SB 356 — AN ACT REQUIRING EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS.

AN ACT REQUIRING EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTSCONTRACTS. AND AGREEMENTS.

General Assembly   ProposedCommittee Bill No.

356   January Session, 2017   LCO No.

21185647   *02118**05647SB00356GAE* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS   Introduced by:

  SEN.(GAE)   AN ACT REQUIRING EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS.

FASANO, 34th Dist.

  AN ACT REQUIRING EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.

ThatSection chapter1. 12 of the general statutes be amended to require all quasi-public agency employment contracts, consulting contracts and separation agreements be submitted to the Attorney General for review and comment and that any such contracts or agreements with an annual cost of over one hundred thousand dollars also be submitted to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of such agency.

Statement(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017, and applicable to contracts entered into or renewed on and after said date) (a) For the purposes of Purpose:this section, "quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-120 of the general statutes and "contract" means any employment contract, consulting contract or separation agreement that a quasi-public agency intends to enter into or renew.

To(b) increaseOn and after October 1, 2017, each quasi-public agency shall submit a copy of all contracts to the oversightAttorney General for review and transparencycomment ofprior quasi-publicto agencies.entering into or renewing any such contract.

If such contract has an annual cost of over one hundred thousand dollars, the quasi-public agency shall, at the time of submission of such contract to the Attorney General, also submit a copy of such contract to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of such quasi-public agency, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2017, and applicable to contracts entered into or renewed on and after said date New section Statement of Purpose:

To increase executive and legislative oversight of quasi-public agency contracts by requiring the submission of certain contracts to the Attorney General and relevant legislative committee.

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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:

SEN.

FASANO, 34th Dist.;

REP.

FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.

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