Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05320 Compare Versions

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10	10	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING OP ERATION OF THE LOTTE RY BY THE
20	20	DEPARTMENT OF CONSUM ER PROTECTION.
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. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2021) (a) The Department of 1
25	25	Consumer Protection shall constitute a successor agency, in accordance 2
26	26	with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39 of the general statutes, to 3
27	27	the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, as if the corporation were an 4
28	28	agency, with respect to all functions, powers and duties of the 5
29	29	corporation transferred to the department under this section, 6
30	30	subdivision (12) of section 1-79, sections 1-120, 1-121 and 1-125, 7
31	31	subsection (d) of section 4-66k, subsection (f) of section 5-263b, sections 8
32	32	10-183vv, 12-568a and 12-569, subsection (g) of section 12-707, 9
33	33	subsection (b) of section 12-711, sections 12-801, 12-803, 12-806, 12-806c, 10
34	34	12-806d, 12-807, 12-808, 12-810 and 12-812, subsection (a) of section 12-11
35	35	813, sections 12-814, 12-815a, 12-817, 12-818, 12-829, sections 12-831 to 12
36	36	12-834, inclusive, subsection (b) of section 17a-713, subsection (c) of 13
37	37	section 52-362d and section 52-367c of the general statutes, as amended 14
38	38	by this act. 15 Raised Bill No. 5320
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44	44	(b) (1) The department shall transfer employee classifications of the 16
45	45	corporation to classifications in state service. The department shall 17
46	46	recognize collective bargaining agreements existing between 18
47	47	corporation employees and the corporation on December 31, 2020. 19
48	48	(2) The lottery fund, as defined in subparagraph (A) of subdivision 20
49	49	(6) of section 12-801 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, of 21
50	50	the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, and all moneys contained in it, on 22
51	51	December 31, 2020, shall become the lottery fund, as defined in 23
52	52	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (6) of section 12-801 of the general 24
53	53	statutes, as amended by this act, of the department on January 1, 2021. 25
54	54	(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 26
55	55	provisions of this section, subdivision (12) of section 1-79, sections 1-120, 27
56	56	1-121 and 1-125, subsection (d) of section 4-66k, subsection (f) of section 28
57	57	5-263b, sections 10-183vv, 12-568a and 12-569, subsection (g) of section 29
58	58	12-707, subsection (b) of section 12-711, sections 12-801, 12-803, 12-806, 30
59	59	12-806c, 12-806d, 12-807, 12-808, 12-810 and 12-812, subsection (a) of 31
60	60	section 12-813, sections 12-814, 12-815a, 12-817, 12-818, 12-829, sections 32
61	61	12-831 to 12-834, inclusive, subsection (b) of section 17a-713, subsection 33
62	62	(c) of section 52-362d, and section 52-367c of the general statutes, as 34
63	63	amended by this act, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation 35
64	64	changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 36
65	65	Sec. 2. Section 12-801 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 37
66	66	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 38
67	67	January 1, 2021): 39
68	68	As used in section 12-563a and sections [12-800] 12-801 to 12-818, 40
69	69	inclusive, as amended by this act, the following terms shall have the 41
70	70	following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another 42
71	71	meaning: 43
72	72	[(1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of 44
73	73	the corporation; 45
74	74	(2) "Corporation" means the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as 46 Raised Bill No. 5320
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80	80	created under section 12-802;] 47
81	81	(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 48
82	82	Protection; 49
83	83	(2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 50
84	84	(3) "Division" means the former Division of Special Revenue in the 51
85	85	Department of Revenue Services; 52
86	86	(4) "Lottery" means (A) the Connecticut state lottery conducted prior 53
87	87	to the transfer authorized under section 12-808, as amended by this act, 54
88	88	by the Division of Special Revenue, (B) after such transfer and prior to 55
89	89	January 1, 2021, the Connecticut state lottery conducted by the 56
90	90	[corporation pursuant to sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, 57
91	91	inclusive, (C)] Connecticut Lottery Corporation, (C) the Connecticut 58
92	92	state lottery conducted by the department on and after January 1, 2021, 59
93	93	(D) the state lottery referred to in subsection (a) of section 53-278g, and 60
94	94	[(D)] (E) keno conducted by the [corporation] department pursuant to 61
95	95	section 12-806c, as amended by this act; 62
96	96	(5) "Keno" means a lottery game in which a subset of numbers are 63
97	97	drawn from a larger field of numbers by a central computer system 64
98	98	using an approved random number generator, wheel system device or 65
99	99	other drawing device. "Keno" does not include a game operated on a 66
100	100	video facsimile machine; 67
101	101	(6) "Lottery fund" means (A) prior to January 1, 2021, a fund or funds 68
102	102	established by, and under the management and control of, the 69
103	103	[corporation] Connecticut Lottery Corporation, into which all lottery 70
104	104	revenues of the corporation are deposited, from which all payments and 71
105	105	expenses of the corporation are paid and from which transfers to the 72
106	106	General Fund or the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 73
107	107	Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, as 74
108	108	amended by this act, are made pursuant to section 12-812, as amended 75
109	109	by this act, and (B) on and after January 1, 2021, the fund or funds 76
110	110	described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision transferred pursuant 77 Raised Bill No. 5320
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116	116	to section 1 of this act to the department on termination of the 78
117	117	corporation under section 12-803, as amended by this act, which are 79
118	118	under the management and control of the department, (i) into which all 80
119	119	lottery revenues of the department are deposited, (ii) from which all 81
120	120	payments and expenses of the department related to the operation of 82
121	121	the lottery are paid, and (iii) from which transfers to the General Fund 83
122	122	or the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital 84
123	123	Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, as amended by this act, 85
124	124	are made pursuant to section 12-812, as amended by this act; and 86
125	125	(7) "Operating revenue" means total revenue received from lottery 87
126	126	sales less all cancelled sales and amounts paid as prizes but before 88
127	127	payment or provision for payment of any other expenses. 89
128	128	Sec. 3. Section 12-803 of the general statutes is repealed and the 90
129	129	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 91
130	130	[The corporation shall have perpetual succession. Such succession 92
131	131	shall continue until the existence of the corporation is terminated by 93
132	132	law] The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall terminate and cease to 94
133	133	exist and all of its functions are transferred to the department on January 95
134	134	1, 2021, provided no such termination shall affect any outstanding 96
135	135	contractual obligation of the corporation and the state shall succeed to 97
136	136	the obligations of the corporation under any such contract. Upon 98
137	137	termination of the corporation, its rights and properties shall pass to and 99
138	138	be vested in the state. 100
139	139	Sec. 4. Section 12-806 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 101
140	140	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 102
141	141	January 1, 2021): 103
142	142	(a) The [purposes of the corporation shall be to] department shall: (1) 104
143	143	Operate and manage the lottery in an entrepreneurial and business-like 105
144	144	manner; [free from the budgetary and other constraints that affect state 106
145	145	agencies;] (2) provide continuing and increased revenue to the people 107
146	146	of the state through the lottery by being responsive to market forces; 108
147	147	[and acting generally as a corporation engaged in entrepreneurial 109 Raised Bill No. 5320
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153	153	pursuits;] (3) pay to the trustee of the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 110
154	154	Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-111
155	155	183vv, as amended by this act, the amounts, if any, required pursuant 112
156	156	to subsection (c) of section 12-812, as amended by this act; and (4) ensure 113
157	157	that the lottery continues to be operated with integrity and for the public 114
158	158	good. 115
159	159	(b) The [corporation] department shall have the following powers: 116
160	160	(1) To [receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 117
161	161	tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 118
162	162	exclusive right to] operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state; 119
163	163	[and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, to assume and discharge 120
164	164	all of the agreements, covenants and obligations of the Department of 121
165	165	Consumer Protection entered into which constitute a part of the 122
166	166	operation and management of the lottery;] 123
167	167	(2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 124
168	168	of sections [1-120, 1-121, 1-125,] 12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a, 125
169	169	as amended by this act, and 12-569, as amended by this act, subsection 126
170	170	(c) of section 12-574, as amended by this act, and sections [12-800] 12-127
171	171	801 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act, and as specifically 128
172	172	provided in section 12-812, as amended by this act; 129
173	173	[(3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 130
174	174	bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 131
175	175	conduct of its businesses;] 132
176	176	[(4)] (3) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery 133
177	177	games, utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution 134
178	178	channels for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 135
179	179	agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 136
180	180	Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, as 137
181	181	amended by this act, and [, to the extent specifically authorized by 138
182	182	regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection 139
183	183	pursuant to chapter 54,] introduce instant ticket vending machines, 140
184	184	kiosks and automated wagering systems or machines, [with all such 141 Raised Bill No. 5320
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190	190	rights being subject to regulatory oversight by the Department of 142
191	191	Consumer Protection,] except that the [corporation] department shall 143
192	192	not offer any interactive on-line lottery games, including on-line video 144
193	193	lottery games for promotional purposes; 145
194	194	[(5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 146
195	195	along with reasonable reserves for working capital, capital 147
196	196	expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 148
197	197	manner and at levels considered by the board of directors as appropriate 149
198	198	and prudent;] 150
199	199	[(6)] (4) To adopt [such administrative and operating procedures 151
200	200	which the board of directors] regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, 152
201	201	to implement the provisions of section 12-801 to 12-818, inclusive, as 153
202	202	amended by this act, as the commissioner deems appropriate; 154
203	203	[(7)] (5) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories 155
204	204	of the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery 156
205	205	games and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which 157
206	206	the [corporation participates] Connecticut Lottery Corporation 158
207	207	participated on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any government-159
208	208	authorized lottery operated outside of the United States participates in 160
209	209	such game; 161
210	210	[(8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, to] (6) To enter into 162
211	211	agreements with vendors with respect to the operation and 163
212	212	management of the lottery, including operation of lottery terminals, 164
213	213	management services, printing of lottery tickets, management expertise, 165
214	214	marketing expertise, advertising or such other goods or services as the 166
215	215	[board of directors] commissioner deems necessary and appropriate; 167
216	216	[(9)] (7) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 168
217	217	limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 169
218	218	employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 170
219	219	[(10)] (8) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for 171
220	220	the state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return 172 Raised Bill No. 5320
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226	226	to participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 173
227	227	sales; 174
228	228	[(11)] (9) To establish prize reserve accounts as the [board of 175
229	229	directors] commissioner deems appropriate; 176
230	230	[(12)] (10) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 177
231	231	amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 178
232	232	assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 179
233	233	prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 180
234	234	United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 181
235	235	United States, or are issued by insurance companies licensed to do 182
236	236	business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 183
237	237	[Department of Consumer Protection] commissioner to be financially 184
238	238	stable and meets the minimum investment rating as determined by the 185
239	239	[department] commissioner; 186
240	240	[(13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 187
241	241	Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 188
242	242	costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 189
243	243	corporation, in accordance with the assessment made pursuant to 190
244	244	section 12-806b, including costs arising directly or indirectly from the 191
245	245	licensing of lottery agents, performance of state police background 192
246	246	investigations, and the implementation of subsection (b) of section 12-193
247	247	562 and sections 12-563a, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 194
248	248	12-818, inclusive; 195
249	249	(14) In the event that the operation or management of the corporation 196
250	250	becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to pay such tax 197
251	251	on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents subject thereto;] 198
252	252	[(15)] (11) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales 199
253	253	agents, provided any agent's commission shall not average less than 200
254	254	four per cent of such agent's lottery sales; 201
255	255	[(16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 202
256	256	dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 203 Raised Bill No. 5320
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262	262	agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 204
263	263	incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 205
264	264	12-818, inclusive, provided such transactions shall not be subject to 206
265	265	approval, review or regulation pursuant to title 4b or any other statute 207
266	266	by any state agency, except that real property transactions shall be 208
267	267	subject to review by the State Properties Review Board; 209
268	268	(17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital;] 210
269	269	[(18)] (12) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 211
270	270	licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 212
271	271	the laws of the United States or any state; 213
272	272	[(19)] (13) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as 214
273	273	may be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance 215
274	274	with sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this 216
275	275	act, to fix their compensation and [, subject to the provisions of 217
276	276	subsections (e) and (f) of section 12-802,] establish all necessary and 218
277	277	appropriate personnel practices and policies; to engage consultants, 219
278	278	accountants, attorneys and financial and other independent 220
279	279	professionals as may be necessary or desirable to assist the [corporation] 221
280	280	department in performing its purposes in accordance with sections 12-222
281	281	563a and [12-800] 12-801 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act; 223
282	282	[(20)] (14) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements 224
283	283	necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the 225
284	284	execution of its powers under sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, 226
285	285	and [12-800] 12-801 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act; 227
286	286	[(21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 228
287	287	adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 229
288	288	(22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 230
289	289	remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 12-231
290	290	812, to invest any funds not needed for immediate use or disbursement, 232
291	291	including any funds held in approved reserve accounts, in investments 233
292	292	permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a for the proceeds of state bonds; 234 Raised Bill No. 5320
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298	298	(23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 235
299	299	property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 236
300	300	deems desirable; 237
301	301	(24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons to 238
302	302	which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 239
303	303	modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any contractual 240
304	304	right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 241
305	305	(25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 242
306	306	personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements 243
307	307	with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to 244
308	308	the carrying out of these purposes; 245
309	309	(26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 246
310	310	(27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 247
311	311	expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 248
312	312	exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a and 12-249
313	313	800 to 12-818, inclusive;] and 250
314	314	[(28)] (15) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes 251
315	315	of sections 12-563a and [12-800] 12-801 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended 252
316	316	by this act. 253
317	317	Sec. 5. Section 12-806c of the general statutes is repealed and the 254
318	318	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 255
319	319	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the Secretary of the 256
320	320	Office of Policy and Management, on behalf of the state of Connecticut, 257
321	321	may enter into separate agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot 258
322	322	Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut concerning the 259
323	323	operation of keno by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation prior to 260
324	324	January 1, 2021, and the department on and after January 1, 2021, in the 261
325	325	state of Connecticut. Any such agreement shall provide that the state of 262
326	326	Connecticut shall distribute to each tribe a sum not to exceed a twelve 263
327	327	and one-half per cent share of the gross operating revenue received by 264 Raised Bill No. 5320
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333	333	the state from the operation of keno. The corporation or department, as 265
334	334	the case may be, may not operate keno until such separate agreements 266
335	335	are effective. For the purposes of this section, "gross operating revenues" 267
336	336	means the total amounts wagered, less amounts paid out as prizes. 268
337	337	Sec. 6. Section 12-806d of the general statutes is repealed and the 269
338	338	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 270
339	339	The [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] department shall exclusively 271
340	340	operate and manage the sale of lottery games in the state of Connecticut 272
341	341	except on the reservations of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the 273
342	342	Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. 274
343	343	Sec. 7. Section 12-807 of the general statutes is repealed and the 275
344	344	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 276
345	345	[(a) The corporation shall: 277
346	346	(1) Comply with all laws, rules and regulations of the United States 278
347	347	and the state of Connecticut; 279
348	348	(2) Comply with regulations, adopted by the Department of 280
349	349	Consumer Protection in accordance with chapter 54; 281
350	350	(b) The corporation shall not: 282
351	351	(1) Sell, transfer, assign, deliver, license, grant or otherwise alienate 283
352	352	any portion or aspect of the lottery or lottery operations, but may sell 284
353	353	real or personal property, provided any revenue from such sale shall be 285
354	354	remitted to the state; 286
355	355	(2) Take] 287
356	356	The department shall not take any action with respect to the 288
357	357	introduction or modification of lottery games which would cause a 289
358	358	violation of any compact or any memorandum of understanding or 290
359	359	agreement from time to time in force between the state and the 291
360	360	Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation or the Mohegan Tribe of Montville, 292 Raised Bill No. 5320
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366	366	Connecticut, or any future compact or agreement with a federally 293
367	367	recognized tribe. 294
368	368	Sec. 8. Section 12-808 of the general statutes is repealed and the 295
369	369	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 296
370	370	[(a) As soon as practicable after July 1, 1996, and the organization of 297
371	371	the corporation, the corporation shall enter into such agreements as the 298
372	372	board shall authorize in order to effect the transfer, assignment and 299
373	373	delivery to the corporation from the state of all the tangible and 300
374	374	intangible assets constituting the lottery, including the exclusive right to 301
375	375	operate the lottery, and, subject to subsection (b) of this section, to effect 302
376	376	the assignment to and assumption by the corporation of all agreements, 303
377	377	covenants and obligations of the Department of Consumer Protection 304
378	378	and other agencies of the state relating to the operation and 305
379	379	management of the lottery. Such agreements may contain such other 306
380	380	provisions as the board deems necessary or appropriate for the 307
381	381	continued operation of the lottery by the corporation pursuant to 308
382	382	sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive. 309
383	383	(b) The state shall transfer to the corporation ownership of all 310
384	384	annuities it purchased for payment of lottery prizes and shall not be 311
385	385	liable for any lottery awards. In addition, the state shall not be liable for 312
386	386	any obligations of the lottery arising prior to the date of transfer as 313
387	387	described in subsection (a) of this section, including those arising in the 314
388	388	ordinary course of business under existing contracts specifically 315
389	389	assumed by the corporation. The Department of Consumer Protection 316
390	390	shall assign to the corporation any annuity for payment of any lottery 317
391	391	award arising on or before the date of such transfer. Unless otherwise 318
392	392	agreed to in writing with the department, the corporation shall be solely 319
393	393	responsible for the payment of all lottery prizes and the purchase of all 320
394	394	annuities to provide revenue for such payment. 321
395	395	(c) The corporation shall request and obtain all approvals, consents 322
396	396	and rulings of and from all state and federal governmental agencies 323
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404	404	On January 1, 2021, the department shall become the owner of all 326
405	405	annuities held by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation on December 31, 327
406	406	2020, for payment of lottery prizes. The corporation shall not be liable 328
407	407	for any lottery awards, or any obligations of the lottery arising prior to 329
408	408	January 1, 2021, including those arising in the ordinary course of 330
409	409	business under existing contracts specifically assumed by the 331
410	410	department. The department shall be assigned any annuity for payment 332
411	411	of any lottery award arising on or before January 1, 2021. The 333
412	412	department shall be solely responsible for the payment of all lottery 334
413	413	prizes and the purchase of all annuities to provide revenue for such 335
414	414	payment. 336
415	415	Sec. 9. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 337
416	416	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 338
417	417	(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 339
418	418	not apply [to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except 340
419	419	(1) where otherwise limited by] (1) as provided in subsection [(c)] (b) of 341
420	420	this section as to new lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed 342
421	421	lottery tickets, and (2) with respect to financial, credit and proprietary 343
422	422	information submitted by any person to the [corporation] Department 344
423	423	of Consumer Protection in connection with any proposal to provide 345
424	424	goods, services or professional advice. [to the corporation as provided 346
425	425	in section 12-815.] 347
426	426	[(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of 348
427	427	section 12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions 349
428	428	of subsection (a) of section 1-210.] 350
429	429	[(c)] (b) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, 351
430	430	until the game is publicly announced by the [corporation] department, 352
431	431	and any serial number of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be 353
432	432	deemed public records, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be 354
433	433	available to the public under the provisions of section 1-210. [The 355
434	434	president shall submit a fiscal note prepared by the corporation with 356 Raised Bill No. 5320
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440	440	respect to the procedures for a new lottery game to the joint standing 357
441	441	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 358
442	442	relating to finance, revenue, bonding and public safety after approval of 359
443	443	such game by the board.] 360
444	444	Sec. 10. Section 12-812 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 361
445	445	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 362
446	446	January 1, 2021): 363
447	447	(a) The [president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 364
448	448	board,] commissioner shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special 365
449	449	instant or other lottery games and shall determine the number of times 366
450	450	a lottery shall be held each year, the form and price of the tickets and 367
451	451	the aggregate amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five 368
452	452	per cent of the sales unless required by the terms of any agreement 369
453	453	entered into for the conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds 370
454	454	of the sale of tickets shall be deposited in the lottery fund [of the 371
455	455	corporation] from which prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed by 372
456	456	the [president] commissioner, or by either of two persons designated 373
457	457	and authorized by [him] the commissioner, in such numbers and 374
458	458	amounts as the [president] commissioner determines. The [corporation] 375
459	459	department may limit its liability in games with fixed payouts and may 376
460	460	cause a cessation of sales of tickets of certain designation when such 377
461	461	liability limit has been reached. 378
462	462	(b) The [president, subject to the direction of the board,] 379
463	463	commissioner may enter into agreements for the sale of product 380
464	464	advertising on lottery tickets, play slips and other lottery media. 381
465	465	(c) On a weekly basis, the [president] commissioner shall estimate [, 382
466	466	and certify to the State Treasurer,] that portion of the balance in the 383
467	467	lottery fund which exceeds the current needs of the [corporation] 384
468	468	department for the payment of prizes, the payment of current operating 385
469	469	expenses and funding of approved reserves of the [corporation] 386
470	470	department. The [corporation] department shall transfer the amount so 387
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477	477	department to the General Fund, [upon notification of receipt of such 389
478	478	certification by the Treasurer,] except that if the amount on deposit in 390
479	479	the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital 391
480	480	Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, as amended by this act, 392
481	481	is less than the required minimum capital reserve, as defined in 393
482	482	subsection (b) of said section, the [corporation] department shall pay 394
483	483	such amount so [certified] estimated to the trustee of the fund for 395
484	484	deposit in the fund. If the [corporation] department transfers any 396
485	485	moneys to the General Fund at any time when the amount on deposit in 397
486	486	said capital reserve fund is less than the required minimum capital 398
487	487	reserve, the amount of such transfer shall be deemed appropriated from 399
488	488	the General Fund to the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 400
489	489	Special Capital Reserve Fund. 401
490	490	Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 12-813 of the general statutes is 402
491	491	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 403
492	492	1, 2021): 404
493	493	(a) The [corporation] department may sell lottery tickets at any 405
494	494	location in the state determined by the [president] commissioner which, 406
495	495	in the opinion of the [president] commissioner, will best enhance lottery 407
496	496	revenues, except that no license shall be issued by the [Department of 408
497	497	Consumer Protection] department to any person to engage in business 409
498	498	exclusively as a lottery sales agent. Subject to the provisions of 410
499	499	subdivision [(15)] (11) of subsection (b) of section 12-806, as amended by 411
500	500	this act, the [president] commissioner may authorize compensation to 412
501	501	such agents in such manner and amounts and subject to such limitations 413
502	502	as [he] the commissioner may determine if [he] the commissioner finds 414
503	503	such compensation is necessary to assure adequate availability of lottery 415
504	504	tickets, provided, if such agent is a lessee of state property and [his] the 416
505	505	agent's rental fee is based upon the gross receipts of [his] the agent's 417
506	506	business conducted thereon, all receipts from the sale of such lottery 418
507	507	tickets shall be excluded from such gross receipts for rental purposes. 419
508	508	The [president] commissioner may suspend for cause any licensed 420
509	509	agent, subject to a final determination through a hearing. [provided by 421
510	510	the Department of Consumer Protection.] 422 Raised Bill No. 5320
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516	516	Sec. 12. Section 12-814 of the general statutes is repealed and the 423
517	517	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 424
518	518	(a) In each advertisement intended to promote the purchase of lottery 425
519	519	tickets issued for games authorized under sections 12-563a and [12-800] 426
520	520	12-801 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act, the [corporation] 427
521	521	department shall include a prominent and clear statement of the average 428
522	522	chances of winning per lottery ticket. 429
523	523	(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply only to 430
524	524	(1) advertisements in newspapers, magazines, brochures and on posters 431
525	525	and (2) television and radio advertisements thirty seconds or longer for 432
526	526	one game. 433
527	527	(c) [On or before October 1, 1999, the corporation shall implement a 434
528	528	code of] The department shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 435
529	529	chapter 54, to establish standards for all advertisements and other 436
530	530	activities intended to promote the purchase of lottery tickets for games 437
531	531	authorized pursuant to this chapter. The [code of] standards shall 438
532	532	include the requirement that no advertisement or promotion shall 439
533	533	denigrate the character or conduct of nonlottery players or praise the 440
534	534	character or conduct of lottery players. 441
535	535	Sec. 13. Section 12-815a of the general statutes is repealed and the 442
536	536	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 443
537	537	(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall issue vendor, 444
538	538	affiliate and occupational licenses in accordance with the provisions of 445
539	539	this section. 446
540	540	(b) No person or business organization awarded a primary contract 447
541	541	by the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] department to provide 448
542	542	facilities, components, goods or services that are necessary for and 449
543	543	directly related to the secure operation of the lottery activities of [said 450
544	544	corporation] the department shall do so unless such person or business 451
545	545	organization is issued a vendor license by the Commissioner of 452
546	546	Consumer Protection. For the purposes of this subsection, "primary 453 Raised Bill No. 5320
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552	552	contract" means a contract to provide facilities, components, goods or 454
553	553	services to [said corporation] the department by a person or business 455
554	554	organization (1) that provides any lottery game or any online wagering 456
555	555	system related facilities, components, goods or services and that 457
556	556	receives or, in the exercise of reasonable business judgment, can be 458
557	557	expected to receive more than seventy-five thousand dollars or twenty-459
558	558	five per cent of its gross annual sales from said corporation, or (2) that 460
559	559	has access to the facilities of [said corporation] the department where 461
560	560	lottery activities occur and provides services in such facilities without 462
561	561	supervision by [said corporation] the department. Each applicant for a 463
562	562	vendor license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of two 464
563	563	hundred fifty dollars. 465
564	564	(c) No person or business organization, other than a shareholder in a 466
565	565	publicly traded corporation, may be a subcontractor for the provision of 467
566	566	facilities, components, goods or services that are necessary for and 468
567	567	directly related to the secure operation of the lottery activities of the 469
568	568	[Connecticut Lottery Corporation] department, or may exercise control 470
569	569	in or over a vendor licensee unless such person or business organization 471
570	570	is licensed as an affiliate licensee by the commissioner. Each applicant 472
571	571	for an affiliate license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of two 473
572	572	hundred fifty dollars. 474
573	573	(d) (1) Each employee of a vendor or affiliate licensee who has access 475
574	574	to the facilities of the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] department 476
575	575	where lottery activities occur and provides services in such facilities 477
576	576	without supervision by [said corporation] the department or performs 478
577	577	duties directly related to the lottery activities of [said corporation] the 479
578	578	department shall obtain an occupational license. 480
579	579	(2) Each officer, director, partner, trustee or owner of a business 481
580	580	organization licensed as a vendor or affiliate licensee and any 482
581	581	shareholder, executive, agent or other person connected with any 483
582	582	vendor or affiliate licensee who, in the judgment of the commissioner, 484
583	583	will exercise control in or over any such licensee shall obtain an 485
584	584	occupational license. 486 Raised Bill No. 5320
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590	590	[(3) Each employee of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall 487
591	591	obtain an occupational license.] 488
592	592	(e) The commissioner shall issue occupational licenses in the 489
593	593	following classes: (1) Class I for persons specified in subdivision (1) of 490
594	594	subsection (d) of this section; and (2) Class II for persons specified in 491
595	595	subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section. [; (3) Class III for persons 492
596	596	specified in subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section who, in the 493
597	597	judgment of the commissioner, will not exercise authority over or direct 494
598	598	the management and policies of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation; 495
599	599	and (4) Class IV for persons specified in subdivision (3) of subsection (d) 496
600	600	of this section who, in the judgment of the commissioner, will exercise 497
601	601	authority over or direct the management and policies of the Connecticut 498
602	602	Lottery Corporation.] Each applicant for a Class I [or III] occupational 499
603	603	license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of twenty dollars. Each 500
604	604	applicant for a Class II [or IV] occupational license shall pay a 501
605	605	nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars. The 502
606	606	nonrefundable application fee shall accompany the application for each 503
607	607	such occupational license. 504
608	608	(f) In determining whether to grant a vendor, affiliate or occupational 505
609	609	license to any such person or business organization, the commissioner 506
610	610	may require an applicant to provide information as to such applicant's: 507
611	611	(1) Financial standing and credit; (2) moral character; (3) criminal record, 508
612	612	if any; (4) previous employment; (5) corporate, partnership or 509
613	613	association affiliations; (6) ownership of personal assets; and (7) such 510
614	614	other information as the commissioner deems pertinent to the issuance 511
615	615	of such license, provided the submission of such other information will 512
616	616	assure the integrity of the state lottery. The commissioner shall require 513
617	617	each applicant for a vendor, affiliate or occupational license to submit to 514
618	618	state and national criminal history records checks and may require each 515
619	619	such applicant to submit to an international criminal history records 516
620	620	check before such license is issued. The state and national criminal 517
621	621	history records checks required pursuant to this subsection shall be 518
622	622	conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. The commissioner shall 519
623	623	issue a vendor, affiliate or occupational license, as the case may be, to 520 Raised Bill No. 5320
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629	629	each applicant who satisfies the requirements of this subsection and 521
630	630	who is deemed qualified by the commissioner. The commissioner may 522
631	631	reject for good cause an application for a vendor, affiliate or 523
632	632	occupational license. 524
633	633	(g) Each vendor, affiliate or Class I or II occupational license shall be 525
634	634	effective for not more than one year from the date of issuance. [Each 526
635	635	Class III or IV occupational license shall remain in effect throughout the 527
636	636	term of employment of any such employee holding such a license. The 528
637	637	commissioner may require each employee issued a Class IV 529
638	638	occupational license to submit information as to such employee's 530
639	639	financial standing and credit annually.] Initial application for and 531
640	640	renewal of any such license shall be in such form and manner as the 532
641	641	commissioner shall prescribe. 533
642	642	(h) (1) The commissioner may suspend or revoke for good cause a 534
643	643	vendor, affiliate or occupational license after a hearing held before the 535
644	644	commissioner in accordance with chapter 54. The commissioner may 536
645	645	order summary suspension of any such license in accordance with 537
646	646	subsection (c) of section 4-182. 538
647	647	(2) Any such applicant aggrieved by the action of the commissioner 539
648	648	concerning an application for a license, or any person or business 540
649	649	organization whose license is suspended or revoked, may appeal 541
650	650	pursuant to section 4-183. 542
651	651	(3) The commissioner may impose a civil penalty on any licensee for 543
652	652	a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted 544
653	653	under section 12-568a, as amended by this act, in an amount not to 545
654	654	exceed two thousand five hundred dollars after a hearing held in 546
655	655	accordance with chapter 54. 547
656	656	(i) The commissioner may require that the books and records of any 548
657	657	vendor or affiliate licensee be maintained in any manner which the 549
658	658	commissioner may deem best, and that any financial or other statements 550
659	659	based on such books and records be prepared in accordance with 551
660	660	generally accepted accounting principles in such form as the 552 Raised Bill No. 5320
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666	666	commissioner shall prescribe. The commissioner or a designee may 553
667	667	visit, investigate and place expert accountants and such other persons 554
668	668	as deemed necessary in the offices or places of business of any such 555
669	669	licensee for the purpose of satisfying [himself or herself] the 556
670	670	commissioner that such licensee is in compliance with the regulations of 557
671	671	the department. 558
672	672	(j) For the purposes of this section, (1) "business organization" means 559
673	673	a partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, firm, 560
674	674	corporation, trust or other form of business or legal entity; (2) "control" 561
675	675	means the power to exercise authority over or direct the management 562
676	676	and policies of a licensee; and (3) "person" means any individual. 563
677	677	(k) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt such 564
678	678	regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as are necessary to 565
679	679	implement the provisions of this section. 566
680	680	Sec. 14. Section 12-817 of the general statutes is repealed and the 567
681	681	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 568
682	682	(a) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment 569
683	683	against the [corporation] Connecticut Lottery Corporation founded 570
684	684	upon any express contract between the corporation and any person or 571
685	685	party thereto for the provision of goods, services or professional advice 572
686	686	to the corporation or the lottery. 573
687	687	(b) Any action brought under subsection (a) of this section shall be 574
688	688	brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The 575
689	689	jurisdiction conferred upon the Superior Court by this section includes 576
690	690	any set-off, claim or demand whatsoever on the part of the corporation 577
691	691	against any plaintiff commencing an action under this section. Such 578
692	692	action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses, except 579
693	693	governmental immunity, shall be reserved to the corporation. Any 580
694	694	action brought under this section shall be privileged in respect to 581
695	695	assignment for trial upon matters of either party. Nothing in this section 582
696	696	shall be construed to authorize any action against the state of 583
697	697	Connecticut or to abrogate any defense available to the state of 584 Raised Bill No. 5320
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703	703	Connecticut, including governmental immunity. 585
704	704	(c) This section shall apply to all actions commenced prior to January 586
705	705	1, 2021, and the department shall be substituted as a party on and after 587
706	706	January 1, 2021, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-38d. 588
707	707	Sec. 15. Section 12-818 of the general statutes is repealed and the 589
708	708	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 590
709	709	[For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011, 591
710	710	the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer one million nine 592
711	711	hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of 593
712	712	lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account 594
713	713	created pursuant to section 17a-713. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 595
714	714	2012, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 596
715	715	shall transfer one million nine hundred thousand dollars of the revenue 597
716	716	received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers 598
717	717	treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 17a-713.] 599
718	718	For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal year 600
719	719	thereafter,] to June 30, 2020, inclusive, the Connecticut Lottery 601
720	720	Corporation shall transfer two million three hundred thousand dollars 602
721	721	of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic 603
722	722	gamblers treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 604
723	723	17a-713. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, and each fiscal year 605
724	724	thereafter, the Department of Consumer Protection shall transfer two 606
725	725	million three hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from 607
726	726	the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation 608
727	727	account created pursuant to section 17a-713, as amended by this act. 609
728	728	Sec. 16. Section 12-829 of the general statutes is repealed and the 610
729	729	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 611
730	730	(a) (1) On or after January 1, 2012, but prior to July 1, 2018, when any 612
731	731	person redeems a winning lottery ticket worth five thousand dollars or 613
732	732	more at the central office of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the 614
733	733	Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall check the name and other 615
734	734	identifying information of such person against a list of taxpayers who 616 Raised Bill No. 5320
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740	740	are delinquent, supplied by the Commissioner of Revenue Services. 617
741	741	(2) On or after July 1, 2018, and prior to January 1, 2021, when any 618
742	742	person redeems a winning lottery ticket worth two thousand dollars or 619
743	743	more at the central office of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the 620
744	744	Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall check the name and other 621
745	745	identifying information of such person against a list of taxpayers who 622
746	746	are delinquent, supplied by the Commissioner of Revenue Services. 623
747	747	(3) On and after January 1, 2021, when any person redeems a winning 624
748	748	lottery ticket worth two thousand dollars or more at the central office of 625
749	749	the Department of Consumer Protection, the department shall check the 626
750	750	name and other identifying information of such person against a list of 627
751	751	taxpayers who are delinquent supplied by the Commissioner of 628
752	752	Revenue Services. 629
753	753	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-15, the 630
754	754	Commissioner of Revenue Services may disclose to the [president of the 631
755	755	Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Commissioner of Consumer 632
756	756	Protection: (1) The name and such other information as may be 633
757	757	necessary to identify a person from whom taxes, including penalties and 634
758	758	interest related thereto, are due to the state and unpaid when: (A) A 635
759	759	period in excess of thirty days has elapsed following the date on which 636
760	760	such taxes were due, and (B) such taxes are not the subject of a timely 637
761	761	filed administrative appeal to said commissioner or of a timely filed 638
762	762	appeal pending before any court of competent jurisdiction, and (2) the 639
763	763	amount of such taxes, penalties and interest that are due from such 640
764	764	person. 641
765	765	(c) In the event that the person redeeming a lottery ticket described 642
766	766	in subsection (a) of this section is on the list described in said subsection 643
767	767	(a), the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Commissioner of Consumer 644
768	768	Protection shall, subsequent to any deductions made pursuant to 645
769	769	subsection (c) of section 52-362d, as amended by this act, if applicable, 646
770	770	deduct and withhold from the lottery prize payment payable to such 647
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777	777	of such taxes, penalties and interest identified by said commissioner 649
778	778	pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 650
779	779	(d) The [president of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 651
780	780	Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall promptly notify the 652
781	781	Commissioner of Revenue Services of any amount deducted and 653
782	782	withheld under the provisions of this section and shall pay over such 654
783	783	amount to the Commissioner of Revenue Services in accordance with 655
784	784	said commissioner's instructions. 656
785	785	[(e) For the purposes of this section, the Connecticut Lottery 657
786	786	Corporation and its officers and employees shall be treated as officers 658
787	787	and employees of the state, and the provisions of subsections (a), (e), (f), 659
788	788	(g) and (h) of section 12-15 shall apply to the officers and employees of 660
789	789	the Connecticut Lottery Corporation.] 661
790	790	Sec. 17. Section 12-831 of the general statutes is repealed and the 662
791	791	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 663
792	792	(a) Except as provided in section 12-833, as amended by this act, no 664
793	793	assignment of a lottery prize, in whole or in part, including an 665
794	794	assignment of a lottery prize to be used as collateral to secure a loan 666
795	795	pursuant to title 42a, shall be valid unless it is executed pursuant to and 667
796	796	approved in accordance with this section. Any such assignment shall 668
797	797	entitle the assignee to receive, to the extent assigned, the lottery prize to 669
798	798	which the assignor would be entitled. Such assignment shall be in 670
799	799	writing and executed by the assignor. Such assignment shall be 671
800	800	accompanied by an affidavit, signed and sworn to by the assignor before 672
801	801	a proper authority, stating that the assignor (1) is of sound mind and not 673
802	802	acting under duress, (2) has been advised by independent legal counsel 674
803	803	and has received independent financial and tax advice concerning the 675
804	804	assignment, (3) understands that he will not receive lottery prize 676
805	805	payments or portions thereof for the time period assigned, (4) has 677
806	806	received a disclosure statement as provided in subsection (b) of this 678
807	807	section, (5) at the time of the execution of the assignment, was informed 679
808	808	in writing by the assignee that the assignor had the right to cancel the 680 Raised Bill No. 5320
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814	814	assignment no later than three business days following the date on 681
815	815	which the assignment was signed, (6) will have no outstanding or 682
816	816	unsatisfied judgments against him when the assignment transaction is 683
817	817	closed and is not subject to any court order or judgment regarding 684
818	818	delinquent child support or alimony obligations, and (7) releases the 685
819	819	[Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection 686
820	820	and its [directors, officers and] employees from any further liability to 687
821	821	the assignor upon payment of any lottery prize pursuant to an 688
822	822	assignment made in accordance with this section. 689
823	823	(b) The assignee shall provide to the assignor a one-page written 690
824	824	disclosure statement in at least ten-point bold type setting forth (1) the 691
825	825	payments being assigned, by amount and payment dates, (2) the 692
826	826	purchase price being paid for the assignment of such lottery prize, (3) 693
827	827	the rate of discount to present value, assuming daily compounding and 694
828	828	funding on the date of assignment, and (4) the amount, if any, of 695
829	829	origination or closing fees that will be charged to the assignor. With 696
830	830	regard to the assignment of a lottery prize to be used as collateral to 697
831	831	secure a loan, the one-page written disclosure statement required by this 698
832	832	subsection shall also include (A) the amount of the loan, (B) the interest 699
833	833	rate to be charged, (C) the interest rate to be charged in case of default, 700
834	834	and (D) any penalties to be charged upon early repayment of the loan. 701
835	835	(c) Upon payment of an entry fee of seventy-five dollars, the assignee 702
836	836	shall submit the assignment to the superior court for the judicial district 703
837	837	in which the assignor resides or where the [Connecticut Lottery 704
838	838	Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection is located for review 705
839	839	and approval by the court. If, upon review of the assignment and 706
840	840	accompanying affidavit, the court determines that the requirements of 707
841	841	subsection (a) of this section have been met, the court shall approve the 708
842	842	assignment. 709
843	843	Sec. 18. Section 12-832 of the general statutes is repealed and the 710
844	844	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 711
845	845	(a) Not later than twenty days after receipt of a certified copy of a 712 Raised Bill No. 5320
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851	851	court order required under subsection (c) of section 12-831, as amended 713
852	852	by this act, the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of 714
853	853	Consumer Protection shall issue written confirmation to the assignor 715
854	854	and the assignee recognizing the assignment. 716
855	855	(b) Any assignee of a lottery prize, by acceptance of the lottery prize 717
856	856	in accordance with sections 12-830 to 12-834, inclusive, as amended by 718
857	857	this act, agrees to be bound by the general statutes, regulations and all 719
858	858	duly enacted rules of the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department 720
859	859	of Consumer Protection. All further assignments of lottery prizes shall 721
860	860	be subject to the same restrictions and requirements as the initial 722
861	861	assignment. 723
862	862	Sec. 19. Section 12-833 of the general statutes is repealed and the 724
863	863	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 725
864	864	No person may assign a lottery prize if (1) such person is liable for 726
865	865	support under the provisions of section 52-362d, as amended by this act, 727
866	866	(2) such person is liable for any debt owed to the state under section 4a-728
867	867	12, (3) such person who does not assign any prize payments would be 729
868	868	subject to an immediate income tax liability for the value of the entire 730
869	869	prize rather than annual income tax liability for each installment when 731
870	870	paid, as determined by a technical rule letter, revenue ruling or other 732
871	871	public ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of 733
872	872	Revenue Services, (4) a court of competent jurisdiction issues a 734
873	873	published decision that such person who does not assign any prize 735
874	874	payments would be subject to an immediate income tax liability for the 736
875	875	value of the entire prize rather than annual income tax liability for each 737
876	876	installment when paid, (5) the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 738
877	877	Department of Consumer Protection receives such letter or ruling from 739
878	878	the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of Revenue Services or 740
879	879	a published decision of a court of competent jurisdiction and the 741
880	880	corporation files such letter, ruling or decision with the Secretary of the 742
881	881	State or (6) the assignor's lottery payments are subject to any lien, 743
882	882	judgment, offset, levy, attachment, execution, garnishment or court 744
883	883	ordered payment. 745 Raised Bill No. 5320
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885	885
886	886
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889	889	Sec. 20. Section 12-834 of the general statutes is repealed and the 746
890	890	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 747
891	891	(a) The [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer 748
892	892	Protection may establish a reasonable fee for any administrative 749
893	893	expenses associated with assignments made pursuant to section 12-831, 750
894	894	as amended by this act, including the cost to the [Connecticut Lottery 751
895	895	Corporation] department of any processing fee that may be imposed by 752
896	896	a private annuity provider. The amount of the fee shall reflect the direct 753
897	897	and indirect costs of processing the assignments by [said corporation] 754
898	898	the department. 755
899	899	(b) The [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer 756
900	900	Protection and its [directors, officers and] employees shall be discharged 757
901	901	of all further liability to the assignor upon payment of any lottery prize 758
902	902	pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with section 12-831, as 759
903	903	amended by this act. 760
904	904	Sec. 21. Subdivision (12) of section 1-79 of the 2020 supplement to the 761
905	905	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 762
906	906	thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 763
907	907	(12) "Quasi-public agency" means Connecticut Innovations, 764
908	908	Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities 765
909	909	Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan 766
910	910	Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut 767
911	911	Housing Finance Authority, the State Housing Authority, the Materials 768
912	912	Innovation and Recycling Authority, the Capital Region Development 769
913	913	Authority, [the Connecticut Lottery Corporation,] the Connecticut 770
914	914	Airport Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, the 771
915	915	Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Retirement Security 772
916	916	Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut Municipal 773
917	917	Redevelopment Authority and the State Education Resource Center. 774
918	918	Sec. 22. Section 1-120 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 775
919	919	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 776
920	920	January 1, 2021): 777 Raised Bill No. 5320
921	921
922	922
923	923
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926	926	As used in sections 1-120 to 1-123, inclusive: 778
927	927	(1) "Quasi-public agency" means Connecticut Innovations, 779
928	928	Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 780
929	929	Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan 781
930	930	Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut 782
931	931	Housing Finance Authority, the Connecticut Housing Authority, the 783
932	932	Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, the Capital Region 784
933	933	Development Authority, [the Connecticut Lottery Corporation,] the 785
934	934	Connecticut Airport Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance 786
935	935	Exchange, the Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Retirement 787
936	936	Security Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut 788
937	937	Municipal Redevelopment Authority, the State Education Resource 789
938	938	Center and the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority. 790
939	939	(2) "Procedure" means each statement, by a quasi-public agency, of 791
940	940	general applicability, without regard to its designation, that 792
941	941	implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the 793
942	942	organization or procedure of any such agency. The term includes the 794
943	943	amendment or repeal of a prior regulation, but does not include, unless 795
944	944	otherwise provided by any provision of the general statutes, (A) 796
945	945	statements concerning only the internal management of any agency and 797
946	946	not affecting procedures available to the public, and (B) intra-agency 798
947	947	memoranda. 799
948	948	(3) "Proposed procedure" means a proposal by a quasi-public agency 800
949	949	under the provisions of section 1-121, as amended by this act, for a new 801
950	950	procedure or for a change in, addition to or repeal of an existing 802
951	951	procedure. 803
952	952	Sec. 23. Section 1-121 of the general statutes is repealed and the 804
953	953	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 805
954	954	(a) A quasi-public agency, before adopting a proposed procedure, 806
955	955	shall give at least thirty days' notice by publication in the Connecticut 807
956	956	Law Journal of its intended action. The notice shall include (1) either a 808
957	957	statement of the terms or of the substance of the proposed procedure or 809 Raised Bill No. 5320
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959	959
960	960
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962	962
963	963	a description sufficiently detailed so as to apprise persons likely to be 810
964	964	affected of the issues and subjects involved in the proposed procedure, 811
965	965	(2) a statement of the purposes for which the procedure is proposed, and 812
966	966	(3) when, where and how interested persons may present their views on 813
967	967	the proposed procedure. A quasi-public agency may only adopt a 814
968	968	proposed procedure by a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the 815
969	969	board of directors of the quasi-public agency. 816
970	970	(b) If a quasi-public agency finds that an imminent peril to the public 817
971	971	health, safety or welfare requires adoption of a proposed procedure 818
972	972	upon fewer than thirty days' notice, states in writing its reasons for such 819
973	973	finding and the agency's board of directors, by a three-fourths vote of 820
974	974	the statutory membership, approves the finding in writing, the agency 821
975	975	may proceed, without prior notice or hearing or upon any abbreviated 822
976	976	notice and hearing that it finds practicable, to adopt an emergency 823
977	977	proposed procedure not later than ten days, excluding Saturdays, 824
978	978	Sundays and holidays, prior to the proposed effective date of the 825
979	979	proposed procedure. An approved emergency procedure may be 826
980	980	effective for a period of not more than one hundred twenty days and 827
981	981	renewable once for a period of not more than sixty days. If the necessary 828
982	982	steps to adopt a permanent procedure, including publication of notice 829
983	983	of intent to adopt, are not completed prior to the expiration date of an 830
984	984	emergency procedure, the emergency procedure shall cease to be 831
985	985	effective on that date. 832
986	986	[(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not 833
987	987	apply to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, established pursuant to 834
988	988	section 12-802, prior to July 1, 1997.] 835
989	989	Sec. 24. Section 1-125 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 836
990	990	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 837
991	991	January 1, 2021): 838
992	992	The directors, officers and employees of Connecticut Innovations, 839
993	993	Incorporated, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan 840
994	994	Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut 841 Raised Bill No. 5320
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996	996
997	997
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1000	1000	Housing Finance Authority, the Connecticut Housing Authority, the 842
1001	1001	Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, including ad hoc 843
1002	1002	members of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, the 844
1003	1003	Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Capital 845
1004	1004	Region Development Authority, the Connecticut Airport Authority, 846
1005	1005	[the Connecticut Lottery Corporation,] the Connecticut Health 847
1006	1006	Insurance Exchange, the Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut 848
1007	1007	Retirement Security Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the 849
1008	1008	Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority, the State Education 850
1009	1009	Resource Center and the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance 851
1010	1010	Authority and any person executing the bonds or notes of the agency 852
1011	1011	shall not be liable personally on such bonds or notes or be subject to any 853
1012	1012	personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof, nor 854
1013	1013	shall any director or employee of the agency, including ad hoc members 855
1014	1014	of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, be personally 856
1015	1015	liable for damage or injury, not wanton, reckless, wilful or malicious, 857
1016	1016	caused in the performance of his or her duties and within the scope of 858
1017	1017	his or her employment or appointment as such director, officer or 859
1018	1018	employee, including ad hoc members of the Materials Innovation and 860
1019	1019	Recycling Authority. The agency shall protect, save harmless and 861
1020	1020	indemnify its directors, officers or employees, including ad hoc 862
1021	1021	members of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, from 863
1022	1022	financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising 864
1023	1023	out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged 865
1024	1024	negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or any 866
1025	1025	other act or omission resulting in damage or injury, if the director, 867
1026	1026	officer or employee, including ad hoc members of the Materials 868
1027	1027	Innovation and Recycling Authority, is found to have been acting in the 869
1028	1028	discharge of his or her duties or within the scope of his or her 870
1029	1029	employment and such act or omission is found not to have been wanton, 871
1030	1030	reckless, wilful or malicious. 872
1031	1031	Sec. 25. Subsection (d) of section 4-66k of the 2020 supplement to the 873
1032	1032	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 874
1033	1033	thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 875 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1035	1035
1036	1036
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1039	1039	(d) There is established a regionalization subaccount within the 876
1040	1040	regional planning incentive account. If the [Connecticut Lottery 877
1041	1041	Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection offers online its 878
1042	1042	existing lottery draw games through the corporation's Internet web site, 879
1043	1043	online service or mobile application, the revenue from such online 880
1044	1044	offering that exceeds an amount equivalent to the costs of the debt-free 881
1045	1045	community college program under section 10a-174 shall be deposited in 882
1046	1046	the subaccount, or, if such online offering is not established, the amount 883
1047	1047	provided under subsection (b) of section 364 of public act 19-117* for 884
1048	1048	regionalization initiatives shall be deposited in the subaccount. Moneys 885
1049	1049	in the subaccount shall be expended only for the purposes 886
1050	1050	recommended by the task force established under section 4-66s. 887
1051	1051	Sec. 26. Subsection (f) of section 5-263b of the 2020 supplement to the 888
1052	1052	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 889
1053	1053	thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 890
1054	1054	(f) Any suggestion that involves the following shall not be eligible for 891
1055	1055	an award under this section: (1) Deferred maintenance or replacement 892
1056	1056	of essential equipment and supplies; (2) individual employee 893
1057	1057	compensation or position classification; (3) personal grievances or 894
1058	1058	complaints; (4) suggestions that require a change to or that conflict with, 895
1059	1059	federal or state law; (5) suggestions already submitted by another 896
1060	1060	employee; (6) matters resulting from an agency audit, study, survey, 897
1061	1061	review or research; (7) suggestions that involve correcting a condition 898
1062	1062	that exists because established procedures are not being followed; (8) 899
1063	1063	suggestions that constitute opinions only, and which cannot be 900
1064	1064	supported by demonstrating a better idea, and the need for same; (9) 901
1065	1065	suggestions concerning any matter subject to collective bargaining; (10) 902
1066	1066	suggestions circumventing competitive procurement procedures 903
1067	1067	provided by state law or policy; (11) suggestions which recommend or 904
1068	1068	require formal studies, surveys, investigation or similar research 905
1069	1069	activity to establish the benefits of a suggestion referred to; (12) 906
1070	1070	suggestions which are hypothetical, vague, based on inconclusive 907
1071	1071	justification or deal with generalities; (13) suggestions concerning the 908
1072	1072	structure of lottery games conducted by the [Connecticut Lottery 909 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1074	1074
1075	1075
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1078	1078	Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection, including, but not 910
1079	1079	limited to, game design, prize patterns, draw dates and draw frequency; 911
1080	1080	(14) any suggestion made by the agency suggestion coordinator or 912
1081	1081	agency or department head; (15) suggestions concerning a practice that 913
1082	1082	is an alleged gross waste of funds that the suggesting employee 914
1083	1083	participated in committing; and (16) any suggestion resulting in less 915
1084	1084	than ten thousand dollars in estimated savings to the agency. 916
1085	1085	Sec. 27. Section 10-183vv of the 2020 supplement to the general 917
1086	1086	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 918
1087	1087	(Effective January 1, 2021): 919
1088	1088	(a) There is established the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund 920
1089	1089	Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, which shall contain any moneys 921
1090	1090	required by law to be deposited in the fund, including, but not limited 922
1091	1091	to, deposits from the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of 923
1092	1092	Consumer Protection in accordance with section 12-812, as amended by 924
1093	1093	this act. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide, and it is determined 925
1094	1094	that such fund does provide, adequate provision for the protection of 926
1095	1095	the holders of bonds of the state issued pursuant to section 10-183qq and 927
1096	1096	any bonds refunding such bonds. The fund shall secure the payment of 928
1097	1097	the principal of and interest on such bonds and shall be held in trust for 929
1098	1098	the benefit of the holders of the bonds secured thereby, separate and 930
1099	1099	apart from other funds of the state. During any period when any bonds 931
1100	1100	secured by the fund remain outstanding, amounts on deposit in the 932
1101	1101	fund shall not be commingled with other state funds and the state shall 933
1102	1102	have no claim to or against, or interest in, the fund, except as hereinafter 934
1103	1103	provided. Amounts in such fund shall be deposited in a separate 935
1104	1104	account or accounts in a trust company or bank having the powers of a 936
1105	1105	trust company within the state, which shall serve as the trustee of the 937
1106	1106	fund. The Treasurer shall enter into an agreement with such trust 938
1107	1107	company or bank in accordance with the provisions of this section, 939
1108	1108	sections 10-183b, 10-183z, 10-183ww, 12-801, as amended by this act, 12-940
1109	1109	806, as amended by this act, and 12-812, as amended by this act, and 941
1110	1110	section 90 of public act 19-117. 942 Raised Bill No. 5320
1111	1111
1112	1112
1113	1113
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1115	1115
1116	1116	(b) The moneys held in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund 943
1117	1117	Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, except as provided in this section, 944
1118	1118	shall be pledged to payment on bonds secured by the fund and shall be 945
1119	1119	used solely for the payment of the principal of bonds secured by the 946
1120	1120	fund as such bonds become due by reason of maturity or sinking fund 947
1121	1121	redemption, the purchase of such bonds, the payment of interest on such 948
1122	1122	bonds and the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid 949
1123	1123	when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity. In the event the state 950
1124	1124	has not otherwise timely made available moneys to pay principal or 951
1125	1125	interest due on such bonds, the Treasurer shall direct the trustee of the 952
1126	1126	fund to transfer from the fund to the paying agent for such bonds the 953
1127	1127	amount necessary to timely pay such principal or interest then due. 954
1128	1128	Except for the payment of the principal of bonds secured by the fund as 955
1129	1129	such bonds become due and the payment of interest on such bonds, no 956
1130	1130	moneys shall be withdrawn from the fund in such amount as would 957
1131	1131	reduce the amount on deposit in the fund to less than the required 958
1132	1132	minimum capital reserve. The pledge made by the state pursuant to this 959
1133	1133	section shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is 960
1134	1134	made. The lien of such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all 961
1135	1135	parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against 962
1136	1136	the state, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claims. 963
1137	1137	Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, no 964
1138	1138	instrument by which such pledge is created need be recorded or filed. 965
1139	1139	Any moneys so pledged and later received by the state shall be subject 966
1140	1140	immediately to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery 967
1141	1141	thereof or further act and such lien shall have priority over all other 968
1142	1142	liens. For the purpose of evaluation of such fund, obligations acquired 969
1143	1143	as an investment shall be valued at market. For purposes of this section, 970
1144	1144	"required minimum capital reserve" means the maximum amount of 971
1145	1145	principal and interest becoming due on bonds of the state issued 972
1146	1146	pursuant to section 10-183qq, and any bonds refunding such bonds then 973
1147	1147	outstanding, by reason of maturity or a required sinking fund 974
1148	1148	installment in any succeeding fiscal year. 975
1149	1149	(c) The amounts payable from the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 976 Raised Bill No. 5320
1150	1150
1151	1151
1152	1152
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1154	1154
1155	1155	Department of Consumer Protection into such fund as provided in 977
1156	1156	section 12-812, as amended by this act, shall be sufficient for the 978
1157	1157	payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds secured by the 979
1158	1158	Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve 980
1159	1159	Fund when due, whether at maturity or by mandatory sinking fund 981
1160	1160	installments. 982
1161	1161	(d) The Treasurer shall certify to the Governor, the Teachers' 983
1162	1162	Retirement Board and the [president of the Connecticut Lottery 984
1163	1163	Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection the amount on 985
1164	1164	deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special 986
1165	1165	Capital Reserve Fund when such amount first equals or exceeds the 987
1166	1166	required minimum capital reserve. Whenever the amount on deposit in 988
1167	1167	the fund is in excess of the required minimum capital reserve, the 989
1168	1168	Treasurer may direct the trustee for the fund to remit to the Treasurer 990
1169	1169	for deposit into the General Fund any amount in excess of the required 991
1170	1170	minimum capital reserve. 992
1171	1171	(e) The Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital 993
1172	1172	Reserve Fund shall terminate and, upon direction of the Treasurer, any 994
1173	1173	moneys remaining therein shall be transferred to the Budget Reserve 995
1174	1174	Fund, established in section 4-30a: (1) Upon payment in full of the 996
1175	1175	principal and interest on all bonds secured by the fund; (2) if there has 997
1176	1176	been deposited in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the holders of 998
1177	1177	the bonds secured by the fund either (A) moneys in an amount that shall 999
1178	1178	be sufficient to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on such 1000
1179	1179	bonds, and any redemption premium required to be paid when such 1001
1180	1180	bonds are redeemed prior to maturity, or (B) noncallable and 1002
1181	1181	nonprepayable direct obligations of, or obligations the timely payment 1003
1182	1182	of principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, 1004
1183	1183	the United States of America, the principal of and the interest on which 1005
1184	1184	when due, without reinvestment, will provide moneys that together 1006
1185	1185	with the moneys, if any, deposited with the trustee at the same time, 1007
1186	1186	shall be sufficient to pay when due the principal of and interest on such 1008
1187	1187	bonds, and any redemption premium required to be paid when such 1009
1188	1188	bonds are redeemed prior to maturity; (3) if the amount of the annual 1010 Raised Bill No. 5320
1189	1189
1190	1190
1191	1191
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1193	1193
1194	1194	required contribution to the fund for the Connecticut teachers' 1011
1195	1195	retirement system is determined in accordance with the provisions of 1012
1196	1196	subsection (b) of section 10-183l and section 10-183z, as such sections 1013
1197	1197	were in effect on April 30, 2008; or (4) if the Teachers' Retirement Board 1014
1198	1198	fails to approve the credited interest percentage for member accounts 1015
1199	1199	and return assumption in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10-1016
1200	1200	183ww. 1017
1201	1201	(f) Pending the use or application of amounts in the fund, moneys in 1018
1202	1202	the fund may be invested and reinvested at the direction of the 1019
1203	1203	Treasurer in such obligations, securities and investments as are set forth 1020
1204	1204	in subsection (f) of section 3-20 and in participation certificates in the 1021
1205	1205	Short Term Investment Fund created under section 3-27a. 1022
1206	1206	(g) The state pledges to the holders of the bonds of the state issued 1023
1207	1207	pursuant to section 10-183qq, and any bonds refunding such bonds, that 1024
1208	1208	the state shall not limit or alter the rights of such holders under this 1025
1209	1209	section or reduce the transfer or deposit of moneys into the fund 1026
1210	1210	pursuant to section 10-183ww or section 12-812, as amended by this act, 1027
1211	1211	until all such bonds are fully paid or until provision for the payment of 1028
1212	1212	such bonds has been made as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection 1029
1213	1213	(e) of this section, provided nothing contained in this section shall 1030
1214	1214	preclude such limitation, alteration or reduction if adequate provision 1031
1215	1215	is made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds. 1032
1216	1216	Sec. 28. Section 12-568a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1033
1217	1217	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1034
1218	1218	The Department of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in 1035
1219	1219	accordance with chapter 54, for the purpose of assuring the integrity of 1036
1220	1220	the state lottery. [, concerning the regulation of the state lottery under 1037
1221	1221	the operation and management of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation.] 1038
1222	1222	Such regulations shall include: (1) The licensing of [employees of the 1039
1223	1223	Connecticut Lottery Corporation and] any person or business 1040
1224	1224	organization awarded the primary contract by [said corporation] the 1041
1225	1225	department to provide facilities, components, goods or services which 1042 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1227	1227
1228	1228
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1231	1231	are necessary for the operation of the activities authorized by chapter 1043
1232	1232	229a; [(2) the approval of procedures of the corporation; (3) the time 1044
1233	1233	period for complying with the regulations governing said approval of 1045
1234	1234	procedures; (4)] (2) offerings of lottery games; [(5)] (3) minimum prize 1046
1235	1235	payouts and payments; [(6)] (4) regulation of lottery sales agents 1047
1236	1236	including qualifications for licensure and license suspension and 1048
1237	1237	revocation; [(7)] (5) assurance of the integrity of the state lottery 1049
1238	1238	including the computer gaming system, computer internal control and 1050
1239	1239	system testing; and [(8)] (6) limitations on advertising and marketing 1051
1240	1240	content to assure public information as to the odds of winning the 1052
1241	1241	lottery and the prohibition of sales of tickets to minors. 1053
1242	1242	Sec. 29. Section 12-569 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1054
1243	1243	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1055
1244	1244	(a) If the [president of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 1056
1245	1245	Commissioner of Consumer Protection determines that any lottery sales 1057
1246	1246	agent has breached such agent's fiduciary responsibility to the 1058
1247	1247	[corporation] department in that the account of such lottery sales agent 1059
1248	1248	with respect to moneys received from the sale of lottery tickets has 1060
1249	1249	become delinquent in accordance with regulations adopted as provided 1061
1250	1250	in section 12-568a, as amended by this act, [the president shall notify the 1062
1251	1251	commissioner of the breach of fiduciary duty and] the commissioner 1063
1252	1252	shall impose a delinquency assessment upon such account equal to ten 1064
1253	1253	per cent of the amount due or ten dollars, whichever amount is greater, 1065
1254	1254	plus interest at the rate of one and one-half per cent of such amount for 1066
1255	1255	each month or fraction of a month from the date such amount is due to 1067
1256	1256	the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a, the 1068
1257	1257	commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided under this 1069
1258	1258	subsection when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction that the 1070
1259	1259	failure to pay such moneys to the state within the time allowed was due 1071
1260	1260	to reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect. Any such 1072
1261	1261	delinquent lottery sales agent shall be notified of such delinquency 1073
1262	1262	assessment and shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the validity 1074
1263	1263	and amount of such assessment before the commissioner who may 1075
1264	1264	conduct such hearing. [Upon request of the president of the Connecticut 1076 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1266	1266
1267	1267
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1270	1270	Lottery Corporation, the] The commissioner may prepare and sign a 1077
1271	1271	warrant directed to any state marshal, constable or any collection agent 1078
1272	1272	employed by the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] department for 1079
1273	1273	distraint upon any property of such delinquent lottery sales agent 1080
1274	1274	within the state, whether personal or real property. An itemized bill 1081
1275	1275	shall be attached to the warrant certified by the commissioner as a true 1082
1276	1276	statement of the amount due from such lottery sales agent. Such warrant 1083
1277	1277	shall have the same force and effect as an execution issued in accordance 1084
1278	1278	with chapter 906. Such warrant shall be levied on any real, personal, 1085
1279	1279	tangible or intangible property of such agent and sale made pursuant to 1086
1280	1280	such warrant in the same manner and with the same force and effect as 1087
1281	1281	a levy and sale pursuant to an execution. 1088
1282	1282	(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with 1089
1283	1283	chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. 1090
1284	1284	Sec. 30. Subsection (g) of section 12-707 of the general statutes is 1091
1285	1285	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1092
1286	1286	1, 2021): 1093
1287	1287	(g) As used in this section and sections 12-705 and 12-706: 1094
1288	1288	(1) "Employer" means an employer, as defined in Section 3401 of the 1095
1289	1289	Internal Revenue Code; 1096
1290	1290	(2) "Payer" means a person making a payment of nonpayroll amounts 1097
1291	1291	to one or more payees; 1098
1292	1292	(3) "Payee" means a person receiving a payment of nonpayroll 1099
1293	1293	amounts from a payer; 1100
1294	1294	(4) "Nonpayroll amounts" includes (A) gambling winnings, other 1101
1295	1295	than Connecticut lottery winnings, that are paid to a resident, or to a 1102
1296	1296	person receiving payment on behalf of a resident, and that are subject to 1103
1297	1297	federal income tax withholding; (B) Connecticut lottery winnings that 1104
1298	1298	are required to be reported by the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 1105
1299	1299	Department of Consumer Protection to the Internal Revenue Service, 1106 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1301	1301
1302	1302
1303	1303	LCO No. 2114 36 of 47
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1305	1305	whether or not subject to federal income tax withholding, whether paid 1107
1306	1306	to a resident, nonresident or a part-year resident, and whether paid to 1108
1307	1307	an individual, trust or estate; (C) pension and annuity distributions, for 1109
1308	1308	which the payer is required to deduct and withhold tax under this 1110
1309	1309	chapter; (D) military retired pay, where the payee is a resident 1111
1310	1310	individual and has requested that tax be deducted and withheld under 1112
1311	1311	this chapter; (E) unemployment compensation, where the recipient has 1113
1312	1312	requested that tax be deducted and withheld under this chapter; and (F) 1114
1313	1313	payments made to an athlete or entertainer, where the payments are not 1115
1314	1314	wages for federal income tax withholding purposes and where the 1116
1315	1315	commissioner requires the payer to deduct and withhold tax under this 1117
1316	1316	chapter; 1118
1317	1317	(5) "Reported liability" means, in the case of an employer, the liability 1119
1318	1318	for the tax required to be deducted and withheld under this chapter, as 1120
1319	1319	shown on the employer's withholding tax returns for the four quarterly 1121
1320	1320	periods within the twelve-month look-back period, and, in the case of a 1122
1321	1321	payer, the liability for the tax required to be deducted and withheld 1123
1322	1322	under this chapter, as shown on the payer's withholding tax return for 1124
1323	1323	the look-back calendar year; 1125
1324	1324	(6) "Twelve-month look-back period" means the twelve-month 1126
1325	1325	period that ended on the June thirtieth next preceding the calendar year 1127
1326	1326	for which the annual determination for an employer is made by the 1128
1327	1327	commissioner; 1129
1328	1328	(7) "Look-back calendar year" means the calendar year preceding by 1130
1329	1329	two years the calendar year for which the annual determination for a 1131
1330	1330	payer is made by the commissioner; 1132
1331	1331	(8) "Seasonal employer" means an employer that regularly in the 1133
1332	1332	same one or more quarterly periods of each calendar year pays no wages 1134
1333	1333	to employees; 1135
1334	1334	(9) "Household employee" means an employee whose services of a 1136
1335	1335	household nature in or about a private home of an employer constitute 1137
1336	1336	domestic service in a private home of the employer, as the phrase is used 1138 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1338	1338
1339	1339
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1341	1341
1342	1342	in Section 3121(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code or in regulations 1139
1343	1343	adopted thereunder; 1140
1344	1344	(10) "Household employer" means an employer of a household 1141
1345	1345	employee; 1142
1346	1346	(11) "Weekly period" means the seven-day period beginning on a 1143
1347	1347	Saturday and ending on the following Friday; and 1144
1348	1348	(12) "Quarterly period" means the period of three full months 1145
1349	1349	beginning on the first day of January, April, July or October. 1146
1350	1350	Sec. 31. Subsection (b) of section 12-711 of the general statutes is 1147
1351	1351	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1148
1352	1352	1, 2021): 1149
1353	1353	(b) (1) Items of income, gain, loss and deduction derived from or 1150
1354	1354	connected with sources within this state shall be those items attributable 1151
1355	1355	to: (A) The ownership or disposition of any interest in real property in 1152
1356	1356	this state or tangible personal property in this state, as determined 1153
1357	1357	pursuant to subdivision (6) of this subsection; (B) a business, trade, 1154
1358	1358	profession or occupation carried on in this state; (C) in the case of a 1155
1359	1359	shareholder of an S corporation, the ownership of shares issued by such 1156
1360	1360	corporation, to the extent determined under section 12-712; or (D) 1157
1361	1361	winnings from a wager placed in a lottery conducted by the 1158
1362	1362	[Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection, 1159
1363	1363	if the proceeds from such wager are required, under the Internal 1160
1364	1364	Revenue Code or regulations adopted thereunder, to be reported by the 1161
1365	1365	[Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection 1162
1366	1366	to the Internal Revenue Service. 1163
1367	1367	(2) (A) Before, on and after December 29, 2015, income from a 1164
1368	1368	business, trade, profession or occupation carried on in this state 1165
1369	1369	includes, but is not limited to, compensation paid to a nonresident 1166
1370	1370	natural person for rendering personal services as an employee in this 1167
1371	1371	state. For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2016, 1168
1372	1372	compensation for personal services rendered in this state by such 1169 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1374	1374
1375	1375
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1377	1377
1378	1378	nonresident employee who is present in this state for not more than 1170
1379	1379	fifteen days during a taxable year shall not constitute income derived 1171
1380	1380	from sources within this state. If a nonresident employee is present in 1172
1381	1381	this state for more than fifteen days during a taxable year, all 1173
1382	1382	compensation the employee receives for the rendering of all personal 1174
1383	1383	services in this state during the taxable year shall constitute income 1175
1384	1384	derived from sources within this state during the taxable year. 1176
1385	1385	(B) For purposes of determining whether a nonresident employee is 1177
1386	1386	"present in this state" under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, 1178
1387	1387	presence in this state for any part of a day constitutes being present in 1179
1388	1388	this state for that entire day unless such presence is solely for the 1180
1389	1389	purpose of transit through this state. The provisions of this 1181
1390	1390	subparagraph shall not apply to subsection (c) of this section or to any 1182
1391	1391	other provision of law unless expressly provided. 1183
1392	1392	(C) For purposes of determining the compensation derived from or 1184
1393	1393	connected with sources within this state, a nonresident natural person 1185
1394	1394	shall include income from days worked outside this state for such 1186
1395	1395	person's convenience if such person's state of domicile uses a similar 1187
1396	1396	test. 1188
1397	1397	(D) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to sources of 1189
1398	1398	income from a business, trade, profession, or occupation carried on in 1190
1399	1399	this state other than compensation for personal services rendered by a 1191
1400	1400	nonresident employee, and shall not apply to sources of income derived 1192
1401	1401	by an athlete, entertainer or performing artist, including, but not limited 1193
1402	1402	to, a member of an athletic team. 1194
1403	1403	(3) Income from intangible personal property, including annuities, 1195
1404	1404	dividends, interest and gains from the disposition of intangible personal 1196
1405	1405	property, shall constitute income derived from sources within this state 1197
1406	1406	only to the extent that such income is from (A) property employed in a 1198
1407	1407	business, trade, profession or occupation carried on in this state, or (B) 1199
1408	1408	winnings from a wager placed in a lottery conducted by the 1200
1409	1409	[Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection, 1201 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1411	1411
1412	1412
1413	1413	LCO No. 2114 39 of 47
1414	1414
1415	1415	if the proceeds from such wager are required, under the Internal 1202
1416	1416	Revenue Code or regulations adopted thereunder, to be reported by the 1203
1417	1417	[Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection 1204
1418	1418	to the Internal Revenue Service. 1205
1419	1419	(4) Deductions with respect to capital losses and net operating losses 1206
1420	1420	shall be based solely on income, gain, loss and deduction derived from 1207
1421	1421	or connected with sources within this state, under regulations adopted 1208
1422	1422	by the commissioner, but otherwise shall be determined in the same 1209
1423	1423	manner as the corresponding federal deductions. 1210
1424	1424	(5) Income directly or indirectly derived by an athlete, entertainer or 1211
1425	1425	performing artist, including, but not limited to, a member of an athletic 1212
1426	1426	team, from closed-circuit and cable television transmissions of an event, 1213
1427	1427	other than events occurring on a regularly scheduled basis, taking place 1214
1428	1428	within this state as a result of the rendition of services by such athlete, 1215
1429	1429	entertainer or performing artist shall constitute income derived from or 1216
1430	1430	connected with sources within this state only to the extent that such 1217
1431	1431	transmissions were received or exhibited within this state. 1218
1432	1432	(6) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this 1219
1433	1433	subsection, "real property in this state" includes an interest in an entity, 1220
1434	1434	and "entity" means a partnership, limited liability company or S 1221
1435	1435	corporation that owns, directly or indirectly, real property that is located 1222
1436	1436	within this state and has a fair market value that equals or exceeds fifty 1223
1437	1437	per cent of all the assets of the entity on the date of sale or disposition 1224
1438	1438	by a nonresident natural person of such person's interest in the entity. 1225
1439	1439	Only those assets that the entity owned, directly or indirectly, for at least 1226
1440	1440	two years prior to the date of the sale or disposition of the person's 1227
1441	1441	interest in the entity shall be used in determining the fair market value 1228
1442	1442	of all the assets of the entity on the date of such sale or disposition. The 1229
1443	1443	gain or loss derived from Connecticut sources from such person's sale 1230
1444	1444	or disposition of an interest in such entity is the total gain or loss for 1231
1445	1445	federal income tax purposes from such sale or disposition multiplied by 1232
1446	1446	a fraction, the numerator of which is the fair market value of all real 1233
1447	1447	property located in this state owned, directly or indirectly, by the entity 1234 Raised Bill No. 5320
1448	1448
1449	1449
1450	1450
1451	1451	LCO No. 2114 40 of 47
1452	1452
1453	1453	on the date of such sale or disposition, and the denominator of which is 1235
1454	1454	the fair market value of all the assets of the entity on the date of such 1236
1455	1455	sale or disposition. 1237
1456	1456	Sec. 32. Section 15-120mm of the general statutes is repealed and the 1238
1457	1457	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1239
1458	1458	(a) The authority shall be a successor employer to the state and shall 1240
1459	1459	recognize existing bargaining units and collective bargaining 1241
1460	1460	agreements existing at the time of transfer of Bradley and the general 1242
1461	1461	aviation airports to the authority. The employees of the authority shall 1243
1462	1462	be considered state employees under the provisions of sections 5-270 to 1244
1463	1463	5-280, inclusive. Managerial employees and other employees not 1245
1464	1464	covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be exempt from the 1246
1465	1465	classified service. With regard to unclassified positions, the authority 1247
1466	1466	shall not be required to comply with personnel policies and procedures 1248
1467	1467	of the Department of Administrative Services and the Office of Policy 1249
1468	1468	and Management with regard to approval for the creation of new 1250
1469	1469	positions, the number of such positions, the decision to fill such 1251
1470	1470	positions or the time for filling such positions. The authority, not the 1252
1471	1471	executive branch, shall have the power to determine whether an 1253
1472	1472	individual is qualified to fill an unclassified position at the authority. 1254
1473	1473	Employees of the authority covered by a collective bargaining 1255
1474	1474	agreement shall be members of the classified service. The authority shall 1256
1475	1475	establish classifications and determine the qualifications and set the 1257
1476	1476	terms and conditions of employment of employees not covered by a 1258
1477	1477	collective bargaining agreement, including the establishment of 1259
1478	1478	compensation and incentive plans. 1260
1479	1479	(b) Existing aviation employees, as defined in section 15-120oo, in 1261
1480	1480	collective bargaining units shall be transferred with their position to the 1262
1481	1481	authority, if, as and when the authority shall have been ceded the 1263
1482	1482	powers of the commissioner to perform the functions performed by 1264
1483	1483	such employees. If the authority elects to employ a smaller number of 1265
1484	1484	persons in such positions at the authority than the number of existing 1266
1485	1485	aviation employees in collective bargaining units, the opportunity to 1267 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1487	1487
1488	1488
1489	1489	LCO No. 2114 41 of 47
1490	1490
1491	1491	transfer to the authority shall be offered on the basis of seniority as 1268
1492	1492	defined by statute or collective bargaining agreement. Employees who 1269
1493	1493	are offered the opportunity to transfer to the authority may decline to 1270
1494	1494	do so. Any person who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement 1271
1495	1495	as an employee of the Department of Transportation who accepts 1272
1496	1496	employment with the authority shall transfer with his or her position 1273
1497	1497	and shall remain in the same bargaining unit of which he or she was a 1274
1498	1498	member as an employee of the Department of Transportation. 1275
1499	1499	(c) No employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement as an 1276
1500	1500	employee of the Department of Transportation shall be laid off as a 1277
1501	1501	result of the creation of the authority. Each bargaining unit employee of 1278
1502	1502	the Department of Transportation who does not transfer to the authority 1279
1503	1503	and who, by virtue of sections 15-101l to 15-101n, inclusive, is no longer 1280
1504	1504	employed by the Department of Transportation shall be retained by said 1281
1505	1505	department or assigned with his or her position to another state agency 1282
1506	1506	in accordance with the provisions of the State Employees Bargaining 1283
1507	1507	Agent Coalition agreement. Such opportunities shall be offered in the 1284
1508	1508	order of seniority. Seniority shall be defined in the same way as cases of 1285
1509	1509	transfer under the appropriate collective bargaining agreements. Such 1286
1510	1510	assignments shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Policy 1287
1511	1511	and Management and shall be reported at the end of the fiscal year to 1288
1512	1512	the Finance Advisory Committee. Employees may choose to be laid off 1289
1513	1513	in lieu of accepting any such assignment. In such case, they shall be 1290
1514	1514	entitled to all collective bargaining rights under their respective 1291
1515	1515	collective bargaining agreements including the State Employees 1292
1516	1516	Bargaining Agent Coalition. Sections 1-120, as amended by this act, 1-1293
1517	1517	121, as amended by this act, 1-125, as amended by this act, 12-563, 12-1294
1518	1518	563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-567, 12-568a, as amended by this act, and 12-569, 1295
1519	1519	as amended by this act, and subsection (c) of section 12-574 [and sections 1296
1520	1520	12-800 to 12-818, inclusive,] shall in no way affect the collective 1297
1521	1521	bargaining rights of employees of the Department of Transportation. 1298
1522	1522	(d) (1) In addition to positions transferred to the authority under 1299
1523	1523	subsection (b) of this section, the authority may create one or more new 1300
1524	1524	classifications of employees as determined by the board of directors. 1301 Raised Bill No. 5320
1525	1525
1526	1526
1527	1527
1528	1528	LCO No. 2114 42 of 47
1529	1529
1530	1530	Such classifications shall not be deemed comparable to other 1302
1531	1531	classifications in state service and shall be exempt from classified 1303
1532	1532	service. 1304
1533	1533	(2) On and after July 1, 2011, the authority may hire employees into 1305
1534	1534	new unclassified positions without regard to any collective bargaining 1306
1535	1535	agreement then in effect and may set the initial terms and conditions of 1307
1536	1536	employment for all employees in new unclassified positions. 1308
1537	1537	(e) The executive branch shall be authorized and empowered to 1309
1538	1538	negotiate on behalf of the authority for employees of the authority 1310
1539	1539	covered by collective bargaining and represent the authority in all other 1311
1540	1540	collective bargaining matters. The authority shall be entitled to have a 1312
1541	1541	representative present at all such bargaining. 1313
1542	1542	(f) In any interest arbitration regarding employees of the authority, 1314
1543	1543	the arbitrator shall take into account as a factor, in addition to those 1315
1544	1544	factors specified in section 5-276a, the purposes of sections 1-120, as 1316
1545	1545	amended by this act, 1-121, as amended by this act, 1-125, as amended 1317
1546	1546	by this act, 12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-567, 12-568a, as amended 1318
1547	1547	by this act, and 12-569 [,] and subsection (c) of section 12-574 [and 1319
1548	1548	sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive,] the entrepreneurial mission of the 1320
1549	1549	authority and the necessity to provide flexibility and innovation to 1321
1550	1550	facilitate the success of the authority in the marketplace. 1322
1551	1551	(g) The officers and all other employees of the authority shall be state 1323
1552	1552	employees for the purposes of group welfare benefits and retirement, 1324
1553	1553	including, but not limited to, those provided under chapter 66 and 1325
1554	1554	sections 5-257 and 5-259. The authority shall reimburse the appropriate 1326
1555	1555	state agencies for all costs incurred by such designation. 1327
1556	1556	(h) The executive director, as described in subsection (d) of section 1328
1557	1557	15-120bb, may, at the discretion of the authority and at the one-time 1329
1558	1558	irrevocable option of the executive director, be exempted from the 1330
1559	1559	provision of subsection (g) of this section for the purposes of retirement 1331
1560	1560	under chapter 66 or group welfare benefits under sections 5-257 and 5-1332
1561	1561	259. If the executive director elects either or both such options, as 1333 Raised Bill No. 5320
1562	1562
1563	1563
1564	1564
1565	1565	LCO No. 2114 43 of 47
1566	1566
1567	1567	approved by the authority, the executive director's participation in the 1334
1568	1568	retirement or group benefits plan, as applicable, shall be suspended 1335
1569	1569	during the period of such election while the executive director is an 1336
1570	1570	employee of the authority. The authority may develop and implement 1337
1571	1571	retirement plans and group welfare benefits for the executive director. 1338
1572	1572	Such plans shall not be subject to supervision, oversight or approval by 1339
1573	1573	the State Employees Retirement Commission under chapter 66 or the 1340
1574	1574	Comptroller, Attorney General or Insurance Commissioner under 1341
1575	1575	chapter 67, provided any such retirement plan shall be considered a 1342
1576	1576	Connecticut retirement plan for purposes of subsection (d) of section 5-1343
1577	1577	160. The authority shall pay all costs, fees, contributions and other 1344
1578	1578	expenses incurred as a result of any such retirement plan or group 1345
1579	1579	welfare benefit. 1346
1580	1580	Sec. 33. Section 21a-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1347
1581	1581	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1348
1582	1582	(a) (1) Wherever the term "executive director of the Division of 1349
1583	1583	Special Revenue" is used in the following general statutes, the term 1350
1584	1584	"Commissioner of Consumer Protection" shall be substituted in lieu 1351
1585	1585	thereof, (2) wherever the term "executive director" is used in the 1352
1586	1586	following general statutes, the term "commissioner" shall be substituted 1353
1587	1587	in lieu thereof, and (3) wherever the term "division" is used in the 1354
1588	1588	following general statutes, the term "department" shall be substituted in 1355
1589	1589	lieu thereof: 7-173, 7-174, 7-177a, 7-178, 7-180 to 7-183, inclusive, 12-560, 1356
1590	1590	12-561, 12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-564a, 12-565, 12-566, 12-567, 12-568a, 1357
1591	1591	as amended by this act, 12-571, 12-571a, 12-572, 12-573, 12-574, 12-575, 1358
1592	1592	12-573a, 12-574a, 12-574c, 2-574d, 12-576, 12-578, 12-584, 12-585, [12-1359
1593	1593	802a,] 12-806, as amended by this act, [12-806a,] 12-807, as amended by 1360
1594	1594	this act, 12-808, as amended by this act, 12-813, as amended by this act, 1361
1595	1595	[12-815,] 12-815a, as amended by this act, 17a-713, as amended by this 1362
1596	1596	act, 29-18c, 30-20 and 53-278g. 1363
1597	1597	(b) Wherever the term "executive director of the Division of Special 1364
1598	1598	Revenue" is used in the general statutes or in any special or public act of 1365
1599	1599	2011, the term "Commissioner of Consumer Protection" shall be 1366 Raised Bill No. 5320
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1601	1601
1602	1602
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1604	1604
1605	1605	substituted in lieu thereof. Wherever the term "Division of Special 1367
1606	1606	Revenue" is used in the general statutes or any public or special act of 1368
1607	1607	2011, the term "Department of Consumer Protection" shall be 1369
1608	1608	substituted in lieu thereof. 1370
1609	1609	(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 1371
1610	1610	provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and 1372
1611	1611	punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 1373
1612	1612	section. 1374
1613	1613	Sec. 34. Subsection (b) of section 17a-713 of the general statutes is 1375
1614	1614	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1376
1615	1615	1, 2021): 1377
1616	1616	(b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 1378
1617	1617	funded by: [imposition of:] (1) [A] Imposition of a fee of one hundred 1379
1618	1618	thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of 1380
1619	1619	jai alai or dog racing conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, 1381
1620	1620	provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five 1382
1621	1621	thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five 1383
1622	1622	dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a teletheater 1384
1623	1623	facility; and (3) the amount received from the Connecticut Lottery 1385
1624	1624	Corporation or the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to 1386
1625	1625	section 12-818, as amended by this act. The Commissioner of Consumer 1387
1626	1626	Protection shall collect the fee from each association licensee or such 1388
1627	1627	operator on a monthly basis. The receipts shall be deposited in the 1389
1628	1628	General Fund and credited to a separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers 1390
1629	1629	treatment and rehabilitation account which shall be established by the 1391
1630	1630	Comptroller. All moneys in the account are deemed to be appropriated 1392
1631	1631	and shall be expended for the purposes established in subsection (a) of 1393
1632	1632	this section. 1394
1633	1633	Sec. 35. Subsection (c) of section 52-362d of the general statutes is 1395
1634	1634	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1396
1635	1635	1, 2021): 1397
1636	1636	(c) When any person redeems a winning lottery ticket worth five 1398 Raised Bill No. 5320
1637	1637
1638	1638
1639	1639
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1641	1641
1642	1642	thousand dollars or more at the central office of the [Connecticut Lottery 1399
1643	1643	Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection, the [Connecticut 1400
1644	1644	Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection shall check 1401
1645	1645	the name and other identifying information of such person against a list 1402
1646	1646	of obligors supplied by the Commissioner of Social Services. If such 1403
1647	1647	person is included on the list of obligors, the [Connecticut Lottery 1404
1648	1648	Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection shall request 1405
1649	1649	confirmation from the Commissioner of Social Services that such person 1406
1650	1650	is in fact an obligor, and upon notification by the Commissioner of Social 1407
1651	1651	Services that money is due from any such person as a result of a claim 1408
1652	1652	for support which has been assigned to the state pursuant to section 17b-1409
1653	1653	77, or is to be paid to the state acting by and through the IV-D agency, 1410
1654	1654	the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer 1411
1655	1655	Protection shall withhold from any lottery winnings payable to such 1412
1656	1656	person under the provisions of chapter 226 or chapter 229a the amount 1413
1657	1657	of such claim for support owed to an individual for any portion of 1414
1658	1658	support which has not been assigned to the state and then the amount 1415
1659	1659	of such claim for support owed to the state, provided the [Connecticut 1416
1660	1660	Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection shall notify 1417
1661	1661	such person that (1) lottery winnings have been withheld as a result of 1418
1662	1662	the amount due for such support, and (2) such person has the right to a 1419
1663	1663	hearing before a hearing officer designated by the Commissioner of 1420
1664	1664	Social Services if such person contests the amount of the alleged claim 1421
1665	1665	for support. The [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of 1422
1666	1666	Consumer Protection shall pay any such person in accordance with any 1423
1667	1667	decisions of the hearing officer or the court upon appeal of the hearing 1424
1668	1668	officer's decision. 1425
1669	1669	Sec. 36. Section 52-367c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1426
1670	1670	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1427
1671	1671	(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, on 1428
1672	1672	application of a judgment creditor or his attorney, stating that a 1429
1673	1673	judgment remains unsatisfied and the amount due thereon, and subject 1430
1674	1674	to the expiration of any stay of enforcement and expiration of any right 1431
1675	1675	of appeal, the clerk of the court in which the money judgment was 1432 Raised Bill No. 5320
1676	1676
1677	1677
1678	1678
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1680	1680
1681	1681	rendered shall issue an execution against any winnings of the judgment 1433
1682	1682	debtor pursuant to chapter 226 or 229a, as the case may be. The 1434
1683	1683	execution shall be directed to (1) the State Comptroller who shall 1435
1684	1684	withhold any order of the State Treasurer, or (2) the [president of the 1436
1685	1685	Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer Protection, 1437
1686	1686	as the case may be, for payment due from winnings pursuant to chapter 1438
1687	1687	226 or 229a to such judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied. 1439
1688	1688	(b) The [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] Department of Consumer 1440
1689	1689	Protection may establish a reasonable fee for any administrative 1441
1690	1690	expenses associated with executions made pursuant to subsection (a) of 1442
1691	1691	this section, including the cost to the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 1443
1692	1692	Department of Consumer Protection of any fee that may be imposed by 1444
1693	1693	the clerk of the court. The amount of the fee shall reflect the direct and 1445
1694	1694	indirect costs of processing the executions by said corporation. 1446
1695	1695	Sec. 37. Sections 12-570b, 12-800, 12-802, 12-802a, 12-804, 12-805, 12-1447
1696	1696	806a, 12-806b, 12-809, 12-811, 12-815 and 12-816 of the general statutes 1448
1697	1697	are repealed. (Effective January 1, 2021) 1449
1698	1698	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1699	1699	sections:
1700	1700
1701	1701	Section 1 January 1, 2021 New section
1702	1702	Sec. 2 January 1, 2021 12-801
1703	1703	Sec. 3 January 1, 2021 12-803
1704	1704	Sec. 4 January 1, 2021 12-806
1705	1705	Sec. 5 January 1, 2021 12-806c
1706	1706	Sec. 6 January 1, 2021 12-806d
1707	1707	Sec. 7 January 1, 2021 12-807
1708	1708	Sec. 8 January 1, 2021 12-808
1709	1709	Sec. 9 January 1, 2021 12-810
1710	1710	Sec. 10 January 1, 2021 12-812
1711	1711	Sec. 11 January 1, 2021 12-813(a)
1712	1712	Sec. 12 January 1, 2021 12-814
1713	1713	Sec. 13 January 1, 2021 12-815a
1714	1714	Sec. 14 January 1, 2021 12-817
1715	1715	Sec. 15 January 1, 2021 12-818
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1717	1717
1718	1718
1719	1719
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1721	1721
1722	1722	Sec. 17 January 1, 2021 12-831
1723	1723	Sec. 18 January 1, 2021 12-832
1724	1724	Sec. 19 January 1, 2021 12-833
1725	1725	Sec. 20 January 1, 2021 12-834
1726	1726	Sec. 21 January 1, 2021 1-79(12)
1727	1727	Sec. 22 January 1, 2021 1-120
1728	1728	Sec. 23 January 1, 2021 1-121
1729	1729	Sec. 24 January 1, 2021 1-125
1730	1730	Sec. 25 January 1, 2021 4-66k(d)
1731	1731	Sec. 26 January 1, 2021 5-263b(f)
1732	1732	Sec. 27 January 1, 2021 10-183vv
1733	1733	Sec. 28 January 1, 2021 12-568a
1734	1734	Sec. 29 January 1, 2021 12-569
1735	1735	Sec. 30 January 1, 2021 12-707(g)
1736	1736	Sec. 31 January 1, 2021 12-711(b)
1737	1737	Sec. 32 July 1, 2020 15-120mm
1738	1738	Sec. 33 July 1, 2020 21a-1b
1739	1739	Sec. 34 January 1, 2021 17a-713(b)
1740	1740	Sec. 35 January 1, 2021 52-362d(c)
1741	1741	Sec. 36 January 1, 2021 52-367c
1742	1742	Sec. 37 January 1, 2021 Repealer section
1743	1743
1744	1744	Statement of Purpose:
1745	1745	To terminate the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and transfer
1746	1746	responsibility for operating the lottery to the Department of Consumer
1747	1747	Protection.
1748	1748	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
1749	1749	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
1750	1750	underlined.]
1751	1751