SB 488 — AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMPLETION OF THE DISPARITY STUDY.

AN ACT CONCERNINGREQUIRING GOVERNMENTTHE ADMINISTRATION.COMPLETION OF THE DISPARITY STUDY.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

488 February Session, 2018   LCO*_____SB00488GAE___032618____* No.AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMPLETION OF THE DISPARITY STUDY.

2309   *02309_______GAE* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS   Introduced by:

  (GAE)   AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION.

Section(Effective 2-35afrom ofpassage) Not later than January 1, 2020, the generalConnecticut statutesAcademy isof repealedScience and Engineering shall complete the followingdisparity isstudy substitutedrequired inunder lieusection thereof20 (Effectiveof Octoberpublic 1,act 2018):11-48, as amended by section 103 of public act 11-61 and section 110 of public act 12-1 of the June special session.

The joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration, organization and reorganization shall be charged with the duty and responsibility of overseeing all government organization and reorganization and in particular any transfer, allocation or consolidation of any state department or agency.

The committee shall [have responsibility] be responsible for continuing review of the organization and reorganization of state departments and agencies and may from time to time make recommendations to the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, with regard to government organization and reorganization.

Subsection(Effective (h)July 1, 2018) The sum of sectionsix 4b-91hundred twenty-five thousand dollars is appropriated to the Office of Legislative Management, from the generalGeneral statutesFund, isfor repealedthe andfiscal year ending June 30, 2019, for a grant to the followingConnecticut isAcademy substitutedof Science and Engineering to complete the disparity study in lieuaccordance thereofwith (Effectivesection October1 1,of 2018):this act.

(h) Any agency that seeks to have a project awarded without being subject to competitive bidding procedures shall certify to the joint committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration [and elections] that the project is of such an emergency nature that an exception to the competitive bidding procedures of this section is required.

Such certification shall include input from all affected agencies, detail the need for the exception and include any relevant documentation.

Section 1 Octoberfrom 1,passage 2018New 2-35asection Sec.

2 OctoberJuly 1, 2018 4b-91(h)New Statementsection ofGAE Purpose:Joint Favorable Subst.

To make a technical change to statutes concerning government administration.

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