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2222 AN ACT CONCERNING REVENUE ITEMS TO IMPLEMENT THE
2323 GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
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2525 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2626 Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. Section 20-93 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
2929 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 2
3030 Any person who shows to the satisfaction of the department that he 3
3131 or she holds a degree, diploma or certificate from an accredited 4
3232 institution evidencing satisfactory completion of a nursing program 5
3333 approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public 6
3434 Health shall be eligible for examination for licensure as a registered 7
3535 nurse, [upon payment of a fee of one hundred eighty dollars,] the 8
3636 subjects of which examination shall be determined by said department 9
3737 with the advice and consent of the board. If such applicant passes such 10
3838 examination said department shall issue to such applicant a license to 11
3939 practice nursing in this state. 12 Governor's Bill No. 16
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4545 Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 20-94 of the general statutes is 13
4646 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 14
4747 2024): 15
4848 (a) [(1)] Any registered nurse who is licensed at the time of 16
4949 application in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia 17
5050 or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States, 18
5151 [which] that has licensure requirements that are substantially similar to 19
5252 or higher than those of this state shall be eligible for licensure in this 20
5353 state and entitled to a license without examination. [upon payment of a 21
5454 fee of one hundred eighty dollars.] No license shall be issued under this 22
5555 section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action 23
5656 is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint. The 24
5757 department shall inform the board annually of the number of 25
5858 applications it receives for licenses under this section. 26
5959 [(2) For the period from October 1, 2004, to one year after said date, 27
6060 any advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to section 20-28
6161 94a whose license as a registered nurse pursuant to section 20-93 has 29
6262 become void pursuant to section 19a-88, shall be eligible for licensure 30
6363 and entitled to a license without examination upon receipt of a 31
6464 completed application form and payment of a fee of one hundred eighty 32
6565 dollars.] 33
6666 Sec. 3. Section 20-94a of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 34
6767 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 35
6868 1, 2024): 36
6969 (a) The Department of Public Health may issue an advanced practice 37
7070 registered nurse license to a person seeking to perform the activities 38
7171 described in subsection (b) of section 20-87a [, upon receipt of a fee of 39
7272 two hundred dollars,] to an applicant who: (1) Maintains a license as a 40
7373 registered nurse in this state, as provided by section 20-93, as amended 41
7474 by this act, or 20-94, as amended by this act; (2) holds and maintains 42
7575 current certification as a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist or 43
7676 a nurse anesthetist from one of the following national certifying bodies 44 Governor's Bill No. 16
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8383 Association, the Nurses' Association of the American College of 46
8484 Obstetricians and Gynecologists Certification Corporation, the National 47
8585 Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates or the American 48
8686 Association of Nurse Anesthetists, their successors or other appropriate 49
8787 national certifying bodies approved by the Board of Examiners for 50
8888 Nursing; (3) has completed thirty hours of education in pharmacology 51
8989 for advanced nursing practice; and (4) (A) holds a graduate degree in 52
9090 nursing or in a related field recognized for certification as either a nurse 53
9191 practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, or a nurse anesthetist by one of 54
9292 the foregoing certifying bodies, or (B) (i) on or before December 31, 2004, 55
9393 completed an advanced nurse practitioner program that a national 56
9494 certifying body identified in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 57
9595 section recognized for certification of a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse 58
9696 specialist, or nurse anesthetist, and (ii) at the time of application, holds 59
9797 a current license as an advanced practice registered nurse in another 60
9898 state that requires a master's degree in nursing or a related field for such 61
9999 licensure. No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant 62
100100 against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the 63
101101 subject of an unresolved complaint. 64
102102 (b) During the period commencing January 1, 1990, and ending 65
103103 January 1, 1992, the Department of Public Health may in its discretion 66
104104 allow a registered nurse, who has been practicing as an advanced 67
105105 practice registered nurse in a nurse practitioner role and who is unable 68
106106 to obtain certification as a nurse practitioner by one of the national 69
107107 certifying bodies specified in subsection (a) of this section, to be licensed 70
108108 as an advanced practice registered nurse, provided [the individual] such 71
109109 person: 72
110110 (1) Holds a current Connecticut license as a registered nurse pursuant 73
111111 to this chapter; 74
112112 (2) Presents the department with documentation of the reasons one 75
113113 of such national certifying bodies will not certify him as a nurse 76
114114 practitioner; 77 Governor's Bill No. 16
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120120 (3) Has been in active practice as a nurse practitioner for at least five 78
121121 years in a facility licensed pursuant to section 19a-491; 79
122122 (4) Provides the department with documentation of his preparation 80
123123 as a nurse practitioner; 81
124124 (5) Provides the department with evidence of at least seventy-five 82
125125 contact hours, or its equivalent, of continuing education related to his 83
126126 nurse practitioner specialty in the preceding five calendar years; 84
127127 (6) Has completed thirty hours of education in pharmacology for 85
128128 advanced nursing practice; 86
129129 (7) Has his employer provide the department with a description of 87
130130 his practice setting, job description, and a plan for supervision by a 88
131131 licensed physician; and 89
132132 (8) Notifies the department of each change of employment to a new 90
133133 setting where he will function as an advanced practice registered nurse 91
134134 and will be exercising prescriptive and dispensing privileges. 92
135135 (c) Any person who obtains a license pursuant to subsection (b) of 93
136136 this section shall be eligible to renew such license annually provided he 94
137137 presents the department with evidence that he received at least fifteen 95
138138 contact hours, or its equivalent, eight hours of which shall be in 96
139139 pharmacology, of continuing education related to his nurse practitioner 97
140140 specialty in the preceding licensure year. If [an individual] a person 98
141141 licensed pursuant to subsection (b) of this subsection becomes eligible 99
142142 at any time for certification as a nurse practitioner by one of the national 100
143143 certifying bodies specified in subsection (a) of this section, [the 101
144144 individual] such person shall apply for certification, and upon 102
145145 certification so notify the department, and apply to be licensed as an 103
146146 advanced practice registered nurse in accordance with subsection (a) of 104
147147 this section. 105
148148 (d) On and after October 1, 2023, a person [,] who is not eligible for 106
149149 licensure under subsection (a) of this section [,] may apply for licensure 107 Governor's Bill No. 16
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156156 applicant shall [(1)] present evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner 109
157157 of Public Health that the applicant has acquired three years of 110
158158 experience as an advanced practice registered nurse, or as a person 111
159159 entitled to perform similar services under a different designation, in 112
160160 another state or jurisdiction that has requirements for practicing in such 113
161161 capacity that are substantially similar to, or higher than, those of this 114
162162 state and that there are no disciplinary actions or unresolved complaints 115
163163 pending against such person. [, and (2) pay a fee of two hundred dollars 116
164164 to the commissioner.] 117
165165 (e) A person who has received a license pursuant to this section shall 118
166166 be known as an "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" and no other 119
167167 person shall assume such title or use the letters or figures [which] that 120
168168 indicate that the person using the same is a licensed advanced practice 121
169169 registered nurse. 122
170170 Sec. 4. Section 20-96 of the general statutes is repealed and the 123
171171 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 124
172172 Any person who holds a certificate from a nursing program 125
173173 approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public 126
174174 Health, which program consists of not less than twelve months' 127
175175 instruction in the care of the sick as prescribed by said board, or its 128
176176 equivalent as determined by said board, shall be eligible for 129
177177 examination for licensure as a licensed practical nurse. [upon payment 130
178178 of a fee of one hundred fifty dollars.] Such examination shall include 131
179179 such subjects as the department, with the advice and consent of the 132
180180 board, determines. If such applicant passes such examination said 133
181181 department shall issue to such applicant a license to practice as a 134
182182 licensed practical nurse in this state. 135
183183 Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 20-97 of the general statutes is 136
184184 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 137
185185 2024): 138
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192192 practical nurse, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under 140
193193 a different designation, in another state of the United States, the District 141
194194 of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the 142
195195 United States whose requirements for licensure in such capacity are 143
196196 equivalent to or higher than those of this state, shall be eligible for 144
197197 licensure in this state and entitled to a license without examination. 145
198198 [upon payment of a fee of one hundred fifty dollars.] If such other state, 146
199199 district, commonwealth or territory issues licenses based on completion 147
200200 of a practical nursing education program that is shorter in length than 148
201201 the minimum length for this state's practical nursing education 149
202202 programs or based on partial completion of a registered nursing 150
203203 education program, an applicant for licensure under this section may 151
204204 substitute licensed clinical work experience that: (1) Is performed under 152
205205 the supervision of a licensed registered nurse; (2) occurs following the 153
206206 completion of a nursing education program; and (3) when combined 154
207207 with the applicant's educational program, equals or exceeds the 155
208208 minimum program length for licensed practical nursing education 156
209209 programs approved in this state. No license shall be issued under this 157
210210 section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action 158
211211 is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint. The 159
212212 department shall inform the board annually of the number of 160
213213 applications it receives for licenses under this section. 161
214214 Sec. 6. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 19a-87b of the 2024 162
215215 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 163
216216 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 164
217217 (b) (1) No person shall act as an assistant or substitute staff member 165
218218 to a person or entity maintaining a family child care home, as defined in 166
219219 section 19a-77, without an approval issued by the commissioner. Any 167
220220 person seeking to act as an assistant or substitute staff member in a 168
221221 family child care home shall submit an application for such approval to 169
222222 the office. Applications for approval shall [: (A) Be] be made to the 170
223223 commissioner on forms provided by the office [, (B)] and contain the 171
224224 information required by regulations adopted under this section. [, and 172
225225 (C) be accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars.] The approval application 173 Governor's Bill No. 16
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232232 punishable in accordance with section 53a-157b. 175
233233 Sec. 7. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 19a-87b of the 2024 176
234234 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 177
235235 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 178
236236 (d) [An] No fee shall be required for an application for initial 179
237237 licensure pursuant to this section [shall be accompanied by a fee of forty 180
238238 dollars] and such license shall be issued for a term of four years. An 181
239239 application for renewal of a license issued pursuant to this section shall 182
240240 be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars and a certification from the 183
241241 licensee that any child enrolled in the family child care home has 184
242242 received age-appropriate immunizations in accordance with 185
243243 regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. A license 186
244244 issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed for a term of four years. 187
245245 In the case of an applicant submitting an application for renewal of a 188
246246 license that has expired, and who has ceased operations of a family child 189
247247 care home due to such expired license, the commissioner may renew 190
248248 such expired license within thirty days of the date of such expiration 191
249249 upon receipt of an application for renewal that is accompanied by such 192
250250 fee and such certification. 193
251251 (e) [An] No fee shall be required for an application for initial staff 194
252252 approval. [or] An application for renewal of staff approval shall be 195
253253 accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars. Such approvals shall be issued 196
254254 or renewed for a term of two years. 197
255255 Sec. 8. Subsection (l) of section 10-145b of the general statutes is 198
256256 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 199
257257 2024): 200
258258 (l) Upon application to the State Board of Education for the issuance 201
259259 of any certificate in accordance with this section and section 10-145d, 202
260260 there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of the applicant a 203
261261 nonreturnable fee of [two hundred dollars in the case of an applicant for 204
262262 an initial educator certificate,] two hundred fifty dollars in the case of 205 Governor's Bill No. 16
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269269 seventy-five dollars in the case of an applicant for a professional 207
270270 educator certificate, except that such applicants for certificates for 208
271271 teaching adult education programs mandated under subparagraph (A) 209
272272 of subsection (a) of section 10-69 shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars; 210
273273 [persons] an applicant for an initial educator certificate shall not be 211
274274 required to pay any such fees. Persons eligible for a certificate or 212
275275 endorsement for which the fee is less than that applied for shall receive 213
276276 an appropriate refund; persons not eligible for any certificate shall 214
277277 receive a refund of the application fee minus fifty dollars; and persons 215
278278 holding standard or permanent certificates on July 1, 1989, who apply 216
279279 for professional certificates to replace the standard or permanent 217
280280 certificates, shall not be required to pay such a fee. Upon application to 218
281281 the State Board of Education for the issuance of a subject area 219
282282 endorsement there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of such 220
283283 applicant a nonreturnable fee of one hundred dollars. With each request 221
284284 for a duplicate copy of any such certificate or endorsement there shall 222
285285 be paid to the board a nonreturnable fee of fifty dollars. 223
286286 Sec. 9. Section 3-115b of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 224
287287 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 225
288288 passage): 226
289289 (a) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the 227
290290 Comptroller, in the Comptroller's sole discretion, may initiate a process 228
291291 intended to result in the implementation of the use of generally accepted 229
292292 accounting principles, as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting 230
293293 Standards Board, with respect to the preparation and maintenance of 231
294294 the annual financial statements of the state pursuant to section 3-115. 232
295295 (b) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the 233
296296 Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall initiate a process 234
297297 intended to result in the implementation of generally accepted 235
298298 accounting principles, as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting 236
299299 Standards Board, with respect to the preparation of the biennial budget 237
300300 of the state. 238 Governor's Bill No. 16
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306306 [(c) The Comptroller shall establish an opening combined balance 239
307307 sheet for each appropriated fund as of July 1, 2013, on the basis of 240
308308 generally accepted accounting principles. The accumulated deficit in the 241
309309 General Fund on June 30, 2013, as determined on the basis of generally 242
310310 accepted accounting principles and identified in the annual 243
311311 comprehensive financial report of the state as the unassigned negative 244
312312 balance of the General Fund on said date, reduced by any funds 245
313313 deposited in the General Fund from other resources for the purpose of 246
314314 reducing the negative unassigned balance of the fund, shall be 247
315315 amortized in each fiscal year of each biennial budget, commencing with 248
316316 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and for the succeeding twelve fiscal 249
317317 years. The Comptroller shall, to the extent necessary to report the fiscal 250
318318 position of the state in accordance with generally accepted accounting 251
319319 principles, reconcile the unassigned balance in the General Fund at the 252
320320 end of each fiscal year to the unassigned balance in the General Fund on 253
321321 June 30, 2013, the portion already amortized and any unassigned 254
322322 balance created after June 30, 2013. The Secretary of the Office of Policy 255
323323 and Management shall annually publish a recommended amortization 256
324324 schedule to fully reduce such negative unassigned balance by June 30, 257
325325 2028. 258
326326 (d) The unreserved negative balance in the General Fund reported in 259
327327 the annual comprehensive financial report issued by the Comptroller 260
328328 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, reduced by (1) the negative 261
329329 unassigned balance in the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 262
330330 30, 2013, and (2) any funds from other resources deposited in the 263
331331 General Fund for the purpose of reducing the negative unassigned 264
332332 balance of the fund shall be amortized in each fiscal year of each biennial 265
333333 budget, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and for 266
334334 the succeeding ten fiscal years. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 267
335335 Management shall annually publish a recommended amortization 268
336336 schedule to fully reduce such negative unassigned balance by June 30, 269
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343343 Sec. 10. Section 4-66p of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 271
344344 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 272
345345 1, 2024): 273
346346 (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: 274
347347 (1) "Mill rate" means, unless otherwise specified, the mill rate a 275
348348 municipality uses to calculate tax bills for motor vehicles; 276
349349 (2) "Municipality" means any town, city, consolidated town and city 277
350350 or consolidated town and borough; 278
351351 (3) "District" means any fire district; and 279
352352 (4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 280
353353 Management. 281
354354 [(a)] (b) There is established a fund to be known as the "Municipal 282
355355 Revenue Sharing Fund" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund. The 283
356356 fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the 284
357357 fund. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Secretary of the 285
358358 Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of providing grants 286
359359 pursuant to subsections (c) to [(f)] (e), inclusive, of this section. 287
360360 [(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, ten million dollars shall 288
361361 be transferred from such fund not later than April fifteenth for the 289
362362 purposes of grants under section 10-262h.] 290
363363 (c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 291
364364 thereafter, motor vehicle property tax grants shall be made to: 292
365365 (A) Municipalities that imposed mill rates greater than 32.46 mills on 293
366366 real property and personal property other than motor vehicles for the 294
367367 preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the difference between (i) 295
368368 the amount of property taxes the municipality would have levied on 296
369369 motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on 297
370370 motor vehicles for such year was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of 298
371371 property taxes the municipality would have levied on motor vehicles 299 Governor's Bill No. 16
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377377 for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles 300
378378 for such year was equal to the mill rate imposed on real property and 301
379379 personal property other than motor vehicles for such year; and 302
380380 (B) Districts that imposed mill rates that, when combined with the 303
381381 mill rate of the municipality in which the district is located, were greater 304
382382 than 32.46 mills on real property and personal property other than 305
383383 motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the 306
384384 difference between (i) the amount of property taxes the district would 307
385385 have levied on motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill 308
386386 rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year, when combined with the 309
387387 mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year by the municipality 310
388388 in which the district is located, was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of 311
389389 property taxes the district would have levied on motor vehicles for the 312
390390 preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such 313
391391 year, when combined with the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for 314
392392 such year by the municipality in which the district is located, was equal 315
393393 to the mill rate imposed by the district on real property and personal 316
394394 property other than motor vehicles for such year. 317
395395 [(c)] (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 318
396396 thereafter, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle property tax grants 319
397397 payable to municipalities pursuant to [subsection (c) of section 4-66l] 320
398398 subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be expended not later than 321
399399 August first annually by the secretary. 322
400400 (d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 323
401401 thereafter, moneys sufficient to make the grants payable pursuant to 324
402402 subsections (d) and (e) of section 12-18b shall be expended by the 325
403403 secretary. 326
404404 (e) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 327
405405 thereafter, each municipality or district listed below shall receive the 328
406406 following supplemental revenue sharing grant payable not later than 329
407407 October thirty-first annually: 330
408408 T1 Grantee Grant Amount Governor's Bill No. 16
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415415 T3 Andover 43,820
416416 T4 Ansonia -
417417 T5 Ashford 44,498
418418 T6 Avon 142,054
419419 T7 Barkhamsted -
420420 T8 Beacon Falls -
421421 T9 Berlin 258,989
422422 T10 Bethany 26,746
423423 T11 Bethel -
424424 T12 Bethlehem 40,552
425425 T13 Bloomfield 291,027
426426 T14 Bolton 11,053
427427 T15 Bozrah -
428428 T16 Branford -
429429 T17 Bridgeport 6,059,559
430430 T18 Bridgewater -
431431 T19 Bristol 234,651
432432 T20 Brookfield 272,396
433433 T21 Brooklyn -
434434 T22 Burlington 34,417
435435 T23 Canaan 24,132
436436 T24 Canaan Fire District 100,000
437437 T25 Canterbury 94,624
438438 T26 Canton -
439439 T27 Chaplin 34,779
440440 T28 Cheshire 241,134
441441 T29 Chester -
442442 T30 Clinton 288,473
443443 T31 Colchester 134,167
444444 T32 Colebrook -
445445 T33 Columbia 28,393
446446 T34 Cornwall -
447447 T35 Coventry 113,156
448448 T36 Cromwell -
449449 T37 Danbury 1,218,855
450450 T38 Darien -
451451 T39 Deep River -
452452 T40 Derby 205,327
453453 T41 Durham 244,059
454454 T42 Eastford -
455455 T43 East Granby - Governor's Bill No. 16
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461461 T44 East Haddam -
462462 T45 East Hampton 120,397
463463 T46 East Hartford 200,959
464464 T47 East Haven -
465465 T48 East Lyme 524,097
466466 T49 Easton -
467467 T50 East Windsor -
468468 T51 Ellington -
469469 T52 Enfield -
470470 T53 Essex -
471471 T54 Fairfield 191,245
472472 T55 Farmington 802,461
473473 T56 Franklin 25,666
474474 T57 Glastonbury 385,930
475475 T58 Goshen -
476476 T59 Granby -
477477 T60 Greenwich -
478478 T61 Griswold -
479479 T62 Groton 466,668
480480 T63 Guilford 496,560
481481 T64 Haddam -
482482 T65 Hamden 1,646,236
483483 T66 Hampton 28,585
484484 T67 Hartford 15,792,632
485485 T68 Hartland 76,110
486486 T69 Harwinton 39,036
487487 T70 Hebron 125,020
488488 T71 Kent -
489489 T72 Killingly 268,063
490490 T73 Killingworth 155,954
491491 T74 Lebanon 162,740
492492 T75 Ledyard -
493493 T76 Lisbon 139,316
494494 T77 Litchfield 46,905
495495 T78 Lyme -
496496 T79 Madison 175,790
497497 T80 Manchester 780,354
498498 T81 Mansfield 3,291,730
499499 T82 Marlborough 48,977
500500 T83 Meriden 622,306
501501 T84 Middlebury 15,067
502502 T85 Middlefield 14,971 Governor's Bill No. 16
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508508 T86 Middletown -
509509 T87 Milford 1,130,086
510510 T88 Monroe 443,723
511511 T89 Montville 20,897
512512 T90 Morris -
513513 T91 Naugatuck 283,399
514514 T92 New Britain 2,176,332
515515 T93 New Canaan -
516516 T94 New Fairfield 265,666
517517 T95 New Hartford -
518518 T96 New Haven 16,921,822
519519 T97 Newington -
520520 T98 New London 1,112,913
521521 T99 New Milford -
522522 T100 Newtown 267,960
523523 T101 Norfolk 9,911
524524 T102 North Branford 152,031
525525 T103 North Canaan 11,334
526526 T104 North Haven -
527527 T105 North Stonington -
528528 T106 Norwalk 1,780,046
529529 T107 Norwich 210,834
530530 T108 Old Lyme -
531531 T109 Old Saybrook -
532532 T110 Orange 221,467
533533 T111 Oxford 267,543
534534 T112 Plainfield -
535535 T113 Plainville -
536536 T114 Plymouth -
537537 T115 Pomfret 23,434
538538 T116 Portland -
539539 T117 Preston -
540540 T118 Prospect 73,271
541541 T119 Putnam 71,039
542542 T120 Redding 57,277
543543 T121 Ridgefield 117,659
544544 T122 Rocky Hill 65,602
545545 T123 Roxbury -
546546 T124 Salem 132,694
547547 T125 Salisbury -
548548 T126 Scotland 13,960
549549 T127 Seymour - Governor's Bill No. 16
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555555 T128 Sharon -
556556 T129 Shelton -
557557 T130 Sherman -
558558 T131 Simsbury -
559559 T132 Somers 240,198
560560 T133 Southbury 74,062
561561 T134 Southington -
562562 T135 South Windsor 57,854
563563 T136 Sprague -
564564 T137 Stafford -
565565 T138 Stamford 1,846,049
566566 T139 Sterling -
567567 T140 Stonington 218,992
568568 T141 Stratford -
569569 T142 Suffield 206,051
570570 T143 Thomaston -
571571 T144 Thompson 4,459
572572 T145 Tolland 322,977
573573 T146 Torrington 72,539
574574 T147 Trumbull 604,706
575575 T148 Union -
576576 T149 Vernon 330,755
577577 T150 Voluntown -
578578 T151 Wallingford -
579579 T152 Warren -
580580 T153 Washington -
581581 T154 Waterbury 5,582,559
582582 T155 Waterford -
583583 T156 Watertown -
584584 T157 Westbrook -
585585 T158 West Hartford -
586586 T159 West Haven -
587587 T160 Weston 70,181
588588 T161 Westport 66,133
589589 T162 Wethersfield -
590590 T163 Willington -
591591 T164 Wilton 93,135
592592 T165 Winchester 105,432
593593 T166 Windham 1,349,376
594594 T167 Windsor 357,943
595595 T168 Windsor Locks 150,116
596596 T169 Wolcott 136,938 Governor's Bill No. 16
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602602 T170 Woodbridge 120,477
603603 T171 Woodbury -
604604 T172 Woodstock -
605605 T173 TOTAL 74,672,468
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607607 (2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and district in 331
608608 accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection exceeds the amount 332
609609 appropriated for the purposes of said subdivision, the amount of the 333
610610 grant payable to each municipality and district shall be reduced 334
611611 proportionately. 335
612612 (3) A municipality may disburse any supplemental revenue sharing 336
613613 grant funds received under this subsection to a district within such 337
614614 municipality. 338
615615 (4) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 339
616616 thereafter, no municipality shall receive a grant under this subsection 340
617617 with respect to any fiscal year for which the municipality increases its 341
618618 adopted budget expenditures for such fiscal year by 2.5 per cent or more 342
619619 or the annual increase in the consumer price index for urban consumers 343
620620 during the prior fiscal year, whichever is greater, over the amount of 344
621621 adopted budget expenditures authorized for the prior fiscal year. 345
622622 (B) For a municipality whose population has increased from the prior 346
623623 fiscal year, the cap calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this 347
624624 subdivision shall be increased proportionately to the increase in such 348
625625 municipality's population, as determined by the secretary based on the 349
626626 Department of Public Health's population estimates. The cap shall not 350
627627 be decreased for a municipality whose population has decreased from 351
628628 the prior fiscal year. 352
629629 (C) Not later than thirty days after adoption of its budget, each 353
630630 municipality shall certify to the secretary, in the form and manner 354
631631 prescribed by the secretary, whether the municipality has exceeded the 355
632632 cap set forth in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and, if so, the 356
633633 amount by which the cap was exceeded. 357 Governor's Bill No. 16
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639639 (D) For purposes of this subdivision, "adopted budget expenditures" 358
640640 includes expenditures from a municipality's general fund including for 359
641641 education, but does not include (i) expenditures for debt service, special 360
642642 education or implementation of court orders or arbitration awards, (ii) 361
643643 expenditures associated with a major disaster or emergency declaration 362
644644 by the President of the United States or a disaster emergency declaration 363
645645 issued by the Governor pursuant to chapter 517, or (iii) budgeting for 364
646646 an audited deficit, nonrecurring grants, nonrecurring capital 365
647647 expenditures of one hundred thousand dollars or more or payments on 366
648648 unfunded pension liabilities or the initial increases due to the 367
649649 consolidation of a special tax district into the municipality. 368
650650 [(f) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 369
651651 thereafter, moneys remaining in the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund, 370
652652 including moneys accrued to the fund during such fiscal year but 371
653653 received after the end of such fiscal year, shall be expended not later 372
654654 than October first following the end of each such fiscal year by the 373
655655 secretary for the purposes of the municipal revenue sharing grants 374
656656 established pursuant to subsection (d) of section 4-66l. 375
657657 (2) The amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year in 376
658658 accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be reduced 377
659659 proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in such year 378
660660 exceeds the amount available for such grants in the Municipal Revenue 379
661661 Sharing Fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.] 380
662662 Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 12-130 of the general statutes is 381
663663 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 382
664664 2024): 383
665665 (a) When any community, authorized to raise money by taxation, lays 384
666666 a tax, it shall appoint a collector thereof; and the selectmen of towns, and 385
667667 the committees of other communities, except as otherwise specially 386
668668 provided by law, shall make out and sign rate bills containing the 387
669669 proportion which each individual is to pay according to the assessment 388
670670 list; and any judge of the Superior Court or any justice of the peace, on 389 Governor's Bill No. 16
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676676 their application or that of their successors in office, shall issue a warrant 390
677677 for the collection of any sums due on such rate bills. Each collector shall 391
678678 mail or hand to each individual from whom taxes are due a bill for the 392
679679 amount of taxes for which such individual is liable. In addition, the 393
680680 collector shall include with such bill, using one of the following methods 394
681681 of (1) attachment, (2) enclosure, or (3) printed matter upon the face of 395
682682 the bill, a statement of: 396
683683 (A) State aid to municipalities which shall be in the following form: 397
684684 "The (fiscal year) budget for the (city or town) estimates that .... 398
685685 Dollars will be received from the state of Connecticut for various state 399
686686 financed programs. Without this assistance your (fiscal year) property 400
687687 tax would be (herein insert the amount computed in accordance with 401
688688 subsection (b) of this section) mills"; and 402
689689 (B) State aid reduction to municipalities that overspend, which shall 403
690690 be in the following form: 404
691691 "The state will reduce grants to your town if local spending increases 405
692692 by more than 2.5 per cent or the annual increase in the consumer price 406
693693 index for urban consumers during the prior fiscal year, whichever is 407
694694 greater, from the previous fiscal year." 408
695695 Failure to send out or receive any such bill or statement shall not 409
696696 invalidate the tax. For purposes of this subsection, "mail" includes to 410
697697 send by electronic mail, provided an individual from whom taxes are 411
698698 due consents in writing to receive a bill and statement electronically. 412
699699 Prior to sending any such bill or statement by electronic mail, a 413
700700 community shall provide the public with the appropriate electronic mail 414
701701 address of the community on the community's Internet web site and 415
702702 shall establish procedures to ensure that any individual who consents 416
703703 to receive a bill or statement electronically (i) receives such bill or 417
704704 statement, and (ii) is provided the proper return electronic mail address 418
705705 of the community sending the bill or statement. 419 Governor's Bill No. 16
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711711 Sec. 12. Subparagraph (L) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the 420
712712 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 421
713713 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 422
714714 (L) [(i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 423
715715 prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the municipal 424
716716 revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l seven and 425
717717 nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax 426
718718 imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, including such 427
719719 amounts received on or after July 1, 2023, attributable to the fiscal year 428
720720 ending June 30, 2023; and (ii)] For calendar months commencing on or 429
721721 after July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal 430
722722 Revenue Sharing Fund established pursuant to section 4-66p, as 431
723723 amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts 432
724724 received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of 433
725725 this subdivision; and 434
726726 Sec. 13. Subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the 435
727727 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 436
728728 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 437
729729 (K) [(i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 438
730730 prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the municipal 439
731731 revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l seven and 440
732732 nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax 441
733733 imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, including such 442
734734 amounts received on or after July 1, 2023, attributable to the fiscal year 443
735735 ending June 30, 2023; and (ii)] For calendar months commencing on or 444
736736 after July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal 445
737737 Revenue Sharing Fund established pursuant to section 4-66p, as 446
738738 amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts 447
739739 received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of 448
740740 this subdivision; and 449
741741 Sec. 14. Section 4-66o of the general statutes is repealed and the 450
742742 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 451 Governor's Bill No. 16
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748748 The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may establish 452
749749 receivables for the revenue anticipated pursuant to subparagraph [(K)] 453
750750 (L) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408, as amended by this act, and 454
751751 [section 4-66l] subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411, as 455
752752 amended by this act. 456
753753 Sec. 15. Subsection (b) of section 8-395a of the 2024 supplement to the 457
754754 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 458
755755 thereof (Effective June 1, 2024): 459
756756 (b) There is established a workforce housing opportunity 460
757757 development program to be administered by the Department of 461
758758 Housing under which individuals or entities who make cash 462
759759 contributions to an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing 463
760760 opportunity development project located in a federally designated 464
761761 opportunity zone may be allowed a credit against the tax due under 465
762762 chapter 208 or 229 in an amount equal to [the amount specified by the 466
763763 commissioner under this section] fifty per cent of the amount of the cash 467
764764 contribution. Any developer of a workforce housing opportunity 468
765765 development project shall be allowed an exemption from any fees under 469
766766 section 29-263 and any eligible workforce housing opportunity 470
767767 development project shall be assessed using the capitalization of net 471
768768 income method under subsection (b) of section 12-63b. 472
769769 Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective from passage) For taxable years commencing 473
770770 on or after January 1, 2020, but prior to January 1, 2024: 474
771771 (1) A resident of this state who satisfies the provisions of 475
772772 subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this subdivision shall be allowed 476
773773 a credit against the tax otherwise due for the applicable taxable year 477
774774 under chapter 229 of the general statutes, other than the liability 478
775775 imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, in an amount equal to 479
776776 fifty per cent of the amount of taxes owed to this state as a result of the 480
777777 readjustment of the credit for taxes paid to another state of the United 481
778778 States or a political subdivision thereof or the District of Columbia, 482
779779 pursuant to section 12-704 of the general statutes. To be eligible for the 483 Governor's Bill No. 16
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785785 credit under this section, such resident shall have: 484
786786 (A) Paid any income tax or wage tax imposed for the taxable year by 485
787787 another state of the United States or a political subdivision thereof or the 486
788788 District of Columbia; 487
789789 (B) Applied for and been denied a refund from such other jurisdiction 488
790790 for taxes paid to such other jurisdiction on income derived from services 489
791791 rendered while such resident was within this state; 490
792792 (C) Filed an appeal with a court or tribunal through which such 491
793793 resident formally protested such denial; and 492
794794 (D) Obtained a final decision that resulted in such resident being 493
795795 refunded taxes paid to such other jurisdiction on income derived from 494
796796 services rendered while such resident was within this state. 495
797797 (2) No penalty or interest shall be imposed on any late payment of 496
798798 the tax due under chapter 229 of the general statutes, other than the 497
799799 liability imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, if (A) such 498
800800 late payment is attributable to a reduction in the credit for taxes paid 499
801801 under section 12-704 of the general statutes, (B) such reduction in the 500
802802 credit for taxes paid is the direct result of a refund that a resident of this 501
803803 state received from another state of the United States or a political 502
804804 subdivision thereof or the District of Columbia, (C) such refund relates 503
805805 to income derived from services rendered while such resident was not 504
806806 within such other jurisdiction, and (D) such other jurisdiction requires 505
807807 employee income to be sourced to an employer's location if a 506
808808 nonresident renders services from an out-of-state location. 507
809809 Sec. 17. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of 508
810810 section 12-701 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed 509
811811 and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 510
812812 (B) There shall be subtracted therefrom: 511
813813 (i) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 512
814814 income tax purposes, any income with respect to which taxation by any 513 Governor's Bill No. 16
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820820 state is prohibited by federal law; 514
821821 (ii) To the extent allowable under section 12-718, exempt dividends 515
822822 paid by a regulated investment company; 516
823823 (iii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 517
824824 income tax purposes, the amount of any refund or credit for 518
825825 overpayment of income taxes imposed by this state, or any other state 519
826826 of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, or the District of 520
827827 Columbia; 521
828828 (iv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 522
829829 income tax purposes and not otherwise subtracted from federal 523
830830 adjusted gross income pursuant to clause (x) of this subparagraph in 524
831831 computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, any tier 1 railroad 525
832832 retirement benefits; 526
833833 (v) To the extent any additional allowance for depreciation under 527
834834 Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for property placed in 528
835835 service after September 27, 2017, was added to federal adjusted gross 529
836836 income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ix) of this subdivision in 530
837837 computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of 531
838838 such additional allowance for depreciation in each of the four 532
839839 succeeding taxable years; 533
840840 (vi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 534
841841 income tax purposes, any interest income from obligations issued by or 535
842842 on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision thereof, 536
843843 or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or similar 537
844844 public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut; 538
845845 (vii) To the extent properly includable in determining the net gain or 539
846846 loss from the sale or other disposition of capital assets for federal income 540
847847 tax purposes, any gain from the sale or exchange of obligations issued 541
848848 by or on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision 542
849849 thereof, or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or 543
850850 similar public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut, 544 Governor's Bill No. 16
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856856 in the income year such gain was recognized; 545
857857 (viii) Any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase 546
858858 or carry obligations or securities the interest on which is subject to tax 547
859859 under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that 548
860860 such interest on indebtedness is not deductible in determining federal 549
861861 adjusted gross income and is attributable to a trade or business carried 550
862862 on by such individual; 551
863863 (ix) Ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the 552
864864 taxable year for the production or collection of income which is subject 553
865865 to taxation under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, or 554
866866 the management, conservation or maintenance of property held for the 555
867867 production of such income, and the amortizable bond premium for the 556
868868 taxable year on any bond the interest on which is subject to tax under 557
869869 this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that such 558
870870 expenses and premiums are not deductible in determining federal 559
871871 adjusted gross income and are attributable to a trade or business carried 560
872872 on by such individual; 561
873873 (x) (I) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 562
874874 person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 563
875875 individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 564
876876 less than fifty thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 565
877877 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 566
878878 less than fifty thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a 567
879879 return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 568
880880 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 569
881881 sixty thousand dollars or a person who files a return under the federal 570
882882 income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income 571
883883 for such taxable year is less than sixty thousand dollars, an amount 572
884884 equal to the Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax 573
885885 purposes; 574
886886 (II) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 575
887887 person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 576 Governor's Bill No. 16
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893893 individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 577
894894 fifty thousand dollars or more, or as a married individual filing 578
895895 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 579
896896 fifty thousand dollars or more, or for a husband and wife who file a 580
897897 return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 581
898898 whose federal adjusted gross income from such taxable year is sixty 582
899899 thousand dollars or more or for a person who files a return under the 583
900900 federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross 584
901901 income for such taxable year is sixty thousand dollars or more, an 585
902902 amount equal to the difference between the amount of Social Security 586
903903 benefits includable for federal income tax purposes and the lesser of 587
904904 twenty-five per cent of the Social Security benefits received during the 588
905905 taxable year, or twenty-five per cent of the excess described in Section 589
906906 86(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; 590
907907 (III) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 591
908908 taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 592
909909 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 593
910910 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 594
911911 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 595
912912 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 596
913913 or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 597
914914 as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 598
915915 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars 599
916916 or a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of 600
917917 household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 601
918918 less than one hundred thousand dollars, an amount equal to the Social 602
919919 Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes; and 603
920920 (IV) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 604
921921 taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 605
922922 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 606
923923 income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 607
924924 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 608
925925 income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 609
926926 or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 610 Governor's Bill No. 16
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932932 as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 611
933933 income from such taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars or more 612
934934 or for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head 613
935935 of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year 614
936936 is one hundred thousand dollars or more, an amount equal to the 615
937937 difference between the amount of Social Security benefits includable for 616
938938 federal income tax purposes and the lesser of twenty-five per cent of the 617
939939 Social Security benefits received during the taxable year, or twenty-five 618
940940 per cent of the excess described in Section 86(b)(1) of the Internal 619
941941 Revenue Code; 620
942942 (xi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 621
943943 income tax purposes, any amount rebated to a taxpayer pursuant to 622
944944 section 12-746; 623
945945 (xii) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 624
946946 income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, any distribution to 625
947947 such beneficiary from any qualified state tuition program, as defined in 626
948948 Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 627
949949 maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 628
950950 state; 629
951951 (xiii) To the extent allowable under section 12-701a, contributions to 630
952952 accounts established pursuant to any qualified state tuition program, as 631
953953 defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 632
954954 maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 633
955955 state; 634
956956 (xiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 635
957957 income tax purposes, the amount of any Holocaust victims' settlement 636
958958 payment received in the taxable year by a Holocaust victim; 637
959959 (xv) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 638
960960 income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 639
961961 3-123aa, interest, dividends or capital gains earned on contributions to 640
962962 accounts established for the designated beneficiary pursuant to the 641
963963 Connecticut Homecare Option Program for the Elderly established by 642 Governor's Bill No. 16
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970970 (xvi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 644
971971 income tax purposes, any income received from the United States 645
972972 government as retirement pay for a retired member of (I) the Armed 646
973973 Forces of the United States, as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the 647
974974 United States Code, or (II) the National Guard, as defined in Section 101 648
975975 of Title 10 of the United States Code; 649
976976 (xvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 650
977977 income tax purposes for the taxable year, any income from the discharge 651
978978 of indebtedness in connection with any reacquisition, after December 652
979979 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable debt instrument or 653
980980 instruments, as those terms are defined in Section 108 of the Internal 654
981981 Revenue Code, as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recovery 655
982982 and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the extent any such income was added 656
983983 to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xi) of 657
984984 this subdivision in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income for a 658
985985 preceding taxable year; 659
986986 (xviii) To the extent not deductible in determining federal adjusted 660
987987 gross income, the amount of any contribution to a manufacturing 661
988988 reinvestment account established pursuant to section 32-9zz in the 662
989989 taxable year that such contribution is made; 663
990990 (xix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 664
991991 income tax purposes, (I) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 665
992992 2015, ten per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 666
993993 retirement system, (II) for the taxable years commencing January 1, 667
994994 2016, to January 1, 2020, inclusive, twenty-five per cent of the income 668
995995 received from the state teachers' retirement system, and (III) for the 669
996996 taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, and each taxable year 670
997997 thereafter, fifty per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 671
998998 retirement system or, for a taxpayer whose federal adjusted gross 672
999999 income does not exceed the applicable threshold under clause (xx) of 673
10001000 this subparagraph, the percentage pursuant to said clause of the income 674 Governor's Bill No. 16
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10071007 deduction is greater; 676
10081008 (xx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 677
10091009 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 678
10101010 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 679
10111011 subparagraph, for a person who files a return under the federal income 680
10121012 tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for 681
10131013 such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a 682
10141014 married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 683
10151015 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 684
10161016 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 685
10171017 taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 686
10181018 and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 687
10191019 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 688
10201020 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 689
10211021 year commencing January 1, 2019, fourteen per cent of any pension or 690
10221022 annuity income, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2020, 691
10231023 twenty-eight per cent of any pension or annuity income, (III) for the 692
10241024 taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, forty-two per cent of any 693
10251025 pension or annuity income, and (IV) for the taxable years commencing 694
10261026 January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023, one hundred per cent of any 695
10271027 pension or annuity income; 696
10281028 (xxi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 697
10291029 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 698
10301030 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 699
10311031 subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 700
10321032 commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 701
10331033 thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule, for a person who 702
10341034 files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual 703
10351035 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 704
10361036 one hundred thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 705
10371037 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 706
10381038 less than one hundred thousand dollars, or as a head of household 707
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10441044
10451045 one hundred thousand dollars: 709
10461046 T174
10471047 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
10481048 T175 Less than $75,000 100.0%
10491049 T176 $75,000 but not over $77,499 85.0%
10501050 T177 $77,500 but not over $79,999 70.0%
10511051 T178 $80,000 but not over $82,499 55.0%
10521052 T179 $82,500 but not over $84,999 40.0%
10531053 T180 $85,000 but not over $87,499 25.0%
10541054 T181 $87,500 but not over $89,999 10.0%
10551055 T182 $90,000 but not over $94,999 5.0%
10561056 T183 $95,000 but not over $99,999 2.5%
10571057 T184 $100,000 and over 0.0%
10581058
10591059 (xxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 710
10601060 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 711
10611061 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 712
10621062 subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 713
10631063 commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 714
10641064 thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule for married 715
10651065 individuals who file a return under the federal income tax as married 716
10661066 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 717
10671067 taxable year is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars: 718
10681068 T185
10691069 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
10701070 T186 Less than $100,000 100.0%
10711071 T187 $100,000 but not over $104,999 85.0%
10721072 T188 $105,000 but not over $109,999 70.0%
10731073 T189 $110,000 but not over $114,999 55.0%
10741074 T190 $115,000 but not over $119,999 40.0%
10751075 T191 $120,000 but not over $124,999 25.0%
10761076 T192 $125,000 but not over $129,999 10.0%
10771077 T193 $130,000 but not over $139,999 5.0%
10781078 T194 $140,000 but not over $149,999 2.5%
10791079 T195 $150,000 and over 0.0%
10801080
10811081 (xxiii) The amount of lost wages and medical, travel and housing 719 Governor's Bill No. 16
10821082
10831083
10841084
10851085 LCO No. 469 29 of 40
10861086
10871087 expenses, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the aggregate, incurred 720
10881088 by a taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the donation 721
10891089 to another person of an organ for organ transplantation occurring on or 722
10901090 after January 1, 2017; 723
10911091 (xxiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 724
10921092 income tax purposes, the amount of any financial assistance received 725
10931093 from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund or paid to or on 726
10941094 behalf of the owner of a residential building pursuant to sections 8-442 727
10951095 and 8-443; 728
10961096 (xxv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 729
10971097 income tax purposes, the amount calculated pursuant to subsection (b) 730
10981098 of section 12-704g for income received by a general partner of a venture 731
10991099 capital fund, as defined in 17 CFR 275.203(l)-1, as amended from time to 732
11001100 time; 733
11011101 (xxvi) To the extent any portion of a deduction under Section 179 of 734
11021102 the Internal Revenue Code was added to federal adjusted gross income 735
11031103 pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xiv) of this subdivision in computing 736
11041104 Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of such 737
11051105 disallowed portion of the deduction in each of the four succeeding 738
11061106 taxable years; 739
11071107 (xxvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 740
11081108 income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 741
11091109 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 742
11101110 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 743
11111111 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 744
11121112 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 745
11131113 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 746
11141114 taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 747
11151115 and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 748
11161116 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 749
11171117 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, for the taxable 750
11181118 year commencing January 1, 2023, twenty-five per cent of any 751 Governor's Bill No. 16
11191119
11201120
11211121
11221122 LCO No. 469 30 of 40
11231123
11241124 distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 752
11251125 individual retirement account; 753
11261126 (xxviii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 754
11271127 income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 755
11281128 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 756
11291129 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 757
11301130 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 758
11311131 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 759
11321132 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 760
11331133 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 761
11341134 year commencing January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from 762
11351135 an individual retirement account other than a Roth individual 763
11361136 retirement account, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, 764
11371137 seventy-five per cent of any distribution from an individual retirement 765
11381138 account other than a Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for 766
11391139 the taxable year commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year 767
11401140 thereafter, any distribution from an individual retirement account other 768
11411141 than a Roth individual retirement account. The subtraction under this 769
11421142 clause shall be made in accordance with the following schedule: 770
11431143 T196
11441144 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
11451145 T197 Less than $75,000 100.0%
11461146 T198 $75,000 but not over $77,499 85.0%
11471147 T199 $77,500 but not over $79,999 70.0%
11481148 T200 $80,000 but not over $82,499 55.0%
11491149 T201 $82,500 but not over $84,999 40.0%
11501150 T202 $85,000 but not over $87,499 25.0%
11511151 T203 $87,500 but not over $89,999 10.0%
11521152 T204 $90,000 but not over $94,999 5.0%
11531153 T205 $95,000 but not over $99,999 2.5%
11541154 T206 $100,000 and over 0.0%
11551155
11561156 (xxix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 771
11571157 income tax purposes, for married individuals who file a return under 772
11581158 the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose 773 Governor's Bill No. 16
11591159
11601160
11611161
11621162 LCO No. 469 31 of 40
11631163
11641164 federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one 774
11651165 hundred fifty thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable year commencing 775
11661166 January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from an individual 776
11671167 retirement account other than a Roth individual retirement account, (II) 777
11681168 for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, seventy-five per cent 778
11691169 of any distribution from an individual retirement account other than a 779
11701170 Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for the taxable year 780
11711171 commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year thereafter, any 781
11721172 distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 782
11731173 individual retirement account. The subtraction under this clause shall 783
11741174 be made in accordance with the following schedule: 784
11751175 T207
11761176 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
11771177 T208 Less than $100,000 100.0%
11781178 T209 $100,000 but not over $104,999 85.0%
11791179 T210 $105,000 but not over $109,999 70.0%
11801180 T211 $110,000 but not over $114,999 55.0%
11811181 T212 $115,000 but not over $119,999 40.0%
11821182 T213 $120,000 but not over $124,999 25.0%
11831183 T214 $125,000 but not over $129,999 10.0%
11841184 T215 $130,000 but not over $139,999 5.0%
11851185 T216 $140,000 but not over $149,999 2.5%
11861186 T217 $150,000 and over 0.0%
11871187
11881188 (xxx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 785
11891189 income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2022, 786
11901190 the amount or amounts paid or otherwise credited to any eligible 787
11911191 resident of this state under (I) the 2020 Earned Income Tax Credit 788
11921192 enhancement program from funding allocated to the state through the 789
11931193 Coronavirus Relief Fund established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 790
11941194 and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, and (II) the 2021 Earned 791
11951195 Income Tax Credit enhancement program from funding allocated to the 792
11961196 state pursuant to Section 9901 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American 793
11971197 Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2; 794
11981198 (xxxi) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2023, and each 795 Governor's Bill No. 16
11991199
12001200
12011201
12021202 LCO No. 469 32 of 40
12031203
12041204 taxable year thereafter, for a taxpayer licensed under the provisions of 796
12051205 chapter 420f or 420h, the amount of ordinary and necessary expenses 797
12061206 that would be eligible to be claimed as a deduction for federal income 798
12071207 tax purposes under Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code but that 799
12081208 are disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code 800
12091209 because marijuana is a controlled substance under the federal 801
12101210 Controlled Substance Act; 802
12111211 [(xxxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 803
12121212 income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing on or after 804
12131213 January 1, 2025, and each taxable year thereafter, any common stock 805
12141214 received by the taxpayer during the taxable year under a share plan, as 806
12151215 defined in section 12-217ss;] 807
12161216 [(xxxiii)] (xxxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for 808
12171217 federal income tax purposes, the amount of any student loan 809
12181218 reimbursement payment received by a taxpayer pursuant to section 10a-810
12191219 19m; and 811
12201220 [(xxxiv)] (xxxiii) Contributions to an ABLE account established 812
12211221 pursuant to sections 3-39k to 3-39q, inclusive, not to exceed five 813
12221222 thousand dollars for each individual taxpayer or ten thousand dollars 814
12231223 for taxpayers filing a joint return. 815
12241224 Sec. 18. Section 13b-68 of the general statutes is repealed and the 816
12251225 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 817
12261226 (a) There is established a fund to be known as the "Special 818
12271227 Transportation Fund". The fund may contain any moneys required or 819
12281228 permitted by law to be deposited in the fund and any moneys recovered 820
12291229 by the state for overpayments, improper payments or duplicate 821
12301230 payments made by the state relating to any transportation infrastructure 822
12311231 improvements [which] that have been financed by special tax obligation 823
12321232 bonds issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, and shall 824
12331233 be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys, 825
12341234 funds and accounts. Investment earnings credited to the assets of said 826
12351235 fund shall become part of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining 827 Governor's Bill No. 16
12361236
12371237
12381238
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12411241 in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said 828
12421242 fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. 829
12431243 (b) The Special Transportation Fund shall be a perpetual fund, the 830
12441244 resources of which shall be expended solely for transportation purposes. 831
12451245 Such purposes include the payment of debt service on obligations of the 832
12461246 state incurred for transportation purposes. All sources of moneys, funds 833
12471247 and receipts of the state required to be credited, deposited or transferred 834
12481248 to said fund by state law on or after June 30, 2015, shall continue to be 835
12491249 credited, deposited or transferred to said fund, so long as the sources of 836
12501250 such moneys, funds and receipts are collected or received by the state or 837
12511251 any officer thereof. No law shall be enacted authorizing the resources of 838
12521252 said fund to be expended other than for transportation purposes. 839
12531253 (c) There is established a fund to be known as the "Transportation 840
12541254 Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund". Upon certification by the 841
12551255 Comptroller and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 842
12561256 that the CORE-CT project for fiscal services is operational, the fund shall 843
12571257 contain all transportation moneys that are restricted, not available for 844
12581258 general use and previously accounted for in the Special Transportation 845
12591259 Fund as "Federal and Other Grants". The Comptroller is authorized to 846
12601260 make such transfers as are necessary to provide that, notwithstanding 847
12611261 any provision of the general statutes, all transportation moneys that are 848
12621262 restricted and not available for general use are in the Transportation 849
12631263 Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund. 850
12641264 (d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 851
12651265 thereafter, after the accounts for the Special Transportation Fund have 852
12661266 been closed for each fiscal year and the Comptroller has determined the 853
12671267 balance remaining in said fund, after any amounts required by 854
12681268 provision of law to be transferred for other purposes have been 855
12691269 deducted, if the balance remaining exceeds eighteen per cent of the net 856
12701270 Special Transportation Fund appropriations for the current fiscal year, 857
12711271 the portion of the balance exceeding said eighteen per cent shall be 858
12721272 deemed to be appropriated for the following, as selected by the 859
12731273 Treasurer: 860 Governor's Bill No. 16
12741274
12751275
12761276
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12781278
12791279 (A) Redeeming prior to maturity any outstanding special tax 861
12801280 obligation indebtedness of the state selected by the Treasurer in the best 862
12811281 interests of the state; 863
12821282 (B) Purchasing outstanding special tax obligation indebtedness of the 864
12831283 state in the open market at such prices and on such terms and conditions 865
12841284 as the Treasurer determines to be in the best interests of the state for the 866
12851285 purpose of extinguishing or defeasing such debt; 867
12861286 (C) Providing for the defeasance of any outstanding special tax 868
12871287 obligation indebtedness of the state selected by the Treasurer in the best 869
12881288 interest of the state by irrevocably placing with an escrow agent in trust 870
12891289 an amount used solely for, and sufficient to satisfy, scheduled payments 871
12901290 of both interest and principal on such indebtedness; or 872
12911291 (D) Any combination of these methods. 873
12921292 (2) For any method or combination of methods selected by the 874
12931293 Treasurer pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, (A) such 875
12941294 method or combination of methods shall provide a reduction in 876
12951295 projected debt service for the current fiscal year and each of the nine 877
12961296 subsequent fiscal years, and (B) for the second fiscal year after the fiscal 878
12971297 year in which the balance was used in accordance with the provisions 879
12981298 of this subsection and each of the seven subsequent fiscal years, the 880
12991299 amount of the reduction in projected debt service shall not vary by more 881
13001300 than (i) one million dollars, or (ii) ten per cent of the least amount by 882
13011301 which projected debt service is reduced for the seven subsequent fiscal 883
13021302 years, whichever is greater. 884
13031303 (3) The Treasurer shall include information concerning the use of a 885
13041304 balance of the Special Transportation Fund pursuant to this subsection 886
13051305 in the annual report required under section 3-37, as amended by this act. 887
13061306 Sec. 19. Section 3-37 of the general statutes is repealed and the 888
13071307 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 889
13081308 (a) The Treasurer shall, annually, on or before December thirty-first, 890 Governor's Bill No. 16
13091309
13101310
13111311
13121312 LCO No. 469 35 of 40
13131313
13141314 submit a final audited report to the Governor and a copy of such report 891
13151315 to the Investment Advisory Council, which shall include the following 892
13161316 information concerning the activities of the office of the State Treasurer 893
13171317 for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending June thirtieth: 894
13181318 (1) Complete financial statements and accompanying footnotes for 895
13191319 the combined investment funds prepared in accordance with generally 896
13201320 accepted accounting principles, which financial statements shall be 897
13211321 audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and 898
13221322 supplementary schedules depicting the interests of the component 899
13231323 retirement plans and trust funds; 900
13241324 (2) [complete] Complete financial statements and accompanying 901
13251325 footnotes for the Short Term Investment Fund prepared in accordance 902
13261326 with generally accepted accounting principles and supplementary 903
13271327 schedules listing all assets held by the Short Term Investment Fund; 904
13281328 (3) [a] A discussion and review of the performance of the combined 905
13291329 investment funds and Short Term Investment Fund for such fiscal year 906
13301330 in accordance with recognized and appropriate performance 907
13311331 presentation and disclosure, including an analysis of the return earned 908
13321332 by the portfolio and each combined investment fund as well as the risk 909
13331333 profile of the portfolio and each combined investment fund according 910
13341334 to investment industry standards; 911
13351335 (4) [the] The activities and transactions in such reasonable detail as is 912
13361336 appropriate of the cash management division including information on 913
13371337 the state's cash receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year, and the 914
13381338 debt management division including the financial statements of the tax-915
13391339 exempt proceeds fund prepared in accordance with generally accepted 916
13401340 accounting principles; 917
13411341 (5) [financial] Financial statements and accompanying footnotes as 918
13421342 well as a summary of operating results for the Second Injury Fund for 919
13431343 such fiscal year; 920
13441344 (6) [a] A financial summary and report on the activities of the state's 921 Governor's Bill No. 16
13451345
13461346
13471347
13481348 LCO No. 469 36 of 40
13491349
13501350 unclaimed property program for such fiscal year; 922
13511351 (7) For a fiscal year in which the Treasurer used a portion of the 923
13521352 remaining balance of the Special Transportation Fund in accordance 924
13531353 with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 13b-68, as amended by 925
13541354 this act, a report on the amount used and the method or methods 926
13551355 selected pursuant to said subsection and the amount of the reduction in 927
13561356 projected debt service for the specified fiscal years and including a 928
13571357 statement that such reduction does not vary by more than the allowable 929
13581358 amount set forth in said subsection; 930
13591359 [(7) a] (8) A listing of the companies from which state funds were 931
13601360 divested based upon such companies' business in Sudan, pursuant to 932
13611361 the provisions of section 3-21e, and any companies identified by the 933
13621362 Treasurer as companies from which investment of state funds has been 934
13631363 declared impermissible by the Treasurer, pursuant to the provisions of 935
13641364 section 3-21e; and 936
13651365 [(8) such] (9) Such other information as the Treasurer deems of 937
13661366 interest to the public. 938
13671367 (b) Commencing October 1, 2010, and monthly thereafter, the 939
13681368 Treasurer shall submit a report to the chairpersons and ranking 940
13691369 members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 941
13701370 having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding 942
13711371 and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and to the 943
13721372 legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis. Such report shall include the 944
13731373 following information for the month two months prior to the month in 945
13741374 which the report is submitted: (1) A weekly list of the cash balance, with 946
13751375 amount and percentage of sources, such as the common cash pool, bond 947
13761376 fund investments and Special Transportation Fund investments, with 948
13771377 accompanying footnotes; (2) a year-to-date total, on an ongoing basis, of 949
13781378 authorized but unissued bonds, including assumptions in bond 950
13791379 issuance, and any changes from month to month in such assumptions; 951
13801380 (3) any other debt instruments or commercial paper issued, the types 952
13811381 and amounts, with accompanying footnotes; and (4) the amounts in the 953 Governor's Bill No. 16
13821382
13831383
13841384
13851385 LCO No. 469 37 of 40
13861386
13871387 common cash fund, with all components, such as bank and different 954
13881388 investment accounts, and the amounts thereof separately listed. 955
13891389 (c) The reports required pursuant to this section shall be made 956
13901390 available to the public in hard copy and accessible electronically by 957
13911391 means of the Internet or other media or systems available to the public. 958
13921392 Sec. 20. Subsection (c) of section 4-28e of the general statutes is 959
13931393 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 960
13941394 2024): 961
13951395 (c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, annual 962
13961396 disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made as 963
13971397 follows: (1) To the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in an amount equal 964
13981398 to twelve million dollars; and (2) the remainder to the General Fund; 965
13991399 except that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the annual 966
14001400 disbursement from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made to the 967
14011401 General Fund. 968
14021402 Sec. 21. Subsection (b) of section 4-28e of the general statutes is 969
14031403 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 970
14041404 2025): 971
14051405 (b) (1) The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of the 972
14061406 Tobacco Settlement Fund [,] and all or any part of the Tobacco and 973
14071407 Health Trust Fund created [in] under section 4-28f. [and all or any part 974
14081408 of the Biomedical Research Trust Fund created in section 19a-32c.] The 975
14091409 interest derived from any such investment shall be credited to the 976
14101410 resources of the fund from which the investment was made. 977
14111411 (2) Notwithstanding sections 3-13 to 3-13h, inclusive, the Treasurer 978
14121412 shall invest the amounts on deposit in the Tobacco Settlement Fund [,] 979
14131413 and the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund [and the Biomedical Research 980
14141414 Trust Fund] in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the 981
14151415 objectives of such funds, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent 982
14161416 person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The Treasurer 983
14171417 shall give due consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, 984 Governor's Bill No. 16
14181418
14191419
14201420
14211421 LCO No. 469 38 of 40
14221422
14231423 diversification of the total portfolio within such funds, liquidity, the 985
14241424 projected disbursements and expenditures, and the expected payments, 986
14251425 deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not 987
14261426 be required to invest such funds directly in obligations of the state or 988
14271427 any political subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund 989
14281428 administered by the Treasurer. The assets of such funds shall be 990
14291429 continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the 991
14301430 objectives of such funds until disbursed in accordance with this section 992
14311431 [,] or section 4-28f. [or section 19a-32c.] 993
14321432 Sec. 22. (Effective from passage) Not later than June 30, 2025, the 994
14331433 Comptroller shall transfer the balance remaining in the Connecticut 995
14341434 Itinerant Vendors Guaranty Fund, repealed by section 5 of public act 17-996
14351435 75, to the General Fund. 997
14361436 Sec. 23. (Effective from passage) Not later than June 30, 2025, the 998
14371437 Comptroller shall transfer the balance remaining in the Biomedical 999
14381438 Research Trust Fund, created pursuant to section 19a-32c of the general 1000
14391439 statutes, to the General Fund. 1001
14401440 Sec. 24. Section 382 of public act 23-204 is repealed and the following 1002
14411441 is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1003
14421442 Not later than June 30, 2024, the Comptroller shall transfer [ninety-1004
14431443 five] one hundred forty million dollars of the resources of the General 1005
14441444 Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to be accounted for as 1006
14451445 revenue of the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. 1007
14461446 Sec. 25. Section 383 of public act 23-204 is repealed and the following 1008
14471447 is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1009
14481448 The following amounts shall be transferred from the resources of the 1010
14491449 General Fund to the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund: (1) For the fiscal 1011
14501450 year ending June 30, 2024, one hundred fifteen million eight hundred 1012
14511451 thousand dollars, and (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, [one 1013
14521452 hundred four million nine] eighty-eight million six hundred thousand 1014
14531453 dollars. 1015 Governor's Bill No. 16
14541454
14551455
14561456
14571457 LCO No. 469 39 of 40
14581458
14591459 Sec. 26. Section 3-20i of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective from 1016
14601460 passage) 1017
14611461 Sec. 27. Section 12-18d of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1018
14621462 July 1, 2024) 1019
14631463 Sec. 28. Section 12-217ss of the 2024 supplement to the general 1020
14641464 statutes is repealed. (Effective from passage) 1021
14651465 Sec. 29. Section 4-66l of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is 1022
14661466 repealed. (Effective July 1, 2024) 1023
14671467 Sec. 30. Section 19a-32c of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1024
14681468 July 1, 2025)1025
14691469 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
14701470 sections:
14711471
14721472 Section 1 July 1, 2024 20-93
14731473 Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 20-94(a)
14741474 Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 20-94a
14751475 Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 20-96
14761476 Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 20-97(a)
14771477 Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 19a-87b(b)(1)
14781478 Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 19a-87b(d) and (e)
14791479 Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-145b(l)
14801480 Sec. 9 from passage 3-115b
14811481 Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 4-66p
14821482 Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 12-130(a)
14831483 Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 12-408(1)(L)
14841484 Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 12-411(1)(K)
14851485 Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 4-66o
14861486 Sec. 15 June 1, 2024 8-395a(b)
14871487 Sec. 16 from passage New section
14881488 Sec. 17 from passage 12-701(a)(20)(B)
14891489 Sec. 18 from passage 13b-68
14901490 Sec. 19 from passage 3-37
14911491 Sec. 20 July 1, 2024 4-28e(c)
14921492 Sec. 21 July 1, 2025 4-28e(b)
14931493 Sec. 22 from passage New section Governor's Bill No. 16
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14961496
14971497 LCO No. 469 40 of 40
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14991499 Sec. 23 from passage New section
15001500 Sec. 24 from passage PA 23-204, Sec. 382
15011501 Sec. 25 from passage PA 23-204, Sec. 383
15021502 Sec. 26 from passage Repealer section
15031503 Sec. 27 July 1, 2024 Repealer section
15041504 Sec. 28 from passage Repealer section
15051505 Sec. 29 July 1, 2024 Repealer section
15061506 Sec. 30 July 1, 2025 Repealer section
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15081508 Statement of Purpose:
15091509 To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
15101510 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
15111511 that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
15121512 underlined.]
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