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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 548
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8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	18		AN ACT CONCERNING CO MMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND
15	19		NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTA NCE.
16	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	21		Assembly convened:
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19		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) Except as provided in 1
20		-	subsection (b) of this section, in each municipality with a population of 2
21		-	more than sixty thousand, as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial 3
22		-	census, and having a total area of not more than thirty square miles, 4
23		-	the chief executive officer of such municipality shall establish and 5
24		-	appoint members to one community investment board for each 6
25		-	neighborhood in the municipality. Each community investment board 7
26		-	may be comprised of, but need not be limited to, residents, business 8
27		-	owners, religious leaders, community development corporation 9
28		-	representatives and community group representatives. Such boards 10
29		-	shall identify priorities for the use of municipal revenue sharing grants 11
30		-	awarded pursuant to section 4-66l of the general statutes, as amended 12
31		-	by this act, and select grants for payment in lieu of taxes awarded 13
32		-	pursuant to section 12-18c of the general statutes, as amended by this 14
33		-	act. 15
34		-	(b) If any municipality described in subsection (a) of this section has 16
35		-	established a neighborhood revitalization zone for a neighborhood 17
36		-	pursuant to section 7-600 of the general statutes, the chief executive 18
37		-	officer of such municipality shall designate the neighborhood 19 Substitute Bill No. 548
	23	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The chief executive 1
	24	+	officer of each municipality (1) with a population of more than one 2
	25	+	hundred thousand, as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial 3
	26	+	census, and (2) having a total area of not more than thirty square miles, 4
	27	+	shall establish and appoint members to one community investment 5
	28	+	board for each neighborhood in the municipality. Each community 6
	29	+	investment board may be comprised of, but need not be limited to, 7
	30	+	residents, business owners, religious leaders, community development 8
	31	+	corporation representatives and community group representatives. 9
	32	+	Such boards shall identify priorities for the use of municipal revenue 10
	33	+	sharing grants awarded pursuant to section 4-66l of the general 11
	34	+	statutes, as amended by this act, and section 12-18c of the general 12
	35	+	statutes, as amended by this act. 13
	36	+	Sec. 2. Section 4-66l of the general statutes is amended by adding 14
	37	+	subsection (j) as follows (Effective October 1, 2022): 15
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44		-	revitalization planning committee of such neighborhood, as described 20
45		-	in section 7-601 of the general statutes, as the community investment 21
46		-	board for such neighborhood for the purposes of carrying out the 22
47		-	provisions of said subsection. 23
48		-	Sec. 2. Section 4-66l of the general statutes is amended by adding 24
49		-	subsection (j) as follows (Effective October 1, 2022): 25
50		-	(NEW) (j) On and after October 1, 2022, any municipal revenue 26
51		-	sharing grant awarded pursuant to this section to a municipality 27
52		-	whose chief executive officer has established or designated community 28
53		-	investment boards pursuant to section 1 of this act may be expended 29
54		-	by such municipality as follows: (1) Thirty-five per cent of such grant 30
55		-	shall be expended on priorities identified by such community 31
56		-	investment boards, (2) thirty-five per cent of such grant shall be 32
57		-	expended on priorities identified by the legislative body of the 33
58		-	municipality, and (3) thirty per cent of such grant shall be expended on 34
59		-	priorities jointly agreed upon by such community investment boards 35
60		-	and the legislative body of the municipality. 36
61		-	Sec. 3. Section 12-18c of the general statutes is repealed and the 37
62		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 38
63		-	(a) There is established an account to be known as the "select 39
64		-	payment in lieu of taxes account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 40
65		-	account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any 41
66		-	moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the 42
67		-	account shall be expended by the Office of Policy and Management for 43
68		-	the purposes of making select grants to municipalities and districts for 44
69		-	payments in lieu of taxes as provided for in subdivision (1) of 45
70		-	subsection (e) of section 12-18b, subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 46
71		-	subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 12-18b, subdivision (3) of 47
72		-	subsection (e) of section 12-18b and for any other purpose expressly 48
73		-	provided by law. 49
74		-	(b) Any select grant for payment in lieu of taxes awarded to a 50 Substitute Bill No. 548
	43	+	(NEW) (j) On and after October 1, 2022, any municipal revenue 16
	44	+	sharing grant awarded pursuant to this section to a municipality 17
	45	+	whose chief executive officer has established community investment 18
	46	+	boards pursuant to section 1 of this act may be expended by such 19
	47	+	municipality as follows: (1) Thirty-five per cent of such grant shall be 20
	48	+	expended on priorities identified by such community investment 21
	49	+	boards, (2) thirty-five per cent of such grant shall be expended on 22
	50	+	priorities identified by the legislative body of the municipality, and (3) 23
	51	+	thirty per cent of such grant shall be expended on priorities jointly 24
	52	+	agreed upon by such community investment boards and the legislative 25
	53	+	body of the municipality. 26
	54	+	Sec. 3. Section 12-18c of the general statutes is repealed and the 27
	55	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 28
	56	+	(a) There is established an account to be known as the "select 29
	57	+	payment in lieu of taxes account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 30
	58	+	account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any 31
	59	+	moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the 32
	60	+	account shall be expended by the Office of Policy and Management for 33
	61	+	the purposes of making select grants to municipalities and districts for 34
	62	+	payments in lieu of taxes as provided for in subdivision (1) of 35
	63	+	subsection (e) of section 12-18b, subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 36
	64	+	subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 12-18b, subdivision (3) of 37
	65	+	subsection (e) of section 12-18b and for any other purpose expressly 38
	66	+	provided by law. 39
	67	+	(b) Any select grant for payment in lieu of taxes awarded to a 40
	68	+	municipality whose chief executive officer has established community 41
	69	+	investment boards pursuant to section 1 of this act may be expended 42
	70	+	by such municipality as provided in subsection (j) of section 4-66l, as 43
	71	+	amended by this act. 44
	72	+	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than January 1, 45
	73	+	2021, the Office of Policy and Management shall create and maintain 46
	74	+	an Internet web site to allow residents and organizations to submit 47
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81		-	municipality whose chief executive officer has established or 51
82		-	designated community investment boards pursuant to section 1 of this 52
83		-	act may be expended by such municipality as provided in subsection 53
84		-	(j) of section 4-66l, as amended by this act. 54
85		-	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than January 1, 55
86		-	2021, the Office of Policy and Management shall create and maintain 56
87		-	an Internet web site to allow residents and organizations to submit 57
88		-	proposals for solutions to problems specific to urban areas to the Office 58
89		-	of Policy and Management. 59
90		-	(b) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 60
91		-	secretary's designee, determines that a proposal submitted through the 61
92		-	Internet web site created pursuant to subsection (a) of this subsection 62
93		-	is viable, the secretary shall (1) identify a municipality or 63
94		-	neighborhood in which to establish a pilot program to implement the 64
95		-	proposal, (2) establish the pilot program in such municipality or 65
96		-	neighborhood, (3) monitor the implementation of the pilot program, 66
97		-	and (4) assess the results of the pilot program. 67
98		-	(c) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available 68
99		-	appropriations, provide a monetary award to each resident or 69
100		-	organization that submits a proposal through the Internet web site 70
101		-	created pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, if the secretary, or the 71
102		-	secretary's designee, determines that a pilot program established to 72
103		-	implement the proposal was successful after assessing the results of 73
104		-	the pilot program pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 74
105		-	Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a task force to 75
106		-	study the (1) programs for which state funding is utilized by nonprofit 76
107		-	providers, and (2) requirements imposed on nonprofit providers by 77
108		-	state agencies and compliance with those requirements by nonprofit 78
109		-	providers. 79
110		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 80
111		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 81 Substitute Bill No. 548
	80	+	proposals for solutions to problems specific to urban areas to the Office 48
	81	+	of Policy and Management. 49
	82	+	(b) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 50
	83	+	secretary's designee, determines that a proposal submitted through the 51
	84	+	Internet web site created pursuant to subsection (a) of this subsection 52
	85	+	is viable, the secretary shall (1) identify a municipality or 53
	86	+	neighborhood in which to establish a pilot program to implement the 54
	87	+	proposal, (2) establish the pilot program in such municipality or 55
	88	+	neighborhood, (3) monitor the implementation of the pilot program, 56
	89	+	and (4) assess the results of the pilot program. 57
	90	+	(c) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available 58
	91	+	appropriations, provide a monetary award to each resident or 59
	92	+	organization that submits a proposal through the Internet web site 60
	93	+	created pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, if the secretary, or the 61
	94	+	secretary's designee, determines that a pilot program established to 62
	95	+	implement the proposal was successful after assessing the results of 63
	96	+	the pilot program pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 64
	97	+	Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a task force to 65
	98	+	study the (1) programs for which state funding is utilized by nonprofit 66
	99	+	providers, and (2) requirements imposed on nonprofit providers by 67
	100	+	state agencies and compliance with those requirements by nonprofit 68
	101	+	providers. 69
	102	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 70
	103	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 71
	104	+	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 72
	105	+	(3) Two appointed by the majority leader of the House of 73
	106	+	Representatives; 74
	107	+	(4) Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 75
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119		-	(3) Two appointed by the majority leader of the House of 83
120		-	Representatives; 84
121		-	(4) Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 85
122		-	(5) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 86
123		-	Representatives; and 87
124		-	(6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. 88
125		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 89
126		-	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 90
127		-	of the General Assembly. 91
128		-	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 92
129		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 93
130		-	filled by the appointing authority. 94
131		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 95
132		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 96
133		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 97
134		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 98
135		-	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 99
136		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 100
137		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning 101
138		-	and development shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 102
139		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 103
140		-	report on its findings and any recommendations to the joint standing 104
141		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 105
142		-	relating to planning and development, in accordance with the 106
143		-	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall 107
144		-	terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, 108
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	113	+	(5) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 76
	114	+	Representatives; and 77
	115	+	(6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. 78
	116	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 79
	117	+	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 80
	118	+	of the General Assembly. 81
	119	+	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 82
	120	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 83
	121	+	filled by the appointing authority. 84
	122	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 85
	123	+	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 86
	124	+	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 87
	125	+	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 88
	126	+	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 89
	127	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 90
	128	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning 91
	129	+	and development shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 92
	130	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 93
	131	+	report on its findings and any recommendations to the joint standing 94
	132	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 95
	133	+	relating to planning and development, in accordance with the 96
	134	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall 97
	135	+	terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, 98
	136	+	whichever is later. 99
152	137		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
153	138		sections:
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155	140		Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
156	141		Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 4-66l
157	142		Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 12-18c
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159	149		Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 New section
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161		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
162		-	In Section 1(a), "select grants for payment in lieu of taxes pursuant to"
163		-	was inserted before "section 12-18c" for clarity.
	151	+	Statement of Purpose:
	152	+	To (1) require certain municipalities to establish community
	153	+	investment boards and to use a certain percentage of grant funding
	154	+	received through the municipal revenue sharing account and the select
	155	+	payment in lieu of taxes account for the priorities of such boards, (2)
	156	+	require the Office of Policy and Management to establish an Internet
	157	+	web site for the submission of proposals for solutions to urban-area
	158	+	problems and authorize the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
	159	+	Management to establish pilot programs to implement certain
	160	+	proposals, and (3) establish a task force to study issues concerning
	161	+	nonprofit providers.
	162	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	163	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	164	+	not underlined.]
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165		-	PD Joint Favorable Subst.
	166	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
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	168	+	S.B. 548
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