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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 483
February Session, 2020
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING RE VISIONS TO THE STATE CODES OF
ETHICS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (5) of section 1-79 of the 2020 supplement to 1
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 3
(5) "Gift" means anything of value, which is directly and personally 4
received, unless consideration of equal or greater value is given in 5
return. "Gift" does not include: 6
(A) A political contribution otherwise reported as required by law or 7
a donation or payment as described in subdivision (9) or (10) of 8
subsection (b) of section 9-601a; 9
(B) Services provided by persons volunteering their time, if provided 10
to aid or promote the success or defeat of any political party, any 11
candidate or candidates for public office or the position of convention 12
delegate or town committee member or any referendum question; 13 Raised Bill No. 483
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(C) A commercially reasonable loan made on terms not more 14
favorable than loans made in the ordinary course of business; 15
(D) A gift received from (i) an individual's spouse, [fiance or fiancee] 16
fiancé or fiancée, (ii) the parent, grandparent, brother or sister of such 17
spouse or such individual, or (iii) the child of such individual or the 18
spouse of such child; 19
(E) Goods or services (i) that are provided to a state agency or quasi-20
public agency (I) for use on state or quasi-public agency property, or (II) 21
that support an event or the participation by a public official or state 22
employee at an event, and (ii) that facilitate state or quasi-public agency 23
action or functions. As used in this subparagraph, "state property" 24
means property owned by the state or a quasi-public agency or property 25
leased to a state agency or quasi-public agency; 26
(F) A certificate, plaque or other ceremonial award costing less than 27
one hundred dollars; 28
(G) A rebate, discount or promotional item available to the general 29
public; 30
(H) Printed or recorded informational material germane to state 31
action or functions; 32
(I) Food or beverage or both, costing less than fifty dollars in the 33
aggregate per recipient in a calendar year, and consumed on an occasion 34
or occasions at which the person paying, directly or indirectly, for the 35
food or beverage, or his representative, is in attendance; 36
(J) Food or beverage or both, costing less than fifty dollars per person 37
and consumed at a publicly noticed legislative reception to which all 38
members of the General Assembly are invited and which is hosted not 39
more than once in any calendar year by a lobbyist or business 40
organization. For the purposes of such limit, (i) a reception hosted by a 41
lobbyist who is an individual shall be deemed to have also been hosted 42
by the business organization which such lobbyist owns or is employed 43 Raised Bill No. 483
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by, and (ii) a reception hosted by a business organization shall be 44
deemed to have also been hosted by all owners and employees of the 45
business organization who are lobbyists. In making the calculation for 46
the purposes of such fifty-dollar limit, the donor shall divide the amount 47
spent on food and beverage by the number of persons whom the donor 48
reasonably expects to attend the reception; 49
(K) Food or beverage or both, costing less than fifty dollars per person 50
and consumed at a publicly noticed reception to which all members of 51
the General Assembly from a region of the state are invited and which 52
is hosted not more than once in any calendar year by a lobbyist or 53
business organization. For the purposes of such limit, (i) a reception 54
hosted by a lobbyist who is an individual shall be deemed to have also 55
been hosted by the business organization which such lobbyist owns or 56
is employed by, and (ii) a reception hosted by a business organization 57
shall be deemed to have also been hosted by all owners and employees 58
of the business organization who are lobbyists. In making the 59
calculation for the purposes of such fifty-dollar limit, the donor shall 60
divide the amount spent on food and beverage by the number of 61
persons whom the donor reasonably expects to attend the reception. As 62
used in this subparagraph, "region of the state" means the established 63
geographic service area of the organization hosting the reception; 64
(L) A gift, including, but not limited to, food or beverage or both, 65
provided by an individual for the celebration of a major life event, 66
provided any such gift provided by an individual who is not a member 67
of the family of the recipient does not exceed one thousand dollars in 68
value; 69
(M) Gifts costing less than one hundred dollars in the aggregate or 70
food or beverage provided at a hospitality suite at a meeting or 71
conference of an interstate legislative association, by a person who is not 72
a registrant or is not doing business with the state of Connecticut; 73
(N) Admission to a charitable or civic event, including food and 74
beverage provided at such event, but excluding lodging or travel 75 Raised Bill No. 483
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expenses, at which a public official or state employee participates in his 76
or her official capacity, provided such admission is provided by the 77
primary sponsoring entity; 78
(O) Anything of value provided by an employer of (i) a public official, 79
(ii) a state employee, or (iii) a spouse of a public official or state 80
employee, to such official, employee or spouse, provided such benefits 81
are customarily and ordinarily provided to others in similar 82
circumstances; 83
(P) Anything having a value of not more than ten dollars, provided 84
the aggregate value of all things provided by a donor to a recipient 85
under this subdivision in any calendar year does not exceed fifty dollars; 86
(Q) Training that is provided by a vendor for a product purchased by 87
a state or quasi-public agency that is offered to all customers of such 88
vendor; 89
(R) Travel expenses, lodging, food, beverage and other benefits 90
customarily provided by a prospective employer, when provided to a 91
student at a public institution of higher education whose employment 92
is derived from such student's status as a student at such institution, in 93
connection with bona fide employment discussions; or 94
(S) Expenses of a public official, paid by the party committee of which 95
party such official is a member, for the purpose of accomplishing the 96
lawful purposes of the committee. As used in this subparagraph, "party 97
committee" has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (2) of 98
section 9-601 and "lawful purposes of the committee" has the same 99
meaning as provided in subsection (g) of section 9-607. 100
Sec. 2. Section 1-79 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 101
amended by adding subdivision (21) as follows (Effective October 1, 102
2020): 103
(NEW) (21) "Confidential information" means any information in the 104
possession of the state, a state employee or a public official, whatever its 105 Raised Bill No. 483
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form, which (A) is required not to be disclosed to the general public (i) 106
under any state or federal statute, regulation, policy or provision, or (ii) 107
pursuant to a state contract or the order of any court of competent 108
jurisdiction; or (B) falls within a category of permissibly nondisclosable 109
information under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 110
1-200, and which the appropriate agency, state employee or public 111
official has decided not to disclose to the general public. 112
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 1-81 of the general statutes is repealed 113
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 114
(c) The Office of State Ethics shall employ an executive director, 115
general counsel and ethics enforcement officer, each of whom shall be 116
exempt from classified state service. The ethics enforcement officer shall 117
be a member of the bar of this state. The salary for the executive director, 118
general counsel and the ethics enforcement officer shall be determined 119
by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with 120
accepted personnel practices. No one person may serve in more than 121
one of the positions described in this subsection. The Office of State 122
Ethics may employ necessary staff within available appropriations. 123
Such necessary staff of the Office of State Ethics shall be in classified 124
state service. 125
Sec. 4. Subsection (g) of section 1-81 of the general statutes is repealed 126
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 127
(g) There shall be an enforcement division within the Office of State 128
Ethics. The enforcement division shall be responsible for investigating 129
complaints brought to or by the board. The ethics enforcement officer, 130
described in subsection (c) of this section, shall supervise the 131
enforcement division. The ethics enforcement officer may represent the 132
Office of State Ethics before the Superior Court in any appeal of any 133
ruling or finding pursuant to, or any matter arising under, section 1-82, 134
1-93, as amended by this act, or 1-101nn, provided the board is not a 135
party in such appeal. The enforcement division shall employ such 136
attorneys and investigators, as necessary, within available 137 Raised Bill No. 483
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appropriations, and may refer matters to the office of the Chief State's 138
Attorney, as appropriate. 139
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 1-82 of the general statutes is repealed 140
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 141
(b) If a judge trial referee determines that probable cause exists for 142
the violation of a provision of this part, section 1-101bb or section 1-143
101nn, the board shall initiate hearings to determine whether there has 144
been a violation of this part, section 1-101bb or section 1-101nn. Any 145
such hearing shall be initiated by the board not later than thirty days 146
after the finding of probable cause by a judge trial referee and shall be 147
concluded not later than ninety days after its initiation, except that such 148
thirty or ninety-day limitation period shall not apply if the judge trial 149
referee determines that good cause exists for extending such limitation 150
period. A judge trial referee, who has not taken part in the probable 151
cause determination on the matter shall be assigned by the Chief Court 152
Administrator and shall be compensated in accordance with section 52-153
434 out of funds available to the Office of State Ethics. Such judge trial 154
referee shall preside over such hearing and rule on all issues concerning 155
the application of the rules of evidence, which shall be the same as in 156
judicial proceedings. The judge trial referee shall have no vote in any 157
decision of the board. All hearings of the board held pursuant to this 158
subsection shall be open. At such hearing the board shall have the same 159
powers as the Office of State Ethics under subsection (a) of this section 160
and the respondent shall have the right to be represented by legal 161
counsel, to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, 162
documents, records and papers and to examine and cross-examine 163
witnesses. Not later than ten days prior to the commencement of any 164
hearing conducted pursuant to this subsection, the Office of State Ethics 165
shall provide the respondent with a list of its intended witnesses. The 166
judge trial referee shall, while engaged in the discharge of the duties as 167
provided in this subsection, have the same authority as is provided in 168
section 51-35 over witnesses who refuse to obey a subpoena or to testify 169
with respect to any matter upon which such witness may be lawfully 170
interrogated, and may commit any such witness for contempt for a 171 Raised Bill No. 483
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period no longer than thirty days. The Office of State Ethics shall make 172
a record of all proceedings pursuant to this subsection. During the 173
course of any such hearing, no ex-parte communication shall occur 174
between the board, or any of its members, and: (1) The judge trial 175
referee, or (2) any staff member of the Enforcement Division of the Office 176
of State Ethics, concerning the complaint or the respondent. The board 177
shall find no person in violation of any provision of this part, section 1-178
101bb or section 1-101nn except upon the concurring vote of two-thirds 179
of its members present and voting. No member of the board shall vote 180
on the question of whether a violation of any provision of this part has 181
occurred unless such member was physically present for the duration 182
of any hearing held pursuant to this subsection. Not later than [fifteen] 183
forty-five days after the public hearing conducted in accordance with 184
this subsection, the board shall publish its finding and a memorandum 185
of the reasons therefor. Such finding and memorandum shall be deemed 186
to be the final decision of the board on the matter for the purposes of 187
chapter 54. The respondent, if aggrieved by the finding and 188
memorandum, may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court in 189
accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. 190
Sec. 6. Subsection (i) of section 1-84 of the general statutes is repealed 191
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 192
(i) (1) No public official or state employee or member of the official 193
or employee's immediate family or a business with which [he] such 194
person is associated shall enter into any contract with the state or a 195
quasi-public agency, valued at one hundred dollars or more, other than 196
a contract (A) of employment as a state employee, (B) with the Technical 197
Education and Career System for students enrolled in a school in the 198
system to perform services in conjunction with vocational, technical, 199
technological or postsecondary education and training any such student 200
is receiving at a school in the system, subject to the review process under 201
subdivision (2) of this subsection, (C) with a public institution of higher 202
education to support a collaboration with such institution to develop 203
and commercialize any invention or discovery, or (D) pursuant to a 204
court appointment, unless the contract has been awarded through an 205 Raised Bill No. 483
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open and public process, including prior public offer and subsequent 206
public disclosure of all proposals considered and the contract awarded. 207
In no event shall an executive head of an agency, as defined in section 208
4-166, including a commissioner of a department, or an executive head 209
of a quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-79, as amended by this 210
act, or the executive head's immediate family or a business with which 211
[he] such person is associated enter into any contract with [that] such 212
agency or quasi-public agency. Nothing in this subsection shall be 213
construed as applying to any public official who is appointed as a 214
member of the executive branch or as a member or director of a quasi-215
public agency and who receives no compensation other than per diem 216
payments or reimbursement for actual or necessary expenses, or both, 217
incurred in the performance of the public official's duties unless such 218
public official has authority or control over the subject matter of the 219
contract. Any contract made in violation of this subsection shall be 220
voidable by a court of competent jurisdiction if the suit is commenced 221
not later than one hundred eighty days after the making of the contract. 222
(2) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System 223
shall establish an open and transparent process to review any contract 224
entered into under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this 225
subsection. 226
Sec. 7. Subdivision (2) of section 1-79 of the 2020 supplement to the 227
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 228
thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 229
(2) "Business with which he is associated" or "business with which 230
such person is associated" means any sole proprietorship, partnership, 231
firm, corporation, trust or other entity through which business for profit 232
or not for profit is conducted in which the public official or state 233
employee or member of his or her immediate family is a director, officer, 234
owner, limited or general partner, beneficiary of a trust or holder of 235
stock constituting five per cent or more of the total outstanding stock of 236
any class, provided, a public official or state employee, or member of his 237
or her immediate family, shall not be deemed to be associated with a not 238 Raised Bill No. 483
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for profit entity solely by virtue of the fact that the public official or state 239
employee or member of his or her immediate family is an unpaid 240
director or officer of the not for profit entity. "Officer" refers only to the 241
president, executive or senior vice president or treasurer of such 242
business. 243
Sec. 8. Subsection (o) of section 1-84 of the general statutes is repealed 244
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 245
(o) If (1) any person (A) is doing business with or seeking to do 246
business with the department or agency in which a public official or 247
state employee is employed, or (B) is engaged in activities which are 248
directly regulated by such department or agency, and (2) such person or 249
a representative of such person gives to such public official or state 250
employee anything [of value which is subject to the reporting 251
requirements pursuant to subsection (e) of section 1-96] having a value 252
of more than ten dollars, such person or representative shall, not later 253
than ten days thereafter, give such recipient and the executive head of 254
the recipient's department or agency a written report stating the name 255
of the donor, a description of the item or items given, the value of such 256
items and the cumulative value of all items given to such recipient 257
during that calendar year. The provisions of this subsection shall not 258
apply to a political contribution otherwise reported as required by law. 259
Sec. 9. Section 1-86e of the general statutes is repealed and the 260
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 261
(a) No person hired by the state or a quasi-public agency as a 262
consultant or independent contractor, and no person employed by such 263
consultant or independent contractor, shall: 264
(1) Use the authority provided [to the person] under the contract, or 265
any confidential information acquired in the performance of the 266
contract, to obtain financial gain for the [person] consultant or 267
independent contractor, an employee of the [person] consultant or 268
independent contractor or a member of the immediate family of any 269
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(2) Accept another state or quasi-public agency contract which would 271
impair the independent judgment of the [person] consultant, 272
independent contractor or employee in the performance of the existing 273
contract; or 274
(3) Accept anything of value based on an understanding that the 275
actions of the [person] consultant, independent contractor or employee 276
on behalf of the state or quasi-public agency would be influenced. 277
(b) No person shall give anything of value to a person hired by the 278
state or a quasi-public agency as a consultant or independent contractor 279
or an employee of a consultant or independent contractor based on an 280
understanding that the actions of the consultant, [or] independent 281
contractor or employee on behalf of the state or quasi-public agency 282
would be influenced. 283
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 1-90a of the general statutes is 284
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 285
1, 2020): 286
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-84, as amended by 287
this act, 1-84a, 1-85 and 1-86, a public official or state employee of a 288
public institution of higher education whose employment is derived 289
from such official's or employee's status as a student at such institution 290
shall not be subject to the provisions of said sections, if (1) such 291
institution has adopted written policies and procedures to regulate 292
student conduct concerning conflicts of interest relating to student 293
holding of public office or state employment, and (2) such policies and 294
procedures have been approved by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board 295
in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. 296
Sec. 11. Subdivision (7) of section 1-91 of the general statutes is 297
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 298
1, 2020): 299
(7) "Gift" means anything of value, which is directly and personally 300
received, unless consideration of equal or greater value is given in 301 Raised Bill No. 483
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return. "Gift" does not include: 302
(A) A political contribution otherwise reported as required by law or 303
a donation or payment described in subdivision (9) or (10) of subsection 304
(b) of section 9-601a; 305
(B) Services provided by persons volunteering their time, if provided 306
to aid or promote the success or defeat of any political party, any 307
candidate or candidates for public office or the position of convention 308
delegate or town committee member or any referendum question; 309
(C) A commercially reasonable loan made on terms not more 310
favorable than loans made in the ordinary course of business; 311
(D) A gift received from (i) the individual's spouse, fiancé or fiancée, 312
(ii) the parent, grandparent, brother or sister of such spouse or such 313
individual, or (iii) the child of such individual or the spouse of such 314
child; 315
(E) Goods or services (i) that are provided to a state agency or quasi-316
public agency (I) for use on state or quasi-public agency property, or (II) 317
that support an event or the participation by a public official or state 318
employee at an event, and (ii) that facilitate state or quasi-public agency 319
action or functions. As used in this subparagraph, "state property" 320
means property owned by the state or a quasi-public agency or property 321
leased to a state or quasi-public agency; 322
(F) A certificate, plaque or other ceremonial award costing less than 323
one hundred dollars; 324
(G) A rebate, discount or promotional item available to the general 325
public; 326
(H) Printed or recorded informational material germane to state 327
action or functions; 328
(I) Food or beverage or both, costing less than fifty dollars in the 329
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or occasions at which the person paying, directly or indirectly, for the 331
food or beverage, or his representative, is in attendance; 332
(J) Food or beverage or both, costing less than fifty dollars per person 333
and consumed at a publicly noticed legislative reception to which all 334
members of the General Assembly are invited and which is hosted not 335
more than once in any calendar year by a lobbyist or business 336
organization. For the purposes of such limit, (i) a reception hosted by a 337
lobbyist who is an individual shall be deemed to have also been hosted 338
by the business organization which he owns or is employed by, and (ii) 339
a reception hosted by a business organization shall be deemed to have 340
also been hosted by all owners and employees of the business 341
organization who are lobbyists. In making the calculation for the 342
purposes of such fifty-dollar limit, the donor shall divide the amount 343
spent on food and beverage by the number of persons whom the donor 344
reasonably expects to attend the reception; 345
(K) Food or beverage or both, costing less than fifty dollars per person 346
and consumed at a publicly noticed reception to which all members of 347
the General Assembly from a region of the state are invited and which 348
is hosted not more than once in any calendar year by a lobbyist or 349
business organization. For the purposes of such limit, (i) a reception 350
hosted by a lobbyist who is an individual shall be deemed to have also 351
been hosted by the business organization which he owns or is employed 352
by, and (ii) a reception hosted by a business organization shall be 353
deemed to have also been hosted by all owners and employees of the 354
business organization who are lobbyists. In making the calculation for 355
the purposes of such fifty-dollar limit, the donor shall divide the amount 356
spent on food and beverage by the number of persons whom the donor 357
reasonably expects to attend the reception. As used in this 358
subparagraph, "region of the state" means the established geographic 359
service area of the organization hosting the reception; 360
(L) A gift, including, but not limited to, food or beverage or both, 361
provided by an individual for the celebration of a major life event, 362
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of the family of the recipient does not exceed one thousand dollars in 364
value; 365
(M) Gifts costing less than one hundred dollars in the aggregate or 366
food or beverage provided at a hospitality suite at a meeting or 367
conference of an interstate legislative association, by a person who is not 368
a registrant or is not doing business with the state of Connecticut; 369
(N) Admission to a charitable or civic event, including food and 370
beverage provided at such event, but excluding lodging or travel 371
expenses, at which a public official or state employee participates in his 372
or her official capacity, provided such admission is provided by the 373
primary sponsoring entity; 374
(O) Anything of value provided by an employer of (i) a public official, 375
(ii) a state employee, or (iii) a spouse of a public official or state 376
employee, to such official, employee or spouse, provided such benefits 377
are customarily and ordinarily provided to others in similar 378
circumstances; 379
(P) Anything having a value of not more than ten dollars, provided 380
the aggregate value of all things provided by a donor to a recipient 381
under this subdivision in any calendar year does not exceed fifty dollars; 382
or 383
(Q) Training that is provided by a vendor for a product purchased by 384
a state or quasi-public agency that is offered to all customers of such 385
vendor. 386
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 1-93 of the general statutes is 387
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 388
1, 2020): 389
(b) If a judge trial referee indicates that probable cause exists for the 390
violation of a provision of this part or section 1-101bb, the board shall 391
initiate hearings to determine whether there has been a violation of this 392
part or section 1-101bb. Any such hearing shall be initiated by the board 393 Raised Bill No. 483
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not later than thirty days after the finding of probable cause by a judge 394
trial referee and shall be concluded not later than ninety days after its 395
initiation, except that such thirty-day or ninety-day limitation period 396
shall not apply if the judge trial referee determines that good cause 397
exists for extending such limitation period. A judge trial referee, who 398
has not taken part in the probable cause determination on the matter 399
shall be assigned by the Chief Court Administrator and shall be 400
compensated in accordance with section 52-434 out of funds available to 401
the board. Such judge trial referee shall preside over such hearing and 402
rule on all issues concerning the application of the rules of evidence, 403
which shall be the same as in judicial proceedings. The judge trial referee 404
shall have no vote in any decision of the board. All hearings of the board 405
held pursuant to this subsection shall be open. At such hearing the 406
board shall have the same powers as the Office of State Ethics under 407
subsection (a) of this section and the respondent shall have the right to 408
be represented by legal counsel, to compel attendance of witnesses and 409
the production of books, documents, records and papers and to examine 410
and cross-examine witnesses. Not later than ten days prior to the 411
commencement of any hearing conducted pursuant to this subsection, 412
the Office of State Ethics shall provide the respondent with a list of its 413
intended witnesses. The judge trial referee shall, while engaged in the 414
discharge of the duties as provided in this subsection, have the same 415
authority as is provided in section 51-35 over witnesses who refuse to 416
obey a subpoena or to testify with respect to any matter upon which 417
such witness may be lawfully interrogated, and may commit any such 418
witness for contempt for a period no longer than thirty days. The Office 419
of State Ethics shall make a record of all proceedings pursuant to this 420
subsection. During the course of any such hearing, no ex-parte 421
communication shall occur between the board, or any of its members, 422
and: (1) The judge trial referee, or (2) any staff member of the 423
Enforcement Division of the Office of State Ethics, concerning the 424
complaint or the respondent. The board shall find no person in violation 425
of any provision of this part or section 1-101bb except upon the 426
concurring vote of two-thirds of its members present and voting. No 427
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of any provision of this part or section 1-101bb has occurred unless such 429
member was physically present for the duration of any hearing held 430
pursuant to this subsection. Not later than [fifteen] forty-five days after 431
the public hearing conducted in accordance with this subsection, the 432
board shall publish its finding and a memorandum of the reasons 433
therefor. Such finding and memorandum shall be deemed to be the final 434
decision of the board on the matter for the purposes of chapter 54. The 435
respondent, if aggrieved by the finding and memorandum, may appeal 436
therefrom to the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of 437
section 4-183. 438
Sec. 13. Sections 1-80b to 1-80d, inclusive, 1-82b and 1-89a of the 439
general statutes are repealed. (Effective October 1, 2020) 440
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2020 1-79(5)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 1-79
Sec. 3 October 1, 2020 1-81(c)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2020 1-81(g)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2020 1-82(b)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2020 1-84(i)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2020 1-79(2)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2020 1-84(o)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2020 1-86e
Sec. 10 October 1, 2020 1-90a(a)
Sec. 11 October 1, 2020 1-91(7)
Sec. 12 October 1, 2020 1-93(b)
Sec. 13 October 1, 2020 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To make revisions to the State Codes of Ethics concerning the scope of
gift prohibitions, reporting of gifts, authority of the ethics enforcement
officer, contracting with quasi-public agencies, activities involving
consultants and independent contractors, findings of ethics violations
and the repeal of certain provisions. Raised Bill No. 483
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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]