Sec. 8-37qq. Uses of funds for bond-financed state housing programs. (a) For
the purposes of this section and sections 8-44a, 8-70, 8-78, 8-80, 8-114a, 8-117b, 8-119a, 8-119b, 8-119h, 8-119i, 8-119ee, 8-119hh, 8-119ii, 8-119jj, 8-169w, 8-214g, 8-216b, 8-218b, 8-219b, 8-387, 8-405, 8-410, 8-415, 8-420, 16a-40b, 16a-40j, and sections
8-430 to 8-438, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Bond-financed state housing program" means any program administered by
the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development which provides financial
assistance for housing acquisition, development, rehabilitation or support services, and
which may be financed in whole or in part from the proceeds of the state's general
obligation bonds, including: Acquisition of surplus land pursuant to section 8-37y, housing authority programs for social and supplementary services, project rehabilitation
and improvement and energy conservation pursuant to section 8-44a, moderate rental
housing pursuant to section 8-70, moderate cost housing pursuant to section 8-82, housing for elderly persons pursuant to section 8-114a, congregate housing for the elderly
pursuant to section 8-119h, housing for low-income persons pursuant to section 8-119dd, financial assistance for redevelopment or urban renewal projects pursuant to
section 8-154a, housing and community development pursuant to sections 8-169l and
8-216b, urban homesteading pursuant to subsection (a) of section 8-169w, community
housing land bank and land trust program pursuant to section 8-214d, financial assistance
for development of limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing pursuant to section
8-214f, community housing development corporations pursuant to sections 8-218 and 8-218a, financial assistance to elderly homeowners for emergency repairs or rehabilitation
pursuant to section 8-219b, financial assistance for removal of lead-based paint and
asbestos pursuant to section 8-219e, home ownership loans pursuant to subsection (a)
of section 8-286, housing programs for homeless persons pursuant to sections 8-356 and
8-357, grants to municipalities for financing low and moderate income rental housing
pursuant to section 8-365, housing infrastructure grants and loans pursuant to section
8-387, private rental investment mortgage and equity program pursuant to sections 8-401 and 8-403, assistance for housing predevelopment costs pursuant to sections 8-410
and 8-411, residential subsurface sewage disposal system repair program pursuant to
sections 8-415 and 8-420, energy conservation loans pursuant to section 16a-40b, rent
receivership pursuant to section 47a-56j, construction, acquisition and related rehabilitation pursuant to section 8-433 and, any other such program now, heretofore or hereafter
existing, and any additions or amendments to such programs.
(2) "Administrative expense" means any administrative or other cost or expense
incurred by the state in carrying out the provisions of any of the following bond-financed
state housing programs, including the hiring of necessary employees and the entering of
necessary contracts: Housing authority programs for social and supplementary services,
project rehabilitation and improvement, and energy conservation pursuant to section 8-44a, moderate rental housing pursuant to section 8-70, moderate cost housing pursuant
to section 8-82, housing for elderly persons pursuant to section 8-114a, congregate
housing for the elderly pursuant to section 8-119h, housing for low-income persons
pursuant to section 8-119dd, urban homesteading pursuant to subsection (a) of section
8-169w, financial assistance for development of limited equity cooperatives and mutual
housing pursuant to section 8-214f, financial assistance to elderly homeowners for emergency repairs or rehabilitation pursuant to section 8-219b, home ownership loans pursuant to subsection (a) of section 8-286, housing programs for homeless persons pursuant
to sections 8-356 and 8-357, private rental investment mortgage and equity program
pursuant to sections 8-401 and 8-403, assistance for housing predevelopment costs pursuant to sections 8-410 and 8-411, residential subsurface sewage disposal system repair
pursuant to section 8-415 and section 8-420, energy conservation loans pursuant to
section 16a-40b, and construction, acquisition and related rehabilitation pursuant to
section 8-433.
(3) "State service fee" means any fee or charge assessed or collected by the state
for the purpose of paying for any administrative expense, pursuant to subsections (f)
and (g) of section 8-44a with respect to housing authority programs for social and supplementary services, project rehabilitation and improvement, and energy conservation,
subsection (c) of section 8-70 and section 8-72 with respect to moderate rental housing,
subsection (b) of section 8-114a and subsection (a) of section 8-115a with respect to
housing for elderly persons, section 8-119h and subsection (a) of section 8-115a with
respect to congregate housing for the elderly, section 8-119jj and section 8-72 with
respect to housing for low-income persons, subsection (c) of section 8-218b with respect
to community housing development corporations, subsection (b) of section 8-219b with
respect to financial assistance to elderly homeowners for emergency repairs and rehabilitation, and subsection (a) of section 8-405 with respect to the private rental mortgage
and equity program.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special
act to the contrary, any administrative expense may be paid from the proceeds from the
sale of the state's general obligation bonds for the bond-financed state housing program
for which the administrative expense is incurred, to the extent approved by the State
Bond Commission and allotted by the Governor for such purpose.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special
act to the contrary, no service fee shall be assessed or collected out of financial assistance
financed with the proceeds of the state's general obligation bonds initially authorized,
allocated or approved by the State Bond Commission on or after July 1, 1990.
(d) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the "Housing Assistance Bond
Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund.
(2) (A) The proceeds from the sale of bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued
for any bond-financed state housing program shall be deposited in the Housing Assistance Bond Fund, except for: (i) The proceeds of bonds and bond anticipation notes
initially authorized, allocated or approved by the State Bond Commission for the purpose
of any bond-financed state housing program prior to July 1, 1990, and any reuse thereof
approved by the commission; and (ii) any refunding bonds and bonds issued to refund
bond anticipation notes.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special act
to the contrary, on or after July 1, 1990, the State Bond Commission shall not authorize,
allocate or approve the issuance of bonds not previously authorized, allocated or approved by the commission for the purpose of any bond-financed state housing program
pursuant to any general statute or public or special act enacted prior to 1990, except
pursuant to sections 4-66c and 47a-56k or special act 87-77 or 89-52 as either may
be amended from time to time. Nothing in this section shall impair the power of the
commission to authorize the reuse of the proceeds of bonds authorized, allocated or
approved by the commission prior to July 1, 1990.
(C) The proceeds of bonds and bond anticipation notes deposited in the Housing
Assistance Bond Fund shall be applied to pay the costs of financial assistance and administrative expense for bond-financed state housing programs as authorized by the State
Bond Commission in accordance with section 3-20 and the act or acts pursuant to which
such bonds and bond anticipation notes were issued.
(e) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the "Housing Repayment and
Revolving Loan Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and
accounts. Investment earnings credited to the fund shall become part of the assets of
the fund. Any required rebates to the federal government of such investment earnings
shall be paid from the fund. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end of any fiscal
year shall be carried forward in the fund for the next fiscal year.
(2) (A) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special act to the contrary, except sections 8-76 and 8-80, the following shall be paid to the
State Treasurer for deposit in the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund: (i)
All payments to the state of principal or interest on loans that the ultimate recipient is
obligated to repay to the state, with or without interest, made pursuant to section 8-114a
with respect to loans for housing for elderly persons, section 8-119h with respect to
loans for congregate housing for the elderly, subsection (a) of section 8-169w with
respect to urban homesteading loans, sections 8-218 and 8-218a with respect to community housing development corporation loans, section 8-337 with respect to security deposit revolving loans, section 8-410 with respect to housing predevelopment cost loans,
section 8-415 and section 8-420 with subsurface sewage disposal system repair loans,
and section 8-433 with respect to loans for construction, acquisition and related rehabilitation; (ii) all payments of principal with respect to energy conservation loans pursuant
to section 16a-40b; (iii) all payments made to the state constituting the liquidation of
an equity interest pursuant to section 8-404 with respect to the private rental investment
mortgage and equity program or a participation interest pursuant to section 8-436; (iv)
all payments made to the state constituting the liquidation of any other security interest
or lien taken or granted pursuant to a bond-financed state housing program or assistance
or related agreement, except liquidations constituting principal or interest on loans not
mentioned in subparagraph (A)(i) or (A)(ii) of this subdivision and the liquidation of
security interests or liens with respect to rent receivership pursuant to subsection (c) of
section 47a-56i; (v) all other return or recapture of state financial assistance made pursuant to the provisions of any bond-financed state housing program or assistance or related
agreement, except principal or interest on loans not mentioned in subparagraph (A)(i)
or (A)(ii) of this subdivision and payments received with respect to rent receivership
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 47a-56i; (vi) all payments of state service fees and
administrative oversight charges, as defined in section 8-430, rendered in accordance
with the provisions of any bond-financed state housing program other than state service
fees financed from the proceeds of the state's general obligation bonds; and (vii) all other
compensation or reimbursement paid to the Department of Economic and Community
Development with respect to bond-financed state housing programs other than from the
federal government.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special
act to the contrary, except as provided in this subsection, loans for any bond-financed
state housing program which the ultimate recipient is obligated to repay to the state,
with or without interest, may be paid out of moneys deposited in the Housing Repayment
and Revolving Loan Fund without the prior approval of the State Bond Commission,
subject to the approval of the Governor of an allotment. All payments on energy conservation loans pursuant to said section 16a-40b shall be accounted for separately from
other moneys in the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund, and shall be used
to make further loans pursuant to said section 16a-40b and to pay any administrative
expense attributable to such loans.
(C) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special
act to the contrary, payment of any administrative expense may be made out of the
Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund subject to the approval of the Governor
of an allotment for such purpose.
(P.A. 90-238, S. 1, 32; P.A. 91-346, S. 1, 9; P.A. 93-309, S. 10, 11, 29; P.A. 94-95, S. 24; P.A. 95-250, S. 1, 22, 42;
95-309, S. 11, 12; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 02-89, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 91-346 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to Sec. 8-338 and adding reference to Secs. 8-415 and
8-420, redefined "bond-financed program" and "administrative expense" to add reference to Sec. 8-420 and to delete
reference to security deposit revolving loans pursuant to Sec. 8-337 and amended Subdiv. (2) of Subsec. (e) to add reference
to Secs. 8-415 and 8-420; P.A. 93-309 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Secs. 8-430 to 8-438, inclusive, and
specific reference to construction, acquisition and related rehabilitation pursuant to Sec. 8-433 and amended Subsec. (e)
to add reference to loans for construction, acquisition and related rehabilitation under Sec. 8-433, to participation interests
pursuant to Sec. 8-436 and to administrative oversight charges defined in Sec. 8-430, effective July 1, 1993 (Revisor's
note: In Subsec. (a)(1) the word "pursuant" was inserted editorially by the Revisors in the phrase "pursuant to section 8-433"); P.A. 94-95 amended Subsec. (d) eliminating requirement that the fund be kept separate and apart from all other
moneys, funds and accounts; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with
Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development and amended Subsec. (e)(2)(B) to replace
specific list of eligible loans that may be paid from Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund with reference to any
bond-financed state housing program; P.A. 95-309 changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section;
P.A. 02-89 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting in Subdivs. (1) and (2) references to "flood relief housing pursuant to section
8-97", reflecting the repeal of Sec. 8-97 by the same public act.
Sec. 8-37rr. Definitions. As used in this section, sections 3-21b and 8-37ss and
subsection (e) of section 8-80:
(1) "Administrative expense" means any administrative or other cost or expense as
defined in section 8-37qq.
(2) "Bond-financed state housing program" means any program as defined in section 8-37qq.
(3) "Calculation date" means the date determined by the commissioner, Treasurer,
Comptroller and Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for making the
calculations described in subsection (a) of section 8-37ss which shall not be later than
May 31, 1996.
(4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.
(5) "Consolidation date" means the date determined by the commissioner, Treasurer, Comptroller and Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for the implementation of the plan of consolidation described in subsection (b) of section 8-37ss and
for the transfer of reserved amounts to the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan
Fund described in subsection (c) of section 8-37ss which shall be on or after the date
approved by the State Bond Commission of such plan of consolidation and which shall
not be later than June 30, 1996.
(6) "Consolidated amounts" means any reserved amounts transferred to the Housing
Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund pursuant to subsection (c) of section 8-37ss and
any moneys subsequently deposited in the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan
Fund pursuant to section 3-21b, this section and section 8-37ss and subsection (e) of
section 8-80 in lieu of being deposited in a prior bond fund.
(7) "Housing Assistance Bond Fund" means the Housing Assistance Bond Fund
established pursuant to section 8-37qq.
(8) "Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund" means the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to section 8-37qq.
(9) "Net available balance" means the unexpended balance in any prior bond fund or
the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund, as determined by the commissioner,
Treasurer, Comptroller and Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, less
reserved amounts.
(10) "Net available balance deficit" means a net available balance in any prior bond
fund that is negative.
(11) "Net available balance surplus" means a net available balance in any prior
bond fund that is positive.
(12) "Prior bond fund" means any fund of the state created or administered to account for revenues and expenses in connection with one or more bond-financed state
housing programs, but does not include the Housing Assistance Bond Fund, the Housing
Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund or the Rental Housing Fund established pursuant
to section 8-80.
(13) "Reserved amounts" means: (A) In the case of a prior bond fund (i) the amount
determined by the commissioner and Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
to be held in reserve to pay expenditures previously approved by the State Bond Commission, plus (ii) any amounts of net available balance surpluses in prior bond funds not used
to pay for net available balance deficits in prior bond funds because of a determination by
the Treasurer that such use could adversely affect the tax-exempt status of any of the
state's bonds; and (B) in the case of the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund
(i) the amount determined by the commissioner and Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management to be held in reserve for the payment of administrative expense anticipated
during the period between the calculation date and July 1, 1997, plus (ii) after the consolidation date, consolidated amounts that would have been reserved amounts if held in a
prior bond fund, as determined by the commissioner and Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management.
(P.A. 94-173, S. 1, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 7, 42; 95-309, S. 11, 12; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 94-173 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 redefined "commissioner" by substituting
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development for Commissioner of Housing, amended Subdivs. (3) and (5)
to revise the latest calculation and consolidation date from 1995 to 1996; P.A. 95-309 changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section.
Sec. 8-37ss. Housing funds consolidation. Procedures. (a) As of the consolidation date, the commissioner shall: (1) Calculate the net available balance of each prior
bond fund and the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund; and (2) calculate the
total of all net available balance deficits and the total of all net available balance surpluses
for all prior bond funds.
(b) On or after the calculation date the commissioner shall file with the State Bond
Commission and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of all matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding a plan for consolidation
of all prior bond funds. Such plan shall request the State Bond Commission to approve:
(1) The use of the total of all net available balance surpluses to pay for the total of all
net available balance deficits, except to the extent the Treasurer determines that any
such use could adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of the interest on any
of the state's bonds; (2) the application of the net available balance of the Housing
Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund to pay for net available balance deficits in prior
bond funds not paid for from net available balance surpluses in prior bond funds; and
(3) allocations and bond authorizations of the State Bond Commission, in accordance
with section 3-20 to pay for any net available balance deficits in prior bond funds not
paid for either from net available balance surpluses in prior bond funds or from the net
available balance of the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund. Such plan shall
also set forth the total of all reserved amounts to be transferred to the Housing Repayment
and Revolving Loan Fund pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The State Bond
Commission may approve such plan notwithstanding restrictions as to the use of moneys
in any prior bond fund or the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund imposed
by any provision of the general statutes or any public or special act.
(c) On the consolidation date, the commissioner shall: (1) Implement the plan for
consolidation described in subsection (b) of this section, applying net available balance
surpluses, if any, moneys from the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund, if
any, and the proceeds of allocations and bond authorizations, if any, as called for in
such plan to pay for all net available balance deficits in all prior bond funds; and (2)
transfer all reserved amounts to the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund, and
upon such transfer, all prior bond funds shall be terminated. The commissioner shall
establish such subaccounts, if any, within the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan
Fund as are determined by the commissioner, Treasurer, and Comptroller and Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management to be necessary to preserve the exclusion from
gross income of interest on any of the state's bonds or to serve the administrative convenience of the state.
(d) Following the consolidation date, notwithstanding any provision of the general
statutes or any public or special act or action of the State Bond Commission prior to the
consolidation date, all expenditures previously approved for payment from a prior bond
fund shall be paid from consolidated amounts in the Housing Repayment and Revolving
Loan Fund and all revenues, payments and reimbursements that would otherwise have
been deposited in a prior bond fund shall be added to the consolidated amounts in the
Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund.
(e) Following the consolidation date, the commissioner and secretary of the State
Bond Commission shall maintain a record of consolidated amounts and reserved
amounts. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public or special
act, the commissioner may request and the State Bond Commission may approve the
reuse of any consolidated amounts that are not reserved amounts for any bond-financed
state housing program, including administrative expense.
(P.A. 94-173, S. 2, 5.)
History: P.A. 94-173 effective July 1, 1994.
Sec. 8-37tt. Regulations for calculation of administrative oversight charges.
(a) As used in this section, "administrative oversight charge" means any fee payable to
the Department of Economic and Community Development from sources other than (1)
the proceeds from the sale of the state's general obligation bonds or (2) the housing
repayment and revolving loan program established pursuant to subsection (e) of section
8-37qq, that is imposed to pay all or a portion of the costs and expenses of the Department
of Economic and Community Development in monitoring facilities developed with
financial assistance pursuant to any bond-financed state housing program as defined in
subsection (a) of said section 8-37qq, and ensuring compliance with requirements and
restrictions applicable to such facilities.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54 describing procedures to be employed in calculating administrative oversight
charges and establishing the amount of such charges.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any regulations adopted thereunder, the amount of the administrative oversight charge per unit shall be as follows:
(1) For the period from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998, not more than twelve dollars,
and (2) on and after July 1, 1998, not more than five dollars.
(P.A. 94-156, S. 1, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-189, S. 1, 3; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 98-154, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 94-156 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of
Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 96-189 added Subsec. (c)
specifying amount of charge per unit, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 98-154 amended Subsec. (c) to delete maximum seven-dollar charge for period from July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, to delete provision requiring no charge on and after July 1,
1999, and to add provision establishing, on and after July 1, 1998, maximum five-dollar charge, effective July 1, 1998.
Sec. 8-37uu. Transfer of housing loan portfolio to Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department
of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Office of Policy and Management and the State Treasurer,
shall arrange for the transfer of the housing loan portfolio of said department or any
portion thereof, to said authority.
(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 16.)
History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 effective July 1, 2002.
Sec. 8-37vv. Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund. Regulations. (a) As used
in this section, (1) "eligible building" means a structure located in a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, that contains not more than twenty residential units,
and may contain an owner-occupied unit, and (2) "eligible costs" means costs incurred
to make renovations and repairs to bring an eligible building into compliance with the
State Building Code or state or municipal health or safety codes, or otherwise to make
an eligible building suitable for rental to tenants.
(b) There is established a revolving loan fund to be known as the "Rental Housing
Revolving Loan Fund". The fund may be funded from moneys allocated to the program
established by section 8-37pp or from any moneys available to the Commissioner of
Economic and Community Development or the fund from other sources. Investment
earnings credited to the fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. Any balance
remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fund
for the next fiscal year. Payments of principal or interest on a low interest loan made
pursuant to this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Rental
Housing Revolving Loan Fund. The fund shall be used to make low interest loans pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and to pay reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in administering loans under this section. The Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development may enter into contracts with nonprofit corporations to provide for the administration of the Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund by such nonprofit corporations, provided no low interest loan shall be made from the fund without
the authorization of the commissioner as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development, may enter into contracts to provide financial assistance in
the form of low interest loans to owners of eligible buildings for eligible costs. The
commissioner may require owners of eligible buildings who apply for a low interest
loan pursuant to this section to submit a copy of the report filed by the building inspector
listing code violations, and an estimate of the cost of repairs to correct such violations.
The commissioner may establish priorities for the low cost loans provided pursuant to
this program, including, but not limited to, types of repairs financed, the location of the
eligible building, ability of owners to repay such loans, and the extent to which any
repairs will extend the useful life of the eligible building.
(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54, to specify application procedures and priorities for providing low cost loans
pursuant to this section.
(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 17.)
History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 effective July 1, 2002.
Sec. 8-37ww. Demonstration program for energy-efficient and environmentally safe housing. Regulations. (a) As used in this section, "eligible building" means
a two to six-family building that was built prior to 1950 and has wooden windows, and
"commissioner" means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.
(b) The commissioner may establish a demonstration program in one or more municipalities to promote energy efficiency and environmentally safe housing by providing
matching grants to owners of eligible buildings to repair or replace wooden windows
in such buildings. Such demonstration program may be funded from moneys allocated
to the program established by section 8-37pp or from any moneys available to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development from other sources. Of the first
three municipalities in which such demonstration program is established, at least two
shall have a population of one hundred thousand or more and at least one shall have a
population of less than one hundred thousand. No such grant shall exceed one hundred
dollars for each window to be repaired or replaced. The commissioner may contract
with one or more entities to operate the program.
(c) The demonstration program shall end on June 30, 2005. On or before February
1, 2005, the commissioner shall report to the select committee of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to housing as to the number of eligible buildings
for which assistance was provided, the costs involved, the effectiveness of the demonstration program and the commissioner's recommendation as to whether the demonstration program should be expanded and made permanent.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 18.)
History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 effective July 1, 2002.