LCO 4580 \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-01044-R01- SB.docx 1 of 2 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1044 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 4580 Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Introduced by: (INS) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUD Y INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE IN THIS STATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1 to study insurance and health care in this state. 2 (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 3 (1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 4 (2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 5 (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 6 Representatives; 7 (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 8 (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 9 Representatives; 10 (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 11 Raised Bill No. 1044 LCO 4580 {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-01044- R01-SB.docx } 2 of 2 (7) The Insurance Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; 12 and 13 (8) Two appointed by the Governor. 14 (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 15 (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 16 of the General Assembly. 17 (d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 18 than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 19 be filled by the appointing authority. 20 (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 21 tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 22 among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 23 the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 24 days after the effective date of this section. 25 (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 26 General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance 27 shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 28 (g) Not later than January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a report 29 on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 30 the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 31 insurance, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 32 general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 33 submits such report or January 1, 2022, whichever is later. 34 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section INS Joint Favorable