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General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 1499  
January Session, 2025 
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION 
AND ELECTIONS  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(GAE)  
 
 
 
 
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STATE 
CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any 1 
provision of the general statutes, the appropriations recommended for 2 
the State Contracting Standards Board shall be the estimates of 3 
expenditure requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of 4 
Policy and Management by the executive director of the board and the 5 
recommended adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the 6 
recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said 7 
executive director to the Office of Policy and Management. 8 
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the 9 
Governor shall not reduce allotment requisitions or allotments in force 10 
concerning the State Contracting Standards Board. 11 
Sec. 2. Section 4e-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 12 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 13     
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For the purposes of this section and sections [4e-1] 4e-2 to 4e-47, 14 
inclusive, as amended by this act: 15 
(1) "Best value selection" means a contract selection process in which 16 
the award of a contract is based on a combination of quality, timeliness 17 
and cost factors; 18 
(2) "Bid" means an offer, submitted in response to an invitation to bid, 19 
to furnish supplies, materials, equipment, construction or contractual 20 
services to a state contracting agency under prescribed conditions at a 21 
stated price; 22 
(3) "Bidder" means a business submitting a bid in response to an 23 
invitation to bid by a state contracting agency; 24 
(4) "Business" means any individual or sole proprietorship, 25 
partnership, firm, corporation, trust, limited liability company, limited 26 
liability partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association or 27 
other legal entity through which business for profit or not-for-profit is 28 
conducted; 29 
(5) "Competitive bidding" means the submission of prices by a 30 
business competing for a contract to provide supplies, materials, 31 
equipment or contractual services to a state contracting agency, under a 32 
procedure in which the contracting authority does not negotiate prices, 33 
as set forth in statutes and regulations concerning procurement; 34 
(6) "Consultant" means (A) any architect, professional engineer, 35 
landscape architect, land surveyor, accountant, interior designer, 36 
environmental professional or construction administrator, who is 37 
registered or licensed to practice such person's profession in accordance 38 
with the applicable provisions of the general statutes, (B) any planner or 39 
any environmental, management or financial specialist, or (C) any 40 
person who performs professional work in areas including, but not 41 
limited to, educational services, medical services, information 42 
technology and real estate appraisal; 43     
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(7) "Consultant services" means those professional services rendered 44 
by a consultant and any incidental services that a consultant and those 45 
in the consultant's employ are authorized to perform; 46 
(8) "Contract" [or "state contract"] means an agreement or a 47 
combination or series of agreements between a state contracting agency 48 
[or quasi-public agency] and a business for: 49 
(A) A project for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, 50 
remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building, public work, 51 
mass transit, rail station, parking garage, rail track or airport; 52 
(B) Services, including, but not limited to, consultant and professional 53 
services; 54 
(C) The acquisition or disposition of personal property; 55 
(D) The provision of goods and services, including, but not limited 56 
to, the use of purchase of services contracts and personal service 57 
agreements; 58 
(E) The provision of information technology, state agency 59 
information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment 60 
or services; 61 
(F) A lease; or 62 
(G) A licensing agreement; 63 
"Contract" [or "state contract"] does not include a contract between a 64 
state contracting agency [or a quasi-public agency] and a political 65 
subdivision of the state; 66 
[(9) "Term contract" means the agreement reached when the state 67 
accepts a bid or proposal to furnish supplies, materials, equipment or 68 
contractual services at a stated price for a specific period of time in 69 
response to an invitation to bid;] 70     
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[(10)] (9) "Contract risk assessment" means (A) the identification and 71 
evaluation of loss exposures and risks, including, but not limited to, 72 
business and legal risks associated with the contracting process and the 73 
contracted goods and services, and (B) the identification, evaluation and 74 
implementation of measures available to minimize potential loss 75 
exposures and risks; 76 
[(11)] (10) "Contractor" means any business that is awarded, or is a 77 
subcontractor under, a contract or an amendment to a contract with a 78 
state contracting agency under statutes and regulations concerning 79 
procurement, including, but not limited to, a small contractor, minority 80 
business enterprise, an individual with a disability, as defined in section 81 
4a-60, or an organization providing products and services by persons 82 
with disabilities; 83 
[(12)] (11) "Contractual services" means the furnishing of labor by a 84 
contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other 85 
than reports, which are merely incidental to the required performance 86 
and includes any and all laundry and cleaning service, pest control 87 
service, janitorial service, security service, the rental and repair, or 88 
maintenance, of equipment, machinery and other [state-owned] 89 
personal property owned by a state contracting agency, advertising and 90 
photostating, mimeographing, human services and other service 91 
arrangements where the services are provided by persons other than 92 
state employees or quasi-public agency employees. "Contractual 93 
services" includes the design, development and implementation of 94 
technology, communications or telecommunications systems or the 95 
infrastructure pertaining thereto, including hardware and software and 96 
services for which a contractor is conferred a benefit by the state, 97 
whether or not compensated by the state. "Contractual services" does 98 
not include employment agreements or collective bargaining 99 
agreements; 100 
[(13)] (12) "Data" means recorded information, regardless of form or 101 
characteristic; 102     
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[(14)] (13) "Vote of two-thirds of the members of the board present 103 
and voting" means a vote by the State Contracting Standards Board that 104 
is agreed upon by two-thirds of the members of the State Contracting 105 
Standards Board present and voting for a particular purpose and that 106 
includes the vote of one member of the board appointed by a legislative 107 
leader; 108 
[(15)] (14) "Electronic" means electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, 109 
electromagnetic, or any other similar technology; 110 
[(16)] (15) "Emergency procurement" means procurement by a state 111 
contracting agency, [quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120,] 112 
judicial department or constituent unit of higher education that is made 113 
necessary by a sudden, unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and 114 
imminent danger to public safety or requires immediate action to 115 
prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, property or 116 
essential public services or in response to a court order, settlement 117 
agreement or other similar legal judgment; 118 
[(17)] (16) "Equipment" means personal property of a durable nature 119 
that retains its identity throughout its useful life; 120 
[(18)] (17) "Materials" means items required to perform a function or 121 
used in a manufacturing process, particularly those incorporated into 122 
an end product or consumed in its manufacture; 123 
[(19)] (18) "Nonprofit agency" means any organization that is not a 124 
for-profit business under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 125 
of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the 126 
United States, as amended from time to time, [amended,] makes no 127 
distribution to its members, directors or officers and provides services 128 
contracted for by (A) the state or a quasi-public agency, or (B) a nonstate 129 
entity; 130 
[(20)] (19) "Professional services" means any type of service to the 131 
public that requires that members of a profession rendering such service 132     
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obtain a license or other legal authorization as a condition precedent to 133 
the rendition thereof, including, but not limited to, the professional 134 
services of architects, professional engineers, or jointly by architects and 135 
professional engineers, landscape architects, certified public 136 
accountants and public accountants, land surveyors, attorneys-at-law, 137 
psychologists, licensed marital and family therapists, licensed 138 
professional counselors and licensed clinical social workers as well as 139 
such other professional services described in section 33-182a; 140 
[(21)] (20) "Privatization contract" means an agreement or series of 141 
agreements between a state contracting agency and a person or entity in 142 
which such person or entity agrees to provide services that are 143 
substantially similar to and in lieu of services provided, in whole or in 144 
part, by state employees or quasi-public agency employees, other than 145 
contracts with a nonprofit agency, which are in effect as of January 1, 146 
2009, and which through a renewal, modification, extension or 147 
rebidding of contracts continue to be provided by a nonprofit agency; 148 
[(22)] (21) "Procurement" means contracting for, buying, purchasing, 149 
renting, leasing or otherwise acquiring or disposing of, any supplies, 150 
services, including, but not limited to, contracts for purchase of services 151 
and personal service agreements, interest in real property, or 152 
construction, and includes all government functions that relate to such 153 
activities, including best value selection and qualification based 154 
selection; 155 
[(23)] (22) "Proposer" means a business submitting a proposal to a 156 
state contracting agency in response to a request for proposals or other 157 
competitive sealed proposal; 158 
[(24)] (23) "Public record" [means a public record, as defined] has the 159 
same meaning as provided in section 1-200; 160 
[(25)] (24) "Qualification based selection" means a contract selection 161 
process in which the award of a contract is primarily based on an 162 
assessment of contractor qualifications and on the negotiation of a fair 163     
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and reasonable price; 164 
[(26)] (25) "Regulation" [means regulation, as defined] has the same 165 
meaning as provided in section 4-166; 166 
[(27)] (26) "Request for proposals" means all documents, whether 167 
attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals; 168 
[(28)] (27) "State contracting agency" means any executive branch 169 
agency, board, commission, department, office, institution or council 170 
and any quasi-public agency. "State contracting agency" does not 171 
include the judicial branch, the legislative branch, the offices of the 172 
Secretary of the State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the 173 
State Treasurer, with respect to their constitutional functions [,] or any 174 
state agency with respect to contracts specific to the constitutional and 175 
statutory functions of the office of the State Treasurer. For [the purposes 176 
of every provision of this chapter other than section 4e-16, "state 177 
contracting agency" includes the Connecticut Port Authority, for] the 178 
purposes of section 4e-16, as amended by this act, "state contracting 179 
agency" includes any constituent unit of the state system of higher 180 
education; [and for the purposes of section 4e-19, "state contracting 181 
agency" includes the State Education Resource Center, established 182 
under section 10-4q;] 183 
[(29)] (28) "Subcontractor" means a subcontractor of a contractor for 184 
work under a contract or an amendment to a contract; 185 
[(30)] (29) "Supplies" means any and all articles of personal property, 186 
including, but not limited to, equipment, materials, printing, insurance 187 
and leases of real property, excluding land or a permanent interest in 188 
land furnished to or used by any state contracting agency; 189 
[(31)] (30) "Infrastructure facility" means a building, structure or 190 
network of buildings, structures, pipes, controls and equipment that 191 
provide transportation, utilities, public education or public safety 192 
services. [Infrastructure facility] "Infrastructure facility" includes 193     
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government office buildings, public schools, jails, water treatment 194 
plants, distribution systems and pumping stations, wastewater 195 
treatment plants, collections systems and pumping stations, solid waste 196 
disposal plants, incinerators, landfills, and related facilities, public roads 197 
and streets, highways, public parking facilities, public transportation 198 
systems, terminals and rolling stock, rail, air and water port structures, 199 
terminals and equipment; [and] 200 
[(32)] (31) "State employee" [means state employee, as defined] has 201 
the same meaning as provided in section 5-154 and, for purposes of 202 
section 4e-16, as amended by this act, [state employee] includes an 203 
employee of any state contracting agency that is not a quasi-public 204 
agency; and 205 
(32) "Quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in 206 
section 1-120. 207 
Sec. 3. Subsection (g) of section 4e-2 of the general statutes is repealed 208 
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 209 
(g) The board shall appoint a Chief Procurement Officer for a term 210 
not to exceed six years, unless reappointed pursuant to the provisions 211 
of this subsection. The Chief Procurement Officer shall report to the 212 
board and annually be evaluated by, and serve at the pleasure of, the 213 
board. For administrative purposes only, the Chief Procurement Officer 214 
shall be supervised by the executive director. 215 
(1) The Chief Procurement Officer shall be responsible for carrying 216 
out the policies of the board relating to procurement including, but not 217 
limited to, oversight, investigation, auditing, agency procurement 218 
certification and procurement and project management training and 219 
enforcement of [said] such policies as well as the application of such 220 
policies to the screening and evaluation of current and prospective 221 
contractors. The Chief Procurement Officer may enter into such 222 
contractual agreements as may be necessary for the discharge of the 223 
duties as set forth in this subsection and by the board, including, but not 224     
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limited to, recommending best practices and providing operational and 225 
administrative assistance to state agencies determined, by the board, to 226 
be in violation of sections 4e-16 to 4e-47, inclusive, as amended by this 227 
act. 228 
(2) In addition to the duties set forth by the board, the Chief 229 
Procurement Officer shall (A) oversee state contracting agency 230 
compliance with the provisions of statutes and regulations concerning 231 
procurement; (B) monitor and assess the performance of the 232 
procurement duties of each agency procurement officer; (C) administer 233 
the certification system and monitor the level of agency compliance with 234 
the requirements of statutes and regulations concerning procurement, 235 
including, but not limited to, the education and training, performance 236 
and qualifications of agency procurement officers; (D) review and 237 
monitor the procurement processes of each state contracting agency [, 238 
quasi-public agencies] and [institutions] institution of higher education; 239 
and (E) serve as chairperson of the Contracting Standards Advisory 240 
Council. 241 
Sec. 4. Section 4e-3 of the general statutes is repealed and the 242 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 243 
(a) All rights, powers, duties and authority relating to the 244 
procurement policies of the state, vested in, or exercised by, any state 245 
contracting agency may also be exercised by the board, provided such 246 
rights, powers, duties and authority may be exercised by the board as 247 
provided in this section and sections 4e-4 to 4e-47, inclusive, as amended 248 
by this act, and absent any affirmative action by the board, pursuant to 249 
said sections, shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the exercise of such 250 
rights, powers, duties and authority by any such state contracting 251 
agency. Such rights, powers, duties and authority shall include the 252 
following: 253 
(1) Acquisition of supplies, services, and construction, and the 254 
management, control, warehousing, sale, and disposal of supplies, 255     
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services, and construction; 256 
(2) Any state contracting agency's contracting and procurement 257 
processes, including, but not limited to, leasing and property transfers, 258 
purchasing or leasing of supplies, materials or equipment, consultant or 259 
consultant services, purchase of service agreements or privatization 260 
contracts; and 261 
(3) Contracts for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, 262 
remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building. 263 
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 14, upon request by the 264 
board, each state contracting agency, including institutions of higher 265 
education, shall provide the board, in a timely manner, with such 266 
procurement information as the board deems necessary. The board shall 267 
have access to all information, files and records related to any state 268 
contracting agency in furtherance of the board's duties, as described in 269 
this section and sections 4e-4 to 4e-47, inclusive, as amended by this act. 270 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the board's 271 
disclosure of documents that are exempt from disclosure pursuant to 272 
chapter 14. 273 
(c) Any provision of this title shall supersede any contrary provision 274 
concerning a state contracting agency or quasi-public agency in any 275 
provision of the general statutes. 276 
Sec. 5. Section 4e-4 of the general statutes is repealed and the 277 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 278 
Except as otherwise provided in the general statutes, the board shall 279 
have the following authority and responsibilities with respect to 280 
procurements by state contracting agencies: 281 
[(a) Recommend] (1) To recommend the repeal of repetitive, 282 
conflicting or obsolete statutes concerning state contracting agency 283 
procurement; 284     
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[(b) Review] (2) To review and make recommendations concerning 285 
proposed legislation and regulations concerning procurement, 286 
management, control, and disposal of any and all supplies, services, and 287 
construction to be procured by [the] state contracting agencies, 288 
including, but not limited to: 289 
[(1)] (A) Conditions and procedures for delegation of procurement 290 
authority; 291 
[(2)] (B) Prequalification, suspension, debarment and reinstatement 292 
of prospective bidders and contractors; 293 
[(3)] (C) Small purchase procedures; 294 
[(4)] (D) Conditions and procedures for the procurement of 295 
perishables and items for resale; 296 
[(5)] (E) Conditions and procedures for the use of source selection 297 
methods authorized by statutes and regulations concerning 298 
procurement; 299 
[(6)] (F) Conditions and procedures for the use of emergency 300 
procurements; 301 
[(7)] (G) Conditions and procedures for the selection of contractors by 302 
processes or methods that restrict full and open competition; 303 
[(8)] (H) The opening or rejection of bids and offers, and waiver of 304 
errors in bids and offers; 305 
[(9)] (I) Confidentiality of technical data and trade secrets submitted 306 
by actual or prospective bidders; 307 
[(10)] (J) Partial, progressive and multiple awards; 308 
[(11)] (K) Supervision of storerooms and inventories, including 309 
determination of appropriate stock levels and the management, 310 
transfer, sale or other disposal of publicly-owned supplies; 311     
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[(12)] (L) Definitions and classes of contractual services and 312 
procedures for acquiring such services; 313 
[(13)] (M) Regulations providing for conducting cost and price 314 
analysis; 315 
[(14)] (N) Use of payment and performance bonds; 316 
[(15)] (O) Guidelines for use of cost principles in negotiations, 317 
adjustments and settlements; and 318 
[(16)] (P) Identification of procurement best practices; 319 
[(c) Adopt] (3) To adopt regulations, [pursuant to] in accordance with 320 
the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of statutes 321 
concerning procurement, in order to facilitate consistent application of 322 
the law and require the implementation of procurement best practices; 323 
[(d) Make] (4) To make recommendations with regard to information 324 
systems for state contracting agency procurement including, but not 325 
limited to, data element and design and the State Contracting Portal; 326 
[(e) Develop] (5) To develop a guide to state statutes and regulations 327 
concerning procurement, for use by all state contracting agencies; 328 
[(f) Assist] (6) To assist state contracting agencies in complying with 329 
the statutes and regulations concerning procurement by providing 330 
guidance, models, advice and practical assistance to state contracting 331 
agency staff relating to: [(1)] (A) Buying the best service at the best price, 332 
[(2)] (B) properly selecting contractors, and [(3)] (C) drafting contracts 333 
that achieve state goals of accountability, transparency and results 334 
based outcomes and to protect taxpayers' interest; 335 
[(g) Train] (7) To train and oversee the agency procurement officer of 336 
each state contracting agency and any contracting officers thereunder; 337 
[(h) Review] (8) To review and certify, on or after January 1, 2009, that 338     
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a state contracting agency's procurement processes are in compliance 339 
with statutes and regulations concerning procurement by: 340 
[(1)] (A) Establishing procurement and project management 341 
education and training criteria and certification procedures for agency 342 
procurement officers and contracting officers. All agency procurement 343 
officers and contracting officers designated under this [provision] 344 
subparagraph shall be required to maintain the certification in good 345 
standing at all times while performing procurement functions; 346 
[(2)] (B) Approving an ethics training course, in consultation with the 347 
Office of State Ethics, including, but not limited to, state employees and 348 
quasi-public agency employees involved in procurement and for state 349 
contractors and substantial subcontractors who are prequalified 350 
pursuant to chapter 58a. Such ethics training course may be developed 351 
and provided by the Office of State Ethics or by any person, firm or 352 
corporation, provided such course is approved by the State Contracting 353 
Standards Board; 354 
[(i) Recertify] (9) To recertify each state contracting agency's 355 
procurement processes, triennially, and provide agencies with notice of 356 
any certification deficiency and exercise those powers authorized by 357 
section 4e-34, as amended by this act, 4e-39 or 4e-40,as amended by this 358 
act, as applicable, if a determination of noncompliance is made; 359 
[(j) Define] (10) To define the contract data reporting requirements to 360 
the board for state agencies concerning information on: [(1)] (A) The 361 
number and type of [state] contracts of each state contracting agency 362 
currently in effect state-wide; [(2)] (B) the term and dollar value of such 363 
contracts; [(3)] (C) a list of client agencies; [(4)] (D) a description of 364 
services purchased under such contracts; [(5)] (E) contractor names; [(6)] 365 
(F) an evaluation of contractor performance, including, but not limited 366 
to records pertaining to the suspension or disqualification of 367 
contractors, and assuring such information is available on the State 368 
Contracting Portal; and [(7)] (G) a list of contracts and contractors 369     
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awarded without full and open competition stating the reasons [for] 370 
therefor and identifying the approving authority; and 371 
[(k) Provide] (11) To provide the Governor and the joint standing 372 
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 373 
relating to government administration with recommendations 374 
concerning the statutes and regulations concerning procurement. 375 
Sec. 6. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 4e-5 of the general 376 
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 377 
(Effective July 1, 2025): 378 
(a) (1) The head of each state contracting agency shall appoint an 379 
agency procurement officer. Such officer shall serve as the liaison 380 
between the agency and the Chief Procurement Officer on all matters 381 
relating to the agency's procurement activity, including, but not limited 382 
to, implementation and compliance with the provisions of statutes and 383 
regulations concerning procurement and any policies or regulations 384 
adopted by the board, coordination of the training and education of 385 
agency procurement employees and any person serving on the 386 
Contracting Standards Advisory Council; 387 
(2) The agency procurement officer shall be responsible for [assuring] 388 
(A) ensuring that any invitation to bid, request for proposals or any 389 
other solicitation for goods and services issued on or after July 1, 2025, 390 
contains a notice of the rights of prospective bidders, proposers or 391 
prospective contractors under section 4e-36, (B) ensuring that 392 
contractors are properly screened prior to the award of a contract, (C) 393 
ensuring that contractors are advised of their rights under section 4e-36, 394 
prior to entering into a contract on or after July 1, 2025, (D) ensuring 395 
that, upon the award of such a contract, unsuccessful bidders, proposers 396 
or respondents are advised of their rights under section 4e-36, (E) 397 
evaluating contractor performance during and at the conclusion of a 398 
contract, (F) submitting written evaluations to a central data repository 399 
to be designated by the board, and (G) creating a project management 400     
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plan for the agency with annual reports to the board pertaining to 401 
procurement projects within the agency. 402 
(b) The State Contracting Standards Board, with the advice and 403 
assistance of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall 404 
develop a standardized state procurement and project management 405 
education and training program. Such education and training program 406 
shall develop education, training and professional development 407 
opportunities for employees of state contracting agencies charged with 408 
procurement responsibilities. The education and training program shall 409 
educate such employees in general business acumen and on proper 410 
purchasing procedures as established in statutes and regulations 411 
concerning procurement with an emphasis on ethics, fairness, 412 
consistency and project management. Participation in the education and 413 
training program shall be required of any supervisory and 414 
nonsupervisory state employees in state contracting agencies with 415 
responsibility for buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise 416 
acquiring any supplies, service or construction, including the 417 
preparation of the description of requirements, selection and solicitation 418 
of sources, preparation and award of contracts and all phases of contract 419 
administration. 420 
(c) The education and training program shall include, but shall not be 421 
limited to, (1) training and education concerning federal, state and 422 
municipal procurement processes, including the statutes and 423 
regulations concerning procurement; (2) training and education courses 424 
developed in cooperation with the Office of State Ethics, the Freedom of 425 
Information Commission, the State Elections Enforcement Commission, 426 
the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the office of the 427 
Attorney General and any other state agency the board determines is 428 
necessary in carrying out statutes and regulations concerning 429 
procurement; (3) [providing] technical assistance to state contracting 430 
agencies and municipalities for implementing statutes and regulations 431 
concerning procurement, regulations, policies and standards developed 432 
by the board; (4) training [to] of current and prospective contractors and 433     
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vendors and others seeking to do business with [the] state contracting 434 
agencies; and (5) training and education of state employees and quasi-435 
public agencies in the area of best procurement practices in [state] 436 
purchasing with the goal of achieving the level of acumen necessary to 437 
achieve the objectives of statutes and regulations concerning 438 
procurement. 439 
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 4e-7 of the general statutes is repealed 440 
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 441 
(a) For cause, the State Contracting Standards Board may review, 442 
terminate or recommend to a state contracting agency the termination 443 
of any contract or procurement agreement undertaken by any state 444 
contracting agency after providing fifteen days' notice to the state 445 
contracting agency and the applicable contractor, and consulting with 446 
the Attorney General. Such termination of a contract or procurement 447 
agreement by the board may occur only after (1) the board has consulted 448 
with the state contracting agency to determine the impact of an 449 
immediate termination of the contract, (2) a determination has been 450 
made jointly by the board and the state contracting agency that an 451 
immediate termination of the contract will not create imminent peril to 452 
the public health, safety or welfare, (3) a vote of two-thirds of the 453 
members of the board present and voting for that purpose, and (4) the 454 
board has provided the state contracting agency and the contractor with 455 
opportunity for a hearing conducted pursuant to the provisions of 456 
chapter 54. Such action shall be accompanied by notice to the state 457 
contracting agency and any other affected party. For the purpose of this 458 
section, "for cause" means: (A) A violation of section 1-84 or 1-86e, as 459 
determined by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board; (B) wanton or 460 
reckless disregard of any state or quasi-public agency contracting and 461 
procurement process by any person substantially involved in such 462 
contract or state contracting agency; or (C) notification from the 463 
Attorney General to the state contracting agency that an investigation 464 
pursuant to section 4-61dd has concluded that the process by which 465 
such contract was awarded was compromised by fraud, collusion or any 466     
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other criminal violation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 467 
limit the authority of the board as described in section 4e-6. 468 
Sec. 8. Section 4e-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 469 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 470 
There is established a Contracting Standards Advisory Council, 471 
which shall consist of representatives from the Office of Policy and 472 
Management, Departments of Administrative Services and 473 
Transportation, [and] representatives of at least three additional state 474 
contracting agencies that are not quasi-public agencies, including at 475 
least one human services related state agency, to be designated by the 476 
Governor and at least four additional state contracting agencies that are 477 
quasi-public agencies, two to be appointed by the speaker of the House 478 
of Representatives and two to be appointed by the president pro 479 
tempore of the Senate. The Chief Procurement Officer shall be a member 480 
of the council and serve as chairperson. The advisory council shall meet 481 
at least four times per year to discuss state contracting agency 482 
procurement issues and to make recommendations for improvement of 483 
[the] procurement processes to the State Contracting Standards Board. 484 
The advisory council may conduct studies, research and analyses and 485 
make reports and recommendations with respect to subjects or matters 486 
within the jurisdiction of the State Contracting Standards Board. 487 
Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 4e-10 of the general statutes is 488 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 489 
2025): 490 
(a) On or before July 1, 2010, the board shall submit to the Governor 491 
and the General Assembly such legislation as is necessary to permit state 492 
contracting agencies, not including [quasi-publics] quasi-public 493 
agencies, institutions of higher education, and municipal procurement 494 
processes utilizing state funds, to carry out their functions under 495 
statutes and regulations concerning procurement. 496 
Sec. 10. Section 4e-14 of the general statutes is repealed and the 497     
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 498 
On and after June 1, 2010, all [state] contracts of each state contracting 499 
agency that is not a quasi-public agency that take effect on or after June 500 
1, 2010, shall contain provisions to ensure accountability, transparency 501 
and [results based] results-based outcomes, as prescribed by the State 502 
Contracting Standards Board. On and after June 1, 2010, all state 503 
contracts of the legislative branch and the judicial branch that take effect 504 
on or after June 1, 2010, shall contain provisions to ensure 505 
accountability, transparency and [results based] results-based 506 
outcomes. On and after July 1, 2025, all contracts of each state 507 
contracting agency that is a quasi-public agency that take effect on or 508 
after July 1, 2025, shall contain provisions to ensure accountability, 509 
transparency and results-based outcomes. 510 
Sec. 11. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 4e-16 of the general statutes 511 
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 512 
1, 2025): 513 
(c) (1) If such cost-benefit analysis identifies a cost savings to the state 514 
contracting agency of ten per cent or more, and such privatization 515 
contract will not diminish the quality of such service, the state 516 
contracting agency shall develop a business case, in accordance with the 517 
provisions of subsection (d) of this section, in order to evaluate the 518 
feasibility of entering into any such contract and to identify the potential 519 
results, effectiveness and efficiency of such contract. 520 
(2) If such cost-benefit analysis identifies a cost savings of less than 521 
ten per cent to the state contracting agency and such privatization 522 
contract will not diminish the quality of such service, the state 523 
contracting agency may develop a business case, in accordance with the 524 
provisions of subsection (d) of this section, in order to evaluate the 525 
feasibility of entering into any such contract and to identify the potential 526 
results, effectiveness and efficiency of such contract, provided there is a 527 
significant public policy reason to enter into such privatization contract. 528     
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Any such business case shall be approved in accordance with the 529 
provisions of subdivision (4) of subsection (h) of this section. 530 
(3) If any such proposed privatization contract would result in the 531 
layoff, transfer or reassignment of [one hundred] twenty-five or more 532 
state contracting agency employees, after consulting with the 533 
potentially affected bargaining units, if any, the state contracting agency 534 
shall notify the state employees or quasi-public agency employees of 535 
such bargaining unit, as applicable, after such cost-benefit analysis is 536 
completed. Such state contracting agency shall provide an opportunity 537 
for [said] such employees to reduce the costs of conducting the 538 
operations to be privatized and provide reasonable resources for the 539 
purpose of encouraging and assisting such state or quasi-public agency 540 
employees to organize and submit a bid to provide the services that are 541 
the subject of the potential privatization contract. The state contracting 542 
agency shall retain sole discretion in determining whether to proceed 543 
with the privatization contract, provided the business case for such 544 
contract is approved by the board. 545 
(d) Any business case developed by a state contracting agency for the 546 
purpose of complying with subsection (c) of this section shall include: 547 
(1) The cost-benefit analysis as described in subsection (b) of this section, 548 
(2) a detailed description of the service or activity that is the subject of 549 
such business case, (3) a description and analysis of the state contracting 550 
agency's current performance of such service or activity, (4) the goals to 551 
be achieved through the proposed privatization contract and the 552 
rationale for such goals, (5) a description of available options for 553 
achieving such goals, (6) an analysis of the advantages and 554 
disadvantages of each option, including, at a minimum, potential 555 
performance improvements and risks attendant to termination of the 556 
contract or rescission of such contract, (7) an analysis of the potential 557 
impact of the proposed privatization contract on workers of color and 558 
workers who are women, including whether such privatization contract 559 
will lessen or increase historical patterns that produce inequities 560 
between such workers and other workers, (8) an analysis of the 561     
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qualitative impact of the proposed privatization contract on the existing 562 
state workforce, (9) a description of the current market for the services 563 
or activities that are the subject of such business case, [(8)] (10) an 564 
analysis of the quality of services as gauged by standardized measures 565 
and key performance requirements including compensation, turnover, 566 
and staffing ratios, [(9)] (11) a description of the specific results-based 567 
performance standards that shall, at a minimum be met, to ensure 568 
adequate performance by any party performing such service or activity, 569 
[(10)] (12) the projected time frame for key events from the beginning of 570 
the procurement process through the expiration of a contract, if 571 
applicable, [(11)] (13) a specific and feasible contingency plan that 572 
addresses contractor nonperformance and a description of the tasks 573 
involved in and costs required for implementation of such plan, and 574 
[(12)] (14) a transition plan, if appropriate, for addressing changes in the 575 
number of agency personnel, affected business processes, employee 576 
transition issues, and communications with affected stakeholders, such 577 
as agency clients and members of the public, if applicable. Such 578 
transition plan shall contain a reemployment and retraining assistance 579 
plan for employees who are not retained by the state or quasi-public 580 
agency or employed by the contractor. If the primary purpose of the 581 
proposed privatization contract is to provide a core governmental 582 
function, such business case shall also include information sufficient to 583 
rebut the presumption that such core governmental function should not 584 
be privatized. Such presumption shall not be construed to prohibit a 585 
state contracting agency from contracting for specialized technical 586 
expertise not available within such agency, provided such agency shall 587 
retain responsibility for such core governmental function. For the 588 
purposes of this section, "core governmental function" means a function 589 
for which the primary purpose is (A) the inspection for adherence to 590 
health and safety standards because public health or safety may be 591 
jeopardized if such inspection is not done or is not done in a timely or 592 
proper manner, (B) the establishment of statutory, regulatory or 593 
contractual standards to which a regulated person, entity or state 594 
contractor shall be held, (C) the enforcement of statutory, regulatory or 595     
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contractual requirements governing public health or safety, [or] (D) 596 
criminal or civil law enforcement, or (E) the provision of essential 597 
human services to residents of the state who would otherwise lack the 598 
support necessary to assure basic human needs. If any part of such 599 
business case is based upon evidence that the state contracting agency 600 
is not sufficiently staffed to provide the core governmental function 601 
required by the privatization contract, the state contracting agency shall 602 
also include within such business case a plan for remediation of the 603 
understaffing to allow such services to be provided directly by the state 604 
contracting agency in the future. 605 
Sec. 12. Subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of subsection (l) of section 606 
4e-16 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is 607 
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 608 
(2) If such cost-benefit analysis identifies a ten per cent or more cost 609 
savings to the state contracting agency from the use of such 610 
privatization contract and such contract does not diminish the quality 611 
of the service provided, such state contracting agency shall develop a 612 
business case for the renewal of such privatization contract in 613 
accordance with the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of this section. 614 
The board shall review such contract in accordance with the provisions 615 
of subsections (f) to (h), inclusive, of this section and may approve such 616 
renewal by the applicable vote of the board, provided any such renewal 617 
that is estimated to cost in excess of one hundred fifty million dollars 618 
annually or six hundred million dollars or more over the life of the 619 
contract shall also be approved by the General Assembly prior to the 620 
state contracting agency renewing such contract. If such renewal is 621 
approved by the board and the General Assembly, if applicable, the 622 
provisions of subsection (j) of this section shall apply to any proposed 623 
amendment to such contract. 624 
(3) If such cost-benefit analysis identifies a cost savings to the state 625 
contracting agency of less than ten per cent, such state contracting 626 
agency shall prepare a plan to have such service provided by state 627     
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employees, [and] or, in the case of a state contracting agency that is a 628 
quasi-public agency, by the employees of the quasi-public agency, and 629 
shall begin to implement such plan, provided: (A) While such plan is 630 
prepared, but prior to implementation of such plan, such state 631 
contracting agency may develop a business case for such privatization 632 
contract, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this 633 
section, that achieves a cost savings to the state contracting agency of 634 
ten per cent or more. Any such business case shall be reviewed by the 635 
board in accordance with the provisions of subsections (f) to (h), 636 
inclusive, of this section, and may be approved by the applicable vote of 637 
the board; (B) such privatization contract shall not be renewed with the 638 
vendor currently providing such service unless: (i) There exists a 639 
significant public interest in renewing such contract, and (ii) such 640 
renewal is approved by a two-thirds vote of the board; (C) the state 641 
contracting agency may enter into a contract with a term of one year or 642 
less for the provision of such service until such state contracting agency 643 
implements such plan; and (D) the procedure for the transfer of funds 644 
from the General Fund, as described in section 4-94, may be utilized to 645 
allocate necessary resources for the implementation of the provisions of 646 
this subdivision. 647 
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of this 648 
subsection, the renewal of a privatization contract with a nonprofit 649 
organization shall not be denied if the cost of increasing compensation 650 
to employees performing the privatized service is the sole cause for such 651 
contract not achieving a cost savings to the state contracting agency of 652 
ten per cent or more. 653 
Sec. 13. Subsection (n) of section 4e-16 of the general statutes is 654 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 655 
2025): 656 
(n) The State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the 657 
Department of Administrative Services, shall: (1) Recommend and 658 
implement standards and procedures for state contracting agencies to 659     
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develop business cases in connection with privatization contracts, 660 
including templates for use by state contracting agencies when 661 
submitting business cases to the board, and policies and procedures to 662 
guide state contracting agencies to complete such business cases, and (2) 663 
develop guidelines and procedures for assisting state employees or 664 
quasi-public agency employees whose jobs are affected by a 665 
privatization contract. 666 
Sec. 14. Subsection (p) of section 4e-16 of the general statutes is 667 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 668 
2025): 669 
(p) Prior to entering into or renewing any privatization contract that 670 
is not subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the state 671 
contracting agency shall evaluate such contract to determine if entering 672 
into or renewing such contract is the most cost-effective method of 673 
delivering the service, by determining the costs, as defined in subsection 674 
(b) of this section, of such service. The state contracting agency shall 675 
perform such evaluation in accordance with a template prescribed by 676 
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation 677 
with the board, pursuant to subsection (m) of this section, and such 678 
evaluation shall be [subject to verification by the secretary] submitted to 679 
the board. The secretary may, in consultation with the Chief 680 
Procurement Officer of the board, waive the requirement for an 681 
evaluation of cost-effectiveness under this subsection upon a finding by 682 
the secretary that exigent or emergent circumstances necessitate such 683 
waiver. 684 
Sec. 15. Section 4e-17 of the general statutes is repealed and the 685 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 686 
(a) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of sections 4e-16 to 687 
4e-47, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall apply to all contracts 688 
solicited or entered into by [state contracting agencies] a state 689 
contracting agency that is a state agency after June 1, 2010, and all 690     
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contracts solicited or entered into by a state contracting agency that is a 691 
quasi-public agency on or after July 1, 2025. 692 
(b) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of sections 4e-16 to 693 
4e-47, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall apply to every 694 
expenditure of public funds by any state contracting agency, 695 
irrespective of their source, involving any state contracting agency 696 
contracting and procurement processes, including, but not limited to, 697 
leasing and property transfers, purchasing or leasing of supplies, 698 
materials or equipment, consultant or consultant services, personal 699 
service agreements, purchase of service agreements or privatization 700 
contracts, [as defined in section 4e-1,] and, relating to contracts for the 701 
construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or 702 
demolition of any public building, bridge or road. 703 
(c) Nothing in sections 4e-16 to 4e-47, inclusive, as amended by this 704 
act, shall be construed to require the application of procurement statutes 705 
or regulations to a procurement that involves the expenditure of federal 706 
assistance or federal contract funds if federal law provides procurement 707 
procedures applicable to the expenditure of such funds, to the extent 708 
such federal procedures are inconsistent with state procurement 709 
statutes or regulations. 710 
Sec. 16. Section 4e-18 of the general statutes is repealed and the 711 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 712 
For the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, equipment or 713 
contractual services, except infrastructure facilities, the Commissioner 714 
of Administrative Services shall establish a requisition system to be used 715 
by state contracting agencies that are not quasi-public agencies to 716 
initiate and authorize the procurement process. Such system shall be 717 
approved by the State Contracting Standards Board. 718 
Sec. 17. Subsection (c) of section 4e-21 of the general statutes is 719 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 720 
2025): 721     
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(c) The State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the 722 
Commissioner of Administrative Services, may waive the requirement 723 
of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation in the case of minor, 724 
nonrecurring or emergency purchases of ten thousand dollars or less in 725 
amount, upon application of the state contracting agency. Any state 726 
contracting agency that obtains such a waiver for such an emergency 727 
purchase shall post notice of such emergency purchase on the Internet 728 
web site of the state contracting agency prior to making such emergency 729 
purchase. 730 
Sec. 18. Section 4e-24 of the general statutes is repealed and the 731 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 732 
[Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, 733 
in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services and 734 
any other appropriate award authority, shall adopt regulations, in 735 
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, permitting] (a) If an 736 
emergency [procurements when there exists] procurement is deemed 737 
necessary by a state contracting agency due to a threat to public health, 738 
welfare or safety, the state contracting agency shall give notice to the 739 
board of the need for such emergency procurement. Such emergency 740 
[procurements] procurement shall be made with competition, as is 741 
practicable under the circumstances. [Said regulations shall require that] 742 
The state contracting agency shall (1) include a written determination of 743 
the basis for the emergency and for the selection of the particular 744 
contractor [be included] in the contract file, [and transmitted] (2) 745 
transmit such determination to the Governor, the president pro tempore 746 
of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, the 747 
speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority and minority 748 
leaders of the House of Representatives, and (3) post such determination 749 
on the Internet web site of the state contracting agency. 750 
(b) The State Contracting Standards Board may adopt regulations in 751 
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the 752 
provisions of this section. 753     
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Sec. 19. Section 4e-27 of the general statutes is repealed and the 754 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 755 
Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in 756 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall adopt regulations, in 757 
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, specifying the types of 758 
contracts that may be used by state contracting agencies. Such 759 
regulations shall specify that a cost-reimbursement contract may be 760 
used only when a determination is made in writing by the agency 761 
procurement officer that such contract is likely to be less costly to the 762 
state contracting agency than any other type or that it is impracticable 763 
to obtain the supplies, services or construction required except under 764 
such a contract. 765 
Sec. 20. Subsection (a) of section 4e-30 of the general statutes is 766 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 767 
2025): 768 
(a) A state contracting agency shall evaluate the financial condition 769 
of all bidders or proposers prior to selecting a bidder or proposer to 770 
perform a contract or subcontract. A state contracting agency may audit 771 
the books and records of a contractor or any subcontractor under any 772 
negotiated contract or subcontract to the extent that such books and 773 
records relate to the performance of such contract or subcontract. Such 774 
books and records shall be maintained by the contractor for a period of 775 
three years from the date of final payment under the prime contract and 776 
by the subcontractor for a period of three years from the expiration of 777 
the subcontract. 778 
Sec. 21. Section 4e-31 of the general statutes is repealed and the 779 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 780 
When, for any reason, collusion or other anticompetitive practices are 781 
suspected among any bidders or proposers for [a state] the contract of a 782 
state contracting agency, a notice of the relevant facts shall be 783 
transmitted to the Attorney General by any affected party, including, 784     
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but not limited to, the state contracting agency, a bidder or a proposer.  785 
Sec. 22. Section 4e-34 of the general statutes is repealed and the 786 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 787 
(a) After reasonable notice and hearing and consultation with the 788 
relevant state contracting agency and the Attorney General, the State 789 
Contracting Standards Board, acting through a subcommittee of three 790 
members, appointed by the chairperson, which subcommittee shall 791 
include not less than one legislative appointee, may disqualify any 792 
contractor, bidder or proposer, for a period of not more than five years, 793 
from bidding on, applying for or participating as a contractor or 794 
subcontractor under, contracts with [the state] a state contracting 795 
agency. Such disqualification shall be upon the vote of two-thirds of the 796 
members of the subcommittee present and voting for that purpose. Such 797 
hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 798 
54. The subcommittee shall issue a written recommendation not later 799 
than sixty days after the conclusion of such hearing, and shall state the 800 
reason for the recommended action and, if the disqualification is 801 
recommended, the period of time the contractor, bidder or proposer 802 
shall be disqualified. In determining whether to disqualify a contractor, 803 
bidder or proposer, the subcommittee shall consider the seriousness of 804 
the acts or omissions of the contractor, bidder or proposer and any 805 
mitigating factors. Such recommendation shall be submitted to the 806 
board for action and sent to the contractor by certified mail, return 807 
receipt requested. If disqualification is recommended, the contractor 808 
shall have thirty days to submit comments to the board. Upon receipt of 809 
the proposed recommendation by the subcommittee, the board shall 810 
issue a written decision either adopting, rejecting or modifying the 811 
subcommittee's recommendation. Such decision shall be issued not later 812 
than thirty days after receipt by the board of the contractor's comments, 813 
if any. The board shall send the decision to the contractor by certified 814 
mail, return receipt requested. The written decision shall be a final 815 
decision for purposes of sections 4-180 and 4-183. 816     
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(b) Causes for such disqualification shall include the following: 817 
(1) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or 818 
admission to, the commission of a criminal offense as an incident to 819 
obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract or 820 
subcontract, or in the performance of such contract or subcontract; 821 
(2) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or 822 
admission to, the violation of any state or federal law for embezzlement, 823 
theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving 824 
stolen property or any other offense indicating a lack of business 825 
integrity or business honesty which affects responsibility as a state 826 
contractor; 827 
(3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or 828 
admission to, a violation of any state or federal antitrust, collusion or 829 
conspiracy law arising out of the submission of bids or proposals on a 830 
public or private contract or subcontract; 831 
(4) Accumulation of two or more suspensions pursuant to section 4e-832 
35, as amended by this act, within a twenty-four-month period; 833 
(5) A wilful, negligent or reckless failure to perform in accordance 834 
with the terms of one or more contracts or subcontracts, agreements or 835 
transactions with state contracting agencies; 836 
(6) A history of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance 837 
on one or more public contracts, agreements or transactions with state 838 
contracting agencies; 839 
(7) A wilful violation of a statutory or regulatory provision or 840 
requirement applicable to a contract, agreement or transaction with 841 
state contracting agencies; 842 
(8) A wilful or egregious violation of the ethical standards set forth in 843 
sections 1-84, 1-86e and 1-101nn, as determined by the Citizen's Ethics 844 
Advisory Board; or 845     
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(9) Any other cause or conduct the board determines to be so serious 846 
and compelling as to affect responsibility as a [state] contractor, 847 
including, but not limited to: 848 
(A) Disqualification by another state for cause; 849 
(B) The fraudulent or criminal conduct of any officer, director, 850 
shareholder, partner, employee or other individual associated with a 851 
contractor, bidder or proposer of such contractor, bidder or proposer; [, 852 
provided such conduct occurred in connection with the individual's 853 
performance of duties for or on behalf of such contractor, bidder or 854 
proposer and such contractor, bidder or proposer knew or had reason 855 
to know of such conduct;] 856 
(C) The existence of an informal or formal business relationship with 857 
a contractor who has been disqualified from bidding or proposing on 858 
[state] contracts of any state contracting agency. 859 
(c) Upon written request by the affected [state] contractor, bidder or 860 
proposer, the State Contracting Standards Board may reduce the period 861 
or extent of disqualification for a contractor, bidder or proposer if 862 
documentation supporting any of the following reasons for 863 
modification is provided to the board by the contractor, bidder or 864 
proposer: 865 
(1) Newly discovered material evidence; 866 
(2) Reversal of the conviction upon which the disqualification was 867 
based; 868 
(3) Bona fide change in ownership or management; or 869 
(4) Elimination of other causes for which the disqualification was 870 
imposed. 871 
Sec. 23. Section 4e-35 of the general statutes is repealed and the 872 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 873     
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(a) For purposes of this section and sections 4e-37, as amended by this 874 
act, and 4e-38, as amended by this act, "contracting agency of the state" 875 
does not include a quasi-public agency. After reasonable notice and a 876 
hearing, conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, the 877 
department head of any [state] contracting agency of the state may 878 
suspend any contractor, bidder or proposer for a period of not more 879 
than six months from bidding on, applying for or performing work as a 880 
contractor or subcontractor under, contracts with the state. The 881 
department head shall issue a written decision not later than ninety days 882 
after the conclusion of such hearing and state in the decision the reasons 883 
for the action taken and, if the contractor, bidder or proposer is being 884 
suspended, the period of such suspension. In determining whether to 885 
suspend a contractor, bidder or proposer, the department head shall 886 
consider the seriousness of the acts or omissions of the contractor, 887 
bidder or proposer and any mitigating factors. The department head 888 
shall send such decision to the contractor and the State Contracting 889 
Standards Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. Such 890 
decision shall be a final decision for purposes of sections 4-180 and 4-891 
183. 892 
(b) Causes for such suspension shall include the following: 893 
(1) Failure without good cause to perform in accordance with 894 
specifications or within the time limits provided in the contract; 895 
(2) A record of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance in 896 
accordance with the terms of one or more contracts, provided failure to 897 
perform or unsatisfactory performance caused by acts beyond the 898 
control of the contractor shall not be considered to be a basis for 899 
suspension; 900 
(3) Any cause the complainant [state] contracting agency of the state 901 
determines to be so serious and compelling as to affect the responsibility 902 
of a state contractor, including suspension by another [state] contracting 903 
agency of the state for cause; or 904     
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(4) A violation of the ethical standards set forth in section 1-84, 1-86e 905 
or 1-101nn, as determined by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board. 906 
(c) The State Contracting Standards Board may grant an exception 907 
permitting a suspended contractor to participate in a particular contract 908 
or subcontract upon a written determination by the board that there is 909 
good cause for such exception and that such exception is in the best 910 
interest of the state. 911 
(d) The department head of each [state] contracting agency of the 912 
state shall conduct reviews of contractors and shall file reports 913 
pertaining to any of the reasons set forth in this section that may be the 914 
basis for disqualification. 915 
Sec. 24. Subsections (g) to (i), inclusive, of section 4e-37 of the general 916 
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 917 
(Effective July 1, 2025): 918 
(g) In the event that the appeals review subcommittee or the board 919 
determines that a procedural violation occurred, or that allegations of 920 
an unauthorized or unwarranted, noncompetitive selection process 921 
have been substantiated, the board shall direct the [state] contracting 922 
agency of the state to take corrective action not later than thirty days 923 
after the date of the subcommittee's or board's decision, as applicable. 924 
(h) In the event such appeal is found to be frivolous by the appeals 925 
review subcommittee or the full board, such frivolous appeal may serve 926 
as a basis for disqualification pursuant to section 4e-34, as amended by 927 
this act. 928 
(i) Any three members of the board may request a full board review 929 
of any contract deliberation or award process of a [state] contracting 930 
agency of the state. 931 
Sec. 25. Section 4e-38 of the general statutes is repealed and the 932 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 933     
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The State Contracting Standards Board shall issue a decision in 934 
writing or take other appropriate action on each appeal submitted 935 
pursuant to section 4e-37, as amended by this act. A copy of any decision 936 
shall be provided to all parties, the department head of the [state] 937 
contracting agency of the state and the Chief Procurement Officer. 938 
Sec. 26. Subdivision (2) of section 4e-40 of the general statutes is 939 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 940 
2025): 941 
(2) If the person awarded the contract acted in bad faith: 942 
(A) The contract may be declared null and void; or 943 
(B) The contract may be ratified and affirmed if such action is in the 944 
best interests of the state, as determined by the State Contracting 945 
Standards Board, in writing, without prejudice to the [state's] state 946 
contracting agency's right to such damages as may be appropriate. 947 
Sec. 27. Section 4e-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 948 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 949 
With respect to infrastructure facilities, not later than June 1, 2010, the 950 
State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the state 951 
contracting agencies and the Attorney General, shall adopt regulations, 952 
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, requiring the inclusion 953 
in [state] contracts with any state contracting agency of clauses 954 
providing for adjustments in prices, time of performance, remedies, 955 
termination or other contract provisions necessary to protect the 956 
interests of the state. 957 
Sec. 28. Section 4e-46 of the general statutes is repealed and the 958 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 959 
Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board 960 
shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 961 
concerning the procedure and circumstances under which a state 962     
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contracting agency may allow contract modification, change order, or 963 
contract price adjustment under a construction contract with the state 964 
contracting agency in excess of fifty thousand dollars. Such regulations 965 
shall require that every contract modification, change order or contract 966 
price adjustment under a construction contract with [the] a state 967 
contracting agency in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall be subject to 968 
prior written certification by the fiscal officer of the state contracting 969 
agency or other agency responsible for funding the project or the 970 
contract, or other official responsible for monitoring and reporting upon 971 
the status of the costs of the total project budget or contract budget, as 972 
to the effect of the contract modification, change order, or adjustment in 973 
contract price on the total project budget or the total contract budget. 974 
Such regulations shall further provide that in the event the certification 975 
of the fiscal officer or other responsible official discloses a resulting 976 
increase in the total project budget or the total contract budget, the 977 
agency procurement officer shall not execute or make such contract 978 
modification, change order, or adjustment in contract price unless 979 
sufficient funds are available or the scope of the project or contract is 980 
adjusted so as to permit the degree of completion that is feasible within 981 
the total project budget or total contract budget as it existed prior to the 982 
contract modification, change order, or adjustment in contract price 983 
under consideration provided, with respect to the validity, as to the 984 
contractor, of any executed contract modification, change order, or 985 
adjustment in contract price which the contractor has reasonably relied 986 
upon, it shall be presumed that there has been compliance with the 987 
provisions of this section. 988 
Sec. 29. Subsection (a) of section 4e-48 of the general statutes is 989 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 990 
2025): 991 
(a) For the purposes of this section, "nonresident bidder" means a 992 
business that is not a resident of the state that submits a bid in response 993 
to an invitation to bid by a state contracting agency, "resident bidder" 994 
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by a state contracting agency and that has paid unemployment taxes or 996 
income taxes in this state during the twelve calendar months 997 
immediately preceding submission of such bid, has a business address 998 
in the state and has affirmatively claimed such status in the bid 999 
submission, and "contract" [means "contract" as defined in section 4e-1 1000 
and "state contracting agency" means] and "state contracting agency"[, 1001 
as defined] have the same meanings as provided in section 4e-1, as 1002 
amended by this act. 1003 
Sec. 30. Section 4e-72 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1004 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1005 
As used in this section, "contract", "state contracting agency", "data" 1006 
and "contractor" have the same meanings as provided in section 4e-1, as 1007 
amended by this act. Any contract between a state contracting agency 1008 
and a contractor that is entered into, renewed or amended on or after 1009 
October 1, 2021, or, in the case of a state contracting agency that is a 1010 
quasi-public agency, entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1011 
1, 2025, shall contain a provision authorizing the state contracting 1012 
agency to access any data concerning such contract that is in the 1013 
possession or control of the contractor upon demand in a format 1014 
prescribed by the state contracting agency at no additional cost to such 1015 
agency. 1016 
Sec. 31. Subdivision (15) of subsection (a) of section 15-31b of the 1017 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1018 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1019 
(15) Invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 1020 
dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 1021 
agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 1022 
incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 15-31a to 15-31i, 1023 
inclusive, provided such transactions shall not be subject to approval, 1024 
review or regulation by any state agency pursuant to title 4b or any other 1025 
provision of the general statutes, except (A) the authority shall not 1026     
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convey fee simple ownership in any property associated with the ports 1027 
or harbors under its jurisdiction and control without the approval of the 1028 
State Properties Review Board and the Attorney General, and (B) as 1029 
provided in [subsection (c) of this section] chapter 62; and 1030 
Sec. 32. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 15-31b of the general statutes 1031 
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1032 
1, 2025): 1033 
(b) The authority shall continue as long as it has bonds or other 1034 
obligations outstanding and until its existence is terminated by law, 1035 
provided no such termination shall affect any outstanding contractual 1036 
obligation of the authority and the state shall succeed to the obligations 1037 
of the authority under any contract. Upon the termination of the 1038 
existence of the authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to, and 1039 
be vested in, the state of Connecticut. 1040 
[(c) On and after June 23, 2021, the authority shall be a state 1041 
contracting agency for the purposes of chapter 62, except for the 1042 
provisions of section 4e-16, and shall be subject to the authority of the 1043 
State Contracting Standards Board established under section 4e-2.] 1044 
Sec. 33. Section 10a-196 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1045 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1046 
Sections 10a-176 to 10a-195, inclusive, shall be deemed to provide a 1047 
complete, additional and alternative method for the doing of the things 1048 
authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and 1049 
additional to powers conferred by other laws; provided the issuance of 1050 
bonds and refunding bonds under the provisions of this chapter need 1051 
not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the 1052 
issuance of bonds including, particularly, title 42a; and provided in the 1053 
construction and acquisition of a project pursuant hereto the authority 1054 
need not comply with the requirements of chapter 50. Except as 1055 
otherwise expressly provided in this chapter and the provisions of 1056 
chapter 62 concerning state contracting agencies, none of the powers 1057     
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granted to the authority under the provisions of this chapter shall be 1058 
subject to the supervision or regulation or require the approval or 1059 
consent of any municipality or political subdivision or any commission, 1060 
board, body, bureau, official or agency thereof or of the state. 1061 
Sec. 34. Subsection (s) of section 10a-204b of the general statutes is 1062 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1063 
2025): 1064 
(s) The provisions of this section shall be deemed to provide a 1065 
complete, additional and alternative method for the actions and the 1066 
things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and 1067 
additional to powers granted by other laws; the issuance of bonds, notes 1068 
or other obligations under the provisions of this section need not comply 1069 
with the requirements of any law applicable to the issuance of bonds, 1070 
notes or other obligations. This section, being necessary for the welfare 1071 
of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to affect its 1072 
purpose. None of the powers granted to the corporation or to any 1073 
subsidiary created pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 10a-204 under 1074 
the provisions of this section shall be subject to the supervision or 1075 
regulation or require the approval or consent of any municipality or 1076 
political subdivision or any department, division, commission, board, 1077 
body, bureau, official or agency thereof or of the state, and the exercise 1078 
thereof shall not cause the corporation or any such subsidiary to be 1079 
construed to be an agency within the scope of chapter 54 or a 1080 
department, institution or agency of the state, except that the 1081 
corporation or any such subsidiary shall comply with the provisions of 1082 
chapter 62 concerning state contracting agencies. 1083 
Sec. 35. Section 10a-243 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1084 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1085 
The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, 1086 
additional and alternative method for the actions of the things 1087 
authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and 1088     
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additional to powers granted by other laws; the issuance of revenue 1089 
bonds or notes and revenue refunding bonds or notes under the 1090 
provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any 1091 
other law applicable to the issuance of bonds or notes. This chapter, 1092 
being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be 1093 
liberally construed to effect its purpose. Except as otherwise expressly 1094 
provided in this chapter and the provisions of chapter 62 concerning 1095 
state contracting agencies, none of the powers granted to the authority 1096 
under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the supervision 1097 
or regulation or require the approval or consent of any municipality or 1098 
political subdivision or any department, division, commission, board, 1099 
body, bureau, official or agency thereof or of the state. The authority 1100 
shall not be construed to be an agency within the scope of chapter 54 or 1101 
a department, institution or agency of the state. 1102 
Sec. 36. Subdivision (16) of subsection (b) of section 12-806 of the 1103 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1104 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1105 
(16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 1106 
dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 1107 
agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 1108 
incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a, 12-800 to 12-1109 
818, inclusive, and sections 12-853 and 12-854, provided such 1110 
transactions shall not be subject to approval, review or regulation 1111 
pursuant to title 4b or any other statute by any state agency, except that 1112 
real property transactions shall be subject to review by the State 1113 
Properties Review Board and contracts shall be subject to the provisions 1114 
of chapter 62 concerning state contracting agencies; 1115 
Sec. 37. Section 12-815 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1116 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1117 
(a) The corporation shall establish and adopt specific policies, rules 1118 
and procedures on purchasing and contracting. Such policies, rules and 1119     
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procedures or amendments thereto shall be approved by a two-thirds 1120 
vote of the entire board. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to 1121 
the contrary, the corporation may enter into management, consulting 1122 
and other agreements for the provision of goods, services and 1123 
professional advisors necessary or useful in connection with the 1124 
operation and management of the lottery (1) pursuant to a process of 1125 
open or competitive bidding, provided (A) the corporation shall first 1126 
determine the format, content and scope of any agreement for any 1127 
procurement of goods or services, the conditions under which bidding 1128 
will take place and the schedule and stipulations for contract award, and 1129 
(B) the corporation may select the contractor deemed to have submitted 1130 
the most favorable bid, considering price and other factors, when, in the 1131 
judgment of the corporation, such award is in the best interests of the 1132 
corporation, or (2) if the corporation, in its discretion, determines that, 1133 
due to the nature of the agreement to be contracted for or procured, 1134 
open or public bidding is either impracticable or not in the best interests 1135 
of the corporation, by negotiation with such prospective providers as 1136 
the corporation may determine. The terms and conditions of agreements 1137 
and the fees or other compensation to be paid to such persons shall be 1138 
determined by the corporation. The agreements entered into by the 1139 
corporation in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not 1140 
be subject to the approval of any state department, office or agency, 1141 
except for the provisions concerning state contracting agencies in 1142 
chapter 62 and as provided in regulations adopted by the Department 1143 
of Consumer Protection. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to 1144 
restrict the discretion of the corporation to utilize its own staff and 1145 
workforce for the performance of any of its assigned responsibilities and 1146 
functions whenever, in the discretion of the corporation, it becomes 1147 
necessary, convenient or desirable to do so. Copies of all agreements of 1148 
the corporation shall be maintained by the corporation at its offices as 1149 
public records, subject to said exemption. 1150 
(b) [The] Except for the provisions in chapter 62 concerning state 1151 
contracting agencies, the corporation shall not be subject to rules, 1152     
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regulations or restrictions on purchasing or procurement or the 1153 
disposition of assets generally applicable to Connecticut state agencies, 1154 
including those contained in titles 4a and 4b and the corresponding 1155 
rules and regulations. The board shall adopt rules and procedures on 1156 
purchasing, procurement and the disposition of assets applicable to the 1157 
corporation. The adoption of such rules or procedures shall not be 1158 
subject to chapter 54. Any such rules or procedures shall be a public 1159 
record as defined in section 1-200. 1160 
Sec. 38. Subdivision (14) of section 31-49h of the general statutes is 1161 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1162 
2025): 1163 
(14) Make and enter into any contract or agreement necessary or 1164 
incidental to the performance of its duties and execution of its powers. 1165 
[The] Except for the provisions in chapter 62 concerning state 1166 
contracting agencies, the contracts and agreements entered into by the 1167 
authority shall not be subject to the approval of any other state 1168 
department, office or agency, provided copies of all such contracts shall 1169 
be maintained by the authority as public records, subject to the 1170 
proprietary rights of any party to such contracts. No contract shall 1171 
contain any provision in which any contractor derives any direct or 1172 
indirect economic benefit from denying or otherwise influencing the 1173 
outcome of any claim for benefits. The standard criteria for the 1174 
evaluation of proposals relating to claims processing, web site 1175 
development, database development, marketing and advertising, in the 1176 
event the authority seeks the services of an outside contractor for such 1177 
tasks, and for the evaluation of proposals relating to all other contracts 1178 
in amounts equal to or exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars 1179 
shall include, but need not be limited to: (A) Transparency, (B) cost, (C) 1180 
efficiency of operations, (D) quality of work related to the contracts 1181 
issued, (E) user experience, (F) accountability, and (G) a cost-benefit 1182 
analysis documenting the direct and indirect costs of such contracts, 1183 
including qualitative and quantitative benefits that will result from the 1184 
implementation of such contracts. The establishment of additional 1185     
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standard criteria shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of the board 1186 
after such criteria have been posted on a public Internet web site 1187 
maintained by the authority for notice and comment for at least one 1188 
week prior to such vote. 1189 
Sec. 39. Subdivision (13) of section 38a-1083 of the general statutes is 1190 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1191 
2025): 1192 
(13) Make and enter into any contract or agreement necessary or 1193 
incidental to the performance of its duties and execution of its powers, 1194 
including, but not limited to, an agreement with the Office of Health 1195 
Strategy to use funds collected under this section for the operation of 1196 
the all-payer claims database established under section 19a-755a and to 1197 
receive data from such database. The contracts entered into by the 1198 
exchange shall not be subject to the approval of any other state 1199 
department, office or agency, provided copies of all contracts of the 1200 
exchange shall be maintained by the exchange as public records, subject 1201 
to the proprietary rights of any party to the contract, except (A) as 1202 
provided in chapter 62, and (B) any agreement with the Office of Health 1203 
Strategy shall be subject to approval by said office and the Office of 1204 
Policy and Management and no portion of such agreement shall be 1205 
considered proprietary; 1206 
Sec. 40. Subsection (b) of section 46a-10b of the general statutes is 1207 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1208 
2025): 1209 
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4-212 to 4-219, 1210 
inclusive, subdivision [(21)] (20) of section 4e-1, as amended by this act, 1211 
and chapter 62a, not later than July 1, 2017, the Governor shall designate 1212 
a nonprofit entity to serve as the Connecticut protection and advocacy 1213 
system. 1214 
Sec. 41. Subsection (e) of section 52-278n of the general statutes is 1215 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1216     
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2025): 1217 
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, 1218 
of this section, no party may compel disclosure of the names and 1219 
addresses of clients of an individual or entity that provides professional 1220 
services, as defined in subdivision [(20)] (19) of section 4e-1, as amended 1221 
by this act, when the disclosure of such names and addresses would 1222 
constitute a violation of state or federal law, or the applicable rules of 1223 
professional conduct governing such profession, as the case may be. 1224 
Sec. 42. Subsection (c) of section 52-351b of the general statutes is 1225 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1226 
2025): 1227 
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no party may 1228 
compel disclosure of the names and addresses of clients of an individual 1229 
or entity that provides professional services, as defined in subdivision 1230 
[(20)] (19) of section 4e-1, as amended by this act, when the disclosure of 1231 
such names and addresses would constitute a violation of state or 1232 
federal law, or the applicable rules of professional conduct governing 1233 
such profession, as the case may be. 1234 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 from passage New section 
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 4e-1 
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 4e-2(g) 
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 4e-3 
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 4e-4 
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 4e-5(a) to (c) 
Sec. 7 July 1, 2025 4e-7(a) 
Sec. 8 July 1, 2025 4e-8 
Sec. 9 July 1, 2025 4e-10(a) 
Sec. 10 July 1, 2025 4e-14 
Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 4e-16(c) and (d) 
Sec. 12 July 1, 2025 4e-16(l)(2) to (4)     
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Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 4e-16(n) 
Sec. 14 July 1, 2025 4e-16(p) 
Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 4e-17 
Sec. 16 July 1, 2025 4e-18 
Sec. 17 July 1, 2025 4e-21(c) 
Sec. 18 July 1, 2025 4e-24 
Sec. 19 July 1, 2025 4e-27 
Sec. 20 July 1, 2025 4e-30(a) 
Sec. 21 July 1, 2025 4e-31 
Sec. 22 July 1, 2025 4e-34 
Sec. 23 July 1, 2025 4e-35 
Sec. 24 July 1, 2025 4e-37(g) to (i) 
Sec. 25 July 1, 2025 4e-38 
Sec. 26 July 1, 2025 4e-40(2) 
Sec. 27 July 1, 2025 4e-45 
Sec. 28 July 1, 2025 4e-46 
Sec. 29 July 1, 2025 4e-48(a) 
Sec. 30 July 1, 2025 4e-72 
Sec. 31 July 1, 2025 15-31b(a)(15) 
Sec. 32 July 1, 2025 15-31b(b) and (c) 
Sec. 33 July 1, 2025 10a-196 
Sec. 34 July 1, 2025 10a-204b(s) 
Sec. 35 July 1, 2025 10a-243 
Sec. 36 July 1, 2025 12-806(b)(16) 
Sec. 37 July 1, 2025 12-815 
Sec. 38 July 1, 2025 31-49h(14) 
Sec. 39 July 1, 2025 38a-1083(13) 
Sec. 40 July 1, 2025 46a-10b(b) 
Sec. 41 July 1, 2025 52-278n(e) 
Sec. 42 July 1, 2025 52-351b(c) 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To make revisions to provisions concerning the State Contracting 
Standards Board recommended by the board, including by giving the 
board authority over quasi-public agency procurement, prohibiting the 
Governor from reducing allotments to the board, requiring the online 
posting of emergency procurements, revising requirements regarding 
proposed privatization contracts, and providing that provisions in title 
4e supersede certain other provisions.     
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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except 
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not 
underlined.]