House Bill No. 6555
Special Act No. 21-1
AN ACT CONCERNING LE GISLATIVE OVERSIGHT AND
APPROVAL OF COVID -19 RELIEF FUNDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision of
the general statutes, not later than April 26, 2021, the Governor shall
submit to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president
pro tempore of the Senate recommended allocations of federal funds
designated for the state pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle M of Title
IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from
time to time, except for any funds designated under the Coronavirus
Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. Not later than five days after receipt of the
recommended allocations, the speaker and the president pro tempore
shall submit the recommended allocations to the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Said
committee shall report their approval or modifications, if any, of such
recommended allocations to the speaker and the president pro tempore
not later than May 16, 2021. The final allocations of such funds shall be
authorized by public or special act of the General Assembly.
Disbursement of such funds shall be in accordance with such final
allocations and no disbursement of such funds shall occur prior to such
authorization. House Bill No. 6555
Special Act No. 21-1 2 of 2
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Not later than April 26, 2021, the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit a report,
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state
agencies. Such report shall include an overview of all funds received by
the state pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act, P.L. 116-136, as amended from time to time, and the
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act,
P.L. 116-260, as amended from time to time, including a full accounting
of all funds that have been disbursed and a plan for the disbursement of
any remaining funds.