SB 924 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE STAFFING AND RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

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92421-23 Senate,AN AprilACT 14,CONCERNING 2021THE TheSTAFFING CommitteeAND onRESOURCES EnvironmentOF reportedTHE throughDEPARTMENT SEN.OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

COHEN of the 12th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STAFFING AND RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

and (2) an assessment of the reasonably foreseeable impacts that retirements of eligible department personnel during the 2022 calendar year will have on the viability, functioning, efficacy and efficiency of each program of the department based, in part, upon a comparison of the reasonably foreseeable post-2022 staffing levels for each class of employee to SB924perform /the Fileresponsibilities No.of each program with the average number of employees within each class of employee undertaking the responsibilitiesofeach programduring theimmediately preceding five- year period.

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Such assessment shall include, but not be limited to, an identification of any agency or programmatic function, responsibility or enforcement eliminated, reduced or not performed during such preceding five-year period as a direct result of reductions in personnel during the immediately preceding ten-year period.

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451 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 The bill requires the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to submit a report to the Environment Committee including:

(1) an accounting of positions paid for from Passport to Parks revenue, and (2) an assessment on the effect of impending retirements on agency programs and responsibilities.

This has no fiscal impact since DEEP has staff with the expertise to prepare the report.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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451 OLR Bill Analysis SB 924 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STAFFING AND RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

COMMITTEE ACTION Environment Committee Joint Favorable Yea 32 Nay 0 (03/29/2021) SB924 / File No.

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