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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1026
January Session, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING TR AINING FOR CERTAIN PLANNING AND
ZONING OFFICIALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) On and after January 1, 1
2023, each member of a municipal planning commission, zoning 2
commission, combined planning and zoning commission and zoning 3
board of appeals shall, within one year of election or appointment to 4
such commission or board, complete not less than five hours of training 5
designed to assist such member in the effective performance of such 6
member's duties. Not less than two hours of such training shall include 7
education on alternative or affordable housing. 8
(b) Training required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 9
be (1) provided through the Department of Housing or the Land Use 10
Academy at the Center for Land Use Education and Research at The 11
University of Connecticut, or (2) certified by the Connecticut Chapter of 12
the American Planning Association, the planning and zoning section of 13
the Connecticut Bar Association or a similar professional land use 14
association. Training may be conducted in a variety of formats, 15
including, but not limited to, electronic media, a video or distance 16
learning program or in a traditional classroom setting. 17
(c) Not later than March 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each 18 Substitute Bill No. 1026
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planning commission, zoning commission, combined planning and 19
zoning commission and zoning board of appeals shall submit a 20
statement to the legislative body of the municipality for such 21
commission or board affirming compliance with the training 22
requirement established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by 23
each member of such commission or board required to complete such 24
training in the calendar year ending the preceding December thirty-first, 25
except that any planning commission may instead include such 26
statement in the annual report required pursuant to subsection (a) of 27
section 8-19 of the general statutes. 28
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 New section
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