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912 AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
1013 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE
1114 EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD STATUTES.
1215 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1316 Assembly convened:
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15-Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-91g of the general statutes is
16-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
17-passage):
18-(a) As used in this section [,] and sections 10-91h to 10-91l, inclusive,
19-"private provider of special education services" means any private
20-school or private agency or institution, including a group home, that
21-receives any state or local funds as a result of providing special
22-education services to any student with an individualized education
23-program or for whom an individual services plan has been written by
24-the local or regional board of education responsible for educating such
25-student.
26-Sec. 2. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 10-223j of
27-the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in
28-lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
29-(b) (1) The school governance council for a high school shall consist
30-of (A) seven members who [shall be any] are a parent or guardian of a Substitute Senate Bill No. 812
18+Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-91g of the general statutes is 1
19+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
20+passage): 3
21+(a) As used in this section [,] and sections 10-91h to 10-91l, inclusive, 4
22+"private provider of special education services" means any private 5
23+school or private agency or institution, including a group home, that 6
24+receives any state or local funds as a result of providing special 7
25+education services to any student with an individualized education 8
26+program or for whom an individual services plan has been written by 9
27+the local or regional board of education responsible for educating such 10
28+student. 11
29+Sec. 2. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 10-223j of 12
30+the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in 13
31+lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 14
32+(b) (1) The school governance council for a high school shall consist 15
33+of (A) seven members who [shall be any] are a parent or guardian of a 16
34+student attending the school, regardless of such parent or guardian's 17
35+status as a public official, (B) two members who [shall be] are 18 Substitute Bill No. 812
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34-student attending the school, regardless of such parent or guardian's
35-status as a public official, (B) two members who [shall be] are
36-community leaders within the school district, (C) five members who
37-[shall be] are teachers at the school, (D) one nonvoting member who is
38-the principal of the school, or his or her designee, and (E) two
39-nonvoting student members who [shall be] are students at the school.
40-The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the parents or
41-guardians of students attending the school, provided, for purposes of
42-the election, each household with a student attending the school shall
43-have one vote. The community leader members shall be elected by the
44-parent or guardian members and teacher members of the school
45-governance council. The teacher members shall be elected by the
46-teachers of the school. The nonvoting student members shall be elected
47-by the student body of the school.
48-(2) The school governance council for an elementary or a middle
49-school shall consist of (A) seven members who [shall be any] are a
50-parent or guardian of a student attending the school, regardless of
51-such parent or guardian's status as a public official, (B) two members
52-who [shall be] are community leaders within the school district, (C)
53-five members who [shall be] are teachers at the school, and (D) one
54-nonvoting member who is the principal of the school, or his or her
55-designee. The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the
56-parents or guardians of students attending the school, provided, for
57-purposes of the election, each household with a student attending the
58-school shall have one vote. The community leader members shall be
59-elected by the parent or guardian members and teacher members of
60-the school governance council. The teacher members shall be elected
61-by the teachers of the school.
62-Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 19a-79 of the general statutes is
63-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
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42+community leaders within the school district, (C) five members who 19
43+[shall be] are teachers at the school, (D) one nonvoting member who is 20
44+the principal of the school, or his or her designee, and (E) two 21
45+nonvoting student members who [shall be] are students at the school. 22
46+The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the parents or 23
47+guardians of students attending the school, provided, for purposes of 24
48+the election, each household with a student attending the school shall 25
49+have one vote. The community leader members shall be elected by the 26
50+parent or guardian members and teacher members of the school 27
51+governance council. The teacher members shall be elected by the 28
52+teachers of the school. The nonvoting student members shall be elected 29
53+by the student body of the school. 30
54+(2) The school governance council for an elementary or a middle 31
55+school shall consist of (A) seven members who [shall be any] are a 32
56+parent or guardian of a student attending the school, regardless of 33
57+such parent or guardian's status as a public official, (B) two members 34
58+who [shall be] are community leaders within the school district, (C) 35
59+five members who [shall be] are teachers at the school, and (D) one 36
60+nonvoting member who is the principal of the school, or his or her 37
61+designee. The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the 38
62+parents or guardians of students attending the school, provided, for 39
63+purposes of the election, each household with a student attending the 40
64+school shall have one vote. The community leader members shall be 41
65+elected by the parent or guardian members and teacher members of 42
66+the school governance council. The teacher members shall be elected 43
67+by the teachers of the school. 44
68+Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 19a-79 of the general statutes is 45
69+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 46
70+passage): 47
71+(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall adopt regulations, 48
72+in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the 49
73+purposes of sections 19a-77 to 19a-80, inclusive, and 19a-82 to 19a-87, 50
74+inclusive, and to assure that child care centers and group child care 51 Substitute Bill No. 812
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68-(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall adopt regulations,
69-in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the
70-purposes of sections 19a-77 to 19a-80, inclusive, and 19a-82 to 19a-87,
71-inclusive, and to assure that child care centers and group child care
72-homes meet the health, educational and social needs of children
73-utilizing such child care centers and group child care homes. Such
74-regulations shall (1) specify that before being permitted to attend any
75-child care center or group child care home, each child shall be
76-protected as age-appropriate by adequate immunization against
77-diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella,
78-hemophilus influenzae type B and any other vaccine required by the
79-schedule of active immunization adopted pursuant to section 19a-7f,
80-including appropriate exemptions for children for whom such
81-immunization is medically contraindicated and for children whose
82-[parents] parent or guardian objects to such immunization on religious
83-grounds, and that any objection by [parents] a parent or a guardian to
84-immunization of a child on religious grounds shall be accompanied by
85-a statement from such [parents] parent or guardian that such
86-immunization would be contrary to the religious beliefs of such child
87-or the [parents] parent or guardian of such child, which statement shall
88-be acknowledged, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-32, 1-
89-34 and 1-35, by (A) a judge of a court of record or a family support
90-magistrate, (B) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal, (C) a
91-town clerk, (D) a notary public, (E) a justice of the peace, or (F) an
92-attorney admitted to the bar of this state, (2) specify conditions under
93-which child care center directors and teachers and group child care
94-home providers may administer tests to monitor glucose levels in a
95-child with diagnosed diabetes mellitus, and administer medicinal
96-preparations, including controlled drugs specified in the regulations
97-by the commissioner, to a child receiving child care services at such
98-child care center or group child care home pursuant to the written
99-order of a physician licensed to practice medicine or a dentist licensed
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104-practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with
105-section 20-94a, or a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in
106-accordance with section 20-12d, and the written authorization of a
107-parent or guardian of such child, (3) specify that an operator of a child
108-care center or group child care home, licensed before January 1, 1986,
109-or an operator who receives a license after January 1, 1986, for a facility
110-licensed prior to January 1, 1986, shall provide a minimum of thirty
111-square feet per child of total indoor usable space, free of furniture
112-except that needed for the children's purposes, exclusive of toilet
113-rooms, bathrooms, coatrooms, kitchens, halls, isolation room or other
114-rooms used for purposes other than the activities of the children, (4)
115-specify that a child care center or group child care home licensed after
116-January 1, 1986, shall provide thirty-five square feet per child of total
117-indoor usable space, (5) establish appropriate child care center staffing
118-requirements for employees certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
119-by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the
120-National Safety Council, American Safety and Health Institute or
121-Medic First Aid International, Inc., (6) specify that on and after January
122-1, 2003, a child care center or group child care home (A) shall not deny
123-services to a child on the basis of a child's known or suspected allergy
124-or because a child has a prescription for an automatic prefilled
125-cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment used to
126-treat an allergic reaction, or for injectable equipment used to
127-administer glucagon, (B) shall, not later than three weeks after such
128-child's enrollment in such a center or home, have staff trained in the
129-use of such equipment on-site during all hours when such a child is
130-on-site, (C) shall require such child's parent or guardian to provide the
131-injector or injectable equipment and a copy of the prescription for such
132-medication and injector or injectable equipment upon enrollment of
133-such child, and (D) shall require a parent or guardian enrolling such a
134-child to replace such medication and equipment prior to its expiration
135-date, (7) specify that on and after January 1, 2005, a child care center or
136-group child care home (A) shall not deny services to a child on the Substitute Senate Bill No. 812
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82+utilizing such child care centers and group child care homes. Such 53
83+regulations shall (1) specify that before being permitted to attend any 54
84+child care center or group child care home, each child shall be 55
85+protected as age-appropriate by adequate immunization against 56
86+diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella, 57
87+hemophilus influenzae type B and any other vaccine required by the 58
88+schedule of active immunization adopted pursuant to section 19a-7f, 59
89+including appropriate exemptions for children for whom such 60
90+immunization is medically contraindicated and for children whose 61
91+[parents] parent or guardian objects to such immunization on religious 62
92+grounds, and that any objection by [parents] a parent or a guardian to 63
93+immunization of a child on religious grounds shall be accompanied by 64
94+a statement from such [parents] parent or guardian that such 65
95+immunization would be contrary to the religious beliefs of such child 66
96+or the [parents] parent or guardian of such child, which statement shall 67
97+be acknowledged, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-32, 1-68
98+34 and 1-35, by (A) a judge of a court of record or a family support 69
99+magistrate, (B) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal, (C) a 70
100+town clerk, (D) a notary public, (E) a justice of the peace, or (F) an 71
101+attorney admitted to the bar of this state, (2) specify conditions under 72
102+which child care center directors and teachers and group child care 73
103+home providers may administer tests to monitor glucose levels in a 74
104+child with diagnosed diabetes mellitus, and administer medicinal 75
105+preparations, including controlled drugs specified in the regulations 76
106+by the commissioner, to a child receiving child care services at such 77
107+child care center or group child care home pursuant to the written 78
108+order of a physician licensed to practice medicine or a dentist licensed 79
109+to practice dental medicine in this or another state, or an advanced 80
110+practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with 81
111+section 20-94a, or a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in 82
112+accordance with section 20-12d, and the written authorization of a 83
113+parent or guardian of such child, (3) specify that an operator of a child 84
114+care center or group child care home, licensed before January 1, 1986, 85
115+or an operator who receives a license after January 1, 1986, for a facility 86 Substitute Bill No. 812
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140-basis of a child's diagnosis of asthma or because a child has a
141-prescription for an inhalant medication to treat asthma, and (B) shall,
142-not later than three weeks after such child's enrollment in such a center
143-or home, have staff trained in the administration of such medication
144-on-site during all hours when such a child is on-site, and (8) establish
145-physical plant requirements for licensed child care centers and licensed
146-group child care homes that exclusively serve school-age children.
147-When establishing such requirements, the Office of Early Childhood
148-shall give consideration to child care centers and group child care
149-homes that are located in private or public school buildings. With
150-respect to this subdivision only, the commissioner shall implement
151-policies and procedures necessary to implement the physical plant
152-requirements established pursuant to this subdivision while in the
153-process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form.
154-Until replaced by policies and procedures implemented pursuant to
155-this subdivision, any physical plant requirement specified in the
156-office's regulations that is generally applicable to child care centers and
157-group child care homes shall continue to be applicable to such centers
158-and homes that exclusively serve school -age children. The
159-commissioner shall print notice of the intent to adopt regulations
160-pursuant to this subdivision [in the Connecticut Law Journal] on the
161-eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of
162-implementation of such policies and procedures. Policies and
163-procedures implemented pursuant to this subdivision shall be valid
164-until the time final regulations are adopted.
165-Sec. 4. Section 4-5 of the general statutes, as amended by section 3 of
166-public act 18-91, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
167-thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
168-As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head"
169-means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management,
170-Commissioner of Administrative Services, [Commissioner on Aging,] Substitute Senate Bill No. 812
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122+licensed prior to January 1, 1986, shall provide a minimum of thirty 87
123+square feet per child of total indoor usable space, free of furniture 88
124+except that needed for the children's purposes, exclusive of toilet 89
125+rooms, bathrooms, coatrooms, kitchens, halls, isolation room or other 90
126+rooms used for purposes other than the activities of the children, (4) 91
127+specify that a child care center or group child care home licensed after 92
128+January 1, 1986, shall provide thirty-five square feet per child of total 93
129+indoor usable space, (5) establish appropriate child care center staffing 94
130+requirements for employees certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation 95
131+by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the 96
132+National Safety Council, American Safety and Health Institute or 97
133+Medic First Aid International, Inc., (6) specify that on and after January 98
134+1, 2003, a child care center or group child care home (A) shall not deny 99
135+services to a child on the basis of a child's known or suspected allergy 100
136+or because a child has a prescription for an automatic prefilled 101
137+cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment used to 102
138+treat an allergic reaction, or for injectable equipment used to 103
139+administer glucagon, (B) shall, not later than three weeks after such 104
140+child's enrollment in such a center or home, have staff trained in the 105
141+use of such equipment on-site during all hours when such a child is 106
142+on-site, (C) shall require such child's parent or guardian to provide the 107
143+injector or injectable equipment and a copy of the prescription for such 108
144+medication and injector or injectable equipment upon enrollment of 109
145+such child, and (D) shall require a parent or guardian enrolling such a 110
146+child to replace such medication and equipment prior to its expiration 111
147+date, (7) specify that on and after January 1, 2005, a child care center or 112
148+group child care home (A) shall not deny services to a child on the 113
149+basis of a child's diagnosis of asthma or because a child has a 114
150+prescription for an inhalant medication to treat asthma, and (B) shall, 115
151+not later than three weeks after such child's enrollment in such a center 116
152+or home, have staff trained in the administration of such medication 117
153+on-site during all hours when such a child is on-site, and (8) establish 118
154+physical plant requirements for licensed child care centers and licensed 119
155+group child care homes that exclusively serve school-age children. 120
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174-Commissioner of Revenue Services, Banking Commissioner,
175-Commissioner of Children and Families, Commissioner of Consumer
176-Protection, Commissioner of Correction, Commissioner of Economic
177-and Community Development, State Board of Education,
178-Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection,
179-Commissioner of Energy and E nvironmental Protection,
180-Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health,
181-Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of
182-Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social
183-Services, Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of
184-Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of
185-Veterans Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of
186-Rehabilitation Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the
187-executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, and the executive
188-director of the Office of Health Strategy. As used in sections 4-6 and 4-
189-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of Education.
190-Sec. 5. Section 4-5 of the general statutes, as amended by section 6 of
191-public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 of the June special
192-session and section 20 of public act 18-182, is repealed and the
193-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):
194-As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head"
195-means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management,
196-Commissioner of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue
197-Services, Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and
198-Families, Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of
199-Correction, Commissioner of Economic and Community Development,
200-State Board of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and
201-Public Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental
202-Protection, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public
203-Health, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner
204-of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Substitute Senate Bill No. 812
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208-Services, Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of
209-Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of
210-Veterans Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of
211-Rehabilitation Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the
212-executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive
213-director of the Office of Health Strategy and the executive director of
214-the Technical Education and Career System. As used in sections 4-6
215-and 4-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of
216-Education.
217-Sec. 6. Section 4-38c of the general statutes, as amended by section
218-13 of public act 18-169, is repealed and the following is substituted in
219-lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
220-There shall be within the executive branch of state government the
221-following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department
222-of Administrative Services, [Department on Aging,] Department of
223-Revenue Services, Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture,
224-Department of Children and Families, Department of Consumer
225-Protection, Department of Correction, Department of Economic and
226-Community Development, State Board of Education, Department of
227-Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and
228-Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of
229-Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor
230-Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services,
231-Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services,
232-Department of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Transportation,
233-Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Veterans Affairs.
234-Sec. 7. Section 4-38c of the general statutes, as amended by section 7
235-of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 of the June special
236-session and section 21 of public act 18-182, is repealed and the
237-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): Substitute Senate Bill No. 812
163+shall give consideration to child care centers and group child care 122
164+homes that are located in private or public school buildings. With 123
165+respect to this subdivision only, the commissioner shall implement 124
166+policies and procedures necessary to implement the physical plant 125
167+requirements established pursuant to this subdivision while in the 126
168+process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form. 127
169+Until replaced by policies and procedures implemented pursuant to 128
170+this subdivision, any physical plant requirement specified in the 129
171+office's regulations that is generally applicable to child care centers and 130
172+group child care homes shall continue to be applicable to such centers 131
173+and homes that exclusively serve school -age children. The 132
174+commissioner shall print notice of the intent to adopt regulations 133
175+pursuant to this subdivision [in the Connecticut Law Journal] on the 134
176+eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of 135
177+implementation of such policies and procedures. Policies and 136
178+procedures implemented pursuant to this subdivision shall be valid 137
179+until the time final regulations are adopted. 138
180+Sec. 4. Section 4-5 of the general statutes, as amended by section 3 of 139
181+public act 18-91, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 140
182+thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 141
183+As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 142
184+means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 143
185+Commissioner of Administrative Services, [Commissioner on Aging,] 144
186+Commissioner of Revenue Services, Banking Commissioner, 145
187+Commissioner of Children and Families, Commissioner of Consumer 146
188+Protection, Commissioner of Correction, Commissioner of Economic 147
189+and Community Development, State Board of Education, 148
190+Commissioner of Emergency Services a nd Public Protection, 149
191+Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 150
192+Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 151
193+Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 152
194+Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social 153
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241-There shall be within the executive branch of state government the
242-following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department
243-of Administrative Services, Department of Revenue Services,
244-Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture, Department of
245-Children and Families, Department of Consumer Protection,
246-Department of Correction, Department of Economic and Community
247-Development, State Board of Education, Department of Emergency
248-Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and
249-Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of
250-Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor
251-Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services,
252-Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services,
253-Department of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Transportation,
254-Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Veterans Affairs and the
255-Technical Education and Career System.
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202+Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of 155
203+Veterans Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of 156
204+Rehabilitation Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the 157
205+executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, and the executive 158
206+director of the Office of Health Strategy. As used in sections 4-6 and 4-159
207+7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of Education. 160
208+Sec. 5. Section 4-5 of the general statutes, as amended by section 6 of 161
209+public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 of the June special 162
210+session and section 20 of public act 18-182, is repealed and the 163
211+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 164
212+As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 165
213+means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 166
214+Commissioner of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue 167
215+Services, Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and 168
216+Families, Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of 169
217+Correction, Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 170
218+State Board of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and 171
219+Public Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 172
220+Protection, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public 173
221+Health, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner 174
222+of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social 175
223+Services, Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of 176
224+Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of 177
225+Veterans Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of 178
226+Rehabilitation Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the 179
227+executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive 180
228+director of the Office of Health Strategy and the executive director of 181
229+the Technical Education and Career System. As used in sections 4-6 182
230+and 4-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of 183
231+Education. 184
232+Sec. 6. Section 4-38c of the general statutes, as amended by section 185
233+13 of public act 18-169, is repealed and the following is substituted in 186
234+lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 187 Substitute Bill No. 812
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241+There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 188
242+following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 189
243+of Administrative Services, [Department on Aging,] Department of 190
244+Revenue Services, Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture, 191
245+Department of Children and Families, Department of Consumer 192
246+Protection, Department of Correction, Department of Economic and 193
247+Community Development, State Board of Education, Department of 194
248+Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and 195
249+Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of 196
250+Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor 197
251+Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 198
252+Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, 199
253+Department of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Transportation, 200
254+Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Veterans Affairs. 201
255+Sec. 7. Section 4-38c of the general statutes, as amended by section 7 202
256+of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 of the June special 203
257+session and section 21 of public act 18-182, is repealed and the 204
258+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 205
259+There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 206
260+following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 207
261+of Administrative Services, Department of Revenue Services, 208
262+Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture, Department of 209
263+Children and Families, Department of Consumer Protection, 210
264+Department of Correction, Department of Economic and Community 211
265+Development, State Board of Education, Department of Emergency 212
266+Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and 213
267+Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of 214
268+Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor 215
269+Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 216
270+Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, 217
271+Department of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Transportation, 218
272+Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Veterans Affairs and the 219
273+Technical Education and Career System. 220 Substitute Bill No. 812
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280+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
281+sections:
282+
283+Section 1 from passage 10-91g(a)
284+Sec. 2 from passage 10-223j(b)(1) and (2)
285+Sec. 3 from passage 19a-79(a)
286+Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 4-5
287+Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 4-5
288+Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 4-38c
289+Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 4-38c
290+
291+Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
292+In Section 2(b)(1)(E), "shall be" was changed to "[shall be] are" for
293+consistency.
294+
295+ED Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
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