Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

SB 857 — AN ACT CONCERNING EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS SUBMITTED BY CONTRACTORS TO THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    7 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

68 added · 74 removed

68 line(s) added, 74 removed.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
General Assembly Substitute Bill No.
857 January Session, 2019 LCO No.
857 January Session, 2019 AN ACT CONCERNING EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS SUBMITTED BY CONTRACTORS TO THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
4040 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by:
(JUD) AN ACT CONCERNING EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS SUBMITTED BY CONTRACTORS TO THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
If the executive director or the executive director's LCO No.
If the executive director or the executive director's designee fails to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove a plan within such one-hundred-twenty-day period, the plan shall be deemed to be either approved or deficient without consequence.
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The executive director or the executive director's designee shall, not later than fifteen LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00857-R01 of 3 SB.docx Substitute Bill No.
857 designee fails to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove a plan within such one-hundred-twenty-day period, the plan shall be deemed to be either approved or deficient without consequence.
857 days after the date of deeming an affirmative action plan approved or deficient without consequence, provide the contractor with written notification of the action taken with respect to such plan.
The executive director or the executive director's designees shall, not later than fifteen days after the date of deeming an affirmative action plan approved or deficient without consequence, provide the contractor with written notification of the action taken with respect to such plan.
Such certificate shall not excuse the contractor from monitoring by the commission or from the reporting and record-keeping requirements of sections 46a- 68e and 46a-68f.
Such certificate shall not excuse the contractor from monitoring by the commission or from the reporting and record-keeping requirements of sections 46a-68e and 46a-68f.
The [commission] executive director or the executive director's LCO No.
The [commission] executive director or the executive director's designee may provide for conditional acceptance of an affirmative action plan provided written assurances are given by the contractor that it will amend its plan to conform to affirmative action requirements.
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In the case of a public works contract, the state shall LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00852 of 3 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
857 designee may provide for conditional acceptance of an affirmative action plan provided written assurances are given by the contractor that it will amend its plan to conform to affirmative action requirements.
857 withhold two per cent of the total contract price per month from any payment made to such contractor until such time as the contractor has developed an affirmative action plan, and received the approval of the [commission] executive director or the executive director's designee.
In the case of a public works contract, the state shall withhold two per cent of the total contract price per month from any payment made to such contractor until such time as the contractor has developed an affirmative action plan, and received the approval of the [commission] executive director or the executive director's designee.
When the [commission] executive director or the executive director's designee approves an affirmative action plan pursuant to this section, [it] executive director or the executive director's designee shall issue a certificate of compliance to the contractor as provided in section 46a- 68c, as amended by this act.
When the [commission] executive director or the executive director's designee approves an affirmative action plan pursuant to this section, [it] the executive director or the executive director's designee shall issue a certificate of compliance to the contractor as provided in section 46a- 68c, as amended by this act.
2 October 1, 2019 46a-68d Statement of Purpose:
2 October 1, 2019 46a-68d Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
To establish an expedited review of affirmative action plans submitted by contractors to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
In Section 2, "the" was inserted before "executive director" for proper grammar.
LCO No.
JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
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-LCO LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00857- 3 of 3 R01-SB.docx }
857 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill expedites the approval process for affirmative action plans submitted by contractors to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

  • Section 46a-68c

    the commission → the executive director or the executive director's designee

    This change specifies that the executive director or their designee is responsible for reviewing and approving affirmative action plans instead of the commission.

  • Section 46a-68c

    it → the executive director or the executive director's designee

    The personal pronoun 'it' is replaced to clarify that the executive director or their designee issues the certificate of compliance.

  • Section 46a-68c

    This → Such

    This change modifies the language to maintain the grammatical consistency in the section regarding the certificate of compliance.

  • Section 46a-68d

    the commission → the executive director or the executive director's designee

    Similar to the previous change, this specifies that the executive director or their designee is responsible for approving affirmative action plans.

  • Section 46a-68d

    the commission → the executive director or the executive director's designee

    This change replaces 'the commission' to clarify the authority responsible for reviewing contracts.

  • Section 46a-68d

    it → the executive director or the executive director's designee

    This modifies the pronoun in the context of the certificate issuance to specify the responsible party.

Action History

  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 19-94

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. ON CONSENT CALENDAR

  7. HOUSE PASSED

  8. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 467

  9. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  10. ON CONSENT CALENDAR

  11. SENATE PASSED

  12. FILE NO. 522

  13. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 240

  14. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  15. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  16. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/19

  17. FILED WITH LCO

  18. Joint Favorable

  19. PUBLIC HEARING 0227

  20. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary

Sponsors

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7 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 857?
SB 857 is sponsored by Stafstrom, Steven J., Pavalock-D'Amato, Cara Christine, Bergstein, Alexandra, Leone, Carlo, Derek Slap (Democratic), Norman Needleman (Democratic), and Catherine A. Osten (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 857?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2019. Enacted.
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