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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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11	19		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONNECTICUT ADVISORY
12	20		COMMISSION ON INTERG OVERNMENTAL RELATION S.
13	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	22		Assembly convened:
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16	24		Section 1. Section 2-79a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
17	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
18	26		(a) (1) There shall be a Connecticut Advisory Commission on 3
19	27		Intergovernmental Relations. The purpose of the commission shall be 4
20	28		to enhance coordination and cooperation between the state and local 5
21	29		governments. [The] 6
22	30		(2) Before July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the president 7
23	31		pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of 8
24	32		Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader 9
25	33		of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 10
26	34		and Management, the Commissioners of Education, Energy and 11
27	35		Environmental Protection, Economic and Community Development, 12
28	36		or their designees, and sixteen additional members as follows: [(1)] (A) 13
29		-	Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall 14
30		-	be selected from a list of nominees submitted to [him] the Governor by 15
31		-	the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of whom shall 16
32		-	be selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small Towns. Two 17
33		-	of such six officials shall be from towns having populations of twenty 18
34		-	thousand or less persons, two shall be from towns having populations 19
35		-	of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand persons 20 Substitute Bill No. 1072
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	43	+	be selected from a list of nominees submitted to him by the 15
	44	+	Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of whom shall be 16
	45	+	selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small Towns. Two of 17
	46	+	such six officials shall be from towns having populations of twenty 18
	47	+	thousand or less persons, two shall be from towns having populations 19
	48	+	of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand persons 20
42	49		and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty thousand or 21
43	50		more persons; [(2)] (B) two local public education officials appointed 22
44	51		by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees 23
45		-	submitted to [him~~] the Governor~~ by the Connecticut Association of 24
46		-	~~Boards of~~ Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list 25
47		-	~~submitted by~~ the Connecticut Association of School Administrators; 26
48		-	~~[(3)] (C) one~~ representative of a regional council of governments 27
49		-	~~appointed by the~~ Governor from a list of nominees submitted to [him] 28
50		-	~~the Governor by the Regional~~ Planning Association of Connecticut; 29
51		-	~~[(4)] (D) five persons who do not~~ hold elected or appointed office in 30
52		-	~~state or local government~~, one of whom shall be ~~appointed by the~~ 31
53		-	~~Governor, one of whom shall be~~ appointed by the president pro 32
54		-	~~tempore of the Senate, one of whom~~ shall be appointed by the speaker 33
55		-	~~of the House of Representatives, one~~ of whom shall be appointed by 34
56		-	~~the minority leader of the Senate and~~ one of whom shall be appointed 35
57		-	~~by the minority leader of the House of~~ Representatives; [(5)] (E) one 36
58		-	~~representative of the Connecticut~~ Conference of Municipalities 37
59		-	~~appointed by said conference; and [(6)]~~ (F) one representative of the 38
60		-	~~Council of Small Towns appointed by said~~ council. [Each] 39
	52	+	submitted to him by the Connecticut Association of Boards of 24
	53	+	Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list submitted by 25
	54	+	the Connecticut Association of School Administrators; [(3)] (C) one 26
	55	+	representative of a regional council of governments appointed by the 27
	56	+	Governor from a list of nominees submitted to him by the Regional 28
	57	+	Planning Association of Connecticut; [(4)] (D) five persons who do not 29
	58	+	hold elected or appointed office in state or local government, one of 30
	59	+	whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 31
	60	+	appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom 32
	61	+	shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one 33
	62	+	of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and 34
	63	+	one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 35
	64	+	Representatives; [(5)] (E) one representative of the Connecticut 36
	65	+	Conference of Municipalities appointed by said conference; and [(6)] 37
	66	+	(F) one representative of the Council of Small Towns appointed by said 38
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61	68		(3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 40
62	69		chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of 41
63	70		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 42
64	71		planning and development, or their designees, the Secretary of the 43
65	72		Office of Policy and Management and seventeen additional members 44
66	73		as follows: (A) Six municipal officials appointed by the Governor, four 45
67	74		of whom shall be selected from a list of nominees submitted to the 46
68	75		Governor by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and two of 47
69		-	whom shall be selected from a list submitted by the Council of Small 48
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70	82		Towns. Two of such six officials shall be from towns having 49
71	83		populations of twenty thousand or less persons, two shall be from 50
72	84		towns having populations of more than twenty thousand but less than 51
73	85		sixty thousand persons and two shall be from towns having 52
74	86		populations of sixty thousand or more persons; (B) two local public 53
75		-	education officials appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 54 Substitute Bill No. 1072
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	87	+	education officials appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 54
82	88		selected from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 55
83	89		Connecticut Association of Boards of Education and one of whom shall 56
84	90		be selected from a list submitted by the Connecticut Association of 57
85	91		School Administrators; (C) one representative of a regional council of 58
86	92		governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees 59
87	93		submitted to the Governor by the Regional Planning Association of 60
88	94		Connecticut; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed by 61
89	95		the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the 62
90	96		Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or 63
91	97		appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be 64
92	98		appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the 65
93	99		president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed 66
94	100		by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 67
95	101		appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall 68
96	102		be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; 69
97	103		(F) one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 70
98	104		appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the 71
99	105		Council of Small Towns appointed by said council. 72
100	106		(4) Before July 1, 2019, each member of the commission appointed 73
101	107		pursuant to [subdivisions (1) to (6)] subparagraphs (A) to (F), 74
102	108		inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection shall serve for a term of 75
103	109		two years. On and after July 1, 2019, each member of the commission 76
104	110		appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of 77
105	111		subdivision (3) of this subsection shall serve for a term of two years 78
106	112		and may serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. All 79
107	113		other members shall serve for terms which are coterminous with their 80
108	114		terms of office. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson and a vice-81
109		-	chairperson from among the commission members. Members of the 82
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111	122		commission. Members of the commission shall not be compensated for 84
112	123		their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred 85
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	125	+	(b) The commission shall: (1) Serve as a forum for consultation 87
121	126		among state and local government officials; (2) conduct research on 88
122	127		intergovernmental issues, including, but not limited to, the sharing 89
123	128		and consolidation of government services as well as the direct and 90
124	129		indirect impacts of changes in the provision of services at different 91
125	130		levels of government; (3) encourage and coordinate studies of 92
126	131		intergovernmental issues by universities, research and consulting 93
127	132		organizations and others; and (4) [initiate policy development and 94
128	133		make] develop models for sustainable, recurring savings and revenue 95
129	134		growth while initiating policy development and making 96
130	135		recommendations for consideration by all levels and branches of 97
131	136		government. The commission shall issue, from time to time, public 98
132	137		reports of its findings and recommendations. [and] Before July 1, 2019, 99
133	138		the commission shall issue, annually, a public report on its activities. 100
134	139		On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall issue, annually, a 101
135	140		public report on its activities and a work plan, as described in 102
136	141		subsection (c) of this section, for the next year. On and after July 1, 103
137	142		2020, such public report shall describe the status of all items in the 104
138	143		prior year's work plan, including statistics to measure progress made, 105
139	144		if any, from the prior year. 106
140	145		(c) In developing any work plan to be issued on and after July 1, 107
141	146		2019, the commission, in consultation with other commissions 108
142	147		established to address consolidation and sharing of government 109
143	148		services, shall, on or before October 15, 2019, and every six months 110
144	149		thereafter until October 15, 2021, consider, analyze and make specific 111
145	150		recommendations to the secretary for the accomplishment of, all 112
146	151		aspects of sharing government services among state, regional and local 113
147	152		bodies, which aspects may include, but not be limited to: 114
148		-	(1) Standardization and alignment of various regions; 115
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149	159		(2) Consolidation of government services, including, but not limited 116
150	160		to, joint purchasing, for a municipality and its respective local or 117
151	161		regional school district, as applicable; 118
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	162	+	(3) Consolidation and sharing of government services, including, 119
159	163		but not limited to, joint purchasing, among municipalities; 120
160	164		(4) Types of government services that may be provided in a more 121
161	165		efficient, high-quality or cost-effective manner by another level of 122
162	166		government or by regional councils of governments, regional 123
163	167		educational service centers or other similar regional bodies; 124
164	168		(5) Standardization of government services, including, but not 125
165	169		limited to, the issuance of permits, across state, regional and local 126
166	170		bodies; 127
167	171		(6) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of reporting by 128
168	172		and among state, regional and local bodies; 129
169	173		(7) Standardization, enhancement or streamlining of collection and 130
170	174		sharing of data; 131
171	175		(8) Opportunities for the use of e-government solutions to deliver 132
172	176		government services and conduct government programs; 133
173	177		(9) Alternative sources of revenue for municipal governments, 134
174	178		regional councils of governments and regional educational service 135
175	179		centers; 136
176	180		(10) Regional revenue sharing; 137
177	181		(11) Coalition bargaining and other changes to relations between 138
178	182		municipalities and municipal employees; 139
179	183		(12) Reduction of long-term liabilities of municipalities; and 140
180	184		(13) Sequencing of and timeliness for planning and implementation 141
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183	192		the convening of the regular session of the General Assembly in 2020, 144
184	193		and every four years thereafter on such second Wednesday, the 145
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	194	+	commission shall submit to the General Assembly a report which lists 146
192	195		each existing state mandate, as defined in subsection (a) of section 2-147
193	196		32b, and which (1) categorizes each mandate as constitutional, 148
194	197		statutory or executive, [(2) provides the date of original enactment or 149
195	198		issuance along with a brief description of the history of the mandate, 150
196	199		and (3) analyzes the costs incurred by] and (2) describes the potential 151
197	200		impacts on local governments [in] implementing the mandate. In each 152
198	201		report the commission may also make recommendations on state 153
199	202		mandates for consideration by the commission. On and after October 154
200	203		1, 1996, the report shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of 155
201	204		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 156
202	205		appropriations and budgets of state agencies, to any other joint 157
203	206		standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance and, 158
204	207		upon request, to any member of the General Assembly. A summary of 159
205	208		the report shall be submitted to each member of the General Assembly 160
206	209		if the summary is two pages or less and a notification of the report 161
207	210		shall be submitted to each member if the summary is more than two 162
208	211		pages. Submission shall be by mailing the report, summary or 163
209	212		notification to the legislative address of each member of the 164
210	213		committees or the General Assembly, as applicable. The provisions of 165
211	214		this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the commission from 166
212	215		making more frequent recommendations on state mandates. 167
213	216		[(d)] (e) Commencing on or before [the second Wednesday after the 168
214	217		convening of the 1997 regular session of the General Assembly] 169
215	218		January 15, 1997, and every year thereafter except a year in which a 170
216	219		report is filed pursuant to subsection [(c)] (d) of this section, the 171
217	220		commission shall submit to the General Assembly a supplement to the 172
218		-	report required in [said subsection (c)] said subsection identifying any 173
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	221	+	report required in [said subsection (c)] subsection (d) of this section 173
	222	+	identifying any new mandates adopted and any mandates changed in 174
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223	231		the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 178
224		-	Relations. Such persons may be exempt from the classified service. 179 Substitute Bill No. 1072
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231	233		Sec. 2. Section 2-32c of the general statutes is repealed and the 180
232	234		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 181
233	235		On and after [January 1, 2019] July 1, 2019, the Connecticut 182
234	236		Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, established 183
235	237		pursuant to section 2-79a, as amended by this act, shall, not more than 184
236	238		ninety days after adjournment of any regular or special session of the 185
237	239		General Assembly or [September first] November fifteenth 186
238	240		immediately following adjournment of a regular session, whichever is 187
239	241		[sooner] later, submit to the speaker of the House of Representatives, 188
240	242		the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the 189
241	243		House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the 190
242	244		minority leader of the House of Representatives, [and] the minority 191
243	245		leader of the Senate and the chief elected official of each municipality a 192
244	246		report [which] that lists each state mandate enacted during said 193
245	247		regular or special session of the General Assembly. [Within five days 194
246	248		of] Not later than five days after receipt of the report, the speaker and 195
247	249		the president pro tempore shall [submit the report to the Secretary of 196
248	250		the Office of Policy and Management and] refer each state mandate to 197
249	251		the joint standing committee or select committee of the General 198
250	252		Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter of the mandate. 199
251	253		[The secretary shall provide notice of the report to the chief elected 200
252	254		official of each municipality.] 201
253	255		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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256	258		Section 1 July 1, 2019 2-79a
257	259		Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 2-32c
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259		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
260		-	In Section 1, "him" was changed to "[him] the Governor" throughout
261		-	Subsec. (a)(2) for clarity and consistency, and "subsection (d) of this
262		-	section" was changed to "said subsection" in Subsec. (e) for
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	262	+	To (1) modify the membership of the Connecticut Advisory
	263	+	Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, (2) require the Raised Bill No. 1072
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	270	+	develop a work plan, (3) require the commission to consider, analyze
	271	+	and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
	272	+	Management regarding shared government services, and (4) revise the
	273	+	date by which the commission shall report to the General Assembly of
	274	+	state mandates on municipalities during the prior legislative session,
	275	+	and also require the commission to make such report to municipal
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	277	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	278	+	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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