Sec. 4a-5a. Use of regional laundry system, Central State Warehouse, State
Data Center and Office of Administrative Support by state agencies. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, each state agency, except (1) the agencies
within the Legislative Department, (2) the Judicial Department, and (3) the constituent
units of the state system of higher education, shall use the services of the state regional
laundry system, the facilities of the Central State Warehouse, the State Data Center and
the Office of Administrative Support, if the Department of Administrative Services can:
(A) Provide the particular goods or services requested by such state agency, (B) comply
with the delivery schedule set forth by such state agency, and (C) provide such goods
or services at a cost which is not more than three per cent greater than the price quoted
to such state agency by any private vendor.
(P.A. 93-80, S. 40, 67.)
History: P.A. 93-80 effective July 1, 1993; (Revisor's note: In 1995 numeric Subdiv. indicators in Subdiv. (2) were
changed editorially by the Revisors to alphabetic indicators to conform to customary statutory style).
Sec. 4a-6. (Formerly Sec. 4-23o). Leasing of personal property by state agencies; responsibilities of Commissioner of Administrative Services. (a) No state
agency shall enter into any agreement, whether oral or written, or renew any agreement
for the leasing of any personal property, except upon approval of the Commissioner
of Administrative Services and subject to such procedures as the commissioner may
establish respecting the leasing of personal property. The commissioner shall cause to
be kept a complete record of all personal property leased by state agencies, the location
of each item of such property and a copy of all leasing agreements and renewals thereof.
(b) On or before the fourth Wednesday after the convening of each regular session
of the General Assembly, the commissioner shall file with the joint standing committee
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and
the budgets of state agencies, a complete listing of all items of personal property leased
by state agencies, indicating each item leased, the lessee agency, the lessor and the
annual rental thereof.
(1967, P.A. 855; P.A. 77-614, S. 78, 610; P.A. 82-314, S. 10, 63.)
History: P.A. 77-614 transferred duties of comptroller under section to commissioner of administrative services; P.A.
82-314 changed formal designation of appropriations committee; Sec. 3-116b transferred to Sec. 4-23o in 1985; Sec. 4-23o transferred to Sec. 4a-6 in 1989.
Sec. 4a-7. Transferred to Chapter 61, Part I, Sec. 4d-9.
Sec. 4a-7a. Personal service agreements. (a) As used in this section, "personal
service agreement" means a written agreement between the state and an individual for
services rendered to the state which are infrequent or unique.
(b) A personal service agreement between a state agency and an individual shall
have a term of not more than one year. Any such personal service agreement may be
extended or renewed, for an unlimited term, provided the appropriate collective bargaining representative, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the joint
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
labor and public employees are notified of such extension or renewal.
(P.A. 88-77.)
Sec. 4a-8. Transferred to Chapter 61, Part I, Sec. 4d-10.
Sec. 4a-9. Capital Equipment Purchase Fund. There is created a Capital Equipment Purchase Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management. The fund shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase
or by exercise of prepayment or purchase options in existing capital leases entered into
by the state, capital equipment with an anticipated remaining useful life of not less than
five years from the date of purchase and (1) to the extent of not more than two million
nine hundred thousand dollars, payment for projects under subsection (a) of section 4-67f, and (2) to the extent of not more than one hundred thousand dollars, payment for
awards under subsection (b) of said section. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
section, or any regulations adopted under the general statutes, a state agency may purchase necessary data processing equipment that has a unit price of less than one thousand
dollars from the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund authorized under section 4a-10,
provided such equipment has a useful life of not less than five years.
(P.A. 87-361, S. 1, 3; P.A. 88-276, S. 1, 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 3, 36; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 2, 203; P.A.
96-27, S. 1, 2; P.A. 00-167, S. 56, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 24, 28.)
History: P.A. 88-276 removed former Subsecs. (b) and (c) concerning the Capital Equipment Debt Service Fund and
certain transitional provisions concerning the start-up of the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7
added provision regarding allocations for Sec. 4-67f; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2 made technical change re application for
funds, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 96-27 substituted requirement that fund be administered by Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management for requirement that secretary submit written request to Commissioner of Administrative Services
for use of fund, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 00-167 extended the requirement for useful life of equipment purchased under
this section from three to five years, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 added provision authorizing agencies
to purchase data processing equipment with a useful life of not less than five years and having unit price of less than $1,000
from the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund, effective July 1, 2001.
Sec. 4a-10. Bond issue for Capital Equipment Purchase Fund. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have
the power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or
more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate two hundred forty-eight million dollars, provided eighteen million dollars of said authorization shall be
effective July 1, 2004.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in
subsection (a) of this section, shall be deposited in the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund
created by section 4a-9.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of section 4a-9 and this section
are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission
pursuant to section 4a-9 and this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall
mature at such time or times not exceeding five years from their respective dates as may
be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission
authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion,
may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to section 4a-9 and this section shall be general
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due,
and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds,
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
(P.A. 87-361, S. 2, 3; P.A. 88-343, S. 22, 32; P.A. 89-331, S. 2, 30; P.A. 90-230, S. 5, 101; 90-297, S. 2, 24; June Sp.
Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 7, 25; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 3, 45; P.A. 95-272, S. 2, 29; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 3, 20;
P.A. 99-241, S. 3, 66; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 2, 28; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 88-343 increased bond authorization from twenty million dollars to twenty-eight million nine hundred
thousand dollars; P.A. 89-331 increased the bond authorization from twenty-eight million dollars to forty-three million
dollars; P.A. 90-230 made a technical correction in Subsec. (b); P.A. 90-297 increased the bond authorization from forty-three million nine hundred thousand dollars to fifty-eight million nine hundred thousand dollars; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 increased the bond authorization from fifty-eight million nine hundred thousand dollars to seventy-three million nine
hundred thousand dollars; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, effective July 1, 1993, amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from seventy-three million nine hundred thousand dollars to eight-five million two hundred thousand dollars, effective
July 1, 1993, provided two million seven thousand dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-272 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from eighty-five million two hundred thousand dollars to one hundred
fourteen million five hundred thousand dollars, effective July 1, 1995, provided eleven million eight hundred thousand
dollars of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1996; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase
bond authorization from one hundred fourteen million five hundred thousand dollars to one hundred forty-one million five
hundred thousand dollars provided ten million eight hundred thousand dollars is effective July 1, 1998, effective July 31,
1997; P.A. 99-241 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $141,500,000 to $189,500,000, effective July 1,
1999, provided $21,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization
from $189,500,000 to $227,500,000 provided $17,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 02-5 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $27,500,000 to $30,000,000 and to provide that
$19,500,000 of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2002; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase
the aggregate authorization to $248,000,000 and to provide that $18,000,000 of said authorization be effective July 1,
2004, effective July 1, 2004.
See Sec. 4a-10a re allocation of funds to the United Way of Connecticut for the purchase of capital equipment for the
2-1-1 Infoline program.
Sec. 4a-10a. 2-1-1 Infoline program. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
4a-9, the Department of Social Services may provide up to five hundred thousand dollars
of the funds authorized under section 4a-10 to the United Way of Connecticut for the
purchase of capital equipment for the 2-1-1 Infoline program.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 18.)
History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1 effective June 8, 2004.
Sec. 4a-11. Bond issue for higher education for Capital Equipment Purchase
Fund. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond
Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate
thirteen million six hundred fifty thousand dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in
subsection (a) of this section, shall be deposited in the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund
created by section 4a-9. Any such proceeds shall be allocated to the Department of
Higher Education as follows: (1) For The University of Connecticut, not exceeding six
million three hundred ninety-five thousand dollars; (2) for The University of Connecticut Health Center, not exceeding one million two hundred thirty-five thousand dollars;
(3) for the Connecticut State University system, not exceeding two million five hundred
forty thousand dollars; (4) for the regional community-technical colleges, not exceeding
two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars; (5) for the Department of Higher
Education, not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale
of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding five years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to
the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.
None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith
and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of
and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(P.A. 88-343, S. 23, 32; P.A. 89-331, S. 3, 30; P.A. 90-230, S. 6, 101; P.A. 91-256, S. 40, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 13, 48;
P.A. 93-293, S. 4, 11.)
History: P.A. 89-331 increased the aggregate bond authorization from nine million one hundred thousand dollars to
thirteen million six hundred fifty thousand dollars and increased The University of Connecticut authorization from four
million four hundred thousand dollars to six million three hundred ninety-five thousand dollars, the University of Connecticut Health Center authorization from eight hundred thousand dollars to one million two hundred thirty-five thousand
dollars, the Connecticut State University from seven hundred thousand dollars to two million five hundred forty thousand
dollars, the regional community colleges from one million five hundred thousand dollars to one million six hundred eighty-five thousand dollars and the state technical colleges from one million dollars to one million sixty-five thousand dollars,
and added an authorization for the department of higher education of thirty thousand dollars; P.A. 90-230 made a technical
change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 91-256 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 92-126 combined the amounts for community colleges and technical colleges and earmarked such sums for community-technical colleges; P.A. 93-293 amended
Subsec. (b) to delete Subdiv. (5) pertaining to the Central Naugatuck Regional Higher Education Center and renumbered
Subdiv. (6) accordingly, effective July 1, 1993.
Sec. 4a-11a. Bond issue for regional vocational-technical schools for Capital
Equipment Purchase Fund. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this
section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not
exceeding in the aggregate five hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in
subsection (a) of this section, shall be deposited in the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund
created by section 4a-9. Any such proceeds shall be allocated to the Department of
Education for state regional vocational-technical schools and satellites of such schools.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale
of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding five years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to
the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.
None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith
and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of
and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 8, 25.)
Sec. 4a-11b. Bond issue for Department of Children and Families for Capital
Equipment Purchase Fund. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this
section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not
exceeding in the aggregate one million eight hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in
subsection (a) of this section, shall be deposited in the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund
created by section 4a-9. Any such proceeds shall be allocated to the Department of
Children and Families for capital equipment purchases.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale
of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding five years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to
the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.
None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and full faith and
credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and
interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract
of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall
pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 4, 36; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department
of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.
Sec. 4a-11c. Bond issue for Judicial Department for Capital Equipment Purchase Fund. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State
Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in
the aggregate two million four hundred ninety thousand dollars, provided one million
six hundred thousand dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in
subsection (a) of this section, shall be deposited in the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund
created by section 4a-9. Any such proceeds shall be allocated to the Judicial Department
for capital equipment purchases.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale
of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20,
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding five years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to
the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.
None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and full faith and
credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and
interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract
of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall
pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 4, 45.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 effective July 1, 1993.
Sec. 4a-12. (Formerly Sec. 4-68a). Collection services performed by Commissioner of Administrative Services. Referral of delinquent accounts to consumer
collection agencies or attorney who practices in area of debt collection. Liable relatives defined. (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be responsible
for the following: (1) Investigation, determination, billing and collection of all charges
for support of persons aided, cared for or treated in a state humane institution, as defined
in section 17b-222, and enforcement of support obligations of the liable relatives of
such persons; (2) billing and collection of any money due to the state in public assistance
cases, and enforcement of support obligations of liable relatives in such cases; (3) collection of benefits and maintenance of trustee accounts therefor; and (4) such collection
services for other state agencies and departments as shall be agreed to between said
commissioner and the heads of such other agencies and departments.
(b) Any debt referred to the Department of Administrative Services by a state agency
may be referred by the commissioner to a consumer collection agency, licensed under
section 36a-801, or, with the approval of the Attorney General, to an attorney admitted
under the provisions of section 51-80 who practices in the area of debt collection, for
collection, provided the debtor has been given at least thirty days' notice that the debt
will be so referred.
(c) For purposes of this section, "liable relative" means the husband or wife of
any person receiving public assistance or aided, cared for or treated in a state humane
institution, as defined in said section 17b-222, and the father and mother of any such
person under the age of eighteen years, but shall not include the parent or parents whose
financial liability for a child is determined by the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement
under subsection (b) of section 17b-179. The Commissioner of Administrative Services,
in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall adopt
regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing: (1) A uniform
contribution scale for liable relatives based upon ability to pay and the administrative
feasibility of collecting such contributions, provided no such liable relative shall contribute an amount in excess of twelve per cent of the remainder, if any, after the state median
income, adjusted for family size, has been deducted from such liable relative's taxable
income for federal income tax purposes, or if such federal income tax information is
unavailable, from such relative's taxable income, as calculated from other sources, including, but not limited to, information pertaining to wages, salaries and commissions
as provided by such relative's employer; (2) the manner in which the Department of
Administrative Services shall determine and periodically reinvestigate the ability of
such liable relatives to pay; and (3) the manner in which the department shall waive
such contributions upon determination that such contribution would pose a significant
financial hardship upon such liable relatives.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, no liability shall
be imposed upon a liable relative upon determination by the Department of Mental
Retardation, Social Services, Children and Families, Mental Health and Addiction Services or Public Health that the benefit of the assistance or service provided would be
significantly impaired by the imposition of such liability. Each such department may
waive all or part of any liability resulting from its delay in establishing such liability if
it determines that imposition of such liability would pose a significant financial hardship
upon a liable relative.
(1967, P.A. 314, S. 1; P.A. 73-450; P.A. 75-430; P.A. 77-614, S. 86, 323, 610; P.A. 78-298, S. 7, 14; P.A. 87-421, S.
1, 13; P.A. 90-213, S. 16, 56; P.A. 91-57, S. 1; P.A. 92-79, S. 1; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-396, S. 14; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5, S. 18, 30; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 11, 12, 21, 58; P.A. 98-250, S. 13, 39; P.A. 99-2, S. 1,
2; 99-193, S. 2, 16; P.A. 00-115.)
History: P.A. 73-450 replaced Sec. 17-21 with Sec. 4-68g in Subdiv. (3), added Subdiv. (4) concerning collection
services for other state agencies and deleted temporary provision concerning transfer of welfare department personnel to
division of central collections; P.A. 75-430 added Subsec. (b) concerning transfer of debt to consumer collection agency
for collection; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services
and department of health with department of health services, the latter, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-298 deleted
reference to collection of resources under Sec. 4-68q from Subdiv. (3); P.A. 87-421 added Subsecs. (c) and (d) re relatives'
legal liability and amended Subsec. (a) by substituting "state humane institution, as defined in section 17-294" for "hospitals,
institutions and facilities operated by the departments of health services and mental health" and by deleting a reference in
Subsec. (a)(2) to "child welfare" cases; Sec. 4-68a transferred to Sec. 4a-12 in 1989; P.A. 90-213 inserted new Subdiv.
(4) in Subsec. (a) providing the commissioner of administrative services with the responsibility for the billing and collection
of child support payments in certain IV-D cases, renumbering former Subdiv. (4) as (5); P.A. 91-57 repealed provision in
Subsec. (b) allowing commissioner to refer debt only to collection agency "maintaining an office in the country in which
the debtor resides"; P.A. 92-79 amended Subsec. (c) to provide that a liable relative's taxable income may be determined
from other sources if federal income tax information is unavailable; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department
of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of department of social services for department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993;
P.A. 93-381 replaced Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission with department of public health and addiction
services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-396 made a technical change in Subdiv. (4); May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5 amended
Subsec. (a) to delete former Subdiv. (4) re billing and collection of any money due in IV-D cases and of any money due
in non-IV-D spouse and child support cases made payable through the support enforcement division from the duties of
the commissioner of administrative services, renumbering former Subdiv. (5) accordingly, effective July 1, 1994; P.A.
95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health and replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department
of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 98-250 amended Subdiv. (1) of Subsec. (c) to change
limit on amount liable relative shall contribute from an amount in excess of twelve per cent rather than twenty-five per
cent, substituted "the state median income" for "two hundred per cent of the federal poverty income guidelines" and
added waiver authority in Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-2 amended Subsec. (b) by repealing condition that
Department of Administrative Services be unable to collect debt for six months after referral by state agency before referring
to a consumer collection agency, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 99-193 amended Subsec. (c) by adding exception for parents
whose financial liability is determined by the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-115
amended Subsec. (b) by permitting, with the approval of the Attorney General, collection of debt to be referred to attorney
who practices in the area of debt collection.
Annotation to former section 4-68a:
Cited. 37 CS 825, 829.
Sec. 4a-13. (Formerly Sec. 4-68e). Commissioner may accept mortgage notes
and deeds in payment of claims. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may
accept mortgage notes and mortgage deeds in payment of claims due for welfare assistance or institutional care, on such terms and conditions as he deems proper and reasonable, and such encumbrances may be foreclosed in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction by said commissioner in behalf of the state. Any such encumbrance
shall be released by the commissioner upon payment of the amount by it secured.
(1959, P.A. 203; 1967, P.A. 314, S. 16; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 610.)
History: 1967 act replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 77-614 replaced
commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services; Sec. 4-68e transferred to Sec. 4a-13
in 1989.
Sec. 4a-14. (Formerly Sec. 4-68b). Estate administrator. There shall be an estate
administrator in the Department of Administrative Services, appointed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services under the provisions of chapter 67. In the case of
a vacancy in such office and the filling of such vacancy by the commissioner, said
commissioner shall file with the several probate courts a certificate attesting his appointment of a successor estate administrator and such successor shall be appointed by the
Probate Court as the fiduciary in each case before it wherein the estate administrator
was fiduciary without application, notice or hearing effective on the date of such vacancy. The Auditors of Public Accounts shall immediately make an audit of the accounts
of the previous estate administrator and, if such accounts are found in order, they shall
so certify to the Commissioner of Administrative Services. No final accounting of the
previous estate administrator shall be required, provided the successor estate administrator shall include in his next accounting all the doings in each estate since the last previous
accounting. Before entering upon the duties of his office the estate administrator shall
take the oath provided by law for public officers.
(1967, P.A. 314, S. 19; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 71, 610.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced division of central collections and commissioner of finance and control with department
and commissioner of administrative services, respectively; Sec. 4-68b transferred to Sec. 4a-14 in 1989.
Sec. 4a-15. (Formerly Sec. 4-68c). Powers and duties of administrator. The
estate administrator may act as guardian, conservator, administrator or trustee, or in any
other fiduciary capacity under the jurisdiction and appointment of the probate courts of
this state or like courts of any other state or of the United States, or any instrumentality
of any other state or of the United States qualified to appoint fiduciaries, only in connection with property of any minor, incapable, incompetent or deceased person who is or
has been receiving financial aid from the state. In the case of any person receiving public
or medical assistance from the state, the estate administrator shall apply toward the cost
of care of such person any assets exceeding limits on assets set by statute or regulations
adopted by the Commissioner of Social Services. The estate administrator shall have
the same rights and powers and be subject to the same duties and obligations as are
possessed by and imposed upon guardians, conservators, administrators and other fiduciaries, and such courts or instrumentalities are authorized to appoint the estate administrator, trustee or other fiduciary in connection with property of any such minor, incapable, incompetent or deceased person. The authority of the estate administrator to act
and of the court or instrumentality to appoint such estate administrator shall be limited
to cases in which the estate consists of personal property only, and the amount of personal
property involved, or the annual income other than state benefits, does not exceed fifty
thousand dollars in value. The estate administrator shall be excused from giving any
bond in any court proceeding, and shall not be allowed a fee for services.
(1967, P.A. 314, S. 20; 1969, P.A. 453, S. 1; P.A. 81-82, S. 4; 81-349, S. 1, 5; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; June 18 Sp. Sess.
P.A. 97-2, S. 8, 165; P.A. 03-126, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act specified that estate administrators act only in cases in which estate consists entirely of personal
property or of income other than state benefits not exceeding five thousand dollars, replacing previous dollar limit of thirty-five hundred dollars, and provided that administrators not be required to give bond and that they not receive a fee for
services; P.A. 81-82 increased the limit on the amount of personal property involved from five to ten thousand dollars;
P.A. 81-349 required that in the case of any person receiving public or medical assistance, the administrator shall apply
any assets exceeding limits set by statute or regulation toward the cost of care of such person; Sec. 4-68c transferred to
Sec. 4a-15 in 1989; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner of social services for commissioner of income
maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-126 substituted "fifty thousand dollars" for "ten thousand dollars", effective July 1, 2003.
Sec. 4a-16. (Formerly Sec. 4-68h). Disposition of estates of public assistance
beneficiaries, state institution patients, inmates and certain children. When any
person supported or cared for by the state under a program of public assistance or in
an institution maintained by the Department of Public Health, Department of Mental
Retardation or Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or when an inmate
of the Department of Correction, or when any child committed to the Commissioner of
Social Services or Commissioner of Children and Families dies leaving only personal
estate, including personal assets owing and due the estate after death, not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars in value, the Commissioner of Administrative Services or the
commissioner's authorized representative shall, upon filing with the probate court having jurisdiction of such estate a certificate that the total estate is under twenty thousand
dollars and the claim of the state, together with the expense of last illness not exceeding
three hundred seventy-five dollars and funeral and burial expenses in accordance with
section 17b-84, equals or exceeds the amount of such estate, be issued a certificate by
said court that the commissioner is the legal representative of such estate only for the
following purpose. The commissioner shall have authority to claim such estate, the
commissioner's receipt for the same to be a valid discharge of the liability of any person
turning over the same, and to settle the same by payment of the expense of last illness
not exceeding three hundred seventy-five dollars, expense of funeral and burial in accordance with section 17b-84 and the remainder as partial or full reimbursement of the
claim of the state for care or assistance rendered to the decedent. The commissioner
shall file with said probate court a statement of the settlement of such estate as herein
provided.
(1961, P.A. 37, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 438, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 625, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 151, S. 2; 653, S. 2; 1969, P.A.
453, S. 3; 730, S. 36; P.A. 74-251, S. 3; P.A. 75-638, S. 20, 23; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 323, 521, 610; P.A. 78-337, S. 1, 2,
11; P.A. 81-82, S. 3; P.A. 88-364, S. 4, 123; P.A. 90-86; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 11, 12, 21, 58; P.A. 00-68, S. 2; P.A. 01-26, S. 3; P.A. 04-58, S. 5.)
History: 1963 act decreased amount allowed for burial expense from six to four hundred dollars; 1965 act increased
burial expense allotment to four hundred fifty dollars; 1967 acts increased amount to five hundred dollars, applied provisions
to children committed to welfare commissioner and raised limit on value of estate to three thousand five hundred dollars;
1969 acts extended provisions to include persons in state institutions administered by health or mental health department,
increased value limit of estate from thirty-five hundred to five thousand dollars, replaced welfare commissioner with
commissioner of finance and control in provisions concerning estate settlement and increased burial allotment to six
hundred dollars; P.A. 74-251 included children committed to children and youth services commissioner under provisions
of section; section was transferred from Sec. 17-83b to Sec. 4-68h in 1975; P.A. 75-638 included persons in institutions
maintained by department of mental retardation; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services, department of health with department of health services and replaced remaining reference
to welfare commissioner with commissioner of human resources, with the latter two changes, effective January 1, 1979;
P.A. 78-337 included funeral expenses and made limit for funeral and burial expenses subject to Sec. 17-82q; P.A. 81-82
increased the limit on the value of the total estate from five thousand to ten thousand dollars; P.A. 88-364 substituted
references to Sec. 17-82i for references to Sec. 17-82g; Sec. 4-68h transferred to Sec. 4a-16 in 1989; P.A. 90-86 increased
the limit on the value of the total estate from ten thousand to twenty thousand dollars; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner
and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July
1, 1993; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner of social services for commissioner of human resources,
effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction
services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction
Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health and replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental
Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 00-68
applied provisions to inmates of the Department of Correction and made technical changes for the purpose of gender
neutrality; P.A. 01-26 made technical changes; P.A. 04-58 made a technical change.
Sec. 4a-17. (Formerly Sec. 4-68f). Service of process on mentally ill or mentally
deficient persons. In any action or proceeding in any court to which any person confined
by order of any court, or as provided by section 17a-502 in any institution for the mentally
ill or mentally deficient in this state is a party or which affects or relates to the property
rights of any such person, a copy of all process, notices and documents required to be
served upon such confined person either personally or at his abode or by mail shall be
sent by registered or certified mail to the Commissioner of Administrative Services at
Hartford, another copy thereof shall be so mailed to the superintendent of the institution
where such person is confined or left with him or his representative at his office, and
another copy thereof so served upon the superintendent of such institution or his representative, for such confined person, which shall be equivalent to and constitute service
thereof at the usual place of abode of such confined person whether he then has another
usual place of abode or not; and as soon thereafter as practical and reasonable, such
superintendent or his representative shall deliver such copy to such confined person.
Whenever service or notice is required by publication only, two copies thereof shall be
sent to the superintendent of the institution by registered or certified mail, and one copy
shall also be so mailed to the Commissioner of Administrative Services at Hartford; and
such superintendent or his representative shall deliver one copy thereof to the confined
person as soon as practical and reasonable. No action or proceeding shall abate because
of any failure to comply with the provisions of this section, but the court before whom
any such action or proceeding is pending shall, upon finding noncompliance with any
of said provisions, order immediate compliance therewith.
(1949, Rev., S. 2677; 1955, S. 1508d; 1957, P.A. 637; 1967, P.A. 314, S. 16; 897; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 610.)
History: 1967 acts replaced welfare commissioner and department with commissioner of finance and control and added
reference to confinement as provided by section 17-183; section transferred from Sec. 17-20 to Sec. 4-68f in 1975; P.A.
77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services; Sec. 4-68f transferred
to Sec. 4a-17 in 1989.
Sec. 4a-18. (Formerly Sec. 4-68i). Location of deserting parents and liable relatives. To assist in locating parents who have deserted their children and other persons
liable for support of dependents, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the
Commissioner of Public Safety, the Commissioner of Social Services or a support enforcement officer of the Superior Court may request and shall receive information from
the records of all departments, boards, bureaus or other agencies, including law enforcement agencies of this state and the same are authorized and required to provide such
information promptly as is necessary for this purpose, provided, only information directly bearing on the identity and whereabouts of a person owing or asserted to be owing
an obligation of support shall be furnished by such departments, boards, bureaus or other
agencies as requested and used or transmitted by the Commissioner of Administrative
Services, the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Commissioner of Social Services or
a support enforcement officer of the Superior Court pursuant to the authority conferred
by this section. The Commissioner of Social Services, acting by and through the IV-D
agency, or a support enforcement officer of the Superior Court may make such information available only to federal agencies and public officials and agencies of this state,
other states and the political subdivisions of this state and other states seeking to locate
parents who have deserted their children and other persons liable for support of dependents for the purpose of enforcing their liability for support.
(1963, P.A. 63; 1969, P.A. 730, S. 14; P.A. 76-334, S. 2, 12; P.A. 77-594, S. 1, 7; 77-614, S. 70, 521, 587, 608, 610;
P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 123, 136; P.A. 79-374, S. 1; P.A. 93-262, S. 30, 87; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7, S. 1, 38; P.A. 01-207,
S. 1, 12.)
History: 1969 act replaced welfare department with commissioner of finance and control; section was transferred from
Sec. 17-2e to Sec. 4-68i in 1975; P.A. 76-334 strengthened section by specifically requiring agencies to supply relevant
information; P.A. 77-594 included commissioner of social services under provisions of section; P.A. 77-614 replaced
commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services, and also social services commissioner
with commissioner of human resources and commissioner of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303
included commissioner of state police, later termed commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-374
deleted reference to administrative services, public safety and income maintenance commissioners in provision regarding
making information available, leaving commissioner of human resources responsible acting through Connecticut child
support enforcement unit; Sec. 4-68i transferred to Sec. 4a-18 in 1989; P.A. 93-262 replaced references to commissioner
of income maintenance and commissioner of human resources with references to commissioner of social services, effective
July 1, 1993; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7 added "including law enforcement agencies", substituted "and through the IV-D agency" for "the Connecticut child support enforcement unit of the Department of Social Services" and added reference
to "federal agencies", effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-207 included support enforcement officers of the Superior Court
under provisions of section, effective July 1, 2001.