Sec. 3-115. Preparation of accounting statements; monthly cumulative financial statements; annual report to the Governor. The Comptroller shall prepare all
accounting statements relating to the financial condition of the state as a whole, the
condition and operation of state funds, appropriations, reserves and costs of operations;
shall furnish such statements when they are required for administrative purposes; and
shall issue cumulative monthly financial statements concerning the state's General Fund
which shall include a statement of revenues and expenditures to the end of the last-completed month together with the statement of estimated revenue by source to the end
of the fiscal year and the statement of appropriation requirements of the state's General
Fund to the end of the fiscal year furnished pursuant to section 4-66 and itemized as far
as practicable for each budgeted agency, including estimates of lapsing appropriations,
unallocated lapsing balances and unallocated appropriation requirements. The Comptroller shall provide such statements, in the same form and in the same categories as
appears in the budget act enacted by the General Assembly, on or before the first day
of the following month. The Comptroller shall submit a copy of the monthly trial balance
and monthly analysis of expenditure run to the Office of Fiscal Analysis. On or before
September first, annually, he shall submit a report to the Governor which shall include
(1) a statement of all appropriations and expenditures of the public funds during the
fiscal year next preceding itemized by each appropriation account of each budgeted
agency; (2) a statement of the revenues of the state classified as far as practicable as to
budgeted agencies, sources and funds during such year; (3) a statement setting forth the
total tax receipts of the state during such year; (4) a balance sheet setting forth, as of
the close of such year, the financial condition of the state as to its funds; and such other
information as will, in his opinion, be of interest to the public or as will convey to the
General Assembly and the Governor the essential facts as to the financial condition
and operations of the state government. The annual report of the Comptroller shall be
published and made available to the public on or before the thirty-first day of December.
(1949 Rev., S. 190; 1959, P.A. 132, S. 15; 1967, P.A. 363, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 435, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 147, S. 1; P.A. 74-313, S. 2, 3; P.A. 75-62, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-302, S. 3, 11; P.A. 82-465, S. 1, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14, S. 1, 30; P.A. 99-3.)
History: 1959 act required inclusion in annual report to governor of statement of total tax receipts; 1967 act changed
report deadline from September fifteenth to August fifteenth and included appropriations and encumbrances against preceding year's appropriations; 1971 act changed report deadline to September first; 1972 act deleted provision requiring inclusion of encumbrances against preceding appropriations; P.A. 74-313 added provision concerning cumulative monthly
financial statements; P.A. 75-62 changed date of issuance from twenty-fifth of each month to first of following month;
P.A. 78-302 deleted reference to transportation fund, called for itemization of appropriations information by agency in
monthly statements and annual report and required availability of annual report to public by December first each year;
P.A. 82-465 required comptroller to submit copy of monthly trial balance and monthly analysis of expenditure run to office
of fiscal analysis; P.A. 91-14 required the comptroller to include, in the cumulative monthly financial statements, the
statement of estimated revenue and the statement of appropriation requirements to the end of the fiscal year "furnished
pursuant to section 4-66" rather than an "analysis" of such statements; (Revisor's note: In 1993 the word "before" was
inserted editorially by the Revisors in the last sentence before the words "the first day of December"); P.A. 99-3 changed
publication date of annual report from December first to December thirty-first.
Sec. 3-115a. Providing for budgetary and financial reporting needs of the executive branch. The Comptroller, in carrying out accounting processes and financial
reporting that meet constitutional needs, shall provide for the budgetary and financial
reporting needs of the executive branch as may be necessary through the CORE-CT
system.
(P.A. 92-135, S. 5; P.A. 04-87, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 04-87 deleted former Subsec. (a) re definitions, deleted Subsec. (b) designator and replaced reference to
CAS, BOSS, SAAAS, ABS and APS systems with reference to the CORE-CT system.
Sec. 3-115b. Generally accepted accounting principles. Implementation. (a)
Effective with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, the Comptroller is authorized
to implement the use of generally accepted accounting principles, as prescribed by the
Government Accounting Standards Board, with respect to the preparation and maintenance of the annual financial statements of the state, and the Office of Policy and Management is authorized to implement the use of generally accepted accounting principles,
as prescribed by the Government Accounting Standards Board, with respect to the preparation of the annual budget of the state.
(b) To implement such accounting principles, the Comptroller and the Secretary of
the Office of Policy and Management shall concurrently prepare conversion plans for
the respective implementations pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The conversion
plans shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies not
later than February 1, 2005.
(c) The Comptroller shall establish an opening combined balance sheet for all appropriated funds as of July 1, 2005, on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles.
The accrued and unpaid expenses and liabilities and other adjustments for the purposes
of generally accepted accounting principles, as of June 30, 2005, shall be aggregated
and set up as a deferred charge on the combined balance sheet and such deferred charge
shall be amortized in equal increments in each annual budget commencing with the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, and for the succeeding fourteen fiscal years.
(P.A. 93-402, S. 1-3; P.A. 95-178, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-305, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 5, 51; June 30 Sp. Sess.
P.A. 03-1, S. 58.)
History: P.A. 95-178 amended Subsec. (a) to postpone use of generally accepted accounting principles with respect to
preparation of annual financial statements and budget from fiscal year commencing July 1, 1995, to fiscal year commencing
July 1, 1997, and amended Subsec. (c) to postpone establishment of balance sheet on the basis of generally accepted
accounting principles from July 1, 1995, to July 1, 1997, and to postpone commencement date for amortization of deferred
charges from fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, to fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-305
amended Subsec. (a) to postpone use of generally accepted accounting principles with respect to preparation of annual
financial statements and budget from fiscal year commencing July 1, 1997, to fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, and
amended Subsec. (c) to postpone establishment of balance sheet on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles
from July 1, 1997, to July 1, 1999, and to postpone commencement date for amortization of deferred charges from fiscal
year ending June 30, 1999, to fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 amended
Subsec. (a) to postpone use of generally accepted accounting principles with respect to preparation of annual financial
statements and budget from fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, to fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003, and amended
Subsec. (c) to postpone establishment of balance sheet on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles from July
1, 1999, to July 1, 2003, and to postpone commencement date for amortization of deferred charges from fiscal year ending
June 30, 2001, to fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, effective July 1, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec.
(a) by substituting "July 1, 2005" for "July 1, 2003", amended Subsec. (b) by substituting "February 1, 2005" for "February
1, 1994", and amended Subsec. (c) by substituting "July 1, 2005" for "July 1, 2003", "June 30, 2005" for "June 30, 2003",
and "June 30, 2007" for "June 30, 2005", effective August 16, 2003.
Sec. 3-115c. Report to the Governor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995.
Section 3-115c is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(P.A. 95-160, S. 53, 69; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
Sec. 3-115d. CORE-CT policy board. (a) There is established a CORE-CT policy
board which shall be within the office of the State Comptroller for administrative purposes only. The policy board shall be composed of the State Comptroller, who shall
serve as chairperson, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate, or their designees.
(b) The CORE-CT policy board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter
and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary. A majority of the members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(c) The policy board's primary responsibility shall be to ensure and maintain the
constitutional and statutory independence of the three branches of state government
with respect to the implementation and operation of the CORE-CT system. In no event
shall any interagency or interdepartmental policy, procedure or protocol be deemed to
authorize the policy board to infringe or diminish the constitutional or statutory authority
of any constitutional officer or branch of government.
(d) The policy board shall: (1) Establish, implement and oversee interagency and
interdepartmental policies, procedures and protocols and enter into written agreements
that assure that appropriate controls are in place within the CORE-CT system with
respect to data access, data sharing and data security; (2) resolve any interagency or
interdepartmental conflicts and concerns that arise with respect to the operation or sharing of data within the CORE-CT system; and (3) advise the State Comptroller on the
operation and administration of the CORE-CT system.
(e) Each member of the policy board, member of a permanent or an ad hoc committee established by the policy board, or person operating or administering the CORE-CT
system shall be deemed to be a state officer or employee for the purposes of chapter 53
and section 5-141d.
(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 107.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 effective August 20, 2003.
See Sec. 4-38f for definition of "administrative purposes only".
Sec. 3-116. Transferred to Chapter 298b, Sec. 16a-118.
Secs. 3-116a and 3-116b. Transferred to Chapter 57, Secs. 4a-7 and 4a-6, respectively.
Sec. 3-117. Claims against the state. Process for constituent units of the state
system of higher education. Recoupment by the state system of higher education.
Recoupment by the state of agency expenses for basic telephone, toll telephone,
teletypewriter or computer exchange services. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(b), upon the settlement of any claim against the state, the Comptroller shall draw an
order on the Treasurer for its payment; but each such claim shall be submitted directly
to the agency which ordered or received the articles or service for which such claim
was made. The agency shall certify that such articles or services have been received or
performed or, if not yet received or performed, are covered (1) by contracts properly
drawn and executed or (2) under procedures adopted by the Comptroller. Each claim
against the state shall be supported by vouchers or receipts for the payment of any money
exceeding twenty-five dollars at any one time, and an accurate account, showing the
items of such claim, and a detailed account of expenses, when expenses constitute a
portion of it, specifying the day when and purpose for which they were incurred. The
original vouchers or receipts shall be filed in the Comptroller's office or retained by
such agency in accordance with such procedures as the Comptroller may prescribe.
(b) The board of trustees of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education
may authorize the chief executive officer of the unit or in the case of the Connecticut
State University system, the chief executive officer of a state university requesting such
authority, with the approval of the Comptroller and in accordance with the procedure
prescribed by the Comptroller, to certify to the Comptroller that the articles or services
for which claims against the constituent unit or institution are made have been properly
received or performed or, if not yet received or performed, are covered (1) by contracts
properly drawn and executed or (2) under procedures approved by such chief executive
officer, and that such claims are supported by vouchers or receipts for the payment of
any money exceeding twenty-five dollars at one time, and by an accurate account, showing the items of such claims, and a detailed account of expenses, when expenses constitute a portion of them, specifying the day when and purpose for which they were incurred;
and the original vouchers or receipts shall be filed at the constituent unit or institution,
as appropriate. Upon receipt of such certification of a claim from the chief executive
officer, the Comptroller shall draw an order for its payment pursuant to section 3-25.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the
Commissioner of Administrative Services shall charge the appropriations of any state
agency, without certification by such agency, for expenses incurred by such agency for
basic telephone service, toll telephone service and teletypewriter or computer exchange
service. Not later than thirty days following notification of such charge, such agency
shall certify to the commissioner that such services were provided to such agency. As
used in this subsection, (1) "telecommunications service" means and includes: The transmission of any interactive electromagnetic communications including but not limited
to voice, image, data and any other information, by means of but not limited to wire,
cable, including fiber optical cable, microwave, radio wave or any combinations of such
media, and the resale or leasing of any such service. "Telecommunications service"
includes but is not limited to basic telephone service, toll telephone service and teletypewriter or computer exchange service, including but not limited to, residential and business service, directory assistance, two-way cable television service, cellular mobile telephone or telecommunication service, specialized mobile radio and pagers and paging
service, including any form of mobile two-way communication. "Telecommunications
service" does not include (A) nonvoice services in which computer processing applications are used to act on the information to be transmitted, (B) any services or transactions
subject to the sales and use tax under chapter 219, (C) any one-way radio or television
broadcasting transmission, (D) any telecommunications service rendered by a company
in control of such service when rendered for private use within its organization or (E)
any such service rendered by a company controlling such service when such company
and the company for which such service is rendered are affiliated companies as defined
in section 33-840 or are eligible to file a combined tax return for purposes of the state
corporation business tax under chapter 208. (2) "Basic telephone service" means (A)
telephone service allowing a telecommunications transmission station to be connected
to points within a designated local calling area or (B) any facility or service provided
in connection with a service described in subdivision (1) of this subsection but exclusive
of any service which is a toll telephone service, teletypewriter or computer exchange
service. (3) "Toll telephone service" means and includes the transmission of any interactive electromagnetic communication to points outside the designated local calling
area in which the transmission originated for which there is a toll charge which varies
in amount with the distance and elapsed transmission time of each individual communication, or a telecommunication service which entitles the subscriber or user, upon the
payment of a periodic charge which is determined as a flat amount or upon the basis of
total elapsed transmission time, to the privilege of an unlimited number of telephonic
or interactive electromagnetic communications to or from all or a substantial portion of
the persons having telephone or radio telephone stations in a specified area which is
outside the basic telephone system area in which the station provided with this service
is located. (4) "Teletypewriter or computer exchange service" means and includes the
access from a teletypewriter, telephone, computer or other data station of which such
transmission facility is a part, and the privilege of intercommunications by such station
with substantially all persons having teletypewriter, telephone, computer or other data
stations constituting a part of the same teletypewriter or computer exchange system, to
which the subscriber or user is entitled upon payment of a charge or charges, whether
such charge or charges are determined as a flat periodic amount on the basis of distance
and elapsed transmission time or some other method.
(1949 Rev., S. 194; 1953, S. 65d; 1971, P.A. 634; P.A. 75-514, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-280, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-302, S. 4, 11; P.A.
91-256, S. 3, 69; 91-407, S. 27, 42; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-8, S. 1, 5; P.A. 93-285, S. 2; P.A. 96-271, S. 149, 254.)
History: 1971 act added provision for submission of claims to agencies which ordered or received articles of service
subject of claim; P.A. 75-514 deleted language requiring signed statement of party presenting claim; P.A. 77-280 increased
payments requiring vouchers or receipts from five to twenty-five dollars; P.A. 78-302 provided for cases involving articles
or services not yet received or performed; P.A. 91-256 made the existing section Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) concerning the constituent units of the state system of higher education; P.A. 91-407 made technical changes in Subsec. (b) to
correct internal section references; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-8 added Subsec. (c) to allow the commissioner of administrative
services to charge the appropriations of any agency for the expenses incurred re basic telephone, toll telephone, teletypewriter or computer exchange services; P.A. 93-285 amended Subsec. (a) by authorizing agency retention of vouchers and
receipts; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (c) to replace reference to Sec. 33-374a with Sec. 33-840, effective January 1, 1997.
Cited. 129 C. 277.
Sec. 3-117a. Management of state employee unemployment compensation
claims. (a) The Comptroller shall manage all claims for unemployment compensation
filed by state employees against all state agencies, maintain adequate records of all such
claims and assist state agencies with all unemployment compensation claim procedures.
The Comptroller shall, in managing unemployment compensation claims of state employees, receive all notices of separation, file objections, represent the state in all administrative, court and appeal proceedings and perform any other functions of an employer
provided in chapter 567.
(b) The Comptroller may enter into any contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 95-212, S. 1, 7.)
History: P.A. 95-212, S. 1 effective June 28, 1995.
Sec. 3-118. Insurance. Section 3-118 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2183; 1963, P.A. 348, S. 4.)
See Secs. 4a-19 to 4a-21.
Sec. 3-119. Payment of salaries and other payments; statement of officers.
Electronic system for personnel data. (a) The Comptroller shall pay all salaries and
wages not less than ten calendar days nor more than fifteen calendar days after the
close of the payroll period in which the services were rendered, except as provided in
subsections (b) and (c), but shall draw no order in payment for any service of which the
payroll officer of the state has official knowledge without the signed statement of the
latter that all employees listed on the payroll of each agency have been duly appointed
to authorized positions and have rendered the services for which payment is to be made.
The Comptroller is authorized to develop, install and operate a comprehensive fully
documented electronic system for effective personnel data, for payment of compensation to all state employees and officers and for maintenance of a chronological and
permanent record of compensation paid to each employee and officer for the state employees retirement system and other purposes. The Comptroller is authorized to establish
an accounting procedure to implement this section.
(b) Salaries of full-time permanent employees who are employed on a less than
twelve-month basis shall be prorated and paid biweekly on a twelve-month basis.
(c) The Comptroller shall make payment of all compensation for overtime work as
provided in sections 5-245 and 5-246, shift differential bonus and any other incentive
or bonus benefits required or permitted by statute or regulations not less than ten calendar
days nor more then twenty-five calendar days after the close of the payroll period in
which the related services were rendered.
(1949 Rev., S. 195; 1953, S. 66d; 1967, P.A. 363, S. 1; P.A. 73-677, S. 7; P.A. 75-510, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-302, S. 5, 11;
P.A. 79-631, S. 18, 111.)
History: 1967 act changed time for payment of salaries from within two weeks to more than ten but less than fifteen
days after end of payroll period and authorized institution of electronic payroll system; P.A. 73-677 deleted provision for
payment adjustments delayed because of initiation of electronic system; P.A. 75-510 added Subsec. (b) regarding permanent
employees employed on less than twelve-month basis; P.A. 78-302 added Subsec. (c) regarding overtime and other special
payments and specified calendar days in payment provisions of Subsec. (a); P.A. 79-631 made technical changes.
Under the merit system the right to compensation derives from the position and not from the services rendered. 15 CS
336. System adopted by state of paying salaries on biweekly basis held to result in underpayment of public officer on a
statutory annual salary. 20 CS 417.
Sec. 3-119a. Retirement data base system; time and attendance system. (a) The
Comptroller shall develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive retirement data
base system and shall regularly consult and inform the State Employees Retirement
Commission concerning the system.
(b) The Comptroller, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall develop, implement and maintain a state-wide time and attendance system.
The system shall be integrated with the central payroll system and compatible with the
development of the comprehensive retirement data base system.
(P.A. 91-328, S. 3, 5; P.A. 95-212, S. 2, 7.)
History: P.A. 95-212 amended Subsec. (b) by inserting reference to Commissioner of Administrative Services and
repealed January 1, 1994, deadline for time and attendance system to be fully operational and repealed Subsec. (c) re
quarterly status reports on such system, effective July 1, 1995.
Sec. 3-120. Wages of persons employed about State Capitol and grounds. Section 3-120 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 196; March, 1950, S. 67d; 1967, P.A. 363, S. 8.)
Sec. 3-121. Comptroller's Service Fund. There shall continue to be a revolving
fund known as the "Comptroller's Service Fund". Said fund shall be allocated by the
Comptroller as the financing of interdepartmental and other transactions of his office
requires.
(1949 Rev., S. 208; P.A. 73-476, S. 1, 3; P.A. 76-208, S. 1, 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 136, 610; P.A. 78-302, S. 8, 11.)
History: P.A. 73-476 required working capital balance of four hundred thousand dollars in data processing revolving
fund; P.A. 76-208 excluded data processing fund from comptroller's service fund; P.A. 77-614 transferred fund to department of administrative services; P.A. 78-302 transferred fund to comptroller's control once again.
Sec. 3-122. Relief payments under bylaws of Police Association of Connecticut. When any person, under the provisions of the constitution and bylaws of the Police
Association of Connecticut, is entitled to relief from said association as a police officer
injured in the line of duty, or rendered sick by disease contracted while in the line of
duty, or as the widow, child or dependent mother of a police officer killed in the line
of duty, the Comptroller shall, upon the delivery to him of adequate proof from said
association of the right of such person to such relief as aforesaid, draw his order upon
the Treasurer in favor of the person or persons entitled to such relief, or their legal
representatives, for the amount to which such person or persons may be entitled as relief
as aforesaid, provided such orders shall be limited to available appropriations.
(1949 Rev., S. 209; 1967, P.A. 672; 1969, P.A. 475; P.A. 93-80, S. 41, 67; P.A. 98-263, S. 6, 21.)
History: 1967 act included sickness contracted in the line of duty as grounds for eligibility for relief; 1969 act required
order for relief to be limited to available appropriations and deleted proviso prohibiting changes in allowances or benefits
or changes in determinations of those eligible to receive them as of August 3, 1943; P.A. 93-80 deleted provision re relief
payments to policemen injured in the line of duty or rendered sick by disease contracted in the line of duty, effective July
1, 1993; P.A. 98-263 changed name from Connecticut State Police Association to Police Association of Connecticut and
added provision re relief payments to police officers injured in the line of duty or rendered sick by disease contracted in
the line of duty, effective July 1, 1998 (Revisor's note: In 1999 the phrase "... police officer killed in the line of his duty, ..."
was changed editorially by the Revisors to "... police officer killed in the line of duty, ..." for consistency).
Sec. 3-123. Relief payments under bylaws of Connecticut State Firefighters
Association. Whenever a person, under the provisions of the constitution and bylaws
of The Connecticut State Firefighters Association, is entitled to relief from said association, as a firefighter injured in the line of duty, or rendered sick by disease contracted
while in the line of duty, or as the widow or child of a firefighter killed in the line of duty,
the Comptroller shall, upon the delivery to him of proper proofs from said association of
the right of such person to relief as aforesaid, draw his order upon the Treasurer in favor
of the person or persons entitled to such relief, or their legal representative, for the
amount to which such person or persons are entitled as relief as aforesaid, provided such
orders shall be limited to available appropriations.
(1949 Rev., S. 210; February, 1965, P.A. 104; P.A. 93-80, S. 42, 67; P.A. 98-263, S. 7, 21.)
History: 1965 act removed proviso that total amount of orders drawn not exceed amount appropriated for any fiscal
period; P.A. 93-80 deleted provision re relief payments to firemen injured in the line of duty or rendered sick by disease
contracted in the line of duty and added provision limiting comptroller's orders to available appropriations, effective July
1, 1993; P.A. 98-263 changed name from Connecticut State Firemen's Association to Connecticut State Firefighters
Association and added provision re relief payments to firefighters injured in the line of duty or rendered sick by disease
contracted in the line of duty, effective July 1, 1998 (Revisor's note: In 1999 the phrase "... firefighter killed in the line of
his duty, ..." was changed editorially by the Revisors to "... firefighter killed in the line of duty, ..." for consistency).
Sec. 3-123a. Preretirement counseling of state and municipal employees. The
Comptroller shall provide preretirement counseling services to employees of the state
and to the members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund and for this purpose
shall, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, appoint a retirement counselor.
(1963, P.A. 380.)
Sec. 3-123b. Payroll deductions for retired and pensioned employees. The
Comptroller shall provide the same payroll deduction privileges to retired state employees and other persons receiving salary, pension or similar payments from the state as is
provided for state employees.
(1963, P.A. 381; P.A. 97-302, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 97-302 deleted qualifying phrase "under the provisions of title 5" in reference to salaries, pensions or
similar payments provided for state employees.
Sec. 3-123c. Annual appropriation for Loyalty Day parades. Section 3-123c is
repealed.
(1971, P.A. 689; June Sp. Sess. 91-14, S. 28, 30.)
Sec. 3-123d. Unrestricted use grants-in-aid to towns. Section 3-123d is repealed.
(P.A. 76-214, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-185, S. 2, 3.)
See Sec. 8-159a.
Sec. 3-123e. Disbursement of funds appropriated for regional fire schools, regional emergency dispatch centers or state or county-wide fire radio base networks.
Annual report. The Comptroller shall disburse to any regional fire school, regional
emergency dispatch center or any state or county-wide fire radio base network, in the
form of a grant, such funds as may be appropriated to the Comptroller for the purposes
of such fire school, emergency dispatch center or fire radio base network. Each such
grant shall be disbursed in equal quarterly amounts at the beginning of each quarter of
the state fiscal year. After the close of each fiscal year, each such fire school, emergency
dispatch center or fire radio base network shall submit to the Comptroller, through the
Connecticut State Firemen's Association, an audited report concerning the disbursement
of such grant funds.
(P.A. 81-353, S. 3, 5; P.A. 84-129, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 84-129 repealed provision requiring comptroller, upon delivery of proofs from Connecticut State Firemen's Association that amounts are due to person or agency for goods or services sold or provided to regional fire school,
emergency dispatch center or fire radio base network, to draw order upon treasurer in favor of such person or agency from
budgeted account of such school, center or network, substituting provisions re disbursement of appropriated funds and
submission of annual reports.
Sec. 3-123f. Capital reserve accounts for the constituent units of the state system of higher education. The State Comptroller shall establish a separate nonlapsing
capital reserve account within the General Fund for each constituent unit of the state
system of higher education. The proceeds of the sale, pursuant to section 4b-21, of any
surplus land or interest in land of any constituent unit of the state system of higher
education shall upon deposit in the General Fund be credited to the capital reserve
account of the appropriate constituent unit for the purpose of capital projects authorized
by the constituent unit.
(P.A. 91-230, S. 14, 17.)
Sec. 3-123g. Payroll deduction slot. Solicitation of proposals. Vendor Advisory Committee. Report to General Assembly. (a) The Comptroller shall publish in
a newspaper, having a substantial circulation in the state, a notice of intent to issue a
payroll deduction slot. For the purposes of this section, "payroll deduction slot" means
an automatic periodic deduction from a state payroll check. Any person interested in
submitting proposals in response to such notice shall submit, within thirty days of such
notice, the following information, in writing, to the Comptroller: (1) The name and
mailing address of the applicant; (2) a detailed description of the product or service
which the applicant intends to market to state employees; (3) the name, address and
telephone number of any agent of the applicant from whom interested persons may
obtain copies of the application; (4) detailed information on the financial ability of
the applicant; (5) detailed information on past performance; and (6) such additional
information as the Comptroller deems necessary. For the purposes of this section, "applicant" means any person who requests to establish or renew a payroll deduction slot
under this section.
(b) Upon the receipt of such proposals, the Comptroller shall submit any such proposals to the Vendor Advisory Committee for review. The Vendor Advisory Committee
shall consist of a designee of the Comptroller, the Labor Commissioner or his designee,
the Insurance Commissioner or his designee, and three representatives of labor unions
representing state employees appointed by the Comptroller in consultation with the state
employee unions. Such representatives of labor unions shall serve five-year terms and
shall not serve successive terms. The Vendor Advisory Committee shall review such
proposals and make recommendations to the Comptroller whether to approve or disapprove such proposals. Prior to approving any payroll deduction slot under this section,
the Comptroller shall consider the following criteria: (1) The benefit to state employees
of the product or service; (2) the price or rate of the product or service; (3) the skill,
ability and integrity of the applicant to deliver such product or service; (4) the past
performance of the applicant; (5) the recommendations of the Vendor Advisory Committee; and (6) any other information which the Comptroller deems necessary. In considering the past performance of the applicant, the Comptroller shall evaluate the skill,
ability and integrity of the applicant in terms of the applicant's fulfillment of past contract
obligations and his experience or lack of experience in delivering the same or similar
products or services.
(c) Any payroll deduction slot approved by the Comptroller shall be in the form
of a written agreement, approved by the Attorney General, specifying the terms and
conditions for the use of such slot, and shall be for a fixed term, not to exceed five years.
(d) The Comptroller may issue a payroll deduction slot in accordance with the procedures of this section. The Comptroller may adopt regulations in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.
(e) On July 1, 1997, and every two years thereafter, the Comptroller shall submit
to the General Assembly a report on the number and type of products and services
offered through payroll deduction slots and the number of state employees who are
utilizing such products and services.
(P.A. 96-156, S. 1.)