Connecticut 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 9 — AN ACT CONCERNING ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023, A COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM, CERTAIN MUNICIPAL-RELATED PROVISIONS, SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT GRANTS AND HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS.

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Senate General Assembly File No.
Substitute Senate Bill No.
642 February Session, 2022 Substitute Senate Bill No.
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9 Senate, April 26, 2022 The Committee on Appropriations reported through SEN.
22-146 AN ACT CONCERNING ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023, A COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM, CERTAIN MUNICIPAL- RELATED PROVISIONS, SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT GRANTS AND HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS.
OSTEN of the 19th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Section 12-71e of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
Section 41 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 306 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, section 3 of special act 22-2 and section 10 of public act 22-118, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal charter or home rule ordinance, (1) for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2016, themillrate for motorvehiclesshall not exceed 39 mills, [and] (2) for the assessment [year] years commencing October 1, 2017, [and each assessment year thereafter] to October 1, 2020, inclusive, the mill rate for motor vehicles shall not exceed 45 mills, and (3) for the assessment year commencing October 1,2021, andeachassessment year thereafter, the mill rate for motor vehicles shall not exceed 32.46 mills.
The following sums are allocated, in accordance with the provisions of special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state pursuant to the provisions of section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
(b) Any municipality or district may establish a mill rate for motor vehicles that is different from its mill rate for real property and personal sSB9 / File No.
117-2, as amended from time to time, for the annual periods indicated for the purposes described.
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FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 BOARD OF REGENTS Enhance Student 6,500,000 6,500,000 6,500,000 Retention at Community Colleges Substitute Senate Bill No.
642 property other thanmotor vehiclesto comply withthe provisionsof this section.
9 Education Technology 100,000 Training at Gateway CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Healthcare Workforce 20,000,000 15,000,000 Needs - both public and private schools Higher Education – CSCU 10,000,000 5,000,000 Provide Operating 118,000,000 Support Provide Support to 5,000,000 Certain Facilities Temporary Support - 500,000 Charter Oak Temporary Support - CT 14,500,000 State Universities Temporary Support - 9,000,000 Community Colleges DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Senior Food Vouchers 100,000 100,000 Farmer's Market Nutrition 100,000 100,000 Farm-to-School Grant 250,000 500,000 Food Insecurity Grants to 1,000,000 Food Pantries and Food Banks DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Enhance Community 2,000,000 Engagement Opportunities Improve Camps 2,000,000 Respite Care for Family 3,000,000 - Caregivers One Time Stabilization 20,000,000 Grant Public Act No.
No district or borough may set a motor vehicle mill rate that if combinedwiththemotorvehiclemillrateofthetown,city,consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough in which such district or boroughislocated wouldresult ina combinedmotor vehiclemillrate (1) above 39 mills for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2016, [or] (2) above 45 mills for the assessment [year] years commencing October 1, 2017, to October 1, 2020, inclusive, or (3) above 32.46 mills for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2021, and each assessment year thereafter.
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal charter or home rule ordinance, a municipality or district that set a motor vehicle mill rate prior to October 31, 2017, for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2016, may, by vote of its legislative body, or if the legislative body is a town meeting, the board of selectmen, revise such mill rate to meet the requirements of this section, provided such revision occurs not later than December 15, 2017.
9 Vista 500,000 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Beardsley Zoo 246,121 246,121 Amistad 200,000 200,000 Maritime Center 196,295 196,295 Authority Mystic Aquarium 177,603 177,603 Music Haven 100,000 100,000 Norwalk Symphony 50,000 50,000 Riverfront Recapture 250,000 250,000 Connecticut Main Street 350,000 350,000 Center Middletown Downtown 100,000 100,000 Business District CRDA Economic Support 5,000,000 2,500,000 for Venues Working Cities Challenge 1,000,000 1,000,000 Charter Oak Temple 100,000 100,000 Restoration Association West Haven Veterans 25,000 25,000 Museum VFW Rocky Hill 15,000 15,000 Playhouse on Park 15,000 15,000 Family Justice Center 50,000 50,000 East Hartford Little 50,000 League Hartford YMCA 1,000,000 ESF/Dream Camp of 100,000 Hartford Beta Iota Boule 100,000 Foundation -Youth Services Legacy Foundation [for 100,000 Health and Disparities] of Hartford Public Act No.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-112, any board of assessment appeals of a municipality that mailed or distributed, prior to October 31, 2017, bills to taxpayers for motor vehicle property taxes based on assessments made for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2016, shall hear or entertain any appeals related to such assessments not later than December 15, 2017.
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(e) For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and borough and "district" means any district, as defined in section 7-324.
9 Connecticut Center for 1,000,000 Advanced Technologies Middlesex YMCA 50,000 Shatterproof 100,000 Summer Experience at 15,000,000 Connecticut's Top Venues Statewide Marketing 7,107,000 Governor's Workforce 70,000,000 Initiatives CT Hospitality Industry 30,000,000 Support Regulatory Modernization 1,000,000 Historic Wooster Square 500,000 Association Humane 500,000 Commission/Animal Shelter of New Haven Ball and Sockets – 200,000 Cheshire Junta for Progressive 750,000 Action International Festival of 200,000 Arts and Ideas New Haven CT Summer at the 15,000,000 Museum Program CT Next 2,000,000 Hartford YMCA Family 500,000 Programming Future, Inc.
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1,300,000 Sons of Thunder 100,000 Youth Service Corp 1,100,000 100,000 Northside Institution Neighborhood Alliance - Historic Preservation 200,000 Amistad Center Charter Oak Cultural 200,000 Center Public Act No.
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9 City Seed of New 200,000 Haven Beta Iota Boule 500,000 Foundation 500,000 Legacy Foundation of Hartford Bartlem Park South 250,000 [Teams, Inc.] Team, Inc.
250,000 - Derby [YMCA] YWCA of 250,000 Hartford WBDC 250,000 Concat New Haven 250,000 Montville Parks and Rec 500,000 Tennis Courts Vietnam Memorial 200,000 Cheshire 500,000 Norwich Historical Society Friends of FOSRV 44,000 Dixwell Church Historic 2,000,000 Preservation Opportunities 150,000 Industrialization Center Bernard Buddy Jordan 50,000 Bridgeport Arts 50,000 Cultural Council 100,000 McBride Foundation Artreach 300,000 Ball and Sockets 400,000 25,000 Bridgeport Youth LaCrosse Academy Cape Verdean Women's 25,000 Association Cardinal Shehan Center 250,000 Caribe 100,000 Cheshire - Plan for 150,000 Municipal Parking Lot Public Act No.
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9 Compass Youth 350,000 Collaborative Dixwell Community 200,000 Center 100,000 Emery Park Farnam Neighborhood 100,000 House Flotilla 73, INC 5,000 Municipal Outdoor 4,200,000 Recreation Greater Bridgeport 50,000 Community Enterprises Lebanon Pines 300,000 Madison Cultural Art 60,000 Minority Construction 100,000 Council, Inc Nellie McKnight 25,000 Museum Blue Hills Civic 500,000 500,000 Association IMHOTEP CT National 200,000 200,000 Medical Association Society Upper Albany 125,000 125,000 Neighborhood Collaborative Noah Webster 100,000 50,000 Norwalk International Cultural Exchange / NICE Festival Nutmeg Games 50,000 Parenting Center - 250,000 Stamford Ridgefield Playhouse 100,000 Sisters at the Shore 50,000 Taftville VFW Auxiliary 100,000 The Knowlton 25,000 Public Act No.
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9 The Legacy Foundation 125,000 125,000 of Hartford, Inc The Ridgefield Theatre 250,000 Barn Youth Business 50,000 Initiative DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Right to Read 12,860,000 12,860,000 Faith Acts Priority School 5,000,000 5,000,000 Districts CT Writing Project 79,750 79,750 Ascend Mentoring – 150,000 150,000 Windsor Women in Manufacturing 65,000 65,000 - Platt Tech Regional Vocational Technical School Elevate Bridgeport 200,000 200,000 Grant to RHAM 22,000 - Manufacturing Program East Hartford Youth 200,000 Services Student Achievement 100,000 Through Opportunity Summer Camp 3,500,000 Scholarships for Families New Haven Local Little 500,000 League Hamden Before and After 400,000 School Programming Hamden Pre-K 100,000 Programming Expand Support for 7,000,000 Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP) Increase College 3,500,000 Opportunities Through Dual Enrollment Public Act No.
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9 Provide Funding for the 1,115,000 American School for the Deaf Provide Funding to 500,000 Support FAFSA Completion Big Brothers / Big Sisters 2,000,000 Social Worker Grant SB 5,000,000 School Mental Health 15,000,000 Workers School Mental Health 8,000,000 Services Grant 1,200,000 RESC Trauma Coordinators ParaEducational 1,800,000 Professional Development HB 5321 Leadership Education 400,000 Athletic Partnership Sphere Summer 500,000 Program Dream Camp 1,000,000 Foundation Student Achievement 300,000 Through Opportunities Keane Foundation 300,000 Greater Hartford YMCA 300,000 Free Meals for Students 30,000,000 Summer Enrichment 8,000,000 Funds to cover fifty per cent required match YWCA of New Britain 200,000 FRLP/Direct 200,000 Certification Census Assistance 200,000 Drug and Alcohol [Counciling] Counseling - Woodstock Academy Public Act No.
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9 Hartford Knights 100,000 BSL Educational 100,000 Foundation Magnets - Tuition 11,000,000 Coverage for 1 year Bridgeport Education 100,000 Fund Haddam-Killingworth 15,000 Recreation Department Hall Neighborhood House 75,000 New Haven Board of 500,000 Education Adult Education Facility New Haven Reads 50,000 Solar Youth 100,000 Bullard-Havens Technical 50,000 High School for Operating DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Air Quality Study 20,000 - Swimming Lessons to 500,000 500,000 500,000 DEEP Health and Safety Barriers 7,000,000 - to Housing Remediation Efficient Energy Retrofit 7,000,000 - for Housing Quinnipiac Avenue Canoe 250,000 Launch Outdoor Recreation with 22,500,000 $1,000,000 for East Rock Park and $1,000,000 for West Rock Park for maintenance, repair and renovations Engineering Study for 500,000 Dam Removal on Papermill Pond Public Act No.
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9 Land Trust Boardwalk 200,000 Installation Clinton Town Beach 55,000 Crystal Lake & Bob 50,000 Tedford Park Renovations Ludlowe Park 75,000 Lighthouse Park 500,000 Park Commission 800,000 Edgewood Park DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING Downtown Evening Soup 200,000 Kitchen Hands on Hartford 100,000 Angel of Edgewood 175,000 Homeless Youth 1,000,000 Transitional Housing Homeless Services 5,000,000 500,000 Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance Support for Affordable 50,000,000 Housing Rental Assistance 1,000,000 Program DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DPH Loan Repayment 500,000 5,100,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 Obesity & COVID-19 500,000 500,000 Study Cornell Scott - Hill Health 250,000 Community Violence 1,000,000 Prevention Programs Promote Healthy and 20,000,000 10,000,000 Lead-Safe Homes Public Act No.
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9 Provide Funding to 1,500,000 Address and Respond to an Increase in Homicides School Based Health 10,000,000 Centers Storage and 325,000 Maintenance Costs of COVID 19 Preparedness Supplies CCMC Pediatrician 150,000 Training Gaylord Hospital 2,600,000 Electronic Records HB 5272 - Menstrual 2,000,000 Products Pilot Program for 2,500,000 Promoting Social Workers and Pediatrician Offices ICHC School Based 604,000 Health Centers 100,000 Durational Loan Manager Community Health 100,000 Worker Association of Connecticut Child Psychiatrist 2,000,000 Workforce Development CT VIP Street Outreach 300,000 E-cigarette and Marijuana 300,000 Prevention Pilot Program conducted by Yale to be in Stamford, Milford, East Haven DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Groton Water Taxi 100,000 100,000 Public Act No.
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9 Free Bus Service for July 5,000,000 and August 2022 Outfit M8 Rail Cars with 23,000,000 5G Extend Free Bus Service 8,100,000 Replace Infrastructure 150,000,000 Match Free Bus Public 8,100,000 Transportation Services LABOR DEPARTMENT Domestic Worker Grants 200,000 200,000 Veterans Employment 350,000 350,000 Opportunity PILOT Opportunities for Long 750,000 750,000 Term Unemployed Returning Citizens TBICO Danbury Women's 25,000 25,000 Employment Program Boys and Girls Club 50,000 50,000 Workforce Development - Milford Women's Mentoring 5,000 5,000 Network- Strategic Life Skills Workshop Senior Jobs Bank - West 10,000 10,000 Hartford Greater Bridgeport OIC 250,000 100,000 Job Development and Training Program Unemployment Trust 155,000,000 - Fund Unemployment Support 15,000,000 40,000,000 Reduce State UI Tax on Employers CDL Training at 1,000,000 Community Colleges Bridgeport Workplace 750,000 YouthBuild 750,000 Cradle to Career - 150,000 Bridgeport Public Act No.
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9 LABOR DEPARTMENT - BANKING FUND Customized Services for 550,000 550,000 Mortgage Crisis Jobs Training Program OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD Care4Kids Parent Fees 5,300,000 - Parents Fees for 3-4 Year 3,500,000 - Old's at State Funded Childcare Centers Universal Home Visiting 8,000,000 2,300,000 Expand Access - 5,000,000 Apprenticeship Care4Kids 10,000,000 Early Childhood - Facility 15,000,000 Renovation and Construction Capitol Child Day Care 75,000 Center Childcare 1,500,000 Apprenticeship Program School Readiness 30,000,000 Seed Childrens Services 20,000,000 Fund [Learn to Grow] Start 20,000,000 Early - Early Childhood Development Initiatives OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Roberta Willis Need- 20,000,000 40,000,000 Based Scholarships Summer College Corps 1,500,000 - Higher Education Mental 3,000,000 Health Services Public Act No.
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9 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Private Providers 30,000,000 30,000,000 PPE & Supplies 10,000,000 10,000,000 State Employee Essential 20,000,000 15,000,000 Workers and National Guard Premium Pay Audits of ARPA 1,250,000 Recipients COVID Response 157,500,000 Measures Provide Private Provider 20,000,000 Support-One Time Payments 928,779 Evidence Based Evaluation of Initiatives Support ARPA Grant 800,000 Administration Statewide GIS Capacity 9,532,000 for Broadband Mapping/Data and Other Critical Services Invest Connecticut [166,915,214] 163,515,214 Bethany Town Hall 350,000 Auditorium Bethany Town Hall 350,000 Windows Durham Town Website 25,000 Hall Memorial Library 66,626 Reading and Meditation Garden Orange Fire Department 10,000 Clock purchase Resources to develop a 25,000 combined Grammar School Support between Hampton and Scotland Public Act No.
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9 Senior Center Outdoor 57,418 Fitness Area - Ellington South Windsor 100,000 Riverfront Linear Park Study and Planning Valley Regional High 300,000 School Tennis Courts Lebanon Historical $300,000 Society Bloomfield Social and $100,000 Youth Services Bridgeport – Revenue 2,200,000 Replacement DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IT Modernization $3,000,000 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Higher Education – 20,000,000 5,000,000 UConn Temporary Support 33,200,000 Social Media Impact 500,000 Study Puerto Rican Studies 500,000 Initiative UConn Hartford UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER Revenue Impact 35,000,000 University of Connecticut 38,000,000 - Health Center Temporary Support 72,700,000 STATE LIBRARY Mary Cheney Library 500,000 Public Act No.
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9 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Fostering Community 10,000 10,000 Casa Boricua-Meriden 50,000 50,000 Children's Mental Health 10,500,000 Initiatives Child First 5,100,000 5,100,000 Expand Mobile Crisis 8,600,000 8,600,000 Intervention Services Support Additional 21,000,000 Urgent Crisis Centers and Sub-Acute Crisis Stabilization Units Support for Improved 2,000,000 Outcomes for Youth (YSBs and JRBs) Social Determinant 1,000,000 1,000,000 Mental Health Fund 1,000,000 Family Assistance Grants Expand Access Mental 990,000 Health Resource Guide 50,000 Peer to Peer Training for 150,000 Students Respite for non-DCF 85,000 Children Children in Placement, 25,000 Inc.
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Valley Save Our Youth 70,000 Girls for Technology 100,000 R-Kids 100,000 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Mothers Against Violence 25,000 25,000 Legal Representation for 10,000,000 10,000,000 Tenant Eviction Public Act No.
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9 New Haven Police 100,000 Activities League Provide Funding to Build 377,742 363,752 Out the Juvenile Intake Custody and Probable Cause Applications Provide Funding to 3,410,901 3,444,293 Continue Temporary Staffing for the Foreclosure Mediation Program Provide Funding to 200,000 200,000 Enhance Contracts for Direct Service Partnership for Households and Families Provide Funding to 606,915 Enhance Technology for Citations and Hearings in the Criminal Infractions Bureau Provide Funding to 1,382,900 Enhance the Department's Case Management and Scheduler Application Provide Funding to 60,000 Establish Video Conferencing for Municipal Stations for Bail and Support Services Provide Funding to 2,915,614 2,915,614 Expand Housing Opportunities for Individuals on Bail Provide Funding to Hire 3,294,851 3,294,851 Assistant Clerks and Family Relations Counselors to Reduce Family and Support Matter Case Backlogs Provide Funding to 923,467 226,337 Support Application Public Act No.
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9 Development for Monitor Note-Taking and Recording Provide Increased 14,865,300 Funding for Victim Service Providers Provide Remote 121,600 Equipment to Reduce Child Support Backlog Inspire Basketball 2,000,000 Children's Law Center 190,000 Brother Carl Hardrick 400,000 Institute - Violence Prevention Community Resources for 300,000 Justice (Family Reentry) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TRUE Unit - Cheshire CI 500,000 500,000 WORTH Program York CI 250,000 250,000 Vocational Village Dept 20,000,000 - Corrections DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Fair Haven Clinic 10,000,000 - Workforce Development, 1,000,000 Education and Training Nursing Home Facility 10,000,000 Support MyCT Resident One Stop 2,500,000 New Reach Life Haven 500,000 Shelter Mary Wade 750,000 Community Action 5,000,000 Agencies Expand 15,000,000 Medical/Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Public Act No.
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9 Connecticut Children's Medical Center Provide Additional 2,900,000 Supports for Victims of Domestic Violence Provide Support for Infant 5,000,000 and Early Childhood Mental Health Services Strengthen Family 2,000,000 Planning Community Action 3,000,000 4,000,000 Agencies - Community Health Workers Charter Oak Urgent 330,000 Care ROCA 500,000 Waterbury Seed Funds 650,000 for Wheeler Clinic Provide Support for 3,700,000 Residential Care Homes (RCH) Brain Injury Alliance of 300,000 CT Hartford Communities 500,000 that Care Hebrew Senior Care 150,000 Connecticut Health 500,000 Foundation Health Equity Solutions 500,000 CT Oral Health 300,000 Initiative Day Kimball Hospital 5,000,000 Mothers United Against 300,000 Violence Fair Haven 10,000,000 Adult Day 3,000,000 HRA 150,000 Hands on Hartford 100,000 Public Act No.
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9 Human Resources Agency 300,000 of New Britain Teeg 200,000 LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT CTN 1,000,000 - Review of Title 7 27,000 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES DMHAS Private Providers 25,000,000 25,000,000 Enhance Mobile Crisis 3,200,000 Services- Case Management Enhance Respite Bed 4,292,834 Services for Forensic Population Expand Availability of 6,000,000 Privately-Provided Mobile Crisis Services Fund Supportive Services 1,125,000 1,125,000 562,500 to Accompany New Housing Vouchers Provide Mental Health 2,400,000 Peer Supports in Hospital Emergency Departments Implement Electronic 16,000,000 Health Records Public Awareness 1,000,000 Grants Peer-to-Peer 500,000 United Services Pilot on 200,000 Crisis Intervention Clifford Beers 200,000 The Pathfinders 100,000 Association Fellowship Place New 150,000 Haven Public Act No.
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9 DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES Blind and Deaf 2,000,000 Community Supports Senior Centers 10,000,000 Meals on Wheels 3,000,000 Respite Care for 1,000,000 Alzheimers Area Agencies on Aging 4,000,000 Avon Senior Center 100,000 Dixwell Senior Center 100,000 Eisenhower Senior Center 100,000 Orange Senior Center 100,000 Sullivan Senior Center 100,000 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION Provide Funding for a 995,000 Mobile Crime Laboratory Provide Funding for the 2,500,000 Gun Tracing Task Force Provide Funding to State 2,600,000 2,600,000 and Local Police Departments to Address Auto Theft and Violence Upgrade Forensic 1,500,000 1,343,000 Technology at the State Crime Lab Rural Roads Speed 2,600,000 Enforcement Expand Violet Crimes 1,108,000 Task Force Online Abuse Grant SB 500,000 Fire Data Collection 300,000 Public Act No.
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High School 200,000 Recruitment Program for Police Poquetanuck Volunteer 150,000 Fire Department Preston City Volunteer 150,000 Fire Department DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES Provide Payments to 42,250,000 Filers Eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Provide Funding to 2,199,879 2,126,550 Reduce Court Case Backlogs Through Temporary Prosecutors OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY Improve Data Collection 500,000 650,000 and Integration with HIE Study Behavioral Health 200,000 Coverage by Private Insurers Payment Parity Study 655,000 Telehealth Study 300,000 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER Testing and Other 860,667 COVID-Related Expenditures PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES COMMISSION Provide Funding to 2,023,821 1,956,360 Reduce Court Backlogs Public Act No.
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9 Through Temporary Public Defenders POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL Time Limited Police 1,000,000 Loan Forgiveness DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Support School Air 75,000,000 Quality OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY HVAC Training Agency 300,000 Revenue 314,900,000 Sec.
Subsection (c) of section 4-66l of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
Section 14 of public act 22-118 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, [and each fiscal year thereafter,] motor vehicle property tax grants to municipalities that impose mill rates on real property and personal property other than sSB9 / File No.
Up to $25,000,000 of the amount appropriated to the Department of Social Services, for Medicaid, in section 1 of special act 21-15 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, shall not lapse on June 30, 2022, and shall be transferred to the Labor Department, for Personal Services, and made available during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to support the personal services and fringe benefit and indirect overhead costs for staff at the Labor Department for the unemployment insurance program's increased caseload due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shall not be eligible for fringe benefit recovery from the State Comptroller's General Fund fringe benefit accounts.
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642 motor vehicles greater than 45 mills or that, when combined with the mill rate of any district located within the municipality, impose mill rates greater than 45 mills, shall be made in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of property taxes levied by the municipality and any district located within the municipality on motor vehicles for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2017, and the amount such levy would have been if the mill rate on motor vehicles for said assessment year was equal to the mill rate imposed by such municipality and any district located within the municipality on real property and personal property other than motor vehicles.
(2) Not later than fifteen calendar days after receiving a property tax grant pursuant to this section, the municipality shall disburse to any districtlocatedwithinthemunicipalitytheamountofanysuchproperty tax grant that is attributable to the district.
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, motor vehicle property tax grants shall be made to:
(A) Municipalities that imposed mill rates greater than 32.46 mills on real property and personal property other than motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of property taxes the municipality would have levied on motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of property taxes the municipality would have levied on motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year was equal to the mill rate imposed on real property and personal property other than motor vehicles for such year;
and (B) Districts that imposed mill rates that, when combined with the mill rate of the municipality in which the district is located, were greater than 32.46 mills on real property and personal property other than motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year, in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of property taxes the district would have levied on motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year, when combined with the sSB9 / File No.
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642 mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year by the municipality in which the district is located, was 32.46 mills, and (ii) the amount of property taxes the district would have levied on motor vehicles for the preceding fiscal year if the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year, when combined with the mill rate imposed on motor vehicles for such year by the municipality in which the district is located, was equal to the mill rate imposed by the district on real property and personal property other than motor vehicles for such year.
Section 5-156a of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2022):
Section 64 of public act 22-118 is amended to read as follows Public Act No.
(NEW) (h) Any recovery of pension costs from an appropriated or nonappropriated source other than the General Fund or Special Transportation Fund that causes the payments to the State Employees Retirement System to exceed the actuarially determined employer contribution for any fiscal year shall be deposited into the State Employees Retirement Fund as an additional employer contribution at the end of such fiscal year.
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9 (Effective from passage):
Not later than the [fifteenth] twenty-fifth day of each month during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning the status of (1) any amount carried forward and transferred from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, or June 30, 2022, pursuant to special act 21-15, public act 21-2 of the June special session or [this act] public act 22-118;
and (2) any amount allocated pursuant to section 41 of special act 21-15, as amended by public act 21-2 of the June special session and sections 9 and 10 of [this act] public act 22-118.
(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section:
Section 21a-420fof the 2022supplement to thegeneralstatutes, as amended by section 129 of public act 22-118, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(1) "State agency electric vehicle charging station" means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device used in an electric vehicle that is owned and operated by a state agency on state property;
(2) "State property" means real property owned by a state agency;
(3) "State agency" means any state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board and commission, permanent or temporary in nature, whether in the legislative, executive or judicial branch, and the subdivisions of each, including the constituent units of the state system of higher education;
(4) "State employee" means any employee in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government, whether in the classified or sSB9 / File No.
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642 unclassified service and whether full or part-time;
and (5) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle", "battery electric vehicle" and "electric vehicle" have the same meanings as provided in section 16- 19eee of the general statutes.
(b) Each state agency may designate certain state agency electric vehicle charging stations as available for public use, for the sole use of state employees, or for a combination of both state employees and the public.
In designating such charging stations, state agencies shall give consideration to state-owned properties that receive visitors conducting business with state agencies, including, but not limited to, service centers, maintenance facilities, correctional facilities, visitor centers, health care facilities and recreational facilities.
(c) No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space equipped with a state agency electric vehicle charging station unless such person is charging a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle.
(d) Each state agency may determine the appropriate maximum charging time limits per user per charging session for its state agency electric vehicle charging stations based upon the parking needs at the state property where such charging stationsare installed.Any suchtime limits shall be posted at such charging stations.
No person shall charge a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle in a space equipped with a state agency electric vehicle charging station for a period longer than the maximum time limit set by a state agency pursuant to this subsection.
(e) State agencies shall assess and collect a fee established under subsection (f) of this section to both public and state employee users of state agency electric vehicle charging stations purchased and installed on or after October 1, 2022, except that any user charging an electric vehicle that is owned or leased by the state shall be exempt from paying such fee.
The amount of any fees assessed pursuant to this section shall be posted at the charging station.
Any fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the fund of the state from which funds were sSB9 / File No.
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(f) The Department of Administrative Services, the Joint Committee on Legislative Management and the Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall, in consultation with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, establish a reasonable fee for users of state agency electric vehicle charging stations for their respective branch of government at a level that recovers, to the maximum extent practicable, the costs associated with the electricity used by the charging stations and with operating and maintaining such charging stations.
Such fees shall be structured on a per-kilowatt-hour basis.
The fees shall be updated onanannual basisor sooner ifdeemednecessary by thebranch of government setting the fee.
The Department of Administrative Services shall post any fees established for the executive branch of government pursuant to this subsection on its Internet web site.
(g) A violation of any provision of subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be an infraction, provided the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283 of the general statutes.
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Section 21a-420f of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-420e, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following shall be deposited in the sSB9 / File No.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-420e, for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the following shall be deposited in the cannabis regulatory and investment account:
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and (C) the tax received by the state under chapter 219 from a cannabis retailer, hybrid retailer or micro- cultivator, as those terms are defined in section 12-330ll.
and (C) the tax received by Public Act No.
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(3) At the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, all moneys remaining in the cannabis regulatory and investment account shall be transferred to the General Fund.
Moneys in the account shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Social Equity Council, to state agencies for the purpose of (A) paying costs incurred by the Social Equity Council, [as defined in section 21a-420, and] (B) administering programs under RERACA to provide (i) access to capital for businesses, (ii) technical assistance for the start-up and operation of a business, (iii) funding for workforce education, and (iv) funding for community investments, and (C) paying costs incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA.
Moneys in the account shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Social Equity Council, to state agencies for the purpose of (A) paying costs incurred by the Social Equity Council, (B) administering programs under RERACA to provide (i) access to capital for businesses, (ii) technical assistance for the start- up and operation of a business, (iii) funding for workforce education, and (iv) funding for community investments, and (C) paying costs incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-420e and 21a- 420o, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following shall be deposited in the social equity and innovation account:
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-420e and 21a- 420o, for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the following shall be deposited in the social equity and innovation account:
All fees received by the state pursuant to sections 21a-420l, 21a-420o and 21a-420u and subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e.
All fees received by the state pursuant to sections 21a-420l, 21a- 420o and 21a-420u and subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e.
(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known as the "Social Equity and Innovation Fund" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund.
(3) At the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, five million dollars shall be transferred from the social equity and innovation account to the General Fund, or, if the account contains less than five million dollars, all remaining moneys in the account.
All moneys in the account not transferred to the General Fund pursuant to this subdivision shall be transferred to the Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under subsection (c) of this section.
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[and] funding for community investments;
funding for community investments;
and paying costs incurred to sSB9 / File No.
and paying costs incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA.
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(d) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known as the "Prevention and Recovery Services Fund" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund.
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642 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Subsection (i) of section 12-330ll of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
Section 1 from passage 12-71e Sec.
(i) The tax received by the state under this section shall be deposited as follows:
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(1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, in the cannabis regulatory and investment account established under section 21a-420f;
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[and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, in the General Fund;] (2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, sixty per cent of such tax received in the Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under section 21a-420f and fifteen per cent in the General Fund;
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(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, sixty- five per cent of such tax received in the Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the Prevention and Recovery Services Fund and ten per Public Act No.
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and (4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year thereafter, seventy-five per cent of such tax received in the Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f and twenty- five per cent of such tax received in the Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under section 21a-420f.
642 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.
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In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
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Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
Section 135 of public act 22-118 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
(a) [The Commissioner of Public Health shall proportionately adjust the rates for the conveyance and treatment of patients by licensed ambulance services and invalid coaches and the rates for certified ambulance services and paramedic intercept services established pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (9) of section 19a-177 of the general statutes in accordance with any increases made by the Commissioner of Social Services to the Medicaid emergency and nonemergency ambulance service rates established pursuant to section 17b-273 of the general statutes, not later than thirty days after the Commissioner of Social Services makes such increases.] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Commissioner of Public Health shall increase the rates for the conveyance and treatment of patients by licensed ambulance services and invalid coaches and the rates for certified ambulance services and paramedic intercept services established pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (9) of section 19a-177 of the general statutes in proportion to the appropriations made available to the Department of Public Health for the administration of the provisions of said section.
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and appropriations and Public Act No.
See Below Explanation Sections 1 and 2 reduce the motor vehicle mill rate cap from 45 to 34.46 and make corresponding changes to the mill rate cap reimbursement grant formula.
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The revised FY 23 budget provides $100 million for reimbursement.
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Section 3 requires any that any over-collection of recoveries for the State Employees Retirement System (SERS) funds must be deposited to the State Employees Retirement Fund (SERF).
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Currently, any over- collection of recoveries is deposited to the General Fund as revenue, while under-collections result in a reduced contribution to SERS.
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To the extent that there are such over-collection of recoveries, there will be increased deposits to SERF and a reduction to General Fund revenues.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section, (1) "authorized representative" means a person designated by a home care client, in writing, to acton such client's behalf, including, but not limited to, a health care representative appointed pursuant to section 19a-575a or 19a-577 of the general statutes;
Section 4 allows state agencies to designate agency EV charging stations as either (1) available for public use;
(2) "home care" means long-term services and supports provided to adults in a home or community- based program administered by the Department of Social Services;
(2) for the sole use of state employees;
(3) "homecareprovider"meansapersonororganization,including,butnot limited to, (A) a home health agency or hospice agency, as defined in section 19a-490 of the general statutes, or (B) a homemaker-companion agency,asdefinedinsection20-670ofthegeneralstatutes;and(4)"long- term services and supports" means (A) health, health-related, personal care and social services provided to persons with physical, cognitive or mental health conditions or disabilities to facilitate optimal functioning and quality of life, or (B) hospice care provided to persons who may be nearing the end of their lives.
or (3) for a combination of both state employees and the public.
(b) There is established a Community Ombudsman program within the independent Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, established pursuant to section 17a-405 of the general statutes.
It further requires state agencies to collect fees on non-state vehicles for such use and to deposit the revenue into the fund from which the expenses for installing the relevant EV infrastructure were paid, resulting in a revenue gain to the respective fund (primarily GF or STF).
Not later than October 1, 2022, the State Ombudsman appointed pursuant to said section shall, within available appropriations, appoint a Community Ombudsman who shall have access to data pertaining to long-term services and supports provided by a home care provider to a client, provided (1) such client or such client's authorized representative provides written consent to such access, or (2) if such client is incapable of providing such consent due to a physical, cognitive or mental health condition or disability and has no authorized representative, the Community Ombudsman determines the data is necessary to investigate a complaint concerning such client's care.
Additionally, violations of these provisions are infractions and result in potential minimal revenue gain to the GF.
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642 state agencies’ expenditures that are associated with activities authorized under PA 21-1 JSS, AAC Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis, to be paid out of Social Equity and InnovationFund.TheSocialEquity andInnovationFund,createdunder PA 21-1 JSS, is a separate, non-lapsing fund that is funded by certain licensing fees and a portion of the state cannabis tax.
(1) Identify, investigate, refer and resolve complaints about home care services;
The Out Years State Impact:
(2) Raise public awareness about home care and the program;
See Above Municipal Impact:
(3) Promote access to home care services;
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(4) Advocate for long-term care options;
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(5) Coach individuals in self advocacy;
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and (6) Provide referrals to home care clients for legal, housing and social services.
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(d) The Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall oversee the Community Ombudsman program and provide administrative and organizational support by:
The bill makes several changes to implement the Revised FY 23 budget, JF'ed out of the Appropriations Committee on 4/7/22.
(1) Developing and implementing a public awareness strategy about the Community Ombudsman program;
The changes are as follows:
(2) Applying for, or working in collaboration with other state agencies to apply for, available federal funding for Community Ombudsman services;
Sections 1 and 2 reduce the motor vehicle mill rate cap from 45 to 34.46 and make corresponding changes to the mill rate cap reimbursement grant formula.
(3) Collaborating with persons administering other state programs and services to design and implement an agenda to promote the rights of elderly persons and persons with disabilities;
Section 3 requires any that any over-collection of recoveries for the State Employees Retirement System (SERS) funds must be deposited to the State Employees Retirement Fund (SERF).
(4) Providing information to public and private agencies, elected and appointedofficials,themediaandotherpersonsregardingtheproblems andconcernsofolderadultsandpeoplewithdisabilitiesreceivinghome care;
Currently, any over- collection of recoveries is deposited to the General Fund as revenue, while under-collections result in a reduced contribution to SERS.
(5) Advocating for improvements in the home and community-based Public Act No.
Section 4 allows state agencies to designate agency electric vehicle charging stations as either (1) available for public use;
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or (3) for a combination of both state employees and the public.
and (6) Recommending changes in federal, state and local laws, regulations, policies and actions pertaining to the health, safety, welfare and rights of people receiving home care.
It further requires state agencies to collect fees on non-state vehicles for such use and to deposit the revenue into the fund from which the expenses for installing the relevant EV infrastructure were paid.
(e) Not later than December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, theState Ombudsman shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging, human services and public health on (1) implementation of the public awareness strategy relating to the Community Ombudsman program, (2) the number of persons served in the program, (3) the number of complaints regarding home care filed with the program, (4) the disposition of such complaints, and (5) any gaps in services and resources needed to address such gaps.
Section 5 allows state agencies’ expenditures that are associated with activitiesauthorizedunderPA21-1JSS,AACResponsibleandEquitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis, to be paid out of Social Equity and InnovationFund.TheSocialEquity andInnovationFund,createdunder PA 21-1 JSS, is a separate, non-lapsing fund that is funded by certain sSB9 / File No.
(f) The State Ombudsman and the Community Ombudsman shall ensure that any health data obtained pursuant to subsection (b) of this section relating to a home care client is protected in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L.
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104- 191, as amended from time to time.
642 licensing fees and a portion of the state cannabis tax.
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Sections 1, 2 and 5 are effective from passage.
Section 12-62s of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
Section 3 is effective July 1, 2022 and Section 4 is effective October 1, 2022.
(a) For purposes of this section:
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(1) "Owner-occupied home" means a building containing three or fewer dwelling units, one of which units is occupied as a primary residence by the owner of the building or, with respect to a common interest community, as defined in section 47-202, "owner-occupied home" means a dwelling unit occupied as a primary residence by the owner of the unit, within a common interest community containing three or fewer dwelling units;
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9 (2) "Eligible renter" means a person leasing and occupying a dwelling unit as a primary residence who graduated from a four-year college, provided such person graduated not earlier than two years prior to the date a lease is signed.
(b) A municipality that has adopted the property tax system under section 12-62r shall institute a program to promote homeownership in certain areas of such municipality.
Such program shall be applicable to two or more designatedcensus [blocks]tracts that haveowner-occupied home rates of fifteen per cent or less [,] and shall [abate property taxes for theownersofowner-occupiedhomes withinsuchdesignatedcensus blocks and] provide an exemption from personal income taxes for the owners of owner-occupied homes and for eligible renters within such designated census [blocks] tracts.
For purposes of this subsection, ["census block"] "census tract" means [the smallest geographic unit used by the United States Census Bureau] a census tract as determined in accordance with the most recent United States census.
(c) A municipality required to proceed under this section shall determine which of the census [blocks] tracts within such municipality have a number of owner-occupied homes equaling fifteen per cent or less of the dwelling units in such census [block,] tract and shall designate two or more of such census [blocks] tracts as a homeownership incentive [block] tract.
[The municipality shall abate one hundred per cent of the property taxes on any owner-occupied home within a homeownership incentive block.] (d) The Department of Revenue Services shall exempt each owner of an owner-occupied home and each eligible renter within a homeownershipincentive[block]tractfromthetaxesdueunderchapter 229, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707, provided such owner and eligible renter shall continue to be eligible for the credit under section 12-704e.
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The municipality shall provide the department with any information needed by the department to allow such exemption.
(e) The tax [abatements and exemptions] exemption offered to owners of owner-occupied homes and eligible renters within a homeownership incentive [block] tract pursuant to this section shall continue until the number of owner-occupied homes within such [block] homeownership incentive tract meets or exceeds forty-nine per cent of the dwelling units in such [block] tract.
Upon reaching such percentage, the municipality shall notify such owners and eligible renters and the Department of Revenue Services, and the [abatement andexemptions]exemption allowedpursuant tothissectionshallphase out over a five-year period.
[(1) The municipality shall charge the owner of each owner-occupied home within such block twenty per cent of the property tax otherwise owing during the first assessment year commencing after the forty-nine-per-cent goal is reached, and an additional twenty per cent each year thereafter, until the owner is liable for all property tax owed on such owner-occupied home.
(2)] Owners of an owner-occupied home and eligible renters within such [block] homeownership incentive tract shall be liable for twenty per cent of the income tax otherwise due, as described in subsection (d) of this section, in the first taxable year commencing after the forty-nine-per-cent goal is reached, and shall be liable for an additional twenty per cent each year thereafter, until such owner and eligible renter is liable for all income taxes owed.
The municipality shall provide the department with any information needed by the department to process such phase-out.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or of any special act, municipal charter or home rule ordinance, any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body:
(1) Waive any interest accrued during the period of June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2022, inclusive, on delinquent property taxes owed by any Public Act No.
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and (2) Waive any future interest that may accrue during the period of July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2027, on delinquent property taxes owed by any such club.
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Section 32-610a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022, and applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2022):
For purposes of determining the assessment of apartment property as defined in section 12-62r, that is newly created or converted by the Capital Region Development Authority within the [capital city economic development district, as defined in section 32-600] city of Hartford, the tax assessor shall assess any such property receiving a certificate of occupancy after July 1, 2013, as residential property, as defined in [said] section 12-62r.
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Subdivision (37) of subsection (b) of section 29 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 308 of public act 21-2 of the June special sessionand section12 of public act 22-118,is amendedto readasfollows (Effective from passage):
(37)Upto$3,000,000totheDepartmentofEnergyandEnvironmental Protection, for Other Expenses, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to provide the following grants:
(A) $1,500,000 for the Eastern Pequot Tribe for design and construction of a well, septic system and access road, (B) $1,000,000 to the [Schaughticok Tribal Nation] Schaghticoke Tribe for design and construction of (i) fencing and a stone retaining wall on cemetery grounds, (ii) bathroom and storage facilities, and (iii) a well and septic system, and (C) $500,000 for the Golden Hill Public Act No.
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Section 59 of public act 22-118 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3-55i and 3-55j of the general statutes, and in addition to any payments made to towns from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall distribute the amount of three thousand dollars from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund to each of the three tribes identified as [Schaughticok Tribal Nation] The Schaghticoke, the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot and the Golden Hill Paugussett during said fiscal year.
Said tribes shall utilize such amounts for the purpose of management of their properties and shall not use such amounts in connection with any legal claim made by said tribe against the state or federal government.
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Subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective June 1, 2022):
(a) (1) The percentage of school building project grant money a local board of education may be eligible to receive, under the provisions of section10-286, shallbe assignedby theCommissioner ofAdministrative Services in accordance with the percentage calculated by the Commissioner of Education as follows:
[(1)] (A) For grants approved pursuant to [subsection (b) of] section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, [(A)] (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nineaccording tosuchtown'sadjustedequalizednet grandlistper capita, as defined in section 10-261;
and [(B)] (ii) based upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale;
[(2)] (B) for grants Public Act No.
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[and (3)] (C) for grants approved pursuant to [subsection (b) of] section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2017, [(A)]andbeforeJune1,2022,(i)eachtownshallberankedindescending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, [and (B)] (ii) based upon such ranking, [(i)] (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for newconstructionor replacement ofaschoolbuilding for each town on a continuous scale, and [(ii)] (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale;
and (D) except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants Public Act No.
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(2) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made prior to July 1, 2047, the percentage of school building project grant money a local board of education for (A) any town with a total population of eighty thousand or greater may be eligible to receive shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or sixty per cent, and (B) the town of Cheshire shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or fifty per cent.
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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) The State Fire Administrator shall, within available appropriations, pay five hundred dollars to each volunteerfire company foreachcallto whichit respondson(1)alimited access highway, designated pursuant to section 13b-27 of the general statutes, (2) the section of the highway known as the Berlin Turnpike, which begins at the end of the existing Wilbur Cross Parkway in the town of Meriden and extends northerly along Route 15 to the beginning Public Act No.
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(b) No municipality that provides funds to a volunteer fire company may reduce such funding based on the payments that such company receives, or is anticipated to receive, under subsection (a) of this section.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1) "Home and Community-Based Services Provider Payments" means payments disbursed by state agencies to providers of health and human services that were received by such agencies through Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and (2) "attempt to recover or otherwise offset" means (A) reductions by state agencies in contracted amounts for such providers for the same or similar services from one contract period to the next contract period, or (B) demands for reimbursement of funds in the amount of any Home and Community- Based Services Provider Payments.
(b) No state agency contracting with a provider of health and human services may attempt to recover or otherwise offset Home and Community-Based Services Provider Payments obtained or retained by such provider.
Nothing in this subsection shall require state agencies to take action that would jeopardize federal claims or Medicaid reimbursements.
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(Effective July 1, 2022) The amount appropriated in section 1 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 1 of public act 22-118, to the Department of Social Services, for Adjust Funding Related to the Substance Use Disorder Waiver, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, shall be made available in said fiscal year to the Department of Social Services, for Substance Use Disorder Waiver Reserve Account.
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Section 307 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, as amended by section 11 of public act 22-118, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
The following sums are allocated, in accordance with the provisions of special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state pursuant to the provisions of section 604 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
117-2, as amended from time to time, for the annual periods indicated for the purposes described.
FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Multi-purpose community 25,000,000 facility projects DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Low-Income/Multi-family 20,000,000 22,966,125 Curb-to-home and Business Broadband infrastructure buildout and underserved area broadband infrastructure grants [16,158,373] DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Connecticut Education 10,000,000 719,936 Network Wi-Fi connectivity and broadband for public spaces Expand CEN Broadband to 8,025,474 6,600,000 6,600,000 Remaining Municipalities and Libraries Public Act No.
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9 Upgrade the Connecticut 20,060,884 19,025,000 2,024,000 Education Network (CEN) CEN Charter School Fiber 441,195 300,000 170,000 Internet Connectivity Program Sec.
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(Effective July 1, 2022) The sum of $150,000 of the amount appropriated in section 1 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 1 of public act 22-118, to the Department of Economic and Community Development, for Other Expenses, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, shall be made available in said fiscal year to provide funding to the Greater Hartford Community Foundation for the Travelers Championship.
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19.
Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-117a of the general statutes, as amended by section 468 of public act 22-118, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
(2) For any application made on or after July 1, 2022, under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, if the assessed value of the real property that is the subject of such application is one million dollars or more and the application concerns the valuation of such real property, the applicant shall file with the court, not later than [ninety] one hundred twenty days after making such application, an appraisal of the real property that is the subject of the application.
Such appraisal shall be completed by an individual or a company licensed to perform real estate appraisals in the state.
The court may extend the [ninety-day] one-hundred-twenty-day period for good cause.
If such appraisal is not timely filed, the court may dismiss the application.
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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section:
(1) "MDMA" means the synthetic psychoactive drug, 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy or Public Act No.
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9 molly, that acts as a serotonin receptor agonist and reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and dopamine.
(2) "Psilocybin" means a serotonin receptor agonist that occurs naturally in some mushroom species.
(3) "Qualified patient" means a resident of the state who is (A) a veteran, (B) a retired first responder, or (C) a direct care health care worker.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall establish, within available appropriations, a psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program, to be administered by a medical school in the state.
Such pilot program shall provide qualified patients with MDMA-assisted or psilocybin-assisted therapy as part of a research program approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration pursuant to 21 CFR 312, as amended from time to time.
The department shall cease to operate the pilot program when MDMA and psilocybin have been approved to have a medical use by the Drug Enforcement Administration, or any successor agency.
Sec.
21.
Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subdivision (104) as follows (Effective October 1, 2022):
(NEW) (104) The Governor shall proclaim the first full week of April each year to be Health Equity Week to reaffirm the state's commitment to eliminating health inequities to ensure all residents have the opportunity to achieve optimal health.
Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
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22.
Section 38a-477ff of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage and applicable to policies delivered, issued for delivery, Public Act No.
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9 renewed, amended or continued on or after January 1, 2022):
(a) Each insurer, health care center, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, fraternal benefit society or other entity that delivers, issues for delivery, renews, amends or continues an individual or group health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2022, providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 shall, when calculating an insured's liability foracoinsurance,copayment,deductibleorotherout-of-pocketexpense for a covered benefit, give credit for any discount provided or payment made by a third party for the amount of, or any portion of the amount of, the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for the covered benefit.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a high deductible health plan, as that term is used in subsection (f) of section 38a-493 or subsection (f) of section 38a-520, as applicable, to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, except if such plan is used to establish a medical savings account or an Archer MSA pursuant to Section 220 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, or a health savings account pursuant to Section 223 of said Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of said subsection (a) shall apply to such plan to the maximum extent that (1) is permitted by federal law, and (2) does not disqualify such account for the deduction allowed under said Section or 223, as applicable.
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Section 38a-477gg of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage and applicable to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2022):
(a) On and after January 1, 2022, each contract entered into between Public Act No.
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9 a health carrier, as defined in section 38a-591a, and a pharmacy benefits manager, as defined in section 38a-479aaa, for the administration of the pharmacy benefit portion of a health benefit plan in this state on behalf of plan sponsors shall require that the pharmacy benefits manager, when calculating an insured's or enrollee's liability for a coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for a covered prescription drug benefit, give credit for any discount provided or payment made by a third party for the amount of, or any portion of the amount of, the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of- pocket expense for the covered prescription drug benefit.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a high deductible health plan, as that term is used in subsection (f) of section 38a-493 or subsection (f) of section 38a-520, as applicable, to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, except if such plan is used to establish a medical savings account or an Archer MSA pursuant to Section 220 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, or a health savings account pursuant to Section 223 of said Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of said subsection (a) shall apply to such plan to the maximum extent that (1) is permitted by federal law, and (2) does not disqualify such account for the deduction allowed under said Section or 223, as applicable.
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24.
Section 38a-478w of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage and applicable to contracts delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued on or after January 1, 2022):
(a)Foranycontractdelivered,issuedfordelivery,renewed,amended or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2022, each managed care organization shall, when calculating an enrollee's liability for a coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for Public Act No.
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9 a covered benefit, give credit for any discount provided or payment made by a third party for the amount of, or any portion of the amount of, the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for the covered benefit.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a high deductible health plan, as that term is used in subsection (f) of section 38a-493 or subsection (f) of section 38a-520, as applicable, to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, except if such plan is used to establish a medical savings account or an Archer MSA pursuant to Section 220 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, or a health savings account pursuant to Section 223 of said Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of said subsection (a) shall apply to such plan to the maximum extent that (1) is permitted by federal law, and (2) does not disqualify such account for the deduction allowed under said Section or 223, as applicable.
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25.
Subsection (c) of section 4-28e of the general statutes, as amended by section 196 of public act 22-118, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, annual disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made as follows:
(1) To [the General Fund in the amount identified as "Transfer from Tobacco Settlement Fund" in the General Fund revenue schedule adopted by the General Assembly;
and (2) to] the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in an amount equal to twelve million dollars;
and (2) the remainder to the General Fund.
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(Effective from passage) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the provisions of this act, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the Public Act No.
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9 purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, correcting inaccurate internal references.
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Section 75 of public act 22-118 is repealed.
(Effective from passage) Sec.
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Sections 200 to 204, inclusive, of public act 22-118 are repealed.
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Section 243 of public act 22-118 is repealed.
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Section 248 of public act 22-118 is repealed.
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Section 409 of public act 22-118 is repealed.
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Section 492 of public act 22-118 is repealed.
(Effective from passage) Approved May 7, 2022 Public Act No.
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  1. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  2. PUBLIC ACT 22-146

  3. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINAL

  4. RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

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

  7. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  8. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 563

  9. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  10. TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17

  11. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  12. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  13. FILE NO. 642

  14. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 457

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

  16. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  17. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/25/22

  18. FILED WITH LCO

  19. Joint Favorable Substitute

  20. PUBLIC HEARING 0318

  21. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Appropriations

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