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Connecticut House Bill HB05259

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55 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5259
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20-AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
21-RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE
22-GOVERNMENT ADMINISTR ATION AND ELECTIONS STATUTES.
19+AN ACT CONCERNING PE DESTRIAN SAFETY AT CROSSWALKS,
20+SPEED LIMITS IN MUNICIPALITIES, FINES AND CHARGES FOR
21+CERTAIN VIOLATIONS AND THE GREENWAYS COM MEMORATIVE
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2323 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2424 Assembly convened:
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26-Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 2-111 of the 2020 1
27-supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
28-substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3
29-(1) Four members of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be 4
30-appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom 5
31-shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 6
32-whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 7
33-Representatives, and one of [who] whom shall be appointed by the 8
34-minority leader of the Senate; 9
35-Sec. 2. Section 2-129 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 10
36-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 11
37-passage): 12 Raised Bill No. 5259
26+Section 1. Subsection (h) of section 14-296aa of the 2020 supplement 1
27+to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
28+thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 3
29+(h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined one hundred 4
30+[fifty] eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents for a first violation, three 5
31+hundred seventy-five dollars for a second violation and [five] six 6
32+hundred twenty-five dollars for a third or subsequent violation. 7
33+Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 51-56a of the general statutes is 8
34+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 9
35+1, 2020): 10
36+(d) Each person who pays in any sum as a fine or forfeiture for any 11
37+violation of sections 14-218a, 14-219, 14-222, 14-223, 14-227a, 14-227m, 12 Raised Bill No. 5259
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43-(a) Wherever the [terms] term "Commission on Women, Children 13
44-and Seniors" [are] is used in any public or special act of the 2019 regular 14
45-session, the term "Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity 15
46-and Opportunity" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. Wherever the 16
47-[terms] term "Commission on Equity and Opportunity" [are] is used in 17
48-any public or special act of the 2019 regular session, the term 18
49-"Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity" 19
50-shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 20
51-(b) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 21
52-provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and 22
53-punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 23
54-section. 24
55-Sec. 3. Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 25
56-amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 26
57-of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182 and section 283 27
58-of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 28
59-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 29
60-As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 30
61-means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 31
62-of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 32
63-Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 33
64-Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 34
65-Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 35
66-of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 36
67-Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 37
68-Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 38
69-Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 39
70-Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 40
71-Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 41
72-Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 42
73-Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of [Rehabilitation] 43
74-Aging and Disability Services, [the] Commissioner of Early Childhood, 44
75-[the] executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, executive 45 Raised Bill No. 5259
43+14-227n, sections 14-230 to 14-240, inclusive, sections 14-241 to 14-249, 13
44+inclusive, section 14-279 for the first offense, sections 14-289b, 14-299, 14
45+14-300, 14-300d, sections 14-301 to 14-303, inclusive, section 5 of this act 15
46+or any regulation adopted under said sections or ordinance enacted in 16
47+accordance with said sections shall pay an additional fee of [twenty] 17
48+twenty-five dollars. The state shall remit to the municipalities in which 18
49+the violations occurred the amounts paid under this subsection. Each 19
50+clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any 20
51+other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court 21
52+Administrator, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and 22
53+October in each year, shall certify to the Comptroller the amount due for 23
54+the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served 24
55+by the office of the clerk or official. 25
56+Sec. 3. Section 14-21i of the general statutes is repealed and the 26
57+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 27
58+(a) [On and after January 1, 1998, the] The Commissioner of Motor 28
59+Vehicles shall issue greenways commemorative number plates of a 29
60+design to enhance public awareness of, [the] and provide funding for, 30
61+state and local efforts to preserve, restore and protect greenways. The 31
62+design shall be determined by agreement between the Commissioner of 32
63+Energy and Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Motor 33
64+Vehicles. No use shall be made of such plates except as official 34
65+registration marker plates. 35
66+(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall establish, by 36
67+regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, a fee to be charged 37
68+for greenways commemorative number plates in addition to the regular 38
69+fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. The fee shall 39
70+be for such number plates with letters and numbers selected by the 40
71+Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 41
72+may establish a higher fee for: (1) Such number plates which contain 42
73+letters in place of numbers as authorized by section 14-49, in addition to 43
74+the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued under said section; and (2) 44
75+such number plates which are low number plates, in accordance with 45 Raised Bill No. 5259
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81-director of the Office of Health and Strategy and [the] executive director 46
82-of the Technical Education and Career System. As used in sections 4-6 47
83-and 4-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of Education. 48
84-Sec. 4. Section 4-38c of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 49
85-amended by section 7 of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 50
86-of the June special session and section 21 of public act 18-182, is repealed 51
87-and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 52
88-There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 53
89-following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 54
90-of Administrative Services, Department of Aging and Disability 55
91-Services, Department of Revenue Services, Department of Banking, 56
92-Department of Agriculture, Department of Children and Families, 57
93-Department of Consumer Protection, Department of Correction, 58
94-Department of Economic and Community Development, State Board of 59
95-Education, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 60
96-Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of 61
97-Public Health, Board of Regents for Higher Education, Insurance 62
98-Department, Labor Department, Department of Mental Health and 63
99-Addiction Services, Department of Developmental Services, 64
100-Department of Social Services, [Department of Rehabilitation Services,] 65
101-Department of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, 66
102-Department of Veterans Affairs and the Technical Education and Career 67
103-System. 68
104-Sec. 5. Section 4-38c of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 69
105-amended by section 7 of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 70
106-of the June special session, section 21 of public act 18-182 and section 284 71
107-of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 72
108-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 73
109-There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 74
110-following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 75
111-of Administrative Services, Department of Revenue Services, 76
112-Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture, Department of 77 Raised Bill No. 5259
81+section 14-160, in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued 46
82+under said section. All fees established and collected pursuant to this 47
83+section, except moneys designated for administrative costs of the 48
84+Department of Motor Vehicles, shall be deposited in the greenways 49
85+commemorative account established pursuant to subsection (d) of this 50
86+section. 51
87+(c) No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of 52
88+registration for any motor vehicle bearing greenways commemorative 53
89+number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number 54
90+plates, in excess of the renewal fee for greenways commemorative 55
91+number plates with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner 56
92+of Motor Vehicles. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an 57
93+existing registration to or from a registration with greenways 58
94+commemorative number plates. 59
95+(d) There is established an account to be known as the "greenways 60
96+commemorative account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account 61
97+within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 62
98+required by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in the account 63
99+shall be expended by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 64
100+Protection to fund state and local efforts to preserve, restore and protect 65
101+greenways. 66
102+[(d)] (e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with 67
103+the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall adopt 68
104+regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish 69
105+standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of 70
106+greenways commemorative number plates. 71
107+Sec. 4. Section 14-311 of the general statutes is repealed and the 72
108+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 73
109+(a) No person, firm, corporation, state agency, or municipal agency 74
110+or combination thereof shall build, expand, establish or operate any 75
111+open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large 76
112+volumes of traffic that substantially affect state highway traffic within 77 Raised Bill No. 5259
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118-Children and Families, Department of Consumer Protection, 78
119-Department of Correction, Department of Economic and Community 79
120-Development, State Board of Education, Department of Emergency 80
121-Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and 81
122-Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of 82
123-Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor 83
124-Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 84
125-Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, 85
126-Department of Aging and Disability Services, Department of 86
127-Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Veterans 87
128-Affairs and the Technical Education and Career System. 88
129-Sec. 6. Section 4-67o of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 89
130-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 90
131-passage): 91
132-As used in this section [,] and sections 2-79e, [and] 4-67p and 4-67z: 92
133-(1) "Data" means the final version of statistical or factual information 93
134-that: (A) Is reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other non-narrative 94
135-form that can be digitally or nondigitally transmitted or processed; (B) 95
136-is regularly created or maintained by, or on behalf of, an executive 96
137-branch agency; and (C) records a measurement, transaction or 97
138-determination related to the mission of the agency or is provided to the 98
139-agency by third parties pursuant to law. 99
140-(2) "Executive branch agency" means any agency listed in section 4-100
141-38c, as amended by this act, except the Board of Regents for Higher 101
142-Education. 102
143-(3) "High value data" means any data that the department head 103
144-determines (A) is critical to the operation of an executive branch agency; 104
145-(B) can increase executive branch agency accountability and 105
146-responsiveness; (C) can improve public knowledge of the executive 106
147-branch agency and its operations; (D) can further the core mission of the 107
148-executive branch agency; (E) can create economic opportunity; (F) is 108
149-frequently requested by the public; (G) responds to a need and demand 109 Raised Bill No. 5259
118+this state, as determined by the Office of the State Traffic 78
119+Administration, until such person, firm, corporation, or agency has 79
120+procured from said office a certificate that the operation thereof will not 80
121+imperil the safety of the public, except that any development, including 81
122+any development to be built in phases, without regard to when such 82
123+phases are approved by the municipal planning and zoning agency or 83
124+other responsible municipal agency, that contains a total of one hundred 84
125+or fewer residential units shall not be required to obtain such certificate 85
126+if such development is a residential-only development and is not part of 86
127+a mixed-use development that contains office, retail or other such 87
128+nonresidential uses, provided if any future development increases the 88
129+total number of residential units to more than one hundred, and such 89
130+total substantially affects state highway traffic within the state as 90
131+determined by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, a certificate 91
132+shall be procured from said office. 92
133+(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no local building 93
134+official shall issue a building or foundation permit to any person, firm, 94
135+corporation, state agency or municipal agency to build, expand, 95
136+establish or operate such a development until the person, firm, 96
137+corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate 97
138+issued under this section by the office. If the office determines that any 98
139+person, firm, corporation, or state or municipal agency has (1) started 99
140+building, expanding, establishing or operating such a development 100
141+without first obtaining a certificate from said office, or (2) has failed to 101
142+comply with the conditions of such a certificate, it shall order the person, 102
143+firm, corporation or agency to (A) cease constructing, expanding, 103
144+establishing or operating the development, or (B) comply with the 104
145+conditions of the certificate within a reasonable period of time. If such 105
146+person, firm, corporation or agency fails to (i) cease such work, or (ii) 106
147+comply with an order of the office within such time as specified by the 107
148+office, the office may make an application to the superior court for the 108
149+judicial district of Hartford or the judicial district where the 109
150+development is located enjoining the construction, expansion, 110
151+establishment or operation of such development. Notwithstanding the 111 Raised Bill No. 5259
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155-as identified by the agency through public consultation; or (H) is used 110
156-to satisfy any legislative or other reporting requirements. 111
157-(4) "Open data" means any data that (A) is freely available in 112
158-convenient and modifiable format and can be retrieved, downloaded, 113
159-indexed and searched; (B) is formatted in a manner that allows for 114
160-automated machine processing; (C) does not have restrictions 115
161-governing use; (D) is published with the finest possible level of detail 116
162-that is practicable and permitted by law; and (E) is described in enough 117
163-detail so users of the data have sufficient information to understand (i) 118
164-the strengths, weaknesses, analytical limitations and security 119
165-requirements of the data, and (ii) how to process such data. 120
166-(5) "Public data" means any data collected by an executive branch 121
167-agency that is permitted to be made available to the public, consistent 122
168-with any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, 123
169-resolutions, policies or other restrictions, requirements or rights 124
170-associated with the data, including, but not limited to, contractual or 125
171-other legal restrictions, orders or requirements. 126
172-(6) "Protected data" means any data the public disclosure of which 127
173-would (A) violate federal or state laws or regulations; (B) endanger the 128
174-public health, safety or welfare; (C) hinder the operation of the federal, 129
175-state or municipal government, including criminal and civil 130
176-investigations; or (D) impose an undue financial, operational or 131
177-administrative burden on the executive branch agency. "Protected data" 132
178-includes any records not required to be disclosed pursuant to subsection 133
179-(b) of section 1-210. 134
180-Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 4-67x of the 2020 supplement to the 135
181-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 136
182-thereof (Effective from passage): 137
183-(a) There shall be a Child Poverty and Prevention Council consisting 138
184-of the following members or their designees: The Secretary of the Office 139
185-of Policy and Management, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the 140
186-speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the 141 Raised Bill No. 5259
157+provisions of this subsection, for single family home building lots within 112
158+a subdivision of land, for which a certificate is required and which do 113
159+not have a direct exit or entrance on, or directly abut or adjoin any state 114
160+highway, no local building official shall issue a certificate of occupancy 115
161+to any person, firm, corporation, state agency or municipal agency to 116
162+occupy homes on such lots until the person, firm, corporation or agency 117
163+provides to such official a copy of the certificate issued under this 118
164+section by the office and such official confirms that the certificate 119
165+conditions have been satisfied. 120
166+(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration, to the extent 121
167+practicable, shall begin its review of an application prior to final 122
168+approval of the proposed activity by the municipal planning and zoning 123
169+agency or other responsible municipal agency. 124
170+(d) In determining the advisability of such certification, the Office of 125
171+the State Traffic Administration shall include, in its consideration, 126
172+highway safety, bicycle and pedestrian access and safety, the width and 127
173+character of the highways affected, the density of traffic thereon, the 128
174+character of such traffic and the opinion and findings of the traffic 129
175+authority of the municipality wherein the development is located. The 130
176+Office of the State Traffic Administration may require improvements to 131
177+be made by the applicant to the extent that such improvements address 132
178+impacts to highway safety or bicycle and pedestrian access and safety 133
179+created by the addition of the applicant's proposed development or 134
180+activity. If the Office of the State Traffic Administration determines that 135
181+such improvements, including traffic signals, pavement markings, 136
182+channelization, pavement widening or other changes or traffic control 137
183+devices, are required to handle traffic safely and efficiently, one 138
184+hundred per cent of the cost thereof shall be borne by the person 139
185+building, establishing or operating such open air theater, shopping 140
186+center or other development generating large volumes of traffic, except 141
187+that such cost shall not be borne by any municipal agency. The 142
188+Commissioner of Transportation may issue a permit to said person to 143
189+construct or install the changes required by the Office of the State Traffic 144
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193-Commissioners of Children and Families, Social Services, Correction, 143
194-Developmental Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, 144
195-Transportation, Public Health, Education, Housing, Agriculture and 145
196-Economic and Community Development, the Labor Commissioner, the 146
197-Chief Court Administrator, the chairperson of the Board of Regents for 147
198-Higher Education, the Child Advocate [,] and the executive directors of 148
199-the Office of Early Childhood, [and] the Commission on Human Rights 149
200-and Opportunities and the [executive director of the] Commission on 150
201-Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. [or a designee.] 151
202-The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's 152
203-designee, shall be the chairperson of the council. The council shall (1) 153
204-develop and promote the implementation of a ten-year plan, to begin 154
205-June 8, 2004, to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the 155
206-state by fifty per cent, and (2) within available appropriations, establish 156
207-prevention goals and recommendations and measure prevention 157
208-service outcomes in accordance with this section in order to promote the 158
209-health and well-being of children and families. 159
210-Sec. 8. Section 4a-60j of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 160
211-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 161
212-passage): 162
213-A small contractor shall receive payment on a contract awarded to 163
214-him or her under the provisions of sections 4a-60g to 4a-60i, inclusive, 164
215-no later than twenty-five days [from] after the due date of any such 165
216-payment on such contract. 166
217-Sec. 9. Subsection (f) of section 5-263b of the 2020 supplement to the 167
218-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 168
219-thereof (Effective from passage): 169
220-(f) Any suggestion that involves the following shall not be eligible for 170
221-an award under this section: (1) Deferred maintenance or replacement 171
222-of essential equipment and supplies; (2) individual employee 172
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197+Traffic Administration hereunder may appeal therefrom in accordance 147
198+with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall 148
199+be in the judicial district in which it is proposed to operate such 149
200+establishment. The provisions of this section except insofar as such 150
201+provisions relate to expansion shall not apply to any open air theater, 151
202+shopping center or other development generating large volumes of 152
203+traffic in operation on July 1, 1967. 153
204+(f) Before submitting an application for any development generating 154
205+large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the 155
206+Office of the State Traffic Administration, the individual or entity 156
207+submitting such application shall attend a mandatory meeting with the 157
208+Office of the State Traffic Administration and other staff from the 158
209+Department of Transportation. At such meeting, such individual or 159
210+entity shall present the applicant's proposed development to such 160
211+department staff and receive feedback, including, but not limited to, 161
212+information as to what needs to be submitted for an application to be 162
213+considered complete. 163
214+Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2020) No person shall open a door 164
215+of a motor vehicle, unless the door can be opened with reasonable safety 165
216+and will not impede the travel of a pedestrian or a person riding a 166
217+bicycle, as defined in section 14-286 of the general statutes, on a 167
218+highway, as defined in section 14-1 of the general statutes. Any person 168
219+who violates a provision of this section shall be subject to a fine of ninety 169
220+dollars in accordance with the provisions of section 51-164n of the 170
221+general statutes, as amended by this act. 171
222+Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the 2020 supplement to the 172
223+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 173
224+thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 174
225+(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 175
226+who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 176
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229-complaints; (4) suggestions that require a change to, or that conflict with, 174
230-federal or state law; (5) suggestions already submitted by another 175
231-employee; (6) matters resulting from an agency audit, study, survey, 176
232-review or research; (7) suggestions that involve correcting a condition 177
233-that exists because established procedures are not being followed; (8) 178
234-suggestions that constitute opinions only, and which cannot be 179
235-supported by demonstrating a better idea, and the need for same; (9) 180
236-suggestions concerning any matter subject to collective bargaining; (10) 181
237-suggestions circumventing competitive procurement procedures 182
238-provided by state law or policy; (11) suggestions which recommend or 183
239-require formal studies, surveys, investigation or similar research 184
240-activity to establish the benefits of a suggestion referred to; (12) 185
241-suggestions which are hypothetical, vague, based on inconclusive 186
242-justification or deal with generalities; (13) suggestions concerning the 187
243-structure of lottery games conducted by the Connecticut Lottery 188
244-Corporation, including, but not limited to, game design, prize patterns, 189
245-draw dates and draw frequency; (14) any suggestion made by the 190
246-agency suggestion coordinator or agency or department head; (15) 191
247-suggestions concerning a practice that is an alleged gross waste of funds 192
248-that the suggesting employee participated in committing; and (16) any 193
249-suggestion resulting in less than ten thousand dollars in estimated 194
250-savings to the agency. 195
251-Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 9-368c of the general statutes is 196
252-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 197
253-passage): 198
254-(a) No person shall intentionally misrepresent the contents of a 199
255-petition circulated under this title. [9.] 200
256-Sec. 11. Subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 17b-28 of the 2020 201
257-supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 202
258-substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 203
259-(9) A member of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, 204
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234+251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, subdivision (4) 179
235+of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 12-411, section 12-180
236+435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 181
237+13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-247 or 13a-182
238+253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 183
239+13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, subsection 184
240+(a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, subsection (d) of section 185
241+14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 186
242+subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, 187
243+subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) 188
244+of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 189
245+14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first 190
246+violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 191
247+as specified in subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 192
248+14-223a, section 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, subsection (a) of section 14-193
249+261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 194
250+14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 14-195
251+296aa, as amended by this act, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 196
252+14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 197
253+14-386a, section 5 of this act, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of 198
254+section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 199
255+16a-15 or 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 200
256+17a-145, 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 201
257+19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-202
258+91, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 203
259+19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 204
260+19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-205
261+265, 20-324e, subsection (b) of section 20-334, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-206
262+608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, 207
263+subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 208
264+21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 209
265+or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 210
266+or 21a-77, subsection (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, 211
267+subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of 212 Raised Bill No. 5259
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266-commission; 206
267-Sec. 12. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-7 of the general 207
268-statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 208
269-(Effective from passage): 209
270-(1) Each board or commission shall exercise its statutory functions, 210
271-including licensing, certification, registration, accreditation of schools 211
272-and the rendering of findings, orders and adjudications. With the 212
273-exception of the Liquor Control Commission, any exercise of such 213
274-functions by such a board or commission that is adverse to a party shall 214
275-be a proposed final decision and subject to approval, modification or 215
276-rejection by the commissioner. 216
277-Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 21a-7 of the general statutes is 217
278-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 218
279-passage): 219
280-(b) With the exception of the Liquor Control Commission, each board 220
281-or commission within the Department of Consumer Protection under 221
282-section 21a-6 that makes a proposed final decision that is adverse to a 222
283-party as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, 223
284-shall submit such proposed final decision to the Commissioner of 224
285-Consumer Protection. Not later than thirty calendar days after receipt of 225
286-any such proposed final decision, the Commissioner of Consumer 226
287-Protection shall notify such board or commission that the commissioner 227
288-shall render the final decision concerning such matter. Not later than 228
289-thirty days after receipt of any such proposed final decision, the 229
290-commissioner shall approve, modify or reject the proposed final 230
291-decision or remand the proposed final decision for further review or for 231
292-the taking of additional evidence. The commissioner shall notify the 232
293-board or commission in writing of the commissioner's decision and 233
294-include in such notification the rationale for such decision. The decision 234
295-of the commissioner shall be the final decision in accordance with 235
296-section 4-180 for purposes of reconsideration in accordance with section 236
297-4-181a or appeal to the Superior Court in accordance with section 4-183. 237 Raised Bill No. 5259
273+section 21a-279a, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 213
274+22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 214
275+22-49 or 22-54, subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-215
276+98, 22-99, 22-100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-216
277+324a, 22-326 or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 217
278+22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, 218
279+subsection (a) of section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, 219
280+section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, 220
281+section 22a-449, 22a-461, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or 221
282+subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, 222
283+subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-223
284+21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, 224
285+subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, 225
286+subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 226
287+26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 227
288+or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-228
289+217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 229
290+26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-230
291+294, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), 231
292+(e) or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) 232
293+of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of 233
294+section 29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-234
295+10, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-235
296+32, 31-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, 236
297+subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 237
298+31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 238
299+subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-239
300+450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 240
301+46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-133, 53-199, 241
302+53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-242
303+321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of section 53-344b, or 243
304+section 53-450, or (2) a violation under the provisions of chapter 268, or 244
305+(3) a violation of any regulation adopted in accordance with the 245
306+provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any 246
307+ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, except 247 Raised Bill No. 5259
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303-Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 32-58b of the general statutes is 238
304-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 239
305-passage): 240
306-(b) The Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of 241
307-Economic and Community Development, shall appoint an executive 242
308-director, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, 243
309-inclusive, as amended by this act, to manage the daily activities and 244
310-duties of the Office of Military Affairs. The executive director shall have 245
311-the necessary qualifications to perform the duties of said office, 246
312-including, but not limited to, having prior military experience, and 247
313-having attained the rank of a field grade or senior officer within a branch 248
314-of the armed forces. The Governor shall give preference to any person 249
315-with the necessary training and experience who has served in the Navy 250
316-or who has knowledge or prior experience with the federal Base 251
317-Realignment and Closure or "BRAC" process. Within available 252
318-appropriations, the executive director shall: (1) Appoint, employ and 253
319-remove such assistants, employees and personnel as deemed necessary 254
320-for the efficient and effective administration of the activities of the office; 255
321-(2) coordinate state and local efforts to prevent the closure or 256
322-downsizing of Connecticut military facilities, particularly United States 257
323-Naval Submarine Base-New London, located in Groton; (3) maximize 258
324-the state's input into the federal Base Realignment and Closure or 259
325-"BRAC" process, including, but not limited to, (A) acting as liaison to the 260
326-state's congressional delegation on defense, military and BRAC issues, 261
327-and (B) coordinating the activities of consultants hired by the state to 262
328-assist in monitoring activities related to BRAC; (4) encourage the 263
329-relocation of military missions to the state; (5) coordinate state and local 264
330-efforts to enhance the quality of life of all branches of military personnel 265
331-stationed in or deploying from Connecticut and their families living or 266
332-working in Connecticut; (6) review and make recommendations for 267
333-state policies that affect Connecticut's military facilities and defense and 268
334-homeland security industries; (7) coordinate state, regional and local 269
335-efforts to encourage the growth of Connecticut's defense and homeland 270
336-security industry; (8) serve as an advocate for service members and their 271 Raised Bill No. 5259
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342-families to other state agencies; (9) initiate and sustain collaborative 272
343-partnerships with local military commanders; (10) consult with the 273
344-Department of Economic and Community Development on proposed 274
345-financial assistance agreements with defense and homeland security 275
346-firms; and (11) prepare and submit a report of activities, findings and 276
347-recommendations annually to the Governor and the joint standing 277
348-committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 278
349-relating to commerce and public safety, in accordance with the 279
350-provisions of section 11-4a. 280
351-Sec. 15. Section 46a-131 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 281
352-from passage) 282
313+violations of building codes and the health code, for which the penalty 248
314+exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, 249
315+unless such town, city or borough has established a payment and 250
316+hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall 251
317+follow the procedures set forth in this section. 252
353318 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
354319 sections:
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356-Section 1 from passage 2-111(b)(1)
357-Sec. 2 from passage 2-129
358-Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 4-5
359-Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 4-38c
360-Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 4-38c
361-Sec. 6 from passage 4-67o
362-Sec. 7 from passage 4-67x(a)
363-Sec. 8 from passage 4a-60j
364-Sec. 9 from passage 5-263b(f)
365-Sec. 10 from passage 9-368c(a)
366-Sec. 11 from passage 17b-28(c)(9)
367-Sec. 12 from passage 21a-7(a)(1)
368-Sec. 13 from passage 21a-7(b)
369-Sec. 14 from passage 32-58b(b)
370-Sec. 15 from passage Repealer section
321+Section 1 October 1, 2020 14-296aa(h)
322+Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 51-56a(d)
323+Sec. 3 October 1, 2020 14-21i
324+Sec. 4 October 1, 2020 14-311
325+Sec. 5 October 1, 2020 New section
326+Sec. 6 October 1, 2020 51-164n(b)
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372328 Statement of Purpose:
373-To make technical revisions to the statutes concerning government
374-administration and elections.
329+To (1) require motorists to grant the right-of-way to pedestrians who
330+affirmatively indicate their intention to cross the road in a crosswalk; (2)
331+allow local traffic authorities to establish lower speed limits on streets
332+under their jurisdiction by holding a public hearing regarding such
333+speed limits and providing notification of such speed limits to the Office
334+of the State Traffic Administration; (3) increase the fine for operating a
335+motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone or electronic
336+device; (4) increase the additional fee provided to municipalities for
337+certain traffic violations; and (5) establish the greenways
338+commemorative account.
375339 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
376340 that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
377341 underlined.]
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