Secs. 2c-2 and 2c-2a. Governmental entities and programs terminated on July
1, 1981; July 1, 1982; July 1, 1983; July 1, 1984; July 1, 1985; July 1, 1986; July 1,
1987, and July 1, 1988. Termination of ombudsmen office under sunset law. Sections 2c-2 and 2c-2a are repealed.
(P.A. 77-575, S. 20, 23; 77-614, S. 573, 587, 610; P.A. 78-232, S. 9, 11; 78-303, S. 82, 83, 84, 85, 136; 78-315, S. 2,
4; 78-319, S. 12, 15; P.A. 79-519; 79-535, S. 22, 25; 79-560, S. 22, 39; 79-598, S. 26, 27; P.A. 80-349, S. 1, 4, 5; 80-482,
S. 190, 346, 348; 80-483, S. 140, 186; 80-484, S. 140, 175, 176; P.A. 81-321, S. 6; 81-389, S. 5, 7; 81-437, S. 8, 12; 81-
459, S. 1, 3; 81-463, S. 9, 10; 81-465, S. 13, 17, 18; 81-471, S. 67, 71; 81-473, S. 1, 42, 43; P.A. 82-201, S. 3, 4; 82-206,
S. 1—3; 82-231, S. 6, 8; 82-241, S. 9—11; 82-279, S. 3, 4; 82-316, S. 4, 6; 82-332, S. 10, 12, 13; 82-346, S. 6, 7; 82-357,
S. 6—8; 82-370, S. 14—16; 82-404, S. 1, 3, 4; 82-419, S. 44, 46, 47; 82-422, S. 12—14; 82-431, S. 4—6; 82-432, S. 17—
19; 82-451, S. 6, 8, 9; 82-472, S. 150, 169, 170, 182, 183; P.A. 83-160, S. 4; 83-192, S. 7; 83-321, S. 1—3; 83-441, S. 8,
10; 83-446, S. 4, 5; 83-487, S. 1, 32, 33; 83-497, S. 5, 7; 83-569, S. 1, 16, 17; 83-570, S. 1, 16, 17; 83-574, S. 1, 19, 20;
83-587, S. 91, 96; P.A. 84-256, S. 16, 17; 84-361, S. 6, 7; 84-381, S. 11, 12; 84-414, S. 13, 14; 84-512, S. 29, 30.)
Sec. 2c-2b. Governmental entities and programs terminated on July 1, 2008;
July 1, 2009; July 1, 2010; July 1, 2011; and July 1, 2012. (a) The following governmental entities and programs are terminated, effective July 1, 2008, unless reestablished
in accordance with the provisions of section 2c-10:
(1) Regulation of hearing aid dealers pursuant to chapter 398;
(2) Repealed by P.A. 99-102, S. 51;
(3) Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Examining Board, established under section
20-8;
(4) State Board of Natureopathic Examiners, established under section 20-35;
(5) Board of Examiners of Electrologists, established under section 20-268;
(6) Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing, established under section
20-88;
(7) Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine, established under section 20-196;
(8) Liquor Control Commission, established under section 30-2;
(9) Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Optometrists, established under section 20-128a;
(10) Board of Examiners of Psychologists, established under section 20-186;
(11) Regulation of speech pathologists and audiologists pursuant to chapter 399;
(12) Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers and Hairdressers and Cosmeticians
established under section 20-235a;
(13) Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors established under
section 20-208;
(14) Regulation of nursing home administrators pursuant to chapter 368v;
(15) Board of Examiners for Opticians established under section 20-139a;
(16) Medical Examining Board established under section 20-8a;
(17) Board of Examiners in Podiatry, established under section 20-51;
(18) Board of Chiropractic Examiners, established under section 20-25;
(19) The agricultural lands preservation program, established under section 22-
26cc;
(20) Nursing Home Ombudsmen Office, established under section 17a-405;
(21) Mobile Manufactured Home Advisory Council established under section
21-84a;
(22) Repealed by P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87;
(23) The Child Day Care Council established under section 17b-748;
(24) The Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations established under section 2-79a;
(25) The Commission on Children established under section 46a-126;
(26) The task force on the development of incentives for conserving energy in state
buildings established under section 16a-39b;
(27) The estuarine embayment improvement program established by sections 22a-
113 to 22a-113c, inclusive;
(28) The State Dental Commission, established under section 20-103a;
(29) The Connecticut Economic Information Steering Committee, established under section 32-6i;
(30) Repealed by P.A. 95-257, S. 57, 58; and
(31) The registry established under section 17a-247b.
(b) The following governmental entities and programs are terminated, effective July
1, 2009, unless reestablished in accordance with the provisions of section 2c-10:
(1) Program of regulation of sanitarians, established under chapter 395;
(2) Program of regulation of subsurface sewage disposal system installers and
cleaners, established under chapter 393a;
(3) Program of regulation of bedding and upholstered furniture established by sections 21a-231 to 21a-236, inclusive;
(4) Regional mental health boards, established under section 17a-484;
(5) Repealed by P.A. 88-285, S. 34, 35;
(6) All advisory boards for state hospitals and facilities, established under section
17a-470;
(7) Repealed by P.A. 85-613, S. 153, 154;
(8) State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists, established under section
20-67;
(9) Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, established under subsection (a)
of section 19a-401;
(10) Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services, established under section
17a-456;
(11) Repealed by P.A. 95-257, S. 57, 58;
(12) Commission on Prison and Jail Overcrowding established under section 18-
87j; and
(13) The residential energy conservation service program authorized under sections
16a-45a, 16a-46 and 16a-46a.
(c) The following governmental entities and programs are terminated, effective July
1, 2010, unless reestablished in accordance with the provisions of section 2c-10:
(1) Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, established under section 29-32b;
(2) State Board of Landscape Architects, established under section 20-368;
(3) Repealed by P.A. 89-364, S. 6, 7;
(4) Police Officer Standards and Training Council, established under section 7-
294b;
(5) State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, established under section 20-300;
(6) State boards for occupational licensing, established under section 20-331;
(7) Commission of Pharmacy, established under section 20-572;
(8) Connecticut Real Estate Commission, established under section 20-311a;
(9) State Codes and Standards Committee, established under section 29-251;
(10) Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, established under section 7-323k;
(11) Program of regulation of building demolition, established under section 29-
401;
(12) Repealed by P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87 and P.A. 93-423, S. 7; and
(13) Connecticut Food Policy Council, established under section 22-456.
(d) The following governmental entities and programs are terminated, effective July
1, 2011, unless reestablished in accordance with the provisions of section 2c-10:
(1) State Insurance and Risk Management Board, established under section 4a-19;
(2) Connecticut Marketing Authority, established under section 22-63;
(3) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, established under section
31-376;
(4) Connecticut Siting Council, established under section 16-50j;
(5) Connecticut Public Transportation Commission, established under section
13b-11a;
(6) State Board of Accountancy, established under section 20-280;
(7) Repealed by P.A. 99-73, S. 10;
(8) Repealed by P.A. 85-613, S. 153, 154;
(9) State Milk Regulation Board, established under section 22-131;
(10) Deleted by P.A. 99-73, S. 1;
(11) Council on Environmental Quality, established under section 22a-11;
(12) Repealed by P.A. 85-613, S. 153, 154;
(13) Repealed by P.A. 83-487, S. 32, 33;
(14) Employment Security Board of Review, established under section 31-237c;
(15) Repealed by P.A. 85-613, S. 153, 154;
(16) Connecticut Energy Advisory Board, established under section 16a-3;
(17) Connecticut Solid Waste Management Advisory Council, established under
subsection (a) of section 22a-279;
(18) Investment Advisory Council, established under section 3-13b;
(19) State Properties Review Board, established under subsection (a) of section
4b-3;
(20) Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, established under section
46a-52;
(21) The coastal management program, established under chapter 444;
(22) Department of Economic and Community Development, established under
sections 4-38c and 8-37r;
(23) Family support grant program of the Department of Social Services, established under section 17b-616;
(24) Program of regulation of occupational therapists, established under chapter
376a;
(25) Repealed by P.A. 85-613, S. 153, 154;
(26) Architectural Licensing Board, established under section 20-289;
(27) Repealed by June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-5, S. 17, 18; and
(28) The Connecticut Transportation Strategy Board.
(e) The following governmental entities and programs are terminated, effective July
1, 2012, unless reestablished in accordance with the provisions of section 2c-10:
(1) Regional advisory councils for children and youth center facilities, established
under section 17a-30;
(2) Repealed by P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87;
(3) Advisory Council on Children and Families, established under section 17a-4;
(4) Board of Education and Services for the Blind, established under section 10-293;
(5) Repealed by P.A. 84-361, S. 6, 7;
(6) Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, established under section
46a-27;
(7) Advisory and planning councils for regional centers for the mentally retarded,
established under section 17a-273;
(8) Repealed by P.A. 01-141, S. 15, 16;
(9) Repealed by P.A. 94-245, S. 45, 46;
(10) Repealed by P.A. 85-613, S. 153, 154;
(11) State Library Board, established under section 11-1;
(12) Advisory Council for Special Education, established under section 10-76i;
(13) State Commission on the Arts, established under section 10-369;
(14) Connecticut Historical Commission, established under section 10-320b;
(15) Repealed by P.A. 89-362, S. 4, 5;
(16) Repealed by June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14, S. 28, 30;
(17) Repealed by P.A. 90-230, S. 100, 101;
(18) State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration, established under
section 4b-60;
(19) Repealed by P.A. 90-230, S. 100, 101; and
(20) Examining Board for Crane Operators, established under section 29-222.
(P.A. 83-446, S. 1, 5; 83-487, S. 32, 33; P.A. 84-361, S. 6, 7; P.A. 85-559, S. 8; 85-582, S. 5, 8; 85-584, S. 7, 9; 85-
613, S. 118, 153, 154; P.A. 86-123, S. 10; 86-382, S. 5, 6; 86-403, S. 1, 132; P.A. 87-544, S. 12, 13; P.A. 88-165, S. 1;
88-285, S. 34, 35; P.A. 89-142, S. 3; 89-336, S. 3, 6; 89-362, S. 4, 5; 89-364, S. 6, 7; P.A. 90-230, S. 1, 100, 101; 90-271,
S. 1, 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 31, 55; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14, S. 28, 30; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-2, S. 1, 6; May
Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-4, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-250, S. 4, 5; 93-262, S. 25, 86, 87; 93-423, S. 7; P.A. 94-245, S. 45,
46; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-3, S. 24, 28; P.A. 95-108, S. 1; 95-250, S. 1; 95-257, S. 13, 57, 58; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; 96-
268, S. 3, 34; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 161, 165; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 22, 65; P.A. 98-30, S. 1; P.A. 99-
51, S. 2, 9; 99-73, S. 1; 99-102, S. 51; 99-145, S. 15, 23; P.A. 01-109, S. 1; 01-141, S. 15, 16; 01-160; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
01-5, S. 5, 17, 18.)
History: P.A. 83-487 repealed Subdiv. (13) of Subsec. (d) re Connecticut agricultural experiment station; P.A. 84-361
repealed Subdiv. (5) of Subsec. (e) re child day care council; P.A. 85-559 added Subdivs. (21) to (24), inclusive, in Subsec.
(a) providing that mobile and manufactured home advisory council, human resources advisory council, child day care
council and Connecticut advisory commission on intergovernmental relations terminate on July 1, 1990, unless reestablished; P.A. 85-582 added Subdiv. (25) in Subsec. (a) providing for termination of council to administer children's trust
fund effective July 1, 1990, unless reestablished; P.A. 85-584 added Subdiv. (26) in Subsec. (a) providing for termination
of commission on children and youth on July 1, 1990, unless reinstated; P.A. 85-613 made the following technical changes:
In Subsec. (d)(22) by substituting reference to Sec. 8-37r for reference to Sec. 8-37j; in Subsec. (b) by repealing Subdiv.
(7) concerning Connecticut state alcohol and drug advisory council; in Subsec. (d) by repealing Subdiv. (8) concerning
advisory committee on high unemployment, Subdiv. (12) concerning council on water company lands, Subdiv. (15) concerning council of economic advisors, Subdiv. (25) concerning program of regulation of massage establishments; and in
Subsec. (e) by repealing Subdiv. (10) concerning state scholarship commission; P.A. 86-123 amended Subdiv. (7) of
Subsec. (a) by changing the name of the board of veterinary registration and examination to the Connecticut Board of
Veterinary Medicine; P.A. 86-382 added Subdiv. (28) of Subsec. (a) to provide for sunset of estuarine embayment program;
P.A. 86-403 added Subdiv. (27) of Subsec. (a) to provide for sunset of task force on incentives for energy conservation in
state buildings; P.A. 87-544 amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (13) re termination of municipal solid waste recycling
advisory council; P.A. 88-165 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting "1995" for "1990" and, in Subdiv. (8), "Liquor control
commission, established under section 30-2" for "Dental commission, established under section 20-103a", amended Subsec. (b) by substituting "1996" for "1991", amended Subsec. (c) by substituting "1997" for "1992" and, in Subdiv. (3), "Child
day care tax credit program established under sections 17-31cc to 17-31ee, inclusive" for "Liquor control commission,
established under section 30-2", amended Subsec. (d) by substituting "1998" for "1993" and amended Subsec. (e) by
substituting "1999" for "1994"; P.A. 88-285 repealed Subsec. (b)(5) re termination of veteran's home and hospital commission; P.A. 89-142 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (29) re termination of dental commission, effective July 1, 1995;
P.A. 89-336 amended Subsec. (a) to delete former Subdiv. (25) re council to administer children's trust fund, renumbering
accordingly; P.A. 89-362 repealed Subdiv. (15) of Subsec. (e) which had provided for termination of commission on
Connecticut's future; P.A. 89-364 repealed Subdiv. (3) of Subsec. (c) re termination of child day care tax credit program,
effective January 1, 1990, and applicable to income years of corporations commencing on or after that date; P.A. 90-230
(1) corrected the name of the Connecticut examining board for barbers and hairdressers in Subsec. (a)(12), (2) corrected
the name of the nursing home ombudsmen office in Subsec. (a)(20), (3) corrected the name of the mobile manufactured
home advisory council in Subsec. (a)(21), (4) corrected the name of the commission on children and youth services in
Subsec. (a)(25), (5) corrected the name of the occupational safety and health review commission in Subsec. (d)(3), (6)
corrected the name of the Connecticut public transportation commission in Subsec. (d)(5), (7) corrected the name of the
architectural licensing board in Subsec. (d)(26), (8) corrected the name of the regional advisory councils for children and
youth center facilities in Subsec. (e)(1) and (9) repealed Subdivs. (17) and (19) of Subsec. (e) re Connecticut capitol center
commission and American Revolution Bicentennial Commission; P.A. 90-271 deleted the word "deinstitutionalization"
from Subsec. (d)(23); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 in Subsec. (c) deleted Subdiv. (9) re Connecticut well drilling board and
renumbered the remaining Subdivs. accordingly; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14 repealed Subdiv. (16) of Subsec. (e), concerning
the council on voluntary action; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-2 amended Subdiv. (23) of Subsec. (d) by substituting "family
support grant" program for "parent subsidy aid" program; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-4 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv.
(29) re termination of Connecticut economic information steering committee; (Revisor's note: In 1993 a reference to Sec.
20-280 was substituted editorially by the Revisors for reference to repealed Sec. 22-279 in Subsec. (d)(6), for consistency
with P.A. 92-212); P.A. 93-91 substituted council on children and families for council on children and youth services;
P.A. 93-250 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting "2000" for "1995", Subsec. (b) by substituting "2001" for "1996", Subsec.
(c) by substituting "2002" for "1997", Subsec. (d) by substituting "2003" for "1998", and Subsec. (e) by substituting "2004"
for "1999", effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 93-262 in Subdiv. (23) of Subsec. (d) replaced department of human resources
with department of social services and repealed former Subdiv. (22) of Subsec. (a) re human resources advisory council
and human services area advisory councils, former Subdiv. (12) of Subsec. (c) re municipal solid waste recycling advisory
council and former Subdiv. (2) of Subsec. (e) re advisory council on aging, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-423 reiterated
repeal of Subsec. (c)(12) re municipal solid waste recycling advisory council; P.A. 94-245 repealed Subdiv. (9) of Subsec.
(e) re Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, effective June 2, 1994; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-3 amended Subsec. (a) by
adding new Subdiv. (30) re the Office of Health Care Access, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-108 amended Subsec. (c) to
rename Municipal Police Training Council as Police Officer Standards and Training Council; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-
211 replaced Department of Housing with Department of Economic and Community Development in Subsec. (d)(22);
P.A. 95-257 repealed Subsec. (a)(30) re Office of Health Care Access and Subsec. (b)(11) re Commission on Hospitals
and Health Care and substituted Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services for Board of Mental Health in Subsec.
(b)(10), effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-268 replaced Commission on Children and Youth with Commission on Children
in Subdiv. (25) of Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1996; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv.
(31) concerning the registry established under Sec. 17a-247b, effective July 1, 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 amended
Subsec. (c) by adding Subdiv. (13) re Connecticut Food Policy Council, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-30 amended Subsec.
(a) by substituting "2003" for "2000", Subsec. (b) by substituting "2004" for "2001", Subsec. (c) by substituting "2005"
for "2002", Subsec. (d) by substituting "2006" for "2003", and Subsec. (e) by substituting "2007" for "2004"; P.A. 99-51,
effective May 27, 1999, and P.A. 99-145, effective June 8, 1999, both amended Subsec. (d)(1) to substitute "State Insurance
and Risk Management Board" for "State Insurance Purchasing Board"; P.A. 99-73 amended Subsec. (d) to delete reference
to the State Board of Television and Radio Service Examiners and the State Tree Protection Examining Board and renumbered the Subsec. (Revisor's note: In codifying P.A. 99-73, S.1 the Revisors followed the traditional method of indicating
repealed or deleted entities and programs and, in the interests of consistency, did not renumber the Subdivs.); P.A. 99-102
repealed Subdiv. (2) of Subsec. (a) re Connecticut Osteopathic Examining Board; P.A. 01-109 amended Subsec. (a)(5) by
changing "Hypertrichologists" to "Electrologists"; P.A. 01-141 amended Subsec. (e) by repealing Subdiv. (8) re Board
for State Academic Awards, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 01-160 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting "2008" for "2003",
Subsec. (b) by substituting "2009" for "2004", Subsec. (c) by substituting "2010" for "2005", Subsec. (d) by substituting
"2011" for "2006", and Subsec. (e) by substituting "2012" for "2007"; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-5 amended Subsec. (d) by
repealing former Subdiv. (27) re Bradley International Airport Commission and adding new Subdiv. (28) re the Connecticut
Transportation Strategy Board, effective July 2, 2001.
Secs. 2c-2c to 2c-2g. Termination under sunset law of: Mobile and Manufactured Home Advisory Council; Human Resources Advisory Council and human
services area advisory councils; Child Day Care Council; Advisory Commission
on Intergovernmental Relations; Dental Commission. Sections 2c-2c to 2c-2g, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 83-323, S. 2; P.A. 84-237, S. 2; 84-361, S. 5, 7; 84-523, S. 2, 5; P.A. 85-559, S. 9; P.A. 86-417, S. 13, 15; P.A.
88-165, S. 2; 88-364, S. 1, 123; P.A. 89-142, S. 4.)
See Sec. 2c-2b re termination of governmental entities and programs.
The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, established by the provisions of section 2-53e, shall conduct a performance audit of each
governmental entity and program scheduled for termination under section 2c-2b. The
Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee shall complete its performance audit by January first of the year in which the governmental entity and program
are scheduled for termination under section 2c-2b. In conducting the audit, the committee shall take into consideration, but not be limited to considering, the factors set forth
in sections 2c-7 and 2c-8. The entities enumerated in section 2c-2b shall cooperate
with the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee in carrying out the
purposes of sections 2c-1 to 2c-12, inclusive, and shall provide such information, books,
records and documents as said committee may require to conduct its performance audit.
Each governmental entity or program scheduled for termination pursuant to section 2c-
2b shall provide at the request of the Program Review and Investigations Committee
an analysis of its activities which specifically addresses the factors enumerated in sections 2c-7 and 2c-8.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 574, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 85-613, S. 7, 154; P.A. 86-403, S. 2, 132.)
History: P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes.
The Legislative Program Review and
Investigations Committee shall submit to the General Assembly a written report on each
governmental entity and program by January first of the year in which such entity and
program are scheduled for termination. Such report shall specifically address the factors
set forth in sections 2c-7 and 2c-8 and shall include recommendations regarding the
abolition, reestablishment, modification or consolidation of such entity and program. On
and after October 1, 1996, the report shall be submitted to the joint standing committee
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to state government
organization and reorganization, structures and procedures, to any other joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance and, upon request, to any member of the General Assembly. A summary of the report shall be submitted to each member
of the General Assembly if the summary is two pages or less and a notification of
the report shall be submitted to each member if the summary is more than two pages.
Submission shall be by mailing the report, summary or notification to the legislative
address of each member of the committees or the General Assembly, as applicable.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 575, 610; P.A. 96-251, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 96-251 added provision requiring that on and after October 1, 1996, report to be submitted to the legislative
committee on state government organization and any other committee of cognizance and to General Assembly members
upon request, and provision re submission of summaries to members of the General Assembly (Revisor's note: A reference
to "January 1" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "January first" for consistency with customary statutory usage).
Sec. 2c-5. Committee to hold hearing prior to termination or reestablishment
of governmental entity. Prior to the termination, modification, consolidation or reestablishment of any governmental entity or program, the joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration,
organization and reorganization shall hold a public hearing, receiving testimony from
the public and the governmental entity involved.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 576, 610; P.A. 79-31, S. 12, 17; P.A. 82-314, S. 8, 63.)
History: P.A. 79-31 replaced the word "policy" with "elections" in committee name; P.A. 82-314 changed formal
designation of government administration and elections committee.
See Sec. 2-35a re committee's oversight of government organization and reorganization generally.
Each governmental entity enumerated in section 2c-2b shall have
the burden of demonstrating a public need for the reestablishment of the entity or program. Each such entity shall also have the burden of demonstrating that it has served the
public interest and not merely the interests of the persons regulated. The joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration, organization and reorganization may recommend to the General
Assembly that the governmental entity or program be modified, consolidated with another entity or program or reestablished.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 577, 610; P.A. 79-31, S. 13, 17; P.A. 82-314, S. 9, 63; P.A. 85-613, S. 8, 154; P.A. 86-403, S. 3, 132.)
History: P.A. 79-31 replaced the word "policy" with "elections" in committee name; P.A. 82-314 changed formal
designation of government administration and elections committee; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 86-403
made technical changes.
See Sec. 2-35a re committee's oversight of government organization and reorganization generally.
In determining whether there
is a public need for the continued existence of an entity or program, the General Assembly shall consider, among other things:
(a) Whether termination of the entity or program would significantly endanger the
public health, safety or welfare;
(b) Whether the public could be adequately protected by another statute, entity or
program, or by a less restrictive method of regulation;
(c) Whether the governmental entity or program produces any direct or indirect
increase in the cost of goods or services, and if it does, whether the public benefits
attributable to the entity or program outweigh the public burden of the increase in
cost, and
(d) Whether the effective operation of the governmental entity or program is impeded by existing statutes, regulations or policies, including budgetary and personnel
policies.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 578, 610.)
Sec. 2c-8. Criteria for determining whether a regulatory entity or program
has served the general public. In determining whether a regulatory entity or program
has served the general public, and not merely the persons regulated, the General Assembly shall consider, among other things:
(a) The extent to which qualified applicants have been permitted to engage in any
profession, occupation, trade or activity regulated by the entity or program;
(b) The extent to which the governmental entity involved has complied with federal
and state affirmative action requirements;
(c) The extent to which the governmental entity involved has recommended statutory changes which would benefit the public as opposed to the persons regulated;
(d) The extent to which the governmental entity involved has encouraged public
participation in the formulation of its regulations and policies, and
(e) The manner in which the governmental entity involved has processed and resolved public complaints concerning persons subject to regulation.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 579, 610.)
Sec. 2c-9. Terminated entity or program to continue for one year for purpose
of concluding its affairs. Upon termination, a governmental entity or program listed
in section 2c-2b shall continue in existence for one year for the purpose of concluding
its affairs. During the one-year period, termination shall not reduce the powers or authority of the entity or program. Upon the expiration of the one-year period, the entity or
program shall cease all activities; all regulations promulgated by the entity or pursuant
to the program shall cease to exist, and all unexpended balances of appropriations or
other funds shall revert to the fund from which they were appropriated, or if that fund
is abolished, to the General Fund.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 580, 610; P.A. 85-613, S. 9, 154; P.A. 86-403, S. 4, 132.)
History: P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes.
Any
governmental entity or program scheduled for termination under section 2c-2b may be
reestablished by the General Assembly for periods not to exceed five years, at the end
of which the entity or program shall again be subject to review under the provisions of
sections 2c-1 to 2c-12, inclusive. Any such reenactment may provide for the consolidation of governmental entities or programs or for the transfer of governmental functions
from one entity or program to another.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 581, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 90-230, S. 2, 101.)
History: P.A. 90-230 corrected an internal reference.
Sec. 2c-11. Termination of entity not to affect any claim, right or cause of
action. Termination of a governmental entity or program shall not affect any claim,
right or cause of action by or against the entity or program. Any such claim, right or
cause of action pending on the date the entity or program is terminated, or instituted
thereafter, shall be prosecuted or defended in the name of the state by the Attorney
General.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 582, 610.)
Nothing in this section or in sections 2c-1 to 2c-11, inclusive, shall prohibit
the General Assembly from terminating a governmental entity or program prior to the
termination date established in section 2c-2b nor from considering any other legislation
concerning any such entity or program.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 583, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 85-613, S. 10, 154; P.A. 86-403, S. 5, 132.)
History: P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes.
