Sec. 4-65b. Transfer of certain powers and duties to secretary from Commissioner and Department of Planning and Energy Policy, Commissioner of Finance
and Control, managing director, Budget and Management Division, Tax Commissioner under chapters 111 and 112 and State Planning Council. Section 4-65b is
repealed.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 74, 136; P.A. 82-135, S. 1, 3; P.A. 83-487, S. 6, 33; P.A. 84-512, S. 14, 30;
P.A. 85-613, S. 15, 154; P.A. 88-116, S. 11.)
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall have the following functions
and powers: To keep on file information concerning the state's general accounts; to
furnish all accounting statements relating to the financial condition of the state as a
whole, to the condition and operation of state funds, to appropriations, to reserves and
to costs of operations; to furnish such statements as and when they are required for
administrative purposes and, at the end of each fiscal period, to prepare and publish
such financial statements and data as will convey to the General Assembly the essential
facts as to the financial condition, the revenues and expenditures and the costs of operations of the state government; to furnish to the State Comptroller on or before the twentieth day of each month cumulative monthly statements of revenues and expenditures to
the end of the last-completed month together with (1) a statement of estimated revenue
by source to the end of the fiscal year, at least in the same detail as appears in the budget
act, and (2) a statement of appropriation requirements of the state's General Fund to the
end of the fiscal year itemized as far as practicable for each budgeted agency, including
estimates of lapsing appropriations, unallocated lapsing balances and unallocated appropriation requirements; to transmit to the Office of Fiscal Analysis a copy of monthly
position data and monthly bond project run; to inquire into the operation of, and make
or recommend improvement in, the methods employed in the preparation of the budget
and the procedure followed in determining whether the funds expended by the departments, boards, commissions and institutions supported in whole or in part by the state
are wisely, judiciously and economically expended and to submit such findings and
recommendations to the General Assembly at each regular session, together with drafts
of proposed legislation, if any; to examine each department, state college, state hospital,
state-aided hospital, reformatory and prison and each other institution or other agency
supported in whole or in part by the state, except public schools, for the purpose of
determining the effectiveness of its policies, management, internal organization and
operating procedures and the character, amount, quality and cost of the service rendered
by each such department, institution or agency; to recommend, and to assist any such
department, institution or agency to effect, improvements in organization, management
methods and procedures and to report its findings and recommendations and submit
drafts of proposed legislation, if any, to the General Assembly at each regular session;
to consider and devise ways and means whereby comprehensive plans and designs to
meet the needs of the several departments and institutions with respect to physical plant
and equipment and whereby financial plans and programs for the capital expenditures
involved may be made in advance and to make or assist in making such plans; to devise
and prescribe the form of operating reports that shall be periodically required from the
several departments, boards, commissions, institutions and agencies supported in whole
or in part by the state; to require the several departments, boards, commissions, institutions and agencies to make such reports for such periods as said secretary may determine;
to verify the correctness of, and to analyze, all such reports and to take such action as
may be deemed necessary to remedy unsatisfactory conditions disclosed by such reports.
(1949 Rev., S. 221; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 85; P.A. 74-313, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 23, 610; P.A. 78-298, S. 6, 14; 78-303,
S. 5, 136; P.A. 82-465, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-589, S. 1, 87.)
History: 1961 act changed "teachers college" to "state college"; P.A. 74-313 required department to furnish comptroller
cumulative monthly statements of revenues and expenditures and accounts of estimated revenue and appropriation requirements; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for department and commissioner of
finance and control; P.A. 78-298 required that estimated revenue be listed by source and that estimated appropriation
requirements be itemized by agency; P.A. 78-303 deleted requirement regarding unused, improperly used or neglected
equipment; P.A. 82-465 required secretary to transmit copy of monthly position data and bond project run to office of fiscal
analysis; P.A. 87-589 made technical change, restoring language inadvertently deleted through computer processing error.
See Sec. 28-31 re secretary's duty to review and approve annual plan for nuclear safety emergency preparedness
program.
Sec. 4-66a. Secretary to advise Governor and General Assembly on matters
concerning local government and matters affecting the state. Planning, management and technical assistance for local governments. Federal financial assistance
and funds, and financial assistance and aid from private sources. (a) The Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management shall advise the Governor on matters concerning
local government including state laws relating to local government, the impact of federal
actions or proposed federal actions on local government, the financial needs and resources of local government and the allocation of program and financial responsibility
between local government and the state.
(b) The secretary shall advise the Governor regarding potential federal actions affecting state government and the citizens of the state and shall advise the joint standing
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and relating to the subject area of each federal policy initiative, including the
allocation of resources in the federal budget, federal public assistance policy, federal
economic policy and the distribution of federal assistance and facilities among regions
and states.
(c) The secretary may provide planning and management assistance to local governments utilizing such state and federal funds as may be appropriated for such purpose.
(d) The secretary shall encourage each department of state government which deals
with local governments to provide technical assistance in their areas of specialization.
The secretary shall advise local officials on programs of state and federal assistance for
which local governments are eligible and provide assistance, when requested, in
applying for such assistance.
(e) The secretary shall require that notice be given to him of all applications for
federal financial assistance or for any gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other
aid from any private source submitted by the state, or any agency thereof, authorities
and development agencies. The secretary may require that notice be given him of all
applications for federal financial assistance submitted by municipalities or any agency
thereof. The secretary may require that any notice of application for federal financial
assistance be accompanied by an urban impact statement, on a form furnished by said
secretary, indicating that the project or program for which such application is being
made has been reviewed in accordance with the goals set forth in section 4-66b. Ongoing
fund-raising from any private source by an institution of higher education shall not
constitute an application under the terms of this section.
(f) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management is authorized to do all
things necessary to apply for and accept federal funds allotted or available to the state
under any federal act or program which could support activities which the secretary is
authorized to undertake. He shall administer such funds in accordance with state and
federal law. The secretary, in consultation with the executive director of Connecticut
Innovations, Incorporated, or the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, when applicable, may apply for all federal funds available to the state for defense
conversion projects and other projects consistent with a defense conversion strategy.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 25, 610; P.A. 79-607, S. 5; P.A. 91-343, S. 2, 11; P.A. 93-221, S. 1; P.A. 94-65, S. 1, 4; P.A. 95-78,
S. 1, 5; 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 97-131, S. 3, 5.)
History: P.A. 79-607 amended notice requirement in Subsec. (e) to include provision regarding urban impact statement;
P.A. 91-343 amended Subsec. (c) to allow secretary to provide assistance to local governments instead of requiring him
to devise and administer program of assistance, and repealed requirement in Subsec. (d) that secretary provide technical
assistance to local governments; P.A. 93-221 amended Subsec. (b) by requiring the secretary to advise the appropriations
committee and any other affected committee concerning potential federal actions affecting state government, adding specific reference to federal public assistance policy; P.A. 94-65 amended Subsec. (e) to authorize the secretary of the office
of policy and management to require notice by municipalities of applications for federal financial assistance and deleted
provision mandating such notice, effective May 19, 1994; P.A. 95-78 amended Subsec. (f) to authorize secretary to apply
for federal defense conversion funds, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner of
Economic Development with Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 97-131 amended Subsec.
(e) to add gift, contribution, income from trust funds and other aid from private sources, changed requirement of notice
from mandatory to permissive by the secretary and provided that ongoing fund-raising by an institution of higher education
shall not constitute an application under this section, effective June 13, 1997.
See Sec. 7-148dd re secretary's duties re problems of municipalities' fiscal disparities.
The Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management shall develop a form for capital development impact statements on which state agencies shall indicate the manner in which a planned or requested
capital project or program addresses the following goals: (1) Revitalization of the economic base of urban areas by rebuilding older commercial and industrial areas, and
encouraging new industries to locate in the central cities in order to protect existing jobs
and create new job opportunities needed to provide meaningful economic opportunity
for inner city residents; (2) revitalization of urban neighborhoods to reduce the isolation
of various income, age and minority groups through the promotion of fair and balanced
housing opportunities for low and moderate income residents; (3) revitalization of the
quality of life for the residents of urban areas by insuring quality education, comprehensive health care, access to balanced transportation, adequate recreation facilities, responsive public safety, coordinated effective human service programs, decent housing and
employment and clean water and by insuring full and equal rights and opportunities for
all people to reap the economic and social benefits of society; (4) coordination of the
conservation and growth of all areas of the state to insure that each area preserves its
unique character and sense of community and further insure a balanced growth and
prudent use of the state's resources.
(P.A. 79-607, S. 1, 22; P.A. 89-294, S. 2, 3.)
History: P.A. 89-294 deleted provision which had required secretary to establish criteria for projects and programs for
which statements required to be filed with secretary and bond commission.
See Secs. 3-20, 4-66a, 4-66c, 4-71a, 4-71b and 4b-23 re urban action goals.
(a) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this
section, the State Bond Commission shall have power, from time to time to authorize
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not
exceeding in the aggregate nine hundred six million nine hundred eighty-seven thousand
five hundred forty-four dollars, provided one hundred seven million dollars of said
authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions
of this section, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State
Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall
mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates
as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except
upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request
for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission in
its discretion may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become
due, and accordingly as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds,
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be
used, subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of this section, for the purpose
of redirecting, improving and expanding state activities which promote community conservation and development and improve the quality of life for urban residents of the
state as hereinafter stated: (1) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: Economic and community development projects, including administrative
costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding seventy-four million five hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred forty-two
dollars, one million dollars of which shall be used for a grant to the development center
program and the nonprofit business consortium deployment center approved pursuant
to section 32-411 and provided seven million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003; (2) for the Department of Transportation: Urban mass transit, not
exceeding two million dollars; (3) for the Department of Environmental Protection:
Recreation development and solid waste disposal projects, not exceeding one million
nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars; (4) for the Department of
Social Services: Child day care projects, elderly centers, shelter facilities for victims of
domestic violence, emergency shelters and related facilities for the homeless, multipurpose human resource centers and food distribution facilities, not exceeding thirty-nine
million one hundred thousand dollars, provided four million dollars of said authorization
shall be effective July 1, 1994; (5) for the Department of Economic and Community
Development: Housing projects, not exceeding three million dollars; (6) for the Office
of Policy and Management: (A) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for a pilot demonstration
program to leverage private contributions for redevelopment of designated historic preservation areas, not exceeding one million dollars; (B) grants-in-aid for urban development projects including economic and community development, transportation, environmental protection, public safety, children and families and social services projects
and programs, including, in the case of economic and community development projects
administered on behalf of the Office of Policy and Management by the Department of
Economic and Community Development, administrative costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding seven hundred eighty-
five million three hundred thousand dollars, provided one hundred million dollars of
said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003. Five million dollars of the grants-in-
aid authorized in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (6) of this subsection may be made
available to private nonprofit organizations for the purposes described in said subparagraph (B). Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (B) of
subdivision (6) of this subsection may be made available for necessary renovations
and improvements of libraries. Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (6) of this subsection shall be made available for small
business gap financing.
(c) Any proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to subsections (a) and
(b) of this section or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived
from the sale of such bonds may be used to fund grants-in-aid to municipalities or
the grant-in-aid programs of said departments, including, but not limited to, financial
assistance and expenses authorized under chapters 128, 129, 130, 133, 136 and 298,
and section 16a-40a, provided any such program shall be implemented in an eligible
municipality or is for projects in other municipalities which the State Bond Commission
determines will help to meet the goals set forth in section 4-66b. For the purposes of this
section, "eligible municipality" means a municipality which is economically distressed
within the meaning of subsection (b) of section 32-9p, which is classified as an urban
center in any plan adopted by the General Assembly pursuant to section 16a-30, which
is classified as a public investment community within the meaning of subdivision (9)
of subsection (a) of section 7-545, or in which the State Bond Commission determines
that the project in question will help meet the goals set forth in section 4-66b.
(d) Any economic development project eligible for assistance under this section
may include but not be limited to: (1) The construction or rehabilitation of commercial,
industrial and mixed use structures; and (2) the construction, reconstruction or repair
of roads, accessways and other site improvements. The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into
a contract for state financial assistance for any eligible economic or community development project in the form of a grant-in-aid. Any grant-in-aid shall be in an amount not
in excess of the cost of the project for which the grant is made as determined and approved
by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. Before entering into
a grant-in-aid contract the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
shall have approved an application submitted on forms provided by the commissioner.
No project shall be undertaken until the Commissioner of Economic and Community
Development approves the plans, specifications and estimated costs. The commissioner
may adopt such regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as are necessary for the
implementation of this section.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, whenever
the Department of Economic and Community Development or the Office of Policy and
Management is authorized by the general statutes to assess, collect or fund administrative
expenses or service charges or otherwise recover costs or expenses incurred by the state
in carrying out the provisions of any economic or community development project or
program administered by the Department of Economic and Community Development,
except in the case of administrative oversight charges described in section 8-37tt
amounts so assessed, collected or funded by the state may be used to pay any administrative expenses of the Department of Economic and Community Development and shall
not be required to be used to pay expenses related to a particular project or program.
(P.A. 79-607, S. 21; P.A. 80-21, S. 1, 5; 80-411, S. 2, 3; 80-483, S. 11, 186; P.A. 81-472, S. 1, 159; P.A. 83-365; June
Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33, S. 2, 17; P.A. 84-443, S. 1, 20; P.A. 85-558, S. 2, 17; 85-613, S. 16, 154; P.A. 86-396, S. 3, 25; P.A.
87-405, S. 1, 26; P.A. 88-343, S. 3, 32; P.A. 89-211, S. 3; 89-331, S. 4, 30; P.A. 90-297, S. 1, 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-
4, S. 6, 25; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 1, 36; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-382, S. 53, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 1, 45;
P.A. 95-250, S. 1; 95-272, S. 1, 29; P.A. 96-181, S. 104, 121; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; 96-256, S. 169, 209; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A.
97-1, S. 2, 20; P.A. 98-259, S. 1, 17; P.A. 99-241, S. 2, 66; 99-242, S. 88, 90; P.A. 00-167, S. 57, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
01-7, S. 1, 28; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 80-21 removed housing projects from control of economic development department and gave control to
housing department under Subsec. (b); P.A. 80-411 included shelter facilities for victims of household abuse under control
of human resources department in Subsec. (b); P.A. 80-483 and P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 83-365 added
Subsec. (d) concerning economic development projects; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33 increased total authorization from
twelve million dollars to thirteen million dollars and economic development project segment from two million to three
million; P.A. 84-443 increased general authorization limit to fifteen million dollars, including an increase for the department
of economic development to four million dollars and for the department of human resources to four million dollars, delayed
the deadline for authorization by the state bond commission to October 1, 1986, and incorrectly showed Subsec. (d) as
new language whereas it had already been added by P.A. 83-365; P.A. 85-558 increased the bond authorization limit to
seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, increasing economic development segment to five million three hundred
thousand dollars and human resources segment to five million dollars; P.A. 85-613 made technical change; P.A. 86-396
amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars to twenty
million fifty thousand dollars and amended Subsec. (b) to increase bond authorization in Subdiv. (1) from five million
three hundred thousand dollars to six million three hundred thousand dollars, to increase bond authorization in Subdiv.
(4) from five million dollars to five million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars and to add Subdiv. (6) re historic preservation areas; P.A. 87-405 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from twenty million fifty thousand dollars
to fifty-nine million fifty thousand dollars and amended Subsec. (b) to increase the bond authorization in Subdiv. (1) from six
million three hundred thousand dollars to seven million three hundred thousand dollars, to increase the bond authorization in
Subdiv. (4) from five million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to eighty million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars
and to include emergency shelters for the homeless and multipurpose human resource centers within that authorization
and to add Subpara. (B) of Subdiv. (6) re grants-in-aid to municipalities, municipal entities and certain nonprofit organizations; P.A. 88-343 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from fifty-nine million fifty thousand dollars
to sixty-eight million fifty thousand dollars and amended Subsec. (b) to increase the bond authorization in Subdiv. (1)
from seven million three hundred thousand dollars to nine million three hundred thousand dollars and in Subdiv. (4) from
eight million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to fifteen million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars and added "related
facilities" to Subdiv. (4); P.A. 89-211 clarified reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; P.A. 89-331 increased the
total bond authorization from sixty-eight million fifty thousand dollars to seventy-two million five hundred fifty thousand
dollars and increased the bond authorization for the department of human resources from fifteen million seven hundred
fifty thousand dollars to twenty million two hundred fifty thousand dollars; P.A. 90-297 amended Subsec. (a) to increase
the bond authorization from seventy-two million five hundred fifty thousand dollars to seventy-nine million six hundred
forty-five thousand nine hundred two dollars and amended Subsec. (b) to increase the bond authorization in Subdiv. (1)
from nine million three hundred thousand dollars to nine million eight hundred thousand dollars, to decrease the bond
authorization in Subdiv. (2) from two million dollars to one million nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two
dollars and to increase the bond authorization in Subdiv. (4) from twenty million two hundred fifty thousand dollars to
twenty-six million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 increased the bond authorization in
Subsec. (a) from seventy-nine million six hundred forty-five thousand nine hundred two dollars to ninety-two million three
hundred forty-five thousand nine hundred two dollars, in Subdiv. (1) of Subsec. (b) the amount of the proceeds from the
sale of said bonds to be used for economic development was increased from nine million eight hundred thousand dollars
to seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars and in Subdiv. (4) of Subsec. (b) the amount to be used for the department
of human resources was increased from twenty-six million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars to thirty-one million eight
hundred fifty thousand dollars; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from
ninety-two million three hundred forty-five thousand nine hundred two dollars to one hundred six million five hundred
ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars and amended Subsec. (b) to increase the bond authorization in Subdiv. (1)
from seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars to eighteen million five hundred thousand dollars, to increase the
bond authorization in Subdiv. (4) from thirty-one million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars to thirty-five million one
hundred thousand dollars and to include in such authorization food distribution facilities and to increase the bond authorization in Subpara. (B) of Subdiv. (6) from thirty-five million dollars to forty-five million dollars and to include in such
authorization public safety programs; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of department of social services for department
of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-382 added definition of "applicant" in Subsec. (d), extending eligibility
for grants-in-aid to nonmunicipal entities, effective July 1, 1993; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase
bond authorization from one hundred six million five hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars to one hundred
seventy-three million eight hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars, effective July 1, 1993, provided thirty
million five hundred thousand dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994, and amended Subsec. (b) to
increase bond authorization in Subdiv. (1) from eighteen million five hundred thousand to forty-eight million five hundred
thousand dollars, effective July 1, 1993, provided ten million dollars of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994,
in Subdiv. (4) from thirty-five million one hundred thousand dollars to thirty-nine million one hundred thousand dollars,
effective July 1, 1993, provided four million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994, and in Subdiv.
(6) from forty-five million dollars to seventy-eight million three hundred thousand dollars, effective July 1, 1993, provided
sixteen million five hundred thousand dollars of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-250 and P.A.
96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 95-272 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from one hundred seventy-
three million eight hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars to one hundred ninety-seven million eight
hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars provided twelve million dollars of the authorization shall be effective
July 1, 1996, Subsec. (b) to increase authorization for the Department of Economic and Community Development from
forty-eight million five hundred thousand dollars to fifty-eight million five hundred thousand dollars provided five million
dollars of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1996, and the authorization for grants-in-aid for urban development
projects from seventy-eight million three hundred thousand dollars to ninety-two million three hundred thousand dollars
provided seven million dollars of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1996, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-181
amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $197,895,000 to $275,895,000 and the amount available for July 1,
1996, from $12,000,000 to $90,000,000, Subsec. (b) to include administrative costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, to provide that $2,000,000 be used for the Technology-Based Revolving Loan Fund
program, to add the Department of Children and Families and to increase the amounts available for grants-in-aid under
Subdiv. (6)(B) from $92,300,000 to $170,300,000 and the amount available for July 1, 1996, from $7,000,000 to
$85,000,000, Subsec. (c) to add to the definition of "eligible municipality" reference to determination by Bond Commission
that projects meet goal of Sec. 4-66b, and Subsec. (d) to delete definition of "applicant" and make technical changes,
effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-256 amended Subsec. (d) to replace reference to Sec. 33-421 with Sec. 33-1002, effective
January 1, 1997; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from two hundred seventy-
five million eight hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars to three hundred eighty-four million six hundred
ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars provided fifty-four million four hundred thousand dollars is effective July
1, 1998, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase bond authorization from fifty-eight million five hundred thousand dollars
to sixty-seven million three hundred thousand dollars provided four million four hundred thousand dollars is effective July
1, 1998, and to delete reference to the Technology-Based Revolving Loan Fund program, effective July 31, 1997; P.A.
98-259, effective July 1, 1998, amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $384,695,902 to $409,695,902 provided
$79,400,000 of said authorization was effective July 1, 1998, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase authorization in Subdiv.
(2) from $1,995,902 to $2,000,000, to decrease the authorization in Subdiv. (3) from $2,000,000 to $1,995,902, and to
increase the authorization in Subdiv. (6) from $270,300,000 to $295,300,000 provided $75,000,000 of said authorization
was effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-241 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $409,695,902 to $596,695,902
provided $93,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000 and Subsec.(b) to increase authorization from $67,300,000 to $77,300,000,
one million to be used for a grant to the deployment center program provided $5,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000, effective
July 1, 1999; P.A. 99-242 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $596,695,902 to $669,695,902 provided
$130,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-167 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that five million
dollars of the grants authorized under Subdiv. (6)(B) may be made to private nonprofit organizations and that five million
dollars of the grants authorized under Subdiv. (6)(B) may be made for necessary renovations and improvements of libraries,
and amended Subsec. (c) to include public investment communities as eligible municipalities, effective July 1, 2000;
June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the authorization from $669,695,902 to $953,695,902 provided
$142,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase authorization to the Department of Economic
and Community Development for economic and community development projects from $77,300,000 to $81,300,000
provided $2,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, and to increase authorization to Office of Policy and Management for various
projects from $545,300,000 to $825,300,000 provided $140,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001; May
9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease authorization from $953,695,902 to $906,987,544 and to provide
that $107,000,000 of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, and amended Subsec. (b), in Subdiv. (1), to decrease
amount authorized for the Department of Economic and Community Development from $81,300,000 to $74,591,642 and
to provide that $7,000,000 of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, in Subdiv. (6)(B), to decrease the amount
authorized for the Office of Policy and Management from $825,300,000 to $785,300,000 and to provide that $100,000,000
of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, and to add provision that five million dollars be made available for
small business gap financing, effective July 1, 2002.
(a) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall develop a standardized form of notice for the Departments of Social Services, Children and Families,
Mental Retardation and Mental Health and Addiction Services for the purpose of disclosing to an applicant or recipient of care or support, or the legally liable relative, as defined
in subsection (c) of section 4a-12, of a person receiving care or support, the possibility
of liability for reimbursement of any amount paid by the state on behalf of the care or
support of an applicant, recipient or child. Said form shall include the following: (1)
Whether payments required are full or partial payment of moneys owed to the department; (2) that the applicant or recipient of care or support, or the legally liable relative
may be liable for the entire cost of care or support; and (3) that upon request, at the end
of care or support, itemization of costs and list of services provided. Said form may be
included in an application for care or support.
(b) The Departments of Social Services, Children and Families, Mental Retardation
and Mental Health and Addiction Services shall provide the form of notice established
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to all applicants or recipients of care or support
or the legally liable relatives, as defined in subsection (c) of section 4a-12, of a child
receiving care or support, if the whereabouts of such relatives are known.
(P.A. 97-312, S. 1.)
(a) For purposes of this section, "self-sufficiency measurement" means a calculation of the income an employed adult may need to meet family
needs, including, but not limited to, housing, food, day care, transportation and medical costs.
(b) Not later than January 1, 1999, the Office of Policy and Management shall
contract with a private vendor to develop a self-sufficiency measurement by October
1, 1999. This measurement shall take into account geographical variations in costs and
the age and number of children in the family. The value of any state or federal public
assistance benefit received by a recipient of temporary family assistance shall be calculated into such recipient's self-sufficiency measurement.
(c) Not later than October 31, 1999, the Office of Policy and Management shall
distribute the self-sufficiency measurement to all state agencies that counsel individuals
who are seeking education, training or employment. Effective October 31, 1999, the
Office of Policy and Management may also distribute the self-sufficiency measurement
to any other entity that requests such measurement. Such state agencies and other entities
may use the self-sufficiency measurement to assist and guide individuals who are seeking education, training or employment in establishing personal financial goals and estimating the amount of income such individuals may need to support their families.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2003, and every three years thereafter, the Office of
Workforce Competitiveness, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management,
and within existing budgetary resources, shall update the self-sufficiency measurement
developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and shall distribute the updated self-
sufficiency measurement to all state agencies that counsel individuals who are seeking
education, training or employment. Effective January 1, 2003, the Office of Workforce
Competitiveness may also distribute the updated self-sufficiency measurement to any
other entity that requests such measurement. Such state agencies and other entities may
use the updated self-sufficiency measurement to assist and guide individuals who are
seeking education, training or employment in establishing personal financial goals and
estimating the amount of income such individuals may need to support their families.
(e) The self-sufficiency measurement shall not be used to: (1) Analyze the success
or failure of any program; (2) determine or establish eligibility or benefit levels for any
state or federal public assistance program, including, but not limited to, temporary family
assistance, child care assistance, medical assistance, state administered general assistance, food stamps or eligibility for the HUSKY plan; (3) determine whether a person
subject to time-limited benefits under the temporary family assistance program qualifies
for an extension of benefits under such program; or (4) supplement the amount of benefits
awarded under the temporary family assistance program.
(P.A. 98-169, S. 1, 8; P.A. 02-54, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 98-169 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 02-54 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), added new Subsec. (d)
to require that the self-sufficiency measurement be updated not later than January 1, 2003, and every three years thereafter,
and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (e), effective May 9, 2002.
Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or the regulations adopted thereunder, disaster assistance funds received by the Office of Policy and
Management from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for administration may
be maintained in a separate fund or separate account within the General Fund and used
for any administrative functions. The balance of any such funds remaining at the end
of each fiscal year shall be carried forward for the fiscal year next succeeding.
(P.A. 99-97, S. 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 99-97 effective June 3, 1999.
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the
state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate forty
million dollars, provided twenty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective
July 1, 2001, and twenty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July
1, 2002.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in
subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of Policy and Management
for a Small Town Economic Assistance Program the purpose of which shall be to provide
grants-in-aid to any municipality which (1) is not economically distressed within the
meaning of subsection (b) of section 32-9p, does not have an urban center in any plan
adopted by the General Assembly pursuant to section 16a-30 and is not a public investment community within the meaning of subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of section 7-
545, and (2) has a population, as defined in subdivision (27) of section 10-262f, under
thirty thousand. Such grants shall be used for purposes for which funds would be available under section 4-66c. No municipality may receive more than five hundred thousand
dollars in any one fiscal year under said program.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale
of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant
to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.
None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by
or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith
and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of
and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State
Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(d) Any grant-in-aid allowed under the Small Town Economic Assistance Program
under this section may be administered on behalf of the Office of Policy and Management
by another state agency as determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 19, 28; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 21.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 added Subsec. (d) re administration
of grant-in-aid, effective August 15, 2002.
Sec. 4-67. Secretary may require reports. Examination of agencies. Annual
report to Governor. Medical records of state employees. The Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management may require reports from any department, agency or institution, supported in whole or in part by the state, upon any matter of property or finance
at any time and under such regulations as he may prescribe and shall require special
reports upon the request of the Governor. The information contained in such special
reports shall be submitted by him to the Governor. Said secretary, or any agent of the
Office of Policy and Management designated by him for such purpose, may enter any
property of any department, board, institution or agency of the state and may examine
any of its property and any of its books, papers, plans and records, investigate its service,
the effectiveness of its policies, management, internal organization and operating procedure and the character, amount, quality and cost of the service rendered; may recommend
to any such department, institution or agency, and assist it to effect, improvements in
organization, management, methods and procedure and report his findings and recommendations to the Governor. Each officer and employee of any such department, institution, board or other agency shall assist said secretary or his agent in carrying out the
provisions of this chapter. Said secretary shall submit an annual report to the Governor,
as provided by section 4-60, which shall include such information concerning the operations of the office and the financial condition and operations of the state as he deems
advisable and also any recommendations for changes in the organization or activities
of the office. This section shall not apply to the medical records of state employees
unless the employee gives his consent or unless the information sought is necessary
to assure adjudication of any responsibility on the part of the state or unless medical
interpretations of preemployment and other examinations are requested by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
(1949 Rev., S. 222; 1955, S. 73d; 1957, P.A. 658, S. 1; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 14; P.A. 73-677, S. 8; 73-679, S.
7, 43; P.A. 75-519, S. 5, 12; 75-537, S. 20, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 24, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 6, 136.)
History: P.A. 73-677 changed remaining reference to personnel director to commissioner of personnel and administration; P.A. 73-679 changed director of the budget to managing director, planning and budgeting division; P.A. 75-519
changed commissioner of personnel and administration to personnel commissioner; P.A. 75-537 changed planning and
budgeting division to budget and management division; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 changed references to commissioner
and department of finance and control to refer to office of policy and management and its secretary and replaced personnel
commissioner with commissioner of administrative services.
Section 4-67a is repealed.
(1963, P.A. 517; 1967, P.A. 548, S. 5.)
The Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management shall establish a uniform fee schedule to equitably apply to
independent professional appraisers for services chargeable to the state. In establishing
said schedule he may consult with any state agency requiring appraisal services and
such other advisors as he deems necessary.
(February, 1965, P.A. 44; P.A. 77-614, S. 26, 610.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced old text concerning appraisal fee reference committee entirely, instituting new provisions
for uniform fee schedule established by the secretary of the office of policy and management.
Sec. 4-67c. Fee schedule for health services established by Commissioner of
Social Services. The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish a uniform fee
schedule to equitably apply to practitioners of the healing arts and allied professions or
callings set forth in chapters 370 to 383, inclusive, and vendors of sickroom supplies,
for their services to needy persons chargeable to the state and to those persons included
in medical assistance programs under Title XIX of the Social Security Amendments of
1965, as amended, entitled "Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs". Said
fee schedule shall be based on moderate and reasonable rates prevailing in the respective
communities wherein the service is rendered.
(1967, P.A. 548, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 250, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 27, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 7, 85, 136; P.A. 82-395, S. 1, 2;
P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)
History: 1971 act changed reference to chapter 380 to chapter 383, included vendors of sickroom supplies under uniform
fee schedule and deleted temporary exception for practitioners licensed under chapter 370; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303
transferred duties of professional policy committee to the secretary of the office of policy and management with advice
and assistance of income maintenance commissioner; P.A. 82-395 transferred responsibility for establishment of fee schedule from secretary of office of policy and management to commissioner of income maintenance who had formerly served
in advisory role; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner of social services for commissioner of income
maintenance, effective July 1, 1993.
Section 4-67d is repealed.
(1967, P.A. 548, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 250, S. 2; P.A. 76-64; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 120, 136.)
The
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall coordinate the activity of the
Commissioners of Public Health and Environmental Protection and the chairperson of
the Public Utilities Control Authority in the following: (1) The review of the authority
of each agency for consistency with the policies established by section 22a-380, (2) the
preparation of a memorandum of understanding, not more than six months after October
1, 1991, intended to avoid inconsistency, overlap and redundancy in requirements and
authority of each agency in water conservation issues, emergency contingency plans and
regulatory authority under chapters 283, 446i, 446j and 474, (3) the review of exercise of
regulatory authority over water companies, as defined in section 25-32a, to determine
whether inconsistency, overlap or redundancy exist in the statutory requirements or
regulatory authority of such agencies under chapters 283, 446i, 446j, and 474, (4) the
assessment of the necessity of a memorandum of understanding to avoid such inconsistency, overlap or redundancy, and, if determined to be necessary, the preparation of
such a memorandum by July 1, 1995, and (5) the development of recommendations for
legislation and amendments to regulations to implement the provisions of a memorandum of understanding prepared pursuant to this section, or for consistency with the
policies established by section 22a-380. There shall be a period of public review and
comment on a memorandum of understanding prior to final agreement. On or before
January 1, 1995, the secretary shall submit to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, energy and public
utilities and the environment, written findings, and any recommendations, concerning
the review and assessment conducted pursuant to subdivisions (3) and (4) of this section.
(P.A. 89-327, S. 2, 7; P.A. 91-310, S. 1; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-219, S. 1; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 91-310 allowed regulatory authority under chapters 283, 446i, 446j and 474 to be included in the memorandum of understanding; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and
addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-219 added Subdivs. (3) and (4) re review of exercise of regulatory
authority and the assessment of the necessity of a memorandum of understanding, respectively, and required submittal of
any findings and recommendations relative to Subdivs. (3) and (4) to the joint standing committees of the general assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to public health, environment and energy and public utilities; P.A. 95-257 replaced
Commissioner of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
(a) The Secretary of the
Office of Policy and Management shall establish a program for the purpose of financing
state agency projects to reduce costs and increase efficiencies through capital investment, including, but not limited to, projects to use new technologies, improved equipment and energy efficiency measures. Any state agency may submit a request for such
funding to the secretary.
(b) The secretary shall establish a program for the purpose of allocation of awards
to individual state employees or groups of state employees who present ideas for innovations within their agencies which improve the delivery of services or reduce agency
costs.
(c) There is established an innovations review panel consisting of the Secretary of
the Office of Policy and Management or his designee, two representatives of state agencies selected by the secretary, two representatives of collective bargaining units representing state employees selected by the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition
and five public members, including at least two representatives of the business community. The Governor, president pro tempore of the Senate, minority leader of the Senate,
speaker of the House of Representatives and minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one such public member. Said panel shall review and evaluate
requests for funding for projects and awards pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this
section and recommend projects and awards to the secretary.
(d) Not later than June 30, 1995, and annually thereafter, the innovations review
panel shall identify and quantify the savings realized through the implementation of
employee recommendations sponsored by the panel, and the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management shall certify the accuracy of such quantification. On July 1,
1995, and annually thereafter, fifty per cent of the unexpended savings realized during
the preceding fiscal year through the implementation of an employee recommendation
sponsored by the innovations review panel shall accrue to the agency which implemented the recommendation, provided such savings (1) shall so accrue only for the first
year of the project, and (2) shall not exceed two million dollars in the aggregate for any
one agency in any year.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 2, 36; P.A. 94-70.)
History: P.A. 94-70 added Subsec. (d) re savings realized through implementation of employee recommendations
sponsored by the panel.
See Sec. 5-263a re state employees' suggestion awards program.
There is created a Bureau
of Real Property Management within the Office of Policy and Management. Such office
shall be responsible for: (1) Long-range planning with regard to the use of all state real
property; (2) determining the level of efficiency of each and every state agency's use
of any and all real property under its control; and (3) reviewing the inventory of state
property maintained by the Commissioner of Public Works pursuant to subdivision (6)
of section 4b-1 to determine the appropriate use of such properties.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 28, 36.)
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this
section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not
exceeding in the aggregate seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, provided two hundred
fifty thousand dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in
subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of Policy and Management
for the purpose of funding of the Bureau of Real Property Management.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale
of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant
to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.
None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith
and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of
and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 29, 36; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 2, 45.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from two hundred fifty thousand
dollars to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, effective July 1, 1993, provided two hundred fifty thousand dollars of said
authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994.
Reserved for future use.
Sec. 4-67m. Development of goals, objectives and measures; implementation
and revision; report. (a) The Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with
each budgeted state agency, shall develop, for state budgeting purposes, specific biennial
goals and objectives and quantifiable outcome measures, which shall not be limited to
measures of activities, for each program, service and state grant administered or provided
by such agency. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit
an annual report concerning such goals, objectives and measures to the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the joint standing committee having cognizance of matters relating to the
agency. For the biennium beginning July 1, 1995, and for each biennium thereafter, the
annual report shall include an evaluation of the impact of each program, service and
state contract on the family.
(b) The goals, objectives and measures developed for each such agency pursuant
to subsection (a) shall be implemented for the biennium beginning July 1, 1993. The
Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with each such agency, shall review
and revise such goals, objectives and measures for each biennium thereafter.
(c) For the biennium beginning July 1, 1995, and for each biennium thereafter, the
annual report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall evaluate the
progress of budgeted state agencies in achieving benchmarks established under section
4-67r.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-8, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-387, S. 2, 3; P.A. 97-288, S. 4, 6.)
History: P.A. 93-387 added Subsec. (c) re evaluation of progress in achieving benchmarks, effective June 30, 1993;
P.A. 97-288 amended Subsec. (a) to require that for the biennium beginning July 1, 1995, and for each biennium thereafter
the report include an evaluation of the impact of each program, service and state contract on the family, effective July 1, 1997.
Reserved for future use.
Sec. 4-67r. Connecticut Progress Council. Development of long-range vision.
Benchmarks. Report on use of benchmarks in budgeting. (a) There is created a
Connecticut Progress Council. The council shall consist of the following members:
The Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the
Commissioners of Social Services, Transportation, Education and Economic and Community Development; the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House
of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House
of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate and the majority leader of the House
of Representatives, or their designees; the chairpersons and ranking members of the
joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating
to planning and development; a representative of a nonprofit municipal research organization, a representative of a state-sponsored economic advisory body, a representative
of a major labor organization, a representative of a manufacturing concern, a representative of a service-related business and a representative of a financial service company,
one appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, one by the majority leader of the Senate, one by the majority
leader of the House of Representatives, one by the minority leader of the Senate and
one by the minority leader of the House of Representatives and six members appointed
by the Governor, one representing medical services, one a major public or private university, one a major nonprofit organization, one a state employees' bargaining unit, one an
environmental organization and one a business research organization. The first meeting
of the council shall be called on or before November 1, 1993, by the Secretary of the
Office of Policy and Management. The council shall elect a chairman from its members
at the first meeting.
(b) The council shall develop a long-range vision for the state and define benchmarks to measure progress to achieve the vision. The vision shall address areas of state
concern, including, but not limited to, the areas of economic development, human resources and services, education, health, criminal justice, energy resources, transportation, housing, environmental quality, water supply, food production and natural and
cultural resources. In developing the vision the council shall conduct public hearings,
public meetings and workshops to insure the participation of a broad cross-section of
the state's population. A public hearing shall be held on the vision and proposed benchmarks. The council may establish advisory committees to assist it in accomplishing its
duties under this section. Membership on any advisory committee may include persons
who are not members of the council.
(c) Upon request of the council, a state department or nonpartisan legislative office
shall provide the necessary personnel and resources to assist the council in performing
its tasks in accordance with this section.
(d) On or before February 1, 1994, the council shall submit a report to the General
Assembly which describes its activities and makes recommendations concerning the
vision and benchmarks.
(e) On or before July 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, the council shall submit
the benchmarks to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the General
Assembly for use in developing and reviewing the budget.
(f) On or before February 1, 1996, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development and the appropriations and budgets of state agencies and to the council which recommends a plan for the
use of benchmarks in developing the budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 1997,
and for each biennium thereafter.
(P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-387, S. 1, 3; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-232, S. 1, 2; 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5.)
History: P.A. 93-387 effective June 30, 1993; (Revisor's note: P.A. 93-262 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of
"commissioner of social services" for "commissioner of income maintenance" in public and special acts of the 1993 regular
and special sessions, effective July 1, 1993); P.A. 95-232 added Subsec. (f) requiring Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management to submit a report to the appropriations committee recommending a plan for the use of benchmarks in
developing the budget, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of
Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
As used in sections 4-67s to
4-67v, inclusive:
(1) "Prevention" means policies and programs that promote healthy, safe and productive lives and reduce the likelihood of crime, violence, substance abuse, illness,
academic failure and other socially destructive behaviors.
(2) "Research-based prevention" means those prevention programs as defined in
this section that have been rigorously evaluated and are found to be effective or represent
best practices.
(P.A. 01-121, S. 1, 6.)
History: P.A. 01-121 effective July 1, 2001.
Sec. 4-67t. State Prevention Council: Comprehensive state-wide prevention
plan. Fiscal accountability. (a) There is established a State Prevention Council consisting of the following members or their designees: (1) The Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management; (2) the Commissioner of Social Services; (3) the Commissioner of Children and Families; (4) the Commissioner of Public Health; (5) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services; (6) the Commissioner of Education;
(7) the Commissioner of Mental Retardation; and (8) the Chief Court Administrator.
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee,
shall serve as chair of the council. The council may expand its membership to include
other state agency representation as it deems appropriate.
(b) The State Prevention Council's purpose is to (1) establish a prevention framework for the state, (2) recommend a comprehensive state-wide prevention plan, (3)
better coordinate existing and future prevention expenditures across state agencies, and
(4) increase fiscal accountability.
(P.A. 01-121, S. 2, 6.)
History: P.A. 01-121 effective July 1, 2001.
Sec. 4-67u. State Prevention Council: Report and recommendations by. Plan
to include coordination and identification of prevention services and findings re
effectiveness of programs. (a) Not later than July 1, 2002, the State Prevention Council
shall identify, within each of the involved state agency budgets, any appropriations for
prevention services for the previous fiscal year, and submit a report of its findings to
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing committee
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2002, the State Prevention Council shall recommend
to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the General Assembly a
comprehensive state-wide prevention plan. Such plan may include (1) recommendations
to develop and coordinate interagency prevention services and training; (2) an identification of prevention services in the plan which are research-based programs; and (3) any
findings as to the effectiveness of prevention programs using outcome performance
measures identified by the State Prevention Council.
(P.A. 01-121, S. 3, 6.)
History: P.A. 01-121 effective July 1, 2001.
Sec. 4-67v. Governor's budget document to include prevention report and
summary of all prevention services by each budgeted agency. For the biennial budget
for the fiscal years commencing July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2005, the Governor's
budget document shall include a prevention report presenting in detail for each fiscal
year of such biennium the Governor's recommendation for appropriations for prevention
services classified by those budgeted agencies involved in the State Prevention Council
and showing, for each applicable budgeted agency and its subdivisions, a list of agency
programs that provide prevention services, the actual prevention services expenditures
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, by program, the estimated prevention services
expenditures for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003, and an identification of research-based prevention services programs. The Governor's budget shall also include
a summary of all prevention services by each applicable budgeted agency, identifying
the total for prevention services included in the budget.
(P.A. 01-121, S. 4, 6.)
History: P.A. 01-121 effective July 1, 2001.
Sec. 4-67w. State Prevention Council: Submission of recommendations re
expansion, including benchmarks, or termination. Not later than July 1, 2004, the
State Prevention Council shall submit to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance
of matters relating to appropriations its recommendations concerning the potential
expansion, including potential use of benchmarks or termination of the State Prevention
Council pursuant to section 2c-12.
(P.A. 01-121, S. 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 01-121 effective July 1, 2001.
Sec. 4-68. Records and services of office to be available in connection with the
preparation, legislation and execution of the budget. In the exercise of any function
relating to the preparation, legislation and execution of the budget, the records and
services of the Office of Policy and Management shall be available to the General Assembly, the Governor and any division of the office. The several divisions of said office
shall cooperate to effect the purposes of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 245; P.A. 77-614, S. 28, 610.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted office of policy and management for department of finance and control.
Transferred to Chapter 57, Sec. 4a-12.
Transferred to Chapter 57, Secs. 4a-14 and 4a-15, respectively.
Section 4-68d is
repealed.
(1967, P.A. 314, S. 17; P.A. 78-298, S. 13, 14.)
Transferred to Chapter 57, Sec. 4a-13.
Transferred to Chapter 57, Sec. 4a-17.
Sec. 4-68g. (Formerly Sec. 17-21). Conservators for mentally ill or mentally
retarded persons. Section 4-68g is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2665; 1953, 1955, S. 1502d; 1957, P.A. 266; 1959, P.A. 182; 1963, P.A. 539, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 314, S.
16; 1969, P.A. 453, S. 2; P.A. 75-416, S. 2, 3.)
Transferred to Chapter 57, Sec. 4a-16.
Transferred to Chapter 57, Sec. 4a-18.
Sec. 4-68j. Disapproval of requests by any state agency or official may be in
writing. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or said secretary's
designee shall state the reasons in writing, if requested, the Office of Policy and Management disapproves any request of any state agency or official thereof.
(P.A. 75-238; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 29, 610; P.A. 78-298, S. 8, 14.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of finance and control with office of policy and management and its secretary; P.A. 78-298 required that written reasons for disapproval need be given only upon request.
Sec. 4-68k. Data processing division, established. Deputy commissioner of
data processing; responsibilities; qualifications. Section 4-68k is repealed.
(P.A. 75-519, S. 9, 10, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 120, 136.)
Sec. 4-68l. Grants to towns to supplement reimbursement under the general
assistance program. Section 4-68l is repealed, effective June 26, 1997.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 75, 89; P.A. 97-274, S. 6, 7.)
PART II*
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS
*See Sec. 8-240k re community economic development program.
Cited. 200 C. 395, 399.
Wherever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) "Accrual basis" means the basis upon which, in transactions thereon, revenues
are accounted for when earned or due, even though not collected, and expenditures are
accounted for as soon as liabilities are incurred, whether paid or not;
(2) "Agency fund" means a fund consisting of resources received or held by the
state as an agent for certain individuals or governmental units;
(3) "Allotment" means a portion of an appropriation or special fund set aside to
cover expenditures and encumbrances for a certain period or purpose;
(4) "Appropriation" means an authorization by the General Assembly to make expenditures and incur liabilities for specific purposes;
(5) "Assets" means the entire property of all kinds of the state, including both current
assets and fixed assets;
(6) "Audit" means, in the absence of any expression defining the extent to which
it has been limited, an examination of the subject matter of the accounting in all its
financial aspects, including, so far as the several classifications of accounts may be
involved, the verification of assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, revenues, expenditures, reserves and surplus in such detail as may be necessary to permit certification
of the statements rendered and of the accountability of the fiduciary parties;
(7) "Auditors' certificate" means a statement signed by the auditors stating that they
have examined the accounting records and expressing their opinion, based on such
examination, regarding the financial condition of the state or any of its enterprises, the
results from operations and any facts which the auditors in their professional capacity
have investigated;
(8) "Balance sheet" means a statement showing the financial condition of a fund
or government at a specified date;
(9) "Budget" means an estimate of proposed expenditures for a given period or
purpose and the means of financing them, as expressed in appropriation and revenue acts;
(10) "Budget document" means the instrument used by the Governor to present a
comprehensive financial program to the General Assembly;
(11) "Budgeted agency" means (A) every department, board, council, commission,
institution or other agency of the Executive Department of the state government, provided each board, council, commission, institution or other agency included by law
within any given department shall be deemed a division of that department; (B) every
court, council, division and other agency of the judicial branch of the state government
financed in whole or in part by the state, including those agencies, officers, employees
and services for which, or for the payment of whose salaries, appropriations are made
to be expended on the direction, taxation or approval of any state court or judge thereof;
and all of said courts, councils, divisions, agencies, officers, employees and services
shall be one or more budgeted agency or agencies as the Secretary of the Office of Policy
and Management may prescribe; (C) every full-time permanent department or agency
of the legislative branch of the state government; and (D) every public and private
institution, organization, association or other agency receiving financial aid from the
state;
(12) "Capital budget" means that portion of the budget which deals with the estimates of proposed expenditures for land, nonstructural improvements to land, structural
replacements and major improvements and the means of financing them;
(13) "Capital outlay" means expenditures which result in the acquisition of additions to fixed assets;
(14) "Cash basis" means the basis upon which, in transactions thereon, revenues
are accounted for when received in cash and expenditures are accounted for when paid;
(15) "Current assets" means those assets owned by the state which are available to
meet the cost of operations or to pay current liabilities of the state;
(16) "Current liabilities" means liabilities which are payable immediately or in the
near future out of current resources, as distinguished from long-term liabilities to be
met out of future resources;
(17) "Deficit" means the excess of the liabilities and reserves of a fund over its
assets, or the excess of the obligations, reserves and unencumbered appropriations of a
fund over its resources;
(18) "Disbursements" means payments in cash regardless of the purpose;
(19) "Encumbrances" means obligations in the form of purchase orders or contracts
which are to be met from an appropriation and for which a part of the appropriation is
reserved;
(20) "Expenditures" means amounts paid for all purposes, including expenses, provisions for retirement of debt and capital outlay;
(21) "Expenses" means expenditures for operation, maintenance, interest and other
current expenditures for which no permanent or subsequently convertible value is received;
(22) "Fiscal peri
