	regional councils of governments and regional educational service 208 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	269	+	centers; 209
	270	+	(10) Regional revenue sharing; 210
	271	+	(11) Coalition bargaining and other changes to relations between 211
	272	+	municipalities and municipal employees; 212
	273	+	(12) Reduction of long-term liabilities of municipalities; and 213
	274	+	(13) Sequencing of and timeliness for planning and implementation 214
	275	+	of aspects described in this subsection. 215
	276	+	[(c)] (d) On or before [October 1, 2019] the second Wednesday after 216
	277	+	the convening of the regular session of the General Assembly in 2020, 217
	278	+	and every four years thereafter on such second Wednesday, the 218
	279	+	commission shall submit to the General Assembly a report which lists 219
	280	+	each existing state mandate, as defined in subsection (a) of section 2-220
	281	+	32b, and which (1) categorizes each mandate as constitutional, 221
	282	+	statutory or executive, [(2) provides the date of original enactment or 222
	283	+	issuance along with a brief description of the history of the mandate, 223
	284	+	and (3) analyzes the costs incurred by] and (2) describes the potential 224
	285	+	impacts on local governments [in] implementing the mandate. In each 225
	286	+	report the commission may also make recommendations on state 226
	287	+	mandates for consideration by the commission. On and after October 227
	288	+	1, 1996, the report shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of 228
	289	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 229
	290	+	appropriations and budgets of state agencies, to any other joint 230
	291	+	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance and, 231
	292	+	upon request, to any member of the General Assembly. A summary of 232
	293	+	the report shall be submitted to each member of the General Assembly 233
	294	+	if the summary is two pages or less and a notification of the report 234
	295	+	shall be submitted to each member if the summary is more than two 235
	296	+	pages. Submission shall be by mailing the report, summary or 236
	297	+	notification to the legislative address of each member of the 237
	298	+	committees or the General Assembly, as applicable. The provisions of 238
	299	+	this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the commission from 239 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	306	+	making more frequent recommendations on state mandates. 240
	307	+	[(d)] (e) Commencing on or before [the second Wednesday after the 241
	308	+	convening of the 1997 regular session of the General Assembly] 242
	309	+	January 15, 1997, and every year thereafter except a year in which a 243
	310	+	report is filed pursuant to subsection [(c)] (d) of this section, the 244
	311	+	commission shall submit to the General Assembly a supplement to the 245
	312	+	report required in [said subsection (c)] said subsection identifying any 246
	313	+	new mandates adopted and any mandates changed in the previous 247
	314	+	year. 248
	315	+	[(e)] (f) The Office of Policy and Management shall provide such 249
	316	+	staff as is necessary for the performance of the functions and duties of 250
	317	+	the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 251
	318	+	Relations. Such persons may be exempt from the classified service. 252
	319	+	Sec. 3. Section 2-32c of the general statutes is repealed and the 253
	320	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 254
	321	+	On and after [January 1, 2019] July 1, 2019, the Connecticut 255
	322	+	Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, established 256
	323	+	pursuant to section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall, not more than 257
	324	+	ninety days after adjournment of any regular or special session of the 258
	325	+	General Assembly or [September first] November fifteenth 259
	326	+	immediately following adjournment of a regular session, whichever is 260
	327	+	[sooner] later, submit to the speaker of the House of Representatives, 261
	328	+	the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the 262
	329	+	House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the 263
	330	+	minority leader of the House of Representatives, [and] the minority 264
	331	+	leader of the Senate and the chief elected official of each municipality a 265
	332	+	report [which] that lists each state mandate enacted during said 266
	333	+	regular or special session of the General Assembly. [Within five days 267
	334	+	of] Not later than five days after receipt of the report, the speaker and 268
	335	+	the president pro tempore shall [submit the report to the Secretary of 269
	336	+	the Office of Policy and Management and] refer each state mandate to 270
	337	+	the joint standing committee or select committee of the General 271 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	344	+	Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter of the mandate. 272
	345	+	[The secretary shall provide notice of the report to the chief elected 273
	346	+	official of each municipality.] 274
	347	+	Sec. 4. Section 4-66k of the general statutes is repealed and the 275
	348	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 276
	349	+	(a) There is established an account to be known as the "regional 277
	350	+	planning incentive account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 278
	351	+	account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any 279
	352	+	moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the 280
	353	+	account shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 281
	354	+	Management in accordance with subsection (b) of this section for the 282
	355	+	purposes of first providing funding to regional planning organizations 283
	356	+	in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b) [and (c)] to (d), 284
	357	+	inclusive, of this section and then to providing grants under the 285
	358	+	regional performance incentive program established pursuant to 286
	359	+	section 4-124s, as amended by this act. 287
	360	+	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, funds from the regional 288
	361	+	planning incentive account shall be distributed to each regional 289
	362	+	planning organization, as defined in section 4-124i, revision of 1958, 290
	363	+	revised to January 1, 2013, in the amount of one hundred twenty-five 291
	364	+	thousand dollars. Any regional council of governments that is 292
	365	+	comprised of any two or more regional planning organizations that 293
	366	+	voluntarily consolidate on or before December 31, 2013, shall receive 294
	367	+	an additional payment in an amount equal to the amount the regional 295
	368	+	planning organizations would have received if such regional planning 296
	369	+	organizations had not voluntarily consolidated. 297
	370	+	(c) [Beginning in] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and 298
	371	+	[annually thereafter] each fiscal year thereafter until July 1, 2019, funds 299
	372	+	from the regional planning incentive account shall be distributed to 300
	373	+	each regional council of governments formed pursuant to section 4-301
	374	+	124j, in the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars plus 302
	375	+	fifty cents per capita, using population information from the most 303 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	382	+	recent federal decennial census. Any regional council of governments 304
	383	+	that is comprised of any two or more regional planning organizations, 305
	384	+	as defined in section 4-124i, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, 306
	385	+	that voluntarily consolidated on or before December 31, 2013, shall 307
	386	+	receive a payment in the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand 308
	387	+	dollars for each such regional planning organization that voluntarily 309
	388	+	consolidated on or before said date. 310
	389	+	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 311
	390	+	thereafter, funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be 312
	391	+	distributed to each regional council of governments formed pursuant 313
	392	+	to section 4-124j, in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars plus 314
	393	+	thirty cents per capita, using population information from the most 315
	394	+	recent federal decennial census. The secretary may distribute, 316
	395	+	annually, an additional amount to each regional council of 317
	396	+	governments. 318
	397	+	Sec. 5. Section 4-66r of the general statutes is repealed and the 319
	398	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 320
	399	+	For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2018] 2020, and each fiscal year 321
	400	+	thereafter, each regional council of governments shall [, within 322
	401	+	available appropriations,] receive a grant-in-aid to be known as a 323
	402	+	regional services grant, the amount of which shall be based on [a 324
	403	+	formula to be determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 325
	404	+	Management. No such council shall receive a grant for the fiscal year 326
	405	+	ending June 30, 2018, unless the secretary approves a spending plan 327
	406	+	for such grant moneys submitted by such council to the secretary on or 328
	407	+	before November 1, 2017. No such council shall receive a grant for the 329
	408	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, or any fiscal year thereafter, unless the 330
	409	+	secretary approves a spending plan for such grant moneys submitted 331
	410	+	by such council to the secretary on or before July 1, 2018, and annually 332
	411	+	thereafter] the formula established pursuant to section 4-66k, as 333
	412	+	amended by this act. Each regional council of governments shall use 334
	413	+	such grant funds for planning purposes and to achieve efficiencies in 335
	414	+	the delivery of municipal services, without diminishing the quality of 336 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	421	+	such services. On or before October 1, [2018] 2020, and annually 337
	422	+	thereafter, each regional council of governments shall submit a report, 338
	423	+	in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 339
	424	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 340
	425	+	planning and development and finance, revenue and bonding, and to 341
	426	+	the secretary. Such report shall (1) summarize the expenditure of such 342
	427	+	grant funds, (2) describe any regional program, project or initiative 343
	428	+	currently provided or planned by the council, (3) review the 344
	429	+	performance of any existing regional program, project or initiative 345
	430	+	relative to its initial goals and objectives, (4) analyze the existing 346
	431	+	services provided by member municipalities or by the state that, in the 347
	432	+	opinion of the council, could be more effectively or efficiently 348
	433	+	provided on a regional basis, and (5) provide recommendations for 349
	434	+	legislative action concerning potential impediments to the 350
	435	+	regionalization of services. 351
	436	+	Sec. 6. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 4-124s of the 352
	437	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 353
	438	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 354
	439	+	(b) There is established a regional performance incentive program 355
	440	+	that shall be administered by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 356
	441	+	Management. [On or before December 31, 2011, and annually 357
	442	+	thereafter, any regional council of governments, any two or more 358
	443	+	municipalities acting through a regional council of governments, any 359
	444	+	economic development district, any regional educational service center 360
	445	+	or any combination thereof may submit a proposal to the secretary for: 361
	446	+	(1) The joint provision of any service that one or more participating 362
	447	+	municipalities of such council, educational service center or agency 363
	448	+	currently provide but which is not provided on a regional basis, (2) a 364
	449	+	planning study regarding the joint provision of any service on a 365
	450	+	regional basis, or (3) shared information technology services. A copy of 366
	451	+	said proposal shall be sent to the legislators representing said 367
	452	+	participating municipalities.] The secretary may provide funding for: 368
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	460	+	study regarding the joint provision of any service on a regional basis. 370
	461	+	Any local or regional board of education or regional educational 371
	462	+	service center serving a population greater than one hundred thousand 372
	463	+	may submit a proposal to the secretary for a regional special education 373
	464	+	initiative. 374
	465	+	(c) (1) [A regional council of governments, an economic 375
	466	+	development district, a regional educational service center or a local or 376
	467	+	regional board of education shall submit each proposal in the form and 377
	468	+	manner the secretary prescribes and shall, at a minimum, provide the 378
	469	+	following information for each proposal: (A) Service or initiative 379
	470	+	description; (B) the explanation of the need for such service or 380
	471	+	initiative; (C) the method of delivering such service or initiative on a 381
	472	+	regional basis; (D) the organization that would be responsible for 382
	473	+	regional service or initiative delivery; (E) a description of the 383
	474	+	population that would be served; (F) the manner in which regional 384
	475	+	service or initiative delivery will achieve economies of scale; (G) the 385
	476	+	amount by which participating municipalities will reduce their mill 386
	477	+	rates as a result of savings realized; (H) a cost benefit analysis for the 387
	478	+	provision of the service or initiative by each participating municipality 388
	479	+	and by the entity or board of education submitting the proposal; (I) a 389
	480	+	plan of implementation for delivery of the service or initiative on a 390
	481	+	regional basis; (J) a resolution endorsing such proposal approved by 391
	482	+	the legislative body of each participating municipality; and (K) an 392
	483	+	explanation of the potential legal obstacles, if any, to the regional 393
	484	+	provision of the service or initiative] On or before December 1, 2019, 394
	485	+	and annually thereafter, the Connecticut Advisory Commission on 395
	486	+	Intergovernmental Relations established pursuant to section 2-79a, as 396
	487	+	amended by this act, may recommend to the secretary any specific 397
	488	+	proposal for achieving additional cost savings through regional 398
	489	+	efficiencies. The secretary may provide funding, within available 399
	490	+	resources, to a regional council of governments, an economic 400
	491	+	development district, a regional educational service center or any 401
	492	+	combination thereof for the purpose of administering any such 402
	493	+	proposal. Said commission shall submit each proposal in the form and 403 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	500	+	manner prescribed by the secretary. 404
	501	+	(2) The secretary shall review each proposal and shall award grants 405
	502	+	for proposals the secretary determines best meet the requirements of 406
	503	+	this section. [In awarding such grants, the secretary shall give priority 407
	504	+	to a proposal submitted by (A) any entity specified in subsection (a) of 408
	505	+	this section that includes participation of all of the member 409
	506	+	municipalities of such entity, and which may increase the purchasing 410
	507	+	power of participating municipalities or provide a cost savings 411
	508	+	initiative resulting in a decrease in expenses of such municipalities, 412
	509	+	allowing such municipalities to lower property taxes, (B) any economic 413
	510	+	development district, and (C) any local or regional board of 414
	511	+	education.] 415
	512	+	(d) On or before December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter until 416
	513	+	December 31, 2018, in addition to any proposal submitted pursuant to 417
	514	+	this section, any municipality or regional council of governments may 418
	515	+	apply to the secretary for a grant to fund: (1) Operating costs 419
	516	+	associated with connecting to the state-wide high speed, flexible 420
	517	+	network developed pursuant to section 4d-80, including the costs to 421
	518	+	connect at the same rate as other government entities served by such 422
	519	+	network; and (2) capital cost associated with connecting to such 423
	520	+	network, including expenses associated with building out the internal 424
	521	+	fiber network connections required to connect to such network, 425
	522	+	provided the secretary shall make any such grant available in 426
	523	+	accordance with the two-year schedule by which the Bureau of 427
	524	+	Enterprise Systems and Technology recommends connecting each 428
	525	+	municipality and regional council of governments to such network. 429
	526	+	Any municipality or regional council of governments shall submit each 430
	527	+	application in the form and manner the secretary prescribes. 431
	528	+	(e) The secretary shall submit to the Governor and the joint standing 432
	529	+	[committee] committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 433
	530	+	matters relating to planning and development and finance, revenue 434
	531	+	and bonding a report on the grants provided pursuant to this section. 435
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	539	+	grant, and the potential of each grant for leveraging other public and 437
	540	+	private investments. The secretary shall submit a report for the fiscal 438
	541	+	year commencing July 1, 2011, not later than February 1, 2012, and 439
	542	+	shall submit a report for each subsequent fiscal year not later than the 440
	543	+	first day of March in such fiscal year. [Such reports shall include the 441
	544	+	property tax reductions achieved by means of the program established 442
	545	+	pursuant to this section.] 443
	546	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 32-665 of the general statutes is 444
	547	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 445
	548	+	1, 2019): 446
	549	+	(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 32-650 to 32-668, 447
	550	+	inclusive, the following provisions of the general statutes, including 448
	551	+	regulations adopted thereunder, shall not apply to the overall project: 449
	552	+	Section 3-14b, subdivisions (13) to (15), inclusive, of section 4-166, 450
	553	+	sections 4-167 to 4-174, inclusive, 4-181a, 4a-1 to 4a-59a, inclusive, 4a-63 451
	554	+	to 4a-76, inclusive, title 4b, section 16a-31, chapters 97a, 124 and 126, 452
	555	+	sections 14-311 to 14-314c, inclusive, 19a-37, 22a-16 and subsection (a) 453
	556	+	of section 22a-19. For the purposes of section 22a-12, construction plans 454
	557	+	relating to the overall project shall not be considered construction 455
	558	+	plans required to be submitted by state agencies to the Council on 456
	559	+	Environmental Quality. Notwithstanding any provision of any special 457
	560	+	act, charter, ordinance, home rule ordinance or chapter 98, no 458
	561	+	provision of any such act, charter or ordinance or said chapter 98, 459
	562	+	concerning licenses, permits or approvals by a political subdivision of 460
	563	+	the state pertaining to building demolition or construction shall apply 461
	564	+	to the overall project and, notwithstanding any provision of the 462
	565	+	general statutes, the State Building Inspector and the State Fire 463
	566	+	Marshal shall have original jurisdiction with respect to the 464
	567	+	administration and enforcement of the State Building Code and the 465
	568	+	Fire Safety Code, respectively, with respect to all aspects of the overall 466
	569	+	project, including, without limitation, the conduct of necessary reviews 467
	570	+	and inspections and the issuance of any building permit, certificate of 468
	571	+	occupancy or other necessary permits or certificates related to building 469 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	578	+	construction, occupancy or fire safety. For the purposes of part III of 470
	579	+	chapter 557, the stadium facility project, the convention center project 471
	580	+	and the parking project shall be deemed to be a public works project 472
	581	+	and consist of public buildings except that the provisions relating to 473
	582	+	payment of prevailing wages to workers in connection with a public 474
	583	+	works project including, but not limited to, section 31-53 shall not 475
	584	+	apply to the stadium facility project, the convention center project and 476
	585	+	the parking project if the project manager or the prime construction 477
	586	+	contractor has negotiated other wage terms pursuant to a project labor 478
	587	+	agreement. The provisions of section 2-32c, as amended by this act, 479
	588	+	and subsection [(c)] (d) of section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall 480
	589	+	not apply to any provisions of public act 99-241, as amended by public 481
	590	+	act 00-140, or chapter 588x concerning the overall project. Any building 482
	591	+	permit application with respect to the overall project shall be exempt 483
	592	+	from the assessment of an education fee under subsection (b) of section 484
	593	+	29-252a. 485
	594	+	Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 4-66n of the general statutes is 486
	595	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 487
	596	+	1, 2019): 488
	597	+	(b) Moneys transferred to the account in accordance with section 87 489
	598	+	of public act 13-247 shall be expended by the Office of Policy and 490
	599	+	Management as follows: (1) For the Nutmeg Network, [two million 491
	600	+	one hundred seventy-four thousand] two million one hundred four 492
	601	+	thousand dollars; (2) for a tax incidence study, seven hundred 493
	602	+	thousand dollars; (3) for the universal chart of accounts, [four hundred 494
	603	+	fifty thousand] two hundred seventy thousand dollars; (4) to audit 495
	604	+	private providers of special education services, in accordance with 496
	605	+	section 2-90 and sections 10-91g to 10-91i, inclusive, three hundred 497
	606	+	sixty-six thousand dollars; [and] (5) for the Department of Education, 498
	607	+	to conduct the study described in section 4 of public act 16-144, two 499
	608	+	hundred fifty thousand dollars; and (6) to promote and facilitate the 500
	609	+	implementation of shared or regional government services, two 501
	610	+	hundred fifty thousand dollars. Such moneys for the universal chart of 502 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	617	+	accounts may be used to reimburse expenses incurred on or after July 503
	618	+	1, 2013. 504
	619	+	Sec. 9. Section 12-62 of the general statutes is repealed and the 505
	620	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 506
	621	+	(a) As used in this chapter: 507
	622	+	(1) "Assessor" means the person responsible for establishing 508
	623	+	property assessments for purposes of a town's grand list and includes 509
	624	+	a board of assessors; 510
	625	+	(2) "Field review" means the process by which an assessor, a 511
	626	+	member of an assessor's staff or person designated by an assessor 512
	627	+	examines each parcel of real property in its neighborhood setting, 513
	628	+	compares observable attributes to those listed on such parcel's 514
	629	+	corresponding property record, makes any necessary corrections based 515
	630	+	on such observation and verifies that such parcel's attributes are 516
	631	+	accounted for in the valuation being developed for a revaluation; 517
	632	+	(3) "Full inspection" or "fully inspect" means to measure or verify 518
	633	+	the exterior dimensions of a building or structure and to enter and 519
	634	+	examine the interior of such building or structure in order to observe 520
	635	+	and record or verify the characteristics and conditions thereof, 521
	636	+	provided permission to enter such interior is granted by the property 522
	637	+	owner or an adult occupant; 523
	638	+	(4) "Real property" means all the property described in section 12-524
	639	+	64; 525
	640	+	(5) "Revaluation" or "revalue" means to establish the present true 526
	641	+	and actual value of all real property in a town as of a specific 527
	642	+	assessment date; 528
	643	+	(6) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 529
	644	+	Management, or said secretary's designee; [and] 530 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	651	+	(7) "Town" means any town, consolidated town and city or 531
	652	+	consolidated town and borough; [.] 532
	653	+	(8) "Revaluation zone" means one of five geographic areas in the 533
	654	+	state established by the secretary utilizing the boundaries of the nine 534
	655	+	planning regions; and 535
	656	+	(9) "Planning region" has the same meaning as provided in section 536
	657	+	4-124i. 537
	658	+	(b) (1) (A) Commencing October 1, 2006, and until September 30, 538
	659	+	2020, each town shall implement a revaluation not later than the first 539
	660	+	day of October that follows, by five years, the October first assessment 540
	661	+	date on which the town's previous revaluation became effective, 541
	662	+	provided, a town that opted to defer a revaluation, pursuant to section 542
	663	+	12-62l, shall implement a revaluation not later than the first day of 543
	664	+	October that follows, by five years, the October first assessment date 544
	665	+	on which the town's deferred revaluation became effective. 545
	666	+	(B) Commencing October 1, 2020, (i) each town shall implement a 546
	667	+	revaluation not later than the first day of October that follows, by five 547
	668	+	years, an October first assessment date set in accordance with a 548
	669	+	revaluation date schedule prescribed by the secretary for each 549
	670	+	revaluation zone, (ii) any town's required revaluation subsequent to 550
	671	+	any delayed revaluation implemented pursuant to subparagraph (A) 551
	672	+	of this subdivision shall be implemented in accordance with this 552
	673	+	section, and (iii) any such revaluation subsequent to any delayed 553
	674	+	revaluation shall recommence on the date set in such revaluation date 554
	675	+	schedule prescribed for the revaluation zone in which such town is 555
	676	+	located, which revaluation date schedule applied to such town prior to 556
	677	+	such delay. 557
	678	+	(C) The town shall use assessments derived from each such 558
	679	+	revaluation for the purpose of levying property taxes for the 559
	680	+	assessment year in which such revaluation is effective and for each 560
	681	+	assessment year that follows until the ensuing revaluation becomes 561 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	688	+	effective. 562
	689	+	(2) When conducting a revaluation, an assessor shall use generally 563
	690	+	accepted mass appraisal methods which may include, but need not be 564
	691	+	limited to, the market sales comparison approach to value, the cost 565
	692	+	approach to value and the income approach to value. Prior to the 566
	693	+	completion of each revaluation, the assessor shall conduct a field 567
	694	+	review. Except in a town that has a single assessor, the members of the 568
	695	+	board of assessors shall approve, by majority vote, all valuations 569
	696	+	established for a revaluation. 570
	697	+	(3) An assessor, member of an assessor's staff or person designated 571
	698	+	by an assessor may, at any time, fully inspect any parcel of improved 572
	699	+	real property in order to ascertain or verify the accuracy of data listed 573
	700	+	on the assessor's property record for such parcel. Except as provided in 574
	701	+	subdivision (4) of this subsection, the assessor shall fully inspect each 575
	702	+	such parcel once in every ten assessment years, provided, if the full 576
	703	+	inspection of any such parcel occurred in an assessment year 577
	704	+	preceding that commencing October 1, 1996, the assessor shall fully 578
	705	+	inspect such parcel not later than the first day of October of 2009, and 579
	706	+	shall thereafter fully inspect such parcel in accordance with this 580
	707	+	section. Nothing in this subsection shall require the assessor to fully 581
	708	+	inspect all of a town's improved real property parcels in the same 582
	709	+	assessment year and in no case shall an assessor be required to fully 583
	710	+	inspect any such parcel more than once during every ten assessment 584
	711	+	years. 585
	712	+	(4) An assessor may, at any time during the period in which a full 586
	713	+	inspection of each improved parcel of real property is required, send a 587
	714	+	questionnaire to the owner of such parcel to (A) obtain information 588
	715	+	concerning the property's acquisition, and (B) obtain verification of the 589
	716	+	accuracy of data listed on the assessor's property record for such 590
	717	+	parcel. An assessor shall develop and institute a quality assurance 591
	718	+	program with respect to responses received to such questionnaires. If 592
	719	+	satisfied with the results of said program concerning such 593
	720	+	questionnaires, the assessor may fully inspect only those parcels of 594 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	726	+
	727	+	improved real property for which satisfactory verification of data 595
	728	+	listed on the assessor's property record has not been obtained and is 596
	729	+	otherwise unavailable. The full inspection requirement in subdivision 597
	730	+	(3) of this subsection shall not apply to any parcel of improved real 598
	731	+	property for which the assessor obtains satisfactory verification of data 599
	732	+	listed on the assessor's property record. 600
	733	+	(c) The following shall be available for public inspection in the 601
	734	+	assessor's office, in the manner provided for access to public records in 602
	735	+	subsection (a) of section 1-210, not later than the date written notices of 603
	736	+	real property valuations are mailed in accordance with subsection (f) 604
	737	+	of this section: (1) Any criteria, guidelines, price schedules or statement 605
	738	+	of procedures used in such revaluation by the assessor or by any 606
	739	+	revaluation company that the assessor designates to perform mass 607
	740	+	appraisal or field review functions, all of which shall continue to be 608
	741	+	available for public inspection until the town's next revaluation 609
	742	+	becomes effective; and (2) a compilation of all real property sales in 610
	743	+	each neighborhood for the twelve months preceding the date on which 611
	744	+	each revaluation is effective, the selling prices of which are 612
	745	+	representative of the fair market values of the properties sold, which 613
	746	+	compilation shall continue to be available for public inspection for a 614
	747	+	period of not less than twelve months immediately following a 615
	748	+	revaluation's effective date. If the assessor changes any property 616
	749	+	valuation as determined by the revaluation company, the assessor 617
	750	+	shall document, in writing, the reason for such change and shall 618
	751	+	append such written explanation to the property card for the real 619
	752	+	estate parcel whose revaluation was changed. Nothing in this 620
	753	+	subsection shall be construed to permit the assessor to post a plan or 621
	754	+	drawing of a dwelling unit of a residential property's interior on the 622
	755	+	Internet or to otherwise publish such plan or drawing. 623
	756	+	(d) (1) The chief executive officer of a town shall notify the Secretary 624
	757	+	of the Office of Policy and Management that the town is effecting a 625
	758	+	revaluation by sending a written notice to the secretary not later than 626
	759	+	thirty days after the date on which such town's assessor signs a grand 627 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	766	+	list that reflects assessments of real property derived from a 628
	767	+	revaluation. Any town that fails to effect a revaluation for the 629
	768	+	assessment date required by this section shall be subject to a penalty 630
	769	+	effective for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July 631
	770	+	following such assessment date, and continuing for each successive 632
	771	+	fiscal year in which the town fails to levy taxes on the basis of such 633
	772	+	revaluation, provided the secretary shall not impose such penalty with 634
	773	+	respect to any assessment year in which the provisions of subsection 635
	774	+	(b) of section 12-117 are applicable. Such penalty shall be the forfeit of 636
	775	+	the amount otherwise allocable to such town pursuant to section 7-536, 637
	776	+	and the loss of fifty per cent of the amount of the grant that is payable 638
	777	+	to such town pursuant to sections 3-55i, 3-55j and 3-55k. Upon 639
	778	+	imposing said penalty, the secretary shall notify the chief executive 640
	779	+	officer of the amount of the town's forfeiture for said fiscal year and 641
	780	+	that the secretary's certification to the State Comptroller for the 642
	781	+	payments of such grant in said year shall reflect the required 643
	782	+	reduction. 644
	783	+	(2) The secretary may waive such penalty if, in the secretary's 645
	784	+	opinion, there appears to be reasonable cause for the town not having 646
	785	+	implemented a revaluation for the required assessment date, provided 647
	786	+	the chief executive officer of the town submits a written request for 648
	787	+	such waiver. Reasonable cause shall include: (A) An extraordinary 649
	788	+	circumstance or an act of God, (B) the failure on the part of any 650
	789	+	revaluation company to complete its contractual duties in a time and 651
	790	+	manner allowing for the implementation of such revaluation, and 652
	791	+	provided the town imposed the sanctions for such failure provided in 653
	792	+	a contract executed with said company, (C) the assessor's death or 654
	793	+	incapacitation during the conduct of a revaluation, which results in a 655
	794	+	delay of its implementation, or (D) an order by the superior court for 656
	795	+	the judicial district in which the town is located postponing such 657
	796	+	revaluation, or the potential for such an order with respect to a 658
	797	+	proceeding brought before said court. The chief executive officer shall 659
	798	+	submit such written request to the secretary not earlier than thirty 660
	799	+	business days after the date on which the assessor signs a grand list 661 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	806	+	that does not reflect real property assessments based on values 662
	807	+	established for such required revaluation, and not later than thirty 663
	808	+	days preceding the July first commencement date of the fiscal year in 664
	809	+	which said penalty is applicable. Such request shall include the reason 665
	810	+	for the failure of the town to comply with the provisions of subsection 666
	811	+	(b) of this section. The chief executive officer of such town shall 667
	812	+	promptly provide any additional information regarding such failure 668
	813	+	that the secretary may require. Not later than sixty days after receiving 669
	814	+	such request and any such additional information, the secretary shall 670
	815	+	notify the chief executive officer of the secretary's decision to grant or 671
	816	+	deny the waiver requested, provided the secretary may delay a 672
	817	+	decision regarding a waiver related to a potential court order until not 673
	818	+	later than sixty days after the date such court renders the decision. The 674
	819	+	secretary shall not grant a penalty waiver under the provisions of this 675
	820	+	subsection with respect to consecutive years unless the General 676
	821	+	Assembly approves such action. 677
	822	+	(e) When conducting a revaluation, an assessor may designate a 678
	823	+	revaluation company certified in accordance with section 12-2b to 679
	824	+	perform [property] parcel data collection, analysis of such data and 680
	825	+	any mass appraisal valuation or field review functions, pursuant to a 681
	826	+	method or methods the assessor approves, and may require such 682
	827	+	company to prepare and mail the valuation notices required by 683
	828	+	subsection (f) of this section, provided nothing in this subsection shall 684
	829	+	relieve any assessor of any other requirement relating to such 685
	830	+	revaluation imposed by any provisions of the general statutes, any 686
	831	+	public or special act, the provisions of any municipal charter that are 687
	832	+	not inconsistent with the requirements of this section, or any 688
	833	+	regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. 689
	834	+	(f) Not earlier than the assessment date that is the effective date of a 690
	835	+	revaluation and not later than the tenth calendar day immediately 691
	836	+	following the date on which the grand list for said assessment date is 692
	837	+	signed, the assessor shall mail a written notice to the last-known 693
	838	+	address of the owner of each parcel of real property that was revalued. 694 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	845	+	Such notice shall include the valuation of such parcel as of said 695
	846	+	assessment date and the valuation of such parcel in the last-preceding 696
	847	+	assessment year, and shall provide information describing the 697
	848	+	property owner's rights to appeal the valuation established for said 698
	849	+	assessment date, including the manner in which an appeal may be 699
	850	+	filed with the board of assessment appeals. 700
	851	+	(g) The secretary shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 701
	852	+	provisions of chapter 54, which an assessor shall use when conducting 702
	853	+	a revaluation. Such regulations shall include (1) provisions governing 703
	854	+	the management of the revaluation process, including, but not limited 704
	855	+	to, the method of compiling and maintaining property records, 705
	856	+	documenting the assessment year during which a full inspection of 706
	857	+	each parcel of improved real property occurs, and the method of 707
	858	+	determining real property sales data in support of the mass appraisal 708
	859	+	process, and (2) provisions establishing criteria for measuring the level 709
	860	+	and uniformity of assessments generated from a revaluation, provided 710
	861	+	such criteria shall be applicable to different classes of real property 711
	862	+	with respect to which a sufficient number of property sales exist. 712
	863	+	Certification of compliance with not less than one of said regulatory 713
	864	+	provisions shall be required for each revaluation and the assessor shall, 714
	865	+	not later than the date on which the grand list reflecting assessments of 715
	866	+	real property derived from a revaluation is signed, certify to the 716
	867	+	secretary and the chief executive officer, in writing, that the 717
	868	+	revaluation was conducted in accordance with said regulatory 718
	869	+	requirement. Any town effecting a revaluation with respect to which 719
	870	+	an assessor is unable to certify such compliance shall be subject to the 720
	871	+	penalty provided in subsection (d) of this section. In the event the 721
	872	+	assessor designates a revaluation company to perform mass appraisal 722
	873	+	valuation or field review functions with respect to a revaluation, the 723
	874	+	assessor and the employee of said company responsible for such 724
	875	+	function or functions shall jointly sign such certification. The assessor 725
	876	+	shall retain a copy of such certification and any data in support thereof 726
	877	+	in the assessor's office. The provisions of subsection (c) of this section 727
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	885	+	or statement of procedures used in a revaluation shall be applicable to 729
	886	+	such certification and supporting data. 730
	887	+	(h) This section shall require the revaluation of real property (1) 731
	888	+	designated within the 1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust 732
	889	+	by the federal government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation 733
	890	+	before June 8, 1999, or (2) taken into trust by the federal government 734
	891	+	for the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. 735
	892	+	(i) Each assessor shall file with the secretary parcel data from each 736
	893	+	revaluation implemented pursuant to this section upon forms 737
	894	+	prescribed and furnished by the secretary, which forms shall be so 738
	895	+	prescribed and furnished not later than thirty days prior to the date set 739
	896	+	by the secretary for such filing. 740
	897	+	Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than July 1, 2020, 741
	898	+	each regional council of governments shall establish a regional 742
	899	+	assessment division for the collection and processing of data for each 743
	900	+	municipality with fifteen thousand parcels or fewer of real property 744
	901	+	within such council's planning region, as defined in section 4-124i of 745
	902	+	the general statutes. Such data shall include, but not be limited to, 746
	903	+	regional geographical information systems, personal property 747
	904	+	declarations, income and expense statements, property transfers, 748
	905	+	valuation of motor vehicles and building permit information. Each 749
	906	+	such municipality shall provide the data requested by the regional 750
	907	+	assessment division pursuant to this subsection. 751
	908	+	(b) Each municipality with fifteen thousand parcels or fewer of real 752
	909	+	property that fails to provide the data requested pursuant to 753
	910	+	subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a penalty, imposed by 754
	911	+	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective for the 755
	912	+	fiscal year commencing July 1, 2020, and continuing for each 756
	913	+	successive fiscal year in which the municipality fails to provide such 757
	914	+	data, provided the secretary shall not impose such penalty with 758
	915	+	respect to any assessment year in which the provisions of subsection 759
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	923	+	shall be the forfeit of the amount otherwise allocable to such 761
	924	+	municipality pursuant to section 7-536 of the general statutes, and the 762
	925	+	loss of fifty per cent of the amount of the grant that is payable to such 763
	926	+	municipality pursuant to sections 3-55i, 3-55j and 3-55k of the general 764
	927	+	statutes. Upon imposing such penalty, the secretary shall notify such 765
	928	+	municipality's chief executive officer of the amount of such 766
	929	+	municipality's forfeiture for such fiscal year and that the secretary's 767
	930	+	certification to the State Comptroller for the payments of such grant in 768
	931	+	such year shall reflect the required reduction. 769
	932	+	Sec. 11. Section 7-148cc of the general statutes is repealed and the 770
	933	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 771
	934	+	[Two] Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any 772
	935	+	special act, charter, special act charter, home-rule ordinance or local 773
	936	+	law, two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that 774
	937	+	each municipality may perform separately under any provisions of the 775
	938	+	general statutes or of any special act, charter or home rule ordinance 776
	939	+	by entering into an interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 777
	940	+	7-339l, inclusive. As used in this section, "municipality" means any 778
	941	+	municipality, as defined in section 7-187, any district, as defined in 779
	942	+	section 7-324, any metropolitan district or any municipal district 780
	943	+	created under section 7-330 and located within the state of 781
	944	+	Connecticut. 782
	945	+	Sec. 12. Subdivision (6) of subsection (b) of section 7-576d of the 783
	946	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 784
	947	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 785
	948	+	(6) With respect to any proposed collective bargaining agreement or 786
	949	+	amendments negotiated pursuant to sections 7-467 to 7-477, inclusive, 787
	950	+	including any such agreement negotiated by a board of education, 788
	951	+	notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 7-474, or 789
	952	+	pursuant to section 10-153d, the [board] Municipal Accountability 790
	953	+	Review Board shall have the same opportunity and authority to 791
	954	+	approve or reject, on not more than two occasions, collective 792 Substitute Bill No. 7192
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	960	+
	961	+	bargaining agreements or amendments as [is] are provided to the 793
	962	+	legislative body of such municipality in said respective sections, except 794
	963	+	that (A) any such agreement negotiated by a board of education shall 795
	964	+	be submitted to the Municipal Accountability Review Board by the 796
	965	+	bargaining representative of such board of education not later than 797
	966	+	fourteen days after any such agreement is reached, and (B) the 798
	967	+	Municipal Accountability Review Board shall act upon such 799
	968	+	agreement, pursuant to this subdivision, not later than thirty days after 800
	969	+	submission by such bargaining representative. 801
	970	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	971	+	sections:
	972	+
	973	+	Section 1 July 1, 2019 7-395
	974	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 2-79a
	975	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 2-32c
	976	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 4-66k
	977	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 4-66r
	978	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 4-124s(b) to (e)
	979	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 32-665(a)
	980	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2019 4-66n(b)
	981	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2019 12-62
	982	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2019 New section
	983	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2019 7-148cc
	984	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2019 7-576d(b)(6)
	985	+
	986	+	PS Joint Favorable Subst.
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