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4-Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
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6-Public Act No. 22-146
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9-AN ACT CONCERNING ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
10-STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023, A
11-COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM, CERTAIN MUNICIPAL -
12-RELATED PROVISIONS, SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT GRANTS
13-AND HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS.
14+AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
15+RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
1416 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1517 Assembly convened:
1618
17-Section 1. Section 41 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 306
18-of public act 21-2 of the June special session, section 3 of special act 22-2
19-and section 10 of public act 22-118, is amended to read as follows
20-(Effective from passage):
21-The following sums are allocated, in accordance with the provisions
22-of special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state
23-pursuant to the provisions of section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the
24-American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to
25-time, for the annual periods indicated for the purposes described.
26- FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
27-
28- BOARD OF REGENTS
29- Enhance Student
30-Retention at Community
31-Colleges
32-6,500,000 6,500,000 6,500,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
33-
34-Public Act No. 22-146 2 of 45
35-
36- Education Technology
37-Training at Gateway
38- 100,000
39-
40- CONNECTICUT STATE
41-COLLEGES AND
42-UNIVERSITIES
43-
44- Healthcare Workforce
45-Needs - both public and
46-private schools
47- 20,000,000 15,000,000
48- Higher Education – CSCU 10,000,000 5,000,000
49- Provide Operating
50-Support
51- 118,000,000
52- Provide Support to
53-Certain Facilities
54- 5,000,000
55- Temporary Support -
56-Charter Oak
57- 500,000
58- Temporary Support - CT
59-State Universities
60- 14,500,000
61- Temporary Support -
62-Community Colleges
63- 9,000,000
64-
65- DEPARTMENT OF
66-AGRICULTURE
67-
68- Senior Food Vouchers 100,000 100,000
69- Farmer's Market Nutrition 100,000 100,000
70- Farm-to-School Grant 250,000 500,000
71- Food Insecurity Grants to
72-Food Pantries and Food
73-Banks
74-1,000,000
75-
76- DEPARTMENT OF
77-DEVELOPMENTAL
78-SERVICES
79-
80- Enhance Community
81-Engagement
82-Opportunities
83- 2,000,000
84- Improve Camps 2,000,000
85- Respite Care for Family
86-Caregivers
87-3,000,000 -
88- One Time Stabilization
89-Grant
90- 20,000,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
91-
92-Public Act No. 22-146 3 of 45
93-
94- Vista 500,000
95-
96- DEPARTMENT OF
97-ECONOMIC AND
98-COMMUNITY
99-DEVELOPMENT
100-
101- Beardsley Zoo 246,121 246,121
102- Amistad 200,000 200,000
103- Maritime Center
104-Authority
105-196,295 196,295
106- Mystic Aquarium 177,603 177,603
107- Music Haven 100,000 100,000
108- Norwalk Symphony 50,000 50,000
109- Riverfront Recapture 250,000 250,000
110- Connecticut Main Street
111-Center
112-350,000 350,000
113- Middletown Downtown
114-Business District
115-100,000 100,000
116- CRDA Economic Support
117-for Venues
118-5,000,000 2,500,000
119- Working Cities Challenge 1,000,000 1,000,000
120- Charter Oak Temple
121-Restoration Association
122-100,000 100,000
123- West Haven Veterans
124-Museum
125-25,000 25,000
126- VFW Rocky Hill 15,000 15,000
127- Playhouse on Park 15,000 15,000
128- Family Justice Center 50,000 50,000
129- East Hartford Little
130-League
131-50,000
132- Hartford YMCA 1,000,000
133- ESF/Dream Camp of
134-Hartford
135-100,000
136- Beta Iota Boule
137-Foundation -Youth
138-Services
139-100,000
140- Legacy Foundation [for
141-Health and Disparities] of
142-Hartford
143-100,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
144-
145-Public Act No. 22-146 4 of 45
146-
147- Connecticut Center for
148-Advanced Technologies
149-1,000,000
150- Middlesex YMCA 50,000
151- Shatterproof 100,000
152- Summer Experience at
153-Connecticut's Top Venues
154-15,000,000
155- Statewide Marketing 7,107,000
156- Governor's Workforce
157-Initiatives
158-70,000,000
159- CT Hospitality Industry
160-Support
161-30,000,000
162- Regulatory Modernization 1,000,000
163- Historic Wooster Square
164-Association
165-500,000
166- Humane
167-Commission/Animal
168-Shelter of New Haven
169-500,000
170- Ball and Sockets –
171-Cheshire
172-200,000
173- Junta for Progressive
174-Action
175-750,000
176- International Festival of
177-Arts and Ideas New
178-Haven
179- 200,000
180-
181- CT Summer at the
182-Museum Program
183- 15,000,000
184- CT Next 2,000,000
185- Hartford YMCA Family
186-Programming
187- 500,000
188- Future, Inc. 1,300,000
189- Sons of Thunder 100,000
190- Youth Service Corp 1,100,000
191- Northside Institution
192-Neighborhood Alliance
193-- Historic Preservation
194- 100,000
195- Amistad Center 200,000
196- Charter Oak Cultural
197-Center
198- 200,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
199-
200-Public Act No. 22-146 5 of 45
201-
202- City Seed of New
203-Haven
204- 200,000
205- Beta Iota Boule
206-Foundation
207- 500,000
208- Legacy Foundation of
209-Hartford
210- 500,000
211- Bartlem Park South 250,000
212- [Teams, Inc.] Team, Inc.
213-- Derby
214- 250,000
215- [YMCA] YWCA of
216-Hartford
217- 250,000
218- WBDC 250,000
219- Concat New Haven 250,000
220- Montville Parks and Rec
221-Tennis Courts
222- 500,000
223- Vietnam Memorial
224-Cheshire
225- 200,000
226- Norwich Historical
227-Society
228- 500,000
229- Friends of FOSRV 44,000
230- Dixwell Church Historic
231-Preservation
232- 2,000,000
233- Opportunities
234-Industrialization Center
235- 150,000
236- Bernard Buddy Jordan 50,000
237- Bridgeport Arts
238-Cultural Council
239- 50,000
240- McBride Foundation 100,000
241- Artreach 300,000
242- Ball and Sockets 400,000
243- Bridgeport Youth
244-LaCrosse Academy
245- 25,000
246- Cape Verdean Women's
247-Association
248- 25,000
249- Cardinal Shehan Center 250,000
250- Caribe 100,000
251- Cheshire - Plan for
252-Municipal Parking Lot
253- 150,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
254-
255-Public Act No. 22-146 6 of 45
256-
257- Compass Youth
258-Collaborative
259- 350,000
260- Dixwell Community
261-Center
262- 200,000
263- Emery Park 100,000
264- Farnam Neighborhood
265-House
266- 100,000
267- Flotilla 73, INC 5,000
268- Municipal Outdoor
269-Recreation
270- 4,200,000
271- Greater Bridgeport
272-Community Enterprises
273- 50,000
274- Lebanon Pines 300,000
275- Madison Cultural Art 60,000
276- Minority Construction
277-Council, Inc
278- 100,000
279- Nellie McKnight
280-Museum
281- 25,000
282- Blue Hills Civic
283-Association
284-500,000 500,000
285- IMHOTEP CT National
286-Medical Association
287-Society
288-200,000 200,000
289- Upper Albany
290-Neighborhood
291-Collaborative
292-125,000 125,000
293- Noah Webster 100,000
294- Norwalk International
295-Cultural Exchange /
296-NICE Festival
297- 50,000
298- Nutmeg Games 50,000
299- Parenting Center -
300-Stamford
301- 250,000
302- Ridgefield Playhouse 100,000
303- Sisters at the Shore 50,000
304- Taftville VFW Auxiliary 100,000
305- The Knowlton 25,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
306-
307-Public Act No. 22-146 7 of 45
308-
309- The Legacy Foundation
310-of Hartford, Inc
311-125,000 125,000
312- The Ridgefield Theatre
313-Barn
314- 250,000
315- Youth Business
316-Initiative
317- 50,000
318-
319- DEPARTMENT OF
320-EDUCATION
321-
322- Right to Read 12,860,000 12,860,000
323- Faith Acts Priority School
324-Districts
325-5,000,000 5,000,000
326- CT Writing Project 79,750 79,750
327- Ascend Mentoring –
328-Windsor
329-150,000 150,000
330- Women in Manufacturing
331-- Platt Tech Regional
332-Vocational Technical
333-School
334- 65,000 65,000
335- Elevate Bridgeport 200,000 200,000
336- Grant to RHAM
337-Manufacturing Program
338-22,000 -
339- East Hartford Youth
340-Services
341-200,000
342- Student Achievement
343-Through Opportunity
344-100,000
345- Summer Camp
346-Scholarships for Families
347-3,500,000
348- New Haven Local Little
349-League
350-500,000
351- Hamden Before and After
352-School Programming
353-400,000
354- Hamden Pre-K
355-Programming
356-100,000
357- Expand Support for
358-Learner Engagement and
359-Attendance Program
360-(LEAP)
361- 7,000,000
362- Increase College
363-Opportunities Through
364-Dual Enrollment
365- 3,500,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
366-
367-Public Act No. 22-146 8 of 45
368-
369- Provide Funding for the
370-American School for the
371-Deaf
372- 1,115,000
373- Provide Funding to
374-Support FAFSA
375-Completion
376- 500,000
377- Big Brothers / Big Sisters 2,000,000
378- Social Worker Grant SB
379-1
380- 5,000,000
381- School Mental Health
382-Workers
383- 15,000,000
384- School Mental Health
385-Services Grant
386- 8,000,000
387- RESC Trauma
388-Coordinators
389- 1,200,000
390- ParaEducational
391-Professional
392-Development HB 5321
393- 1,800,000
394- Leadership Education
395-Athletic Partnership
396- 400,000
397- Sphere Summer
398-Program
399- 500,000
400- Dream Camp
401-Foundation
402- 1,000,000
403- Student Achievement
404-Through Opportunities
405- 300,000
406- Keane Foundation 300,000
407- Greater Hartford YMCA 300,000
408- Free Meals for Students 30,000,000
409- Summer Enrichment
410-Funds to cover fifty per
411-cent required match
412- 8,000,000
413- YWCA of New Britain 200,000
414- FRLP/Direct
415-Certification Census
416-Assistance
417- 200,000
418- Drug and Alcohol
419-[Counciling] Counseling
420-- Woodstock Academy
421- 200,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
422-
423-Public Act No. 22-146 9 of 45
424-
425- Hartford Knights 100,000
426- BSL Educational
427-Foundation
428- 100,000
429- Magnets - Tuition
430-Coverage for 1 year
431- 11,000,000
432- Bridgeport Education
433-Fund
434- 100,000
435- Haddam-Killingworth
436-Recreation Department
437- 15,000
438- Hall Neighborhood House 75,000
439- New Haven Board of
440-Education Adult
441-Education Facility
442- 500,000
443- New Haven Reads 50,000
444- Solar Youth 100,000
445- Bullard-Havens Technical
446-High School for Operating
447- 50,000
448-
449- DEPARTMENT OF
450-ENERGY AND
451-ENVIRONMENTAL
452-PROTECTION
453-
454- Air Quality Study 20,000 -
455- Swimming Lessons to
456-DEEP
457- 500,000 500,000 500,000
458- Health and Safety Barriers
459-to Housing Remediation
460-7,000,000 -
461- Efficient Energy Retrofit
462-for Housing
463-7,000,000 -
464- Quinnipiac Avenue Canoe
465-Launch
466-250,000
467- Outdoor Recreation with
468-$1,000,000 for East Rock
469-Park and $1,000,000 for
470-West Rock Park for
471-maintenance, repair and
472-renovations
473- 22,500,000
474- Engineering Study for
475-Dam Removal on
476-Papermill Pond
477- 500,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
478-
479-Public Act No. 22-146 10 of 45
480-
481- Land Trust Boardwalk
482-Installation
483- 200,000
484- Clinton Town Beach 55,000
485- Crystal Lake & Bob
486-Tedford Park
487-Renovations
488- 50,000
489- Ludlowe Park 75,000
490- Lighthouse Park 500,000
491- Park Commission
492-Edgewood Park
493- 800,000
494-
495- DEPARTMENT OF
496-HOUSING
497-
498- Downtown Evening Soup
499-Kitchen
500-200,000
501- Hands on Hartford 100,000
502- Angel of Edgewood 175,000
503- Homeless Youth
504-Transitional Housing
505- 1,000,000
506- Homeless Services 5,000,000
507- Southside Institutions
508-Neighborhood Alliance
509- 500,000
510- Support for Affordable
511-Housing
512- 50,000,000
513- Rental Assistance
514-Program
515- 1,000,000
516-
517- DEPARTMENT OF
518-PUBLIC HEALTH
519-
520- DPH Loan Repayment 500,000 5,100,000 3,000,000 3,000,000
521-
522- Obesity & COVID-19
523-Study
524-500,000 500,000
525- Cornell Scott - Hill Health 250,000
526- Community Violence
527-Prevention Programs
528- 1,000,000
529- Promote Healthy and
530-Lead-Safe Homes
531- 20,000,000 10,000,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
532-
533-Public Act No. 22-146 11 of 45
534-
535- Provide Funding to
536-Address and Respond to
537-an Increase in Homicides
538- 1,500,000
539- School Based Health
540-Centers
541- 10,000,000
542- Storage and
543-Maintenance Costs of
544-COVID 19 Preparedness
545-Supplies
546- 325,000
547- CCMC Pediatrician
548-Training
549- 150,000
550- Gaylord Hospital
551-Electronic Records
552- 2,600,000
553- HB 5272 - Menstrual
554-Products
555- 2,000,000
556- Pilot Program for
557-Promoting Social
558-Workers and
559-Pediatrician Offices
560- 2,500,000
561- ICHC School Based
562-Health Centers
563- 604,000
564- Durational Loan
565-Manager
566- 100,000
567- Community Health
568-Worker Association of
569-Connecticut
570- 100,000
571- Child Psychiatrist
572-Workforce
573-Development
574- 2,000,000
575- CT VIP Street Outreach 300,000
576- E-cigarette and Marijuana
577-Prevention Pilot Program
578-conducted by Yale to be in
579-Stamford, Milford, East
580-Haven
581- 300,000
582-
583- DEPARTMENT OF
584-TRANSPORTATION
585-
586- Groton Water Taxi 100,000 100,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
587-
588-Public Act No. 22-146 12 of 45
589-
590- Free Bus Service for July
591-and August 2022
592- 5,000,000
593- Outfit M8 Rail Cars with
594-5G
595- 23,000,000
596- Extend Free Bus Service 8,100,000
597- Replace Infrastructure
598-Match
599- 150,000,000
600- Free Bus Public
601-Transportation Services
602-8,100,000
603-
604- LABOR DEPARTMENT
605- Domestic Worker Grants 200,000 200,000
606- Veterans Employment
607-Opportunity PILOT
608- 350,000 350,000
609- Opportunities for Long
610-Term Unemployed
611-Returning Citizens
612- 750,000 750,000
613- TBICO Danbury Women's
614-Employment Program
615- 25,000 25,000
616- Boys and Girls Club
617-Workforce Development -
618-Milford
619- 50,000 50,000
620- Women's Mentoring
621-Network- Strategic Life
622-Skills Workshop
623- 5,000 5,000
624- Senior Jobs Bank - West
625-Hartford
626- 10,000 10,000
627- Greater Bridgeport OIC
628-Job Development and
629-Training Program
630- 250,000 100,000
631- Unemployment Trust
632-Fund
633-155,000,000 -
634- Unemployment Support 15,000,000
635- Reduce State UI Tax on
636-Employers
637- 40,000,000
638- CDL Training at
639-Community Colleges
640- 1,000,000
641- Bridgeport Workplace 750,000
642- YouthBuild 750,000
643- Cradle to Career -
644-Bridgeport
645- 150,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
646-
647-Public Act No. 22-146 13 of 45
19+Section 1. Section 12-71e of the 2022 supplement to the general 1
20+statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
21+(Effective from passage): 3
22+(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal 4
23+charter or home rule ordinance, (1) for the assessment year commencing 5
24+October 1, 2016, the mill rate for motor vehicles shall not exceed 39 mills, 6
25+[and] (2) for the assessment [year] years commencing October 1, 2017, 7
26+[and each assessment year thereafter] to October 1, 2020, inclusive, the 8
27+mill rate for motor vehicles shall not exceed 45 mills, and (3) for the 9
28+assessment year commencing October 1, 2021, and each assessment year 10
29+thereafter, the mill rate for motor vehicles shall not exceed 32.46 mills. 11
30+(b) Any municipality or district may establish a mill rate for motor 12
31+vehicles that is different from its mill rate for real property and personal 13
32+property other than motor vehicles to comply with the provisions of this 14
33+section. No district or borough may set a motor vehicle mill rate that if 15
34+combined with the motor vehicle mill rate of the town, city, consolidated 16
35+town and city or consolidated town and borough in which such district 17
36+or borough is located would result in a combined motor vehicle mill rate 18 Substitute Bill No. 9
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650- LABOR DEPARTMENT -
651-BANKING FUND
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653- Customized Services for
654-Mortgage Crisis Jobs
655-Training Program
656-550,000 550,000
657-
658- OFFICE OF EARLY
659-CHILDHOOD
660-
661- Care4Kids Parent Fees 5,300,000 -
662- Parents Fees for 3-4 Year
663-Old's at State Funded
664-Childcare Centers
665- 3,500,000 -
666- Universal Home Visiting 8,000,000 2,300,000
667- Expand Access -
668-Apprenticeship
669- 5,000,000
670- Care4Kids 10,000,000
671- Early Childhood - Facility
672-Renovation and
673-Construction
674- 15,000,000
675- Capitol Child Day Care
676-Center
677- 75,000
678- Childcare
679-Apprenticeship
680-Program
681- 1,500,000
682- School Readiness 30,000,000
683- Seed Childrens Services
684-Fund
685- 20,000,000
686- [Learn to Grow] Start
687-Early - Early Childhood
688-Development Initiatives
689-
690- 20,000,000
691-
692- OFFICE OF HIGHER
693-EDUCATION
694-
695- Roberta Willis Need-
696-Based Scholarships
697-20,000,000 40,000,000
698- Summer College Corps 1,500,000 -
699- Higher Education Mental
700-Health Services
701- 3,000,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
702-
703-Public Act No. 22-146 14 of 45
43+(1) above 39 mills for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2016, 19
44+[or] (2) above 45 mills for the assessment [year] years commencing 20
45+October 1, 2017, to October 1, 2020, inclusive, or (3) above 32.46 mills for 21
46+the assessment year commencing October 1, 2021, and each assessment 22
47+year thereafter. 23
48+(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal 24
49+charter or home rule ordinance, a municipality or district that set a 25
50+motor vehicle mill rate prior to October 31, 2017, for the assessment year 26
51+commencing October 1, 2016, may, by vote of its legislative body, or if 27
52+the legislative body is a town meeting, the board of selectmen, revise 28
53+such mill rate to meet the requirements of this section, provided such 29
54+revision occurs not later than December 15, 2017. 30
55+(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-112, any board of 31
56+assessment appeals of a municipality that mailed or distributed, prior to 32
57+October 31, 2017, bills to taxpayers for motor vehicle property taxes 33
58+based on assessments made for the assessment year commencing 34
59+October 1, 2016, shall hear or entertain any appeals related to such 35
60+assessments not later than December 15, 2017. 36
61+(e) For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means any town, 37
62+city, borough, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and 38
63+borough and "district" means any district, as defined in section 7-324. 39
64+Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 4-66l of the 2022 supplement to the 40
65+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 41
66+thereof (Effective from passage): 42
67+(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, [and each fiscal year 43
68+thereafter,] motor vehicle property tax grants to municipalities that 44
69+impose mill rates on real property and personal property other than 45
70+motor vehicles greater than 45 mills or that, when combined with the 46
71+mill rate of any district located within the municipality, impose mill 47
72+rates greater than 45 mills, shall be made in an amount equal to the 48
73+difference between the amount of property taxes levied by the 49 Substitute Bill No. 9
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706- OFFICE OF POLICY AND
707-MANAGEMENT
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709- Private Providers 30,000,000 30,000,000
710- PPE & Supplies 10,000,000 10,000,000
711- State Employee Essential
712-Workers and National
713-Guard Premium Pay
714-20,000,000 15,000,000
715- Audits of ARPA
716-Recipients
717- 1,250,000
718- COVID Response
719-Measures
720- 157,500,000
721- Provide Private Provider
722-Support-One Time
723-Payments
724- 20,000,000
725- Evidence Based
726-Evaluation of Initiatives
727- 928,779
728- Support ARPA Grant
729-Administration
730- 800,000
731- Statewide GIS Capacity
732-for Broadband
733-Mapping/Data and
734-Other Critical Services
735- 9,532,000
736- Invest Connecticut [166,915,214]
737-163,515,214
738-
739- Bethany Town Hall
740-Auditorium
741- 350,000
742- Bethany Town Hall
743-Windows
744- 350,000
745- Durham Town Website 25,000
746- Hall Memorial Library
747-Reading and Meditation
748-Garden
749- 66,626
750- Orange Fire Department
751-Clock purchase
752- 10,000
753- Resources to develop a
754-combined Grammar
755-School Support between
756-Hampton and Scotland
757- 25,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
758-
759-Public Act No. 22-146 15 of 45
760-
761- Senior Center Outdoor
762-Fitness Area - Ellington
763- 57,418
764- South Windsor
765-Riverfront Linear Park
766-Study and Planning
767- 100,000
768- Valley Regional High
769-School Tennis Courts
770- 300,000
771- Lebanon Historical
772-Society
773- $300,000
774- Bloomfield Social and
775-Youth Services
776- $100,000
777- Bridgeport – Revenue
778-Replacement
779- 2,200,000
780-
781- DEPARTMENT OF
782-MOTOR VEHICLES
783-
784- IT Modernization $3,000,000
785-
786- UNIVERSITY OF
787-CONNECTICUT
788-
789- Higher Education –
790-UConn
791-20,000,000 5,000,000
792- Temporary Support 33,200,000
793- Social Media Impact
794-Study
795- 500,000
796- Puerto Rican Studies
797-Initiative UConn Hartford
798- 500,000
799-
800- UNIVERSITY OF
801-CONNECTICUT
802-HEALTH CENTER
803-
804- Revenue Impact 35,000,000
805- University of Connecticut
806-Health Center
807-38,000,000 -
808- Temporary Support 72,700,000
809-
810- STATE LIBRARY
811- Mary Cheney Library 500,000
812- Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
813-
814-Public Act No. 22-146 16 of 45
815-
816- DEPARTMENT OF
817-CHILDREN AND
818-FAMILIES
819-
820- Fostering Community 10,000 10,000
821- Casa Boricua-Meriden 50,000 50,000
822- Children's Mental Health
823-Initiatives
824-10,500,000
825- Child First 5,100,000 5,100,000
826- Expand Mobile Crisis
827-Intervention Services
828- 8,600,000 8,600,000
829- Support Additional
830-Urgent Crisis Centers and
831-Sub-Acute Crisis
832-Stabilization Units
833- 21,000,000
834- Support for Improved
835-Outcomes for Youth (YSBs
836-and JRBs)
837- 2,000,000
838- Social Determinant
839-Mental Health Fund
840- 1,000,000 1,000,000
841- Family Assistance
842-Grants
843- 1,000,000
844- Expand Access Mental
845-Health
846- 990,000
847- Resource Guide 50,000
848- Peer to Peer Training for
849-Students
850- 150,000
851- Respite for non-DCF
852-Children
853- 85,000
854- Children in Placement,
855-Inc.
856- 25,000
857- Valley Save Our Youth 70,000
858- Girls for Technology 100,000
859- R-Kids 100,000
860-
861- JUDICIAL
862-DEPARTMENT
863-
864- Mothers Against Violence 25,000 25,000
865- Legal Representation for
866-Tenant Eviction
867-10,000,000 10,000,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
868-
869-Public Act No. 22-146 17 of 45
870-
871- New Haven Police
872-Activities League
873-100,000
874- Provide Funding to Build
875-Out the Juvenile Intake
876-Custody and Probable
877-Cause Applications
878- 377,742 363,752
879- Provide Funding to
880-Continue Temporary
881-Staffing for the
882-Foreclosure Mediation
883-Program
884- 3,410,901 3,444,293
885- Provide Funding to
886-Enhance Contracts for
887-Direct Service Partnership
888-for Households and
889-Families
890- 200,000 200,000
891- Provide Funding to
892-Enhance Technology for
893-Citations and Hearings in
894-the Criminal Infractions
895-Bureau
896- 606,915
897- Provide Funding to
898-Enhance the Department's
899-Case Management and
900-Scheduler Application
901- 1,382,900
902- Provide Funding to
903-Establish Video
904-Conferencing for
905-Municipal Stations for Bail
906-and Support Services
907- 60,000
908- Provide Funding to
909-Expand Housing
910-Opportunities for
911-Individuals on Bail
912- 2,915,614 2,915,614
913- Provide Funding to Hire
914-Assistant Clerks and
915-Family Relations
916-Counselors to Reduce
917-Family and Support
918-Matter Case Backlogs
919- 3,294,851 3,294,851
920- Provide Funding to
921-Support Application
922- 923,467 226,337 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
923-
924-Public Act No. 22-146 18 of 45
925-
926-Development for Monitor
927-Note-Taking and
928-Recording
929- Provide Increased
930-Funding for Victim
931-Service Providers
932- 14,865,300
933- Provide Remote
934-Equipment to Reduce
935-Child Support Backlog
936- 121,600
937- Inspire Basketball 2,000,000
938- Children's Law Center 190,000
939- Brother Carl Hardrick
940-Institute - Violence
941-Prevention
942- 400,000
943- Community Resources for
944-Justice (Family Reentry)
945- 300,000
946-
947- DEPARTMENT OF
948-CORRECTION
949-
950- TRUE Unit - Cheshire CI 500,000 500,000
951- WORTH Program York CI 250,000 250,000
952- Vocational Village Dept
953-Corrections
954-20,000,000 -
955-
956- DEPARTMENT OF
957-SOCIAL SERVICES
958-
959- Fair Haven Clinic 10,000,000 -
960- Workforce Development,
961-Education and Training
962-1,000,000
963- Nursing Home Facility
964-Support
965-10,000,000
966- MyCT Resident One Stop 2,500,000
967- New Reach Life Haven
968-Shelter
969-500,000
970- Mary Wade 750,000
971- Community Action
972-Agencies
973-5,000,000
974- Expand
975-Medical/Psychiatric
976-Inpatient Unit at
977- 15,000,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
978-
979-Public Act No. 22-146 19 of 45
980-
981-Connecticut Children's
982-Medical Center
983- Provide Additional
984-Supports for Victims of
985-Domestic Violence
986- 2,900,000
987- Provide Support for Infant
988-and Early Childhood
989-Mental Health Services
990- 5,000,000
991- Strengthen Family
992-Planning
993- 2,000,000
994- Community Action
995-Agencies - Community
996-Health Workers
997-3,000,000 4,000,000
998- Charter Oak Urgent
999-Care
1000- 330,000
1001- ROCA 500,000
1002- Waterbury Seed Funds
1003-for Wheeler Clinic
1004- 650,000
1005- Provide Support for
1006-Residential Care Homes
1007-(RCH)
1008- 3,700,000
1009- Brain Injury Alliance of
1010-CT
1011- 300,000
1012- Hartford Communities
1013-that Care
1014- 500,000
1015- Hebrew Senior Care 150,000
1016- Connecticut Health
1017-Foundation
1018- 500,000
1019- Health Equity Solutions 500,000
1020- CT Oral Health
1021-Initiative
1022- 300,000
1023- Day Kimball Hospital 5,000,000
1024- Mothers United Against
1025-Violence
1026- 300,000
1027- Fair Haven 10,000,000
1028- Adult Day 3,000,000
1029- HRA 150,000
1030- Hands on Hartford 100,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1031-
1032-Public Act No. 22-146 20 of 45
1033-
1034- Human Resources Agency
1035-of New Britain
1036- 300,000
1037- Teeg 200,000
1038-
1039- LEGISLATIVE
1040-MANAGEMENT
1041-
1042- CTN 1,000,000 -
1043- Review of Title 7 27,000
1044-
1045- DEPARTMENT OF
1046-MENTAL HEALTH AND
1047-ADDICTION SERVICES
1048-
1049- DMHAS Private Providers 25,000,000 25,000,000
1050- Enhance Mobile Crisis
1051-Services- Case
1052-Management
1053- 3,200,000
1054- Enhance Respite Bed
1055-Services for Forensic
1056-Population
1057- 4,292,834
1058- Expand Availability of
1059-Privately-Provided Mobile
1060-Crisis Services
1061- 6,000,000
1062- Fund Supportive Services
1063-to Accompany New
1064-Housing Vouchers
1065- 1,125,000 1,125,000 562,500
1066- Provide Mental Health
1067-Peer Supports in Hospital
1068-Emergency Departments
1069- 2,400,000
1070- Implement Electronic
1071-Health Records
1072- 16,000,000
1073- Public Awareness
1074-Grants
1075- 1,000,000
1076- Peer-to-Peer 500,000
1077- United Services Pilot on
1078-Crisis Intervention
1079- 200,000
1080- Clifford Beers 200,000
1081- The Pathfinders
1082-Association
1083- 100,000
1084- Fellowship Place New
1085-Haven
1086- 150,000
1087- Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1088-
1089-Public Act No. 22-146 21 of 45
1090-
1091- DEPARTMENT OF
1092-AGING AND
1093-DISABILITY SERVICES
1094-
1095- Blind and Deaf
1096-Community Supports
1097-2,000,000
1098- Senior Centers 10,000,000
1099- Meals on Wheels 3,000,000
1100- Respite Care for
1101-Alzheimers
1102- 1,000,000
1103- Area Agencies on Aging 4,000,000
1104- Avon Senior Center 100,000
1105- Dixwell Senior Center 100,000
1106- Eisenhower Senior Center 100,000
1107- Orange Senior Center 100,000
1108- Sullivan Senior Center 100,000
1109-
1110- DEPARTMENT OF
1111-EMERGENCY SERVICES
1112-AND PUBLIC
1113-PROTECTION
1114-
1115- Provide Funding for a
1116-Mobile Crime Laboratory
1117- 995,000
1118- Provide Funding for the
1119-Gun Tracing Task Force
1120- 2,500,000
1121- Provide Funding to State
1122-and Local Police
1123-Departments to Address
1124-Auto Theft and Violence
1125- 2,600,000 2,600,000
1126- Upgrade Forensic
1127-Technology at the State
1128-Crime Lab
1129- 1,500,000 1,343,000
1130- Rural Roads Speed
1131-Enforcement
1132- 2,600,000
1133- Expand Violet Crimes
1134-Task Force
1135- 1,108,000
1136- Online Abuse Grant SB
1137-5
1138- 500,000
1139- Fire Data Collection 300,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1140-
1141-Public Act No. 22-146 22 of 45
1142-
1143- P.O.S.T. High School
1144-Recruitment Program for
1145-Police
1146- 200,000
1147- Poquetanuck Volunteer
1148-Fire Department
1149- 150,000
1150- Preston City Volunteer
1151-Fire Department
1152- 150,000
1153-
1154- DEPARTMENT OF
1155-REVENUE SERVICES
1156-
1157- Provide Payments to
1158-Filers Eligible for the
1159-Earned Income Tax Credit
1160- 42,250,000
1161-
1162- DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
1163-JUSTICE
1164-
1165- Provide Funding to
1166-Reduce Court Case
1167-Backlogs Through
1168-Temporary Prosecutors
1169- 2,199,879 2,126,550
1170-
1171- OFFICE OF HEALTH
1172-STRATEGY
1173-
1174- Improve Data Collection
1175-and Integration with HIE
1176- 500,000 650,000
1177- Study Behavioral Health
1178-Coverage by Private
1179-Insurers
1180- 200,000
1181- Payment Parity Study 655,000
1182- Telehealth Study 300,000
1183-
1184- OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
1185-MEDICAL EXAMINER
1186-
1187- Testing and Other
1188-COVID-Related
1189-Expenditures
1190- 860,667
1191-
1192- PUBLIC DEFENDER
1193-SERVICES COMMISSION
1194-
1195- Provide Funding to
1196-Reduce Court Backlogs
1197- 2,023,821 1,956,360 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1198-
1199-Public Act No. 22-146 23 of 45
1200-
1201-Through Temporary
1202-Public Defenders
1203-
1204- POLICE OFFICER
1205-STANDARDS AND
1206-TRAINING COUNCIL
1207-
1208- Time Limited Police
1209-Loan Forgiveness
1210- 1,000,000
1211-
1212- DEPARTMENT OF
1213-ADMINISTRATIVE
1214-SERVICES
1215-
1216- Support School Air
1217-Quality
1218- 75,000,000
1219-
1220- OFFICE OF
1221-WORKFORCE
1222-STRATEGY
1223-
1224- HVAC Training Agency 300,000
1225-
1226- Revenue 314,900,000
1227-
1228-Sec. 2. Section 14 of public act 22-118 is amended to read as follows
1229-(Effective from passage):
1230-Up to $25,000,000 of the amount appropriated to the Department of
1231-Social Services, for Medicaid, in section 1 of special act 21-15 for the
1232-fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, shall not lapse on June 30, 2022, and
1233-shall be transferred to the Labor Department, for Personal Services, and
1234-made available during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to support
1235-the personal services and fringe benefit and indirect overhead costs for
1236-staff at the Labor Department for the unemployment insurance
1237-program's increased caseload due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shall
1238-not be eligible for fringe benefit recovery from the State Comptroller's
1239-General Fund fringe benefit accounts.
1240-Sec. 3. Section 64 of public act 22-118 is amended to read as follows Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1241-
1242-Public Act No. 22-146 24 of 45
1243-
1244-(Effective from passage):
1245-Not later than the [fifteenth] twenty-fifth day of each month during
1246-the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Office of Policy
1247-and Management shall submit a report to the joint standing committee
1248-of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
1249-appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning the status
1250-of (1) any amount carried forward and transferred from the fiscal year
1251-ending June 30, 2021, or June 30, 2022, pursuant to special act 21-15,
1252-public act 21-2 of the June special session or [this act] public act 22-118;
1253-and (2) any amount allocated pursuant to section 41 of special act 21-15,
1254-as amended by public act 21-2 of the June special session and sections 9
1255-and 10 of [this act] public act 22-118.
1256-Sec. 4. Section 21a-420f of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes,
1257-as amended by section 129 of public act 22-118, is repealed and the
1258-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
1259-(a) (1) There is established an account to be known as the "cannabis
1260-regulatory and investment account" which shall be a separate,
1261-nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain
1262-any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in
1263-the account shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
1264-Management, in consultation with the Social Equity Council, as defined
1265-in section 21a-420, to state agencies for the purpose of paying costs
1266-incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA, as
1267-defined in section 21a-420.
1268-(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-420e, for the fiscal
1269-[year] years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the following shall
1270-be deposited in the cannabis regulatory and investment account: (A) All
1271-fees received by the state pursuant to section 21a-421b and subdivisions
1272-(1) to (11), inclusive, of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e; (B) the tax
1273-received by the state under section 12-330ll; and (C) the tax received by Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1274-
1275-Public Act No. 22-146 25 of 45
1276-
1277-the state under chapter 219 from a cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or
1278-micro-cultivator, as those terms are defined in section 12-330ll.
1279-(3) At the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, all moneys
1280-remaining in the cannabis regulatory and investment account shall be
1281-transferred to the General Fund.
1282-(b) (1) There is established an account to be known as the "social
1283-equity and innovation account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing
1284-account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys
1285-required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account
1286-shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
1287-Management, in consultation with the Social Equity Council, to state
1288-agencies for the purpose of (A) paying costs incurred by the Social
1289-Equity Council, (B) administering programs under RERACA to provide
1290-(i) access to capital for businesses, (ii) technical assistance for the start-
1291-up and operation of a business, (iii) funding for workforce education,
1292-and (iv) funding for community investments, and (C) paying costs
1293-incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA.
1294-(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-420e and 21a-
1295-420o, for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023,
1296-the following shall be deposited in the social equity and innovation
1297-account: All fees received by the state pursuant to sections 21a-420l, 21a-
1298-420o and 21a-420u and subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of
1299-section 21a-420e.
1300-(3) At the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, five million
1301-dollars shall be transferred from the social equity and innovation
1302-account to the General Fund, or, if the account contains less than five
1303-million dollars, all remaining moneys in the account. All moneys in the
1304-account not transferred to the General Fund pursuant to this
1305-subdivision shall be transferred to the Social Equity and Innovation
1306-Fund established under subsection (c) of this section. Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1307-
1308-Public Act No. 22-146 26 of 45
1309-
1310-(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be
1311-known as the "Social Equity and Innovation Fund" which shall be a
1312-separate, nonlapsing fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required
1313-by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer
1314-separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Moneys
1315-in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of providing the
1316-following: Access to capital for businesses; technical assistance for the
1317-start-up and operation of a business; funding for workforce education;
1318-funding for community investments; and paying costs incurred to
1319-implement the activities authorized under RERACA. All such
1320-appropriations shall be dedicated to expenditures that further the
1321-principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420.
1322-(2) (A) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the
1323-fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the
1324-Social Equity Council shall transmit, for even-numbered years,
1325-estimates of expenditure requirements and for odd-numbered years,
1326-recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such estimates, to
1327-the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the manner
1328-prescribed for a budgeted agency under subsection (a) of section 4-77.
1329-The council shall recommend for each fiscal year commencing with the
1330-fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, appropriate funding for all credits
1331-payable to angel investors that invest in cannabis businesses pursuant
1332-to section 12-704d.
1333-(B) The Office of Policy and Management may not make adjustments
1334-to any such estimates or adjustments and revisions of such estimates
1335-transmitted by the council. Notwithstanding any provision of the
1336-general statutes or any special act, the Governor shall not reduce the
1337-allotment requisitions or allotments in force pursuant to section 4-85 or
1338-make reductions in allotments in order to achieve budget savings in the
1339-General Fund, concerning any appropriations made by the General
1340-Assembly for the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection. Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1341-
1342-Public Act No. 22-146 27 of 45
1343-
1344-(d) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known
1345-as the "Prevention and Recovery Services Fund" which shall be a
1346-separate, nonlapsing fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required
1347-by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer
1348-separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Moneys
1349-in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of (1) substance abuse
1350-prevention, treatment and recovery services, and (2) collection and
1351-analysis of data regarding substance use. The Social Equity Council may
1352-make recommendations to any relevant state agency regarding
1353-expenditures to be made for the purposes set forth in this subsection.
1354-Sec. 5. Subsection (i) of section 12-330ll of the 2022 supplement to the
1355-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1356-thereof (Effective from passage):
1357-(i) The tax received by the state under this section shall be deposited
1358-as follows:
1359-(1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023,
1360-in the cannabis regulatory and investment account established under
1361-section 21a-420f; [and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, in the
1362-General Fund;]
1363-(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, and June
1364-30, 2026, sixty per cent of such tax received in the Social Equity and
1365-Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, twenty-five per
1366-cent of such tax received in the Prevention and Recovery Services Fund
1367-established under section 21a-420f and fifteen per cent in the General
1368-Fund;
1369-(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, sixty-
1370-five per cent of such tax received in the Social Equity and Innovation
1371-Fund established under section 21a-420f, twenty-five per cent of such
1372-tax received in the Prevention and Recovery Services Fund and ten per Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1373-
1374-Public Act No. 22-146 28 of 45
1375-
1376-cent in the General Fund; and
1377-(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year
1378-thereafter, seventy-five per cent of such tax received in the Social Equity
1379-and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f and twenty-
1380-five per cent of such tax received in the Prevention and Recovery
1381-Services Fund established under section 21a-420f.
1382-Sec. 6. Section 135 of public act 22-118 is repealed and the following
1383-is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
1384-(a) [The Commissioner of Public Health shall proportionately adjust
1385-the rates for the conveyance and treatment of patients by licensed
1386-ambulance services and invalid coaches and the rates for certified
1387-ambulance services and paramedic intercept services established
1388-pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (9) of section 19a-177 of
1389-the general statutes in accordance with any increases made by the
1390-Commissioner of Social Services to the Medicaid emergency and
1391-nonemergency ambulance service rates established pursuant to section
1392-17b-273 of the general statutes, not later than thirty days after the
1393-Commissioner of Social Services makes such increases.] For the fiscal
1394-year ending June 30, 2023, the Commissioner of Public Health shall
1395-increase the rates for the conveyance and treatment of patients by
1396-licensed ambulance services and invalid coaches and the rates for
1397-certified ambulance services and paramedic intercept services
1398-established pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (9) of section
1399-19a-177 of the general statutes in proportion to the appropriations made
1400-available to the Department of Public Health for the administration of
1401-the provisions of said section.
1402-(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall report, in
1403-accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
1404-to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
1405-cognizance of matters relating to public safety and appropriations and Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1406-
1407-Public Act No. 22-146 29 of 45
1408-
1409-the budgets of state agencies regarding the amount of such rates for the
1410-preceding ten fiscal years.
1411-Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section, (1)
1412-"authorized representative" means a person designated by a home care
1413-client, in writing, to act on such client's behalf, including, but not limited
1414-to, a health care representative appointed pursuant to section 19a-575a
1415-or 19a-577 of the general statutes; (2) "home care" means long-term
1416-services and supports provided to adults in a home or community-
1417-based program administered by the Department of Social Services; (3)
1418-"home care provider" means a person or organization, including, but not
1419-limited to, (A) a home health agency or hospice agency, as defined in
1420-section 19a-490 of the general statutes, or (B) a homemaker-companion
1421-agency, as defined in section 20-670 of the general statutes; and (4) "long-
1422-term services and supports" means (A) health, health-related, personal
1423-care and social services provided to persons with physical, cognitive or
1424-mental health conditions or disabilities to facilitate optimal functioning
1425-and quality of life, or (B) hospice care provided to persons who may be
1426-nearing the end of their lives.
1427-(b) There is established a Community Ombudsman program within
1428-the independent Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman,
1429-established pursuant to section 17a-405 of the general statutes. Not later
1430-than October 1, 2022, the State Ombudsman appointed pursuant to said
1431-section shall, within available appropriations, appoint a Community
1432-Ombudsman who shall have access to data pertaining to long-term
1433-services and supports provided by a home care provider to a client,
1434-provided (1) such client or such client's authorized representative
1435-provides written consent to such access, or (2) if such client is incapable
1436-of providing such consent due to a physical, cognitive or mental health
1437-condition or disability and has no authorized representative, the
1438-Community Ombudsman determines the data is necessary to
1439-investigate a complaint concerning such client's care. Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1440-
1441-Public Act No. 22-146 30 of 45
1442-
1443-(c) The Community Ombudsman program may:
1444-(1) Identify, investigate, refer and resolve complaints about home
1445-care services;
1446-(2) Raise public awareness about home care and the program;
1447-(3) Promote access to home care services;
1448-(4) Advocate for long-term care options;
1449-(5) Coach individuals in self advocacy; and
1450-(6) Provide referrals to home care clients for legal, housing and social
1451-services.
1452-(d) The Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall oversee the
1453-Community Ombudsman program and provide administrative and
1454-organizational support by:
1455-(1) Developing and implementing a public awareness strategy about
1456-the Community Ombudsman program;
1457-(2) Applying for, or working in collaboration with other state
1458-agencies to apply for, available federal funding for Community
1459-Ombudsman services;
1460-(3) Collaborating with persons administering other state programs
1461-and services to design and implement an agenda to promote the rights
1462-of elderly persons and persons with disabilities;
1463-(4) Providing information to public and private agencies, elected and
1464-appointed officials, the media and other persons regarding the problems
1465-and concerns of older adults and people with disabilities receiving home
1466-care;
1467-(5) Advocating for improvements in the home and community-based Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1468-
1469-Public Act No. 22-146 31 of 45
1470-
1471-long-term services and supports system; and
1472-(6) Recommending changes in federal, state and local laws,
1473-regulations, policies and actions pertaining to the health, safety, welfare
1474-and rights of people receiving home care.
1475-(e) Not later than December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the State
1476-Ombudsman shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of
1477-section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of
1478-the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging,
1479-human services and public health on (1) implementation of the public
1480-awareness strategy relating to the Community Ombudsman program,
1481-(2) the number of persons served in the program, (3) the number of
1482-complaints regarding home care filed with the program, (4) the
1483-disposition of such complaints, and (5) any gaps in services and
1484-resources needed to address such gaps.
1485-(f) The State Ombudsman and the Community Ombudsman shall
1486-ensure that any health data obtained pursuant to subsection (b) of this
1487-section relating to a home care client is protected in accordance with the
1488-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-
1489-191, as amended from time to time.
1490-Sec. 8. Section 12-62s of the general statutes is repealed and the
1491-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
1492-(a) For purposes of this section:
1493-(1) "Owner-occupied home" means a building containing three or
1494-fewer dwelling units, one of which units is occupied as a primary
1495-residence by the owner of the building or, with respect to a common
1496-interest community, as defined in section 47-202, "owner-occupied
1497-home" means a dwelling unit occupied as a primary residence by the
1498-owner of the unit, within a common interest community containing
1499-three or fewer dwelling units; and Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1500-
1501-Public Act No. 22-146 32 of 45
1502-
1503-(2) "Eligible renter" means a person leasing and occupying a dwelling
1504-unit as a primary residence who graduated from a four-year college,
1505-provided such person graduated not earlier than two years prior to the
1506-date a lease is signed.
1507-(b) A municipality that has adopted the property tax system under
1508-section 12-62r shall institute a program to promote homeownership in
1509-certain areas of such municipality. Such program shall be applicable to
1510-two or more designated census [blocks] tracts that have owner-occupied
1511-home rates of fifteen per cent or less [,] and shall [abate property taxes
1512-for the owners of owner-occupied homes within such designated census
1513-blocks and] provide an exemption from personal income taxes for the
1514-owners of owner-occupied homes and for eligible renters within such
1515-designated census [blocks] tracts. For purposes of this subsection,
1516-["census block"] "census tract" means [the smallest geographic unit used
1517-by the United States Census Bureau] a census tract as determined in
1518-accordance with the most recent United States census.
1519-(c) A municipality required to proceed under this section shall
1520-determine which of the census [blocks] tracts within such municipality
1521-have a number of owner-occupied homes equaling fifteen per cent or
1522-less of the dwelling units in such census [block,] tract and shall
1523-designate two or more of such census [blocks] tracts as a
1524-homeownership incentive [block] tract. [The municipality shall abate
1525-one hundred per cent of the property taxes on any owner-occupied
1526-home within a homeownership incentive block.]
1527-(d) The Department of Revenue Services shall exempt each owner of
1528-an owner-occupied home and each eligible renter within a
1529-homeownership incentive [block] tract from the taxes due under chapter
1530-229, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707, provided such
1531-owner and eligible renter shall continue to be eligible for the credit
1532-under section 12-704e. Such tax exemption shall be available to each
1533-eligible renter who occupies a dwelling unit within a homeownership Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1534-
1535-Public Act No. 22-146 33 of 45
1536-
1537-incentive [block] tract as a primary residence. The municipality shall
1538-provide the department with any information needed by the
1539-department to allow such exemption.
1540-(e) The tax [abatements and exemptions] exemption offered to
1541-owners of owner-occupied homes and eligible renters within a
1542-homeownership incentive [block] tract pursuant to this section shall
1543-continue until the number of owner-occupied homes within such
1544-[block] homeownership incentive tract meets or exceeds forty-nine per
1545-cent of the dwelling units in such [block] tract. Upon reaching such
1546-percentage, the municipality shall notify such owners and eligible
1547-renters and the Department of Revenue Services, and the [abatement
1548-and exemptions] exemption allowed pursuant to this section shall phase
1549-out over a five-year period. [(1) The municipality shall charge the owner
1550-of each owner-occupied home within such block twenty per cent of the
1551-property tax otherwise owing during the first assessment year
1552-commencing after the forty-nine-per-cent goal is reached, and an
1553-additional twenty per cent each year thereafter, until the owner is liable
1554-for all property tax owed on such owner-occupied home. (2)] Owners of
1555-an owner-occupied home and eligible renters within such [block]
1556-homeownership incentive tract shall be liable for twenty per cent of the
1557-income tax otherwise due, as described in subsection (d) of this section,
1558-in the first taxable year commencing after the forty-nine-per-cent goal is
1559-reached, and shall be liable for an additional twenty per cent each year
1560-thereafter, until such owner and eligible renter is liable for all income
1561-taxes owed. The municipality shall provide the department with any
1562-information needed by the department to process such phase-out.
1563-Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions
1564-of the general statutes or of any special act, municipal charter or home
1565-rule ordinance, any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body:
1566-(1) Waive any interest accrued during the period of June 30, 2019, to
1567-June 30, 2022, inclusive, on delinquent property taxes owed by any Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1568-
1569-Public Act No. 22-146 34 of 45
1570-
1571-social or recreational club exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(7)
1572-of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding
1573-internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to
1574-time; and
1575-(2) Waive any future interest that may accrue during the period of
1576-July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2027, on delinquent property taxes owed by any
1577-such club.
1578-Sec. 10. Section 32-610a of the general statutes is repealed and the
1579-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022, and
1580-applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2022):
1581-For purposes of determining the assessment of apartment property
1582-as defined in section 12-62r, that is newly created or converted by the
1583-Capital Region Development Authority within the [capital city
1584-economic development district, as defined in section 32-600] city of
1585-Hartford, the tax assessor shall assess any such property receiving a
1586-certificate of occupancy after July 1, 2013, as residential property, as
1587-defined in [said] section 12-62r.
1588-Sec. 11. Subdivision (37) of subsection (b) of section 29 of special act
1589-21-15, as amended by section 308 of public act 21-2 of the June special
1590-session and section 12 of public act 22-118, is amended to read as follows
1591-(Effective from passage):
1592-(37) Up to $3,000,000 to the Department of Energy and Environmental
1593-Protection, for Other Expenses, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022,
1594-to provide the following grants: (A) $1,500,000 for the Eastern Pequot
1595-Tribe for design and construction of a well, septic system and access
1596-road, (B) $1,000,000 to the [Schaughticok Tribal Nation] Schaghticoke
1597-Tribe for design and construction of (i) fencing and a stone retaining
1598-wall on cemetery grounds, (ii) bathroom and storage facilities, and (iii)
1599-a well and septic system, and (C) $500,000 for the Golden Hill Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1600-
1601-Public Act No. 22-146 35 of 45
1602-
1603-Paugussett Tribe for design and construction of a community building;
1604-Sec. 12. Section 59 of public act 22-118 is amended to read as follows
1605-(Effective from passage):
1606-Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3-55i and 3-55j of the
1607-general statutes, and in addition to any payments made to towns from
1608-the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund during the fiscal year
1609-ending June 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
1610-Management shall distribute the amount of three thousand dollars from
1611-the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund to each of the three tribes
1612-identified as [Schaughticok Tribal Nation] The Schaghticoke, the
1613-Paucatuck Eastern Pequot and the Golden Hill Paugussett during said
1614-fiscal year. Said tribes shall utilize such amounts for the purpose of
1615-management of their properties and shall not use such amounts in
1616-connection with any legal claim made by said tribe against the state or
1617-federal government.
1618-Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the general statutes is
1619-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective June 1,
1620-2022):
1621-(a) (1) The percentage of school building project grant money a local
1622-board of education may be eligible to receive, under the provisions of
1623-section 10-286, shall be assigned by the Commissioner of Administrative
1624-Services in accordance with the percentage calculated by the
1625-Commissioner of Education as follows: [(1)] (A) For grants approved
1626-pursuant to [subsection (b) of] section 10-283 for which application is
1627-made on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, [(A)] (i) each
1628-town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred
1629-sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per
1630-capita, as defined in section 10-261; and [(B)] (ii) based upon such
1631-ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall
1632-be determined for each town on a continuous scale; [(2)] (B) for grants Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1633-
1634-Public Act No. 22-146 36 of 45
1635-
1636-approved pursuant to [subsection (b) of] section 10-283 for which
1637-application is made on and after July 1, 2011, and before July 1, 2017,
1638-[(A)] (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one
1639-hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net
1640-grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, and [(B)] (ii) based
1641-upon such ranking, [(i)] (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more
1642-than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement
1643-of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and [(ii)] (II) a
1644-percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be
1645-determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof
1646-replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and
1647-the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town
1648-or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or
1649-replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major
1650-alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous
1651-scale; [and (3)] (C) for grants approved pursuant to [subsection (b) of]
1652-section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2017,
1653-[(A)] and before June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending
1654-order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted
1655-equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the
1656-town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which
1657-application is made, [and (B)] (ii) based upon such ranking, [(i)] (I) a
1658-percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be
1659-determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for
1660-each town on a continuous scale, and [(ii)] (II) a percentage of not less
1661-than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations,
1662-extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of
1663-an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of
1664-a school building when a town or regional school district can
1665-demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive
1666-than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school
1667-building for each town on a continuous scale; and (D) except as
1668-otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1669-
1670-Public Act No. 22-146 37 of 45
1671-
1672-approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on
1673-and after June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order
1674-from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized
1675-net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two,
1676-three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made,
1677-and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten
1678-nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or
1679-replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale,
1680-and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall
1681-be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof
1682-replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and
1683-the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town
1684-or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or
1685-replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major
1686-alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous
1687-scale.
1688-(2) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which
1689-application is made prior to July 1, 2047, the percentage of school
1690-building project grant money a local board of education for (A) any
1691-town with a total population of eighty thousand or greater may be
1692-eligible to receive shall be the greater of the percentage calculated
1693-pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or sixty per cent, and (B)
1694-the town of Cheshire shall be the greater of the percentage calculated
1695-pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or fifty per cent.
1696-Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) The State Fire Administrator
1697-shall, within available appropriations, pay five hundred dollars to each
1698-volunteer fire company for each call to which it responds on (1) a limited
1699-access highway, designated pursuant to section 13b-27 of the general
1700-statutes, (2) the section of the highway known as the Berlin Turnpike,
1701-which begins at the end of the existing Wilbur Cross Parkway in the
1702-town of Meriden and extends northerly along Route 15 to the beginning Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
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1705-
1706-of a section of limited access highway in the town of Wethersfield
1707-known as South Meadows Expressway, or (3) the section of Route 8 in
1708-the town of Beacon Falls which is within the boundaries of the
1709-Naugatuck State Forest.
1710-(b) No municipality that provides funds to a volunteer fire company
1711-may reduce such funding based on the payments that such company
1712-receives, or is anticipated to receive, under subsection (a) of this section.
1713-Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1)
1714-"Home and Community-Based Services Provider Payments" means
1715-payments disbursed by state agencies to providers of health and human
1716-services that were received by such agencies through Section 9817 of the
1717-American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and (2) "attempt to recover or
1718-otherwise offset" means (A) reductions by state agencies in contracted
1719-amounts for such providers for the same or similar services from one
1720-contract period to the next contract period, or (B) demands for
1721-reimbursement of funds in the amount of any Home and Community-
1722-Based Services Provider Payments.
1723-(b) No state agency contracting with a provider of health and human
1724-services may attempt to recover or otherwise offset Home and
1725-Community-Based Services Provider Payments obtained or retained by
1726-such provider. Nothing in this subsection shall require state agencies to
1727-take action that would jeopardize federal claims or Medicaid
1728-reimbursements.
1729-Sec. 16. (Effective July 1, 2022) The amount appropriated in section 1
1730-of special act 21-15, as amended by section 1 of public act 22-118, to the
1731-Department of Social Services, for Adjust Funding Related to the
1732-Substance Use Disorder Waiver, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023,
1733-shall be made available in said fiscal year to the Department of Social
1734-Services, for Substance Use Disorder Waiver Reserve Account. Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
1735-
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1737-
1738-Sec. 17. Section 307 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, as
1739-amended by section 11 of public act 22-118, is amended to read as
1740-follows (Effective from passage):
1741-The following sums are allocated, in accordance with the provisions
1742-of special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state
1743-pursuant to the provisions of section 604 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the
1744-American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to
1745-time, for the annual periods indicated for the purposes described.
1746- FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
1747-
1748- OFFICE OF POLICY AND
1749-MANAGEMENT
80+municipality and any district located within the municipality on motor 50
81+vehicles for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2017, and the 51
82+amount such levy would have been if the mill rate on motor vehicles for 52
83+said assessment year was equal to the mill rate imposed by such 53
84+municipality and any district located within the municipality on real 54
85+property and personal property other than motor vehicles. 55
86+(2) Not later than fifteen calendar days after receiving a property tax 56
87+grant pursuant to this section, the municipality shall disburse to any 57
88+district located within the municipality the amount of any such property 58
89+tax grant that is attributable to the district. 59
90+(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 60
91+thereafter, motor vehicle property tax grants shall be made to: 61
92+(A) Municipalities that imposed mill rates greater than 32.46 mills on 62
93+real property and personal property other than motor vehicles for the 63
94+preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the difference between (i) 64
95+the amount of property taxes the municipality would have levied on 65
96+motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on 66
97+motor vehicles for such year was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of 67
98+property taxes the municipality would have levied on motor vehicles 68
99+for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles 69
100+for such year was equal to the mill rate imposed on real property and 70
101+personal property other than motor vehicles for such year; and 71
102+(B) Districts that imposed mill rates that, when combined with the 72
103+mill rate of the municipality in which the district is located, were greater 73
104+than 32.46 mills on real property and personal property other than 74
105+motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the 75
106+difference between (i) the amount of property taxes the district would 76
107+have levied on motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill 77
108+rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year, when combined with the 78
109+mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year by the municipality 79
110+in which the district is located, was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of 80
111+property taxes the district would have levied on motor vehicles for the 81 Substitute Bill No. 9
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1752- Multi-purpose community
1753-facility projects
1754- 25,000,000
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1756- DEPARTMENT OF
1757-ENERGY AND
1758-ENVIRONMENTAL
1759-PROTECTION
118+preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such 82
119+year, when combined with the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for 83
120+such year by the municipality in which the district is located, was equal 84
121+to the mill rate imposed by the district on real property and personal 85
122+property other than motor vehicles for such year. 86
123+Sec. 3. Section 5-156a of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 87
124+is amended by adding subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2022): 88
125+(NEW) (h) Any recovery of pension costs from an appropriated or 89
126+nonappropriated source other than the General Fund or Special 90
127+Transportation Fund that causes the payments to the State Employees 91
128+Retirement System to exceed the actuarially determined employer 92
129+contribution for any fiscal year shall be deposited into the State 93
130+Employees Retirement Fund as an additional employer contribution at 94
131+the end of such fiscal year. 95
132+Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section: 96
133+(1) "State agency electric vehicle charging station" means an electric 97
134+component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed 98
135+specifically to charge electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of 99
136+electric energy to a battery or other storage device used in an electric 100
137+vehicle that is owned and operated by a state agency on state property; 101
138+(2) "State property" means real property owned by a state agency; 102
139+(3) "State agency" means any state office, officer, department, 103
140+division, bureau, board and commission, permanent or temporary in 104
141+nature, whether in the legislative, executive or judicial branch, and the 105
142+subdivisions of each, including the constituent units of the state system 106
143+of higher education; 107
144+(4) "State employee" means any employee in the executive, legislative 108
145+or judicial branch of state government, whether in the classified or 109
146+unclassified service and whether full or part-time; and 110 Substitute Bill No. 9
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1761- Low-Income/Multi-family
1762-Curb-to-home and Business
1763-Broadband infrastructure
1764-buildout and underserved
1765-area broadband
1766-infrastructure grants
1767-20,000,000 22,966,125
1768- [16,158,373]
1769- DEPARTMENT OF
1770-ADMINISTRATIVE
1771-SERVICES
1772148
1773- Connecticut Education
1774-Network Wi-Fi connectivity
1775-and broadband for public
1776-spaces
1777-10,000,000 719,936
1778- Expand CEN Broadband to
1779-Remaining Municipalities
1780-and Libraries
1781- 8,025,474 6,600,000 6,600,000 Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
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153+(5) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle", "battery electric vehicle" and 111
154+"electric vehicle" have the same meanings as provided in section 16-112
155+19eee of the general statutes. 113
156+(b) Each state agency may designate certain state agency electric 114
157+vehicle charging stations as available for public use, for the sole use of 115
158+state employees, or for a combination of both state employees and the 116
159+public. In designating such charging stations, state agencies shall give 117
160+consideration to state-owned properties that receive visitors conducting 118
161+business with state agencies, including, but not limited to, service 119
162+centers, maintenance facilities, correctional facilities, visitor centers, 120
163+health care facilities and recreational facilities. 121
164+(c) No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space equipped with 122
165+a state agency electric vehicle charging station unless such person is 123
166+charging a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle. 124
167+(d) Each state agency may determine the appropriate maximum 125
168+charging time limits per user per charging session for its state agency 126
169+electric vehicle charging stations based upon the parking needs at the 127
170+state property where such charging stations are installed. Any such time 128
171+limits shall be posted at such charging stations. No person shall charge 129
172+a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle in a space 130
173+equipped with a state agency electric vehicle charging station for a 131
174+period longer than the maximum time limit set by a state agency 132
175+pursuant to this subsection. 133
176+(e) State agencies shall assess and collect a fee established under 134
177+subsection (f) of this section to both public and state employee users of 135
178+state agency electric vehicle charging stations purchased and installed 136
179+on or after October 1, 2022, except that any user charging an electric 137
180+vehicle that is owned or leased by the state shall be exempt from paying 138
181+such fee. The amount of any fees assessed pursuant to this section shall 139
182+be posted at the charging station. Any fees collected under this section 140
183+shall be deposited into the fund of the state from which funds were 141
184+provided for the acquisition and installation of the charging station. 142 Substitute Bill No. 9
1784185
1785- Upgrade the Connecticut
1786-Education Network (CEN)
1787- 20,060,884 19,025,000 2,024,000
1788- CEN Charter School Fiber
1789-Internet Connectivity
1790-Program
1791- 441,195 300,000 170,000
1792186
1793-Sec. 18. (Effective July 1, 2022) The sum of $150,000 of the amount
1794-appropriated in section 1 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 1
1795-of public act 22-118, to the Department of Economic and Community
1796-Development, for Other Expenses, for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1797-2023, shall be made available in said fiscal year to provide funding to
1798-the Greater Hartford Community Foundation for the Travelers
1799-Championship.
1800-Sec. 19. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-117a of the
1801-general statutes, as amended by section 473 of public act 22-118, is
1802-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1803-2022):
1804-(2) For any application made on or after July 1, 2022, under
1805-subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, if the assessed
1806-value of the real property that is the subject of such application is one
1807-million dollars or more and the application concerns the valuation of
1808-such real property, the applicant shall file with the court, not later than
1809-[ninety] one hundred twenty days after making such application, an
1810-appraisal of the real property that is the subject of the application. Such
1811-appraisal shall be completed by an individual or a company licensed to
1812-perform real estate appraisals in the state. The court may extend the
1813-[ninety-day] one-hundred-twenty-day period for good cause. If such
1814-appraisal is not timely filed, the court may dismiss the application.
1815-Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section:
1816-(1) "MDMA" means the synthetic psychoactive drug, 3,4 -
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191+(f) The Department of Administrative Services, the Joint Committee 143
192+on Legislative Management and the Office of the Chief Court 144
193+Administrator shall, in consultation with the Department of Energy and 145
194+Environmental Protection, establish a reasonable fee for users of state 146
195+agency electric vehicle charging stations for their respective branch of 147
196+government at a level that recovers, to the maximum extent practicable, 148
197+the costs associated with the electricity used by the charging stations 149
198+and with operating and maintaining such charging stations. Such fees 150
199+shall be structured on a per-kilowatt-hour basis. The fees shall be 151
200+updated on an annual basis or sooner if deemed necessary by the branch 152
201+of government setting the fee. The Department of Administrative 153
202+Services shall post any fees established for the executive branch of 154
203+government pursuant to this subsection on its Internet web site. 155
204+(g) A violation of any provision of subsection (c) or (d) of this section 156
205+shall be an infraction, provided the provisions of this subsection shall 157
206+not apply to an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283 of the 158
207+general statutes. 159
208+Sec. 5. Section 21a-420f of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 160
209+is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 161
210+passage): 162
211+(a) (1) There is established an account to be known as the "cannabis 163
212+regulatory and investment account" which shall be a separate, 164
213+nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain 165
214+any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in 166
215+the account shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 167
216+Management, in consultation with the Social Equity Council, as defined 168
217+in section 21a-420, to state agencies for the purpose of paying costs 169
218+incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA, as 170
219+defined in section 21a-420. 171
220+(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-420e, for the fiscal 172
221+year ending June 30, 2022, the following shall be deposited in the 173
222+cannabis regulatory and investment account: (A) All fees received by 174 Substitute Bill No. 9
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1821-molly, that acts as a serotonin receptor agonist and reuptake inhibitor of
1822-serotonin and dopamine.
1823-(2) "Psilocybin" means a serotonin receptor agonist that occurs
1824-naturally in some mushroom species.
1825-(3) "Qualified patient" means a resident of the state who is (A) a
1826-veteran, (B) a retired first responder, or (C) a direct care health care
1827-worker.
1828-(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Mental Health
1829-and Addiction Services shall establish, within available appropriations,
1830-a psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program, to be administered by a
1831-medical school in the state. Such pilot program shall provide qualified
1832-patients with MDMA-assisted or psilocybin-assisted therapy as part of
1833-a research program approved by the f ederal Food and Drug
1834-Administration pursuant to 21 CFR 312, as amended from time to time.
1835-The department shall cease to operate the pilot program when MDMA
1836-and psilocybin have been approved to have a medical use by the Drug
1837-Enforcement Administration, or any successor agency.
1838-Sec. 21. Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 2022 supplement to the
1839-general statutes is amended by adding subdivision (104) as follows
1840-(Effective October 1, 2022):
1841-(NEW) (104) The Governor shall proclaim the first full week of April
1842-each year to be Health Equity Week to reaffirm the state's commitment
1843-to eliminating health inequities to ensure all residents have the
1844-opportunity to achieve optimal health. Suitable exercises shall be held
1845-in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the
1846-observance of the week.
1847-Sec. 22. Section 38a-477ff of the 2022 supplement to the general
1848-statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
1849-(Effective from passage and applicable to policies delivered, issued for delivery, Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
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1853-renewed, amended or continued on or after January 1, 2022):
1854-(a) Each insurer, health care center, hospital service corporation,
1855-medical service corporation, fraternal benefit society or other entity that
1856-delivers, issues for delivery, renews, amends or continues an individual
1857-or group health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2022,
1858-providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11)
1859-and (12) of section 38a-469 shall, when calculating an insured's liability
1860-for a coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense
1861-for a covered benefit, give credit for any discount provided or payment
1862-made by a third party for the amount of, or any portion of the amount
1863-of, the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket
1864-expense for the covered benefit.
1865-(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a
1866-high deductible health plan, as that term is used in subsection (f) of
1867-section 38a-493 or subsection (f) of section 38a-520, as applicable, to the
1868-maximum extent permitted by federal law, except if such plan is used
1869-to establish a medical savings account or an Archer MSA pursuant to
1870-Section 220 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent
1871-corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended
1872-from time to time, or a health savings account pursuant to Section 223
1873-of said Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, the
1874-provisions of said subsection (a) shall apply to such plan to the
1875-maximum extent that (1) is permitted by federal law, and (2) does not
1876-disqualify such account for the deduction allowed under said Section
1877-220 or 223, as applicable.
1878-Sec. 23. Section 38a-477gg of the 2022 supplement to the general
1879-statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
1880-(Effective from passage and applicable to contracts entered into on or after
1881-January 1, 2022):
1882-(a) On and after January 1, 2022, each contract entered into between Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
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230+inclusive, of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e; (B) the tax received by 176
231+the state under section 12-330ll; and (C) the tax received by the state 177
232+under chapter 219 from a cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-178
233+cultivator, as those terms are defined in section 12-330ll. 179
234+(b) (1) There is established an account to be known as the "social 180
235+equity and innovation account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 181
236+account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 182
237+required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 183
238+shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 184
239+Management, in consultation with the Social Equity Council, to state 185
240+agencies for the purpose of (A) paying costs incurred by the Social 186
241+Equity Council, [as defined in section 21a-420, and] (B) administering 187
242+programs under RERACA to provide (i) access to capital for businesses, 188
243+(ii) technical assistance for the start-up and operation of a business, (iii) 189
244+funding for workforce education, and (iv) funding for community 190
245+investments, and (C) paying costs incurred to implement the activities 191
246+authorized under RERACA. 192
247+(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-420e and 21a-193
248+420o, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following shall be 194
249+deposited in the social equity and innovation account: All fees received 195
250+by the state pursuant to sections 21a-420l, 21a-420o and 21a-420u and 196
251+subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e. 197
252+(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be 198
253+known as the "Social Equity and Innovation Fund" which shall be a 199
254+separate, nonlapsing fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required 200
255+by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer 201
256+separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Moneys 202
257+in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of providing the 203
258+following: Access to capital for businesses; technical assistance for the 204
259+start-up and operation of a business; funding for workforce education; 205
260+[and] funding for community investments; and paying costs incurred to 206
261+implement the activities authorized under RERACA . All such 207 Substitute Bill No. 9
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1886-a health carrier, as defined in section 38a-591a, and a pharmacy benefits
1887-manager, as defined in section 38a-479aaa, for the administration of the
1888-pharmacy benefit portion of a health benefit plan in this state on behalf
1889-of plan sponsors shall require that the pharmacy benefits manager,
1890-when calculating an insured's or enrollee's liability for a coinsurance,
1891-copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for a covered
1892-prescription drug benefit, give credit for any discount provided or
1893-payment made by a third party for the amount of, or any portion of the
1894-amount of, the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-
1895-pocket expense for the covered prescription drug benefit.
1896-(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a
1897-high deductible health plan, as that term is used in subsection (f) of
1898-section 38a-493 or subsection (f) of section 38a-520, as applicable, to the
1899-maximum extent permitted by federal law, except if such plan is used
1900-to establish a medical savings account or an Archer MSA pursuant to
1901-Section 220 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent
1902-corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended
1903-from time to time, or a health savings account pursuant to Section 223
1904-of said Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, the
1905-provisions of said subsection (a) shall apply to such plan to the
1906-maximum extent that (1) is permitted by federal law, and (2) does not
1907-disqualify such account for the deduction allowed under said Section
1908-220 or 223, as applicable.
1909-Sec. 24. Section 38a-478w of the 2022 supplement to the general
1910-statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
1911-(Effective from passage and applicable to contracts delivered, issued for
1912-delivery, renewed, amended or continued on or after January 1, 2022):
1913-(a) For any contract delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended
1914-or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2022, each managed care
1915-organization shall, when calculating an enrollee's liability for a
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268+appropriations shall be dedicated to expenditures that further the 208
269+principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420. 209
270+(2) (A) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the 210
271+fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 211
272+Social Equity Council shall transmit, for even-numbered years, 212
273+estimates of expenditure requirements and for odd-numbered years, 213
274+recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such estimates, to 214
275+the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the manner 215
276+prescribed for a budgeted agency under subsection (a) of section 4-77. 216
277+The council shall recommend for each fiscal year commencing with the 217
278+fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, appropriate funding for all credits 218
279+payable to angel investors that invest in cannabis businesses pursuant 219
280+to section 12-704d. 220
281+(B) The Office of Policy and Management may not make adjustments 221
282+to any such estimates or adjustments and revisions of such estimates 222
283+transmitted by the council. Notwithstanding any provision of the 223
284+general statutes or any special act, the Governor shall not reduce the 224
285+allotment requisitions or allotments in force pursuant to section 4-85 or 225
286+make reductions in allotments in order to achieve budget savings in the 226
287+General Fund, concerning any appropriations made by the General 227
288+Assembly for the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection. 228
289+(d) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known 229
290+as the "Prevention and Recovery Services Fund" which shall be a 230
291+separate, nonlapsing fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required 231
292+by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer 232
293+separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Moneys 233
294+in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of (1) substance abuse 234
295+prevention, treatment and recovery services, and (2) collection and 235
296+analysis of data regarding substance use. The Social Equity Council may 236
297+make recommendations to any relevant state agency regarding 237
298+expenditures to be made for the purposes set forth in this subsection. 238 Substitute Bill No. 9
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1920-a covered benefit, give credit for any discount provided or payment
1921-made by a third party for the amount of, or any portion of the amount
1922-of, the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket
1923-expense for the covered benefit.
1924-(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a
1925-high deductible health plan, as that term is used in subsection (f) of
1926-section 38a-493 or subsection (f) of section 38a-520, as applicable, to the
1927-maximum extent permitted by federal law, except if such plan is used
1928-to establish a medical savings account or an Archer MSA pursuant to
1929-Section 220 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent
1930-corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended
1931-from time to time, or a health savings account pursuant to Section 223
1932-of said Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, the
1933-provisions of said subsection (a) shall apply to such plan to the
1934-maximum extent that (1) is permitted by federal law, and (2) does not
1935-disqualify such account for the deduction allowed under said Section
1936-220 or 223, as applicable.
1937-Sec. 25. Subsection (c) of section 4-28e of the general statutes, as
1938-amended by section 198 of public act 22-118, is repealed and the
1939-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
1940-(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, annual
1941-disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made as
1942-follows: (1) To [the General Fund in the amount identified as "Transfer
1943-from Tobacco Settlement Fund" in the General Fund revenue schedule
1944-adopted by the General Assembly; and (2) to] the Tobacco and Health
1945-Trust Fund in an amount equal to twelve million dollars; and (2) the
1946-remainder to the General Fund.
1947-Sec. 26. (Effective from passage) The Legislative Commissioners' Office
1948-shall, in codifying the provisions of this act, make such technical,
1949-grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the Substitute Senate Bill No. 9
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1953-purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, correcting inaccurate
1954-internal references.
1955-Sec. 27. Section 75 of public act 22-118 is repealed. (Effective from
1956-passage)
1957-Sec. 28. Sections 202 to 206, inclusive, of public act 22-118 are
1958-repealed. (Effective from passage)
1959-Sec. 29. Section 245 of public act 22-118 is repealed. (Effective from
1960-passage)
1961-Sec. 30. Section 250 of public act 22-118 is repealed. (Effective from
1962-passage)
1963-Sec. 31. Section 413 of public act 22-118 is repealed. (Effective from
1964-passage)
1965-Sec. 32. Section 511 of public act 22-118 is repealed. (Effective from
1966-passage)
1967-Approved May 7, 2022
305+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
306+sections:
307+
308+Section 1 from passage 12-71e
309+Sec. 2 from passage 4-66l(c)
310+Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 5-156a
311+Sec. 4 October 1, 2022 New section
312+Sec. 5 from passage 21a-420f
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314+APP Joint Favorable Subst.
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