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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 607
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 211
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. CICARELLA, 34th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OVER THE STATE
CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 4e-2 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require the 1
Governor to appoint a chairperson of the State Contracting Standards 2
Board not later than thirty days after the occurrence of a vacancy; (2) 3
provide that the most senior member of the board become the acting 4
interim chairperson if no appointment is made within such period; (3) 5
require legislative confirmation of the chairperson under section 4-7 of 6
the general statutes; (4) require an investigation team of three members 7
be created under the direction of the Chief Procurement Officer with 8
access to all state agency contracting and procurement records; and (5) 9
decrease the membership of the board from fourteen to eleven 10
members, with one member each appointed by the president pro 11
tempore of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives, two 12
members each appointed by the majority and minority leaders of the 13
House, two members each appointed by the majority and minority 14
leaders of the Senate and the chairperson, appointed by the Governor. 15 Proposed Bill No. 607
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Statement of Purpose:
To increase legislative oversight over the State Contracting Standards
Board to ensure efficiency and compliance in state procurement and
contracting practices.