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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5235
February Session, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONTENT OF REPORTS FROM THE
OFFICE OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4-158 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
October 1, 2022): 3
(a) The Claims Commissioner may (1) order that a claim be denied or 4
dismissed, (2) order immediate payment of a just claim in an amount 5
not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars, (3) recommend to the 6
General Assembly payment of a just claim in an amount exceeding 7
thirty-five thousand dollars, or (4) authorize a claimant to sue the state, 8
as provided in section 4-160. 9
(b) Any person who has filed a claim for more than fifty thousand 10
dollars may request the General Assembly to review a decision of the 11
Claims Commissioner (1) ordering the denial or dismissal of the claim 12
pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, including 13
denying or dismissing a claim that requests permission to sue the state, 14
or (2) ordering immediate payment of a just claim in an amount not 15
exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars pursuant to subdivision (2) of 16
subsection (a) of this section. A person who has filed a claim that has 17 Substitute Bill No. 5235
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been denied or dismissed by a temporary deputy pursuant to subsection 18
(d) of section 4-160, may request the General Assembly to review such 19
denial or dismissal. A request for review shall be in writing and filed 20
with the Office of the Claims Commissioner not later than twenty days 21
after the date the person requesting such review receives a copy of the 22
decision. The filing of a request for review shall automatically stay the 23
decision of the Claims Commissioner or temporary deputy. 24
(c) The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall submit each claim 25
for which a request for review is filed pursuant to this section to the 26
General Assembly pursuant to section 4-159. 27
(d) If the Claims Commissioner orders immediate payment of a just 28
claim in an amount not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars pursuant 29
to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section and a request for 30
review is not timely filed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the 31
Office of the Claims Commissioner shall deliver to the Comptroller a 32
certified copy of the Claims Commissioner's order and the Comptroller 33
shall make payment from such appropriation as the General Assembly 34
may have made for the payment of claims or, in the case of contractual 35
claims for goods or services furnished or for property leased, from the 36
appropriation of the agency which received such goods or services or 37
occupied such property. 38
(e) Whenever the Claims Commissioner deems it just and equitable, 39
the Claims Commissioner may, at any time prior to the submission of a 40
claim to the General Assembly pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-41
159, vacate the decision made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 42
and undertake such further proceedings in accordance with this chapter 43
as the Claims Commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deem 44
appropriate. 45
(f) Not later than five days after the convening of each regular session, 46
the Office of the Claims Commissioner shall report to the General 47
Assembly on all claims decided pursuant to this section during the 48
preceding calendar year. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, 49 Substitute Bill No. 5235
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the following information for the preceding calendar year: (1) The total 50
number of new claims filed; (2) the total number of claims disposed of; 51
(3) the total number of claims that were dismissed; (4) the total number 52
of claims that were denied; (5) a description of each order of immediate 53
payment of a just claim in an amount not exceeding thirty-five thousand 54
dollars, which description shall minimally include, the name of the 55
claimant, the amount paid to the claimant and the reasoning for the 56
payment to the claimant; and (6) the total number of claimants who 57
were authorized to sue the state. 58
Sec. 2. Section 4-159a of the general statutes is repealed and the 59
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 60
(a) (1) Not later than five days after the convening of each regular 61
session, the [Office of the] Claims Commissioner shall report to the 62
General Assembly on all claims that have been filed with the Office of 63
the Claims Commissioner pursuant to section 4-147 and have not been 64
disposed of by the Office of the Claims Commissioner within two years 65
of the date of filing or within any extension thereof granted by the 66
General Assembly pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, except 67
claims in which the parties have stipulated to an extension of time for 68
the Office of the Claims Commissioner to dispose of the claim. (2) The 69
report submitted by the Claims Commissioner pursuant to subdivision 70
(1) of this subsection shall minimally include (A) an explanation as to 71
why the claim has not been disposed of, and (B) the date by which a 72
decision will be rendered on the claim in the event the General 73
Assembly were to grant the Office of the Claims Commissioner an 74
extension of time to dispose of the claim. 75
(b) The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall give notice to all 76
claimants whose claims are the subject of a report as provided in 77
subsection (a) of this section that their claims will be considered at the 78
next regular session of the General Assembly pursuant to subsection (c) 79
of this section. 80
(c) With respect to any claim that is the subject of a report as provided 81 Substitute Bill No. 5235
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in subsection (a) of this section, the General Assembly may (1) grant the 82
Office of the Claims Commissioner an extension for a period specified 83
by the General Assembly to dispose of such claim, (2) grant the claimant 84
permission to sue the state, (3) grant an award to the claimant, or (4) 85
deny the claim. 86
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 4-158
Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 4-159a
JUD Joint Favorable Subst.