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General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 883
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 3160
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
Request of the Governor Pursuant
to Joint Rule 9
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E RECOMMENDATIONS OF T HE
GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL O N WOMEN AND GIRLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 9-601 of the general statutes is amended by adding 1
subdivision (32) as follows (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
(NEW) (32) "Child care services" means services rendered to a 3
candidate for the care of any child who is under thirteen years of age 4
and for whom such candidate is the parent or legal guardian, which 5
services are necessary as a direct result of campaign activity that would 6
not exist but for such candidate's campaign. 7
Sec. 2. Subsection (e) of section 9-706 of the general statutes is 8
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 9
2021): 10
(e) (1) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall (A) adopt 11
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, on 12 Governor's Bill No. 883
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permissible expenditures under subsection (g) of section 9-607, as 13
amended by this act, for qualified candidate committees receiving 14
grants from the fund under sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive, and (B) on 15
or after July 1, 2021, amend such regulations to permit expenditures for 16
child care services. 17
(2) After the amendment of regulations pursuant to subparagraph (B) 18
of subdivision (1) of this subsection, expenditures for child care services 19
made by the qualified candidate committee of a participating candidate 20
shall be deemed permissible if such expenditures (A) are, in the 21
aggregate, not more than the amount of qualifying contributions 22
permitted under section 9-704, and (B) comply with all regulations 23
adopted or amended, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 24
subsection. 25
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 9-710 of the general statutes is 26
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 27
2021): 28
(c) A candidate who intends to participate in the Citizens' Election 29
Program may provide personal funds for such candidate's campaign for 30
nomination or election in an amount not exceeding: (1) For a candidate 31
for the office of Governor, twenty thousand dollars; (2) for a candidate 32
for the office of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 33
Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State, ten thousand 34
dollars; (3) for a candidate for the office of state senator, two thousand 35
dollars; or (4) for a candidate for the office of state representative, one 36
thousand dollars. Such personal funds shall not constitute a qualifying 37
contribution under section 9-704. For the purposes of this section, and 38
after the amendment of regulations pursuant to subparagraph (B) of 39
subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 9-706, as amended by this act, 40
expenditures for child care services made directly from any such 41
candidate's personal funds and for which such candidate does not seek 42
reimbursement from his or her candidate committee, as provided in 43
subsection (k) of section 9-607, shall not count toward the amounts 44
provided in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, as applicable, of this 45 Governor's Bill No. 883
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subsection. 46
Sec. 4. Subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 9-607 of the general 47
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 48
(Effective July 1, 2021): 49
(2) Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, any treasurer, in 50
accomplishing the lawful purposes of the committee, may pay the 51
expenses of: (A) Advertising in electronic and print media; (B) any other 52
form of printed advertising or communications including "thank you" 53
advertising after the election; (C) campaign items, including, but not 54
limited to, brochures, leaflets, flyers, invitations, stationery, envelopes, 55
reply cards, return envelopes, campaign business cards, direct mailings, 56
postcards, palm cards, "thank you" notes, sample ballots and other 57
similar items; (D) political banners and billboards; (E) political 58
paraphernalia, which is customarily given or sold to supporters 59
including, but not limited to, campaign buttons, stickers, pins, pencils, 60
pens, matchbooks, balloons, pads, calendars, magnets, key chains, hats, 61
tee shirts, sweatshirts, frisbees, pot holders, jar openers and other 62
similar items; (F) purchasing office supplies for campaign or political 63
purposes, campaign photographs, raffle or other fund-raising permits 64
required by law, fund-raiser prizes, postage, express mail delivery 65
services, bulk mail permits, and computer supplies and services; (G) 66
banking service charges to maintain campaign and political accounts; 67
(H) subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals which enhance the 68
candidacy of the candidate or party; (I) lease or rental of office space for 69
campaign or political purposes and expenses in connection therewith 70
including, but not limited to, furniture, parking, storage space, utilities 71
and maintenance, provided a party committee or political committee 72
organized for ongoing political activities may purchase such office 73
space; (J) lease or rental of vehicles for campaign use only; (K) lease, 74
rental or use charges of any ordinary and necessary campaign office 75
equipment including, but not limited to, copy machines, telephones, 76
postage meters, facsimile machines, computer hardware, software and 77
printers, provided a party committee or political committee organized 78
for ongoing political activities may purchase office equipment, and 79 Governor's Bill No. 883
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provided further that a candidate committee or a political committee, 80
other than a political committee formed for ongoing political activities 81
or an exploratory committee, may purchase computer equipment; (L) 82
compensation for campaign or committee staff, fringe benefits, [and] 83
payroll taxes and child care services, provided (i) the candidate and any 84
member of his immediate family shall not receive compensation, and (ii) 85
compensation for child care services is reasonable and customary for the 86
services rendered; (M) travel, meals and lodging expenses of speakers, 87
campaign or committee workers, the candidate and the candidate's 88
spouse for political and campaign purposes; (N) fund raising; (O) 89
reimbursements to candidates and campaign or committee workers 90
made in accordance with the provisions of this section for campaign-91
related expenses for which a receipt is received by the treasurer; (P) 92
campaign or committee services of attorneys, accountants, consultants 93
or other professional persons for campaign activities, obtaining or 94
contesting ballot status, nomination, or election, and compliance with 95
this chapter; (Q) purchasing campaign finance reports; (R) repaying 96
permissible campaign loans made to the committee that are properly 97
reported and refunding contributions received from an impermissible 98
source or in excess of the limitations set forth in this chapter; (S) 99
conducting polls concerning any political party, issue, candidate or 100
individual; (T) gifts to campaign or committee workers or purchasing 101
flowers or other commemorative items for political purposes not to 102
exceed one hundred dollars to any one recipient in a calendar year or 103
for the campaign, as the case may be; (U) purchasing tickets or 104
advertising from charities, inaugural committees, or other civic 105
organizations if for a political purpose, for any candidate, a candidate's 106
spouse, a member of a candidate's campaign staff, or members of 107
committees; (V) the inauguration of an elected candidate by that 108
candidate's candidate committee; (W) hiring of halls, rooms, music and 109
other entertainment for political meetings and events; (X) reasonable 110
compensation for public speakers hired by the committee; (Y) 111
transporting electors to the polls and other get-out-the-vote activities on 112
election day; and (Z) any other necessary campaign or political expense. 113 Governor's Bill No. 883
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Sec. 5. Section 4-9a of the general statutes is repealed and the 114
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 115
(a) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and executive 116
director, if any, of all boards and commissions within the Executive 117
Department, except the State Properties Review Board, the State 118
Elections Enforcement Commission, the Commission on Human Rights 119
and Opportunities, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the 120
Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board and the Transportation Policy Advisory 121
Council. 122
(b) (1) Public members shall constitute not less than one-third of the 123
members of each board and commission within the Executive 124
Department, except the Commission on Human Rights and 125
Opportunities. Public member means an elector of the state who has no 126
substantial financial interest in, is not employed in or by, and is not 127
professionally affiliated with, any industry, profession, occupation, 128
trade or institution regulated or licensed by the relevant board or 129
commission, and who has had no professional affiliation with any such 130
industry, profession, occupation, trade or institution for three years 131
preceding his appointment to the board or commission. Except as 132
otherwise specifically provided by the general statutes, this section shall 133
not apply to the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, boards 134
and commissions the membership of which is entirely composed of state 135
department heads, elected officials or deputies appointed by such 136
department heads or where the membership of such board or 137
commission is determined in accordance with the provisions of any 138
federal law. 139
(2) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall create, 140
maintain and make accessible on the Internet web site of the Department 141
of Administrative Services a system through which an individual may 142
electronically submit a name to be considered for appointment as a 143
public member to a board or commission within the Executive 144
Department. Such system shall include information about each such 145
board or commission and specify any requirements for membership on 146 Governor's Bill No. 883
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such board or commission. 147
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the term of each member 148
of each board and commission within the [executive branch] Executive 149
Department, except the State Board of Education, the Board of Regents 150
for Higher Education, the Commission on Human Rights and 151
Opportunities, the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the State 152
Properties Review Board, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, the 153
Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, the Psychiatric Security 154
Review Board, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the E 9-155
1-1 Commission, the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, and 156
the board of trustees of each constituent unit of the state system of 157
higher education, commencing on or after July 1, 1979, shall be 158
coterminous with the term of the Governor or until a successor is 159
chosen, whichever is later. 160
(d) Each member of each board and commission within the [executive 161
branch] Executive Department shall serve at the pleasure of the 162
appointing authority except where otherwise specifically provided by 163
any provision of the general statutes. 164
Sec. 6. Section 4-9b of the general statutes is repealed and the 165
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 166
(a) (1) Appointing authorities, in cooperation with one another, shall 167
make a good faith effort to ensure that, to the extent possible, the 168
membership, except the ex-officio membership, of each state appointive 169
board, commission, committee and council having members appointed 170
by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly is 171
qualified and closely reflects the gender and racial diversity of the state. 172
If there are multiple appointing authorities for a board, commission, 173
committee or council, the appointing authorities shall inform each other 174
of their appointees or planned appointees in order to facilitate 175
compliance with this section. 176
(2) Appointing authorities shall (A) consider each recommendation 177
for appointment of a public member to a board or commission made by 178 Governor's Bill No. 883
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any organization representing the interests of gender or racial diversity, 179
and (B) make a good faith effort to seek out individuals for such 180
appointment that reflect such diversity. 181
(b) The executive officer or chairperson of each state appointive 182
board, commission, committee and council having members appointed 183
by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly, 184
except committees whose membership consists solely of members of the 185
General Assembly, shall [report] submit in writing to the Secretary of 186
the State on or after September first, but not later than October 1, 1993, 187
and biennially thereafter, (1) the number of members of such body, and 188
(2) the composition of the body according to the term "race/sex", as 189
defined in the regulations of the Commission on Human Rights and 190
Opportunities. Such [report] data shall not include the names of the 191
individual members of the board, commission, committee or council. 192
The Secretary of the State shall receive and maintain the [reports] data 193
submitted pursuant to this subsection as public records. 194
(c) No provision of this section shall (1) prohibit an individual from 195
completing a term as a member of a state appointive board, commission, 196
committee or council being served on July 2, 1993, or (2) create a private 197
right of action. 198
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 9-601
Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 9-706(e)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 9-710(c)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 9-607(g)(2)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 4-9a
Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 4-9b
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]