| 26 | | - | Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a working 1 |
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| 27 | | - | group to study and develop (1) effective methods for prohibiting 2 |
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| 28 | | - | nonprofit organizations that receive state funding, either directly or 3 |
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| 29 | | - | indirectly, from aiding or promoting the success or defeat of any 4 |
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| 30 | | - | candidate, political party or political ideology, or engaging in partisan 5 |
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| 31 | | - | campaign activities, (2) potential repercussions for violations of such a 6 |
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| 32 | | - | prohibition, including, but not limited to, criminal liability or the 7 |
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| 33 | | - | reduction or elimination of state funding, and (3) an appropriate process 8 |
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| 34 | | - | for reviewing claims of such activity, including, but not limited to, the 9 |
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| 35 | | - | feasibility of requiring nonprofit organizations to demonstrate that no 10 |
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| 36 | | - | state funds were used for purposes of engaging in such activity. 11 |
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| 37 | | - | (b) The working group shall consist of (1) the chairpersons of the joint 12 |
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| 38 | | - | standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 13 |
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| 39 | | - | matters relating to elections, who shall serve as chairpersons of the 14 |
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| 40 | | - | Committee Bill No. 135 |
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| 43 | | - | LCO No. 5997 2 of 2 |
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| 45 | | - | working group, (2) the ranking members of such committee, and (3) any 15 |
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| 46 | | - | individuals who such chairpersons and ranking members believe are 16 |
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| 47 | | - | relevant or necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. 17 |
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| 48 | | - | (c) The chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the working 18 |
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| 49 | | - | group, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective 19 |
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| 50 | | - | date of this section. 20 |
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| 51 | | - | (d) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 21 |
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| 52 | | - | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections 22 |
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| 53 | | - | shall serve as the administrative staff of the working group. 23 |
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| 54 | | - | (e) Not later than January 1, 2026, the working group shall submit a 24 |
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| 55 | | - | report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 25 |
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| 56 | | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 26 |
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| 57 | | - | relating to elections, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 27 |
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| 58 | | - | of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate on the date 28 |
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| 59 | | - | that it submits such report or January 1, 2026, whichever is later. 29 |
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| 60 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 63 | | - | Section 1 from passage New section |
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| 25 | + | That a working group be established to study and recommend (1) 1 |
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| 26 | + | effective methods for prohibiting nonprofit organizations that receive 2 |
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| 27 | + | state funding, either directly or indirectly, from endorsing, opposing or 3 |
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| 28 | + | contributing to biased political ideologies, or engaging in partisan 4 |
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| 29 | + | campaign activities, (2) potential repercussions for a violation, including 5 |
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| 30 | + | the reduction or elimination of state funding or criminal liability, and 6 |
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| 31 | + | (3) an appropriate process for reviewing claims of such activity, 7 |
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| 32 | + | including the feasibility of requiring nonprofit organizations to 8 |
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| 33 | + | demonstrate that no state funds were used for such purposes. 9 |
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