Connecticut 2024 2024 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05273 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/21/2024

                       
 
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General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 5273  
February Session, 2024 
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(PD)  
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING DIVISION WITHIN 
THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Section 12-94a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2 
On or before July first, annually, the [tax collector] assessor of each 3 
municipality shall certify to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 4 
Management, on a form furnished by said secretary, the amount of tax 5 
revenue which such municipality, except for the provisions of 6 
subdivision (55) of section 12-81, would have received, together with 7 
such supporting information as said secretary may require, except that 8 
for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2003, such certification 9 
shall be made to the secretary on or before August 1, 2004. Any 10 
municipality which neglects to transmit to said secretary such claim and 11 
supporting documentation as required by this section shall forfeit two 12 
hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided said secretary may waive 13 
such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards adopted 14  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. Said secretary shall review 15 
each such claim as provided in section 12-120b. Any claimant aggrieved 16 
by the results of the secretary's review shall have the rights of appeal as 17 
set forth in section 12-120b. The secretary shall, on or before December 18 
fifteenth, annually, certify to the Comptroller the amount due each 19 
municipality under the provisions of this section, including any 20 
modification of such claim made prior to December fifteenth, and the 21 
Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer on the fifth business 22 
day following and the Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such 23 
municipality on or before the thirty-first day of December following. If 24 
any modification is made as the result of the provisions of this section 25 
on or after the December fifteenth following the date on which the [tax 26 
collector] assessor has provided the amount of tax revenue in question, 27 
any adjustments to the amount due to any municipality for the period 28 
for which such modification was made shall be made in the next 29 
payment the Treasurer shall make to such municipality pursuant to this 30 
section. For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means a town, 31 
city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and 32 
borough. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the assessment 33 
year commencing on October 1, 2002. In the fiscal year commencing July 34 
1, 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grant 35 
payable to each municipality in accordance with this section shall be 36 
reduced proportionately in the event that the total amount of the grants 37 
payable to all municipalities exceeds the amount appropriated.  38 
Sec. 2. Section 12-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the 39 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 40 
[The] Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 41 
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall [annually] cause 42 
to be prepared by the tax collector complete statements relating to the 43 
mill rate and tax levy [during the preceding] for the ensuing fiscal year, 44 
such statements to be made upon printed blanks to be prepared and 45 
furnished by the secretary to all such officers at least thirty days before 46 
the date prescribed by the secretary for the filing of such statements. 47 
Any person who neglects to file a true and correct report in the office of 48  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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the secretary at the time and in the form required by [him] the secretary 49 
or which, in making and filing such report, includes therein any wilful 50 
misstatement, shall forfeit one hundred dollars to the state, provided the 51 
secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and 52 
standards adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. 53 
Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of section 7-325 of the general statutes is 54 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 55 
passage): 56 
(d) Not later than July 1, [2022] 2024, and annually thereafter, the tax 57 
collector of each district shall submit a statement to the Secretary of the 58 
Office of Policy and Management on a form prescribed by the secretary. 59 
Such statement shall include complete information concerning the mill 60 
rate and tax levy in the district for the [preceding] ensuing fiscal year. 61 
Any tax collector who neglects to submit a true and correct statement 62 
shall forfeit one hundred dollars to the state. 63 
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2024, and 64 
annually thereafter, each special services district established under 65 
chapter 105a of the general statutes shall submit a statement to the 66 
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management on a form prescribed 67 
by the secretary. Such statement shall include complete information 68 
concerning the mill rate and tax levy in the district for the ensuing fiscal 69 
year. Any such district that neglects to submit a true and correct 70 
statement shall forfeit one hundred dollars to the state. 71 
Sec. 5. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 12-62c of the general 72 
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 73 
(Effective July 1, 2024, and applicable to assessment years commencing on or 74 
after October 1, 2024): 75 
(a) (1) A town implementing a revaluation of all real property may 76 
phase in a real property assessment increase, or a portion of such 77 
increase resulting from such revaluation, by requiring the assessor to 78 
gradually increase the assessment or the rate of assessment applicable 79 
to such property in the assessment year preceding that in which the 80  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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revaluation is implemented, in accordance with one of the methods set 81 
forth in subsection (b) of this section. The legislative body of the town 82 
shall approve the decision to provide for such phase-in, the method by 83 
which it is accomplished and its term, provided the number of 84 
assessment years over which such gradual increases are reflected shall 85 
not exceed five assessment years, including the assessment year for 86 
which the revaluation is effective. If a town chooses to phase in a portion 87 
of the increase in the assessment of each parcel of real property resulting 88 
from said revaluation, said legislative body shall establish a factor, 89 
which shall be not less than twenty-five per cent in any assessment year 90 
commencing prior to October 1, 2024, or twenty per cent in any 91 
assessment year commencing on or after October 1, 2024, and shall 92 
apply such factor to such increases for all parcels of real property, 93 
regardless of property classification. A town choosing to phase in a 94 
portion of assessment increase shall multiply such factor by the total 95 
assessment increase for each such parcel to determine the amount of 96 
such increase that shall not be subject to the phase-in. The assessment 97 
increase for each parcel that shall be subject to the gradual increases in 98 
amounts or rates of assessment, as provided in subsection (b) of this 99 
section, shall be (A) the difference between the result of said 100 
multiplication and the total assessment increase for any such parcel, or 101 
(B) the result derived when such factor is subtracted from the actual 102 
percentage by which the assessment of each such parcel increased as a 103 
result of such revaluation, over the assessment of such parcel in the 104 
preceding assessment year and said result is multiplied by such parcel's 105 
total assessment increase. 106 
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 8-23 of the general statutes is repealed 107 
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 108 
(a) (1) At least once every ten years, the commission shall prepare or 109 
amend and shall adopt a plan of conservation and development for the 110 
municipality. Following adoption, the commission shall regularly 111 
review and maintain such plan. The commission may adopt such 112 
geographical, functional or other amendments to the plan or parts of the 113 
plan, in accordance with the provisions of this section, as it deems 114  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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necessary. The commission may, at any time, prepare, amend and adopt 115 
plans for the redevelopment and improvement of districts or 116 
neighborhoods which, in its judgment, contain special problems or 117 
opportunities or show a trend toward lower land values. 118 
(2) If a plan is not amended decennially, the chief elected official of 119 
the municipality shall submit a letter to the Secretary of the Office of 120 
Policy and Management and the Commissioners of Transportation, 121 
Energy and Environmental Protection and Economic and Community 122 
Development that explains why such plan was not amended. A copy of 123 
such letter shall be included in each application by the municipality for 124 
discretionary state funding in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars 125 
submitted to any state agency. 126 
Sec. 7. Section 4-124s of the general statutes is repealed and the 127 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 128 
(a) For purposes of this section: 129 
(1) "Regional council of governments" means any such council 130 
organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive; 131 
(2) "Municipality" means a town, city or consolidated town and 132 
borough; 133 
(3) "Legislative body" means the board of selectmen, town council, 134 
city council, board of alderman, board of directors, board of 135 
representatives or board of the warden and burgesses of a municipality; 136 
(4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 137 
Management or the designee of the secretary;  138 
(5) "Regional educational service center" has the same meaning as 139 
provided in section 10-282; and 140 
(6) "Employee organization" means any lawful association, labor 141 
organization, federation or council having as a primary purpose the 142 
improvement of wages, hours and other conditions of employment. 143  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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(b) There is established a regional performance incentive program 144 
that shall be administered by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 145 
Management. Any regional council of governments, regional 146 
educational service center or a combination thereof may submit a 147 
proposal to the secretary for: (1) The provision of any service that [one] 148 
two or more participating municipalities of such council or local or 149 
regional board of education of such regional educational service center 150 
[currently] may provide [but which is not provided] on a regional and 151 
ongoing basis, (2) the redistribution of grants awarded pursuant to 152 
sections 4-66g, 4-66h, 4-66m and 7-536, according to regional priorities, 153 
or (3) regional revenue sharing among such participating municipalities 154 
pursuant to section 7-148bb. A copy of said proposal shall be sent to the 155 
legislators representing said participating municipalities or local or 156 
regional boards of education. Any regional educational service center 157 
serving a population greater than one hundred thousand may submit a 158 
proposal to the secretary for a regional special education initiative. 159 
(c) (1) A regional council of governments or regional educational 160 
service center shall submit each proposal in the form and manner the 161 
secretary prescribes and shall, at a minimum, provide the following 162 
information for each proposal: (A) Service or initiative description; (B) 163 
the explanation of the need for such service or initiative; (C) the method 164 
of delivering such service or initiative on a regional basis; (D) the 165 
organization that would be responsible for regional service or initiative 166 
delivery; (E) a description of the population that would be served; (F) 167 
the manner in which the proposed regional service or initiative delivery 168 
will achieve economies of scale for participating municipalities or 169 
boards of education; (G) [the amount by which participating 170 
municipalities will reduce their mill rates as a result of savings realized] 171 
an estimate of anticipated savings or costs that will not be incurred by 172 
participating municipalities during the grant award period and fiscal 173 
years beyond such period; (H) a cost benefit analysis for the provision 174 
of the service or initiative by each participating municipality and by the 175 
entity or board of education submitting the proposal; (I) a plan of 176 
implementation for delivery of the service or initiative on a regional 177  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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basis that addresses any potential growth or reduction in rates of 178 
participation during the grant award period; (J) a resolution endorsing 179 
such proposal approved by the governing body of the council or center, 180 
which shall include a statement affirming that the council or center shall 181 
fund an increasing proportion of the cost of such proposal over the 182 
duration of the grant award period, that not less than [twenty-five] fifty 183 
per cent of the cost of such proposal shall be funded by the council or 184 
center [in the first year of operation, and that by the fourth year of 185 
operation the council or center] by the end of the grant award period 186 
and that the council or center shall fund one hundred per cent of such 187 
cost thereafter; (K) a resolution endorsing such proposal approved by 188 
the governing body of the council of each planning region in which the 189 
service or initiative is to be provided; (L) [an acknowledgment from] a 190 
copy of the notice provided to any employee organization that may be 191 
impacted by such proposal; [that they have been informed of and 192 
consulted about the proposal;] and (M) an explanation of the potential 193 
legal obstacles, if any, to the regional provision of the service or 194 
initiative, and how such obstacles will be resolved. 195 
(2) The secretary shall review each proposal and shall award grants 196 
for proposals the secretary determines best satisfy the following criteria: 197 
(A) The proposed service or initiative will (i) reduce municipal and state 198 
costs, (ii) enhance capacity in the delivery of services, or (iii) result in an 199 
improvement in the level of service provided when compared to the 200 
local delivery of such service, (B) the proposed service or initiative will 201 
be available to or benefit all participating members of the regional 202 
council of governments or regional educational service center regardless 203 
of such members' participation in the grant application process; [(B) 204 
when compared to the existing delivery of services by participating 205 
members of the council or center, the proposal demonstrates (i) a 206 
positive cost benefit to such members, (ii) increased efficiency and 207 
capacity in the delivery of services, (iii) a diminished need for state 208 
funding, and (iv) increased cost savings;] (C) the proposed service or 209 
initiative promotes cooperation among participating members that may 210 
lead to a reduction in economic or social inequality; and (D) the proposal 211  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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has been approved by a majority of the members of the council or center. 212 
[and, pursuant to this subsection, contains a statement that not less than 213 
twenty-five per cent of the cost of such proposal shall be funded by the 214 
council or center in the first year of operation, and that by the fourth 215 
year of operation the council or center shall fund one hundred per cent 216 
of such cost; and (E) any employee organizations that may be impacted 217 
by such proposal have been informed of and consulted about such 218 
proposal, pursuant to this subsection.] 219 
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7-339a to 7-339l, 220 
inclusive, or any other provision of the general statutes, no regional 221 
council of governments or regional educational service center or any 222 
member municipalities or local or regional boards of education of such 223 
councils or centers shall be required to execute an interlocal agreement 224 
to implement a proposal submitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this 225 
section. 226 
(e) Any board of education awarded a grant for a proposal submitted 227 
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may deposit any cost savings 228 
realized as a result of the implementation of the proposed service or 229 
initiative into a nonlapsing account pursuant to section 10-248a. 230 
(f) The secretary shall submit to the Governor and the joint standing 231 
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 232 
relating to finance, revenue and bonding a report on the grants provided 233 
pursuant to this section. Each such report shall (1) include information 234 
on the amount of each grant and the potential of each grant for 235 
leveraging other public and private investments, and (2) describe any 236 
[property tax reductions] municipal or state cost savings and improved 237 
services achieved by means of the program established pursuant to this 238 
section. The secretary shall submit a report for the fiscal year 239 
commencing July 1, 2011, not later than February 1, 2012, and shall 240 
submit a report for each subsequent fiscal year not later than the first 241 
day of March in such fiscal year. 242 
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 12-170d of the general statutes is 243  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 244 
2024): 245 
(a) Beginning with the calendar year 1973 and for each calendar year 246 
thereafter any renter of real property, or of a mobile manufactured 247 
home, as defined in section 12-63a, which such renter occupies as his or 248 
her home, who meets the qualifications set forth in this section, shall be 249 
entitled to receive in the following year in the form of direct payment 250 
from the state, a grant in refund of utility and rent bills actually paid by 251 
or for such renter on such real property or mobile manufactured home 252 
to the extent set forth in section 12-170e. Such grant by the state shall be 253 
made upon receipt by the state of a certificate of grant with a copy of the 254 
application therefor attached, as provided in section 12-170f, as 255 
amended by this act. [, provided such application shall be made within 256 
one year from the close of the calendar year for which the grant is 257 
requested.] If the rental quarters are occupied by more than one person, 258 
it shall be assumed for the purposes of this section and sections 12-170e 259 
and 12-170f, as amended by this act, that each of such persons pays his 260 
or her proportionate share of the rental and utility expenses levied 261 
thereon and grants shall be calculated on that portion of utility and rent 262 
bills paid that are applicable to the person making application for grant 263 
under said sections. For purposes of this section and sections 12-170e 264 
and 12-170f, as amended by this act, a married couple shall constitute 265 
one tenant, and a resident of cooperative housing shall be a renter. To 266 
qualify for such payment by the state, the renter shall meet qualification 267 
requirements in accordance with each of the following subdivisions: (1) 268 
(A) At the close of the calendar year for which a grant is claimed be sixty-269 
five years of age or over, or his or her spouse who is residing with such 270 
renter shall be sixty-five years of age or over, at the close of such year, 271 
or be fifty years of age or over and the surviving spouse of a renter who 272 
at the time of his or her death had qualified and was entitled to tax relief 273 
under this chapter, provided such spouse was domiciled with such 274 
renter at the time of his or her death, or (B) at the close of the calendar 275 
year for which a grant is claimed be under age sixty-five and eligible in 276 
accordance with applicable federal regulations, to receive permanent 277  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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total disability benefits under Social Security, or if such renter has not 278 
been engaged in employment covered by Social Security and 279 
accordingly has not qualified for Social Security benefits but has become 280 
qualified for permanent total disability benefits under any federal, state 281 
or local government retirement or disability plan, including the Railroad 282 
Retirement Act and any government-related teacher's retirement plan, 283 
determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to 284 
contain requirements in respect to qualification for such permanent total 285 
disability benefits which are comparable to such requirements under 286 
Social Security; (2) shall reside within this state and shall have resided 287 
within this state for at least one year or such renter's spouse who is 288 
domiciled with such renter shall have resided within this state for at 289 
least one year and shall reside within this state at the time of filing the 290 
claim and shall have resided within this state for the period for which 291 
claim is made; (3) shall have taxable and nontaxable income, the total of 292 
which shall hereinafter be called "qualifying income", during the 293 
calendar year preceding the filing of such renter's claim in an amount of 294 
not more than twenty thousand dollars, jointly with spouse, if married, 295 
and not more than sixteen thousand two hundred dollars if unmarried, 296 
provided such maximum amounts of qualifying income shall be subject 297 
to adjustment in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 298 
section 12-170e, and provided the amount of any Medicaid payments 299 
made on behalf of the renter or the spouse of the renter shall not 300 
constitute income; and (4) shall not have received financial aid or 301 
subsidy from federal, state, county or municipal funds, excluding Social 302 
Security receipts, emergency energy assistance under any state 303 
program, emergency energy assistance under any federal program, 304 
emergency energy assistance under any local program, payments 305 
received under the federal Supplemental Security Income Program, 306 
payments derived from previous employment, veterans and veterans 307 
disability benefits and subsidized housing accommodations, during the 308 
calendar year for which a grant is claimed, for payment, directly or 309 
indirectly, of rent, electricity, gas, water and fuel applicable to the rented 310 
residence. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (4) of this 311 
subsection, a renter who receives cash assistance from the Department 312  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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of Social Services in the calendar year prior to that in which such renter 313 
files an application for a grant may be entitled to receive such grant 314 
provided the amount of the cash assistance received shall be deducted 315 
from the amount of such grant and the difference between the amount 316 
of the cash assistance and the amount of the grant is equal to or greater 317 
than ten dollars. Funds attributable to such reductions shall be 318 
transferred annually from the appropriation to the Office of Policy and 319 
Management, for tax relief for elderly renters, to the Department of 320 
Social Services, to the appropriate accounts, following the issuance of 321 
such grants. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 322 
12-170aa, the owner of a mobile manufactured home may elect to 323 
receive benefits under section 12-170e in lieu of benefits under said 324 
section 12-170aa. 325 
Sec. 9. Section 12-170f of the general statutes is repealed and the 326 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 327 
(a) Any renter, believing himself or herself to be entitled to a grant 328 
under section 12-170d, as amended by this act, for any calendar year, 329 
shall apply for such grant to the assessor of the municipality in which 330 
the renter resides or to the duly authorized agent of such assessor or 331 
municipality on or after April first and not later than [October first] 332 
September thirtieth of each year with respect to such grant for the 333 
calendar year preceding each such year. Such application shall be made 334 
on a form prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of the Office of 335 
Policy and Management or electronically in a manner prescribed by the 336 
secretary. Municipalities that require notarization of a landlord 337 
verification of property rental on an application under this section (1) 338 
shall exempt a renter from the requirement if a landlord verification for 339 
the same property rental by the same renter has been previously 340 
notarized, and (2) shall not delay submission of the application of an 341 
otherwise qualified renter to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 342 
Management if the renter fails to meet the deadline for notarizing such 343 
landlord verification. [A renter may apply to the secretary prior to 344 
November fifteenth of the claim year for an extension of the application 345 
period. The secretary may grant such extension in the case of 346  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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extenuating circumstance due to illness or incapacitation as evidenced 347 
by a certificate signed by a physician, physician assistant or an advanced 348 
practice registered nurse to that extent, or if the secretary determines 349 
there is good cause for doing so.] A renter making such application shall 350 
present to such assessor or agent, in substantiation of the renter's 351 
application, a copy of the renter's federal income tax return, and if not 352 
required to file a federal income tax return, such other evidence of 353 
qualifying income, receipts for money received, or cancelled checks, or 354 
copies thereof, and any other evidence the assessor or such agent may 355 
require. When the assessor or agent is satisfied that the applying renter 356 
is entitled to a grant, such assessor or agent shall issue a certificate of 357 
grant in such form as the secretary may prescribe and supply showing 358 
the amount of the grant due. 359 
(b) The assessor or agent shall forward the application to the secretary 360 
not later than the last day of the month following the month in which 361 
the renter has made application. Any municipality that neglects to 362 
transmit to the secretary the application as required by this section shall 363 
forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided the secretary may 364 
waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards 365 
adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. The certificate of 366 
grant shall be delivered to the renter and the assessor or agent shall keep 367 
the original copy of such certificate and application. 368 
(c) After the secretary's review of each claim, pursuant to section 12-369 
120b, and verification of the amount of the grant, the secretary shall 370 
make a determination of any per cent reduction to all claims that will be 371 
necessary to keep within available appropriations and, not later than 372 
[October] November fifteenth of each year, prepare a list of certificates 373 
approved for payment, and shall thereafter supplement such list 374 
monthly. Such list and any supplements thereto shall be approved for 375 
payment by the secretary and shall be forwarded by the secretary to the 376 
Comptroller, along with a notice of any per cent reduction in claim 377 
amounts, and the Comptroller shall, not later than fifteen days following 378 
receipt of such list, draw an order on the Treasurer in favor of each 379 
person on such list and on supplements to such list in the amount of 380  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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such person's claim, minus any per cent reduction noticed by the 381 
secretary pursuant to this subsection, and the Treasurer shall pay such 382 
amount to such person, not later than fifteen days following receipt of 383 
such order. 384 
(d) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 385 
determines a renter was overpaid for such grant, the amount of any 386 
subsequent grant paid to the renter under section 12-170d, as amended 387 
by this act, after such determination shall be reduced by the amount of 388 
overpayment until the overpayment has been recouped. Any claimant 389 
aggrieved by the results of the secretary's review or determination shall 390 
have the rights of appeal as set forth in section 12-120b. Applications 391 
filed under this section shall not be open for public inspection. Any 392 
person who, for the purpose of obtaining a grant under section 12-170d, 393 
as amended by this act, wilfully fails to disclose all matters related 394 
thereto or with intent to defraud makes false statement shall be fined 395 
not more than five hundred dollars. 396 
(e) Any municipality may provide, upon approval by its legislative 397 
body, that the duties and responsibilities of the assessor, as required 398 
under this section and section 12-170g, shall be transferred to (1) the 399 
officer in such municipality having responsibility for the administration 400 
of social services, or (2) the coordinator or agent for the elderly in such 401 
municipality. 402 
Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 19a-200 of the general statutes is 403 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 404 
2024): 405 
(c) In cities, towns or boroughs with a population of forty thousand 406 
or more for five consecutive years, according to the [estimated 407 
population figures authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of section 408 
8-159a] most recent federal decennial census, or, in intervening years 409 
between such censuses, the most recent estimate of the Department of 410 
Public Health, such director of health shall serve in a full-time capacity, 411 
except where a town has designated such director as the chief medical 412  Raised Bill No.  5273 
 
 
 
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advisor for its public schools under section 10-205. 413 
Sec. 11. Sections 8-159a and 12-19f of the general statutes are repealed. 414 
(Effective July 1, 2024) 415 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 from passage 12-94a 
Sec. 2 from passage 12-9 
Sec. 3 from passage 7-325(d) 
Sec. 4 from passage New section 
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024, and 
applicable to assessment 
years commencing on or 
after October 1, 2024 
12-62c(a)(1) 
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 8-23(a) 
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 4-124s 
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 12-170d(a) 
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 12-170f 
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 19a-200(c) 
Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 Repealer section 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To implement the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Policy 
and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and Management 
concerning assessment, tax collection, revaluation, discretionary 
funding, the regional performance incentive program, the renters' 
rebate program and the elimination of obsolete sections. 
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except 
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not 
underlined.]