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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1013
January Session, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTR ATION AND ELECTIONS STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 2-111 of the 1
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 3
(1) Four members of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be 4
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom 5
shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 6
whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 7
Representatives, and one of [who] whom shall be appointed by the 8
minority leader of the Senate; 9
Sec. 2. Section 2-129 of the general statutes is repealed and the 10
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 11
(a) Wherever the [terms] term "Commission on Women, Children 12
and Seniors" [are] is used in any public or special act of the 2019 regular 13
session, the term "Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity 14
and Opportunity" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. Wherever the 15
[terms] term "Commission on Equity and Opportunity" [are] is used in 16
any public or special act of the 2019 regular session, the term 17 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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"Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity" 18
shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 19
(b) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 20
provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and 21
punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 22
section. 23
Sec. 3. Section 4-5 of the general statutes, as amended by section 6 of 24
public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 of the June special 25
session, section 20 of public act 18-182 and section 283 of public act 19-26
117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 27
July 1, 2022): 28
As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 29
means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 30
Commissioner of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue 31
Services, Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and 32
Families, Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of 33
Correction, Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 34
State Board of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and 35
Public Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 36
Protection, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public 37
Health, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner 38
of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social 39
Services, Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of 40
Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of 41
Veterans Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of 42
[Rehabilitation] Aging and Disability Services, [the] Commissioner of 43
Early Childhood, [the] executive director of the Office of Military 44
Affairs, executive director of the Office of Health Strategy and [the] 45
executive director of the Technical Education and Career System. As 46
used in sections 4-6 and 4-7, "department head" also means the 47
Commissioner of Education. 48
Sec. 4. Section 4-38c of the general statutes, as amended by section 7 49 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 of the June special 50
session, section 21 of public act 18-182 and section 284 of public act 19-51
117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 52
July 1, 2022): 53
There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 54
following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 55
of Administrative Services, Department of Revenue Services, 56
Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture, Department of 57
Children and Families, Department of C onsumer Protection, 58
Department of Correction, Department of Economic and Community 59
Development, State Board of Education, Department of Emergency 60
Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and 61
Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of 62
Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor 63
Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 64
Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, 65
Department of Aging and Disability Services, Department of 66
Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Veterans 67
Affairs and the Technical Education and Career System. 68
Sec. 5. Section 4-67o of the general statutes is repealed and the 69
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 70
As used in this section [,] and sections 2-79e, [and] 4-67p and 4-67z: 71
(1) "Data" means the final version of statistical or factual information 72
that: (A) Is reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other non-narrative 73
form that can be digitally or nondigitally transmitted or processed; (B) 74
is regularly created or maintained by, or on behalf of, an executive 75
branch agency; and (C) records a measurement, transaction or 76
determination related to the mission of the agency or is provided to the 77
agency by third parties pursuant to law. 78
(2) "Executive branch agency" means any agency listed in section 4-79
38c, as amended by this act, except the Board of Regents for Higher 80 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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Education. 81
(3) "High value data" means any data that the department head 82
determines (A) is critical to the operation of an executive branch agency; 83
(B) can increase executive branch agency accountability and 84
responsiveness; (C) can improve public knowledge of the executive 85
branch agency and its operations; (D) can further the core mission of the 86
executive branch agency; (E) can create economic opportunity; (F) is 87
frequently requested by the public; (G) responds to a need and demand 88
as identified by the agency through public consultation; or (H) is used 89
to satisfy any legislative or other reporting requirements. 90
(4) "Open data" means any data that (A) is freely available in 91
convenient and modifiable format and can be retrieved, downloaded, 92
indexed and searched; (B) is formatted in a manner that allows for 93
automated machine processing; (C) does not have restrictions 94
governing use; (D) is published with the finest possible level of detail 95
that is practicable and permitted by law; and (E) is described in enough 96
detail so users of the data have sufficient information to understand (i) 97
the strengths, weaknesses, analytical limitations and security 98
requirements of the data, and (ii) how to process such data. 99
(5) "Public data" means any data collected by an executive branch 100
agency that is permitted to be made available to the public, consistent 101
with any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, 102
resolutions, policies or other restrictions, requirements or rights 103
associated with the data, including, but not limited to, contractual or 104
other legal restrictions, orders or requirements. 105
(6) "Protected data" means any data the public disclosure of which 106
would (A) violate federal or state laws or regulations; (B) endanger the 107
public health, safety or welfare; (C) hinder the operation of the federal, 108
state or municipal government, including criminal and civil 109
investigations; or (D) impose an undue financial, operational or 110
administrative burden on the executive branch agency. "Protected data" 111
includes any records not required to be disclosed pursuant to subsection 112 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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(b) of section 1-210. 113
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 4-67x of the general statutes is 114
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 115
1, 2021): 116
(a) There shall be a Child Poverty and Prevention Council consisting 117
of the following members or their designees: The Secretary of the Office 118
of Policy and Management, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the 119
speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the 120
Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the 121
Commissioners of Children and Families, Social Services, Correction, 122
Developmental Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, 123
Transportation, Public Health, Education, Housing, Agriculture and 124
Economic and Community Development, the Labor Commissioner, the 125
Chief Court Administrator, the chairperson of the Board of Regents for 126
Higher Education, the Child Advocate, the executive directors of the 127
Office of Early Childhood, [and] the Commission on Human Rights and 128
Opportunities and [the executive director of] the Commission on 129
Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. [or a designee.] 130
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's 131
designee, shall be the chairperson of the council. The council shall (1) 132
develop and promote the implementation of a ten-year plan, to begin 133
June 8, 2004, to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the 134
state by fifty per cent, and (2) within available appropriations, establish 135
prevention goals and recommendations and measure prevention 136
service outcomes in accordance with this section in order to promote the 137
health and well-being of children and families. 138
Sec. 7. Section 4a-60j of the general statutes is repealed and the 139
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 140
A small contractor shall receive payment on a contract awarded to 141
him or her under the provisions of sections 4a-60g to 4a-60i, inclusive, 142
no later than twenty-five days [from] after the due date of any such 143
payment on such contract. 144 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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Sec. 8. Subsection (f) of section 5-263b of the general statutes is 145
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 146
1, 2021): 147
(f) Any suggestion that involves the following shall not be eligible for 148
an award under this section: (1) Deferred maintenance or replacement 149
of essential equipment and supplies; (2) individual employee 150
compensation or position classification; (3) personal grievances or 151
complaints; (4) suggestions that require a change to, or that conflict with, 152
federal or state law; (5) suggestions already submitted by another 153
employee; (6) matters resulting from an agency audit, study, survey, 154
review or research; (7) suggestions that involve correcting a condition 155
that exists because established procedures are not being followed; (8) 156
suggestions that constitute opinions only, and which cannot be 157
supported by demonstrating a better idea, and the need for same; (9) 158
suggestions concerning any matter subject to collective bargaining; (10) 159
suggestions circumventing competitive procurement procedures 160
provided by state law or policy; (11) suggestions which recommend or 161
require formal studies, surveys, investigation or similar research 162
activity to establish the benefits of a suggestion referred to; (12) 163
suggestions which are hypothetical, vague, based on inconclusive 164
justification or deal with generalities; (13) suggestions concerning the 165
structure of lottery games conducted by the Connecticut Lottery 166
Corporation, including, but not limited to, game design, prize patterns, 167
draw dates and draw frequency; (14) any suggestion made by the 168
agency suggestion coordinator or agency or department head; (15) 169
suggestions concerning a practice that is an alleged gross waste of funds 170
that the suggesting employee participated in committing; and (16) any 171
suggestion resulting in less than ten thousand dollars in estimated 172
savings to the agency. 173
Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 9-368c of the general statutes is 174
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 175
1, 2021): 176
(a) No person shall intentionally misrepresent the contents of a 177 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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petition circulated under this title. [9.] 178
Sec. 10. Subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 17b-28 of the 179
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 180
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 181
(9) A member of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, 182
Equity and Opportunity, designated by the executive director of said 183
commission; 184
Sec. 11. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-7 of the general 185
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 186
(Effective October 1, 2021): 187
(1) Each board or commission shall exercise its statutory functions, 188
including licensing, certification, registration, accreditation of schools 189
and the rendering of findings, orders and adjudications. With the 190
exception of the Liquor Control Commission, any exercise of such 191
functions by such a board or commission that is adverse to a party shall 192
be a proposed final decision and subject to approval, modification or 193
rejection by the commissioner. 194
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 21a-7 of the general statutes is 195
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 196
1, 2021): 197
(b) With the exception of the Liquor Control Commission, each board 198
or commission within the Department of Consumer Protection under 199
section 21a-6 that makes a proposed final decision that is adverse to a 200
party as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, 201
shall submit such proposed final decision to the Commissioner of 202
Consumer Protection. Not later than thirty calendar days after receipt of 203
any such proposed final decision, the Commissioner of Consumer 204
Protection shall notify such board or commission that the commissioner 205
shall render the final decision concerning such matter. Not later than 206
thirty days after receipt of any such proposed final decision, the 207
commissioner shall approve, modify or reject the proposed final 208 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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decision or remand the proposed final decision for further review or for 209
the taking of additional evidence. The commissioner shall notify the 210
board or commission in writing of the commissioner's decision and 211
include in such notification the rationale for such decision. The decision 212
of the commissioner shall be the final decision in accordance with 213
section 4-180 for purposes of reconsideration in accordance with section 214
4-181a or appeal to the Superior Court in accordance with section 4-183. 215
Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 32-58b of the general statutes is 216
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 217
1, 2021): 218
(b) The Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of 219
Economic and Community Development, shall appoint an executive 220
director, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, 221
inclusive, as amended by this act, to manage the daily activities and 222
duties of the Office of Military Affairs. The executive director shall have 223
the necessary qualifications to perform the duties of said office, 224
including, but not limited to, having prior military experience, and 225
having attained the rank of a field grade or senior officer within a branch 226
of the armed forces. The Governor shall give preference to any person 227
with the necessary training and experience who has served in the Navy 228
or who has knowledge or prior experience with the federal Base 229
Realignment and Closure or "BRAC" process. Within available 230
appropriations, the executive director shall: (1) Appoint, employ and 231
remove such assistants, employees and personnel as deemed necessary 232
for the efficient and effective administration of the activities of the office; 233
(2) coordinate state and local efforts to prevent the closure or 234
downsizing of Connecticut military facilities, particularly United States 235
Naval Submarine Base-New London, located in Groton; (3) maximize 236
the state's input into the federal Base Realignment and Closure or 237
"BRAC" process, including, but not limited to, (A) acting as liaison to the 238
state's congressional delegation on defense, military and BRAC issues, 239
and (B) coordinating the activities of consultants hired by the state to 240
assist in monitoring activities related to BRAC; (4) encourage the 241 Substitute Bill No. 1013
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relocation of military missions to the state; (5) coordinate state and local 242
efforts to enhance the quality of life of all branches of military personnel 243
stationed in or deploying from Connecticut and their families living or 244
working in Connecticut; (6) review and make recommendations for 245
state policies that affect Connecticut's military facilities and defense and 246
homeland security industries; (7) coordinate state, regional and local 247
efforts to encourage the growth of Connecticut's defense and homeland 248
security industry; (8) serve as an advocate for service members and their 249
families to other state agencies; (9) initiate and sustain collaborative 250
partnerships with local military commanders; (10) consult with the 251
Department of Economic and Community Development on proposed 252
financial assistance agreements with defense and homeland security 253
firms; and (11) prepare and submit a report of activities, findings and 254
recommendations annually to the Governor and the joint standing 255
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 256
relating to commerce and public safety, in accordance with the 257
provisions of section 11-4a. 258
Sec. 14. Section 46a-131 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 259
October 1, 2021) 260
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 2-111(b)(1)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 2-129
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 4-5
Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 4-38c
Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 4-67o
Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 4-67x(a)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 4a-60j
Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 5-263b(f)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 9-368c(a)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 17b-28(c)(9)
Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 21a-7(a)(1)
Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 21a-7(b)
Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 32-58b(b) Substitute Bill No. 1013
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Sec. 14 October 1, 2021 Repealer section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 3, the name of the "Office of Health Strategy" was revised for
accuracy.
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