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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1072
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONNECTICUT ADVISORY
COMMISSION ON INTERG OVERNMENTAL RELATION S.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 2-79a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
(a) (1) There shall be a Connecticut Advisory Commission on 3
Intergovernmental Relations. The purpose of the commission shall be 4
to enhance coordination and cooperation between the state and local 5
governments. [The] 6
(2) Before July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the president 7
pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of 8
Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader 9
of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 10
and Management, the Commissioners of Education, Energy and 11
Environmental Protection, Economic and Community Development, 12
or their designees, and sixteen additional members as follows: [(1)] (A) 13
Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall 14 Raised Bill No. 1072
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be selected from a list of nominees submitted to him by the 15
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of whom shall be 16
selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small Towns. Two of 17
such six officials shall be from towns having populations of twenty 18
thousand or less persons, two shall be from towns having populations 19
of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand persons 20
and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty thousand or 21
more persons; [(2)] (B) two local public education officials appointed 22
by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees 23
submitted to him by the Connecticut Association of Boards of 24
Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list submitted by 25
the Connecticut Association of School Administrators; [(3)] (C) one 26
representative of a regional council of governments appointed by the 27
Governor from a list of nominees submitted to him by the Regional 28
Planning Association of Connecticut; [(4)] (D) five persons who do not 29
hold elected or appointed office in state or local government, one of 30
whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 31
appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom 32
shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one 33
of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and 34
one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 35
Representatives; [(5)] (E) one representative of the Connecticut 36
Conference of Municipalities appointed by said conference; and [(6)] 37
(F) one representative of the Council of Small Towns appointed by said 38
council. [Each] 39
(3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 40
chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of 41
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 42
planning and development, or their designees, the Secretary of the 43
Office of Policy and Management and seventeen additional members 44
as follows: (A) Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four 45
of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees submitted to the 46
Governor by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of 47
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Towns. Two of such six officials shall be from towns having 49
populations of twenty thousand or less persons, two shall be from 50
towns having populations of more than twenty thousand but less than 51
sixty thousand persons and two shall be from towns having 52
populations of sixty thousand or more persons; (B) two local public 53
education officials appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 54
selected from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 55
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education and one of whom shall 56
be selected from a list submitted by the Connecticut Association of 57
School Administrators; (C) one representative of a regional council of 58
governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees 59
submitted to the Governor by the Regional Planning Association of 60
Connecticut; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed by 61
the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 62
Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or 63
appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be 64
appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the 65
president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed 66
by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 67
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall 68
be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; 69
(F) one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 70
appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the 71
Council of Small Towns appointed by said council. 72
(4) Before July 1, 2019, each member of the commission appointed 73
pursuant to [subdivisions (1) to (6)] subparagraphs (A) to (F), 74
inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection shall serve for a term of 75
two years. On and after July 1, 2019, each member of the commission 76
appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of 77
subdivision (3) of this subsection shall serve for a term of two years 78
and may serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. All 79
other members shall serve for terms which are coterminous with their 80
terms of office. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson and a vice-81
chairperson from among the commission members. Members of the 82 Raised Bill No. 1072
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General Assembly may serve as gubernatorial appointees to the 83
commission. Members of the commission shall not be compensated for 84
their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred 85
in the performance of their duties. 86
(b) The commission shall: (1) Serve as a forum for consultation 87
among state and local government officials; (2) conduct research on 88
intergovernmental issues, including, but not limited to, the sharing 89
and consolidation of government services as well as the direct and 90
indirect impacts of changes in the provision of services at different 91
levels of government; (3) encourage and coordinate studies of 92
intergovernmental issues by universities, research and consulting 93
organizations and others; and (4) [initiate policy development and 94
make] develop models for sustainable, recurring savings and revenue 95
growth while initiating policy development and making 96
recommendations for consideration by all levels and branches of 97
government. The commission shall issue, from time to time, public 98
reports of its findings and recommendations. [and] Before July 1, 2019, 99
the commission shall issue, annually, a public report on its activities. 100
On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall issue, annually, a 101
public report on its activities and a work plan, as described in 102
subsection (c) of this section, for the next year. On and after July 1, 103
2020, such public report shall describe the status of all items in the 104
prior year's work plan, including statistics to measure progress made, 105
if any, from the prior year. 106
(c) In developing any work plan to be issued on and after July 1, 107
2019, the commission, in consultation with other commissions 108
established to address consolidation and sharing of government 109
services, shall, on or before October 15, 2019, and every six months 110
thereafter until October 15, 2021, consider, analyze and make specific 111
recommendations to the secretary for the accomplishment of, all 112
aspects of sharing government services among state, regional and local 113
bodies, which aspects may include, but not be limited to: 114
(1) Standardization and alignment of various regions; 115 Raised Bill No. 1072
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(2) Consolidation of government services, including, but not limited 116
to, joint purchasing, for a municipality and its respective local or 117
regional school district, as applicable; 118
(3) Consolidation and sharing of government services, including, 119
but not limited to, joint purchasing, among municipalities; 120
(4) Types of government services that may be provided in a more 121
efficient, high-quality or cost-effective manner by another level of 122
government or by regional councils of governments, regional 123
educational service centers or other similar regional bodies; 124
(5) Standardization of government services, including, but not 125
limited to, the issuance of permits, across state, regional and local 126
bodies; 127
(6) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of reporting by 128
and among state, regional and local bodies; 129
(7) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of collection and 130
sharing of data; 131
(8) Opportunities for the use of e-government solutions to deliver 132
government services and conduct government programs; 133
(9) Alternative sources of revenue for municipal governments, 134
regional councils of governments and regional educational service 135
centers; 136
(10) Regional revenue sharing; 137
(11) Coalition bargaining and other changes to relations between 138
municipalities and municipal employees; 139
(12) Reduction of long-term liabilities of municipalities; and 140
(13) Sequencing of and timeliness for planning and implementation 141
of aspects described in this subsection. 142 Raised Bill No. 1072
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[(c)] (d) On or before [October 1, 2019] the second Wednesday after 143
the convening of the regular session of the General Assembly in 2020, 144
and every four years thereafter on such second Wednesday, the 145
commission shall submit to the General Assembly a report which lists 146
each existing state mandate, as defined in subsection (a) of section 2-147
32b, and which (1) categorizes each mandate as constitutional, 148
statutory or executive, [(2) provides the date of original enactment or 149
issuance along with a brief description of the history of the mandate, 150
and (3) analyzes the costs incurred by] and (2) describes the potential 151
impacts on local governments [in] implementing the mandate. In each 152
report the commission may also make recommendations on state 153
mandates for consideration by the commission. On and after October 154
1, 1996, the report shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of 155
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 156
appropriations and budgets of state agencies, to any other joint 157
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance and, 158
upon request, to any member of the General Assembly. A summary of 159
the report shall be submitted to each member of the General Assembly 160
if the summary is two pages or less and a notification of the report 161
shall be submitted to each member if the summary is more than two 162
pages. Submission shall be by mailing the report, summary or 163
notification to the legislative address of each member of the 164
committees or the General Assembly, as applicable. The provisions of 165
this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the commission from 166
making more frequent recommendations on state mandates. 167
[(d)] (e) Commencing on or before [the second Wednesday after the 168
convening of the 1997 regular session of the General Assembly] 169
January 15, 1997, and every year thereafter except a year in which a 170
report is filed pursuant to subsection [(c)] (d) of this section, the 171
commission shall submit to the General Assembly a supplement to the 172
report required in [said subsection (c)] subsection (d) of this section 173
identifying any new mandates adopted and any mandates changed in 174
the previous year. 175
[(e)] (f) The Office of Policy and Management shall provide such 176 Raised Bill No. 1072
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staff as is necessary for the performance of the functions and duties of 177
the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 178
Relations. Such persons may be exempt from the classified service. 179
Sec. 2. Section 2-32c of the general statutes is repealed and the 180
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 181
On and after [January 1, 2019] July 1, 2019, the Connecticut 182
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, established 183
pursuant to section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall, not more than 184
ninety days after adjournment of any regular or special session of the 185
General Assembly or [September first] November fifteenth 186
immediately following adjournment of a regular session, whichever is 187
[sooner] later, submit to the speaker of the House of Representatives, 188
the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the 189
House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the 190
minority leader of the House of Representatives, [and] the minority 191
leader of the Senate and the chief elected official of each municipality a 192
report [which] that lists each state mandate enacted during said 193
regular or special session of the General Assembly. [Within five days 194
of] Not later than five days after receipt of the report, the speaker and 195
the president pro tempore shall [submit the report to the Secretary of 196
the Office of Policy and Management and] refer each state mandate to 197
the joint standing committee or select committee of the General 198
Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter of the mandate. 199
[The secretary shall provide notice of the report to the chief elected 200
official of each municipality.] 201
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 2-79a
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 2-32c
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) modify the membership of the Connecticut Advisory
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, (2) require the Raised Bill No. 1072
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commission to annually issue a public report on its activities and
develop a work plan, (3) require the commission to consider, analyze
and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management regarding shared government services, and (4) revise the
date by which the commission shall report to the General Assembly of
state mandates on municipalities during the prior legislative session,
and also require the commission to make such report to municipal
chief elected officials.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]