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9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING EN HANCEMENTS TO CERTAI N
10	15		AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM S.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Subdivision (13) of section 22-6g of the general statutes is
15		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
16		-	1, 2021):
17		-	(13) "Fresh produce" means fruits and vegetables that have not been
18		-	processed in any manner and chicken eggs;
19		-	Sec. 2. Section 22-6q of the general statutes is repealed and the
20		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
21		-	(a) There is established the Connecticut Farmers' Market/Senior
22		-	Nutrition Program which shall be provided for from funds available to
23		-	the commissioner and from other sources as such funds may become
24		-	available. The program shall supply Connecticut-grown fresh produce
25		-	to senior participants through the distribution of vouchers that are
26		-	redeemable only at designated Connecticut farmers' markets. For
27		-	purposes of this section, a "senior participant" is defined as a person who
28		-	is sixty years of age or older and is currently residing in elderly housing,
29		-	or is a participant of a registered congregate meal site, or has been
30		-	identified by a municipal elderly agent as being at nutritional risk. The Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 6385
	19	+	Section 1. Subdivision (13) of section 22-6g of the general statutes is 1
	20	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
	21	+	1, 2021): 3
	22	+	(13) "Fresh produce" means fruits and vegetables that have not been 4
	23	+	processed in any manner and chicken eggs; 5
	24	+	Sec. 2. Section 22-6q of the general statutes is repealed and the 6
	25	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 7
	26	+	(a) There is established the Connecticut Farmers' Market/Senior 8
	27	+	Nutrition Program which shall be provided for from funds available to 9
	28	+	the commissioner and from other sources as such funds may become 10
	29	+	available. The program shall supply Connecticut-grown fresh produce 11
	30	+	to senior participants through the distribution of vouchers that are 12
	31	+	redeemable only at designated Connecticut farmers' markets. For 13
	32	+	purposes of this section, a "senior participant" is defined as a person who 14
	33	+	is sixty years of age or older and is currently residing in elderly housing, 15
	34	+	or is a participant of a registered congregate meal site, or has been 16
	35	+	identified by a municipal elderly agent as being at nutritional risk. The 17 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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34		-	program is designed to provide both a supplemental source of fresh
35		-	produce for the dietary needs of seniors who are judged to be at
36		-	nutritional risk and to stimulate an increased demand for Connecticut-
37		-	grown produce at Connecticut farmers' markets. For purposes of this
38		-	section, "fresh produce" means fruits and vegetables that have not been
39		-	processed in any manner and chicken eggs.
40		-	(b) The program shall be administered by the Commissioner of
41		-	Agriculture who shall maintain all conditions for its operations.
42		-	Sec. 3. Section 22-38 of the general statutes is repealed and the
43		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
44		-	(a) For purposes of this section, "farm products" means products
45		-	resulting from the practice of agriculture or farming, as defined in
46		-	section 1-1 and "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-Grown" means produce
47		-	and other farm products that have a traceable point of origin within
48		-	Connecticut.
49		-	(b) Only farm products grown or produced in Connecticut shall be
50		-	advertised or sold in Connecticut as "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-
51		-	Grown". Farm products grown or produced in Connecticut may be
52		-	advertised or sold in Connecticut as "Native", "Native-Grown", "Local"
53		-	or "Locally-Grown". Farm products grown or produced within a ten-
54		-	mile radius of the point of sale for such farm products may be advertised
55		-	or sold in Connecticut as "Native", "Native-Grown", "Local", or "Locally-
56		-	Grown". Any person, firm, partnership or corporation advertising or
57		-	labeling farm products as ["Native", "Native-Grown", "Local", "Locally-
58		-	Grown", or] "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-Grown" shall be required to
59		-	furnish written proof within ten days of the sale of such products that
60		-	such products were grown or produced in Connecticut or within a ten-
61		-	mile radius of the point of sale, as applicable, if requested to do so by
62		-	the Commissioner of Agriculture or said commissioner's designee. Any
63		-	person who violates any provision of this subsection shall be fined not Substitute House Bill No. 6385
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	42	+	program is designed to provide both a supplemental source of fresh 18
	43	+	produce for the dietary needs of seniors who are judged to be at 19
	44	+	nutritional risk and to stimulate an increased demand for Connecticut-20
	45	+	grown produce at Connecticut farmers' markets. For purposes of this 21
	46	+	section, "fresh produce" means fruits and vegetables that have not been 22
	47	+	processed in any manner and chicken eggs. 23
	48	+	(b) The program shall be administered by the Commissioner of 24
	49	+	Agriculture who shall maintain all conditions for its operations. 25
	50	+	Sec. 3. Section 22-38 of the general statutes is repealed and the 26
	51	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 27
	52	+	(a) For purposes of this section, "farm products" means products 28
	53	+	resulting from the practice of agriculture or farming, as defined in 29
	54	+	section 1-1 and "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-Grown" means produce 30
	55	+	and other farm products that have a traceable point of origin within 31
	56	+	Connecticut. 32
	57	+	(b) Only farm products grown or produced in Connecticut shall be 33
	58	+	advertised or sold in Connecticut as "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-34
	59	+	Grown". Farm products grown or produced in Connecticut may be 35
	60	+	advertised or sold in Connecticut as "Native", "Native-Grown", "Local" 36
	61	+	or "Locally-Grown". Farm products grown or produced within a ten-37
	62	+	mile radius of the point of sale for such farm products may be advertised 38
	63	+	or sold in Connecticut as "Native", "Native-Grown", "Local", or "Locally-39
	64	+	Grown". Any person, firm, partnership or corporation advertising or 40
	65	+	labeling farm products as ["Native", "Native-Grown", "Local", "Locally-41
	66	+	Grown", or] "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-Grown" shall be required to 42
	67	+	furnish written proof within ten days of the sale of such products that 43
	68	+	such products were grown or produced in Connecticut or within a ten-44
	69	+	mile radius of the point of sale, as applicable, if requested to do so by 45
	70	+	the Commissioner of Agriculture or said commissioner's designee. Any 46
	71	+	person who violates any provision of this subsection shall be fined not 47
	72	+	more than one hundred dollars for each product label in violation of this 48
	73	+	subsection. 49 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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67		-	more than one hundred dollars for each product label in violation of this
68		-	subsection.
69		-	(c) In addition to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any
70		-	person who sells any farm product as "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-
71		-	Grown" at a farmers' market in this state shall offer such product for sale
72		-	in the immediate proximity of a sign that is: (1) Readily visible to
73		-	consumers, (2) not less than three inches by five inches in size, and (3)
74		-	in a form that is substantially as follows:
75		-	[THIS FARM PRODUCT IS ] CONNECTICUT-GROWN FARM
76		-	PRODUCT. [THIS FARM PRODUCT WAS GROWN OR PRODUCED
77		-	BY THE FOLLOWING PERSON OR BUSINESS: ] (INSERT THE NAME
78		-	AND [ADDRESS OF PERSON OR BUSINESS) ] THE TOWN FOR THE
79		-	FARM OF ORIGIN).
80		-	The lettering on any such sign shall be of a size, font or print that is
81		-	clearly and easily legible. Such a sign shall accompany each type of farm
82		-	product that any such person sells as "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-
83		-	Grown". Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall
84		-	receive a warning for the first violation and for any subsequent violation
85		-	shall be fined one hundred dollars for each violation.
86		-	Sec. 4. Section 22-39f of the general statutes is repealed and the
87		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
88		-	Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of sections 22-
89		-	39a to 22-39e, inclusive, section 22-39g, any regulation adopted pursuant
90		-	to subsection (h) of section 22-39g or who obstructs or hinders the
91		-	Commissioner of Agriculture or the [Commissioner of Consumer
92		-	Protection or any of their] commissioner's authorized agents in the
93		-	performance of their duties under the provisions of said sections, shall
94		-	be fined [not less than twenty-five dollars or more than] fifty dollars for
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99		-	two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. In addition to such
100		-	fine, the Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to deny, suspend or
101		-	revoke [the] any license, permit, certificate or registration provided for
102		-	in said sections issued to such person, in accordance with the provisions
103		-	of chapter 54.
104		-	Sec. 5. Section 22-61j of the general statutes is repealed and the
105		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
106		-	Any person who violates the provisions of sections 22-61c to 22-61f,
107		-	inclusive, [shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor and] shall be fined
108		-	one hundred dollars for the first offense and two hundred dollars for
109		-	each subsequent offense.
110		-	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) On and after July 1, 2021, any
111		-	voucher issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to section
112		-	22-6p or 22-6q of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall have
113		-	a value of not less than twenty dollars.
114		-	Sec. 7. Section 22-6i of the general statutes is repealed and the
115		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
116		-	(a) The Department of Public Health WIC client screening processes
117		-	and records shall provide the basis for identifying participants eligible
118		-	for receipt of vouchers.
119		-	(b) Local WIC agencies shall distribute vouchers at designated
120		-	distribution clinics to participants in the manner specified by the
121		-	department in the program and procedures guide for distribution clinic
122		-	staff. Local WIC agency services shall ensure that:
123		-	(1) Vouchers are distributed only to participants through verification
124		-	that the client name and number on the distribution registry provided
125		-	by the Department of Public Health correspond with the client name
126		-	and number printed on the WIC identification folder in the possession Substitute House Bill No. 6385
	80	+	(c) In addition to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any 50
	81	+	person who sells any farm product as "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-51
	82	+	Grown" at a farmers' market in this state shall offer such product for sale 52
	83	+	in the immediate proximity of a sign that is: (1) Readily visible to 53
	84	+	consumers, (2) not less than three inches by five inches in size, and (3) 54
	85	+	in a form that is substantially as follows: 55
	86	+	[THIS FARM PRODUCT IS ] CONNECTICUT-GROWN FARM 56
	87	+	PRODUCT. [THIS FARM PRODUCT WAS GROWN OR PRODUCED 57
	88	+	BY THE FOLLOWING PERSON OR BUSINESS: ] (INSERT THE NAME 58
	89	+	AND [ADDRESS OF PERSON OR BUSINESS) ] THE TOWN FOR THE 59
	90	+	FARM OF ORIGIN). 60
	91	+	The lettering on any such sign shall be of a size, font or print that is 61
	92	+	clearly and easily legible. Such a sign shall accompany each type of farm 62
	93	+	product that any such person sells as "Connecticut-Grown" or "CT-63
	94	+	Grown". Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall 64
	95	+	receive a warning for the first violation and for any subsequent violation 65
	96	+	shall be fined one hundred dollars for each violation. 66
	97	+	Sec. 4. Section 22-39f of the general statutes is repealed and the 67
	98	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 68
	99	+	Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of sections 22-69
	100	+	39a to 22-39e, inclusive, section 22-39g, any regulation adopted pursuant 70
	101	+	to subsection (h) of section 22-39g or who obstructs or hinders the 71
	102	+	Commissioner of Agriculture or the [Commissioner of Consumer 72
	103	+	Protection or any of their] commissioner's authorized agents in the 73
	104	+	performance of their duties under the provisions of said sections, shall 74
	105	+	be fined [not less than twenty-five dollars or more than] fifty dollars for 75
	106	+	the first offense and [not less than one hundred dollars or more than] 76
	107	+	two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. In addition to such 77
	108	+	fine, the Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to deny, suspend or 78
	109	+	revoke [the] any license, permit certificate or registration provided for 79
	110	+	in said sections issued to such person, in accordance with the provisions 80
	111	+	of chapter 54. 81 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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130		-	of the participant.
131		-	(2) Each eligible participant is issued five three-dollar vouchers
132		-	during each distribution as authorized by the department.
133		-	(3) The voucher serial numbers issued to the participant correspond
134		-	to the number in the distribution registry in which the participant
135		-	signature is affixed.
136		-	(4) Each voucher issued and the distribution registry are properly
137		-	signed by the participant in the presence of local agency staff at the time
138		-	of distribution or, if a proxy is utilized, a written, electronic or verbal
139		-	communication is made by the participant or such proxy which
140		-	acknowledges receipt from the local agency staff at the time of
141		-	distribution.
142		-	(5) [A proxy is not allowed to act on behalf of a participant, except in
143		-	the case of a parent or legal guardian acting on behalf of a participant
144		-	child or infant, or in the case of a husband acting on behalf of his wife.]
145		-	Any adult may act as a proxy provided the participant designates such
146		-	adult as his or her proxy in writing.
147		-	(6) Each participant is provided a thorough explanation of program
148		-	guidelines and participant responsibility as outlined by the department.
149		-	(7) All CFM/WIC support materials are put into use as outlined by
150		-	the department.
151		-	(8) Accurate and complete records of all related CFM/WIC activities
152		-	in the possession of a WIC local agency are maintained and retained for
153		-	a minimum of four years. In the event of litigation, negotiation, or audit
154		-	findings, the records shall be retained until all issues arising from such
155		-	actions have been resolved or until the end of the regular four-year
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	118	+	Sec. 5. Section 22-61j of the general statutes is repealed and the 82
	119	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 83
	120	+	Any person who violates the provisions of sections 22-61c to 22-61f, 84
	121	+	inclusive, [shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor and] shall be fined 85
	122	+	one hundred dollars for the first offense and two hundred dollars for 86
	123	+	each subsequent offense. 87
	124	+	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) On and after July 1, 2021, any 88
	125	+	voucher issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to section 89
	126	+	22-6p or 22-6q of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall have 90
	127	+	a value of not less than twenty dollars. 91
	128	+	Sec. 7. Section 22-6i of the general statutes is repealed and the 92
	129	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 93
	130	+	(a) The Department of Public Health WIC client screening processes 94
	131	+	and records shall provide the basis for identifying participants eligible 95
	132	+	for receipt of vouchers. 96
	133	+	(b) Local WIC agencies shall distribute vouchers at designated 97
	134	+	distribution clinics to participants in the manner specified by the 98
	135	+	department in the program and procedures guide for distribution clinic 99
	136	+	staff. Local WIC agency services shall ensure that: 100
	137	+	(1) Vouchers are distributed only to participants through verification 101
	138	+	that the client name and number on the distribution registry provided 102
	139	+	by the Department of Public Health correspond with the client name 103
	140	+	and number printed on the WIC identification folder in the possession 104
	141	+	of the participant. 105
	142	+	(2) Each eligible participant is issued five three-dollar vouchers 106
	143	+	during each distribution as authorized by the department. 107
	144	+	(3) The voucher serial numbers issued to the participant correspond 108
	145	+	to the number in the distribution registry in which the participant 109
	146	+	signature is affixed. 110 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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160		-	(9) All agency records pertaining to this program shall be made
161		-	available for inspection to representatives of USDA-FNS, the
162		-	Comptroller General of the United States, the state Auditors of Public
163		-	Accounts, the department, and the Department of Public Health as
164		-	necessary, at any time during normal business hours, and as frequently
165		-	as is deemed necessary for inspection and audit. Confidentiality of
166		-	personal information shall be maintained as to all program participants
167		-	at all times.
168		-	Sec. 8. Section 22-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the
169		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
170		-	Participants shall be responsible for:
171		-	(1) Qualifying under WIC program guidelines and attending a
172		-	designated distribution clinic during the relevant distribution cycles
173		-	when vouchers are dispersed;
174		-	(2) Properly countersigning a voucher [at time of use in the presence
175		-	of the certified vendor who is accepting each voucher in exchange for
176		-	fresh produce] prior to use;
177		-	(3) Using vouchers only to purchase Connecticut-grown fresh
178		-	produce from certified vendors who display CFM/WIC signs at
179		-	authorized farmers' markets;
180		-	(4) Redeeming vouchers on or before the expiration date printed on
181		-	the face of the voucher or surrendering all claim to the value of vouchers
182		-	that remain unredeemed;
183		-	(5) Ensuring vouchers that are received are not assigned to any other
184		-	party other than as provided by the department;
185		-	(6) Reporting violations or problems to the department or the local
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190		-	(7) Reporting all incidents of lost or stolen vouchers to the local
191		-	agency.
192		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 22-6l of the general statutes is repealed
193		-	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
194		-	(b) [Vendor certification shall expire at the end of each year of
195		-	issuance.] Each vendor certification shall be valid for three years. The
196		-	department shall not limit the number of vendors who may become
197		-	certified under CFM/WIC. A vendor who satisfies all the following
198		-	criteria shall be certified to accept vouchers:
199		-	(1) Agrees to maintain only Connecticut-grown fresh produce on
200		-	display in a certified vendor stall;
201		-	(2) Indicates an intent to participate in one or more authorized
202		-	farmers' markets;
203		-	(3) Demonstrates participation in training on CFM/WIC rules and
204		-	procedures through attendance in an entire session of one of the
205		-	scheduled training meetings conducted by department staff;
206		-	(4) Submits a signed statement of receipts of a vendor certification
207		-	handbook;
208		-	(5) Submits a completed application and crop plan to the department
209		-	prior to the deadline established by the department; and
210		-	(6) Submits completed and signed certified vendor agreements to the
211		-	department.
212		-	Sec. 10. Section 22-26j of the general statutes is repealed and the
213		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
214		-	The Department of Agriculture shall establish and administer a farm
215		-	viability matching grant program to any agricultural not-for-profit Substitute House Bill No. 6385
	153	+	(4) Each voucher issued and the distribution registry are properly 111
	154	+	signed by the participant in the presence of local agency staff at the time 112
	155	+	of distribution or, if a proxy is utilized, a written, electronic or verbal 113
	156	+	communication is made by the participant or such proxy which 114
	157	+	acknowledges receipt from the local agency staff at the time of 115
	158	+	distribution. 116
	159	+	(5) [A proxy is not allowed to act on behalf of a participant, except in 117
	160	+	the case of a parent or legal guardian acting on behalf of a participant 118
	161	+	child or infant, or in the case of a husband acting on behalf of his wife.] 119
	162	+	Any adult may act as a proxy provided the participant designates such 120
	163	+	adult as his or her proxy in writing. 121
	164	+	(6) Each participant is provided a thorough explanation of program 122
	165	+	guidelines and participant responsibility as outlined by the department. 123
	166	+	(7) All CFM/WIC support materials are put into use as outlined by 124
	167	+	the department. 125
	168	+	(8) Accurate and complete records of all related CFM/WIC activities 126
	169	+	in the possession of a WIC local agency are maintained and retained for 127
	170	+	a minimum of four years. In the event of litigation, negotiation, or audit 128
	171	+	findings, the records shall be retained until all issues arising from such 129
	172	+	actions have been resolved or until the end of the regular four-year 130
	173	+	period, whichever is later. 131
	174	+	(9) All agency records pertaining to this program shall be made 132
	175	+	available for inspection to representatives of USDA-FNS, the 133
	176	+	Comptroller General of the United States, the state Auditors of Public 134
	177	+	Accounts, the department, and the Department of Public Health as 135
	178	+	necessary, at any time during normal business hours, and as frequently 136
	179	+	as is deemed necessary for inspection and audit. Confidentiality of 137
	180	+	personal information shall be maintained as to all program participants 138
	181	+	at all times. 139
	182	+	Sec. 8. Section 22-6j of the general statutes is repealed and the 140
	183	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 141 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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219		-	organization, municipality, group of municipalities, regional council of
220		-	governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-
221		-	124p, inclusive, or group of municipalities that have established a
222		-	regional interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 7-339l,
223		-	inclusive, to further agricultural viability. Such grants may be used for
224		-	the following purposes: (1) Local capital projects that foster agricultural
225		-	viability, including, but not limited to, processing facilities and farmers'
226		-	markets; (2) the development and implementation of agriculturally
227		-	friendly land use regulations and local farmland protection strategies
228		-	that sustain and promote local agriculture; (3) the development of new
229		-	marketing programs and venues through or in which a majority of
230		-	products sold are grown in the state; [and] (4) the development and
231		-	implementation of programs and services that promote farm and
232		-	farmland access and transfer of such farms; and (5) the development of
233		-	urban and nontraditional farming practices.
234		-	Sec. 11. Subsection (d) of section 4b-3 of the general statutes is
235		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
236		-	passage):
237		-	(d) Notwithstanding any other statute or special act to the contrary,
238		-	the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be the sole person
239		-	authorized to represent the state in its dealings with third parties for the
240		-	construction, development, acquisition or leasing of real estate for
241		-	housing the offices or equipment of all agencies of the state or for the
242		-	state-owned public buildings or realty, as provided for in sections 2-90,
243		-	4b-1 to 4b-5, inclusive, 4b-21, 4b-23, 4b-24, 4b-26, 4b-27, 4b-30 and 4b-32,
244		-	subsection (c) of section 4b-66 and sections 4b-67 to 4b-69, inclusive, 4b-
245		-	71, 4b-72, 10-95, 10a-72, 10a-89, 10a-90, 10a-114, 10a-130, 10a-144, 17b-
246		-	655, [22-64,] 22a-324, 26-3, 27-45, 32-1c, 32-39, 48-9, 51-27d and 51-27f,
247		-	except that (1) the Joint Committee on Legislative Management may
248		-	represent the state in the planning and construction of the Legislative
249		-	Office Building and related facilities, in Hartford; (2) the Chief Court Substitute House Bill No. 6385
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	190	+	Participants shall be responsible for: 142
	191	+	(1) Qualifying under WIC program guidelines and attending a 143
	192	+	designated distribution clinic during the relevant distribution cycles 144
	193	+	when vouchers are dispersed; 145
	194	+	(2) Properly countersigning a voucher [at time of use in the presence 146
	195	+	of the certified vendor who is accepting each voucher in exchange for 147
	196	+	fresh produce] prior to use; 148
	197	+	(3) Using vouchers only to purchase Connecticut-grown fresh 149
	198	+	produce from certified vendors who display CFM/WIC signs at 150
	199	+	authorized farmers' markets; 151
	200	+	(4) Redeeming vouchers on or before the expiration date printed on 152
	201	+	the face of the voucher or surrendering all claim to the value of vouchers 153
	202	+	that remain unredeemed; 154
	203	+	(5) Ensuring vouchers that are received are not assigned to any other 155
	204	+	party other than as provided by the department; 156
	205	+	(6) Reporting violations or problems to the department or the local 157
	206	+	agency; and 158
	207	+	(7) Reporting all incidents of lost or stolen vouchers to the local 159
	208	+	agency. 160
	209	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 22-6l of the general statutes is repealed 161
	210	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 162
	211	+	(b) [Vendor certification shall expire at the end of each year of 163
	212	+	issuance.] Each vendor certification shall be valid for three years. The 164
	213	+	department shall not limit the number of vendors who may become 165
	214	+	certified under CFM/WIC. A vendor who satisfies all the following 166
	215	+	criteria shall be certified to accept vouchers: 167
	216	+	(1) Agrees to maintain only Connecticut-grown fresh produce on 168
	217	+	display in a certified vendor stall; 169 Substitute Bill No. 6385
252	218
253		-	Administrator may represent the state in providing for (A) space for the
254		-	Court Support Services Division as part of a new or existing contract for
255		-	an alternative incarceration program pursuant to section 54-103b or a
256		-	program developed pursuant to section 46b-121k, or (B) other real estate
257		-	needs of the Judicial Branch when delegated authority to do so by the
258		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services; (3) the board of trustees of a
259		-	constituent unit of the state system of higher education may represent
260		-	the state in the leasing of real estate for housing the offices or equipment
261		-	of such constituent unit, provided no lease payments for such realty are
262		-	made with funds generated from the general revenues of the state; (4)
263		-	the Labor Commissioner may represent the state in the leasing of
264		-	premises required for employment security operations as provided in
265		-	subsection (c) of section 31-250; (5) the Commissioner of Developmental
266		-	Services may represent the state in the leasing of residential property as
267		-	part of the program developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 17a-
268		-	218, provided such residential property does not exceed two thousand
269		-	five hundred square feet, for the community placement of persons
270		-	eligible to receive residential services from the department; (6) the
271		-	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may represent
272		-	the state in the leasing of residential units as part of a program
273		-	developed pursuant to section 17a-455a, provided each such residential
274		-	unit does not exceed two thousand five hundred square feet; and (7) the
275		-	Connecticut Marketing Authority may represent the state in the leasing
276		-	of land or markets under the control of the Connecticut Marketing
277		-	Authority, and, except for the housing of offices or equipment in
278		-	connection with the initial acquisition of an existing state mass transit
279		-	system or the leasing of land by the Connecticut Marketing Authority
280		-	for a term of one year or more in which cases the actions of the
281		-	Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Marketing
282		-	Authority shall be subject to the review and approval of the State
283		-	Properties Review Board. The Commissioner of Administrative Services
284		-	may establish and implement any procedures necessary for the
285		-	commissioner to assume the commissioner's responsibilities as said sole Substitute House Bill No. 6385
286	219
287		-	Public Act No. 21-155 10 of 11
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289		-	bargaining agent for state realty acquisitions and shall perform the
290		-	duties necessary to carry out such procedures. The Commissioner of
291		-	Administrative Services may appoint, within the department's budget
292		-	and subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such personnel deemed
293		-	necessary by the commissioner to carry out the provisions of this
294		-	section, including experts in real estate, construction operations,
295		-	financing, banking, contracting, architecture and engineering. The
296		-	Attorney General's office, at the request of the Commissioner of
297		-	Administrative Services, shall assist the commissioner in contract
298		-	negotiations regarding the purchase, lease or construction of real estate.
299		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 51-344a of the general statutes is
300		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
301		-	passage):
302		-	(a) Whenever the term "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" or
303		-	"judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford" is used or referred
304		-	to in the following sections of the general statutes, it shall be deemed to
305		-	mean or refer to the judicial district of Hartford on and after September
306		-	1, 1998: Sections 1-205, 1-206, 2-48, 3-21a, 3-62d, 3-70a, 3-71a, 4-61, 4-160,
307		-	4-164, 4-177b, 4-180, 4-183, 4-197, 5-202, 5-276a, 8-30g, 9-7a, 9-7b, 9-369b,
308		-	10-153e, 12-208, 12-237, 12-268l, 12-312, 12-330m, 12-405k, 12-422, 12-448,
309		-	12-454, 12-456, 12-463, 12-489, 12-522, 12-554, 12-565, 12-572, 12-586f, 12-
310		-	597, 12-730, 13b-34, 13b-235, 13b-315, 13b-375, 14-57, 14-66, 14-67u, 14-
311		-	110, 14-195, 14-311, 14-311c, 14-324, 14-331, 15-125, 15-126, 16-41, 16a-5,
312		-	17b-60, 17b-100, 17b-238, 17b-531, 19a-85, 19a-86, 19a-123d, 19a-425, 19a-
313		-	498, 19a-517, 19a-526, 19a-633, 20-12f, 20-13e, 20-29, 20-40, 20-45, 20-59,
314		-	20-73a, 20-86f, 20-99, 20-114, 20-133, 20-154, 20-156, 20-162p, 20-192, 20-
315		-	195p, 20-202, 20-206c, 20-227, 20-238, 20-247, 20-263, 20-271, 20-307, 20-
316		-	341f, 20-363, 20-373, 20-404, 20-414, 21a-55, 21a-190i, 22-7, [22-64,] 22-228,
317		-	22-248, 22-254, 22-320d, 22-326a, 22-344b, 22-386, 22a-6b, 22a-7, 22a-16,
318		-	22a-30, 22a-34, 22a-53, 22a-60, 22a-62, 22a-63, 22a-66h, 22a-106a, 22a-119,
319		-	22a-180, 22a-182a, 22a-184, 22a-220a, 22a-220d, 22a-225, 22a-226, 22a- Substitute House Bill No. 6385
	224	+	(2) Indicates an intent to participate in one or more authorized 170
	225	+	farmers' markets; 171
	226	+	(3) Demonstrates participation in training on CFM/WIC rules and 172
	227	+	procedures through attendance in an entire session of one of the 173
	228	+	scheduled training meetings conducted by department staff; 174
	229	+	(4) Submits a signed statement of receipts of a vendor certification 175
	230	+	handbook; 176
	231	+	(5) Submits a completed application and crop plan to the department 177
	232	+	prior to the deadline established by the department; and 178
	233	+	(6) Submits completed and signed certified vendor agreements to the 179
	234	+	department. 180
	235	+	Sec. 10. Section 22-26j of the general statutes is repealed and the 181
	236	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 182
	237	+	The Department of Agriculture shall establish and administer a farm 183
	238	+	viability matching grant program to any agricultural not-for-profit 184
	239	+	organization, municipality, group of municipalities, regional council of 185
	240	+	governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-186
	241	+	124p, inclusive, or group of municipalities that have established a 187
	242	+	regional interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 7-339l, 188
	243	+	inclusive, to further agricultural viability. Such grants may be used for 189
	244	+	the following purposes: (1) Local capital projects that foster agricultural 190
	245	+	viability, including, but not limited to, processing facilities and farmers' 191
	246	+	markets; (2) the development and implementation of agriculturally 192
	247	+	friendly land use regulations and local farmland protection strategies 193
	248	+	that sustain and promote local agriculture; (3) the development of new 194
	249	+	marketing programs and venues through or in which a majority of 195
	250	+	products sold are grown in the state; [and] (4) the development and 196
	251	+	implementation of programs and services that promote farm and 197
	252	+	farmland access and transfer of such farms; and (5) the development of 198
	253	+	urban and nontraditional farming practices. 199 Substitute Bill No. 6385
320	254
321		-	Public Act No. 21-155 11 of 11
322	255
323		-	226c, 22a-227, 22a-250, 22a-255l, 22a-276, 22a-310, 22a-342a, 22a-344, 22a-
324		-	361a, 22a-374, 22a-376, 22a-408, 22a-430, 22a-432, 22a-438, 22a-449f, 22a-
325		-	449g, 22a-459, 23-5e, 23-65m, 25-32e, 25-36, 28-5, 29-143j, 29-158, 29-161z,
326		-	29-323, 30-8, 31-109, 31-249b, 31-266, 31-266a, 31-270, 31-273, 31-284, 31-
327		-	285, 31-339, 31-355a, 31-379, 35-3c, 35-42, 36a-186, 36a-187, 36a-471a, 36a-
328		-	494, 36a-587, 36a-647, 36a-684, 36a-718, 36a-807, 36b-26, 36b-27, 36b-30,
329		-	36b-50, 36b-71, 36b-72, 36b-74, 36b-76, 38a-41, 38a-52, 38a-134, 38a-139,
330		-	38a-140, 38a-147, 38a-150, 38a-185, 38a-209, 38a-225, 38a-226b, 38a-241,
331		-	38a-337, 38a-470, 38a-620, 38a-657, 38a-687, 38a-774, 38a-776, 38a-817,
332		-	38a-843, 38a-868, 38a-906, 38a-994, 42-103c, 42-110d, 42-110k, 42-110p,
333		-	42-182, 46a-56, 46a-100, 47a-21, 49-73, 51-44a, 51-81b, 51-194, 52-146j, 53-
334		-	392d and 54-211a.
335		-	Sec. 13. Sections 22-62 to 22-73, inclusive, and sections 22-75 to 22-77,
336		-	inclusive, and section 22-78a of the general statutes are repealed.
337		-	(Effective from passage)
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338	259
	260	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (d) of section 4b-3 of the general statutes is 200
	261	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 201
	262	+	passage): 202
	263	+	(d) Notwithstanding any other statute or special act to the contrary, 203
	264	+	the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be the sole person 204
	265	+	authorized to represent the state in its dealings with third parties for the 205
	266	+	construction, development, acquisition or leasing of real estate for 206
	267	+	housing the offices or equipment of all agencies of the state or for the 207
	268	+	state-owned public buildings or realty, as provided for in sections 2-90, 208
	269	+	4b-1 to 4b-5, inclusive, 4b-21, 4b-23, 4b-24, 4b-26, 4b-27, 4b-30 and 4b-32, 209
	270	+	subsection (c) of section 4b-66 and sections 4b-67 to 4b-69, inclusive, 4b-210
	271	+	71, 4b-72, 10-95, 10a-72, 10a-89, 10a-90, 10a-114, 10a-130, 10a-144, 17b-211
	272	+	655, [22-64,] 22a-324, 26-3, 27-45, 32-1c, 32-39, 48-9, 51-27d and 51-27f, 212
	273	+	except that (1) the Joint Committee on Legislative Management may 213
	274	+	represent the state in the planning and construction of the Legislative 214
	275	+	Office Building and related facilities, in Hartford; (2) the Chief Court 215
	276	+	Administrator may represent the state in providing for (A) space for the 216
	277	+	Court Support Services Division as part of a new or existing contract for 217
	278	+	an alternative incarceration program pursuant to section 54-103b or a 218
	279	+	program developed pursuant to section 46b-121k, or (B) other real estate 219
	280	+	needs of the Judicial Branch when delegated authority to do so by the 220
	281	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services; (3) the board of trustees of a 221
	282	+	constituent unit of the state system of higher education may represent 222
	283	+	the state in the leasing of real estate for housing the offices or equipment 223
	284	+	of such constituent unit, provided no lease payments for such realty are 224
	285	+	made with funds generated from the general revenues of the state; (4) 225
	286	+	the Labor Commissioner may represent the state in the leasing of 226
	287	+	premises required for employment security operations as provided in 227
	288	+	subsection (c) of section 31-250; (5) the Commissioner of Developmental 228
	289	+	Services may represent the state in the leasing of residential property as 229
	290	+	part of the program developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 17a-230
	291	+	218, provided such residential property does not exceed two thousand 231
	292	+	five hundred square feet, for the community placement of persons 232
	293	+	eligible to receive residential services from the department; (6) the 233 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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	299	+
	300	+	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may represent 234
	301	+	the state in the leasing of residential units as part of a program 235
	302	+	developed pursuant to section 17a-455a, provided each such residential 236
	303	+	unit does not exceed two thousand five hundred square feet; and (7) the 237
	304	+	Connecticut Marketing Authority may represent the state in the leasing 238
	305	+	of land or markets under the control of the Connecticut Marketing 239
	306	+	Authority, and, except for the housing of offices or equipment in 240
	307	+	connection with the initial acquisition of an existing state mass transit 241
	308	+	system or the leasing of land by the Connecticut Marketing Authority 242
	309	+	for a term of one year or more in which cases the actions of the 243
	310	+	Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Marketing 244
	311	+	Authority shall be subject to the review and approval of the State 245
	312	+	Properties Review Board. The Commissioner of Administrative Services 246
	313	+	may establish and implement any procedures necessary for the 247
	314	+	commissioner to assume the commissioner's responsibilities as said sole 248
	315	+	bargaining agent for state realty acquisitions and shall perform the 249
	316	+	duties necessary to carry out such procedures. The Commissioner of 250
	317	+	Administrative Services may appoint, within the department's budget 251
	318	+	and subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such personnel deemed 252
	319	+	necessary by the commissioner to carry out the provisions of this 253
	320	+	section, including experts in real estate, construction operations, 254
	321	+	financing, banking, contracting, architecture and engineering. The 255
	322	+	Attorney General's office, at the request of the Commissioner of 256
	323	+	Administrative Services, shall assist the commissioner in contract 257
	324	+	negotiations regarding the purchase, lease or construction of real estate. 258
	325	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 51-344a of the general statutes is 259
	326	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 260
	327	+	passage): 261
	328	+	(a) Whenever the term "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" or 262
	329	+	"judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford" is used or referred 263
	330	+	to in the following sections of the general statutes, it shall be deemed to 264
	331	+	mean or refer to the judicial district of Hartford on and after September 265
	332	+	1, 1998: Sections 1-205, 1-206, 2-48, 3-21a, 3-62d, 3-70a, 3-71a, 4-61, 4-160, 266 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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	338	+
	339	+	4-164, 4-177b, 4-180, 4-183, 4-197, 5-202, 5-276a, 8-30g, 9-7a, 9-7b, 9-369b, 267
	340	+	10-153e, 12-208, 12-237, 12-268l, 12-312, 12-330m, 12-405k, 12-422, 12-448, 268
	341	+	12-454, 12-456, 12-463, 12-489, 12-522, 12-554, 12-565, 12-572, 12-586f, 12-269
	342	+	597, 12-730, 13b-34, 13b-235, 13b-315, 13b-375, 14-57, 14-66, 14-67u, 14-270
	343	+	110, 14-195, 14-311, 14-311c, 14-324, 14-331, 15-125, 15-126, 16-41, 16a-5, 271
	344	+	17b-60, 17b-100, 17b-238, 17b-531, 19a-85, 19a-86, 19a-123d, 19a-425, 19a-272
	345	+	498, 19a-517, 19a-526, 19a-633, 20-12f, 20-13e, 20-29, 20-40, 20-45, 20-59, 273
	346	+	20-73a, 20-86f, 20-99, 20-114, 20-133, 20-154, 20-156, 20-162p, 20-192, 20-274
	347	+	195p, 20-202, 20-206c, 20-227, 20-238, 20-247, 20-263, 20-271, 20-307, 20-275
	348	+	341f, 20-363, 20-373, 20-404, 20-414, 21a-55, 21a-190i, 22-7, [22-64,] 22-228, 276
	349	+	22-248, 22-254, 22-320d, 22-326a, 22-344b, 22-386, 22a-6b, 22a-7, 22a-16, 277
	350	+	22a-30, 22a-34, 22a-53, 22a-60, 22a-62, 22a-63, 22a-66h, 22a-106a, 22a-119, 278
	351	+	22a-180, 22a-182a, 22a-184, 22a-220a, 22a-220d, 22a-225, 22a-226, 22a-279
	352	+	226c, 22a-227, 22a-250, 22a-255l, 22a-276, 22a-310, 22a-342a, 22a-344, 22a-280
	353	+	361a, 22a-374, 22a-376, 22a-408, 22a-430, 22a-432, 22a-438, 22a-449f, 22a-281
	354	+	449g, 22a-459, 23-5e, 23-65m, 25-32e, 25-36, 28-5, 29-143j, 29-158, 29-161z, 282
	355	+	29-323, 30-8, 31-109, 31-249b, 31-266, 31-266a, 31-270, 31-273, 31-284, 31-283
	356	+	285, 31-339, 31-355a, 31-379, 35-3c, 35-42, 36a-186, 36a-187, 36a-471a, 36a-284
	357	+	494, 36a-587, 36a-647, 36a-684, 36a-718, 36a-807, 36b-26, 36b-27, 36b-30, 285
	358	+	36b-50, 36b-71, 36b-72, 36b-74, 36b-76, 38a-41, 38a-52, 38a-134, 38a-139, 286
	359	+	38a-140, 38a-147, 38a-150, 38a-185, 38a-209, 38a-225, 38a-226b, 38a-241, 287
	360	+	38a-337, 38a-470, 38a-620, 38a-657, 38a-687, 38a-774, 38a-776, 38a-817, 288
	361	+	38a-843, 38a-868, 38a-906, 38a-994, 42-103c, 42-110d, 42-110k, 42-110p, 289
	362	+	42-182, 46a-56, 46a-100, 47a-21, 49-73, 51-44a, 51-81b, 51-194, 52-146j, 53-290
	363	+	392d and 54-211a. 291
	364	+	Sec. 13. Sections 22-62 to 22-73, inclusive, and sections 22-75 to 22-77, 292
	365	+	inclusive, and section 22-78a of the general statutes are repealed. 293
	366	+	(Effective from passage) 294
	367	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	368	+	sections:
	369	+
	370	+	Section 1 October 1, 2021 22-6g(13)
	371	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 22-6q
	372	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 22-38 Substitute Bill No. 6385
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	378	+
	379	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 22-39f
	380	+	Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 22-61j
	381	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 New section
	382	+	Sec. 7 from passage 22-6i
	383	+	Sec. 8 from passage 22-6j
	384	+	Sec. 9 from passage 22-6l(b)
	385	+	Sec. 10 from passage 22-26j
	386	+	Sec. 11 from passage 4b-3(d)
	387	+	Sec. 12 from passage 51-344a(a)
	388	+	Sec. 13 from passage Repealer section
	389	+
	390	+
	391	+	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
	392	+	APP Joint Favorable
339	393