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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5259
February Session, 2020
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTR ATION AND ELECTIONS STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 2-111 of the 2020 1
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3
(1) Four members of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be 4
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom 5
shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 6
whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 7
Representatives, and one of [who] whom shall be appointed by the 8
minority leader of the Senate; 9
Sec. 2. Section 2-129 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 10
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 11
passage): 12 Raised Bill No. 5259
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(a) Wherever the [terms] term "Commission on Women, Children 13
and Seniors" [are] is used in any public or special act of the 2019 regular 14
session, the term "Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity 15
and Opportunity" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. Wherever the 16
[terms] term "Commission on Equity and Opportunity" [are] is used in 17
any public or special act of the 2019 regular session, the term 18
"Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity" 19
shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 20
(b) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 21
provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and 22
punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 23
section. 24
Sec. 3. Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 25
amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 26
of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182 and section 283 27
of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 28
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 29
As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 30
means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 31
of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 32
Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 33
Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 34
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 35
of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 36
Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 37
Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 38
Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 39
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 40
Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 41
Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 42
Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of [Rehabilitation] 43
Aging and Disability Services, [the] Commissioner of Early Childhood, 44
[the] executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, executive 45 Raised Bill No. 5259
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director of the Office of Health and Strategy and [the] executive director 46
of the Technical Education and Career System. As used in sections 4-6 47
and 4-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of Education. 48
Sec. 4. Section 4-38c of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 49
amended by section 7 of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 50
of the June special session and section 21 of public act 18-182, is repealed 51
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 52
There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 53
following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 54
of Administrative Services, Department of Aging and Disability 55
Services, Department of Revenue Services, Department of Banking, 56
Department of Agriculture, Department of Children and Families, 57
Department of Consumer Protection, Department of Correction, 58
Department of Economic and Community Development, State Board of 59
Education, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 60
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of 61
Public Health, Board of Regents for Higher Education, Insurance 62
Department, Labor Department, Department of Mental Health and 63
Addiction Services, Department of Developmental Services, 64
Department of Social Services, [Department of Rehabilitation Services,] 65
Department of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, 66
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Technical Education and Career 67
System. 68
Sec. 5. Section 4-38c of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 69
amended by section 7 of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 70
of the June special session, section 21 of public act 18-182 and section 284 71
of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 72
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 73
There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 74
following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 75
of Administrative Services, Department of Revenue Services, 76
Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture, Department of 77 Raised Bill No. 5259
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Children and Families, Department of Consumer Protection, 78
Department of Correction, Department of Economic and Community 79
Development, State Board of Education, Department of Emergency 80
Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and 81
Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of 82
Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor 83
Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 84
Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, 85
Department of Aging and Disability Services, Department of 86
Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Veterans 87
Affairs and the Technical Education and Career System. 88
Sec. 6. Section 4-67o of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 89
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 90
passage): 91
As used in this section [,] and sections 2-79e, [and] 4-67p and 4-67z: 92
(1) "Data" means the final version of statistical or factual information 93
that: (A) Is reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other non-narrative 94
form that can be digitally or nondigitally transmitted or processed; (B) 95
is regularly created or maintained by, or on behalf of, an executive 96
branch agency; and (C) records a measurement, transaction or 97
determination related to the mission of the agency or is provided to the 98
agency by third parties pursuant to law. 99
(2) "Executive branch agency" means any agency listed in section 4-100
38c, as amended by this act, except the Board of Regents for Higher 101
Education. 102
(3) "High value data" means any data that the department head 103
determines (A) is critical to the operation of an executive branch agency; 104
(B) can increase executive branch agency accountability and 105
responsiveness; (C) can improve public knowledge of the executive 106
branch agency and its operations; (D) can further the core mission of the 107
executive branch agency; (E) can create economic opportunity; (F) is 108
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as identified by the agency through public consultation; or (H) is used 110
to satisfy any legislative or other reporting requirements. 111
(4) "Open data" means any data that (A) is freely available in 112
convenient and modifiable format and can be retrieved, downloaded, 113
indexed and searched; (B) is formatted in a manner that allows for 114
automated machine processing; (C) does not have restrictions 115
governing use; (D) is published with the finest possible level of detail 116
that is practicable and permitted by law; and (E) is described in enough 117
detail so users of the data have sufficient information to understand (i) 118
the strengths, weaknesses, analytical limitations and security 119
requirements of the data, and (ii) how to process such data. 120
(5) "Public data" means any data collected by an executive branch 121
agency that is permitted to be made available to the public, consistent 122
with any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, 123
resolutions, policies or other restrictions, requirements or rights 124
associated with the data, including, but not limited to, contractual or 125
other legal restrictions, orders or requirements. 126
(6) "Protected data" means any data the public disclosure of which 127
would (A) violate federal or state laws or regulations; (B) endanger the 128
public health, safety or welfare; (C) hinder the operation of the federal, 129
state or municipal government, including criminal and civil 130
investigations; or (D) impose an undue financial, operational or 131
administrative burden on the executive branch agency. "Protected data" 132
includes any records not required to be disclosed pursuant to subsection 133
(b) of section 1-210. 134
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 4-67x of the 2020 supplement to the 135
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 136
thereof (Effective from passage): 137
(a) There shall be a Child Poverty and Prevention Council consisting 138
of the following members or their designees: The Secretary of the Office 139
of Policy and Management, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the 140
speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the 141 Raised Bill No. 5259
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Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the 142
Commissioners of Children and Families, Social Services, Correction, 143
Developmental Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, 144
Transportation, Public Health, Education, Housing, Agriculture and 145
Economic and Community Development, the Labor Commissioner, the 146
Chief Court Administrator, the chairperson of the Board of Regents for 147
Higher Education, the Child Advocate [,] and the executive directors of 148
the Office of Early Childhood, [and] the Commission on Human Rights 149
and Opportunities and the [executive director of the] Commission on 150
Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. [or a designee.] 151
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's 152
designee, shall be the chairperson of the council. The council shall (1) 153
develop and promote the implementation of a ten-year plan, to begin 154
June 8, 2004, to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the 155
state by fifty per cent, and (2) within available appropriations, establish 156
prevention goals and recommendations and measure prevention 157
service outcomes in accordance with this section in order to promote the 158
health and well-being of children and families. 159
Sec. 8. Section 4a-60j of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 160
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 161
passage): 162
A small contractor shall receive payment on a contract awarded to 163
him or her under the provisions of sections 4a-60g to 4a-60i, inclusive, 164
no later than twenty-five days [from] after the due date of any such 165
payment on such contract. 166
Sec. 9. Subsection (f) of section 5-263b of the 2020 supplement to the 167
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 168
thereof (Effective from passage): 169
(f) Any suggestion that involves the following shall not be eligible for 170
an award under this section: (1) Deferred maintenance or replacement 171
of essential equipment and supplies; (2) individual employee 172
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complaints; (4) suggestions that require a change to, or that conflict with, 174
federal or state law; (5) suggestions already submitted by another 175
employee; (6) matters resulting from an agency audit, study, survey, 176
review or research; (7) suggestions that involve correcting a condition 177
that exists because established procedures are not being followed; (8) 178
suggestions that constitute opinions only, and which cannot be 179
supported by demonstrating a better idea, and the need for same; (9) 180
suggestions concerning any matter subject to collective bargaining; (10) 181
suggestions circumventing competitive procurement procedures 182
provided by state law or policy; (11) suggestions which recommend or 183
require formal studies, surveys, investigation or similar research 184
activity to establish the benefits of a suggestion referred to; (12) 185
suggestions which are hypothetical, vague, based on inconclusive 186
justification or deal with generalities; (13) suggestions concerning the 187
structure of lottery games conducted by the Connecticut Lottery 188
Corporation, including, but not limited to, game design, prize patterns, 189
draw dates and draw frequency; (14) any suggestion made by the 190
agency suggestion coordinator or agency or department head; (15) 191
suggestions concerning a practice that is an alleged gross waste of funds 192
that the suggesting employee participated in committing; and (16) any 193
suggestion resulting in less than ten thousand dollars in estimated 194
savings to the agency. 195
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 9-368c of the general statutes is 196
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 197
passage): 198
(a) No person shall intentionally misrepresent the contents of a 199
petition circulated under this title. [9.] 200
Sec. 11. Subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 17b-28 of the 2020 201
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 202
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 203
(9) A member of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, 204
Equity and Opportunity, designated by the executive director of said 205 Raised Bill No. 5259
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commission; 206
Sec. 12. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-7 of the general 207
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 208
(Effective from passage): 209
(1) Each board or commission shall exercise its statutory functions, 210
including licensing, certification, registration, accreditation of schools 211
and the rendering of findings, orders and adjudications. With the 212
exception of the Liquor Control Commission, any exercise of such 213
functions by such a board or commission that is adverse to a party shall 214
be a proposed final decision and subject to approval, modification or 215
rejection by the commissioner. 216
Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 21a-7 of the general statutes is 217
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 218
passage): 219
(b) With the exception of the Liquor Control Commission, each board 220
or commission within the Department of Consumer Protection under 221
section 21a-6 that makes a proposed final decision that is adverse to a 222
party as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, 223
shall submit such proposed final decision to the Commissioner of 224
Consumer Protection. Not later than thirty calendar days after receipt of 225
any such proposed final decision, the Commissioner of Consumer 226
Protection shall notify such board or commission that the commissioner 227
shall render the final decision concerning such matter. Not later than 228
thirty days after receipt of any such proposed final decision, the 229
commissioner shall approve, modify or reject the proposed final 230
decision or remand the proposed final decision for further review or for 231
the taking of additional evidence. The commissioner shall notify the 232
board or commission in writing of the commissioner's decision and 233
include in such notification the rationale for such decision. The decision 234
of the commissioner shall be the final decision in accordance with 235
section 4-180 for purposes of reconsideration in accordance with section 236
4-181a or appeal to the Superior Court in accordance with section 4-183. 237 Raised Bill No. 5259
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Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 32-58b of the general statutes is 238
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 239
passage): 240
(b) The Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of 241
Economic and Community Development, shall appoint an executive 242
director, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, 243
inclusive, as amended by this act, to manage the daily activities and 244
duties of the Office of Military Affairs. The executive director shall have 245
the necessary qualifications to perform the duties of said office, 246
including, but not limited to, having prior military experience, and 247
having attained the rank of a field grade or senior officer within a branch 248
of the armed forces. The Governor shall give preference to any person 249
with the necessary training and experience who has served in the Navy 250
or who has knowledge or prior experience with the federal Base 251
Realignment and Closure or "BRAC" process. Within available 252
appropriations, the executive director shall: (1) Appoint, employ and 253
remove such assistants, employees and personnel as deemed necessary 254
for the efficient and effective administration of the activities of the office; 255
(2) coordinate state and local efforts to prevent the closure or 256
downsizing of Connecticut military facilities, particularly United States 257
Naval Submarine Base-New London, located in Groton; (3) maximize 258
the state's input into the federal Base Realignment and Closure or 259
"BRAC" process, including, but not limited to, (A) acting as liaison to the 260
state's congressional delegation on defense, military and BRAC issues, 261
and (B) coordinating the activities of consultants hired by the state to 262
assist in monitoring activities related to BRAC; (4) encourage the 263
relocation of military missions to the state; (5) coordinate state and local 264
efforts to enhance the quality of life of all branches of military personnel 265
stationed in or deploying from Connecticut and their families living or 266
working in Connecticut; (6) review and make recommendations for 267
state policies that affect Connecticut's military facilities and defense and 268
homeland security industries; (7) coordinate state, regional and local 269
efforts to encourage the growth of Connecticut's defense and homeland 270
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families to other state agencies; (9) initiate and sustain collaborative 272
partnerships with local military commanders; (10) consult with the 273
Department of Economic and Community Development on proposed 274
financial assistance agreements with defense and homeland security 275
firms; and (11) prepare and submit a report of activities, findings and 276
recommendations annually to the Governor and the joint standing 277
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 278
relating to commerce and public safety, in accordance with the 279
provisions of section 11-4a. 280
Sec. 15. Section 46a-131 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 281
from passage) 282
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 2-111(b)(1)
Sec. 2 from passage 2-129
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 4-5
Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 4-38c
Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 4-38c
Sec. 6 from passage 4-67o
Sec. 7 from passage 4-67x(a)
Sec. 8 from passage 4a-60j
Sec. 9 from passage 5-263b(f)
Sec. 10 from passage 9-368c(a)
Sec. 11 from passage 17b-28(c)(9)
Sec. 12 from passage 21a-7(a)(1)
Sec. 13 from passage 21a-7(b)
Sec. 14 from passage 32-58b(b)
Sec. 15 from passage Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To make technical revisions to the statutes concerning government
administration and elections.
[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.]