Table of Contents Sec. 46a-1. Commission on the Status of Women. There is established a Permanent Commission on the Status of Women consisting of seventeen persons as follows:
The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to civil and human rights and the ranking minority representative and senator on said committee; five persons appointed by the Governor, including a professor of law from each of two law schools in the state and three women, who
have demonstrated a competency in women's issues; four members appointed by the
speaker of the House of Representatives and four members appointed by the president
pro tempore of the Senate. Sec. 46a-2. Appointment and terms of members. Expenses. (a) The Governor
shall appoint on or before July 1, 1973, one member for a term of one year, one member
for a term of two years, one member for a term of three years, one member for a term
of four years and one member for a term of five years. Thereafter he shall appoint
members to succeed those whose terms expire for terms of five years and until successors
are appointed. Sec. 46a-3. Review of statutes. Report of findings and recommendations. The
commission shall review the general statutes with regard to sex discrimination and shall
make a report of its findings with specific recommendations for legislation to the General
Assembly by February 15, 1974. Sec. 46a-4. Duties generally. Annual report. The commission shall conduct an
ongoing study of all matters concerning women and in furtherance of that responsibility
shall: (a) Inform leaders of business, education, state and local governments and the
communications media of the nature and scope of the problem of sex discrimination,
with a view to enlisting their support in working toward improvement; (b) serve as a
liaison between government and private interest groups concerned with services for
women; (c) promote consideration of qualified women for all levels of government
positions; (d) oversee coordination and assess programs and practices in all state agencies as they affect women. The commission shall annually by February fifteenth, report
to the Governor and the General Assembly the results of its findings of the preceding
year with its recommendations for the removal of such injustices as it may find to exist. Sec. 46a-4a. Collection of information on job-sharing. Distribution. The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women shall collect and assemble all available
materials on the subject of job-sharing, including, but not limited to, materials on how
to implement a job-sharing program. The commission shall forward such materials on
a timely basis to the Labor Department, the Department of Education and the Bureau
of Personnel and Labor Relations in the Department of Administrative Services for
distribution to appropriate personnel directors and collective bargaining unit representatives who may request such information. Sec. 46a-5. Powers. Issuance of subpoenas. Regulations. The powers of the commission shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) To utilize such voluntary
and uncompensated services of private individuals, agencies and organizations as may
from time to time be offered and needed; (b) to recommend policies and make recommendations to agencies and officers of the state and local subdivisions of government
to effectuate the policies of sections 46a-1 to 46a-6, inclusive; (c) to acquire on a contractual or other basis such necessary, legal, technical, secretarial and administrative services
as it may require for the discharge of its duties; (d) to establish and maintain such offices
as it may deem necessary; (e) to hold fact finding hearings, and pursuant to that subpoena
witnesses and records, administer oaths and take the testimony of any persons under
oath and require the production for examination of any books and papers relating to any
matter under investigation or in question. The commission may, by regulation, establish
a procedure for the issuance of subpoenas by individual commissioners. Refusal to obey
a subpoena issued pursuant to this section shall constitute contempt punishable, upon
the application of the authority issuing such subpoena, by the superior court for the
judicial district of Hartford; (f) to receive and refer immediately to the State Commission
on Human Rights and Opportunities, complaints of sex discrimination; and (g) to promulgate such regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of sections
46a-1 to 46a-6, inclusive.
Sec. 46a-1. Commission on the Status of Women.
Sec. 46a-2. Appointment and terms of members. Expenses.
Sec. 46a-3. Review of statutes. Report of findings and recommendations.
Sec. 46a-4. Duties generally. Annual report.
Sec. 46a-4a. Collection of information on job-sharing. Distribution.
Sec. 46a-5. Powers. Issuance of subpoenas. Regulations.
Sec. 46a-6. Assistance from state agencies. Acceptance of funds.
(P.A. 73-559, S. 1, 9; P.A. 79-31, S. 6, 17; 79-631, S. 50, 111.)
History: P.A. 79-31 substituted "cochairpersons" for "cochairmen" and changed formal designation of committee from
"joint standing committee on human rights and opportunities" to "joint standing committee ... having cognizance of matters
relating to civil and human rights"; P.A. 79-631 made technical correction.
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(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint on or before July 1,
1973, one member for a term of two years, one member for a term of three years, one
member for a term of four years and one member for a term of five years. Thereafter
he shall appoint members to succeed those whose terms expire for a term of five years
and until successors are appointed.
(c) The president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint, on or before July 1, 1973,
one member for a term of two years, one member for a term of three years, one member
for a term of four years and one member for a term of five years. Thereafter he shall
appoint members to succeed those whose terms expire for a term of five years and until
successors are appointed.
(d) Vacancies in the appointed membership of the commission shall be filled by
the original appointing authority for the balance of the unexpired term.
(e) The members shall elect from among their number a chairman and a vice
chairman.
(f) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services,
but shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
(P.A. 73-599, S. 2, 9.)
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(P.A. 73-559, S. 3, 9.)
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(P.A. 73-559, S. 4, 9.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 a reference to "February fifteen" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "February
fifteenth" for consistency with statutory usage).
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(P.A. 84-14.)
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(P.A. 73-559, S. 5, 9; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A.
95-220, S. 4−6.)
History: P.A. 78-280 replaced "Hartford county" with "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain"; P.A. 88-230 replaced
"judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" with "judicial district of Hartford", effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98
changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective
date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the
effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.
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