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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1071
January Session, 2021
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(g) Each state agency shall keep its accounts in such form and by such 4
methods as to exhibit the facts required by said auditors and, the 5
provisions of any other general statute notwithstanding, shall make all 6
records and accounts available to them or their agents, upon demand. 7
Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no state agency 8
may deny the auditors access to their records or accounts. 9
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) As used in this section, 10
"contract", "state contracting agency", "data" and "contractor" have the 11
same meanings as provided in section 4e-1 of the general statutes. Any 12
contract between a state contracting agency and a contractor that is 13
entered into, renewed or amended on or after October 1, 2021, shall 14
contain a provision authorizing the state contracting agency to access 15
any data concerning such contract that is in the possession or control of 16
the contractor upon demand in a format prescribed by the state 17
contracting agency at no additional cost to such agency. 18 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is repealed 19
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 20
(c) Said auditors shall audit, on a biennial basis if deemed most 21
economical and efficient, or as frequently as they deem necessary, the 22
books and accounts, records of operations and activities, systems and 23
data of each officer, department, commission, board and court of the 24
state government, all institutions supported by the state and all public 25
and quasi-public bodies, politic and corporate, created by public or 26
special act of the General Assembly and not required to be audited or 27
subject to reporting requirements, under the provisions of chapter 111. 28
Each such audit may include an examination of any relevant 29
information concerning the department, commission, board or court of 30
state government being audited that is in the possession or control of a 31
private entity that has a contract with such department, commission, 32
board or court, and such information shall be provided upon demand 33
in a format prescribed by the auditors at no cost to the auditors or the 34
department, commission, board or court. Each such audit may include 35
an examination of performance in order to determine effectiveness in 36
achieving expressed legislative purposes. The auditors shall report their 37
findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Comptroller 38
and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 39
cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 40
agencies. 41
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) On and after October 1, 2021, 42
any state agency proposing to enter into or amend a contract for the 43
purchase of auditing services shall (1) notify the Auditors of Public 44
Accounts of such contract at least fifteen days prior to entering into or 45
amending such contract, and (2) not enter into or amend such contract 46
until the Auditors of Public Accounts have advised the agency whether 47
the auditing services could be provided by said auditors. As used in this 48
section, "state agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-49
37e of the general statutes and "contract" does not include any personal 50
service agreement subject to section 4-215 or 4-216 of the general 51 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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statutes. 52
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10-91g of the general statutes is 53
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 54
1, 2021): 55
(a) As used in this section and sections 10-91h to 10-91l, inclusive, 56
"private provider of special education services" means any private 57
school or private agency or institution, including a group home, that 58
receives, directly or indirectly, any state or local funds as a result of 59
providing special education services to any student with an 60
individualized education program or for whom an individual services 61
plan has been written by the local or regional board of education 62
responsible for educating such student. 63
Sec. 6. Section 1-122 of the general statutes is repealed and the 64
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 65
[The] In accordance with the provisions of section 2-90, as amended 66
by this act, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall biennially conduct a 67
compliance audit of each quasi-public agency's activities during the 68
agency's two fiscal years preceding each such audit or contract with a 69
person, firm or corporation for any such audit or audits. Each such audit 70
shall determine whether the quasi-public agency has complied with its 71
regulations concerning affirmative action, personnel practices, the 72
purchase of goods and services, the use of surplus funds and the 73
distribution of loans, grants and other financial assistance. Each audit 74
shall include a review of all or a representative sample of the agency's 75
activities in such areas during the relevant fiscal years. The Auditors of 76
Public Accounts shall submit each audit report to the Governor. Each 77
quasi-public agency shall pay the cost of conducting such biennial 78
compliance audit of the agency. 79
Sec. 7. Section 31-426 of the general statutes is repealed and the 80
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 81
(a) The Connecticut Retirement Security Authority shall keep an 82 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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accurate account of all its activities, receipts and expenditures and shall 83
submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, a report 84
detailing such activities, receipts and expenditures to the Connecticut 85
Retirement Security Authority board of directors, the Governor, the 86
Office of Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committees 87
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor 88
and finance, revenue and bonding on or before December thirty-first 89
annually. Such report shall be in a form prescribed by the board and 90
shall include projected activities of the authority for the next fiscal year. 91
[and shall be subject to approval by the Auditors of Public Accounts.] 92
(b) The Auditors of Public Accounts may conduct a full audit of the 93
books and accounts of the authority pertaining to such activities, 94
receipts and expenditures, personnel, services or facilities, in accordance 95
with the provisions of chapter 12 and section 2-90, as amended by this 96
act. For the purposes of such audit, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall 97
have access to the properties and records of the authority. [, and may 98
prescribe methods of accounting and the rendering of periodical reports 99
in relation to projects undertaken by the authority.] 100
(c) The authority shall enter into memoranda of understanding with 101
the State Comptroller pursuant to which the authority shall provide, in 102
such form and manner as prescribed by the State Comptroller, 103
information that may include, but need not be limited to, the current 104
revenues and expenses of the authority, the sources or recipients of such 105
revenues or expenses, the date such revenues or expenses were received 106
or dispersed and the amount and the category of such revenues or 107
expenses. The State Comptroller shall also enter into such memoranda 108
of understanding. 109
Sec. 8. Subsection (e) of section 4b-21 of the general statutes is 110
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 111
2021): 112
(e) After receiving notification from the secretary that such land, 113
improvement or interest may be treated as surplus, the Commissioner 114 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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of Administrative Services shall offer to convey such land, improvement 115
or interest to the municipality in which the land, improvement or 116
interest is located, including, but not limited to, by selling, leasing, 117
exchanging or entering into agreements concerning such land, 118
improvement or interest, provided (1) prior to such conveyance, the 119
municipality by vote of its legislative body accepts such conveyance, 120
and (2) a resolution of such municipal action, verified by the clerk of the 121
municipality, is delivered to the Commissioner of Administrative 122
Services not more than [one hundred twenty] sixty days after receiving 123
notice from the commissioner regarding the proposed conveyance. If 124
the municipality fails to deliver such resolution to the commissioner 125
within such [one-hundred-twenty-day] sixty-day period, the 126
municipality shall be deemed to have declined the proposed 127
conveyance, provided the commissioner may extend the [one-hundred-128
twenty-day period] sixty-day deadline by not more than an additional 129
[sixty] thirty days. The municipality shall waive all rights to purchase 130
the land, improvement, interest or part thereof if the municipality 131
declines or is deemed to have declined the conveyance of such land, 132
improvement, interest or part thereof. 133
Sec. 9. Section 8-260 of the general statutes is repealed and the 134
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 135
Within the first ninety days of each calendar year, the authority shall 136
report on its operations for the preceding calendar year to the Governor. 137
The authority shall make a report to the General Assembly on or before 138
March fifteenth in each year that the General Assembly meets in general 139
session. The report shall include a summary of the activities of the 140
authority, a complete operating and financial statement and 141
recommendations for legislation to promote the purposes of the 142
authority. The accounts of the authority shall be subject to [annual] 143
biennial audits by the State Auditors of Public Accounts. 144
Sec. 10. Section 15-120kk of the general statutes is repealed and the 145
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 146 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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On or before December fifteenth each year, the authority shall report, 147
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Governor and 148
the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 149
cognizance of matters relating to transportation and commerce. Such 150
report shall include a summary of the activities of the authority, a 151
complete operating and financial statement and recommendations for 152
legislation to promote the purposes of the authority. The accounts of the 153
authority shall be subject to [annual] biennial audits by the state 154
Auditors of Public Accounts. 155
Sec. 11. Section 32-42 of the general statutes is repealed and the 156
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 157
The corporation shall be subject to examination by the State 158
Treasurer. The accounts of the corporation shall be subject to [annual] 159
biennial audits by the State Auditors of Public Accounts. 160
Sec. 12. Section 1-86e of the general statutes is repealed and the 161
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 162
(a) No person hired by the state as a consultant or independent 163
contractor, and no person employed by such consultant or independent 164
contractor, shall: 165
(1) Use the authority provided [to the person] under the contract, or 166
any confidential information acquired in the performance of the 167
contract, to obtain financial gain for the [person] consultant or 168
independent contractor, an employee of the [person] consultant or 169
independent contractor or a member of the immediate family of any 170
such [person] consultant, independent contractor or employee; 171
(2) Accept another state contract which would impair the 172
independent judgment of the [person] consultant, independent 173
contractor or employee in the performance of the existing contract; or 174
(3) Accept anything of value based on an understanding that the 175
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on behalf of the state would be influenced. 177
(b) No person shall give anything of value to a person hired by the 178
state as a consultant or independent contractor or an employee of a 179
consultant or independent contractor based on an understanding that 180
the actions of the consultant, [or] independent contractor or employee 181
on behalf of the state would be influenced. 182
Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 10-292 of the general statutes is 183
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 184
1, 2021): 185
(a) Upon receipt by the Commissioner of Administrative Services of 186
the final plans for any phase of a school building project as provided in 187
section 10-291, said commissioner shall promptly review such plans and 188
check them to the extent appropriate for the phase of development or 189
construction for which final plans have been submitted to determine 190
whether they conform with the requirements of the Fire Safety Code, 191
the Department of Public Health, the life-cycle cost analysis approved 192
by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the State Building 193
Code and the state and federal standards for design and construction of 194
public buildings to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and the 195
school safety infrastructure criteria, developed by the School Safety 196
Infrastructure Council, pursuant to section 10-292r, and if acceptable a 197
final written approval of such phase shall be sent to the town or regional 198
board of education and the school building committee. No phase of a 199
school building project, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) or (d) 200
of this section, shall go out for bidding purposes prior to such written 201
approval. 202
Sec. 14. Section 22a-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the 203
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 204
The directors of the authority shall meet at least monthly at the call 205
of the chairman and may meet more frequently if necessary and 206
desirable. It shall maintain at all times minutes of its meetings including 207 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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its considerations, deliberations, decisions and resolutions, which 208
minutes shall be considered public records. It shall maintain all 209
necessary records and data with respect to its operations and shall 210
report quarterly to the Governor and annually to the General Assembly, 211
upon its operations. Such reports shall include but not be limited to a 212
listing of the number and type of waste management service contracts 213
entered into with local government units and persons, and the charges 214
therefor; a listing of the contracts entered into for the services of private 215
industry in the operation of systems and facilities; a map showing the 216
location of all facilities owned or leased by the authority; a schedule of 217
the amounts of waste received and processed in such facilities; a listing 218
of the outstanding issues of notes and bonds of the authority and the 219
payment status thereof; a budget showing the administrative expenses 220
of the authority; a report of revenues of the authority from all sources 221
and of the redistribution of any surplus revenues. The authority shall be 222
subject to audit by the state Auditors of Public Accounts in accordance 223
with [normal audit practices prescribed for departments, boards, 224
commissions and other agencies of the state] chapter 12 and section 2-225
90, as amended by this act. 226
Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 10-357b of the general statutes is 227
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 228
1, 2021): 229
(c) The State Education Resource Center shall be subject to (1) rules, 230
regulations and restrictions on purchasing, procurement, personal 231
service agreements and the disposition of assets generally applicable to 232
Connecticut state agencies, including those contained in titles 4, 4a and 233
4b and section 4e-19, and (2) audit by the Auditors of Public Accounts 234
under chapter 12 and section 2-90, as amended by this act. 235
Sec. 16. Subsection (d) of section 17a-10c of the general statutes is 236
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 237
1, 2021): 238
(d) On and after January 1, 2020, the caseworker of any child placed 239 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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in an out-of-home placement by the Commissioner of Children and 240
Families pursuant to an order of temporary custody or commitment 241
shall meet in private with the child annually and any time the child is 242
placed in a new out-of-home placement, provided the child is of an 243
appropriate age. At such meeting, the caseworker shall, if applicable 244
and appropriate: (1) Provide the child with a copy of the Sibling Bill of 245
Rights, (2) review the Sibling Bill of Rights with the child, and (3) explain 246
to the child that the child may contact the caseworker, the child's 247
attorney, the Department of Children and Families regional office, the 248
Office of Community Relations within the Department of Children and 249
Families [Office of the Ombudsman] or the Office of the Child Advocate 250
if the child feels that his or her rights under the Sibling Bill of Rights 251
have been violated, and provide the child with contact information for 252
such caseworker, such regional office, the Office of Community 253
Relations within the Department of Children and Families [Office of the 254
Ombudsman] and the Office of the Child Advocate. The caseworker 255
shall certify to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the 256
commissioner that such caseworker has complied with the provisions of 257
this subsection. Such form shall include (A) an acknowledgment, for 258
signature by the child, if appropriate, that such caseworker provided a 259
copy of the Sibling Bill of Rights to the child and reviewed the Sibling 260
Bill of Rights with the child, and (B) notice that, if the child refuses to 261
sign such acknowledgment, such caseworker shall indicate on the form 262
that the child refused to sign such acknowledgment. 263
Sec. 17. Subsection (d) of section 17a-10e of the general statutes is 264
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 265
1, 2021): 266
(d) The caseworker of any child placed in an out-of-home placement 267
by the Commissioner of Children and Families pursuant to an order of 268
temporary custody or commitment shall meet in private with the child 269
annually and any time the child is placed in a new out-of-home 270
placement, provided the child is of an appropriate age. At such meeting, 271
the caseworker shall: (1) Provide the child with a copy of the Children 272 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations, (2) review the Children in Care 273
Bill of Rights and Expectations with the child, (3) explain to the child 274
that the child may contact the caseworker, the child's attorney, the 275
Department of Children and Families regional office, the Office of 276
Community Relations within the Department of Children and Families 277
[Office of the Ombudsman] or the Office of the Child Advocate if the 278
child feels that his or her rights have been violated or expectations have 279
not been met under the Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations, 280
and provide the child with contact information for such caseworker, 281
such regional office, the Office of Community Relations within the 282
Department of Children and Families [Office of the Ombudsman] and 283
the Office of the Child Advocate, and (4) explain to the child that if the 284
child is in physical danger or experiences a medical emergency, the child 285
may dial or send a text message to 9-1-1. The caseworker shall certify to 286
the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner that such 287
caseworker has complied with the provisions of this subsection. Such 288
form shall include (A) an acknowledgment, for signature by the child, if 289
appropriate, that such caseworker provided a copy of the Children in 290
Care Bill of Rights and Expectations to the child and reviewed the 291
Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations with the child, and (B) 292
notice that, if the child refuses to sign such acknowledgment, such 293
caseworker shall indicate on the form that the child refused to sign such 294
acknowledgment. 295
Sec. 18. Section 2-90b of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 296
October 1, 2021)297
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 2-90(g)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 2-90(c)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 10-91g(a)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 1-122 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 31-426
Sec. 8 July 1, 2021 4b-21(e)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 8-260
Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 15-120kk
Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 32-42
Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 1-86e
Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 10-292(a)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2021 22a-263
Sec. 15 October 1, 2021 10-357b(c)
Sec. 16 October 1, 2021 17a-10c(d)
Sec. 17 October 1, 2021 17a-10e(d)
Sec. 18 October 1, 202 Repealer section
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.