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21	21	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS
22	22	FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. Section 1-1j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	27	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
28	28	(a) Each state agency, as defined in section 4-166, shall accept 3
29	29	payment in cash or by check, draft or money order for any license issued 4
30	30	by such agency pursuant to the provisions of the general statutes. 5
31	31	(b) Except as provided by any other provision of the general statutes, 6
32	32	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may (1) authorize 7
33	33	any state agency to accept payment of any fee, cost or fine payable to 8
34	34	such agency by means of a credit card, charge card or debit card or an 9
35	35	electronic payment service, [provided each] and (2) require any state 10
36	36	agency that accepts payment by means of a credit card, charge card or 11
37	37	debit card [shall] to charge the payor using such card a service fee. [, 12
38	38	except that such service fee may be waived by such state agency for a 13
39	39	category of fee, cost or fine, if such waiver has been approved by said 14
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46	46	secretary.] 15
47	47	(c) (1) Any service fee [imposed] required pursuant to subsection (b) 16
48	48	of this section shall (A) be for the purpose of defraying the cost of 17
49	49	service, (B) not exceed any charge by the credit card, charge card or debit 18
50	50	card issuer or processor, including any discount rate, and (C) be applied 19
51	51	only when allowed by the operating rules and regulations of the credit 20
52	52	card, charge card or debit card issuer or processor involved or when 21
53	53	authorized in writing by such issuer or processor. 22
54	54	(2) Each state agency that charges a service fee pursuant to this 23
55	55	section or any other provision of the general statutes shall disclose such 24
56	56	service fee to a payor prior to the imposition of such service fee. Such 25
57	57	disclosure shall be made in accordance with any requirements for 26
58	58	disclosure set forth by the card issuer or processor. 27
59	59	(d) Payments by credit card, charge card, debit card or an electronic 28
60	60	payment service shall be made at such times and under such conditions 29
61	61	as the secretary may prescribe in regulations adopted in accordance 30
62	62	with the provisions of chapter 54. 31
63	63	(e) Payment of a fee, cost or fine, and any applicable service fee, by 32
64	64	credit card, charge card, debit card or an electronic payment service 33
65	65	shall constitute full payment of such fee, cost, fine or service fee, 34
66	66	regardless of any discount applied by a credit card company. 35
67	67	Sec. 2. Section 12-39r of the general statutes is repealed and the 36
68	68	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 37
69	69	The Commissioner of Revenue Services may allow the payment of 38
70	70	taxes, penalties, interest and fees by means of a credit card, charge card 39
71	71	or debit card and, if required by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 40
72	72	Management pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1-1j, as amended by 41
73	73	this act, may charge the taxpayer a service fee for any such payment 42
74	74	made by any such card. [The fee shall not exceed any charge by the card 43
75	75	issuer, including any discount rate.] If a service fee is required to be 44
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82	82	charged for any such card, the commissioner shall determine the rate or 45
83	83	amount of the service fee in accordance with the provisions of 46
84	84	subsection (c) of section 1-1j, as amended by this act. Payments by any 47
85	85	such card shall be made at such times and under such conditions as said 48
86	86	commissioner may prescribe. The debt incurred through the payment 49
87	87	of taxes by means of any such card shall not be considered a tax 50
88	88	collectible pursuant to the provisions of sections 12-35a and 12-35b. 51
89	89	Sec. 3. Section 14-11i of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
90	90	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 53
91	91	The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may allow the payment of any 54
92	92	fee specified in this chapter or chapter 247 by means of a credit card and, 55
93	93	if required by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 56
94	94	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1-1j, as amended by this act, shall 57
95	95	charge each payor a service fee for any payment made by means of a 58
96	96	credit card. [The fee shall not exceed any charge by the credit card issuer 59
97	97	or by its authorized agent, including any discount rate.] Payments by 60
98	98	credit card shall be made under such conditions as the commissioner 61
99	99	may prescribe, except that, if a service fee for any such credit card is 62
100	100	required to be charged, the commissioner shall determine the rate or 63
101	101	amount of the service fee [for any such credit card] in accordance with 64
102	102	the provisions of subsection (c) of section 1-1j, as amended by this act. 65
103	103	[Such service fee may be waived by the commissioner for a category of 66
104	104	fee if such waiver has been approved by the Secretary of the Office of 67
105	105	Policy and Management pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1-1j.] If 68
106	106	any charge with respect to payment of a fee by means of a credit card is 69
107	107	not authorized by such issuer or its authorized agent, the commissioner 70
108	108	shall assess the payor the fee specified in subsection (f) of section 14-50. 71
109	109	Sec. 4. Subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 19a-88 of the general 72
110	110	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 73
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112	112	(2) The department shall, if required by the Secretary of the Office of 75
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119	119	Policy and Management pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1-1j, as 76
120	120	amended by this act, charge a service fee for each payment made by 77
121	121	means of a credit card. [The] If a service fee for any such credit card is 78
122	122	required to be charged, the Commissioner of Public Health shall 79
123	123	determine the rate or amount of [the] such service fee [for any such 80
124	124	credit card] in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 81
125	125	1-1j, as amended by this act. [Such service fee may be waived by the 82
126	126	commissioner for a category of fee if such waiver has been approved by 83
127	127	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to 84
128	128	subsection (b) of section 1-1j.] 85
129	129	Sec. 5. Section 45a-113b of the general statutes is repealed and the 86
130	130	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 87
131	131	Each Probate Court may allow the payment of any fees charged by 88
132	132	such court by means of a credit card, charge card, debit card or an 89
133	133	electronic funds transfer. Such court [shall] may charge the person 90
134	134	making such payment a service fee for any such payment made by 91
135	135	means of any such card or electronic funds transfer. [The fee shall not 92
136	136	exceed any charge by the card issuer or processing fee for electronic 93
137	137	funds transfer, including any discount rate. The] If a service fee for any 94
138	138	such card is charged, the Probate Court Administrator shall determine 95
139	139	the rate or amount of the service fee [for any such card] in accordance 96
140	140	with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 1-1j, as amended by this 97
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142	142	Sec. 6. Section 51-193b of the general statutes is repealed and the 99
143	143	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 100
144	144	Payment of any fees, costs, fines or other charges to the Judicial 101
145	145	Branch may be made by means of a credit card and the payor [shall] 102
146	146	may be charged a service fee for any such payment made by means of a 103
147	147	credit card. [The service fee shall not exceed any charge by the credit 104
148	148	card issuer, including any discount rate.] Payments by credit card shall 105
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156	156	Chief Court Administrator may prescribe, except that, if a service fee for 107
157	157	any such card is charged, the Chief Court Administrator shall determine 108
158	158	the rate or amount of the service fee [for any such card] in accordance 109
159	159	with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 1-1j, as amended by this 110
160	160	act. 111
161	161	Sec. 7. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 17b-59f of the general 112
162	162	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 113
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164	164	(a) There shall be a State Health Information Technology Advisory 115
165	165	Council to advise the Commissioner of Health Strategy and the health 116
166	166	information technology officer, designated in accordance with section 117
167	167	19a-754a, in developing priorities and policy recommendations for 118
168	168	advancing the state's health information technology and health 119
169	169	information exchange efforts and goals and to advise the commissioner 120
170	170	and officer in the development and implementation of the state-wide 121
171	171	health information technology plan and standards and the State-wide 122
172	172	Health Information Exchange, established pursuant to section 17b-59d. 123
173	173	The advisory council shall also advise the commissioner and officer 124
174	174	regarding the development of appropriate governance, oversight and 125
175	175	accountability measures to ensure success in achieving the state's health 126
176	176	information technology and exchange goals. 127
177	177	(b) The council shall consist of the following members: 128
178	178	(1) One member appointed by the Commissioner of Health Strategy, 129
179	179	who shall be an expert in state health care reform initiatives; 130
180	180	(2) The health information technology officer, designated in 131
181	181	accordance with section 19a-754a, or the health information technology 132
182	182	officer's designee; 133
183	183	(3) The Commissioners of Social Services, Mental Health and 134
184	184	Addiction Services, Children and Families, Correction, Public Health 135
185	185	and Developmental Services, or the commissioners' designees; 136
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192	192	(4) The Chief Information Officer of the state, or the Chief Information 137
193	193	Officer's designee; 138
194	194	(5) The chief executive officer of the Connecticut Health Insurance 139
195	195	Exchange, or the chief executive officer's designee; 140
196	196	(6) The chief information officer of The University of Connecticut 141
197	197	Health Center, or the chief information officer's designee; 142
198	198	(7) The Healthcare Advocate, or the Healthcare Advocate's designee; 143
199	199	(8) The Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee; 144
200	200	(9) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee; 145
201	201	(10) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 146
202	202	Secretary's designee; 147
203	203	[(10)] (11) Five members appointed by the Governor, one each who 148
204	204	shall be (A) a representative of a health system that includes more than 149
205	205	one hospital, (B) a representative of the health insurance industry, (C) 150
206	206	an expert in health information technology, (D) a health care consumer 151
207	207	or consumer advocate, and (E) a current or former employee or trustee 152
208	208	of a plan established pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of 29 153
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210	210	[(11)] (12) Three members appointed by the president pro tempore of 155
211	211	the Senate, one each who shall be (A) a representative of a federally 156
212	212	qualified health center, (B) a provider of behavioral health services, and 157
213	213	(C) a physician licensed under chapter 370; 158
214	214	[(12)] (13) Three members appointed by the speaker of the House of 159
215	215	Representatives, one each who shall be (A) a technology expert who 160
216	216	represents a hospital system, as defined in section 19a-486i, (B) a 161
217	217	provider of home health care services, and (C) a health care consumer 162
218	218	or a health care consumer advocate; 163
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225	225	[(13)] (14) One member appointed by the majority leader of the 164
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227	227	hospital; 166
228	228	[(14)] (15) One member appointed by the majority leader of the House 167
229	229	of Representatives, who shall be a physician who provides services in a 168
230	230	multispecialty group and who is not employed by a hospital; 169
231	231	[(15)] (16) One member appointed by the minority leader of the 170
232	232	Senate, who shall be a primary care physician who provides services in 171
233	233	a small independent practice; 172
234	234	[(16)] (17) One member appointed by the minority leader of the 173
235	235	House of Representatives, who shall be an expert in health care analytics 174
236	236	and quality analysis; 175
237	237	[(17)] (18) The president pro tempore of the Senate, or the president's 176
238	238	designee; 177
239	239	[(18)] (19) The speaker of the House of Representatives, or the 178
240	240	speaker's designee; 179
241	241	[(19)] (20) The minority leader of the Senate, or the minority leader's 180
242	242	designee; and 181
243	243	[(20)] (21) The minority leader of the House of Representatives, or the 182
244	244	minority leader's designee. 183
245	245	(c) Any member appointed or designated under subdivisions [(11)] 184
246	246	(12) to [(20)] (21), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a 185
247	247	member of the General Assembly. 186
248	248	Sec. 8. Section 10a-22m of the general statutes is repealed and the 187
249	249	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): 188
250	250	(a) A private career school shall notify the [commissioner] 189
251	251	Commissioner of Higher Education, in writing, at least sixty days prior 190
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258	258	to closure of such school. The private career school shall provide 191
259	259	evidence prior to closing that: (1) All course work is or will be completed 192
260	260	by current students at the school; (2) there are no refunds due any 193
261	261	students; (3) all student records will be maintained as prescribed in 194
262	262	section 10a-22n; (4) final payment has been made to the private career 195
263	263	school student protection account; (5) a designation of service form has 196
264	264	been filed with [the] said commissioner; and (6) the certificate of 197
265	265	authorization has been returned to [the] said commissioner. 198
266	266	(b) Any private career school that fails to meet the requirements 199
267	267	outlined in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than five 200
268	268	hundred dollars per day for each day of noncompliance, except that, any 201
269	269	fine assessed on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted 202
270	270	pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount specified in such 203
271	271	regulations, and pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 204
272	272	10a-22c, shall be ineligible to be issued a certificate of authorization 205
273	273	upon application to operate a private career school. Funds collected 206
274	274	pursuant to this subsection shall be placed in the private career student 207
275	275	protection account established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as amended 208
276	276	by this act. 209
277	277	(c) If the [commissioner] Commissioner of Higher Education revokes 210
278	278	a private career school's certificate of authorization, such school shall 211
279	279	comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. Failure 212
280	280	to comply shall result in further penalties at the discretion of [the] said 213
281	281	commissioner. 214
282	282	(d) In the event a private career school fails to meet the requirements 215
283	283	set forth in subsection (a) of this section and closes prior to graduating 216
284	284	all current students, the [commissioner] Commissioner of Higher 217
285	285	Education may seize the letter of credit filed by the private career school 218
286	286	pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10a-22c, and such letter of credit 219
287	287	shall be made payable to the private career school student protection 220
288	288	account. The [commissioner may] Commissioner of Consumer 221
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296	296	expend funds from the private career school student protection account 223
297	297	up to the amount necessary to facilitate a teach-out of any remaining 224
298	298	students up to and including the issuance of a certificate of completion 225
299	299	pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. For purposes of this subsection 226
300	300	and subsection (e) of this section, (1) "teach-out" means the completion 227
301	301	of instruction of a course or program of study in which a student was 228
302	302	enrolled, provided the teach-out includes instruction of the entire 229
303	303	program of study when a course is a part of such program of study, and 230
304	304	(2) "certificate of completion" means the credential, documented in 231
305	305	writing, that is issued to a student who completes a course or program 232
306	306	of study offered by a private career school. 233
307	307	(e) In the event of a private career school closure that fails to meet the 234
308	308	requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the 235
309	309	[commissioner] Commissioner of Higher Education may issue a 236
310	310	certificate of completion to each student that, in the commissioner's 237
311	311	determination, has successfully completed the student's course or 238
312	312	program of study in which the student was enrolled at the private career 239
313	313	school. 240
314	314	Sec. 9. Section 10a-22u of the general statutes is repealed and the 241
315	315	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): 242
316	316	(a) There shall be an account to be known as the private career school 243
317	317	student protection account within the General Fund. Each private career 244
318	318	school authorized in accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a 245
319	319	to 10a-22o, inclusive, shall pay to the State Treasurer an amount equal 246
320	320	to four-tenths of one per cent of the tuition received by such school per 247
321	321	calendar quarter exclusive of any refunds paid, except that distance 248
322	322	learning and correspondence schools authorized in accordance with the 249
323	323	provisions of section 10a-22h, shall contribute to said account only for 250
324	324	Connecticut residents enrolled in such schools. Payments shall be made 251
325	325	by January thirtieth, April thirtieth, July thirtieth and October thirtieth 252
326	326	in each year for tuition received during the three months next preceding 253
327	327	the month of payment. In addition to amounts received based on tuition, 254
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335	335	the account pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive. Said 256
336	336	account shall be used for the purposes of section 10a-22v, as amended 257
337	337	by this act. Any interest, income and dividends derived from the 258
338	338	investment of the account shall be credited to the account. All direct 259
339	339	expenses for the maintenance of the account may be charged to the 260
340	340	account upon the order of the State Comptroller. The [commissioner] 261
341	341	Commissioner of Consumer Protection may assess the account for all 262
342	342	direct expenses incurred in the implementation of the purposes of this 263
343	343	section which are in excess of the normal expenditures of the [Office of 264
344	344	Higher Education] Department of Consumer Protection. 265
345	345	(b) Payments required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 266
346	346	be a condition of doing business in the state and failure to make any 267
347	347	such payment within thirty days following the date on which it is due 268
348	348	shall result in the loss of authorization under section 10a-22f. Such 269
349	349	authorization shall not be issued or renewed if there exists a failure to 270
350	350	make any such payment in excess of thirty days following the date on 271
351	351	which it is due. 272
352	352	(c) If an audit conducted by the [Office of Higher Education] 273
353	353	Department of Consumer Protection determines that a school has paid 274
354	354	into the private career school student protection account an amount less 275
355	355	than was required, the school shall pay such amount plus a penalty of 276
356	356	ten per cent of the amount required to the State Treasurer within thirty 277
357	357	days of receipt of notice from the [commissioner] Commissioner of 278
358	358	Consumer Protection or [the] said commissioner's designee of the 279
359	359	amount of the underpayment and penalty. 280
360	360	(d) If an audit conducted by the [Office of Higher Education] 281
361	361	Department of Consumer Protection determines that a school has paid 282
362	362	into the private career school student protection account an amount 283
363	363	more than was required, subsequent payment or payments by the 284
364	364	school shall be appropriately credited until such credited payment or 285
365	365	payments equal the amount of the overpayment. 286
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372	372	Sec. 10. Section 10a-22v of the general statutes is repealed and the 287
373	373	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): 288
374	374	Any student enrolled in a private career school authorized in 289
375	375	accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, 290
376	376	who is unable to complete an approved course or unit of instruction at 291
377	377	such school because of the insolvency or cessation of operation of the 292
378	378	school and who has paid tuition for such course or unit of instruction, 293
379	379	may, not later than two years after the date on which such school 294
380	380	became insolvent or ceased operations, make application to the 295
381	381	[commissioner] Commissioner of Consumer Protection for a refund of 296
382	382	tuition from the account established pursuant to section 10a-22u, as 297
383	383	amended by this act, to the extent that such account exists or has reached 298
384	384	the level necessary to pay outstanding approved claims, except that in 299
385	385	the case of distance learning and correspondence schools authorized in 300
386	386	accordance with the provisions of section 10a-22h, only Connecticut 301
387	387	residents enrolled in such schools may be eligible for such refund. Upon 302
388	388	such application, the [commissioner] Commissioner of Consumer 303
389	389	Protection shall determine whether the applicant is unable to complete 304
390	390	a course or unit of instruction because of the insolvency or cessation of 305
391	391	operation of the school to which tuition has been paid. The 306
392	392	[commissioner] Commissioner of Consumer Protection may summon 307
393	393	by subpoena any person, records or documents pertinent to the making 308
394	394	of a determination regarding insolvency or cessation of operation. For 309
395	395	the purpose of making any tuition refund pursuant to this section, a 310
396	396	school shall be deemed to have ceased operation whenever it has failed 311
397	397	to complete a course or unit of instruction for which the student has paid 312
398	398	a tuition fee and, as a result, the school's authorization has been revoked 313
399	399	pursuant to section 10a-22f. If the [commissioner] Commissioner of 314
400	400	Consumer Protection finds that the applicant is entitled to a refund of 315
401	401	tuition because of the insolvency or cessation of operation of the school, 316
402	402	the commissioner shall determine the amount of an appropriate refund 317
403	403	which shall be equal to the tuition paid for the uncompleted course or 318
404	404	unit of instruction. Thereafter the [commissioner] Commissioner of 319
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412	412	of the Comptroller, the refund to the applicant or persons, agencies or 321
413	413	organizations indicated by the applicant who have paid tuition on the 322
414	414	student's behalf. If the student is a minor, payment shall be made to the 323
415	415	student's parent, parents or legal guardian. In no event shall a refund be 324
416	416	made from the student protection account for any financial aid provided 325
417	417	to or on behalf of any student in accordance with the provisions of Title 326
418	418	IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended from time 327
419	419	to time. Each recipient of a tuition refund made in accordance with the 328
420	420	provisions of this section shall assign all rights to the state of any action 329
421	421	against the school or its owner or owners for tuition amounts 330
422	422	reimbursed pursuant to this section. Upon such assignment, the state 331
423	423	may take appropriate action against the school or its owner or owners 332
424	424	in order to reimburse the student protection account for any expenses 333
425	425	or claims that are paid from the account and to reimburse the state for 334
426	426	the reasonable and necessary expenses in undertaking such action. Any 335
427	427	student who falsifies information on an application for tuition 336
428	428	reimbursement shall lose his or her right to any refund from the account. 337
429	429	Sec. 11. Subdivision (1) of subsection (j) of section 31-225a of the 338
430	430	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 339
431	431	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 340
432	432	(j) (1) [(A)] Each employer subject to this chapter shall submit 341
433	433	quarterly, on forms supplied by the administrator, a listing of wage 342
434	434	information, including the name of each employee receiving wages in 343
435	435	employment subject to this chapter, such employee's Social Security 344
436	436	account number and the amount of wages paid to such employee during 345
437	437	such calendar quarter. 346
438	438	[(B) Commencing with the third calendar quarter of 2026, any 347
439	439	employer subject to this chapter may include in the quarterly filing 348
440	440	submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 349
441	441	following data for each employee receiving wages in employment 350
442	442	subject to this chapter: (i) Such employee's occupation, (ii) such 351
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449	449	employee's hours worked, and (iii) the zip code of such employee's 352
450	450	primary worksite.] 353
451	451	Sec. 12. Subsection (f) of section 51-297 of the general statutes, as 354
452	452	amended by section 201 of public act 23-204, is repealed and the 355
453	453	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 356
454	454	(f) (1) As used in this chapter, "indigent defendant" means (A) a 357
455	455	person who is formally charged with the commission of a crime 358
456	456	punishable by imprisonment and who does not have the financial ability 359
457	457	at the time of his request for representation to secure competent legal 360
458	458	representation and to provide other necessary expenses of legal 361
459	459	representation; (B) a child who has a right to counsel under the 362
460	460	provisions of subsection (a) of section 46b-135 and who does not have 363
461	461	the financial ability at the time of his request for representation to secure 364
462	462	competent legal representation and to provide other necessary expenses 365
463	463	of legal representation; or (C) any person who has a right to counsel 366
464	464	under section 46b-136 and who does not have the financial ability at the 367
465	465	time of his request for representation to secure competent legal 368
466	466	representation and to provide other necessary expenses of legal 369
467	467	representation. 370
468	468	(2) An assessment determining whether a person has the financial 371
469	469	ability to secure competent legal representation and to provide other 372
470	470	necessary expenses of legal representation or qualifies as an indigent 373
471	471	defendant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be based 374
472	472	upon guidelines established by the commission. The commission shall 375
473	473	annually establish such guidelines providing that a person whose 376
474	474	income, calculated as described in such guidelines, is two hundred 377
475	475	[fifty] per cent or less of the federal poverty level may qualify as an 378
476	476	indigent defendant. The commission shall make such guidelines 379
477	477	available to the public on the Division of Public Defender Service's 380
478	478	Internet web site. 381
479	479	Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2025) On July 1, 2025, the entire balance of the 382
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486	486	resources of the MIRA Dissolution Authority shall be transferred to and 383
487	487	deposited into a nonlapsing account. Moneys in such account shall be 384
488	488	allocated in such amounts and at such times as determined by the 385
489	489	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of 386
490	490	operating, maintaining, remediating or taking any other action 387
491	491	associated with the activities and properties formerly conducted by or 388
492	492	owned by such authority. 389
493	493	Sec. 14. Section 31-3i of the general statutes is repealed and the 390
494	494	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 391
495	495	(a) Pursuant to Section 101 of the federal Workforce Innovation and 392
496	496	Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, the members of the Governor's 393
497	497	Workforce Council shall be: 394
498	498	(1) The Governor; 395
499	499	(2) A member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the 396
500	500	speaker of the House of Representatives, and a member of the Senate, 397
501	501	appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 398
502	502	(3) [Twenty-four] Thirty members, appointed by the Governor, who 399
503	503	(A) are owners of a business, chief executives or operating officers of a 400
504	504	business, or other business executives or employers with optimum 401
505	505	policy-making or hiring authority; (B) represent businesses or 402
506	506	organizations representing businesses that provide employment 403
507	507	opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant 404
508	508	training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupation 405
509	509	in the state; or (C) have been nominated by state business organizations 406
510	510	or business trade associations. At a minimum, at least one such member 407
511	511	shall represent small businesses, as defined by the United States Small 408
512	512	Business Administration, and at least one such member shall be an 409
513	513	expert in residential construction; 410
514	514	(4) The Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of Aging and Disability 411
515	515	Services, Commissioner of Education, Commissioner of Economic and 412
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522	522	Community Development and the Chief Workforce Officer, or their 413
523	523	respective designees; 414
524	524	(5) Four representatives of labor organizations, who have been 415
525	525	nominated by state labor federations and appointed by the Governor; 416
526	526	(6) An individual, appointed by the Governor, who is a member of a 417
527	527	labor organization or a training director from a joint labor-management 418
528	528	apprenticeship program, or, if no such joint program exists in the state, 419
529	529	such a representative of an apprenticeship program in the state; 420
530	530	(7) [An individual, appointed by the Governor, who is an expert in 421
531	531	residential construction;] A director of a vocational rehabilitation 422
532	532	program within the Department of Aging and Disability Services, 423
533	533	appointed by the Governor; 424
534	534	(8) Five members, appointed by the Governor, who represent 425
535	535	community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience 426
536	536	and expertise in addressing employment, training, or education, 427
537	537	including one representative of a community action agency, as defined 428
538	538	in section 17b-885, and one representative of a philanthropic 429
539	539	organization; 430
540	540	(9) A representative from the Connecticut State Colleges and 431
541	541	Universities, a representative from The University of Connecticut and a 432
542	542	representative from a nonprofit institution of higher education in the 433
543	543	state, each appointed by the Governor; 434
544	544	(10) A representative from a regional vocational-technical school and 435
545	545	a representative from a regional agricultural science and technology 436
546	546	school, each appointed by the Governor; 437
547	547	(11) Two superintendents of a local or regional board of education, 438
548	548	appointed by the Governor; 439
549	549	(12) A certified teacher employed by a local or regional board of 440
550	550	education, appointed by the Governor; 441
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557	557	(13) Two chief elected officials of municipalities, appointed by the 442
558	558	Governor; and 443
559	559	(14) Two members of the public, who are enrolled in or who have 444
560	560	recently completed a nondegree workforce training program, appointed 445
561	561	by the Governor. 446
562	562	(b) All appointments shall be made in a manner that reflects the 447
563	563	diversity of the state, including, but not limited to, geographic, gender 448
564	564	identity, racial and ethnic diversity. 449
565	565	(c) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the Governor's 450
566	566	Workforce Council from among the members appointed pursuant to 451
567	567	subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section. The Chief Workforce 452
568	568	Officer shall serve as the vice-chairperson of the council. 453
569	569	(d) The Governor's Workforce Council may establish an executive 454
570	570	committee composed of members appointed by the chairperson. The 455
571	571	vice-chairperson of the council shall be a member of any such executive 456
572	572	committee. The council may delegate to the executive committee any 457
573	573	powers of the council except those powers that are required by law to 458
574	574	be exercised by the council. The chairperson may also appoint ad hoc 459
575	575	committees, workgroups or task forces to assist the council as 460
576	576	appropriate, and shall consult with the vice-chairperson and the 461
577	577	legislative members of the council in making appointments to such ad 462
578	578	hoc committees, workgroups or task forces. 463
579	579	(e) Any appointments made to the council prior to October 1, 2021, 464
580	580	shall expire on that date. 465
581	581	(f) The council shall meet not less than once every calendar quarter. 466
582	582	(g) The Governor shall establish bylaws for the council pursuant to 467
583	583	20 CFR 679.110(d), which shall include, but need not be limited to, term 468
584	584	limitations for members and how appointments will be made. 469
585	585	(h) The council shall consist of an odd number of members and shall 470
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592	592	not exceed sixty-one members. 471
593	593	(i) Any modification made to the membership of the council shall 472
594	594	conform with the provisions of 29 USC 3111, as amended from time to 473
595	595	time. 474
596	596	Sec. 15. (Effective July 1, 2025) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of 475
597	597	subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 29-11 of the general statutes, 476
598	598	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the Commissioner of Emergency 477
599	599	Services and Public Protection shall waive a criminal history record 478
600	600	information search or fingerprint search fee for any person (1) whose 479
601	601	criminal history record information was required to be deemed erased 480
602	602	by operation of law pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) of 481
603	603	section 54-142a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and (2) 482
604	604	who has demonstrated through evidence sufficient to the Department 483
605	605	of Emergency Services and Public Protection that such person submitted 484
606	606	and paid for a prior criminal history record information search or 485
607	607	fingerprint search which included records that have been deemed 486
608	608	erased. The commissioner may waive fees pursuant to this section not 487
609	609	more than two times per person. 488
610	610	Sec. 16. Subsection (g) of section 54-142t of the general statutes is 489
611	611	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 490
612	612	2025): 491
613	613	(g) On and after January 1, 2024, if a person (1) believes any of such 492
614	614	person's criminal history record information was required to be deemed 493
615	615	erased by operation of law pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) 494
616	616	of section 54-142a, as amended by this act, and (2) submits [a copy of 495
617	617	such person's criminal history record information search demonstrating 496
618	618	that such criminal history record information has not been marked as 497
619	619	erased] an application to the Department of Emergency Services and 498
620	620	Public Protection in a form and manner determined by the department, 499
621	621	the department shall, following a contested hearing if the department 500
622	622	determines relief cannot be immediately granted, make a determination 501
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629	629	on whether such criminal history information should be deemed erased 502
630	630	by operation of law. If a hearing is held, the department shall, not later 503
631	631	than fifteen days prior to the hearing, provide the applicant with any 504
632	632	criminal history record information to be considered by the department 505
633	633	in adjudicating the application and issue a written notice of its 506
634	634	determination not later than fifteen days following the hearing. Such 507
635	635	determination shall constitute a final decision for the purposes of the 508
636	636	provisions of chapter 54. 509
637	637	Sec. 17. Subsection (e) of section 54-142a of the general statutes is 510
638	638	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 511
639	639	2025): 512
640	640	(e) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this 513
641	641	subsection, whenever any person has been convicted in any court of this 514
642	642	state of a classified or unclassified misdemeanor offense or a motor 515
643	643	vehicle violation for which a maximum term of imprisonment of not 516
644	644	more than one year could have been imposed, or a class D or E felony 517
645	645	or an unclassified felony offense for which a maximum term of 518
646	646	imprisonment of not more than five years could have been imposed or 519
647	647	a motor vehicle violation for which a maximum term of imprisonment 520
648	648	greater than one year and not more than five years could have been 521
649	649	imposed, any police or court record and record of the state's or 522
650	650	prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting grand juror pertaining to such 523
651	651	conviction, or any record pertaining to court obligations arising from 524
652	652	such conviction held by the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be 525
653	653	erased as follows: (i) For any classified or unclassified misdemeanor 526
654	654	offense or a motor vehicle violation for which a maximum term of 527
655	655	imprisonment of not more than one year could have been imposed, 528
656	656	except for a violation of section 14-227a, such records shall be erased 529
657	657	seven years from the date on which the court entered the convicted 530
658	658	person's most recent judgment of conviction (I) by operation of law, if 531
659	659	such offense occurred on or after January 1, 2000, or (II) upon the filing 532
660	660	of a petition on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court 533
661	661	Administrator, if such offense occurred prior to January 1, 2000; and (ii) 534
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668	668	for any class D or E felony, unclassified felony offense for which a 535
669	669	maximum term of imprisonment of not more than five years could have 536
670	670	been imposed or a motor vehicle violation for which a maximum term 537
671	671	of imprisonment in excess of one year and not more than five years 538
672	672	could have been imposed, or any violation of section 14-227a, such 539
673	673	records shall be erased ten years from the date on which the court 540
674	674	entered the convicted person's most recent judgment of conviction (I) by 541
675	675	operation of law, if such offense occurred on or after January 1, 2000, or 542
676	676	(II) upon the filing of a petition on a form prescribed by the Office of the 543
677	677	Chief Court Administrator, if such offense occurred prior to January 1, 544
678	678	2000. 545
679	679	(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 546
680	680	classification of the offense, and the maximum sentence that could have 547
681	681	been imposed for a conviction of such offense, shall be determined 548
682	682	based on the law that was in effect at the time the offense was 549
683	683	committed. 550
684	684	(2) Convictions for the following offenses shall not be eligible for 551
685	685	erasure pursuant to this subsection: 552
686	686	(A) Any conviction, on or after January 1, 2000, designated as a family 553
687	687	violence crime, as defined in section 46b-38a; 554
688	688	(B) Any conviction for an offense that is a nonviolent sexual offense 555
689	689	or a sexually violent offense, each as defined in section 54-250; 556
690	690	(C) Any conviction for a violation of section 29-33, 53a-60a, 53a-60b, 557
691	691	53a-60c, 53a-61a, 53a-64bb, 53a-64cc, 53a-72a, 53a-90a, 53a-103a, 53a-558
692	692	181c, 53a-191, 53a-196, 53a-196d, 53a-196f, 53a-211, 53a-212, 53a-216, 559
693	693	53a-217, 53a-217a, 53a-217c, 53a-322, 53a-323, 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 560
694	694	54-254 or subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-189a; or 561
695	695	(D) Any conviction for a violation of section 14-227a if the defendant 562
696	696	has been convicted for another violation of section 14-227a within the 563
697	697	ten years following such conviction. 564
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704	704	(3) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply 565
705	705	to any conviction for any offense until the defendant: 566
706	706	(A) Has completed serving any period of incarceration, parole, 567
707	707	special parole, medical parole, compassionate parole or transitional 568
708	708	supervision associated with any sentence for such offense and any other 569
709	709	offense for which the defendant has been convicted on or after January 570
710	710	1, 2000, in this state; 571
711	711	(B) Has completed serving any period of probation for any sentence 572
712	712	for any crime or crimes for which the defendant has been convicted on 573
713	713	or after January 1, 2000, in this state; and 574
714	714	(C) Is not the subject of any pending state criminal charge in this state. 575
715	715	(4) If a person has been convicted of a violation of subsection (c) of 576
716	716	section 21a-279 prior to October 1, 2015, such conviction shall not be 577
717	717	considered as a most recent offense when evaluating whether a 578
718	718	sufficient period of time has elapsed for an offense to qualify for erasure 579
719	719	pursuant to this subsection. 580
720	720	(5) No violation of probation pursuant to section 53a-32 shall be 581
721	721	considered a judgment of conviction or a most recent offense when 582
722	722	evaluating whether a sufficient period of time has elapsed for an offense 583
723	723	to qualify for erasure pursuant to this subsection. 584
724	724	[(5)] (6) Nothing in this subsection shall limit any other procedure for 585
725	725	erasure of criminal history record information, as defined in section 54-586
726	726	142g, or prohibit a person from participating in any such procedure, 587
727	727	even if such person's criminal history record information has been 588
728	728	erased pursuant to this section. 589
729	729	[(6)] (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the 590
730	730	Department of Motor Vehicles to erase criminal history record 591
731	731	information on an operator's driving record. When applicable, the 592
732	732	Department of Motor Vehicles shall make such criminal history record 593
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739	739	information available through the Commercial Driver's License 594
740	740	Information System. 595
741	741	[(7)] (8) Nothing in this subsection shall terminate a defendant's 596
742	742	obligation to register as a person convicted of an offense committed with 597
743	743	a deadly weapon pursuant to section 54-280a, a felony for a sexual 598
744	744	purpose pursuant to section 54-254 or a criminal offense against a victim 599
745	745	who is a minor pursuant to section 54-251. 600
746	746	[(8)] (9) No erasure under this subsection shall be construed to 601
747	747	terminate a defendant's obligation to abide by a standing criminal 602
748	748	protective order imposed under section 53a-40e or terminate a 603
749	749	defendant's obligation to pay any unremitted fine imposed as part of the 604
750	750	court's sentence. 605
751	751	[(9)] (10) Notwithstanding any provision of this section and the 606
752	752	provisions of section 54-142c, any record required to substantiate any 607
753	753	defendant's conviction shall be available to law enforcement, the court 608
754	754	and the state's attorney for the purpose of (A) verifying such defendant's 609
755	755	obligation to register pursuant to section 54-251, 54-254 or 54-280a and 610
756	756	prosecuting any such defendant for violating any provision of such 611
757	757	sections, and (B) verifying such defendant's obligation to abide by any 612
758	758	standing criminal protective order imposed under section 53a-40e and 613
759	759	prosecuting any such defendant for a violation of section 53a-223a. 614
760	760	Sec. 18. Section 9-218 of the general statutes is repealed and the 615
761	761	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 616
762	762	When there is no election of probate judge in any district by reason 617
763	763	of two or more having an equal and the highest number of votes, or 618
764	764	when a new probate district is created and no provision made for the 619
765	765	election of a judge thereof, or whenever it is shown to the Governor that 620
766	766	a vacancy is about to exist in said office by reason of the resignation of 621
767	767	the incumbent to take effect at a future time or by reason of 622
768	768	constitutional limitation, or when there is a vacancy in said office, the 623
769	769	Governor may issue writs of election directed to the town clerk or clerks 624
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776	776	or assistant town clerk or clerks within such district, ordering an election 625
777	777	to be held on a day named therein, other than a Saturday or Sunday, to 626
778	778	fill such vacancy or impending vacancy, and [transmit the same to a 627
779	779	state marshal. Such state marshal shall forthwith transmit them to such 628
780	780	clerk or clerks, who, on receiving the same,] cause such writs to be 629
781	781	conveyed to such clerk or clerks. On receiving such writs, such clerk or 630
782	782	clerks shall warn elections to be held on the day appointed in such writs, 631
783	783	in the same manner as state elections are warned. Such elections shall 632
784	784	be organized and conducted, and the vote shall be declared and returns 633
785	785	made, certified, directed, deposited and transmitted, in the same 634
786	786	manner as at a state election. The Secretary of the State, Treasurer and 635
787	787	Comptroller shall, within thirty days after any such election, count and 636
788	788	declare the votes so returned, and notice shall be given to the person 637
789	789	declared elected, in the same manner as is provided in the election of 638
790	790	probate judges at state elections. The Secretary of the State shall enter 639
791	791	the returns in tabular form in books kept by him for that purpose and 640
792	792	present a copy of the same, with the name of, and the total number of 641
793	793	votes received by, each of the candidates for said office, to the Governor 642
794	794	within ten days thereafter. The Probate Court Administrator shall cite a 643
795	795	probate judge to act as a judge in the district during any vacancy in said 644
796	796	office in accordance with section 45a-120. 645
797	797	Sec. 19. Section 4-66k of the general statutes is repealed and the 646
798	798	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 647
799	799	(a) There is established an account to be known as the "regional 648
800	800	planning incentive account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 649
801	801	account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 650
802	802	required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 651
803	803	shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 652
804	804	Management for the purposes of first providing funding to regional 653
805	805	planning organizations in accordance with the provisions of this section, 654
806	806	next providing grants for the support of regional election advisors 655
807	807	pursuant to section 9-229c and then providing grants under the regional 656
808	808	performance incentive program established pursuant to section 4-124s. 657
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815	815	(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, funds from the regional 658
816	816	planning incentive account shall be distributed to each regional 659
817	817	planning organization, as defined in section 4-124i of the general 660
818	818	statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, in the amount of 661
819	819	one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars. Any regional council of 662
820	820	governments that is comprised of any two or more regional planning 663
821	821	organizations that voluntarily consolidate on or before December 31, 664
822	822	2013, shall receive an additional payment in an amount equal to the 665
823	823	amount the regional planning organizations would have received if 666
824	824	such regional planning organizations had not voluntarily consolidated. 667
825	825	[(c)] (2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2021, 668
826	826	inclusive, funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be 669
827	827	distributed to each regional council of governments formed pursuant to 670
828	828	section 4-124j, in the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand 671
829	829	dollars plus fifty cents per capita, using population information from 672
830	830	the most recent federal decennial census. Any regional council of 673
831	831	governments that is comprised of any two or more regional planning 674
832	832	organizations, as defined in section 4-124i of the general statutes, 675
833	833	revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, that voluntarily consolidated 676
834	834	on or before December 31, 2013, shall receive a payment in the amount 677
835	835	of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for each such regional 678
836	836	planning organization that voluntarily consolidated on or before said 679
837	837	date. 680
838	838	[(d) (1)] (3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, 681
839	839	funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be distributed 682
840	840	to each regional council of governments formed pursuant to section 4-683
841	841	124j, in the amount of one hundred eighty-five thousand five hundred 684
842	842	dollars plus sixty-eight cents per capita, using population information 685
843	843	from the most recent federal decennial census. 686
844	844	[(2)] (4) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2024, and [each 687
845	845	fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2025, funds from the regional planning 688
846	846	incentive account shall be distributed to the regional council of 689
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853	853	governments formed pursuant to section 4-124j, in the amount totaling 690
854	854	seven million dollars. Such funds shall be distributed under a formula 691
855	855	determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in 692
856	856	consultation with the regional council of governments, that includes (A) 693
857	857	a base payment amount payable to each such regional council, and (B) 694
858	858	a per capita payment amount to each such regional council based upon 695
859	859	population data for each such regional council from the most recent 696
860	860	federal decennial census. [Such formula shall be reviewed and updated 697
861	861	every five years after the initial adoption of such formula.] 698
862	862	(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 699
863	863	thereafter, funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be 700
864	864	distributed, to the extent such funds are available, to the regional 701
865	865	councils of governments formed pursuant to section 4-124j as follows: 702
866	866	(A) Each such council shall first receive two hundred fifty thousand 703
867	867	dollars, for the purpose of funding a regional stormwater management 704
868	868	and flood mitigation coordinator position and a regional municipal 705
869	869	solid waste and recycling coordinator position within each such council, 706
870	870	and (B) an amount totaling seven million dollars shall then be 707
871	871	distributed pursuant to a formula determined by the Secretary of the 708
872	872	Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the regional 709
873	873	councils of governments, that includes a (i) base payment amount 710
874	874	payable to each such regional council, and (ii) per capita payment 711
875	875	amount to each such regional council based on population data for each 712
876	876	such regional council from the most recent federal decennial census. The 713
877	877	formula described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall be 714
878	878	reviewed and updated every five years after the initial adoption of such 715
879	879	formula. 716
880	880	[(3)] (c) Not later than July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, each 717
881	881	regional council of governments shall submit to the secretary a proposal 718
882	882	for expenditure of the funds described in [subdivision (1) of this] 719
883	883	subsection (b) of this section. Such proposal may include, but need not 720
884	884	be limited to, a description of [(A)] (1) functions, activities or services 721
885	885	currently performed by the state or municipalities that may be provided 722
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888	888
889	889
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891	891
892	892	in a more efficient, cost-effective, responsive or higher quality manner 723
893	893	by such council, a regional educational service center or similar regional 724
894	894	entity; [(B)] (2) anticipated cost savings relating to the sharing of 725
895	895	government services, including, but not limited to, joint purchasing; 726
896	896	[(C)] (3) the standardization and alignment of various regions of the 727
897	897	state; or [(D)] (4) any other initiatives that may facilitate the delivery of 728
898	898	services to the public in a more efficient, cost-effective, responsive or 729
899	899	higher quality manner. 730
900	900	Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 731
901	901	2026, and June 30, 2027, if the salaries of executive branch employees 732
902	902	exempt from the classified service are increased pursuant to subsection 733
903	903	(p) of section 5-200 of the general statutes, the Commissioner of 734
904	904	Administrative Services shall issue orders to increase the salaries 735
905	905	prescribed for (1) judges of the Superior Court, judges of the Appellate 736
906	906	Court and judges of the Supreme Court under section 51-47 of the 737
907	907	general statutes, (2) judge trial referees under subsection (f) of section 738
908	908	52-434 of the general statutes, (3) family support magistrates under 739
909	909	section 46b-231 of the general statutes, (4) family support referees under 740
910	910	subsection (b) of section 46b-236 of the general statutes, (5) the Probate 741
911	911	Court Administrator under section 45a-75 of the general statutes, (6) 742
912	912	judges of probate under section 45a-95a of the general statutes, and (7) 743
913	913	administrative law judges under section 31-277 of the general statutes, 744
914	914	during said fiscal years only, within available appropriations, by the 745
915	915	same percentage increase provided to said executive branch employees. 746
916	916	Any increase in salary provided under this section shall apply only for 747
917	917	the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. Where there is a 748
918	918	conflict between an order granting such rights and benefits issued by 749
919	919	the Commissioner of Administrative Services and any provision of the 750
920	920	general statutes, such order shall prevail. Such orders shall be subject to 751
921	921	the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. 752
922	922	(b) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, 753
923	923	notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3-2, 3-11, 3-77, 3-111 and 3-754
924	924	124 of the general statutes, the salaries of constitutional officers shall be 755
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927	927
928	928
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930	930
931	931	calculated without regard to any increase in annual salary provided 756
932	932	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 757
933	933	Sec. 21. Section 21a-420f of the general statutes is repealed and the 758
934	934	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 759
935	935	[(a) (1) There is established an account to be known as the "cannabis 760
936	936	regulatory and investment account" which shall be a separate, 761
937	937	nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain 762
938	938	any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in 763
939	939	the account shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 764
940	940	Management, in consultation with the Social Equity Council, as defined 765
941	941	in section 21a-420, to state agencies for the purpose of paying costs 766
942	942	incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA, as 767
943	943	defined in section 21a-420. 768
944	944	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-420e, for the fiscal 769
945	945	years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the following shall be 770
946	946	deposited in the cannabis regulatory and investment account: (A) All 771
947	947	fees received by the state pursuant to section 21a-421b and subdivisions 772
948	948	(1) to (11), inclusive, of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e; (B) the tax 773
949	949	received by the state under section 12-330ll; and (C) the tax received by 774
950	950	the state under chapter 219 from a cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or 775
951	951	micro-cultivator, as those terms are defined in section 12-330ll. 776
952	952	(3) At the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, all moneys 777
953	953	remaining in the cannabis regulatory and investment account shall be 778
954	954	transferred to the General Fund. 779
955	955	(b) (1) There is established an account to be known as the "social 780
956	956	equity and innovation account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 781
957	957	account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 782
958	958	required by law to be deposited in the account. 783
959	959	(A) During the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, 784
960	960	moneys in the account shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office 785
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963	963
964	964
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966	966
967	967	of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Social Equity 786
968	968	Council, to state agencies for the purpose of (i) paying costs incurred by 787
969	969	the Social Equity Council, (ii) administering programs under RERACA 788
970	970	to provide (I) access to capital for businesses, (II) technical assistance for 789
971	971	the start-up and operation of a business, (III) funding for workforce 790
972	972	education, and (IV) funding for community investments, and (iii) 791
973	973	paying costs incurred to implement the activities authorized under 792
974	974	RERACA. 793
975	975	(B) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, moneys in the account 794
976	976	shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 795
977	977	Management for purposes that the Social Equity Council determines, in 796
978	978	the Social Equity Council's sole discretion, further the principles of 797
979	979	equity, as defined in section 21a-420, which purposes may include, but 798
980	980	need not be limited to, providing (i) access to capital for businesses in 799
981	981	any industry, (ii) technical assistance for the start-up and operation of a 800
982	982	business in any industry, (iii) funding for workforce education in any 801
983	983	industry, (iv) funding for community investments, and (v) funding for 802
984	984	investments in disproportionately impacted areas. 803
985	985	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-420e and 21a-804
986	986	420o, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the 805
987	987	following shall be deposited in the social equity and innovation account: 806
988	988	All fees received by the state pursuant to sections 21a-420l, 21a-420o and 807
989	989	21a-420u and subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of section 21a-808
990	990	420e. 809
991	991	(3) At the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, five million 810
992	992	dollars shall be transferred from the social equity and innovation 811
993	993	account to the General Fund, or, if the account contains less than five 812
994	994	million dollars, all remaining moneys in the account. At the end of the 813
995	995	fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, all remaining moneys in the account 814
996	996	shall be transferred to the Social Equity and Innovation Fund 815
997	997	established under subsection (c) of this section. 816
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1000	1000
1001	1001
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1004	1004	(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be 817
1005	1005	known as the "Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund". The fund 818
1006	1006	shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund 819
1007	1007	and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other 820
1008	1008	moneys, funds and accounts. Amounts in the fund may be expended 821
1009	1009	only pursuant to appropriation by the General Assembly. Any balance 822
1010	1010	remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried 823
1011	1011	forward in the fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. Moneys in the 824
1012	1012	fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of providing the following: 825
1013	1013	Access to capital for businesses in any industry; technical assistance for 826
1014	1014	the start-up and operation of a business in any industry; funding for 827
1015	1015	workforce education in any industry; funding for community 828
1016	1016	investments; and paying costs incurred to implement the activities 829
1017	1017	authorized under RERACA. All such appropriations shall be dedicated 830
1018	1018	to expenditures that further the principles of equity, as defined in 831
1019	1019	section 21a-420. 832
1020	1020	(2) (A) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the 833
1021	1021	fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 834
1022	1022	Social Equity Council shall transmit, for even-numbered years, 835
1023	1023	estimates of expenditure requirements and for odd-numbered years, 836
1024	1024	recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such estimates, to 837
1025	1025	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the manner 838
1026	1026	prescribed for a budgeted agency under subsection (a) of section 4-77. 839
1027	1027	(B) The Office of Policy and Management may not make adjustments 840
1028	1028	to any such estimates or adjustments and revisions of such estimates 841
1029	1029	transmitted by the council. Notwithstanding any provision of the 842
1030	1030	general statutes or any special act, the Governor shall not reduce the 843
1031	1031	allotment requisitions or allotments in force pursuant to section 4-85 or 844
1032	1032	make reductions in allotments in order to achieve budget savings in the 845
1033	1033	General Fund, concerning any appropriations made by the General 846
1034	1034	Assembly for the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection. 847
1035	1035	(C) The estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted by the 848
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1037	1037
1038	1038
1039	1039
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1041	1041
1042	1042	Social Equity Council to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 849
1043	1043	Management pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall, 850
1044	1044	consistent with the requirements established in subsection (a) of section 851
1045	1045	4-77, include an estimate of the amount of funds required to be 852
1046	1046	distributed among the permissible purposes for appropriations made 853
1047	1047	from the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund as set forth in 854
1048	1048	subdivision (1) of this subsection. 855
1049	1049	(d) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known 856
1050	1050	as the "Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund". The fund 857
1051	1051	shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund 858
1052	1052	and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other 859
1053	1053	moneys, funds and accounts. Amounts in the fund may be expended 860
1054	1054	only pursuant to appropriation by the General Assembly. Any balance 861
1055	1055	remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried 862
1056	1056	forward in the fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. Moneys in the 863
1057	1057	fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of (1) substance abuse 864
1058	1058	prevention, treatment and recovery services, which may include, but 865
1059	1059	need not be limited to, the (A) provision of youth cannabis use 866
1060	1060	prevention services by the local advisory councils on drug use and 867
1061	1061	prevention established by municipalities pursuant to subsection (a) of 868
1062	1062	Section 4126 of the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, as 869
1063	1063	amended from time to time, regional behavioral health action 870
1064	1064	organizations described in section 17a-484f, or youth service bureaus 871
1065	1065	established pursuant to section 10-19m, and (B) development of a public 872
1066	1066	awareness campaign to raise awareness of the mental and physical 873
1067	1067	health risks of youth cannabis use and cannabis use by pregnant 874
1068	1068	persons, and (2) collection and analysis of data regarding substance use. 875
1069	1069	The Social Equity Council may make recommendations to any relevant 876
1070	1070	state agency regarding expenditures to be made for the purposes set 877
1071	1071	forth in this subsection. 878
1072	1072	(e) On and after July 1, 2023, there is established a fund to be known 879
1073	1073	as the "Cannabis Regulatory Fund" which shall be a separate, 880
1074	1074	nonlapsing fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to 881
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1077	1077
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1081	1081	be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and 882
1082	1082	apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Moneys in the fund 883
1083	1083	shall be appropriated to state agencies for the purposes of paying costs 884
1084	1084	incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA, as 885
1085	1085	defined in section 21a-420.] There is established an account to be known 886
1086	1086	as the "social equity and innovation account", which shall be a separate, 887
1087	1087	nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required by 888
1088	1088	law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be 889
1089	1089	allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for 890
1090	1090	purposes that the Social Equity Council determines, in the Social Equity 891
1091	1091	Council's sole discretion, further the principles of equity, as defined in 892
1092	1092	section 21a-420, which purposes may include, but need not be limited 893
1093	1093	to, providing (1) access to capital for businesses in any industry, (2) 894
1094	1094	technical assistance for the start-up and operation of a business in any 895
1095	1095	industry, (3) funding for workforce education in any industry, (4) 896
1096	1096	funding for community investments, and (5) funding for investments in 897
1097	1097	disproportionately impacted areas. 898
1098	1098	Sec. 22. Section 12-330ll of the general statutes is repealed and the 899
1099	1099	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 900
1100	1100	(a) As used in this section and sections 12-330mm and 12-330nn: 901
1101	1101	(1) "Cannabis" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 902
1102	1102	(2) "Cannabis concentrate" has the same meaning as provided in 903
1103	1103	section 21a-420; 904
1104	1104	(3) "Cannabis edible product" means a product containing cannabis 905
1105	1105	or cannabis concentrate, combined with other ingredients, that is 906
1106	1106	intended for use or consumption through ingestion, including 907
1107	1107	sublingual or oral absorption; 908
1108	1108	(4) "Cannabis plant material" has the same meaning as provided in 909
1109	1109	section 21a-279a; 910
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1112	1112
1113	1113
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1116	1116	(5) "Cannabis retailer" means "retailer", as defined in section 21a-420; 911
1117	1117	(6) "Consumer" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 912
1118	1118	(7) "Cultivator" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 913
1119	1119	(8) "Delivery service" has the same meaning as provided in section 914
1120	1120	21a-420; 915
1121	1121	(9) "Dispensary facility" has the same meaning as provided in section 916
1122	1122	21a-420; 917
1123	1123	(10) "Food and beverage manufacturer" has the same meaning as 918
1124	1124	provided in section 21a-420; 919
1125	1125	(11) "Hybrid retailer" has the same meaning as provided in section 920
1126	1126	21a-420; 921
1127	1127	(12) "Micro-cultivator" has the same meaning as provided in section 922
1128	1128	21a-420; 923
1129	1129	(13) "Municipality" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-924
1130	1130	420; 925
1131	1131	(14) "Palliative use" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-926
1132	1132	408; 927
1133	1133	(15) "Producer" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 928
1134	1134	(16) "Product manufacturer" has the same meaning as provided in 929
1135	1135	section 21a-420; 930
1136	1136	(17) "Product packager" has the same meaning as provided in section 931
1137	1137	21a-420; 932
1138	1138	(18) "Social Equity Council" has the same meaning as provided in 933
1139	1139	section 21a-420; 934
1140	1140	(19) "Total THC" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-935
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1144	1144
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1147	1147	240; and 936
1148	1148	(20) "Transporter" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-937
1149	1149	420. 938
1150	1150	(b) (1) For the privilege of making any sales of cannabis in this state, 939
1151	1151	a tax is hereby imposed on each cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or 940
1152	1152	micro-cultivator at the following rates: 941
1153	1153	(A) Cannabis plant material, at the rate of six hundred twenty-five-942
1154	1154	thousandths of one cent per milligram of total THC, as reflected on the 943
1155	1155	product label; 944
1156	1156	(B) Cannabis edible products, at the rate of two and seventy-five-945
1157	1157	hundredths cents per milligram of total THC, as reflected on the product 946
1158	1158	label; and 947
1159	1159	(C) Cannabis, other than cannabis plant material or cannabis edible 948
1160	1160	products, at the rate of nine-tenths of one cent per milligram of total 949
1161	1161	THC, as reflected on the product label. 950
1162	1162	(2) The tax under this section: 951
1163	1163	(A) Shall be collected from the consumer, except as provided under 952
1164	1164	subparagraphs (B) and (D) of this subdivision, by the cannabis retailer, 953
1165	1165	hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator at the time of sale and such tax 954
1166	1166	reimbursement, termed "tax" in this section, shall be paid by the 955
1167	1167	consumer to the cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator. 956
1168	1168	Each cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator shall collect 957
1169	1169	from the consumer the full amount of the tax imposed by this section or 958
1170	1170	an amount equal to the average equivalent thereof to the nearest amount 959
1171	1171	practicable. Such tax shall be a debt from the consumer to the cannabis 960
1172	1172	retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator, when so added to the 961
1173	1173	original sales price, and shall be recoverable at law in the same manner 962
1174	1174	as other debts except as provided in section 12-432a. 963
1175	1175	(B) Shall not apply to the sale of cannabis for palliative use; 964
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1182	1182	(C) Shall not apply to the transfer of cannabis to a transporter for 965
1183	1183	transport to any other cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage 966
1184	1184	manufacturer, product manufacturer, product packager, dispensary 967
1185	1185	facility, cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or producer; 968
1186	1186	(D) Shall not apply to the sale of cannabis by a delivery service to a 969
1187	1187	consumer; 970
1188	1188	(E) Shall be in addition to the taxes imposed under section 12-330mm 971
1189	1189	and chapter 219; and 972
1190	1190	(F) When so collected, shall be deemed to be a special fund in trust 973
1191	1191	for the state until remitted to the state. 974
1192	1192	(c) On or before the last day of each month in which a cannabis 975
1193	1193	retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator may legally sell cannabis 976
1194	1194	other than cannabis for palliative use, each such cannabis retailer, 977
1195	1195	hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator shall file a return with the 978
1196	1196	Department of Revenue Services. Such return shall be in such form and 979
1197	1197	contain such information as the Commissioner of Revenue Services 980
1198	1198	prescribes as necessary for administration of the tax under this section 981
1199	1199	and shall be accompanied by a payment of the amount of the tax shown 982
1200	1200	to be due thereon. Each cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer and micro-983
1201	1201	cultivator shall file such return electronically with the department and 984
1202	1202	make such payment by electronic funds transfer in the manner provided 985
1203	1203	by chapter 228g, to the extent possible. 986
1204	1204	(d) If any cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator fails to 987
1205	1205	pay the amount of tax reported due on its return within the time 988
1206	1206	specified under this section, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to 989
1207	1207	twenty-five per cent of such amount due and unpaid, or two hundred 990
1208	1208	fifty dollars, whichever is greater. Such amount shall bear interest at the 991
1209	1209	rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the due date of 992
1210	1210	such tax until the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of section 993
1211	1211	12-3a, the commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided 994
1212	1212	under this section when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction 995
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1215	1215
1216	1216
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1219	1219	that the failure to pay any tax was due to reasonable cause and was not 996
1220	1220	intentional or due to neglect. Any penalty that is waived shall be applied 997
1221	1221	as a credit against tax liabilities owed by the cannabis retailer, hybrid 998
1222	1222	retailer or micro-cultivator. 999
1223	1223	(e) Each person, other than a cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or 1000
1224	1224	micro-cultivator, who is required, on behalf of such cannabis retailer, 1001
1225	1225	hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator, to collect, truthfully account for and 1002
1226	1226	pay over a tax imposed on such cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or 1003
1227	1227	micro-cultivator under this section and who wilfully fails to collect, 1004
1228	1228	truthfully account for and pay over such tax or who wilfully attempts in 1005
1229	1229	any manner to evade or defeat the tax or the payment thereof, shall, in 1006
1230	1230	addition to other penalties provided by law, be liable for a penalty equal 1007
1231	1231	to the total amount of the tax evaded, or not collected, or not accounted 1008
1232	1232	for and paid over, including any penalty or interest attributable to such 1009
1233	1233	wilful failure to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax 1010
1234	1234	or such wilful attempt to evade or defeat such tax, provided such 1011
1235	1235	penalty shall only be imposed against such person in the event that such 1012
1236	1236	tax, penalty or interest cannot otherwise be collected from such cannabis 1013
1237	1237	retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator. The amount of such penalty 1014
1238	1238	with respect to which a person may be personally liable under this 1015
1239	1239	section shall be collected in accordance with the provisions of section 1016
1240	1240	12-555a and any amount so collected shall be allowed as a credit against 1017
1241	1241	the amount of such tax, penalty or interest due and owing from the 1018
1242	1242	cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator. The dissolution of 1019
1243	1243	the cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator shall not 1020
1244	1244	discharge any person in relation to any personal liability under this 1021
1245	1245	section for wilful failure to collect or truthfully account for and pay over 1022
1246	1246	such tax or for a wilful attempt to evade or defeat such tax prior to 1023
1247	1247	dissolution, except as otherwise provided in this section. For purposes 1024
1248	1248	of this section, "person" includes any individual, corporation, limited 1025
1249	1249	liability company or partnership and any officer or employee of any 1026
1250	1250	corporation, including a dissolved corporation, and a member of or 1027
1251	1251	employee of any partnership or limited liability company who, as such 1028
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1254	1254
1255	1255
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1258	1258	officer, employee or member, is under a duty to file a tax return under 1029
1259	1259	this section on behalf of a cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-1030
1260	1260	cultivator or to collect or truthfully account for and pay over a tax 1031
1261	1261	imposed under this section on behalf of such cannabis retailer, hybrid 1032
1262	1262	retailer or micro-cultivator. 1033
1263	1263	(f) The provisions of sections 12-548, 12-551 to 12-554, inclusive, and 1034
1264	1264	12-555a shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same manner 1035
1265	1265	and with the same force and effect as if the language of said sections had 1036
1266	1266	been incorporated in full into this section and had expressly referred to 1037
1267	1267	the tax under this section, except to the extent that any provision is 1038
1268	1268	inconsistent with a provision in this section. 1039
1269	1269	(g) The commissioner shall not issue a refund of any tax paid by a 1040
1270	1270	cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro-cultivator under this section. 1041
1271	1271	(h) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 1042
1272	1272	provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section and 1043
1273	1273	sections 12-330mm and 12-330nn. Notwithstanding the provisions of 1044
1274	1274	sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, prior to adopting any such regulations, 1045
1275	1275	the commissioner shall issue policies and procedures, which shall have 1046
1276	1276	the force and effect of law, to implement the taxes imposed under this 1047
1277	1277	section and sections 12-330mm and 12-330nn. At least fifteen days prior 1048
1278	1278	to the effective date of any policy or procedure issued pursuant to this 1049
1279	1279	subsection, the commissioner shall post such policy or procedure on the 1050
1280	1280	department's Internet web site and submit such policy or procedure to 1051
1281	1281	the Secretary of the State for posting on the eRegulations System. Any 1052
1282	1282	such policy or procedure shall no longer be effective upon the adoption 1053
1283	1283	of such policy or procedure as a final regulation in accordance with the 1054
1284	1284	provisions of chapter 54 or forty-eight months of the effective date of 1055
1285	1285	this section, whichever is earlier. 1056
1286	1286	(i) The tax received by the state under this section shall be deposited 1057
1287	1287	as follows: 1058
1288	1288	(1) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, in the 1059
1289	1289	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1290	1290
1291	1291
1292	1292
1293	1293	LCO No. 4363 36 of 59
1294	1294
1295	1295	cannabis regulatory and investment account established under section 1060
1296	1296	21a-420f of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1061
1297	1297	2025; 1062
1298	1298	(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, [and 1063
1299	1299	June 30, 2026,] sixty per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social 1064
1300	1300	Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f of the 1065
1301	1301	general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2025, twenty-five 1066
1302	1302	per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery 1067
1303	1303	Services Fund established under section 21a-420f of the general statutes, 1068
1304	1304	revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2025, and fifteen per cent in the 1069
1305	1305	General Fund; 1070
1306	1306	(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, sixty per cent of such tax 1071
1307	1307	received in the social equity and innovation account established under 1072
1308	1308	section 21a-420f, as amended by this act, and forty per cent in the 1073
1309	1309	General Fund; 1074
1310	1310	[(3)] (4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, 1075
1311	1311	sixty-five per cent of such tax received in the [Cannabis Social Equity 1076
1312	1312	and Innovation Fund] social equity and innovation account established 1077
1313	1313	under section 21a-420f, as amended by this act, [twenty-five per cent of 1078
1314	1314	such tax received in the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services 1079
1315	1315	Fund and ten] and thirty-five per cent in the General Fund; and 1080
1316	1316	[(4)] (5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 1081
1317	1317	thereafter, seventy-five per cent of such tax received in the [Cannabis 1082
1318	1318	Social Equity and Innovation Fund] social equity and innovation 1083
1319	1319	account established under section 21a-420f, as amended by this act, and 1084
1320	1320	twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the [Cannabis Prevention 1085
1321	1321	and Recovery Services Fund established under section 21a-420f] General 1086
1322	1322	Fund. 1087
1323	1323	[(j) At the close of each fiscal year in which the tax imposed under the 1088
1324	1324	provisions of this section are received by the commissioner, the 1089
1325	1325	Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the 1090
1326	1326	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1327	1327
1328	1328
1329	1329
1330	1330	LCO No. 4363 37 of 59
1331	1331
1332	1332	amounts of such tax that are received by the commissioner not later than 1091
1333	1333	five business days from the July thirty-first immediately following the 1092
1334	1334	end of such fiscal year.] 1093
1335	1335	Sec. 23. (Effective July 1, 2025) Not later than June 30, 2026, the 1094
1336	1336	Comptroller shall transfer the balances remaining in the Cannabis 1095
1337	1337	Prevention and Recovery Services Fund and the Cannabis Regulatory 1096
1338	1338	Fund, established under section 21a-420f of the general statutes, revision 1097
1339	1339	of 1958, revised to January 1, 2025, to the General Fund. 1098
1340	1340	Sec. 24. (Effective July 1, 2025) After the accounts for the Social Equity 1099
1341	1341	and Innovation Fund, established under section 21a-420f of the general 1100
1342	1342	statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2025, have been closed 1101
1343	1343	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the Comptroller shall transfer 1102
1344	1344	the balance remaining in said fund to the social equity and innovation 1103
1345	1345	account established under section 21a-420f of the general statutes, as 1104
1346	1346	amended by this act. 1105
1347	1347	Sec. 25. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) At the close of each fiscal year 1106
1348	1348	in which the tax imposed under the provisions of section 12-330ll of the 1107
1349	1349	general statutes, as amended by this act, are received by the 1108
1350	1350	commissioner, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for 1109
1351	1351	such fiscal year the amounts of such tax that are received by the 1110
1352	1352	Commissioner of Revenue Services not later than five business days 1111
1353	1353	from the July thirty-first immediately following the end of such fiscal 1112
1354	1354	year. 1113
1355	1355	Sec. 26. Subsection (c) of section 21a-420d of the general statutes is 1114
1356	1356	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1115
1357	1357	2025): 1116
1358	1358	(c) (1) In making the appointments in subsection (b) of this section, 1117
1359	1359	the appointing authority shall use best efforts to make appointments 1118
1360	1360	that reflect the racial, gender and geographic diversity of the population 1119
1361	1361	of the state. 1120
1362	1362	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1363	1363
1364	1364
1365	1365
1366	1366	LCO No. 4363 38 of 59
1367	1367
1368	1368	(2) Members appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four 1121
1369	1369	years from the time of appointment and members appointed by any 1122
1370	1370	other appointing authority shall serve a term of three years from the 1123
1371	1371	time of appointment. The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy for 1124
1372	1372	the unexpired term. 1125
1373	1373	(3) (A) The Governor shall appoint an interim executive director to 1126
1374	1374	operationalize and support the Social Equity Council until, 1127
1375	1375	notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-9a, the council appoints an 1128
1376	1376	executive director. Subject to the provisions of chapter 67, and within 1129
1377	1377	available appropriations, the council may thereafter appoint an 1130
1378	1378	executive director and such other employees as may be necessary for the 1131
1379	1379	discharge of the duties of the council. 1132
1380	1380	(B) Not later than July 1, 2024, the council shall adopt bylaws 1133
1381	1381	specifying which duties are retained by the members of the council and 1134
1382	1382	which duties are delegated to the executive director. 1135
1383	1383	(C) The council may, by a simple majority vote of the members of the 1136
1384	1384	council, take any formal personnel action concerning the executive 1137
1385	1385	director for any reason. 1138
1386	1386	(D) In addition to the council's authority under subparagraph (C) of 1139
1387	1387	this subdivision, if a final review board consisting of the chairperson 1140
1388	1388	and the members of the council appointed under subdivisions (1), (2), 1141
1389	1389	(5) and (6) of subsection (b) of this section determines, by a simple 1142
1390	1390	majority vote of the members of the final review board, that removing 1143
1391	1391	the executive director is in the best interest of serving the council's 1144
1392	1392	mission, such final review board shall issue a letter to the council 1145
1393	1393	recommending that the council remove the executive director. 1146
1394	1394	(4) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the council from 1147
1395	1395	among the members of the council. The chairperson shall directly 1148
1396	1396	supervise, establish annual goals for and conduct an annual 1149
1397	1397	performance review of the executive director. 1150
1398	1398	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1399	1399
1400	1400
1401	1401
1402	1402	LCO No. 4363 39 of 59
1403	1403
1404	1404	(5) The chairperson and executive director shall jointly develop, and 1151
1405	1405	the council shall review and approve, (A) [the budgetary information 1152
1406	1406	that the council is required to annually submit to the Secretary of the 1153
1407	1407	Office of Policy and Management pursuant to subdivision (2) of 1154
1408	1408	subsection (c) of section 21a-420f, (B)] allocations of moneys in the social 1155
1409	1409	equity and innovation account [,] established under section 21a-420f, as 1156
1410	1410	amended by this act, that the council determines [,] under 1157
1411	1411	[subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of] section 21a-1158
1412	1412	420f, as amended by this act, further the principles of equity, as defined 1159
1413	1413	in said section, [21a-420, and (C)] and (B) any plans for expenditures to 1160
1414	1414	provide (i) access to capital for businesses, (ii) technical assistance for 1161
1415	1415	the start-up and operation of a business, (iii) funding for workforce 1162
1416	1416	education, (iv) funding for community investments, and (v) funding for 1163
1417	1417	investments in disproportionately impacted areas. 1164
1418	1418	Sec. 27. Subsection (e) of section 21a-420e of the general statutes is 1165
1419	1419	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1166
1420	1420	2025): 1167
1421	1421	(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and thereafter, fees 1168
1422	1422	collected by the department under this section shall be paid to the State 1169
1423	1423	Treasurer and credited to the General Fund, except that the fees 1170
1424	1424	collected under subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of this 1171
1425	1425	section shall be deposited in the [Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation 1172
1426	1426	Fund] social equity and innovation account established under section 1173
1427	1427	21a-420f, as amended by this act. 1174
1428	1428	Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes is 1175
1429	1429	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1176
1430	1430	2025): 1177
1431	1431	(a) Thirty days after the Social Equity Council posts the criteria for 1178
1432	1432	social equity applicants on its Internet web site, the department shall 1179
1433	1433	open up a three-month application period for cultivators during which 1180
1434	1434	a social equity applicant may apply to the department for a provisional 1181
1435	1435	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1436	1436
1437	1437
1438	1438
1439	1439	LCO No. 4363 40 of 59
1440	1440
1441	1441	cultivator license and final license for a cultivation facility located in a 1182
1442	1442	disproportionately impacted area without participating in a lottery or 1183
1443	1443	request for proposals. Such application for a provisional license shall be 1184
1444	1444	granted upon: (1) Verification by the Social Equity Council that the 1185
1445	1445	applicant meets the criteria for a social equity applicant; (2) the applicant 1186
1446	1446	submitting to and passing a criminal background check; and (3) 1187
1447	1447	payment of a three-million-dollar fee to be deposited in the [Cannabis 1188
1448	1448	Social Equity and Innovation Fund] social equity and innovation 1189
1449	1449	account established in section 21a-420f, as amended by this act. Upon 1190
1450	1450	granting such provisional license, the department shall notify the 1191
1451	1451	applicant of the project labor agreement requirements of section 21a-1192
1452	1452	421e. The department shall not grant an application for a provisional 1193
1453	1453	cultivator license under this subsection after December 31, 2025. 1194
1454	1454	Sec. 29. Subsection (e) of section 21a-420aa of the general statutes is 1195
1455	1455	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1196
1456	1456	2025): 1197
1457	1457	(e) No social equity applicant that receives a micro-cultivator license 1198
1458	1458	under this section shall be eligible to apply for a provisional license and 1199
1459	1459	a final license to create more than one equity joint venture to be 1200
1460	1460	approved by the Social Equity Council under section 21a-420d, as 1201
1461	1461	amended by this act, and no such social equity applicant shall operate 1202
1462	1462	any such equity joint venture unless such social equity applicant has 1203
1463	1463	received a micro-cultivator license under this section, commenced 1204
1464	1464	cultivation activities under such micro-cultivator license and submitted 1205
1465	1465	to the department both the application fee required under subdivision 1206
1466	1466	(1) of subsection (c) of this section and a conversion fee in the amount of 1207
1467	1467	five hundred thousand dollars. The conversion fee collected pursuant to 1208
1468	1468	this subsection shall be deposited in the [Cannabis Social Equity and 1209
1469	1469	Innovation Fund] social equity and innovation account established in 1210
1470	1470	section 21a-420f, as amended by this act. 1211
1471	1471	Sec. 30. Section 4-66p of the general statutes is repealed and the 1212
1472	1472	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1213
1473	1473	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1474	1474
1475	1475
1476	1476
1477	1477	LCO No. 4363 41 of 59
1478	1478
1479	1479	(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: 1214
1480	1480	(1) "Mill rate" means, unless otherwise specified, the mill rate a 1215
1481	1481	municipality uses to calculate tax bills for motor vehicles; 1216
1482	1482	(2) "Municipality" means any town, city, consolidated town and city 1217
1483	1483	or consolidated town and borough; 1218
1484	1484	(3) "District" means any fire district; and 1219
1485	1485	(4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1220
1486	1486	Management. 1221
1487	1487	(b) There is established a fund to be known as the "Municipal 1222
1488	1488	Revenue Sharing Fund", which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund. The 1223
1489	1489	fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the 1224
1490	1490	fund. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Secretary of the 1225
1491	1491	Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of providing grants 1226
1492	1492	pursuant to subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, of this section. 1227
1493	1493	[(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, ten million dollars shall 1228
1494	1494	be transferred from such fund not later than April fifteenth for the 1229
1495	1495	purposes of grants under section 10-262h.] 1230
1496	1496	(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2024] 2026, and each fiscal 1231
1497	1497	year thereafter, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle property tax 1232
1498	1498	grants payable to municipalities pursuant to [subsection (c) of section 4-1233
1499	1499	66l] subdivision (2) of this subsection shall be expended not later than 1234
1500	1500	August first annually by the secretary. 1235
1501	1501	(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1236
1502	1502	thereafter, motor vehicle property tax grants shall be made to: 1237
1503	1503	(A) Municipalities that imposed mill rates greater than 32.46 mills on 1238
1504	1504	real property and personal property other than motor vehicles for the 1239
1505	1505	preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the difference between (i) 1240
1506	1506	the amount of property taxes the municipality would have levied on 1241
1507	1507	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1508	1508
1509	1509
1510	1510
1511	1511	LCO No. 4363 42 of 59
1512	1512
1513	1513	motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on 1242
1514	1514	motor vehicles for such year was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of 1243
1515	1515	property taxes the municipality would have levied on motor vehicles 1244
1516	1516	for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles 1245
1517	1517	for such year was equal to the mill rate imposed on real property and 1246
1518	1518	personal property other than motor vehicles for such year; and 1247
1519	1519	(B) Districts that imposed mill rates that, when combined with the 1248
1520	1520	mill rate of the municipality in which the district is located, were greater 1249
1521	1521	than 32.46 mills on real property and personal property other than 1250
1522	1522	motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the 1251
1523	1523	difference between (i) the amount of property taxes the district would 1252
1524	1524	have levied on motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill 1253
1525	1525	rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year, when combined with the 1254
1526	1526	mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year by the municipality 1255
1527	1527	in which the district is located, was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of 1256
1528	1528	property taxes the district would have levied on motor vehicles for the 1257
1529	1529	preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such 1258
1530	1530	year, when combined with the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for 1259
1531	1531	such year by the municipality in which the district is located, was equal 1260
1532	1532	to the mill rate imposed by the district on real property and personal 1261
1533	1533	property other than motor vehicles for such year. 1262
1534	1534	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 1263
1535	1535	thereafter, moneys sufficient to make the grants payable pursuant to 1264
1536	1536	subsections (d) and (e) of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, shall 1265
1537	1537	be expended by the secretary. 1266
1538	1538	(e) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2024] 2026, and each fiscal 1267
1539	1539	year thereafter, each municipality or district listed below shall receive 1268
1540	1540	the following supplemental revenue sharing grant payable not later 1269
1541	1541	than October thirty-first annually: 1270
1542	1542	T1 Grantee Grant Amount
1543	1543	T2
1544	1544	T3 Andover 43,820
1545	1545	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1546	1546
1547	1547
1548	1548
1549	1549	LCO No. 4363 43 of 59
1550	1550
1551	1551	T4 Ansonia -
1552	1552	T5 Ashford 44,498
1553	1553	T6 Avon 142,054
1554	1554	T7 Barkhamsted -
1555	1555	T8 Beacon Falls -
1556	1556	T9 Berlin 258,989
1557	1557	T10 Bethany [26,746] 41,200
1558	1558	T11 Bethel -
1559	1559	T12 Bethlehem [40,552] 40,564
1560	1560	T13 Bloomfield 291,027
1561	1561	T14 Bolton 11,053
1562	1562	T15 Bozrah -
1563	1563	T16 Branford 100,000
1564	1564	T17 Bridgeport [6,059,559] 11,059,559
1565	1565	T18 Bridgewater -
1566	1566	T19 Bristol 234,651
1567	1567	T20 Brookfield 272,396
1568	1568	T21 Brooklyn -
1569	1569	T22 Burlington 34,417
1570	1570	T23 Canaan 24,132
1571	1571	T24 Canaan Fire District 100,000
1572	1572	T25 Canterbury 94,624
1573	1573	T26 Canton -
1574	1574	T27 Chaplin 34,779
1575	1575	T28 Cheshire 241,134
1576	1576	T29 Chester -
1577	1577	T30 Clinton 288,473
1578	1578	T31 Colchester 134,167
1579	1579	T32 Colebrook -
1580	1580	T33 Columbia 28,393
1581	1581	T34 Cornwall -
1582	1582	T35 Coventry 113,156
1583	1583	T36 Cromwell -
1584	1584	T37 Danbury 1,218,855
1585	1585	T38 Darien -
1586	1586	T39 Deep River -
1587	1587	T40 Derby 205,327
1588	1588	T41 Durham 244,059
1589	1589	T42 Eastford 13,160
1590	1590	T43 East Granby -
1591	1591	T44 East Haddam -
1592	1592	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1593	1593
1594	1594
1595	1595
1596	1596	LCO No. 4363 44 of 59
1597	1597
1598	1598	T45 East Hampton 120,397
1599	1599	T46 East Hartford 200,959
1600	1600	T47 East Haven 121,045
1601	1601	T48 East Lyme 524,097
1602	1602	T49 Easton 14,897
1603	1603	T50 East Windsor 433,867
1604	1604	T51 Ellington -
1605	1605	T52 Enfield -
1606	1606	T53 Essex 5,175
1607	1607	T54 Fairfield 191,245
1608	1608	T55 Farmington 802,461
1609	1609	T56 Franklin 25,666
1610	1610	T57 Glastonbury 385,930
1611	1611	T58 Goshen -
1612	1612	T59 Granby -
1613	1613	T60 Greenwich -
1614	1614	T61 Griswold -
1615	1615	T62 Groton 466,668
1616	1616	T63 Guilford 496,560
1617	1617	T64 Haddam -
1618	1618	T65 Hamden 1,646,236
1619	1619	T66 Hampton 28,585
1620	1620	T67 Hartford 15,792,632
1621	1621	T68 Hartland 76,110
1622	1622	T69 Harwinton 39,036
1623	1623	T70 Hebron 125,020
1624	1624	T71 Kent -
1625	1625	T72 Killingly 268,063
1626	1626	T73 Killingworth [155,954] 157,905
1627	1627	T74 Lebanon 162,740
1628	1628	T75 Ledyard -
1629	1629	T76 Lisbon 139,316
1630	1630	T77 Litchfield [46,905] 47,962
1631	1631	T78 Lyme -
1632	1632	T79 Madison 175,790
1633	1633	T80 Manchester [780,354] 847,821
1634	1634	T81 Mansfield 3,291,730
1635	1635	T82 Marlborough 48,977
1636	1636	T83 Meriden 622,306
1637	1637	T84 Middlebury 15,067
1638	1638	T85 Middlefield 14,971
1639	1639	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1640	1640
1641	1641
1642	1642
1643	1643	LCO No. 4363 45 of 59
1644	1644
1645	1645	T86 Middletown -
1646	1646	T87 Milford 1,130,086
1647	1647	T88 Monroe 443,723
1648	1648	T89 Montville 20,897
1649	1649	T90 Morris 543
1650	1650	T91 Naugatuck 283,399
1651	1651	T92 New Britain 2,176,332
1652	1652	T93 New Canaan 72,116
1653	1653	T94 New Fairfield 265,666
1654	1654	T95 New Hartford -
1655	1655	T96 New Haven 16,921,822
1656	1656	T97 Newington -
1657	1657	T98 New London [1,112,913] 2,112,913
1658	1658	T99 New Milford 109,343
1659	1659	T100 Newtown [267,960] 303,470
1660	1660	T101 Norfolk 9,911
1661	1661	T102 North Branford 152,031
1662	1662	T103 North Canaan 11,334
1663	1663	T104 North Haven -
1664	1664	T105 North Stonington -
1665	1665	T106 Norwalk 1,780,046
1666	1666	T107 Norwich 210,834
1667	1667	T108 Old Lyme -
1668	1668	T109 Old Saybrook -
1669	1669	T110 Orange 221,467
1670	1670	T111 Oxford 267,543
1671	1671	T112 Plainfield 4,765
1672	1672	T113 Plainville -
1673	1673	T114 Plymouth -
1674	1674	T115 Pomfret 23,434
1675	1675	T116 Portland -
1676	1676	T117 Preston -
1677	1677	T118 Prospect 73,271
1678	1678	T119 Putnam 71,039
1679	1679	T120 Redding 57,277
1680	1680	T121 Ridgefield 117,659
1681	1681	T122 Rocky Hill 65,602
1682	1682	T123 Roxbury 1
1683	1683	T124 Salem 132,694
1684	1684	T125 Salisbury -
1685	1685	T126 Scotland [13,960] 16,592
1686	1686	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1687	1687
1688	1688
1689	1689
1690	1690	LCO No. 4363 46 of 59
1691	1691
1692	1692	T127 Seymour -
1693	1693	T128 Sharon -
1694	1694	T129 Shelton -
1695	1695	T130 Sherman -
1696	1696	T131 Simsbury -
1697	1697	T132 Somers 240,198
1698	1698	T133 Southbury 74,062
1699	1699	T134 Southington -
1700	1700	T135 South Windsor [57,854] 190,311
1701	1701	T136 Sprague -
1702	1702	T137 Stafford -
1703	1703	T138 Stamford 1,846,049
1704	1704	T139 Sterling -
1705	1705	T140 Stonington 218,992
1706	1706	T141 Stratford -
1707	1707	T142 Suffield 206,051
1708	1708	T143 Thomaston -
1709	1709	T144 Thompson 4,459
1710	1710	T145 Tolland 322,977
1711	1711	T146 Torrington 72,539
1712	1712	T147 Trumbull 604,706
1713	1713	T148 Union -
1714	1714	T149 Vernon [330,755] 432,916
1715	1715	T150 Voluntown 60,000
1716	1716	T151 Wallingford -
1717	1717	T152 Warren -
1718	1718	T153 Washington -
1719	1719	T154 Waterbury 5,582,559
1720	1720	T155 Waterford -
1721	1721	T156 Watertown -
1722	1722	T157 Westbrook -
1723	1723	T158 West Hartford -
1724	1724	T159 West Haven -
1725	1725	T160 Weston 70,181
1726	1726	T161 Westport 66,133
1727	1727	T162 Wethersfield -
1728	1728	T163 Willington -
1729	1729	T164 Wilton 93,135
1730	1730	T165 Winchester 105,432
1731	1731	T166 Windham 1,349,376
1732	1732	T167 Windsor 357,943
1733	1733	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1734	1734
1735	1735
1736	1736
1737	1737	LCO No. 4363 47 of 59
1738	1738
1739	1739	T168 Windsor Locks 150,116
1740	1740	T169 Wolcott 136,938
1741	1741	T170 Woodbridge 120,477
1742	1742	T171 Woodbury -
1743	1743	T172 Woodstock -
1744	1744	T173 Litchfield (Bor.) 287
1745	1745	T174 TOTAL [74,672,468] 81,965,368
1746	1746
1747	1747	(2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and district in 1271
1748	1748	accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection exceeds the amount 1272
1749	1749	appropriated for the purposes of said subdivision, the amount of the 1273
1750	1750	grant payable to each municipality and district shall be reduced 1274
1751	1751	proportionately. 1275
1752	1752	(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1276
1753	1753	thereafter: 1277
1754	1754	(A) The amount of the grant payable to a municipality under 1278
1755	1755	subdivision (1) of this subsection for any fiscal year shall be reduced by 1279
1756	1756	ten per cent if such municipality increases its adopted budget 1280
1757	1757	expenditures for such fiscal year by two and one-half per cent or more 1281
1758	1758	or the annual increase in the consumer price index for urban consumers 1282
1759	1759	during the prior fiscal year, whichever is greater, over the amount of 1283
1760	1760	adopted budget expenditures authorized for the prior fiscal year. 1284
1761	1761	(B) For a municipality whose population has increased from the prior 1285
1762	1762	fiscal year, the amount of the grant payable to a municipality under 1286
1763	1763	subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not be reduced if such 1287
1764	1764	municipality's adopted budget expenditures for the applicable fiscal 1288
1765	1765	year exceed the cap under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision by an 1289
1766	1766	amount proportionate to the increase in such municipality's population, 1290
1767	1767	as determined by the secretary. 1291
1768	1768	(C) Not later than thirty days after adoption of its budget, each 1292
1769	1769	municipality shall certify to the secretary, in the form and manner 1293
1770	1770	prescribed by the secretary, whether the municipality has exceeded the 1294
1771	1771	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1772	1772
1773	1773
1774	1774
1775	1775	LCO No. 4363 48 of 59
1776	1776
1777	1777	cap set forth in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and, if so, the 1295
1778	1778	amount by which the cap was exceeded. 1296
1779	1779	(D) For purposes of this subdivision, "adopted budget expenditures" 1297
1780	1780	includes expenditures from a municipality's general fund, including for 1298
1781	1781	education, but does not include (i) expenditures for debt service, special 1299
1782	1782	education or implementation of court orders or arbitration awards, (ii) 1300
1783	1783	expenditures associated with a major disaster or emergency declaration 1301
1784	1784	by the President of the United States or a disaster emergency declaration 1302
1785	1785	issued by the Governor pursuant to chapter 517, or (iii) nonrecurring 1303
1786	1786	grants, nonrecurring capital expenditures of one hundred thousand 1304
1787	1787	dollars or more, payments on unfunded pension liabilities, the initial 1305
1788	1788	increases due to the consolidation of a special tax district into the 1306
1789	1789	municipality or budgeting for an audited deficit. 1307
1790	1790	[(f) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 1308
1791	1791	thereafter, moneys remaining in the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund, 1309
1792	1792	including moneys accrued to the fund during such fiscal year but 1310
1793	1793	received after the end of such fiscal year, shall be expended not later 1311
1794	1794	than October first following the end of each such fiscal year by the 1312
1795	1795	secretary for the purposes of the municipal revenue sharing grants 1313
1796	1796	established pursuant to subsection (d) of section 4-66l. 1314
1797	1797	(2) The amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year in 1315
1798	1798	accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be reduced 1316
1799	1799	proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in such year 1317
1800	1800	exceeds the amount available for such grants in the Municipal Revenue 1318
1801	1801	Sharing Fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.] 1319
1802	1802	Sec. 31. Subsection (a) of section 12-130 of the general statutes is 1320
1803	1803	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1321
1804	1804	2025): 1322
1805	1805	(a) When any community, authorized to raise money by taxation, lays 1323
1806	1806	a tax, it shall appoint a collector thereof; and the selectmen of towns, and 1324
1807	1807	the committees of other communities, except as otherwise specially 1325
1808	1808	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1809	1809
1810	1810
1811	1811
1812	1812	LCO No. 4363 49 of 59
1813	1813
1814	1814	provided by law, shall make out and sign rate bills containing the 1326
1815	1815	proportion which each individual is to pay according to the assessment 1327
1816	1816	list; and any judge of the Superior Court or any justice of the peace, on 1328
1817	1817	their application or that of their successors in office, shall issue a warrant 1329
1818	1818	for the collection of any sums due on such rate bills. Each collector shall 1330
1819	1819	mail or hand to each individual from whom taxes are due a bill for the 1331
1820	1820	amount of taxes for which such individual is liable. In addition, the 1332
1821	1821	collector shall include with such bill, using one of the following methods 1333
1822	1822	(1) attachment, (2) enclosure, or (3) printed matter upon the face of the 1334
1823	1823	bill, a statement of: 1335
1824	1824	(A) State aid to municipalities which shall be in the following form: 1336
1825	1825	"The (fiscal year) budget for the (city or town) estimates that .... 1337
1826	1826	Dollars will be received from the state of Connecticut for various state 1338
1827	1827	financed programs. Without this assistance your (fiscal year) property 1339
1828	1828	tax would be (herein insert the amount computed in accordance with 1340
1829	1829	subsection (b) of this section) mills"; and 1341
1830	1830	(B) State aid reduction to municipalities that overspend, which shall 1342
1831	1831	be in the following form: 1343
1832	1832	"The state will reduce grants to your town if local spending increases 1344
1833	1833	by more than 2.5 per cent or the annual increase in the consumer price 1345
1834	1834	index for urban consumers during the prior fiscal year, whichever is 1346
1835	1835	greater, from the previous fiscal year." 1347
1836	1836	Failure to send out or receive any such bill or statement shall not 1348
1837	1837	invalidate the tax. For purposes of this subsection, "mail" includes to 1349
1838	1838	send by electronic mail, provided an individual from whom taxes are 1350
1839	1839	due consents in writing to receive a bill and statement electronically. 1351
1840	1840	Prior to sending any such bill or statement by electronic mail, a 1352
1841	1841	community shall provide the public with the appropriate electronic mail 1353
1842	1842	address of the community on the community's Internet web site and 1354
1843	1843	shall establish procedures to ensure that any individual who consents 1355
1844	1844	to receive a bill or statement electronically (i) receives such bill or 1356
1845	1845	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1846	1846
1847	1847
1848	1848
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1850	1850
1851	1851	statement, and (ii) is provided the proper return electronic mail address 1357
1852	1852	of the community sending the bill or statement. 1358
1853	1853	Sec. 32. Subsection (b) of section 12-20d of the general statutes is 1359
1854	1854	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1360
1855	1855	2025): 1361
1856	1856	(b) Any member municipality of The Metropolitan District that fails 1362
1857	1857	to timely pay an amount assessed by said district for sewer use during 1363
1858	1858	the current or prior fiscal year shall be ineligible for early disbursement 1364
1859	1859	of any grant from the [municipal revenue sharing account] Municipal 1365
1860	1860	Revenue Sharing Fund such municipality may be entitled to pursuant 1366
1861	1861	to section [4-66l] 4-66p, as amended by this act. 1367
1862	1862	Sec. 33. Subparagraph (L) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the 1368
1863	1863	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1369
1864	1864	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1370
1865	1865	[(L) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 1371
1866	1866	prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the municipal 1372
1867	1867	revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l seven and 1373
1868	1868	nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax 1374
1869	1869	imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, including such 1375
1870	1870	amounts received on or after July 1, 2023, attributable to the fiscal year 1376
1871	1871	ending June 30, 2023; and] 1377
1872	1872	[(ii)] (L) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 1378
1873	1873	commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund 1379
1874	1874	established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, seven and 1380
1875	1875	nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax 1381
1876	1876	imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 1382
1877	1877	Sec. 34. Subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the 1383
1878	1878	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1384
1879	1879	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1385
1880	1880	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1881	1881
1882	1882
1883	1883
1884	1884	LCO No. 4363 51 of 59
1885	1885
1886	1886	[(K) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 1386
1887	1887	prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the municipal 1387
1888	1888	revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l seven and 1388
1889	1889	nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax 1389
1890	1890	imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, including such 1390
1891	1891	amounts received on or after July 1, 2023, attributable to the fiscal year 1391
1892	1892	ending June 30, 2023; and] 1392
1893	1893	[(ii)] (K) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, 1393
1894	1894	the commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing 1394
1895	1895	Fund established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, 1395
1896	1896	seven and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from 1396
1897	1897	the tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 1397
1898	1898	Sec. 35. Section 4-66o of the general statutes is repealed and the 1398
1899	1899	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1399
1900	1900	The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may establish 1400
1901	1901	receivables for the revenue anticipated pursuant to subparagraph [(K)] 1401
1902	1902	(L) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408, as amended by this act, and 1402
1903	1903	[section 4-66l] subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411, as 1403
1904	1904	amended by this act. 1404
1905	1905	Sec. 36. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 12-18b of the general 1405
1906	1906	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 1406
1907	1907	(Effective July 1, 2025): 1407
1908	1908	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2022] 2026, and each fiscal year 1408
1909	1909	thereafter: 1409
1910	1910	[(1) The total amount of the grants paid to a municipality or fire 1410
1911	1911	district pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not be lower 1411
1912	1912	than the total amount of the payment in lieu of taxes grants received by 1412
1913	1913	such municipality or fire district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.] 1413
1914	1914	[(2)] (1) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire 1414
1915	1915	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1916	1916
1917	1917
1918	1918
1919	1919	LCO No. 4363 52 of 59
1920	1920
1921	1921	district in accordance with the provisions of [subsections] subsection (b) 1415
1922	1922	[and (e)] of this section exceeds the amount appropriated for the 1416
1923	1923	purposes of said subsection for a fiscal year: 1417
1924	1924	(A) Each tier one municipality shall receive fifty-three per cent of the 1418
1925	1925	grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 1419
1926	1926	subsection (b) of this section; 1420
1927	1927	(B) Each tier two municipality shall receive forty-three per cent of the 1421
1928	1928	grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 1422
1929	1929	subsection (b) of this section; and 1423
1930	1930	(C) Each tier three municipality shall receive thirty-three per cent of 1424
1931	1931	the grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 1425
1932	1932	subsection (b) of this section. 1426
1933	1933	[(3)] (2) Each municipality designated as an alliance district pursuant 1427
1934	1934	to section 10-262u or in which more than fifty per cent of the property is 1428
1935	1935	state-owned real property shall be classified as a tier one municipality. 1429
1936	1936	[(4)] (3) Each fire district shall receive the same percentage of the 1430
1937	1937	grant amount payable to the municipality in which it is located. 1431
1938	1938	[(5)] (4) (A) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire 1432
1939	1939	district in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section 1433
1940	1940	exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of said subsection, 1434
1941	1941	but such appropriated amount exceeds the amount required for grants 1435
1942	1942	payable to each municipality and fire district in accordance with the 1436
1943	1943	provisions of subdivisions (1) to [(4)] (3), inclusive, of this subsection, 1437
1944	1944	the amount of the grant payable to each municipality and fire district 1438
1945	1945	shall be increased proportionately. 1439
1946	1946	(B) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire district 1440
1947	1947	in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) to [(4)] (3), 1441
1948	1948	inclusive, of this subsection exceeds the amount appropriated for the 1442
1949	1949	purposes of said subdivisions, the amount of the grant payable to each 1443
1950	1950	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1951	1951
1952	1952
1953	1953
1954	1954	LCO No. 4363 53 of 59
1955	1955
1956	1956	municipality and fire district shall be reduced proportionately, except 1444
1957	1957	that no grant shall be reduced below the amount set forth in subdivision 1445
1958	1958	(1) of this subsection. 1446
1959	1959	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, 1447
1960	1960	of this section and sections 12-19b and 12-20b: 1448
1961	1961	(1) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district with respect 1449
1962	1962	to a campus of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs 1450
1963	1963	Connecticut Healthcare Systems shall be one hundred per cent; and 1451
1964	1964	(2) For any municipality receiving payments under section 15-120ss, 1452
1965	1965	property located in such municipality at Bradley International Airport 1453
1966	1966	shall not be included in the calculation of any state grant in lieu of taxes 1454
1967	1967	pursuant to this section. [;] 1455
1968	1968	[(3) The city of Bridgeport shall be due five million dollars, annually, 1456
1969	1969	which amount shall be in addition to the amount due such city pursuant 1457
1970	1970	to the provisions of subsection (b) or (d) of this section; 1458
1971	1971	(4) There shall be an amount due the town of Voluntown, with 1459
1972	1972	respect to any state-owned forest, of an additional sixty thousand 1460
1973	1973	dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss of taxes 1461
1974	1974	on private tax-exempt property; 1462
1975	1975	(5) The amount due the town of Branford, with respect to the 1463
1976	1976	Connecticut Hospice located in said town, shall be one hundred 1464
1977	1977	thousand dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss 1465
1978	1978	of taxes on private tax-exempt property; and 1466
1979	1979	(6) The amount due the city of New London, with respect to the 1467
1980	1980	United States Coast Guard Academy located in said city, shall be one 1468
1981	1981	million dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss 1469
1982	1982	of taxes on private tax-exempt property.] 1470
1983	1983	Sec. 37. Subsection (e) of section 46a-52 of the general statutes is 1471
1984	1984	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1472
1985	1985	Governor's Bill No. 6865
1986	1986
1987	1987
1988	1988
1989	1989	LCO No. 4363 54 of 59
1990	1990
1991	1991	2026): 1473
1992	1992	(e) The commission shall be within the [Labor Department] 1474
1993	1993	Department of Administrative Services for administrative purposes 1475
1994	1994	only. 1476
1995	1995	Sec. 38. Section 5-141d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1477
1996	1996	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1478
1997	1997	(a) The state shall save harmless and indemnify any state officer or 1479
1998	1998	employee, as defined in section 4-141, and any member of the Public 1480
1999	1999	Defender Services Commission from financial loss and expense arising 1481
2000	2000	out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of his alleged 1482
2001	2001	negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or other act 1483
2002	2002	or omission resulting in damage or injury, if the officer, employee or 1484
2003	2003	member is found to have been acting in the discharge of his duties or 1485
2004	2004	within the scope of his employment and such act or omission is found 1486
2005	2005	not to have been wanton, reckless or malicious. As used in this section, 1487
2006	2006	"state officer or employee" includes any member of a state officer's or 1488
2007	2007	employee's immediate family who is named or included in any such 1489
2008	2008	claim, demand, suit or judgment solely by reason of such familial 1490
2009	2009	relationship; and "immediate family" has the same meaning as provided 1491
2010	2010	in section 1-79. 1492
2011	2011	(b) The state, through the Attorney General, shall provide for the 1493
2012	2012	defense of any such state officer, employee or member in any civil action 1494
2013	2013	or proceeding in any state or federal court arising out of any alleged act, 1495
2014	2014	omission or deprivation which occurred or is alleged to have occurred 1496
2015	2015	while the officer, employee or member was acting in the discharge of his 1497
2016	2016	duties or in the scope of his employment, except that the state shall not 1498
2017	2017	be required to provide for such a defense whenever the Attorney 1499
2018	2018	General, based on his investigation of the facts and circumstances of the 1500
2019	2019	case, determines that it would be inappropriate to do so and he so 1501
2020	2020	notifies the officer, employee or member in writing. 1502
2021	2021	(c) (1) The state, through the Attorney General, shall provide for the 1503
2022	2022	Governor's Bill No. 6865
2023	2023
2024	2024
2025	2025
2026	2026	LCO No. 4363 55 of 59
2027	2027
2028	2028	defense of any such state officer, employee or member for such officer, 1504
2029	2029	employee or member's participation as a witness in any criminal 1505
2030	2030	investigation conducted if the officer, employee or member's status as a 1506
2031	2031	witness arises from the officer, employee or member's discharge of his 1507
2032	2032	duties or in the scope of his employment in any case in which the 1508
2033	2033	Attorney General determines, based on his investigation of the facts and 1509
2034	2034	circumstances of the case, that the officer, employee or member is not 1510
2035	2035	identified as a target, subject or person of interest in the investigation or 1511
2036	2036	proceeding at the time of the request. 1512
2037	2037	(2) The Attorney General shall decline representation if a conflict of 1513
2038	2038	interest exists between the individual seeking representation and the 1514
2039	2039	state's broader legal interests. In such cases, the Attorney General shall 1515
2040	2040	promptly notify the individual and may authorize the use of outside 1516
2041	2041	counsel at the state's expense. 1517
2042	2042	(3) Representation under this subsection shall be limited strictly to 1518
2043	2043	matters arising from the individual's status as a witness or their official 1519
2044	2044	duties and shall not extend to personal legal matters or unrelated 1520
2045	2045	conduct. 1521
2046	2046	(4) The Attorney General shall conduct a periodic review to confirm 1522
2047	2047	the individual's status as a witness and ensure compliance with the 1523
2048	2048	terms of representation. If the individual becomes a target, subject or 1524
2049	2049	person of interest, representation shall cease and the individual shall be 1525
2050	2050	promptly notified. 1526
2051	2051	(d) The state, through the Attorney General, may provide for the 1527
2052	2052	defense of any such state officer, employee or member in a federal 1528
2053	2053	criminal investigation or prosecution arising out of any alleged act, 1529
2054	2054	omission or deprivation which occurred or is alleged to have occurred 1530
2055	2055	while the officer, employee or member was acting in the discharge of 1531
2056	2056	such officer, employee or member's duties or in the scope of such officer, 1532
2057	2057	employee or member's employment in any case in which the relevant 1533
2058	2058	agency head or constitutional officer requests representation and the 1534
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2060	2060
2061	2061
2062	2062
2063	2063	LCO No. 4363 56 of 59
2064	2064
2065	2065	Attorney General determines, in the Attorney General's discretion, that: 1535
2066	2066	(1) The alleged act, omission or deprivation was consistent with such 1536
2067	2067	officer, employee or member's obligations under state law and the tenth 1537
2068	2068	amendment to the United States Constitution; and 1538
2069	2069	(2) The legal basis on which the federal criminal investigation or 1539
2070	2070	prosecution is founded is without merit. 1540
2071	2071	[(c)] (e) Legal fees and costs incurred as a result of the retention by 1541
2072	2072	any such officer, employee or member of an attorney to defend his 1542
2073	2073	interests in any [such] civil action or proceeding shall be borne by the 1543
2074	2074	state only in those cases where (1) the Attorney General has stated in 1544
2075	2075	writing to the officer, employee or member, pursuant to subsection (b) 1545
2076	2076	of this section, that the state will not provide an attorney to defend the 1546
2077	2077	interests of the officer, employee or member, and (2) the officer, 1547
2078	2078	employee or member is thereafter found to have acted in the discharge 1548
2079	2079	of his duties or in the scope of his employment, and not to have acted 1549
2080	2080	wantonly, recklessly or maliciously. Such legal fees and costs incurred 1550
2081	2081	by such officer, employee or member shall be paid to such officer, 1551
2082	2082	employee or member only after the final disposition of the suit, claim or 1552
2083	2083	demand and only in such amounts as shall be determined by the 1553
2084	2084	Attorney General to be reasonable. In determining whether such 1554
2085	2085	amounts are reasonable, the Attorney General may consider whether it 1555
2086	2086	was appropriate for a group of officers, employees or members to be 1556
2087	2087	represented by the same counsel. 1557
2088	2088	[(d)] (f) Such officer, employee or member may bring an action in the 1558
2089	2089	Superior Court against the state to enforce the provisions of this section. 1559
2090	2090	[(e)] (g) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any 1560
2091	2091	such officer, employee or member to the extent he has a right to 1561
2092	2092	indemnification under any other section of the general statutes. 1562
2093	2093	Sec. 39. Subdivision (5) of subsection (k) of section 54-56d of the 1563
2094	2094	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1564
2095	2095	Governor's Bill No. 6865
2096	2096
2097	2097
2098	2098
2099	2099	LCO No. 4363 57 of 59
2100	2100
2101	2101	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1565
2102	2102	(5) The state shall hold harmless and indemnify any health care 1566
2103	2103	guardian appointed by the court pursuant to subdivision (3) of this 1567
2104	2104	subsection from financial loss and expense arising out of any claim, 1568
2105	2105	demand, suit or judgment by reason of such health care guardian's 1569
2106	2106	alleged negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or 1570
2107	2107	other act or omission resulting in damage or injury, provided the health 1571
2108	2108	care guardian is found to have been acting in the discharge of his or her 1572
2109	2109	duties pursuant to said subdivision and such act or omission is found 1573
2110	2110	not to have been wanton, reckless or malicious. The provisions of 1574
2111	2111	subsections (b), [(c)] (e) and [(d)] (f) of section 5-141d, as amended by 1575
2112	2112	this act, shall apply to such health care guardian. The provisions of 1576
2113	2113	chapter 53 shall not apply to a claim against such health care guardian. 1577
2114	2114	Sec. 40. Subdivision (9) of subsection (b) of section 19a-754a of the 1578
2115	2115	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1579
2116	2116	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1580
2117	2117	(9) Assist local and regional boards of education in enrolling 1581
2118	2118	paraeducators for coverage under (A) [the qualified health plans for 1582
2119	2119	which such paraeducator may be eligible under section 3-123l, (B)] the 1583
2120	2120	Covered Connecticut program, established pursuant to section 19a-1584
2121	2121	754c, or [(C)] (B) Medicaid. 1585
2122	2122	Sec. 41. Sections 3-123l, 4-66l, 12-18d, 16-331bb and 16-331hh of the 1586
2123	2123	general statutes are repealed. (Effective July 1, 2025) 1587
2124	2124	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
2125	2125	sections:
2126	2126
2127	2127	Section 1 July 1, 2025 1-1j
2128	2128	Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 12-39r
2129	2129	Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 14-11i
2130	2130	Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 19a-88(g)(2)
2131	2131	Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 45a-113b
2132	2132	Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 51-193b
2133	2133	Governor's Bill No. 6865
2134	2134
2135	2135
2136	2136
2137	2137	LCO No. 4363 58 of 59
2138	2138
2139	2139	Sec. 7 from passage 17b-59f(a) to (c)
2140	2140	Sec. 8 July 1, 2026 10a-22m
2141	2141	Sec. 9 July 1, 2026 10a-22u
2142	2142	Sec. 10 July 1, 2026 10a-22v
2143	2143	Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 31-225a(j)(1)
2144	2144	Sec. 12 July 1, 2025 51-297(f)
2145	2145	Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 New section
2146	2146	Sec. 14 from passage 31-3i
2147	2147	Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 New section
2148	2148	Sec. 16 July 1, 2025 54-142t(g)
2149	2149	Sec. 17 July 1, 2025 54-142a(e)
2150	2150	Sec. 18 from passage 9-218
2151	2151	Sec. 19 July 1, 2025 4-66k
2152	2152	Sec. 20 July 1, 2025 New section
2153	2153	Sec. 21 July 1, 2025 21a-420f
2154	2154	Sec. 22 July 1, 2025 12-330ll
2155	2155	Sec. 23 July 1, 2025 New section
2156	2156	Sec. 24 July 1, 2025 New section
2157	2157	Sec. 25 July 1, 2025 New section
2158	2158	Sec. 26 July 1, 2025 21a-420d(c)
2159	2159	Sec. 27 July 1, 2025 21a-420e(e)
2160	2160	Sec. 28 July 1, 2025 21a-420o(a)
2161	2161	Sec. 29 July 1, 2025 21a-420aa(e)
2162	2162	Sec. 30 July 1, 2025 4-66p
2163	2163	Sec. 31 July 1, 2025 12-130(a)
2164	2164	Sec. 32 July 1, 2025 12-20d(b)
2165	2165	Sec. 33 July 1, 2025 12-408(1)(L)
2166	2166	Sec. 34 July 1, 2025 12-411(1)(K)
2167	2167	Sec. 35 July 1, 2025 4-66o
2168	2168	Sec. 36 July 1, 2025 12-18b(d) and (e)
2169	2169	Sec. 37 July 1, 2026 46a-52(e)
2170	2170	Sec. 38 July 1, 2025 5-141d
2171	2171	Sec. 39 July 1, 2025 54-56d(k)(5)
2172	2172	Sec. 40 July 1, 2025 19a-754a(b)(9)
2173	2173	Sec. 41 July 1, 2025 Repealer section
2174	2174
2175	2175	Statement of Purpose:
2176	2176	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
2177	2177	Governor's Bill No. 6865
2178	2178
2179	2179
2180	2180
2181	2181	LCO No. 4363 59 of 59
2182	2182
2183	2183
2184	2184	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
2185	2185	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
2186	2186	underlined.]
2187	2187