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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING MI NOR AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE
15	20		OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT RELATED S TATUTES.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19	24		Section 1. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 7-325 of the general 1
20	25		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
21	26		(Effective July 1, 2019): 3
22	27		(c) The clerk of each district created pursuant to this chapter or any 4
23	28		provisions of the general statutes or any special act, shall report to the 5
24	29		town clerk of each town in which such district is located: (1) If created 6
25	30		by approval of a petition pursuant to subsection (a) of this section on 7
26	31		or after July 1, 1987, within seven days of such approval; and (2) on or 8
27	32		before July 31, 1993, and [annually thereafter for each such district, 9
28	33		irrespective of the date of creation] any time the charter or special act 10
29	34		of such district is amended. The first report filed after the creation of a 11
30	35		district shall include a list of the officers of such district, a copy of the 12
31	36		charter or special act of such district and such other information on the 13
32	37		organization and the financial status of such district as the Secretary of 14
33		-	the Office of Policy and Management may recommend. A copy of the 15
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34	44		charter or special act of such district shall be included in any 16
35	45		subsequent report if such charter or special act was amended after the 17
36	46		date of the previous filing. No district, irrespective of the date of 18
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	47	+	creation, created by approval of a petition pursuant to subsection (a) of 19
44	48		this section shall exist as a body corporate and politic until the clerk of 20
45	49		such district has filed at least one report required by this subsection. If 21
46	50		a district is located in more than one town, the report shall be filed by 22
47	51		the district clerk with the town clerk of each town in which the district 23
48	52		is located. 24
49	53		(d) [Any fine imposed on and after July 1, 1992, on a clerk for failure 25
50	54		to file a report required pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall 26
51		-	be waived.] Not later than ~~July~~ 1, ~~2020~~, and annually thereafter, the ~~tax~~ 27
52		-	~~collector~~ of each district shall submit a statement to the Secretary of the 28
	55	+	be waived.] Not later than October 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the 27
	56	+	clerk of each district shall submit a statement to the Secretary of the 28
53	57		Office of Policy and Management on a form prescribed by the 29
54	58		secretary. Such statement shall include complete information 30
55	59		concerning the mill rate and tax levy in the district for the preceding 31
56		-	year. Any ~~tax collector~~ who neglects to file a true and correct statement 32
57		-	~~shall~~ forfeit one hundred dollars to the state. 33
	60	+	year. Any clerk who neglects to file a true and correct statement shall 32
	61	+	forfeit one hundred dollars to the state. 33
58	62		Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 12-81g of the general statutes is 34
59	63		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 35
60	64		1, 2019): 36
61		-	(b) (1) Effective for the assessment year commencing October 1, 37
62		-	[2013] 2019, and each assessment year thereafter, any municipality 38
63		-	may, upon approval by its legislative body or, in any town in which 39
64		-	the legislative body is a town meeting, by the board of selectmen, 40
65		-	provide that, in lieu of the additional exemption prescribed under 41
66		-	subsection (a) of this section, any person entitled to an exemption from 42
67		-	property tax in accordance with subdivision (20) of section 12-81, 43
68		-	reflecting any increase made pursuant to the provisions of section 12-44
69		-	62g, who has a disability rating of one hundred per cent, as 45
70		-	determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, shall 46
71		-	be entitled to an additional exemption from such tax in an amount 47
72		-	equal to three times the amount of the exemption provided for such 48
73		-	person pursuant to subdivision (20) of section 12-81, provided such 49
74		-	person's total adjusted gross income as determined for purposes of the 50
75		-	federal income tax, [plus any other income not included in such 51
76		-	adjusted income,] excluding veterans' disability payments, 52 Substitute Bill No. 1009
	65	+	(1) Effective for the assessment year commencing October 1, [2013] 37
	66	+	2019, and each assessment year thereafter, any municipality may, upon 38
	67	+	approval by its legislative body or, in any town in which the legislative 39
	68	+	body is a town meeting, by the board of selectmen, provide that, in lieu 40
	69	+	of the additional exemption prescribed under subsection (a) of this 41
	70	+	section, any person entitled to an exemption from property tax in 42
	71	+	accordance with subdivision (20) of section 12-81, reflecting any 43
	72	+	increase made pursuant to the provisions of section 12-62g, who has a 44
	73	+	disability rating of one hundred per cent, as determined by the United 45
	74	+	States Department of Veterans Affairs, shall be entitled to an 46
	75	+	additional exemption from such tax in an amount equal to three times 47
	76	+	the amount of the exemption provided for such person pursuant to 48 Raised Bill No. 1009
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83		-	individually if unmarried, or jointly with spouse if married, during the 53
84		-	calendar year ending immediately preceding the filing of a claim for 54
85		-	any such exemption, is not more than twenty-four thousand dollars if 55
86		-	such person is married or not more than twenty-one thousand dollars 56
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	82	+	subdivision (20) of section 12-81, provided such person's total adjusted 49
	83	+	gross income as determined for purposes of the federal income tax, 50
	84	+	[plus any other income not included in such adjusted income,] 51
	85	+	excluding veterans' disability payments, individually if unmarried, or 52
	86	+	jointly with spouse if married, during the calendar year ending 53
	87	+	immediately preceding the filing of a claim for any such exemption, is 54
	88	+	not more than twenty-four thousand dollars if such person is married 55
	89	+	or not more than twenty-one thousand dollars if such person is not 56
	90	+	married. 57
88	91		(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not limit the applicability 58
89	92		of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for persons not 59
90	93		eligible for the property tax exemption provided by this subsection. 60
91	94		Sec. 3. Section 12-81cc of the general statutes is repealed and the 61
92	95		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 62
93	96		Any person who has established his or her entitlement to a property 63
94	97		tax exemption under [subdivisions] subdivision (19), (20), (22), (23), 64
95	98		(24), (25), (26), (28) or (53) of section 12-81 or section 12-81g, as 65
96	99		amended by this act, for a particular assessment year shall be issued a 66
97	100		certificate as to such entitlement by the tax assessor of the relevant 67
98	101		municipality. Such person shall be entitled to such exemption in any 68
99	102		municipality in this state for such assessment year provided a copy of 69
100	103		such certificate is provided to the tax assessor of any municipality in 70
101	104		which such exemption is claimed and further provided such person 71
102	105		would otherwise have been eligible for such exemption in such 72
103	106		municipality if he or she had filed for such exemption as provided 73
104	107		under the general statutes. 74
105	108		Sec. 4. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-170e of the 75
106	109		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 76
107	110		thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 77
108	111		(2) The amounts of income at each level of qualifying income, as 78
109	112		provided in the table in subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall be 79
110		-	adjusted annually in a uniform manner to reflect the annual inflation 80
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111	119		adjustment in Social Security income. Each such adjustment of 81
112	120		qualifying income shall be determined to the nearest one hundred 82
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	121	+	dollars and shall be applicable in determining the amount of grant 83
120	122		allowed under this subsection with respect to charges for rents, 84
121	123		electricity, gas, water and fuel actually paid during the preceding 85
122	124		calendar year. Each such adjustment of qualifying income shall be 86
123	125		prepared by the [Commissioner of Housing] Secretary of the Office of 87
124	126		Policy and Management in relation to the annual inflation adjustment 88
125	127		in Social Security, if any, becoming effective at any time during the 89
126	128		twelve-month period immediately preceding the first day of October 90
127	129		each year and shall be distributed to the assessors in each municipality 91
128	130		not later than the thirty-first day of December next following. 92
129	131		Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 12-170f of the general statutes is 93
130	132		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 94
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132	134		(a) Any renter, believing himself or herself to be entitled to a grant 96
133	135		under section 12-170d for any calendar year, shall apply for such grant 97
134	136		to the assessor of the municipality in which the renter resides or to the 98
135	137		duly authorized agent of such assessor or municipality on or after 99
136	138		April first and not later than October first of each year with respect to 100
137	139		such grant for the calendar year preceding each such year, on a form 101
138	140		prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 102
139	141		Management to the assessor. [A renter may apply to the secretary prior 103
140	142		to December fifteenth of the claim year for an extension of the 104
141	143		application period. The secretary may grant such extension in the case 105
142	144		of extenuating circumstance due to illness or incapacitation as 106
143	145		evidenced by a certificate signed by a physician or an advanced 107
144	146		practice registered nurse to that extent, or if the secretary determines 108
145	147		there is good cause for doing so.] A renter making such application 109
146	148		shall present to such assessor or agent, in substantiation of the renter's 110
147	149		application, a copy of the renter's federal income tax return, and if not 111
148	150		required to file a federal income tax return, such other evidence of 112
149	151		qualifying income, receipts for money received, or cancelled checks, or 113
150		-	copies thereof, and any other evidence the assessor or such agent may 114
151		-	require. When the assessor or agent is satisfied that the applying renter 115
152		-	is entitled to a grant, such assessor or agent shall issue a certificate of 116 Substitute Bill No. 1009
	152	+	copies thereof, and any other evidence the assessor or such agent may 114 Raised Bill No. 1009
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159	160		grant in such form as the secretary may prescribe and supply showing 117
160	161		the amount of the grant due. 118
161	162		Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 16a-31 of the general 119
162	163		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 120
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164	165		(a) The following actions when undertaken by any state agency, 122
165	166		with state or federal funds, shall be consistent with the plan: 123
166	167		(1) The acquisition of real property when the acquisition costs are in 124
167	168		excess of two hundred thousand dollars; 125
168	169		(2) The development or improvement of real property when the 126
169	170		development costs are in excess of two hundred thousand dollars; 127
170	171		(3) The acquisition of public transportation equipment or facilities 128
171	172		when the acquisition costs are in excess of two hundred thousand 129
172	173		dollars; and 130
173	174		(4) The authorization of each state grant, any application for which 131
174	175		is not pending on July 1, 1991, for an amount in excess of two hundred 132
175	176		thousand dollars, for the acquisition or development or improvement 133
176	177		of real property or for the acquisition of public transportation 134
177	178		equipment or facilities. 135
178	179		(b) [A] Whenever an action described in subsection (a) of this 136
179	180		section is undertaken, and such action is subject to the public scoping 137
180	181		process described in section 22a-1b, the sponsoring state agency shall 138
181	182		request, and the secretary shall provide, an advisory statement 139
182	183		commenting on the extent to which [any of the actions specified in 140
183	184		subsection (a) of this section] such action conforms to the plan. [and 141
184	185		any] Any agency may request and the secretary shall provide such 142
185	186		other advisory reports as the state agency deems advisable. 143
186		-	Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 19a-308 of the general statutes is 144
187		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 145 Substitute Bill No. 1009
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	193	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 145
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195	195		(a) In any town in which there is a burial ground or cemetery 147
196	196		containing more than six places of interment [and not under the 148
197	197		control or management of any currently functioning cemetery 149
198	198		association,] that has been neglected and allowed to grow up to weeds, 150
199	199		briars and bushes, or about which the fences have become broken, 151
200	200		decayed or dilapidated, the selectmen of such town may cause such 152
201	201		burial ground or cemetery to be cleared of weeds, briars and bushes, 153
202	202		may mow the ground's lawn areas and may cause its fences or walls to 154
203	203		be repaired and kept in orderly and decent condition and its memorial 155
204		-	stones to be straightened~~, repaired and restored~~. 156
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205	205		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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208	208		Section 1 July 1, 2019 7-325(c) and (d)
209	209		Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 12-81g(b)
210	210		Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 12-81cc
211	211		Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 12-170e(a)(2)
212	212		Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 12-170f(a)
213	213		Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 16a-31(a) and (b)
214	214		Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 19a-308(a)
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	216	+	Statement of Purpose:
	217	+	To implement minor and technical changes to the statutes of the Office
	218	+	of Policy and Management.
	219	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	220	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	221	+	not underlined.]
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