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9	14		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
10	15		AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is
15		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
16		-	1, 2021):
17		-	(g) Each state agency shall keep its accounts in such form and by such
18		-	methods as to exhibit the facts required by said auditors and, the
19		-	provisions of any other general statute notwithstanding, shall make all
20		-	records and accounts available to them or their agents, upon demand.
21		-	Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no state agency
22		-	may deny the auditors access to their records or accounts.
23		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) As used in this section,
24		-	"contract", "state contracting agency", "data" and "contractor" have the
25		-	same meanings as provided in section 4e-1 of the general statutes. Any
26		-	contract between a state contracting agency and a contractor that is
27		-	entered into, renewed or amended on or after October 1, 2021, shall
28		-	contain a provision authorizing the state contracting agency to access
29		-	any data concerning such contract that is in the possession or control of
30		-	the contractor upon demand in a format prescribed by the state Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
	19	+	Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is 1
	20	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
	21	+	1, 2021): 3
	22	+	(g) Each state agency shall keep its accounts in such form and by such 4
	23	+	methods as to exhibit the facts required by said auditors and, the 5
	24	+	provisions of any other general statute notwithstanding, shall make all 6
	25	+	records and accounts available to them or their agents, upon demand. 7
	26	+	Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no state agency 8
	27	+	may deny the auditors access to their records or accounts. 9
	28	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) As used in this section, 10
	29	+	"contract", "state contracting agency", "data" and "contractor" have the 11
	30	+	same meanings as provided in section 4e-1 of the general statutes. Any 12
	31	+	contract between a state contracting agency and a contractor that is 13
	32	+	entered into, renewed or amended on or after October 1, 2021, shall 14
	33	+	contain a provision authorizing the state contracting agency to access 15
	34	+	any data concerning such contract that is in the possession or control of 16
	35	+	the contractor upon demand in a format prescribed by the state 17
	36	+	contracting agency at no additional cost to such agency. 18 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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34		-	contracting agency at no additional cost to such agency.
35		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is repealed
36		-	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
37		-	(c) Said auditors shall audit, on a biennial basis if deemed most
38		-	economical and efficient, or as frequently as they deem necessary, the
39		-	books and accounts, records of operations and activities, systems and
40		-	data of each officer, department, commission, board and court of the
41		-	state government, all institutions supported by the state and all public
42		-	and quasi-public bodies, politic and corporate, created by public or
43		-	special act of the General Assembly and not required to be audited or
44		-	subject to reporting requirements, under the provisions of chapter 111.
45		-	Each such audit may include an examination of any relevant
46		-	information concerning the department, commission, board or court of
47		-	state government being audited that is in the possession or control of a
48		-	private entity that has a contract with such department, commission,
49		-	board or court, and such information shall be provided upon demand
50		-	in a format prescribed by the auditors at no cost to the auditors or the
51		-	department, commission, board or court. Each such audit may include
52		-	an examination of performance in order to determine effectiveness in
53		-	achieving expressed legislative purposes. The auditors shall report their
54		-	findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Comptroller
55		-	and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
56		-	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state
57		-	agencies.
58		-	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) On and after October 1, 2021,
59		-	any state agency proposing to enter into or amend a contract for the
60		-	purchase of auditing services shall (1) notify the Auditors of Public
61		-	Accounts of such contract at least fifteen days prior to entering into or
62		-	amending such contract, and (2) not enter into or amend such contract
63		-	until the Auditors of Public Accounts have advised the agency whether
64		-	the auditing services could be provided by said auditors. As used in this Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
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	43	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is repealed 19
	44	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 20
	45	+	(c) Said auditors shall audit, on a biennial basis if deemed most 21
	46	+	economical and efficient, or as frequently as they deem necessary, the 22
	47	+	books and accounts, records of operations and activities, systems and 23
	48	+	data of each officer, department, commission, board and court of the 24
	49	+	state government, all institutions supported by the state and all public 25
	50	+	and quasi-public bodies, politic and corporate, created by public or 26
	51	+	special act of the General Assembly and not required to be audited or 27
	52	+	subject to reporting requirements, under the provisions of chapter 111. 28
	53	+	Each such audit may include an examination of any relevant 29
	54	+	information concerning the department, commission, board or court of 30
	55	+	state government being audited that is in the possession or control of a 31
	56	+	private entity that has a contract with such department, commission, 32
	57	+	board or court, and such information shall be provided upon demand 33
	58	+	in a format prescribed by the auditors at no cost to the auditors or the 34
	59	+	department, commission, board or court. Each such audit may include 35
	60	+	an examination of performance in order to determine effectiveness in 36
	61	+	achieving expressed legislative purposes. The auditors shall report their 37
	62	+	findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Comptroller 38
	63	+	and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 39
	64	+	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 40
	65	+	agencies. 41
	66	+	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) On and after October 1, 2021, 42
	67	+	any state agency proposing to enter into or amend a contract for the 43
	68	+	purchase of auditing services shall (1) notify the Auditors of Public 44
	69	+	Accounts of such contract at least fifteen days prior to entering into or 45
	70	+	amending such contract, and (2) not enter into or amend such contract 46
	71	+	until the Auditors of Public Accounts have advised the agency whether 47
	72	+	the auditing services could be provided by said auditors. As used in this 48
	73	+	section, "state agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-49
	74	+	37e of the general statutes and "contract" does not include any personal 50
	75	+	service agreement subject to section 4-215 or 4-216 of the general 51 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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68		-	section, "state agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-
69		-	37e of the general statutes and "contract" does not include any personal
70		-	service agreement subject to section 4-215 or 4-216 of the general
71		-	statutes.
72		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10-91g of the general statutes is
73		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
74		-	1, 2021):
75		-	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-91h to 10-91l, inclusive,
76		-	"private provider of special education services" means any private
77		-	school or private agency or institution, including a group home, that
78		-	receives, directly or indirectly, any state or local funds as a result of
79		-	providing special education services to any student with an
80		-	individualized education program or for whom an individual services
81		-	plan has been written by the local or regional board of education
82		-	responsible for educating such student.
83		-	Sec. 6. Section 1-122 of the general statutes is repealed and the
84		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
85		-	[The] In accordance with the provisions of section 2-90, as amended
86		-	by this act, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall biennially conduct a
87		-	compliance audit of each quasi-public agency's activities during the
88		-	agency's two fiscal years preceding each such audit or contract with a
89		-	person, firm or corporation for any such audit or audits. Each such audit
90		-	shall determine whether the quasi-public agency has complied with its
91		-	regulations concerning affirmative action, personnel practices, the
92		-	purchase of goods and services, the use of surplus funds and the
93		-	distribution of loans, grants and other financial assistance. Each audit
94		-	shall include a review of all or a representative sample of the agency's
95		-	activities in such areas during the relevant fiscal years. The Auditors of
96		-	Public Accounts shall submit each audit report to the Governor. Each
97		-	quasi-public agency shall pay the cost of conducting such biennial Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
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101		-	compliance audit of the agency.
102		-	Sec. 7. Section 31-426 of the general statutes is repealed and the
103		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
104		-	(a) The Connecticut Retirement Security Authority shall keep an
105		-	accurate account of all its activities, receipts and expenditures and shall
106		-	submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, a report
107		-	detailing such activities, receipts and expenditures to the Connecticut
108		-	Retirement Security Authority board of directors, the Governor, the
109		-	Office of Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committees
110		-	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor
111		-	and finance, revenue and bonding on or before December thirty-first
112		-	annually. Such report shall be in a form prescribed by the board and
113		-	shall include projected activities of the authority for the next fiscal year.
114		-	[and shall be subject to approval by the Auditors of Public Accounts.]
115		-	(b) The Auditors of Public Accounts may conduct a full audit of the
116		-	books and accounts of the authority pertaining to such activities,
117		-	receipts and expenditures, personnel, services or facilities, in accordance
118		-	with the provisions of chapter 12 and section 2-90, as amended by this
119		-	act. For the purposes of such audit, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall
120		-	have access to the properties and records of the authority. [, and may
121		-	prescribe methods of accounting and the rendering of periodical reports
122		-	in relation to projects undertaken by the authority.]
123		-	(c) The authority shall enter into memoranda of understanding with
124		-	the State Comptroller pursuant to which the authority shall provide, in
125		-	such form and manner as prescribed by the State Comptroller,
126		-	information that may include, but need not be limited to, the current
127		-	revenues and expenses of the authority, the sources or recipients of such
128		-	revenues or expenses, the date such revenues or expenses were received
129		-	or dispersed and the amount and the category of such revenues or
130		-	expenses. The State Comptroller shall also enter into such memoranda Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
	82	+	statutes. 52
	83	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10-91g of the general statutes is 53
	84	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 54
	85	+	1, 2021): 55
	86	+	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-91h to 10-91l, inclusive, 56
	87	+	"private provider of special education services" means any private 57
	88	+	school or private agency or institution, including a group home, that 58
	89	+	receives, directly or indirectly, any state or local funds as a result of 59
	90	+	providing special education services to any student with an 60
	91	+	individualized education program or for whom an individual services 61
	92	+	plan has been written by the local or regional board of education 62
	93	+	responsible for educating such student. 63
	94	+	Sec. 6. Section 1-122 of the general statutes is repealed and the 64
	95	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 65
	96	+	[The] In accordance with the provisions of section 2-90, as amended 66
	97	+	by this act, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall biennially conduct a 67
	98	+	compliance audit of each quasi-public agency's activities during the 68
	99	+	agency's two fiscal years preceding each such audit or contract with a 69
	100	+	person, firm or corporation for any such audit or audits. Each such audit 70
	101	+	shall determine whether the quasi-public agency has complied with its 71
	102	+	regulations concerning affirmative action, personnel practices, the 72
	103	+	purchase of goods and services, the use of surplus funds and the 73
	104	+	distribution of loans, grants and other financial assistance. Each audit 74
	105	+	shall include a review of all or a representative sample of the agency's 75
	106	+	activities in such areas during the relevant fiscal years. The Auditors of 76
	107	+	Public Accounts shall submit each audit report to the Governor. Each 77
	108	+	quasi-public agency shall pay the cost of conducting such biennial 78
	109	+	compliance audit of the agency. 79
	110	+	Sec. 7. Section 31-426 of the general statutes is repealed and the 80
	111	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 81
	112	+	(a) The Connecticut Retirement Security Authority shall keep an 82 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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134		-	of understanding.
135		-	Sec. 8. Subsection (e) of section 4b-21 of the general statutes is
136		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
137		-	2021):
138		-	(e) After receiving notification from the secretary that such land,
139		-	improvement or interest may be treated as surplus, the Commissioner
140		-	of Administrative Services shall offer to convey such land, improvement
141		-	or interest to the municipality in which the land, improvement or
142		-	interest is located, including, but not limited to, by selling, leasing,
143		-	exchanging or entering into agreements concerning such land,
144		-	improvement or interest, provided (1) prior to such conveyance, the
145		-	municipality by vote of its legislative body accepts such conveyance,
146		-	and (2) a resolution of such municipal action, verified by the clerk of the
147		-	municipality, is delivered to the Commissioner of Administrative
148		-	Services not more than [one hundred twenty] sixty days after receiving
149		-	notice from the commissioner regarding the proposed conveyance. If
150		-	the municipality fails to deliver such resolution to the commissioner
151		-	within such [one-hundred-twenty-day] sixty-day period, the
152		-	municipality shall be deemed to have declined the proposed
153		-	conveyance, provided the commissioner may extend the [one-hundred-
154		-	twenty-day period] sixty-day deadline by not more than an additional
155		-	[sixty] thirty days. The municipality shall waive all rights to purchase
156		-	the land, improvement, interest or part thereof if the municipality
157		-	declines or is deemed to have declined the conveyance of such land,
158		-	improvement, interest or part thereof.
159		-	Sec. 9. Section 8-260 of the general statutes is repealed and the
160		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
161		-	Within the first ninety days of each calendar year, the authority shall
162		-	report on its operations for the preceding calendar year to the Governor.
163		-	The authority shall make a report to the General Assembly on or before Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
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	119	+	accurate account of all its activities, receipts and expenditures and shall 83
	120	+	submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, a report 84
	121	+	detailing such activities, receipts and expenditures to the Connecticut 85
	122	+	Retirement Security Authority board of directors, the Governor, the 86
	123	+	Office of Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committees 87
	124	+	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor 88
	125	+	and finance, revenue and bonding on or before December thirty-first 89
	126	+	annually. Such report shall be in a form prescribed by the board and 90
	127	+	shall include projected activities of the authority for the next fiscal year. 91
	128	+	[and shall be subject to approval by the Auditors of Public Accounts.] 92
	129	+	(b) The Auditors of Public Accounts may conduct a full audit of the 93
	130	+	books and accounts of the authority pertaining to such activities, 94
	131	+	receipts and expenditures, personnel, services or facilities, in accordance 95
	132	+	with the provisions of chapter 12 and section 2-90, as amended by this 96
	133	+	act. For the purposes of such audit, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall 97
	134	+	have access to the properties and records of the authority. [, and may 98
	135	+	prescribe methods of accounting and the rendering of periodical reports 99
	136	+	in relation to projects undertaken by the authority.] 100
	137	+	(c) The authority shall enter into memoranda of understanding with 101
	138	+	the State Comptroller pursuant to which the authority shall provide, in 102
	139	+	such form and manner as prescribed by the State Comptroller, 103
	140	+	information that may include, but need not be limited to, the current 104
	141	+	revenues and expenses of the authority, the sources or recipients of such 105
	142	+	revenues or expenses, the date such revenues or expenses were received 106
	143	+	or dispersed and the amount and the category of such revenues or 107
	144	+	expenses. The State Comptroller shall also enter into such memoranda 108
	145	+	of understanding. 109
	146	+	Sec. 8. Subsection (e) of section 4b-21 of the general statutes is 110
	147	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 111
	148	+	2021): 112
	149	+	(e) After receiving notification from the secretary that such land, 113
	150	+	improvement or interest may be treated as surplus, the Commissioner 114 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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167		-	March fifteenth in each year that the General Assembly meets in general
168		-	session. The report shall include a summary of the activities of the
169		-	authority, a complete operating and financial statement and
170		-	recommendations for legislation to promote the purposes of the
171		-	authority. The accounts of the authority shall be subject to [annual]
172		-	biennial audits by the State Auditors of Public Accounts.
173		-	Sec. 10. Section 15-120kk of the general statutes is repealed and the
174		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
175		-	On or before December fifteenth each year, the authority shall report,
176		-	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Governor and
177		-	the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
178		-	cognizance of matters relating to transportation and commerce. Such
179		-	report shall include a summary of the activities of the authority, a
180		-	complete operating and financial statement and recommendations for
181		-	legislation to promote the purposes of the authority. The accounts of the
182		-	authority shall be subject to [annual] biennial audits by the state
183		-	Auditors of Public Accounts.
184		-	Sec. 11. Section 32-42 of the general statutes is repealed and the
185		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
186		-	The corporation shall be subject to examination by the State
187		-	Treasurer. The accounts of the corporation shall be subject to [annual]
188		-	biennial audits by the State Auditors of Public Accounts.
189		-	Sec. 12. Section 1-86e of the general statutes is repealed and the
190		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
191		-	(a) No person hired by the state as a consultant or independent
192		-	contractor, and no person employed by such consultant or independent
193		-	contractor, shall:
194		-	(1) Use the authority provided [to the person] under the contract, or Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
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198		-	any confidential information acquired in the performance of the
199		-	contract, to obtain financial gain for the [person] consultant or
200		-	independent contractor, an employee of the [person] consultant or
201		-	independent contractor or a member of the immediate family of any
202		-	such [person] consultant, independent contractor or employee;
203		-	(2) Accept another state contract which would impair the
204		-	independent judgment of the [person] consultant, independent
205		-	contractor or employee in the performance of the existing contract; or
206		-	(3) Accept anything of value based on an understanding that the
207		-	actions of the [person] consultant, independent contractor or employee
208		-	on behalf of the state would be influenced.
209		-	(b) No person shall give anything of value to a person hired by the
210		-	state as a consultant or independent contractor or an employee of a
211		-	consultant or independent contractor based on an understanding that
212		-	the actions of the consultant, [or] independent contractor or employee
213		-	on behalf of the state would be influenced.
214		-	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 10-292 of the general statutes is
215		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
216		-	1, 2021):
217		-	(a) Upon receipt by the Commissioner of Administrative Services of
218		-	the final plans for any phase of a school building project as provided in
219		-	section 10-291, said commissioner shall promptly review such plans and
220		-	check them to the extent appropriate for the phase of development or
221		-	construction for which final plans have been submitted to determine
222		-	whether they conform with the requirements of the Fire Safety Code,
223		-	the Department of Public Health, the life-cycle cost analysis approved
224		-	by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the State Building
225		-	Code and the state and federal standards for design and construction of
226		-	public buildings to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and the Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
	157	+	of Administrative Services shall offer to convey such land, improvement 115
	158	+	or interest to the municipality in which the land, improvement or 116
	159	+	interest is located, including, but not limited to, by selling, leasing, 117
	160	+	exchanging or entering into agreements concerning such land, 118
	161	+	improvement or interest, provided (1) prior to such conveyance, the 119
	162	+	municipality by vote of its legislative body accepts such conveyance, 120
	163	+	and (2) a resolution of such municipal action, verified by the clerk of the 121
	164	+	municipality, is delivered to the Commissioner of Administrative 122
	165	+	Services not more than [one hundred twenty] sixty days after receiving 123
	166	+	notice from the commissioner regarding the proposed conveyance. If 124
	167	+	the municipality fails to deliver such resolution to the commissioner 125
	168	+	within such [one-hundred-twenty-day] sixty-day period, the 126
	169	+	municipality shall be deemed to have declined the proposed 127
	170	+	conveyance, provided the commissioner may extend the [one-hundred-128
	171	+	twenty-day period] sixty-day deadline by not more than an additional 129
	172	+	[sixty] thirty days. The municipality shall waive all rights to purchase 130
	173	+	the land, improvement, interest or part thereof if the municipality 131
	174	+	declines or is deemed to have declined the conveyance of such land, 132
	175	+	improvement, interest or part thereof. 133
	176	+	Sec. 9. Section 8-260 of the general statutes is repealed and the 134
	177	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 135
	178	+	Within the first ninety days of each calendar year, the authority shall 136
	179	+	report on its operations for the preceding calendar year to the Governor. 137
	180	+	The authority shall make a report to the General Assembly on or before 138
	181	+	March fifteenth in each year that the General Assembly meets in general 139
	182	+	session. The report shall include a summary of the activities of the 140
	183	+	authority, a complete operating and financial statement and 141
	184	+	recommendations for legislation to promote the purposes of the 142
	185	+	authority. The accounts of the authority shall be subject to [annual] 143
	186	+	biennial audits by the State Auditors of Public Accounts. 144
	187	+	Sec. 10. Section 15-120kk of the general statutes is repealed and the 145
	188	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 146 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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230		-	school safety infrastructure criteria, developed by the School Safety
231		-	Infrastructure Council, pursuant to section 10-292r, and if acceptable a
232		-	final written approval of such phase shall be sent to the town or regional
233		-	board of education and the school building committee. No phase of a
234		-	school building project, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) or (d)
235		-	of this section, shall go out for bidding purposes prior to such written
236		-	approval.
237		-	Sec. 14. Section 22a-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the
238		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
239		-	The directors of the authority shall meet at least monthly at the call
240		-	of the chairman and may meet more frequently if necessary and
241		-	desirable. It shall maintain at all times minutes of its meetings including
242		-	its considerations, deliberations, decisions and resolutions, which
243		-	minutes shall be considered public records. It shall maintain all
244		-	necessary records and data with respect to its operations and shall
245		-	report quarterly to the Governor and annually to the General Assembly,
246		-	upon its operations. Such reports shall include but not be limited to a
247		-	listing of the number and type of waste management service contracts
248		-	entered into with local government units and persons, and the charges
249		-	therefor; a listing of the contracts entered into for the services of private
250		-	industry in the operation of systems and facilities; a map showing the
251		-	location of all facilities owned or leased by the authority; a schedule of
252		-	the amounts of waste received and processed in such facilities; a listing
253		-	of the outstanding issues of notes and bonds of the authority and the
254		-	payment status thereof; a budget showing the administrative expenses
255		-	of the authority; a report of revenues of the authority from all sources
256		-	and of the redistribution of any surplus revenues. The authority shall be
257		-	subject to audit by the state Auditors of Public Accounts in accordance
258		-	with [normal audit practices prescribed for departments, boards,
259		-	commissions and other agencies of the state] chapter 12 and section 2-
260		-	90, as amended by this act. Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
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	195	+	On or before December fifteenth each year, the authority shall report, 147
	196	+	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Governor and 148
	197	+	the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 149
	198	+	cognizance of matters relating to transportation and commerce. Such 150
	199	+	report shall include a summary of the activities of the authority, a 151
	200	+	complete operating and financial statement and recommendations for 152
	201	+	legislation to promote the purposes of the authority. The accounts of the 153
	202	+	authority shall be subject to [annual] biennial audits by the state 154
	203	+	Auditors of Public Accounts. 155
	204	+	Sec. 11. Section 32-42 of the general statutes is repealed and the 156
	205	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 157
	206	+	The corporation shall be subject to examination by the State 158
	207	+	Treasurer. The accounts of the corporation shall be subject to [annual] 159
	208	+	biennial audits by the State Auditors of Public Accounts. 160
	209	+	Sec. 12. Section 1-86e of the general statutes is repealed and the 161
	210	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 162
	211	+	(a) No person hired by the state as a consultant or independent 163
	212	+	contractor, and no person employed by such consultant or independent 164
	213	+	contractor, shall: 165
	214	+	(1) Use the authority provided [to the person] under the contract, or 166
	215	+	any confidential information acquired in the performance of the 167
	216	+	contract, to obtain financial gain for the [person] consultant or 168
	217	+	independent contractor, an employee of the [person] consultant or 169
	218	+	independent contractor or a member of the immediate family of any 170
	219	+	such [person] consultant, independent contractor or employee; 171
	220	+	(2) Accept another state contract which would impair the 172
	221	+	independent judgment of the [person] consultant, independent 173
	222	+	contractor or employee in the performance of the existing contract; or 174
	223	+	(3) Accept anything of value based on an understanding that the 175
	224	+	actions of the [person] consultant, independent contractor or employee 176 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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264		-	Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 10-357b of the general statutes is
265		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
266		-	1, 2021):
267		-	(c) The State Education Resource Center shall be subject to (1) rules,
268		-	regulations and restrictions on purchasing, procurement, personal
269		-	service agreements and the disposition of assets generally applicable to
270		-	Connecticut state agencies, including those contained in titles 4, 4a and
271		-	4b and section 4e-19, and (2) audit by the Auditors of Public Accounts
272		-	under chapter 12 and section 2-90, as amended by this act.
273		-	Sec. 16. Subsection (d) of section 17a-10c of the general statutes is
274		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
275		-	1, 2021):
276		-	(d) On and after January 1, 2020, the caseworker of any child placed
277		-	in an out-of-home placement by the Commissioner of Children and
278		-	Families pursuant to an order of temporary custody or commitment
279		-	shall meet in private with the child annually and any time the child is
280		-	placed in a new out-of-home placement, provided the child is of an
281		-	appropriate age. At such meeting, the caseworker shall, if applicable
282		-	and appropriate: (1) Provide the child with a copy of the Sibling Bill of
283		-	Rights, (2) review the Sibling Bill of Rights with the child, and (3) explain
284		-	to the child that the child may contact the caseworker, the child's
285		-	attorney, the Department of Children and Families regional office, the
286		-	Office of Community Relations within the Department of Children and
287		-	Families [Office of the Ombudsman] or the Office of the Child Advocate
288		-	if the child feels that his or her rights under the Sibling Bill of Rights
289		-	have been violated, and provide the child with contact information for
290		-	such caseworker, such regional office, the Office of Community
291		-	Relations within the Department of Children and Families [Office of the
292		-	Ombudsman] and the Office of the Child Advocate. The caseworker
293		-	shall certify to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the
294		-	commissioner that such caseworker has complied with the provisions of Substitute Senate Bill No. 1071
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298		-	~~this subsection~~. ~~Such form shall include (A) an acknowledgment, for~~
299		-	~~signature~~ by the ~~child, if appropriate, that such caseworker provided a~~
300		-	~~copy~~ of ~~the Sibling Bill of Rights to the child and reviewed the Sibling~~
301		-	~~Bill of Rights with the child,~~ ~~and (B) notice~~ that~~, if the child refuses to~~
302		-	~~sign such acknowledgment, such caseworker shall indicate on~~ the ~~form~~
303		-	~~that~~ the ~~child refused to sign such acknowledgment~~.
304		-	Sec. 17. Subsection (d) of section ~~17a-10e~~ of the general statutes is
305		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
306		-	1, 2021):
307		-	(d) The ~~caseworker~~ of ~~any child placed in an out-of-home placement~~
308		-	by the ~~Commissioner~~ of ~~Children and Families pursuant to an order of~~
309		-	~~temporary custody or commitment~~ shall ~~meet in private with the child~~
310		-	~~annually and any time~~ the ~~child is placed in a new out-of-home~~
311		-	~~placement, provided the child is of an appropriate age.~~ ~~At such meeting,~~
312		-	~~the caseworker shall:~~ ~~(1) Provide~~ the ~~child with a copy~~ of the ~~Children~~
313		-	~~in Care Bill~~ of ~~Rights and Expectations~~, ~~(2) review~~ the ~~Children in Care~~
314		-	~~Bill~~ of ~~Rights and Expectations with~~ the ~~child, (3) explain to the child~~
315		-	~~that~~ the ~~child may contact the caseworker,~~ ~~the child's attorney,~~ ~~the~~
316		-	~~Department~~ of ~~Children~~ and ~~Families regional office,~~ the ~~Office of~~
317		-	~~Community Relations within~~ the ~~Department of Children and Families~~
318		-	~~[Office of the Ombudsman]~~ ~~or the Office of the Child Advocate~~ if ~~the~~
319		-	~~child feels that his~~ or ~~her rights have been violated or expectations have~~
320		-	~~not been met under~~ the ~~Children in Care Bill~~ of ~~Rights and Expectations,~~
321		-	~~and provide~~ the ~~child with contact information for such caseworker,~~
322		-	such ~~regional office,~~ ~~the Office of Community Relations within the~~
323		-	~~Department of Children and Families [Office of the Ombudsman] and~~
324		-	~~the Office~~ of the ~~Child Advocate,~~ and ~~(4) explain to~~ the ~~child that if the~~
325		-	~~child~~ is in ~~physical danger or experiences a medical emergency~~, ~~the child~~
326		-	~~may dial or send a text message to 9-1-1.~~ The ~~caseworker~~ shall ~~certify to~~
327		-	~~the commissioner on a form prescribed by~~ the ~~commissioner that such~~
328		-	~~caseworker has complied with the provisions~~ of ~~this subsection.~~ ~~Such~~ Substitute ~~Senate~~ Bill No. 1071
	231	+	on behalf of the state would be influenced. 177
	232	+	(b) No person shall give anything of value to a person hired by the 178
	233	+	state as a consultant or independent contractor or an employee of a 179
	234	+	consultant or independent contractor based on an understanding that 180
	235	+	the actions of the consultant, [or] independent contractor or employee 181
	236	+	on behalf of the state would be influenced. 182
	237	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 10-292 of the general statutes is 183
	238	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 184
	239	+	1, 2021): 185
	240	+	(a) Upon receipt by the Commissioner of Administrative Services of 186
	241	+	the final plans for any phase of a school building project as provided in 187
	242	+	section 10-291, said commissioner shall promptly review such plans and 188
	243	+	check them to the extent appropriate for the phase of development or 189
	244	+	construction for which final plans have been submitted to determine 190
	245	+	whether they conform with the requirements of the Fire Safety Code, 191
	246	+	the Department of Public Health, the life-cycle cost analysis approved 192
	247	+	by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the State Building 193
	248	+	Code and the state and federal standards for design and construction of 194
	249	+	public buildings to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and the 195
	250	+	school safety infrastructure criteria, developed by the School Safety 196
	251	+	Infrastructure Council, pursuant to section 10-292r, and if acceptable a 197
	252	+	final written approval of such phase shall be sent to the town or regional 198
	253	+	board of education and the school building committee. No phase of a 199
	254	+	school building project, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) or (d) 200
	255	+	of this section, shall go out for bidding purposes prior to such written 201
	256	+	approval. 202
	257	+	Sec. 14. Section 22a-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the 203
	258	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 204
	259	+	The directors of the authority shall meet at least monthly at the call 205
	260	+	of the chairman and may meet more frequently if necessary and 206
	261	+	desirable. It shall maintain at all times minutes of its meetings including 207 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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332		-	form shall include (A) an acknowledgment, for signature by the child, if
333		-	appropriate, that such caseworker provided a copy of the Children in
334		-	Care Bill of Rights and Expectations to the child and reviewed the
335		-	Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations with the child, and (B)
336		-	notice that, if the child refuses to sign such acknowledgment, such
337		-	caseworker shall indicate on the form that the child refused to sign such
338		-	acknowledgment.
339		-	Sec. 18. Section 2-90b of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective
340		-	October 1, 2021)
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	268	+	its considerations, deliberations, decisions and resolutions, which 208
	269	+	minutes shall be considered public records. It shall maintain all 209
	270	+	necessary records and data with respect to its operations and shall 210
	271	+	report quarterly to the Governor and annually to the General Assembly, 211
	272	+	upon its operations. Such reports shall include but not be limited to a 212
	273	+	listing of the number and type of waste management service contracts 213
	274	+	entered into with local government units and persons, and the charges 214
	275	+	therefor; a listing of the contracts entered into for the services of private 215
	276	+	industry in the operation of systems and facilities; a map showing the 216
	277	+	location of all facilities owned or leased by the authority; a schedule of 217
	278	+	the amounts of waste received and processed in such facilities; a listing 218
	279	+	of the outstanding issues of notes and bonds of the authority and the 219
	280	+	payment status thereof; a budget showing the administrative expenses 220
	281	+	of the authority; a report of revenues of the authority from all sources 221
	282	+	and of the redistribution of any surplus revenues. The authority shall be 222
	283	+	subject to audit by the state Auditors of Public Accounts in accordance 223
	284	+	with [normal audit practices prescribed for departments, boards, 224
	285	+	commissions and other agencies of the state] chapter 12 and section 2-225
	286	+	90, as amended by this act. 226
	287	+	Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 10-357b of the general statutes is 227
	288	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 228
	289	+	1, 2021): 229
	290	+	(c) The State Education Resource Center shall be subject to (1) rules, 230
	291	+	regulations and restrictions on purchasing, procurement, personal 231
	292	+	service agreements and the disposition of assets generally applicable to 232
	293	+	Connecticut state agencies, including those contained in titles 4, 4a and 233
	294	+	4b and section 4e-19, and (2) audit by the Auditors of Public Accounts 234
	295	+	under chapter 12 and section 2-90, as amended by this act. 235
	296	+	Sec. 16. Subsection (d) of section 17a-10c of the general statutes is 236
	297	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 237
	298	+	1, 2021): 238
	299	+	(d) On and after January 1, 2020, the caseworker of any child placed 239 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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	306	+	in an out-of-home placement by the Commissioner of Children and 240
	307	+	Families pursuant to an order of temporary custody or commitment 241
	308	+	shall meet in private with the child annually and any time the child is 242
	309	+	placed in a new out-of-home placement, provided the child is of an 243
	310	+	appropriate age. At such meeting, the caseworker shall, if applicable 244
	311	+	and appropriate: (1) Provide the child with a copy of the Sibling Bill of 245
	312	+	Rights, (2) review the Sibling Bill of Rights with the child, and (3) explain 246
	313	+	to the child that the child may contact the caseworker, the child's 247
	314	+	attorney, the Department of Children and Families regional office, the 248
	315	+	Office of Community Relations within the Department of Children and 249
	316	+	Families [Office of the Ombudsman] or the Office of the Child Advocate 250
	317	+	if the child feels that his or her rights under the Sibling Bill of Rights 251
	318	+	have been violated, and provide the child with contact information for 252
	319	+	such caseworker, such regional office, the Office of Community 253
	320	+	Relations within the Department of Children and Families [Office of the 254
	321	+	Ombudsman] and the Office of the Child Advocate. The caseworker 255
	322	+	shall certify to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the 256
	323	+	commissioner that such caseworker has complied with the provisions of 257
	324	+	this subsection. Such form shall include (A) an acknowledgment, for 258
	325	+	signature by the child, if appropriate, that such caseworker provided a 259
	326	+	copy of the Sibling Bill of Rights to the child and reviewed the Sibling 260
	327	+	Bill of Rights with the child, and (B) notice that, if the child refuses to 261
	328	+	sign such acknowledgment, such caseworker shall indicate on the form 262
	329	+	that the child refused to sign such acknowledgment. 263
	330	+	Sec. 17. Subsection (d) of section 17a-10e of the general statutes is 264
	331	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 265
	332	+	1, 2021): 266
	333	+	(d) The caseworker of any child placed in an out-of-home placement 267
	334	+	by the Commissioner of Children and Families pursuant to an order of 268
	335	+	temporary custody or commitment shall meet in private with the child 269
	336	+	annually and any time the child is placed in a new out-of-home 270
	337	+	placement, provided the child is of an appropriate age. At such meeting, 271
	338	+	the caseworker shall: (1) Provide the child with a copy of the Children 272 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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	345	+	in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations, (2) review the Children in Care 273
	346	+	Bill of Rights and Expectations with the child, (3) explain to the child 274
	347	+	that the child may contact the caseworker, the child's attorney, the 275
	348	+	Department of Children and Families regional office, the Office of 276
	349	+	Community Relations within the Department of Children and Families 277
	350	+	[Office of the Ombudsman] or the Office of the Child Advocate if the 278
	351	+	child feels that his or her rights have been violated or expectations have 279
	352	+	not been met under the Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations, 280
	353	+	and provide the child with contact information for such caseworker, 281
	354	+	such regional office, the Office of Community Relations within the 282
	355	+	Department of Children and Families [Office of the Ombudsman] and 283
	356	+	the Office of the Child Advocate, and (4) explain to the child that if the 284
	357	+	child is in physical danger or experiences a medical emergency, the child 285
	358	+	may dial or send a text message to 9-1-1. The caseworker shall certify to 286
	359	+	the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner that such 287
	360	+	caseworker has complied with the provisions of this subsection. Such 288
	361	+	form shall include (A) an acknowledgment, for signature by the child, if 289
	362	+	appropriate, that such caseworker provided a copy of the Children in 290
	363	+	Care Bill of Rights and Expectations to the child and reviewed the 291
	364	+	Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations with the child, and (B) 292
	365	+	notice that, if the child refuses to sign such acknowledgment, such 293
	366	+	caseworker shall indicate on the form that the child refused to sign such 294
	367	+	acknowledgment. 295
	368	+	Sec. 18. Section 2-90b of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 296
	369	+	October 1, 2021)297
	370	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	371	+	sections:
	372	+
	373	+	Section 1 October 1, 2021 2-90(g)
	374	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 New section
	375	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 2-90(c)
	376	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 New section
	377	+	Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 10-91g(a)
	378	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 1-122 Substitute Bill No. 1071
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	385	+	Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 31-426
	386	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2021 4b-21(e)
	387	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 8-260
	388	+	Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 15-120kk
	389	+	Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 32-42
	390	+	Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 1-86e
	391	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 10-292(a)
	392	+	Sec. 14 October 1, 2021 22a-263
	393	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2021 10-357b(c)
	394	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2021 17a-10c(d)
	395	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2021 17a-10e(d)
	396	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 202 Repealer section
	397	+
	398	+	GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
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