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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1089
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 5959
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E REVISOR'S TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
TO THE GENERAL STATU TES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 5-259 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(a) The Comptroller, with the approval of the Attorney General and 4
of the Insurance Commissioner, shall arrange and procure a group 5
hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan or plans for (1) 6
state employees, (2) members of the General Assembly who elect 7
coverage under such plan or plans, (3) participants in an alternate 8
retirement program who meet the service requirements of section 5-162 9
or subsection (a) of section 5-166, (4) anyone receiving benefits under 10
section 5-144 or from any state-sponsored retirement system, except the 11
teachers' retirement system and the municipal employees retirement 12
system, (5) judges of probate and Probate Court employees, (6) the 13
surviving spouse, and any dependent children of a state police officer, a 14
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constable who performs criminal law enforcement duties who dies 16
before, on or after June 26, 2003, as the result of injuries received while 17
acting within the scope of such officer's or firefighter's or constable's 18
employment and not as the result of illness or natural causes, and whose 19
surviving spouse and dependent children are not otherwise eligible for 20
a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan. 21
Coverage for a dependent child pursuant to this subdivision shall 22
terminate no earlier than the end of the calendar year during whichever 23
of the following occurs first, the date on which the child: Becomes 24
covered under a group health plan through the dependent's own 25
employment; or attains the age of twenty-six, (7) employees of the 26
Capital Region Development Authority established by section 32-601, 27
and (8) the surviving spouse and dependent children of any employee 28
of a municipality who dies on or after October 1, 2000, as the result of 29
injuries received while acting within the scope of such employee's 30
employment and not as the result of illness or natural causes, and whose 31
surviving spouse and dependent children are not otherwise eligible for 32
a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan. For 33
purposes of this subdivision, "employee" means any regular employee 34
or elective officer receiving pay from a municipality, "municipality" 35
means any town, city, borough, school district, taxing district, fire 36
district, district department of health, probate district, housing 37
authority, regional [work force] workforce development board 38
established under section 31-3k, as amended by this act, flood 39
commission or authority established by special act or regional council 40
of governments. For purposes of subdivision (6) of this subsection, 41
"firefighter" means any person who is regularly employed and paid by 42
any municipality for the purpose of performing firefighting duties for a 43
municipality on average of not less than thirty-five hours per week. The 44
minimum benefits to be provided by such plan or plans shall be 45
substantially equal in value to the benefits that each such employee or 46
member of the General Assembly could secure in such plan or plans on 47
an individual basis on the preceding first day of July. The state shall pay 48
for each such employee and each member of the General Assembly 49
covered by such plan or plans the portion of the premium charged for 50 Raised Bill No. 1089
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such member's or employee's individual coverage and seventy per cent 51
of the additional cost of the form of coverage and such amount shall be 52
credited to the total premiums owed by such employee or member of 53
the General Assembly for the form of such member's or employee's 54
coverage under such plan or plans. On and after January 1, 1989, the 55
state shall pay for anyone receiving benefits from any such state-56
sponsored retirement system one hundred per cent of the portion of the 57
premium charged for such member's or employee's individual coverage 58
and one hundred per cent of any additional cost for the form of 59
coverage. The balance of any premiums payable by an individual 60
employee or by a member of the General Assembly for the form of 61
coverage shall be deducted from the payroll by the State Comptroller. 62
The total premiums payable shall be remitted by the Comptroller to the 63
insurance company or companies or nonprofit organization or 64
organizations providing the coverage. The amount of the state's 65
contribution per employee for a health maintenance organization option 66
shall be equal, in terms of dollars and cents, to the largest amount of the 67
contribution per employee paid for any other option that is available to 68
all eligible state employees included in the health benefits plan, but shall 69
not be required to exceed the amount of the health maintenance 70
organization premium. 71
Sec. 2. Subsection (i) of section 5-259 of the general statutes is repealed 72
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 73
(i) The Comptroller may provide for coverage of employees of 74
municipalities, nonprofit corporations, community action agencies and 75
small employers and individuals eligible for a health coverage tax 76
credit, retired members or members of an association for personal care 77
assistants under the plan or plans procured under subsection (a) of this 78
section, provided: (1) Participation by each municipality, nonprofit 79
corporation, community action agency, small employer, eligible 80
individual, retired member or association for personal care assistants 81
shall be on a voluntary basis; (2) where an employee organization 82
represents employees of a municipality, nonprofit corporation, 83
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plans to be procured under subsection (a) of this section shall be by 85
mutual agreement of the municipality, nonprofit corporation, 86
community action agency or small employer and the employee 87
organization only and neither party may submit the issue of 88
participation to binding arbitration except by mutual agreement if such 89
binding arbitration is available; (3) no group of employees shall be 90
refused entry into the plan by reason of past or future health care costs 91
or claim experience; (4) rates paid by the state for its employees under 92
subsection (a) of this section are not adversely affected by this 93
subsection; (5) administrative costs to the plan or plans provided under 94
this subsection shall not be paid by the state; (6) participation in the plan 95
or plans in an amount determined by the state shall be for the duration 96
of the period of the plan or plans, or for such other period as mutually 97
agreed by the municipality, nonprofit corporation, community action 98
agency, small employer, retired member or association for personal care 99
assistants and the Comptroller; and (7) nothing in this section or section 100
12-202a, 38a-551 or 38a-556 shall be construed as requiring a 101
participating insurer or health care center to issue individual policies to 102
individuals eligible for a health coverage tax credit. The coverage 103
provided under this section may be referred to as the "Municipal 104
Employee Health Insurance Plan". The Comptroller may arrange and 105
procure for the employees and eligible individuals under this subsection 106
health benefit plans that vary from the plan or plans procured under 107
subsection (a) of this section. Notwithstanding any provision of part V 108
of chapter 700c, the coverage provided under this subsection may be 109
offered on either a fully underwritten or risk-pooled basis at the 110
discretion of the Comptroller. For the purposes of this subsection, (A) 111
"municipality" means any town, city, borough, school district, taxing 112
district, fire district, district department of health, probate district, 113
housing authority, regional [work force] workforce development board 114
established under section 31-3k, as amended by this act, regional 115
emergency telecommunications center, tourism district established 116
under section 32-302, flood commission or authority established by 117
special act, regional council of governments, transit district formed 118
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of the public acts of 1969; (B) "nonprofit corporation" means (i) a 120
nonprofit corporation organized under 26 USC 501 that has a contract 121
with the state or receives a portion of its funding from a municipality, 122
the state or the federal government, or (ii) an organization that is tax 123
exempt pursuant to 26 USC 501(c)(5); (C) "community action agency" 124
means a community action agency, as defined in section 17b-885; (D) 125
"small employer" means a small employer, as defined in section 38a-564; 126
(E) "eligible individuals" or "individuals eligible for a health coverage 127
tax credit" means individuals who are eligible for the credit for health 128
insurance costs under Section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 129
or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United 130
States, as from time to time amended, in accordance with the Pension 131
Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (F) "association for personal care 132
assistants" means an organization composed of personal care attendants 133
who are employed by recipients of service (i) under the home-care 134
program for the elderly under section 17b-342, (ii) under the personal 135
care assistance program under section 17b-605a, (iii) in an independent 136
living center pursuant to sections 17b-613 to 17b-615, inclusive, or (iv) 137
under the program for individuals with acquired brain injury as 138
described in section 17b-260a; and (G) "retired members" means 139
individuals eligible for a retirement benefit from the Connecticut 140
municipal employees' retirement system. 141
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 7-282e of the general statutes is 142
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 143
1, 2021): 144
(c) Not later than February 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, each law 145
enforcement unit shall prepare and submit a report concerning 146
incidents described in subsection (b) of this section during the preceding 147
calendar year to the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division 148
within the Office of Policy and Management. Such report shall include 149
the records described in subsection (b) of this section and shall be 150
submitted electronically using a standardized method and form 151
disseminated jointly by the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning 152
Division within the Office of Policy and Management and the Police 153 Raised Bill No. 1089
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Officer Standards and Training Council. The standardized method and 154
form shall allow compilation of statistics on each use of force incident, 155
including, but not limited to, (1) the race and gender of such person 156
upon whom force was used, provided the identification of such 157
characteristics shall be based on the observation and perception of the 158
police officer, (2) the number of times force was used on such person, 159
and (3) any injury suffered by such person against whom force was 160
used. The Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the 161
Office of Policy and Management and the Police Officer Standards and 162
Training Council may revise the standardized method and form and 163
disseminate such revisions to law enforcement units. Each law 164
enforcement unit shall, prior to submission of any such report pursuant 165
to this subsection, redact any information from such report that may 166
identify a minor, witness or victim. 167
Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of section 7-425 of the general statutes is 168
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 169
1, 2021): 170
(1) "Municipality" means any town, city, borough, school district, 171
regional school district, taxing district, fire district, district department 172
of health, probate district, housing authority, regional [work force] 173
workforce development board established under section 31-3k, as 174
amended by this act, regional emergency telecommunications center, 175
tourism district established under section 10-397, flood commission or 176
authority established by special act or regional council of governments; 177
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 7-427 of the general statutes is 178
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 179
1, 2021): 180
(a) Any municipality except a housing authority, which is governed 181
by subsection (b) of this section or a regional [work force] workforce 182
development board established under section 31-3k, as amended by this 183
act, which is governed by section 7-427a, as amended by this act, may, 184
by resolution passed by its legislative body and subject to such 185 Raised Bill No. 1089
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referendum as may be hereinafter provided, accept this part as to any 186
department or departments of such municipality as may be designated 187
therein, including elective officers if so specified, free public libraries 188
which receive part or all of their income from municipal appropriation, 189
and the redevelopment agency of such municipality whether or not 190
such municipality is a member of the system, as defined in section 7-452, 191
but such acceptance shall not repeal, amend or replace, or affect the 192
continuance of, any pension system established in such municipality by 193
or under the authority of any special act and all such special acts shall 194
remain in full force and effect until repealed or amended by the General 195
Assembly or as provided by chapter 99. The acceptance of this part as to 196
any department or departments of a municipality shall not affect the 197
right of such municipality to accept it in the future as to any other 198
department or departments. In any municipality other than a district 199
department of health, housing authority, flood commission or authority, 200
regional council of governments or supervision district board of 201
education, such resolution shall not take effect until it has been 202
approved by a majority of the electors of the municipality voting 203
thereon at the next regular election or meeting or at a special election or 204
meeting called for the purpose. The effective date of participation shall 205
be at least ninety days subsequent to the receipt by the Retirement 206
Commission of the certified copy of such resolution. The Retirement 207
Commission shall furnish to any municipality contemplating 208
acceptance of this part, at the expense of such municipality, an estimate 209
of the probable cost to such municipality of such acceptance as to any 210
department or departments thereof. 211
Sec. 6. Section 7-427a of the general statutes is repealed and the 212
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 213
If the majority of the members of a regional [work force] workforce 214
development board vote to participate in this part, employees of a 215
regional [work force] workforce development board who are eligible 216
under section 7-425, as amended by this act, and who are not members 217
of the Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund B shall become members 218
thereof on July 1, 1998. Membership in any other retirement system shall 219 Raised Bill No. 1089
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terminate on said date. The members of a regional [work force] 220
workforce development board shall arrange for termination of such 221
systems, which arrangements shall include provision that the rights of 222
members who retired prior to July 1, 1998, under such system shall not 223
be affected and provision that any refunds of employee contributions 224
made to such other retirement system shall be transferred to the 225
Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund B and the appropriate amount 226
credited to the account of each transferring employee's benefit. Each 227
employee of the regional [work force] workforce development board 228
shall pay his pro rata share of the actual cost of such transfer at no 229
additional cost to the municipality or board. 230
Sec. 7. Section 7-427b of the general statutes is repealed and the 231
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 232
(a) Any employee of a regional [work force] workforce development 233
board which has voted to participate in this part who previously was an 234
employee of a private industry council shall receive credit for the 235
purposes of retirement under the provisions of this part for the period 236
of his service with the private industry council upon payment to the 237
Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund of a sum equal to that which he 238
would have paid had such service been covered by the provisions of this 239
part, provided such sum is paid within one year of the date of such 240
board's first participation in this part. 241
(b) Any employee of a regional [work force] workforce development 242
board which has voted to participate in this part shall receive credit for 243
the purposes of retirement under the provisions of this part for the 244
period of his service with such board when such board was not 245
participating under the provisions of this part upon payment to the 246
Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund of a sum equal to that which he 247
would have paid had such service been covered by the provisions of this 248
part, provided such sum is paid within one year of the date of such 249
board's first participation in this part. 250
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 10-183uu of the general statutes is 251 Raised Bill No. 1089
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 252
1, 2021): 253
(a) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management enters into 254
a contract with an actuarial consulting firm or actuarial software service 255
provider, the Teachers' Retirement Board shall promptly provide, in the 256
form and format specified by the secretary, any data requested by the 257
secretary during the term of such [contact] contract. 258
Sec. 9. Section 10-248a of the general statutes is repealed and the 259
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 260
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 261
thereafter, notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 262
special act, municipal charter, home rule ordinance or other ordinance, 263
the board of finance in each town having a board of finance, the board 264
of [selectman] selectmen in each town having no board of finance or the 265
authority making appropriations for the school district for each town 266
may deposit into a nonlapsing account any unexpended funds from the 267
prior fiscal year from the budgeted appropriation for education for the 268
town, provided (1) such deposited amount does not exceed two per cent 269
of the total budgeted appropriation for education for such prior fiscal 270
year, (2) each expenditure from such account shall be made only for 271
educational purposes, and (3) each such expenditure shall be authorized 272
by the local board of education for such town. 273
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 10-264s of the general statutes is 274
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 275
1, 2021): 276
(a) All state laws and regulations applicable to the operation of public 277
schools, including provisions for eligibility for state aid and grants, shall 278
apply to any interdistrict magnet school operator that is (1) the board of 279
governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined 280
in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 281
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or (2) any 282
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[commissioner] Commissioner of Education. Such interdistrict magnet 284
operators shall receive, in accordance with federal law and regulations, 285
any federal funds available for the education of any pupils attending 286
public schools. 287
Sec. 11. Section 10a-55f of the general statutes is repealed and the 288
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 289
Public institutions of higher education, in consultation with the 290
regional [work force] workforce development boards, shall support any 291
efforts to develop career ladders and lattices in the green technology 292
industry, particularly for those workers who gained entry into such 293
fields as a result of funds made available pursuant to the American 294
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 295
Sec. 12. Subsection (c) of section 12-71e of the general statutes is 296
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 297
1, 2021): 298
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal 299
charter or home rule ordinance, a municipality or district that set a 300
motor vehicle mill rate prior to October 31, 2017, for the assessment year 301
commencing October 1, 2016, may, by vote of its legislative body, or if 302
the legislative body is a town meeting, the board of [selectman] 303
selectmen, revise such mill rate to meet the requirements of this section, 304
provided such revision occurs not later than December 15, 2017. 305
Sec. 13. Subsection (c) of section 13b-376 of the general statutes is 306
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 307
1, 2021): 308
(c) There is established an Operation Lifesaver Committee which 309
shall be within the Department of Transportation. The committee shall 310
consist of the Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's 311
designee, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 312
Protection or the commissioner's designee and the Commissioner of 313
Motor Vehicles or the commissioner's designee. The Commissioner of 314 Raised Bill No. 1089
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Transportation or the commissioner's designee shall serve as 315
chairperson of the committee. The committee shall meet at such times 316
[at] as it deems necessary. 317
Sec. 14. Section 14-11j of the general statutes is repealed and the 318
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 319
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the 320
Connecticut Police Chiefs Association and at least one organization that 321
advocates for persons with autism spectrum disorder, shall design and 322
make available blue envelopes that (1) provide written information and 323
guidance on the outside of the envelopes regarding ways to enhance 324
effective communication between a police officer and a person with 325
autism spectrum disorder, and (2) are capable of holding a person's 326
motor vehicle operator's license, registration and insurance 327
identification card. On and after January 1, 2020, upon request by a 328
person with autism spectrum disorder or, if such person is a minor, such 329
person's parent or guardian, the commissioner shall provide a blue 330
envelope designed pursuant to this section to such person, parent or 331
guardian. 332
Sec. 15. Subsection (f) of section 14-96q of the general statutes is 333
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 334
1, 2021): 335
(f) The commissioner may issue a permit for a yellow or amber light 336
or lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, which may 337
be used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in 338
subsection (e) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, or (3) vehicles 339
transporting or escorting any vehicle or load or combinations thereof, 340
which is or are either oversize or overweight, or both, and being 341
operated or traveling under a permit issued by the Commissioner of 342
Transportation pursuant to section 14-270. A yellow or amber light or 343
lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, may be used 344
without obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 345
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in rural mail delivery service or on vehicles operated by construction 347
inspectors employed by the state of Connecticut, authorized by the 348
Commissioner of Transportation, used during the performance of 349
inspections on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of Transportation 350
shall maintain a list of such authorized construction inspectors, 351
including the name and address of each inspector and the registration 352
number for each vehicle on which the light or lights are to be used. 353
Sec. 16. Subsection (h) of section 14-96q of the general statutes is 354
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 355
1, 2021): 356
(h) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency vehicles, as 357
defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, yellow, or 358
white light or lights, including a flashing light or lights or any 359
combination thereof, except as provided in subsection [(j)] (k) of this 360
section. 361
Sec. 17. Subsection (b) of section 16-19 of the general statutes is 362
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 363
1, 2021): 364
(b) If the authority has not made its finding respecting an amendment 365
of any electric distribution or gas company rate within three hundred 366
fifty days from the proposed effective date of such amendment thereof, 367
or if the authority has not made its finding respecting an amendment of 368
any public service company rate, except an electric distribution or a gas 369
company rate, within two hundred days from the proposed effective 370
date of such amendment thereof, such amendment may become 371
effective pending the authority's finding with respect to such 372
amendment upon the filing by the company with the authority of 373
assurance satisfactory to the authority, which may include a bond with 374
surety, of the company's ability and willingness to refund to its 375
customers with interest such amounts as the company may collect from 376
them in excess of the rates fixed by the authority in its finding or fixed 377
at the conclusion of any appeal taken as a result of a finding by the 378 Raised Bill No. 1089
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authority. 379
Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 16-244aa of the general statutes is 380
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 381
1, 2021): 382
(b) Not later than June 1, 2021, the Public Utilities Regulatory 383
Authority shall initiate a proceeding to investigate, develop and adopt 384
a framework for implementing performance-based regulation of each 385
electric distribution company. Such framework adopted by the 386
authority shall: (1) Establish standards and metrics for measuring such 387
electric distribution company's performance of objectives that are in the 388
interest of ratepayers or benefit the public, which may include, but not 389
be [not] limited to, safety, reliability, emergency response, cost 390
efficiency, affordability, equity, customer satisfaction, municipal 391
engagement, resilience and advancing the state's environmental and 392
policy goals, including, but not limited to, those goals established in 393
section 22a-200a, in the Integrated Resources Plan approved pursuant 394
to section 16a-3a and in the Comprehensive Energy Strategy prepared 395
pursuant to section 16a-3d; (2) identify the manner, including the 396
timeframe and extent, in which such standards and metrics shall be used 397
to apply the principles and guidelines set forth in section 16-19e and to 398
determine the relative adequacy of the company's service and the 399
reasonableness and adequacy of rates proposed and considered 400
pursuant to section 16-19a; and (3) identify specific mechanisms to be 401
implemented to align utility performance with the standards and 402
metrics adopted pursuant to this section and subsection (b) of section 403
16-19a, including, but not limited to, reviewing the effectiveness of the 404
electric distribution company's revenue decoupling mechanism. The 405
authority may also initiate a proceeding to investigate, develop and 406
adopt a framework for implementation of performance -based 407
regulation for gas and water companies, as defined by section 16-1, 408
consistent with the requirements and provisions of this section. 409
Sec. 19. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 17a-2 of the general statutes 410
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 411 Raised Bill No. 1089
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October 1, 2021): 412
(b) Said department shall constitute a successor department to the 413
Department of Children and Youth Services, for the purposes of sections 414
4-5, 4-38c, 4-77a, 4-165b, 4a-11b, 4a-12, 4a-16, 5-259, as amended by this 415
act, 7-127c, 8-206d, 10-8a, 10-15d, 10-76d, 10-76h, 10-76i, 10-76w, 10-76g, 416
10-94g, 10-253, 17-86a, 17-294, 17-409, 17-437, 17-572, 17-578, 17-579, 17-417
585, 17a-1 to 17a-89, inclusive, 17a-90 to 17a-209, inclusive, 17a-218, 17a-418
277, 17a-450, 17a-458, 17a-474, 17a-560, 17a-511, 17a-634, 17a-646, 17a-419
659, 17b-59a, 18-69, 18-69a, 18-87, 19a-78, 19a-216, 20-14i, 20-14j, 31-23, 420
31-306a, 38a-514, [45a-591 to 45a-705] 45a-593 to 45a-703, inclusive, 45a-421
706 to 45a-770, inclusive, 46a-28, 46b-15 to 46b-19, inclusive, 46b-120 to 422
46b-159, inclusive, 54-56d, 54-142k, 54-199, 54-203 and in accordance 423
with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39. 424
(c) Whenever the words "Commissioner of Children and Youth 425
Services", "Department of Children and Youth Services", or "Council on 426
Children and Youth Services" are used in sections 4-5, 4-38c, 4-77a, 4-427
165b, 4a-11b, 4a-12, 4a-16, 5-259, as amended by this act, 7-127c, 8-206d, 428
10-8a, 10-15d, 10-76d, 10-76h, 10-76i, 10-76w, 10-94g, 10-253, 17-86a, 17-429
294, 17-409, 17-437, 17-572, 17-578, 17-579, 17-585, 17a-1 to 17a-89, 430
inclusive, 17a-90 to 17a-209, inclusive, 17a-218, 17a-277, 17a-450, 17a-431
458, 17a-474, 17a-511, 17a-634, 17a-646, 17a-659, 17b-59a, 18-69, 18-69a, 432
18-87, 19a-78, 19a-216, 20-14i, 20-14j, 31-23, 31-306a, 38a-514, [45a-591 to 433
45a-705] 45a-593 to 45a-703, inclusive, 45a-706 to 45a-770, inclusive, 46a-434
28, 46b-15 to 46b-19, inclusive, 46b-120 to 46b-159, inclusive, 54-56d, 54-435
142k, 54-199, 54-203, the words "Commissioner of Children and 436
Families", "Department of Children and Families", and "Council on 437
Children and Families" shall be substituted respectively in lieu thereof. 438
Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 18-52a of the general statutes is 439
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 440
1, 2021): 441
(b) Prior to October 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Correction shall 442
revise the payment methodology for ambulance services provided by a 443 Raised Bill No. 1089
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municipality on behalf of a person who is confined in a correctional 444
facility and requires transfer to a hospital for medical care. The revision 445
to such payment methodology shall ensure that, if such person is not 446
covered by a health insurance policy, the department shall reimburse 447
the municipality for ambulance services at the same rate that the 448
department is contractually obligated to pay to nonmunicipal providers 449
of ambulance services. 450
Sec. 21. Subdivision (16) of subsection (j) of section 21a-254 of the 451
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 452
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 453
(16) Each pharmacy, nonresident pharmacy, as defined in section 20-454
627, outpatient pharmacy in a hospital or institution, and dispenser shall 455
report to the commissioner, at least daily, by electronic means or, if a 456
pharmacy or outpatient pharmacy does not maint ain records 457
electronically, in a format approved by the commissioner information 458
for all insulin drugs, glucagon drugs, diabetes devices and diabetic 459
ketoacidosis devices prescribed and dispensed by such pharmacy or 460
outpatient pharmacy. Such pharmacy or outpatient pharmacy shall 461
report such information to the commissioner in a manner that is 462
consistent with the manner in which such pharmacy or outpatient 463
pharmacy reports information for controlled substance prescriptions 464
pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection. For the purposes of this 465
subdivision, "insulin drug", "glucagon drug", ["diabetes devices"] 466
"diabetes device" and "diabetic ketoacidosis device" have the same 467
meanings as provided in section 20-616. 468
Sec. 22. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-201c of the general 469
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 470
(Effective October 1, 2021): 471
(a) For each registration of a new motor vehicle with the 472
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person 473
registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of ten 474
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registration for a biennial period for the following registration types: 476
Passenger, motor home, combination or antique. Any person who is 477
sixty-five years of age or older and who obtains a one-year registration 478
for a new motor vehicle under section 14-49 for such registration type 479
shall pay five dollars for the annual registration period. 480
(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 481
vehicle, except a new motor vehicle, with the Commissioner of Motor 482
Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person registering such vehicle 483
shall pay to the commissioner a fee of five dollars for registration for a 484
biennial period for the following registration types: Passenger, motor 485
home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years of age 486
or older and who obtains a one-year registration or one-year registration 487
renewal for any motor vehicle, except a new motor vehicle, under 488
section 14-49 for such registration type shall pay two dollars fifty cents 489
for the annual registration period. 490
Sec. 23. Subsection (a) of section 27-103 of the general statutes is 491
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 492
1, 2021): 493
(a) As used in the general statutes, except chapter 504, and except as 494
otherwise provided: (1) "Armed forces" means the United States Army, 495
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force and any reserve 496
component thereof, including the Connecticut National Guard 497
performing duty as provided in Title 32 of the United States Code, as 498
amended from time to time; (2) "veteran" means any person honorably 499
discharged from, or released under honorable conditions from active 500
service in, the armed forces; (3) "service in time of war" means service of 501
ninety or more cumulative days during a period of war unless separated 502
from service earlier because of an injury incurred or aggravated in the 503
line of duty or a service-connected disability rated by the United States 504
Department of Veterans Affairs, except that if the period of war lasted 505
less than ninety days, "service in time of war" means service for the 506
entire [such] period of war unless separated because of any such injury 507
or disability; (4) "period of war" has the same meaning as provided in 508 Raised Bill No. 1089
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38 USC 101, as amended from time to time, except that the "Vietnam 509
Era" means the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on 510
July 1, 1975, in all cases; and "period of war" shall include service while 511
engaged in combat or a combat support role in Lebanon, July 1, 1958, to 512
November 1, 1958, or September 29, 1982, to March 30, 1984; Grenada, 513
October 25, 1983, to December 15, 1983; Operation Earnest Will, 514
involving the escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers flying the United States flag 515
in the Persian Gulf, July 24, 1987, to August 1, 1990; and Panama, 516
December 20, 1989, to January 31, 1990, and shall include service during 517
such periods with the armed forces of any government associated with 518
the United States; and (5) "qualifying condition" means a diagnosis of 519
post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury made by, or an 520
experience of military sexual trauma, as described in 38 USC 1720D, as 521
amended from time to time, disclosed to, an individual licensed to 522
provide health care services at a United States Department of Veterans 523
Affairs facility. 524
Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 27-138h of the general statutes is 525
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 526
1, 2021): 527
(a) As used in this section, (1) "personal information" means 528
information capable of being associated with a particular individual 529
through one or more identifiers, including, but not limited to, an 530
individual's first name or first initial and last name, a Social Security 531
number, a driver's license number, a state identification card number, 532
an account number, a credit card or debit card number, a financial 533
record, a passport number, an alien registration number, a health 534
insurance identification number or any military identification 535
information, and does not include publicly available information that is 536
lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state or local 537
government records or widely distributed media, and (2) "military 538
identification information" means information identifying a person as a 539
member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, as amended 540
by this act, or a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of said section, 541
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identification number, discharge document, military identification card 543
or military retiree identification card. 544
Sec. 25. Subdivision (1) of section 28-17a of the general statutes is 545
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 546
1, 2021): 547
(1) "Civil air patrol" means the civilian auxiliary of the United States 548
Air Force, pursuant to section 15-98; 549
Sec. 26. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 29-6d of the 550
general statutes, as amended by section 19 of public act 20-1 of the July 551
special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 552
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 553
(1) "Law enforcement unit" has the same meaning as ["law 554
enforcement unit"] provided in section 7-294a; 555
Sec. 27. Subdivision (1) of section 31-3j of the general statutes is 556
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 557
1, 2021): 558
(1) "Board" means a regional [work force] workforce development 559
board established under section 31-3k, as amended by this act; 560
Sec. 28. Subdivision (6) of section 31-3j of the general statutes is 561
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 562
1, 2021): 563
(6) ["Work force development region"] "Workforce development 564
region" or "region" means an area designated as a service delivery area 565
in accordance with the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act. 566
Sec. 29. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 31-3k of the general statutes 567
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 568
October 1, 2021): 569
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[work force] workforce development board for each [work force] 571
workforce development region in the state. Each board shall assess the 572
needs and priorities for investing in the development of human 573
resources within the region and shall coordinate a broad range of 574
employment, education, training and related services that shall be 575
focused on client-centered, lifelong learning and shall be responsive to 576
the needs of local business, industry, the region, its municipalities and 577
its citizens. 578
(b) Each board, within its region, shall: 579
(1) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of a private industry 580
council under the Job Training Partnership Act, provided the private 581
industry council within the region elects by a vote of its members to 582
become a board and the Labor Commissioner approves the council as a 583
regional [work force] workforce development board. 584
(2) Within existing resources and consistent with the state 585
employment and training information system and any guidelines issued 586
by the commissioner under subsection (b) of section 31-2, (A) assess 587
regional needs and identify regional priorities for employment and 588
training programs, including, but not limited to, an assessment of the 589
special employment needs of unskilled and low-skilled unemployed 590
persons, including persons receiving state-administered general 591
assistance or short-term unemployment assistance, (B) conduct 592
planning for regional employment and training programs, (C) 593
coordinate such programs to ensure that the programs respond to the 594
needs of labor, business and industry, municipalities within the region, 595
the region as a whole, and all of its citizens, (D) serve as a clearinghouse 596
for information on all employment and training programs in the region, 597
(E) prepare and submit an annual plan containing the board's priorities 598
and goals for regional employment and training programs to the 599
commissioner and the commission for their review and approval, (F) 600
review grant proposals and plans submitted to state agencies for 601
employment and training programs that directly affect the region to 602
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annual regional plan prepared under subparagraph (E) of this 604
subdivision and inform the commission and each state agency 605
concerned of the results of the review, (G) evaluate the effectiveness of 606
employment and training programs within the region in meeting the 607
goals contained in the annual regional plan prepared under 608
subparagraph (E) of this subdivision and report its findings to the 609
commissioner and the commission on an annual basis, (H) ensure the 610
effective use of available employment and training resources in the 611
region, and (I) allocate funds where applicable for program operations 612
in the region. 613
(3) Provide information to the commissioner concerning (A) all 614
employment and training programs, grants or funds to be effective or 615
available in the region in the following program year, (B) the source and 616
purpose of such programs, grants or funds, (C) the projected amount of 617
such programs, grants or funds, (D) persons, organizations and 618
institutions eligible to participate in such programs or receive such 619
grants or funds, (E) characteristics of clients eligible to receive services 620
pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (F) the range of services 621
available pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (G) goals of such 622
programs, grants or funds, (H) where applicable, schedules for 623
submitting requests for proposals, planning instructions, proposals and 624
plans, in connection with such programs, grants or funds, (I) the 625
program period for such programs, grants or funds, and (J) any other 626
data relating to such programs, grants or funds that the commissioner 627
or the commission deems essential for effective state planning. 628
(4) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of the local board for 629
purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 630
2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended. 631
(5) Establish a worker training education committee comprised of 632
persons from the education and business communities within the 633
region, including, but not limited to, regional community-technical 634
colleges and technical education and career schools. 635 Raised Bill No. 1089
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Sec. 30. Section 31-3l of the general statutes is repealed and the 636
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 637
The members of a board shall be appointed by the chief elected 638
officials of the municipalities in the region in accordance with the 639
provisions of an agreement entered into by such municipalities. In the 640
absence of an agreement the appointments shall be made by the 641
Governor. The membership of each board shall satisfy the requirements 642
for a private industry council as provided under the Job Training 643
Partnership Act and the requirements of the federal Workforce 644
Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to 645
time amended. To the extent consistent with such requirements: (1) 646
Business members shall constitute a majority of each board and shall 647
include owners of businesses, chief executives or chief operating officers 648
of nongovernmental employers, or other business executives who have 649
substantial management or policy responsibilities. Whenever possible, 650
at least one-half of the business and industry members shall be 651
representatives of small businesses, including minority businesses; (2) 652
the nonbusiness members shall include representatives of community-653
based organizations, state and local organized labor, state and 654
municipal government, human service agencies, economic 655
development agencies and regional community-technical colleges and 656
other educational institutions, including secondary and postsecondary 657
institutions and regional vocational technical schools; (3) the 658
nonbusiness representatives shall be selected by the appointing 659
authority from among individuals nominated by the commissioner and 660
the organizations, agencies, institutions and groups set forth in 661
subdivisions (2) and (5) of this section, and each appointing authority 662
shall solicit nominations from the commissioner and the organizations, 663
agencies, institutions and groups set forth in subdivisions (2) and (5) of 664
this section; (4) labor representatives shall be selected from individuals 665
recommended by recognized state and local labor federations in a 666
manner consistent with the federal Job Training Partnership Act and the 667
federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-668
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interests of a broad segment of the population of the region, including 670
the interests of welfare recipients, persons with disabilities, veterans, 671
dislocated workers, younger and older workers, women, minorities and 672
displaced homemakers; and (6) in each region where a private industry 673
council has elected by a vote of its members to become a regional [work 674
force] workforce development board and the commissioner has 675
approved the council as a board, the initial membership of each board 676
shall include, but not be limited to, the business members of the private 677
industry council in the region. 678
Sec. 31. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 31-3w of the 679
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 680
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 681
(c) (1) When contacted by a veteran who is in need of employment or 682
[work force] workforce development services, the department shall (A) 683
determine whether the veteran resides closer to a [work force] 684
workforce development board facility with a veterans unit than to a 685
department facility offering such employment or [work force] 686
workforce development assistance and, if so, provide the veteran with 687
contact information for the [work force] workforce development board, 688
and (B) provide a veteran who expresses an interest in advanced 689
manufacturing, as defined in section 31-11ss, as amended by this act, 690
with information on the Military to Machinists program operated 691
pursuant to section 31-11ss, as amended by this act, if such veteran may 692
be eligible for services from such program. 693
Sec. 32. Subsection (b) of section 31-11ff of the general statutes is 694
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 695
1, 2021): 696
(b) The Connecticut Employment and Training Commission shall 697
develop, in collaboration with the Connecticut state colleges and 698
universities, Department of Education, and regional [work force] 699
workforce development boards established pursuant to section 31-3j, as 700
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improving upon career certificate programs established under section 702
10-20a, middle college programs, early college high school programs 703
and Connecticut Early College Opportunity programs to provide 704
education, training and placement in jobs available in the 705
manufacturing, health care, construction, green, science, technology, 706
computer science, engineering and mathematics industries and other 707
emerging sectors of the state's economy. Such plan shall include a 708
proposal to fund such programs. 709
Sec. 33. Section 31-11rr of the general statutes is repealed and the 710
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 711
(a) There is established the Apprenticeship Connecticut initiative to 712
develop [work force] workforce pipeline programs to train qualified 713
entry-level workers for job placement with manufacturers and 714
employers in other industry sectors in the state that are experiencing 715
sustained [work force] workforce shortages. The initiative shall include, 716
where practicable, outreach to underserved populations, including 717
youths, to achieve success in the program and support the state's 718
economic development progress. 719
(b) (1) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Labor Commissioner shall 720
issue a request for qualifications to solicit proposals from regional 721
industry partnerships for a [work force] workforce pipeline program to 722
serve the [work force] workforce needs of manufacturers and other 723
employers in the region. To be eligible to submit a proposal, a regional 724
industry partnership shall include as members of such partnership (A) 725
entities and organizations with expertise in regional economic and 726
[work force] workforce development, including, but not limited to, 727
entities offering apprenticeship or other [work force] workforce training 728
programs, (B) the regional [work force] workforce development board, 729
established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended by this act, for the 730
applicable [work force] workforce region, and (C) at least one 731
educational institution such as a vocational-technical school or an 732
institution of higher education or at least one employer located in the 733
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include other entities, organizations or institutions that support the 735
goals of the partnership and initiative. 736
(2) Prior to the date established by the commissioner for the 737
submission of responses to such request for qualifications, each regional 738
[work force] workforce development board shall submit a report to the 739
General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, 740
that sets forth the most pressing [work force] workforce needs within 741
such board's region and identifies the industry sector or sectors in which 742
such needs are the greatest. 743
(c) Each proposal shall be submitted by the partnership through the 744
regional [work force] workforce development board and shall 745
demonstrate the targeted goal of preparing qualified entry-level 746
workers for careers that provide a living wage. Each proposal shall 747
include plans for the following core program components: 748
(1) Identification of the region's most pressing [work force] workforce 749
needs and the industry sector or sectors in which such needs are the 750
greatest, as reported to the General Assembly pursuant to subdivision 751
(2) of subsection (b) of this section, and including a detailed plan of how 752
the partnership's proposal will serve the employment needs of workers 753
residing in all towns within the region served by the applicable regional 754
[work force] workforce development board, focusing on those areas 755
within such region with the most concentrated employment needs; 756
(2) Recruitment in the program of, and outreach efforts to, potential 757
job seekers; 758
(3) (A) Screening and assessment of individuals interested in 759
manufacturing work or employment in other sectors proposed to be 760
targeted by the partnership, by which individuals will be assessed for 761
work readiness, aptitude for the relevant work skills and on other 762
metrics as specified by the partnership or as recommended by the Labor 763
Department; 764
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screening and assessment process not to be suited for participation in 766
the program to or with alternative career resources or services available 767
to residents of the state that may be better suited to such individuals; 768
(C) Placement of individuals screened and assessed who are selected 769
to participate in a training program, with an employer identified by the 770
partnership, upon such individual's successful completion of the 771
training program. Such identified employer shall commit to hire one or 772
more individuals who successfully complete the training program and 773
may further offer related on-the-job training or other in-house training 774
opportunities to such individual or individuals. The partnership shall 775
seek to leverage any such training or opportunities, apprenticeship 776
programs, the Labor Department's subsidized training and employment 777
program and other wage-subsidy programs with employers who 778
commit to hiring individuals, and may seek program funding for 779
retention services; 780
(4) (A) Separate training programs for participants (i) in the eleventh 781
or twelfth grade, and (ii) eighteen years of age or older who are not 782
currently enrolled in eleventh or twelfth grade. Such training programs 783
shall be provided by partnership members or with the assistance of 784
other parties as identified in the proposal; 785
(B) Training programs shall be not less than five consecutive weeks 786
and not more than twenty-six consecutive weeks in duration. At least 787
one training program offered for each age group shall be provided 788
through a certified preapprenticeship program offered by the Labor 789
Department. Any other training program may include a 790
preapprenticeship component or award industry -recognized 791
certificates, as proposed by the partnership; 792
(C) Training programs shall be developed and revised periodically 793
through ongoing consultation with employers targeted for job 794
placement of program participants; 795
(5) The duration of a [work force] workforce pipeline program shall 796
be not less than four years from the date of its establishment; 797 Raised Bill No. 1089
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(6) For each core program component, identification of specific 798
existing resources available to such partnership through the regional 799
[work force] workforce development board, the United States 800
Department of Labor's American Job Center system, the state Labor 801
Department, employers, apprenticeship or other [work force] workforce 802
training programs, educational institutions in the state or other public 803
or private funds. If the partnership proposes using program funds for 804
the purposes of core program components, it shall demonstrate for each 805
such component that there will be leveraged funding support from 806
existing resources and that the use of program funds for such purposes 807
will not affect the availability of such existing resources; and 808
(7) The following limits shall apply to the use of any program funds 809
awarded to a partnership: (A) Not more than seventy per cent of such 810
funds shall be used for the training programs set forth in subdivision (4) 811
of this subsection; (B) not more than twenty per cent of such funds shall 812
be used for supporting services for the program, including recruitment 813
and outreach efforts, screening and assessment, transportation, 814
stipends, workplace tools or equipment and preemployment supports; 815
and (C) not more than ten per cent of such funds shall be used for any 816
other purpose, including administrative costs. 817
(d) (1) The commissioner shall review all qualifying responses to the 818
request for qualifications and select as many proposals as the 819
commissioner deems to be well-planned and the partnership to be 820
capable of implementing its proposal. The commissioner shall select 821
proposals so as to achieve a goal of not fewer than ten thousand 822
individuals placed into new jobs over the first four years of a program, 823
with one-third of such individuals from the group under subparagraph 824
(A)(i) of subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section and two-thirds 825
of such individuals from the group under subparagraph (A)(ii) of 826
subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section. 827
(2) (A) The commissioner shall award funds to the partnerships 828
selected under subdivision (1) of this subsection in proportion to the 829
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workforce region proposed to be served, relative to the comparable 831
[work force] workforce needs within other [work force] workforce 832
regions of the state, provided no partnership shall receive more than 833
twenty million dollars in total funding. The commissioner may further 834
weight such distribution according to any total cost per program 835
participant proposed by a partnership that the commissioner deems 836
reasonable, and may give preference to a partnership with a lower total 837
cost per program participant. 838
(B) The commissioner shall reserve from any funds awarded under 839
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision sufficient funds to support the use 840
of the certified preapprenticeship program offered by the Labor 841
Department and shall transfer such reserved funds to the appropriate 842
departmental account to be used for such purpose. 843
(e) Any regional industry partnership may seek (1) to leverage tuition 844
or financial assistance programs for purposes of the program and for the 845
benefit of individuals participating in the program, and (2) 846
philanthropic and employer investments to meet the goal set forth in 847
subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section and to support retention 848
of individuals participating in the program. 849
Sec. 34. Section 31-11ss of the general statutes is repealed and the 850
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 851
(a) As used in this section: 852
(1) "Advanced manufacturing" means a manufacturing process that 853
makes extensive use of computer, high-precision or information 854
technologies integrated with a high-performance [work force] 855
workforce in a production system capable of furnishing a heterogeneous 856
mix of products in small or large volumes with either the efficiency of 857
mass production or the flexibility of custom manufacturing in order to 858
respond quickly to customer demands. "Advanced manufacturing" 859
includes newly developed methods to manufacture existing products 860
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(2) "Eligible business" means a business that (A) has operations in 863
Connecticut, (B) has been registered to conduct business for not less than 864
twelve months, and (C) is in good standing with respect to the payment 865
of all state and local taxes. "Eligible business" does not include the state 866
or any political subdivision thereof; 867
(3) "Private occupational school" has the same meaning as provided 868
in section 10a-22a; 869
(4) "Public institution of higher education" means any of the 870
institutions of higher education identified in subdivision (2) of section 871
10a-1; 872
(5) "Qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate program" means 873
a for-credit or noncredit sub-baccalaureate advanced manufacturing 874
certificate program offered by a public institution of higher education 875
or a private occupational school in which at least seventy-five per cent 876
of the graduates of such certificate program are employed in a field 877
related to or requiring such certificate in the year following graduation; 878
and 879
(6) "Veteran" means any person (A) honorably discharged from, or 880
released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed 881
forces, as defined in section 27-103, as amended by this act, or (B) with 882
a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, as amended by this 883
act, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or 884
dishonorable from active service in the armed forces. 885
(b) Not later than October 1, 2019, the [work force] workforce 886
development board for the southwest [work force] workforce 887
development region of the state shall develop and operate a pilot 888
program to be known as the Military to Machinists program for 889
veterans. The program shall assist any veteran in a region served by the 890
pilot program in (1) earning an advanced manufacturing certificate from 891
a qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate program, and (2) 892
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manufacturing certificate. 895
(c) (1) The [work force] workforce development board for the 896
southwest [work force] workforce development region of the state shall 897
designate an appropriate number of employees, as determined by the 898
board, to act as liaisons, and each liaison shall provide the assistance 899
described in subsection (b) of this section on behalf of the program. 900
(2) In connection with providing the assistance described in 901
subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, each liaison designated 902
pursuant to this subsection shall also assist a veteran served by the 903
program to obtain funding for the cost of attending a qualifying 904
advanced manufacturing certificate program. Such funding may 905
include, but need not be limited to, (A) tuition waivers under sections 906
10a-77 and 10a-99, and (B) expenditures from the Workforce Training 907
Authority Fund under section 31-11jj. 908
(3) In connection with providing the assistance described in 909
subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, each liaison designated 910
pursuant to this subsection shall also assist any eligible business to 911
apply for (A) a grant under section 31-3uu, as amended by this act, and 912
(B) tax credits under section 12-217g, if applicable. 913
(d) The [work force] workforce development board for the southwest 914
[work force] workforce development region of the state shall operate the 915
pilot program within its [work force] workforce development region. 916
The board may offer the program in other [work force] workforce 917
development regions in the state, in conjunction with the appropriate 918
regional [work force] workforce development board. 919
(e) Not later than February 1, 2020, the [work force] workforce 920
development board for the southwest [work force] workforce 921
development region of the state shall develop or approve promotional 922
materials describing the pilot program and the various opportunities 923
and benefits that the program may provide for veterans in the state. The 924
board shall distribute such materials to qualified veterans' charitable 925
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Operation Academic Support for Incoming Service Members centers. 927
The board shall revise and redistribute the materials as the board deems 928
appropriate. 929
(f) Not later than February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter until the 930
pilot program is terminated, the [work force] workforce development 931
board for the southwest [work force] workforce development region of 932
the state shall report on the operation of the pilot program and its 933
recommendation to continue, discontinue or expand the program. Such 934
report shall include measures of the effectiveness of the program, 935
including, but not be limited to, data on the (1) number of veterans 936
served by the pilot program; (2) number of veterans pursuing or earning 937
advanced manufacturing certificates through the program and the type 938
and amount of funding assistance received by the veterans; and (3) 939
number of veterans securing employment in the field of advanced 940
manufacturing with an eligible business through the program, the 941
salaries earned by such veterans, the number of such veterans retaining 942
employment in advanced manufacturing over time and the number and 943
amount of grants and tax credits received by eligible businesses hiring 944
such veterans. The board shall submit the report, in accordance with the 945
provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 946
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' 947
affairs. 948
Sec. 35. Section 31-11tt of the general statutes is repealed and the 949
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 950
(a) Not later than October 1, 2019, the [work force] workforce 951
development board for the southwest [work force] workforce 952
development region of the state shall develop and operate a pilot 953
program to be known as the Veterans Platform to Employment 954
Program. The program shall provide training and subsidized 955
employment for veterans who have experienced long -term 956
unemployment in a similar manner to the Platform to Employment 957
Program currently operated by such board. The pilot program shall 958
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preparatory program that includes services such as skills assessments, 960
career readiness workshops, employee assistance programs and 961
coaching, and (2) employment assistance that includes identifying 962
positions at local employers and providing subsidies to employers that 963
hire veterans for trial work experiences that may lead to continued 964
employment. The pilot program may offer additional services to assist 965
veterans, including personal and family support services and financial 966
counseling. As used in this section, "veteran" means any person (A) 967
honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions 968
from active service in, the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, as 969
amended by this act, or (B) with a qualifying condition, as defined in 970
section 27-103, as amended by this act, who has received a discharge 971
other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in the armed 972
forces. 973
(b) The [work force] workforce development board for the southwest 974
[work force] workforce development region of the state shall operate the 975
pilot program within its [work force] workforce development region. 976
The board may offer the program in other [work force] workforce 977
development regions in the state, in conjunction with the appropriate 978
regional [work force] workforce development board. 979
(c) Not later than February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter until the 980
pilot program is terminated, the [work force] workforce development 981
board for the southwest [work force] workforce development region of 982
the state shall submit a report on the operation of the pilot program and 983
its recommendation to continue, discontinue or expand the program. 984
Such report shall include measures of the effectiveness of the program, 985
including, but not limited to, data on the (1) number of veterans served 986
by the program, (2) number of veterans placed with employers by the 987
program and the salaries earned by such veterans, and (3) number of 988
such veterans retaining employment over time. The board shall submit 989
the report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 990
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 991
matters relating to veterans' affairs. 992 Raised Bill No. 1089
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Sec. 36. Section 31-11uu of the general statutes is repealed and the 993
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 994
Not later than October 1, 2019, the [work force] workforce 995
development board for the southwest [work force] workforce 996
development region of the state shall identify appropriate written 997
materials to distribute to employers on the topic of mental health 998
conditions common to veterans, including post-traumatic stress 999
disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief. Such materials shall 1000
provide guidance on (1) identifying the signs and symptoms of such 1001
mental health conditions, and (2) assisting employees who are veterans 1002
and who exhibit such signs and symptoms in the workplace. The board 1003
shall distribute such materials to employers participating in or who may 1004
participate in the pilot programs established under sections 31-11ss and 1005
31-11tt, as amended by this act, and may distribute the materials to other 1006
employers that may hire veterans. 1007
Sec. 37. Subsection (c) of section 32-23ww of the general statutes is 1008
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1009
1, 2021): 1010
(c) There is established a grant program to be administered by the 1011
commissioner, in consultation with the Labor Commissioner, for the 1012
purpose of awarding grants under section 32-327 to agencies seeking to 1013
contract for educational and job placement assistance for displaced 1014
defense workers. The grant program shall be administered in a manner 1015
consistent with the state [work force] workforce development plan and 1016
the job training plan of the regional [work force] workforce 1017
development board established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended 1018
by this act, in each region seeking a grant under such grant program. 1019
Sec. 38. Subsection (b) of section 32-235 of the general statutes is 1020
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1021
1, 2021): 1022
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1023
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1024 Raised Bill No. 1089
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of Economic and Community Development (1) for the purposes of 1025
sections 32-220 to 32-234, inclusive, including economic cluster-related 1026
programs and activities, and for the Connecticut job training finance 1027
demonstration program pursuant to sections 32-23uu and 32-23vv, 1028
provided (A) three million dollars shall be used by said department 1029
solely for the purposes of section 32-23uu and not more than five million 1030
two hundred fifty thousand dollars of the amount stated in said 1031
subsection (a) may be used by said department for the purposes of 1032
section 31-3u, (B) not less than one million dollars shall be used for an 1033
educational technology grant to the deployment center program and the 1034
nonprofit business consortium deployment center approved pursuant 1035
to section 32-41l, (C) not less than two million dollars shall be used by 1036
said department for the establishment of a pilot program to make grants 1037
to businesses in designated areas of the state for construction, 1038
renovation or improvement of small manufacturing facilities, provided 1039
such grants are matched by the business, a municipality or another 1040
financing entity. The Commissioner of Economic and Community 1041
Development shall designate areas of the state where manufacturing is 1042
a substantial part of the local economy and shall make grants under such 1043
pilot program which are likely to produce a significant economic 1044
development benefit for the designated area, (D) five million dollars 1045
may be used by said department for the manufacturing competitiveness 1046
grants program, (E) one million dollars shall be used by said department 1047
for the purpose of a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced 1048
Technology, for the purposes of subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of 1049
section 32-7f, (F) fifty million dollars shall be used by said department 1050
for the purpose of grants to the United States Department of the Navy, 1051
the United States Department of Defense or eligible applicants for 1052
projects related to the enhancement of infrastructure for long-term, on-1053
going naval operations at the United States Naval Submarine Base-New 1054
London, located in Groton, which will increase the military value of said 1055
base. Such projects shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 4a-1056
60 and 4a-60a, (G) two million dollars shall be used by said department 1057
for the purpose of a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced 1058
Technology, Inc., for manufacturing initiatives, including aerospace and 1059 Raised Bill No. 1089
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defense, and (H) four million dollars shall be used by said department 1060
for the purpose of a grant to companies adversely impacted by the 1061
construction at the Quinnipiac Bridge, where such grant may be used to 1062
offset the increase in costs of commercial overland transportation of 1063
goods or materials brought to the port of New Haven by ship or vessel, 1064
(2) for the purposes of the small business assistance program established 1065
pursuant to section 32-9yy, provided fifteen million dollars shall be 1066
deposited in the small business assistance account established pursuant 1067
to said section 32-9yy, (3) to deposit twenty million dollars in the small 1068
business express assistance account established pursuant to section 32-1069
7h, (4) to deposit four million nine hundred thousand dollars per year 1070
in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, 1071
inclusive, and June 30, 2021, and nine million nine hundred thousand 1072
dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, in the CTNext Fund 1073
established pursuant to section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext 1074
to provide grants-in-aid to designated innovation places, as defined in 1075
section 32-39j, planning grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39l, and 1076
grants-in-aid for projects that network innovation places pursuant to 1077
subsection (b) of section 32-39m, provided not more than three million 1078
dollars be used for grants-in-aid for such projects, and further provided 1079
any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year 1080
subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any 1081
purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (5) to deposit two 1082
million dollars per year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, 1083
to June 30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to 1084
section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext for the purpose of 1085
providing higher education entrepreneurship grants-in-aid pursuant to 1086
section 32-39g, provided any portion of any such deposit that remains 1087
unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent to the date of such deposit may 1088
be used by CTNext for any purpose described in subsection (e) of section 1089
32-39i, (6) for the purpose of funding the costs of the Technology Talent 1090
Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 32-7p, provided 1091
two million dollars per year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1092
2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, shall be used for such purpose, (7) to 1093
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amount equal to two hundred fifty thousand dollars in each of the fiscal 1095
years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and (B) a grant-1096
in-aid to the Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Program in 1097
an amount equal to three hundred thousand dollars in each of the fiscal 1098
years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, (8) to deposit four 1099
hundred fifty thousand dollars per year, in each of the fiscal years 1100
ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund 1101
established pursuant to section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext 1102
to provide growth grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, provided 1103
any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year 1104
subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any 1105
purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (9) to transfer fifty 1106
million dollars to the Labor Department which shall be used by said 1107
department for the purpose of funding [work force] workforce pipeline 1108
programs selected pursuant to section 31-11rr, as amended by this act, 1109
provided, notwithstanding the provisions of section 31-11rr, as 1110
amended by this act, (A) not less than five million dollars shall be 1111
provided to the workforce development board in Bridgeport serving the 1112
southwest region, for purposes of such program, and the board shall 1113
distribute such money in proportion to population and need, and (B) 1114
not less than five million dollars shall be provided to the workforce 1115
development board in Hartford serving the north central region, for 1116
purposes of such program, (10) to transfer twenty million dollars to 1117
Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, provided ten million dollars 1118
shall be used by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose 1119
of the proof of concept fund established pursuant to subsection (b) of 1120
section 32-39x and ten million dollars shall be used by Connecticut 1121
Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose of the venture capital fund 1122
program established pursuant to section 32-41oo. Not later than thirty 1123
days prior to any use of unexpended funds under subdivision (4), (5) or 1124
(8) of this subsection, the CTNext board of directors shall provide notice 1125
of and the reason for such use to the joint standing committees of the 1126
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce 1127
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Sec. 39. Subsection (e) of section 33-673b of the general statutes is 1129
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1130
1, 2021): 1131
(e) When determining whether a statutory limitation on the liability 1132
of an interest holder of a domestic entity for a debt, obligation or other 1133
liability of such domestic entity, including without limitation, the 1134
limitation set forth in section 33-673 or 34-251a, may be disregarded 1135
based upon [on] a veil piercing doctrine, claim or remedy, a court shall 1136
make such determination exclusively in accordance with the provisions 1137
of this section and section 33-673a. 1138
Sec. 40. Subdivision (4) of section 36b-3 of the general statutes is 1139
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1140
1, 2021): 1141
(4) "Branch office" means any location other than the main office at 1142
which an agent or investment adviser agent regularly conducts business 1143
on behalf of a broker-dealer or investment adviser, or any location that 1144
is held out as such, excluding: (A) Any location that is established solely 1145
for customer service or back-office-type functions where no sales 1146
activities are conducted and that is not held out to the public as a branch 1147
office, (B) any location that is the agent's or investment adviser agent's 1148
primary residence, provided (i) only agents or investment adviser 1149
agents who reside at the location and are members of the same 1150
immediate family conduct business at the location, (ii) the location is not 1151
held out to the public as an office and the agent or investment adviser 1152
agent does not meet with customers at the location, (iii) neither 1153
customer funds nor securities are handled at that location, (iv) the agent 1154
or investment adviser agent is assigned to a designated branch office, 1155
and such designated branch office is reflected on all business cards, 1156
stationery, advertisements and other communications to the public by 1157
such agent or investment adviser agent, (v) the agent's or investment 1158
adviser agent's correspondence and communications with the public are 1159
subject to the supervision of the broker-dealer or investment adviser 1160
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electronic communications, including [e-mail] electronic mail, are made 1162
through the electronic system of the broker-dealer or investment 1163
adviser, (vii) all orders for securities are entered through the designated 1164
branch office or an electronic system established by a broker-dealer that 1165
is reviewable at the branch office, (viii) written supervisory procedures 1166
pertaining to supervision of activities conducted at the residence are 1167
maintained by the broker-dealer or investment adviser, and (ix) a list of 1168
the residence locations is maintained by the broker-dealer or investment 1169
adviser, (C) any location, other than a primary residence, that is used for 1170
securities or investment advisory business for less than thirty business 1171
days in any one calendar year, provided the broker-dealer or investment 1172
adviser complies with the provisions of subparagraph (B)(ii), (iii), (iv), 1173
(v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) of this subdivision, (D) any office of convenience, 1174
where associated persons occasionally and exclusively by appointment 1175
meet with customers, which is not held out to the public as an office,
(E) 1176
any location that is used primarily to engage in nonsecurities activities 1177
and from which the agent or investment adviser agent effects no more 1178
than twenty-five securities transactions in any one calendar year, 1179
provided any advertisement or sales literature identifying such location 1180
also sets forth the address and telephone number of the location from 1181
which the agent or investment adviser agent conducting business at the 1182
nonbranch locations is directly supervised, (F) the floor of a registered 1183
national securities exchange where a broker-dealer conducts a direct 1184
access business with public customers, (G) a temporary location 1185
established in response to the implementation of a business continuity 1186
plan, or (H) any other location not within the intent of this subdivision 1187
as the commissioner may determine. As used in this subdivision, the 1188
term "business day" does not include any partial business day, provided 1189
the agent or investment adviser agent spends at least four hours on such 1190
day at the designated branch office of such agent or investment adviser 1191
agent during the hours that such office is normally open for business. 1192
Sec. 41. Subsection (a) of section 45a-177 of the general statutes is 1193
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1194
1, 2021): 1195 Raised Bill No. 1089
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(a) All conservators, guardians and trustees of testamentary trusts, 1196
unless excused by the will creating the trust, shall render periodic 1197
accounts of their trusts signed under penalty of false statement to the 1198
Probate Court having jurisdiction for allowance, at least once during 1199
each three-year period and more frequently if required by the court or 1200
by the will or trust instrument creating the trust. Except as otherwise 1201
provided in rules of procedure adopted and promulgated by the judges 1202
of the Supreme Court, under section 45a-78, the provisions of a will 1203
excusing the trustee from rendering of periodic accounts does not 1204
excuse the trustee from the rendering of a final account upon 1205
termination of the trust as required by section 45a-481. 1206
Sec. 42. Subsection (b) of section 45a-186 of the general statutes is 1207
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1208
1, 2021): 1209
(b) Any person aggrieved by an order, denial or decree of a Probate 1210
Court may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court. An appeal from a 1211
matter heard under any provision of section 45a-593, 45a-594, 45a-595 1212
or 45a-597, sections 45a-644 to 45a-677, inclusive, or sections 45a-690 to 1213
[45a-705] 45a-703, inclusive, shall be filed not later than forty-five days 1214
after the date on which the Probate Court sent the order, denial or 1215
decree. Except as provided in sections 45a-187 and 45a-188, an appeal 1216
from an order, denial or decree in any other matter shall be filed on or 1217
before the thirtieth day after the date on which the Probate Court sent 1218
the order, denial or decree. The appeal period shall be calculated from 1219
the date on which the court sent the order, denial or decree by mail or 1220
the date on which the court transmitted the order, denial or decree by 1221
electronic service, whichever is later. 1222
Sec. 43. Subdivision (3) of subsection (l) of section 45a-186 of the 1223
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1224
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 1225
(3) The following matters shall not be referred to a special assignment 1226
probate judge pursuant to this subsection: Appeals under sections 17a-1227 Raised Bill No. 1089
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75 to 17a-83, inclusive, section 17a-274, sections 17a-495 to 17a-528, 1228
inclusive, sections 17a-543, 17a-543a, 17a-685 to 17a-688, inclusive, 1229
children's matters as defined in subsection (a) of section 45a-8a, sections 1230
45a-644 to 45a-663, inclusive, [45a-668] 45a-669 to 45a-683, inclusive, and 1231
45a-690 to 45a-700, inclusive, and any matter in a Probate Court heard 1232
on the record in accordance with sections 51-72 and 51-73. 1233
Sec. 44. Subsection (c) of section 45a-499j of the general statutes is 1234
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1235
1, 2021): 1236
(c) The Attorney General has the rights of a qualified beneficiary with 1237
respect to a charitable trust if (1) the trust's principal place of 1238
administration is in this state; or (2) either the primary charitable 1239
beneficiary or the intended charitable benefit is located in this state. 1240
Sec. 45. Subsection (b) of section 45a-499ii of the general statutes is 1241
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1242
1, 2021): 1243
(b) The court may modify or terminate a noncharitable testamentary 1244
or inter vivos trust or remove the trustee of the trust and appoint a 1245
different trustee if it determines that the value of the trust property is 1246
insufficient to justify the cost of administration relative to the material 1247
purposes of the trust. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, 1248
the court may not terminate a testamentary or inter vivos trust 1249
established pursuant to 42 USC 1396p(d)(4)(A) or (C), as amended from 1250
time to time. The court may only modify a trust established pursuant to 1251
42 USC 1396p(d)(4)(A) or (C), as amended from time to time to ensure 1252
compliance with the requirements of federal law or to modify any 1253
individual's contingent beneficial interest that is available only after 1254
repayment to this state or another state for (1) medical assistance 1255
provided; and (2) all claims for which this state would have claims 1256
against the estate of the deceased beneficiary that have not previously 1257
been paid or reimbursed. The provisions of this subsection providing 1258
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under 42 USC 1396p(d)(4)(A) or (C), as amended from time to time, are 1260
presumed to be a material purpose of the trust. 1261
Sec. 46. Subsection (f) of section 45a-499kkk of the general statutes is 1262
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1263
1, 2021): 1264
(f) Nothing in subsection (c) or (g) of this section limits a trustee's 1265
obligations under section 45a-177, as amended by this act. 1266
Sec. 47. Subsection (b) of section 45a-716 of the general statutes is 1267
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1268
1, 2021): 1269
(b) The court shall cause notice of the hearing to be given to the 1270
following persons, as applicable: (1) The minor child, if age twelve or 1271
older; (2) the parent or parents of the minor child, including any parent 1272
who has been removed as guardian; (3) the father of any minor child 1273
born out of wedlock, provided at the time of the filing of the petition (A) 1274
he has been adjudicated the father of such child by a court of competent 1275
jurisdiction, (B) he has acknowledged in writing that he is the father of 1276
such child, (C) he has contributed regularly to the support of such child, 1277
(D) his name appears on the birth certificate, (E) he has filed a claim for 1278
paternity as provided under section 46b-172a, or (F) he has been named 1279
in the petition as the father of the child by the mother; (4) the guardian 1280
or any other person whom the court deems appropriate; (5) the 1281
Commissioner of Children and Families; and (6) the Attorney General. 1282
The Attorney General may file an appearance and shall be and remain 1283
a party to the action if the child is receiving or has received aid or care 1284
from the state, or if the child is receiving child support enforcement 1285
services, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 46b-1286
231. If the recipient of the notice is a person described in subdivision (2) 1287
or (3) of this subsection or is any other person whose parental rights are 1288
sought to be terminated in the petition, the notice shall contain a 1289
statement that the respondent has the right to be represented by counsel 1290
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shall be appointed for the respondent. The reasonable compensation for 1292
such counsel shall be established by, and paid from funds appropriated 1293
to, the Judicial Department, except that in the case of a Probate Court 1294
matter, if funds have not been included in the budget of the Judicial 1295
Department for such purposes, such compensation shall be established 1296
by the Probate Court Administrator and paid from the Probate Court 1297
Administration Fund. 1298
Sec. 48. Subsection (f) of section 46a-82 of the general statutes is 1299
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1300
1, 2021): 1301
(f) Any complaint filed pursuant to this section shall be filed within 1302
one hundred and eighty days after the alleged act of discrimination, 1303
except that any complaint by a person (1) claiming to be aggrieved by a 1304
violation of subsection (a) of section 46a-80 that occurred [on or] before 1305
October 1, 2019, shall be filed within thirty days of the alleged act of 1306
discrimination, and (2) claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of section 1307
46a-60, sections 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, or section 46a-80 or 46a-81c, 1308
that occurred on or after October 1, 2019, shall be filed not later than 1309
three hundred days after the date of the alleged act of discrimination. 1310
Sec. 49. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 52-146v of the 1311
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1312
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 1313
(2) "First responder" means: Any peace officer, as defined in section 1314
53a-3; any firefighter, as defined in section 7-313g; any person employed 1315
as a firefighter by a private employer; [,] any ambulance driver, 1316
emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, 1317
advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, as defined in 1318
section 19a-175; and any telecommunicator, as defined in section 28-30; 1319
and 1320
Sec. 50. Subsection (a) of section 52-180c of the general statutes is 1321
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1322
1, 2021): 1323 Raised Bill No. 1089
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(a) As used in this section: (1) "Sexual misconduct" means any act that 1324
is prohibited by section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 1325
revised to January 1, 2019, section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-70c, 1326
53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, and any act that constitutes sexual 1327
harassment, as defined in subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of section 1328
46a-60; and (2) "victim" includes an alleged victim. 1329
Sec. 51. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 52-570d of the 1330
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1331
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 1332
(1) Any federal, state or local criminal law enforcement official or 1333
agent of any such official who in the lawful performance of such 1334
[official] official's or agent's duties, or at the request or direction of such 1335
official or agent in the performance of such [official] official's or agent's 1336
duties, records telephonic communications; 1337
Sec. 52. Subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-18 of the 1338
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1339
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 1340
(6) A teacher or other person entrusted with the care and supervision 1341
of a minor for school purposes may use reasonable physical force upon 1342
such minor when and to the extent such teacher or other person 1343
reasonably believes such force to be necessary to (A) protect himself or 1344
herself or others from immediate physical injury, (B) obtain possession 1345
of a dangerous instrument or controlled substance, as defined in 1346
subdivision (9) of section 21a-240, upon or within the control of such 1347
minor, (C) protect property from physical damage, or (D) restrain such 1348
minor or remove such minor to another area, to maintain order. 1349
Sec. 53. Subsection (b) of section 54-56i of the general statutes is 1350
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1351
1, 2021): 1352
(b) Upon application by any such person for participation in such 1353
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sealed, and such person shall pay to the court [of] an application fee of 1355
one hundred dollars and a nonrefundable evaluation fee of one hundred 1356
fifty dollars. A person shall be ineligible for participation in such pretrial 1357
drug education and community service program if such person has 1358
twice previously participated in (1) the pretrial drug education program 1359
established under the provisions of this section in effect prior to October 1360
1, 2013, (2) the community service labor program established under 1361
section 53a-39c, (3) the pretrial drug education and community service 1362
program established under this section, or (4) any of such programs, 1363
except that the court may allow a person who has twice previously 1364
participated in such programs to participate in the pretrial drug 1365
education and community service program one additional time, for 1366
good cause shown. The evaluation and application fee imposed under 1367
this subsection shall be credited to the pretrial account established 1368
under section 54-56k. 1369
Sec. 54. Subsection (d) of section 54-91a of the general statutes is 1370
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1371
1, 2021): 1372
(d) In lieu of ordering a full presentence investigation, the court may 1373
order an abridged version of such investigation, which (1) shall contain 1374
(A) identifying information about the defendant, (B) information about 1375
the pending case from the record of the court, (C) the circumstances of 1376
the offense, (D) the attitude of the complainant or victim, (E) any 1377
damages suffered by the victim, including medical expenses, loss of 1378
earnings and property loss, and (F) the criminal record of the defendant, 1379
and (2) may encompass one or more areas of the social history and 1380
present condition of the defendant, including family background, 1381
significant relationships or children, educational attainment or 1382
vocational training, employment history, financial situation, housing 1383
situation, medical status, mental health status, substance abuse history, 1384
the results of any clinical evaluation conducted of the defendant or any 1385
other information required by the court that is consistent with the 1386
provisions of this section. If the court orders an abridged version of such 1387
investigation for a felony involving family violence, as defined in 1388 Raised Bill No. 1089
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section 46b-38a, the abridged version of such investigation shall, in 1389
addition to the information set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, 1390
contain the following information concerning the defendant: (A) Family 1391
background, (B) significant relationships [of] or children, (C) mental 1392
health status, and (D) substance abuse history. 1393
Sec. 55. Subsection (a) of section 54-209 of the general statutes is 1394
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1395
1, 2021): 1396
(a) The Office of Victim Services or, on review, a victim compensation 1397
commissioner, may order the payment of compensation in accordance 1398
with the provisions of sections 54-201 to 54-218, inclusive, for personal 1399
injury or death which resulted from: (1) An attempt to prevent the 1400
commission of crime or to apprehend a suspected criminal or in aiding 1401
or attempting to aid a police officer so to do, (2) the commission or 1402
attempt to commit by another of any crime as provided in section 53a-1403
24, (3) any crime that occurred outside the territorial boundaries of the 1404
United States that would be considered a crime within this state, 1405
provided the victim of such crime is a resident of this state, or (4) any 1406
crime involving international terrorism as defined in [Section 2331 of 1407
Title 18 of the United States Code] 18 USC 2331, as amended from time 1408
to time. 1409
Sec. 56. Subsection (f) of section 54-211 of the general statutes is 1410
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1411
1, 2021): 1412
(f) Compensation shall be awarded pursuant to sections 54-201 to 54-1413
218, inclusive, for personal injury or death resulting from a crime which 1414
occurs (1) within this state, regardless of the residency of the applicant; 1415
(2) outside this state but within the territorial boundaries of the United 1416
States, provided the victim, at the time of injury or death, was a resident 1417
of this state and the state in which such crime occurred does not have a 1418
program for compensation of victims for which such victim is eligible; 1419
(3) outside the territorial boundaries of the United States, provided the 1420 Raised Bill No. 1089
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victim was a resident of this state at the time of injury or death, the crime 1421
would be considered a crime within the State of Connecticut, and the 1422
country in which such crime occurred does not have a program for 1423
compensation of victims for which such victim is eligible; and (4) 1424
outside the territorial boundaries of the United States, provided the 1425
applicant is a victim of international terrorism, as defined in [Section 1426
2331 of Title 18 of the United States Code] 18 USC 2331, as amended 1427
from time to time, and was a resident of this state at the time of injury 1428
or death. 1429
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 5-259(a)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 5-259(i)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 7-282e(c)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 7-425(1)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 7-427(a)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 7-427a
Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 7-427b
Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 10-183uu(a)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 10-248a
Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 10-264s(a)
Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 10a-55f
Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 12-71e(c)
Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 13b-376(c)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2021 14-11j
Sec. 15 October 1, 2021 14-96q(f)
Sec. 16 October 1, 2021 14-96q(h)
Sec. 17 October 1, 2021 16-19(b)
Sec. 18 October 1, 2021 16-244aa(b)
Sec. 19 October 1, 2021 17a-2(b) and (c)
Sec. 20 October 1, 2021 18-52a(b)
Sec. 21 October 1, 2021 21a-254(j)(16)
Sec. 22 October 1, 2021 22a-201c(a) and (b)
Sec. 23 October 1, 2021 27-103(a)
Sec. 24 October 1, 2021 27-138h(a)
Sec. 25 October 1, 2021 28-17a(1)
Sec. 26 July 1, 2022 29-6d(a)(1)
Sec. 27 October 1, 2021 31-3j(1) Raised Bill No. 1089
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Sec. 28 October 1, 2021 31-3j(6)
Sec. 29 October 1, 2021 31-3k(a) and (b)
Sec. 30 October 1, 2021 31-3l
Sec. 31 October 1, 2021 31-3w(c)(1)
Sec. 32 October 1, 2021 31-11ff(b)
Sec. 33 October 1, 2021 31-11rr
Sec. 34 October 1, 2021 31-11ss
Sec. 35 October 1, 2021 31-11tt
Sec. 36 October 1, 2021 31-11uu
Sec. 37 October 1, 2021 32-23ww(c)
Sec. 38 October 1, 2021 32-235(b)
Sec. 39 October 1, 2021 33-673b(e)
Sec. 40 October 1, 2021 36b-3(4)
Sec. 41 October 1, 2021 45a-177(a)
Sec. 42 October 1, 2021 45a-186(b)
Sec. 43 October 1, 2021 45a-186(l)(3)
Sec. 44 October 1, 2021 45a-499j(c)
Sec. 45 October 1, 2021 45a-499ii(b)
Sec. 46 October 1, 2021 45a-499kkk(f)
Sec. 47 October 1, 2021 45a-716(b)
Sec. 48 October 1, 2021 46a-82(f)
Sec. 49 October 1, 2021 52-146v(a)(2)
Sec. 50 October 1, 2021 52-180c(a)
Sec. 51 October 1, 2021 52-570d(b)(1)
Sec. 52 October 1, 2021 53a-18(a)(6)
Sec. 53 October 1, 2021 54-56i(b)
Sec. 54 October 1, 2021 54-91a(d)
Sec. 55 October 1, 2021 54-209(a)
Sec. 56 October 1, 2021 54-211(f)
Statement of Purpose:
To make various technical changes concerning grammar, clarity and
accuracy of internal references and consistency in the general statutes.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]