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7		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6660
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	5	+	General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 6660
8	6		January Session, 2023
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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	13	+	Introduced by:
	14	+	Request of the Governor Pursuant
	15	+	to Joint Rule 9
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14	21		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
15	22		RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
16	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	24		Assembly convened:
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19	26		Section 1. Subdivision (10) of section 5-198 of the general statutes is 1
20	27		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
21	28		passage): 3
22	29		(10) Executive assistants to each state elective officer and each 4
23		-	department head, as defined in section 4-5, provided (A) each position 5
24		-	of executive assistant shall have been created in accordance with 6
25		-	section 5-214, and (B) in no event shall the Commissioner of 7
26		-	Administrative Services or the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 8
27		-	Management approve more than [four] two executive assistants for [a] 9
28		-	each department head; 10
29		-	Sec. 2. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 32-285a of the 11
30		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 12
31		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 13
32		-	(c) (1) The Community Investment Fund 2030 Board shall establish 14
33		-	an application and review process with guidelines and terms for funds 15
34		-	provided from the bond proceeds under subsection (d) of this section 16
35		-	for eligible projects. Such funds shall be used for costs related to an 17
36		-	eligible project recommended by the board and approved by the 18 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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43		-	Governor pursuant to this subsection [and] but shall not be used to 19
44		-	pay or to reimburse the administrator for administrative costs under 20
45		-	this section. The Department of Economic and Community 21
46		-	Development shall pay for administrative costs within available 22
47		-	appropriations. 23
48		-	Sec. 3. Subparagraph (L) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the 24
49		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 25
50		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 26
51		-	(L) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 27
52		-	prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the municipal 28
53		-	revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l, as 29
54		-	amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts 30
55		-	received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of 31
56		-	this subdivision; and 32
57		-	(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 33
58		-	commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund 34
59		-	established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, seven 35
60		-	and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the 36
61		-	tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 37
62		-	Sec. 4. Subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the 38
63		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 39
64		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 40
65		-	(K) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 41
66		-	prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into [said] the 42
67		-	municipal revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-43
68		-	66l, as amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the 44
69		-	amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 45
70		-	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 46
71		-	(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 47
72		-	commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund 48
73		-	established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, seven 49 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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80		-	and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the 50
81		-	tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 51
82		-	Sec. 5. Section 4-66p of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
83		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 53
84		-	(a) There is established a fund to be known as the "Municipal 54
85		-	Revenue Sharing Fund" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund. 55
86		-	The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in 56
87		-	the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Secretary of the 57
88		-	Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of providing grants 58
89		-	pursuant to [section 4-66l and section 12-18b] subsections (c) to (g), 59
90		-	inclusive, of this section. 60
91		-	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, ten million dollars shall 61
92		-	be transferred from such fund not later than April fifteenth for the 62
93		-	purposes of grants under section 10-262h. 63
94		-	(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 64
95		-	thereafter, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle property tax 65
96		-	grants payable to municipalities pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-66
97		-	66l shall be expended not later than August first annually by the 67
98		-	secretary. 68
99		-	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 69
100		-	thereafter, moneys sufficient to make the grants payable pursuant to 70
101		-	subsections (d) and (e) of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, shall 71
102		-	be expended by the secretary. 72
103		-	(e) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 73
104		-	thereafter, each municipality or district listed below shall receive the 74
105		-	following supplemental revenue sharing grant payable not later than 75
106		-	October thirty-first annually: 76
	30	+	department head, as defined in section 4-5, as amended by this act, 5
	31	+	provided (A) each position of executive assistant shall have been created 6
	32	+	in accordance with section 5-214, and (B) in no event shall the 7
	33	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services or the Secretary of the Office 8
	34	+	of Policy and Management approve more than [four] two executive 9
	35	+	assistants for [a] each department head or each deputy department 10
	36	+	head; 11
	37	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 4-124w of the general statutes is 12
	38	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 13
	39	+	passage): 14
	40	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
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	46	+	(a) There is established an Office of Workforce Strategy. The office 15
	47	+	shall be within the [Office of the Governor] Labor Department, for 16
	48	+	administrative purposes only. 17
	49	+	Sec. 3. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (j) of section 18
	50	+	31-225a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 19
	51	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 20
	52	+	(B) Commencing with the third calendar quarter of [2024] 2026, 21
	53	+	unless waived pursuant to subdivision (5) of this subsection, any 22
	54	+	employer subject to this chapter, with one hundred or more employees, 23
	55	+	shall include in the quarterly filing submitted pursuant to subparagraph 24
	56	+	(A) of this subdivision, the following data for each employee receiving 25
	57	+	wages in employment subject to this chapter: Such employee's gender 26
	58	+	identity, age, race, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, highest 27
	59	+	education completed, home address, address of primary work site, 28
	60	+	occupational code under the standard occupational classification 29
	61	+	system of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department 30
	62	+	of Labor, hours worked, days worked, salary or hourly wage, 31
	63	+	employment start date in the current job title and, if applicable, 32
	64	+	employment end date. The information required pursuant to this 33
	65	+	subparagraph shall be included in the quarterly filings of employers 34
	66	+	subject to this chapter with ninety-nine or fewer employees 35
	67	+	commencing with the third calendar quarter of [2026] 2028, except 36
	68	+	employers subject to this chapter with forty-nine or fewer employees 37
	69	+	without an electronic payroll system shall include such information 38
	70	+	commencing with the third calendar quarter of [2028] 2030. Nothing in 39
	71	+	this subparagraph shall be construed to require an employee to provide 40
	72	+	information about gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, veteran status or 41
	73	+	disability status if not otherwise required by law. The administrator 42
	74	+	may issue guidance defining each such data field. 43
	75	+	Sec. 4. Section 4-68hh of the general statutes is repealed and the 44
	76	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 45
	77	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
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	81	+	LCO No. 4030 3 of 165
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	83	+	(a) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, 46
	84	+	within available appropriations, aggregate data related to existing 47
	85	+	federal and state housing programs in the state to analyze the impact of 48
	86	+	such programs on economic and racial segregation. Such review shall 49
	87	+	include, but need not be limited to, data relating to (1) housing 50
	88	+	development programs, (2) housing affordability initiatives, (3) 51
	89	+	communities where low-income housing tax credits and rental 52
	90	+	assistance are spent, and (4) specific neighborhood racial and economic 53
	91	+	demographics. In collecting and measuring such data, the Secretary of 54
	92	+	the Office of Policy and Management shall implement tools such as the 55
	93	+	dissimilarity index and the five dimensions of segregation used by the 56
	94	+	United States Bureau of the Census. 57
	95	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, and [biennially thereafter] not later 58
	96	+	than January 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 59
	97	+	Management shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 60
	98	+	section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 61
	99	+	having cognizance of matters relating to housing. Such report shall 62
	100	+	include a summary of any findings and recommendations relating to the 63
	101	+	data collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 64
	102	+	Sec. 5. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 32-285a of the 65
	103	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 66
	104	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 67
	105	+	(c) (1) The Community Investment Fund 2030 Board shall establish 68
	106	+	an application and review process with guidelines and terms for funds 69
	107	+	provided from the bond proceeds under subsection (d) of this section 70
	108	+	for eligible projects. Such funds shall be used for costs related to an 71
	109	+	eligible project recommended by the board and approved by the 72
	110	+	Governor pursuant to this subsection [and] but shall not be used to pay 73
	111	+	or to reimburse the administrator for administrative costs under this 74
	112	+	section. The Department of Economic and Community Development 75
	113	+	shall pay for administrative costs within available appropriations. 76
	114	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
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	118	+	LCO No. 4030 4 of 165
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	120	+	Sec. 6. Subparagraph (L) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the 77
	121	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 78
	122	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 79
	123	+	(L) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 80
	124	+	prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the municipal 81
	125	+	revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l, as 82
	126	+	amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts 83
	127	+	received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of 84
	128	+	this subdivision; and 85
	129	+	(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 86
	130	+	commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund 87
	131	+	established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, seven and 88
	132	+	nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax 89
	133	+	imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 90
	134	+	Sec. 7. Subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the 91
	135	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 92
	136	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 93
	137	+	(K) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 94
	138	+	prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into [said] the 95
	139	+	municipal revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-96
	140	+	66l, as amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the 97
	141	+	amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 98
	142	+	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 99
	143	+	(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 100
	144	+	commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund 101
	145	+	established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, seven and 102
	146	+	nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax 103
	147	+	imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 104
	148	+	Sec. 8. Section 4-66p of the general statutes is repealed and the 105
	149	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 106
	150	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
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	152	+
	153	+
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	156	+	(a) There is established a fund to be known as the "Municipal 107
	157	+	Revenue Sharing Fund" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund. The 108
	158	+	fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the 109
	159	+	fund. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Secretary of the 110
	160	+	Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of providing grants 111
	161	+	pursuant to [section 4-66l and section 12-18b] subsections (c) to (g), 112
	162	+	inclusive, of this section. 113
	163	+	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, ten million dollars shall 114
	164	+	be transferred from such fund not later than April fifteenth for the 115
	165	+	purposes of grants under section 10-262h. 116
	166	+	(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 117
	167	+	thereafter, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle property tax grants 118
	168	+	payable to municipalities pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-66l shall 119
	169	+	be expended not later than August first annually by the secretary. 120
	170	+	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 121
	171	+	thereafter, moneys sufficient to make the grants payable pursuant to 122
	172	+	subsections (d) and (e) of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, shall 123
	173	+	be expended by the secretary. 124
	174	+	(e) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 125
	175	+	thereafter, each municipality or district listed below shall receive the 126
	176	+	following supplemental revenue sharing grant payable not later than 127
	177	+	October thirty-first annually: 128
107	178		T1 Grantee Grant Amount
108	179		T2
109		-	T3 Andover 43,820 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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	180	+	T3 Andover 43,820
116	181		T4 Ansonia -
117	182		T5 Ashford 44,498
118	183		T6 Avon 142,054
119	184		T7 Barkhamsted -
120	185		T8 Beacon Falls -
121	186		T9 Berlin 258,989
122	187		T10 Bethany 26,746
	188	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
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	190	+
	191	+
	192	+	LCO No. 4030 6 of 165
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123	194		T11 Bethel -
124	195		T12 Bethlehem 40,552
125	196		T13 Bloomfield 291,027
126	197		T14 Bolton 11,053
127	198		T15 Bozrah -
128	199		T16 Branford -
129	200		T17 Bridgeport 6,059,559
130	201		T18 Bridgewater -
131	202		T19 Bristol 234,651
132	203		T20 Brookfield 272,396
133	204		T21 Brooklyn -
134	205		T22 Burlington 34,417
135	206		T23 Canaan 24,132
136	207		T24 Canaan Fire District 100,000
137	208		T25 Canterbury 94,624
138	209		T26 Canton -
139	210		T27 Chaplin 34,779
140	211		T28 Cheshire 241,134
141	212		T29 Chester -
142	213		T30 Clinton 288,473
143	214		T31 Colchester 134,167
144	215		T32 Colebrook -
145	216		T33 Columbia 28,393
146	217		T34 Cornwall -
147	218		T35 Coventry 113,156
148	219		T36 Cromwell -
149	220		T37 Danbury 1,218,855
150	221		T38 Darien -
151	222		T39 Deep River -
152	223		T40 Derby 205,327
153	224		T41 Durham 244,059
154	225		T42 Eastford -
155	226		T43 East Granby -
156		-	T44 East Haddam - Substitute Bill No. 6660
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	227	+	T44 East Haddam -
163	228		T45 East Hampton 120,397
164	229		T46 East Hartford 200,959
165	230		T47 East Haven -
166	231		T48 East Lyme 524,097
167	232		T49 Easton -
168	233		T50 East Windsor -
169	234		T51 Ellington -
	235	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
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	237	+
	238	+
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170	241		T52 Enfield -
171	242		T53 Essex -
172	243		T54 Fairfield 191,245
173	244		T55 Farmington 802,461
174	245		T56 Franklin 25,666
175	246		T57 Glastonbury 385,930
176	247		T58 Goshen -
177	248		T59 Granby -
178	249		T60 Greenwich -
179	250		T61 Griswold -
180	251		T62 Groton 466,668
181	252		T63 Guilford 496,560
182	253		T64 Haddam -
183	254		T65 Hamden 1,646,236
184	255		T66 Hampton 28,585
185	256		T67 Hartford 15,792,632
186	257		T68 Hartland 76,110
187	258		T69 Harwinton 39,036
188	259		T70 Hebron 125,020
189	260		T71 Kent -
190	261		T72 Killingly 268,063
191	262		T73 Killingworth 155,954
192	263		T74 Lebanon 162,740
193	264		T75 Ledyard -
194	265		T76 Lisbon 139,316
195	266		T77 Litchfield 46,905
196	267		T78 Lyme -
197	268		T79 Madison 175,790
198	269		T80 Manchester 780,354
199	270		T81 Mansfield 3,291,730
200	271		T82 Marlborough 48,977
201	272		T83 Meriden 622,306
202	273		T84 Middlebury 15,067
203		-	T85 Middlefield 14,971 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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	274	+	T85 Middlefield 14,971
210	275		T86 Middletown -
211	276		T87 Milford 1,130,086
212	277		T88 Monroe 443,723
213	278		T89 Montville 20,897
214	279		T90 Morris -
215	280		T91 Naugatuck 283,399
216	281		T92 New Britain 2,176,332
	282	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	283	+
	284	+
	285	+
	286	+	LCO No. 4030 8 of 165
	287	+
217	288		T93 New Canaan -
218	289		T94 New Fairfield 265,666
219	290		T95 New Hartford -
220	291		T96 New Haven 16,921,822
221	292		T97 Newington -
222	293		T98 New London 1,112,913
223	294		T99 New Milford -
224	295		T100 Newtown 267,960
225	296		T101 Norfolk 9,911
226	297		T102 North Branford 152,031
227	298		T103 North Canaan 11,334
228	299		T104 North Haven -
229	300		T105 North Stonington -
230	301		T106 Norwalk 1,780,046
231	302		T107 Norwich 210,834
232	303		T108 Old Lyme -
233	304		T109 Old Saybrook -
234	305		T110 Orange 221,467
235	306		T111 Oxford 267,543
236	307		T112 Plainfield -
237	308		T113 Plainville -
238	309		T114 Plymouth -
239	310		T115 Pomfret 23,434
240	311		T116 Portland -
241	312		T117 Preston -
242	313		T118 Prospect 73,271
243	314		T119 Putnam 71,039
244	315		T120 Redding 57,277
245	316		T121 Ridgefield 117,659
246	317		T122 Rocky Hill 65,602
247	318		T123 Roxbury -
248	319		T124 Salem 132,694
249	320		T125 Salisbury -
250		-	T126 Scotland 13,960 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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	321	+	T126 Scotland 13,960
257	322		T127 Seymour -
258	323		T128 Sharon -
259	324		T129 Shelton -
260	325		T130 Sherman -
261	326		T131 Simsbury -
262	327		T132 Somers 240,198
263	328		T133 Southbury 74,062
	329	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	330	+
	331	+
	332	+
	333	+	LCO No. 4030 9 of 165
	334	+
264	335		T134 Southington -
265	336		T135 South Windsor 57,854
266	337		T136 Sprague -
267	338		T137 Stafford -
268	339		T138 Stamford 1,846,049
269	340		T139 Sterling -
270	341		T140 Stonington 218,992
271	342		T141 Stratford -
272	343		T142 Suffield 206,051
273	344		T143 Thomaston -
274	345		T144 Thompson 4,459
275	346		T145 Tolland 322,977
276	347		T146 Torrington 72,539
277	348		T147 Trumbull 604,706
278	349		T148 Union -
279	350		T149 Vernon 330,755
280	351		T150 Voluntown -
281	352		T151 Wallingford -
282	353		T152 Warren -
283	354		T153 Washington -
284	355		T154 Waterbury 5,582,559
285	356		T155 Waterford -
286	357		T156 Watertown -
287	358		T157 Westbrook -
288	359		T158 West Hartford -
289	360		T159 West Haven -
290	361		T160 Weston 70,181
291	362		T161 Westport 66,133
292	363		T162 Wethersfield -
293	364		T163 Willington -
294	365		T164 Wilton 93,135
295	366		T165 Winchester 105,432
296	367		T166 Windham 1,349,376
297		-	T167 Windsor 357,943 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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	368	+	T167 Windsor 357,943
304	369		T168 Windsor Locks 150,116
305	370		T169 Wolcott 136,938
306	371		T170 Woodbridge 120,477
307	372		T171 Woodbury -
308	373		T172 Woodstock -
309	374		T173 TOTAL 74,672,468
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311		-	(2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and district in 77
312		-	accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection exceeds the amount 78
313		-	appropriated for the purposes of said subdivision, the amount of the 79
314		-	grant payable to each municipality and district shall be reduced 80
315		-	proportionately. 81
316		-	(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 82
317		-	thereafter, the total grants paid to municipalities pursuant to sections 83
318		-	3-55i to 3-55m, inclusive, shall be paid from the Municipal Revenue 84
319		-	Sharing Fund, established in subsection (a) of this section and not from 85
320		-	the Mashantucket and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 86
321		-	3-55i. 87
322		-	(g) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 88
323		-	thereafter, moneys remaining in the municipal revenue sharing fund, 89
324		-	including moneys accrued to the fund during such fiscal year but 90
325		-	received after the end of such fiscal year, shall be expended not later 91
326		-	than October first following the end of each such fiscal year by the 92
327		-	secretary for the purposes of the municipal revenue sharing grants 93
328		-	established pursuant to subsection (d) of section 4-66l. 94
329		-	(2) The amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year in 95
330		-	accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be reduced 96
331		-	proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in such year 97
332		-	exceeds the amount available for such grants in the municipal revenue 98
333		-	sharing fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 99
334		-	Sec. 6. Section 12-18b of the general statutes is repealed and the 100
335		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 101 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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342		-	(a) For the purposes of this section: 102
343		-	(1) "College and hospital property" means all real property 103
344		-	described in subsection (a) of section 12-20a; 104
345		-	(2) "Equalized net grand list per capita" means the grand list of a 105
346		-	municipality upon which taxes were levied for the general expenses of 106
347		-	such municipality three years prior to the fiscal year in which a grant 107
348		-	under this section is to be paid, equalized in accordance with the 108
349		-	provisions of section 10-261a and divided by the total population of 109
350		-	such municipality; 110
351		-	(3) "Municipality" means any town, city, borough, consolidated 111
352		-	town and city and consolidated town and borough; 112
353		-	(4) "State, municipal or tribal property" means all real property 113
354		-	described in subsection (a) of section 12-19a; 114
355		-	(5) "Tier one municipality" means a municipality with an equalized 115
356		-	net grand list per capita of less than one hundred thousand dollars; 116
357		-	(6) "Tier two municipality" means a municipality with an equalized 117
358		-	net grand list per capita of one hundred thousand dollars to two 118
359		-	hundred thousand dollars; and 119
360		-	(7) "Tier three municipality" means a municipality with an 120
361		-	equalized net grand list per capita of greater than two hundred 121
362		-	thousand dollars. 122
363		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 12-19a and 12-20a, on 123
364		-	or before [May] September thirtieth, annually, all funds appropriated 124
365		-	for state grants in lieu of taxes shall be payable to municipalities and 125
366		-	fire districts pursuant to the provisions of this section. On or before 126
367		-	January first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 127
368		-	Management shall determine the amount due, as a state grant in lieu of 128
369		-	taxes, to each municipality and fire district in this state wherein college 129
370		-	and hospital property is located and to each municipality and fire 130 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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377		-	district in this state wherein state, municipal or tribal property, except 131
378		-	that which was acquired and used for highways and bridges, but not 132
379		-	excepting property acquired and used for highway administration or 133
380		-	maintenance purposes, is located. Such determination shall be 134
381		-	calculated based on assessed values provided to the Office of Policy 135
382		-	and Management prior to the preceding April first, pursuant to section 136
383		-	12-19b, as amended by this act. 137
384		-	(1) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district for state, 138
385		-	municipal or tribal property under the provisions of this section in the 139
386		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be 140
387		-	equal to the total of: 141
388		-	(A) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 142
389		-	been paid with respect to any facility designated by the Commissioner 143
390		-	of Correction, on or before August first of each year, to be a 144
391		-	correctional facility administered under the auspices of the 145
392		-	Department of Correction or a juvenile detention center under 146
393		-	direction of the Department of Children and Families that was used for 147
394		-	incarcerative purposes during the preceding fiscal year. If a list 148
395		-	containing the name and location of such designated facilities and 149
396		-	information concerning their use for purposes of incarceration during 150
397		-	the preceding fiscal year is not available from the Secretary of the State 151
398		-	on August first of any year, the Commissioner of Correction shall, on 152
399		-	said date, certify to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 153
400		-	Management a list containing such information; 154
401		-	(B) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 155
402		-	been paid with respect to that portion of the John Dempsey Hospital 156
403		-	located at The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington 157
404		-	that is used as a permanent medical ward for prisoners under the 158
405		-	custody of the Department of Correction. Nothing in this section shall 159
406		-	be construed as designating any portion of The University of 160
407		-	Connecticut Health Center John Dempsey Hospital as a correctional 161
408		-	facility; 162 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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415		-	(C) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 163
416		-	been paid on any land designated within the 1983 Settlement 164
417		-	boundary and taken into trust by the federal government for the 165
418		-	Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on or after June 8, 1999; 166
419		-	(D) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 167
420		-	been paid with respect to the property and facilities owned by the 168
421		-	Connecticut Port Authority; 169
422		-	(E) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 12-19a, sixty-170
423		-	five per cent of the property taxes that would have been paid with 171
424		-	respect to the buildings and grounds comprising Connecticut Valley 172
425		-	Hospital and Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown; 173
426		-	(F) With respect to any municipality in which more than fifty per 174
427		-	cent of the property is state-owned real property, one hundred per cent 175
428		-	of the property taxes that would have been paid with respect to such 176
429		-	state-owned property; 177
430		-	(G) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 178
431		-	paid with respect to all municipally owned airports; except for the 179
432		-	exemption applicable to such property, on the assessment list in such 180
433		-	municipality for the assessment date two years prior to the 181
434		-	commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable. 182
435		-	The grant provided pursuant to this section for any municipally 183
436		-	owned airport shall be paid to any municipality in which the airport is 184
437		-	located, except that the grant applicable to Sikorsky Airport shall be 185
438		-	paid one-half to the town of Stratford and one-half to the city of 186
439		-	Bridgeport; 187
440		-	(H) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 188
441		-	been paid with respect to any land designated within the 1983 189
442		-	Settlement boundary and taken into trust by the federal government 190
443		-	for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation prior to June 8, 1999, or 191
444		-	taken into trust by the federal government for the Mohegan Tribe of 192
445		-	Indians of Connecticut, provided the real property subject to this 193 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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452		-	subparagraph shall be the land only, and shall not include the assessed 194
453		-	value of any structures, buildings or other improvements on such land; 195
454		-	and 196
455		-	(I) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 197
456		-	paid with respect to all other state-owned real property. 198
457		-	(2) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district for college 199
458		-	and hospital property under the provisions of this section in the fiscal 200
459		-	year ending June 30, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be 201
460		-	equal to the total of seventy-seven per cent of the property taxes that, 202
461		-	except for any exemption applicable to any college and hospital 203
462		-	property under the provisions of section 12-81, would have been paid 204
463		-	with respect to college and hospital property on the assessment list in 205
464		-	such municipality or fire district for the assessment date two years 206
465		-	prior to the commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grant 207
466		-	is payable. 208
467		-	(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall list 209
468		-	municipalities, boroughs and fire districts based on the equalized net 210
469		-	grand list per capita. Boroughs and fire districts shall have the same 211
470		-	equalized net grand list per capita as the town, city, consolidated town 212
471		-	and city or consolidated town and borough in which such borough or 213
472		-	fire district is located. 214
473		-	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 215
474		-	thereafter: 216
475		-	(1) The total amount of the grants paid to a municipality or fire 217
476		-	district pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not be lower 218
477		-	than the total amount of the payment in lieu of taxes grants received 219
478		-	by such municipality or fire district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 220
479		-	2021. 221
480		-	(2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire district 222
481		-	in accordance with the provisions of [subsection] subsections (b) and 223
482		-	(e) of this section exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of 224 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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489		-	said subsection for a fiscal year: 225
490		-	(A) Each tier one municipality shall receive fifty per cent of the 226
491		-	grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 227
492		-	subsection (b) of this section; 228
493		-	(B) Each tier two municipality shall receive forty per cent of the 229
494		-	grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 230
495		-	subsection (b) of this section; and 231
496		-	(C) Each tier three municipality shall receive thirty per cent of the 232
497		-	grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 233
498		-	subsection (b) of this section. 234
499		-	(3) Each municipality designated as an alliance district pursuant to 235
500		-	section 10-262u or in which more than fifty per cent of the property is 236
501		-	state-owned real property shall be classified as a tier one municipality. 237
502		-	(4) Each fire district shall receive the same percentage of the grant 238
503		-	amount payable to the municipality in which it is located. 239
504		-	(5) (A) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire 240
505		-	district in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this 241
506		-	section exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of said 242
507		-	subsection, but such appropriated amount exceeds the amount 243
508		-	required for grants payable to each municipality and fire district in 244
509		-	accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of 245
510		-	this subsection, the amount of the grant payable to each municipality 246
511		-	and fire district shall be increased proportionately. 247
512		-	(B) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire 248
513		-	district in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), 249
514		-	inclusive, of this subsection exceeds the amount appropriated for the 250
515		-	purposes of said subdivisions, the amount of the grant payable to each 251
516		-	municipality and fire district shall be reduced proportionately, except 252
517		-	that no grant shall be reduced below the amount set forth in 253
518		-	subdivision (1) of this subsection. 254 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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525		-	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (d), 255
526		-	inclusive, of this section and sections 12-19b and 12-20b, as amended 256
527		-	by this act: 257
528		-	(1) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district with 258
529		-	respect to a campus of the United States Department of Veterans 259
530		-	Affairs Connecticut Healthcare Systems shall be one hundred per cent; 260
531		-	(2) For any municipality receiving payments under section 15-120ss, 261
532		-	property located in such municipality at Bradley International Airport 262
533		-	shall not be included in the calculation of any state grant in lieu of 263
534		-	taxes pursuant to this section; [and] 264
535		-	(3) The city of Bridgeport shall be due five million dollars, [on or 265
536		-	before the thirtieth day of September,] annually, which amount shall 266
537		-	be in addition to the amount due such city pursuant to the provisions 267
538		-	of [subsections] subsection (b) or (d) of this section; 268
539		-	(4) There shall be an amount due the town of Voluntown, with 269
540		-	respect to any state-owned forest, of an additional sixty thousand 270
541		-	dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss of taxes 271
542		-	on private tax-exempt property; 272
543		-	(5) The amount due the town of Branford, with respect to the 273
544		-	Connecticut Hospice located in said town, shall be one hundred 274
545		-	thousand dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for 275
546		-	loss of taxes on private tax-exempt property; and 276
547		-	(6) The amount due the city of New London, with respect to the 277
548		-	United States Coast Guard Academy located in said city, shall be one 278
549		-	million dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss 279
550		-	of taxes on private tax-exempt property. 280
551		-	(f) For purposes of this section, any real property that is owned by 281
552		-	The University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation 282
553		-	established pursuant to the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, 283
554		-	inclusive, or by one or more subsidiary corporations established 284 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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561		-	pursuant to subdivision (13) of section 10a-254 and that is free from 285
562		-	taxation pursuant to the provisions of section 10a-259 shall be deemed 286
563		-	to be state-owned real property. 287
564		-	Sec. 7. Section 12-19b of the general statutes is repealed and the 288
565		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 289
566		-	[(a)] Not later than April first in any assessment year, any town, 290
567		-	borough or fire district to which a grant is payable under the 291
568		-	provisions of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, or 12-19a shall 292
569		-	provide the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management with the 293
570		-	assessed valuation of the real property eligible therefor as of the first 294
571		-	day of October immediately preceding, adjusted in accordance with 295
572		-	any gradual increase in or deferment of assessed values of real 296
573		-	property implemented in accordance with section 12-62c, which is 297
574		-	required for computation of such grant. Any town, borough or fire 298
575		-	district that neglects to transmit to the secretary the assessed valuation 299
576		-	as required by this section shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the 300
577		-	state, provided the secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance 301
578		-	with procedures and standards adopted by regulation in accordance 302
579		-	with chapter 54. Said secretary may, on or before the first day of 303
580		-	August of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable, 304
581		-	reevaluate any such property when, in the secretary's judgment, the 305
582		-	valuation is inaccurate and shall notify such town, borough or fire 306
583		-	district of such reevaluation by certified or registered mail. Any town, 307
584		-	borough or fire district aggrieved by the action of the secretary under 308
585		-	the provisions of this section may, not later than ten business days 309
586		-	following receipt of such notice, appeal to the secretary for a hearing 310
587		-	concerning such reevaluation. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall 311
588		-	include a statement as to the reasons for such appeal. The secretary 312
589		-	shall, not later than ten business days following receipt of such appeal, 313
590		-	grant or deny such hearing by notification in writing, including in the 314
591		-	event of a denial, a statement as to the reasons for such denial. Such 315
592		-	notification shall be sent by certified or registered mail. If any town, 316
593		-	borough or fire district is aggrieved by the action of the secretary 317 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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600		-	following such hearing or in denying any such hearing, the town, 318
601		-	borough or fire district may not later than ten business days after 319
602		-	receiving such notice, appeal to the superior court for the judicial 320
603		-	district wherein such town, borough or fire district is located. Any 321
604		-	such appeal shall be privileged. 322
605		-	[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 323
606		-	(a) of this section, there shall be an amount due the municipality of 324
607		-	Voluntown, on or before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with 325
608		-	respect to any state-owned forest, of an additional sixty thousand 326
609		-	dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal revenue 327
610		-	sharing account established pursuant to section 4 -66l, for 328
611		-	reimbursement to towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt 329
612		-	property.] 330
613		-	Sec. 8. Section 12-20b of the general statutes is repealed and the 331
614		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 332
615		-	[(a)] Not later than April first in each year, any municipality to 333
616		-	which a grant is payable under the provisions of section 12-18b, as 334
617		-	amended by this act, or 12-20a shall provide the Secretary of the Office 335
618		-	of Policy and Management with the assessed valuation of the tax-336
619		-	exempt real property as of the immediately preceding October first, 337
620		-	adjusted in accordance with any gradual increase in or deferment of 338
621		-	assessed values of real property implemented in accordance with 339
622		-	section 12-62c, which is required for computation of such grant. Any 340
623		-	municipality which neglects to transmit to the Secretary of the Office of 341
624		-	Policy and Management the assessed valuation as required by this 342
625		-	section shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided the 343
626		-	secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures 344
627		-	and standards adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. 345
628		-	Said secretary may, on or before the first day of August of the state 346
629		-	fiscal year in which such grant is payable, reevaluate any such 347
630		-	property when, in his or her judgment, the valuation is inaccurate and 348
631		-	shall notify such municipality of such reevaluation. Any municipality 349
632		-	aggrieved by the action of said secretary under the provisions of this 350 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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639		-	section may, not later than ten business days following receipt of such 351
640		-	notice, appeal to the secretary for a hearing concerning such 352
641		-	reevaluation, provided such appeal shall be in writing and shall 353
642		-	include a statement as to the reasons for such appeal. The secretary 354
643		-	shall, not later than ten business days following receipt of such appeal, 355
644		-	grant or deny such hearing by notification in writing, including in the 356
645		-	event of a denial, a statement as to the reasons for such denial. If any 357
646		-	municipality is aggrieved by the action of the secretary following such 358
647		-	hearing or in denying any such hearing, the municipality may not later 359
648		-	than two weeks after such notice, appeal to the superior court for the 360
649		-	judicial district in which the municipality is located. Any such appeal 361
650		-	shall be privileged. [Said secretary shall certify to the Comptroller the 362
651		-	amount due each municipality under the provisions of section 12-18b 363
652		-	or under any recomputation occurring prior to September fifteenth 364
653		-	which may be effected as the result of the provisions of this section, 365
654		-	and the Comptroller shall draw his or her order on the Treasurer on or 366
655		-	before the fifth business day following September fifteenth and the 367
656		-	Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such municipality on or 368
657		-	before the thirtieth day of September following.] If any recomputation 369
658		-	is effected as the result of the provisions of this section on or after the 370
659		-	January first following the date on which the municipality has 371
660		-	provided the assessed valuation in question, any adjustments to the 372
661		-	amount due to any municipality for the period for which such 373
662		-	adjustments were made shall be made in the next payment the 374
663		-	Treasurer shall make to such municipality pursuant to this section. 375
664		-	[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 376
665		-	(a) of this section, the amount due the municipality of Branford, on or 377
666		-	before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with respect to the 378
667		-	Connecticut Hospice, in Branford, shall be one hundred thousand 379
668		-	dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal revenue 380
669		-	sharing account established pursuant to section 4 -66l, for 381
670		-	reimbursement to towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt 382
671		-	property. 383 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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678		-	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 384
679		-	(a) of this section, the amount due the city of New London, on or 385
680		-	before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with respect to the 386
681		-	United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, shall be one 387
682		-	million dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal 388
683		-	revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l, for 389
684		-	reimbursement to towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt 390
685		-	property.] 391
686		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 4-66l of the general statutes is 392
687		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 393
688		-	1, 2023): 394
689		-	(b) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal 395
690		-	revenue sharing account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 396
691		-	account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any 397
692		-	moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The secretary 398
693		-	shall set aside and ensure availability of moneys in the account in the 399
694		-	following order of priority and shall transfer or disburse such moneys 400
695		-	as follows: 401
696		-	(1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and [each fiscal 402
697		-	year thereafter] June 30, 2023, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle 403
698		-	property tax grants payable to municipalities pursuant to subsection 404
699		-	(c) of this section shall be expended not later than August first 405
700		-	annually by the secretary; 406
701		-	(2) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and [each fiscal 407
702		-	year thereafter] June 30, 2023, moneys sufficient to make the grants 408
703		-	payable pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-18b, as amended by 409
704		-	this act, subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (e) of section 12-18b, as 410
705		-	amended by this act, subsection (b) of section 12-19b and subsections 411
706		-	(b) and (c) of section 12-20b shall be expended by the secretary; and 412
707		-	(3) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and [each fiscal 413
708		-	year thereafter] June 30, 2023, moneys in the account remaining shall 414 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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715		-	be expended annually by the secretary for the purposes of the 415
716		-	municipal revenue sharing grants established pursuant to subsection 416
717		-	(d) of this section. Any such moneys deposited in the account for 417
718		-	municipal revenue sharing grants, including moneys accrued to the 418
719		-	account during each fiscal year but received after the end of such fiscal 419
720		-	year, shall be distributed to municipalities not later than October first 420
721		-	following the end of each fiscal year. Any municipality may apply to 421
722		-	the Office of Policy and Management on or after July first for early 422
723		-	disbursement of a portion of such grant. The Office of Policy and 423
724		-	Management may approve such an application if it finds that early 424
725		-	disbursement is required in order for a municipality to meet its cash 425
726		-	flow needs. No early disbursement approved by said office may be 426
727		-	issued later than September thirtieth. 427
728		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (g) of section 4-66l of the general statutes is 428
729		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 429
730		-	1, 2023): 430
731		-	(g) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2020, [and each fiscal 431
732		-	year thereafter] to June 30, 2023, inclusive, the amount of the grant 432
733		-	payable to a municipality in any year in accordance with subsection 433
734		-	(d) of this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the 434
735		-	total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount available for such 435
736		-	grants in the municipal revenue sharing account established pursuant 436
737		-	to subsection (b) of this section. 437
738		-	Sec. 11. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 21a-420f of the general 438
739		-	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 439
740		-	(Effective July 1, 2023): 440
741		-	(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be 441
742		-	known as the ["Social Equity and Innovation Fund" which shall be a 442
743		-	separate, nonlapsing fund] "Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation 443
744		-	Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be 444
745		-	deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and 445
746		-	apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Amounts in the fund 446 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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753		-	may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General 447
754		-	Assembly. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal 448
755		-	year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next 449
756		-	succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes 450
757		-	of providing the following: Access to capital for businesses; technical 451
758		-	assistance for the start-up and operation of a business; funding for 452
759		-	workforce education; funding for community investments; and paying 453
760		-	costs incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA. 454
761		-	All such appropriations shall be dedicated to expenditures that further 455
762		-	the principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420. 456
763		-	(2) (A) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the 457
764		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 458
765		-	Social Equity Council shall transmit, for even-numbered years, 459
766		-	estimates of expenditure requirements and for odd-numbered years, 460
767		-	recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such estimates, to 461
768		-	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the manner 462
769		-	prescribed for a budgeted agency under subsection (a) of section 4-77. 463
770		-	The council shall recommend for each fiscal year commencing with the 464
771		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, appropriate funding for all credits 465
772		-	payable to angel investors that invest in cannabis businesses pursuant 466
773		-	to section 12-704d. 467
774		-	(B) The Office of Policy and Management may not make 468
775		-	adjustments to any such estimates or adjustments and revisions of 469
776		-	such estimates transmitted by the council. Notwithstanding any 470
777		-	provision of the general statutes or any special act, the Governor shall 471
778		-	not reduce the allotment requisitions or allotments in force pursuant to 472
779		-	section 4-85 or make reductions in allotments in order to achieve 473
780		-	budget savings in the General Fund, concerning any appropriations 474
781		-	made by the General Assembly for the purposes of subdivision (1) of 475
782		-	this subsection. 476
783		-	(d) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known 477
784		-	as the ["Prevention and Recovery Services Fund" which shall be a 478
785		-	separate, nonlapsing fund] "Cannabis Prevention and Recovery 479 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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791		-
792		-	Services Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to 480
793		-	be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate 481
794		-	and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Amounts in the 482
795		-	fund may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General 483
796		-	Assembly. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal 484
797		-	year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next 485
798		-	succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes 486
799		-	of (1) substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services, 487
800		-	and (2) collection and analysis of data regarding substance use. The 488
801		-	Social Equity Council may make recommendations to any relevant 489
802		-	state agency regarding expenditures to be made for the purposes set 490
803		-	forth in this subsection. 491
804		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (i) of section 12-330ll of the general statutes is 492
805		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 493
806		-	1, 2023): 494
807		-	(i) The tax received by the state under this section shall be deposited 495
808		-	as follows: 496
809		-	(1) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, in the 497
810		-	cannabis regulatory and investment account established under section 498
811		-	21a-420f, as amended by this act; 499
812		-	(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, and June 500
813		-	30, 2026, sixty per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social 501
814		-	Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as 502
815		-	amended by this act, twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the 503
816		-	Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under 504
817		-	section 21a-420f, as amended by this act, and fifteen per cent in the 505
818		-	General Fund; 506
819		-	(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, sixty-507
820		-	five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social Equity and 508
821		-	Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as amended by 509
822		-	this act, twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis 510 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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828		-
829		-	Prevention and Recovery Services Fund and ten per cent in the 511
830		-	General Fund; and 512
831		-	(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 513
832		-	thereafter, seventy-five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis 514
833		-	Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, 515
834		-	as amended by this act, and twenty-five per cent of such tax received 516
835		-	in the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established 517
836		-	under section 21a-420f, as amended by this act. 518
837		-	Sec. 13. Subsection (e) of section 21a-420e of the general statutes is 519
838		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 520
839		-	1, 2023): 521
840		-	(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and thereafter, fees 522
841		-	collected by the department under this section shall be paid to the 523
842		-	State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund, except that the fees 524
843		-	collected under subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of this 525
844		-	section shall be deposited in the Cannabis Social Equity and 526
845		-	Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as amended by 527
846		-	this act. 528
847		-	Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes is 529
848		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 530
849		-	1, 2023): 531
850		-	(a) Thirty days after the Social Equity Council posts the criteria for 532
851		-	social equity applicants on its Internet web site, the department shall 533
852		-	open up a three-month application period for cultivators during which 534
853		-	a social equity applicant may apply to the department for a provisional 535
854		-	cultivator license and final license for a cultivation facility located in a 536
855		-	disproportionately impacted area without participating in a lottery or 537
856		-	request for proposals. Such application for a provisional license shall 538
857		-	be granted upon (1) verification by the Social Equity Council that the 539
858		-	applicant meets the criteria for a social equity applicant; (2) the 540
859		-	applicant submitting to and passing a criminal background check; and 541 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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865		-
866		-	(3) payment of a three-million-dollar fee to be deposited in the 542
867		-	Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund established in section 543
868		-	21a-420f, as amended by this act. Upon granting such provisional 544
869		-	license, the department shall notify the applicant of the project labor 545
870		-	agreement requirements of section 21a-421e. 546
871		-	Sec. 15. Section 51-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the 547
872		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 548
873		-	(a) The judges of the Superior Court, judges of the Appellate Court 549
874		-	and judges of the Supreme Court shall receive annually salaries as 550
875		-	follows: 551
876		-	[(1) On and after July 1, 2021, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 552
877		-	Court, two hundred fifteen thousand nine hundred fifteen dollars; (B) 553
878		-	the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, 554
879		-	Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred seven thousand four 555
880		-	hundred eighty dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme Court, 556
881		-	one hundred ninety-nine thousand seven hundred eighty-one dollars; 557
882		-	(D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred ninety-seven 558
883		-	thousand five hundred seventy-one dollars; (E) each judge of the 559
884		-	Appellate Court, one hundred eighty-seven thousand six hundred 560
885		-	sixty-three dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge 561
886		-	of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty-four thousand two hundred 562
887		-	nine dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty 563
888		-	thousand four hundred sixty dollars.] 564
889		-	[(2)] (1) On and after July 1, 2022, (A) the Chief Justice of the 565
890		-	Supreme Court, two hundred twenty-six thousand seven hundred 566
891		-	eleven dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the 567
892		-	Supreme Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred 568
893		-	seventeen thousand eight hundred fifty-four dollars; (C) each associate 569
894		-	judge of the Supreme Court, two hundred nine thousand seven 570
895		-	hundred seventy dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, 571
896		-	two hundred seven thousand four hundred fifty dollars; (E) each judge 572
897		-	of the Appellate Court, one hundred ninety-seven thousand forty-six 573 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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904		-	dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the 574
905		-	Superior Court, one hundred ninety-three thousand four hundred 575
906		-	twenty dollars; and (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred 576
907		-	eighty-nine thousand four hundred eighty-three dollars. 577
908		-	(2) On and after July 1, 2023, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 578
909		-	Court, two hundred thirty-one thousand two hundred forty-five 579
910		-	dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme 580
911		-	Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred twenty-two 581
912		-	thousand two hundred eleven dollars; (C) each associate judge of the 582
913		-	Supreme Court, two hundred thirteen thousand nine hundred sixty-583
914		-	five dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, two hundred 584
915		-	eleven thousand five hundred ninety-nine dollars; (E) each judge of 585
916		-	the Appellate Court, two hundred thousand nine hundred eighty-586
917		-	seven dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of 587
918		-	the Superior Court, one hundred ninety-seven thousand two hundred 588
919		-	eighty-eight dollars; and (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one 589
920		-	hundred ninety-three thousand two hundred seventy-three dollars. 590
921		-	(3) On and after July 1, 2024, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 591
922		-	Court, two hundred thirty-five thousand eight hundred seventy 592
923		-	dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme 593
924		-	Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred twenty-six 594
925		-	thousand six hundred fifty-five dollars; (C) each associate judge of the 595
926		-	Supreme Court, two hundred eighteen thousand two hundred forty-596
927		-	five dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, two hundred 597
928		-	fifteen thousand eight hundred thirty-one dollars; (E) each judge of the 598
929		-	Appellate Court, two hundred five thousand seven dollars; (F) the 599
930		-	Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Superior Court, 600
931		-	two hundred one thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars; and (G) 601
932		-	each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred ninety-seven thousand 602
933		-	one hundred thirty-eight dollars. 603
934		-	[(b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive 604
935		-	under subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2021, a judge 605
936		-	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 606 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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943		-	receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars in additional 607
944		-	compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 608
945		-	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 609
946		-	two hundred thirty dollars in additional compensation and each 610
947		-	Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 611
948		-	facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 612
949		-	referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 613
950		-	Superior Court shall receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars 614
951		-	in additional compensation.] 615
952		-	[(2)] (b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive 616
953		-	under subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2022, a judge 617
954		-	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 618
955		-	receive one thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars in additional 619
956		-	compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 620
957		-	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 621
958		-	two hundred ninety-two dollars in additional compensation and each 622
959		-	Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 623
960		-	facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 624
961		-	referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 625
962		-	Superior Court shall receive one thousand two hundred ninety-two 626
963		-	dollars in additional compensation. 627
964		-	(2) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 628
965		-	subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2023, a judge 629
966		-	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 630
967		-	receive one thousand three hundred eighteen dollars in additional 631
968		-	compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 632
969		-	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 633
970		-	three hundred eighteen dollars in additional compensation and each 634
971		-	Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 635
972		-	facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 636
973		-	referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 637
974		-	Superior Court shall receive one thousand three hundred eighteen 638
975		-	dollars in additional compensation. 639 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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982		-	(3) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 640
983		-	subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2024, a judge 641
984		-	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 642
985		-	receive one thousand three hundred forty-four dollars in additional 643
986		-	compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 644
987		-	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 645
988		-	three hundred forty-four dollars in additional compensation and each 646
989		-	Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 647
990		-	facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 648
991		-	referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 649
992		-	Superior Court shall receive one thousand three hundred forty-four 650
993		-	dollars in additional compensation. 651
994		-	(c) Each such judge shall be an elector and a resident of this state, 652
995		-	shall be a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut and shall not 653
996		-	engage in private practice, nor on or after July 1, 1985, be a member of 654
997		-	any board of directors or of any advisory board of any state bank and 655
998		-	trust company, state bank or savings and loan association, national 656
999		-	banking association or federal savings bank or savings and loan 657
1000		-	association. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a senior judge 658
1001		-	from participating in any alternative dispute resolution program 659
1002		-	approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc. 660
1003		-	(d) Each such judge, excluding any senior judge, who has completed 661
1004		-	not less than ten years of service as a judge of either the Supreme 662
1005		-	Court, the Appellate Court, or the Superior Court, or of any 663
1006		-	combination of such courts, or of the Court of Common Pleas, the 664
1007		-	Juvenile Court or the Circuit Court, or other state service or service as 665
1008		-	an elected officer of the state, or any combination of such service, shall 666
1009		-	receive semiannual longevity payments based on service as a judge of 667
1010		-	any or all of such six courts, or other state service or service as an 668
1011		-	elected officer of the state, or any combination of such service, 669
1012		-	completed as of the first day of July and the first day of January of each 670
1013		-	year, as follows: 671
1014		-	(1) A judge who has completed ten or more years but less than 672 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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1020		-
1021		-	fifteen years of service shall receive one-quarter of three per cent of the 673
1022		-	annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 674
1023		-	(2) A judge who has completed fifteen or more years but less than 675
1024		-	twenty years of service shall receive one-half of three per cent of the 676
1025		-	annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 677
1026		-	(3) A judge who has completed twenty or more years but less than 678
1027		-	twenty-five years of service shall receive three-quarters of three per 679
1028		-	cent of the annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 680
1029		-	(4) A judge who has completed twenty-five or more years of service 681
1030		-	shall receive three per cent of the annual salary payable under 682
1031		-	subsection (a) of this section. 683
1032		-	Sec. 16. Subsection (f) of section 52-434 of the general statutes is 684
1033		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 685
1034		-	1, 2023): 686
1035		-	(f) Each judge trial referee shall receive, for acting as a referee or as a 687
1036		-	single auditor or committee of any court or for performing duties 688
1037		-	assigned by the Chief Court Administrator with the approval of the 689
1038		-	Chief Justice, for each day the judge trial referee is so engaged, in 690
1039		-	addition to the retirement salary: (1) (A) [on and after July 1, 2021, the 691
1040		-	sum of two hundred seventy-one dollars, and (B)] on and after July 1, 692
1041		-	2022, the sum of two hundred eighty-five dollars, (B) on and after July 693
1042		-	1, 2023, the sum of two hundred ninety-one dollars, and (C) on and 694
1043		-	after July 1, 2024, the sum of two hundred ninety-seven dollars; and (2) 695
1044		-	expenses, including mileage. Such amounts shall be taxed by the court 696
1045		-	making the reference in the same manner as other court expenses. 697
1046		-	Sec. 17. Subsection (h) of section 46b-231 of the general statutes is 698
1047		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 699
1048		-	1, 2023): 700
1049		-	[(h) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, the Chief Family Support 701
1050		-	Magistrate shall receive a salary of one hundred fifty-seven thousand 702 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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1057		-	seventy-eight dollars, and other family support magistrates shall 703
1058		-	receive an annual salary of one hundred forty-nine thousand four 704
1059		-	hundred ninety-eight dollars.] 705
1060		-	[(2)] (h) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, the Chief Family Support 706
1061		-	Magistrate shall receive a salary of one hundred sixty-four thousand 707
1062		-	nine hundred thirty-two dollars, and other family support magistrates 708
1063		-	shall receive an annual salary of one hundred fifty-six thousand nine 709
1064		-	hundred seventy-three dollars. 710
1065		-	(2) On and after July 1, 2023, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 711
1066		-	shall receive a salary of one hundred sixty-eight thousand two 712
1067		-	hundred thirty-one dollars, and other family support magistrates shall 713
1068		-	receive an annual salary of one hundred sixty thousand one hundred 714
1069		-	twelve dollars. 715
1070		-	(3) On and after July 1, 2024, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 716
1071		-	shall receive a salary of one hundred seventy-one thousand five 717
1072		-	hundred ninety-five dollars, and other family support magistrates 718
1073		-	shall receive an annual salary of one hundred sixty-three thousand 719
1074		-	three hundred fifteen dollars. 720
1075		-	Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 46b-236 of the general statutes is 721
1076		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 722
1077		-	1, 2023): 723
1078		-	[(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, each family support referee shall 724
1079		-	receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 725
1080		-	retirement salary, the sum of two hundred thirty-three dollars and 726
1081		-	expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 727
1082		-	engaged.] 728
1083		-	[(2)] (b) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, each family support referee 729
1084		-	shall receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 730
1085		-	retirement salary, the sum of two hundred forty-five dollars and 731
1086		-	expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 732
1087		-	engaged. 733 Substitute Bill No. 6660
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1094		-	(2) On and after July 1, 2023, each family support referee shall 734
1095		-	receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 735
1096		-	retirement salary, the sum of two hundred fifty dollars and expenses, 736
1097		-	including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so engaged. 737
1098		-	(3) On and after July 1, 2024, each family support referee shall 738
1099		-	receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 739
1100		-	retirement salary, the sum of two hundred fifty-five dollars and 740
1101		-	expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 741
1102		-	engaged. 742
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	382	+	(2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and district in 129
	383	+	accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection exceeds the amount 130
	384	+	appropriated for the purposes of said subdivision, the amount of the 131
	385	+	grant payable to each municipality and district shall be reduced 132
	386	+	proportionately. 133
	387	+	(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 134
	388	+	thereafter, the total grants paid to municipalities pursuant to sections 3-135
	389	+	55i to 3-55m, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall be paid from the 136
	390	+	Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund, established in subsection (a) of this 137
	391	+	section and not from the Mashantucket and Mohegan Fund established 138
	392	+	pursuant to section 3-55i, as amended by this act. 139
	393	+	(g) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 140
	394	+	thereafter, moneys remaining in the municipal revenue sharing fund, 141
	395	+	including moneys accrued to the fund during such fiscal year but 142
	396	+	received after the end of such fiscal year, shall be expended not later 143
	397	+	than October first following the end of each such fiscal year by the 144
	398	+	secretary for the purposes of the municipal revenue sharing grants 145
	399	+	established pursuant to subsection (d) of section 4-66l. 146
	400	+	(2) The amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year in 147
	401	+	accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be reduced 148
	402	+	proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in such year 149
	403	+	exceeds the amount available for such grants in the municipal revenue 150
	404	+	sharing fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 151
	405	+	Sec. 9. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 12-18b of the general statutes 152
	406	+	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 153
	407	+	1, 2023): 154
	408	+	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 155
	409	+	thereafter: 156
	410	+	(1) The total amount of the grants paid to a municipality or fire 157
	411	+	district pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not be lower 158
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	418	+	than the total amount of the payment in lieu of taxes grants received by 159
	419	+	such municipality or fire district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. 160
	420	+	(2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire district 161
	421	+	in accordance with the provisions of [subsection] subsections (b) and (e) 162
	422	+	of this section exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of said 163
	423	+	subsection for a fiscal year: 164
	424	+	(A) Each tier one municipality shall receive fifty per cent of the grant 165
	425	+	amount payable to such municipality as calculated under subsection (b) 166
	426	+	of this section; 167
	427	+	(B) Each tier two municipality shall receive forty per cent of the grant 168
	428	+	amount payable to such municipality as calculated under subsection (b) 169
	429	+	of this section; and 170
	430	+	(C) Each tier three municipality shall receive thirty per cent of the 171
	431	+	grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 172
	432	+	subsection (b) of this section. 173
	433	+	(3) Each municipality designated as an alliance district pursuant to 174
	434	+	section 10-262u or in which more than fifty per cent of the property is 175
	435	+	state-owned real property shall be classified as a tier one municipality. 176
	436	+	(4) Each fire district shall receive the same percentage of the grant 177
	437	+	amount payable to the municipality in which it is located. 178
	438	+	(5) (A) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire 179
	439	+	district in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section 180
	440	+	exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of said subsection, 181
	441	+	but such appropriated amount exceeds the amount required for grants 182
	442	+	payable to each municipality and fire district in accordance with the 183
	443	+	provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, the 184
	444	+	amount of the grant payable to each municipality and fire district shall 185
	445	+	be increased proportionately. 186
	446	+	(B) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire district 187
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	452	+
	453	+	in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of 188
	454	+	this subsection exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of 189
	455	+	said subdivisions, the amount of the grant payable to each municipality 190
	456	+	and fire district shall be reduced proportionately, except that no grant 191
	457	+	shall be reduced below the amount set forth in subdivision (1) of this 192
	458	+	subsection. 193
	459	+	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, 194
	460	+	of this section and sections 12-19b and 12-20b, as amended by this act: 195
	461	+	(1) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district with respect 196
	462	+	to a campus of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs 197
	463	+	Connecticut Healthcare Systems shall be one hundred per cent; 198
	464	+	(2) For any municipality receiving payments under section 15-120ss, 199
	465	+	property located in such municipality at Bradley International Airport 200
	466	+	shall not be included in the calculation of any state grant in lieu of taxes 201
	467	+	pursuant to this section; [and] 202
	468	+	(3) The city of Bridgeport shall be due five million dollars, [on or 203
	469	+	before the thirtieth day of September,] annually, which amount shall be 204
	470	+	in addition to the amount due such city pursuant to the provisions of 205
	471	+	[subsections] subsection (b) or (d) of this section; [.] 206
	472	+	(4) There shall be an amount due the town of Voluntown, with 207
	473	+	respect to any state-owned forest, of an additional sixty thousand 208
	474	+	dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss of taxes 209
	475	+	on private tax-exempt property; 210
	476	+	(5) The amount due the town of Branford, with respect to the 211
	477	+	Connecticut Hospice located in said town, shall be one hundred 212
	478	+	thousand dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss 213
	479	+	of taxes on private tax-exempt property; and 214
	480	+	(6) The amount due the city of New London, with respect to the 215
	481	+	United States Coast Guard Academy located in said city, shall be one 216
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	488	+	million dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss 217
	489	+	of taxes on private tax-exempt property. 218
	490	+	Sec. 10. Section 12-19b of the general statutes is repealed and the 219
	491	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 220
	492	+	[(a)] Not later than April first in any assessment year, any town, 221
	493	+	borough or fire district to which a grant is payable under the provisions 222
	494	+	of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, or 12-19a shall provide the 223
	495	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management with the assessed 224
	496	+	valuation of the real property eligible therefor as of the first day of 225
	497	+	October immediately preceding, adjusted in accordance with any 226
	498	+	gradual increase in or deferment of assessed values of real property 227
	499	+	implemented in accordance with section 12-62c, which is required for 228
	500	+	computation of such grant. Any town, borough or fire district that 229
	501	+	neglects to transmit to the secretary the assessed valuation as required 230
	502	+	by this section shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, 231
	503	+	provided the secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with 232
	504	+	procedures and standards adopted by regulation in accordance with 233
	505	+	chapter 54. Said secretary may, on or before the first day of August of 234
	506	+	the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable, reevaluate any such 235
	507	+	property when, in the secretary's judgment, the valuation is inaccurate 236
	508	+	and shall notify such town, borough or fire district of such reevaluation 237
	509	+	by certified or registered mail. Any town, borough or fire district 238
	510	+	aggrieved by the action of the secretary under the provisions of this 239
	511	+	section may, not later than ten business days following receipt of such 240
	512	+	notice, appeal to the secretary for a hearing concerning such 241
	513	+	reevaluation. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall include a 242
	514	+	statement as to the reasons for such appeal. The secretary shall, not later 243
	515	+	than ten business days following receipt of such appeal, grant or deny 244
	516	+	such hearing by notification in writing, including in the event of a 245
	517	+	denial, a statement as to the reasons for such denial. Such notification 246
	518	+	shall be sent by certified or registered mail. If any town, borough or fire 247
	519	+	district is aggrieved by the action of the secretary following such hearing 248
	520	+	or in denying any such hearing, the town, borough or fire district may 249
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	527	+	not later than ten business days after receiving such notice, appeal to the 250
	528	+	superior court for the judicial district wherein such town, borough or 251
	529	+	fire district is located. Any such appeal shall be privileged. 252
	530	+	[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 253
	531	+	(a) of this section, there shall be an amount due the municipality of 254
	532	+	Voluntown, on or before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with 255
	533	+	respect to any state-owned forest, of an additional sixty thousand 256
	534	+	dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal revenue sharing 257
	535	+	account established pursuant to section 4-66l, for reimbursement to 258
	536	+	towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt property.] 259
	537	+	Sec. 11. Section 12-20b of the general statutes is repealed and the 260
	538	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 261
	539	+	[(a)] Not later than April first in each year, any municipality to which 262
	540	+	a grant is payable under the provisions of section 12-18b, as amended 263
	541	+	by this act, or 12-20a shall provide the Secretary of the Office of Policy 264
	542	+	and Management with the assessed valuation of the tax-exempt real 265
	543	+	property as of the immediately preceding October first, adjusted in 266
	544	+	accordance with any gradual increase in or deferment of assessed values 267
	545	+	of real property implemented in accordance with section 12-62c, which 268
	546	+	is required for computation of such grant. Any municipality which 269
	547	+	neglects to transmit to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 270
	548	+	Management the assessed valuation as required by this section shall 271
	549	+	forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided the secretary may 272
	550	+	waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards 273
	551	+	adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. Said secretary 274
	552	+	may, on or before the first day of August of the state fiscal year in which 275
	553	+	such grant is payable, reevaluate any such property when, in his or her 276
	554	+	judgment, the valuation is inaccurate and shall notify such municipality 277
	555	+	of such reevaluation. Any municipality aggrieved by the action of said 278
	556	+	secretary under the provisions of this section may, not later than ten 279
	557	+	business days following receipt of such notice, appeal to the secretary 280
	558	+	for a hearing concerning such reevaluation, provided such appeal shall 281
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	565	+	be in writing and shall include a statement as to the reasons for such 282
	566	+	appeal. The secretary shall, not later than ten business days following 283
	567	+	receipt of such appeal, grant or deny such hearing by notification in 284
	568	+	writing, including in the event of a denial, a statement as to the reasons 285
	569	+	for such denial. If any municipality is aggrieved by the action of the 286
	570	+	secretary following such hearing or in denying any such hearing, the 287
	571	+	municipality may not later than two weeks after such notice, appeal to 288
	572	+	the superior court for the judicial district in which the municipality is 289
	573	+	located. Any such appeal shall be privileged. [Said secretary shall certify 290
	574	+	to the Comptroller the amount due each municipality under the 291
	575	+	provisions of section 12-18b or under any recomputation occurring prior 292
	576	+	to September fifteenth which may be effected as the result of the 293
	577	+	provisions of this section, and the Comptroller shall draw his or her 294
	578	+	order on the Treasurer on or before the fifth business day following 295
	579	+	September fifteenth and the Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to 296
	580	+	such municipality on or before the thirtieth day of September 297
	581	+	following.] If any recomputation is [effected] affected as the result of the 298
	582	+	provisions of this section on or after the January first following the date 299
	583	+	on which the municipality has provided the assessed valuation in 300
	584	+	question, any adjustments to the amount due to any municipality for the 301
	585	+	period for which such adjustments were made shall be made in the next 302
	586	+	payment the Treasurer shall make to such municipality pursuant to this 303
	587	+	section. 304
	588	+	[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 305
	589	+	(a) of this section, the amount due the municipality of Branford, on or 306
	590	+	before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with respect to the 307
	591	+	Connecticut Hospice, in Branford, shall be one hundred thousand 308
	592	+	dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal revenue sharing 309
	593	+	account established pursuant to section 4-66l, for reimbursement to 310
	594	+	towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt property. 311
	595	+	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection (a) 312
	596	+	of this section, the amount due the city of New London, on or before the 313
	597	+	thirtieth day of September, annually, with respect to the United States 314
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	604	+	Coast Guard Academy in New London, shall be one million dollars, 315
	605	+	which amount shall be paid from the municipal revenue sharing 316
	606	+	account established pursuant to section 4-66l, for reimbursement to 317
	607	+	towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt property.] 318
	608	+	Sec. 12. Section 3-55i of the general statutes is repealed and the 319
	609	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 320
	610	+	There is established the "Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund" 321
	611	+	which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. All funds received by the 322
	612	+	state of Connecticut from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe pursuant to 323
	613	+	the joint memorandum of understanding entered into by and between 324
	614	+	the state and the tribe on January 13, 1993, as amended on April 30, 1993, 325
	615	+	and any successor thereto, shall be deposited in the General Fund. 326
	616	+	During the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2015, [and each fiscal year 327
	617	+	thereafter] to June 30, 2023, inclusive, from the funds received by the 328
	618	+	state from the tribe pursuant to said joint memorandum of 329
	619	+	understanding, as amended, and any successor thereto, an amount 330
	620	+	equal to the appropriation to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan 331
	621	+	Fund for Grants to Towns shall be transferred to the Mashantucket 332
	622	+	Pequot and Mohegan Fund and shall be distributed by the Office of 333
	623	+	Policy and Management, during said fiscal year, in accordance with the 334
	624	+	provisions of section 3-55j. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and 335
	625	+	each fiscal year thereafter, from the funds received by the state from the 336
	626	+	tribe pursuant to said joint memorandum of understanding, as 337
	627	+	amended, and any successor thereto, an amount equal to the 338
	628	+	appropriation to the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund, for 339
	629	+	Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Grants, shall be transferred to the 340
	630	+	Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund and shall be distributed by the Office 341
	631	+	of Policy and Management during each fiscal year, in accordance with 342
	632	+	the provisions of section 4-66p, as amended by this act. The amount of 343
	633	+	the grant payable to each municipality during any fiscal year, in 344
	634	+	accordance with said section, shall be reduced proportionately if the 345
	635	+	total of such grants exceeds the amount of funds available for such year. 346
	636	+	The grant shall be paid in three installments as follows: The Secretary of 347
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	643	+	the Office of Policy and Management shall, annually, not later than the 348
	644	+	fifteenth day of December, the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth 349
	645	+	day of June certify to the Comptroller the amount due each municipality 350
	646	+	under the provisions of section [3-55j] 4-66p, as amended by this act, and 351
	647	+	the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer on or before the 352
	648	+	fifth business day following the fifteenth day of December, the fifth 353
	649	+	business day following the fifteenth day of March and the fifth business 354
	650	+	day following the fifteenth day of June and the Treasurer shall pay the 355
	651	+	amount thereof to such municipality on or before the first day of 356
	652	+	January, the first day of April and the thirtieth day of June. 357
	653	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 4-66l of the general statutes is 358
	654	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 359
	655	+	2023): 360
	656	+	(b) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal 361
	657	+	revenue sharing account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account 362
	658	+	within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 363
	659	+	required by law to be deposited in the account. The secretary shall set 364
	660	+	aside and ensure availability of moneys in the account in the following 365
	661	+	order of priority and shall transfer or disburse such moneys as follows: 366
	662	+	(1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, [and each fiscal 367
	663	+	year thereafter] and June 30, 2023, moneys sufficient to make motor 368
	664	+	vehicle property tax grants payable to municipalities pursuant to 369
	665	+	subsection (c) of this section shall be expended not later than August 370
	666	+	first annually by the secretary; 371
	667	+	(2) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, [and each fiscal 372
	668	+	year thereafter] and June 30, 2023, moneys sufficient to make the grants 373
	669	+	payable pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-18b, subdivisions (1) 374
	670	+	and (3) of subsection (e) of section 12-18b, subsection (b) of section 12-375
	671	+	19b, as amended by this act, and subsections (b) and (c) of section 12-376
	672	+	20b, as amended by this act, shall be expended by the secretary; and 377
	673	+	(3) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, [and each fiscal 378
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	679	+
	680	+	year thereafter] and June 30, 2023, moneys in the account remaining 379
	681	+	shall be expended annually by the secretary for the purposes of the 380
	682	+	municipal revenue sharing grants established pursuant to subsection (d) 381
	683	+	of this section. Any such moneys deposited in the account for municipal 382
	684	+	revenue sharing grants, including moneys accrued to the account 383
	685	+	during each fiscal year but received after the end of such fiscal year, shall 384
	686	+	be distributed to municipalities not later than October first following the 385
	687	+	end of each fiscal year. Any municipality may apply to the Office of 386
	688	+	Policy and Management on or after July first for early disbursement of 387
	689	+	a portion of such grant. The Office of Policy and Management may 388
	690	+	approve such an application if it finds that early disbursement is 389
	691	+	required in order for a municipality to meet its cash flow needs. No early 390
	692	+	disbursement approved by said office may be issued later than 391
	693	+	September thirtieth. 392
	694	+	Sec. 14. Subsection (g) of section 4-66l of the general statutes is 393
	695	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 394
	696	+	2023): 395
	697	+	(g) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2020, [and each fiscal 396
	698	+	year thereafter] to June 30, 2023, inclusive, the amount of the grant 397
	699	+	payable to a municipality in any year in accordance with subsection (d) 398
	700	+	of this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the total 399
	701	+	of such grants in such year exceeds the amount available for such grants 400
	702	+	in the municipal revenue sharing account established pursuant to 401
	703	+	subsection (b) of this section. 402
	704	+	Sec. 15. Subsection (d) of section 1-1t of the general statutes is 403
	705	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 404
	706	+	passage): 405
	707	+	(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or public 406
	708	+	or special act, but subject to the provisions of chapter 15, any 407
	709	+	requirement that an agency or quasi-public agency insert an 408
	710	+	advertisement of a [legal] notice in a newspaper shall [include] be 409
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	716	+
	717	+	construed to permit the posting of such notice on the agency's or quasi-410
	718	+	public agency's Internet web site [or other electronic portal of the 411
	719	+	agency] which is available to the general public in lieu of publication in 412
	720	+	a newspaper, provided such notice (1) is posted on such Internet web 413
	721	+	site by the earliest deadline prescribed by the applicable statute, public 414
	722	+	or special act or provision of the regulations of Connecticut state 415
	723	+	agencies for publishing such notice in a newspaper, and (2) remains 416
	724	+	visible on such Internet web site until completion of the action, meeting 417
	725	+	or proceeding for which such notice is provided, and in the case of a 418
	726	+	notice of decision, for the duration of the applicable appeal period. 419
	727	+	Sec. 16. Section 1-2 of the general statutes is repealed and the 420
	728	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 421
	729	+	(a) Each provision of the general statutes, the special acts or the 422
	730	+	charter of any town, city or borough which requires the insertion of an 423
	731	+	advertisement of a [legal] notice in a daily newspaper shall be construed 424
	732	+	to permit such advertisement to be inserted in a weekly newspaper or, 425
	733	+	if such provision applies to (1) a state agency or quasi-public agency, on 426
	734	+	the Internet web site of such state agency or quasi-public agency in 427
	735	+	accordance with subsection (d) of section 1-1t, as amended by this act, 428
	736	+	or (2) a town, city or borough, on the Internet web site of such town, city 429
	737	+	or borough in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; but this 430
	738	+	[section] subsection shall not be construed to reduce or otherwise affect 431
	739	+	the time required by law for giving such notice. Whenever notice of any 432
	740	+	action or other proceeding is required to be given by publication in a 433
	741	+	newspaper, either by statute or order of court and for which publication 434
	742	+	on an Internet web site is not authorized under this section or section 1-435
	743	+	1t, as amended by this act, the newspaper selected for that purpose, 436
	744	+	unless otherwise expressly prescribed, shall be one having a substantial 437
	745	+	circulation in the town in which at least one of the parties, for whose 438
	746	+	benefit such notice is given, resides. 439
	747	+	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a public or 440
	748	+	special act or a municipal charter or ordinance, but subject to the 441
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	751	+
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	754	+
	755	+	provisions of chapter 15, a town, city or borough may publish a notice 442
	756	+	described in subsection (a) of this section on the Internet web site of the 443
	757	+	town, city or borough which is available to the general public, provided 444
	758	+	such notice (1) is posted on such Internet web site by the earliest 445
	759	+	deadline prescribed by the applicable statute, public or special act, 446
	760	+	municipal charter or ordinance or provision of the regulations of 447
	761	+	Connecticut state agencies for publishing such notice in a newspaper, 448
	762	+	and (2) remains visible on such Internet web site until completion of the 449
	763	+	action, meeting or proceeding for which such notice is provided, and in 450
	764	+	the case of a notice of decision, for the duration of the applicable appeal 451
	765	+	period. 452
	766	+	Sec. 17. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 21a-420f of the general 453
	767	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 454
	768	+	(Effective July 1, 2023): 455
	769	+	(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be 456
	770	+	known as the ["Social Equity and Innovation Fund" which shall be a 457
	771	+	separate, nonlapsing fund] "Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation 458
	772	+	Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be 459
	773	+	deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and 460
	774	+	apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Amounts in the fund 461
	775	+	may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General 462
	776	+	Assembly. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal 463
	777	+	year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next 464
	778	+	succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes 465
	779	+	of providing the following: Access to capital for businesses; technical 466
	780	+	assistance for the start-up and operation of a business; funding for 467
	781	+	workforce education; funding for community investments; and paying 468
	782	+	costs incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA. 469
	783	+	All such appropriations shall be dedicated to expenditures that further 470
	784	+	the principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420. 471
	785	+	(2) [(A)] For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the 472
	786	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 473
	787	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	788	+
	789	+
	790	+
	791	+	LCO No. 4030 21 of 165
	792	+
	793	+	Social Equity Council shall transmit, for even-numbered years, 474
	794	+	estimates of expenditure requirements and for odd-numbered years, 475
	795	+	recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such estimates, to 476
	796	+	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the manner 477
	797	+	prescribed for a budgeted agency under subsection (a) of section 4-77. 478
	798	+	[The council shall recommend for each fiscal year commencing with the 479
	799	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, appropriate funding for all credits 480
	800	+	payable to angel investors that invest in cannabis businesses pursuant 481
	801	+	to section 12-704d.] 482
	802	+	[(B) The Office of Policy and Management may not make adjustments 483
	803	+	to any such estimates or adjustments and revisions of such estimates 484
	804	+	transmitted by the council. Notwithstanding any provision of the 485
	805	+	general statutes or any special act, the Governor shall not reduce the 486
	806	+	allotment requisitions or allotments in force pursuant to section 4-85 or 487
	807	+	make reductions in allotments in order to achieve budget savings in the 488
	808	+	General Fund, concerning any appropriations made by the General 489
	809	+	Assembly for the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection.] 490
	810	+	(d) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known 491
	811	+	as the ["Prevention and Recovery Services Fund" which shall be a 492
	812	+	separate, nonlapsing fund] "Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services 493
	813	+	Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be 494
	814	+	deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and 495
	815	+	apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Amounts in the fund 496
	816	+	may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General 497
	817	+	Assembly. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal 498
	818	+	year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next 499
	819	+	succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes 500
	820	+	of (1) substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services, and 501
	821	+	(2) collection and analysis of data regarding substance use. [The Social 502
	822	+	Equity Council may make recommendations to any relevant state 503
	823	+	agency regarding expenditures to be made for the purposes set forth in 504
	824	+	this subsection.] 505
	825	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	826	+
	827	+
	828	+
	829	+	LCO No. 4030 22 of 165
	830	+
	831	+	Sec. 18. Subsection (i) of section 12-330ll of the general statutes is 506
	832	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 507
	833	+	2023): 508
	834	+	(i) The tax received by the state under this section shall be deposited 509
	835	+	as follows: 510
	836	+	(1) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, in the 511
	837	+	cannabis regulatory and investment account established under section 512
	838	+	21a-420f, as amended by this act; 513
	839	+	(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, and June 514
	840	+	30, 2026, sixty per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social Equity 515
	841	+	and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as amended by 516
	842	+	this act, twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis 517
	843	+	Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under section 21a-518
	844	+	420f, as amended by this act, and fifteen per cent in the General Fund; 519
	845	+	(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, sixty-520
	846	+	five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social Equity and 521
	847	+	Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as amended by this 522
	848	+	act, twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Prevention 523
	849	+	and Recovery Services Fund and ten per cent in the General Fund; and 524
	850	+	(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 525
	851	+	thereafter, seventy-five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis 526
	852	+	Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, 527
	853	+	as amended by this act, and twenty-five per cent of such tax received in 528
	854	+	the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under 529
	855	+	section 21a-420f, as amended by this act. 530
	856	+	Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 21a-420e of the general statutes is 531
	857	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 532
	858	+	2023): 533
	859	+	(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and thereafter, fees 534
	860	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	861	+
	862	+
	863	+
	864	+	LCO No. 4030 23 of 165
	865	+
	866	+	collected by the department under this section shall be paid to the State 535
	867	+	Treasurer and credited to the General Fund, except that the fees 536
	868	+	collected under subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of this 537
	869	+	section shall be deposited in the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation 538
	870	+	Fund established under section 21a-420f, as amended by this act. 539
	871	+	Sec. 20. Subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes is 540
	872	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 541
	873	+	2023): 542
	874	+	(a) Thirty days after the Social Equity Council posts the criteria for 543
	875	+	social equity applicants on its Internet web site, the department shall 544
	876	+	open up a three-month application period for cultivators during which 545
	877	+	a social equity applicant may apply to the department for a provisional 546
	878	+	cultivator license and final license for a cultivation facility located in a 547
	879	+	disproportionately impacted area without participating in a lottery or 548
	880	+	request for proposals. Such application for a provisional license shall be 549
	881	+	granted upon (1) verification by the Social Equity Council that the 550
	882	+	applicant meets the criteria for a social equity applicant; (2) the applicant 551
	883	+	submitting to and passing a criminal background check; and (3) 552
	884	+	payment of a three-million-dollar fee to be deposited in the Cannabis 553
	885	+	Social Equity and Innovation Fund established in section 21a-420f, as 554
	886	+	amended by this act. Upon granting such provisional license, the 555
	887	+	department shall notify the applicant of the project labor agreement 556
	888	+	requirements of section 21a-421e. 557
	889	+	Sec. 21. Section 4-72 of the general statutes is repealed and the 558
	890	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 559
	891	+	(a) The budget document shall consist of the Governor's budget 560
	892	+	message in which he or she shall set forth as follows: (1) The Governor's 561
	893	+	program for meeting all the expenditure needs of the government for 562
	894	+	each fiscal year of the biennium to which the budget relates, indicating 563
	895	+	the classes of funds, general or special, from which such appropriations 564
	896	+	are to be made and the means through which such expenditure shall be 565
	897	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	898	+
	899	+
	900	+
	901	+	LCO No. 4030 24 of 165
	902	+
	903	+	financed; and (2) financial statements giving in summary form: (A) The 566
	904	+	financial position of all major state operating funds, including revolving 567
	905	+	funds at the end of the last-completed fiscal year in a form consistent 568
	906	+	with accepted accounting practice. The Governor shall also set forth in 569
	907	+	similar form the estimated position of each such fund at the end of the 570
	908	+	year in progress and the estimated position of each such fund at the end 571
	909	+	of each fiscal year of the biennium to which the budget relates if the 572
	910	+	Governor's proposals are put into effect; (B) a statement showing as of 573
	911	+	the close of the last-completed fiscal year, a year by year summary of all 574
	912	+	outstanding general obligation and special tax obligation debt of the 575
	913	+	state and a statement showing the yearly interest requirements on such 576
	914	+	outstanding debt; (C) a summary of appropriations recommended for 577
	915	+	each fiscal year of the biennium to which the budget relates for each 578
	916	+	budgeted agency and for the state as a whole in comparison with actual 579
	917	+	expenditures of the last-completed fiscal year and appropriations and 580
	918	+	estimated expenditures for the year in progress; (D) for the biennium 581
	919	+	commencing July 1, 1999, and each biennium thereafter, a summary of 582
	920	+	estimated expenditures for certain fringe benefits for each fiscal year of 583
	921	+	the biennium to which the budget relates for each budgeted agency; (E) 584
	922	+	[a summary of permanent full-time positions setting forth the number 585
	923	+	filled and the number vacant as of the end of the last-completed fiscal 586
	924	+	year, the total number intended to be funded by appropriations without 587
	925	+	reduction for turnover for the fiscal year in progress, the total number 588
	926	+	requested and the total number recommended for each fiscal year of the 589
	927	+	biennium to which the budget relates; (F)] a statement of expenditures 590
	928	+	for the last-completed and current fiscal years, the agency request and 591
	929	+	the Governor's recommendation for each fiscal year of the ensuing 592
	930	+	biennium and, for any new or expanded program, estimated 593
	931	+	expenditure requirements for the fiscal year next succeeding the 594
	932	+	biennium to which the budget relates; [(G)] (F) an explanation of any 595
	933	+	significant program changes requested by the agency or recommended 596
	934	+	by the Governor; [(H)] (G) a summary of the revenue estimated to be 597
	935	+	received by the state during each fiscal year of the biennium to which 598
	936	+	the budget relates classified according to sources in comparison with the 599
	937	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	938	+
	939	+
	940	+
	941	+	LCO No. 4030 25 of 165
	942	+
	943	+	actual revenue received by the state during the last-completed fiscal 600
	944	+	year and estimated revenue during the year in progress; and [(I)] (H) 601
	945	+	such other financial statements, data and comments as in the Governor's 602
	946	+	opinion are necessary or desirable in order to make known in all 603
	947	+	practicable detail the financial condition and operations of the 604
	948	+	government and the effect that the budget as proposed by the Governor 605
	949	+	will have on such condition and operations. 606
	950	+	(b) If the estimated revenue of the state for the ensuing biennium as 607
	951	+	set forth in the budget on the basis of existing statutes is less than the 608
	952	+	sum of net appropriations recommended for the ensuing biennium as 609
	953	+	contained in the budget, plus, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, 610
	954	+	and each fiscal year thereafter, the projected amount necessary to 611
	955	+	extinguish any unreserved negative balance in such fund as reported in 612
	956	+	the most recently audited comprehensive annual financial report issued 613
	957	+	by the Comptroller prior to the start of the biennium, the Governor shall 614
	958	+	make recommendations to the General Assembly in respect to the 615
	959	+	manner in which such deficit shall be met, whether by an increase in the 616
	960	+	indebtedness of the state, by the imposition of new taxes, by increased 617
	961	+	rates on existing taxes or otherwise. If the aggregate of such estimated 618
	962	+	revenue is greater than the sum of such recommended appropriations 619
	963	+	for the ensuing biennium plus, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, 620
	964	+	and each fiscal year thereafter, the projected amount necessary to 621
	965	+	extinguish any unreserved negative balance in such fund as reported in 622
	966	+	the most recently issued annual report of the Comptroller published in 623
	967	+	accordance with section 3-115, the Governor shall make such 624
	968	+	recommendations for the use of such surplus for the reduction of 625
	969	+	indebtedness, for the reduction in taxation or for other purposes as in 626
	970	+	the Governor's opinion are in the best interest of the public welfare. 627
	971	+	Sec. 22. Section 4-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the 628
	972	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 629
	973	+	(a) The budget document shall present in detail for each fiscal year of 630
	974	+	the ensuing biennium the Governor's recommendation for 631
	975	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	976	+
	977	+
	978	+
	979	+	LCO No. 4030 26 of 165
	980	+
	981	+	appropriations to meet the expenditure needs of the state from the 632
	982	+	General Fund and from all special and agency funds classified by 633
	983	+	budgeted agencies and showing for each budgeted agency and its 634
	984	+	subdivisions [: (1) A] a narrative summary describing the agency, the 635
	985	+	Governor's recommendations for appropriations for the agency, and a 636
	986	+	list of agency programs, the actual expenditure for the last-completed 637
	987	+	fiscal year, the estimated expenditure for the current fiscal year, the 638
	988	+	amount requested by the agency and the Governor's recommendations 639
	989	+	for appropriations for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium. [; (2) a 640
	990	+	summary of permanent full-time positions by fund, setting forth the 641
	991	+	number filled and the number vacant as of the end of the last-completed 642
	992	+	fiscal year, the total number intended to be funded by appropriations 643
	993	+	without reduction for turnover for the fiscal year in progress, the total 644
	994	+	number requested and the total number recommended for each fiscal 645
	995	+	year of the biennium to which the budget relates.] 646
	996	+	[(b) In addition, programs shall be supported by: (1) The statutory 647
	997	+	authorization for the program; (2) a statement of program objectives; (3) 648
	998	+	a description of the program, including a statement of need, eligibility 649
	999	+	requirements and any intergovernmental participation in the program; 650
	1000	+	(4) a statement of performance measures by which the accomplishments 651
	1001	+	toward the program objectives can be assessed, which shall include, but 652
	1002	+	not be limited to, an analysis of the workload, quality or level of service 653
	1003	+	and effectiveness of the program; (5) program budget data broken down 654
	1004	+	by major object of expenditure, showing additional federal and private 655
	1005	+	funds; (6) a summary of permanent full-time positions by fund, setting 656
	1006	+	forth the number filled and the number vacant as of the end of the last-657
	1007	+	completed fiscal year, the total number intended to be funded by 658
	1008	+	appropriations without reduction for turnover for the fiscal year in 659
	1009	+	progress, the total number requested and the total number 660
	1010	+	recommended for each fiscal year of the biennium to which the budget 661
	1011	+	relates; (7) a statement of expenditures for the last-completed and 662
	1012	+	current fiscal years, the agency request and the Governor's 663
	1013	+	recommendation for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium and, for 664
	1014	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1015	+
	1016	+
	1017	+
	1018	+	LCO No. 4030 27 of 165
	1019	+
	1020	+	any new or expanded program, estimated expenditure requirements for 665
	1021	+	the fiscal year next succeeding the biennium to which the budget relates; 666
	1022	+	and (8) an explanation of any significant program changes requested by 667
	1023	+	the agency or recommended by the Governor.] 668
	1024	+	[(c)] (b) [There shall be a supporting schedule of total agency 669
	1025	+	expenditures including a line-item, minor object breakdown of] The 670
	1026	+	budget document shall include supporting information on personal 671
	1027	+	services, [energy costs,] contractual services and commodities and a 672
	1028	+	total of state aid grants and equipment, showing the actual expenditures 673
	1029	+	for the last-completed fiscal year, estimated expenditures for the current 674
	1030	+	fiscal year and requested and recommended appropriations for each 675
	1031	+	fiscal year of the ensuing biennium. [, classified by objects according to 676
	1032	+	a standard plan of classification.] 677
	1033	+	[(d)] (c) All federal funds expended or anticipated for any purpose 678
	1034	+	shall be accounted for in the budget. The budget document shall set 679
	1035	+	forth a listing of federal programs, showing the actual expenditures for 680
	1036	+	the last-completed fiscal year, estimated expenditures for the current 681
	1037	+	fiscal year and anticipated funds available for expenditure for each fiscal 682
	1038	+	year of the ensuing biennium. Such federal funds shall be classified by 683
	1039	+	each budgeted agency but shall not include research grants made to 684
	1040	+	educational institutions. 685
	1041	+	[(e)] (d) The budget document shall also set forth the budget 686
	1042	+	recommendations for the capital program, to be supported by 687
	1043	+	statements listing the agency's requests and the Governor's 688
	1044	+	recommendations with the statements required by section 4-78. 689
	1045	+	[(f)] (e) The appropriations recommended for the legislative branch 690
	1046	+	of the state government shall be the estimates of expenditure 691
	1047	+	requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 692
	1048	+	Management by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management 693
	1049	+	pursuant to section 4-77 and the recommended adjustments and 694
	1050	+	revisions of such estimates shall be the recommended adjustments and 695
	1051	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1052	+
	1053	+
	1054	+
	1055	+	LCO No. 4030 28 of 165
	1056	+
	1057	+	revisions, if any, transmitted by said committee pursuant to [said] 696
	1058	+	section 4-77. 697
	1059	+	[(g)] (f) (1) The appropriations recommended for the Judicial 698
	1060	+	Department shall be the estimates of expenditure requirements 699
	1061	+	transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management by 700
	1062	+	the Chief Court Administrator pursuant to section 4-77 plus the 701
	1063	+	estimates of expenditure requirements for the biennium transmitted by 702
	1064	+	said administrator pursuant to section 51-47c, and the recommended 703
	1065	+	adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the recommended 704
	1066	+	adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said administrator 705
	1067	+	pursuant to section 4-77. 706
	1068	+	(2) The appropriations recommended for the Division of Public 707
	1069	+	Defender Services shall be the estimates of expenditure requirements 708
	1070	+	transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management by 709
	1071	+	the Chief Public Defender pursuant to section 4-77 and the 710
	1072	+	recommended adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the 711
	1073	+	recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said 712
	1074	+	administrator pursuant to section 4-77. 713
	1075	+	Sec. 23. Section 4-75 of the general statutes is repealed and the 714
	1076	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 715
	1077	+	The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management [,] shall 716
	1078	+	compile the requested appropriations, the appropriations as 717
	1079	+	recommended by the Governor, the Governor's budget message and 718
	1080	+	other data as presented in the budget document and shall have such 719
	1081	+	compiled document published and distributed in the same manner as 720
	1082	+	public documents, except the secretary may publish such compiled 721
	1083	+	document on the Internet web site of the Office of Policy and 722
	1084	+	Management in lieu of publishing such document by any other method. 723
	1085	+	Sec. 24. Section 51-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the 724
	1086	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 725
	1087	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1088	+
	1089	+
	1090	+
	1091	+	LCO No. 4030 29 of 165
	1092	+
	1093	+	(a) The judges of the Superior Court, judges of the Appellate Court 726
	1094	+	and judges of the Supreme Court shall receive annually salaries as 727
	1095	+	follows: 728
	1096	+	[(1) On and after July 1, 2021, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 729
	1097	+	Court, two hundred fifteen thousand nine hundred fifteen dollars; (B) 730
	1098	+	the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, 731
	1099	+	Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred seven thousand four 732
	1100	+	hundred eighty dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme Court, 733
	1101	+	one hundred ninety-nine thousand seven hundred eighty-one dollars; 734
	1102	+	(D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred ninety-seven 735
	1103	+	thousand five hundred seventy-one dollars; (E) each judge of the 736
	1104	+	Appellate Court, one hundred eighty-seven thousand six hundred 737
	1105	+	sixty-three dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge 738
	1106	+	of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty-four thousand two hundred 739
	1107	+	nine dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty 740
	1108	+	thousand four hundred sixty dollars.] 741
	1109	+	[(2)] (1) On and after July 1, 2022, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 742
	1110	+	Court, two hundred twenty-six thousand seven hundred eleven dollars; 743
	1111	+	(B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, 744
	1112	+	Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred seventeen thousand 745
	1113	+	eight hundred fifty-four dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme 746
	1114	+	Court, two hundred nine thousand seven hundred seventy dollars; (D) 747
	1115	+	the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, two hundred seven thousand 748
	1116	+	four hundred fifty dollars; (E) each judge of the Appellate Court, one 749
	1117	+	hundred ninety-seven thousand forty-six dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief 750
	1118	+	Court Administrator if a judge of the Superior Court, one hundred 751
	1119	+	ninety-three thousand four hundred twenty dollars; and (G) each judge 752
	1120	+	of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty-nine thousand four hundred 753
	1121	+	eighty-three dollars. 754
	1122	+	(2) On and after July 1, 2023, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 755
	1123	+	Court, two hundred thirty-nine thousand one hundred eighty dollars; 756
	1124	+	(B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, 757
	1125	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1126	+
	1127	+
	1128	+
	1129	+	LCO No. 4030 30 of 165
	1130	+
	1131	+	Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred twenty-nine thousand 758
	1132	+	eight hundred thirty-six dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme 759
	1133	+	Court, two hundred twenty-one thousand three hundred seven dollars; 760
	1134	+	(D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, two hundred eighteen 761
	1135	+	thousand eight hundred sixty dollars; (E) each judge of the Appellate 762
	1136	+	Court, two hundred seven thousand eight hundred eighty-four dollars; 763
	1137	+	(F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Superior 764
	1138	+	Court, two hundred four thousand fifty-eight dollars; and (G) each 765
	1139	+	judge of the Superior Court, one hundred ninety-nine thousand nine 766
	1140	+	hundred five dollars. 767
	1141	+	(3) On and after July 1, 2024, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 768
	1142	+	Court, two hundred forty-eight thousand seven hundred forty-seven 769
	1143	+	dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme 770
	1144	+	Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred thirty-nine 771
	1145	+	thousand twenty-nine dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme 772
	1146	+	Court, two hundred thirty thousand one hundred fifty-nine dollars; (D) 773
	1147	+	the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, two hundred twenty-seven 774
	1148	+	thousand six hundred fourteen dollars; (E) each judge of the Appellate 775
	1149	+	Court, two hundred sixteen thousand one hundred ninety-nine dollars; 776
	1150	+	(F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Superior 777
	1151	+	Court, two hundred twelve thousand two hundred twenty dollars; and 778
	1152	+	(G) each judge of the Superior Court, two hundred seven thousand nine 779
	1153	+	hundred one dollars. 780
	1154	+	[(b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 781
	1155	+	subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2021, a judge 782
	1156	+	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 783
	1157	+	receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars in additional 784
	1158	+	compensation, each Superior Court judge de signated as the 785
	1159	+	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand two 786
	1160	+	hundred thirty dollars in additional compensation and each Superior 787
	1161	+	Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for facilities, 788
	1162	+	administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial referees or 789
	1163	+	for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the Superior Court 790
	1164	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1165	+
	1166	+
	1167	+
	1168	+	LCO No. 4030 31 of 165
	1169	+
	1170	+	shall receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars in additional 791
	1171	+	compensation.] 792
	1172	+	[(2)] (b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive 793
	1173	+	under subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2022, a judge 794
	1174	+	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 795
	1175	+	receive one thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars in additional 796
	1176	+	compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 797
	1177	+	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand two 798
	1178	+	hundred ninety-two dollars in additional compensation and each 799
	1179	+	Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 800
	1180	+	facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 801
	1181	+	referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 802
	1182	+	Superior Court shall receive one thousand two hundred ninety-two 803
	1183	+	dollars in additional compensation. 804
	1184	+	(2) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 805
	1185	+	subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2023, a judge 806
	1186	+	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 807
	1187	+	receive one thousand three hundred sixty-three dollars in additional 808
	1188	+	compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 809
	1189	+	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 810
	1190	+	three hundred sixty-three dollars in additional compensation and each 811
	1191	+	Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 812
	1192	+	facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 813
	1193	+	referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 814
	1194	+	Superior Court shall receive one thousand three hundred sixty-three 815
	1195	+	dollars in additional compensation. 816
	1196	+	(3) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 817
	1197	+	subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2024, a judge 818
	1198	+	designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 819
	1199	+	receive one thousand four hundred eighteen dollars in additional 820
	1200	+	compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 821
	1201	+	administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand four 822
	1202	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1203	+
	1204	+
	1205	+
	1206	+	LCO No. 4030 32 of 165
	1207	+
	1208	+	hundred eighteen dollars in additional compensation and each Superior 823
	1209	+	Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for facilities, 824
	1210	+	administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial referees or 825
	1211	+	for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the Superior Court 826
	1212	+	shall receive one thousand four hundred eighteen dollars in additional 827
	1213	+	compensation. 828
	1214	+	(c) Each such judge shall be an elector and a resident of this state, 829
	1215	+	shall be a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut and shall not 830
	1216	+	engage in private practice, nor on or after July 1, 1985, be a member of 831
	1217	+	any board of directors or of any advisory board of any state bank and 832
	1218	+	trust company, state bank or savings and loan association, national 833
	1219	+	banking association or federal savings bank or savings and loan 834
	1220	+	association. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a senior judge 835
	1221	+	from participating in any alternative dispute resolution program 836
	1222	+	approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc. 837
	1223	+	(d) Each such judge, excluding any senior judge, who has completed 838
	1224	+	not less than ten years of service as a judge of either the Supreme Court, 839
	1225	+	the Appellate Court, or the Superior Court, or of any combination of 840
	1226	+	such courts, or of the Court of Common Pleas, the Juvenile Court or the 841
	1227	+	Circuit Court, or other state service or service as an elected officer of the 842
	1228	+	state, or any combination of such service, shall receive semiannual 843
	1229	+	longevity payments based on service as a judge of any or all of such six 844
	1230	+	courts, or other state service or service as an elected officer of the state, 845
	1231	+	or any combination of such service, completed as of the first day of July 846
	1232	+	and the first day of January of each year, as follows: 847
	1233	+	(1) A judge who has completed ten or more years but less than fifteen 848
	1234	+	years of service shall receive one-quarter of three per cent of the annual 849
	1235	+	salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 850
	1236	+	(2) A judge who has completed fifteen or more years but less than 851
	1237	+	twenty years of service shall receive one-half of three per cent of the 852
	1238	+	annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 853
	1239	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1240	+
	1241	+
	1242	+
	1243	+	LCO No. 4030 33 of 165
	1244	+
	1245	+	(3) A judge who has completed twenty or more years but less than 854
	1246	+	twenty-five years of service shall receive three-quarters of three per cent 855
	1247	+	of the annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 856
	1248	+	(4) A judge who has completed twenty-five or more years of service 857
	1249	+	shall receive three per cent of the annual salary payable under 858
	1250	+	subsection (a) of this section. 859
	1251	+	Sec. 25. Subsection (f) of section 52-434 of the general statutes is 860
	1252	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 861
	1253	+	2023): 862
	1254	+	(f) Each judge trial referee shall receive, for acting as a referee or as a 863
	1255	+	single auditor or committee of any court or for performing duties 864
	1256	+	assigned by the Chief Court Administrator with the approval of the 865
	1257	+	Chief Justice, for each day the judge trial referee is so engaged, in 866
	1258	+	addition to the retirement salary: (1) (A) [on and after July 1, 2021, the 867
	1259	+	sum of two hundred seventy-one dollars, and (B)] on and after July 1, 868
	1260	+	2022, the sum of two hundred eighty-five dollars, (B) on and after July 869
	1261	+	1, 2023, the sum of three hundred one dollars, and (C) on and after July 870
	1262	+	1, 2024, the sum of three hundred thirteen dollars; and (2) expenses, 871
	1263	+	including mileage. Such amounts shall be taxed by the court making the 872
	1264	+	reference in the same manner as other court expenses. 873
	1265	+	Sec. 26. Subsection (h) of section 46b-231 of the general statutes is 874
	1266	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 875
	1267	+	2023): 876
	1268	+	[(h) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 877
	1269	+	shall receive a salary of one hundred fifty-seven thousand seventy-eight 878
	1270	+	dollars, and other family support magistrates shall receive an annual 879
	1271	+	salary of one hundred forty-nine thousand four hundred ninety-eight 880
	1272	+	dollars.] 881
	1273	+	[(2)] (h) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, the Chief Family Support 882
	1274	+	Magistrate shall receive a salary of one hundred sixty-four thousand 883
	1275	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1276	+
	1277	+
	1278	+
	1279	+	LCO No. 4030 34 of 165
	1280	+
	1281	+	nine hundred thirty-two dollars, and other family support magistrates 884
	1282	+	shall receive an annual salary of one hundred fifty-six thousand nine 885
	1283	+	hundred seventy-three dollars. 886
	1284	+	(2) On and after July 1, 2023, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 887
	1285	+	shall receive a salary of one hundred seventy-four thousand three 888
	1286	+	dollars, and other family support magistrates shall receive an annual 889
	1287	+	salary of one hundred sixty-five thousand six hundred seven dollars. 890
	1288	+	(3) On and after July 1, 2024, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 891
	1289	+	shall receive a salary of one hundred eighty thousand nine hundred 892
	1290	+	sixty-three dollars, and other family support magistrates shall receive 893
	1291	+	an annual salary of one hundred seventy-two thousand two hundred 894
	1292	+	thirty-one dollars. 895
	1293	+	Sec. 27. Subsection (b) of section 46b-236 of the general statutes is 896
	1294	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 897
	1295	+	2023): 898
	1296	+	[(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, each family support referee shall 899
	1297	+	receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 900
	1298	+	retirement salary, the sum of two hundred thirty-three dollars and 901
	1299	+	expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 902
	1300	+	engaged.] 903
	1301	+	[(2)] (b) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, each family support referee shall 904
	1302	+	receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 905
	1303	+	retirement salary, the sum of two hundred forty-five dollars and 906
	1304	+	expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 907
	1305	+	engaged. 908
	1306	+	(2) On and after July 1, 2023, each family support referee shall receive, 909
	1307	+	for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the retirement 910
	1308	+	salary, the sum of two hundred fifty-eight dollars and expenses, 911
	1309	+	including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so engaged. 912
	1310	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1311	+
	1312	+
	1313	+
	1314	+	LCO No. 4030 35 of 165
	1315	+
	1316	+	(3) On and after July 1, 2024, each family support referee shall receive, 913
	1317	+	for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the retirement 914
	1318	+	salary, the sum of two hundred sixty-eight dollars and expenses, 915
	1319	+	including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so engaged. 916
	1320	+	Sec. 28. Section 10-287c of the general statutes is repealed and the 917
	1321	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 918
	1322	+	(a) The [State Board of Education] Commissioner of Administrative 919
	1323	+	Services is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be 920
	1324	+	necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, provided any 921
	1325	+	rules or regulations to implement the provisions of sections 10-283, as 922
	1326	+	amended by this act, 10-287, 10-287a, 10-292d and subsection (d) of 923
	1327	+	section 10-292m shall be prescribed in consultation with the Secretary of 924
	1328	+	the Office of Policy and Management. Whenever the Commissioner of 925
	1329	+	Education has made a commitment for a grant on or before June 30, 926
	1330	+	2011, prior to the completion of a project as provided in section 10-287a, 927
	1331	+	and said commissioner has made advances thereon as provided in said 928
	1332	+	section, any such regulations prescribed in accordance with this section 929
	1333	+	which were in effect at the time of such commitment and advances shall 930
	1334	+	be applicable to any additional commitment and subsequent advances 931
	1335	+	with respect to such project. 932
	1336	+	(b) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of Administrative 933
	1337	+	Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall 934
	1338	+	adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 in 935
	1339	+	order to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations shall 936
	1340	+	apply to any project for which a grant application is filed with the 937
	1341	+	Department of Education on or after July 1, 2013. 938
	1342	+	(c) (1) Not later than June 30, 2024, the Commissioner of 939
	1343	+	Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of 940
	1344	+	Education, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of 941
	1345	+	chapter 54 to establish (A) the maximum allowable cost per square foot 942
	1346	+	for the construction of any school building project, and (B) that any costs 943
	1347	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1348	+
	1349	+
	1350	+
	1351	+	LCO No. 4030 36 of 165
	1352	+
	1353	+	that exceed the maximum allowable cost per square foot shall be 944
	1354	+	deemed ineligible costs. 945
	1355	+	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4-168 to 4-172, 946
	1356	+	inclusive, in order to effectuate the provisions of this subsection, prior 947
	1357	+	to adopting such regulations and not later than October 1, 2023, the 948
	1358	+	commissioner shall issue policies and procedures to implement the 949
	1359	+	provisions of this subsection that shall have the force and effect of law. 950
	1360	+	The commissioner shall post all policies and procedures on the 951
	1361	+	department's Internet web site and submit such policies and procedures 952
	1362	+	to the Secretary of the State for posting on the eRegulations System at 953
	1363	+	least fifteen days prior to the effective date of any policy or procedure. 954
	1364	+	Any such policy or procedure shall no longer be effective upon the 955
	1365	+	earlier of either the adoption of the policy or procedure as a final 956
	1366	+	regulation under section 4-172 or July 1, 2025, if such regulations have 957
	1367	+	not been submitted to the legislative regulation review committee for 958
	1368	+	consideration under section 4-170. 959
	1369	+	Sec. 29. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-283 of the 960
	1370	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 961
	1371	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 962
	1372	+	(2) (A) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall assign 963
	1373	+	each school building project to a category on the basis of whether such 964
	1374	+	project is primarily required to: [(A)] (i) Create new facilities or alter 965
	1375	+	existing facilities to provide for mandatory instructional programs 966
	1376	+	pursuant to this chapter, for physical education facilities in compliance 967
	1377	+	with Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1972 968
	1378	+	where such programs or such compliance cannot be provided within 969
	1379	+	existing facilities or for the correction of code violations which cannot 970
	1380	+	be reasonably addressed within existing program space; [(B)] (ii) create 971
	1381	+	new facilities or alter existing facilities to enhance mandatory 972
	1382	+	instructional programs pursuant to this chapter or provide comparable 973
	1383	+	facilities among schools to all students at the same grade level or levels 974
	1384	+	within the school district unless such project is otherwise explicitly 975
	1385	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1386	+
	1387	+
	1388	+
	1389	+	LCO No. 4030 37 of 165
	1390	+
	1391	+	included in another category pursuant to this section; and [(C)] (iii) 976
	1392	+	create new facilities or alter existing facilities to provide supportive 977
	1393	+	services, provided in no event shall such supportive services include 978
	1394	+	swimming pools, auditoriums, outdoor athletic facilities, tennis courts, 979
	1395	+	elementary school playgrounds, site improvement or garages or 980
	1396	+	storage, parking or general recreation areas. 981
	1397	+	(B) All applications submitted prior to July first shall be reviewed 982
	1398	+	promptly by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. The 983
	1399	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services shall estimate the amount of 984
	1400	+	the grant for which such project is eligible, in accordance with the 985
	1401	+	provisions of section 10-285a, provided an application for a school 986
	1402	+	building project determined by the Commissioner of Education to be a 987
	1403	+	project that will assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 988
	1404	+	decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 989
	1405	+	or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, 990
	1406	+	shall have until September first to submit an application for such a 991
	1407	+	project and may have until December first of the same year to secure 992
	1408	+	and report all local and state approvals required to complete the grant 993
	1409	+	application. 994
	1410	+	(C) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall annually 995
	1411	+	prepare a listing of all such eligible school building projects listed by 996
	1412	+	category together with the amount of the estimated grants for such 997
	1413	+	projects and shall submit the same to [the Governor,] the Secretary of 998
	1414	+	the Office of Policy and Management [and the General Assembly] on or 999
	1415	+	before the [fifteenth] first day of December. [, except as provided in 1000
	1416	+	section 10-283a, with a request for authorization to enter into grant 1001
	1417	+	commitments. On or before December thirty-first annually, the 1002
	1418	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may submit 1003
	1419	+	comments and recommendations regarding each eligible project on 1004
	1420	+	such listing of eligible school building projects to the school construction 1005
	1421	+	committee, established pursuant to section 10-283a.] 1006
	1422	+	(D) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall 1007
	1423	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1424	+
	1425	+
	1426	+
	1427	+	LCO No. 4030 38 of 165
	1428	+
	1429	+	review the listing of eligible school building projects to determine 1008
	1430	+	whether the total costs of all eligible projects can be accommodated by 1009
	1431	+	the state's projected debt service expenditures, as estimated by the 1010
	1432	+	Office of Policy and Management. Notwithstanding any provision of the 1011
	1433	+	general statutes, the secretary may modify the listing based upon such 1012
	1434	+	review and shall return the modified listing to the Commissioner of 1013
	1435	+	Administrative Services before the fifteenth day of December. 1014
	1436	+	(E) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall submit such 1015
	1437	+	listing to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before the 1016
	1438	+	thirty-first day of December with a request for authorization to enter 1017
	1439	+	into grant commitments. 1018
	1440	+	(F) Each such listing submitted pursuant to subparagraph (E) of this 1019
	1441	+	subdivision shall include a report on the following factors for each 1020
	1442	+	eligible project: (i) An enrollment projection and the capacity of the 1021
	1443	+	school, (ii) a substantiation of the estimated total project costs, (iii) the 1022
	1444	+	readiness of such eligible project to begin construction, (iv) efforts made 1023
	1445	+	by the local or regional board of education to redistrict, reconfigure, 1024
	1446	+	merge or close schools under the jurisdiction of such board prior to 1025
	1447	+	submitting an application under this section, (v) enrollment and 1026
	1448	+	capacity information for all of the schools under the jurisdiction of such 1027
	1449	+	board for the five years prior to application for a school building project 1028
	1450	+	grant, (vi) enrollment projections and capacity information for all of the 1029
	1451	+	schools under the jurisdiction of such board for the eight years following 1030
	1452	+	the date such application is submitted, [and] (vii) the state's education 1031
	1453	+	priorities relating to reducing racial and economic isolation for the 1032
	1454	+	school district, and (viii) the estimated debt service costs associated with 1033
	1455	+	such school building project. On and after July 1, 2022, each such listing 1034
	1456	+	shall include an addendum that contains all grants approved pursuant 1035
	1457	+	to subsection (b) of this section during the prior fiscal year. 1036
	1458	+	(G) For the period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2012, 1037
	1459	+	no project, other than a project for a technical education and career 1038
	1460	+	school, may appear on the separate schedule of authorized projects 1039
	1461	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1462	+
	1463	+
	1464	+
	1465	+	LCO No. 4030 39 of 165
	1466	+
	1467	+	which have changed in cost more than twice. On and after July 1, 2012, 1040
	1468	+	no project, other than a project for a technical education and career 1041
	1469	+	school, may appear on the separate schedule of authorized projects 1042
	1470	+	which have changed in cost more than once, except the Commissioner 1043
	1471	+	of Administrative Services may allow a project to appear on such 1044
	1472	+	separate schedule of authorized projects a second time if the town or 1045
	1473	+	regional school district for such project can demonstrate that exigent 1046
	1474	+	circumstances require such project to appear a second time on such 1047
	1475	+	separate schedule of authorized projects. Notwithstanding any 1048
	1476	+	provision of this chapter, no projects which have changed in scope or 1049
	1477	+	cost to the degree determined by the Commissioner of Administrative 1050
	1478	+	Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall be 1051
	1479	+	eligible for reimbursement under this chapter unless it appears on such 1052
	1480	+	list. The percentage determined pursuant to section 10-285a at the time 1053
	1481	+	a school building project on such schedule was originally authorized 1054
	1482	+	shall be used for purposes of the grant for such project. On and after July 1055
	1483	+	1, 2006, a project that was not previously authorized as an interdistrict 1056
	1484	+	magnet school shall not receive a higher percentage for reimbursement 1057
	1485	+	than that determined pursuant to section 10-285a at the time a school 1058
	1486	+	building project on such schedule was originally authorized. 1059
	1487	+	(H) The General Assembly shall annually authorize the 1060
	1488	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services to enter into grant 1061
	1489	+	commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with the 1062
	1490	+	commissioner's categorized listing for such projects as the General 1063
	1491	+	Assembly shall determine. The Commissioner of Administrative 1064
	1492	+	Services may not enter into any such grant commitments except 1065
	1493	+	pursuant to such legislative authorization. 1066
	1494	+	(I) Any regional school district which assumes the responsibility for 1067
	1495	+	completion of a public school building project shall be eligible for a 1068
	1496	+	grant pursuant to subdivision (5) or (6), as the case may be, of subsection 1069
	1497	+	(a) of section 10-286 when such project is completed and accepted by 1070
	1498	+	such regional school district. 1071
	1499	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1500	+
	1501	+
	1502	+
	1503	+	LCO No. 4030 40 of 165
	1504	+
	1505	+	Sec. 30. Section 3-22e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1072
	1506	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1073
	1507	+	(a) There is established a Connecticut Higher Education Trust 1074
	1508	+	Advisory Committee which shall consist of the State Treasurer, the 1075
	1509	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education, 1076
	1510	+	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the 1077
	1511	+	cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees 1078
	1512	+	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 1079
	1513	+	education and finance, revenue and bonding, or their designees, and 1080
	1514	+	one student financial aid officer and one finance officer at a public 1081
	1515	+	institution of higher education in the state, each appointed by the Board 1082
	1516	+	of Regents for Higher Education, and one student financial aid officer 1083
	1517	+	and one finance officer at an independent institution of higher education 1084
	1518	+	in the state, each appointed by the Connecticut Conference of 1085
	1519	+	Independent Colleges. The advisory committee shall meet at least 1086
	1520	+	annually. The State Treasurer shall convene the meetings of the 1087
	1521	+	committee. 1088
	1522	+	(b) Within six months from the date of the trust's annual report, the 1089
	1523	+	State Treasurer and the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner 1090
	1524	+	of Higher Education shall jointly report, in accordance with section 11-1091
	1525	+	4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 1092
	1526	+	cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and 1093
	1527	+	bonding on an evaluation of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust 1094
	1528	+	and recommendations, if any, for improvements in the program. 1095
	1529	+	Sec. 31. Section 4-5 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1096
	1530	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1097
	1531	+	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 1098
	1532	+	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 1099
	1533	+	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 1100
	1534	+	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 1101
	1535	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 1102
	1536	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1537	+
	1538	+
	1539	+
	1540	+	LCO No. 4030 41 of 165
	1541	+
	1542	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 1103
	1543	+	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1104
	1544	+	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 1105
	1545	+	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 1106
	1546	+	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 1107
	1547	+	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 1108
	1548	+	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 1109
	1549	+	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 1110
	1550	+	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Aging and 1111
	1551	+	Disability Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive 1112
	1552	+	director of the Office of Health Strategy, the executive director of the 1113
	1553	+	Office of Military Affairs, the executive director of the Technical 1114
	1554	+	Education and Career System, the Chief Workforce Officer and the 1115
	1555	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education. As 1116
	1556	+	used in sections 4-6 and 4-7, "department head" also means the 1117
	1557	+	Commissioner of Education. 1118
	1558	+	Sec. 32. Subdivision (11) of subsection (c) of section 10-15j of the 1119
	1559	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1120
	1560	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 1121
	1561	+	(11) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1122
	1562	+	Education, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee. 1123
	1563	+	Sec. 33. Subsection (b) of section 10a-1d of the general statutes is 1124
	1564	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1125
	1565	+	passage): 1126
	1566	+	(b) The Governor shall appoint [an executive director of the Office] a 1127
	1567	+	Commissioner of Higher Education in accordance with the provisions 1128
	1568	+	of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, as amended by this act. The [executive 1129
	1569	+	director] commissioner shall have the responsibility for implementing 1130
	1570	+	the policies and directives of the office. 1131
	1571	+	Sec. 34. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-11b of the 1132
	1572	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1133
	1573	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1574	+
	1575	+
	1576	+
	1577	+	LCO No. 4030 42 of 165
	1578	+
	1579	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 1134
	1580	+	(2) The following persons shall serve as ex-officio nonvoting 1135
	1581	+	members on the commission: (A) The Commissioner of Education, the 1136
	1582	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the 1137
	1583	+	Labor Commissioner, or their designees; (B) the president of the 1138
	1584	+	Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, or the president's 1139
	1585	+	designee; (C) a member of the State Board of Education, as designated 1140
	1586	+	by the chairperson of the state board; (D) the superintendent of the 1141
	1587	+	technical high school system, or the superintendent's designee; (E) the 1142
	1588	+	chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, or the 1143
	1589	+	chief executive officer's designee; (F) the [executive director of the 1144
	1590	+	Office] Commissioner of Higher Education; (G) the chairpersons and 1145
	1591	+	ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General 1146
	1592	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education 1147
	1593	+	and employment advancement; and (H) the Secretary of the Office of 1148
	1594	+	Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee. 1149
	1595	+	Sec. 35. Subsection (c) of section 10a-19e of the general statutes is 1150
	1596	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1151
	1597	+	passage): 1152
	1598	+	(c) Persons who qualify under subsection (b) of this section shall be 1153
	1599	+	reimbursed on an annual basis for qualifying student loan payments in 1154
	1600	+	amounts as determined by the [executive director of the Office] 1155
	1601	+	Commissioner of Higher Education. A person qualifying under 1156
	1602	+	subsection (b) of this section shall only be reimbursed for loan payments 1157
	1603	+	made while such person is employed in the state as an engineer. The 1158
	1604	+	Office of Higher Education shall develop eligibility requirements for 1159
	1605	+	recipients of such reimbursements. Such requirements may include 1160
	1606	+	income guidelines. Persons may apply for grants to the Office of Higher 1161
	1607	+	Education at such time and in such manner as the [executive director of 1162
	1608	+	the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education prescribes. 1163
	1609	+	Sec. 36. Subsection (c) of section 10a-19f of the general statutes is 1164
	1610	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1611	+
	1612	+
	1613	+
	1614	+	LCO No. 4030 43 of 165
	1615	+
	1616	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1165
	1617	+	passage): 1166
	1618	+	(c) Persons who qualify under subsection (b) of this section shall 1167
	1619	+	receive reimbursement grants on an annual basis for qualifying student 1168
	1620	+	loan payments in amounts as determined by the [executive director of 1169
	1621	+	the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education. A person qualifying 1170
	1622	+	under subsection (b) of this section shall only be reimbursed for loan 1171
	1623	+	payments made while such person is employed in Connecticut by a 1172
	1624	+	qualifying company or in research at an institution of higher education 1173
	1625	+	in an economically valuable field. The Office of Higher Education shall 1174
	1626	+	develop eligibility requirements for recipients of such reimbursement 1175
	1627	+	grants in consultation with the Department of Economic and 1176
	1628	+	Community Development. Such requirements may include income 1177
	1629	+	guidelines. Persons may apply for grants to the Office of Higher 1178
	1630	+	Education at such time and in such manner as the [executive director of 1179
	1631	+	the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education prescribes. 1180
	1632	+	Sec. 37. Subsection (b) of section 10a-19l of the general statutes is 1181
	1633	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1182
	1634	+	passage): 1183
	1635	+	(b) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1184
	1636	+	Education shall (1) develop, in consultation with the Department of 1185
	1637	+	Public Health, eligibility requirements for recipients of such loan 1186
	1638	+	reimbursement grants, which requirements may include, but need not 1187
	1639	+	be limited to, income guidelines, and (2) award at least twenty per cent 1188
	1640	+	of such loan reimbursement grants to graduates of a regional 1189
	1641	+	community-technical college. The [executive director] commissioner 1190
	1642	+	shall consider health care workforce shortage areas when developing 1191
	1643	+	such eligibility requirements. A person who qualifies for a loan 1192
	1644	+	reimbursement grant shall be reimbursed on an annual basis for 1193
	1645	+	qualifying student loan payments in amounts determined by the 1194
	1646	+	[executive director] commissioner. A health care provider shall only be 1195
	1647	+	reimbursed for loan payments made while such person is employed 1196
	1648	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1649	+
	1650	+
	1651	+
	1652	+	LCO No. 4030 44 of 165
	1653	+
	1654	+	full-time in the state as a health care provider. Persons may apply for 1197
	1655	+	loan reimbursement grants to the Office of Higher Education at such 1198
	1656	+	time and in such manner as the [executive director] commissioner 1199
	1657	+	prescribes. 1200
	1658	+	Sec. 38. Subdivisions (3) and (4) of section 10a-22a of the general 1201
	1659	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 1202
	1660	+	(Effective from passage): 1203
	1661	+	(3) "Branch" means a subdivision of a school (A) located at a different 1204
	1662	+	facility and geographical site from the school, except for a site that is an 1205
	1663	+	additional classroom site as determined by the [executive director] 1206
	1664	+	commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, 1207
	1665	+	and (B) that (i) offers one or more complete programs leading to a 1208
	1666	+	diploma or certificate; (ii) operates under the school's certificate of 1209
	1667	+	operation; (iii) meets the same conditions of authorization as the school; 1210
	1668	+	and (iv) exercises administrative control and is responsible for its own 1211
	1669	+	academic affairs; 1212
	1670	+	(4) ["Executive director"] "Commissioner" means the [executive 1213
	1671	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education; and 1214
	1672	+	Sec. 39. Section 10a-22b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1215
	1673	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1216
	1674	+	(a) No person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited 1217
	1675	+	liability company or other entity shall offer instruction in any form or 1218
	1676	+	manner in any trade or in any industrial, commercial, service, 1219
	1677	+	professional or other occupation unless such person, board, association, 1220
	1678	+	partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity first 1221
	1679	+	receives from the [executive director] commissioner a certificate 1222
	1680	+	authorizing the occupational instruction to be offered. 1223
	1681	+	(b) Except for initial authorizations, the [executive director] 1224
	1682	+	commissioner may accept institutional accreditation by an accrediting 1225
	1683	+	agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, in 1226
	1684	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1685	+
	1686	+
	1687	+
	1688	+	LCO No. 4030 45 of 165
	1689	+
	1690	+	satisfaction of the requirements of this section and section 10a-22d, as 1227
	1691	+	amended by this act, including the evaluation and attendance 1228
	1692	+	requirement. Except for initial authorizations, the [executive director] 1229
	1693	+	commissioner may accept programmatic accreditation in satisfaction of 1230
	1694	+	the requirements of this section and section 10a-22d, as amended by this 1231
	1695	+	act, with regard to instruction offered by a hospital unless the [executive 1232
	1696	+	director] commissioner finds reasonable cause not to rely upon such 1233
	1697	+	accreditation. 1234
	1698	+	(c) Each person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited 1235
	1699	+	liability company or other entity which seeks to offer occupational 1236
	1700	+	instruction shall submit to the [executive director] commissioner, or the 1237
	1701	+	[executive director's] commissioner's designee, in such manner and on 1238
	1702	+	such forms as the [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1239
	1703	+	director's] commissioner's designee, prescribes, an application for a 1240
	1704	+	certificate of authorization. Each application for initial authorization 1241
	1705	+	shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee made payable 1242
	1706	+	to the private career school student protection account. Such application 1243
	1707	+	fee shall be in the amount of two thousand dollars for the private career 1244
	1708	+	school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a private career 1245
	1709	+	school in this state, except that, each application for initial authorization 1246
	1710	+	submitted on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted 1247
	1711	+	pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable 1248
	1712	+	application fee in the amount specified in such regulations. Any 1249
	1713	+	application for initial authorization that remains incomplete six months 1250
	1714	+	after the date such application was first submitted to the Office of 1251
	1715	+	Higher Education shall expire and the office shall not approve such 1252
	1716	+	expired application for authorization. 1253
	1717	+	(d) Each person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited 1254
	1718	+	liability company or other entity seeking to offer occupational 1255
	1719	+	instruction shall have a net worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets 1256
	1720	+	or produce other evidence of fiscal soundness to demonstrate the ability 1257
	1721	+	of the proposed private career school to operate, achieve all of its 1258
	1722	+	objectives and meet all of its obligations, including those concerning 1259
	1723	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1724	+
	1725	+
	1726	+
	1727	+	LCO No. 4030 46 of 165
	1728	+
	1729	+	staff and students, during the period of time for which the authorization 1260
	1730	+	is sought. 1261
	1731	+	(e) Upon receipt of a complete application pursuant to subsection (c) 1262
	1732	+	of this section, the [executive director] commissioner shall cause to be 1263
	1733	+	conducted an evaluation of the applicant school. Not later than sixty 1264
	1734	+	days (1) after receipt of a complete application for initial authorization, 1265
	1735	+	or (2) prior to expiration of the authorization of a private career school 1266
	1736	+	applying to renew its certificate of authorization pursuant to section 1267
	1737	+	10a-22d, as amended by this act, the [executive director] commissioner, 1268
	1738	+	or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, shall appoint an 1269
	1739	+	evaluation team, pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, except that 1270
	1740	+	on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to 1271
	1741	+	section 10a-22k, the evaluation team shall be appointed pursuant to such 1272
	1742	+	regulations, to conduct such evaluation of the applicant school. The 1273
	1743	+	evaluation team shall submit a written report to the [executive director] 1274
	1744	+	commissioner recommending authorization or nonauthorization after 1275
	1745	+	an on-site inspection. Not later than one hundred twenty days following 1276
	1746	+	the completed appointment of the evaluation team, the [executive 1277
	1747	+	director] commissioner shall notify the applicant school of authorization 1278
	1748	+	or nonauthorization. The [executive director] commissioner may 1279
	1749	+	consult with the Labor Department and may request the advice of any 1280
	1750	+	other state agency which may be of assistance in making a 1281
	1751	+	determination. In the event of nonauthorization, the [executive director] 1282
	1752	+	commissioner shall set forth the reasons therefor in writing and the 1283
	1753	+	applicant school may request in writing a hearing before the [executive 1284
	1754	+	director] commissioner. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with 1285
	1755	+	the provisions of chapter 54. 1286
	1756	+	(f) For purposes of an evaluation of an applicant school, the 1287
	1757	+	[executive director] commissioner, or the [executive director's] 1288
	1758	+	commissioner's designee, shall appoint an evaluation team which shall 1289
	1759	+	include (1) at least two members representing the Office of Higher 1290
	1760	+	Education, and (2) at least one member for each of the areas of 1291
	1761	+	occupational instruction for which authorization is sought who shall be 1292
	1762	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1763	+
	1764	+
	1765	+
	1766	+	LCO No. 4030 47 of 165
	1767	+
	1768	+	experienced in such occupation. The applicant school shall have the 1293
	1769	+	right to challenge any proposed member of the evaluation team for good 1294
	1770	+	cause shown. A written challenge shall be filed with the [executive 1295
	1771	+	director] commissioner within ten business days following the 1296
	1772	+	appointment of such evaluation team. In the event of a challenge, a 1297
	1773	+	decision shall be made thereon by the [executive director] commissioner 1298
	1774	+	within ten business days from the date such challenge is filed, and if the 1299
	1775	+	challenge is upheld the [executive director] commissioner shall appoint 1300
	1776	+	a replacement. Employees of the state or any political subdivision of the 1301
	1777	+	state may be members of evaluation teams. The [executive director] 1302
	1778	+	commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, 1303
	1779	+	shall not appoint any person to an evaluation team unless the [executive 1304
	1780	+	director] commissioner, or such designee, has received from such 1305
	1781	+	person a statement that the person has no interest which is in conflict 1306
	1782	+	with the proper discharge of the duties of evaluation team members as 1307
	1783	+	described in this section. The statement shall be on a form prescribed by 1308
	1784	+	the [executive director] commissioner and shall be signed under penalty 1309
	1785	+	of false statement. Except for any member of the evaluation team who 1310
	1786	+	is a state employee, members may be compensated for their service at 1311
	1787	+	the discretion of the [executive director] commissioner and shall be 1312
	1788	+	reimbursed for actual expenses, which expenses shall be charged to and 1313
	1789	+	paid by the applicant school. 1314
	1790	+	(g) The evaluation team appointed pursuant to subsection (f) of this 1315
	1791	+	section shall: (1) Conduct an on-site inspection; (2) submit a written 1316
	1792	+	report outlining any evidence of noncompliance; (3) give the school 1317
	1793	+	thirty days from the date of the report to provide evidence of 1318
	1794	+	compliance; and (4) submit to the [executive director] commissioner a 1319
	1795	+	written report recommending authorization or nonauthorization not 1320
	1796	+	later than one hundred twenty days after the on-site inspection. The 1321
	1797	+	evaluation team shall determine whether (A) the quality and content of 1322
	1798	+	each course or program of instruction, including, but not limited to, 1323
	1799	+	residential, on-line, home study and correspondence, training or study 1324
	1800	+	shall reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which 1325
	1801	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1802	+
	1803	+
	1804	+
	1805	+	LCO No. 4030 48 of 165
	1806	+
	1807	+	such course or program is offered; (B) the school has adequate space, 1326
	1808	+	equipment, instructional materials and personnel for the instruction 1327
	1809	+	offered; (C) the qualifications of directors, administrators, supervisors 1328
	1810	+	and instructors shall reasonably and adequately assure that students 1329
	1811	+	receive education consistent with the stated objectives for which a 1330
	1812	+	course or program is offered; (D) students and other interested persons 1331
	1813	+	shall be provided with a catalog or similar publication describing the 1332
	1814	+	courses and programs offered, course and program objectives, length of 1333
	1815	+	courses and programs, schedule of tuition, fees and all other charges 1334
	1816	+	and expenses necessary for completion of the course or program, and 1335
	1817	+	termination, withdrawal and refund policies; (E) upon satisfactory 1336
	1818	+	completion of the course or program, each student shall be provided 1337
	1819	+	appropriate educational credentials by the school; (F) adequate records 1338
	1820	+	shall be maintained by the school to show attendance and grades, or 1339
	1821	+	other indicators of student progress, and standards shall be enforced 1340
	1822	+	relating to attendance and student performance; (G) the applicant 1341
	1823	+	school shall be financially sound and capable of fulfilling its 1342
	1824	+	commitments to students; (H) any student housing owned, leased, 1343
	1825	+	rented or otherwise maintained by the applicant school shall be safe and 1344
	1826	+	adequate; and (I) the school and any branch of the school in this state 1345
	1827	+	has a director located at the school or branch who is responsible for daily 1346
	1828	+	oversight of the school's or branch's operations. The evaluation team 1347
	1829	+	may also indicate in its report such recommendations as may improve 1348
	1830	+	the operation of the applicant school. 1349
	1831	+	Sec. 40. Section 10a-22c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1350
	1832	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1351
	1833	+	(a) No certificate to operate a private career school shall be authorized 1352
	1834	+	by the [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive director's] 1353
	1835	+	commissioner's designee, if (1) any principal, officer, member or 1354
	1836	+	director of the applicant school has acted in a similar capacity for a 1355
	1837	+	private career school which has had its authorization revoked pursuant 1356
	1838	+	to section 10a-22f, as amended by this act; (2) the applicant school does 1357
	1839	+	not have a net worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets or other 1358
	1840	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1841	+
	1842	+
	1843	+
	1844	+	LCO No. 4030 49 of 165
	1845	+
	1846	+	evidence of fiscal soundness to operate for the period of time for which 1359
	1847	+	authorization is sought; (3) the applicant school or any of its agents 1360
	1848	+	engages in advertising, sales, collection, credit or other practices which 1361
	1849	+	are false, deceptive, misleading or unfair; (4) the applicant school has 1362
	1850	+	any policy which discourages or prohibits the filing of inquiries or 1363
	1851	+	complaints regarding the school's operation with the [executive 1364
	1852	+	director] commissioner; (5) the applicant school fails to satisfactorily 1365
	1853	+	meet the criteria set forth in subsection (g) of section 10a-22b, as 1366
	1854	+	amended by this act, or, on and after the effective date of regulations 1367
	1855	+	adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, the criteria set forth in such 1368
	1856	+	regulations; (6) a private career school that has previously closed fails to 1369
	1857	+	follow the procedures for school closure under section 10a-22m, as 1370
	1858	+	amended by this act; or (7) the applicant school does not have a director 1371
	1859	+	located at the school and at each of its branches in this state. 1372
	1860	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner may deny a certificate of 1373
	1861	+	authorization if the person who owns or intends to operate a private 1374
	1862	+	career school has been convicted in this state, or any other state, of 1375
	1863	+	larceny in violation of section 53a-122 or 53a-123; identity theft in 1376
	1864	+	violation of section 53a-129b or 53a-129c; forgery in violation of section 1377
	1865	+	53a-138 or 53a-139; or has a criminal record in this state, or any other 1378
	1866	+	state, that the [executive director] commissioner reasonably believes 1379
	1867	+	renders the person unsuitable to own and operate a private career 1380
	1868	+	school. A refusal of a certificate of authorization under this subsection 1381
	1869	+	shall be made in accordance with the provisions of sections 46a-79 to 1382
	1870	+	46a-81, inclusive. 1383
	1871	+	(c) No certificate to operate a private career school shall be issued by 1384
	1872	+	the [executive director] commissioner pursuant to section 10a-22d, as 1385
	1873	+	amended by this act, until such private career school seeking 1386
	1874	+	authorization files with the [executive director] commissioner 1387
	1875	+	certificates indicating that the buildings and premises for such school 1388
	1876	+	meet all applicable state and local fire and zoning requirements. Such 1389
	1877	+	certificates shall be attested to by the fire marshal and zoning 1390
	1878	+	enforcement officer within the municipality in which such school is 1391
	1879	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1880	+
	1881	+
	1882	+
	1883	+	LCO No. 4030 50 of 165
	1884	+
	1885	+	located. 1392
	1886	+	(d) No certificate to operate a new private career school shall be 1393
	1887	+	issued by the [executive director] commissioner pursuant to section 10a-1394
	1888	+	22d, as amended by this act, until such private career school seeking 1395
	1889	+	authorization files with the [executive director] commissioner an 1396
	1890	+	irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank with its main office or branch 1397
	1891	+	located within this state in the penal amount of forty thousand dollars 1398
	1892	+	guaranteeing the payments required of the school to the private career 1399
	1893	+	school student protection account in accordance with the provisions of 1400
	1894	+	section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, except that, any letter of credit 1401
	1895	+	issued on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted 1402
	1896	+	pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in a penal amount specified in such 1403
	1897	+	regulations. The letter of credit shall be payable to the private career 1404
	1898	+	school student protection account in the event that such school fails to 1405
	1899	+	make payments to the account as provided in subsection (a) of section 1406
	1900	+	10a-22u, as amended by this act, or in the event the state takes action to 1407
	1901	+	reimburse the account for a tuition refund paid to a student pursuant to 1408
	1902	+	the provisions of section 10a-22v, as amended by this act, provided the 1409
	1903	+	amount of the letter of credit to be paid into the private career school 1410
	1904	+	student protection account shall not exceed the amounts owed to the 1411
	1905	+	account. In the event a private career school fails to close in accordance 1412
	1906	+	with the provisions of section 10a-22m, as amended by this act, the 1413
	1907	+	[executive director] commissioner may seize the letter of credit, which 1414
	1908	+	shall be made payable to the private career school protection account. 1415
	1909	+	(e) The [executive director] commissioner shall notify the applicant 1416
	1910	+	private career school, by certified mail, return receipt requested of the 1417
	1911	+	decision to grant or deny a certificate of authorization not later than 1418
	1912	+	sixty days after receiving the written report of the evaluation team 1419
	1913	+	appointed pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended by 1420
	1914	+	this act. 1421
	1915	+	Sec. 41. Section 10a-22d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1422
	1916	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1423
	1917	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1918	+
	1919	+
	1920	+
	1921	+	LCO No. 4030 51 of 165
	1922	+
	1923	+	(a) After the initial year of approval and for the next three years of 1424
	1924	+	operation as a private career school, renewal of the certificate of 1425
	1925	+	authorization shall be required annually. 1426
	1926	+	(b) Following the fourth year of continuous authorization, a renewal 1427
	1927	+	of the certificate of authorization, if granted, shall be for a period not to 1428
	1928	+	exceed five years and may be subject to an evaluation pursuant to 1429
	1929	+	subsection (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended by this act, provided no 1430
	1930	+	private career school shall operate for more than five additional years 1431
	1931	+	from the date of any renewal without the completion of an evaluation 1432
	1932	+	pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-22b, as amended by this act. 1433
	1933	+	(c) Renewal of the certificate of authorization shall be granted only 1434
	1934	+	upon (1) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee to the Office of Higher 1435
	1935	+	Education in the amount of two hundred dollars for the private career 1436
	1936	+	school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a private career 1437
	1937	+	school, except that, any renewal fees paid on and after the effective date 1438
	1938	+	of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the 1439
	1939	+	amount specified in such regulations, (2) submission of any reports or 1440
	1940	+	audits, as prescribed by the [executive director] commissioner, or the 1441
	1941	+	[executive director's] commissioner's designee, concerning the fiscal 1442
	1942	+	condition of the private career school or its continuing eligibility to 1443
	1943	+	participate in federal student financial aid programs, (3) the filing with 1444
	1944	+	the [executive director] commissioner of a complete application for a 1445
	1945	+	renewed certificate of authorization not less than one hundred twenty 1446
	1946	+	days prior to the termination date of the most recent certificate of 1447
	1947	+	authorization, and (4) a determination that the private career school 1448
	1948	+	meets all the conditions of its recent authorization, including, but not 1449
	1949	+	limited to, at the discretion of the [executive director] commissioner, 1450
	1950	+	evidence that such school is current on its financial obligations and has 1451
	1951	+	adequate financial resources to serve its current students, and the filing 1452
	1952	+	of documentation with the [executive director] commissioner that the 1453
	1953	+	private career school has a passing financial ratio score as required by 1454
	1954	+	34 CFR 668, as amended from time to time. 1455
	1955	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1956	+
	1957	+
	1958	+
	1959	+	LCO No. 4030 52 of 165
	1960	+
	1961	+	(d) If the [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1456
	1962	+	director's] commissioner's designee, determines, at any time during a 1457
	1963	+	school's authorization period, that such school is out of compliance with 1458
	1964	+	the conditions of authorization under sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, 1459
	1965	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, and any applicable regulations of 1460
	1966	+	Connecticut state agencies, the school may be placed on probation for a 1461
	1967	+	period not to exceed one year. If, after the period of one year of 1462
	1968	+	probationary status, the school remains out of compliance with the 1463
	1969	+	conditions of authorization, the [executive director] commissioner may 1464
	1970	+	revoke such school's certificate of authorization to operate as a private 1465
	1971	+	career school pursuant to section 10a-22f, as amended by this act. 1466
	1972	+	During the school's period of probation, the school shall post its 1467
	1973	+	probationary certificate of authorization in public view. The Office of 1468
	1974	+	Higher Education may publish the school's probationary certificate of 1469
	1975	+	authorization status. 1470
	1976	+	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, 1471
	1977	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, the [executive director] commissioner 1472
	1978	+	may authorize the extension of the most recent certificate of 1473
	1979	+	authorization for a period not to exceed sixty days for good cause 1474
	1980	+	shown, provided such extension shall not change the date of the original 1475
	1981	+	certificate's issuance or the date for each renewal. 1476
	1982	+	(f) After the first year of authorization, each private career school 1477
	1983	+	shall pay a nonrefundable annual fee to the private career school student 1478
	1984	+	protection account in the amount of two hundred dollars for the private 1479
	1985	+	career school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a private 1480
	1986	+	career school, except that, any annual fee paid on and after the effective 1481
	1987	+	date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in 1482
	1988	+	the amount specified in such regulations. The annual fee shall be due 1483
	1989	+	and payable for each year after the first year of authorization that the 1484
	1990	+	private career school and any branch of a private career school is 1485
	1991	+	authorized by the [executive director] commissioner to offer career 1486
	1992	+	instruction. Such annual fee shall be in addition to any renewal fee 1487
	1993	+	assessed under this section. 1488
	1994	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	1995	+
	1996	+
	1997	+
	1998	+	LCO No. 4030 53 of 165
	1999	+
	2000	+	(g) Each private career school shall keep financial records in 1489
	2001	+	conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. An annual 1490
	2002	+	financial statement detailing the financial status of the school shall be 1491
	2003	+	prepared by school management and reviewed or audited, or, for a 1492
	2004	+	nonaccredited school annually receiving less than fifty thousand dollars 1493
	2005	+	in tuition revenue, compiled, by a licensed certified public accountant 1494
	2006	+	or licensed public accountant in accordance with standards established 1495
	2007	+	by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A copy of 1496
	2008	+	such financial statement shall be filed with the [executive director] 1497
	2009	+	commissioner on or before the last day of the fourth month following 1498
	2010	+	the end of the school's fiscal year, except in the case of a nationally 1499
	2011	+	accredited school recognized by the United States Department of 1500
	2012	+	Education, in which case such financial statement shall be due on or 1501
	2013	+	before the last day of the sixth month following the end of the school's 1502
	2014	+	fiscal year. Only audited financial statements shall be accepted from a 1503
	2015	+	nationally accredited school. Upon a nonaccredited school's written 1504
	2016	+	request, the [executive director] commissioner may authorize, for good 1505
	2017	+	cause shown, a filing extension for a period not to exceed sixty days. No 1506
	2018	+	filing extensions shall be granted to a nationally accredited school. 1507
	2019	+	(h) The failure of any private career school to submit an application 1508
	2020	+	to the Office of Higher Education for the renewal of a certificate of 1509
	2021	+	authorization on or before the date on which it is due may result in the 1510
	2022	+	loss of authorization under section 10a-22f, as amended by this act. The 1511
	2023	+	[executive director] commissioner of said office may deny the renewal 1512
	2024	+	of such certificate of authorization if there exists a failure to file such 1513
	2025	+	renewal application by the date on which it is due, or the end of any 1514
	2026	+	period of extension authorized pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. 1515
	2027	+	Sec. 42. Section 10a-22e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1516
	2028	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1517
	2029	+	(a) During any period of authorization by the [executive director] 1518
	2030	+	commissioner to operate as a private career school pursuant to sections 1519
	2031	+	10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-1520
	2032	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2033	+
	2034	+
	2035	+
	2036	+	LCO No. 4030 54 of 165
	2037	+
	2038	+	22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as amended by this act, such private career 1521
	2039	+	school may request revision of the conditions of its authorization. Such 1522
	2040	+	school shall make such request to the [executive director] commissioner, 1523
	2041	+	in the manner and on such forms prescribed by the [executive director] 1524
	2042	+	commissioner sixty days prior to the proposed implementation date of 1525
	2043	+	any intended revision. Such revision shall include, but not be limited to, 1526
	2044	+	changes in (1) courses or programs; (2) ownership of the school; (3) 1527
	2045	+	name of the school; (4) location of the school's main campus; or (5) 1528
	2046	+	location of any of the school's additional classroom sites or branch 1529
	2047	+	campuses. A private career school requesting revision of the conditions 1530
	2048	+	of its authorization based on a change in ownership of the school shall 1531
	2049	+	submit an application and letter of credit pursuant to sections 10a-22b, 1532
	2050	+	as amended by this act, and 10a-22c, as amended by this act, 1533
	2051	+	accompanied by a nonrefundable change of ownership fee made 1534
	2052	+	payable to the private career school student protection account under 1535
	2053	+	section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, in the amount of two thousand 1536
	2054	+	dollars for the private career school and two hundred dollars for each 1537
	2055	+	branch of a private career school in this state, except that, any ownership 1538
	2056	+	fee paid on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted 1539
	2057	+	pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount specified in such 1540
	2058	+	regulations. 1541
	2059	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1542
	2060	+	director's] commissioner's designee, may, not later than thirty days after 1543
	2061	+	receipt of a request to revise the conditions of authorization, issue an 1544
	2062	+	order prohibiting any such change if it would constitute a material or 1545
	2063	+	substantial deviation from the conditions of authorization. 1546
	2064	+	(c) If the [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1547
	2065	+	director's] commissioner's designee, fails to take action upon a request 1548
	2066	+	for revision by the thirtieth day following the proposed implementation 1549
	2067	+	date of the intended revision, such request shall be deemed approved, 1550
	2068	+	and the private career school's certificate of authorization shall be so 1551
	2069	+	revised for the same period as its current authorization. 1552
	2070	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2071	+
	2072	+
	2073	+
	2074	+	LCO No. 4030 55 of 165
	2075	+
	2076	+	Sec. 43. Section 10a-22f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1553
	2077	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1554
	2078	+	(a) A certificate of authorization issued to a private career school 1555
	2079	+	pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this 1556
	2080	+	act, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as amended by this act, 1557
	2081	+	may be revoked by the [executive director] commissioner if such school 1558
	2082	+	(1) ceases to meet the conditions of its authorization; (2) commits a 1559
	2083	+	material or substantial violation of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, 1560
	2084	+	as amended by this act, or sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as 1561
	2085	+	amended by this act, or the regulations prescribed thereunder; (3) makes 1562
	2086	+	a false statement about a material fact in application for authorization 1563
	2087	+	or renewal; (4) fails to make a required payment to the private career 1564
	2088	+	school student protection account pursuant to section 10a-22u, as 1565
	2089	+	amended by this act; or (5) fails to submit a complete application for a 1566
	2090	+	renewal of a certificate of authorization pursuant to section 10a-22d, as 1567
	2091	+	amended by this act. 1568
	2092	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1569
	2093	+	director's] commissioner's designee, shall serve written notice, by 1570
	2094	+	certified mail, return receipt requested upon a private career school 1571
	2095	+	indicating that revocation of the school's authorization is under 1572
	2096	+	consideration and the [executive director] commissioner shall set forth 1573
	2097	+	the reasons such revocation is being considered. Not later than forty-1574
	2098	+	five days after mailing such written notice, the [executive director] 1575
	2099	+	commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, 1576
	2100	+	shall hold a compliance conference with the private career school. 1577
	2101	+	(c) If, after the compliance conference, the [executive director] 1578
	2102	+	commissioner determines that revocation of the certificate of 1579
	2103	+	authorization is appropriate, the [executive director] commissioner shall 1580
	2104	+	issue an order and serve written notice by certified mail, return receipt 1581
	2105	+	requested upon the private career school, which notice shall include, but 1582
	2106	+	not be limited to, the date of the revocation. 1583
	2107	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2108	+
	2109	+
	2110	+
	2111	+	LCO No. 4030 56 of 165
	2112	+
	2113	+	(d) A private career school aggrieved by the order of the [executive 1584
	2114	+	director] commissioner revoking its certificate of authorization 1585
	2115	+	pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days 1586
	2116	+	after such order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the 1587
	2117	+	[executive director] commissioner. Such hearing shall be held in 1588
	2118	+	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. 1589
	2119	+	Sec. 44. Section 10a-22g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1590
	2120	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1591
	2121	+	(a) A private career school which is authorized by the [executive 1592
	2122	+	director] commissioner pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, 1593
	2123	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, 1594
	2124	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, may request authorization to establish 1595
	2125	+	and operate additional classroom sites or branch schools, or to offer 1596
	2126	+	existing or new programs through a distance learning program, as 1597
	2127	+	defined in section 10a-22h, for the purpose of offering the occupational 1598
	2128	+	instruction authorized by the [executive director] commissioner, 1599
	2129	+	provided the additional classroom site or branch school complies with 1600
	2130	+	the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such school shall make 1601
	2131	+	such request for authorization to operate an additional classroom site or 1602
	2132	+	branch school or to offer existing or new programs through a distance 1603
	2133	+	learning program, in the manner and on such forms as prescribed by the 1604
	2134	+	[executive director] commissioner, at least sixty days prior to the 1605
	2135	+	proposed establishment of such additional classroom site or branch 1606
	2136	+	school or such distance learning program. 1607
	2137	+	(b) The buildings and premises for such additional classroom site or 1608
	2138	+	branch school shall meet all applicable state and local fire and zoning 1609
	2139	+	requirements, and certificates attesting the same signed by the local fire 1610
	2140	+	marshal and zoning enforcement officer shall be filed with the 1611
	2141	+	[executive director] commissioner prior to offering such occupational 1612
	2142	+	instruction. The additional classroom site or branch school shall be in 1613
	2143	+	compliance with the relevant requirements set forth in subsection (g) of 1614
	2144	+	section 10a-22b, as amended by this act, or on and after the effective date 1615
	2145	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2146	+
	2147	+
	2148	+
	2149	+	LCO No. 4030 57 of 165
	2150	+
	2151	+	of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a -22k, the 1616
	2152	+	requirements set forth in such regulations. 1617
	2153	+	(c) The [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1618
	2154	+	director's] commissioner's designee, not later than thirty days after the 1619
	2155	+	proposed date for establishment of a branch school, may issue an order 1620
	2156	+	prohibiting any such establishment of a branch school if it would 1621
	2157	+	constitute a material or substantial deviation from the conditions of 1622
	2158	+	authorization or if the private career school fails to meet the 1623
	2159	+	requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section. 1624
	2160	+	(d) If the [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1625
	2161	+	director's] commissioner's designee, fails to take action upon the request 1626
	2162	+	for revision by the thirtieth day after the proposed date for 1627
	2163	+	establishment of such additional classroom site or branch school or such 1628
	2164	+	distance learning program, such request shall be deemed approved. 1629
	2165	+	Sec. 45. Section 10a-22i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1630
	2166	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1631
	2167	+	(a) The [executive director] commissioner may assess any person, 1632
	2168	+	board, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company 1633
	2169	+	or other entity which violates any provision of sections 10a-22a to 10a-1634
	2170	+	22p, inclusive, as amended by this act, sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, 1635
	2171	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, or regulations adopted pursuant to 1636
	2172	+	section 10a-22k, an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed 1637
	2173	+	five hundred dollars for each day of such violation, except that, any 1638
	2174	+	administrative penalty assessed on and after the effective date of the 1639
	2175	+	regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount 1640
	2176	+	specified in such regulations. 1641
	2177	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner shall serve written notice 1642
	2178	+	upon a private career school when the assessment of such an 1643
	2179	+	administrative penalty is under consideration. The notice shall set forth 1644
	2180	+	the reasons for the assessment of the penalty. Not later than forty-five 1645
	2181	+	days after mailing such notice to the private career school, the [executive 1646
	2182	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2183	+
	2184	+
	2185	+
	2186	+	LCO No. 4030 58 of 165
	2187	+
	2188	+	director] commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's 1647
	2189	+	designee, shall hold a compliance conference with the private career 1648
	2190	+	school. 1649
	2191	+	(c) If, after the compliance conference, the [executive director] 1650
	2192	+	commissioner determines that imposition of an administrative penalty 1651
	2193	+	is appropriate, the [executive director] commissioner shall issue an 1652
	2194	+	order and serve written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested 1653
	2195	+	upon the private career school. 1654
	2196	+	(d) A private career school aggrieved by the order of the [executive 1655
	2197	+	director] commissioner imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to 1656
	2198	+	subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days after such 1657
	2199	+	order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the [executive 1658
	2200	+	director] commissioner. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with 1659
	2201	+	the provisions of chapter 54. 1660
	2202	+	Sec. 46. Section 10a-22j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1661
	2203	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1662
	2204	+	The [executive director] commissioner, through the Attorney 1663
	2205	+	General, may seek an order from the Superior Court to prevent any 1664
	2206	+	violation of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22p, inclusive, as amended by this 1665
	2207	+	act, or sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, as amended by this act. 1666
	2208	+	Sec. 47. Subsection (b) of section 10a-22l of the general statutes is 1667
	2209	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1668
	2210	+	passage): 1669
	2211	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1670
	2212	+	director's] commissioner's designee, may conduct an investigation and, 1671
	2213	+	through the Attorney General, maintain an action in the name of the 1672
	2214	+	state against any person to restrain or prevent the establishment or 1673
	2215	+	operation of an institution that does not have a certificate of 1674
	2216	+	authorization. 1675
	2217	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2218	+
	2219	+
	2220	+
	2221	+	LCO No. 4030 59 of 165
	2222	+
	2223	+	Sec. 48. Section 10a-22m of the general statutes is repealed and the 1676
	2224	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1677
	2225	+	(a) A private career school shall notify the [executive director] 1678
	2226	+	commissioner, in writing, at least sixty days prior to closure of such 1679
	2227	+	school. The private career school shall provide evidence prior to closing 1680
	2228	+	that: (1) All course work is or will be completed by current students at 1681
	2229	+	the school; (2) there are no refunds due any students; (3) all student 1682
	2230	+	records will be maintained as prescribed in section 10a-22n, as amended 1683
	2231	+	by this act; (4) final payment has been made to the private career school 1684
	2232	+	student protection account; (5) a designation of service form has been 1685
	2233	+	filed with the [executive director] commissioner; and (6) the certificate 1686
	2234	+	of authorization has been returned to the [executive director] 1687
	2235	+	commissioner. 1688
	2236	+	(b) Any private career school that fails to meet the requirements 1689
	2237	+	outlined in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than five 1690
	2238	+	hundred dollars per day for each day of noncompliance, except that, any 1691
	2239	+	fine assessed on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted 1692
	2240	+	pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount specified in such 1693
	2241	+	regulations, and pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 1694
	2242	+	10a-22c, as amended by this act, shall be ineligible to be issued a 1695
	2243	+	certificate of authorization upon application to operate a private career 1696
	2244	+	school. Funds collected pursuant to this subsection shall be placed in the 1697
	2245	+	private career student protection account established pursuant to 1698
	2246	+	section 10a-22u, as amended by this act. 1699
	2247	+	(c) If the [executive director] commissioner revokes a private career 1700
	2248	+	school's certificate of authorization, such school shall comply with the 1701
	2249	+	requirements of subsection (a) of this section. Failure to comply shall 1702
	2250	+	result in further penalties at the discretion of the [executive director] 1703
	2251	+	commissioner. 1704
	2252	+	(d) In the event a private career school fails to meet the requirements 1705
	2253	+	set forth in subsection (a) of this section and closes prior to graduating 1706
	2254	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2255	+
	2256	+
	2257	+
	2258	+	LCO No. 4030 60 of 165
	2259	+
	2260	+	all current students, the [executive director] commissioner may seize the 1707
	2261	+	letter of credit filed by the private career school pursuant to subsection 1708
	2262	+	(d) of section 10a-22c, as amended by this act, and such letter of credit 1709
	2263	+	shall be made payable to the private career school student protection 1710
	2264	+	account. The [executive director] commissioner may expend funds from 1711
	2265	+	the private career school student protection account up to the amount 1712
	2266	+	necessary to facilitate a teach-out of any remaining students up to and 1713
	2267	+	including the issuance of a certificate of completion pursuant to 1714
	2268	+	subsection (e) of this section. For purposes of this subsection and 1715
	2269	+	subsection (e) of this section, (1) "teach-out" means the completion of 1716
	2270	+	instruction of a course or program of study in which a student was 1717
	2271	+	enrolled, provided the teach-out includes instruction of the entire 1718
	2272	+	program of study when a course is a part of such program of study, and 1719
	2273	+	(2) "certificate of completion" means the credential, documented in 1720
	2274	+	writing, that is issued to a student who completes a course or program 1721
	2275	+	of study offered by a private career school. 1722
	2276	+	(e) In the event of a private career school closure that fails to meet the 1723
	2277	+	requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the [executive 1724
	2278	+	director] commissioner may issue a certificate of completion to each 1725
	2279	+	student that, in the [executive director's] commissioner's determination, 1726
	2280	+	has successfully completed the student's course or program of study in 1727
	2281	+	which the student was enrolled at the private career school. 1728
	2282	+	Sec. 49. Section 10a-22n of the general statutes is repealed and the 1729
	2283	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1730
	2284	+	(a) A private career school shall maintain, preserve and protect, in a 1731
	2285	+	manner approved by the [executive director] commissioner, or the 1732
	2286	+	[executive director's] commissioner's designee, all school records 1733
	2287	+	including, but not limited to: (1) Student or academic transcripts, 1734
	2288	+	including, in a separate file, a duplicate copy of the academic transcript 1735
	2289	+	of each student who graduated from such school, and a duplicate copy 1736
	2290	+	of the academic transcript of each student enrolled at such school that 1737
	2291	+	contains the student's name, address, program of study, length of such 1738
	2292	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2293	+
	2294	+
	2295	+
	2296	+	LCO No. 4030 61 of 165
	2297	+
	2298	+	program of study, grade point average and courses completed; (2) 1739
	2299	+	attendance records or other indicators of student progress; (3) copies of 1740
	2300	+	individual enrollment agreements or contracts; (4) evidence of tuition 1741
	2301	+	payments; and (5) any other documentation as prescribed by the 1742
	2302	+	[executive director] commissioner. 1743
	2303	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1744
	2304	+	director's] commissioner's designee, may at any time during regular 1745
	2305	+	business or school hours, with or without notice, visit a private career 1746
	2306	+	school. During such visitation, the [executive director] commissioner, or 1747
	2307	+	the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, may request an 1748
	2308	+	officer or director of the school to produce, and shall be provided with 1749
	2309	+	immediate access to, such records or information as are required to 1750
	2310	+	verify that the school continues to meet the conditions of authorization. 1751
	2311	+	If the [executive director] commissioner determines that such private 1752
	2312	+	career school has not maintained, preserved or protected school records 1753
	2313	+	in accordance with this section, the [executive director] commissioner 1754
	2314	+	may assess an administrative penalty on such private career school 1755
	2315	+	pursuant to section 10a-22i, as amended by this act. 1756
	2316	+	(c) If a school ceases to operate as a private career school, it shall (1) 1757
	2317	+	immediately transmit all student or academic transcripts, described in 1758
	2318	+	subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, to the [executive 1759
	2319	+	director] commissioner, and (2) keep the [executive director] 1760
	2320	+	commissioner advised in writing as to the location and availability of all 1761
	2321	+	other student records or shall file all such other student records with the 1762
	2322	+	[executive director] commissioner. 1763
	2323	+	(d) The [executive director] commissioner shall maintain all records, 1764
	2324	+	files and other documents associated with private career schools in a 1765
	2325	+	manner consistent with the mission and responsibilities of the Office of 1766
	2326	+	Higher Education. 1767
	2327	+	Sec. 50. Section 10a-22o of the general statutes is repealed and the 1768
	2328	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1769
	2329	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2330	+
	2331	+
	2332	+
	2333	+	LCO No. 4030 62 of 165
	2334	+
	2335	+	(a) The [executive director] commissioner, through the Attorney 1770
	2336	+	General, may petition the superior court for the judicial district of 1771
	2337	+	Hartford for the enforcement of any order issued by the [executive 1772
	2338	+	director] commissioner, and for other appropriate relief. The court may 1773
	2339	+	issue such orders as are appropriate to aid in enforcement. 1774
	2340	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner, or the [executive 1775
	2341	+	director's] commissioner's designee, may conduct any necessary review, 1776
	2342	+	inspection or investigation regarding applications for certificates of 1777
	2343	+	authorization or possible violations of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22p, 1778
	2344	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, or any applicable regulations of 1779
	2345	+	Connecticut state agencies. In connection with any investigation, the 1780
	2346	+	[executive director] commissioner, or the [executive director's] 1781
	2347	+	commissioner's designee, may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, 1782
	2348	+	compel testimony and order the production of any record or document. 1783
	2349	+	If any person refuses to appear, testify or produce any record or 1784
	2350	+	document when so ordered, the [executive director] commissioner may 1785
	2351	+	seek relief pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 1786
	2352	+	Sec. 51. Section 10a-22p of the general statutes is repealed and the 1787
	2353	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1788
	2354	+	(a) On and after January 1, 2020, any private career school, as defined 1789
	2355	+	in section 10a-22a, as amended by this act, that requires any student, as 1790
	2356	+	a condition of enrollment, to enter into an agreement that (1) limits 1791
	2357	+	participation in a class action against such school, (2) limits any claim 1792
	2358	+	the student may have against such school or the damages for such claim, 1793
	2359	+	or (3) requires the student to assert any claim against such school in a 1794
	2360	+	forum that is less convenient, more costly or more dilatory for the 1795
	2361	+	resolution of a dispute than a judicial forum established in the state 1796
	2362	+	where the student may otherwise properly bring a claim, shall include 1797
	2363	+	in its application to the Office of Higher Education for initial or renewed 1798
	2364	+	certificate of authorization pursuant to sections 10a-22b, as amended by 1799
	2365	+	this act, and 10a-22d, as amended by this act, a statement (A) disclosing 1800
	2366	+	the number of claims made against the school, including claims made 1801
	2367	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2368	+
	2369	+
	2370	+
	2371	+	LCO No. 4030 63 of 165
	2372	+
	2373	+	against a parent organization or subsidiary of the school, by a student 1802
	2374	+	currently or formerly enrolled at the school, (B) describing the nature of 1803
	2375	+	the rights asserted, and (C) updating the status of such claims. The 1804
	2376	+	school shall submit additional details regarding such claims as the 1805
	2377	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education 1806
	2378	+	may require. 1807
	2379	+	(b) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1808
	2380	+	Education may deny the application for initial or renewed certificate of 1809
	2381	+	authorization of a private career school or consider a private career 1810
	2382	+	school ineligible to receive any public funds, including, but not limited 1811
	2383	+	to, federal funds administered by the office pursuant to section 10a-45 if 1812
	2384	+	(1) such school fails to include the statement required under subsection 1813
	2385	+	(a) of this section in its application, or (2) upon review of such statement, 1814
	2386	+	the [executive director] commissioner determines that the public policy 1815
	2387	+	of protecting the interests of students in the state requires such denial. 1816
	2388	+	(c) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1817
	2389	+	Education shall have the authority granted under sections 10a-22i, as 1818
	2390	+	amended by this act, 10a-22j, as amended by this act, and 10a-22o, as 1819
	2391	+	amended by this act, to investigate and enforce the provisions of 1820
	2392	+	subsections (a) and (b) of this section. 1821
	2393	+	Sec. 52. Section 10a-22r of the general statutes is repealed and the 1822
	2394	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1823
	2395	+	Upon the availability of funds to award financial aid grants from the 1824
	2396	+	private career school student benefit account, there shall be established 1825
	2397	+	an advisory committee to the [executive director] commissioner 1826
	2398	+	consisting of seven members appointed by the [executive director] 1827
	2399	+	commissioner, including a representative of the private career schools, 1828
	2400	+	a representative from the Office of Higher Education and five members 1829
	2401	+	chosen from business or industry, state legislators, private career school 1830
	2402	+	alumni and the general public. Three of the members first appointed to 1831
	2403	+	the committee shall be appointed for a term of three years and four of 1832
	2404	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2405	+
	2406	+
	2407	+
	2408	+	LCO No. 4030 64 of 165
	2409	+
	2410	+	the members first appointed shall be appointed for a term of two years. 1833
	2411	+	Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for a term of two years. The 1834
	2412	+	[executive director] commissioner shall administer the private career 1835
	2413	+	school student benefit account, established pursuant to section 10a-22u, 1836
	2414	+	as amended by this act, with the advice of the advisory committee in 1837
	2415	+	accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 10a-22s, as 1838
	2416	+	amended by this act, and 10a-22t, as amended by this act, and may 1839
	2417	+	assess the account for all direct expenses incurred in the implementation 1840
	2418	+	of this section. The account shall be used to award financial aid grants 1841
	2419	+	for the benefit of private career school students. The grants shall be paid 1842
	2420	+	to the private career school designated by the grant recipient to be 1843
	2421	+	applied against the tuition expenses of such recipient. If the balance of 1844
	2422	+	the student protection account is five per cent or less of the annual net 1845
	2423	+	tuition income of the schools which make payments to the account 1846
	2424	+	pursuant to section 10a-22u, as amended by this act, any unallocated 1847
	2425	+	funds in the student benefit account shall be transferred to the private 1848
	2426	+	career school student protection account. 1849
	2427	+	Sec. 53. Section 10a-22s of the general statutes is repealed and the 1850
	2428	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1851
	2429	+	The [executive director] commissioner, with the advice of the 1852
	2430	+	advisory committee, shall establish the criteria for awarding financial 1853
	2431	+	aid grants. Applications for grants shall be submitted on such forms and 1854
	2432	+	in such manner as the [executive director] commissioner, with the 1855
	2433	+	advice of the advisory committee, shall prescribe. The [executive 1856
	2434	+	director] commissioner shall establish policies, with the advice of the 1857
	2435	+	advisory committee, for the return of any portion of a financial aid grant, 1858
	2436	+	representing tuition of a student, which would otherwise be refundable. 1859
	2437	+	Sec. 54. Section 10a-22t of the general statutes is repealed and the 1860
	2438	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1861
	2439	+	The Treasurer shall pay financial aid grants, approved and ordered 1862
	2440	+	to be paid by the [executive director] commissioner with the advice of 1863
	2441	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2442	+
	2443	+
	2444	+
	2445	+	LCO No. 4030 65 of 165
	2446	+
	2447	+	the advisory committee, from the student benefit account. 1864
	2448	+	Sec. 55. Section 10a-22u of the general statutes is repealed and the 1865
	2449	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1866
	2450	+	(a) There shall be an account to be known as the private career school 1867
	2451	+	student protection account within the General Fund. Each private career 1868
	2452	+	school authorized in accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a 1869
	2453	+	to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall pay to the State 1870
	2454	+	Treasurer an amount equal to four-tenths of one per cent of the tuition 1871
	2455	+	received by such school per calendar quarter exclusive of any refunds 1872
	2456	+	paid, except that distance learning and correspondence schools 1873
	2457	+	authorized in accordance with the provisions of section 10a-22h, shall 1874
	2458	+	contribute to said account only for Connecticut residents enrolled in 1875
	2459	+	such schools. Payments shall be made by January thirtieth, April 1876
	2460	+	thirtieth, July thirtieth and October thirtieth in each year for tuition 1877
	2461	+	received during the three months next preceding the month of payment. 1878
	2462	+	In addition to amounts received based on tuition, the account shall also 1879
	2463	+	contain any amount required to be deposited into the account pursuant 1880
	2464	+	to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, as amended by this act. Said 1881
	2465	+	account shall be used for the purposes of section 10a-22v, as amended 1882
	2466	+	by this act. Any interest, income and dividends derived from the 1883
	2467	+	investment of the account shall be credited to the account. All direct 1884
	2468	+	expenses for the maintenance of the account may be charged to the 1885
	2469	+	account upon the order of the State Comptroller. The [executive 1886
	2470	+	director] commissioner may assess the account for all direct expenses 1887
	2471	+	incurred in the implementation of the purposes of this section which are 1888
	2472	+	in excess of the normal expenditures of the Office of Higher Education. 1889
	2473	+	(b) Payments required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 1890
	2474	+	be a condition of doing business in the state and failure to make any 1891
	2475	+	such payment within thirty days following the date on which it is due 1892
	2476	+	shall result in the loss of authorization under section 10a-22f, as 1893
	2477	+	amended by this act. Such authorization shall not be issued or renewed 1894
	2478	+	if there exists a failure to make any such payment in excess of thirty days 1895
	2479	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2480	+
	2481	+
	2482	+
	2483	+	LCO No. 4030 66 of 165
	2484	+
	2485	+	following the date on which it is due. 1896
	2486	+	(c) If an audit conducted by the Office of Higher Education 1897
	2487	+	determines that a school has paid into the private career school student 1898
	2488	+	protection account an amount less than was required, the school shall 1899
	2489	+	pay such amount plus a penalty of ten per cent of the amount required 1900
	2490	+	to the State Treasurer within thirty days of receipt of notice from the 1901
	2491	+	[executive director] commissioner, or the [executive director's] 1902
	2492	+	commissioner's designee of the amount of the underpayment and 1903
	2493	+	penalty. 1904
	2494	+	(d) If an audit conducted by the Office of Higher Education 1905
	2495	+	determines that a school has paid into the private career school student 1906
	2496	+	protection account an amount more than was required, subsequent 1907
	2497	+	payment or payments by the school shall be appropriately credited until 1908
	2498	+	such credited payment or payments equal the amount of the 1909
	2499	+	overpayment. 1910
	2500	+	Sec. 56. Section 10a-22v of the general statutes is repealed and the 1911
	2501	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1912
	2502	+	Any student enrolled in a private career school authorized in 1913
	2503	+	accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, 1914
	2504	+	as amended by this act, who is unable to complete an approved course 1915
	2505	+	or unit of instruction at such school because of the insolvency or 1916
	2506	+	cessation of operation of the school and who has paid tuition for such 1917
	2507	+	course or unit of instruction, may, not later than two years after the date 1918
	2508	+	on which such school became insolvent or ceased operations, make 1919
	2509	+	application to the [executive director] commissioner for a refund of 1920
	2510	+	tuition from the account established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as 1921
	2511	+	amended by this act, to the extent that such account exists or has reached 1922
	2512	+	the level necessary to pay outstanding approved claims, except that in 1923
	2513	+	the case of distance learning and correspondence schools authorized in 1924
	2514	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10a-22h, only Connecticut 1925
	2515	+	residents enrolled in such schools may be eligible for such refund. Upon 1926
	2516	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2517	+
	2518	+
	2519	+
	2520	+	LCO No. 4030 67 of 165
	2521	+
	2522	+	such application, the [executive director] commissioner shall determine 1927
	2523	+	whether the applicant is unable to complete a course or unit of 1928
	2524	+	instruction because of the insolvency or cessation of operation of the 1929
	2525	+	school to which tuition has been paid. The [executive director] 1930
	2526	+	commissioner may summon by subpoena any person, records or 1931
	2527	+	documents pertinent to the making of a determination regarding 1932
	2528	+	insolvency or cessation of operation. For the purpose of making any 1933
	2529	+	tuition refund pursuant to this section, a school shall be deemed to have 1934
	2530	+	ceased operation whenever it has failed to complete a course or unit of 1935
	2531	+	instruction for which the student has paid a tuition fee and, as a result, 1936
	2532	+	the school's authorization has been revoked pursuant to section 10a-22f, 1937
	2533	+	as amended by this act. If the [executive director] commissioner finds 1938
	2534	+	that the applicant is entitled to a refund of tuition because of the 1939
	2535	+	insolvency or cessation of operation of the school, the [executive 1940
	2536	+	director] commissioner shall determine the amount of an appropriate 1941
	2537	+	refund which shall be equal to the tuition paid for the uncompleted 1942
	2538	+	course or unit of instruction. Thereafter the [executive director] 1943
	2539	+	commissioner shall direct the State Treasurer to pay, per order of the 1944
	2540	+	Comptroller, the refund to the applicant or persons, agencies or 1945
	2541	+	organizations indicated by the applicant who have paid tuition on the 1946
	2542	+	student's behalf. If the student is a minor, payment shall be made to the 1947
	2543	+	student's parent, parents or legal guardian. In no event shall a refund be 1948
	2544	+	made from the student protection account for any financial aid provided 1949
	2545	+	to or on behalf of any student in accordance with the provisions of Title 1950
	2546	+	IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended from time 1951
	2547	+	to time. Each recipient of a tuition refund made in accordance with the 1952
	2548	+	provisions of this section shall assign all rights to the state of any action 1953
	2549	+	against the school or its owner or owners for tuition amounts 1954
	2550	+	reimbursed pursuant to this section. Upon such assignment, the state 1955
	2551	+	may take appropriate action against the school or its owner or owners 1956
	2552	+	in order to reimburse the student protection account for any expenses 1957
	2553	+	or claims that are paid from the account and to reimburse the state for 1958
	2554	+	the reasonable and necessary expenses in undertaking such action. Any 1959
	2555	+	student who falsifies information on an application for tuition 1960
	2556	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2557	+
	2558	+
	2559	+
	2560	+	LCO No. 4030 68 of 165
	2561	+
	2562	+	reimbursement shall lose his or her right to any refund from the account. 1961
	2563	+	Sec. 57. Subsections (e) and (f) of section 10a-34 of the general statutes 1962
	2564	+	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 1963
	2565	+	from passage): 1964
	2566	+	(e) If the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1965
	2567	+	Education, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, 1966
	2568	+	determines that further review of an application is needed due at least 1967
	2569	+	in part to the applicant offering instruction in a new program of higher 1968
	2570	+	learning or new degree level or the financial condition of the institution 1969
	2571	+	of higher education is determined to be at risk of imminent closure as a 1970
	2572	+	result of a financial screening conducted pursuant to the provisions of 1971
	2573	+	section 10a-34h, as amended by this act, then the [executive director] 1972
	2574	+	commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, 1973
	2575	+	shall conduct a focused or on-site review. Such applicant shall have an 1974
	2576	+	opportunity to state any objection regarding any individual selected to 1975
	2577	+	review an application on behalf of the [executive director] 1976
	2578	+	commissioner. For purposes of this subsection and subsection (f) of this 1977
	2579	+	section, "focused review" means a review by an out-of-state curriculum 1978
	2580	+	expert; and "on-site review" means a full team evaluation by the office 1979
	2581	+	at the institution of higher education. 1980
	2582	+	(f) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1981
	2583	+	Education, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, may 1982
	2584	+	require (1) a focused or on-site review of any program application in a 1983
	2585	+	field requiring a license to practice in Connecticut, and (2) evidence that 1984
	2586	+	a program application in a field requiring a license to practice in 1985
	2587	+	Connecticut meets the state or federal licensing requirements for such 1986
	2588	+	license. 1987
	2589	+	Sec. 58. Section 10a-34a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1988
	2590	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1989
	2591	+	(a) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1990
	2592	+	Education may assess any person, school, board, association or 1991
	2593	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2594	+
	2595	+
	2596	+
	2597	+	LCO No. 4030 69 of 165
	2598	+
	2599	+	corporation which violates any provision of section 10a-34, as amended 1992
	2600	+	by this act, 10a-34g, as amended by this act, or10a-35 an administrative 1993
	2601	+	penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for each day of 1994
	2602	+	such violation. 1995
	2603	+	(b) (1) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 1996
	2604	+	Education shall serve written notice upon the person, school, board, 1997
	2605	+	association or corporation when the assessment of such an 1998
	2606	+	administrative penalty is under consideration. The notice shall set forth 1999
	2607	+	the reasons for the assessment of the penalty. 2000
	2608	+	(2) Not later than forty-five days after the [executive director] 2001
	2609	+	commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, 2002
	2610	+	mails notice pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to such 2003
	2611	+	person, school, board, association or corporation, the [executive 2004
	2612	+	director] commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's 2005
	2613	+	designee, shall hold a compliance conference with such person, school, 2006
	2614	+	board, association or corporation. 2007
	2615	+	(c) If, after the compliance conference pursuant to subsection (b) of 2008
	2616	+	this section, the [executive director] commissioner determines that 2009
	2617	+	imposition of the administrative penalty is appropriate, the [executive 2010
	2618	+	director] commissioner shall issue an order and serve written notice by 2011
	2619	+	certified mail, return receipt requested upon the person, school, board, 2012
	2620	+	association or corporation. 2013
	2621	+	(d) The person, school, board, association or corporation aggrieved 2014
	2622	+	by the order of the [executive director] commissioner imposing an 2015
	2623	+	administrative penalty pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall, 2016
	2624	+	not later than fifteen days after such order is mailed, request, in writing, 2017
	2625	+	a hearing before the Office of Higher Education. Such hearing shall be 2018
	2626	+	held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. 2019
	2627	+	Sec. 59. Section 10a-34b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2020
	2628	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2021
	2629	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2630	+
	2631	+
	2632	+
	2633	+	LCO No. 4030 70 of 165
	2634	+
	2635	+	The [executive director] commissioner, through the Attorney 2022
	2636	+	General, may seek an order from the Superior Court to prevent any 2023
	2637	+	violation of sections 10a-34, as amended by this act, 10a-34g, as 2024
	2638	+	amended by this act, and 10a-35 through the use of an injunction in 2025
	2639	+	accordance with the provisions of chapter 916. 2026
	2640	+	Sec. 60. Section 10a-34c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2027
	2641	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2028
	2642	+	The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2029
	2643	+	Education may conduct an investigation and, through the Attorney 2030
	2644	+	General, maintain an action in the name of the state against any person, 2031
	2645	+	school, board, association or corporation to restrain or prevent the 2032
	2646	+	establishment or operation of an institution that is not authorized to 2033
	2647	+	award degrees by the Office of Higher Education pursuant to the 2034
	2648	+	provisions of section 10a-34, as amended by this act. 2035
	2649	+	Sec. 61. Section 10a-34d of the general statutes is repealed and the 2036
	2650	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2037
	2651	+	The Office of Higher Education, through the Attorney General, may 2038
	2652	+	petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for the 2039
	2653	+	enforcement of any order issued by the office or the [executive director] 2040
	2654	+	commissioner, and for other appropriate relief. The court may issue 2041
	2655	+	such orders as are appropriate to aid in enforcement. 2042
	2656	+	Sec. 62. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10a-34e of the general 2043
	2657	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2044
	2658	+	(Effective from passage): 2045
	2659	+	(a) The Office of Higher Education may conduct any necessary 2046
	2660	+	review, inspection or investigation regarding applications for 2047
	2661	+	authorization or possible violations of this section, sections 10a-34 to 2048
	2662	+	10a-34d, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 10a-34g, as amended 2049
	2663	+	by this act, or any applicable regulations of Connecticut state agencies. 2050
	2664	+	In connection with any investigation, the [executive director] 2051
	2665	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2666	+
	2667	+
	2668	+
	2669	+	LCO No. 4030 71 of 165
	2670	+
	2671	+	commissioner, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, 2052
	2672	+	may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the 2053
	2673	+	production of any record or document. If any person refuses to appear, 2054
	2674	+	testify or produce any record or document when so ordered, the 2055
	2675	+	[executive director] commissioner may seek relief pursuant to section 2056
	2676	+	10a-34d, as amended by this act. 2057
	2677	+	(b) If the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2058
	2678	+	Education determines that an institution of higher education that is not 2059
	2679	+	regionally accredited is exhibiting financial and administrative 2060
	2680	+	indicators that such institution is in danger of closing, the [executive 2061
	2681	+	director] commissioner may require such institution to facilitate a teach-2062
	2682	+	out, as defined in section 10a-22m, as amended by this act, provided the 2063
	2683	+	[executive director] commissioner and such institution previously 2064
	2684	+	discussed a teach-out that ensures that current students of such 2065
	2685	+	institution are able to complete their programs without significant 2066
	2686	+	impact. 2067
	2687	+	Sec. 63. Section 10a-34g of the general statutes is repealed and the 2068
	2688	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2069
	2689	+	(a) On and after January 1, 2020, any for-profit institution of higher 2070
	2690	+	education licensed to operate in the state that requires any student, as a 2071
	2691	+	condition of enrollment, to enter into an agreement that (1) limits 2072
	2692	+	participation in a class action against such institution, (2) limits any 2073
	2693	+	claim the student may have against such institution or the damages for 2074
	2694	+	such claim, or (3) requires the student to assert any claim against such 2075
	2695	+	institution in a forum that is less convenient, more costly or more 2076
	2696	+	dilatory for the resolution of a dispute than a judicial forum established 2077
	2697	+	in the state where the student may otherwise properly bring a claim, 2078
	2698	+	shall include in its application to the Office of Higher Education for 2079
	2699	+	authorization pursuant to section 10a-34, as amended by this act, a 2080
	2700	+	statement (A) disclosing the number of claims made against the 2081
	2701	+	institution, including claims made against a parent organization or 2082
	2702	+	subsidiary of the institution, by a student currently or formerly enrolled 2083
	2703	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2704	+
	2705	+
	2706	+
	2707	+	LCO No. 4030 72 of 165
	2708	+
	2709	+	at the institution, (B) a description of the nature of the rights asserted, 2084
	2710	+	and (C) the status of such claims. The institution shall submit additional 2085
	2711	+	details regarding such claims as the [executive director of the Office] 2086
	2712	+	Commissioner of Higher Education may require. 2087
	2713	+	(b) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2088
	2714	+	Education may deny the application for initial or renewed license or 2089
	2715	+	accreditation of a for-profit institution of higher education or consider a 2090
	2716	+	for-profit institution of higher education ineligible to receive any public 2091
	2717	+	funds, including, but not limited to, federal funds administered by the 2092
	2718	+	office pursuant to section 10a-45 if (1) such institution fails to include 2093
	2719	+	the statement required under subsection (a) of this section in its 2094
	2720	+	application, or (2) upon review of such statement, the [executive 2095
	2721	+	director] commissioner determines that the public policy of protecting 2096
	2722	+	the interests of students in the state requires such denial. 2097
	2723	+	Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10a-34, the 2098
	2724	+	[executive director] commissioner may deny the accreditation of an 2099
	2725	+	institution of higher education, for the purposes of this subsection, by 2100
	2726	+	refusing to accept or withdrawing any previous acceptance of regional 2101
	2727	+	accreditation made under subsection (i) of said section. 2102
	2728	+	(c) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2103
	2729	+	Education shall have the authority granted under sections 10a-34a, as 2104
	2730	+	amended by this act, 10a-34b, as amended by this act, and 10a-34e, as 2105
	2731	+	amended by this act, to investigate and enforce the provisions of 2106
	2732	+	subsections (a) and (b) of this section. 2107
	2733	+	Sec. 64. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 10a-34h of the 2108
	2734	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2109
	2735	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2110
	2736	+	(b) The Office of Higher Education shall enter into a memorandum of 2111
	2737	+	understanding with one or more accrediting agencies to conduct an 2112
	2738	+	annual financial screening of each independent institution of higher 2113
	2739	+	education in the state. If an independent institution of higher education 2114
	2740	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2741	+
	2742	+
	2743	+
	2744	+	LCO No. 4030 73 of 165
	2745	+
	2746	+	does not complete an annual financial screening with an accrediting 2115
	2747	+	agency, such financial screening shall be conducted by the office in the 2116
	2748	+	form and manner prescribed by the [executive director of said office] 2117
	2749	+	Commissioner of Higher Education. The office may determine that an 2118
	2750	+	independent institution of higher education is at risk of imminent 2119
	2751	+	closure through (1) a financial screening conducted by the office, or (2) 2120
	2752	+	acceptance by the office of such determination made by an accrediting 2121
	2753	+	agency. Upon determining that an independent institution of higher 2122
	2754	+	education is at risk of imminent closure, the office shall submit a 2123
	2755	+	summary of the reasons for such determination to such institution. 2124
	2756	+	(c) Upon receiving a summary from the Office of Higher Education 2125
	2757	+	that an independent institution of higher education has been 2126
	2758	+	determined to be at risk of imminent closure, such institution shall 2127
	2759	+	submit to the office, in the form and manner prescribed by the [executive 2128
	2760	+	director of said office] Commissioner of Higher Education, (1) notice of 2129
	2761	+	any known financial liability or risk, (2) any information necessary to 2130
	2762	+	accurately determine and monitor the institution's financial status and 2131
	2763	+	risk of imminent closure, and (3) an updated closure plan approved by 2132
	2764	+	the governing board of such institution pursuant to subsection (c) of 2133
	2765	+	section 10a-34e. 2134
	2766	+	(d) If any independent institution of higher education in the state fails 2135
	2767	+	to comply with the requirements of this section, the [executive director 2136
	2768	+	of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education may request the 2137
	2769	+	suspension of any state funding designated for such institution, 2138
	2770	+	establish a date to suspend or revoke such institution's degree-granting 2139
	2771	+	authority or impose such other penalties the [executive director] 2140
	2772	+	commissioner deems appropriate. 2141
	2773	+	Sec. 65. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 10a-35b of the 2142
	2774	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2143
	2775	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2144
	2776	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the [executive director of the Office] 2145
	2777	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2778	+
	2779	+
	2780	+
	2781	+	LCO No. 4030 74 of 165
	2782	+
	2783	+	Commissioner of Higher Education, in consultation with the advisory 2146
	2784	+	council established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall create 2147
	2785	+	a database of credentials offered in the state for the purpose of 2148
	2786	+	explaining the skills and competencies earned through a credential in 2149
	2787	+	uniform terms and plain language. In creating the database, the 2150
	2788	+	[executive director] commissioner shall utilize the minimum data policy 2151
	2789	+	of the New England Board of Higher Education's High Value 2152
	2790	+	Credentials for New England initiative, the uniform terms and 2153
	2791	+	descriptions of Credentials Engine's Credential Transparency 2154
	2792	+	Description Language and the uniform standards for comparing and 2155
	2793	+	linking credentials in Credential Engine's Credential Transparency 2156
	2794	+	Description Language-Achievement Standards Network. At a 2157
	2795	+	minimum, the database shall include the following information for each 2158
	2796	+	credential: (1) Credential status type, (2) the entity that owns or offers 2159
	2797	+	the credential, (3) the type of credential being offered, (4) a short 2160
	2798	+	description of the credential, (5) the name of the credential, (6) the 2161
	2799	+	Internet web site that provides information relating to the credential, (7) 2162
	2800	+	the language in which the credential is offered, (8) the estimated 2163
	2801	+	duration for completion, (9) the industry related to the credential which 2164
	2802	+	may include its code under the North American Industry Classification 2165
	2803	+	System, (10) the occupation related to the credential which may include 2166
	2804	+	its code under the standard occupational classification system of the 2167
	2805	+	Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or 2168
	2806	+	under The Occupational Information Network, (11) the estimated cost 2169
	2807	+	for earning the credential, and (12) a listing of online or physical 2170
	2808	+	locations where the credential is offered. 2171
	2809	+	(c) There is established an advisory council for the purpose of 2172
	2810	+	advising the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2173
	2811	+	Education on the implementation of the database created pursuant to 2174
	2812	+	subsection (b) of this section. The advisory council shall consist of (1) 2175
	2813	+	representatives from the Office of Workforce Strategy, Office of Higher 2176
	2814	+	Education, Office of Policy and Management, Labor Department, 2177
	2815	+	Department of Education, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 2178
	2816	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2817	+
	2818	+
	2819	+
	2820	+	LCO No. 4030 75 of 165
	2821	+
	2822	+	The University of Connecticut and independent institutions of higher 2179
	2823	+	education, and (2) the Chief Data Officer, or such officer's designee. The 2180
	2824	+	Chief Workforce Officer, the Chief Data Officer and the [executive 2181
	2825	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education, or their 2182
	2826	+	designees, shall be cochairpersons of the advisory council and shall 2183
	2827	+	schedule the meetings of the advisory council. 2184
	2828	+	(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each regional 2185
	2829	+	workforce development board, community action agency, as defined in 2186
	2830	+	section 17b-885, institution of higher education, private career school, 2187
	2831	+	provider of an alternate route to certification program approved by the 2188
	2832	+	State Board of Education, and provider of a training program listed on 2189
	2833	+	the Labor Department's Eligible Training Provider List shall submit 2190
	2834	+	information, in the form and manner prescribed by the [executive 2191
	2835	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education, about any 2192
	2836	+	credential offered by such institution, school or provider for inclusion 2193
	2837	+	in the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such 2194
	2838	+	information shall include, but need not be limited to, the data described 2195
	2839	+	in subdivisions (1) to (12), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, 2196
	2840	+	except an institution of higher education may omit the data required 2197
	2841	+	pursuant to subdivisions (6), (9) and (10) of subsection (b) of this section 2198
	2842	+	if such data is not applicable to a credential offered by such institution. 2199
	2843	+	Sec. 66. Subsection (a) of section 10a-35c of the general statutes is 2200
	2844	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2201
	2845	+	passage): 2202
	2846	+	(a) The Office of Workforce Strategy, established pursuant to section 2203
	2847	+	4-124w, as amended by this act, shall, in consultation with the Chief 2204
	2848	+	Data Officer, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the 2205
	2849	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Labor Commissioner, the 2206
	2850	+	Commissioner of Education, the [executive director of the Office] 2207
	2851	+	Commissioner of Higher Education or any other stakeholder as 2208
	2852	+	identified by the Chief Workforce Officer, establish standards for 2209
	2853	+	designating certain credentials, as defined in section 10a-34h, as 2210
	2854	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2855	+
	2856	+
	2857	+
	2858	+	LCO No. 4030 76 of 165
	2859	+
	2860	+	amended by this act, as credentials of value. Such standards may 2211
	2861	+	include, but need not be limited to, meeting the workforce needs of 2212
	2862	+	employers in the state, completion rates, net cost, whether the credential 2213
	2863	+	transfers to or stacks onto another credential of value, average time to 2214
	2864	+	completion, types of employment opportunities available upon 2215
	2865	+	completion and earnings upon completion. The Office of Workforce 2216
	2866	+	Strategy shall not require the submission of an application or any other 2217
	2867	+	information from a provider of a credential for such credential to be 2218
	2868	+	designated a credential of value. 2219
	2869	+	Sec. 67. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 10a-44d of the 2220
	2870	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2221
	2871	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2222
	2872	+	(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource 2223
	2873	+	Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Executive Department. 2224
	2874	+	The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2225
	2875	+	Education shall appoint the members of the council which shall consist 2226
	2876	+	of the following: (1) A state-wide coordinator, who shall collaborate 2227
	2877	+	with all institutions of higher education to promote open educational 2228
	2878	+	resources and administer grants; (2) one faculty member, one 2229
	2879	+	administrator and one staff member from The University of 2230
	2880	+	Connecticut; (3) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff 2231
	2881	+	member from the regional community-technical college system; (4) one 2232
	2882	+	faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from Charter 2233
	2883	+	Oak State College; (5) one faculty member, one administrator and one 2234
	2884	+	staff member from the Connecticut State University System; (6) one 2235
	2885	+	faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from the 2236
	2886	+	independent institutions of higher education; and (7) one student from 2237
	2887	+	any public or independent institution of higher education in the state. 2238
	2888	+	All initial appointments to the council shall be made not later than 2239
	2889	+	September 1, 2019, and shall expire on August 30, 2022, regardless of 2240
	2890	+	when the initial appointment was made. Any member of the council 2241
	2891	+	may serve more than one term. 2242
	2892	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2893	+
	2894	+
	2895	+
	2896	+	LCO No. 4030 77 of 165
	2897	+
	2898	+	(c) The state-wide coordinator appointed by the [executive director 2243
	2899	+	of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education shall serve as the 2244
	2900	+	chairperson of the council. The chairperson shall schedule the first 2245
	2901	+	meeting of the council, which shall be held not later than October 1, 2246
	2902	+	2019. The administrative staff of the Office of Higher Education shall 2247
	2903	+	serve as administrative staff of the council. 2248
	2904	+	(d) Appointed members of the council shall serve for three-year terms 2249
	2905	+	which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as provided 2250
	2906	+	in subsection (b) of this section. Members shall continue to serve until 2251
	2907	+	their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the 2252
	2908	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education. 2253
	2909	+	Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled 2254
	2910	+	for the balance of the unexpired term. A majority of the council shall 2255
	2911	+	constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. The members 2256
	2912	+	of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall, within the 2257
	2913	+	limits of available funds, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily 2258
	2914	+	incurred in the performance of their duties. 2259
	2915	+	Sec. 68. Subsection (c) of section 10a-48 of the general statutes is 2260
	2916	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2261
	2917	+	passage): 2262
	2918	+	(c) There is established a Connecticut Campus Compact for Student 2263
	2919	+	Community Service to review opportunities and initiatives for, and 2264
	2920	+	develop plans to encourage and support, student community service 2265
	2921	+	programs at institutions of higher education in the state or which 2266
	2922	+	involve cooperation and coordination among such institutions. The 2267
	2923	+	compact shall be composed of the chief executive officer or president of 2268
	2924	+	each public and independent institution of higher education in the state 2269
	2925	+	and the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2270
	2926	+	Education, or their designees. On or before October 1, 1989, and at least 2271
	2927	+	annually thereafter, the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner 2272
	2928	+	of Higher Education shall convene the members of the compact. 2273
	2929	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2930	+
	2931	+
	2932	+
	2933	+	LCO No. 4030 78 of 165
	2934	+
	2935	+	Sec. 69. Section 10a-48b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2274
	2936	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2275
	2937	+	The Office of Higher Education may, within the limits of available 2276
	2938	+	appropriations, provide grants on a competitive basis to public and 2277
	2939	+	nonprofit service entities seeking to participate in the federal National 2278
	2940	+	and Community Service Trust Program pursuant to 42 USC 12501 et 2279
	2941	+	seq., in order to assist such service entities in meeting federal matching 2280
	2942	+	fund requirements for service placements, provided no grant shall 2281
	2943	+	exceed one-half of the federally unreimbursed cost to the service entity 2282
	2944	+	for providing such placements. Applications for grants pursuant to this 2283
	2945	+	section shall be made at such time and in such manner as the [executive 2284
	2946	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education prescribes. 2285
	2947	+	Sec. 70. Section 10a-55y of the general statutes is repealed and the 2286
	2948	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2287
	2949	+	The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2288
	2950	+	Education and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction 2289
	2951	+	Services, in consultation with an epidemiologist or other specialist with 2290
	2952	+	expertise in mental health issues at institutions of higher education, may 2291
	2953	+	jointly offer training workshops for the campus mental health coalitions 2292
	2954	+	established pursuant to section 10a-55x regarding best practices for the 2293
	2955	+	assessment and provision of mental health services and programming 2294
	2956	+	at institutions of higher education. 2295
	2957	+	Sec. 71. Section 10a-57 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2296
	2958	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2297
	2959	+	The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2298
	2960	+	Education shall report on or before March 1, 2013, and annually 2299
	2961	+	thereafter, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 2300
	2962	+	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 2301
	2963	+	matters relating to higher education and appropriations and the 2302
	2964	+	budgets of state agencies on state, regional and national trends 2303
	2965	+	regarding Connecticut higher education, including, but not limited to, 2304
	2966	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	2967	+
	2968	+
	2969	+
	2970	+	LCO No. 4030 79 of 165
	2971	+
	2972	+	expenditures, funding, enrollment, faculty and staff positions, cost 2305
	2973	+	sharing and student financial aid. The Office of Higher Education shall 2306
	2974	+	collect such data and information as it deems necessary for the 2307
	2975	+	development of such annual report. 2308
	2976	+	Sec. 72. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-77a of the 2309
	2977	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2310
	2978	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2311
	2979	+	(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2312
	2980	+	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2313
	2981	+	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2314
	2982	+	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 2315
	2983	+	Community-Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to 2316
	2984	+	half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or 2317
	2985	+	for the benefit of the community-technical college system as a whole and 2318
	2986	+	each regional community-technical college for the calendar year ending 2319
	2987	+	the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such fiscal 2320
	2988	+	year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by February 2321
	2989	+	fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) 2322
	2990	+	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2323
	2991	+	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 2324
	2992	+	agencies, and (iii) the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 2325
	2993	+	Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed the endowment 2326
	2994	+	fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the 2327
	2995	+	grant is made. 2328
	2996	+	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2329
	2997	+	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2330
	2998	+	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2331
	2999	+	10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Community-2332
	3000	+	Technical College System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of 2333
	3001	+	the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided 2334
	3002	+	in this subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the community-2335
	3003	+	technical college system as a whole and each regional community-2336
	3004	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3005	+
	3006	+
	3007	+
	3008	+	LCO No. 4030 80 of 165
	3009	+
	3010	+	technical college for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first 2337
	3011	+	preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 2338
	3012	+	chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 2339
	3013	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 2340
	3014	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2341
	3015	+	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 2342
	3016	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education, 2343
	3017	+	provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant 2344
	3018	+	maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 2345
	3019	+	Endowment fund eligible gifts that meet the criteria set forth in this 2346
	3020	+	subdivision, made by donors during the period from January 1, 2005, to 2347
	3021	+	June 30, 2005, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2348
	3022	+	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2349
	3023	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received. Commitments by donors to 2350
	3024	+	make endowment fund eligible gifts for two or more years that meet the 2351
	3025	+	criteria set forth in this subdivision and that are made for the period 2352
	3026	+	prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before December 31, 2012, shall 2353
	3027	+	continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount 2354
	3028	+	equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2355
	3029	+	received through the commitment. 2356
	3030	+	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 2357
	3031	+	received by the community-technical colleges exceeds the endowment 2358
	3032	+	fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year the amount 2359
	3033	+	in excess of such endowment fund state grant maximum commitment 2360
	3034	+	shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any 2361
	3035	+	succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the 2362
	3036	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment 2363
	3037	+	fund state grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible 2364
	3038	+	gifts that are not included in the total amount of endowment fund 2365
	3039	+	eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 2366
	3040	+	pursuant to this subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for 2367
	3041	+	a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year 2368
	3042	+	ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, 2369
	3043	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3044	+
	3045	+
	3046	+
	3047	+	LCO No. 4030 81 of 165
	3048	+
	3049	+	subject to the endowment fund state matching grant commitment for 2370
	3050	+	such fiscal year. 2371
	3051	+	Sec. 73. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-99a of the 2372
	3052	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2373
	3053	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2374
	3054	+	(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2375
	3055	+	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2376
	3056	+	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2377
	3057	+	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the 2378
	3058	+	Connecticut State University System a grant in an amount equal to half 2379
	3059	+	of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or for 2380
	3060	+	the benefit of the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2381
	3061	+	each state university for the calendar year ending the December thirty-2382
	3062	+	first preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 2383
	3063	+	chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the 2384
	3064	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 2385
	3065	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2386
	3066	+	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 2387
	3067	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education, 2388
	3068	+	provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant 2389
	3069	+	maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 2390
	3070	+	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2391
	3071	+	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2392
	3072	+	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2393
	3073	+	10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State 2394
	3074	+	University System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total 2395
	3075	+	amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided for in this 2396
	3076	+	subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the Connecticut State 2397
	3077	+	University System as a whole and each state university for the calendar 2398
	3078	+	year ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of 2399
	3079	+	such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees 2400
	3080	+	by February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2401
	3081	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3082	+
	3083	+
	3084	+
	3085	+	LCO No. 4030 82 of 165
	3086	+
	3087	+	Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2402
	3088	+	having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 2403
	3089	+	of state agencies, and (iii) the [executive director of the Office] 2404
	3090	+	Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 2405
	3091	+	the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 2406
	3092	+	year in which the grant is made. Endowment fund eligible gifts that 2407
	3093	+	meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, made by donors during 2408
	3094	+	the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, shall continue to be 2409
	3095	+	matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-2410
	3096	+	half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received. 2411
	3097	+	Commitments by donors to make endowment fund eligible gifts for two 2412
	3098	+	or more years that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision and that 2413
	3099	+	are made for the period prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before 2414
	3100	+	December 31, 2012, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2415
	3101	+	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2416
	3102	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received. 2417
	3103	+	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 2418
	3104	+	received by the Connecticut State University System as a whole and 2419
	3105	+	each state university exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 2420
	3106	+	commitment for such fiscal year the amount in excess of such 2421
	3107	+	endowment fund state grant maximum commitment shall be carried 2422
	3108	+	forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding 2423
	3109	+	fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year 2424
	3110	+	ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state 2425
	3111	+	grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible gifts that 2426
	3112	+	are not included in the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2427
	3113	+	certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees pursuant to this 2428
	3114	+	subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state 2429
	3115	+	grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2430
	3116	+	2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the 2431
	3117	+	endowment fund state matching grant maximum commitment for such 2432
	3118	+	fiscal year. 2433
	3119	+	Sec. 74. Subsection (a) of section 10a-104 of the general statutes is 2434
	3120	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3121	+
	3122	+
	3123	+
	3124	+	LCO No. 4030 83 of 165
	3125	+
	3126	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2435
	3127	+	passage): 2436
	3128	+	(a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall: (1) 2437
	3129	+	Make rules for the government of the university and shall determine the 2438
	3130	+	general policies of the university, including those concerning the 2439
	3131	+	admission of students and the establishment of schools, colleges, 2440
	3132	+	divisions and departments, which policies shall be consistent with the 2441
	3133	+	goals identified in section 10a-11c, and shall direct the expenditure of 2442
	3134	+	the university's funds within the amounts available; (2) develop the 2443
	3135	+	mission statement for The University of Connecticut, and all campuses 2444
	3136	+	thereof, that shall be consistent with such goals and include, but not be 2445
	3137	+	limited to, the following elements: (A) The educational needs of and 2446
	3138	+	constituencies served by said university and campuses; (B) the degrees 2447
	3139	+	offered by said university; and (C) the role and scope of each institution 2448
	3140	+	and campus within the university system, which shall include each 2449
	3141	+	institution's and campus' particular strengths and specialties; (3) 2450
	3142	+	establish policies for the university system and for the individual 2451
	3143	+	institutions and campuses under its jurisdiction; (4) review and approve 2452
	3144	+	recommendations for the establishment of new academic programs; (5) 2453
	3145	+	report all new programs and program changes to the Office of Higher 2454
	3146	+	Education; (6) make recommendations, when appropriate, regarding 2455
	3147	+	institutional or campus mergers or closures; (7) coordinate the programs 2456
	3148	+	and services of the institutions and campuses under its jurisdiction; (8) 2457
	3149	+	be authorized to enter into agreements, consistent with the provisions 2458
	3150	+	of section 5-141d, to save harmless and indemnify sponsors of research 2459
	3151	+	grants to The University of Connecticut, provided such an agreement is 2460
	3152	+	required to receive the grant and limits liability to damages or injury 2461
	3153	+	resulting from acts or omissions related to such research by employees 2462
	3154	+	of the university; (9) promote fund-raising to assist the university and 2463
	3155	+	report to the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher 2464
	3156	+	Education and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2465
	3157	+	having cognizance of matters relating to education by January 1, 1994, 2466
	3158	+	and biennially thereafter, on such fund-raising; (10) charge the direct 2467
	3159	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3160	+
	3161	+
	3162	+
	3163	+	LCO No. 4030 84 of 165
	3164	+
	3165	+	costs for a building project under its jurisdiction to the bond fund 2468
	3166	+	account for such project, provided (A) such costs are charged in 2469
	3167	+	accordance with a procedure approved by the Treasurer and (B) nothing 2470
	3168	+	in this subdivision shall permit the charging of working capital costs, as 2471
	3169	+	defined in the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 2472
	3170	+	1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the 2473
	3171	+	United States, as from time to time amended, or costs originally paid 2474
	3172	+	from sources other than the bond fund account; (11) exercise the powers 2475
	3173	+	delegated to it pursuant to section 10a-109d; and (12) establish by 2476
	3174	+	October 1, 1997, policies governing the acceptance of gifts made by a 2477
	3175	+	foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f to the 2478
	3176	+	university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or 2479
	3177	+	payment of expenditures on behalf of the university or its employees. 2480
	3178	+	Sec. 75. Subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10a-109i of the 2481
	3179	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2482
	3180	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2483
	3181	+	(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1999, to June 30, 2484
	3182	+	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2485
	3183	+	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2486
	3184	+	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the endowment fund for the university a 2487
	3185	+	grant in an amount equal to half of the total amount of endowment fund 2488
	3186	+	eligible gifts, except as provided in this subparagraph, received by the 2489
	3187	+	university or for the benefit of the university for the calendar year 2490
	3188	+	ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such 2491
	3189	+	fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by 2492
	3190	+	February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2493
	3191	+	Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2494
	3192	+	having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 2495
	3193	+	of state agencies, and (iii) the [executive director of the Office] 2496
	3194	+	Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 2497
	3195	+	the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 2498
	3196	+	year in which the grant is made. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1999, 2499
	3197	+	and June 30, 2000, the Office of Higher Education shall deposit in the 2500
	3198	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3199	+
	3200	+
	3201	+
	3202	+	LCO No. 4030 85 of 165
	3203	+
	3204	+	endowment fund for the university grants in total amounts which shall 2501
	3205	+	not exceed the endowment fund state grant, as defined in subdivision 2502
	3206	+	(7) of section 10a-109c of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised 2503
	3207	+	to January 1, 1997, and which shall be equal to the amounts certified by 2504
	3208	+	the chairperson of the board of trustees for each such fiscal year of 2505
	3209	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received by the university or for the 2506
	3210	+	benefit of the university and for which written commitments were made 2507
	3211	+	prior to July 1, 1997. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, the funds 2508
	3212	+	required to be deposited in the endowment fund pursuant to this 2509
	3213	+	subparagraph shall be appropriated to the university for such purpose 2510
	3214	+	and not appropriated to the fund established pursuant to section 10a-2511
	3215	+	8b. 2512
	3216	+	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2513
	3217	+	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2514
	3218	+	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2515
	3219	+	10a-8b, shall deposit in the endowment fund for the university a grant 2516
	3220	+	in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total amount of endowment 2517
	3221	+	fund eligible gifts, except as provided in this subdivision, received by 2518
	3222	+	the university or for the benefit of the university for the calendar year 2519
	3223	+	ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such 2520
	3224	+	fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by 2521
	3225	+	February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2522
	3226	+	Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 2523
	3227	+	having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 2524
	3228	+	of state agencies, and (iii) the [executive director of the Office] 2525
	3229	+	Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed 2526
	3230	+	the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal 2527
	3231	+	year in which the grant is made. Endowment fund eligible gifts that 2528
	3232	+	meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, made by donors during 2529
	3233	+	the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, shall continue to be 2530
	3234	+	matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-2531
	3235	+	half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received. 2532
	3236	+	Commitments by donors to make endowment fund eligible gifts for two 2533
	3237	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3238	+
	3239	+
	3240	+
	3241	+	LCO No. 4030 86 of 165
	3242	+
	3243	+	or more years that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision and that 2534
	3244	+	are made for the period prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before 2535
	3245	+	December 31, 2012, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2536
	3246	+	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2537
	3247	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received through the commitment. 2538
	3248	+	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the eligible gifts received by the 2539
	3249	+	university exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum 2540
	3250	+	commitment for such fiscal year, the amount in excess of such 2541
	3251	+	endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year 2542
	3252	+	shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any 2543
	3253	+	succeeding fiscal year, from the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, to the 2544
	3254	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment 2545
	3255	+	fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year. Any 2546
	3256	+	endowment fund eligible gifts that are not included in the total amount 2547
	3257	+	of endowment fund eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the 2548
	3258	+	board of trustees pursuant to this subparagraph may be carried forward 2549
	3259	+	and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year 2550
	3260	+	from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 2551
	3261	+	30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state matching grant 2552
	3262	+	maximum commitment for such fiscal year. 2553
	3263	+	Sec. 76. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-143a of the 2554
	3264	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2555
	3265	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2556
	3266	+	(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2557
	3267	+	2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment 2558
	3268	+	fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with 2559
	3269	+	section 10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for Charter Oak 2560
	3270	+	State College a grant in an amount equal to half of the total amount of 2561
	3271	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received by or for the benefit of Charter 2562
	3272	+	Oak State College for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first 2563
	3273	+	preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the 2564
	3274	+	chairperson of the Board of Regents for Higher Education by February 2565
	3275	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3276	+
	3277	+
	3278	+
	3279	+	LCO No. 4030 87 of 165
	3280	+
	3281	+	fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) 2566
	3282	+	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 2567
	3283	+	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 2568
	3284	+	agencies, and (iii) the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 2569
	3285	+	Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed the endowment 2570
	3286	+	fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the 2571
	3287	+	grant is made. 2572
	3288	+	(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, 2573
	3289	+	inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund 2574
	3290	+	eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 2575
	3291	+	10a-8b, shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for Charter Oak State 2576
	3292	+	College a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total amount 2577
	3293	+	of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided in this subdivision, 2578
	3294	+	received by or for the benefit of Charter Oak State College for the 2579
	3295	+	calendar year ending the December thirty-first preceding the 2580
	3296	+	commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the 2581
	3297	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education by February fifteenth to (i) the 2582
	3298	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing 2583
	3299	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2584
	3300	+	relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the 2585
	3301	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education, 2586
	3302	+	provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant 2587
	3303	+	maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. 2588
	3304	+	Endowment fund eligible gifts that meet the criteria set forth in this 2589
	3305	+	subdivision, made by donors during the period from January 1, 2005, to 2590
	3306	+	June 30, 2005, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher 2591
	3307	+	Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of 2592
	3308	+	endowment fund eligible gifts received. Commitments by donors to 2593
	3309	+	make endowment fund eligible gifts for two or more years that meet the 2594
	3310	+	criteria set forth in this subdivision and that are made for the period 2595
	3311	+	prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before December 31, 2012, shall 2596
	3312	+	continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount 2597
	3313	+	equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts 2598
	3314	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3315	+
	3316	+
	3317	+
	3318	+	LCO No. 4030 88 of 165
	3319	+
	3320	+	received through the commitment. 2599
	3321	+	(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts 2600
	3322	+	received by Charter Oak State College exceeds the endowment fund 2601
	3323	+	state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year the amount in 2602
	3324	+	excess of such endowment fund state grant maximum commitment 2603
	3325	+	shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any 2604
	3326	+	succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the 2605
	3327	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment 2606
	3328	+	fund state grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible 2607
	3329	+	gifts that are not included in the total amount of endowment fund 2608
	3330	+	eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the Board of Regents for 2609
	3331	+	Higher Education pursuant to this subdivision may be carried forward 2610
	3332	+	and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year 2611
	3333	+	from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 2612
	3334	+	30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state matching grant 2613
	3335	+	maximum commitment for such fiscal year. 2614
	3336	+	Sec. 77. Section 10a-164b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2615
	3337	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2616
	3338	+	(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2025, 2617
	3339	+	inclusive, the Office of Higher Education shall administer a grant 2618
	3340	+	program to provide grants to public and independent institutions of 2619
	3341	+	higher education, for the delivery of mental health services to students 2620
	3342	+	on campus. 2621
	3343	+	(b) On and after January 1, 2023, applications for grants pursuant to 2622
	3344	+	subsection (a) of this section shall be filed with the [executive director of 2623
	3345	+	the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education at such time, and in such 2624
	3346	+	manner, as the [executive director] commissioner prescribes. As part of 2625
	3347	+	the application, the applicant shall submit a plan for the expenditure of 2626
	3348	+	grant funds. 2627
	3349	+	(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the [executive director of 2628
	3350	+	the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education may award a grant to an 2629
	3351	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3352	+
	3353	+
	3354	+
	3355	+	LCO No. 4030 89 of 165
	3356	+
	3357	+	applicant and shall determine the amount of the grant award based on 2630
	3358	+	the plan submitted by such applicant pursuant to subsection (b) of this 2631
	3359	+	section. The [executive director] commissioner shall pay a grant to each 2632
	3360	+	grant recipient in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, to June 2633
	3361	+	30, 2025, inclusive, as follows: (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 2634
	3362	+	the amount of the grant shall be as determined by the commissioner 2635
	3363	+	under this subsection; (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the 2636
	3364	+	amount of the grant shall be the same amount as the grant awarded for 2637
	3365	+	the prior fiscal year; and (3) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the 2638
	3366	+	amount of the grant shall be seventy per cent of the amount of the grant 2639
	3367	+	awarded for the prior fiscal year. 2640
	3368	+	(d) Grant recipients shall file expenditure reports with the [executive 2641
	3369	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education at such time 2642
	3370	+	and in such manner as the [executive director] commissioner prescribes. 2643
	3371	+	A grant recipient shall only expend grant funds received under this 2644
	3372	+	section in accordance with the plan submitted pursuant to subsection 2645
	3373	+	(b) of this section, and a grant recipient may not use such grant funds 2646
	3374	+	received under this section for the purpose of any operating expenses 2647
	3375	+	that existed prior to receipt of such grant. Grant recipients shall refund 2648
	3376	+	to the Office of Higher Education (1) any unexpended amounts at the 2649
	3377	+	close of the fiscal year in which the grant was awarded, and (2) any 2650
	3378	+	amounts not expended in accordance with the plan for which such grant 2651
	3379	+	application was approved. 2652
	3380	+	(e) Each grant recipient, in collaboration with the Office of Higher 2653
	3381	+	Education, shall develop metrics to annually track and calculate the 2654
	3382	+	utilization rate of the grant program for such grant recipient in order to 2655
	3383	+	measure the success of the program. Such grant recipient shall annually 2656
	3384	+	submit such metrics and utilization rate to the office. 2657
	3385	+	(f) For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, the 2658
	3386	+	Office of Higher Education may accept funds from private sources or 2659
	3387	+	any other state agency, gifts, grants and donations, including, but not 2660
	3388	+	limited to, in-kind contributions. 2661
	3389	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3390	+
	3391	+
	3392	+
	3393	+	LCO No. 4030 90 of 165
	3394	+
	3395	+	(g) (1) Not later than January 1, 2024, and each January first thereafter, 2662
	3396	+	until and including January 1, 2026, the [executive director of the Office] 2663
	3397	+	Commissioner of Higher Education shall submit a report, in accordance 2664
	3398	+	with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the utilization rate for each grant 2665
	3399	+	recipient calculated pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, to the joint 2666
	3400	+	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 2667
	3401	+	matters relating to higher education. 2668
	3402	+	(2) Not later than January 1, 2026, the [executive director] 2669
	3403	+	commissioner shall develop recommendations concerning (A) whether 2670
	3404	+	such grant program should be extended and funded for the fiscal year 2671
	3405	+	ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, and (B) the amount 2672
	3406	+	of the grant award under the program. The [executive director] 2673
	3407	+	commissioner shall submit such recommendations, in accordance with 2674
	3408	+	the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 2675
	3409	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 2676
	3410	+	education. 2677
	3411	+	Sec. 78. Subsection (d) of section 10a-168b of the general statutes is 2678
	3412	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2679
	3413	+	passage): 2680
	3414	+	(d) Persons may apply to the Office of Higher Education for grants 2681
	3415	+	under this section at such time and in such manner as the [executive 2682
	3416	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Higher Education prescribes. 2683
	3417	+	Sec. 79. Subsection (b) of section 2-124a of the general statutes is 2684
	3418	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2685
	3419	+	passage): 2686
	3420	+	(b) Appointments to the working group pursuant to subsection (a) of 2687
	3421	+	this section shall include, but need not be limited to, the [executive 2688
	3422	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, or such 2689
	3423	+	[executive director's] commissioner's designee, and representatives 2690
	3424	+	from the insurance industry, the health care industry, the Connecticut 2691
	3425	+	Education Network, broadband Internet service providers, the 2692
	3426	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3427	+
	3428	+
	3429	+
	3430	+	LCO No. 4030 91 of 165
	3431	+
	3432	+	Connecticut Technology Council, the bioscience industry and public or 2693
	3433	+	private universities and research institutions. The working group shall 2694
	3434	+	also include the Consumer Counsel, or the Consumer Counsel's 2695
	3435	+	designee. All appointments to the working group shall be made not later 2696
	3436	+	than thirty days after June 30, 2017. Any member of the working group 2697
	3437	+	established pursuant to this section may be a member of the working 2698
	3438	+	group established pursuant to special act 16-20 or a member of the 2699
	3439	+	General Assembly or the Commission on Economic Competitiveness. 2700
	3440	+	Sec. 80. Subdivision (9) of subsection (b) of section 2-137 of the general 2701
	3441	+	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2702
	3442	+	(Effective from passage): 2703
	3443	+	(9) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 2704
	3444	+	Strategy, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee; 2705
	3445	+	Sec. 81. Section 4-5 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2706
	3446	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2707
	3447	+	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 2708
	3448	+	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 2709
	3449	+	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 2710
	3450	+	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 2711
	3451	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 2712
	3452	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 2713
	3453	+	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 2714
	3454	+	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 2715
	3455	+	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 2716
	3456	+	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 2717
	3457	+	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 2718
	3458	+	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 2719
	3459	+	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 2720
	3460	+	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Aging and 2721
	3461	+	Disability Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the 2722
	3462	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, the 2723
	3463	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3464	+
	3465	+
	3466	+
	3467	+	LCO No. 4030 92 of 165
	3468	+
	3469	+	executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive director 2724
	3470	+	of the Technical Education and Career System, the Chief Workforce 2725
	3471	+	Officer and the executive director of the Office of Higher Education. As 2726
	3472	+	used in sections 4-6 and 4-7, "department head" also means the 2727
	3473	+	Commissioner of Education. 2728
	3474	+	Sec. 82. Subsections (b) to (f), inclusive, of section 17b-59a of the 2729
	3475	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2730
	3476	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2731
	3477	+	(b) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the 2732
	3478	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, 2733
	3479	+	established under section 19a-754a, as amended by this act, shall (1) 2734
	3480	+	develop, throughout the Departments of Developmental Services, 2735
	3481	+	Public Health, Correction, Children and Families, Veterans Affairs and 2736
	3482	+	Mental Health and Addiction Services, uniform management 2737
	3483	+	information, uniform statistical information, uniform terminology for 2738
	3484	+	similar facilities, and uniform electronic health information technology 2739
	3485	+	standards, (2) plan for increased participation of the private sector in the 2740
	3486	+	delivery of human services, and (3) provide direction and coordination 2741
	3487	+	to federally funded programs in the human services agencies and 2742
	3488	+	recommend uniform system improvements and reallocation of physical 2743
	3489	+	resources and designation of a single responsibility across human 2744
	3490	+	services agencies lines to facilitate shared services and eliminate 2745
	3491	+	duplication. 2746
	3492	+	(c) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 2747
	3493	+	Strategy shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services 2748
	3494	+	and the State Health Information Technology Advisory Council, 2749
	3495	+	established pursuant to section 17b-59f, as amended by this act, 2750
	3496	+	implement and periodically revise the state-wide health information 2751
	3497	+	technology plan established pursuant to this section and shall establish 2752
	3498	+	electronic data standards to facilitate the development of integrated 2753
	3499	+	electronic health information systems for use by health care providers 2754
	3500	+	and institutions that receive state funding. Such electronic data 2755
	3501	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3502	+
	3503	+
	3504	+
	3505	+	LCO No. 4030 93 of 165
	3506	+
	3507	+	standards shall: (1) Include provisions relating to security, privacy, data 2756
	3508	+	content, structures and format, vocabulary and transmission protocols; 2757
	3509	+	(2) limit the use and dissemination of an individual's Social Security 2758
	3510	+	number and require the encryption of any Social Security number 2759
	3511	+	provided by an individual; (3) require privacy standards no less 2760
	3512	+	stringent than the "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable 2761
	3513	+	Health Information" established under the Health Insurance Portability 2762
	3514	+	and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as amended from time to 2763
	3515	+	time, and contained in 45 CFR 160, 164; (4) require that individually 2764
	3516	+	identifiable health information be secure and that access to such 2765
	3517	+	information be traceable by an electronic audit trail; (5) be compatible 2766
	3518	+	with any national data standards in order to allow for interstate 2767
	3519	+	interoperability; (6) permit the collection of health information in a 2768
	3520	+	standard electronic format; and (7) be compatible with the requirements 2769
	3521	+	for an electronic health information system. 2770
	3522	+	(d) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 2771
	3523	+	Strategy shall, within existing resources and in consultation with the 2772
	3524	+	State Health Information Technology Advisory Council: (1) Oversee the 2773
	3525	+	development and implementation of the State-wide Health Information 2774
	3526	+	Exchange in conformance with section 17b-59d, as amended by this act; 2775
	3527	+	(2) coordinate the state's health information technology and health 2776
	3528	+	information exchange efforts to ensure consistent and collaborative 2777
	3529	+	cross-agency planning and implementation; and (3) serve as the state 2778
	3530	+	liaison to, and work collaboratively with, the State-wide Health 2779
	3531	+	Information Exchange established pursuant to section 17b-59d, as 2780
	3532	+	amended by this act, to ensure consistency between the state-wide 2781
	3533	+	health information technology plan and the State-wide Health 2782
	3534	+	Information Exchange and to support the state's health information 2783
	3535	+	technology and exchange goals. 2784
	3536	+	(e) The state-wide health information technology plan, implemented 2785
	3537	+	and periodically revised pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall 2786
	3538	+	enhance interoperability to support optimal health outcomes and 2787
	3539	+	include, but not be limited to (1) general standards and protocols for 2788
	3540	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3541	+
	3542	+
	3543	+
	3544	+	LCO No. 4030 94 of 165
	3545	+
	3546	+	health information exchange, and (2) national data standards to support 2789
	3547	+	secure data exchange data standards to facilitate the development of a 2790
	3548	+	state-wide, integrated electronic health information system for use by 2791
	3549	+	health care providers and institutions that are licensed by the state. Such 2792
	3550	+	electronic data standards shall (A) include provisions relating to 2793
	3551	+	security, privacy, data content, structures and format, vocabulary and 2794
	3552	+	transmission protocols, (B) be compatible with any national data 2795
	3553	+	standards in order to allow for interstate interoperability, (C) permit the 2796
	3554	+	collection of health information in a standard electronic format, and (D) 2797
	3555	+	be compatible with the requirements for an electronic health 2798
	3556	+	information system. 2799
	3557	+	(f) Not later than February 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the 2800
	3558	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, in 2801
	3559	+	consultation with the State Health Information Technology Advisory 2802
	3560	+	Council, shall report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 2803
	3561	+	to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 2804
	3562	+	cognizance of matters relating to human services and public health 2805
	3563	+	concerning: (1) The development and implementation of the state-wide 2806
	3564	+	health information technology plan and data standards, established and 2807
	3565	+	implemented by the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 2808
	3566	+	Health Strategy pursuant to this section; (2) the establishment of the 2809
	3567	+	State-wide Health Information Exchange; and (3) recommendations for 2810
	3568	+	policy, regulatory and legislative changes and other initiatives to 2811
	3569	+	promote the state's health information technology and exchange goals. 2812
	3570	+	Sec. 83. Subsections (d) to (g), inclusive, of section 17b-59d of the 2813
	3571	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2814
	3572	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 2815
	3573	+	(d) (1) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 2816
	3574	+	Strategy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2817
	3575	+	Management and the State Health Information Technology Advisory 2818
	3576	+	Council, established pursuant to section 17b-59f, as amended by this act, 2819
	3577	+	shall, upon the approval by the State Bond Commission of bond funds 2820
	3578	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3579	+
	3580	+
	3581	+
	3582	+	LCO No. 4030 95 of 165
	3583	+
	3584	+	authorized by the General Assembly for the purposes of establishing a 2821
	3585	+	State-wide Health Information Exchange, develop and issue a request 2822
	3586	+	for proposals for the development, management and operation of the 2823
	3587	+	State-wide Health Information Exchange. Such request shall promote 2824
	3588	+	the reuse of any and all enterprise health information technology assets, 2825
	3589	+	such as the existing Provider Directory, Enterprise Master Person Index, 2826
	3590	+	Direct Secure Messaging Health Information Service provider 2827
	3591	+	infrastructure, analytic capabilities and tools that exist in the state or are 2828
	3592	+	in the process of being deployed. Any enterprise health information 2829
	3593	+	exchange technology assets purchased after June 2, 2016, and prior to 2830
	3594	+	the implementation of the State-wide Health Information Exchange 2831
	3595	+	shall be capable of interoperability with a State-wide Health 2832
	3596	+	Information Exchange. 2833
	3597	+	(2) Such request for proposals may require an eligible organization 2834
	3598	+	responding to the request to: (A) Have not less than three years of 2835
	3599	+	experience operating either a state-wide health information exchange in 2836
	3600	+	any state or a regional exchange serving a population of not less than 2837
	3601	+	one million that (i) enables the exchange of patient health information 2838
	3602	+	among health care providers, patients and other authorized users 2839
	3603	+	without regard to location, source of payment or technology, (ii) 2840
	3604	+	includes, with proper consent, behavioral health and substance abuse 2841
	3605	+	treatment information, (iii) supports transitions of care and care 2842
	3606	+	coordination through real-time health care provider alerts and access to 2843
	3607	+	clinical information, (iv) allows health information to follow each 2844
	3608	+	patient, (v) allows patients to access and manage their health data, and 2845
	3609	+	(vi) has demonstrated success in reducing costs associated with 2846
	3610	+	preventable readmissions, duplicative testing or medical errors; (B) be 2847
	3611	+	committed to, and demonstrate, a high level of transparency in its 2848
	3612	+	governance, decision-making and operations; (C) be capable of 2849
	3613	+	providing consulting to ensure effective governance; (D) be regulated or 2850
	3614	+	administratively overseen by a state government agency; and (E) have 2851
	3615	+	sufficient staff and appropriate expertise and experience to carry out the 2852
	3616	+	administrative, operational and financial responsibilities of the State-2853
	3617	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3618	+
	3619	+
	3620	+
	3621	+	LCO No. 4030 96 of 165
	3622	+
	3623	+	wide Health Information Exchange. 2854
	3624	+	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, 2855
	3625	+	if, on or before January 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Social Services, in 2856
	3626	+	consultation with the State Health Information Technology Advisory 2857
	3627	+	Council, established pursuant to section 17b-59f, as amended by this act, 2858
	3628	+	submits a plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 2859
	3629	+	for the establishment of a State-wide Health Information Exchange 2860
	3630	+	consistent with subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section, and such plan 2861
	3631	+	is approved by the secretary, the commissioner may implement such 2862
	3632	+	plan and enter into any contracts or agreements to implement such plan. 2863
	3633	+	(f) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 2864
	3634	+	Strategy shall have administrative authority over the State-wide Health 2865
	3635	+	Information Exchange. The [executive director] commissioner shall be 2866
	3636	+	responsible for designating, and posting on its Internet web site, the list 2867
	3637	+	of systems, technologies, entities and programs that shall constitute the 2868
	3638	+	State-wide Health Information Exchange. Systems, technologies, 2869
	3639	+	entities, and programs that have not been so designated shall not be 2870
	3640	+	considered part of said exchange. 2871
	3641	+	(g) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 2872
	3642	+	Strategy shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of 2873
	3643	+	chapter 54 that set forth requirements necessary to implement the 2874
	3644	+	provisions of this section. The [executive director] commissioner may 2875
	3645	+	implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the 2876
	3646	+	provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies 2877
	3647	+	and procedures in regulation form, provided the [executive director] 2878
	3648	+	commissioner holds a public hearing at least thirty days prior to 2879
	3649	+	implementing such policies and procedures and publishes notice of 2880
	3650	+	intention to adopt the regulations on the Office of Health Strategy's 2881
	3651	+	Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty 2882
	3652	+	days after implementing such policies and procedures. Policies and 2883
	3653	+	procedures implemented pursuant to this subsection shall be valid until 2884
	3654	+	the time such regulations are effective. 2885
	3655	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3656	+
	3657	+
	3658	+
	3659	+	LCO No. 4030 97 of 165
	3660	+
	3661	+	Sec. 84. Subsection (d) of section 17b-59e of the general statutes is 2886
	3662	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2887
	3663	+	passage): 2888
	3664	+	(d) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 2889
	3665	+	Strategy shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of 2890
	3666	+	chapter 54 that set forth requirements necessary to implement the 2891
	3667	+	provisions of this section. The [executive director] commissioner may 2892
	3668	+	implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the 2893
	3669	+	provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies 2894
	3670	+	and procedures in regulation form, provided the [executive director] 2895
	3671	+	commissioner holds a public hearing at least thirty days prior to 2896
	3672	+	implementing such policies and procedures and publishes notice of 2897
	3673	+	intention to adopt the regulations on the Office of Health Strategy's 2898
	3674	+	Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty 2899
	3675	+	days after implementing such policies and procedures. Policies and 2900
	3676	+	procedures implemented pursuant to this subsection shall be valid until 2901
	3677	+	the time such regulations are effective. 2902
	3678	+	Sec. 85. Section 17b-59f of the general statutes is repealed and the 2903
	3679	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2904
	3680	+	(a) There shall be a State Health Information Technology Advisory 2905
	3681	+	Council to advise the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 2906
	3682	+	Health Strategy and the health information technology officer, 2907
	3683	+	designated in accordance with section 19a-754a, as amended by this act, 2908
	3684	+	in developing priorities and policy recommendations for advancing the 2909
	3685	+	state's health information technology and health information exchange 2910
	3686	+	efforts and goals and to advise the [executive director] commissioner 2911
	3687	+	and officer in the development and implementation of the state-wide 2912
	3688	+	health information technology plan and standards and the State-wide 2913
	3689	+	Health Information Exchange, established pursuant to section 17b-59d, 2914
	3690	+	as amended by this act. The advisory council shall also advise the 2915
	3691	+	[executive director] commissioner and officer regarding the 2916
	3692	+	development of appropriate governance, oversight and accountability 2917
	3693	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3694	+
	3695	+
	3696	+
	3697	+	LCO No. 4030 98 of 165
	3698	+
	3699	+	measures to ensure success in achieving the state's health information 2918
	3700	+	technology and exchange goals. 2919
	3701	+	(b) The council shall consist of the following members: 2920
	3702	+	(1) One member appointed by the [executive director of the Office] 2921
	3703	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy, who shall be an expert in state health 2922
	3704	+	care reform initiatives; 2923
	3705	+	(2) The health information technology officer, designated in 2924
	3706	+	accordance with section 19a-754a, as amended by this act, or the health 2925
	3707	+	information technology officer's designee; 2926
	3708	+	(3) The Commissioners of Social Services, Mental Health and 2927
	3709	+	Addiction Services, Children and Families, Correction, Public Health 2928
	3710	+	and Developmental Services, or the commissioners' designees; 2929
	3711	+	(4) The Chief Information Officer of the state, or the Chief Information 2930
	3712	+	Officer's designee; 2931
	3713	+	(5) The chief executive officer of the Connecticut Health Insurance 2932
	3714	+	Exchange, or the chief executive officer's designee; 2933
	3715	+	(6) The chief information officer of The University of Connecticut 2934
	3716	+	Health Center, or the chief information officer's designee; 2935
	3717	+	(7) The Healthcare Advocate, or the Healthcare Advocate's designee; 2936
	3718	+	(8) The Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee; 2937
	3719	+	(9) Five members appointed by the Governor, one each who shall be 2938
	3720	+	(A) a representative of a health system that includes more than one 2939
	3721	+	hospital, (B) a representative of the health insurance industry, (C) an 2940
	3722	+	expert in health information technology, (D) a health care consumer or 2941
	3723	+	consumer advocate, and (E) a current or former employee or trustee of 2942
	3724	+	a plan established pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of 29 USC 2943
	3725	+	186; 2944
	3726	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3727	+
	3728	+
	3729	+
	3730	+	LCO No. 4030 99 of 165
	3731	+
	3732	+	(10) Three members appointed by the president pro tempore of the 2945
	3733	+	Senate, one each who shall be (A) a representative of a federally 2946
	3734	+	qualified health center, (B) a provider of behavioral health services, and 2947
	3735	+	(C) a physician licensed under chapter 370; 2948
	3736	+	(11) Three members appointed by the speaker of the House of 2949
	3737	+	Representatives, one each who shall be (A) a technology expert who 2950
	3738	+	represents a hospital system, as defined in section 19a-486i, as amended 2951
	3739	+	by this act, (B) a provider of home health care services, and (C) a health 2952
	3740	+	care consumer or a health care consumer advocate; 2953
	3741	+	(12) One member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who 2954
	3742	+	shall be a representative of an independent community hospital; 2955
	3743	+	(13) One member appointed by the majority leader of the House of 2956
	3744	+	Representatives, who shall be a physician who provides services in a 2957
	3745	+	multispecialty group and who is not employed by a hospital; 2958
	3746	+	(14) One member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who 2959
	3747	+	shall be a primary care physician who provides services in a small 2960
	3748	+	independent practice; 2961
	3749	+	(15) One member appointed by the minority leader of the House of 2962
	3750	+	Representatives, who shall be an expert in health care analytics and 2963
	3751	+	quality analysis; 2964
	3752	+	(16) The president pro tempore of the Senate, or the president's 2965
	3753	+	designee; 2966
	3754	+	(17) The speaker of the House of Representatives, or the speaker's 2967
	3755	+	designee; 2968
	3756	+	(18) The minority leader of the Senate, or the minority leader's 2969
	3757	+	designee; and 2970
	3758	+	(19) The minority leader of the House of Representatives, or the 2971
	3759	+	minority leader's designee. 2972
	3760	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3761	+
	3762	+
	3763	+
	3764	+	LCO No. 4030 100 of 165
	3765	+
	3766	+	(c) Any member appointed or designated under subdivisions (10) to 2973
	3767	+	(19), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the 2974
	3768	+	General Assembly. 2975
	3769	+	(d) (1) The health information technology officer, designated in 2976
	3770	+	accordance with section 19a-754a, as amended by this act, shall serve as 2977
	3771	+	a chairperson of the council. The council shall elect a second chairperson 2978
	3772	+	from among its members, who shall not be a state official. The 2979
	3773	+	chairpersons of the council may establish subcommittees and working 2980
	3774	+	groups and may appoint individuals other than members of the council 2981
	3775	+	to serve as members of the subcommittees or working groups. The terms 2982
	3776	+	of the members shall be coterminous with the terms of the appointing 2983
	3777	+	authority for each member and subject to the provisions of section 4-1a. 2984
	3778	+	If any vacancy occurs on the council, the appointing authority having 2985
	3779	+	the power to make the appointment under the provisions of this section 2986
	3780	+	shall appoint a person in accordance with the provisions of this section. 2987
	3781	+	A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum. 2988
	3782	+	Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be 2989
	3783	+	reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of 2990
	3784	+	their duties. 2991
	3785	+	(2) The chairpersons of the council may appoint up to four additional 2992
	3786	+	members to the council, who shall serve at the pleasure of the 2993
	3787	+	chairpersons. 2994
	3788	+	(e) (1) The council shall establish a working group to be known as the 2995
	3789	+	All-Payer Claims Database Advisory Group. Said group shall include, 2996
	3790	+	but need not be limited to, (A) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2997
	3791	+	Management, the Comptroller, the Commissioners of Public Health, 2998
	3792	+	Social Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Insurance 2999
	3793	+	Commissioner, the Healthcare Advocate and the Chief Information 3000
	3794	+	Officer, or their designees; (B) a representative of the Connecticut State 3001
	3795	+	Medical Society; and (C) representatives of health insurance companies, 3002
	3796	+	health insurance purchasers, hospitals, consumer advocates and health 3003
	3797	+	care providers. The health information technology officer may appoint 3004
	3798	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3799	+
	3800	+
	3801	+
	3802	+	LCO No. 4030 101 of 165
	3803	+
	3804	+	additional members to said group. 3005
	3805	+	(2) The All-Payer Claims Database Advisory Group shall develop a 3006
	3806	+	plan to implement a state-wide multipayer data initiative to enhance the 3007
	3807	+	state's use of heath care data from multiple sources to increase 3008
	3808	+	efficiency, enhance outcomes and improve the understanding of health 3009
	3809	+	care expenditures in the public and private sectors. 3010
	3810	+	(f) Prior to submitting any application, proposal, planning document 3011
	3811	+	or other request seeking federal grants, matching funds or other federal 3012
	3812	+	support for health information technology or health information 3013
	3813	+	exchange, the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3014
	3814	+	Strategy or the Commissioner of Social Services shall present such 3015
	3815	+	application, proposal, document or other request to the council for 3016
	3816	+	review and comment. 3017
	3817	+	Sec. 86. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 17b-59g of the general 3018
	3818	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 3019
	3819	+	(Effective from passage): 3020
	3820	+	(a) The state, acting by and through the Secretary of the Office of 3021
	3821	+	Policy and Management, in collaboration with the [executive director of 3022
	3822	+	the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, shall establish a program 3023
	3823	+	to expedite the development of the State-wide Health Information 3024
	3824	+	Exchange, established under section 17b-59d, as amended by this act, to 3025
	3825	+	assist the state, health care providers, insurance carriers, physicians and 3026
	3826	+	all stakeholders in empowering consumers to make effective health care 3027
	3827	+	decisions, promote patient-centered care, improve the quality, safety 3028
	3828	+	and value of health care, reduce waste and duplication of services, 3029
	3829	+	support clinical decision-making, keep confidential health information 3030
	3830	+	secure and make progress toward the state's public health goals. The 3031
	3831	+	purposes of the program shall be to (1) assist the State-wide Health 3032
	3832	+	Information Exchange in establishing and maintaining itself as a neutral 3033
	3833	+	and trusted entity that serves the public good for the benefit of all 3034
	3834	+	Connecticut residents, including, but not limited to, Connecticut health 3035
	3835	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3836	+
	3837	+
	3838	+
	3839	+	LCO No. 4030 102 of 165
	3840	+
	3841	+	care consumers and Connecticut health care providers and carriers, (2) 3036
	3842	+	perform, on behalf of the state, the role of intermediary between public 3037
	3843	+	and private stakeholders and customers of the State-wide Health 3038
	3844	+	Information Exchange, and (3) fulfill the responsibilities of the Office of 3039
	3845	+	Health Strategy, as described in section 19a-754a, as amended by this 3040
	3846	+	act. 3041
	3847	+	(b) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3042
	3848	+	Strategy, in consultation with the health information technology officer, 3043
	3849	+	designated in accordance with section 19a-754, shall design, and the 3044
	3850	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in collaboration with 3045
	3851	+	said [executive director] commissioner, may establish or incorporate an 3046
	3852	+	entity to implement the program established under subsection (a) of this 3047
	3853	+	section. Such entity shall, without limitation, be owned and governed, 3048
	3854	+	in whole or in part, by a party or parties other than the state and may be 3049
	3855	+	organized as a nonprofit entity. 3050
	3856	+	Sec. 87. Subsection (c) of section 17b-337 of the general statutes is 3051
	3857	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3052
	3858	+	passage): 3053
	3859	+	(c) The Long-Term Care Planning Committee shall consist of: (1) The 3054
	3860	+	chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of 3055
	3861	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human 3056
	3862	+	services, public health, elderly services and long-term care; (2) the 3057
	3863	+	Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee; (3) 3058
	3864	+	one member of the Office of Policy and Management appointed by the 3059
	3865	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (4) one member from 3060
	3866	+	the Department of Public Health appointed by the Commissioner of 3061
	3867	+	Public Health; (5) one member from the Department of Housing 3062
	3868	+	appointed by the Commissioner of Housing; (6) one member from the 3063
	3869	+	Department of Developmental Services appointed by the Commissioner 3064
	3870	+	of Developmental Services; (7) one member from the Department of 3065
	3871	+	Mental Health and Addiction Services appointed by the Commissioner 3066
	3872	+	of Mental Health and Addiction Services; (8) one member from the 3067
	3873	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3874	+
	3875	+
	3876	+
	3877	+	LCO No. 4030 103 of 165
	3878	+
	3879	+	Department of Transportation appointed by the Commissioner of 3068
	3880	+	Transportation; (9) one member from the Department of Children and 3069
	3881	+	Families appointed by the Commissioner of Children and Families; (10) 3070
	3882	+	one member from the Health Systems Planning Unit of the Office of 3071
	3883	+	Health Strategy appointed by the [executive director of the Office] 3072
	3884	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy; and (11) one member from the 3073
	3885	+	Department of Aging and Disability Services appointed by the 3074
	3886	+	Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services. The committee shall 3075
	3887	+	convene no later than ninety days after June 4, 1998. Any vacancy shall 3076
	3888	+	be filled by the appointing authority. The chairperson shall be elected 3077
	3889	+	from among the members of the committee. The committee shall seek 3078
	3890	+	the advice and participation of any person, organization or state or 3079
	3891	+	federal agency it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this 3080
	3892	+	section. 3081
	3893	+	Sec. 88. Section 19a-6q of the general statutes is repealed and the 3082
	3894	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3083
	3895	+	The Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the 3084
	3896	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, 3085
	3897	+	established under section 19a-754a, as amended by this act, and local 3086
	3898	+	and regional health departments, shall, within available resources, 3087
	3899	+	develop a plan that is consistent with the Department of Public Health's 3088
	3900	+	Healthy Connecticut 2020 health improvement plan and the state 3089
	3901	+	healthcare innovation plan developed pursuant to the State Innovation 3090
	3902	+	Model Initiative by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 3091
	3903	+	Innovation Center. The commissioner shall develop and implement 3092
	3904	+	such plan to: (1) Reduce the incidence of tobacco use, high blood 3093
	3905	+	pressure, health care associated infections, asthma, unintended 3094
	3906	+	pregnancy and diabetes; (2) improve chronic disease care coordination 3095
	3907	+	in the state; and (3) reduce the incidence and effects of chronic disease 3096
	3908	+	and improve outcomes for conditions associated with chronic disease in 3097
	3909	+	the state. The commissioner shall post such plan on the Department of 3098
	3910	+	Public Health's Internet web site. 3099
	3911	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3912	+
	3913	+
	3914	+
	3915	+	LCO No. 4030 104 of 165
	3916	+
	3917	+	Sec. 89. Subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of section 19a-127k of the 3100
	3918	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3101
	3919	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3102
	3920	+	(b) On and after January 1, 2023, each hospital shall submit 3103
	3921	+	community benefit program reporting to the Office of Health Strategy, 3104
	3922	+	or to a designee selected by the [executive director of the Office] 3105
	3923	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy, in the form and manner described in 3106
	3924	+	subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section. 3107
	3925	+	(c) Each hospital shall submit its community health needs assessment 3108
	3926	+	to the Office of Health Strategy not later than thirty days after the date 3109
	3927	+	on which such assessment is made available to the public pursuant to 3110
	3928	+	26 CFR 1.501(r)-(3)(b), provided the [executive director of the Office] 3111
	3929	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the [executive director's] 3112
	3930	+	commissioner's designee, may grant an extension of time to a hospital 3113
	3931	+	for the filing of such assessment. Such submission shall contain the 3114
	3932	+	following: 3115
	3933	+	(1) Consistent with the requirements set forth in 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3116
	3934	+	(3)(b)(6)(i), and as included in a hospital's federal filing submitted to the 3117
	3935	+	Internal Revenue Service: 3118
	3936	+	(A) A definition of the community served by the hospital and a 3119
	3937	+	description of how the community was determined; 3120
	3938	+	(B) A description of the process and methods used to conduct the 3121
	3939	+	community health needs assessment; 3122
	3940	+	(C) A description of how the hospital solicited and took into account 3123
	3941	+	input received from persons who represent the broad interests of the 3124
	3942	+	community it serves; 3125
	3943	+	(D) A prioritized description of the significant health needs of the 3126
	3944	+	community identified through the community health needs assessment, 3127
	3945	+	and a description of the process and criteria used in identifying certain 3128
	3946	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3947	+
	3948	+
	3949	+
	3950	+	LCO No. 4030 105 of 165
	3951	+
	3952	+	health needs as significant and prioritizing those significant health 3129
	3953	+	needs; 3130
	3954	+	(E) A description of the resources potentially available to address the 3131
	3955	+	significant health needs identified through the community health needs 3132
	3956	+	assessment; 3133
	3957	+	(F) An evaluation of the impact of any actions that were taken, since 3134
	3958	+	the hospital finished conducting its immediately preceding community 3135
	3959	+	health needs assessment, to address the significant health needs 3136
	3960	+	identified in the hospital's prior community health needs assessment; 3137
	3961	+	and 3138
	3962	+	(2) Additional documentation of the following: 3139
	3963	+	(A) The names of the individuals responsible for developing the 3140
	3964	+	community health needs assessment; 3141
	3965	+	(B) The demographics of the population within the geographic 3142
	3966	+	service area of the hospital and, to the extent feasible, a detailed 3143
	3967	+	description of the health disparities, health risks, insurance status, 3144
	3968	+	service utilization patterns and health care costs within such geographic 3145
	3969	+	service area; 3146
	3970	+	(C) A description of the health status and health disparities affecting 3147
	3971	+	the population within the geographic service area of the hospital, 3148
	3972	+	including, but not limited to, the health status and health disparities 3149
	3973	+	affecting a representative spectrum of age, racial and ethnic groups, 3150
	3974	+	incomes and medically underserved populations; 3151
	3975	+	(D) A description of the meaningful participation afforded to 3152
	3976	+	community benefit partners and diverse community members in 3153
	3977	+	assessing community health needs, priorities and target populations; 3154
	3978	+	(E) A description of the barriers to achieving or maintaining health 3155
	3979	+	and to accessing health care, including, but not limited to, social, 3156
	3980	+	economic and environmental barriers, lack of access to or availability of 3157
	3981	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	3982	+
	3983	+
	3984	+
	3985	+	LCO No. 4030 106 of 165
	3986	+
	3987	+	sources of health care coverage and services and a lack of access to and 3158
	3988	+	availability of prevention and health promotion services and support; 3159
	3989	+	(F) Recommendations regarding the role that the state and other 3160
	3990	+	community benefit partners could play in removing the barriers 3161
	3991	+	described in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision and enabling effective 3162
	3992	+	solutions; and 3163
	3993	+	(G) Any additional information, data or disclosures that the hospital 3164
	3994	+	voluntarily chooses to include as may be relevant to its community 3165
	3995	+	benefit program. 3166
	3996	+	(d) Each hospital shall submit its implementation strategy to the 3167
	3997	+	Office of Health Strategy not later than thirty days after the date on 3168
	3998	+	which such implementation strategy is adopted pursuant to 26 CFR 3169
	3999	+	1.501(r)-(3)(c), provided the [executive director of the Office] 3170
	4000	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the [executive director's] 3171
	4001	+	commissioner's designee, may grant an extension to a hospital for the 3172
	4002	+	filing of such implementation strategy. Such submission shall contain 3173
	4003	+	the following: 3174
	4004	+	(1) Consistent with the requirements set forth in 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3175
	4005	+	(3)(b)(6)(i), and as included in a hospital's federal filing submitted to the 3176
	4006	+	Internal Revenue Service: 3177
	4007	+	(A) With respect to each significant health need identified through 3178
	4008	+	the community health needs assessment, either (i) a description of how 3179
	4009	+	the hospital plans to address the health need, or (ii) identification of the 3180
	4010	+	health need as one which the hospital does not intend to address; 3181
	4011	+	(B) For significant health needs described in subparagraph (A)(i) of 3182
	4012	+	this subdivision, (i) a description of the actions that the hospital intends 3183
	4013	+	to take to address the health need and the anticipated impact of such 3184
	4014	+	actions, (ii) identification of the resources that the hospital plans to 3185
	4015	+	commit to address the health need, and (iii) a description of any planned 3186
	4016	+	collaboration between the hospital and other facilities or organizations 3187
	4017	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4018	+
	4019	+
	4020	+
	4021	+	LCO No. 4030 107 of 165
	4022	+
	4023	+	to address the health need; 3188
	4024	+	(C) For significant health needs identified in subparagraph (A)(ii) of 3189
	4025	+	this subdivision, an explanation of why the hospital does not intend to 3190
	4026	+	address such health need; and 3191
	4027	+	(2) Additional documentation of the following: 3192
	4028	+	(A) The names of the individuals responsible for developing the 3193
	4029	+	implementation strategy; 3194
	4030	+	(B) A description of the meaningful participation afforded to 3195
	4031	+	community benefit partners and diverse community members; 3196
	4032	+	(C) A description of the community health needs and health 3197
	4033	+	disparities that were prioritized in developing the implementation 3198
	4034	+	strategy with consideration given to the most recent version of the state 3199
	4035	+	health plan prepared by the Department of Public Health pursuant to 3200
	4036	+	section 19a-7; 3201
	4037	+	(D) Reference-citing evidence, if available, that shows how the 3202
	4038	+	implementation strategy is intended to address the corresponding 3203
	4039	+	health need or reduction in health disparity; 3204
	4040	+	(E) A description of the planned methods for the ongoing evaluation 3205
	4041	+	of proposed actions and corresponding process or outcome measures 3206
	4042	+	intended for use in assessing progress or impact; 3207
	4043	+	(F) A description of how the hospital solicited commentary on the 3208
	4044	+	implementation strategy from the communities within such hospital's 3209
	4045	+	geographic service area and revisions to such strategy based on such 3210
	4046	+	commentary; and 3211
	4047	+	(G) Any other information that the hospital voluntarily chooses to 3212
	4048	+	include as may be relevant to its implementation strategy, including, but 3213
	4049	+	not limited to, data, disclosures, expected or planned resource outlay, 3214
	4050	+	investments or commitments, including, but not limited to, staff, 3215
	4051	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4052	+
	4053	+
	4054	+
	4055	+	LCO No. 4030 108 of 165
	4056	+
	4057	+	financial or in-kind commitments. 3216
	4058	+	(e) On or before October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each 3217
	4059	+	hospital shall submit to the Office of Health Strategy a status report on 3218
	4060	+	such hospital's community benefit program, provided the [executive 3219
	4061	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the 3220
	4062	+	[executive director's] commissioner's designee, may grant an extension 3221
	4063	+	to a hospital for the filing of such report. Such report shall include the 3222
	4064	+	following: 3223
	4065	+	(1) A description of major updates regarding community health 3224
	4066	+	needs, priorities and target populations, if any; 3225
	4067	+	(2) A description of progress made regarding the hospital's actions in 3226
	4068	+	support of its implementation strategy; 3227
	4069	+	(3) A description of any major changes to the proposed 3228
	4070	+	implementation strategy and associated hospital actions; and 3229
	4071	+	(4) A description of financial resources and other resources allocated 3230
	4072	+	or expended that supported the actions taken in support of the hospital's 3231
	4073	+	implementation strategy. 3232
	4074	+	(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19a-755a, as amended 3233
	4075	+	by this act, and to the full extent permitted by 45 CFR 164.514(e), the 3234
	4076	+	Office of Health Strategy shall make data in the all-payer claims 3235
	4077	+	database available to hospitals for use in their community benefit 3236
	4078	+	programs and activities solely for the purposes of (1) preparing the 3237
	4079	+	hospital's community health needs assessment, (2) preparing and 3238
	4080	+	executing the hospital's implementation strategy, and (3) fulfilling 3239
	4081	+	community benefit program reporting, as described in subsections (c) to 3240
	4082	+	(e), inclusive, of this section. Any disclosure made by said office 3241
	4083	+	pursuant to this subsection of information other than health information 3242
	4084	+	shall be made in a manner to protect the confidentiality of such 3243
	4085	+	information as may be required by state or federal law. 3244
	4086	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4087	+
	4088	+
	4089	+
	4090	+	LCO No. 4030 109 of 165
	4091	+
	4092	+	(g) A hospital shall not be responsible for limitations in its ability to 3245
	4093	+	fulfill community benefit program reporting requirements, as described 3246
	4094	+	in subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section, if the all-payer claims 3247
	4095	+	database data is not provided to such hospital, as required by subsection 3248
	4096	+	(f) of this section. 3249
	4097	+	(h) On or before April 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the [executive 3250
	4098	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy shall develop a 3251
	4099	+	summary and analysis of the community benefit program reporting 3252
	4100	+	submitted by hospitals under this section during the previous calendar 3253
	4101	+	year and post such summary and analysis on its Internet web site and 3254
	4102	+	solicit stakeholder input through a public comment period. The Office 3255
	4103	+	of Health Strategy shall use such reporting and stakeholder input to: 3256
	4104	+	(1) Identify additional stakeholders that may be engaged to address 3257
	4105	+	identified community health needs including, but not limited to, federal, 3258
	4106	+	state and municipal entities, nonhospital private sector health care 3259
	4107	+	providers and private sector entities that are not health care providers, 3260
	4108	+	including community-based organizations, insurers and charitable 3261
	4109	+	organizations; 3262
	4110	+	(2) Determine how each identified stakeholder could assist in 3263
	4111	+	addressing identified community health needs or augmenting solutions 3264
	4112	+	or approaches reported in the implementation strategies; 3265
	4113	+	(3) Determine whether to make recommendations to the Department 3266
	4114	+	of Public Health in the development of its state health plan; and 3267
	4115	+	(4) Inform the state-wide health care facilities and services plan 3268
	4116	+	established pursuant to section 19a-634, as amended by this act. 3269
	4117	+	Sec. 90. Subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of section 19a-133a of the 3270
	4118	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3271
	4119	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3272
	4120	+	(19) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3273
	4121	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4122	+
	4123	+
	4124	+
	4125	+	LCO No. 4030 110 of 165
	4126	+
	4127	+	Strategy, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee; 3274
	4128	+	Sec. 91. Section 19a-486 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3275
	4129	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3276
	4130	+	For purposes of sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive, as amended 3277
	4131	+	by this act: 3278
	4132	+	(1) "Nonprofit hospital" means a nonprofit entity licensed as a 3279
	4133	+	hospital pursuant to this chapter and any entity affiliated with such a 3280
	4134	+	hospital through governance or membership, including, but not limited 3281
	4135	+	to, a holding company or subsidiary. 3282
	4136	+	(2) "Purchaser" means a person acquiring any assets of a nonprofit 3283
	4137	+	hospital through a transfer. 3284
	4138	+	(3) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, 3285
	4139	+	limited liability company, association or other entity. 3286
	4140	+	(4) "Transfer" means to sell, transfer, lease, exchange, option, convey, 3287
	4141	+	give or otherwise dispose of or transfer control over, including, but not 3288
	4142	+	limited to, transfer by way of merger or joint venture not in the ordinary 3289
	4143	+	course of business. 3290
	4144	+	(5) "Control" has the meaning assigned to it in section 36b-41. 3291
	4145	+	(6) ["Executive director"] "Commissioner" means the [executive 3292
	4146	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, established 3293
	4147	+	under section 19a-754a, as amended by this act, or the [executive 3294
	4148	+	director's] commissioner's designee. 3295
	4149	+	Sec. 92. Subsections (a) to (f), inclusive, of section 19a-486a of the 3296
	4150	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3297
	4151	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3298
	4152	+	(a) No nonprofit hospital shall enter into an agreement to transfer a 3299
	4153	+	material amount of its assets or operations or a change in control of 3300
	4154	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4155	+
	4156	+
	4157	+
	4158	+	LCO No. 4030 111 of 165
	4159	+
	4160	+	operations to a person that is organized or operated for profit without 3301
	4161	+	first having received approval of the agreement by the [executive 3302
	4162	+	director] commissioner and the Attorney General pursuant to sections 3303
	4163	+	19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive, as amended by this act, and pursuant to 3304
	4164	+	the Attorney General's authority under section 3-125. Any such 3305
	4165	+	agreement without the approval required by sections 19a-486 to 19a-3306
	4166	+	486h, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall be void. 3307
	4167	+	(b) Prior to any transaction described in subsection (a) of this section, 3308
	4168	+	the nonprofit hospital and the purchaser shall concurrently submit a 3309
	4169	+	certificate of need determination letter as described in subsection (c) of 3310
	4170	+	section 19a-638 to the [executive director] commissioner and the 3311
	4171	+	Attorney General by serving it on them by certified mail, return receipt 3312
	4172	+	requested, or delivering it by hand to each office. The certificate of need 3313
	4173	+	determination letter shall contain: (1) The name and address of the 3314
	4174	+	nonprofit hospital; (2) the name and address of the purchaser; (3) a brief 3315
	4175	+	description of the terms of the proposed agreement; and (4) the 3316
	4176	+	estimated capital expenditure, cost or value associated with the 3317
	4177	+	proposed agreement. The certificate of need determination letter shall 3318
	4178	+	be subject to disclosure pursuant to section 1-210. 3319
	4179	+	(c) Not later than thirty days after receipt of the certificate of need 3320
	4180	+	determination letter by the [executive director] commissioner and the 3321
	4181	+	Attorney General, the purchaser and the nonprofit hospital shall hold a 3322
	4182	+	hearing on the contents of the certificate of need determination letter in 3323
	4183	+	the municipality in which the new hospital is proposed to be located. 3324
	4184	+	The nonprofit hospital shall provide not less than two weeks' advance 3325
	4185	+	notice of the hearing to the public by publication in a newspaper having 3326
	4186	+	a substantial circulation in the affected community for not less than 3327
	4187	+	three consecutive days. Such notice shall contain substantially the same 3328
	4188	+	information as in the certificate of need determination letter. The 3329
	4189	+	purchaser and the nonprofit hospital shall record and transcribe the 3330
	4190	+	hearing and make such recording or transcription available to the 3331
	4191	+	[executive director] commissioner, the Attorney General or members of 3332
	4192	+	the public upon request. A public hearing held in accordance with the 3333
	4193	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4194	+
	4195	+
	4196	+
	4197	+	LCO No. 4030 112 of 165
	4198	+
	4199	+	provisions of section 19a-639a, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the 3334
	4200	+	requirements of this subsection. 3335
	4201	+	(d) The [executive director] commissioner and the Attorney General 3336
	4202	+	shall review the certificate of need determination letter. The Attorney 3337
	4203	+	General shall determine whether the agreement requires approval 3338
	4204	+	pursuant to this chapter. If such approval is required, the [executive 3339
	4205	+	director] commissioner and the Attorney General shall transmit to the 3340
	4206	+	purchaser and the nonprofit hospital an application form for approval 3341
	4207	+	pursuant to this chapter, unless the [executive director] commissioner 3342
	4208	+	refuses to accept a filed or submitted certificate of need determination 3343
	4209	+	letter. Such application form shall require the following information: (1) 3344
	4210	+	The name and address of the nonprofit hospital; (2) the name and 3345
	4211	+	address of the purchaser; (3) a description of the terms of the proposed 3346
	4212	+	agreement; (4) copies of all contracts, agreements and memoranda of 3347
	4213	+	understanding relating to the proposed agreement; (5) a fairness 3348
	4214	+	evaluation by an independent person who is an expert in such 3349
	4215	+	agreements, that includes an analysis of each of the criteria set forth in 3350
	4216	+	section 19a-486c; (6) documentation that the nonprofit hospital 3351
	4217	+	exercised the due diligence required by subdivision (2) of subsection (a) 3352
	4218	+	of section 19a-486c, including disclosure of the terms of any other offers 3353
	4219	+	to transfer assets or operations or change control of operations received 3354
	4220	+	by the nonprofit hospital and the reason for rejection of such offers; and 3355
	4221	+	(7) such other information as the [executive director] commissioner or 3356
	4222	+	the Attorney General deem necessary to their review pursuant to the 3357
	4223	+	provisions of sections 19a-486 to 19a-486f, inclusive, as amended by this 3358
	4224	+	act, and chapter 368z. The application shall be subject to disclosure 3359
	4225	+	pursuant to section 1-210. 3360
	4226	+	(e) No later than sixty days after the date of mailing of the application 3361
	4227	+	form, the nonprofit hospital and the purchaser shall concurrently file an 3362
	4228	+	application with the [executive director] commissioner and the Attorney 3363
	4229	+	General containing all the required information. The [executive 3364
	4230	+	director] commissioner and the Attorney General shall review the 3365
	4231	+	application and determine whether the application is complete. The 3366
	4232	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4233	+
	4234	+
	4235	+
	4236	+	LCO No. 4030 113 of 165
	4237	+
	4238	+	[executive director] commissioner and the Attorney General shall, no 3367
	4239	+	later than twenty days after the date of their receipt of the application, 3368
	4240	+	provide written notice to the nonprofit hospital and the purchaser of 3369
	4241	+	any deficiencies in the application. Such application shall not be deemed 3370
	4242	+	complete until such deficiencies are corrected. 3371
	4243	+	(f) No later than twenty-five days after the date of their receipt of the 3372
	4244	+	completed application under this section, the [executive director] 3373
	4245	+	commissioner and the Attorney General shall jointly publish a summary 3374
	4246	+	of such agreement in a newspaper of general circulation where the 3375
	4247	+	nonprofit hospital is located. 3376
	4248	+	Sec. 93. Section 19a-486b of the general statutes is repealed and the 3377
	4249	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3378
	4250	+	(a) Not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of receipt 3379
	4251	+	of the completed application pursuant to subsection (e) of section 19a-3380
	4252	+	486a, as amended by this act, the Attorney General and the [executive 3381
	4253	+	director] commissioner shall approve the application, with or without 3382
	4254	+	modification, or deny the application. The [executive director] 3383
	4255	+	commissioner shall also determine, in accordance with the provisions of 3384
	4256	+	chapter 368z, whether to approve, with or without modification, or deny 3385
	4257	+	the application for a certificate of need that is part of the completed 3386
	4258	+	application. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19a-639a, as 3387
	4259	+	amended by this act, the [executive director] commissioner shall 3388
	4260	+	complete the decision on the application for a certificate of need within 3389
	4261	+	the same time period as the completed application. Such one-hundred-3390
	4262	+	twenty-day period may be extended by (1) agreement of the Attorney 3391
	4263	+	General, the [executive director] commissioner, the nonprofit hospital 3392
	4264	+	and the purchaser, or (2) the [executive director] commissioner for an 3393
	4265	+	additional one hundred twenty days pending completion of a cost and 3394
	4266	+	market impact review conducted pursuant to section 19a-639f, as 3395
	4267	+	amended by this act. If the Attorney General initiates a proceeding to 3396
	4268	+	enforce a subpoena pursuant to section 19a-486c or 19a-486d, as 3397
	4269	+	amended by this act, the one-hundred-twenty-day period shall be tolled 3398
	4270	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4271	+
	4272	+
	4273	+
	4274	+	LCO No. 4030 114 of 165
	4275	+
	4276	+	until the final court decision on the last pending enforcement 3399
	4277	+	proceeding, including any appeal or time for the filing of such appeal. 3400
	4278	+	Unless the one-hundred-twenty-day period is extended pursuant to this 3401
	4279	+	section, if the [executive director] commissioner and Attorney General 3402
	4280	+	fail to take action on an agreement prior to the one hundred twenty-first 3403
	4281	+	day after the date of the filing of the completed application, the 3404
	4282	+	application shall be deemed approved. 3405
	4283	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner and the Attorney General 3406
	4284	+	may place any conditions on the approval of an application that relate 3407
	4285	+	to the purposes of sections 19a-486a to 19a-486h, inclusive, as amended 3408
	4286	+	by this act. In placing any such conditions the [executive director] 3409
	4287	+	commissioner shall follow the guidelines and criteria described in 3410
	4288	+	subdivision (4) of subsection (d) of section 19a-639. Any such conditions 3411
	4289	+	may be in addition to any conditions placed by the [executive director] 3412
	4290	+	commissioner pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (d) of section 3413
	4291	+	19a-639. 3414
	4292	+	Sec. 94. Section 19a-486d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3415
	4293	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3416
	4294	+	(a) The [executive director] commissioner shall deny an application 3417
	4295	+	filed pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-486a, as amended by this 3418
	4296	+	act, unless the [executive director] commissioner finds that: (1) In a 3419
	4297	+	situation where the asset or operation to be transferred provides or has 3420
	4298	+	provided health care services to the uninsured or underinsured, the 3421
	4299	+	purchaser has made a commitment to provide health care to the 3422
	4300	+	uninsured and the underinsured; (2) in a situation where health care 3423
	4301	+	providers or insurers will be offered the opportunity to invest or own 3424
	4302	+	an interest in the purchaser or an entity related to the purchaser 3425
	4303	+	safeguard procedures are in place to avoid a conflict of interest in patient 3426
	4304	+	referral; and (3) certificate of need authorization is justified in 3427
	4305	+	accordance with chapter 368z. The [executive director] commissioner 3428
	4306	+	may contract with any person, including, but not limited to, financial or 3429
	4307	+	actuarial experts or consultants, or legal experts with the approval of the 3430
	4308	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4309	+
	4310	+
	4311	+
	4312	+	LCO No. 4030 115 of 165
	4313	+
	4314	+	Attorney General, to assist in reviewing the completed application. The 3431
	4315	+	[executive director] commissioner shall submit any bills for such 3432
	4316	+	contracts to the purchaser. Such bills shall not exceed one hundred fifty 3433
	4317	+	thousand dollars. The purchaser shall pay such bills no later than thirty 3434
	4318	+	days after the date of receipt of such bills. 3435
	4319	+	(b) The [executive director] commissioner may, during the course of 3436
	4320	+	a review required by this section: (1) Issue in writing and cause to be 3437
	4321	+	served upon any person, by subpoena, a demand that such person 3438
	4322	+	appear before the [executive director] commissioner and give testimony 3439
	4323	+	or produce documents as to any matters relevant to the scope of the 3440
	4324	+	review; and (2) issue written interrogatories, to be answered under oath, 3441
	4325	+	as to any matters relevant to the scope of the review and prescribing a 3442
	4326	+	return date that would allow a reasonable time to respond. If any person 3443
	4327	+	fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection, the [executive 3444
	4328	+	director] commissioner, through the Attorney General, may apply to the 3445
	4329	+	superior court for the judicial district of Hartford seeking enforcement 3446
	4330	+	of such subpoena. The superior court may, upon notice to such person, 3447
	4331	+	issue and cause to be served an order requiring compliance. Service of 3448
	4332	+	subpoenas ad testificandum, subpoenas duces tecum, notices of 3449
	4333	+	deposition and written interrogatories as provided in this subsection 3450
	4334	+	may be made by personal service at the usual place of abode or by 3451
	4335	+	certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person to be 3452
	4336	+	served at such person's principal place of business within or without 3453
	4337	+	this state or such person's residence. 3454
	4338	+	Sec. 95. Section 19a-486e of the general statutes is repealed and the 3455
	4339	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3456
	4340	+	Prior to making any decision to approve, with or without 3457
	4341	+	modification, or deny any application filed pursuant to subsection (d) 3458
	4342	+	of section 19a-486a, as amended by this act, the Attorney General and 3459
	4343	+	the [executive director] commissioner shall jointly conduct one or more 3460
	4344	+	public hearings, one of which shall be in the primary service area of the 3461
	4345	+	nonprofit hospital. At least fourteen days before conducting the public 3462
	4346	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4347	+
	4348	+
	4349	+
	4350	+	LCO No. 4030 116 of 165
	4351	+
	4352	+	hearing, the Attorney General and the [executive director] 3463
	4353	+	commissioner shall provide notice of the time and place of the hearing 3464
	4354	+	through publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation 3465
	4355	+	in the affected community. 3466
	4356	+	Sec. 96. Section 19a-486f of the general statutes is repealed and the 3467
	4357	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3468
	4358	+	If the [executive director] commissioner or the Attorney General 3469
	4359	+	denies an application filed pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-3470
	4360	+	486a, as amended by this act, or approves it with modification, the 3471
	4361	+	nonprofit hospital or the purchaser may appeal such decision in the 3472
	4362	+	same manner as provided in section 4-183, provided that nothing in 3473
	4363	+	sections 19a-486 to 19a-486f, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall be 3474
	4364	+	construed to apply the provisions of chapter 54 to the proceedings of the 3475
	4365	+	Attorney General. 3476
	4366	+	Sec. 97. Section 19a-486g of the general statutes is repealed and the 3477
	4367	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3478
	4368	+	The Commissioner of Public Health shall refuse to issue a license to, 3479
	4369	+	or if issued shall suspend or revoke the license of, a hospital if the 3480
	4370	+	commissioner finds, after a hearing and opportunity to be heard, that: 3481
	4371	+	(1) There was a transaction described in section 19a-486a, as amended 3482
	4372	+	by this act, that occurred without the approval of the [executive director] 3483
	4373	+	commissioner, if such approval was required by sections 19a-486 to 19a-3484
	4374	+	486h, inclusive, as amended by this act; 3485
	4375	+	(2) There was a transaction described in section 19a-486a, as amended 3486
	4376	+	by this act, without the approval of the Attorney General, if such 3487
	4377	+	approval was required by sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive, as 3488
	4378	+	amended by this act, and the Attorney General certifies to the [executive 3489
	4379	+	director] commissioner that such transaction involved a material 3490
	4380	+	amount of the nonprofit hospital's assets or operations or a change in 3491
	4381	+	control of operations; or 3492
	4382	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4383	+
	4384	+
	4385	+
	4386	+	LCO No. 4030 117 of 165
	4387	+
	4388	+	(3) The hospital is not complying with the terms of an agreement 3493
	4389	+	approved by the Attorney General and [executive director] 3494
	4390	+	commissioner pursuant to sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive, as 3495
	4391	+	amended by this act. 3496
	4392	+	Sec. 98. Section 19a-486h of the general statutes is repealed and the 3497
	4393	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3498
	4394	+	Nothing in sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive, as amended by 3499
	4395	+	this act, shall be construed to limit: (1) The common law or statutory 3500
	4396	+	authority of the Attorney General; (2) the statutory authority of the 3501
	4397	+	Commissioner of Public Health including, but not limited to, licensing; 3502
	4398	+	(3) the statutory authority of the [executive director of the Office] 3503
	4399	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy, including, but not limited to, 3504
	4400	+	certificate of need authority; or (4) the application of the doctrine of cy 3505
	4401	+	pres or approximation. 3506
	4402	+	Sec. 99. Subsections (d) to (i), inclusive, of section 19a-486i of the 3507
	4403	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3508
	4404	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3509
	4405	+	(d) (1) The written notice required under subsection (c) of this section 3510
	4406	+	shall identify each party to the transaction and describe the material 3511
	4407	+	change as of the date of such notice to the business or corporate structure 3512
	4408	+	of the group practice, including: (A) A description of the nature of the 3513
	4409	+	proposed relationship among the parties to the proposed transaction; 3514
	4410	+	(B) the names and specialties of each physician that is a member of the 3515
	4411	+	group practice that is the subject of the proposed transaction and who 3516
	4412	+	will practice medicine with the resulting group practice, hospital, 3517
	4413	+	hospital system, captive professional entity, medical foundation or 3518
	4414	+	other entity organized by, controlled by, or otherwise affiliated with 3519
	4415	+	such hospital or hospital system following the effective date of the 3520
	4416	+	transaction; (C) the names of the business entities that are to provide 3521
	4417	+	services following the effective date of the transaction; (D) the address 3522
	4418	+	for each location where such services are to be provided; (E) a 3523
	4419	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4420	+
	4421	+
	4422	+
	4423	+	LCO No. 4030 118 of 165
	4424	+
	4425	+	description of the services to be provided at each such location; and (F) 3524
	4426	+	the primary service area to be served by each such location. 3525
	4427	+	(2) Not later than thirty days after the effective date of any transaction 3526
	4428	+	described in subsection (c) of this section, the parties to the transaction 3527
	4429	+	shall submit written notice to the [executive director of the Office] 3528
	4430	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy. Such written notice shall include, but 3529
	4431	+	need not be limited to, the same information described in subdivision 3530
	4432	+	(1) of this subsection. The [executive director] commissioner shall post 3531
	4433	+	a link to such notice on the Office of Health Strategy's Internet web site. 3532
	4434	+	(e) Not less than thirty days prior to the effective date of any 3533
	4435	+	transaction that results in an affiliation between one hospital or hospital 3534
	4436	+	system and another hospital or hospital system, the parties to the 3535
	4437	+	affiliation shall submit written notice to the Attorney General of such 3536
	4438	+	affiliation. Such written notice shall identify each party to the affiliation 3537
	4439	+	and describe the affiliation as of the date of such notice, including: (1) A 3538
	4440	+	description of the nature of the proposed relationship among the parties 3539
	4441	+	to the affiliation; (2) the names of the business entities that are to provide 3540
	4442	+	services following the effective date of the affiliation; (3) the address for 3541
	4443	+	each location where such services are to be provided; (4) a description 3542
	4444	+	of the services to be provided at each such location; and (5) the primary 3543
	4445	+	service area to be served by each such location. 3544
	4446	+	(f) Written information submitted to the Attorney General pursuant 3545
	4447	+	to subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section shall be maintained and 3546
	4448	+	used by the Attorney General in the same manner as provided in section 3547
	4449	+	35-42. 3548
	4450	+	(g) Not later than January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, each 3549
	4451	+	hospital and hospital system shall file with the Attorney General and 3550
	4452	+	the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy a 3551
	4453	+	written report describing the activities of the group practices owned or 3552
	4454	+	affiliated with such hospital or hospital system. Such report shall 3553
	4455	+	include, for each such group practice: (1) A description of the nature of 3554
	4456	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4457	+
	4458	+
	4459	+
	4460	+	LCO No. 4030 119 of 165
	4461	+
	4462	+	the relationship between the hospital or hospital system and the group 3555
	4463	+	practice; (2) the names and specialties of each physician practicing 3556
	4464	+	medicine with the group practice; (3) the names of the business entities 3557
	4465	+	that provide services as part of the group practice and the address for 3558
	4466	+	each location where such services are provided; (4) a description of the 3559
	4467	+	services provided at each such location; and (5) the primary service area 3560
	4468	+	served by each such location. 3561
	4469	+	(h) Not later than January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, each 3562
	4470	+	group practice comprised of thirty or more physicians that is not the 3563
	4471	+	subject of a report filed under subsection (g) of this section shall file with 3564
	4472	+	the Attorney General and the [executive director of the Office] 3565
	4473	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy a written report concerning the group 3566
	4474	+	practice. Such report shall include, for each such group practice: (1) The 3567
	4475	+	names and specialties of each physician practicing medicine with the 3568
	4476	+	group practice; (2) the names of the business entities that provide 3569
	4477	+	services as part of the group practice and the address for each location 3570
	4478	+	where such services are provided; (3) a description of the services 3571
	4479	+	provided at each such location; and (4) the primary service area served 3572
	4480	+	by each such location. 3573
	4481	+	(i) Not later than January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, each 3574
	4482	+	hospital and hospital system shall file with the Attorney General and 3575
	4483	+	the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy a 3576
	4484	+	written report describing each affiliation with another hospital or 3577
	4485	+	hospital system. Such report shall include: (1) The name and address of 3578
	4486	+	each party to the affiliation; (2) a description of the nature of the 3579
	4487	+	relationship among the parties to the affiliation; (3) the names of the 3580
	4488	+	business entities that provide services as part of the affiliation and the 3581
	4489	+	address for each location where such services are provided; (4) a 3582
	4490	+	description of the services provided at each such location; and (5) the 3583
	4491	+	primary service area served by each such location. 3584
	4492	+	Sec. 100. Subsection (m) of section 19a-508c of the general statutes is 3585
	4493	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3586
	4494	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4495	+
	4496	+
	4497	+
	4498	+	LCO No. 4030 120 of 165
	4499	+
	4500	+	passage): 3587
	4501	+	(m) (1) Each hospital and health system shall report not later than July 3588
	4502	+	1, 2023, and annually thereafter to the [executive director of the Office] 3589
	4503	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy, on a form prescribed by the 3590
	4504	+	[executive director] commissioner, concerning facility fees charged or 3591
	4505	+	billed during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include (A) 3592
	4506	+	the name and address of each facility owned or operated by the hospital 3593
	4507	+	or health system that provides services for which a facility fee is charged 3594
	4508	+	or billed, (B) the number of patient visits at each such facility for which 3595
	4509	+	a facility fee was charged or billed, (C) the number, total amount and 3596
	4510	+	range of allowable facility fees paid at each such facility disaggregated 3597
	4511	+	by payer mix, (D) for each facility, the total amount of facility fees 3598
	4512	+	charged and the total amount of revenue received by the hospital or 3599
	4513	+	health system derived from facility fees, (E) the total amount of facility 3600
	4514	+	fees charged and the total amount of revenue received by the hospital 3601
	4515	+	or health system from all facilities derived from facility fees, (F) a 3602
	4516	+	description of the ten procedures or services that generated the greatest 3603
	4517	+	amount of facility fee gross revenue, disaggregated by current 3604
	4518	+	procedural terminology category (CPT) code for each such procedure or 3605
	4519	+	service and, for each such procedure or service, patient volume and the 3606
	4520	+	total amount of gross and net revenue received by the hospital or health 3607
	4521	+	system derived from facility fees, and (G) the top ten procedures or 3608
	4522	+	services for which facility fees are charged based on patient volume and 3609
	4523	+	the gross and net revenue received by the hospital or health system for 3610
	4524	+	each such procedure or service. For purposes of this subsection, 3611
	4525	+	"facility" means a hospital-based facility that is located outside a hospital 3612
	4526	+	campus. 3613
	4527	+	(2) The [executive director] commissioner shall publish the 3614
	4528	+	information reported pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, or 3615
	4529	+	post a link to such information, on the Internet web site of the Office of 3616
	4530	+	Health Strategy. 3617
	4531	+	Sec. 101. Subsection (a) of section 19a-612 of the general statutes is 3618
	4532	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4533	+
	4534	+
	4535	+
	4536	+	LCO No. 4030 121 of 165
	4537	+
	4538	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3619
	4539	+	passage): 3620
	4540	+	(a) There is established, within the Office of Health Strategy, 3621
	4541	+	established under section 19a-754a, as amended by this act, a unit to be 3622
	4542	+	known as the Health Systems Planning Unit. The unit, under the 3623
	4543	+	direction of the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 3624
	4544	+	Health Strategy, shall constitute a successor to the former Office of 3625
	4545	+	Health Care Access, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d 3626
	4546	+	and 4-39. 3627
	4547	+	Sec. 102. Section 19a-612d of the general statutes is repealed and the 3628
	4548	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3629
	4549	+	(a) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3630
	4550	+	Strategy shall oversee the Health Systems Planning Unit and shall 3631
	4551	+	exercise independent decision-making authority over all certificate of 3632
	4552	+	need decisions. 3633
	4553	+	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 3634
	4554	+	the Deputy Commissioner of Public Health shall retain independent 3635
	4555	+	decision-making authority over only the certificate of need applications 3636
	4556	+	that are pending before the Office of Health Care Access and have been 3637
	4557	+	deemed completed by said office on or before May 14, 2018. Following 3638
	4558	+	the issuance by the Deputy Commissioner of Public Health of a final 3639
	4559	+	decision on any such certificate of need application, the [executive 3640
	4560	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy shall exercise 3641
	4561	+	independent authority on any further action required on such certificate 3642
	4562	+	of need application or the certificate of need issued pursuant to such 3643
	4563	+	application. 3644
	4564	+	Sec. 103. Subsection (c) of section 19a-613 of the general statutes is 3645
	4565	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3646
	4566	+	passage): 3647
	4567	+	(c) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3648
	4568	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4569	+
	4570	+
	4571	+
	4572	+	LCO No. 4030 122 of 165
	4573	+
	4574	+	Strategy, or [any person the executive director designates] the 3649
	4575	+	commissioner's designee, may conduct a hearing and render a final 3650
	4576	+	decision in any case when a hearing is required or authorized under the 3651
	4577	+	provisions of any statute dealing with the Health Systems Planning 3652
	4578	+	Unit. 3653
	4579	+	Sec. 104. Section 19a-614 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3654
	4580	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3655
	4581	+	The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3656
	4582	+	Strategy may employ and pay professional and support staff subject to 3657
	4583	+	the provisions of chapter 67 and contract with and engage consultants 3658
	4584	+	and other independent professionals as may be necessary or desirable 3659
	4585	+	to carry out the functions of the Health Systems Planning Unit. 3660
	4586	+	Sec. 105. Subdivision (7) of section 19a-630 of the general statutes is 3661
	4587	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3662
	4588	+	passage): 3663
	4589	+	(7) ["Executive director"] "Commissioner" means the [executive 3664
	4590	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy. 3665
	4591	+	Sec. 106. Subsection (b) of section 19a-631 of the general statutes is 3666
	4592	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3667
	4593	+	passage): 3668
	4594	+	(b) Each hospital shall annually pay to the [executive director of the 3669
	4595	+	Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, for deposit in the General 3670
	4596	+	Fund, an amount equal to its share of the actual expenditures made by 3671
	4597	+	the unit during each fiscal year including the cost of fringe benefits for 3672
	4598	+	unit personnel as estimated by the Comptroller, the amount of expenses 3673
	4599	+	for central state services attributable to the unit for the fiscal year as 3674
	4600	+	estimated by the Comptroller, plus the expenditures made on behalf of 3675
	4601	+	the unit from the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund pursuant to section 3676
	4602	+	4a-9 for such year. Payments shall be made by assessment of all 3677
	4603	+	hospitals of the costs calculated and collected in accordance with the 3678
	4604	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4605	+
	4606	+
	4607	+
	4608	+	LCO No. 4030 123 of 165
	4609	+
	4610	+	provisions of this section and section 19a-632, as amended by this act. If 3679
	4611	+	for any reason a hospital ceases operation, any unpaid assessment for 3680
	4612	+	the operations of the unit shall be reapportioned among the remaining 3681
	4613	+	hospitals to be paid in addition to any other assessment. 3682
	4614	+	Sec. 107. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 19a-632 of the general 3683
	4615	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 3684
	4616	+	(Effective from passage): 3685
	4617	+	(d) Immediately following the close of each state fiscal year the 3686
	4618	+	[executive director] commissioner shall recalculate the proposed 3687
	4619	+	assessment for each hospital based on the costs of the unit in accordance 3688
	4620	+	with subsection (b) of this section using the actual expenditures made 3689
	4621	+	by the unit during that fiscal year and the actual expenditures made on 3690
	4622	+	behalf of the unit from the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund pursuant 3691
	4623	+	to section 4a-9. On or before August thirty-first, annually, the unit shall 3692
	4624	+	render to each hospital a statement showing the difference between the 3693
	4625	+	respective recalculated assessment and the amount previously paid. On 3694
	4626	+	or before September thirtieth, the [executive director] commissioner, 3695
	4627	+	after receiving any objections to such statements, shall make such 3696
	4628	+	adjustments which in said [executive director's] commissioner's opinion 3697
	4629	+	may be indicated and shall render an adjusted assessment, if any, to the 3698
	4630	+	affected hospitals. Adjustments to reflect any credit or amount due 3699
	4631	+	under the recalculated assessment for the previous state fiscal year shall 3700
	4632	+	be made to the proposed assessment due on or before December thirty-3701
	4633	+	first of the following state fiscal year. 3702
	4634	+	(e) If any assessment is not paid when due, the [executive director] 3703
	4635	+	commissioner shall impose a fee equal to (1) two per cent of the 3704
	4636	+	assessment if such failure to pay is for not more than five days, (2) five 3705
	4637	+	per cent of the assessment if such failure to pay is for more than five 3706
	4638	+	days but not more than fifteen days, or (3) ten per cent of the assessment 3707
	4639	+	if such failure to pay is for more than fifteen days. If a hospital fails to 3708
	4640	+	pay any assessment for more than thirty days after the date when due, 3709
	4641	+	the [executive director] commissioner may, in addition to the fees 3710
	4642	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4643	+
	4644	+
	4645	+
	4646	+	LCO No. 4030 124 of 165
	4647	+
	4648	+	imposed pursuant to this subsection, impose a civil penalty of up to one 3711
	4649	+	thousand dollars per day for each day past the initial thirty days that the 3712
	4650	+	assessment is not paid. Any civil penalty authorized by this subsection 3713
	4651	+	shall be imposed by the [executive director] commissioner in accordance 3714
	4652	+	with subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 19a-653. 3715
	4653	+	Sec. 108. Section 19a-633 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3716
	4654	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3717
	4655	+	The [executive director] commissioner, or any agent authorized by 3718
	4656	+	such [executive director] commissioner to conduct any inquiry, 3719
	4657	+	investigation or hearing under the provisions of this chapter, shall have 3720
	4658	+	power to administer oaths and take testimony under oath relative to the 3721
	4659	+	matter of inquiry or investigation. At any hearing ordered by the unit, 3722
	4660	+	the [executive director] commissioner or such agent having authority by 3723
	4661	+	law to issue such process may subpoena witnesses and require the 3724
	4662	+	production of records, papers and documents pertinent to such inquiry. 3725
	4663	+	If any person disobeys such process or, having appeared in obedience 3726
	4664	+	thereto, refuses to answer any pertinent question put to such person by 3727
	4665	+	the [executive director] commissioner or such [executive director's] 3728
	4666	+	commissioner's authorized agent or to produce any records and papers 3729
	4667	+	pursuant thereto, the [executive director] commissioner or such 3730
	4668	+	[executive director's] commissioner's agent may apply to the superior 3731
	4669	+	court for the judicial district of Hartford or for the judicial district 3732
	4670	+	wherein the person resides or wherein the business has been conducted, 3733
	4671	+	or to any judge of said court if the same is not in session, setting forth 3734
	4672	+	such disobedience to process or refusal to answer, and said court or such 3735
	4673	+	judge shall cite such person to appear before said court or such judge to 3736
	4674	+	answer such question or to produce such records and papers. 3737
	4675	+	Sec. 109. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 19a-634 of the general 3738
	4676	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 3739
	4677	+	(Effective from passage): 3740
	4678	+	(a) The Health Systems Planning Unit shall conduct, on a biennial 3741
	4679	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4680	+
	4681	+
	4682	+
	4683	+	LCO No. 4030 125 of 165
	4684	+
	4685	+	basis, a state-wide health care facility utilization study. Such study may 3742
	4686	+	include an assessment of: (1) Current availability and utilization of acute 3743
	4687	+	hospital care, hospital emergency care, specialty hospital care, 3744
	4688	+	outpatient surgical care, primary care and clinic care; (2) geographic 3745
	4689	+	areas and subpopulations that may be underserved or have reduced 3746
	4690	+	access to specific types of health care services; and (3) other factors that 3747
	4691	+	the unit deems pertinent to health care facility utilization. Not later than 3748
	4692	+	June thirtieth of the year in which the biennial study is conducted, the 3749
	4693	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy shall 3750
	4694	+	report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the Governor and the joint 3751
	4695	+	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 3752
	4696	+	matters relating to public health and human services on the findings of 3753
	4697	+	the study. Such report may also include the unit's recommendations for 3754
	4698	+	addressing identified gaps in the provision of health care services and 3755
	4699	+	recommendations concerning a lack of access to health care services. 3756
	4700	+	(b) The unit, in consultation with such other state agencies as the 3757
	4701	+	[executive director] commissioner deems appropriate, shall establish 3758
	4702	+	and maintain a state-wide health care facilities and services plan. Such 3759
	4703	+	plan may include, but not be limited to: (1) An assessment of the 3760
	4704	+	availability of acute hospital care, hospital emergency care, specialty 3761
	4705	+	hospital care, outpatient surgical care, primary care and clinic care; (2) 3762
	4706	+	an evaluation of the unmet needs of persons at risk and vulnerable 3763
	4707	+	populations as determined by the [executive director] commissioner; (3) 3764
	4708	+	a projection of future demand for health care services and the impact 3765
	4709	+	that technology may have on the demand, capacity or need for such 3766
	4710	+	services; and (4) recommendations for the expansion, reduction or 3767
	4711	+	modification of health care facilities or services. In the development of 3768
	4712	+	the plan, the unit shall consider the recommendations of any advisory 3769
	4713	+	bodies which may be established by the [executive director] 3770
	4714	+	commissioner. The [executive director] commissioner may also 3771
	4715	+	incorporate the recommendations of authoritative organizations whose 3772
	4716	+	mission is to promote policies based on best practices or evidence-based 3773
	4717	+	research. The [executive director] commissioner, in consultation with 3774
	4718	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4719	+
	4720	+
	4721	+
	4722	+	LCO No. 4030 126 of 165
	4723	+
	4724	+	hospital representatives, shall develop a process that encourages 3775
	4725	+	hospitals to incorporate the state-wide health care facilities and services 3776
	4726	+	plan into hospital long-range planning and shall facilitate 3777
	4727	+	communication between appropriate state agencies concerning 3778
	4728	+	innovations or changes that may affect future health planning. The unit 3779
	4729	+	shall update the state-wide health care facilities and services plan not 3780
	4730	+	less than once every two years. 3781
	4731	+	Sec. 110. Subsections (d) to (f), inclusive, of section 19a-638 of the 3782
	4732	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3783
	4733	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3784
	4734	+	(d) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3785
	4735	+	Strategy may implement policies and procedures necessary to 3786
	4736	+	administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting 3787
	4737	+	such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the [executive 3788
	4738	+	director] commissioner holds a public hearing prior to implementing 3789
	4739	+	the policies and procedures and posts notice of intent to adopt 3790
	4740	+	regulations on the office's Internet web site and the eRegulations System 3791
	4741	+	not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and 3792
	4742	+	procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the 3793
	4743	+	time final regulations are adopted. 3794
	4744	+	(e) On or before June 30, 2026, a mental health facility seeking to 3795
	4745	+	increase licensed bed capacity without applying for a certificate of need, 3796
	4746	+	as permitted pursuant to subdivision (23) of subsection (b) of this 3797
	4747	+	section, shall notify the Office of Health Strategy, in a form and manner 3798
	4748	+	prescribed by the [executive director of said office] commissioner, 3799
	4749	+	regarding (1) such facility's intent to increase licensed bed capacity, (2) 3800
	4750	+	the address of such facility, and (3) a description of all services that are 3801
	4751	+	being or will be provided at such facility. 3802
	4752	+	(f) Not later than January 1, 2025, the [executive director of the Office] 3803
	4753	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy shall report to the Governor and, in 3804
	4754	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 3805
	4755	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4756	+
	4757	+
	4758	+
	4759	+	LCO No. 4030 127 of 165
	4760	+
	4761	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 3806
	4762	+	relating to public health concerning the [executive director's] 3807
	4763	+	commissioner's recommendations, if any, regarding the establishment 3808
	4764	+	of an expedited certificate of need process for mental health facilities. 3809
	4765	+	Sec. 111. Subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection (d) of section 19a-639 3810
	4766	+	of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in 3811
	4767	+	lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3812
	4768	+	(3) The unit shall deny any certificate of need application involving a 3813
	4769	+	transfer of ownership of a hospital unless the [executive director] 3814
	4770	+	commissioner finds that the affected community will be assured of 3815
	4771	+	continued access to high quality and affordable health care after 3816
	4772	+	accounting for any proposed change impacting hospital staffing. 3817
	4773	+	(4) The unit may deny any certificate of need application involving a 3818
	4774	+	transfer of ownership of a hospital subject to a cost and market impact 3819
	4775	+	review pursuant to section 19a-639f, as amended by this act, if the 3820
	4776	+	[executive director] commissioner finds that (A) the affected community 3821
	4777	+	will not be assured of continued access to high quality and affordable 3822
	4778	+	health care after accounting for any consolidation in the hospital and 3823
	4779	+	health care market that may lessen health care provider diversity, 3824
	4780	+	consumer choice and access to care, and (B) any likely increases in the 3825
	4781	+	prices for health care services or total health care spending in the state 3826
	4782	+	may negatively impact the affordability of care. 3827
	4783	+	Sec. 112. Subsection (g) of section 19a-639a of the general statutes is 3828
	4784	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3829
	4785	+	passage): 3830
	4786	+	(g) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3831
	4787	+	Strategy may implement policies and procedures necessary to 3832
	4788	+	administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting 3833
	4789	+	such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the [executive 3834
	4790	+	director] commissioner holds a public hearing prior to implementing 3835
	4791	+	the policies and procedures and posts notice of intent to adopt 3836
	4792	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4793	+
	4794	+
	4795	+
	4796	+	LCO No. 4030 128 of 165
	4797	+
	4798	+	regulations on the office's Internet web site and the eRegulations System 3837
	4799	+	not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and 3838
	4800	+	procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the 3839
	4801	+	time final regulations are adopted. 3840
	4802	+	Sec. 113. Subsection (e) of section 19a-639b of the general statutes is 3841
	4803	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3842
	4804	+	passage): 3843
	4805	+	(e) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3844
	4806	+	Strategy may implement policies and procedures necessary to 3845
	4807	+	administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting 3846
	4808	+	such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the [executive 3847
	4809	+	director] commissioner holds a public hearing prior to implementing 3848
	4810	+	the policies and procedures and posts notice of intent to adopt 3849
	4811	+	regulations on the office's Internet web site and the eRegulations System 3850
	4812	+	not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and 3851
	4813	+	procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the 3852
	4814	+	time final regulations are adopted. 3853
	4815	+	Sec. 114. Subsection (b) of section 19a-639c of the general statutes is 3854
	4816	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3855
	4817	+	passage): 3856
	4818	+	(b) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3857
	4819	+	Strategy may implement policies and procedures necessary to 3858
	4820	+	administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting 3859
	4821	+	such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the [executive 3860
	4822	+	director] commissioner holds a public hearing prior to implementing 3861
	4823	+	the policies and procedures and posts notice of intent to adopt 3862
	4824	+	regulations on the office's Internet web site and the eRegulations System 3863
	4825	+	not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and 3864
	4826	+	procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the 3865
	4827	+	time final regulations are adopted. 3866
	4828	+	Sec. 115. Subsection (d) of section 19a-639e of the general statutes is 3867
	4829	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4830	+
	4831	+
	4832	+
	4833	+	LCO No. 4030 129 of 165
	4834	+
	4835	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3868
	4836	+	passage): 3869
	4837	+	(d) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3870
	4838	+	Strategy may implement policies and procedures necessary to 3871
	4839	+	administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting 3872
	4840	+	such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the [executive 3873
	4841	+	director] commissioner holds a public hearing prior to implementing 3874
	4842	+	the policies and procedures and posts notice of intent to adopt 3875
	4843	+	regulations on the office's Internet web site and the eRegulations System 3876
	4844	+	not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and 3877
	4845	+	procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the 3878
	4846	+	time final regulations are adopted. 3879
	4847	+	Sec. 116. Subsection (l) of section 19a-639f of the general statutes is 3880
	4848	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3881
	4849	+	passage): 3882
	4850	+	(l) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3883
	4851	+	Strategy shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 3884
	4852	+	chapter 54, concerning cost and market impact reviews and to 3885
	4853	+	administer the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall include 3886
	4854	+	definitions of the following terms: "Dispersed service area", "health 3887
	4855	+	status adjusted total medical expense", "major service category", 3888
	4856	+	"relative prices", "total health care spending" and "health care services". 3889
	4857	+	The [executive director] commissioner may implement policies and 3890
	4858	+	procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while 3891
	4859	+	in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation 3892
	4860	+	form, provided the [executive director] commissioner publishes notice 3893
	4861	+	of intention to adopt the regulations on the office's Internet web site and 3894
	4862	+	the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after implementing 3895
	4863	+	such policies and procedures. Policies and procedures implemented 3896
	4864	+	pursuant to this subsection shall be valid until the time such regulations 3897
	4865	+	are effective. 3898
	4866	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4867	+
	4868	+
	4869	+
	4870	+	LCO No. 4030 130 of 165
	4871	+
	4872	+	Sec. 117. Subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, of section 19a-654 of the 3899
	4873	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3900
	4874	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 3901
	4875	+	(c) An outpatient surgical facility, as defined in section 19a-493b, a 3902
	4876	+	short-term acute care general or children's hospital, or a facility that 3903
	4877	+	provides outpatient surgical services as part of the outpatient surgery 3904
	4878	+	department of a short-term acute care hospital shall submit to the unit 3905
	4879	+	the data identified in subsection (c) of section 19a-634. The unit shall 3906
	4880	+	convene a working group consisting of representatives of outpatient 3907
	4881	+	surgical facilities, hospitals and other individuals necessary to develop 3908
	4882	+	recommendations that address current obstacles to, and proposed 3909
	4883	+	requirements for, patient-identifiable data reporting in the outpatient 3910
	4884	+	setting. On or before February 1, 2012, the working group shall report, 3911
	4885	+	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on its findings and 3912
	4886	+	recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General 3913
	4887	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and 3914
	4888	+	insurance and real estate. Additional reporting of outpatient data as the 3915
	4889	+	unit deems necessary shall begin not later than July 1, 2015. On or before 3916
	4890	+	July 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the Connecticut Association of 3917
	4891	+	Ambulatory Surgery Centers shall provide a progress report to the 3918
	4892	+	Office of Health Strategy, until such time as all ambulatory surgery 3919
	4893	+	centers are in full compliance with the implementation of systems that 3920
	4894	+	allow for the reporting of outpatient data as required by the [executive 3921
	4895	+	director] commissioner. Until such additional reporting requirements 3922
	4896	+	take effect on July 1, 2015, the department may work with the 3923
	4897	+	Connecticut Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and the 3924
	4898	+	Connecticut Hospital Association on specific data reporting initiatives 3925
	4899	+	provided that no penalties shall be assessed under this chapter or any 3926
	4900	+	other provision of law with respect to the failure to submit such data. 3927
	4901	+	(d) Except as provided in this subsection, patient-identifiable data 3928
	4902	+	received by the unit shall be kept confidential and shall not be 3929
	4903	+	considered public records or files subject to disclosure under the 3930
	4904	+	Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. The unit may 3931
	4905	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4906	+
	4907	+
	4908	+
	4909	+	LCO No. 4030 131 of 165
	4910	+
	4911	+	release de-identified patient data or aggregate patient data to the public 3932
	4912	+	in a manner consistent with the provisions of 45 CFR 164.514. Any de-3933
	4913	+	identified patient data released by the unit shall exclude provider, 3934
	4914	+	physician and payer organization names or codes and shall be kept 3935
	4915	+	confidential by the recipient. The unit may release patient-identifiable 3936
	4916	+	data (1) for medical and scientific research as provided for in section 3937
	4917	+	19a-25-3 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, and (2) to (A) 3938
	4918	+	a state agency for the purpose of improving health care service delivery, 3939
	4919	+	(B) a federal agency or the office of the Attorney General for the purpose 3940
	4920	+	of investigating hospital mergers and acquisitions, (C) another state's 3941
	4921	+	health data collection agency with which the unit has entered into a 3942
	4922	+	reciprocal data-sharing agreement for the purpose of certificate of need 3943
	4923	+	review or evaluation of health care services, upon receipt of a request 3944
	4924	+	from such agency, provided, prior to the release of such patient-3945
	4925	+	identifiable data, such agency enters into a written agreement with the 3946
	4926	+	unit pursuant to which such agency agrees to protect the confidentiality 3947
	4927	+	of such patient-identifiable data and not to use such patient-identifiable 3948
	4928	+	data as a basis for any decision concerning a patient, or (D) a consultant 3949
	4929	+	or independent professional contracted by the Office of Health Strategy 3950
	4930	+	pursuant to section 19a-614, as amended by this act, to carry out the 3951
	4931	+	functions of the unit, including collecting, managing or organizing such 3952
	4932	+	patient-identifiable data. No individual or entity receiving patient-3953
	4933	+	identifiable data may release such data in any manner that may result 3954
	4934	+	in an individual patient, physician, provider or payer being identified. 3955
	4935	+	The unit shall impose a reasonable, cost-based fee for any patient data 3956
	4936	+	provided to a nongovernmental entity. 3957
	4937	+	(e) Not later than October 1, 2018, the Health Systems Planning Unit 3958
	4938	+	shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Comptroller 3959
	4939	+	that shall permit the Comptroller to access the data set forth in 3960
	4940	+	subsections (b) and (c) of this section, provided the Comptroller agrees, 3961
	4941	+	in writing, to keep individual patient and provider data identified by 3962
	4942	+	proper name or personal identification code and submitted pursuant to 3963
	4943	+	this section confidential. 3964
	4944	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4945	+
	4946	+
	4947	+
	4948	+	LCO No. 4030 132 of 165
	4949	+
	4950	+	(f) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3965
	4951	+	Strategy shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 3966
	4952	+	chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section. 3967
	4953	+	Sec. 118. Section 19a-673a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3968
	4954	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3969
	4955	+	The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 3970
	4956	+	Strategy shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to 3971
	4957	+	establish uniform debt collection standards for hospitals. 3972
	4958	+	Sec. 119. Section 19a-676 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3973
	4959	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3974
	4960	+	On or before March thirty-first of each year, for the preceding fiscal 3975
	4961	+	year, each hospital shall submit to the unit, in the form and manner 3976
	4962	+	prescribed by the unit, the data specified in regulations adopted by the 3977
	4963	+	[executive director] commissioner in accordance with chapter 54, the 3978
	4964	+	hospital's verification of net revenue required under section 19a-649 and 3979
	4965	+	any other data required by the unit, including hospital budget system 3980
	4966	+	data for the hospital's twelve months' actual filing requirements. 3981
	4967	+	Sec. 120. Subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of subsection (b) of section 3982
	4968	+	19a-725 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is 3983
	4969	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3984
	4970	+	(b) (1) The Health Care Cabinet shall consist of the following 3985
	4971	+	members who shall be appointed on or before August 1, 2011: (A) Five 3986
	4972	+	appointed by the Governor, two of whom may represent the health care 3987
	4973	+	industry and shall serve for terms of four years, one of whom shall 3988
	4974	+	represent community health centers and shall serve for a term of three 3989
	4975	+	years, one of whom shall represent insurance producers and shall serve 3990
	4976	+	for a term of three years and one of whom shall be an at-large 3991
	4977	+	appointment and shall serve for a term of three years; (B) one appointed 3992
	4978	+	by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be an oral health 3993
	4979	+	specialist engaged in active practice and shall serve for a term of four 3994
	4980	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	4981	+
	4982	+
	4983	+
	4984	+	LCO No. 4030 133 of 165
	4985	+
	4986	+	years; (C) one appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall 3995
	4987	+	represent labor and shall serve for a term of three years; (D) one 3996
	4988	+	appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be an 3997
	4989	+	advanced practice registered nurse engaged in active practice and shall 3998
	4990	+	serve for a term of two years; (E) one appointed by the speaker of the 3999
	4991	+	House of Representatives, who shall be a consumer advocate and shall 4000
	4992	+	serve for a term of four years; (F) one appointed by the majority leader 4001
	4993	+	of the House of Representatives, who shall be a primary care physician 4002
	4994	+	engaged in active practice and shall serve for a term of four years; (G) 4003
	4995	+	one appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, 4004
	4996	+	who shall represent the health information technology industry and 4005
	4997	+	shall serve for a term of three years; (H) five appointed jointly by the 4006
	4998	+	chairpersons of the SustiNet Health Partnership board of directors, one 4007
	4999	+	of whom shall represent faith communities, one of whom shall represent 4008
	5000	+	small businesses, one of whom shall represent the home health care 4009
	5001	+	industry, one of whom shall represent hospitals, and one of whom shall 4010
	5002	+	be an at-large appointment, all of whom shall serve for terms of five 4011
	5003	+	years; (I) the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4012
	5004	+	Strategy, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee; (J) the 4013
	5005	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's 4014
	5006	+	designee; the Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee; the chief 4015
	5007	+	executive officer of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, or said 4016
	5008	+	officer's designee; the Commissioners of Social Services and Public 4017
	5009	+	Health, or their designees; and the Healthcare Advocate, or the 4018
	5010	+	Healthcare Advocate's designee, all of whom shall serve as ex-officio 4019
	5011	+	voting members; and (K) the Commissioners of Children and Families, 4020
	5012	+	Developmental Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services, and 4021
	5013	+	the Insurance Commissioner, or their designees, and the nonprofit 4022
	5014	+	liaison to the Governor, or the nonprofit liaison's designee, all of whom 4023
	5015	+	shall serve as ex-officio nonvoting members. 4024
	5016	+	(2) Following the expiration of initial cabinet member terms, 4025
	5017	+	subsequent cabinet terms shall be for four years, commencing on 4026
	5018	+	August first of the year of the appointment. If an appointing authority 4027
	5019	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5020	+
	5021	+
	5022	+
	5023	+	LCO No. 4030 134 of 165
	5024	+
	5025	+	fails to make an initial appointment to the cabinet or an appointment to 4028
	5026	+	fill a cabinet vacancy within ninety days of the date of such vacancy, the 4029
	5027	+	appointed cabinet members shall, by majority vote, make such 4030
	5028	+	appointment to the cabinet. 4031
	5029	+	(3) Upon the expiration of the initial terms of the five cabinet 4032
	5030	+	members appointed by SustiNet Health Partnership board of directors, 4033
	5031	+	five successor cabinet members shall be appointed as follows: (A) One 4034
	5032	+	appointed by the Governor; (B) one appointed by the president pro 4035
	5033	+	tempore of the Senate; (C) one appointed by the speaker of the House of 4036
	5034	+	Representatives; and (D) two appointed by majority vote of the 4037
	5035	+	appointed board members. Successor board members appointed 4038
	5036	+	pursuant to this subdivision shall be at-large appointments. 4039
	5037	+	(4) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4040
	5038	+	Strategy, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, shall 4041
	5039	+	serve as the chairperson of the Health Care Cabinet. 4042
	5040	+	Sec. 121. Subsection (a) of section 19a-754a of the general statutes is 4043
	5041	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 4044
	5042	+	passage): 4045
	5043	+	(a) There is established an Office of Health Strategy, which shall be 4046
	5044	+	within the Department of Public Health for administrative purposes 4047
	5045	+	only. The department head of said office shall be the [executive director 4048
	5046	+	of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, who shall be appointed 4049
	5047	+	by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-4050
	5048	+	8, inclusive, as amended by this act, with the powers and duties therein 4051
	5049	+	prescribed. 4052
	5050	+	Sec. 122. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 19a-754b of the general 4053
	5051	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 4054
	5052	+	(Effective from passage): 4055
	5053	+	(c) (1) Beginning on January 1, 2020, the [executive director of the 4056
	5054	+	Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy may conduct a study, with the 4057
	5055	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5056	+
	5057	+
	5058	+
	5059	+	LCO No. 4030 135 of 165
	5060	+
	5061	+	assistance of the Comptroller and not more frequently than once 4058
	5062	+	annually, of each pharmaceutical manufacturer of a pipeline drug that, 4059
	5063	+	in the opinion of the [executive director] commissioner in consultation 4060
	5064	+	with the Comptroller and the Commissioner of Social Services, may 4061
	5065	+	have a significant impact on state expenditures for outpatient 4062
	5066	+	prescription drugs. The office may work with the Comptroller to utilize 4063
	5067	+	existing state resources and contracts, or contract with a third party, 4064
	5068	+	including, but not limited to, an accounting firm, to conduct such study. 4065
	5069	+	(2) Each pharmaceutical manufacturer that is the subject of a study 4066
	5070	+	conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall submit to 4067
	5071	+	the office, or any contractor engaged by the office or the Comptroller to 4068
	5072	+	perform such study, the following information for the pipeline drug that 4069
	5073	+	is the subject of such study: 4070
	5074	+	(A) The primary disease, condition or therapeutic area studied in 4071
	5075	+	connection with such drug, and whether such drug is therapeutically 4072
	5076	+	indicated for such disease, condition or therapeutic area; 4073
	5077	+	(B) Each route of administration studied for such drug; 4074
	5078	+	(C) Clinical trial comparators, if applicable, for such drug; 4075
	5079	+	(D) The estimated year of market entry for such drug; 4076
	5080	+	(E) Whether the federal Food and Drug Administration has 4077
	5081	+	designated such drug as an orphan drug, a fast track product or a 4078
	5082	+	breakthrough therapy; and 4079
	5083	+	(F) Whether the federal Food and Drug Administration has 4080
	5084	+	designated such drug for accelerated approval and, if such drug 4081
	5085	+	contains a new molecular entity, for priority review. 4082
	5086	+	(d) (1) On or before March 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 4083
	5087	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, in 4084
	5088	+	consultation with the Comptroller, Commissioner of Social Services and 4085
	5089	+	Commissioner of Public Health, shall prepare a list of not more than ten 4086
	5090	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5091	+
	5092	+
	5093	+
	5094	+	LCO No. 4030 136 of 165
	5095	+
	5096	+	outpatient prescription drugs that the [executive director] 4087
	5097	+	commissioner, in the [executive director's] commissioner's discretion, 4088
	5098	+	determines are (A) provided at substantial cost to the state, considering 4089
	5099	+	the net cost of such drugs, or (B) critical to public health. The list shall 4090
	5100	+	include outpatient prescription drugs from different therapeutic classes 4091
	5101	+	of outpatient prescription drugs and at least one generic outpatient 4092
	5102	+	prescription drug. 4093
	5103	+	(2) The [executive director] commissioner shall not list any outpatient 4094
	5104	+	prescription drug under subdivision (1) of this subsection unless the 4095
	5105	+	wholesale acquisition cost of the drug, less all rebates paid to the state 4096
	5106	+	for such drug during the immediately preceding calendar year, (A) 4097
	5107	+	increased by at least (i) twenty per cent during the immediately 4098
	5108	+	preceding calendar year, or (ii) fifty per cent during the immediately 4099
	5109	+	preceding three calendar years, and (B) was not less than sixty dollars 4100
	5110	+	for (i) a thirty-day supply of such drug, or (ii) a course of treatment of 4101
	5111	+	such drug lasting less than thirty days. 4102
	5112	+	(3) (A) The pharmaceutical manufacturer of an outpatient 4103
	5113	+	prescription drug included on a list prepared by the [executive director] 4104
	5114	+	commissioner pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall 4105
	5115	+	provide to the office, in a form and manner specified by the [executive 4106
	5116	+	director] commissioner, (i) a written, narrative description, suitable for 4107
	5117	+	public release, of all factors that caused the increase in the wholesale 4108
	5118	+	acquisition cost of the listed outpatient prescription drug, and (ii) 4109
	5119	+	aggregate, company-level research and development costs and such 4110
	5120	+	other capital expenditures that the [executive director] commissioner, in 4111
	5121	+	the [executive director's] commissioner's discretion, deems relevant for 4112
	5122	+	the most recent year for which final audited data are available. 4113
	5123	+	(B) The quality and types of information and data that a 4114
	5124	+	pharmaceutical manufacturer submits to the office under this 4115
	5125	+	subdivision shall be consistent with the quality and types of information 4116
	5126	+	and data that the pharmaceutical manufacturer includes in (i) such 4117
	5127	+	pharmaceutical manufacturer's annual consolidated report on Securities 4118
	5128	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5129	+
	5130	+
	5131	+
	5132	+	LCO No. 4030 137 of 165
	5133	+
	5134	+	and Exchange Commission Form 10 -K, or (ii) any other public 4119
	5135	+	disclosure. 4120
	5136	+	(4) The office shall establish a standardized form for reporting 4121
	5137	+	information and data pursuant to this subsection after consulting with 4122
	5138	+	pharmaceutical manufacturers. The form shall be designed to minimize 4123
	5139	+	the administrative burden and cost of reporting on the office and 4124
	5140	+	pharmaceutical manufacturers. 4125
	5141	+	Sec. 123. Section 19a-754e of the general statutes is repealed and the 4126
	5142	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4127
	5143	+	(a) The [Executive Director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4128
	5144	+	Strategy, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, the 4129
	5145	+	Department of Social Services, the Connecticut Insurance Department 4130
	5146	+	and the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange established pursuant to 4131
	5147	+	section 38a-1081, shall study the feasibility of offering health care 4132
	5148	+	coverage for (1) income-eligible children ages nine to eighteen, 4133
	5149	+	inclusive, regardless of immigration status, who are not otherwise 4134
	5150	+	eligible for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, or an 4135
	5151	+	offer of affordable employer sponsored insurance as defined in the 4136
	5152	+	Affordable Care Act, as an employee or a dependent of an employee, 4137
	5153	+	and (2) adults with household income not exceeding two hundred per 4138
	5154	+	cent of the federal poverty level who do not otherwise qualify for 4139
	5155	+	medical assistance, an offer of affordable, employer-sponsored 4140
	5156	+	insurance as defined in the Affordable Care Act, as an employee or a 4141
	5157	+	dependent of an employee, or health care coverage through the 4142
	5158	+	Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange due to household income. 4143
	5159	+	(b) The study on the feasibility of providing health care coverage to 4144
	5160	+	income-eligible children ages nine to eighteen, inclusive, shall include, 4145
	5161	+	but not be limited to: (1) The age groups that would be provided medical 4146
	5162	+	assistance in each year, and appropriations necessary to provide such 4147
	5163	+	assistance, (2) income eligibility criteria and health care coverage 4148
	5164	+	consistent with the medical assistance programs established pursuant to 4149
	5165	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5166	+
	5167	+
	5168	+
	5169	+	LCO No. 4030 138 of 165
	5170	+
	5171	+	sections 17b-261 and 17b-292, and (3) recommendations for identifying 4150
	5172	+	and enrolling such children in such coverage. 4151
	5173	+	(c) The study on the feasibility of providing health care coverage for 4152
	5174	+	adults with household income not exceeding two hundred per cent of 4153
	5175	+	the federal poverty level shall include, but not be limited to: (1) 4154
	5176	+	Household income caps for adults who would be provided health care 4155
	5177	+	coverage in each year, and appropriations necessary to provide such 4156
	5178	+	coverage, (2) health care coverage consistent with the medical assistance 4157
	5179	+	programs established pursuant to section 17b-261 and the HUSKY D 4158
	5180	+	program as defined in section 17b-290, and (3) recommendations for 4159
	5181	+	identifying and enrolling such adults in such coverage. 4160
	5182	+	(d) Not later than July 1, 2022, the [executive director] commissioner 4161
	5183	+	shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on 4162
	5184	+	provisions of the feasibility study to the joint standing committees of the 4163
	5185	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 4164
	5186	+	appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, human services and 4165
	5187	+	insurance and real estate. 4166
	5188	+	Sec. 124. Subdivisions (1) to (9), inclusive, of section 19a-754f of the 4167
	5189	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 4168
	5190	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 4169
	5191	+	(1) "Drug manufacturer" means the manufacturer of a drug that is: 4170
	5192	+	(A) Included in the information and data submitted by a health carrier 4171
	5193	+	pursuant to section 38a-479qqq, (B) studied or listed pursuant to 4172
	5194	+	subsection (c) or (d) of section 19a-754b, as amended by this act, or (C) 4173
	5195	+	in a therapeutic class of drugs that the [executive director] commissioner 4174
	5196	+	determines, through public or private reports, has had a substantial 4175
	5197	+	impact on prescription drug expenditures, net of rebates, as a 4176
	5198	+	percentage of total health care expenditures; 4177
	5199	+	(2) ["Executive director"] "Commissioner" means the [executive 4178
	5200	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy; 4179
	5201	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5202	+
	5203	+
	5204	+
	5205	+	LCO No. 4030 139 of 165
	5206	+
	5207	+	(3) "Health care cost growth benchmark" means the annual 4180
	5208	+	benchmark established pursuant to section 19a-754g, as amended by 4181
	5209	+	this act; 4182
	5210	+	(4) "Health care quality benchmark" means an annual benchmark 4183
	5211	+	established pursuant to section 19a-754g, as amended by this act; 4184
	5212	+	(5) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as provided in 4185
	5213	+	subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-17b; 4186
	5214	+	(6) "Net cost of private health insurance" means the difference 4187
	5215	+	between premiums earned and benefits incurred, and includes insurers' 4188
	5216	+	costs of paying bills, advertising, sales commissions, and other 4189
	5217	+	administrative costs, net additions or subtractions from reserves, rate 4190
	5218	+	credits and dividends, premium taxes and profits or losses; 4191
	5219	+	(7) "Office" means the Office of Health Strategy established under 4192
	5220	+	section 19a-754a, as amended by this act; 4193
	5221	+	(8) "Other entity" means a drug manufacturer, pharmacy benefits 4194
	5222	+	manager or other health care provider that is not considered a provider 4195
	5223	+	entity; 4196
	5224	+	(9) "Payer" means a payer, including Medicaid, Medicare and 4197
	5225	+	governmental and nongovernment health plans, and includes any 4198
	5226	+	organization acting as payer that is a subsidiary, affiliate or business 4199
	5227	+	owned or controlled by a payer that, during a given calendar year, pays 4200
	5228	+	health care providers for health care services or pharmacies or provider 4201
	5229	+	entities for prescription drugs designated by the [executive director] 4202
	5230	+	commissioner; 4203
	5231	+	Sec. 125. Section 19a-754g of the general statutes is repealed and the 4204
	5232	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4205
	5233	+	(a) Not later than July 1, 2022, the [executive director] commissioner 4206
	5234	+	shall publish (1) the health care cost growth benchmarks and annual 4207
	5235	+	primary care spending targets as a percentage of total medical expenses 4208
	5236	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5237	+
	5238	+
	5239	+
	5240	+	LCO No. 4030 140 of 165
	5241	+
	5242	+	for the calendar years 2021 to 2025, inclusive, and (2) the annual health 4209
	5243	+	care quality benchmarks for the calendar years 2022 to 2025, inclusive, 4210
	5244	+	on the office's Internet web site. 4211
	5245	+	(b) (1) (A) Not later than July 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter, 4212
	5246	+	the [executive director] commissioner shall develop and adopt annual 4213
	5247	+	health care cost growth benchmarks and annual primary care spending 4214
	5248	+	targets for the succeeding five calendar years for provider entities and 4215
	5249	+	payers. 4216
	5250	+	(B) In developing the health care cost growth benchmarks and 4217
	5251	+	primary care spending targets pursuant to this subdivision, the 4218
	5252	+	[executive director] commissioner shall consider (i) any historical and 4219
	5253	+	forecasted changes in median income for individuals in the state and the 4220
	5254	+	growth rate of potential gross state product, (ii) the rate of inflation, and 4221
	5255	+	(iii) the most recent report prepared by the [executive director] 4222
	5256	+	commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of section 19a-754h, as 4223
	5257	+	amended by this act. 4224
	5258	+	(C) (i) The [executive director] commissioner shall hold at least one 4225
	5259	+	informational public hearing prior to adopting the health care cost 4226
	5260	+	growth benchmarks and primary care spending targets for each 4227
	5261	+	succeeding five-year period described in this subdivision. The 4228
	5262	+	[executive director] commissioner may hold informational public 4229
	5263	+	hearings concerning any annual health care cost growth benchmark and 4230
	5264	+	primary care spending target set pursuant to subsection (a) or 4231
	5265	+	subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section. Such informational 4232
	5266	+	public hearings shall be held at a time and place designated by the 4233
	5267	+	[executive director] commissioner in a notice prominently posted by the 4234
	5268	+	[executive director] commissioner on the office's Internet web site and 4235
	5269	+	in a form and manner prescribed by the [executive director] 4236
	5270	+	commissioner. The [executive director] commissioner shall make 4237
	5271	+	available on the office's Internet web site a summary of any such 4238
	5272	+	informational public hearing and include the [executive director's] 4239
	5273	+	commissioner's recommendations, if any, to modify or not to modify 4240
	5274	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5275	+
	5276	+
	5277	+
	5278	+	LCO No. 4030 141 of 165
	5279	+
	5280	+	any such annual benchmark or target. 4241
	5281	+	(ii) If the [executive director] commissioner determines, after any 4242
	5282	+	informational public hearing held pursuant to this subparagraph, that a 4243
	5283	+	modification to any health care cost growth benchmark or annual 4244
	5284	+	primary care spending target is, in the [executive director's] 4245
	5285	+	commissioner's discretion, reasonably warranted, the [executive 4246
	5286	+	director] commissioner may modify such benchmark or target. 4247
	5287	+	(iii) The [executive director] commissioner shall annually (I) review 4248
	5288	+	the current and projected rate of inflation, and (II) include on the office's 4249
	5289	+	Internet web site the [executive director's] commissioner's findings of 4250
	5290	+	such review, including the reasons for making or not making a 4251
	5291	+	modification to any applicable health care cost growth benchmark. If the 4252
	5292	+	[executive director] commissioner determines that the rate of inflation 4253
	5293	+	requires modification of any health care cost growth benchmark 4254
	5294	+	adopted under this section, the [executive director] commissioner may 4255
	5295	+	modify such benchmark. In such event, the [executive director] 4256
	5296	+	commissioner shall not be required to hold an informational public 4257
	5297	+	hearing concerning such modified health care cost growth benchmark. 4258
	5298	+	(D) The [executive director] commissioner shall post each adopted 4259
	5299	+	health care cost growth benchmark and annual primary care spending 4260
	5300	+	target on the office's Internet web site. 4261
	5301	+	(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (A) to (D), 4262
	5302	+	inclusive, of this subdivision, if the average annual health care cost 4263
	5303	+	growth benchmark for a succeeding five-year period described in this 4264
	5304	+	subdivision differs from the average annual health care cost growth 4265
	5305	+	benchmark for the five-year period preceding such succeeding five-year 4266
	5306	+	period by more than one-half of one per cent, the [executive director] 4267
	5307	+	commissioner shall submit the annual health care cost growth 4268
	5308	+	benchmarks developed for such succeeding five-year period to the joint 4269
	5309	+	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 4270
	5310	+	matters relating to insurance for the committee's review and approval. 4271
	5311	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5312	+
	5313	+
	5314	+
	5315	+	LCO No. 4030 142 of 165
	5316	+
	5317	+	The committee shall be deemed to have approved such annual health 4272
	5318	+	care cost growth benchmarks for such succeeding five-year period, 4273
	5319	+	except upon a vote to reject such benchmarks by the majority of 4274
	5320	+	committee members at a meeting of such committee called for the 4275
	5321	+	purpose of reviewing such benchmarks and held not later than thirty 4276
	5322	+	days after the [executive director] commissioner submitted such 4277
	5323	+	benchmarks to such committee. If the committee votes to reject such 4278
	5324	+	benchmarks, the [executive director] commissioner may submit to the 4279
	5325	+	committee modified annual health care cost growth benchmarks for 4280
	5326	+	such succeeding five-year period for the committee's review and 4281
	5327	+	approval in accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph. The 4282
	5328	+	[executive director] commissioner shall not be required to hold an 4283
	5329	+	informational public hearing concerning such modified benchmarks. 4284
	5330	+	Until the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 4285
	5331	+	cognizance of matters relating to insurance approves annual health care 4286
	5332	+	cost growth benchmarks for the succeeding five-year period, such 4287
	5333	+	benchmarks shall be deemed to be equal to the average annual health 4288
	5334	+	care cost growth benchmark for the preceding five-year period. 4289
	5335	+	(2) (A) Not later than July 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter, the 4290
	5336	+	[executive director] commissioner shall develop and adopt annual 4291
	5337	+	health care quality benchmarks for the succeeding five calendar years 4292
	5338	+	for provider entities and payers. 4293
	5339	+	(B) In developing annual health care quality benchmarks pursuant to 4294
	5340	+	this subdivision, the [executive director] commissioner shall consider (i) 4295
	5341	+	quality measures endorsed by nationally recognized organizations, 4296
	5342	+	including, but not limited to, the National Quality Forum, the National 4297
	5343	+	Committee for Quality Assurance, the Centers for Medicare and 4298
	5344	+	Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control, the Joint 4299
	5345	+	Commission and expert organizations that develop health equity 4300
	5346	+	measures, and (ii) measures that: (I) Concern health outcomes, 4301
	5347	+	overutilization, underutilization and patient safety, (II) meet standards 4302
	5348	+	of patient-centeredness and ensure consideration of differences in 4303
	5349	+	preferences and clinical characteristics within patient subpopulations, 4304
	5350	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5351	+
	5352	+
	5353	+
	5354	+	LCO No. 4030 143 of 165
	5355	+
	5356	+	and (III) concern community health or population health. 4305
	5357	+	(C) (i) The [executive director] commissioner shall hold at least one 4306
	5358	+	informational public hearing prior to adopting the health care quality 4307
	5359	+	benchmarks for each succeeding five-year period described in this 4308
	5360	+	subdivision. The [executive director] commissioner may hold 4309
	5361	+	informational public hearings concerning the quality measures the 4310
	5362	+	[executive director] commissioner proposes to adopt as health care 4311
	5363	+	quality benchmarks. Such informational public hearings shall be held at 4312
	5364	+	a time and place designated by the [executive director] commissioner in 4313
	5365	+	a notice prominently posted by the [executive director] commissioner 4314
	5366	+	on the office's Internet web site and in a form and manner prescribed by 4315
	5367	+	the [executive director] commissioner. The [executive director] 4316
	5368	+	commissioner shall make available on the office's Internet web site a 4317
	5369	+	summary of any such informational public hearing and include the 4318
	5370	+	[executive director's] commissioner's recommendations, if any, to 4319
	5371	+	modify or not modify any such health care quality benchmark. 4320
	5372	+	(ii) If the [executive director] commissioner determines, after any 4321
	5373	+	informational public hearing held pursuant to this subparagraph, that 4322
	5374	+	modifications to any health care quality benchmarks are, in the 4323
	5375	+	[executive director's] commissioner's discretion, reasonably warranted, 4324
	5376	+	the [executive director] commissioner may modify such quality 4325
	5377	+	benchmarks. The [executive director] commissioner shall not be 4326
	5378	+	required to hold an additional informational public hearing concerning 4327
	5379	+	such modified quality benchmarks. 4328
	5380	+	(D) The [executive director] commissioner shall post each adopted 4329
	5381	+	health care quality benchmark on the office's Internet web site. 4330
	5382	+	(c) The [executive director] commissioner may enter into such 4331
	5383	+	contractual agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 4332
	5384	+	of this section, including, but not limited to, contractual agreements 4333
	5385	+	with actuarial, economic and other experts and consultants. 4334
	5386	+	Sec. 126. Section 19a-754h of the general statutes is repealed and the 4335
	5387	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5388	+
	5389	+
	5390	+
	5391	+	LCO No. 4030 144 of 165
	5392	+
	5393	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4336
	5394	+	(a) Not later than August 15, 2022, and annually thereafter, each 4337
	5395	+	payer shall report to the [executive director] commissioner, in a form 4338
	5396	+	and manner prescribed by the [executive director] commissioner, for the 4339
	5397	+	preceding or prior years, if the [executive director] commissioner so 4340
	5398	+	requests based on material changes to data previously submitted, 4341
	5399	+	aggregated data, including aggregated self-funded data as applicable, 4342
	5400	+	necessary for the [executive director] commissioner to calculate total 4343
	5401	+	health care expenditures, primary care spending as a percentage of total 4344
	5402	+	medical expenses and net cost of private health insurance. Each payer 4345
	5403	+	shall also disclose, as requested by the [executive director] 4346
	5404	+	commissioner, payer data required for adjusting total medical expense 4347
	5405	+	calculations to reflect changes in the patient population. 4348
	5406	+	(b) Not later than March 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 4349
	5407	+	[executive director] commissioner shall prepare and post on the office's 4350
	5408	+	Internet web site, a report concerning the total health care expenditures 4351
	5409	+	utilizing the total aggregate medical expenses reported by payers 4352
	5410	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including, but not limited to, 4353
	5411	+	a breakdown of such population-adjusted total medical expenses by 4354
	5412	+	payer and provider entities. The report may include, but shall not be 4355
	5413	+	limited to, information regarding the following: 4356
	5414	+	(1) Trends in major service category spending; 4357
	5415	+	(2) Primary care spending as a percentage of total medical expenses; 4358
	5416	+	(3) The net cost of private health insurance by payer by market 4359
	5417	+	segment, including individual, small group, large group, self-insured, 4360
	5418	+	student and Medicare Advantage markets; and 4361
	5419	+	(4) Any other factors the [executive director] commissioner deems 4362
	5420	+	relevant to providing context on such data, which shall include, but not 4363
	5421	+	be limited to, the following factors: (A) The impact of the rate of inflation 4364
	5422	+	and rate of medical inflation; (B) impacts, if any, on access to care; and 4365
	5423	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5424	+
	5425	+
	5426	+
	5427	+	LCO No. 4030 145 of 165
	5428	+
	5429	+	(C) responses to public health crises or similar emergencies. 4366
	5430	+	(c) The [executive director] commissioner shall annually submit a 4367
	5431	+	request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for 4368
	5432	+	the unadjusted total medical expenses of Connecticut residents. 4369
	5433	+	(d) Not later than August 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, each 4370
	5434	+	payer or provider entity shall report to the [executive director] 4371
	5435	+	commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the [executive 4372
	5436	+	director] commissioner, for the preceding year, and for prior years if the 4373
	5437	+	[executive director] commissioner so requests based on material 4374
	5438	+	changes to data previously submitted, on the health care quality 4375
	5439	+	benchmarks adopted pursuant to section 19a-754g, as amended by this 4376
	5440	+	act. 4377
	5441	+	(e) Not later than March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 4378
	5442	+	[executive director] commissioner shall prepare and post on the office's 4379
	5443	+	Internet web site, a report concerning health care quality benchmarks 4380
	5444	+	reported by payers and provider entities pursuant to subsection (d) of 4381
	5445	+	this section. 4382
	5446	+	(f) The [executive director] commissioner may enter into such 4383
	5447	+	contractual agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 4384
	5448	+	of this section, including, but not limited to, contractual agreements 4385
	5449	+	with actuarial, economic and other experts and consultants. 4386
	5450	+	Sec. 127. Section 19a-754i of the general statutes is repealed and the 4387
	5451	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4388
	5452	+	(a) (1) For each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2023, the 4389
	5453	+	[executive director] commissioner shall, if the payer or provider entity 4390
	5454	+	subject to the cost growth benchmark or primary care spending target 4391
	5455	+	so requests, meet with such payer or provider entity to review and 4392
	5456	+	validate the total medical expenses data collected pursuant to section 4393
	5457	+	19a-754h, as amended by this act, for such payer or provider entity. The 4394
	5458	+	[executive director] commissioner shall review information provided by 4395
	5459	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5460	+
	5461	+
	5462	+
	5463	+	LCO No. 4030 146 of 165
	5464	+
	5465	+	the payer or provider entity and, if deemed necessary, amend findings 4396
	5466	+	for such payer or provider prior to the identification of payer or 4397
	5467	+	provider entities that exceeded the health care cost growth benchmark 4398
	5468	+	or failed to meet the primary care spending target for the performance 4399
	5469	+	year as set forth in section 19a-754h, as amended by this act. The 4400
	5470	+	[executive director] commissioner shall identify, not later than May first 4401
	5471	+	of such calendar year, each payer or provider entity that exceeded the 4402
	5472	+	health care cost growth benchmark or failed to meet the primary care 4403
	5473	+	spending target for the performance year. 4404
	5474	+	(2) For each calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the 4405
	5475	+	[executive director] commissioner shall, if the payer or provider entity 4406
	5476	+	subject to the health care quality benchmarks for the performance year 4407
	5477	+	so requests, meet with such payer or provider entity to review and 4408
	5478	+	validate the quality data collected pursuant to section 19a-754h, as 4409
	5479	+	amended by this act, for such payer or provider entity. The [executive 4410
	5480	+	director] commissioner shall review information provided by the payer 4411
	5481	+	or provider entity and, if deemed necessary, amend findings for such 4412
	5482	+	payer or provider prior to the identification of payer or provider entities 4413
	5483	+	that exceeded the health care quality benchmark as set forth in section 4414
	5484	+	19a-754h, as amended by this act. The [executive director] commissioner 4415
	5485	+	shall identify, not later than May first of such calendar year, each payer 4416
	5486	+	or provider entity that exceeded the health care quality benchmark for 4417
	5487	+	the performance year. 4418
	5488	+	(3) Not later than thirty days after the [executive director] 4419
	5489	+	commissioner identifies each payer or provider entity pursuant to 4420
	5490	+	subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the [executive director] 4421
	5491	+	commissioner shall send a notice to each such payer or provider entity. 4422
	5492	+	Such notice shall be in a form and manner prescribed by the [executive 4423
	5493	+	director] commissioner, and shall disclose to each such payer or 4424
	5494	+	provider entity: 4425
	5495	+	(A) That the [executive director] commissioner has identified such 4426
	5496	+	payer or provider entity pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this 4427
	5497	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5498	+
	5499	+
	5500	+
	5501	+	LCO No. 4030 147 of 165
	5502	+
	5503	+	subsection; and 4428
	5504	+	(B) The factual basis for the [executive director's] commissioner's 4429
	5505	+	identification of such payer or provider entity pursuant to subdivision 4430
	5506	+	(1) or (2) of this subsection. 4431
	5507	+	(b) (1) For each calendar year beginning on and after January 1, 2023, 4432
	5508	+	if the [executive director] commissioner determines that the annual 4433
	5509	+	percentage change in total health care expenditures for the performance 4434
	5510	+	year exceeded the health care cost growth benchmark for such year, the 4435
	5511	+	[executive director] commissioner shall identify, not later than May first 4436
	5512	+	of such calendar year, any other entity that significantly contributed to 4437
	5513	+	exceeding such benchmark. Each identification shall be based on: 4438
	5514	+	(A) The report prepared by the [executive director] commissioner 4439
	5515	+	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 19a-754h, as amended by this act, 4440
	5516	+	for such calendar year; 4441
	5517	+	(B) The report filed pursuant to section 38a-479ppp for such calendar 4442
	5518	+	year; 4443
	5519	+	(C) The information and data reported to the office pursuant to 4444
	5520	+	subsection (d) of section 19a-754b for such calendar year; 4445
	5521	+	(D) Information obtained from the all-payer claims database 4446
	5522	+	established under section 19a-755a, as amended by this act; and 4447
	5523	+	(E) Any other information that the [executive director] commissioner, 4448
	5524	+	in the [executive director's] commissioner's discretion, deems relevant 4449
	5525	+	for the purposes of this section. 4450
	5526	+	(2) The [executive director] commissioner shall account for costs, net 4451
	5527	+	of rebates and discounts, when identifying other entities pursuant to 4452
	5528	+	this section. 4453
	5529	+	Sec. 128. Section 19a-754j of the general statutes is repealed and the 4454
	5530	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4455
	5531	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5532	+
	5533	+
	5534	+
	5535	+	LCO No. 4030 148 of 165
	5536	+
	5537	+	(a) (1) Not later than June 30, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 4456
	5538	+	[executive director] commissioner shall hold an informational public 4457
	5539	+	hearing to compare the growth in total health care expenditures in the 4458
	5540	+	performance year to the health care cost growth benchmark established 4459
	5541	+	pursuant to section 19a-754g, as amended by this act, for such year. Such 4460
	5542	+	hearing shall involve an examination of: 4461
	5543	+	(A) The report most recently prepared by the [executive director] 4462
	5544	+	commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of section 19a-754h, as 4463
	5545	+	amended by this act; 4464
	5546	+	(B) The expenditures of provider entities and payers, including, but 4465
	5547	+	not limited to, health care cost trends, primary care spending as a 4466
	5548	+	percentage of total medical expenses and the factors contributing to 4467
	5549	+	such costs and expenditures; and 4468
	5550	+	(C) Any other matters that the [executive director] commissioner, in 4469
	5551	+	the [executive director's] commissioner's discretion, deems relevant for 4470
	5552	+	the purposes of this section. 4471
	5553	+	(2) The [executive director] commissioner may require any payer or 4472
	5554	+	provider entity that, for the performance year, is found to be a 4473
	5555	+	significant contributor to health care cost growth in the state or has 4474
	5556	+	failed to meet the primary care spending target, to participate in such 4475
	5557	+	hearing. Each such payer or provider entity that is required to 4476
	5558	+	participate in such hearing shall provide testimony on issues identified 4477
	5559	+	by the [executive director] commissioner and provide additional 4478
	5560	+	information on actions taken to reduce such payer's or entity's 4479
	5561	+	contribution to future state-wide health care costs and expenditures or 4480
	5562	+	to increase such payer's or provider entity's primary care spending as a 4481
	5563	+	percentage of total medical expenses. 4482
	5564	+	(3) The [executive director] commissioner may require that any other 4483
	5565	+	entity that is found to be a significant contributor to health care cost 4484
	5566	+	growth in this state during the performance year participate in such 4485
	5567	+	hearing. Any other entity that is required to participate in such hearing 4486
	5568	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5569	+
	5570	+
	5571	+
	5572	+	LCO No. 4030 149 of 165
	5573	+
	5574	+	shall provide testimony on issues identified by the [executive director] 4487
	5575	+	commissioner and provide additional information on actions taken to 4488
	5576	+	reduce such other entity's contribution to future state-wide health care 4489
	5577	+	costs. If such other entity is a drug manufacturer, and the [executive 4490
	5578	+	director] commissioner requires that such drug manufacturer 4491
	5579	+	participate in such hearing with respect to a specific drug or class of 4492
	5580	+	drugs, such hearing may, to the extent possible, include representatives 4493
	5581	+	from at least one brand-name manufacturer, one generic manufacturer 4494
	5582	+	and one innovator company that is less than ten years old. 4495
	5583	+	(4) Not later than October 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 4496
	5584	+	[executive director] commissioner shall prepare and submit a report, in 4497
	5585	+	accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 4498
	5586	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance 4499
	5587	+	and public health. Such report shall be based on the [executive 4500
	5588	+	director's] commissioner's analysis of the information submitted during 4501
	5589	+	the most recent informational public hearing conducted pursuant to this 4502
	5590	+	subsection and any other information that the [executive director] 4503
	5591	+	commissioner, in the [executive director's] commissioner's discretion, 4504
	5592	+	deems relevant for the purposes of this section, and shall: 4505
	5593	+	(A) Describe health care spending trends in this state, including, but 4506
	5594	+	not limited to, trends in primary care spending as a percentage of total 4507
	5595	+	medical expense, and the factors underlying such trends; 4508
	5596	+	(B) Include the findings from the report prepared pursuant to 4509
	5597	+	subsection (b) of section 19a-754h, as amended by this act; 4510
	5598	+	(C) Describe a plan for monitoring any unintended adverse 4511
	5599	+	consequences resulting from the adoption of cost growth benchmarks 4512
	5600	+	and primary care spending targets and the results of any findings from 4513
	5601	+	the implementation of such plan; and 4514
	5602	+	(D) Disclose the [executive director's] commissioner's 4515
	5603	+	recommendations, if any, concerning strategies to increase the efficiency 4516
	5604	+	of the state's health care system, including, but not limited to, any 4517
	5605	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5606	+
	5607	+
	5608	+
	5609	+	LCO No. 4030 150 of 165
	5610	+
	5611	+	recommended legislation concerning the state's health care system. 4518
	5612	+	(b) (1) Not later than June 30, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 4519
	5613	+	[executive director] commissioner shall hold an informational public 4520
	5614	+	hearing to compare the performance of payers and provider entities in 4521
	5615	+	the performance year to the quality benchmarks established for such 4522
	5616	+	year pursuant to section 19a-754g, as amended by this act. Such hearing 4523
	5617	+	shall include an examination of: 4524
	5618	+	(A) The report most recently prepared by the [executive director] 4525
	5619	+	commissioner pursuant to subsection (e) of section 19a-754h, as 4526
	5620	+	amended by this act; and 4527
	5621	+	(B) Any other matters that the [executive director] commissioner, in 4528
	5622	+	the [executive director's] commissioner's discretion, deems relevant for 4529
	5623	+	the purposes of this section. 4530
	5624	+	(2) The [executive director] commissioner may require any payer or 4531
	5625	+	provider entity that failed to meet any health care quality benchmarks 4532
	5626	+	in this state during the performance year to participate in such hearing. 4533
	5627	+	Each such payer or provider entity that is required to participate in such 4534
	5628	+	hearing shall provide testimony on issues identified by the [executive 4535
	5629	+	director] commissioner and provide additional information on actions 4536
	5630	+	taken to improve such payer's or provider entity's quality benchmark 4537
	5631	+	performance. 4538
	5632	+	(3) Not later than October 15, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 4539
	5633	+	[executive director] commissioner shall prepare and submit a report, in 4540
	5634	+	accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 4541
	5635	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance 4542
	5636	+	and public health. Such report shall be based on the [executive 4543
	5637	+	director's] commissioner's analysis of the information submitted during 4544
	5638	+	the most recent informational public hearing conducted pursuant to this 4545
	5639	+	subsection and any other information that the [executive director] 4546
	5640	+	commissioner, in the [executive director's] commissioner's discretion, 4547
	5641	+	deems relevant for the purposes of this section, and shall: 4548
	5642	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5643	+
	5644	+
	5645	+
	5646	+	LCO No. 4030 151 of 165
	5647	+
	5648	+	(A) Describe health care quality trends in this state and the factors 4549
	5649	+	underlying such trends; 4550
	5650	+	(B) Include the findings from the report prepared pursuant to 4551
	5651	+	subsection (e) of section 19a-754h, as amended by this act; and 4552
	5652	+	(C) Disclose the [executive director's] commissioner's 4553
	5653	+	recommendations, if any, concerning strategies to improve the quality 4554
	5654	+	of the state's health care system, including, but not limited to, any 4555
	5655	+	recommended legislation concerning the state's health care system. 4556
	5656	+	Sec. 129. Section 19a-754k of the general statutes is repealed and the 4557
	5657	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4558
	5658	+	The [executive director] commissioner may adopt regulations, in 4559
	5659	+	accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of section 19a-4560
	5660	+	754a, as amended by this act, and sections 19a-754f to 19a-754j, inclusive, 4561
	5661	+	as amended by this act. 4562
	5662	+	Sec. 130. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 19a-755a of the general 4563
	5663	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 4564
	5664	+	(Effective from passage): 4565
	5665	+	(b) (1) There is established an all-payer claims database program. The 4566
	5666	+	Office of Health Strategy shall: (A) Oversee the planning, 4567
	5667	+	implementation and administration of the all-payer claims database 4568
	5668	+	program for the purpose of collecting, assessing and reporting health 4569
	5669	+	care information relating to safety, quality, cost-effectiveness, access and 4570
	5670	+	efficiency for all levels of health care; (B) ensure that data received is 4571
	5671	+	securely collected, compiled and stored in accordance with state and 4572
	5672	+	federal law; (C) conduct audits of data submitted by reporting entities 4573
	5673	+	in order to verify its accuracy; and (D) in consultation with the Health 4574
	5674	+	Information Technology Advisory Council established under section 4575
	5675	+	17b-59f, as amended by this act, maintain written procedures for the 4576
	5676	+	administration of such all-payer claims database. Any such written 4577
	5677	+	procedures shall include (i) reporting requirements for reporting 4578
	5678	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5679	+
	5680	+
	5681	+
	5682	+	LCO No. 4030 152 of 165
	5683	+
	5684	+	entities, and (ii) requirements for providing notice to a reporting entity 4579
	5685	+	regarding any alleged failure on the part of such reporting entity to 4580
	5686	+	comply with such reporting requirements. 4581
	5687	+	(2) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4582
	5688	+	Strategy shall seek funding from the federal government, other public 4583
	5689	+	sources and other private sources to cover costs associated with the 4584
	5690	+	planning, implementation and administration of the all-payer claims 4585
	5691	+	database program. 4586
	5692	+	(3) (A) Upon the adoption of reporting requirements as set forth in 4587
	5693	+	subdivision (1) of this subsection, a reporting entity shall report health 4588
	5694	+	care information for inclusion in the all-payer claims database in a form 4589
	5695	+	and manner prescribed by the [executive director of the Office] 4590
	5696	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy. The [executive director] 4591
	5697	+	commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty on 4592
	5698	+	any reporting entity that fails to report health care information as 4593
	5699	+	prescribed. Such civil penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars per 4594
	5700	+	day for each day of violation and shall not be imposed as a cost for the 4595
	5701	+	purpose of rate determination or reimbursement by a third-party payer. 4596
	5702	+	(B) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4597
	5703	+	Strategy may provide the name of any reporting entity on which such 4598
	5704	+	penalty has been imposed to the Insurance Commissioner. After 4599
	5705	+	consultation with [said executive director] the Commissioner of Health 4600
	5706	+	Strategy, the [commissioner] Insurance Commissioner may request the 4601
	5707	+	Attorney General to bring an action in the superior court for the judicial 4602
	5708	+	district of Hartford to recover any penalty imposed pursuant to 4603
	5709	+	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 4604
	5710	+	(4) The Commissioner of Social Services shall submit Medicaid and 4605
	5711	+	CHIP data to the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 4606
	5712	+	Health Strategy for inclusion in the all-payer claims database only for 4607
	5713	+	purposes related to administration of the State Medicaid and CHIP 4608
	5714	+	Plans, in accordance with 42 CFR 431.301 to 42 CFR 431.306, inclusive. 4609
	5715	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5716	+
	5717	+
	5718	+
	5719	+	LCO No. 4030 153 of 165
	5720	+
	5721	+	(5) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4610
	5722	+	Strategy shall: (A) Utilize data in the all-payer claims database to 4611
	5723	+	provide health care consumers in the state with information concerning 4612
	5724	+	the cost and quality of health care services for the purpose of allowing 4613
	5725	+	such consumers to make economically sound and medically 4614
	5726	+	appropriate health care decisions; and (B) make data in the all-payer 4615
	5727	+	claims database available to any state agency, insurer, employer, health 4616
	5728	+	care provider, consumer of health care services or researcher for the 4617
	5729	+	purpose of allowing such person or entity to review such data as it 4618
	5730	+	relates to health care utilization, costs or quality of health care services. 4619
	5731	+	If health information, as defined in 45 CFR 160.103, as amended from 4620
	5732	+	time to time, is permitted to be disclosed under the Health Insurance 4621
	5733	+	Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as amended 4622
	5734	+	from time to time, or regulations adopted thereunder, any disclosure 4623
	5735	+	thereof made pursuant to this subdivision shall have identifiers 4624
	5736	+	removed, as set forth in 45 CFR 164.514, as amended from time to time. 4625
	5737	+	Any disclosure made pursuant to this subdivision of information other 4626
	5738	+	than health information shall be made in a manner to protect the 4627
	5739	+	confidentiality of such other information as required by state and 4628
	5740	+	federal law. The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 4629
	5741	+	Health Strategy may set a fee to be charged to each person or entity 4630
	5742	+	requesting access to data stored in the all-payer claims database. 4631
	5743	+	(6) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4632
	5744	+	Strategy may (A) in consultation with the All-Payer Claims Database 4633
	5745	+	Advisory Group set forth in section 17b-59f, as amended by this act, 4634
	5746	+	enter into a contract with a person or entity to plan, implement or 4635
	5747	+	administer the all-payer claims database program, (B) enter into a 4636
	5748	+	contract or take any action that is necessary to obtain data that is the 4637
	5749	+	same data required to be submitted by reporting entities under 4638
	5750	+	Medicare Part A or Part B, (C) enter into a contract for the collection, 4639
	5751	+	management or analysis of data received from reporting entities, and 4640
	5752	+	(D) in accordance with subdivision (4) of this subsection, enter into a 4641
	5753	+	contract or take any action that is necessary to obtain Medicaid and 4642
	5754	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5755	+
	5756	+
	5757	+
	5758	+	LCO No. 4030 154 of 165
	5759	+
	5760	+	CHIP data. Any such contract for the collection, management or 4643
	5761	+	analysis of such data shall expressly prohibit the disclosure of such data 4644
	5762	+	for purposes other than the purposes described in this subsection. 4645
	5763	+	(c) Unless otherwise specified, nothing in this section and no action 4646
	5764	+	taken by the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4647
	5765	+	Strategy pursuant to this section or section 19a-755b, as amended by this 4648
	5766	+	act, shall be construed to preempt, supersede or affect the authority of 4649
	5767	+	the Insurance Commissioner to regulate the business of insurance in the 4650
	5768	+	state. 4651
	5769	+	Sec. 131. Section 19a-755b of the general statutes is repealed and the 4652
	5770	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4653
	5771	+	(a) For purposes of this section and sections 19a-904a, 19a-904b and 4654
	5772	+	38a-477d to 38a-477f, inclusive: 4655
	5773	+	(1) "Allowed amount" means the maximum reimbursement dollar 4656
	5774	+	amount that an insured's health insurance policy allows for a specific 4657
	5775	+	procedure or service; 4658
	5776	+	(2) "Consumer health information Internet web site" means an 4659
	5777	+	Internet web site developed and operated by the Office of Health 4660
	5778	+	Strategy to assist consumers in making informed decisions concerning 4661
	5779	+	their health care and informed choices among health care providers; 4662
	5780	+	(3) "Episode of care" means all health care services related to the 4663
	5781	+	treatment of a condition or a service category for such treatment and, 4664
	5782	+	for acute conditions, includes health care services and treatment 4665
	5783	+	provided from the onset of the condition to its resolution or a service 4666
	5784	+	category for such treatment and, for chronic conditions, includes health 4667
	5785	+	care services and treatment provided over a given period of time or a 4668
	5786	+	service category for such treatment; 4669
	5787	+	(4) ["Executive director"] "Commissioner" means the [executive 4670
	5788	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy; 4671
	5789	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5790	+
	5791	+
	5792	+
	5793	+	LCO No. 4030 155 of 165
	5794	+
	5795	+	(5) "Health care provider" means any individual, corporation, facility 4672
	5796	+	or institution licensed by this state to provide health care services; 4673
	5797	+	(6) "Health carrier" means any insurer, health care center, hospital 4674
	5798	+	service corporation, medical service corporation, fraternal benefit 4675
	5799	+	society or other entity delivering, issuing for delivery, renewing, 4676
	5800	+	amending or continuing any individual or group health insurance 4677
	5801	+	policy in this state providing coverage of the type specified in 4678
	5802	+	subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469; 4679
	5803	+	(7) "Hospital" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490; 4680
	5804	+	(8) "Out-of-pocket costs" means costs that are not reimbursed by a 4681
	5805	+	health insurance policy and includes deductibles, coinsurance and 4682
	5806	+	copayments for covered services and other costs to the consumer 4683
	5807	+	associated with a procedure or service; 4684
	5808	+	(9) "Outpatient surgical facility" has the same meaning as provided 4685
	5809	+	in section 19a-493b; and 4686
	5810	+	(10) "Public or private third party" means the state, the federal 4687
	5811	+	government, employers, a health carrier, third-party administrator, as 4688
	5812	+	defined in section 38a-720, or managed care organization. 4689
	5813	+	(b) (1) Within available resources, the consumer health information 4690
	5814	+	Internet web site shall: (A) Contain information comparing the quality, 4691
	5815	+	price and cost of health care services, including, to the extent practicable, 4692
	5816	+	(i) comparative price and cost information for the health care services 4693
	5817	+	and procedures reported pursuant to subsection (c) of this section 4694
	5818	+	categorized by payer or listed by health care provider, (ii) links to 4695
	5819	+	Internet web sites and consumer tools where consumers may obtain 4696
	5820	+	comparative cost and quality information, including The Joint 4697
	5821	+	Commission and Medicare hospital compare tool, (iii) definitions of 4698
	5822	+	common health insurance and medical terms so consumers may 4699
	5823	+	compare health coverage and understand the terms of their coverage, 4700
	5824	+	and (iv) factors consumers should consider when choosing an insurance 4701
	5825	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5826	+
	5827	+
	5828	+
	5829	+	LCO No. 4030 156 of 165
	5830	+
	5831	+	product or provider group, including provider network, premium, cost 4702
	5832	+	sharing, covered services and tier information; (B) be designed to assist 4703
	5833	+	consumers and institutional purchasers in making informed decisions 4704
	5834	+	regarding their health care and informed choices among health care 4705
	5835	+	providers and, to the extent practicable, provide reference pricing for 4706
	5836	+	services paid by various health carriers to health care providers; (C) 4707
	5837	+	present information in language and a format that is understandable to 4708
	5838	+	the average consumer; and (D) be publicized to the general public. All 4709
	5839	+	information outlined in this section shall be posted on an Internet web 4710
	5840	+	site established, or to be established, by the [executive director of the 4711
	5841	+	Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy in a manner and time frame as 4712
	5842	+	may be organizationally and financially reasonable in his or her sole 4713
	5843	+	discretion. 4714
	5844	+	(2) Information collected, stored and published by the Office of 4715
	5845	+	Health Strategy pursuant to this section is subject to the federal Health 4716
	5846	+	Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as 4717
	5847	+	amended from time to time. 4718
	5848	+	(3) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4719
	5849	+	Strategy may consider adding quality measures to the consumer health 4720
	5850	+	information Internet web site. 4721
	5851	+	(c) Not later than January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the 4722
	5852	+	[executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy shall, 4723
	5853	+	to the extent the information is available, make available to the public 4724
	5854	+	on the consumer health information Internet web site a list of: (1) The 4725
	5855	+	fifty most frequently occurring inpatient services or procedures in the 4726
	5856	+	state; (2) the fifty most frequently provided outpatient services or 4727
	5857	+	procedures in the state; (3) the twenty-five most frequent surgical 4728
	5858	+	services or procedures in the state; (4) the twenty-five most frequent 4729
	5859	+	imaging services or procedures in the state; and (5) the twenty-five most 4730
	5860	+	frequently used pharmaceutical products and medical devices in the 4731
	5861	+	state. Such lists may (A) be expanded to include additional admissions 4732
	5862	+	and procedures, (B) be based upon those services and procedures that 4733
	5863	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5864	+
	5865	+
	5866	+
	5867	+	LCO No. 4030 157 of 165
	5868	+
	5869	+	are most commonly performed by volume or that represent the greatest 4734
	5870	+	percentage of related health care expenditures, or (C) be designed to 4735
	5871	+	include those services and procedures most likely to result in out-of-4736
	5872	+	pocket costs to consumers or include bundled episodes of care. 4737
	5873	+	(d) Not later than January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, to the 4738
	5874	+	extent practicable, the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner 4739
	5875	+	of Health Strategy shall issue a report, in a manner to be decided by the 4740
	5876	+	[executive director] commissioner, that includes the (1) billed and 4741
	5877	+	allowed amounts paid to health care providers in each health carrier's 4742
	5878	+	network for each service and procedure included pursuant to subsection 4743
	5879	+	(c) of this section, and (2) out-of-pocket costs for each such service and 4744
	5880	+	procedure. 4745
	5881	+	(e) (1) On and after January 1, 2018, each hospital shall, at the time of 4746
	5882	+	scheduling a service or procedure for nonemergency care that is 4747
	5883	+	included in the report prepared by the [executive director of the Office] 4748
	5884	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy pursuant to subsection (d) of this 4749
	5885	+	section, regardless of the location or setting where such services are 4750
	5886	+	delivered, notify the patient of the patient's right to make a request for 4751
	5887	+	cost and quality information. Upon the request of a patient for a 4752
	5888	+	diagnosis or procedure included in such report, the hospital shall, not 4753
	5889	+	later than three business days after scheduling such service or 4754
	5890	+	procedure, provide written notice, electronically or by mail, to the 4755
	5891	+	patient who is the subject of the service or procedure concerning: (A) If 4756
	5892	+	the patient is uninsured, the amount to be charged for the service or 4757
	5893	+	procedure if all charges are paid in full without a public or private third 4758
	5894	+	party paying any portion of the charges, including the amount of any 4759
	5895	+	facility fee, or, if the hospital is not able to provide a specific amount due 4760
	5896	+	to an inability to predict the specific treatment or diagnostic code, the 4761
	5897	+	estimated maximum allowed amount or charge for the service or 4762
	5898	+	procedure, including the amount of any facility fee; (B) the 4763
	5899	+	corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount or, if there is no 4764
	5900	+	corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount for such diagnosis or 4765
	5901	+	procedure, (i) the approximate amount Medicare would have paid the 4766
	5902	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5903	+
	5904	+
	5905	+
	5906	+	LCO No. 4030 158 of 165
	5907	+
	5908	+	hospital for the services on the billing statement, or (ii) the percentage 4767
	5909	+	of the hospital's charges that Medicare would have paid the hospital for 4768
	5910	+	the services; (C) if the patient is insured, the allowed amount, the toll-4769
	5911	+	free telephone number and the Internet web site address of the patient's 4770
	5912	+	health carrier where the patient can obtain information concerning 4771
	5913	+	charges and out-of-pocket costs; (D) The Joint Commission's composite 4772
	5914	+	accountability rating and the Medicare hospital compare star rating for 4773
	5915	+	the hospital, as applicable; and (E) the Internet web site addresses for 4774
	5916	+	The Joint Commission and the Medicare hospital compare tool where 4775
	5917	+	the patient may obtain information concerning the hospital. 4776
	5918	+	(2) If the patient is insured and the hospital is out-of-network under 4777
	5919	+	the patient's health insurance policy, such written notice shall include a 4778
	5920	+	statement that the service or procedure will likely be deemed out-of-4779
	5921	+	network and that any out-of-network applicable rates under such policy 4780
	5922	+	may apply. 4781
	5923	+	Sec. 132. Subsection (b) of section 19a-911 of the general statutes is 4782
	5924	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 4783
	5925	+	passage): 4784
	5926	+	(b) The Council on Protecting Women's Health shall be comprised of 4785
	5927	+	(1) the following ex-officio voting members: (A) The Commissioner of 4786
	5928	+	Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; (B) the Commissioner of 4787
	5929	+	Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee; 4788
	5930	+	(C) the Insurance Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; (D) 4789
	5931	+	the [executive director of Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy, or 4790
	5932	+	the [executive director's] commissioner's designee; (E) the Healthcare 4791
	5933	+	Advocate, or the Healthcare Advocate's designee; and (F) the Secretary 4792
	5934	+	of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee; and 4793
	5935	+	(2) fourteen public members, three of whom shall be appointed by the 4794
	5936	+	president pro tempore of the Senate, three of whom shall be appointed 4795
	5937	+	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom shall be 4796
	5938	+	appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, two of whom shall be 4797
	5939	+	appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, two 4798
	5940	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5941	+
	5942	+
	5943	+
	5944	+	LCO No. 4030 159 of 165
	5945	+
	5946	+	of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and 4799
	5947	+	two of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of 4800
	5948	+	Representatives, and all of whom shall be knowledgeable on issues 4801
	5949	+	relative to women's health care in the state. The membership of the 4802
	5950	+	council shall fairly and adequately represent women who have had 4803
	5951	+	issues accessing quality health care in the state. 4804
	5952	+	Sec. 133. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 20-195sss of the general 4805
	5953	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 4806
	5954	+	(Effective from passage): 4807
	5955	+	(b) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4808
	5956	+	Strategy [, established under section 19a-754a,] shall, within available 4809
	5957	+	resources and in consultation with the Community Health Worker 4810
	5958	+	Advisory Committee established by said office and the Commissioner 4811
	5959	+	of Public Health, study the feasibility of creating a certification program 4812
	5960	+	for community health workers. Such study shall examine the fiscal 4813
	5961	+	impact of implementing such a certification program and include 4814
	5962	+	recommendations for (1) requirements for certification and renewal of 4815
	5963	+	certification of community health workers, including any training, 4816
	5964	+	experience or continuing education requirements, (2) methods for 4817
	5965	+	administering a certification program, including a certification 4818
	5966	+	application, a standardized assessment of experience, knowledge and 4819
	5967	+	skills, and an electronic registry, and (3) requirements for recognizing 4820
	5968	+	training program curricula that are sufficient to satisfy the requirements 4821
	5969	+	of certification. 4822
	5970	+	(c) Not later than October 1, 2018, the [executive director of the Office] 4823
	5971	+	Commissioner of Health Strategy shall report, in accordance with the 4824
	5972	+	provisions of section 11-4a, on the results of such study and 4825
	5973	+	recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General 4826
	5974	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and 4827
	5975	+	human services. 4828
	5976	+	Sec. 134. Subsection (c) of section 20-195ttt of the general statutes is 4829
	5977	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	5978	+
	5979	+
	5980	+
	5981	+	LCO No. 4030 160 of 165
	5982	+
	5983	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 4830
	5984	+	passage): 4831
	5985	+	(c) The [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of Health 4832
	5986	+	Strategy, or the [executive director's] commissioner's designee, shall act 4833
	5987	+	as the chair of the Community Health Worker Advisory Body and shall 4834
	5988	+	appoint the following members to said body: 4835
	5989	+	(1) Six members who are actively practicing as community health 4836
	5990	+	workers in the state; 4837
	5991	+	(2) A member of the Community Health Workers Association of 4838
	5992	+	Connecticut; 4839
	5993	+	(3) A representative of a community-based community health worker 4840
	5994	+	training organization; 4841
	5995	+	(4) A representative of a regional community-technical college; 4842
	5996	+	(5) An employer of community health workers; 4843
	5997	+	(6) A representative of a health care organization that employs 4844
	5998	+	community health workers; 4845
	5999	+	(7) A health care provider who works directly with community health 4846
	6000	+	workers; and 4847
	6001	+	(8) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 4848
	6002	+	designee. 4849
	6003	+	Sec. 135. Subsection (a) of section 38a-477e of the general statutes is 4850
	6004	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 4851
	6005	+	passage): 4852
	6006	+	(a) On and after January 1, 2017, each health carrier, as defined in 4853
	6007	+	section 19a-755b, as amended by this act, shall maintain an Internet web 4854
	6008	+	site and toll-free telephone number that enables consumers to request 4855
	6009	+	and obtain: (1) Information on in-network costs for inpatient 4856
	6010	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	6011	+
	6012	+
	6013	+
	6014	+	LCO No. 4030 161 of 165
	6015	+
	6016	+	admissions, health care procedures and services, including (A) the 4857
	6017	+	allowed amount for, at a minimum, admissions and procedures 4858
	6018	+	reported to the [executive director of the Office] Commissioner of 4859
	6019	+	Health Strategy pursuant to section 19a-755b, as amended by this act, 4860
	6020	+	for each health care provider in the state; (B) the estimated out-of-pocket 4861
	6021	+	costs that a consumer would be responsible for paying for any such 4862
	6022	+	admission or procedure that is medically necessary, including any 4863
	6023	+	facility fee, coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket 4864
	6024	+	expense; and (C) data or other information concerning (i) quality 4865
	6025	+	measures for the health care provider, (ii) patient satisfaction, to the 4866
	6026	+	extent such information is available, (iii) a directory of participating 4867
	6027	+	providers, as defined in section 38a-472f, in accordance with the 4868
	6028	+	provisions of section 38a-477h; and (2) information on out-of-network 4869
	6029	+	costs for inpatient admissions, health care procedures and services. 4870
	6030	+	Sec. 136. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of 4871
	6031	+	section 38a-477ee of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 4872
	6032	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 4873
	6033	+	(B) The Attorney General, Healthcare Advocate and [executive 4874
	6034	+	director of the Office] Commissioner of Health Strategy. 4875
	6035	+	Sec. 137. (Effective from passage) (a) Wherever the term "executive 4876
	6036	+	director of the Office of Higher Education" is used or referred to in any 4877
	6037	+	public or special act of 2023, the term "Commissioner of Higher 4878
	6038	+	Education" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 4879
	6039	+	(b) Wherever the term "executive director of the Office of Health 4880
	6040	+	Strategy" is used or referred to in any public or special act of 2023, the 4881
	6041	+	term "Commissioner of Health Strategy" shall be substituted in lieu 4882
	6042	+	thereof. 4883
	6043	+	(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 4884
	6044	+	provisions of sections 29 to 136, inclusive, of this act, make such 4885
	6045	+	technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to 4886
	6046	+	carry out the purposes of this section. 4887
	6047	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	6048	+
	6049	+
	6050	+
	6051	+	LCO No. 4030 162 of 165
	6052	+
1103	6053		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1104	6054		sections:
1105	6055
1106	6056		Section 1 from passage 5-198(10)
1107		-	Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 32-285a(c)(1)
1108		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 12-408(1)(L)
1109		-	Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 12-411(1)(K)
1110		-	Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 4-66p
1111		-	Sec. 6 from passage 12-18b
1112		-	Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 12-19b
1113		-	Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 12-20b
1114		-	Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 4-66l(b)
1115		-	Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 4-66l(g)
1116		-	Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 21a-420f(c) and (d)
1117		-	Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 12-330ll(i)
1118		-	Sec. 13 July 1, 2023 21a-420e(e)
1119		-	Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 21a-420o(a)
1120		-	Sec. 15 July 1, 2023 51-47
1121		-	Sec. 16 July 1, 2023 52-434(f)
1122		-	Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 46b-231(h)
1123		-	Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 46b-236(b)
1124		-
1125		-	APP Joint Favorable Subst.
	6057	+	Sec. 2 from passage 4-124w(a)
	6058	+	Sec. 3 from passage 31-225a(j)(1)(B)
	6059	+	Sec. 4 from passage 4-68hh
	6060	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 32-285a(c)(1)
	6061	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 12-408(1)(L)
	6062	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 12-411(1)(K)
	6063	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 4-66p
	6064	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 12-18b(d) and (e)
	6065	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 12-19b
	6066	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 12-20b
	6067	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 3-55i
	6068	+	Sec. 13 July 1, 2023 4-66l(b)
	6069	+	Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 4-66l(g)
	6070	+	Sec. 15 from passage 1-1t(d)
	6071	+	Sec. 16 from passage 1-2
	6072	+	Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 21a-420f(c) and (d)
	6073	+	Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 12-330ll(i)
	6074	+	Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 21a-420e(e)
	6075	+	Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 21a-420o(a)
	6076	+	Sec. 21 from passage 4-72
	6077	+	Sec. 22 from passage 4-73
	6078	+	Sec. 23 from passage 4-75
	6079	+	Sec. 24 July 1, 2023 51-47
	6080	+	Sec. 25 July 1, 2023 52-434(f)
	6081	+	Sec. 26 July 1, 2023 46b-231(h)
	6082	+	Sec. 27 July 1, 2023 46b-236(b)
	6083	+	Sec. 28 July 1, 2023 10-287c
	6084	+	Sec. 29 July 1, 2023 10-283(a)(2)
	6085	+	Sec. 30 from passage 3-22e
	6086	+	Sec. 31 from passage 4-5
	6087	+	Sec. 32 from passage 10-15j(c)(11)
	6088	+	Sec. 33 from passage 10a-1d(b)
	6089	+	Sec. 34 from passage 10a-11b(a)(2)
	6090	+	Sec. 35 from passage 10a-19e(c)
	6091	+	Sec. 36 from passage 10a-19f(c)
	6092	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	6093	+
	6094	+
	6095	+
	6096	+	LCO No. 4030 163 of 165
	6097	+
	6098	+	Sec. 37 from passage 10a-19l(b)
	6099	+	Sec. 38 from passage 10a-22a(3) and (4)
	6100	+	Sec. 39 from passage 10a-22b
	6101	+	Sec. 40 from passage 10a-22c
	6102	+	Sec. 41 from passage 10a-22d
	6103	+	Sec. 42 from passage 10a-22e
	6104	+	Sec. 43 from passage 10a-22f
	6105	+	Sec. 44 from passage 10a-22g
	6106	+	Sec. 45 from passage 10a-22i
	6107	+	Sec. 46 from passage 10a-22j
	6108	+	Sec. 47 from passage 10a-22l(b)
	6109	+	Sec. 48 from passage 10a-22m
	6110	+	Sec. 49 from passage 10a-22n
	6111	+	Sec. 50 from passage 10a-22o
	6112	+	Sec. 51 from passage 10a-22p
	6113	+	Sec. 52 from passage 10a-22r
	6114	+	Sec. 53 from passage 10a-22s
	6115	+	Sec. 54 from passage 10a-22t
	6116	+	Sec. 55 from passage 10a-22u
	6117	+	Sec. 56 from passage 10a-22v
	6118	+	Sec. 57 from passage 10a-34(e) and (f)
	6119	+	Sec. 58 from passage 10a-34a
	6120	+	Sec. 59 from passage 10a-34b
	6121	+	Sec. 60 from passage 10a-34c
	6122	+	Sec. 61 from passage 10a-34d
	6123	+	Sec. 62 from passage 10a-34e(a) and (b)
	6124	+	Sec. 63 from passage 10a-34g
	6125	+	Sec. 64 from passage 10a-34h(b) to (d)
	6126	+	Sec. 65 from passage 10a-35b(b) to (d)
	6127	+	Sec. 66 from passage 10a-35c(a)
	6128	+	Sec. 67 from passage 10a-44d(b) to (d)
	6129	+	Sec. 68 from passage 10a-48(c)
	6130	+	Sec. 69 from passage 10a-48b
	6131	+	Sec. 70 from passage 10a-55y
	6132	+	Sec. 71 from passage 10a-57
	6133	+	Sec. 72 from passage 10a-77a(a)(2)
	6134	+	Sec. 73 from passage 10a-99a(a)(2)
	6135	+	Sec. 74 from passage 10a-104(a)
	6136	+	Sec. 75 from passage 10a-109i(b)(2)
	6137	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	6138	+
	6139	+
	6140	+
	6141	+	LCO No. 4030 164 of 165
	6142	+
	6143	+	Sec. 76 from passage 10a-143a(a)(2)
	6144	+	Sec. 77 from passage 10a-164b
	6145	+	Sec. 78 from passage 10a-168b(d)
	6146	+	Sec. 79 from passage 2-124a(b)
	6147	+	Sec. 80 from passage 2-137(b)(9)
	6148	+	Sec. 81 from passage 4-5
	6149	+	Sec. 82 from passage 17b-59a(b) to (f)
	6150	+	Sec. 83 from passage 17b-59d(d) to (g)
	6151	+	Sec. 84 from passage 17b-59e(d)
	6152	+	Sec. 85 from passage 17b-59f
	6153	+	Sec. 86 from passage 17b-59g(a) and (b)
	6154	+	Sec. 87 from passage 17b-337(c)
	6155	+	Sec. 88 from passage 19a-6q
	6156	+	Sec. 89 from passage 19a-127k(b) to (h)
	6157	+	Sec. 90 from passage 19a-133a(b)(19)
	6158	+	Sec. 91 from passage 19a-486
	6159	+	Sec. 92 from passage 19a-486a(a) to (f)
	6160	+	Sec. 93 from passage 19a-486b
	6161	+	Sec. 94 from passage 19a-486d
	6162	+	Sec. 95 from passage 19a-486e
	6163	+	Sec. 96 from passage 19a-486f
	6164	+	Sec. 97 from passage 19a-486g
	6165	+	Sec. 98 from passage 19a-486h
	6166	+	Sec. 99 from passage 19a-486i(d) to (i)
	6167	+	Sec. 100 from passage 19a-508c(m)
	6168	+	Sec. 101 from passage 19a-612(a)
	6169	+	Sec. 102 from passage 19a-612d
	6170	+	Sec. 103 from passage 19a-613(c)
	6171	+	Sec. 104 from passage 19a-614
	6172	+	Sec. 105 from passage 19a-630(7)
	6173	+	Sec. 106 from passage 19a-631(b)
	6174	+	Sec. 107 from passage 19a-632(d) and (e)
	6175	+	Sec. 108 from passage 19a-633
	6176	+	Sec. 109 from passage 19a-634(a) and (b)
	6177	+	Sec. 110 from passage 19a-638(d) to (f)
	6178	+	Sec. 111 from passage 19a-639(d)(3) and (4)
	6179	+	Sec. 112 from passage 19a-639a(g)
	6180	+	Sec. 113 from passage 19a-639b(e)
	6181	+	Sec. 114 from passage 19a-639c(b)
	6182	+	Governor's Bill No. 6660
	6183	+
	6184	+
	6185	+
	6186	+	LCO No. 4030 165 of 165
	6187	+
	6188	+	Sec. 115 from passage 19a-639e(d)
	6189	+	Sec. 116 from passage 19a-639f(l)
	6190	+	Sec. 117 from passage 19a-654(c) to (f)
	6191	+	Sec. 118 from passage 19a-673a
	6192	+	Sec. 119 from passage 19a-676
	6193	+	Sec. 120 from passage 19a-725(b)(1) to (4)
	6194	+	Sec. 121 from passage 19a-754a(a)
	6195	+	Sec. 122 from passage 19a-754b(c) and (d)
	6196	+	Sec. 123 from passage 19a-754e
	6197	+	Sec. 124 from passage 19a-754f(1) to (9)
	6198	+	Sec. 125 from passage 19a-754g
	6199	+	Sec. 126 from passage 19a-754h
	6200	+	Sec. 127 from passage 19a-754i
	6201	+	Sec. 128 from passage 19a-754j
	6202	+	Sec. 129 from passage 19a-754k
	6203	+	Sec. 130 from passage 19a-755a(b) and (c)
	6204	+	Sec. 131 from passage 19a-755b
	6205	+	Sec. 132 from passage 19a-911(b)
	6206	+	Sec. 133 from passage 20-195sss(b) and (c)
	6207	+	Sec. 134 from passage 20-195ttt(c)
	6208	+	Sec. 135 from passage 38a-477e(a)
	6209	+	Sec. 136 from passage 38a-477ee(c)(1)(B)
	6210	+	Sec. 137 from passage New section
	6211	+
	6212	+	Statement of Purpose:
	6213	+	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
	6214	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	6215	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	6216	+	underlined.]
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