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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6448
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14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING AC CESS TO LOCAL GOVERN MENT, THE
15	15		MODERNIZATION OF LOC AL GOVERNMENT OPERAT IONS,
16	16		REGIONAL COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PROVISION OF
17	17		OUTDOOR DINING.
18	18		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
19	19		Assembly convened:
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21	21		Section 1. Section 1-200 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
22	22		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
23	23		As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have 3
24	24		the following meanings, except where such terms are used in a context 4
25	25		which clearly indicates the contrary: 5
26	26		(1) "Public agency" or "agency" means: 6
27	27		(A) Any executive, administrative or legislative office of the state or 7
28	28		any political subdivision of the state and any state or town agency, any 8
29	29		department, institution, bureau, board, commission, authority or official 9
30	30		of the state or of any city, town, borough, municipal corporation, school 10
31	31		district, regional district or other district or other political subdivision of 11
32	32		the state, including any committee of, or created by, any such office, 12
33	33		subdivision, agency, department, institution, bureau, board, 13
34	34		commission, authority or official, and also includes any judicial office, 14
35	35		official, or body or committee thereof but only with respect to its or their 15 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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42	42		administrative functions, and for purposes of this subparagraph, 16
43	43		"judicial office" includes, but is not limited to, the Division of Public 17
44	44		Defender Services; 18
45	45		(B) Any person to the extent such person is deemed to be the 19
46	46		functional equivalent of a public agency pursuant to law; or 20
47	47		(C) Any "implementing agency", as defined in section 32-222. 21
48	48		(2) "Meeting" means any hearing or other proceeding of a public 22
49	49		agency, any convening or assembly of a quorum of a multimember 23
50	50		public agency, and any communication by or to a quorum of a 24
51	51		multimember public agency, whether in person or by means of 25
52	52		electronic equipment, to discuss or act upon a matter over which the 26
53	53		public agency has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power. 27
54	54		"Meeting" does not include: Any meeting of a personnel search 28
55	55		committee for executive level employment candidates; any chance 29
56	56		meeting, or a social meeting neither planned nor intended for the 30
57	57		purpose of discussing matters relating to official business; strategy or 31
58	58		negotiations with respect to collective bargaining; a caucus of members 32
59	59		of a single political party notwithstanding that such members also 33
60	60		constitute a quorum of a public agency; an administrative or staff 34
61	61		meeting of a single-member public agency; and communication limited 35
62	62		to notice of meetings of any public agency or the agendas thereof. A 36
63	63		quorum of the members of a public agency who are present at any event 37
64	64		which has been noticed and conducted as a meeting of another public 38
65	65		agency under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act shall not 39
66	66		be deemed to be holding a meeting of the public agency of which they 40
67	67		are members as a result of their presence at such event. 41
68	68		(3) "Caucus" means (A) a convening or assembly of the enrolled 42
69	69		members of a single political party who are members of a public agency 43
70	70		within the state or a political subdivision, or (B) the members of a 44
71	71		multimember public agency, which members constitute a majority of 45
72	72		the membership of the agency, or the other members of the agency who 46
73	73		constitute a minority of the membership of the agency, who register 47 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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80	80		their intention to be considered a majority caucus or minority caucus, as 48
81	81		the case may be, for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, 49
82	82		provided (i) the registration is made with the office of the Secretary of 50
83	83		the State for any such public agency of the state, in the office of the clerk 51
84	84		of a political subdivision of the state for any public agency of a political 52
85	85		subdivision of the state, or in the office of the clerk of each municipal 53
86	86		member of any multitown district or agency, (ii) no member is 54
87	87		registered in more than one caucus at any one time, (iii) no such 55
88	88		member's registration is rescinded during the member's remaining term 56
89	89		of office, and (iv) a member may remain a registered member of the 57
90	90		majority caucus or minority caucus regardless of whether the member 58
91	91		changes his or her party affiliation under chapter 143. 59
92	92		(4) "Person" means natural person, partnership, corporation, limited 60
93	93		liability company, association or society. 61
94	94		(5) "Public records or files" means any recorded data or information 62
95	95		relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, 63
96	96		received or retained by a public agency, or to which a public agency is 64
97	97		entitled to receive a copy by law or contract under section 1-218, 65
98	98		whether such data or information be handwritten, typed, tape-recorded, 66
99	99		videotaped, printed, photostated, photographed or recorded by any 67
100	100		other method. 68
101	101		(6) "Executive sessions" means a meeting of a public agency at which 69
102	102		the public is excluded for one or more of the following purposes: (A) 70
103	103		Discussion concerning the appointment, employment, performance, 71
104	104		evaluation, health or dismissal of a public officer or employee, provided 72
105	105		that such individual may require that discussion be held at an open 73
106	106		meeting; (B) strategy and negotiations with respect to pending claims or 74
107	107		pending litigation to which the public agency or a member thereof, 75
108	108		because of the member's conduct as a member of such agency, is a party 76
109	109		until such litigation or claim has been finally adjudicated or otherwise 77
110	110		settled; (C) matters concerning security strategy or the deployment of 78
111	111		security personnel, or devices affecting public security; (D) discussion 79
112	112		of the selection of a site or the lease, sale or purchase of real estate by the 80 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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119	119		state or a political subdivision of the state when publicity regarding such 81
120	120		site, lease, sale, purchase or construction would adversely impact the 82
121	121		price of such site, lease, sale, purchase or construction until such time as 83
122	122		all of the property has been acquired or all proceedings or transactions 84
123	123		concerning same have been terminated or abandoned; and (E) 85
124	124		discussion of any matter which would result in the disclosure of public 86
125	125		records or the information contained therein described in subsection (b) 87
126	126		of section 1-210. 88
127	127		(7) "Personnel search committee" means a body appointed by a public 89
128	128		agency, whose sole purpose is to recommend to the appointing agency 90
129	129		a candidate or candidates for an executive-level employment position. 91
130	130		Members of a "personnel search committee" shall not be considered in 92
131	131		determining whether there is a quorum of the appointing or any other 93
132	132		public agency. 94
133	133		(8) "Pending claim" means a written notice to an agency which sets 95
134	134		forth a demand for legal relief or which asserts a legal right stating the 96
135	135		intention to institute an action in an appropriate forum if such relief or 97
136	136		right is not granted. 98
137	137		(9) "Pending litigation" means (A) a written notice to an agency which 99
138	138		sets forth a demand for legal relief or which asserts a legal right stating 100
139	139		the intention to institute an action before a court if such relief or right is 101
140	140		not granted by the agency; (B) the service of a complaint against an 102
141	141		agency returnable to a court which seeks to enforce or implement legal 103
142	142		relief or a legal right; or (C) the agency's consideration of action to 104
143	143		enforce or implement legal relief or a legal right. 105
144	144		(10) "Freedom of Information Act" means this chapter. 106
145	145		(11) "Governmental function" means the administration or 107
146	146		management of a program of a public agency, which program has been 108
147	147		authorized by law to be administered or managed by a person, where 109
148	148		(A) the person receives funding from the public agency for 110
149	149		administering or managing the program, (B) the public agency is 111 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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156	156		involved in or regulates to a significant extent such person's 112
157	157		administration or management of the program, whether or not such 113
158	158		involvement or regulation is direct, pervasive, continuous or day-to-114
159	159		day, and (C) the person participates in the formulation of governmental 115
160	160		policies or decisions in connection with the administration or 116
161	161		management of the program and such policies or decisions bind the 117
162	162		public agency. "Governmental function" shall not include the mere 118
163	163		provision of goods or services to a public agency without the delegated 119
164	164		responsibility to administer or manage a program of a public agency. 120
165	165		(12) "Electronic equipment" means any technology that facilitates 121
166	166		real-time public access to meetings, including, but not limited to, 122
167	167		telephonic, video or other conferencing platforms. 123
168	168		(13) "Electronic transmission" means any form or process of 124
169	169		communication not directly involving the physical transfer of paper or 125
170	170		another tangible medium, which (A) is capable of being retained, 126
171	171		retrieved and reproduced by the recipient, and (B) is retrievable in paper 127
172	172		form by the recipient. 128
173	173		Sec. 2. Section 1-206 of the general statutes is repealed and the 129
174	174		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 130
175	175		(a) Any denial of the right to inspect or copy records provided for 131
176	176		under section 1-210 shall be made to the person requesting such right 132
177	177		by the public agency official who has custody or control of the public 133
178	178		record, in writing, within four business days of such request, except 134
179	179		when the request is determined to be subject to subsections (b) and (c) 135
180	180		of section 1-214, in which case such denial shall be made, in writing, 136
181	181		within ten business days of such request. Failure to comply with a 137
182	182		request to so inspect or copy such public record within the applicable 138
183	183		number of business days shall be deemed to be a denial. 139
184	184		(b) (1) Any person denied the right to inspect or copy records under 140
185	185		section 1-210 or wrongfully denied the right to attend any meeting of a 141
186	186		public agency or denied any other right conferred by the Freedom of 142 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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193	193		Information Act may appeal therefrom to the Freedom of Information 143
194	194		Commission, by filing a notice of appeal with said commission. A notice 144
195	195		of appeal shall be filed not later than thirty days after such denial, except 145
196	196		in the case of an unnoticed or secret meeting, in which case the appeal 146
197	197		shall be filed not later than thirty days after the person filing the appeal 147
198	198		receives actual or constructive notice that such meeting was held. For 148
199	199		purposes of this subsection, such notice of appeal shall be deemed to be 149
200	200		filed on the date it is received by said commission or on the date it is 150
201	201		postmarked, if received more than thirty days after the date of the denial 151
202	202		from which such appeal is taken. Upon receipt of such notice, the 152
203	203		commission shall serve upon all parties, by certified or registered mail 153
204	204		or by electronic transmission, a copy of such notice together with any 154
205	205		other notice or order of such commission. In the case of the denial of a 155
206	206		request to inspect or copy records contained in a public employee's 156
207	207		personnel or medical file or similar file under subsection (c) of section 1-157
208	208		214, the commission shall include with its notice or order an order 158
209	209		requiring the public agency to notify any employee whose records are 159
210	210		the subject of an appeal, and the employee's collective bargaining 160
211	211		representative, if any, of the commission's proceedings and, if any such 161
212	212		employee or collective bargaining representative has filed an objection 162
213	213		under said subsection (c), the agency shall provide the required notice 163
214	214		to such employee and collective bargaining representative by certified 164
215	215		mail, return receipt requested, electronic transmission or by hand 165
216	216		delivery with a signed receipt. A public employee whose personnel or 166
217	217		medical file or similar file is the subject of an appeal under this 167
218	218		subsection may intervene as a party in the proceedings on the matter 168
219	219		before the commission. Said commission shall, after due notice to the 169
220	220		parties, hear and decide the appeal within one year after the filing of the 170
221	221		notice of appeal. The commission shall adopt regulations in accordance 171
222	222		with chapter 54, establishing criteria for those appeals which shall be 172
223	223		privileged in their assignment for hearing. Any such appeal shall be 173
224	224		heard not later than thirty days after receipt of a notice of appeal and 174
225	225		decided not later than sixty days after the hearing. If a notice of appeal 175
226	226		concerns an announced agency decision to meet in executive session or 176
227	227		an ongoing agency practice of meeting in executive sessions, for a stated 177 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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234	234		purpose, the commission or a member or members of the commission 178
235	235		designated by its chairperson shall serve notice upon the parties in 179
236	236		accordance with this section and hold a preliminary hearing on the 180
237	237		appeal not later than seventy-two hours after receipt of the notice, 181
238	238		provided such notice shall be given to the parties at least forty-eight 182
239	239		hours prior to such hearing. During such preliminary hearing, the 183
240	240		commission shall take evidence and receive testimony from the parties. 184
241	241		If after the preliminary hearing the commission finds probable cause to 185
242	242		believe that the agency decision or practice is in violation of sections 1-186
243	243		200, as amended by this act, and 1-225, as amended by this act, the 187
244	244		agency shall not meet in executive session for such purpose until the 188
245	245		commission decides the appeal. If probable cause is found by the 189
246	246		commission, it shall conduct a final hearing on the appeal and render its 190
247	247		decision not later than five days after the completion of the preliminary 191
248	248		hearing. Such decision shall specify the commission's findings of fact 192
249	249		and conclusions of law. 193
250	250		(2) In any appeal to the Freedom of Information Commission under 194
251	251		subdivision (1) of this subsection or subsection (c) of this section, the 195
252	252		commission may confirm the action of the agency or order the agency 196
253	253		to provide relief that the commission, in its discretion, believes 197
254	254		appropriate to rectify the denial of any right conferred by the Freedom 198
255	255		of Information Act. The commission may declare null and void any 199
256	256		action taken at any meeting which a person was denied the right to 200
257	257		attend and may require the production or copying of any public record. 201
258	258		In addition, upon the finding that a denial of any right created by the 202
259	259		Freedom of Information Act was without reasonable grounds and after 203
260	260		the custodian or other official directly responsible for the denial has 204
261	261		been given an opportunity to be heard at a hearing conducted in 205
262	262		accordance with sections 4-176e to 4-184, inclusive, the commission 206
263	263		may, in its discretion, impose against the custodian or other official a 207
264	264		civil penalty of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one thousand 208
265	265		dollars. If the commission finds that a person has taken an appeal under 209
266	266		this subsection frivolously, without reasonable grounds and solely for 210
267	267		the purpose of harassing the agency from which the appeal has been 211 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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274	274		taken, after such person has been given an opportunity to be heard at a 212
275	275		hearing conducted in accordance with sections 4-176e to 4-184, 213
276	276		inclusive, the commission may, in its discretion, impose against that 214
277	277		person a civil penalty of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one 215
278	278		thousand dollars. The commission shall notify a person of a penalty 216
279	279		levied against him pursuant to this subsection by written notice sent by 217
280	280		certified or registered mail or electronic transmission. If a person fails to 218
281	281		pay the penalty within thirty days of receiving such notice, the Superior 219
282	282		Court shall, on application of the commission, issue an order requiring 220
283	283		the person to pay the penalty imposed. If the executive director of the 221
284	284		commission has reason to believe an appeal under subdivision (1) of this 222
285	285		subsection or subsection (c) of this section (A) presents a claim beyond 223
286	286		the commission's jurisdiction; (B) would perpetrate an injustice; or (C) 224
287	287		would constitute an abuse of the commission's administrative process, 225
288	288		the executive director shall not schedule the appeal for hearing without 226
289	289		first seeking and obtaining leave of the commission. The commission 227
290	290		shall provide due notice to the parties and review affidavits and written 228
291	291		argument that the parties may submit and grant or deny such leave 229
292	292		summarily at its next regular meeting. The commission shall grant such 230
293	293		leave unless it finds that the appeal: (i) Does not present a claim within 231
294	294		the commission's jurisdiction; (ii) would perpetrate an injustice; or (iii) 232
295	295		would constitute an abuse of the commission's administrative process. 233
296	296		Any party aggrieved by the commission's denial of such leave may 234
297	297		apply to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain, within 235
298	298		fifteen days of the commission meeting at which such leave was denied, 236
299	299		for an order requiring the commission to hear such appeal. 237
300	300		(3) In making the findings and determination under subdivision (2) 238
301	301		of this subsection the commission shall consider the nature of any 239
302	302		injustice or abuse of administrative process, including but not limited 240
303	303		to: (A) The nature, content, language or subject matter of the request or 241
304	304		the appeal, including, among other factors, whether the request or 242
305	305		appeal is repetitious or cumulative; (B) the nature, content, language or 243
306	306		subject matter of prior or contemporaneous requests or appeals by the 244
307	307		person making the request or taking the appeal; (C) the nature, content, 245 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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314	314		language or subject matter of other verbal and written communications 246
315	315		to any agency or any official of any agency from the person making the 247
316	316		request or taking the appeal; (D) any history of nonappearance at 248
317	317		commission proceedings or disruption of the commission's 249
318	318		administrative process, including, but not limited to, delaying 250
319	319		commission proceedings; and (E) the refusal to participate in settlement 251
320	320		conferences conducted by a commission ombudsman in accordance 252
321	321		with the commission's regulations. 253
322	322		(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the contrary, 254
323	323		in the case of an appeal to the commission of a denial by a public agency, 255
324	324		the commission may, upon motion of such agency, confirm the action of 256
325	325		the agency and dismiss the appeal without a hearing if it finds, after 257
326	326		examining the notice of appeal and construing all allegations most 258
327	327		favorably to the appellant, that (A) the agency has not violated the 259
328	328		Freedom of Information Act, or (B) the agency has committed a technical 260
329	329		violation of the Freedom of Information Act that constitutes a harmless 261
330	330		error that does not infringe the appellant's rights under said act. 262
331	331		(5) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, a public agency 263
332	332		may petition the commission for relief from a requester that the public 264
333	333		agency alleges is a vexatious requester. Such petition shall be sworn 265
334	334		under penalty of false statement, as provided in section 53a-157b, and 266
335	335		shall detail the conduct which the agency alleges demonstrates a 267
336	336		vexatious history of requests, including, but not limited to: (A) The 268
337	337		number of requests filed and the total number of pending requests; (B) 269
338	338		the scope of the requests; (C) the nature, content, language or subject 270
339	339		matter of the requests; (D) the nature, content, language or subject 271
340	340		matter of other oral and written communications to the agency from the 272
341	341		requester; and (E) a pattern of conduct that amounts to an abuse of the 273
342	342		right to access information under the Freedom of Information Act or an 274
343	343		interference with the operation of the agency. Upon receipt of such 275
344	344		petition, the executive director of the commission shall review the 276
345	345		petition and determine whether it warrants a hearing. If the executive 277
346	346		director determines that a hearing is not warranted, the executive 278 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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353	353		director shall recommend that the commission deny the petition 279
354	354		without a hearing. The commission shall vote at its next regular meeting 280
355	355		after such recommendation to accept or reject such recommendation 281
356	356		and, after such meeting, shall issue a written explanation of the reasons 282
357	357		for such acceptance or rejection. If the executive director determines that 283
358	358		a hearing is warranted, the commission shall serve upon all parties, by 284
359	359		certified or registered mail or electronic transmission, a copy of such 285
360	360		petition together with any other notice or order of the commission. The 286
361	361		commission shall, after due notice to the parties, hear and either grant 287
362	362		or deny the petition within one year after its filing. Upon a grant of such 288
363	363		petition, the commission may provide appropriate relief commensurate 289
364	364		with the vexatious conduct, including, but not limited to, an order that 290
365	365		the agency need not comply with future requests from the vexatious 291
366	366		requester for a specified period of time, but not to exceed one year. Any 292
367	367		party aggrieved by the commission's granting of such petition may 293
368	368		apply to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain, within 294
369	369		fifteen days of the commission meeting at which such petition was 295
370	370		granted, for an order reversing the commission's decision. 296
371	371		(c) Any person who does not receive proper notice of any meeting of 297
372	372		a public agency in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of 298
373	373		Information Act may appeal under the provisions of subsection (b) of 299
374	374		this section. A public agency of the state shall be presumed to have given 300
375	375		timely and proper notice of any meeting as provided for in said 301
376	376		Freedom of Information Act if notice is given in the Connecticut Law 302
377	377		Journal or a Legislative Bulletin. A public agency of a political 303
378	378		subdivision shall be presumed to have given proper notice of any 304
379	379		meeting, if a notice is timely sent under the provisions of said Freedom 305
380	380		of Information Act by (1) first-class mail to the address, or (2) electronic 306
381	381		transmission to the information processing system, as defined in section 307
382	382		1-267, indicated in the request of the person requesting the same. If such 308
383	383		commission determines that notice was improper, it may, in its sound 309
384	384		discretion, declare any or all actions taken at such meeting null and 310
385	385		void. 311 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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392	392		(d) Any party aggrieved by the decision of said commission may 312
393	393		appeal therefrom, in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. 313
394	394		Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-183, in any such appeal of 314
395	395		a decision of the commission, the court may conduct an in camera 315
396	396		review of the original or a certified copy of the records which are at issue 316
397	397		in the appeal but were not included in the record of the commission's 317
398	398		proceedings, admit the records into evidence and order the records to 318
399	399		be sealed or inspected on such terms as the court deems fair and 319
400	400		appropriate, during the appeal. The commission shall have standing to 320
401	401		defend, prosecute or otherwise participate in any appeal of any of its 321
402	402		decisions and to take an appeal from any judicial decision overturning 322
403	403		or modifying a decision of the commission. If aggrievement is a 323
404	404		jurisdictional prerequisite to the commission taking any such appeal, 324
405	405		the commission shall be deemed to be aggrieved. Notwithstanding the 325
406	406		provisions of section 3-125, legal counsel employed or retained by said 326
407	407		commission shall represent said commission in all such appeals and in 327
408	408		any other litigation affecting said commission. Notwithstanding the 328
409	409		provisions of subsection (c) of section 4-183 and section 52-64, all process 329
410	410		shall be served upon said commission at its office. Any appeal taken 330
411	411		pursuant to this section shall be privileged in respect to its assignment 331
412	412		for trial over all other actions except writs of habeas corpus and actions 332
413	413		brought by or on behalf of the state, including informations on the 333
414	414		relation of private individuals. Nothing in this section shall deprive any 334
415	415		party of any rights he may have had at common law prior to January 1, 335
416	416		1958. If the court finds that any appeal taken pursuant to this section or 336
417	417		section 4-183 is frivolous or taken solely for the purpose of delay, it shall 337
418	418		order the party responsible therefor to pay to the party injured by such 338
419	419		frivolous or dilatory appeal costs or attorney's fees of not more than one 339
420	420		thousand dollars. Such order shall be in addition to any other remedy 340
421	421		or disciplinary action required or permitted by statute or by rules of 341
422	422		court. 342
423	423		(e) Within sixty days after the filing of a notice of appeal alleging 343
424	424		violation of any right conferred by the Freedom of Information Act 344
425	425		concerning records of the Department of Energy and Environmental 345 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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431	431
432	432		Protection relating to the state's hazardous waste program under 346
433	433		sections 22a-448 to 22a-454, inclusive, the Freedom of Information 347
434	434		Commission shall, after notice to the parties, hear and decide the appeal. 348
435	435		Failure by the commission to hear and decide the appeal within such 349
436	436		sixty-day period shall constitute a final decision denying such appeal 350
437	437		for purposes of this section and section 4-183. On appeal, the court may, 351
438	438		in addition to any other powers conferred by law, order the disclosure 352
439	439		of any such records withheld in violation of the Freedom of Information 353
440	440		Act and may assess against the state reasonable attorney's fees and other 354
441	441		litigation costs reasonably incurred in an appeal in which the 355
442	442		complainant has prevailed against the Department of Energy and 356
443	443		Environmental Protection. 357
444	444		Sec. 3. Section 1-225 of the general statutes is repealed and the 358
445	445		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 359
446	446		(a) The meetings of all public agencies, except executive sessions, as 360
447	447		defined in subdivision (6) of section 1-200, as amended by this act, shall 361
448	448		be open to the public and accessible to the public by means of electronic 362
449	449		equipment. If two or more members of a public agency conduct a 363
450	450		meeting in person, members of the public shall be permitted to attend 364
451	451		such meeting in person. Any public agency that conducts a meeting, 365
452	452		other than an executive session or emergency special meeting, as 366
453	453		described in this section, solely by means of electronic equipment, shall 367
454	454		provide any member of the public (1) upon written request submitted 368
455	455		not less than twenty-four hours prior to such meeting, a physical 369
456	456		location and any electronic equipment necessary to attend such meeting 370
457	457		in real-time, and (2) the same opportunities to provide comment or 371
458	458		testimony, vote and otherwise participate in such meeting that such 372
459	459		member of the public would be accorded if such meeting were held in 373
460	460		person. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a public 374
461	461		agency to offer members of the public who attend a meeting by means 375
462	462		of electronic equipment the opportunity for public comment or 376
463	463		testimony, voting or other participation if the provision of such 377
464	464		opportunity is not required by law for members of the public who 378 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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470	470
471	471		attend such a meeting in person. 379
472	472		(b) The votes of each member of any such public agency upon any 380
473	473		issue before such public agency shall be reduced to writing, [and] made 381
474	474		available for public inspection within forty-eight hours and [shall also 382
475	475		be] recorded in the minutes of the [session] meeting at which taken. Any 383
476	476		vote taken at a meeting during which any member participates by 384
477	477		means of electronic equipment shall be taken by roll call. Such minutes 385
478	478		shall record a list of members that attended such meeting in person and 386
479	479		a list of members that attended such meeting by means of electronic 387
480	480		equipment. Not later than seven days after the date of the [session] 388
481	481		meeting to which such minutes refer, such minutes shall be available for 389
482	482		public inspection and posted on such public agency's Internet web site, 390
483	483		if available, except that no public agency of a political subdivision of the 391
484	484		state shall be required to post such minutes on an Internet web site. Each 392
485	485		public agency shall make, keep and maintain a record of the 393
486	486		proceedings of its meetings. 394
487	487		[(b)] (c) Each such public agency of the state shall file not later than 395
488	488		January thirty-first of each year in the office of the Secretary of the State 396
489	489		the schedule of the regular meetings of such public agency for the 397
490	490		ensuing year and shall post such schedule on such public agency's 398
491	491		Internet web site, if available, except that such requirements shall not 399
492	492		apply to the General Assembly, either house thereof or to any committee 400
493	493		thereof. Any other provision of the Freedom of Information Act 401
494	494		notwithstanding, the General Assembly at the commencement of each 402
495	495		regular session in the odd-numbered years, shall adopt, as part of its 403
496	496		joint rules, rules to provide notice to the public of its regular, special, 404
497	497		emergency or interim committee meetings. The chairperson or secretary 405
498	498		of any such public agency of any political subdivision of the state shall 406
499	499		file, not later than January thirty-first of each year, with the clerk of such 407
500	500		subdivision the schedule of regular meetings of such public agency for 408
501	501		the ensuing year, and no such meeting of any such public agency shall 409
502	502		be held sooner than thirty days after such schedule has been filed. The 410
503	503		chief executive officer of any multitown district or agency shall file, not 411 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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509	509
510	510		later than January thirty-first of each year, with the clerk of each 412
511	511		municipal member of such district or agency, the schedule of regular 413
512	512		meetings of such public agency for the ensuing year, and no such 414
513	513		meeting of any such public agency shall be held sooner than thirty days 415
514	514		after such schedule has been filed. 416
515	515		[(c)] (d) The agenda of [the regular meetings of every] any regular 417
516	516		meeting of a public agency, except for the General Assembly, shall be 418
517	517		available to the public and shall be filed, not less than twenty-four hours 419
518	518		before the [meetings] meeting to which [they refer,] it refers (1) in such 420
519	519		agency's regular office or place of business, [and] (2) in the office and on 421
520	520		the Internet web site of the Secretary of the State for any such public 422
521	521		agency of the state, in the office of the clerk of such subdivision for any 423
522	522		public agency of a political subdivision of the state or in the office of the 424
523	523		clerk of each municipal member of any multitown district or agency, [. 425
524	524		For any such public agency of the state, such agenda shall be posted on 426
525	525		the public agency's and the Secretary of the State's web sites] and (3) on 427
526	526		such public agency's Internet web site, if such public agency maintains 428
527	527		an Internet web site. If such public agency maintains an Internet web 429
528	528		site, not less than twenty-four hours before such meeting, such public 430
529	529		agency shall post on its Internet web site (A) any records subject to 431
530	530		disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) of section 1-210 that were prepared 432
531	531		prior to the meeting by such public agency or any party to a matter on 433
532	532		the meeting agenda that will be introduced by a member of such public 434
533	533		agency or such public agency's staff during such meeting, including, but 435
534	534		not limited to, applications before such public agency, and (B) 436
535	535		instructions for the public to, by means of electronic equipment or in 437
536	536		person, attend and provide comment, vote or otherwise participate in 438
537	537		such meeting, as applicable. Upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of 439
538	538		the members of a public agency present and voting, any subsequent 440
539	539		business not included in such filed [agendas] agenda may be considered 441
540	540		and acted upon at such meetings. 442
541	541		[(d)] (e) Notice of each special meeting of every public agency, except 443
542	542		for the General Assembly, either house thereof or any committee 444 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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548	548
549	549		thereof, shall be posted not less than twenty-four hours before the 445
550	550		meeting to which such notice refers on the public agency's Internet web 446
551	551		site, if available, and given not less than twenty-four hours prior to the 447
552	552		time of such meeting by filing a notice of the time and place thereof in 448
553	553		the office of the Secretary of the State for any such public agency of the 449
554	554		state, in the office of the clerk of such subdivision for any public agency 450
555	555		of a political subdivision of the state and in the office of the clerk of each 451
556	556		municipal member for any multitown district or agency. The secretary 452
557	557		or clerk shall cause any notice received under this section to be posted 453
558	558		in his office. Such notice shall be given not less than twenty-four hours 454
559	559		prior to the time of the special meeting; provided, in case of emergency, 455
560	560		except for the General Assembly, either house thereof or any committee 456
561	561		thereof, any such special meeting may be held without complying with 457
562	562		the foregoing requirement for the filing of notice but a copy of the 458
563	563		minutes of every such emergency special meeting adequately setting 459
564	564		forth the nature of the emergency and the proceedings occurring at such 460
565	565		meeting shall be filed with the Secretary of the State, the clerk of such 461
566	566		political subdivision, or the clerk of each municipal member of such 462
567	567		multitown district or agency, as the case may be, not later than seventy-463
568	568		two hours following the holding of such meeting. The notice shall (1) 464
569	569		specify the time and place of the special meeting, [and] (2) specify the 465
570	570		business to be transacted, and (3) include instructions for the public to, 466
571	571		by means of electronic equipment or in person, attend and provide 467
572	572		comment, vote or otherwise participate in the special meeting, as 468
573	573		applicable and permitted by law. Nothing in this subsection shall be 469
574	574		construed to require a public agency to offer the opportunity for public 470
575	575		comment or testimony, voting or other participation if the provision of 471
576	576		such opportunity is not required by law. No other business shall be 472
577	577		considered at such meetings by such public agency. In addition, such 473
578	578		written notice shall be delivered by mail to the usual place of abode of 474
579	579		or by electronic transmission to each member of the public agency so 475
580	580		that the same is received prior to such special meeting. The requirement 476
581	581		of delivery or transmission of such [written] notice may be dispensed 477
582	582		with as to any member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes 478
583	583		files with the clerk or secretary of the public agency a written waiver of 479 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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589	589
590	590		delivery or transmission of such notice. Such waiver may be given by 480
591	591		[telegram] electronic transmission. The requirement of delivery or 481
592	592		transmission of such [written] notice may also be dispensed with as to 482
593	593		any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it 483
594	594		convenes. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any 484
595	595		agency from adopting more stringent notice requirements. 485
596	596		[(e)] (f) No member of the public shall be required, as a condition to 486
597	597		attendance at a meeting of any such body, to register the member's 487
598	598		name, or furnish other information, or complete a questionnaire or 488
599	599		otherwise fulfill any condition precedent to the member's attendance, 489
600	600		except in the event that a public agency determines that any such 490
601	601		requirement is necessary to control public access to a meeting conducted 491
602	602		by means of electronic equipment to ensure the orderly conduct of such 492
603	603		meeting consistent with the provisions of section 1-232, as amended by 493
604	604		this act. 494
605	605		(g) Any member of a public agency or the public who participates 495
606	606		orally in a meeting of a public agency conducted by means of electronic 496
607	607		equipment shall make a good faith effort to state such member's name 497
608	608		and title, if applicable, at the outset of each occasion that such member 498
609	609		participates orally during an uninterrupted dialogue or series of 499
610	610		questions and answers. 500
611	611		[(f)] (h) A public agency may hold an executive session, as defined in 501
612	612		subdivision (6) of section 1-200, as amended by this act, upon an 502
613	613		affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of such body present and 503
614	614		voting, taken at a public meeting and stating the reasons for such 504
615	615		executive session, as defined in section 1-200, as amended by this act. 505
616	616		[(g)] (i) In determining the time within which or by when a notice, 506
617	617		agenda, record of votes or minutes of a special meeting or an emergency 507
618	618		special meeting are required to be filed under this section, Saturdays, 508
619	619		Sundays, legal holidays and any day on which the office of the agency, 509
620	620		the Secretary of the State or the clerk of the applicable political 510
621	621		subdivision or the clerk of each municipal member of any multitown 511 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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627	627
628	628		district or agency, as the case may be, is closed, shall be excluded. 512
629	629		Sec. 4. Section 1-227 of the general statutes is repealed and the 513
630	630		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 514
631	631		The public agency shall, where practicable, give notice by mail or 515
632	632		electronic transmission of each regular meeting, and of any special 516
633	633		meeting which is called, at least one week prior to the date set for the 517
634	634		meeting, to any person who has filed a written request for such notice 518
635	635		with such body, except that such body may give such notice as it deems 519
636	636		practical of special meetings called less than seven days prior to the date 520
637	637		set for the meeting. Such notice requirement shall not apply to the 521
638	638		General Assembly, either house thereof or to any committee thereof. 522
639	639		Any request for notice filed pursuant to this section shall be valid for 523
640	640		one year from the date on which it is filed unless a renewal request is 524
641	641		filed. Renewal requests for notice shall be filed within thirty days after 525
642	642		January first of each year. Such public agency may establish a reasonable 526
643	643		charge for sending such notice based on the estimated cost of providing 527
644	644		such service. 528
645	645		Sec. 5. Section 1-228 of the general statutes is repealed and the 529
646	646		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 530
647	647		The public agency may adjourn any regular or special meeting to a 531
648	648		time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a 532
649	649		quorum may so adjourn from time to time. If all members are absent 533
650	650		from any regular meeting the clerk or the secretary of such body may 534
651	651		declare the meeting adjourned to a stated time and place and shall cause 535
652	652		a written notice of the adjournment to be given in the same manner as 536
653	653		provided in section 1-225, as amended by this act, for special meetings, 537
654	654		unless such notice is waived as provided for special meetings. A copy 538
655	655		of the order or notice of adjournment shall be conspicuously posted on 539
656	656		or near the door of the place where the regular or special meeting was 540
657	657		held and on the Internet web site of the public agency, if applicable, 541
658	658		within twenty-four hours after the time of the adjournment. When an 542
659	659		order of adjournment of any meeting fails to state the hour at which the 543 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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665	665
666	666		adjourned meeting is to be held, it shall be held at the hour specified for 544
667	667		regular meetings, by ordinance, resolution, by law or other rule. 545
668	668		Sec. 6. Section 7-7 of the general statutes is repealed and the following 546
669	669		is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 547
670	670		All towns, when lawfully assembled for any purpose other than the 548
671	671		election of town officers, and all societies and other municipal 549
672	672		corporations when lawfully assembled, shall choose a moderator to 550
673	673		preside at such meetings, unless otherwise provided by law; and, except 551
674	674		as otherwise provided by law, all questions arising in such meetings 552
675	675		shall be decided in accordance with standard parliamentary practice, 553
676	676		and towns, societies and municipal corporations may, by ordinance, 554
677	677		adopt rules of order for the conduct of their meetings. At any such town 555
678	678		meeting the moderator shall be chosen from the last-completed registry 556
679	679		list of such town. Two hundred or more persons or ten per cent of the 557
680	680		total number qualified to vote in the meeting of a town or other 558
681	681		municipal corporation, whichever is less, may petition the clerk or 559
682	682		secretary of such town or municipal corporation, in writing, at least 560
683	683		twenty-four hours prior to any such meeting, requesting that any item 561
684	684		or items on the call of such meeting be submitted to the persons 562
685	685		qualified to vote in such meeting not less than seven nor more than 563
686	686		fourteen days thereafter, on a day to be set by the town meeting or, if 564
687	687		the town meeting does not set a date, by the town selectmen, for a vote 565
688	688		by paper ballots or by a "Yes" or "No" vote on the voting machines, 566
689	689		during the hours between twelve o'clock noon and eight o'clock p.m.; 567
690	690		but any municipality may, any provision of any special act to the 568
691	691		contrary notwithstanding, by vote of its legislative body provide for an 569
692	692		earlier hour for opening the polls but not earlier than six o'clock a.m. 570
693	693		The selectmen of the town may, not less than five days prior to the day 571
694	694		of any such meeting, on their own initiative, remove any item on the call 572
695	695		of such meeting for submission to the voters in the manner provided by 573
696	696		this section or may submit any item which, in the absence of such a vote, 574
697	697		could properly come before such a meeting to the voters at a date set for 575
698	698		such vote or along with any other vote the date of which has been 576 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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704	704
705	705		previously set. The paper ballots or voting machine ballot labels [, as the 577
706	706		case may be,] shall be provided by such clerk or secretary. When such a 578
707	707		petition has been filed with such clerk or secretary, the moderator of 579
708	708		such meeting, after completion of other business and after reasonable 580
709	709		discussion, shall adjourn such meeting and order such vote on such item 581
710	710		or items in accordance with the petition; and any item so voted may be 582
711	711		rescinded in the same manner. If such moderator resigns or is for any 583
712	712		other cause unable to serve as moderator at such adjourned meeting, 584
713	713		such clerk or secretary shall serve, or may appoint an elector of such 585
714	714		municipality to serve, as moderator of such adjourned meeting. Such 586
715	715		clerk or secretary, as the case may be, shall phrase such item or items in 587
716	716		a form suitable for printing on such paper ballots or ballot labels, or 588
717	717		viewing, if such vote is taken by means of electronic equipment, as 589
718	718		defined in section 1-200, as amended by this act, provided that the 590
719	719		designation of any such item shall be in the form of a question, as 591
720	720		prescribed under section 9-369. The vote on any item on the call of a 592
721	721		town or other municipal corporation shall be taken by paper ballot if so 593
722	722		voted at the meeting, if no petition has been filed under this section with 594
723	723		reference to such item, except that any person attending the meeting by 595
724	724		means of electronic equipment, as defined in section 1-200, as amended 596
725	725		by this act, shall be permitted to vote by such means, provided the 597
726	726		moderator, clerk or secretary is able to see and hear such person and 598
727	727		authenticate that such person is eligible to vote pursuant to section 7-6. 599
728	728		Sec. 7. Section 7-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the following 600
729	729		is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 601
730	730		The moderator of any town meeting, and of any meeting of any 602
731	731		society or other community lawfully assembled, may, when any 603
732	732		disorder arises in the meeting and the offender refuses to submit to the 604
733	733		moderator's lawful authority, order any proper officer to take the 605
734	734		offender into custody and, if necessary, to remove the offender from 606
735	735		such meeting until the offender conforms to order or, if need be, until 607
736	736		such meeting is closed, and thereupon such officer shall have power to 608
737	737		command all necessary assistance. Any person refusing to assist when 609 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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743	743
744	744		commanded shall be liable to the same penalties as for refusing to assist 610
745	745		constables in the execution of their duties; but no person commanded to 611
746	746		assist shall be deprived of such person's right to act in the meeting, nor 612
747	747		shall the offender be so deprived any longer than the offender refuses 613
748	748		to conform to order. If such offender is attending such meeting by means 614
749	749		of electronic equipment, as defined in section 1-200, as amended by this 615
750	750		act, the moderator may terminate such offender's attendance by 616
751	751		electronic equipment until such time as the offender conforms to order 617
752	752		or, if need be, until such meeting is closed. 618
753	753		Sec. 8. Section 1-232 of the general statutes is repealed and the 619
754	754		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 620
755	755		In the event that any meeting of a public agency is interrupted by any 621
756	756		person or group of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of such 622
757	757		meeting unfeasible and order cannot be restored by the removal of 623
758	758		individuals who are wilfully interrupting the meetings, the members of 624
759	759		the agency conducting the meeting may order the meeting room cleared 625
760	760		and continue in session. If such person or group of persons is attending 626
761	761		such meeting by means of electronic equipment, as defined in section 1-627
762	762		200, as amended by this act, the members of the public agency may 628
763	763		terminate such person's or group of persons' attendance by electronic 629
764	764		equipment until such time as such person or group of persons conforms 630
765	765		to order or, if need be, until such meeting is closed. Only matters 631
766	766		appearing on the agenda may be considered in such a session. Duly 632
767	767		accredited representatives of the press or other news media, except 633
768	768		those participating in the disturbance, shall be allowed to attend any 634
769	769		session held pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall 635
770	770		prohibit such public agency from establishing a procedure for 636
771	771		readmitting an individual or individuals not responsible for wilfully 637
772	772		disturbing the meeting. 638
773	773		Sec. 9. Section 4-124s of the general statutes is repealed and the 639
774	774		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 640
775	775		(a) For purposes of this section: 641 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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781	781
782	782		(1) "Regional council of governments" means any such council 642
783	783		organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive; 643
784	784		(2) "Municipality" means a town, city or consolidated town and 644
785	785		borough; 645
786	786		(3) "Legislative body" means the board of selectmen, town council, 646
787	787		city council, board of alderman, board of directors, board of 647
788	788		representatives or board of the warden and burgesses of a municipality; 648
789	789		(4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 649
790	790		Management or the designee of the secretary; [and] 650
791	791		(5) "Regional educational service center" has the same meaning as 651
792	792		provided in section 10-282; [.] and 652
793	793		(6) "Employee organization" means any lawful association, labor 653
794	794		organization, federation or council having as a primary purpose the 654
795	795		improvement of wages, hours and other conditions of employment. 655
796	796		(b) There is established a regional performance incentive program 656
797	797		that shall be administered by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 657
798	798		Management. [On or before December 31, 2011, and annually thereafter, 658
799	799		any] Any regional council of governments, [any two or more 659
800	800		municipalities acting through a regional council of governments, any 660
801	801		economic development district, any] regional educational service center 661
802	802		or [any] a combination thereof may submit a proposal to the secretary 662
803	803		for: (1) The [joint] provision of any service that one or more participating 663
804	804		municipalities of such council [,] or local or regional board of education 664
805	805		of such regional educational service center [or agency] currently provide 665
806	806		but which is not provided on a regional basis, (2) [a planning study 666
807	807		regarding the joint provision of any service on a regional basis, or (3) 667
808	808		shared information technology services] the redistribution of grants 668
809	809		awarded pursuant to sections 4-66g, 4-66h, 4-66m and 7-536, according 669
810	810		to regional priorities, or (3) regional revenue sharing among said 670
811	811		participating municipalities pursuant to section 7-148bb. A copy of said 671
812	812		proposal shall be sent to the legislators representing said participating 672 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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818	818
819	819		municipalities or local or regional boards of education. Any [local or 673
820	820		regional board of education or] regional educational service center 674
821	821		serving a population greater than one hundred thousand may submit a 675
822	822		proposal to the secretary for a regional special education initiative. 676
823	823		(c) (1) A regional council of governments [, an economic development 677
824	824		district, a] or regional educational service center [or a local or regional 678
825	825		board of education] shall submit each proposal in the form and manner 679
826	826		the secretary prescribes and shall, at a minimum, provide the following 680
827	827		information for each proposal: (A) Service or initiative description; (B) 681
828	828		the explanation of the need for such service or initiative; (C) the method 682
829	829		of delivering such service or initiative on a regional basis; (D) the 683
830	830		organization that would be responsible for regional service or initiative 684
831	831		delivery; (E) a description of the population that would be served; (F) 685
832	832		the manner in which the proposed regional service or initiative delivery 686
833	833		will achieve economies of scale for participating municipalities or 687
834	834		boards of education; (G) the amount by which participating 688
835	835		municipalities will reduce their mill rates as a result of savings realized; 689
836	836		(H) a cost benefit analysis for the provision of the service or initiative by 690
837	837		each participating municipality and by the entity or board of education 691
838	838		submitting the proposal; (I) a plan of implementation for delivery of the 692
839	839		service or initiative on a regional basis; (J) a resolution endorsing such 693
840	840		proposal approved by the [legislative] governing body of [each 694
841	841		participating municipality; and (K)] the council or center, which shall 695
842	842		include a statement that not less than twenty-five per cent of the cost of 696
843	843		such proposal shall be funded by the council or center in the first year 697
844	844		of operation, and that by the fourth year of operation the council or 698
845	845		center shall fund one hundred per cent of such cost; (K) an 699
846	846		acknowledgment from any employee organization that may be 700
847	847		impacted by such proposal that they have been informed of and 701
848	848		consulted about the proposal; and (L) an explanation of the potential 702
849	849		legal obstacles, if any, to the regional provision of the service or 703
850	850		initiative, and how such obstacles will be resolved. 704
851	851		(2) The secretary shall review each proposal and shall award grants 705 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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857	857
858	858		for proposals the secretary determines best [meet the requirements of 706
859	859		this section. In awarding such grants, the secretary shall give priority to 707
860	860		a proposal submitted by (A) any entity specified in subsection (a) of this 708
861	861		section that includes participation of all of the member municipalities of 709
862	862		such entity, and which may increase the purchasing power of 710
863	863		participating municipalities or provide a cost savings initiative resulting 711
864	864		in a decrease in expenses of such municipalities, allowing such 712
865	865		municipalities to lower property taxes, (B) any economic development 713
866	866		district, and (C) any local or regional board of education] satisfy the 714
867	867		following criteria: (A) The proposed service or initiative will be 715
868	868		available to or benefit all participating members of the regional council 716
869	869		of governments or regional educational service center regardless of such 717
870	870		members' participation in the grant application process; (B) when 718
871	871		compared to the existing delivery of services by participating members 719
872	872		of the council or center, the proposal demonstrates (i) a positive cost 720
873	873		benefit to such members, (ii) increased efficiency and capacity in the 721
874	874		delivery of services, (iii) a diminished need for state funding, and (iv) 722
875	875		increased cost savings; (C) the proposed service or initiative promotes 723
876	876		cooperation among participating members that may lead to a reduction 724
877	877		in economic or social inequality; (D) the proposal has been approved by 725
878	878		a majority of the members of the council or center, and pursuant to 726
879	879		subsection (c) of this section, contains a statement that not less than 727
880	880		twenty-five per cent of the cost of such proposal shall be funded by the 728
881	881		council or center in the first year of operation, and that by the fourth 729
882	882		year of operation the council or center shall fund one hundred per cent 730
883	883		of such cost; and (E) any employee organizations that may be impacted 731
884	884		by such proposal have been informed of and consulted about such 732
885	885		proposal, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 733
886	886		(d) [On or before December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter until 734
887	887		December 31, 2018, in addition to any proposal submitted pursuant to 735
888	888		this section, any municipality or regional council of governments may 736
889	889		apply to the secretary for a grant to fund: (1) Operating costs associated 737
890	890		with connecting to the state-wide high speed, flexible network 738
891	891		developed pursuant to section 4d-80, including the costs to connect at 739 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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897	897
898	898		the same rate as other government entities served by such network; and 740
899	899		(2) capital cost associated with connecting to such network, including 741
900	900		expenses associated with building out the internal fiber network 742
901	901		connections required to connect to such network, provided the secretary 743
902	902		shall make any such grant available in accordance with the two-year 744
903	903		schedule by which the Bureau of Enterprise Systems and Technology 745
904	904		recommends connecting each municipality and regional council of 746
905	905		governments to such network. Any municipality or regional council of 747
906	906		governments shall submit each application in the form and manner the 748
907	907		secretary prescribes.] Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7-339a 749
908	908		to 7-339l, inclusive, or any other provision of the general statutes, no 750
909	909		regional council of governments or regional educational service center 751
910	910		or any member municipalities or local or regional boards of education 752
911	911		of such councils or centers shall be required to execute an interlocal 753
912	912		agreement to implement a proposal submitted pursuant to subsection 754
913	913		(c) of this section. 755
914	914		(e) Any board of education awarded a grant for a proposal submitted 756
915	915		pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may deposit any cost savings 757
916	916		realized as a result of the implementation of the proposed service or 758
917	917		initiative into a nonlapsing account pursuant to section 10-248a. 759
918	918		[(e)] (f) The secretary shall submit to the Governor and the joint 760
919	919		standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 761
920	920		matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding a report on the grants 762
921	921		provided pursuant to this section. Each such report shall (1) include 763
922	922		information on the amount of each grant [,] and the potential of each 764
923	923		grant for leveraging other public and private investments, and (2) 765
924	924		describe any property tax reductions and improved services achieved 766
925	925		by means of the program established pursuant to this section. The 767
926	926		secretary shall submit a report for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 768
927	927		2011, not later than February 1, 2012, and shall submit a report for each 769
928	928		subsequent fiscal year not later than the first day of March in such fiscal 770
929	929		year. [Such reports shall include the property tax reductions achieved 771
930	930		by means of the program established pursuant to this section.] 772 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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936	936
937	937		Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 8-31b of the general statutes is 773
938	938		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 774
939	939		passage): 775
940	940		(b) A regional council of governments may accept or participate in 776
941	941		any grant, donation or program available to any political subdivision of 777
942	942		the state and may also accept or participate in any grant, donation or 778
943	943		program made available to counties by any other governmental or 779
944	944		private entity. Notwithstanding the provisions of any special or public 780
945	945		act, any political subdivision of the state may enter into an agreement 781
946	946		with a regional council of governments to perform jointly or to provide, 782
947	947		alone or in cooperation with any other entity, any service, activity or 783
948	948		undertaking that the political subdivision is authorized by law to 784
949	949		perform. A regional council of governments established pursuant to this 785
950	950		section may administer and provide regional services to municipalities 786
951	951		by affirmative vote of the member municipalities of such council, and 787
952	952		may delegate such authority to subregional groups of such 788
953	953		municipalities. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7-339a to 7-789
954	954		339l, inclusive, the administration and provision of such services shall 790
955	955		not require the execution of any interlocal agreement. Regional services 791
956	956		provided to member municipalities shall be determined by each 792
957	957		regional council of governments, except as provided in subsection (b) of 793
958	958		section 9-229 and section 9-229b, and may include, without limitation, 794
959	959		the following services: (1) Engineering; (2) inspectional and planning; 795
960	960		(3) economic development; (4) public safety; (5) emergency 796
961	961		management; (6) animal control; (7) land use management; (8) tourism 797
962	962		promotion; (9) social; (10) health; (11) education; (12) data management; 798
963	963		(13) regional sewerage; (14) housing; (15) computerized mapping; (16) 799
964	964		household hazardous waste collection; (17) recycling; (18) public facility 800
965	965		siting; (19) coordination of master planning; (20) vocational training and 801
966	966		development; (21) solid waste disposal; (22) fire protection; (23) regional 802
967	967		resource protection; (24) regional impact studies; and (25) 803
968	968		transportation. 804
969	969		Sec. 11. Section 4-66k of the general statutes is repealed and the 805 Substitute Bill No. 6448
970	970
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975	975
976	976		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 806
977	977		(a) There is established an account to be known as the "regional 807
978	978		planning incentive account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 808
979	979		account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 809
980	980		required by law to be deposited in the account. Except as provided in 810
981	981		subsection [(d)] (e) of this section, moneys [,] in the account shall be 811
982	982		expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management [in 812
983	983		accordance with subsection (b) of this section] for the purposes of first 813
984	984		providing funding to regional planning organizations in accordance 814
985	985		with the provisions of subsections (b), [and] (c) and (d) of this section 815
986	986		and then to providing grants under the regional performance incentive 816
987	987		program established pursuant to section 4-124s, as amended by this act. 817
988	988		(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, funds from the regional 818
989	989		planning incentive account shall be distributed to each regional 819
990	990		planning organization, as defined in section 4-124i, revision of 1958, 820
991	991		revised to January 1, 2013, in the amount of one hundred twenty-five 821
992	992		thousand dollars. Any regional council of governments that is 822
993	993		comprised of any two or more regional planning organizations that 823
994	994		voluntarily consolidate on or before December 31, 2013, shall receive an 824
995	995		additional payment in an amount equal to the amount the regional 825
996	996		planning organizations would have received if such regional planning 826
997	997		organizations had not voluntarily consolidated. 827
998	998		(c) [Beginning in the fiscal year] For the fiscal years ending June 30, 828
999	999		2015, [and annually thereafter] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, funds from 829
1000	1000		the regional planning incentive account shall be distributed to each 830
1001	1001		regional council of governments formed pursuant to section 4-124j, in 831
1002	1002		the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars plus fifty cents 832
1003	1003		per capita, using population information from the most recent federal 833
1004	1004		decennial census. Any regional council of governments that is 834
1005	1005		comprised of any two or more regional planning organizations, as 835
1006	1006		defined in section 4-124i, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, 836
1007	1007		that voluntarily consolidated on or before December 31, 2013, shall 837
1008	1008		receive a payment in the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand 838 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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1014	1014
1015	1015		dollars for each such regional planning organization that voluntarily 839
1016	1016		consolidated on or before said date. 840
1017	1017		(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 841
1018	1018		thereafter, funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be 842
1019	1019		distributed to each regional council of governments formed pursuant to 843
1020	1020		section 4-124j, in the amount of one hundred eighty-five thousand five 844
1021	1021		hundred dollars plus sixty-eight cents per capita, using population 845
1022	1022		information from the most recent federal decennial census. 846
1023	1023		(2) Not later than July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, each regional 847
1024	1024		council of governments shall submit to the secretary a proposal for 848
1025	1025		expenditure of the funds described in subdivision (1) of this subsection. 849
1026	1026		Such proposal may include, but need not be limited to, a description of 850
1027	1027		(A) functions, activities or services currently performed by the state or 851
1028	1028		municipalities that may be provided in a more efficient, cost-effective, 852
1029	1029		responsive or higher quality manner by such council, a regional 853
1030	1030		educational service center or similar regional entity, (B) anticipated cost 854
1031	1031		savings relating to the sharing of government services, including, but 855
1032	1032		not limited to, joint purchasing, (C) the standardization and alignment 856
1033	1033		of various regions of the state, or (D) any other initiatives that may 857
1034	1034		facilitate the delivery of services to the public in a more efficient, cost-858
1035	1035		effective, responsive or higher quality manner. 859
1036	1036		[(d)] (e) There is established a regionalization subaccount within the 860
1037	1037		regional planning incentive account. If the Connecticut Lottery 861
1038	1038		Corporation offers online its existing lottery draw games through the 862
1039	1039		corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, the 863
1040	1040		revenue from such online offering that exceeds an amount equivalent to 864
1041	1041		the costs of the debt-free community college program under section 10a-865
1042	1042		174 shall be deposited in the subaccount, or, if such online offering is not 866
1043	1043		established, the amount provided under subsection (b) of section 364 of 867
1044	1044		public act 19-117 for regionalization initiatives shall be deposited in the 868
1045	1045		subaccount. Moneys in the subaccount shall be expended only for the 869
1046	1046		purposes recommended by the task force established under section 4-870
1047	1047		66s. 871 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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1053	1053
1054	1054		Sec. 12. Section 4-66r of the general statutes is repealed and the 872
1055	1055		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 873
1056	1056		(a) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2018, [and each fiscal 874
1057	1057		year thereafter] and June 30, 2019, each regional council of governments 875
1058	1058		shall, within available appropriations, receive a grant-in-aid to be 876
1059	1059		known as a regional services grant, the amount of which shall be based 877
1060	1060		on a formula to be determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy 878
1061	1061		and Management. No such council shall receive a grant for the fiscal 879
1062	1062		year ending June 30, 2018, unless the secretary approves a spending plan 880
1063	1063		for such grant moneys submitted by such council to the secretary on or 881
1064	1064		before November 1, 2017. No such council shall receive a grant for the 882
1065	1065		fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, [or any fiscal year thereafter,] unless the 883
1066	1066		secretary approves a spending plan for such grant moneys submitted by 884
1067	1067		such council to the secretary on or before July 1, 2018. [, and annually 885
1068	1068		thereafter.] 886
1069	1069		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29 of public act 19-117, 887
1070	1070		for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, 888
1071	1071		each regional council of governments shall receive a grant-in-aid to be 889
1072	1072		known as a regional services grant, the amount of which shall be 890
1073	1073		determined pursuant to section 4-66k, as amended by this act. No such 891
1074	1074		council shall receive a grant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or 892
1075	1075		any fiscal year thereafter, unless the secretary approves a spending plan 893
1076	1076		for such grant moneys submitted by such council to the secretary on or 894
1077	1077		before July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter. The secretary may provide 895
1078	1078		biennial spending plan approval process guidelines at the secretary's 896
1079	1079		discretion. 897
1080	1080		(c) Each regional council of governments shall use such grant funds 898
1081	1081		for planning purposes and to achieve efficiencies in the delivery of 899
1082	1082		municipal services, without diminishing the quality of such services. On 900
1083	1083		or before October 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, each regional council 901
1084	1084		of governments shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, 902
1085	1085		to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 903
1086	1086		cognizance of matters relating to planning and development and 904 Substitute Bill No. 6448
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1092	1092
1093	1093		finance, revenue and bonding, and to the secretary. Such report shall (1) 905
1094	1094		summarize the expenditure of such grant funds in the prior fiscal year, 906
1095	1095		(2) describe any regional program, project or initiative currently 907
1096	1096		provided or planned by the council, (3) review the performance of any 908
1097	1097		existing regional program, project or initiative relative to its initial goals 909
1098	1098		and objectives, (4) analyze the existing services provided by member 910
1099	1099		municipalities or by the state that, in the opinion of the council, could 911
1100	1100		be more effectively or efficiently provided on a regional basis, and (5) 912
1101	1101		provide recommendations for legislative action concerning potential 913
1102	1102		impediments to the regionalization of services. 914
1103	1103		Sec. 13. Section 4-66l of the general statutes is repealed and the 915
1104	1104		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 916
1105	1105		(a) For the purposes of this section: 917
1106	1106		(1) "FY 15 mill rate" means the mill rate a municipality used during 918
1107	1107		the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; 919
1108	1108		(2) "Mill rate" means, unless otherwise specified, the mill rate a 920
1109	1109		municipality uses to calculate tax bills for motor vehicles; 921
1110	1110		(3) "Municipality" means any town, city, consolidated town and city 922
1111	1111		or consolidated town and borough. "Municipality" includes a district for 923
1112	1112		the purposes of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section; 924
1113	1113		(4) "Municipal spending" means: 925
1114	1114		T1
1115	1115		Municipal
1116	1116
1117	1117
1118	1118		–
1119	1119		Municipal
1120	1120		T2
1121	1121		spending for spending for
1122	1122		T3
1123	1123		the fiscal year the fiscal year
1124	1124		T4 prior to the two years
1125	1125		T5
1126	1126		current fiscal prior to the
1127	1127		T6
1128	1128		year current year
1129	1129		X 100
1130	1130		Municipal
1131	1131		T7
1132	1132		_______________________________ spending;
1133	1133		T8
1134	1134		Municipal spending for the fiscal
1135	1135		T9 year two years prior to the Substitute Bill No. 6448
1136	1136
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1141	1141
1142	1142		T10
1143	1143		current year
1144	1144
1145	1145		(5) "Per capita distribution" means: 926
1146	1146		T11
1147	1147		Municipal population
1148	1148		T12
1149	1149		X Sales tax revenue = Per capita distribution
1150	1150		T13 Total state population
1151	1151
1152	1152		(6) "Pro rata distribution" means: 927
1153	1153		T14
1154	1154		Municipal weighted
1155	1155		X Sales tax revenue = Pro rata distribution;
1156	1156		T15
1157	1157		mill rate calculation
1158	1158		T16 ___________________
1159	1159		T17
1160	1160		Sum of all municipal
1161	1161		T18
1162	1162		weighted mill rate
1163	1163		T19
1164	1164		calculations combined
1165	1165
1166	1166		(7) "Regional council of governments" means any such council 928
1167	1167		organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive; 929
1168	1168		(8) "Municipal population" means the number of persons in a 930
1169	1169		municipality according to the most recent estimate of the Department of 931
1170	1170		Public Health; 932
1171	1171		(9) "Total state population" means the number of persons in this state 933
1172	1172		according to the most recent estimate published by the Department of 934
1173	1173		Public Health; 935
1174	1174		(10) "Weighted mill rate" means a municipality's FY 15 mill rate 936
1175	1175		divided by the average of all municipalities' FY 15 mill rate; 937
1176	1176		(11) "Weighted mill rate calculation" means per capita distribution 938
1177	1177		multiplied by a municipality's weighted mill rate; 939
1178	1178		(12) "Sales tax revenue" means the moneys in the account remaining 940
1179	1179		for distribution pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of this 941
1180	1180		section; 942 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1181	1181
1182	1182
1183	1183		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1185	1185		31 of 49
1186	1186
1187	1187		(13) "District" means any district, as defined in section 7-324; and 943
1188	1188		(14) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 944
1189	1189		Management. 945
1190	1190		(b) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal 946
1191	1191		revenue sharing account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account 947
1192	1192		within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 948
1193	1193		required by law to be deposited in the account. The secretary shall set 949
1194	1194		aside and ensure availability of moneys in the account in the following 950
1195	1195		order of priority and shall transfer or disburse such moneys as follows: 951
1196	1196		(1) Ten million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, shall 952
1197	1197		be transferred not later than April fifteenth for the purposes of grants 953
1198	1198		under section 10-262h; 954
1199	1199		(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year 955
1200	1200		thereafter, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle property tax grants 956
1201	1201		payable to municipalities pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall 957
1202	1202		be expended not later than August first annually by the secretary; 958
1203	1203		(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year 959
1204	1204		thereafter, moneys sufficient to make the grants payable from the select 960
1205	1205		payment in lieu of taxes grant account established pursuant to section 961
1206	1206		12-18c shall annually be transferred to the select payment in lieu of taxes 962
1207	1207		account in the Office of Policy and Management; 963
1208	1208		(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, 964
1209	1209		moneys sufficient to make the municipal revenue sharing grants 965
1210	1210		payable to municipalities pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (d) 966
1211	1211		of this section shall be expended not later than October thirty-first 967
1212	1212		annually by the secretary; 968
1213	1213		[(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year 969
1214	1214		thereafter, seven million dollars shall be expended for the purposes of 970
1215	1215		the regional services grants pursuant to subsection (e) of this section to 971
1216	1216		the regional councils of governments;] 972 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1217	1217
1218	1218
1219	1219		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1221	1221		32 of 49
1222	1222
1223	1223		[(6)] (5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year 973
1224	1224		thereafter, moneys may be expended for the purpose of supplemental 974
1225	1225		motor vehicle property tax grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this 975
1226	1226		section; and 976
1227	1227		[(7)] (6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 977
1228	1228		thereafter, moneys in the account remaining shall be expended annually 978
1229	1229		by the secretary for the purposes of the municipal revenue sharing 979
1230	1230		grants established pursuant to subsection [(f)] (e) of this section. Any 980
1231	1231		such moneys deposited in the account for municipal revenue sharing 981
1232	1232		grants between October first and June thirtieth shall be distributed to 982
1233	1233		municipalities on the following October first and any such moneys 983
1234	1234		deposited in the account between July first and September thirtieth shall 984
1235	1235		be distributed to municipalities on the following January thirty-first. 985
1236	1236		Any municipality may apply to the Office of Policy and Management 986
1237	1237		on or after July first for early disbursement of a portion of such grant. 987
1238	1238		The Office of Policy and Management may approve such an application 988
1239	1239		if it finds that early disbursement is required in order for a municipality 989
1240	1240		to meet its cash flow needs. No early disbursement approved by said 990
1241	1241		office may be issued later than September thirtieth. 991
1242	1242		(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, motor vehicle property 992
1243	1243		tax grants to municipalities that impose mill rates on real property and 993
1244	1244		personal property other than motor vehicles greater than 39 mills or 994
1245	1245		that, when combined with the mill rate of any district located within the 995
1246	1246		municipality, impose mill rates greater than 39 mills, shall be made in 996
1247	1247		an amount equal to the difference between the amount of property taxes 997
1248	1248		levied by the municipality and any district located within the 998
1249	1249		municipality on motor vehicles for the assessment year commencing 999
1250	1250		October 1, 2013, and the amount such levy would have been if the mill 1000
1251	1251		rate on motor vehicles for said assessment year was 39 mills. 1001
1252	1252		(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 1002
1253	1253		thereafter, motor vehicle property tax grants to municipalities that 1003
1254	1254		impose mill rates on real property and personal property other than 1004
1255	1255		motor vehicles greater than 45 mills or that, when combined with the 1005 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1256	1256
1257	1257
1258	1258		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1260	1260		33 of 49
1261	1261
1262	1262		mill rate of any district located within the municipality, impose mill 1006
1263	1263		rates greater than 45 mills, shall be made in an amount equal to the 1007
1264	1264		difference between the amount of property taxes levied by the 1008
1265	1265		municipality and any district located within the municipality on motor 1009
1266	1266		vehicles for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2016, and the 1010
1267	1267		amount such levy would have been if the mill rate on motor vehicles for 1011
1268	1268		said assessment year was 45 mills. 1012
1269	1269		(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, any municipality that 1013
1270	1270		imposed a mill rate for real and personal property of more than 39 mills 1014
1271	1271		during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and effected a revaluation of 1015
1272	1272		real property for the 2014 or 2015 assessment year that resulted in an 1016
1273	1273		increase of 4 or more mills over the prior mill rate, may apply to the 1017
1274	1274		Office of Policy and Management for a supplemental motor vehicle 1018
1275	1275		property tax grant. The Office of Policy and Management may approve 1019
1276	1276		such an application, within available funds, provided such 1020
1277	1277		supplemental grant does not reduce any amount payable to any other 1021
1278	1278		municipality. 1022
1279	1279		(4) Not later than fifteen calendar days after receiving a property tax 1023
1280	1280		grant pursuant to this section, the municipality shall disburse to any 1024
1281	1281		district located within the municipality the amount of any such property 1025
1282	1282		tax grant that is attributable to the district. 1026
1283	1283		[(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, each municipality 1027
1284	1284		shall receive a municipal revenue sharing grant, which shall be payable 1028
1285	1285		August 1, 2016, from the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund established 1029
1286	1286		in section 4-66p. The total amount of the grant payable is as follows: 1030
1287	1287		T20 Municipality Grant Amount
1288	1288		T21 Andover 66,705
1289	1289		T22 Ansonia 605,442
1290	1290		T23 Ashford 87,248
1291	1291		T24 Avon 374,711
1292	1292		T25 Barkhamsted 76,324
1293	1293		T26 Beacon Falls 123,341 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1294	1294
1295	1295
1296	1296		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1298	1298		34 of 49
1299	1299
1300	1300		T27 Berlin 843,048
1301	1301		T28 Bethany 114,329
1302	1302		T29 Bethel 392,605
1303	1303		T30 Bethlehem 42,762
1304	1304		T31 Bloomfield 438,458
1305	1305		T32 Bolton 106,449
1306	1306		T33 Bozrah 53,783
1307	1307		T34 Branford 570,402
1308	1308		T35 Bridgeport 14,476,283
1309	1309		T36 Bridgewater 15,670
1310	1310		T37 Bristol 1,276,119
1311	1311		T38 Brookfield 343,611
1312	1312		T39 Brooklyn 103,910
1313	1313		T40 Burlington 193,490
1314	1314		T41 Canaan 14,793
1315	1315		T42 Canterbury 58,684
1316	1316		T43 Canton 211,078
1317	1317		T44 Chaplin 48,563
1318	1318		T45 Cheshire 594,084
1319	1319		T46 Chester 57,736
1320	1320		T47 Clinton 268,611
1321	1321		T48 Colchester 330,363
1322	1322		T49 Colebrook 29,694
1323	1323		T50 Columbia 111,276
1324	1324		T51 Cornwall 11,269
1325	1325		T52 Coventry 252,939
1326	1326		T53 Cromwell 288,951
1327	1327		T54 Danbury 2,079,675
1328	1328		T55 Darien 171,485
1329	1329		T56 Deep River 93,525
1330	1330		T57 Derby 462,718
1331	1331		T58 Durham 150,019
1332	1332		T59 East Granby 106,222
1333	1333		T60 East Haddam 186,418 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1334	1334
1335	1335
1336	1336		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
1337		-	~~R02~~-HB.docx }
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1338	1338		35 of 49
1339	1339
1340	1340		T61 East Hampton 263,149
1341	1341		T62 East Hartford 3,877,281
1342	1342		T63 East Haven 593,493
1343	1343		T64 East Lyme 243,736
1344	1344		T65 East Windsor 232,457
1345	1345		T66 Eastford 23,060
1346	1346		T67 Easton 155,216
1347	1347		T68 Ellington 321,722
1348	1348		T69 Enfield 911,974
1349	1349		T70 Essex 74,572
1350	1350		T71 Fairfield 795,318
1351	1351		T72 Farmington 335,287
1352	1352		T73 Franklin 26,309
1353	1353		T74 Glastonbury 754,546
1354	1354		T75 Goshen 30,286
1355	1355		T76 Granby 244,839
1356	1356		T77 Greenwich 366,588
1357	1357		T78 Griswold 243,727
1358	1358		T79 Groton 433,177
1359	1359		T80 Guilford 456,863
1360	1360		T81 Haddam 170,440
1361	1361		T82 Hamden 4,491,337
1362	1362		T83 Hampton 38,070
1363	1363		T84 Hartford 13,908,437
1364	1364		T85 Hartland 27,964
1365	1365		T86 Harwinton 113,987
1366	1366		T87 Hebron 208,666
1367	1367		T88 Kent 26,808
1368	1368		T89 Killingly 351,213
1369	1369		T90 Killingworth 85,270
1370	1370		T91 Lebanon 149,163
1371	1371		T92 Ledyard 307,619
1372	1372		T93 Lisbon 45,413
1373	1373		T94 Litchfield 169,828 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1374	1374
1375	1375
1376	1376		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
1377		-	~~R02~~-HB.docx }
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1378	1378		36 of 49
1379	1379
1380	1380		T95 Lyme 21,862
1381	1381		T96 Madison 372,897
1382	1382		T97 Manchester 1,972,491
1383	1383		T98 Mansfield 525,280
1384	1384		T99 Marlborough 131,065
1385	1385		T100 Meriden 1,315,347
1386	1386		T101 Middlebury 154,299
1387	1387		T102 Middlefield 91,372
1388	1388		T103 Middletown 964,657
1389	1389		T104 Milford 1,880,830
1390	1390		T105 Monroe 404,221
1391	1391		T106 Montville 401,756
1392	1392		T107 Morris 28,110
1393	1393		T108 Naugatuck 2,405,660
1394	1394		T109 New Britain 5,781,991
1395	1395		T110 New Canaan 168,106
1396	1396		T111 New Fairfield 288,278
1397	1397		T112 New Hartford 140,338
1398	1398		T113 New Haven 2,118,290
1399	1399		T114 New London 750,249
1400	1400		T115 New Milford 565,898
1401	1401		T116 Newington 651,000
1402	1402		T117 Newtown 572,949
1403	1403		T118 Norfolk 20,141
1404	1404		T119 North Branford 292,517
1405	1405		T120 North Canaan 66,052
1406	1406		T121 North Haven 487,882
1407	1407		T122 North Stonington 107,832
1408	1408		T123 Norwalk 3,401,590
1409	1409		T124 Norwich 1,309,943
1410	1410		T125 Old Lyme 79,946
1411	1411		T126 Old Saybrook 101,527
1412	1412		T127 Orange 284,365
1413	1413		T128 Oxford 171,492 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1414	1414
1415	1415
1416	1416		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
1417		-	~~R02~~-HB.docx }
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1418	1418		37 of 49
1419	1419
1420	1420		T129 Plainfield 310,350
1421	1421		T130 Plainville 363,176
1422	1422		T131 Plymouth 255,581
1423	1423		T132 Pomfret 54,257
1424	1424		T133 Portland 192,715
1425	1425		T134 Preston 58,934
1426	1426		T135 Prospect 197,097
1427	1427		T136 Putnam 76,399
1428	1428		T137 Redding 189,781
1429	1429		T138 Ridgefield 512,848
1430	1430		T139 Rocky Hill 405,872
1431	1431		T140 Roxbury 15,998
1432	1432		T141 Salem 85,617
1433	1433		T142 Salisbury 20,769
1434	1434		T143 Scotland 36,200
1435	1435		T144 Seymour 343,388
1436	1436		T145 Sharon 19,467
1437	1437		T146 Shelton 706,038
1438	1438		T147 Sherman 39,000
1439	1439		T148 Simsbury 567,460
1440	1440		T149 Somers 141,697
1441	1441		T150 South Windsor 558,715
1442	1442		T151 Southbury 404,731
1443	1443		T152 Southington 889,821
1444	1444		T153 Sprague 89,456
1445	1445		T154 Stafford 243,095
1446	1446		T155 Stamford 2,372,358
1447	1447		T156 Sterling 77,037
1448	1448		T157 Stonington 202,888
1449	1449		T158 Stratford 1,130,316
1450	1450		T159 Suffield 321,763
1451	1451		T160 Thomaston 158,888
1452	1452		T161 Thompson 114,582
1453	1453		T162 Tolland 303,971 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1454	1454
1455	1455
1456	1456		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1458	1458		38 of 49
1459	1459
1460	1460		T163 Torrington 2,435,109
1461	1461		T164 Trumbull 745,325
1462	1462		T165 Union 17,283
1463	1463		T166 Vernon 641,027
1464	1464		T167 Voluntown 33,914
1465	1465		T168 Wallingford 919,984
1466	1466		T169 Warren 11,006
1467	1467		T170 Washington 25,496
1468	1468		T171 Waterbury 13,438,542
1469	1469		T172 Waterford 259,091
1470	1470		T173 Watertown 453,012
1471	1471		T174 West Hartford 1,614,320
1472	1472		T175 West Haven 1,121,850
1473	1473		T176 Westbrook 80,601
1474	1474		T177 Weston 211,384
1475	1475		T178 Westport 262,402
1476	1476		T179 Wethersfield 940,267
1477	1477		T180 Willington 121,568
1478	1478		T181 Wilton 380,234
1479	1479		T182 Winchester 224,447
1480	1480		T183 Windham 513,847
1481	1481		T184 Windsor 593,921
1482	1482		T185 Windsor Locks 256,241
1483	1483		T186 Wolcott 340,859
1484	1484		T187 Woodbridge 247,758
1485	1485		T188 Woodbury 200,175
1486	1486		T189 Woodstock 97,708
1487	1487		T190 Borough of Danielson -
1488	1488		T191 Borough of Litchfield -
1489	1489		T192 Bloomfield, Blue Hills FD 92,961
1490	1490		T193 Enfield Thompsonville FD #2 354,311
1491	1491		T194 Manchester - Eighth Utility District 436,718
1492	1492		T195 Middletown - City Fire 910,442
1493	1493		T196 Middletown So Fire 413,961 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1494	1494
1495	1495
1496	1496		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
1497		-	~~R02~~-HB.docx }
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1498	1498		39 of 49
1499	1499
1500	1500		T197 Norwich CCD 552,565
1501	1501		T198 Norwich TCD 62,849
1502	1502		T199 Simsbury FD 221,536
1503	1503		T200 Plainfield Fire District -
1504	1504		T201 Windham, Special Service District #2 640,000
1505	1505		T202 Windham 1st Taxing District -
1506	1506		T203 Windham First
1507	1507		T204 West Haven First Center (D1) 1,039,843
1508	1508		T205 West Haven: Allingtown FD (D3) 483,505
1509	1509		T206 West Haven: West Shore FD (D2) 654,640
1510	1510
1511	1511		(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, each 1031
1512	1512		municipality shall receive a municipal sharing grant payable not later 1032
1513	1513		than October thirty-first of each year. The total amount of the grant 1033
1514	1514		payable is as follows: 1034
1515	1515		T207 Municipality Grant Amount
1516	1516		T208 Andover 96,020
1517	1517		T209 Ansonia 643,519
1518	1518		T210 Ashford 125,591
1519	1519		T211 Avon 539,387
1520	1520		T212 Barkhamsted 109,867
1521	1521		T213 Beacon Falls 177,547
1522	1522		T214 Berlin 1,213,548
1523	1523		T215 Bethany 164,574
1524	1524		T216 Bethel 565,146
1525	1525		T217 Bethlehem 61,554
1526	1526		T218 Bloomfield 631,150
1527	1527		T219 Bolton 153,231
1528	1528		T220 Bozrah 77,420
1529	1529		T221 Branford 821,080
1530	1530		T222 Bridgeport 9,758,441
1531	1531		T223 Bridgewater 22,557
1532	1532		T224 Bristol 1,836,944
1533	1533		T225 Brookfield 494,620 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1534	1534
1535	1535
1536	1536		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
1537		-	~~R02~~-HB.docx }
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1538	1538		40 of 49
1539	1539
1540	1540		T226 Brooklyn 149,576
1541	1541		T227 Burlington 278,524
1542	1542		T228 Canaan 21,294
1543	1543		T229 Canterbury 84,475
1544	1544		T230 Canton 303,842
1545	1545		T231 Chaplin 69,906
1546	1546		T232 Cheshire 855,170
1547	1547		T233 Chester 83,109
1548	1548		T234 Clinton 386,660
1549	1549		T235 Colchester 475,551
1550	1550		T236 Colebrook 42,744
1551	1551		T237 Columbia 160,179
1552	1552		T238 Cornwall 16,221
1553	1553		T239 Coventry 364,100
1554	1554		T240 Cromwell 415,938
1555	1555		T241 Danbury 2,993,644
1556	1556		T242 Darien 246,849
1557	1557		T243 Deep River 134,627
1558	1558		T244 Derby 400,912
1559	1559		T245 Durham 215,949
1560	1560		T246 East Granby 152,904
1561	1561		T247 East Haddam 268,344
1562	1562		T248 East Hampton 378,798
1563	1563		T249 East Hartford 2,036,894
1564	1564		T250 East Haven 854,319
1565	1565		T251 East Lyme 350,852
1566	1566		T252 East Windsor 334,616
1567	1567		T253 Eastford 33,194
1568	1568		T254 Easton 223,430
1569	1569		T255 Ellington 463,112
1570	1570		T256 Enfield 1,312,766
1571	1571		T257 Essex 107,345
1572	1572		T258 Fairfield 1,144,842
1573	1573		T259 Farmington 482,637 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1574	1574
1575	1575
1576	1576		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1578	1578		41 of 49
1579	1579
1580	1580		T260 Franklin 37,871
1581	1581		T261 Glastonbury 1,086,151
1582	1582		T262 Goshen 43,596
1583	1583		T263 Granby 352,440
1584	1584		T264 Greenwich 527,695
1585	1585		T265 Griswold 350,840
1586	1586		T266 Groton 623,548
1587	1587		T267 Guilford 657,644
1588	1588		T268 Haddam 245,344
1589	1589		T269 Hamden 2,155,661
1590	1590		T270 Hampton 54,801
1591	1591		T271 Hartford 1,498,643
1592	1592		T272 Hartland 40,254
1593	1593		T273 Harwinton 164,081
1594	1594		T274 Hebron 300,369
1595	1595		T275 Kent 38,590
1596	1596		T276 Killingly 505,562
1597	1597		T277 Killingworth 122,744
1598	1598		T278 Lebanon 214,717
1599	1599		T279 Ledyard 442,811
1600	1600		T280 Lisbon 65,371
1601	1601		T281 Litchfield 244,464
1602	1602		T282 Lyme 31,470
1603	1603		T283 Madison 536,777
1604	1604		T284 Manchester 1,971,540
1605	1605		T285 Mansfield 756,128
1606	1606		T286 Marlborough 188,665
1607	1607		T287 Meriden 1,893,412
1608	1608		T288 Middlebury 222,109
1609	1609		T289 Middlefield 131,529
1610	1610		T290 Middletown 1,388,602
1611	1611		T291 Milford 2,707,412
1612	1612		T292 Monroe 581,867
1613	1613		T293 Montville 578,318 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1614	1614
1615	1615
1616	1616		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1618	1618		42 of 49
1619	1619
1620	1620		T294 Morris 40,463
1621	1621		T295 Naugatuck 1,251,980
1622	1622		T296 New Britain 3,131,893
1623	1623		T297 New Canaan 241,985
1624	1624		T298 New Fairfield 414,970
1625	1625		T299 New Hartford 202,014
1626	1626		T300 New Haven 114,863
1627	1627		T301 New London 917,228
1628	1628		T302 New Milford 814,597
1629	1629		T303 Newington 937,100
1630	1630		T304 Newtown 824,747
1631	1631		T305 Norfolk 28,993
1632	1632		T306 North Branford 421,072
1633	1633		T307 North Canaan 95,081
1634	1634		T308 North Haven 702,295
1635	1635		T309 North Stonington 155,222
1636	1636		T310 Norwalk 4,896,511
1637	1637		T311 Norwich 1,362,971
1638	1638		T312 Old Lyme 115,080
1639	1639		T313 Old Saybrook 146,146
1640	1640		T314 Orange 409,337
1641	1641		T315 Oxford 246,859
1642	1642		T316 Plainfield 446,742
1643	1643		T317 Plainville 522,783
1644	1644		T318 Plymouth 367,902
1645	1645		T319 Pomfret 78,101
1646	1646		T320 Portland 277,409
1647	1647		T321 Preston 84,835
1648	1648		T322 Prospect 283,717
1649	1649		T323 Putnam 109,975
1650	1650		T324 Redding 273,185
1651	1651		T325 Ridgefield 738,233
1652	1652		T326 Rocky Hill 584,244
1653	1653		T327 Roxbury 23,029 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1654	1654
1655	1655
1656	1656		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1658	1658		43 of 49
1659	1659
1660	1660		T328 Salem 123,244
1661	1661		T329 Salisbury 29,897
1662	1662		T330 Scotland 52,109
1663	1663		T331 Seymour 494,298
1664	1664		T332 Sharon 28,022
1665	1665		T333 Shelton 1,016,326
1666	1666		T334 Sherman 56,139
1667	1667		T335 Simsbury 775,368
1668	1668		T336 Somers 203,969
1669	1669		T337 South Windsor 804,258
1670	1670		T338 Southbury 582,601
1671	1671		T339 Southington 1,280,877
1672	1672		T340 Sprague 128,769
1673	1673		T341 Stafford 349,930
1674	1674		T342 Stamford 3,414,955
1675	1675		T343 Sterling 110,893
1676	1676		T344 Stonington 292,053
1677	1677		T345 Stratford 1,627,064
1678	1678		T346 Suffield 463,170
1679	1679		T347 Thomaston 228,716
1680	1680		T348 Thompson 164,939
1681	1681		T349 Tolland 437,559
1682	1682		T350 Torrington 1,133,394
1683	1683		T351 Trumbull 1,072,878
1684	1684		T352 Union 24,878
1685	1685		T353 Vernon 922,743
1686	1686		T354 Voluntown 48,818
1687	1687		T355 Wallingford 1,324,296
1688	1688		T356 Warren 15,842
1689	1689		T357 Washington 36,701
1690	1690		T358 Waterbury 5,595,448
1691	1691		T359 Waterford 372,956
1692	1692		T360 Watertown 652,100
1693	1693		T361 West Hartford 2,075,223 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1694	1694
1695	1695
1696	1696		LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06448-
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1698	1698		44 of 49
1699	1699
1700	1700		T362 West Haven 1,614,877
1701	1701		T363 Westbrook 116,023
1702	1702		T364 Weston 304,282
1703	1703		T365 Westport 377,722
1704	1704		T366 Wethersfield 1,353,493
1705	1705		T367 Willington 174,995
1706	1706		T368 Wilton 547,338
1707	1707		T369 Winchester 323,087
1708	1708		T370 Windham 739,671
1709	1709		T371 Windsor 854,935
1710	1710		T372 Windsor Locks 368,853
1711	1711		T373 Wolcott 490,659
1712	1712		T374 Woodbridge 274,418
1713	1713		T375 Woodbury 288,147
1714	1714		T376 Woodstock 140,648]
1715	1715
1716	1716		[(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and each fiscal year 1035
1717	1717		thereafter, each regional council of governments shall receive a regional 1036
1718	1718		services grant, the amount of which will be based on a formula to be 1037
1719	1719		determined by the secretary, except that, for the fiscal year ending June 1038
1720	1720		30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, thirty-five per cent of such grant 1039
1721	1721		moneys shall be awarded to regional councils of governments for the 1040
1722	1722		purpose of assisting regional education service centers in merging their 1041
1723	1723		human resource, finance or technology services with such services 1042
1724	1724		provided by municipalities within the region. For the fiscal year ending 1043
1725	1725		June 30, 2017, three million dollars shall be expended by the secretary 1044
1726	1726		from the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund established in section 4-66p 1045
1727	1727		for the purpose of the regional services grant. No such council shall 1046
1728	1728		receive a grant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or any fiscal year 1047
1729	1729		thereafter, unless the secretary approves a spending plan for such grant 1048
1730	1730		moneys submitted by such council to the secretary on or before July 1, 1049
1731	1731		2017, and annually thereafter. The regional councils of governments 1050
1732	1732		shall use such grants for planning purposes and to achieve efficiencies 1051
1733	1733		in the delivery of municipal services by regionalizing such services, 1052
1734	1734		including, but not limited to, region-wide consolidation of such services. 1053 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1735	1735
1736	1736
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1739	1739		45 of 49
1740	1740
1741	1741		Such efficiencies shall not diminish the quality of such services. A 1054
1742	1742		unanimous vote of the representatives of such council shall be required 1055
1743	1743		for approval of any expenditure from such grant. On or before October 1056
1744	1744		1, 2017, and biennially thereafter, each such council shall submit a 1057
1745	1745		report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing 1058
1746	1746		committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1059
1747	1747		relating to planning and development and finance, revenue and 1060
1748	1748		bonding. Such report shall summarize the expenditure of such grants 1061
1749	1749		and provide recommendations concerning the expansion, reduction or 1062
1750	1750		modification of such grants.] 1063
1751	1751		[(f)] (d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 1064
1752	1752		thereafter, each municipality shall receive a municipal revenue sharing 1065
1753	1753		grant as follows: 1066
1754	1754		(1) (A) A municipality having a mill rate at or above twenty-five shall 1067
1755	1755		receive the per capita distribution or pro rata distribution, whichever is 1068
1756	1756		higher for such municipality. 1069
1757	1757		(B) Such grants shall be increased by a percentage calculated as 1070
1758	1758		follows: 1071
1759	1759		T377
1760	1760		Sum of per capita distribution amount
1761	1761		T378
1762	1762		for all municipalities having a mill rate
1763	1763		T379
1764	1764		below twenty-five – pro rata distribution
1765	1765		T380
1766	1766		amount for all municipalities
1767	1767		T381 having a mill rate below twenty-five
1768	1768		T382
1769	1769		_______________________________________
1770	1770		T383
1771	1771		Sum of all grants to municipalities
1772	1772		T384
1773	1773		calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A)
1774	1774		T385 of subdivision (1) of this subsection.
1775	1775
1776	1776		(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 1072
1777	1777		this subdivision, Hartford shall receive not more than 5.2 per cent of the 1073
1778	1778		municipal revenue sharing grants distributed pursuant to this 1074
1779	1779		subsection; Bridgeport shall receive not more than 4.5 per cent of the 1075 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1780	1780
1781	1781
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1784	1784		46 of 49
1785	1785
1786	1786		municipal revenue sharing grants distributed pursuant to this 1076
1787	1787		subsection; New Haven shall receive not more than 2.0 per cent of the 1077
1788	1788		municipal revenue sharing grants distributed pursuant to this 1078
1789	1789		subsection and Stamford shall receive not more than 2.8 per cent of the 1079
1790	1790		equalization grants distributed pursuant to this subsection. Any excess 1080
1791	1791		funds remaining after such reductions in payments to Hartford, 1081
1792	1792		Bridgeport, New Haven and Stamford shall be distributed to all other 1082
1793	1793		municipalities having a mill rate at or above twenty-five on a pro rata 1083
1794	1794		basis according to the payment they receive pursuant to this 1084
1795	1795		subdivision; and 1085
1796	1796		(2) A municipality having a mill rate below twenty-five shall receive 1086
1797	1797		the per capita distribution or pro rata distribution, whichever is less for 1087
1798	1798		such municipality. 1088
1799	1799		(3) For the purposes of this subsection, "mill rate" means the mill rate 1089
1800	1800		for real property and personal property other than motor vehicles. 1090
1801	1801		[(g)] (e) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a 1091
1802	1802		municipality may disburse any municipal revenue sharing grant funds 1092
1803	1803		to a district within such municipality. 1093
1804	1804		[(h)] (f) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, 1094
1805	1805		for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, 1095
1806	1806		the amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year in 1096
1807	1807		accordance with subsection (d) [or (f)] of this section shall be reduced if 1097
1808	1808		such municipality increases its adopted budget expenditures for such 1098
1809	1809		fiscal year above a cap equal to the amount of adopted budget 1099
1810	1810		expenditures authorized for the previous fiscal year by 2.5 per cent or 1100
1811	1811		more or the rate of inflation, whichever is greater. Such reduction shall 1101
1812	1812		be in an amount equal to fifty cents for every dollar expended over the 1102
1813	1813		cap set forth in this subsection. For the purposes of this section, (A) 1103
1814	1814		"municipal spending" does not include expenditures for debt service, 1104
1815	1815		special education, implementation of court orders or arbitration awards, 1105
1816	1816		expenditures associated with a major disaster or emergency declaration 1106
1817	1817		by the President of the United States, a disaster emergency declaration 1107 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1818	1818
1819	1819
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1822	1822		47 of 49
1823	1823
1824	1824		issued by the Governor pursuant to chapter 517 or any disbursement 1108
1825	1825		made to a district pursuant to subsection (c) or [(g)] (e) of this section, 1109
1826	1826		budgeting for an audited deficit, nonrecurring grants, capital 1110
1827	1827		expenditures or payments on unfunded pension liabilities, (B) "adopted 1111
1828	1828		budget expenditures" includes expenditures from a municipality's 1112
1829	1829		general fund and expenditures from any nonbudgeted funds, and (C) 1113
1830	1830		"capital expenditure" means a nonrecurring capital expenditure of one 1114
1831	1831		hundred thousand dollars or more. Each municipality shall annually 1115
1832	1832		certify to the secretary, on a form prescribed by said secretary, whether 1116
1833	1833		such municipality has exceeded the cap set forth in this subsection and 1117
1834	1834		if so the amount by which the cap was exceeded. 1118
1835	1835		(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year 1119
1836	1836		thereafter, the amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year 1120
1837	1837		in accordance with subsection (d) or [(f)] (e) of this section shall not be 1121
1838	1838		reduced in the case of a municipality whose adopted budget 1122
1839	1839		expenditures exceed the cap set forth in subdivision (1) of this 1123
1840	1840		subsection by an amount proportionate to any increase to its municipal 1124
1841	1841		population from the previous fiscal year, as determined by the secretary. 1125
1842	1842		[(i)] (g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 1126
1843	1843		thereafter, the amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year 1127
1844	1844		in accordance with subsection [(f)] (d) of this section shall be reduced 1128
1845	1845		proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in such year 1129
1846	1846		exceeds the amount available for such grants in the municipal revenue 1130
1847	1847		sharing account established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 1131
1848	1848		Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes of this 1132
1849	1849		section, "beverage" includes alcoholic liquor or an alcoholic beverage, as 1133
1850	1850		defined in section 30-1 of the general statutes, "food establishment" 1134
1851	1851		means a food establishment that is licensed or permitted to operate 1135
1852	1852		pursuant to section 19a-36i of the general statutes, and "municipality" 1136
1853	1853		has the same meaning as provided in section 8-1a of the general statutes. 1137
1854	1854		(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, special act, 1138
1855	1855		municipal charter or ordinance, the zoning commission of each 1139 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1856	1856
1857	1857
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1860	1860		48 of 49
1861	1861
1862	1862		municipality shall allow any licensee or permittee of a food 1140
1863	1863		establishment operating in such municipality to engage in outdoor food 1141
1864	1864		and beverage service as an accessory use of such food establishment's 1142
1865	1865		permitted use. Such accessory use shall be allowed as of right, subject 1143
1866	1866		only to any required administrative site plan review to determine 1144
1867	1867		conformance with zoning requirements not contemplated by this 1145
1868	1868		section, provided such accessory use would not result in the expansion 1146
1869	1869		of a nonconforming use. 1147
1870	1870		(c) Any such licensee or permittee may engage in outdoor food and 1148
1871	1871		beverage service (1) on public sidewalks and other pedestrian pathways 1149
1872	1872		abutting the area permitted for principal use and on which vehicular 1150
1873	1873		access is not allowed, (A) provided a pathway the length of the lot upon 1151
1874	1874		which the area permitted for principal use is located, and not less than 1152
1875	1875		six feet in width, not including any area on a street or highway, shall 1153
1876	1876		remain unobstructed for pedestrian use, and (B) subject to reasonable 1154
1877	1877		conditions imposed by the municipal official or agency that issues right-1155
1878	1878		of-way or obstruction permits; (2) on off-street parking spaces 1156
1879	1879		associated with the permitted use, notwithstanding any municipal 1157
1880	1880		ordinance or zoning regulation establishing minimum requirements for 1158
1881	1881		off-street parking; (3) on any lot, yard, court or open space abutting the 1159
1882	1882		area permitted for principal use, provided (A) such lot, yard, court or 1160
1883	1883		open space is located in a zoning district where the operation of food 1161
1884	1884		establishments is permitted, and (B) the licensee or permittee obtains 1162
1885	1885		written authorization to engage in such service from the owner of such 1163
1886	1886		lot, yard, court or open space and provides a copy of such authorization 1164
1887	1887		to the zoning commission; and (4) until 9 o'clock p.m., or a time 1165
1888	1888		established by the zoning commission of the municipality, whichever is 1166
1889	1889		later. 1167
1890	1890		Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 32-37 of the general statutes is 1168
1891	1891		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1169
1892	1892		2021): 1170
1893	1893		(a) The powers of the corporation shall be vested in and exercised by 1171
1894	1894		the board of directors. Eight members of the board shall constitute a 1172 Substitute Bill No. 6448
1895	1895
1896	1896
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1900	1900
1901	1901		quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present 1173
1902	1902		at a meeting of the board shall be necessary and sufficient for any action 1174
1903	1903		taken by the board. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall 1175
1904	1904		impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all 1176
1905	1905		the duties of the board. Any action taken by the board may be 1177
1906	1906		authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting and shall take 1178
1907	1907		effect immediately unless otherwise provided in the resolution. Notice 1179
1908	1908		of any regular meeting shall be given in writing, by telephone or orally, 1180
1909	1909		not less than forty-eight hours prior to the meeting. Notice of any special 1181
1910	1910		meeting shall be given in accordance with subsection [(d)] (e) of section 1182
1911	1911		1-225, as amended by this act. 1183
1912	1912		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1913	1913		sections:
1914	1914
1915	1915		Section 1 July 1, 2021 1-200
1916	1916		Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 1-206
1917	1917		Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 1-225
1918	1918		Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 1-227
1919	1919		Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 1-228
1920	1920		Sec. 6 January 1, 2022 7-7
1921	1921		Sec. 7 January 1, 2022 7-8
1922	1922		Sec. 8 January 1, 2022 1-232
1923	1923		Sec. 9 from passage 4-124s
1924	1924		Sec. 10 from passage 8-31b(b)
1925	1925		Sec. 11 July 1, 2021 4-66k
1926	1926		Sec. 12 July 1, 2021 4-66r
1927	1927		Sec. 13 July 1, 2021 4-66l
1928	1928		Sec. 14 July 1, 2021 New section
1929	1929		Sec. 15 July 1, 2021 32-37(a)
1930	1930
	1931	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	1932	+	In Section 6, citations to section 1-200 were inserted after "electronic
	1933	+	equipment" for clarity.
1931	1934
1932	1935		PD Joint Favorable Subst.
1933		-	APP Joint Favorable
1934	1936