Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5163
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20	20	AN ACT ELIMINATING CERTAIN INACTIVE ADVISORY GROUPS.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. Section 3-110f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
25	25	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 2
26	26	The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development [, 3
27	27	with recommendations of the Culture and Tourism Advisory 4
28	28	Committee,] shall designate, every three years, a state poet laureate. The 5
29	29	commissioner may fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired 6
30	30	portion of the term vacated. 7
31	31	Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 4-9a of the general statutes is repealed 8
32	32	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 9
33	33	(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the term of each member 10
34	34	of each board and commission within the executive branch, except the 11
35	35	State Board of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, 12
36	36	the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the St ate 13
37	37	Elections Enforcement Commission, the State Properties Review Board, 14
38	38	the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, the Commission on Medicolegal 15 Raised Bill No. 5163
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44	44	Investigations, the Psychiatric Security Review Board, the Commission 16
45	45	on Fire Prevention and Control, the E 9-1-1 Commission [, the Culture 17
46	46	and Tourism Advisory Committee,] and the board of trustees of each 18
47	47	constituent unit of the state system of higher education, commencing on 19
48	48	or after July 1, 1979, shall be coterminous with the term of the Governor 20
49	49	or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later. 21
50	50	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 4b-60 of the general statutes is 22
51	51	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 23
52	52	1, 2020): 24
53	53	(a) There shall be a State Commission on Capitol Preservation and 25
54	54	Restoration to consist of twelve members to be appointed as follows: 26
55	55	Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, two by the speaker 27
56	56	of the House of Representatives, two by the president pro tempore of 28
57	57	the Senate, one by the House minority leader, one by the Senate 29
58	58	minority leader, two members of the Joint Committee on Legislative 30
59	59	Management, one appointed by each of the chairmen of said committee, 31
60	60	and one member of the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] 32
61	61	Historic Preservation Council appointed by its chairperson. The 33
62	62	Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's 34
63	63	designee, shall be an ex-officio member of the commission and shall 35
64	64	attend its meetings. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the 36
65	65	original appointing authority for the unexpired portion of the term. The 37
66	66	members shall serve without compensation for their services but shall 38
67	67	be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the 39
68	68	performance of their duties. The commission shall meet at least 40
69	69	quarterly, and more often on the call of the chairman or on the written 41
70	70	request of a majority of the members. The commission may designate 42
71	71	subcommittees to carry out its functions. Any member who fails to 43
72	72	attend three consecutive meetings or fails to attend fifty per cent of all 44
73	73	meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have 45
74	74	resigned. 46
75	75	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 4b-66a of the general statutes is 47
76	76	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 48 Raised Bill No. 5163
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83	83	(a) There is established a Connecticut Capitol Center Commission. 50
84	84	The commission shall consist of (1) the Secretary of the Office of Policy 51
85	85	and Management, or the secretary's designee; (2) the Commissioner of 52
86	86	Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee; (3) the 53
87	87	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 54
88	88	commissioner's designee; (4) the chairperson of the [Culture and 55
89	89	Tourism Advisory Committee] Historic Preservation Council, or the 56
90	90	chairperson's designee; (5) one member appointed by the speaker of the 57
91	91	House of Representatives; (6) one member appointed by the president 58
92	92	pro tempore of the Senate; (7) one member appointed by the majority 59
93	93	leader of the House of Representatives; (8) one member appointed by 60
94	94	the majority leader of the Senate; (9) one member appointed by the 61
95	95	minority leader of the House of Representatives; (10) one member 62
96	96	appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (11) the chairperson of 63
97	97	the Hartford Commission on the City Plan; (12) one member appointed 64
98	98	by the mayor of the city of Hartford; and (13) one member from the 65
99	99	South Downtown Neighborhood Revitalization Committee. 66
100	100	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-425 of the general statutes is 67
101	101	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 68
102	102	1, 2020): 69
103	103	(b) Said advisory board shall consist of one member from each of the 70
104	104	following entities: (1) The University of Connecticut's Athletic 71
105	105	Department; (2) the Connecticut State University System's Athletic 72
106	106	Department; (3) the XL Center; (4) Northland AEG; (5) the Traveler's 73
107	107	Championship Golf Tournament; (6) the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament; 74
108	108	(7) the Special Olympics; (8) the Mohegan Sun Arena; (9) Foxwoods 75
109	109	Resort Casino; (10) Lime Rock Park Race Track; (11) the Arena at Harbor 76
110	110	Yard; (12) New Britain Stadium; (13) the Connecticut Marine Trades 77
111	111	Association; (14) the Office of Policy and Management; (15) the [Culture 78
112	112	and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Tourism Council; (16) 79
113	113	the Capital Region Development Authority; (17) the Nutmeg State 80
114	114	Games; (18) the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference; (19) 81 Raised Bill No. 5163
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120	120	Fairfield University; (20) Quinnipiac University; (21) Sacred Heart 82
121	121	University; (22) any other entity involved in sports or sporting events 83
122	122	that the commissioner deems appropriate; (23) the Connecticut State 84
123	123	Golf Association; and (24) Dodd Stadium. 85
124	124	Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 10a-111a of the general statutes is 86
125	125	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 87
126	126	1, 2020): 88
127	127	(b) The State Historian shall: (1) [Be a member of the Culture and 89
128	128	Tourism Advisory Committee, established pursuant to section 10-393, 90
129	129	(2) edit] Edit or supervise the editing and publication of the public 91
130	130	records of the state, [(3)] (2) provide information and advice to members 92
131	131	of the government at all levels, [(4)] (3) assist the State Board of 93
132	132	Education in efforts to promote the teaching of history in schools and 94
133	133	teacher preparation programs, [(5)] (4) respond to requests for advice 95
134	134	from historical societies, [(6)] (5) respond to requests for information on 96
135	135	the state's history, [(7)] (6) make public appearances and addresses on 97
136	136	the state's history, [(8)] (7) prepare bibliographies and other research 98
137	137	aids relating to the history of the state, and [(9)] (8) promote by 99
138	138	appropriate informative and educational programs the celebration or 100
139	139	commemoration of significant historical events. 101
140	140	Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 11-6a of the general statutes is 102
141	141	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 103
142	142	1, 2020): 104
143	143	(b) There is established an advisory committee to advise the State 105
144	144	Library Board with respect to the policies, collections, programs, 106
145	145	activities and operations of the Raymond E. Baldwin Museum of 107
146	146	Connecticut History and Heritage. The advisory committee shall consist 108
147	147	of eight members as follows: The [executive director of the Culture and 109
148	148	Tourism Advisory Committee] chairperson of the Historic Preservation 110
149	149	Council, or the chairperson's designee; the executive director of the 111
150	150	Connecticut Historical Society; the State Historian; and five persons 112
151	151	appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be experienced 113 Raised Bill No. 5163
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157	157	museum professionals. 114
158	158	Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 12-376d of the general statutes is 115
159	159	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 116
160	160	1, 2020): 117
161	161	(b) There shall be appointed, as part of the Department of Economic 118
162	162	and Community Development, an advisory panel to consider the 119
163	163	proposed acceptance of any such work of art. The advisory panel shall 120
164	164	prepare a written statement as to acceptance or rejection of any such 121
165	165	work of art for the purposes of this section. In each instance, said panel 122
166	166	shall consist of eleven members, including the chairperson of the 123
167	167	[Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts Council 124
168	168	and two generally acknowledged experts as to the particular type of 125
169	169	visual art work under consideration, as determined by said chairperson, 126
170	170	with such appointments to be made by said chairperson and approved 127
171	171	by the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts 128
172	172	Council. In addition, said advisory panel shall include eight members 129
173	173	of the General Assembly, with two of such members appointed by the 130
174	174	president pro tempore of the Senate, one of such members appointed by 131
175	175	the majority leader of the Senate, one of such members appointed by the 132
176	176	minority leader of the Senate, two of such members appointed by the 133
177	177	speaker of the House of Representatives, one of such members 134
178	178	appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives and 135
179	179	one of such members appointed by the minority leader of the House of 136
180	180	Representatives. 137
181	181	Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 22a-27s of the general statutes is 138
182	182	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 139
183	183	1, 2020): 140
184	184	(a) There is established the Face of Connecticut Steering Committee, 141
185	185	which shall be within the Department of Energy and Environmental 142
186	186	Protection for administrative purposes only. Such committee shall 143
187	187	direct the expenditure of any funds deposited in the Face of Connecticut 144
188	188	account created under section 22a-27t. The committee shall consist of the 145 Raised Bill No. 5163
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194	194	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the 146
195	195	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 147
196	196	commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Agriculture, [the 148
197	197	chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] a 149
198	198	member of the Connecticut Tourism Council, appointed by its 150
199	199	chairperson, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and 151
200	200	ten members as follows: (1) A representative of a local organization 152
201	201	involved in historic preservation, appointed by the speaker of the House 153
202	202	of Representatives; (2) a representative of a nonprofit organization 154
203	203	involved in farmland preservation, appointed by the president pro 155
204	204	tempore of the Senate; (3) a representative of a local or regional 156
205	205	nonprofit organization involved in the preservation of open space, 157
206	206	appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) a 158
207	207	representative of a water company actively involved in land 159
208	208	preservation, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (5) a 160
209	209	representative of the agricultural industry, appointed by the minority 161
210	210	leader of the House of Representatives; (6) a representative of a state-162
211	211	wide nonprofit involved in the preservation of open space, appointed 163
212	212	by the minority leader of the Senate; (7) a representative of a state-wide 164
213	213	nonprofit organization involved in historic preservation, appointed by 165
214	214	the Governor; (8) a representative of an organization involved with 166
215	215	community redevelopment, appointed by the Governor; (9) a 167
216	216	representative of the legislative Brownfields Task Force, appointed by 168
217	217	the speaker of the House of Representatives; and (10) a representative 169
218	218	of the environmental law section of the Connecticut Bar Association 170
219	219	who is involved with brownfields remediation, appointed by the 171
220	220	president pro tempore of the Senate. 172
221	221	Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 32-1o of the general statutes is 173
222	222	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 174
223	223	1, 2020): 175
224	224	(a) On or before July 1, 2015, and every four years thereafter, the 176
225	225	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, within 177
226	226	available appropriations, shall prepare an economic development 178
227	227	strategic plan for the state in consultation with the Secretary of the Office 179 Raised Bill No. 5163
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233	233	of Policy and Management, the Commissioners of Energy and 180
234	234	Environmental Protection and Transportation, the Labor 181
235	235	Commissioner, [the chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory 182
236	236	Committee,] the executive directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance 183
237	237	Authority and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 184
238	238	Authority, and the chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, 185
239	239	Incorporated, or their respective designees, and any other agencies the 186
240	240	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development deems 187
241	241	appropriate. 188
242	242	Sec. 11. Section 32-6t of the general statutes is repealed and the 189
243	243	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 190
244	244	On or before October 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Economic and 191
245	245	Community Development, in consultation with the [Culture and 192
246	246	Tourism Advisory Committee] State Historian, shall develop a program 193
247	247	to designate locations in the state with cultural, educational or historical 194
248	248	significance as "Connecticut Treasures". Such program shall promote 195
249	249	locations designated as Connecticut Treasures or state-owned and 196
250	250	operated museums, and shall integrate existing programs of the 197
251	251	Department of Economic and Community Development and [Culture 198
252	252	and Tourism Advisory Committee] the State Historian in the promotion 199
253	253	of such locations to adults and children. Such program shall include a 200
254	254	"Connecticut Treasures Passport", which shall provide free or reduced 201
255	255	admission to locations designated as Connecticut Treasures and all 202
256	256	state-owned and operated museums for children younger than eighteen 203
257	257	years of age who are accompanied by an adult. 204
258	258	Sec. 12. Section 23-100 of the general statutes is repealed and the 205
259	259	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 206
260	260	As used in sections 23-101, 23-102, as amended by this act, [32-6a,] 32-207
261	261	9qq, 32-327 and 32-228, "greenway" means a corridor of open space that 208
262	262	(1) may protect natural resources, preserve scenic landscapes and 209
263	263	historical resources or offer opportunities for recreation or 210
264	264	nonmotorized transportation, (2) may connect existing protected areas 211 Raised Bill No. 5163
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270	270	and provide access to the outdoors, (3) may be located along a defining 212
271	271	natural feature, such as a waterway, along a man-made corridor, 213
272	272	including an unused right-of-way, traditional trail routes or historic 214
273	273	barge canals or (4) may be a greenspace along a highway or around a 215
274	274	village. 216
275	275	Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 23-102 of the general statutes is 217
276	276	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 218
277	277	1, 2020): 219
278	278	(b) The duties of the council shall be: (1) To advise and assist in the 220
279	279	coordination of state agencies, municipalities, regional planning 221
280	280	organizations, as defined in section 4-124i, and private citizens in 222
281	281	voluntarily planning and implementing a system of greenways; (2) to 223
282	282	operate a greenways help center to advise state agencies, municipalities, 224
283	283	regional planning organizations, as defined in section 4-124i, and 225
284	284	private citizens in the technical aspects of planning, designing and 226
285	285	implementing greenways, including advice on securing state, federal 227
286	286	and nongovernmental grants; (3) to establish criteria for designation of 228
287	287	greenways; (4) to maintain an inventory of greenways in the state which 229
288	288	shall include the location of greenways transportation projects which 230
289	289	have received grants under sections 23-101, [32-6a,] 32-9qq and 32-328; 231
290	290	(5) to advise the Commissioner of Economic and Community 232
291	291	Development on the distribution of grants for greenways transportation 233
292	292	projects pursuant to sections [32-6a,] 32-9qq and 32-328; and (6) to 234
293	293	advise the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on 235
294	294	the distribution of grants pursuant to section 23-101. 236
295	295	Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 32-1s of the general statutes is 237
296	296	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 238
297	297	1, 2020): 239
298	298	(b) Any order or regulation of the Connecticut Commission on 240
299	299	Culture and Tourism, which is in force on July 1, 2011, shall continue in 241
300	300	force and effect as an order or regulation of the Department of Economic 242
301	301	and Community Development until amended, repealed or superseded 243 Raised Bill No. 5163
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307	307	pursuant to law. Where any order or regulation of said commission or 244
308	308	said department conflicts, the Commissioner of Economic and 245
309	309	Community Development may implement policies and procedures 246
310	310	consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 3-110f, as 247
311	311	amended by this act, 3-110h, 3-110i, 4-9a, as amended by this act, 4-66aa, 248
312	312	4-89, 4b-53, 4b-60, as amended by this act, 4b-64, 4b-66a, as amended by 249
313	313	this act, 5-198, 7-147a, 7-147b, 7-147c, 7-147j, 7-147p, 7-147q, 7-147y, 8-250
314	314	37lll, 10-382, 10-384, 10-385, 10-386, 10-387, 10-388, 10-389, 10-391, 10-251
315	315	392, [10-393,] 10-394, 10-395, 10-396, 10-397, 10-397a, 10-399, 10-400, 10-252
316	316	401, 10-402, 10-403, 10-404, 10-405, 10-406, 10-408, 10-409, 10-410, 10-411, 253
317	317	10-412, 10-413, 10-414, 10-415, 10-416, 10-416a, 10-416b, 10-425, as 254
318	318	amended by this act, 10a-111a, as amended by this act, 10a-112, 10a-255
319	319	112b, 10a-112g, 11-6a, as amended by this act, 12-376d, as amended by 256
320	320	this act, 13a-252, 19a-315b, 19a-315c, 22a-1d, 22a-19b, 22a-27s, as 257
321	321	amended by this act, 29-259, [32-6a,] 32-11a and 32-35 while in the 258
322	322	process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, 259
323	323	provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is printed in the 260
324	324	Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after 261
325	325	implementation. The policy or procedure shall be valid until the time 262
326	326	final regulations are effective. 263
327	327	Sec. 15. Sections 10-393, 32-6a, 32-9xx, 32-245 and 32-246 of the 264
328	328	general statutes are repealed. (Effective October 1, 2020) 265
329	329	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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332	332	Section 1 October 1, 2020 3-110f
333	333	Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 4-9a(c)
334	334	Sec. 3 October 1, 2020 4b-60(a)
335	335	Sec. 4 October 1, 2020 4b-66a(a)
336	336	Sec. 5 October 1, 2020 10-425(b)
337	337	Sec. 6 October 1, 2020 10a-111a(b)
338	338	Sec. 7 October 1, 2020 11-6a(b)
339	339	Sec. 8 October 1, 2020 12-376d(b)
340	340	Sec. 9 October 1, 2020 22a-27s(a)
341	341	Sec. 10 October 1, 2020 32-1o(a)
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348	348	Sec. 12 October 1, 2020 23-100
349	349	Sec. 13 October 1, 2020 23-102(b)
350	350	Sec. 14 October 1, 2020 32-1s(b)
351	351	Sec. 15 October 1, 2020 Repealer section
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353	353	Statement of Purpose:
354	354	To eliminate the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee,
355	355	Commission on Connecticut's Future, Small Business Advisory Board
356	356	and Committee for the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut.
357	357	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
358	358	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
359	359	underlined.]
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