| 25 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019 and applicable to contracts 1 |
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| 26 | | - | entered into or renewed on and after said date) (a) For the purposes of this 2 |
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| 27 | | - | section, "quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in 3 |
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| 28 | | - | section 1-120 of the general statutes, "contract" means any employment 4 |
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| 29 | | - | contract, consulting contract or separation agreement that a quasi-5 |
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| 30 | | - | public agency intends to enter into or renew and "separation 6 |
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| 31 | | - | agreement" means an agreement to pay less than fifty thousand dollars 7 |
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| 32 | | - | to an employee resigning or retiring from employment with such 8 |
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| 33 | | - | quasi-public agency for the purposes of avoiding costs associated with 9 |
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| 34 | | - | potential litigation or pursuant to a nondisparagement agreement. 10 |
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| 35 | | - | (b) On and after October 1, 2019, each quasi-public agency shall 11 |
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| 36 | | - | submit a copy of all contracts to the Attorney General for review and 12 |
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| 37 | | - | comment prior to entering into or renewing any such contract. If such 13 |
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| 38 | | - | contract has an annual cost of over one hundred thousand dollars, the 14 |
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| 39 | | - | Committee Bill No. 604 |
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| 41 | | - | |
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| 42 | | - | LCO No. 3782 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | | - | quasi-public agency shall, at the time of submission of such contract to 15 |
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| 45 | | - | the Attorney General, also submit a copy of such contract to the joint 16 |
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| 46 | | - | standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 17 |
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| 47 | | - | such quasi-public agency, in accordance with the provisions of section 18 |
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| 48 | | - | 11-4a of the general statutes. 19 |
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| 49 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 50 | | - | sections: |
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| 52 | | - | Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section |
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| 25 | + | That chapter 12 of the general statutes be amended to require quasi-1 |
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| 26 | + | public agencies to submit a copy of their employment contracts, 2 |
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| 27 | + | consulting contracts and separation agreements to the Attorney 3 |
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| 28 | + | General for review and comment prior to entering into such contract or 4 |
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| 29 | + | agreement and that any such contracts or agreements with an annual 5 |
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| 30 | + | cost of over one hundred thousand dollars also be submitted at the 6 |
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| 31 | + | same time to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 7 |
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| 32 | + | having cognizance of such agency. 8 |
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| 55 | | - | To require the submission of quasi-public agency employment and |
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| 56 | | - | consulting contracts and separation agreements to the Attorney |
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| 57 | | - | General and relevant legislative committee for review and comment. |
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| 58 | | - | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, |
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| 59 | | - | except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is |
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| 60 | | - | not underlined.] |
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| 62 | | - | Co-Sponsors: SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. |
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| 64 | | - | S.B. 604 |
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| 34 | + | To increase executive and legislative oversight of quasi-public agency |
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| 35 | + | contracts by requiring the submission of certain contracts to the |
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| 36 | + | Attorney General and relevant legislative committee for review and |
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| 37 | + | comment. |
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