Connecticut 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 10 D cosponsors

SB 883 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS.

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Senate General Assembly File No.
Senate Bill No.
513 January Session, 2021 Senate Bill No.
883 Public Act No.
883 Senate, April 19, 2021 The Committee on Government Administration and Elections reported through SEN.
21-49 AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS.
FLEXER of the 29th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS.
(e) (1) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall (A) adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, on permissible expenditures under subsection (g) of section 9-607, as amended by this act, for qualified candidate committees receiving SB883 / File No.
(e) (1) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall (A) adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, on permissible expenditures under subsection (g) of section 9-607, as amended by this act, for qualified candidate committees receiving grants from the fund under sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive, and (B) on or after July 1, 2021, amend such regulations to permit expenditures for child care services.
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513 grants from the fund under sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive, and (B) on or after July 1, 2021, amend such regulations to permit expenditures for child care services.
883 (2) After the amendment ofregulations pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, expenditures for child care services made by the qualified candidate committee of a participating candidate shall be deemed permissible if such expenditures (A) are, in the aggregate, not more than the amount of qualifying contributions permitted under section 9-704, and (B) comply with all regulations adopted or amended, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(2) After the amendment ofregulations pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, expenditures for child care services made by the qualified candidate committee of a participating candidate shall be deemed permissible if such expenditures (A) are, in the aggregate, not more than the amount of qualifying contributions permitted under section 9-704, and (B) comply with all regulations adopted or amended, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection.
Subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 9-607 of the general SB883 / File No.
Subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 9-607 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof Public Act No.
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513 statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
883 (Effective July 1, 2021):
(K) lease, rental or use charges of any ordinary and necessary campaign office equipment including, but not limited to, copy machines, telephones, postage meters, facsimile machines, computer hardware, software and printers, provided a party committee or political committee organized for ongoing political activities may purchase office equipment, and provided further that a candidate committee or a political committee, other than a political committee formed for ongoing political activities or an exploratory committee, may purchase computer equipment;
(K) lease, rental or use charges of any ordinary and necessary campaign office equipment including, but not limited to, copy machines, telephones, postage meters, facsimile machines, computer hardware, software and printers, provided a party committee or political committee organized for ongoing political activities may purchase office equipment, and provided further that a candidate committee or a political committee, Public Act No.
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883 other than a political committee formed for ongoing political activities or an exploratory committee, may purchase computer equipment;
513 compensation for campaign or committee staff, fringe benefits, [and] payroll taxes and child care services, provided (i) the candidate and any member ofhisimmediate family shallnot receive compensation,and(ii) compensationfor child care servicesisreasonableandcustomary forthe services rendered;
(L) compensation for campaign or committee staff, fringe benefits, [and] payroll taxes and child care services, provided (i) the candidate and any member ofhisimmediate family shallnot receive compensation,and(ii) compensationfor child care servicesisreasonableandcustomary forthe services rendered;
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(a) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and executive SB883 / File No.
(a) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and executive director, if any, of all boards and commissions within the Executive Department, except the State Properties Review Board, the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the Citizen'sEthicsAdvisory BoardandtheTransportationPolicy Advisory Council.
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513 director, if any, of all boards and commissions within the Executive Department, except the State Properties Review Board, the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the Citizen'sEthicsAdvisory BoardandtheTransportationPolicy Advisory Council.
(2) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall create, maintainandmakeaccessibleontheInternetwebsiteoftheDepartment of Administrative Services a system through which an individual may electronically submit a name to be considered for appointment as a public member to a board or commission within the Executive Department.
(2) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall create, maintain and make accessible on the state Internet web site a system through which an individual may electronically submit a name to be considered for appointment as a public member to a board or commission within the Executive Department.
Such system shall include information about each such board or commission and specify any requirements for membership on such board or commission.
Such system shall Public Act No.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the term of each member of each board and commission within the [executive branch] Executive SB883 / File No.
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883 include information about each such board or commission and specify any requirements for membership on such board or commission.
513 Department, except the State Board of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the State Properties Review Board, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, the Psychiatric Security Review Board, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the E 9- 1-1 Commission, the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, and the board of trustees of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education, commencing on or after July 1, 1979, shall be coterminous with the term of the Governor or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the term of each member of each board and commission within the [executive branch] Executive Department, except the State Board of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the State Properties Review Board, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, the Psychiatric Security Review Board, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the E 9- 1-1 Commission, the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, and the board of trustees of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education, commencing on or after July 1, 1979, shall be coterminous with the term of the Governor or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later.
(a) (1) Appointing authorities, in cooperation with one another, shall make a good faith effort to ensure that, to the extent possible, the membership, except the ex-officio membership, of each state appointive board, commission, committee and council having members appointed by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly is qualified and closely reflects the gender and racial diversity of the state.
(a) (1) Appointing authorities, in cooperation with one another, shall make a good faith effort to ensure that, to the extent possible and consistent with applicable law, by January 1, 2026, and thereafter, the membership, except the ex-officio membership, of each state appointive board, commission, committee and council having members appointed by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly is qualified and closely reflects the gender and racial diversity of the state according to the most recent United States census population data.
If there are multiple appointing authorities for a board, commission, committee or council, the appointing authorities shall inform each other of their appointees or planned appointees in order to facilitate compliance with this section.
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(2) Appointing authorities shall (A) consider each recommendation for appointment of a public member to a board or commission made by any organization representing the interests of gender or racial diversity, and (B) make a good faith effort to seek out individuals for such appointment that reflect such diversity.
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883 (2) If there are multiple appointing authorities for [a] any board, commission, committee or council described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the appointing authorities shall inform each other of their appointees or planned appointees in order to facilitate compliance with this section.
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(3) Appointing authorities for any board, commission, committee or council described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall, consistent with applicable law, (A) consider each recommendation for appointment of a public member to any such board, commission, committee or council made by any community or other similar organization representing the interests of gender and racial diversity, and (B) make a good faith effort to seek out individuals for such appointment that reflect such diversity.
513 (b) The executive officer or chairperson of each state appointive board, commission, committee and council having members appointed by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly, except committees whose membership consists solely of members ofthe General Assembly, shall [report] submit in writing to the Secretary of the State on or after September first, but not later than October 1, 1993, and biennially thereafter, (1) the number of members of such body, and (2) the composition of the body according to the term "race/sex", as defined in the regulations of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
The Governor, or the Governor's designee, and the chairpersons of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, or the chairpersons' designee, shall coordinate public education and outreach strategies with such community or other similar organizations to increase awareness of, and recruit diverse applicants for, such appointments.
(b) [The] (1) At the time of a member's appointment to any state appointive board, commission, committee or council described in subsection (a) of this section, the executive officer or chairperson of such board,commission,committee or council shallmaintain arecordof, and make available to the Secretary of the State, any data voluntarily provided to the executive officer or chairperson concerning such member's gender and race.
In addition, the executive officer or chairperson of each such state appointive board, commission, committee and council, [having members appointed by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly,] except committees whose membership consists solely of members of the General Assembly, shall [report] submit in writing to the Secretary of the State on or after September first, but not later than October 1, 1993, and Public Act No.
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883 biennially thereafter, [(1)] (A) the number of members of such body and [(2)] (B) the composition of the body according to the term "race/sex", as defined in the regulations of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
The Secretary of the State shall receive and maintain the [reports] data submitted pursuant to this subsection as public records.
(2) The Secretary of the State shall receive and maintain the [reports] data submitted pursuant to this subsection as public records.
In addition, not later than January 1, 2022, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall develop and publish, including on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the State, a report regarding the gender and racial composition of each state appointive board, commission, committee and council described in subsection (a) of this section, and shall conduct an analysis comparing the gender and racial composition of the state according to the most recent United States census population data with the goal of reflecting the most recent United States census population data on such boards, commissions, committees and councils by January 1, 2026.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2021 9-601 Sec.
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2 July 1, 2021 9-706(e) Sec.
3 July 1, 2021 9-710(c) Sec.
4 July 1, 2021 9-607(g)(2) Sec.
5 July 1, 2021 4-9a Sec.
6 July 1, 2021 4-9b GAE Joint Favorable SB883 / File No.
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513 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation This bill requires the State Elections Enforcement Commission to amend the Citizens’ Election Program (CEP) to permit expenditures for certain child care services.
Expanding permissible expenditures to include child care services has no fiscal impact as the bill does not alter grant awards to qualified candidates.
The bill also requires the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) to create a system for individuals to electronically submit their name for consideration to be a member of a board or commission.
This system must be on the agency’s website with information about membership requirements.
DAS shall create, maintain and make the website accessible to the public.
This has no fiscal impact as DAS has the information technology staff to handle these responsibilities.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
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513 OLR Bill Analysis SB 883 AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS.
SUMMARY This bill makes changes affecting (1) the Citizens’ Election Program (CEP), which is the state’s voluntary public campaign financing program open to candidates running for statewide office or the General Assembly, and (2) procedures and considerations for appointing public members to boards and commissions.
Concerning the CEP, the bill requires the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC), on or after July 1, 2021, to amend the CEP regulations to permit expenditures for child care services.
It authorizes qualified candidate committees (i.e., those of participating CEP candidates that SEEC has approved for a Citizens’ Election Fund (CEF) grant) to make expenditures for these services using CEF grants, subject to certain limits and conditions, after SEEC amends the regulations.
Currently, participating CEP candidates who have qualified for a grant may use CEF grants for these expenditures under a 2020 Superior Court decision (see BACKGROUND).
Concerning boards and commissions, the bill requires (1) the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) commissioner to create and maintain an online electronic system for submitting names to be considered for public member appointments to executive department boards or commissions and (2) appointing authorities to consider recommendations for these appointments made by organizations representing gender or racial diversity interests, and to seek out appointees that reflect such diversity.
The bill also makes technical and conforming changes.
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513 EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2021 §§ 1-4 – PERMISSIBLE EXPENDITURES FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES State law establishes permissible expenditures that candidate committees and exploratory committees may make to accomplish their lawful purposes (e.g., compensation for staff).
The law applies broadly to candidates participating in the CEP, as well as to those who are privately funded and running in a state or municipal election.
However, the law also requires SEEC to adopt regulations on permissible expenditures specifically for participating CEP candidates who qualify for a grant (see BACKGROUND).
The bill defines “child care services” as necessary services rendered to a candidate for the care of a child younger than age 13 and for whom the candidate is the parent or legal guardian when the services (1) are a direct result of campaign activity and (2) would not exist but for the candidate’s campaign.
It requires SEEC, on or after July 1, 2021, to amend the CEP regulations on permissible expenditures.
After the regulations are amended, the bill authorizes participating candidates who qualify for a grant to make expenditures for child care servicesusing CEFgrants,subject to thefollowing conditionsandlimits:
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aggregate child care services expenditures may not exceed the amount of qualifying contributions (QCs) required to qualify for a CEF grant (e.g., in 2020, $16,000 for candidates for state senator and $5,300 for candidates for state representative);
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candidates may not use CEF grants to compensate themselves or immediate family members for child care services;
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any compensation for child care services must be reasonable and customary for the services rendered.
By law, participating CEP candidates may provide their campaign with a limited amount of personal funds (e.g., $2,000 for state senator and $1,000 for state representative).
The bill exempts child care services SB883 / File No.
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513 expenditures made directly from a candidate’s personal funds from these limits, as long as the candidate does not seek reimbursement from his or her candidate committee.
The exemption applies once SEEC amends the CEP regulations as required by the bill.
Finally, the bill clarifies that privately funded candidates may pay for child care services using campaign funds, thus conforming the law to current practice.
§§ 5 & 6 – EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS The bill requires the DAS commissioner to create, maintain, and make accessible on the agency’s website a system through which an individual may electronically submit a name to be considered for appointment as a public member to a board or commission in the executive department.
Thesystemmust includeinformationabouteach board or commission and specify any membership requirements.
In addition, the bill requires executive department appointing authorities to (1) consider each recommendation for a public member appointment to a board or commission made by any organization representing the interests of gender or racial diversity and (2) make a good faith effort to seek out appointees that reflect such diversity.
By law, at least one-third of the membership of most executive department boards and commissions must be public members.
A public member is a state elector who has no substantial financial interest in, is not employed by, and is not professionally affiliated with an industry, institution, or profession regulated by the board or commission.
BACKGROUND Related Bill sSB 761, favorably reported by the Government Administration and Elections Committee, contains the same provisions on the CEP and expenditures for child care services.
Related Declaratory Ruling SB883 / File No.
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513 In Declaratory Ruling 2019-02,SEEC (1) ruledthat under current CEP regulations, child care services are not a permissible expense for candidates who have been approved for a CEF grant and (2) indicated that a change to the law or its regulations would be necessary to permit these expenditures.
SEEC also reaffirmed its 1976 advisory opinion concerning privately funded candidates.
In that opinion, the commission held that privately funded candidates may generally use campaign funds to pay for childcare services, provided the payments are (1) a direct result of campaign activity which would not exist but for the candidate’s campaign, (2) reasonable and customary for the services rendered, and (3) properly documented by the campaign (AO 1976-23).
Related Case In Pereirav.
StateElections EnforcementCommission,theSuperior Court sustained an administrative appeal from Declaratory Ruling 2019-02.
It held that expenditures for child care services that meet the three conditions outlined in AO 1976-23 are permissible under CEP regulations.
Specifically, they satisfy the requirement that all funds in a qualified candidate committee’s depository account be used only for campaign-related expenditures that directly further the candidate’s nomination for election or election (Not Reported, 2020 WL 5624102 (2020)).
COMMITTEE ACTION Government Administration and Elections Committee Joint Favorable Yea 13 Nay 6 (03/31/2021) SB883 / File No.
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  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 21-49

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  7. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  8. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 491

  9. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  10. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  11. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  12. FILE NO. 513

  13. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 301

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

  15. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  16. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/19/21

  17. FILED WITH LCO

  18. Joint Favorable

  19. PUBLIC HEARING 0319

  20. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections

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Who sponsors SB 883?
SB 883 is sponsored by Minnie Gonzalez (Democratic), Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), Thomas, Stephanie, Robin E. Comey (Democratic), Winkler, Michael A., Borer, Dorinda, Maria P. Horn (Democratic), Henry J. Genga (Democratic), Joshua M. Hall (Democratic), Phipps, Quentin W., Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Saud Anwar (Democratic), and Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2021. Enacted.
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