Chapter 32 - Treasurer

Sec. 3-11. Salary and bond of Treasurer. Office of Treasurer full time. (a) On and after January 4, 2023, the Treasurer shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual salary of a judge of the Superior Court under subsection (a) of section 51-47, provided thereafter, no increase in the annual salary of the Treasurer shall take effect until the first Wednesday following the first Monday of the January succeeding the next election of the Treasurer following any increase in the annual salary of a judge of the Superior Court under section 51-47.

(b) Before entering upon the execution of the duties of the office, the Treasurer shall give a bond to the state, with sufficient surety, in the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, for the term for which the Treasurer has been elected, which bond shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of such duties other than in connection with the School Fund. The Treasurer shall devote full time to the duties of the office.

(1949 Rev., S. 105, 3586, subs. (4); 1951, S. 1960d, subs. (4); February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 41; 1972, P.A. 281, S. 35; P.A. 77-576, S. 53, 65; P.A. 82-365, S. 4, 8; P.A. 86-375, S. 3, 9; P.A. 98-227, S. 3, 9; P.A. 00-231, S. 2, 10; P.A. 22-85, S. 4.)

History: 1965 act increased salary from $8,000 to $15,000 effective with respect to treasurer elected November 8, 1966; 1972 act increased salary to $20,000, effective January 8, 1975; P.A. 77-576 increased treasurer's salary to $25,000, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-365 increased treasurer's annual salary to $35,000 and added provision requiring treasurer to devote full time to duties of office; P.A. 86-375 increased treasurer's annual salary to $50,000; P.A. 98-227 increased Treasurer's annual salary to $70,000, effective January 6, 1999; P.A. 00-231 increased Treasurer's salary to $110,000 and made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality, effective January 8, 2003; P.A. 22-85 designated existing provision re salary as Subsec. (a) and amended same to replace salary of $110,000 with equivalent salary of Superior Court judge on and after January 4, 2023, and add provision re effective date of subsequent increases and designated existing provisions re bond and full time duties as Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 2023.

See Sec. 3-40 re Treasurer's duties with respect to School Fund and Agricultural College Fund.

See Sec. 4-14 re transportation allowance.

Bond applies with respect to unemployment compensation fund. 133 C. 118.

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Sec. 3-11a. Authority to enter into contractual agreements. In accordance with established procedures, the Treasurer may enter into such contractual agreements as may be necessary and proper for the discharge of his duties.

(P.A. 88-282.)

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Sec. 3-12. Deputy Treasurer. The Treasurer shall appoint a deputy, who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties and shall perform all the duties of the Treasurer in case of the sickness or absence of the Treasurer. In case of the death of the Treasurer, the Deputy Treasurer shall possess the powers and perform the duties belonging to such office until a successor to the deceased Treasurer is elected or appointed and has qualified.

(1949 Rev., S. 106; June, 1955, S. 34d.)

See Sec. 9-213 re procedure for filling vacancy in Treasurer's office.

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Sec. 3-12a. Appointment of officers and investment-related personnel. In addition to the appointments authorized under section 3-13a, the Treasurer may appoint, as the Treasurer determines is necessary, officers and other investment-related personnel in other divisions of the office of the Treasurer, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Such officers and investment-related personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the Treasurer.

(P.A. 11-82, S. 1.)

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Sec. 3-13. Assistant treasurer for debt management. Additional assistant treasurer. The Treasurer shall appoint an assistant treasurer for debt management. Such assistant shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties. He shall, under the direction of the Treasurer oversee the general financing procedure in the borrowing of money by the state and perform such other duties as the Treasurer may direct. The Treasurer may appoint an additional assistant treasurer as necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the Treasurer. Such assistant treasurers shall be in the unclassified service and may be removed by the Treasurer.

(1953, June, 1955, S. 36d; P.A. 73-594, S. 10, 12; P.A. 74-324, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-518, S. 3, 5.)

History: P.A. 73-594 replaced reference to repealed chapter 63 with reference to chapter 67 and removed language referring to deputy treasurer's duties as investment officer, adding general language concerning duties; P.A. 74-324 created deputy treasurer for debt management, thereby distinguishing between this section and Sec. 3-12; P.A. 87-518 authorized treasurer to appoint an assistant treasurer, instead of a deputy treasurer, for debt management, repealed provision that such appointment be subject to provisions of chapter 67 and authorized appointment of an additional assistant treasurer.

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Sec. 3-13a. Investment department. Chief investment officer, deputy chief investment officer, principal investment officers and other personnel. Investment counsel. Costs of department. (a) The Treasurer, with the advice and consent of the Investment Advisory Council, shall appoint a chief investment officer and may appoint a deputy chief investment officer and principal investment officers to assist the chief investment officer, for the Connecticut retirement pension and trust funds, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Treasurer and whose compensation shall be determined by the Treasurer within salary ranges established by the Treasurer in consultation with the Investment Advisory Council. The provisions of section 4-40 shall not apply to the compensation of said officers. The chief investment officer shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of duties under law and shall, under the direction of the Treasurer and subject to the provisions of sections 3-13 to 3-13d, inclusive, and 3-31b, advise the Treasurer on investing the trust funds of the state. Said officer shall also perform such other duties as the Treasurer may direct. In addition to said officers, the Treasurer may appoint investment officers and other personnel to assist said chief investment officer, which officers and other personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the Treasurer.

(b) The Treasurer may retain professional investment counsel to evaluate and recommend to the Treasurer changes in the portfolio of the state's trust and other funds. Said counsel shall inform the Treasurer of suitable investment opportunities and shall investigate the investment merit of any security or group of securities.

(c) The cost of operating the investment department including the cost of personnel and professional investment counsel retained under sections 3-13 to 3-13d, inclusive, and 3-31b shall be paid by the Treasurer charging the income derived from the trust funds.

(P.A. 73-594, S. 5, 6, 8, 12; P.A. 87-518, S. 4, 5; P.A. 00-43, S. 13, 19; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 11; P.A. 11-82, S. 2; P.A. 16-113, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 87-518 substituted “assistant” treasurer for “deputy” treasurer in Subsec. (a); P.A. 00-43 amended Subsec. (a) to change the title of assistant treasurer for investments to chief investment officer and to provide for the compensation of said officer and amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, effective May 3, 2000; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a) to permit Treasurer to appoint deputy chief investment officer and principal investment officers, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-82 amended Subsec. (a) to replace former provisions re appointment of deputy chief investment officer with provision re appointment of deputy to assist chief investment officer, to eliminate requirement for advice and consent of Investment Advisory Council in appointment of investment-related personnel and to make conforming changes, effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 16-113 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to principal investment officers in provision re officers Treasurer may appoint in consultation with Investment Advisory Council and making a conforming change, effective June 20, 2016.

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Sec. 3-13b. Investment Advisory Council established. Duties and powers. State Treasurer's investment policy statement. (a) There is created an Investment Advisory Council which shall consist of the following: (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management who shall serve as an ex-officio member of said council; (2) the State Treasurer who shall serve as an ex-officio member of said council; (3) five public members all of whom shall be experienced in matters relating to investments. The Governor, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the Senate minority leader, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one such public member to serve for a term of four years. No such public member or such member's business organization or affiliate shall directly or indirectly contract with or provide any services for the investment of trust funds of the state of Connecticut during the time of such member's service on said council and for one year thereafter. The term of each public member in office on June 30, 1983, shall end on July 1, 1983. The appointing authority shall fill all vacancies of the public members; (4) three representatives of the teachers' unions, and two representatives of the state employees' unions. On or before July 15, 1983, the teachers' unions shall jointly submit to the State Treasurer a list of three nominees, and the state employees' unions or a majority thereof who represent a majority of state employees shall jointly submit to the Treasurer a list of two nominees. On or before July 30, 1983, the Governor shall appoint five members of the council from such lists, for terms of two years. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy or to be a new member at the expiration of a given term, whose predecessor in that position was either a representative of one of the teachers' unions or one of the state employees' unions, shall also be a representative of such respective union group. Any such appointee shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Treasurer by the teachers' unions or state employees' unions or such majority thereof, as the case may be, within thirty days of notification by the Treasurer of the existence of a vacancy or a prospective vacancy, or the expiration or prospective expiration of a term. All members of the council shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and have qualified. No public member of the council shall serve more than two consecutive terms which commence on or after July 1, 1983.

(b) The Governor shall designate one of the members to be chairperson of the council to serve as such at the Governor's pleasure. The Treasurer shall serve as secretary of said council. A majority of the members of the council then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, and action shall be by the vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting. Votes by members on investment policies shall be recorded in the minutes of each meeting. Members of said council shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of said council. The council shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary or upon the request of a majority of the members in office. Special meetings shall be held at the request of such majority after notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office.

(c) (1) The Treasurer shall recommend to the Investment Advisory Council an investment policy statement which shall set forth the standards governing investment of trust funds by the Treasurer. Such statement shall include, with respect to each trust fund, without limitation, (A) investment objectives; (B) asset allocation policy and risk tolerance; (C) asset class definitions, including specific types of permissible investments within each asset class and any specific limitations or other considerations governing the investment of any funds; (D) investment manager guidelines; (E) investment performance evaluation guidelines; (F) guidelines for the selection and termination of providers of investment-related services who shall include, but not be limited to, investment advisors, external money managers, investment consultants, custodians, broker-dealers, legal counsel, and similar investment industry professionals; and (G) proxy voting guidelines. A draft of the statement shall be submitted to the Investment Advisory Council at a meeting of said council and shall be made available to the public. Notice of such availability shall be published in at least one newspaper having a general circulation in each municipality in the state which publication shall be not less than two weeks prior to such meeting. Said council shall review the draft statement and shall publish any recommendations it may have for changes to such statement in the manner provided for publication of the statement by the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall thereafter adopt the statement, including any such changes the Treasurer deems appropriate, with the approval of a majority of the members appointed to said council. If a majority of the members appointed to said council fail to approve such statement, said majority shall provide the reasons for its failure to approve to the Treasurer who may submit an amended proposed statement at a subsequent regular or special meeting of said council. Such revised proposed statement shall be made available to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. Any revisions or additions to the investment policy statement shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subdivision for the adoption of the statement. The Treasurer shall annually review the investment policy statement and shall consult with the Investment Advisory Council regarding possible revisions to such statement.

(2) All trust fund investments by the State Treasurer shall be reviewed by said Investment Advisory Council. The Treasurer shall provide to the council all information regarding such investments which the Treasurer deems relevant to the council's review and such other information as may be requested by the council. The Treasurer shall provide a report at each regularly scheduled meeting of the Investment Advisory Council as to the status of the trust funds and any significant changes which may have occurred or which may be pending with regard to the funds. The council shall promptly notify the Auditors of Public Accounts and the Comptroller of any unauthorized, illegal, irregular or unsafe handling or expenditure of trust funds or breakdowns in the safekeeping of trust funds or contemplated action to do the same within their knowledge. The Governor may direct the Treasurer to change any investments made by the Treasurer when in the judgment of said council such action is for the best interest of the state. Said council shall, at the close of the fiscal year, make a complete examination of the security investments of the state and determine as of June thirtieth, the value of such investments in the custody of the Treasurer and report thereon to the Governor, the General Assembly and beneficiaries of trust funds administered, held or invested by the Treasurer. With the approval of the Treasurer and the council, said report may be included in the Treasurer's annual report.

(d) The Investment Advisory Council shall be within the office of the State Treasurer for administrative purposes only.

(e) For the purposes of this section, “teachers' union” means a representative organization for certified professional employees, as defined in section 10-153b, and “state employees' union” means an organization certified to represent state employees, pursuant to section 5-275.

(P.A. 73-594, S. 1–3, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 55, 610; P.A. 78-208, S. 26, 35; P.A. 80-318, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-381, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-533, S. 1, 54; 83-574, S. 2, 20; P.A. 00-43, S. 1, 19; P.A. 02-103, S. 41.)

History: P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control and placed the investment advisory council within the office of policy and management for administrative purposes only; P.A. 78-208 substituted reference to Sec. 10-183b for reference to Sec. 10-160; P.A. 80-318 deleted references to successors in Subsec. (a) and placed investment advisory council within the office of the state treasurer rather than the office of policy and management; P.A. 82-381 increased membership from nine to eleven members by adding representatives of teachers' unions and state employees' unions, limited participation of those members to matters affecting the teachers' retirement fund and state employees' retirement fund, respectively, and defined teachers' union and state employees' union; P.A. 83-533 amended section to provide for three members representing teachers' unions and two members representing state employees' unions, deleting provisions re representatives for teachers' retirement board and state employees' retirement commission, and to allow full participation in all council decisions; P.A. 83-574 amended Subsec. (a) to provide for legislative appointments, and, concurring with P.A. 83-533, to eliminate representatives of teachers' retirement board and state employees' retirement commission and add three representatives of the teachers' union and two representatives of the state employees' unions, amended Subsec. (b) to establish procedural and attendance requirements, amended Subsec. (c) to eliminate provision limiting participation of teacher and state employee representatives and to require reports to the general assembly and trust fund beneficiaries and amended Subsec. (e) to reword definition of “state employees' union”; P.A. 00-43 made a technical change in Subsec. (b) and amended Subsec. (c) to provide for an investment policy statement by the Treasurer and to modify the responsibilities of the Investment Advisory Council, effective May 3, 2000; P.A. 02-103 made a technical change in Subsec. (b).

See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.

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Sec. 3-13c. Trust funds defined. Trust funds as used in sections 3-13 to 3-13e, inclusive, and 3-31b shall be construed to include Connecticut Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund A, Connecticut Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund B, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund, State's Attorneys' Retirement Fund, Teachers' Annuity Fund, Teachers' Pension Fund, Teachers' Survivorship and Dependency Fund, School Fund, State Employees Retirement Fund, the Hospital Insurance Fund, Policemen and Firemen Survivor's Benefit Fund, any trust fund described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 7-450 that is administered, held or invested by the State Treasurer and all other trust funds administered, held or invested by the State Treasurer.

(P.A. 73-594, S. 4, 12; P.A. 78-236, S. 17, 20; P.A. 87-458, S. 15, 18; P.A. 99-70, S. 1, 3; P.A. 05-288, S. 5; P.A. 19-25, S. 23; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 293.)

History: P.A. 78-236 substituted “3-13e” for “3-13d”; P.A. 87-458 included hospital insurance fund as trust fund; P.A. 99-70 added Policemen and Firemen Survivor's Benefit Fund, effective May 27, 1999; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 19-25 added “Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund,” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 added provision re trust funds described in Sec. 7-450(b)(1) administered, held or invested by State Treasurer, effective June 23, 2021.

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Sec. 3-13d. Trust funds: Investment, restrictions, sale of call options. Consideration of political implications of particular investments in relation to U.S. foreign policy and national interests. Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificates. Certain contracts with life insurance companies. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in the general statutes, the Treasurer shall invest as much of the state's trust funds as are not required for current disbursements in accordance with the provisions of section 45a-203 or the provisions of this part. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision in the general statutes, the Treasurer shall not invest more than sixty per cent of the market value of each such trust fund in common stock, except in the event of a stock market fluctuation that causes the common stock percentage to increase and the Treasurer deems it in the best interest of such trust fund to maintain a higher percentage of equities, provided the Treasurer shall not allow the market value of each such trust fund in common stock to exceed sixty-five per cent for more than six months after such fluctuation occurs. On and after January 1, 2001, or on and after the first adoption of an investment policy statement under section 3-13b, whichever is later, all trust fund investments shall be made in accordance with the investment policy statement adopted under section 3-13b. In order to increase the income for each such combined investment fund established pursuant to section 3-31b, the Treasurer may enter into repurchase agreements or lend securities from each such fund, provided that at the time of the execution of the repurchase agreement or the loan at least one hundred per cent of the market value of the security sold or lent shall be received as consideration in the form of cash or securities guaranteed by (1) the United States government or any agency of the United States government, or (2) a sovereign country that is a participant in the General Arrangements to Borrow, known generally as the Group of Ten, or G10, and is rated “AA” or better by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization. At all times during the term of each such repurchase agreement or the term of each such loan the consideration received or the collateral shall be equal to not less than ninety-five per cent of the full market value of the security and said consideration received or said collateral shall not be more than one hundred thousand dollars less than the full market value of the security. The Treasurer may sell call options which would give the holders of such options the right to purchase securities held by the Treasurer at the date the call is sold for investment purposes, under such terms and conditions as the Treasurer may determine. Among the factors to be considered by the Treasurer with respect to all securities may be the social, economic and environmental implications of investments of trust funds in particular securities or types of securities. In the investment of the state's trust funds the Treasurer shall consider the implications of any particular investment in relation to the foreign policy and national interests of the United States.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in the general statutes or elsewhere to the contrary, the Treasurer may invest as much of the state's trust funds as are not required for current disbursements in Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificates. As used in this section, “Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificate” means (1) a certificate evidencing ownership of an undivided interest in a pool of mortgage loans, each of which is secured by a first mortgage on real property located in this state improved by one-to-four-family residential dwellings or units, where such mortgage loans are assigned to a trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, as trustee for the benefit of the holders of such certificates, or (2) any Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pass-through certificate or Federal National Mortgage Association securities backed by mortgage loans, each of which is secured by a first mortgage on real property located in this state improved by one-to-four-family residential dwellings or units; provided such mortgage loans are originated by any bank, trust company, national banking association, savings bank, federal mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, federal savings and loan association, credit union, or federal credit union authorized to do business in this state or by any lender authorized to do business in this state and approved by the federal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in any mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act. In exercising his discretion to invest the state's trust funds in Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificates and in considering the yield on such investments, the Treasurer shall give preference to pools of mortgage loans which contain loans to persons who at the time of mortgage application are contributors to state pension and retirement funds included among the trust funds defined in section 3-13c or who have been past contributors to such funds and who continue to maintain a financial interest therein, and may consider furtherance of the public policy of increasing the amount of reasonably priced mortgage loans available to state residents. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Treasurer from investing state trust funds in mortgage pass-through certificates other than Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificates.

(c) Except in the event of an express repeal of this subsection, no pool of mortgage loans, the ownership of which is evidenced by Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificates, shall be subject to any tax imposed by the state if all of the outstanding Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificates respecting such pool were at any time owned by or on behalf of any one or more of the state's trust funds.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in the general statutes or elsewhere to the contrary, the Treasurer may enter into contracts with any life insurance company authorized to do business in Connecticut under which any amounts held in the state's trust funds may be used to purchase pension funding contracts and contracts providing for participation in separate accounts or under which funds become a part of the general account of any such life insurance company.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, neither the Treasurer, the Deputy Treasurer nor any acting Treasurer shall make a private equity or real estate investment without the approval of the Investment Advisory Council, for the balance of the Treasurer's term of office, on or after any of the following events: (1) The defeat of the Treasurer (A) in a ballot for the party nomination for Treasurer at a convention where said Treasurer was a candidate for nomination, (B) in a primary for nomination for said office where said Treasurer was a candidate for nomination, or (C) upon the completion of a recanvass of the returns from such primary under section 9-445 or 9-446, whichever is later, (2) the defeat of the Treasurer (A) in the election for said office or (B) upon the completion of a recanvass of the returns from such election under section 9-311, 9-311a or 9-311b, or (3) the resignation of the Treasurer.

(P.A. 73-594, S. 7, 12; P.A. 74-49, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-431, S. 2, 4; P.A. 81-343, S. 2, 7; P.A. 86-29, S. 1, 3; P.A. 92-69, S. 4, 5; P.A. 95-120, S. 1, 2; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4, S. 8, 11; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 63, 65; P.A. 98-86; P.A. 00-43, S. 2, 4, 19; P.A. 02-34, S. 1; P.A. 10-150, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 74-49 provided that market value of loans from investment funds could be guaranteed by U.S. government or its agencies; P.A. 80-431 required treasurer to consider foreign policy and national interest in making investments of state trust funds; P.A. 81-343 added Subsecs. (b) to (d) re mortgage pass-through certificates and contracts with life insurance companies to purchase pension funding contracts; P.A. 86-29 amended Subsec. (a) to provide specifically that the treasurer may enter into repurchase agreements for purposes of investing the trust funds of the state; P.A. 92-69 amended Subsec. (b) to include certain Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pass-through certificates and Federal National Mortgage Association securities backed by mortgage loans in the definition of “Connecticut mortgage pass-through certificate”; P.A. 95-120 amended Subsec. (a) to permit Treasurer to invest no more than 55%, instead of 50% of a trust fund in common stock, except under specified conditions, for a six-month period of time, effective July 1, 1995; (Revisor's note: Section 8 of June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4 is void and was therefore not codified because it attempts to amend section 1 of vetoed public act 97-260 by restoring language which was deleted in the vetoed act and leaving in place new language added in the vetoed act, effective June 30, 1997. June 18 Sp. Sess. 97-11 changed the effective date of June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4 but without affecting section 8 of the act); P.A. 98-86 amended Subsec. (a) to replace book value with market value and add REITS as alternative investments; P.A. 00-43 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the limit on investment in common stock and to provide that all investments be made in accordance with the investment policy statement adopted under Sec. 3-13b, effective January 1, 2001, and added Subsec. (e) re restrictions on investment of trust funds in private equity or real estate during “lame duck” phase of Treasurer's term, effective May 3, 2000; P.A. 02-34 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision which designated real estate investment trusts as alternative investments and not common stock investments, effective May 6, 2002; P.A. 10-150 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “or elsewhere to the contrary”, adding Subdiv. (1) designator, making a conforming change and adding Subdiv. (2) allowing Group of Ten securities as collateral for securities lending, effective July 1, 2010.

See Sec. 3-13g re investment policies re corporations doing business in Iran.

See Sec. 3-13h re state funds invested in certain companies doing business in Northern Ireland.

See Sec. 3-13i re contracts for services related to investment of trust funds.

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Sec. 3-13e. Investment of trust funds in loans to mortgage lenders. (a) The following terms, when used in this section shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: “Trust fund” means any of the funds listed in section 3-13c; “mortgage lender” means any bank and trust company, savings bank or savings and loan association chartered under the laws of the state, national banking association, federal savings and loan association, insurance company authorized to transact business in the state or other firm or corporation subject to the banking laws of Connecticut and approved by the Treasurer; and “pension and retirement fund contributor” means any person who at the time of receiving a mortgage-secured loan from a mortgage lender as provided in subsection (b) of this section is, and has been during the three years immediately preceding such loan, a contributor to any pension or retirement fund included among the trust funds listed in this subsection.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Treasurer may invest as much of the funds of any trust fund as are not required for current disbursements, in loans to mortgage lenders, subject to the following conditions: (1) Any such investment shall be secured as to payment of both principal and interest by a pledge of and lien upon collateral security of such nature, in such amounts and under such terms as the Treasurer shall determine; (2) any such mortgage lender shall within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Treasurer, following receipt by such mortgage lender of the loan proceeds, enter into written commitments to make and shall thereafter proceed as promptly as practicable to make and disburse loans from such loan proceeds, in an aggregate principal amount not less than the amount of such loan proceeds, and each such loan shall be secured by a mortgage of residential real property containing not more than four dwelling units and situated within the state, provided no more than twenty million dollars in such loans to mortgage lenders shall be outstanding at any one time and no more than ten million dollars in such loans shall be made in any one fiscal year, and further provided, the aggregate of such loans outstanding to any single mortgage lender shall not exceed the greater of one million dollars or one per cent of the deposits of such mortgage lender. Pension and retirement fund contributors shall be afforded a preference with respect to receipt of loans made under the provisions of this section, subject to such procedures as the Treasurer may prescribe.

(P.A. 75-347, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-121, S. 1, 113; 78-236, S. 18, 20.)

History: P.A. 78-121 deleted words “building or” in phrase “building or savings and loan association”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-236 redefined “trust fund”.

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Sec. 3-13f. State investment policy in relation to corporations doing business in South Africa. Section 3-13f is repealed, effective November 12, 1993.

(P.A. 80-431, S. 1, 4; P.A. 82-324, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-170, S. 1, 2; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-2, S. 1, 2.)

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Sec. 3-13g. Divestment of state funds invested in companies doing business in Iran. (a) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Company” means any corporation, utility, partnership, joint venture, franchisor, franchisee, trust, entity investment vehicle, financial institution or other entity or business association, including all wholly-owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies or affiliates of such entities or business associations that exist for the purpose of making profit;

(2) “Doing business in Iran” means engaging in commerce in any form in Iran, including maintaining equipment, facilities, personnel or other apparatus of business or commerce in Iran, including, but not limited to, the lease or ownership of real or personal property in Iran or engaging in any business activity with the government of Iran;

(3) “Invest” means the commitment of funds or other assets to a company, including, but not limited to, the ownership or control of a share or interest in the company, and the ownership or control of a bond or other debt instrument by the company;

(4) “Iran” means the Islamic Republic of Iran, including its government and any of its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions;

(5) “Mineral extraction activities” include (A) activities such as exploring, extracting, processing, transporting, or wholesale selling or trading of elemental minerals or associated metal alloys or oxides (ore), including gold, copper, chromium, chromite, diamonds, iron, silver, tungsten, uranium and zinc, and (B) facilitating such activities, including providing supplies or services in support of such activities;

(6) “Oil-related activities” include, but are not limited to, activities such as (A) owning rights to oil blocks, (B) exporting, extracting, producing, refining, processing, exploring for, transporting, selling or trading of oil, (C) constructing, maintaining or operating a pipeline, refinery or other oil field infrastructure, and (D) facilitating such activities, including providing supplies and services in support of such activities, but does not include the selling of retail gasoline and related consumer products; and

(7) “Petroleum resources” means petroleum, petroleum byproducts and natural gas.

(b) The State Treasurer shall review the major investment holdings of the state for the purpose of determining the extent to which state funds are invested in companies doing business in Iran. Whenever feasible and consistent with the fiduciary duties of the State Treasurer, the State Treasurer shall encourage companies in which state funds are invested and that are doing business in Iran, as identified by the United States Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control or the State Treasurer, to act responsibly and not take actions that promote or otherwise enable Iran's development of nuclear weaponry or its support of terrorism.

(c) The State Treasurer (1) may divest, decide to not further invest state funds or not enter into any future investment in any company doing business in Iran; and (2) shall divest and not further invest in any security or instrument issued by Iran. In determining whether to divest state funds in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the factors that the Treasurer shall consider shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (A) Revenues paid by such company directly to the government of Iran; (B) whether the company is doing business in Iran that involves contracts with or provision of supplies or services to (i) the government of Iran, (ii) companies in which the government of Iran has any direct or indirect equity share, (iii) consortia or projects commissioned by the government of Iran, or (iv) companies involved in consortia or projects commissioned by the government of Iran where such business involves oil-related activities, mineral extraction activities, investments that directly and significantly contribute to the development of Iran's petroleum resources or any other business activity that has been made the subject of economic sanctions imposed by the United States government; (C) whether the company has demonstrated complicity with an Iranian organization that has been identified as a terrorist organization by the United States government; (D) whether such company knowingly obstructs lawful inquiries into its operations and investments in Iran; (E) whether such company attempts to circumvent any applicable sanctions of the United States; (F) the extent of any humanitarian activities undertaken by such company in Iran; (G) whether such company is authorized by the federal government of the United States to do business in Iran; and (H) any other factor that the Treasurer deems prudent. In the event that the Treasurer determines that divestment of state funds is warranted from a company in which state funds are invested due to such company doing business in Iran, the Treasurer shall give notice to such company that such funds shall be divested from such company for as long as such company does business in Iran.

(d) The State Treasurer shall, at least once per fiscal year, provide a report to the Investment Advisory Council on actions taken by the Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(e) The provisions of this section shall no longer be effective if both of the following occur: (1) Iran is no longer designated by the United States Department of State as a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism due to said department's determination that the country repeatedly provides support for acts of international terrorism; and (2) the President of the United States certifies to the appropriate committee of Congress, pursuant to P.L. 104-172, as amended from time to time, that Iran has ceased its efforts to design, develop, manufacture or acquire a nuclear explosive device or related materials and technology.

(P.A. 80-431, S. 3, 4; P.A. 11-82, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 11-82 added Subsec. (a) re definitions, designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b) and amended same to substitute “holdings” for “policies”, delete language re purpose of reviewing investments contrary to national interests and add language re Treasurer's encouragement of companies to not assist Iran's development of nuclear weaponry and support of terrorism, and added Subsec. (c) re factors Treasurer shall consider for divesture, Subsec. (d) re report and Subsec. (e) re conditions when provisions are no longer effective, effective July 8, 2011.

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Sec. 3-13h. Investments in companies doing business in Northern Ireland which have not implemented the MacBride principles. (a) The State Treasurer shall review the major investment holdings of the state for the purpose of determining the extent to which state funds are invested in companies doing business in Northern Ireland which have not adopted the MacBride principles. Whenever feasible and consistent with the fiduciary duties of the State Treasurer, companies in which the state has invested assets and which have operations in Northern Ireland shall be urged to adopt and implement the MacBride principles with respect to such operations and where necessary and appropriate to initiate or support shareholder initiatives requiring such corporate action.

(b) The State Treasurer may divest, decide not to further invest state funds or not enter into any future investment in any company unless such company has implemented the MacBride principles, which are as follows: (1) Increasing the representation of individuals from underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, including managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical and technical jobs; (2) providing adequate security for the protection of minority employees at the workplace and while traveling to and from work; (3) banning provocative religious or political emblems from the workplace; (4) publicly advertising all job openings and making special recruitment efforts to attract applicants from underrepresented religious groups; (5) layoff, recall and termination procedures which do not in practice favor particular religious groupings; (6) abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship restrictions and differential employment criteria, which discriminate on the basis of religion or ethnic origin; (7) developing training programs that will prepare substantial numbers of current minority employees for skilled jobs, including the expansion of existing programs and the creation of new programs to train, upgrade and improve the skills of minority employees; (8) establishing procedures to assess, identify and actively recruit minority employees with potential for further advancement; and (9) appointing a senior management staff member to oversee the company's affirmative action efforts and the setting up of timetables to carry out affirmative action principles.

(c) The State Treasurer shall, at least once per fiscal year, provide a report to the Investment Advisory Council on actions taken by the Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(d) The provisions of this section shall no longer be effective on and after January 1, 2020.

(P.A. 87-199, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-345, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-180, S. 136, 166; P.A. 12-203, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 95-345 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting the words “adopted and” from the phrase “such corporation has adopted and implemented the MacBride principles”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-180 amended Subsec. (b) to make technical grammatical corrections, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 12-203 amended Subsec. (a) by changing “policies” to “holdings”, “moneys” to “state funds”, “corporations” to “companies” and “In whatever manner may be deemed appropriate by” to “Whenever feasible and consistent with the fiduciary duties of”, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting “In carrying out his fiduciary responsibility”, deleting requirement that State Treasurer disinvest state funds within 3 years following May 18, 1987, and invest no new state funds in any corporation doing business in Northern Ireland not implementing MacBride principles, deleting requirement that State Treasurer invest state funds available for future investment in corporations doing business in Northern Ireland in accordance with MacBride principles, adding “may divest, decide not to further invest state funds or not enter into any future investment in any company” and changing “corporation” to “company”, and added Subsecs. (c) re required report and (d) re effectiveness of provisions, effective July 1, 2012.

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Sec. 3-13i. Contracts for services related to investment of trust funds. On and after January 1, 2001, or on and after the first adoption of an investment policy statement under section 3-13b, whichever is later, any contract for services related to the investment of trust funds, as defined in section 3-13c, shall be subject to the investment policy statement adopted under section 3-13b. No contract for services related to the investment of such funds shall be awarded to a provider of such services until the Treasurer's recommendation of a provider is reviewed by the Investment Advisory Council. The Treasurer shall provide notice of such recommendation at a meeting of the council. Not later than forty-five days after such meeting, the council may file a written review of the Treasurer's recommendation concerning the selection of such provider with the Office of the Treasurer where it shall be available for public inspection. The Treasurer may proceed to award the contract after such forty-five-day period.

(P.A. 00-43, S. 3, 19.)

History: P.A. 00-43 effective May 3, 2000.

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Sec. 3-13j. Third party fees in investments by Treasurer or quasi-public agencies. (a) Prior to the Treasurer entering into a contract for investment services, as defined in section 9-612, any person or entity who would be a party to that contract shall disclose to the Treasurer, in writing, all third party fees attributable to such contract. Such disclosure shall be made by firms providing such services and shall be in a sworn affidavit in a manner and form prescribed in regulations which shall be adopted by the Treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, not later than three months after May 3, 2000. Information disclosed under this subsection shall be made available for public inspection in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.

(b) Prior to any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, entering into a contract for investment services, as defined in section 9-612, any person or entity who would be a party to that contract shall disclose to the quasi-public agency entering into the contract, in writing, all third party fees attributable to such contract. Such disclosure shall be made by firms providing such services and shall be in a sworn affidavit in a manner and form as prescribed in procedures which shall be adopted by each such agency, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 12, not later than three months after May 3, 2000. Information disclosed under this subsection shall be made available for public inspection in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.

(c) For purposes of this section and section 3-13k, “third party fees” includes, but is not limited to, management fees, placement agent fees, solicitation fees, referral fees, promotion fees, introduction or matchmaker fees, and due diligence fees.

(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation.

(1) The Attorney General, upon complaint of the Treasurer, may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to recover such penalty for a violation of this section which affects a fund of the state. Any penalty imposed under this section for a violation which affects any such fund shall be paid to the Treasurer who shall deposit such moneys in such fund.

(2) Any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, may bring an action in the superior court to recover such penalty for a violation of this section which affects any fund under the control of such agency. Any penalty imposed under this section for a violation which affects any such fund shall be paid to such agency which shall deposit such moneys in such fund.

(P.A. 00-43, S. 5, 19.)

History: P.A. 00-43 effective May 3, 2000.

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Sec. 3-13k. Direction of third party fees by Treasurer prohibited. Personal use by Treasurer of broker's credits prohibited. (a) The Treasurer shall not direct the payment of any third party fees to any person other than third party fees paid in connection with state bond sales or fees permitted by the Internal Revenue Code in connection with guaranteed investment contracts related to debt issuance.

(b) Neither the Treasurer, nor any agent or employee of the Treasurer, shall make personal use of any credit or thing of value given by a broker or firm in connection with the investment of trust funds.

(P.A. 00-43, S. 6, 19.)

History: P.A. 00-43 effective May 3, 2000.

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Sec. 3-13l. Finder's fees in connection with state investments prohibited. Definitions. Penalties. (a) No person may, directly or indirectly, pay a finder's fee to any person in connection with any investment transaction involving the state, any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, or any political subdivision of the state. No person may, directly or indirectly, receive a finder's fee in connection with any investment transaction involving the state, any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, or any political subdivision of the state.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Finder's fee” means compensation in the form of cash, cash equivalents or other things of value paid to or received by a third party in connection with an investment transaction to which the state, any political subdivision of the state or any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, is a party for any services, and includes, but is not limited to, any fee paid for lobbying, as defined in subdivision (11) of section 1-91, and as defined by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, in consultation with the Treasurer, in the regulations adopted under subparagraph (C)(ii) of subdivision (3) of this subsection or as prescribed by the Treasurer until such regulations are adopted.

(2) “Finder's fee” does not mean (A)(i) compensation earned for the rendering of investment services, as defined in subsection (e) of section 9-612, or for acting as a licensed real estate broker or real estate sales person under the provisions of section 20-312, or under a comparable statute of the jurisdiction in which the subject property is located, or (ii) marketing fees or due diligence fees earned by the payee in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security or investment interest, in accordance with criteria prescribed under subparagraph (C)(ii) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, (B) compensation paid to (i) persons who are investment professionals engaged in the ongoing business of representing investment services providers, or (ii) third parties for services connected to the issuance of debt by the state, any political subdivision of the state or any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, and (C) any compensation which is so defined by the regulations adopted under subparagraph (C)(ii) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, or any compensation which meets criteria prescribed by the Treasurer until such regulations are adopted. As used in this section, “offer” and “sale” have the same meaning as provided in section 36b-3.

(3) “Investment professional” means an individual or firm whose primary business is bringing together institutional funds and investment opportunities and who (A) is a broker-dealer or investment adviser agent licensed or registered (i) under the Connecticut Uniform Securities Act; (ii) in the case of an investment adviser agent, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in accordance with the Investment Advisors' Act of 1940; or (iii) in the case of a broker-dealer, with the National Association of Securities Dealers in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or (B) is licensed under section 20-312, or under a comparable statute of the jurisdiction in which the subject property is located, or (C) (i) furnishes an investment manager with marketing services including, but not limited to, developing an overall marketing strategy focusing on more than one institutional fund, designing or publishing marketing brochures or other presentation material such as logos and brands for investment products, responding to requests for proposals, completing due diligence questionnaires, identifying a range of potential investors, or such other services as may be identified in regulations adopted under clause (ii) of this subparagraph; and (ii) meets criteria prescribed (I) by the Treasurer until regulations are adopted under this subparagraph, or (II) by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, in consultation with the Treasurer, in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Prior to adopting such regulations, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board shall transmit the proposed regulations to the Treasurer not later than one hundred twenty days before any period for public comment on such regulations commences and shall consider any comments or recommendations the Treasurer may have regarding such regulations. In developing such regulations, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board shall ensure that the state will not be competitively disadvantaged by such regulations relative to any legitimate financial market.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than the amount of the fee paid or received in violation of this section and not more than three times said amount.

(1) The Attorney General, upon complaint of the Treasurer or the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to recover such penalty for a violation of this section which affects a fund of the state. Any penalty imposed under this section for a violation which affects any such fund shall be paid to the Treasurer who shall deposit such moneys in such fund.

(2) Any political subdivision of the state may bring an action in the superior court to recover such penalty for a violation of this section which affects any fund under the control of such subdivision. Any penalty imposed under this section for a violation which affects any such fund shall be paid to such subdivision which shall deposit such moneys in such fund.

(3) Any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, may bring an action in the superior court to recover such penalty for a violation of this section which affects any fund under the control of such agency. Any penalty imposed under this section for a violation which affects any such fund shall be paid to such agency which shall deposit such moneys in such fund.

(P.A. 00-43, S. 7, 19; P.A. 02-103, S. 42; P.A. 05-183, S. 33; P.A. 06-196, S. 22; P.A. 13-180, S. 34; 13-244, S. 22.)

History: P.A. 00-43 effective May 3, 2000; P.A. 02-103 made technical changes in Subsec. (b)(2); P.A. 05-183 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to replace “Ethics Commission” with “Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board” and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (b)(3), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 13-180 replaced reference to Sec. 9-612(f) with reference to Sec. 9-612(e) in Subsec. (b)(2), effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 13-244 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to Sec. 1-91(k) with reference to Sec. 1-91(11) in Subdiv. (1) and make a technical change in Subdiv. (2).

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Sec. 3-14. Management and sales of state property. The Treasurer may appoint agents to manage all property to which the state becomes legally entitled and to sell any such property not necessary for the use of the state, at public or private sale, for cash or on credit, on such terms as the Treasurer approves. The Treasurer shall execute any conveyances thereof and shall render an account of his proceedings to the General Assembly if in session or to the Governor during the recess of the General Assembly; but, if any owner of such property appears, he shall be entitled to it, or, if sold, to the avails thereof, after deducting the necessary expenses.

(1949 Rev., S. 108.)

See Secs. 3-47 and 4b-21 re real estate transactions.

See Sec. 47-8 re Treasurer's authority to release mortgages to, or liens in favor of, state.

Cited. 13 CA 325.

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Sec. 3-14a. Treasurer to administer trusts for counties. Unless otherwise provided by the trust instrument, the State Treasurer shall succeed to the administration of any trust created for the benefit of any county and shall continue to administer the same in accordance with the terms of the trust.

(1959, P.A. 152, S. 94.)

See Sec. 6-2a re state succession to property and liabilities of counties.

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Sec. 3-14b. Option of municipality to purchase state-owned land prior to sale. Waiver of rights. Exceptions. Prior to the sale of any parcel of land, or a portion thereof owned by the state, except a transfer or conveyance to the party against whom foreclosure was taken or who conveyed to the state in lieu of foreclosure under the provisions of section 17b-138, or as provided in subsection (g) of this section, the state agency, department or institution responsible for the sale of such land shall first notify, in writing, the chief executive officer or officers of the municipality in which such land is situated and the affected state representative and state senator for such municipality of the state's intention to sell such land, and no agreement to sell such land may be entered into or sale may be made by the state except as follows:

(a) Not later than forty-five days after such notice has been so given, such chief executive officer or officers may give written notice to the state of the municipality's desire to purchase such land and shall have the right to purchase the interest in the land which the state has declared its intent to sell, subject to conditions of sale acceptable to the state.

(b) If the chief executive officer or officers of the municipality fail to give notice, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, or give notice to the state of the municipality's desire not to purchase such land, such municipality shall have waived its right to purchase the land in accordance with the terms of this section.

(c) Not later than sixty days after notice has been given by the municipality of its desire to purchase such land, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the state acting through the state agency, department or institution shall sell such land to the municipality, provided the state and the municipality agree upon the conditions of sale and the amount to be paid therefor.

(d) If the municipality fails to purchase such land not later than sixty days after notice has been given by the municipality of its desire to purchase the land, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, such municipality shall have waived rights to purchase the land in accordance with the terms of this section, subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (d) of this section, if the state thereafter proposes to sell such land to any person upon terms different from those offered to the municipality, the state shall first notify the municipality of such proposal, in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section, and of the terms of such proposed sale, and such municipality shall have the option to purchase such land upon such terms and may thereupon, in the same manner and within the same time limitations as are provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section, proceed to purchase such land.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the towns of Preston and Norwich shall retain any right provided for by this section with regard to the property known as the Norwich State Hospital property, provided the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that such towns continue to make good faith efforts to purchase such property and have otherwise complied with the provisions of this section.

(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale or transfer of land, an interest in land or an improvement to land under the provisions of section 4b-21.

(P.A. 74-203, S. 1, 2; P.A. 75-332; P.A. 96-222, S. 1, 41; P.A. 05-287, S. 28; P.A. 06-196, S. 23; P.A. 11-51, S. 44; P.A. 13-263, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 75-332 excepted transfers and conveyances of land where foreclosure was involved from provisions of section; P.A. 96-222 substituted “state agency, department or institution responsible for the sale of such land” for “State Treasurer”, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 05-287 made technical changes throughout the section, added requirement that notice of sale be provided to the affected state representative and state senator for the municipality and added Subsec. (f) re the sale of the Norwich State Hospital property to the towns of Preston and Norwich, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (e), effective June 7, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (f), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-263 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to Subsec. (g) and added Subsec. (g) re sale or transfer under Sec. 4b-21, effective July 1, 2013.

Cited. 13 CA 325.

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Sec. 3-15. Sites for beacon lights and other buildings. The Treasurer is authorized to execute on behalf of the state and deliver, with the approval of the Governor, to the United States of America, a deed of any parcel of land belonging to the state, for the purpose of the erection and maintenance thereon of beacon lights and other buildings and apparatus to be used in aid of navigation. Any such deed shall contain a provision that, if such lights, buildings and apparatus are not erected thereon within five years from the date of such deed, or if the government of the United States of America abandons the use of such land for such purposes, title to such land shall revert to the state. Jurisdiction of the state over any land deeded to the United States under the provisions of this section shall be ceded to the United States, provided the state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States for the sole purpose of serving and executing thereon civil and criminal process issued under any provision of the statutes.

(1949 Rev., S. 130.)

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Sec. 3-16. Temporary borrowing. Approval by Governor. Notice to committees of General Assembly. (a) The Treasurer is authorized, subject to the approval of the Governor, to borrow such funds, from time to time, as may be necessary, and to issue the obligations of the state therefor, signed by him or her as Treasurer, which obligations shall be binding on the state and shall be redeemed by the Treasurer whenever, in his or her opinion, there are funds in the Treasury available for such purpose or not later than two years from the date of issuance, whichever is earlier.

(b) The Governor shall specify, in his or her approval of temporary borrowing undertaken pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the dollar amount of such borrowing.

(c) Concurrently with the Governor's notice to the Treasurer of approval of such borrowing, the Governor shall provide notice of approval of such borrowing to the chairs and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations.

(1949 Rev., S. 109; P.A. 11-82, S. 6.)

History: P.A. 11-82 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to make technical changes and require obligations to be redeemed not later than 2 years from the date of issuance, and added Subsec. (b) re dollar amount of borrowing specified in Governor's approval and Subsec. (c) re notice to committees of General Assembly.

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Sec. 3-17. Collection of state revenue. Issuance of bonds. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the state and disburse the same only as he is directed by law. The Treasurer shall superintend the collection of the state taxes and revenue, receive all such revenue and make proper entries and credits for the same. He may issue, from time to time, registered or coupon bonds of this state in such sums as he finds expedient, deliver the same to the retirement fund provided for in section 10-183r and issue the same in exchange for or in lieu of any registered or coupon bonds previously authorized to be issued; and such bonds so issued shall be payable at the same time and bear interest at the same rate as the bonds received in exchange; and any bonds so received in exchange for new bonds shall be cancelled by the Treasurer.

(1949 Rev., S. 111; 1969, P.A. 629, S. 2; P.A. 78-208, S. 23, 35.)

History: 1969 act provided for delivery bonds to teachers' pension fund; P.A. 78-208 substituted “retirement” for “pension” and changed reference to repealed Sec. 10-165 to reflect reorganization of teachers' retirement system.

State Treasurer cannot maintain action for penalty for violation of criminal law. 6 C. 312; 9 C. 267. Treasurer has power to collect debt owing to state. 115 C. 560.

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Sec. 3-17a. Payments to the state from certain financing litigation settlements. Section 3-17a is repealed, effective May 26, 2009.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 14, 28; P.A. 09-111, S. 5.)

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Sec. 3-18. Use of facsimile of state seal on bonds. The use of a facsimile of the great seal of the state on all bonds of the state is authorized, and the same shall have the same effect as an impression thereof.

(1949 Rev., S. 122.)

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Sec. 3-19. Place of payment of state bonds. The principal and interest of all bonds of the state issued after June 13, 1947, shall be made payable at such place or places as the Treasurer may determine.

(1949 Rev., S. 123.)

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Sec. 3-20. Short title: State General Obligation Bond Procedure Act. State Bond Commission. (a) This section shall be known as and may be cited as, and its short title shall be, the “State General Obligation Bond Procedure Act”.

(b) The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: “Bonds” means general obligations of the state for the payment of the principal of and interest on which, as the same become due, the full faith and credit of the state are pledged; “bond act” means a general statute, public act or special act of the General Assembly empowering the State Bond Commission or the State Treasurer to authorize bonds heretofore enacted or hereafter enacted; “refunding bonds” means bonds authorized to be issued and sold pursuant to subsection (i) hereof and hereunder; “resolution” means a resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the State Bond Commission. The adoption of a resolution is hereby deemed to satisfy and supersede the requirement of any bond act for a written determination signed by the majority of the members of the State Bond Commission and filed in the office of the Secretary of the State; “State Bond Commission” or “commission” means the State Bond Commission as established herein.

(c) There is established the State Bond Commission, which shall consist of the Governor, the Treasurer, the Comptroller, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Commissioner of Administrative Services, each of whom may designate a deputy to represent him as a member at meetings of the State Bond Commission with full powers to act and vote in his behalf, and the cochairpersons and the ranking minority members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to state finance, revenue and bonding, each of whom may designate another member of said joint standing committee, who is not a member of the State Bond Commission, to represent him as a member at meetings of the State Bond Commission with full powers to act and vote in his behalf. The members of said commission shall serve without compensation.

(d) (1) (A) All bonds of the state, authorized by the State Bond Commission acting prior to July 1, 1972, pursuant to any bond act taking effect prior to such date, shall be issued in accordance with such bond act or this section.

(B) All bonds of the state authorized to be issued by the State Bond Commission acting on or after July 1, 1972, pursuant to any bond act taking effect before, on or after such date shall be authorized and shall be issued in accordance with this section.

(2) For the calendar year commencing January 1, 2017, and for each calendar year thereafter, the State Bond Commission may not authorize bond issuances or credit revenue bond issuances of more than two billion dollars in the aggregate in any calendar year. Commencing January 1, 2018, and each calendar year thereafter, the aggregate limit shall be adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less food and energy, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. In computing such aggregate amount at any time, there shall be excluded or deducted, as the case may be, any indebtedness authorized pursuant to section 3-21aa.

(e) The principal and interest of bonds, refunding bonds, other obligations or borrowings in anticipation thereof, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit on the sale or transfer thereof, shall at all times be exempt from any taxation by the state of Connecticut or under its authority, except for estate or succession taxes.

(f) With the exception of refunding bonds, the proceeds of the sale of the bonds and any moneys held or otherwise set aside for the repayment of the bonds shall be deposited with the Treasurer or, at the direction of the Treasurer, with a commercial bank or trust company, in trust for the benefit of the state, pending the use or application thereof, for the purpose and projects specified in the bond act empowering the State Bond Commission to authorize such bonds. Any expense incurred in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of this section, including the issuance of refunding bonds, shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums or from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds or refunding bonds and in the same manner as other obligations of the state, except that expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, issuance and delivery of general obligation bonds issued in accordance with sections 3-17 and 10-183m, and delivered to the retirement fund provided for in section 10-183r shall be paid out of the General Fund if sufficient accrued interest and premiums are not available to pay such expenses. With the exception of the proceeds of refunding bonds deposited in a defeasance escrow fund, pending the use or application of any such bond proceeds or any such funds, such proceeds or funds may be deposited with the Treasurer in such fund or funds of the state as appropriate or at the direction of the Treasurer in a commercial bank or trust company with or without security to the credit of such fund or funds, or may be invested by, or at the direction of, the Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States, or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, in certificates of deposit, commercial paper, savings accounts and bank acceptances, in the obligations of any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or the obligations of any instrumentality, authority or agency of any state or political subdivision thereof, provided that at the time of investment such obligations are rated within one of the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, in the obligations of any regional school district in this state, of any municipality in this state or any metropolitan district in this state, provided that at the time of investment such obligations of such government entity are rated within one of the top three rating categories of any nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, or in any fund in which a trustee may invest pursuant to section 36a-353, or in investment agreements with financial institutions whose long-term obligations are rated within the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking Commissioner or whose short-term obligations are rated within the top rating category of any nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking Commissioner, or investment agreements fully secured by obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States. Except as may be provided herein or in any other public or special act, net earnings of investments of proceeds of bonds and such funds, and accrued interest and premiums on the issuance of such bonds shall, after payment of expenses incurred by the Treasurer or State Bond Commission in connection with their issuance, if any, be deposited to the credit of the General Fund.

(g) (1) (A) With the exception of refunding bonds, whenever a bond act empowers the State Bond Commission to authorize bonds for any project or purpose or projects or purposes, and whenever the State Bond Commission finds that the authorization of such bonds will be in the best interests of the state, it shall authorize such bonds by resolution adopted by the approving vote of at least a majority of said commission. No such resolution shall be so adopted by the State Bond Commission unless it finds that:

(i) There has been filed with it (I) any human services facility colocation statement to be filed with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, if so requested by the secretary, pursuant to section 4b-23; (II) a statement from the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to section 22-6, for projects which would convert twenty-five or more acres of prime farmland to a nonagricultural use; (III) prior to the meeting at which such resolution is to be considered, any capital development impact statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (IV) a statement as to the full cost of the project or purpose when completed and the estimated operating cost for any structure, equipment or facility to be constructed or acquired; and (V) such requests and such other documents as it or such bond act requires, provided no resolution with respect to any school building project financed pursuant to section 10-287d or any interest subsidy financed pursuant to section 10-292k shall require the filing of any statements pursuant to this clause and provided further any resolution requiring a capital impact statement shall be deemed not properly before the State Bond Commission until such capital development impact statement is filed; and

(ii) Such authorization does not exceed the limit specified under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section.

(B) Any such resolution so adopted by the State Bond Commission shall recite the bond act under which said commission is empowered to authorize such bonds and the filing of all requests and other documents, if any, required by it or such bond act, and shall state the principal amount of the bonds authorized and a description of the purpose or project for which such bonds are authorized. Such description shall be sufficient if made merely by reference to a numbered subsection, subdivision or other applicable section of such bond act.

(2) The agenda of each meeting shall be made available to the members of the commission not later than five business days prior to the meeting at which such agenda is to be considered. The day of the meeting shall count as one of the business days. The agenda of each meeting, or any supporting documents included with such agenda, shall include a reference to the statute or public or special act which is the source of any funds to be used for any project on such agenda, including any contingency funds and any reuse or reallocation of funds previously approved for any other use or project, and a notation of the outside source from which any funds for any such project were received, if any.

(3) Upon adoption of a resolution, the principal amount of the bonds authorized therein for such purpose or project shall be deemed to be an appropriation and allocation of such amount for such purpose or project, respectively, and subject to approval by the Governor of allotment thereof and to any authorization for such project or purpose that may otherwise be required, contracts may be awarded and obligations incurred with respect to any such project or purpose in amounts not in the aggregate exceeding such authorized principal amount, notwithstanding that such contracts and obligations may at a particular time exceed the amount of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds theretofore received by the state. In any such resolution so adopted, the State Bond Commission may include provision for the date or dates of such bonds, the maturity of such bonds and, notwithstanding the provisions of any bond act taking effect prior to July 1, 1973, provision for either serial or term, sinking fund or other reserve fund requirements, if any, due dates of the interest thereon, the form of such bonds, the denominations and designation of such bonds, registration, conversion and transfer privileges and the terms of redemption with or without premium and the date and manner of sale of such bonds, provisions for the consolidation of such bonds with other bonds including refunding bonds for the purpose of sale as provided in subsection (h) of this section, limitations with respect to the interest rate or rates on such bonds, provisions for receipt and deposit or investment of the good faith deposit pending delivery of such bonds and such other terms and conditions of such bonds and of the issuance and sale thereof as the State Bond Commission may determine to be in the best interest of the state, provided the State Bond Commission may delegate to the Treasurer all or any part of the foregoing powers in which event the Treasurer shall exercise such powers until the State Bond Commission, by adoption of a resolution prior to exercise of such powers by the Treasurer shall elect to reassume the same. Such powers shall be exercised from time to time in such manner as the Treasurer shall determine to be in the best interests of the state and the Treasurer shall file a certificate of determination setting forth the details thereof with the secretary of the State Bond Commission on or before the date of delivery of such bonds, the details of which were determined by the Treasurer in accordance with such delegation.

(4) The State Bond Commission may authorize the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to defer payments of interest or principal, or a portion thereof, in the case of a troubled loan, as defined in subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 8-37x, made by the commissioner under any provision of the general statutes.

(h) Notwithstanding any general statute, public act or special act of the General Assembly enacted prior to or after March 20, 1973, bonds or portions thereof, including refunding bonds authorized by any general statute, public act or special act of the General Assembly enacted prior to or after said date to be issued by the commission or by the Treasurer may be consolidated for the purpose of sale and issued, sold, printed and delivered as a single bond issue, provided, if bonds authorized under two or more bond acts are issued as a single bond issue or if bonds authorized under one or more bond acts together with refunding bonds are issued as a single bond issue, a separate maturity schedule or sinking fund requirements, if any, for such bonds or portions thereof authorized under each bond act and for the refunding bonds shall be established and filed with the secretary of the State Bond Commission on or before the date of delivery of such bonds.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or of any general statute, public act or special act of the General Assembly enacted prior to or after March 20, 1973, whenever the Treasurer finds that it is in the best interests of the state to refund bonds issued pursuant to this section or pursuant to any other general statute, public act or special act of the General Assembly enacted prior to or after said date the maturity date of which has not yet occurred, and whether such bonds to be refunded are or are not subject to redemption prior to maturity, refunding bonds of the state may be issued for the purpose of purchasing, paying, funding or refunding such bonds and the interest payable thereon in advance of their maturity, or, if subject to redemption, at such redemption date or dates as provided in such bonds, at maturity or on such date or dates as determined by the Treasurer. No such refunding bonds shall be issued unless they are part of an issue described in a bond determination made and signed by the Treasurer in accordance with and pursuant to this subsection of which a copy has been filed with the secretary of the Bond Commission prior to delivery of such refunding bonds and such determination (A) sets forth the maturities of the bonds, including any refunding bonds, and the interest installments thereof, to be paid from the proceeds of the refunding bonds and (B) includes a certification of the Treasurer that the state reasonably expects as of the date of the certification to achieve, as a result of the sale of such refunding bonds and the investment and application of the proceeds of such sale, net debt service savings. Upon the issuance of any refunding bonds the proceeds from the sale thereof shall be deemed to have been appropriated and pledged for and shall be used and applied to the purchase, redemption or payment of the bonds to be so refunded including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue thereon to the date of purchase, redemption or payment of such bonds at or prior to the maturity of such bonds as set forth in the bond determination, the refunding bonds authorized and issued pursuant to this subsection shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly 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, including any amount of a mandatory sinking fund requirement as provided in such contract, and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due. Pending such use or application of the proceeds of refunding bonds issued pursuant to this subsection, such proceeds may be invested in accordance with and subject to the provisions of such bond determination, in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by such obligations, or without limiting the foregoing in bonds, debentures, notes or participation certificates or other obligations issued by federal land banks, the Federal National Mortgage Agency, the federal home loan bank system, the Export Import Bank, the Government National Mortgage Association, the federal intermediate credit banks, the Tennessee Valley Authority, public housing authorities and fully secured by payment of both principal and interest by a pledge of annual contributions under contracts with the United States of America, the United States Postal Service, banks for cooperatives and the Farmers Home Administration and shall be held in trust by the Treasurer in trust for use, application and investment as aforesaid separate and apart from other funds of the state or may be deposited with a trustee in trust for such use, application and investment, upon the execution of the bond determination the Treasurer is authorized to execute contracts for such holding, deposit, use, application and investment of such proceeds. Except as may be provided in the bond determination authorizing refunding bonds pursuant to this subsection, net earnings of investments of proceeds of such refunding bonds not needed for the purpose for which such refunding bonds were authorized shall be deposited in the General Fund. In any such bond determination of the Treasurer authorizing refunding bonds pursuant to this subsection, said Treasurer may include provision for the date or dates of such refunding bonds, the principal amount of such refunding bonds, the maturity date or dates of such refunding bonds and provision relating to serial or term bonds and sinking or other reserve fund requirements, if any, the establishment and terms of any trust or trusts held by a trustee or by the Treasurer pursuant to this subsection, due dates of the interest on such refunding bonds, the form thereof, including execution and issuance to the purchasers, pending preparation of definitive refunding bonds, of temporary bonds without coupons exchangeable for the definitive bonds when prepared, executed and ready for delivery, the denominations and designation of such refunding bonds, registration, conversion and transfer privileges and the terms of redemption with or without premium, the date and manner of sale of such refunding bonds, either public or private, at such price or prices as the Treasurer may determine, provisions for the consolidation of such refunding bonds with other bonds for the purpose of sale as provided in subsection (h) hereof, limitations with respect to the interest rate or rates of such refunding bonds, provisions for receipt and deposit or investment of the good faith deposit pending delivery of such refunding bonds and such other terms and conditions of such refunding bonds and of the issuance and sale thereof and the investment of the proceeds thereof as the Treasurer may determine to be in the best interests of the state. For the purposes of this subsection, “refunding bonds” means bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness including commercial paper and shall be deemed to include any of those agreements authorized by section 3-20a, to the extent that the Treasurer determines that the execution thereof is appropriate or necessary to satisfy the refunding requirements of this subsection.

(j) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall be the secretary of the State Bond Commission and shall be responsible for keeping complete records of the commission, including minutes certified by him of any meeting showing the adoption of any resolution by the commission and other actions taken by and documents filed with the commission, and such records shall be the official records of the proceedings of said commission and shall be maintained in the office of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and open for public inspection. Meetings of the State Bond Commission shall be called upon such notice as may be determined by the State Bond Commission and may be open to the public.

(k) Bonds and refunding bonds shall be signed in the name of the state by the manual or facsimile signatures of at least two of the following: (1) The Governor, (2) the Treasurer or the Deputy Treasurer appointed pursuant to section 3-12, and (3) the Comptroller. At least one of such signatures or the signature of an authenticating agent, certifying agent, registrar or transfer agent shall be a manual signature. Such bonds and refunding bonds may be issued notwithstanding that any of the officials signing them or whose facsimile signatures appear on the bonds has ceased to hold office at the time of such issue or at the time of the delivery of such bonds and refunding bonds to the purchaser.

(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or of any bond act, bonds issued under this section may be sold at public sale on sealed proposals or, subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, by negotiation, in such manner, at such price or prices, at such time or times and on such other terms and conditions as the Treasurer shall determine to be in the best interests of the state. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to general obligation bonds issued in accordance with sections 3-17 and 10-183m and delivered to the retirement fund provided for in section 10-183r or to refunding bonds sold at private sale pursuant to subsection (i) hereof.

(m) With the exception of refunding bonds, whenever the State Bond Commission has adopted a resolution authorizing bonds, the Treasurer may, pending the issuing of such bonds, issue, in the name of the state, temporary notes and any renewals thereof in anticipation of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds, which notes and any renewals thereof shall be designated “Anticipation Notes”. The proceeds from the sale of such notes shall be used only for those purposes for which may be used the proceeds of the sale of bonds in anticipation whereof such anticipation notes were issued. Such portion of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds as may be required for such purposes shall be applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on any such anticipation notes which have been issued.

(n) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any bonds sold under section 13a-208 or, except to the extent provided for in this section, to any bonds issued before or after July 1, 1953, pursuant to any bond act which took effect prior to said date.

(o) Any bond act may adopt the provisions of this section by reference to this section or its short title and such reference shall serve to incorporate the provisions of this section in said bond act as though set out in full therein. Notwithstanding such adoption by reference, said bond act may contain provisions applicable to the bonds issued thereunder, and, in case of conflict, the provisions in such bond act shall prevail.

(p) Bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this section pursuant to any bond act are secured by the full faith and credit of the state, and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of principal of and interest on such bonds is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

(q) The State Bond Commission shall have power from time to time to transfer funds from any project or purpose under any act to the contingency reserve of such act provided said commission shall have authorized such transfer upon a finding that there has been filed with it a request for such transfer which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management stating that such projects or purposes have been completed and that such funds are excess moneys not needed for such project or purpose.

(r) The State Bond Commission may make representations and agreements which are necessary or appropriate to ensure the exemption from taxation of interest on bonds, notes or other obligations of the state, eligibility of such bonds, notes or other obligations for tax credits or payments from the federal government, or any other desired federal income tax treatment of such bonds, notes or other obligations, in each case under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, including agreements to pay rebates to the federal government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of bonds, notes or other obligations issued on or after January 1, 1986, or may delegate to the Treasurer the authority to make such representations and agreements on behalf of the state. Any such agreement may include (1) a covenant to pay rebates to the federal government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of bonds, notes or other obligations issued on or after January 1, 1986, (2) a covenant that the state will not limit or alter its rebate obligations until its obligations to the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or other obligations are finally met and discharged, and (3) provisions to (A) establish trust and other accounts which may be appropriate to carry out such representations and agreements, (B) retain fiscal agents as depositories for such funds and accounts, and (C) provide that such fiscal agents may act as trustee of such funds and accounts.

(s) The State Bond Commission may authorize, by vote of a majority of the members of said commission, bonds, refunding bonds, other obligations or borrowings in anticipation thereof in such form and manner that the interest on such bonds, refunding bonds, other obligations or borrowings in anticipation thereof may be includable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, in the gross income of the holders or owners of such bonds, refunding bonds, other obligations or borrowings in anticipation thereof upon the finding by said commission that the issuance of such taxable bonds, refunding bonds, other obligations or borrowings in anticipation thereof is in the public interest.

(t) The State Bond Commission may establish the interest rate or rates payable upon any loans originated on or after July 1, 1987, under any state loan programs and funded by bonds issued under this section if no rate of interest is specified or required by the general statutes or the public or special act authorizing such loans. The State Bond Commission shall establish such rate or rates in order to achieve the goals and purposes of such loan programs, to achieve the best interests of the state and, to the extent deemed necessary or desirable by the State Bond Commission, to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(u) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or of any bond act, bonds, refunding bonds, notes or other obligations in anticipation thereof authorized and issued under this section may include contract provisions for (1) the payment of interest either (A) at certain rates in the event such interest is excludable from the gross income of the holders or owners thereof under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or (B) at certain other rates in the event such interest is includable in the gross income of the holders or owners thereof under the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, (2) the payment by the state of such costs and expenses as may be incurred by the holders or owners of such obligations pursuant to the contract with the state as a result thereof, and (3) other terms as the Treasurer shall determine to be in the best interests of the state. As part of the contract of the state with the holders or owners of such obligations, appropriation of all such amounts necessary for the punctual payment of any amounts required to be paid pursuant to any such contract provisions is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as aforesaid as the same becomes due.

(v) The State Bond Commission may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of bonds, notes or other obligations of the state, or with respect to which the state is an obligated person, including bonds sold under section 13a-208, to provide secondary market disclosure information, or may delegate to the Treasurer the authority to make such representations and agreements on behalf of the state. Any such agreement may include: (1) Covenants to provide secondary market disclosure information, (2) arrangements for such information to be provided with the assistance of a paying agent, trustee or other agent, and (3) remedies for breach of such agreement, which remedies may be limited to specific performance. All such agreements entered into and all such actions taken prior to June 22, 1995, are hereby validated.

(w) The state shall protect and save harmless any official or former official of the state from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence on the part of such official, while acting in the discharge of his official duties, in providing secondary market disclosure information or performing any other duties set forth in any agreement to provide secondary market disclosure information. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the defense of governmental immunity to any such claim, demand or suit. For purposes of this subsection “official” means any person elected or appointed to office or any state employee. This subsection shall not apply to cases of wilful and wanton fraud.

(x) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, public acts or special acts, upon any sale, lease or other disposition to or use by a nongovernmental entity of all or a portion of any project financed with proceeds of bonds of the state the interest on which is not included in gross income pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, that would otherwise cause such bonds to be treated as private activity bonds within the meaning of Section 141 of said internal revenue code, the Treasurer is authorized to transfer all or a portion of the proceeds received with respect to and at the time of such disposition or use, in an amount not less than the amount required by said internal revenue code to preserve the exclusion from gross income of interest on such bonds, (1) to the General Fund to pay debt service on, including redemption, defeasance or purchase of, outstanding bonds of the state the interest on which is not included in gross income pursuant to Section 103 of said internal revenue code, (2) with the approval of the State Bond Commission, in lieu of the issuance of bonds, to the appropriate account or fund for any projects or purposes authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to a bond act and with the same force and effect as bond proceeds, thereby reducing the authority to issue bonds by such dollar amount, provided in any event that any such transfer does not cause the interest on the subject bonds to become included in gross income pursuant to Section 103 of said internal revenue code.

(y) For the purposes of this subsection, “state moneys” means the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to this section, or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds. Each request filed for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and, in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to this section, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available for such project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming available for such project and shall be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to this section, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to this section, for the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or notes, or by payment of such notes at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of such federal, private or other moneys, the amounts of bonds authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized, shall each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet principal as directed in this subsection, the amount of such moneys may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligation of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so invested.

(z) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any public act or special act, upon the request of any proposed recipient for a grant for a program or project within the state to be financed by bonds issued pursuant to this section, and subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission and the Treasurer, such grant may be made to a qualified community development entity, or to a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or other business entity investing exclusively in a qualified community development entity, provided substantially all of the proceeds of such grant are made available to such proposed recipient to finance such project, or to any reinvestment in such project following a foreclosure brought against such proposed recipient or any affiliate of such proposed recipient on such project. For purposes of this subsection, “qualified community development entity” means an entity certified as a qualified community development entity pursuant to Section 45D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, that has received an allocation of new markets tax credits available for qualified low-income community investments in the state under Section 45D(f)(2) of said Internal Revenue Code.

(aa) (1) For each fiscal year during which general obligation bonds or credit revenue bonds issued on and after May 15, 2018, and prior to July 1, 2020, shall be outstanding, the state of Connecticut shall comply with the provisions of (A) section 4-30a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2017, as amended by section 704 of public act 17-2 of the June special session and section 7 of public act 18-49 and section 20 of public act 18-81, (B) section 2-33c in effect on October 31, 2017, (C) section 2-33a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2017, as amended by section 709 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, (D) subsections (d) and (g) of this section, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2017, as amended by sections 710 and 711 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, and (E) section 3-21 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2017, as amended by section 712 of public act 17-2 of the June special session. The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes and other obligations issued pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection that no public or special act of the General Assembly taking effect on or after May 15, 2018, and prior to July 1, 2023, shall alter the obligation to comply with the provisions of the sections and subsections set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of this subdivision, until such bonds, notes or other obligations, together with the interest thereon, are fully met and discharged, provided nothing in this subsection shall preclude such alteration (i) if and when adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds, or (ii) (I) if and when the Governor declares an emergency or the existence of extraordinary circumstances, in which the provisions of section 4-85 are invoked, (II) at least three-fifths of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly vote to alter such required compliance during the fiscal year for which the emergency or existence of extraordinary circumstances are determined, and (III) any such alteration is for the fiscal year in progress only.

(2) The Treasurer shall include this pledge and undertaking in general obligation bonds and credit revenue bonds issued on or after May 15, 2018, and prior to July 1, 2020, provided such pledge and undertaking (A) shall be applicable for a period of five years from the date of first issuance of such bonds, and (B) shall not apply to refunding bonds issued for bonds issued under this subdivision.

(1953, 1955, June, 1955, S. 108d; 1959, P.A. 132, S. 13; 660, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 69; 1969, P.A. 629, S. 3; 1972, P.A. 85, S. 1; 243, S. 1; P.A. 73-4, S. 1, 2; P.A. 75-496, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-349, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-383, S. 1, 2; 77-614, S. 19, 73, 610; P.A. 78-208, S. 24, 25, 35; 78-331, S. 42, 58; 78-366, S. 1, 4; P.A. 79-31, S. 4, 17; 79-239, S. 8; 79-607, S. 4; 79-631, S. 49, 111; S.A. 80-41, S. 59, 68; P.A. 83-102, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33, S. 15, 17; P.A. 85-383, S. 1, 2; P.A. 86-92; 86-334, S. 1–4; P.A. 87-9, S. 2, 3; 87-416, S. 1, 24; 87-496, S. 8, 110; P.A. 88-319, S. 1–3, 7; 88-343, S. 1, 32; P.A. 89-211, S. 2; P.A. 90-317, S. 1–3, 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 1, 25; P.A. 93-165, S. 2, 7; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 1, 203; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; 95-270, S. 8, 11; P.A. 96-181, S. 103, 121; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 1, 20; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 43, 65; P.A. 98-124, S. 1, 12; P.A. 99-241, S. 1, 66; P.A. 03-84, S. 3; 03-278, S. 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-262, S. 5; P.A. 06-194, S. 1; P.A. 08-117, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 129; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 12-189, S. 46; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-98, S. 27; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 409; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 706, 710, 711; P.A. 18-49, S. 8; 18-81, S. 21; 18-178, S. 42.)

History: 1959 acts revised sale procedure, authorizing commission to determine manner, and amended Subsec. (b) to add reference to bonds authorized by commission pursuant to statutes or acts taking effect on or after July 1, 1953; 1961 act amended Subsec. (g) to reduce advertising period from ten to five days before sale; 1969 act provided that expenses incurred with regard to general obligation bonds be paid out of general fund if need be; 1972 P.A. 85 removed reference to chairman of state building program commission and P.A. 243 substantially rewrote section adding short title, definitions and clarifying procedures for issuing bonds; P.A. 73-4 included provisions concerning “refunding bonds” and defined the term; P.A. 75-496 added Subsec. (p) providing for review of bonds by finance committee; P.A. 76-349 replaced text of Subsec. (p) with provisions securing bonds by full faith and credit of state; P.A. 77-383 redefined “bond act” to include treasurer's authorization to issue bonds; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control and commissioner of administrative services for public works commissioner; P.A. 78-208 and 78-331 updated internal section references; P.A. 78-366 included cochairpersons and ranking minority members of finance committee as commissioner members; P.A. 79-31 changed formal designation of finance committee; P.A. 79-239 required commission to consider colocation policy with regard to human services facilities; P.A. 79-607 required filing of capital development impact statement before adoption of resolution in Subsec. (g); P.A. 79-631 made technical changes; S.A. 80-41 worded provisions concerning colocation more forcefully; P.A. 83-102 amended Subsec. (g) to require the commissioner of agriculture to file a statement with the bond commission prior to bonding authorization for projects which would convert twenty-five or more acres from an agricultural to a nonagricultural use; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33 added Subsec. (q); P.A. 85-383 amended Subsec. (c) to allow alternates for legislative members of state bond commission; P.A. 86-92 amended Subsec. (g) to provide for the identification of the source of funds for projects on the commission agenda; P.A. 86-334 amended Subsec. (e) to include a reference to obligations other than bonds, amended Subsec. (f) to allow investment in certain state and municipal bonds and in funds in which a trustee may invest pursuant to Sec. 32-9w, amended Subsec. (i) to delete the maximum principal amount on refunding bonds and added Subsec. (r) concerning procedures to ensure exemption of bonds from federal taxation and Subsec. (s) concerning issuance of bonds which are not exempt from federal taxation; (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 87-9, “banking commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “commissioner of banking”); P.A. 87-416 added Subsec. (t) concerning the setting of the interest rate on certain state loans by the state bond commission; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner in Subsec. (c); P.A. 88-319 amended Subsec. (f) to clarify the power of the treasurer to deposit and invest proceeds, amended Subsec. (l) to allow for negotiated sales and added Subsec. (u) re variable interest payments; P.A. 88-343 amended Subsec. (g) to exclude school construction projects from the capital development impact statement, human services facility colocation statement and agricultural statement requirements; P.A. 89-211 clarified reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; P.A. 90-317 amended Subsec. (f) to remove the requirement that all bond funds be invested in federally tax-exempt instruments, amended Subsec. (h) to provide that maturity schedules or sinking fund requirements must be set on or before the date of delivery of the bonds rather than prior to sale, and amended Subsec. (k) to provide for the manual or facsimile signature of two state officials and for at least one manual signature on all bonds which are transferred; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 added a provision for the deposit of “any moneys held or otherwise set aside for the repayment of the bonds” and made appropriate references to such moneys throughout the section and added a provision to permit such funds to be invested in or guaranteed by investment agreements with financial institutions whose short-term obligations are rated within the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized by the state commissioner of banking, or investment agreements fully secured by obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States; P.A. 93-165 amended Subsec. (g) to authorize the commissioner of housing to defer payments of interest or principal in the case of troubled loans, effective June 23, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2 in Subsec. (i) added definition of “refunding bond”, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner of Housing with Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 95-270 added Subsecs. (v) and (w) re provision of secondary market disclosure information and indemnification, respectively, effective June 22, 1995; P.A. 96-181 added new Subsec. (x) re sale, release or other disposition to or use by a nongovernmental entity of a project financed with state bonds which are tax exempt, effective July 1, 1996; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (f) to allow investment of proceeds in AA or AAA rated obligations of an instrumentality agency or authority of any municipal government and Subsec. (g) to require filing of capital development statements and colocation statements only at the discretion of the Secretary of Policy and Management, effective July 31, 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 amended Subsec. (g) to add reference to any interest subsidy financed pursuant to Sec. 10-292k, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-124 amended Subsec. (f) to include as an investment option for bond proceeds the bonds of political subdivisions of any state, effective May 27, 1998; P.A. 99-241 added Subsec. (g)(3) re filing of capital development impact statement, to add proviso re resolution requiring a capital impact statement, and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 03-84 changed “Commissioner of Banking” to “Banking Commissioner” in Subsec. (f), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes in Subsec. (f), effective July 9, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection in Subsec. (g), effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-262 amended Subsec. (g) by dividing provisions into Subdivs. (1) to (4), making technical changes and adding in Subdiv. (2) the requirement that agendas shall be available to members not later than four business days prior to a meeting; P.A. 06-194 amended Subsec. (g)(1) to add new Subpara. (D) requiring statement re full cost of project and estimated operating cost and to redesignate existing Subpara. (D) as Subpara. (E), amended Subsec. (g)(2) to require that agenda be available five, rather than four, business days prior to meeting, added new Subsec. (g)(4) re report updating cost of project and operating cost, and redesignated existing Subsec. (g)(4) as Subsec. (g)(5), effective June 9, 2006; P.A. 08-117 deleted former Subsec. (g)(4) re annual report on outstanding bond allocations, redesignated existing Subsec. (g)(5) as Subsec. (g)(4) and made a technical change in Subsec. (g)(1)(E), effective July 1, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (r) to specify that State Bond Commission may make representations and agreements to ensure eligibility of bonds, notes or other obligations for federal tax credits or payments, or other desired federal income tax treatment, effective September 9, 2009; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-189 added Subsec. (y) re use of federal, private or other moneys, effective June 15, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-98 added Subsec. (z) re grants to qualified community development entities, effective May 22, 2014; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (z) to require that grants to qualified community development entities be used for programs or projects within the state and to add provision re availability of proceeds of a grant to reinvestment in a project, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (d) by designating existing provisions re commission acting prior to July 1, 1972, as Subdiv. (1)(A) and designating commission acting on or after July 1, 1972, as Subdiv. (1)(B) and adding Subdiv. (2) re calendar year commencing January 1, 2017, and each calendar year thereafter, amended Subsec. (g)(1) by designating existing provisions re commission authorizing bonds by resolution as new Subpara. (A), amending same to add clause (ii) re limits specified under Subsec. (d)(2), designating existing provisions re resolution adopted by commission to recite bond act under which commission is empowered to authorize bonds as new Subpara. (B), and made technical and conforming changes, effective October 31, 2017, and added Subsec. (aa) re bond pledge to be included in certain general obligation and credit revenue bond issuances, effective May 15, 2018; P.A. 18-49 amended Subsec. (aa)(1)(A) by adding reference to Sec. 7 of public act 18-49, effective May 15, 2018; P.A. 18-81 amended Subsec. (aa) by replacing “2028” with “2023” in Subdiv. (1), adding reference to Sec. 20 of public act 18-81 in Subdiv. (1)(A), and changing applicable period from 10 years to 5 years in Subdiv. (2)(A), effective May 15, 2018; P.A. 18-178 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re computing aggregate amount and indebtedness authorized pursuant to Sec. 3-21aa excluded or deducted, effective July 1, 2018.

Cited. 148 C. 622; 167 C. 111.

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Sec. 3-20a. Redemption or repurchase of bonds. Additional security. (a) Provisions of this section shall apply to general obligation bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 3-20, credit revenue bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 3-20j, special tax obligation bonds or notes issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, abandoned property fund bonds issued pursuant to section 3-62h, Clean Water Fund bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 22a-483, Bradley International Airport bonds or notes issued pursuant to sections 15-101k to 15-101p, inclusive, unemployment compensation bonds or notes issued pursuant to sections 31-264a and 31-264b, UConn 2000 bonds or notes issued pursuant to sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, Second Injury Fund bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 31-354b and sections 8 and 9 of public act 96-242*, revenue anticipation bonds issued pursuant to section 13b-79r and municipal pension solvency account bonds issued pursuant to section 7-406o.

(b) The State Treasurer may obtain from a commercial bank or insurance company authorized to do business within or without this state a letter of credit, line of credit or other liquidity facility or credit facility for the purpose of providing funds for the payments in respect of bonds, notes or other obligations required by the holder thereof to be redeemed or repurchased prior to maturity or for providing additional security for such bonds, notes or other obligations. In connection therewith, with the authorization of the State Bond Commission, the State Treasurer may enter into reimbursement agreements, remarketing agreements, standby bond purchase agreements and any other necessary or appropriate agreements on behalf of the state. The State Bond Commission may, at its discretion, authorize the State Treasurer to pledge the full faith and credit of the state, to the extent the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to secure the bonds or notes for which the liquidity or credit facility is obtained, or to pledge the collateral that secures the applicable bonds or notes, to the state's payment obligations under any agreement entered into pursuant to this section. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this section for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the State Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due. The initial costs of such agreements may be paid from the accrued interest and premium received on the sale of such bonds.

(c) In connection with or incidental to the carrying of bonds or notes or in connection with or incidental to the sale and issuance of bonds or notes, the State Treasurer, with the authorization of the State Bond Commission, may enter into such contracts as the State Treasurer may determine to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the state, as represented by the bonds or notes, in whole or in part, on such interest rate or cash flow basis as the State Treasurer may determine, including without limitation, interest rate swap agreements, insurance agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, futures contracts, contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates or market indices, contracts to manage interest rate risk, including without limitation interest rate floors or caps, options, puts, calls and similar arrangements. Such contracts shall contain such payment, security, default, remedy and other terms and conditions as the State Treasurer may deem appropriate and shall be entered into with such party or parties as the State Treasurer may select, after giving due consideration, where applicable, for the creditworthiness of the counter party or counter parties, including any rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, the impact on any rating on outstanding bonds or notes or any other criteria as the State Treasurer may deem appropriate, provided the unsecured long-term obligations of the counter party is rated the same or higher than the underlying rating of the state on the applicable bonds or notes by at least one nationally recognized rating agency. The State Bond Commission may, at its discretion, authorize the State Treasurer to pledge the full faith and credit of the state, to the extent the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to secure the applicable bonds or notes, or to pledge all of any part of the collateral that secures the applicable bonds or notes, to the state's payment obligations under any contract entered into pursuant to this section. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this section for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the State Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due. The initial costs of such contracts may be paid from the accrued interest and premium received on the sale of such bonds.

(P.A. 88-319, S. 4, 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 2, 25; P.A. 98-124, S. 2, 12; P.A. 04-216, S. 61; P.A. 06-136, S. 11; P.A. 07-204, S. 1; P.A. 10-32, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 715.)

*Note: Sections 8 and 9 of public act 96-242 are special in nature and therefore have not been codified but remain in full force and effect according to their terms.

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 deleted language referring to a single payment and replaced it with language referring to “payments in respect” of “notes or other obligations” in addition to bonds and further deleted “If the state is required to draw upon any such credit facility to redeem bonds prior to maturity, the state shall repay the amount of each loan made pursuant to such credit facility within one year from the date it is incurred from the proceeds of refunding bonds, notes or other obligations or from any other available funds.”, substituting “As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this section, appropriations of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due; P.A. 98-124 added new Subsec. (a) to list provisions to which section shall apply, designated existing text as Subsec. (b) and added new Subsec. (c) to authorize interest rate swap agreements by the State Treasurer with the approval of the State Bond Commission, effective May 27, 1998; P.A. 04-216 amended Subsec. (a) to make section applicable to abandoned property fund bonds, effective May 6, 2004; P.A. 06-136 amended Subsec. (a) by making section applicable to bonds issued pursuant to Sec. 13b-79r, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 07-204 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to bonds issued pursuant to Sec. 7-406o, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective May 10, 2010; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to credit revenue bonds or notes issued pursuant to Sec. 3-20j, effective October 31, 2017.

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Sec. 3-20b. Trusteeships. The Treasurer may enter into an agreement or an indenture of trust with a commercial bank or trust company authorized to do business within or without the state to act as trustee for the benefit of the holders or owners of bonds, notes or other obligations of the state, to provide for the timely payment of principal and interest on or repurchase of such bonds, notes or other obligations, and for payments under any agreement entered into pursuant to section 3-20a, from funds deposited at the direction of the Treasurer with such trustee, subject to the approval of such agreement or indenture of trust by the State Bond Commission. Such agreement or indenture of trust may include provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance of reserves, sinking funds and any other funds and accounts as shall be approved by the State Bond Commission in such amount as may be established by the State Bond Commission, and the regulation and disposition thereof, including requirements that any such funds and accounts be held separate from and not be commingled with other funds of the state and to deposit therein any moneys appropriated for the payment of such principal and interest. Any moneys in such fund or funds which remain unexpended at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

(P.A. 88-319, S. 5, 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 3, 25.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 permitted the treasurer to enter agreements for the repurchase of bonds and to enter agreements for payments under any agreement entered into pursuant to Sec. 3-20a.

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Sec. 3-20c. Certain appropriations not to lapse. The provisions of section 4-89 shall not apply to any appropriations for debt service on bonds, notes or other obligations of the state not expended during the fiscal year used to fund an account established to moderate the effect of interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt of the state issued under section 3-20 or to place the obligation of the state, as represented by any bonds or notes, on an interest rate or cash flow basis as provided by subsection (c) of section 3-20a. Such appropriations shall not lapse except pursuant to the provisions of any trust instrument or other agreement established in connection with such variable rate debt, or such different interest rate or cash flow basis.

(P.A. 88-319, S. 6, 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 4, 25; P.A. 98-124, S. 3, 12.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 modified “appropriations for debt service” with “used to fund an account”; P.A. 98-124 added provision re different interest rate or cash flow basis as provided in Sec. 3-20a(c), effective May 27, 1998.

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Sec. 3-20d. Requirements for issuance of tax-exempt obligations by agents of state government. No state officer, employee, agency, board or commission, or any agent thereof, shall incur, for any purpose, any obligation, by order, contract, lease purchase, installment purchase or any other means, which anticipates that any gain therefrom or interest payable thereon by the state or such officer, employee, agency, board or commission, or agent thereof, shall be excludable from the taxable income of the recipient of such payments for the purposes of federal or state income taxation unless, prior to the execution of any such obligation by or on behalf of the state or such officer, employee, agency, board, commission or agent, (1) such officer, employee, agency, board or commission, or the agent thereof, has filed with the Treasurer, and the Treasurer has approved, documents relating to the transaction which support the availability of such tax exclusion and which set forth such monitoring procedures as may be necessary to ensure compliance with any requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, related to the tax-exempt status of such obligation, and (2) such obligation contains a certificate from the Treasurer to the effect that the documents required to be filed with and approved by the Treasurer pursuant to this section have been so filed and approved and that any monitoring procedures which may be necessary to ensure compliance with any requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, related to the tax-exempt status of such obligation, have been implemented. Any such obligation which does not contain such a certificate shall not be considered an obligation of the state of Connecticut or of any officer, employee, agency, board or commission thereof, or any agent thereof, for any purpose relating to the exclusion of such obligation, or any gain therefrom or interest thereon, from the taxable income of the recipient for the purposes of federal or state income taxation. For the purposes of this section, “state officer, employee, agency, board or commission, or any agent thereof”, shall include The University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation or any similar organization.

(P.A. 92-241, S. 1, 2; P.A. 22-110, S. 38.)

History: P.A. 22-110 replaced “the John Dempsey Hospital” with “The University of Connecticut Health Center”.

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Sec. 3-20e. Provision of secondary market disclosure information by political subdivisions of the state, municipalities and quasi-public agencies. Indemnification. (a) Any political subdivision of the state, any municipality, any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, and any instrumentality of the state or of any such governmental entity which is empowered by the general statutes or by special act to issue bonds, notes or other obligations or to become an obligated person with respect to the bonds, notes or other obligations of the state or any such governmental entity or instrumentality, may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of such bonds, notes or other obligations to provide secondary market disclosure information. The officer or body authorized to issue such bonds, notes or obligations, or to bind such governmental entity or instrumentality as an obligated person, may make such representations and agreements on behalf of the governmental entity or instrumentality or such officer or body may delegate such authority to any other officer or board of the governmental entity or instrumentality. Any such agreement may include (1) covenants to provide secondary market disclosure information, (2) arrangements for such information to be provided with the assistance of a paying agent, trustee or other agent, and (3) remedies for breach of such agreement, which remedies may be limited to specific performance. All such agreements entered into and all such actions taken prior to June 22, 1995, are hereby validated. The costs of complying with any such agreement shall be deemed to be an appropriation from the general funds of the governmental entity or instrumentality entering into such agreement to the extent necessary. As used in this section, “municipality” means any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and borough, any metropolitan district, any regional school district, any district as defined in section 7-324, and any other municipal corporation or authority authorized to issue bonds, notes, or other obligations under the provisions of the general statutes or any special act.

(b) Any political subdivision of the state, any municipality, any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, and any instrumentality of the state or of any such governmental entity which is empowered by the general statutes or by special act to issue bonds, notes or other obligations or to become an obligated person with respect to the bonds, notes or other obligations of the state or any such governmental entity or instrumentality, shall protect and save harmless any official or former official of such governmental entity or instrumentality from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence on the part of such official, while acting in the discharge of his official duties, in providing secondary market disclosure information or performing any other duties set forth in any agreement to provide secondary market disclosure information. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the defense of governmental immunity to any such claim, demand or suit. For purposes of this subsection “official” means any person elected or appointed to office or employed by any such governmental entity or instrumentality. Each such governmental entity or instrumentality may insure against liability imposed by this subsection in any insurance company organized in this state or in any insurance company of another state authorized to write such insurance in this state or may elect to act as self-insurer of such liability. This subsection shall not apply to cases of wilful and wanton fraud.

(P.A. 95-270, S. 6, 7, 11.)

History: P.A. 95-270, S. 6, 7, effective June 22, 1995.

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Sec. 3-20f. State Bond Commission vote to authorize issuance of agricultural land preservation program bonds and bonds for general maintenance and trade and capital equipment for technical education and career schools. (a) Notwithstanding section 3-20, to the extent there is a sufficient balance of bonds approved by the General Assembly pursuant to any bond act for the purposes of agricultural land preservation programs established pursuant to section 22-26cc or 22-26jj, but not allocated by the State Bond Commission, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of at least five million dollars of such bonds for the purposes described in said sections at each of said commission's regularly scheduled meetings occurring in August and February of each year. If no meeting is held in said months, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of such bonds at its next regularly scheduled meeting. To the extent there is a sufficient balance of bonds so approved by the General Assembly and there are pending agricultural land preservation transactions in excess of five million dollars, the Commissioner of Agriculture may request, and the State Bond Commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of, bonds in excess of five million dollars. To the extent the balance of bonds so approved by the General Assembly is below five million dollars at the time of said commission's August or February meeting, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of the remaining balance of such bonds.

(b) Notwithstanding section 3-20, to the extent there is a sufficient balance of bonds approved by the General Assembly pursuant to any bond act for the purposes of general maintenance and trade and capital equipment for any school in the Technical Education and Career System, but not allocated by the State Bond Commission, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of at least two million dollars of such bonds for such maintenance and equipment at each of said commission's regularly scheduled meetings occurring in August and February of each year. If no meeting is held in said months, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of such bonds at its next regularly scheduled meeting. To the extent there is a sufficient balance of bonds so approved by the General Assembly and there are pending general maintenance and trade and capital equipment transactions in excess of two million dollars, the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System may request, and the State Bond Commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of, bonds in excess of two million dollars. To the extent the balance of bonds so approved by the General Assembly is below two million dollars at the time of said commission's August or February meeting, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of the remaining balance of such bonds.

(P.A. 07-162, S. 2; P.A. 10-76, S. 4; P.A. 11-28, S. 1; P.A. 12-116, S. 75; P.A. 17-237, S. 25.)

History: P.A. 07-162 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-76 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), replaced “legislature” with “General Assembly” therein and added Subsec. (b) re vote to authorize issuance of bonds for general maintenance and trade and capital equipment for regional vocational-technical schools, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-28 made a technical change in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective June 3, 2011; P.A. 12-116 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “regional vocational-technical school system” with “technical high school system” and replacing “superintendent of the regional vocational-technical school system” with “chairperson of the technical high school system board”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “technical high school system” with “Technical Education and Career System” and replacing “chairperson of the technical high school system board” with “superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017.

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Sec. 3-20g. Economic recovery notes to finance deficit in fiscal year 2009. (a) For the purpose of funding the deficit in the General Fund arising from the operations of the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, as reported by the Comptroller to the Governor in accordance with section 3-115, the Treasurer is authorized to issue notes of the state from time to time in an amount not to exceed the amount of such deficit, and to deposit the proceeds thereof in the General Fund. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the Treasurer the estimated amount of such deficit and the amount so certified shall be conclusive evidence for the purpose of determining at the time of issuance the amount of notes which the Treasurer is authorized to issue pursuant to this section to fund the deficit. The Comptroller shall make such certification promptly upon passage of this section, and may base such certification on the most recent of the Comptroller's monthly reports on the fiscal condition of the state. When the actual amount of the accumulated deficit in the General Fund as of June 30, 2009, is known, the Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the Treasurer such amount. In the event that the actual amount of the General Fund deficit is more than the amount initially estimated by the Comptroller, the Treasurer is authorized to issue additional notes of the state therefor and to deposit the proceeds thereof in the General Fund. The Treasurer is authorized to issue notes in an amount sufficient to refund any notes previously issued pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B) of subsection (i) of section 3-20, no such refunding shall require a certification of the Treasurer that the state reasonably expects as of the date of the certification to achieve, as a result of the sale of such refunding notes and the investment and application of the proceeds of such sale, net debt service savings. In addition to the notes authorized by this section to fund the deficit, including any refunding notes, the Treasurer is authorized to issue notes in such additional amounts as the Treasurer shall determine to pay the costs of issuance of any notes issued pursuant to this section and interest payable or accrued on such notes through June 30, 2011.

(b) Any notes issued pursuant to this section shall be designated economic recovery notes and shall be issued on or after September 1, 2009.

(c) All such notes 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 such notes as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such notes, 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. All such notes shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest in such manner and on such terms as the Treasurer may determine is in the best interest of the state, and shall be signed in the name of the state and on its behalf by the Treasurer. All such notes shall mature before July 1, 2018, in such principal amounts and at such times, bear such date or dates, be payable at such place or places, bear interest at such rate or different or varying rates, payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form with or without interest coupons attached, carry such registration and transfer privileges, be payable in such medium of payment, be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium and have such additional security, covenant or contract provisions, as appropriate or necessary to improve their marketability, as the Treasurer shall determine prior to their issuance. In connection with such notes, the Treasurer may enter into such paying agent agreements, indentures of trust, escrow agreements or other agreements, with such parties and with such provisions as the Treasurer determines are appropriate or necessary.

(d) The Treasurer may obtain from a commercial bank or insurance company authorized to do business within or without this state a letter of credit, line of credit or other liquidity facility or credit facility for the purpose of providing funds for the payments in respect of notes required by the holder thereof to be redeemed or repurchased prior to maturity or for providing additional security for such notes. In connection with any such liquidity facility or credit facility, the Treasurer may enter into any reimbursement agreements, remarketing agreements, standby purchase agreements or any other necessary or appropriate agreements on behalf of the state in connection with securing or insuring or remarketing such notes, on such terms and conditions as the Treasurer determines to be in the best interest of the state. The Treasurer is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the state's payment obligations under any such agreement and the Treasurer is authorized to include such pledge in any such agreement as part of the contract with the provider of such liquidity facility or credit facility. The Treasurer shall apply any appropriation for the payment of such notes to such reimbursement repayment if such liquidity facility or credit facility is drawn upon. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due.

(e) In connection with or incidental to the carrying of such notes, or in connection with or incidental to the sale and issuance of such notes, the Treasurer may enter into such contracts as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the state, as represented by the notes, in whole or in part, on such interest rate or cash flow basis as the Treasurer may determine, including without limitation, interest rate swap agreements, insurance agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, futures contracts, contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates or market indices, contracts to manage interest rate risk, including without limitation, interest rate floors or caps, options, puts, calls and similar arrangements. Such contracts shall contain such payment, security, default, remedy and other terms and conditions as the Treasurer may deem appropriate and shall be entered into with such party or parties as the Treasurer may select, after giving due consideration, where applicable, for the creditworthiness of the counter party or counter parties, including any rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, the impact on any rating on outstanding bonds or notes or any other criteria as the Treasurer may deem appropriate, provided the unsecured long-term obligations of the counter party is rated the same or higher than the underlying rating of the state on the applicable notes by at least one nationally recognized rating agency. The Treasurer is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the state's payment obligations under any contract entered into pursuant to this subsection. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due.

(f) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment against the state founded (1) upon any express contract between the state and the purchasers and subsequent owners and transferees of any economic recovery notes issued or contracted to be issued by the state, and (2) upon any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this section. Any action brought under this subsection shall be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The jurisdiction conferred upon the Superior Court by this subsection includes any set-off, claim or demand whatever on the part of the state against any plaintiff commencing an action under this subsection. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses, except governmental immunity, shall be reserved to the state. Any action brought under this subsection shall be privileged in respect to assignment for trial upon motion of either party.

(g) Any expense incurred in connection with the issuance or renewal of the economic recovery notes shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums on such notes, from the proceeds of the sale of such notes or otherwise from the General Fund. The Treasurer may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of any such notes which are necessary or appropriate to ensure the inclusion or exclusion of interest on such notes of the state from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, including agreements to pay rebates to the federal government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of notes. The Treasurer may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of such notes on behalf of the state to provide secondary market disclosure information. Any such agreement may include: (1) Covenants to provide secondary market disclosure information, (2) arrangements for such information to be provided with the assistance of a paying agent, trustee or other agent, and (3) remedies for breach of such agreement, which remedies may be limited to specific performance. The state shall protect and save harmless any official or former official of the state from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence on the part of such official, while acting in the discharge of his or her official duties, in providing secondary market disclosure information or performing any other duties set forth in any agreement to provide secondary market disclosure information. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the defense of governmental immunity to any such claim, demand or suit. For purposes of this subsection “official” means any person elected or appointed to office or any state employee. This indemnity provision shall not apply to cases of wilful and wanton fraud.

(h) All such notes, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit on the sale or transfer thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or under its authority, except for estate or succession taxes, but the interest on such notes shall be included in the computation of any excise or franchise tax. Such notes are hereby made and declared to be (1) legal investments for savings banks and trustees unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the trust, (2) securities in which all public officers and bodies, all insurance companies and associations and persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries and all persons whatsoever who are or may be authorized to invest in notes of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them, and (3) securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies for any purpose for which the deposit of notes of the state is or may be authorized.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the purpose of determining at any time or times the position of the General Fund as of June 30, 2010, the Comptroller is authorized and directed to give effect to and to show the funding of the General Fund deficit as of June 30, 2009, as certified and provided for in this section in an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes issued and deposited in the General Fund, provided the notes authorized in this section have been so issued prior to such time or times of determination, it being hereby declared to be the intent and purpose of this section to provide for the General Fund deficit as of June 30, 2009, by the funding thereof through the issuance of such notes.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2, S. 2; P.A. 13-184, S. 90, 91.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2 effective September 1, 2009; P.A. 13-184 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that no certification of net debt service savings upon refunding is required, and amended Subsec. (c) to extend maturity date from July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2018, effective June 18, 2013.

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Sec. 3-20h. Bond authorization for accumulated deficit as determined using generally accepted accounting principles. (a) The Treasurer is authorized to issue bonds, notes or other obligations of the state from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to generate net proceeds of not more than five hundred ninety-eight million five hundred thousand dollars, and to apply the net proceeds of such issuance to the reduction of the accumulated deficit of the state in the General Fund reported in the audited financial statements of the state for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, as determined using generally accepted accounting principles prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The Treasurer is authorized to issue bonds, notes or other obligations in an amount sufficient to refund such bonds, notes or other obligations previously issued pursuant to this section. In addition to the bonds, notes or other obligations authorized by this section to eliminate a portion of such deficit, the Treasurer is authorized to issue bonds, notes or other obligations in such additional amounts as the Treasurer shall determine to pay the costs of issuance of such bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this section, and up to two years of interest payable or accrued on such bonds, notes or other obligations.

(b) All such bonds, notes or other obligations 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 such bonds, notes or other obligations as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, notes or other obligations, 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. All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest in such manner and on such terms as the Treasurer may determine is in the best interest of the state, and shall be signed in the name of the state and on its behalf by the Treasurer. All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall mature at such time or times not later than June 30, 2028, in such principal amounts and at such times, bear such date or dates, be payable at such place or places, bear interest at such rate or different or varying rates, payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form with or without interest coupons attached, carry such registration and transfer privileges, be payable in such medium of payment, be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium and have such additional security, covenant or contract provisions, as appropriate or necessary to improve their marketability, as the Treasurer shall determine prior to their issuance. In connection with such bonds, notes or other obligations, the Treasurer may enter into such paying agent agreements, indentures of trust, escrow agreements or other agreements, with such parties and with such provisions as the Treasurer determines are appropriate or necessary.

(c) The Treasurer may obtain from a commercial bank or insurance company authorized to do business within or without this state a letter of credit, line of credit or other liquidity facility or credit facility for the purpose of providing funds for the payments in respect of bonds, notes or other obligations required by the holder thereof to be redeemed or repurchased prior to maturity or for providing additional security for such bonds, notes or other obligations. In connection with any such liquidity facility or credit facility, the Treasurer may enter into any reimbursement agreements, remarketing agreements, standby purchase agreements or any other necessary or appropriate agreements on behalf of the state in connection with securing, insuring or remarketing such bonds, notes or other obligations, on such terms and conditions as the Treasurer determines to be in the best interest of the state. The Treasurer is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the state's payment obligations under any such agreement and the Treasurer is authorized to include such pledge in any such agreement as part of the contract with the provider of such liquidity facility or credit facility. The Treasurer shall apply any appropriation for the payment of such bonds, notes or other obligations to such reimbursement repayment if such liquidity facility or credit facility is drawn upon. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due.

(d) In connection with or incidental to the carrying of such bonds, notes or other obligations, or in connection with or incidental to the sale and issuance of such bonds, notes or other obligations, the Treasurer may enter into such contracts as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the state, as represented by the bonds, notes or other obligations, in whole or in part, on such interest rate or cash flow basis as the Treasurer may determine, including without limitation, interest rate swap agreements, insurance agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, futures contracts, contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates or market indices, contracts to manage interest rate risk, including without limitation, interest rate floors or caps, options, puts, calls and similar arrangements. Such contracts shall contain such payment, security, default, remedy and other terms and conditions as the Treasurer may deem appropriate and shall be entered into with such party or parties as the Treasurer may select, after giving due consideration, where applicable, for the creditworthiness of the counter party or counter parties, including any rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, the impact on any rating on outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations or any other criteria as the Treasurer may deem appropriate, provided the unsecured long-term obligations of the counter party or counter parties are rated the same or higher than the underlying rating of the state on the applicable bonds, notes or other obligations by at least one nationally recognized rating agency. The Treasurer is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the state's payment obligations under any contract entered into pursuant to this subsection. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due.

(e) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment against the state founded (1) upon any express contract between the state and the purchasers and subsequent owners and transferees of any bonds, notes or other obligations issued or contracted to be issued by the state pursuant to this section, and (2) upon any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section. Any action brought under this subsection shall be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The jurisdiction conferred upon the Superior Court by this subsection includes any set-off, claim or demand on the part of the state against any plaintiff commencing an action under this subsection. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses, except governmental immunity, shall be reserved to the state. Any action brought under this subsection shall be privileged in respect to assignment for trial upon motion of either party.

(f) Any expense incurred in connection with the issuance or renewal of the bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this section shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums on such bonds, notes or other obligations, from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds, notes or other obligations or otherwise from the General Fund. The Treasurer is authorized to issue such bonds, notes or other obligations in such form and manner that the interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations may be includable or excludable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, in the gross income of the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or other obligations. The Treasurer may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders or owners of any such bonds, notes or other obligations which are necessary or appropriate to ensure the inclusion or exclusion of interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations of the state from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, including agreements to pay rebates to the federal government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of bonds, notes or other obligations. The Treasurer may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or other obligations on behalf of the state to provide secondary market disclosure information. Any such agreement may include: (1) Covenants to provide secondary market disclosure information, (2) arrangements for such information to be provided with the assistance of a paying agent, trustee or other agent, and (3) remedies for breach of such agreement, which remedies may be limited to specific performance. The state shall protect and save harmless any official or former official of the state from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence on the part of such official, while acting in the discharge of his or her official duties, in providing secondary market disclosure information or performing any other duties set forth in any agreement to provide secondary market disclosure information. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the defense of governmental immunity to any such claim, demand or suit. For purposes of this subsection “official” means any person elected or appointed to office or any state employee. This indemnity provision shall not apply to cases of wilful and wanton fraud.

(g) All such bonds, notes or other obligations, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit on the sale or transfer thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or under its authority, except for estate or succession taxes, but the interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations shall be included in the computation of any excise or franchise tax. Such bonds, notes or other obligations are hereby made and declared to be (1) legal investments for savings banks and trustees unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the trust, (2) securities in which all public officers and bodies, all insurance companies and associations and persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries and all persons who are or may be authorized to invest in bonds, notes or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them, and (3) securities that may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds, notes or other obligations of the state is or may be authorized.

(P.A. 13-239, S. 68; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 237.)

History: P.A. 13-239 effective July 1, 2013; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing aggregate authorization from $750,000,000 to $598,500,000, effective July 1, 2016.

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Sec. 3-20i. Disposition of bond proceeds. (a) From the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, inclusive, there shall be deemed appropriated from the General Fund of the state in each fiscal year an amount, to be distributed over said fiscal years, equal to the difference between the accumulated deficit of the state in the General Fund, as determined using generally accepted accounting principles prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as of June 30, 2013, as estimated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, and the amounts authorized in section 3-20h. Such appropriation shall be deemed appropriated in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter that any bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to section 3-20h are outstanding for the purpose of eliminating the accumulated General Fund deficit determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. If the annual financial report for any fiscal year, delivered by the Comptroller to the Governor in accordance with section 3-115, and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, states that there is no accumulated deficit of the General Fund for such fiscal year, then no amounts shall be deemed appropriated pursuant to this section in each of the fiscal years succeeding the year for which such financial statements were delivered. The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes and other obligations issued pursuant to section 3-20h, that no public or special act of the General Assembly shall diminish any appropriation hereunder until such bonds, notes or other obligations, together with the interest thereon, are fully met and discharged, provided nothing herein contained shall preclude such diminishment if and when adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds, or if and when the Governor declares an emergency or the existence of extraordinary circumstances, in which the provisions of section 4-85 are invoked, and at least three-fifths of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly vote to diminish such required appropriation during the fiscal year for which the emergency or existence of extraordinary circumstances are determined, or in such other circumstances as may be permitted by the terms of the bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to section 3-20h.

(b) The State of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes and other obligations issued pursuant to section 3-20h, that the state shall not treat the proceeds of any such bonds, notes or other obligations as constituting revenue of the General Fund, nor shall such proceeds be available for any current or future budget appropriation.

(c) The State Treasurer is authorized to include these pledges and undertakings for the state in such bonds, notes or other obligations.

(P.A. 13-239, S. 69.)

History: P.A. 13-239 effective July 1, 2013.

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Sec. 3-20j. Credit revenue bonds. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning or intent:

(1) “Credit revenue bonds” means revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section;

(2) “Collection agent” means the financial institution acting as the trustee or agent for the trustee that receives the pledged revenues directed by the state to be paid to it by taxpayers;

(3) “Debt service requirements” means (A) (i) principal and interest with respect to bonds, (ii) interest with respect to bond anticipation notes, and (iii) unrefunded principal with respect to bond anticipation notes, (B) the purchase price of bonds and bond anticipation notes that are subject to purchase or redemption at the option of the bondowner or noteowner, (C) the amounts, if any, required to establish or maintain reserves, sinking funds or other funds or accounts at the respective levels required to be established or maintained therein in accordance with the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds, (D) expenses of issuance and administration with respect to bonds and bond anticipation notes, as determined by the Treasurer, (E) the amounts, if any, becoming due and payable under a reimbursement agreement or similar agreement entered into pursuant to authority granted under the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds and bond anticipation notes, and (F) any other costs or expenses deemed by the Treasurer to be necessary or proper to be paid in connection with the bonds and bond anticipation notes, including, without limitation, the cost of any credit facility, including, but not limited to, a letter of credit or policy of bond insurance, issued by a financial institution pursuant to an agreement approved pursuant to the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds and bond anticipation notes;

(4) “Dedicated savings” for a period means the amounts for such period determined by the Treasurer pursuant to subsection (n) of this section to have been saved by the issuance of credit revenue bonds;

(5) “Pledged revenues” means withholding taxes statutorily pledged to repayment of credit revenue bonds;

(6) “Proceedings” means the proceedings of the State Bond Commission authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to this section, the provisions of any resolution or trust indenture securing bonds, that are incorporated into such proceedings, the provisions of any other documents or agreements that are incorporated into such proceedings and, to the extent applicable, a certificate of determination filed by the Treasurer in accordance with this section;

(7) “Trustee” means the financial institution acting as trustee under the trust indenture pursuant to which bonds or notes are issued; and

(8) “Withholding taxes” means taxes required to be deducted and withheld pursuant to sections 12-705 and 12-706 and paid to the Commissioner of Revenue Services pursuant to section 12-707 upon receipt by the state and including penalty and interest charges on such taxes.

(b) Whenever any general statute or public or special act, whether enacted before, on or after October 31, 2017, authorizes general obligation bonds of the state to be issued for any purpose, such general statute or public or special act shall be deemed to have authorized such bonds to be issued as either general obligation bonds or credit revenue bonds under this section. In no event shall the total of the principal amount of general obligation bonds and credit revenue bonds issued pursuant to the authority of any general statute or public or special act exceed the amount authorized thereunder. Except as provided for in this section, all provisions of section 3-20, except subsection (p) of said section, shall apply to such credit revenue bonds.

(c) Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in this section. As part of the contract of the state with the owners of such bonds, all amounts necessary for punctual payment of principal of and interest on such bonds, and redemption premium, if any, with respect to such bonds, is hereby appropriated and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest and redemption premium, if any, as the same shall become due but only from such sources. The issuance of bonds issued under this section shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor, except for taxes included in the pledged revenues, or to make any additional appropriation for their payment. Such bonds shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political subdivision thereof other than the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in this section, and the substance of such limitation shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond and bond anticipation note.

(d) The state hereby pledges all its right, title and interest to the pledged revenues to secure the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the credit revenue bonds, and redemption premium, if any, with respect to such bonds. Such pledge shall secure all such credit revenue bonds equally, and such pledge is and shall be prior in interest to any other claim of any party to the pledged revenues, including any holder of general obligation bonds of the state. Such bonds also may be secured by a pledge of reserves, sinking funds and any other funds and accounts, including proceeds from investment of any of the foregoing, authorized hereby or by the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and by moneys paid under a credit facility including, but not limited to, a letter of credit or policy of bond insurance, issued by a financial institution pursuant to an agreement authorized by such proceedings.

(e) The pledge of the pledged revenues under this section is made by the state by operation of law through this section, and as a statutory lien is effective without any further act or agreement by the state, and shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made, and any revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys so pledged and received by the state shall be subject immediately to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the state, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof.

(f) In the proceedings authorizing any credit revenue bonds, the state shall direct the trustee to establish one or more collection accounts with the collection agent to receive the pledged revenues and shall direct payment of the pledged revenues into such collection accounts of the collection agent. Funds in such collection accounts shall be kept separate and apart from any other funds of the state until disbursed as provided for in the proceedings authorizing such credit revenue bonds. Such proceedings shall provide that no funds from such collection accounts shall be disbursed to the control of the state until and at such times as all current claims of any trustee set out in the proceedings have been satisfied, and thereafter may be disbursed to the control of the state free and clear of any claim by the trustee or the holders of any credit revenue bonds. The agreements with the depositaries establishing the collection accounts may provide for customary settlement terms for the collection of revenues. The expenses of the state in establishing such collection accounts and directing the deposit of pledged revenues therein, including the expenses of the Department of Revenue Services and the office of the Comptroller in establishing mechanisms to verify, allocate, track and audit such accounts and the deposits therein, may be paid as costs of issuance of any bonds issued pursuant to section 3-20 or this section.

(g) The proceedings under which bonds are authorized to be issued, pursuant to this section, may, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, contain any or all of the following:

(1) Covenants that confirm, as part of the contract with the holders of the credit revenue bonds, the agreements of the state set forth in subsections (d) to (f), inclusive, of this section;

(2) Provisions for the execution of reimbursement agreements or similar agreements in connection with credit facilities including, but not limited to, letters of credit or policies of bond insurance, remarketing agreements and agreements for the purpose of moderating interest rate fluctuations, and of such other agreements entered into pursuant to section 3-20a;

(3) Provisions for the collection, custody, investment, reinvestment and use of the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor;

(4) Provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance of reserves, sinking funds and any other funds and accounts as shall be approved by the State Bond Commission in such amounts as may be established by the State Bond Commission, and the regulation and disposition thereof, including requirements that any such funds and accounts be held separate from or not be commingled with other funds of the state;

(5) Provisions for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with bonds theretofore issued, including establishment of coverage requirements as a condition of the issuance of such additional bonds;

(6) Provisions regarding the rights and remedies available in case of a default to the bondowners, or any trustee under any contract, loan agreement, document, instrument or trust indenture, including the right to appoint a trustee to represent their interests upon occurrence of an event of default, as defined in said proceedings, provided, if any bonds shall be secured by a trust indenture, the respective owners of such bonds or notes shall have no authority except as set forth in such trust indenture to appoint a separate trustee to represent them, and provided further no such right or remedy shall allow principal and interest on such bonds to be accelerated; and

(7) Provisions or covenants of like or different character from the foregoing which are consistent with this and which the State Bond Commission determines in such proceedings are necessary, convenient or desirable to better secure the bonds, or will tend to make the bonds more marketable, and which are in the best interests of the state. Any provision which may be included in proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder may be included in a trust indenture duly approved in accordance with this subsection which secures the bonds and any notes issued in anticipation thereof, and in such case the provisions of such indenture shall be deemed to be a part of such proceedings as though they were expressly included therein.

(h) Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be secured by a trust indenture, approved by the State Bond Commission, by and between the state and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondowners as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the state in relation to the exercise of its powers pursuant to the pledged revenues and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. The state may provide by such trust indenture for the payment of the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys to the trustee under such trust indenture or to any other depository, and for the method of disbursement thereof, with such safeguards and restrictions as it may determine, but consistent with the provisions of subsections (d) to (f), inclusive, of this section.

(i) The Treasurer shall have power to purchase bonds of the state issued pursuant to this section out of any funds available therefor. The Treasurer may hold, pledge, cancel or resell such bonds subject to and in accordance with agreements with bondowners.

(j) Bonds issued pursuant to this section are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code, whether or not such bonds are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of the Uniform Commercial Code, subject only to the provisions of such bonds for registration.

(k) Any moneys held by the Treasurer or a trustee pursuant to a trust indenture with respect to bonds issued pursuant to this section, including pledged revenues, other pledged receipts, funds or moneys and proceeds from the sale of such bonds, may, pending the use or application of the proceeds thereof for an authorized purpose, be (1) invested and reinvested in such obligations, securities and investments as are set forth in subsection (f) of section 3-20 and in participation certificates in the Short Term Investment Fund created under section 3-27a, or (2) deposited or redeposited in such bank or banks as shall be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, the certificate of determination authorizing issuance of such bond anticipation notes or in the indenture securing such bonds. Proceeds from investments authorized by this subsection, less amounts required under the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds, shall be credited to the General Fund.

(l) Bonds issued pursuant to this section are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, credit unions, building and loan associations, investment companies, banking associations, trust companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries and pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.

(m) The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent owners and transferees of bonds issued by the state pursuant to this section, in consideration of the acceptance of the payment for the bonds, until such bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding on behalf of such owners, are fully met and discharged, or unless expressly permitted or otherwise authorized by the terms of each contract and agreement made or entered into by or on behalf of the state with or for the benefit of such owners, that the state will impose, charge, raise, levy, collect and apply the pledged revenues and other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in this section, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay such debt service requirements in each year in which bonds are outstanding and further, that the state (1) will not limit or alter the duties imposed on the Treasurer and other officers of the state by law and by the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds with respect to application of pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in said sections; (2) will not alter the provisions establishing collection accounts with the collection agent or the direction of pledged revenues to such collection accounts, or the provisions applying such pledged revenues to the debt service requirements with respect to bonds or notes; (3) will not issue any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, other than the bonds, having any rights arising out of said sections or secured by any pledge of or other lien or charge on the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in said sections; (4) will not create or cause to be created any lien or charge on such pledged amounts, other than a lien or pledge created thereon pursuant to said sections, provided nothing in this subsection shall prevent the state from issuing evidences of indebtedness (A) which are secured by a pledge or lien which is and shall on the face thereof be expressly subordinate and junior in all respects to every lien and pledge created by or pursuant to said sections; (B) for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged and which are not expressly secured by any specific lien or charge on such pledged amounts; or (C) which are secured by a pledge of or lien on moneys or funds derived on or after such date as every pledge or lien thereon created by or pursuant to said sections shall be discharged and satisfied; (5) will carry out and perform, or cause to be carried out and performed, every promise, covenant, agreement or contract made or entered into by the state or on its behalf with the owners of any bonds; (6) will not in any way impair the rights, exemptions or remedies of such owners; and (7) will not limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the rights or obligations of the appropriate officers of the state to impose, maintain, charge or collect the taxes, fees, charges and other receipts constituting the pledged revenues as may be necessary to produce sufficient revenues to fulfill the terms of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds; and provided further the state may change the rate of withholding taxes, calculation of amounts to which the rate applies, including exemptions and deductions so long as any such change, had it been in effect, would not have reduced the withholding taxes for any twelve consecutive months within the preceding fifteen months to less than an amount three times the maximum debt service payable on bonds issued and outstanding under this section for the current or any future fiscal year. The State Bond Commission is authorized to include this covenant of the state in any agreement with the owner of any such bonds.

(n) At the time of issuance of any credit revenue bonds pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall determine the amount of principal and interest estimated to be saved by the issuance of credit revenue bonds instead of general obligation bonds, as measured by the difference between the stated principal and interest payable with respect to such credit revenue bonds in each fiscal year during which bonds shall be outstanding, and the principal and interest estimated to be payable in each fiscal year during which such bonds would have been outstanding had such bonds been issued as general obligation bonds payable over the same period on the basis of equal amounts of principal stated to be due in each fiscal year, subject to any specific adjustments which the Treasurer may consider appropriate to take into account in the structure for a specific bond issue, provided in any fiscal year that the Treasurer determines there are no savings, the estimated savings shall be zero for such fiscal year. The Treasurer shall base such determination on such factors as the Treasurer shall deem relevant, which may include advice from financial advisors to the state, historical trading patterns of outstanding state general obligation bonds and spreads to common municipal bond indexes. The Treasurer shall set out such estimated savings for each fiscal year during which each issue of credit revenue bonds shall be stated to be outstanding in a bond determination which shall be filed with the State Bond Commission at or prior to the issuance of such credit revenue bonds, and such amounts shall be dedicated savings for purposes of this section.

(o) For each fiscal year during which credit revenue bonds shall be outstanding, there shall be transferred from the General Fund of the state to the Budget Reserve Fund established pursuant to section 4-30a, at the beginning of such fiscal year, an amount equal to the aggregate dedicated savings for all such bonds issued and to be outstanding in such fiscal year, unless the Governor declares an emergency or the existence of extraordinary circumstances, in which the provisions of section 4-85 are invoked, and at least three-fifths of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly vote to diminish such required transfer during the fiscal year for which the emergency or existence of extraordinary circumstances are determined, or in such other circumstances as may be permitted by the terms of the bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this section. Amounts so transferred shall not be available for appropriation for any other purpose, but shall only be used as provided in section 4-30a.

(p) (1) Prior to July 1, 2023, net earnings of investments of proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to section 3-20 or pursuant to this section and accrued interest on the issuance of such bonds and premiums on the issuance of such bonds shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund, after (A) payment of any expenses incurred by the Treasurer or State Bond Commission in connection with such issuance, or (B) application to interest on bonds, notes or other obligations of the state.

(2) On and after July 1, 2023, notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 3-20, (A) net earnings of investments of proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to section 3-20 or pursuant to this section and accrued interest on the issuance of such bonds shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund, and (B) premiums, net of any original issue discount, on the issuance of such bonds shall, after payment of any expenses incurred by the Treasurer or State Bond Commission in connection with such issuance, be deposited at the direction of the Treasurer to the credit of an account or fund to fund all or a portion of any purpose or project authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to any bond act up to the amount authorized by the State Bond Commission, provided the bonds for such purpose or project are unissued, and provided further the certificate of determination the Treasurer files with the secretary of the State Bond Commission for such authorized bonds sets forth the amount of the deposit applied to fund each such purpose and project. Upon such filing, the Treasurer shall record bonds in the amount of net premiums credited to each purpose and project as set forth in the certificate of determination of the Treasurer as deemed issued and retired and the Treasurer shall not thereafter exercise authority to issue bonds in such amount for such purpose or project. Upon such recording by the Treasurer, such bonds shall be deemed to have been issued, retired and no longer authorized for issuance or outstanding for the purposes of section 3-21, and for the purpose of aligning the funding of such authorized purpose and project with amounts generated by net premiums, but shall not constitute an actual bond issuance or bond retirement for any other purposes including, but not limited to, financial reporting purposes.

(q) Any general obligation bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 3-20 may be refunded by credit revenue bonds or notes issued pursuant to this section, and any credit revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section may be refunded by general obligation bonds or notes issued pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 in the manner, and subject to the same conditions, as set out in subsection (g) of section 3-20.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 714; P.A. 19-117, S. 78; 19-186, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 2.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (p) by changing “2019” to “2021” in Subdivs. (1) and (2), effective June 26, 2019; P.A. 19-186 amended Subsec. (a)(8) by redefining “withholding taxes”, effective July 8, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (p) by changing “July 1, 2021” to “July 1, 2023” in Subdivs. (1) and (2), effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 3-21. Bond limitation. Debt certification. Bond issuance limitation. Allotment limitation. (a) No bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness for borrowed money payable from General Fund tax receipts of the state shall be authorized by the General Assembly or issued except such as shall not cause the aggregate amount of the total amount of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable from General Fund tax receipts authorized by the General Assembly but which have not been issued and the total amount of such indebtedness which has been issued and remains outstanding to exceed one and six-tenths times the total General Fund tax receipts of the state for the fiscal year in which any such authorization will become effective or in which such indebtedness is issued, as estimated for such fiscal year by the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of finance, revenue and bonding in accordance with section 2-35. Credit revenue bonds issued pursuant to section 3-20j shall be considered as payable from General Fund tax receipts of the state for purposes of this subsection. In computing such aggregate amount of indebtedness at any time, there shall be excluded or deducted, as the case may be, (1) the principal amount of all such obligations as may be certified by the Treasurer (A) as issued in anticipation of revenues to be received by the state during the period of twelve calendar months next following their issuance and to be paid by application of such revenue, or (B) as having been refunded or replaced by other indebtedness the proceeds and projected earnings on which or other funds are held in escrow to pay and are sufficient to pay the principal, interest and any redemption premium until maturity or earlier planned redemption of such indebtedness, or (C) as issued and outstanding in anticipation of particular bonds then unissued but fully authorized to be issued in the manner provided by law for such authorization, provided, as long as any of such obligations are outstanding, the entire principal amount of such particular bonds thus authorized shall be deemed to be outstanding and be included in such aggregate amount of indebtedness, or (D) as payable solely from revenues of particular public improvements, (2) the amount which may be certified by the Treasurer as the aggregate value of cash and securities in debt retirement funds of the state to be used to meet principal of outstanding obligations included in such aggregate amount of indebtedness, (3) every such amount as may be certified by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management as the estimated payments on account of the costs of any public work or improvement thereafter to be received by the state from the United States or agencies thereof and to be used, in conformity with applicable federal law, to meet principal of obligations included in such aggregate amount of indebtedness, (4) all authorized and issued indebtedness to fund any budget deficits of the state for any fiscal year ending on or before June 30, 1991, (5) all authorized indebtedness to fund the program created pursuant to section 32-285, (6) all authorized and issued indebtedness to fund any budget deficits of the state for any fiscal year ending on or before June 30, 2002, (7) all indebtedness authorized and issued pursuant to section 1 of public act 03-1 of the September 8 special session*, (8) all authorized indebtedness issued pursuant to section 3-62h, (9) any indebtedness represented by any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 3-20a as certified by the Treasurer, provided the indebtedness in connection with which such agreements were entered into shall be included in such aggregate amount of indebtedness, (10) all indebtedness authorized and issued pursuant to section 3-20g, and (11) any indebtedness authorized pursuant to section 3-21aa. In computing the amount of outstanding indebtedness, only the accreted value of any capital appreciation obligation or any zero coupon obligation which has accreted and been added to the stated initial value of such obligation as of the date of any computation shall be included.

(b) The foregoing limitation on the aggregate amount of indebtedness of the state shall not prevent the issuance of (1) obligations to refund or replace any such indebtedness existing at any time in an amount not exceeding such existing indebtedness, or (2) obligations in anticipation of revenues to be received by the state during the period of twelve calendar months next following their issuance, or (3) obligations payable solely from revenues of particular public improvements.

(c) For the purposes of this section, but subject to the exclusions or deductions herein provided for, the state shall be deemed to be indebted upon, and to issue, all bonds and notes issued or guaranteed by it and payable from General Fund tax receipts. To the extent necessary because of the debt limitation herein provided, priorities with respect to the issuance or guaranteeing of bonds or notes by the state shall be determined by the State Bond Commission.

(d) The General Assembly shall not approve any bill which authorizes the issuance of any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness unless such bill has attached to it a certification by the Treasurer that the amount of authorizations within the bill will not cause the total amount of indebtedness calculated in accordance with this section to exceed the limit for indebtedness set forth in this section. The president pro tempore of the Senate or the speaker of the House of Representatives, or their designees, shall notify the Treasurer prior to consideration of such bill in the first chamber.

(e) The State Bond Commission shall not adopt any resolution which authorizes the issuance of any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness unless such resolution has attached to it a certification by the Treasurer that the amount of such authorization will not cause the total amount of indebtedness calculated in accordance with this section to exceed the limit for indebtedness set forth in this section.

(f) (1) (A) On and after July 1, 2018, the Treasurer may not issue general obligation bonds or notes pursuant to section 3-20 or credit revenue bonds pursuant to section 3-20j that exceed in the aggregate one billion nine hundred million dollars in any fiscal year. Commencing July 1, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, the aggregate limit shall be adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less food and energy, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(B) Any calculation made pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall not include (i) any general obligation bonds issued as part of CSCU 2020, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10a-91c, or UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 10a-109c, (ii) any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness for borrowed money which are issued for the purpose of refunding other bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, (iii) obligations in anticipation of revenues to be received by the state during the twelve calendar months next following their issuance, or (iv) any indebtedness authorized pursuant to section 3-21aa.

(2) (A) Not later than January 1, 2018, and January first annually thereafter, the Treasurer shall provide the Governor with a list of allocated but unissued bonds. The Governor shall post such list on the Internet web site of the office of the Governor.

(B) Notwithstanding section 4-85, the Governor shall not approve allotment requisitions pursuant to said section that would result in the issuance of general obligation bonds or notes pursuant to section 3-20 or credit revenue bonds pursuant to section 3-20j that exceed in the aggregate one billion nine hundred million dollars in any fiscal year. Commencing July 1, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, the aggregate limit shall be adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less food and energy, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not later than April 1, 2018, and April first annually thereafter, the Governor shall provide the Treasurer with a list of general obligation bond and credit revenue bond expenditures that can be made July first commencing the next fiscal year totaling not more than one billion nine hundred million dollars. Commencing July 1, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, the aggregate limit shall be adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less food and energy, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Governor shall post such list on the Internet web site of the office of the Governor.

(C) Any calculation made pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall not include (i) any general obligation bonds issued as part of CSCU 2020, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10a-91c, or UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 10a-109c, (ii) any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness for borrowed money which are issued for the purpose of refunding other bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, (iii) obligations in anticipation of revenues to be received by the state during the twelve calendar months next following their issuance, or (iv) any indebtedness authorized pursuant to section 3-21aa.

(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness for borrowed money which are issued for the purpose of: (1) Meeting cash flow needs; or (2) covering emergency needs in times of natural disaster.

(1957, P.A. 640; 1959, P.A. 132, S. 14; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 78-366, S. 2, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 129, 168; P.A. 92-236, S. 47, 48; P.A. 98-124, S. 4, 12; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 25; P.A. 04-3, S. 8; 04-216, S. 62; P.A. 06-196, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2, S. 3; P.A. 14-81, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 712, 716; P.A. 18-178, S. 16, 43.)

*Note: Section 1 of public act 03-1 of the September 8 special session is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

History: 1959 act substituted reference to “bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness” from references to term “indebtedness”; in Subsec. (a), specified that fiscal year as to which limitation applies be that which ended not less than three nor more than 15 months prior to issuance, provided, in Subdivs. (1) and (2) that indebtedness be certified by treasurer, deleted requirement in Subdiv. (2) that cash and security be “required by agreement of the state with its creditors” to be so used, and added Subdiv. (1)(D) and Subdiv. (3); changed technical language of Subparas. (A) to (C) of Subsec. (a)(1), of Subsec. (a)(2) and of Subsec. (c); and added Subsec. (b); P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 78-366 specified general fund tax receipts as determinator of bond limitation; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3 amended Subsec. (a) to reduce the multiplier from four and one-half times tax receipts to one and six-tenths times, to change the basis from debt issued to debt authorized by the general assembly, to change the measure of such receipts from actual receipts from a prior year to the current estimates under Sec. 2-35, to add Subdiv. (4) to exclude debt for budget deficits prior to July 1, 1991, and to set a valuation method for capital appreciation obligations and zero coupon obligations, amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) to clarify that the section is applicable only to obligations payable from general fund receipts, and added Subsecs. (d), limiting authorizations of the general assembly, (e), limiting authorizations of the state bond commission, and (f), exempting obligations issued for cash flow needs or emergency needs in times of natural disaster; P.A. 92-236 added Subsec. (a)(5) excluding indebtedness to fund program created pursuant to Sec. 32-285; P.A. 98-124 added Subdiv. (6) re agreements pursuant to Sec. 3-20a(b) or (c) and made technical changes, effective May 27, 1998; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 made technical changes and added provision excluding deficit funding bonds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, from the limitations of section, effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 04-3 amended Subsec. (a) to add exclusion for certain deficit-financing notes issued for 2003 fiscal year, effective March 11, 2004; P.A. 04-216 amended Subsec. (a) to exempt abandoned property fund bonds from the bond cap, effective May 6, 2004; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (10) re indebtedness authorized and issued pursuant to Sec. 3-20g, effective September 1, 2009; P.A. 14-81 amended Subsec. (d) to require notification of Treasurer by president pro tempore or speaker, or their designees, prior to consideration of bills authorizing issuance of bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re credit revenue bonds, added new Subsec. (f) re issuance of general obligation bonds or notes on and after July 1, 2018, and redesignated existing Subsec. (f) as Subsec. (g), effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-178 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (11) re indebtedness authorized pursuant to Sec. 3-21aa and amended Subsec. (f) by designating existing provisions re bonds issued as part of CSCU 2020 or UConn 2000 as Subdiv. (1)(B)(i), adding Subdivs. (1)(B)(ii) to (1)(B)(iv) re items not included in calculation made pursuant to Subdiv. (1)(A), designating existing provisions re bonds issued as part of CSCU 2020 or UConn 2000 as Subdiv. (2)(C)(i) and adding Subdivs. (2)(C)(ii) to (2)(C)(iv) re items not included in calculation made pursuant to Subdiv. (2)(B), effective July 1, 2018.

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Sec. 3-21a. Jurisdiction of Superior Court in actions re bonds and notes. Defenses reserved to the state. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment against the state founded (1) upon any express contract between the state and the purchasers and subsequent owners and transferees of bonds and notes issued or contracted to be issued by the state, (2) between the state and any other parties to any agreement entered into prior to May 27, 1998, pursuant to section 3-20a, section 31-264b or any agreement entered into in connection with special tax obligation bonds or notes issued under chapter 243, or (3) upon any agreement entered into pursuant to said section 3-20a. Any action brought under this section shall be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The jurisdiction conferred upon the Superior Court by this section includes any set-off, claim or demand whatever on the part of the state against any plaintiff commencing an action under this section. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses except governmental immunity shall be reserved to the state. Any action brought under this section shall be privileged in respect to assignment for trial upon motion of either party.

(P.A. 84-254, S. 60, 62; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; 88-364, S. 2, 123; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; 90-317, S. 4, 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 5, 25; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-243, S. 1, 15; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 98-124, S. 5, 12.)

History: P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 88-364 made technical change; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 90-317 added reference to bonds or notes contracted to be issued; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 expanded the superior court's jurisdiction to include any contract “between the state and any other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to section 3-20a or any agreement entered into in connection with special tax obligation bonds or notes issued under chapter 243”; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-243 expanded the jurisdiction of the superior court in actions re bonds and notes to include bonds issued pursuant to Sec. 31-264b, effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 98-124 added Subdiv. (3) re agreements entered into pursuant to Sec. 3-20a and made technical changes, effective May 27, 1998.

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Sec. 3-21b. Transfer to General Fund of bond proceeds from general obligation bonds of the state which are no longer required for designated purposes or projects. Report by Office of Policy and Management. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, public act or special act, upon a determination by the Treasurer and approval by the State Bond Commission that unexpended proceeds of general obligation bonds of the state issued pursuant to section 3-20 and accounted for in a general obligation bond fund of the state established by the Treasurer are no longer required for any of the purposes or projects funded or remaining to be funded from amounts in such bond fund, the Treasurer is authorized to transfer all or any portion of said unexpended bond proceeds from such bond fund for further credit to the General Fund, provided the Treasurer shall further determine that such transfer shall not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of the interest on the bonds from which such unexpended proceeds were derived pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended.

(b) Commencing January 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Treasurer, shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the State Bond Commission, the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding, and to the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis, identifying (1) all fully-issued general obligation bond funds, with (A) a description of the projects that may be eligible for funding under each such bond fund, (B) an identification of which such bond funds are encumbered, and (C) an account of expenditures from each such fund for the past five years or, if such bond fund is less than five years old, since its inception, and (2) any fully-issued and unencumbered general obligation bond funds from which no expenditures have been made for at least five years, and that have been determined by the Treasurer to be fully eligible for transfer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any consolidated amounts, as defined in section 8-37rr.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 37, 45; P.A. 94-173, S. 3, 5; P.A. 05-288, S. 6; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 8.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-173 made existing section Subsec. (a) and added a new Subsec. (b) re exemption of housing funds consolidation, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 added new Subsec. (b) requiring annual report by Office of Policy and Management re bond funds and projects, and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective October 5, 2009.

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Sec. 3-21c. Transfer of unexpended proceeds from transportation related general obligation bonds that are no longer required for designated purposes or projects. Notwithstanding any general statute, public act or special act, upon a determination by the Treasurer and approval by the State Bond Commission that unexpended proceeds of transportation related general obligation bonds of the state issued pursuant to section 3-20 and accounted for in a general obligation bond fund of the state established by the Treasurer are no longer required for any of the purposes or projects funded or remaining to be funded from amounts in such bond fund, the Treasurer is authorized to transfer all or any portion of said unexpended bond proceeds from such bond fund for further credit to (1) the Special Transportation Fund of the state established pursuant to section 13b-68, provided the debt service on the bonds from which such unexpended proceeds were derived is otherwise payable from the Special Transportation Fund as permitted by section 13b-69, or (2) the General Fund. For transfers to either fund, the Treasurer shall determine that such transfer shall not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of the interest on the bonds from which such unexpended proceeds are derived, pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 38, 45; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 23, 25; P.A. 09-111, S. 4.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 effective July 1, 1993; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 replaced Infrastructure Improvement Fund with Special Transportation Fund and made conforming and technical changes, effective July 23, 1997; P.A. 09-111 designated existing provisions re Special Transportation Fund as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) permitting unexpended bond proceeds to be transferred to General Fund, effective May 26, 2009.

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Sec. 3-21d. Report re public works construction projects receiving funding from bond proceeds. Unexpended amount. Not later than January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Department of Administrative Services shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning the completion or acceptance of each public works construction project administered by the Division of Construction Services within the Department of Administrative Services during the preceding year under chapter 60 with an estimated cost of more than ten thousand dollars and receiving any portion of its funding from the proceeds of bonds issued under the State General Obligation Bond Procedure Act, with the secretary of the State Bond Commission and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. Such report shall provide the following information for each such completed or accepted project: (1) The estimated total cost of the construction project, or the actual amount of the project, if ascertainable; (2) the amount, if any, required to be held in retainage and the reason for such retainage; and (3) the amount of any bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission and allotted by the Governor to such project which remains unexpended. Such report may contain a recommendation to the secretary as to the further use of any portion of such unexpended bond proceeds, which recommendation may, in the discretion of the secretary and the Governor, be referred to the next regular session of the General Assembly. Absent such recommendation and referral to the General Assembly, the State Bond Commission may authorize an unexpended amount to be transferred in accordance with the provisions of subsection (q) of section 3-20 or section 3-21b or the secretary may, prior to any such transfer, authorize the expenditure of such amount for any emergency purpose approved in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4b-52.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 18, 28; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-202, S. 1.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 effective July 1, 2001; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-202 replaced provisions re state agencies filing multiple reports with provisions re Department of Administrative Services filing annual report beginning January 1, 2015, added reference to Sec. 11-4a, added reference to Division of Construction Services, replaced reference to Sec. 4b-1 with reference to Ch. 60, required filing of report with finance, revenue and bonding committee to be concomitant with report to the commission and made technical changes, effective June 12, 2014.

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Sec. 3-21e. Divestment of state funds invested in companies doing business in Sudan. (a) For the purposes of this section and subsection (a) of section 3-37:

(2) “Doing business in Sudan” means engaging in commerce in any form in Sudan, including maintaining equipment, facilities, personnel or other apparatus of business or commerce in Sudan, including, but not limited to, the lease or ownership of real or personal property in Sudan, or engaging in any business activity with the government of Sudan;

(4) “Sudan” means the Republic of Sudan, including its government, and any of its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions.

(b) The State Treasurer shall review the major investment holdings of the state for the purpose of determining the extent to which state funds are invested in companies doing business in Sudan. Whenever feasible and consistent with the fiduciary duties of the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall encourage companies in which state funds are invested and that are doing business in Sudan, as identified by the United States Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control or the Treasurer, to act responsibly and not take actions that promote or otherwise enable human rights violations in Sudan.

(c) The State Treasurer (1) may divest, decide to not further invest state funds or not enter into any future investment in any company doing business in Sudan, and (2) shall divest and not further invest in any security or instrument issued by Sudan. In determining whether to divest state funds in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the factors which the Treasurer shall consider shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (A) Revenues paid by such company directly to the government of Sudan, (B) whether such company supplies infrastructure or resources used by the government of Sudan to implement its policies of genocide in Darfur or other regions of Sudan, (C) whether such company knowingly obstructs lawful inquiries into its operations and investments in Sudan, (D) whether such company attempts to circumvent any applicable sanctions of the United States, (E) the extent of any humanitarian activities undertaken by such company in Sudan, (F) whether such company is engaged solely in the provision of goods and services intended to relieve human suffering, or to promote welfare, health, education, religious or spiritual activities, (G) whether such company is authorized by the federal government of the United States to do business in Sudan, (H) evidence that such company has engaged the government of Sudan to cease its abuses in Darfur or other regions in Sudan, (I) whether such company is engaged solely in journalistic activities, and (J) any other factor that the Treasurer deems prudent. In the event that the Treasurer determines that divestment of state funds is warranted from a company in which state funds are invested due to such company doing business in Sudan, the Treasurer shall give notice to such company that such funds shall be divested from such company for as long as such company does business in Sudan.

(d) The State Treasurer shall, at least once per fiscal year, provide reports to the Investment Advisory Council on actions taken by the Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(e) In the event that the President of the United States rescinds or repeals Executive Order 13067 the provisions of this section shall no longer be effective.

(P.A. 06-51, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-82, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 06-51 effective May 8, 2006; P.A. 11-82 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to redefine “company”, and amended Subsec. (a)(2) to change defined term from “doing business” to “doing business in Sudan” and to redefine same, effective July 8, 2011.

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Secs. 3-21f to 3-21z. Reserved for future use.

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Sec. 3-21aa. General obligation bonds for transportation projects. Authorization of special tax obligation bonds or general obligation bonds deemed to authorize issuance as either special tax obligation bonds or general obligation bonds. (a) The State Bond Commission shall authorize bond issuances each calendar year for transportation projects up to the amounts specified under subsection (b) of this section.

(b) For the calendar years commencing January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2019, inclusive, the State Bond Commission shall authorize general obligation bonds for transportation projects, capped at the following amounts:

Calendar Year Commencing January 1,	Up to
2018	$250,000,000
2019	250,000,000

(c) Whenever any general statute or public or special act, whether enacted before, on or after July 1, 2018, authorizes special tax obligation bonds or general obligation bonds of the state to be issued for any purpose, such general statute or public or special act shall be deemed to have authorized such bonds to be issued as either special tax obligation bonds or general obligation bonds under this section. In no event shall the total of the principal amount of special tax obligation bonds and general obligation bonds issued pursuant to the authority of any general statute or public or special act exceed the amount authorized thereunder.

(P.A. 18-178, S. 41.)

History: P.A. 18-178 effective July 1, 2018.

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Sec. 3-22. Bond Retirement Fund. Section 3-22 is repealed.

(1957, P.A. 590, S. 1; September, 1957, P.A. 21; 1967, P.A. 36; 1969, P.A. 648; 1971, P.A. 1, S. 16; P.A. 78-366, S. 3, 4.)

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Sec. 3-22a. Definitions: College savings bonds. For the purposes of this section and sections 3-22b to 3-22e, inclusive:

(1) “College savings bonds” means general obligation bonds of the state issued pursuant to the provisions of section 3-20 or special tax obligation bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, and designated college savings bonds; and

(2) “Institution of higher education in the state” means a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1, or an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173.

(P.A. 88-299, S. 1, 6; P.A. 94-180, S. 7, 17; P.A. 14-65, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 94-180 made no changes, effective July 1, 1994; (Revisor's note: In 2013, a reference to “3-22d” in the introductory clause was changed editorially by the Revisors to “3-22e” in order to accurately reflect the original provisions of P.A. 88-299, S. 1, and the codification of P.A. 88-299, S. 5, as Sec. 3-22e in 1991); P.A. 14-65 redefined “institution of higher education in the state” in Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2014.

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Sec. 3-22b. Designation of bonds as college savings bonds. Bonds issued pursuant to section 3-20 or sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, may be designated by the Treasurer as college savings bonds. Bonds so designated, and any interest accruing thereon, shall be payable in one payment at maturity on a fixed date. Such college savings bonds shall mature not less than five years nor more than twenty years from the date of issuance, unless the State Treasurer determines otherwise, and shall be subject to such financial incentives as may be otherwise provided.

(P.A. 88-299, S. 2, 6.)

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Sec. 3-22c. Negotiated sales of college savings bonds. No college savings bonds shall be sold at a negotiated sale unless the underwriter or underwriters to which such bonds are sold (1) are organized, incorporated or have their principal place of business in the state or (2) in the judgment of the State Treasurer, have sufficient capability to make a broad distribution of such bonds to investors residing in the state.

(P.A. 88-299, S. 3, 6.)

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Sec. 3-22d. Terms of issuance of college savings bonds. In the proceedings authorizing the issuance of college savings bonds, the State Bond Commission may covenant on behalf of the state with or for the benefit of the holders of such bonds as to all matters deemed advisable by said commission, including the terms and conditions for creating and maintaining sinking funds, reserve funds and such other special funds as may be created in such proceedings, separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the state, and such officials may make such other covenants as may be deemed necessary or desirable to assure the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds.

(P.A. 88-299, S. 4, 6.)

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Sec. 3-22e. Connecticut Higher Education Trust Advisory Committee. (a) There is established a Connecticut Higher Education Trust Advisory Committee which shall consist of the State Treasurer, the executive director of the Office of Higher Education, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and bonding, or their designees, and one student financial aid officer and one finance officer at a public institution of higher education in the state, each appointed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, and one student financial aid officer and one finance officer at an independent institution of higher education in the state, each appointed by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges. The advisory committee shall meet at least annually. The State Treasurer shall convene the meetings of the committee.

(b) Within six months from the date of the trust's annual report, the State Treasurer and the executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall jointly report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and bonding on an evaluation of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust and recommendations, if any, for improvements in the program.

(P.A. 88-299, S. 5, 6; 89-237, S. 1, 11; P.A. 97-224, S. 11, 12; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-156, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 89-237 amended Sec. 5 of P.A. 88-299 which was special in nature and therefore not codified to replace a temporary committee with a permanent committee, thereby necessitating its codification, deleted obsolete provisions re the convening of the committee and the submission of an implementation plan for the initial issue and sale of college savings bonds and relettered Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b); P.A. 97-224 changed the committee from an advisory committee to the Family College Savings Plan to an advisory committee to the Connecticut Higher Education Trust and changed the report in Subsec. (b) to correspond to the change in duties, in Subsec. (a) increased the membership by adding the finance officers, changed the appointing authority for the student financial aid officer from an independent institution from the Board of Governors of Higher Education to the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, required the committee to meet at least annually and specified that the State Treasurer convene the meetings, effective July 1, 1997; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” and “Commissioner of Higher Education” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education” and “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-156 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “executive director of the Office of Higher Education” and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “executive director of the Office of Higher Education”, effective June 15, 2012.

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Sec. 3-22f. Connecticut Higher Education Trust: Definitions. As used in sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive:

(1) “Depositor” means any person making a deposit, payment, contribution, gift or otherwise to the trust pursuant to a participation agreement;

(2) “Designated beneficiary” means (A) any individual (i) state resident originally designated in the participation agreement, (ii) subsequently designated who is a family member as defined in Section 2032A(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (iii) receiving a scholarship from interests in the trust purchased by a state or local government or an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and qualified under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (B) any other designated beneficiary qualifying under said Section 529 enrolled in the trust;

(3) “Eligible educational institution” means an institution of higher education qualifying under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code as an eligible educational institution;

(4) “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended;

(5) “Participation agreements” means agreements between the trust and depositors for participation in a savings plan for a designated beneficiary;

(6) “Qualified higher education expenses” means tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated beneficiary at an eligible educational institution, including undergraduate and graduate schools and any other higher education expenses that may be permitted by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(7) “Trust” means the Connecticut Higher Education Trust.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 1, 12; P.A. 14-217, S. 30.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 14-217 added reference to Sec. 3-22p, effective June 13, 2014.

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Sec. 3-22g. Connecticut Higher Education Trust: Established. (a) There is established the Connecticut Higher Education Trust to promote and enhance the affordability and accessibility of higher education for residents of the state. The trust shall constitute an instrumentality of the state and shall perform essential governmental functions, as provided in sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive. The trust shall receive and hold all payments and deposits or contributions intended for the trust, including contributions made pursuant to section 12-743, as well as gifts, bequests, endowments or federal, state or local grants and any other funds from any public or private source and all earnings until disbursed in accordance with sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive.

(b) The amounts on deposit in the trust shall not constitute property of the state and the trust shall not be construed to be a department, institution or agency of the state. Amounts on deposit in the trust shall not be commingled with state funds and the state shall have no claim to or against, or interest in, such funds. Any contract entered into by or any obligation of the trust shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the state and the state shall have no obligation to any designated beneficiary or any other person on account of the trust and all amounts obligated to be paid from the trust shall be limited to amounts available for such obligation on deposit in the trust. The amounts on deposit in the trust may only be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive. The trust shall continue in existence as long as it holds any deposits or has any obligations and until its existence is terminated by law and upon termination any unclaimed assets shall return to the state. Property of the trust shall be governed by section 3-61a.

(c) The Treasurer shall be responsible for the receipt, maintenance, administration, investing and disbursements of amounts from the trust. The trust shall not receive deposits in any form other than cash. No depositor or designated beneficiary may direct the investment of any contributions or amounts held in the trust other than in the specific fund options provided for by the trust.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 2, 12; P.A. 98-252, S. 1, 80; P.A. 14-217, S. 31.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-252 made technical changes, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 14-217 added references to Sec. 3-22p in Subsecs. (a) and (b) and added provision re contributions made pursuant to Sec. 12-743 in Subsec. (a), effective June 13, 2014.

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Sec. 3-22h. Trust authority of the Treasurer. The Treasurer, on behalf of the trust and for purposes of the trust, may:

(1) Receive and invest moneys in the trust in any instruments, obligations, securities or property in accordance with section 3-22i;

(2) Establish consistent terms for each participation agreement, bulk deposit, coupon or installment payments, including, but not limited to, (A) the method of payment into the trust by payroll deduction, transfer from bank accounts or otherwise, (B) the termination, withdrawal or transfer of payments under the trust, including transfers to or from a qualified tuition program established by another state pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, (C) penalties for distributions not used or made in accordance with Section 529(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, (D) changing of the identity of the designated beneficiary, and (E) any charges or fees in connection with the administration of the trust;

(3) Enter into one or more contractual agreements, including contracts for legal, actuarial, accounting, custodial, advisory, management, administrative, advertising, marketing and consulting services for the trust and pay for such services from the gains and earnings of the trust;

(4) Procure insurance in connection with the trust's property, assets, activities, or deposits or contributions to the trust;

(5) Apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable the trust to carry out its objectives;

(6) Adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 for purposes of sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive;

(7) Sue and be sued;

(8) Establish one or more funds within the trust and maintain separate accounts for each designated beneficiary; and

(9) Take any other action necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive, and incidental to the duties imposed on the Treasurer pursuant to said sections.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 3, 12; P.A. 14-217, S. 32.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 14-217 added references to Sec. 3-22p in Subdivs. (6) and (9), effective June 13, 2014.

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Sec. 3-22i. Investment of funds in the trust. Notwithstanding sections 3-13 to 3-13h, inclusive, the Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the trust in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the trust, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The Treasurer shall give due consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of the total portfolio within the trust, liquidity, the projected disbursements and expenditures, and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not require the trust to invest directly in obligations of the state or any political subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund administered by the Treasurer. The assets of the trust shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of the trust until disbursed for qualified educational expenses, expended on expenses incurred by the operations of the trust, or refunded to the depositor or designated beneficiary on the conditions provided in the participation agreement.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 4, 12.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997.

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Sec. 3-22j. Participation in and the offering and solicitation of the trust exempt from sections 36b-16 and 36b-22. Evidence of exemption from federal securities laws. Participation in the trust and the offering and solicitation of the trust are exempt from sections 36b-16 and 36b-22. The Treasurer shall obtain written advice of counsel or written advice from the Securities Exchange Commission, or both, that the trust and the offering of participation in the trust are not subject to federal securities laws.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 5, 12.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997.

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Sec. 3-22k. Trust financial report. On or before December thirty-first, annually, the Treasurer shall submit a financial report, pursuant to section 3-37, to the Governor on the operations of the trust including the receipts, disbursements, assets, investments, and liabilities and administrative costs of the trust for the prior fiscal year. The Treasurer shall also submit such report to the Connecticut Higher Education Trust Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 3-22e, and make the report available to each depositor and designated beneficiary.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 6, 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 57.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 substituted “December thirty-first” for “October fifteenth”, effective October 6, 2007.

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Sec. 3-22l. Exemption from taxation. The property of the trust and the earnings on the trust shall be exempt from all taxation by the state and all political subdivisions of the state.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 7, 12.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997.

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Sec. 3-22m. State pledge for purposes of the trust. The state pledges to depositors, designated beneficiaries and with any party who enters into contracts with the trust, pursuant to the provisions of sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive, that the state will not limit or alter the rights under said sections vested in the trust or contract with the trust until such obligations are fully met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the trust, provided nothing contained in this section shall preclude such limitation or alteration if adequate provision is made by law for the protection of such depositors and designated beneficiaries pursuant to the obligations of the trust or parties who entered into such contracts with the trust. The trust, on behalf of the state, may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in participation agreements and such other obligations or contracts.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 8, 12; P.A. 14-217, S. 33.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 14-217 added reference to Sec. 3-22p, effective June 13, 2014.

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Sec. 3-22n. Nothing in trust or in any participation agreement deemed to guarantee admission to or continued enrollment in educational institution. Nothing in sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive, or in any participation agreement shall constitute nor be deemed to constitute an agreement, pledge, promise, or guarantee of admission or continued enrollment of any designated beneficiary or any other person to any eligible educational institution in the state or any other institution of higher education.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 9, 12; P.A. 14-217, S. 34.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 14-217 added reference to Sec. 3-22p, effective June 13, 2014.

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Sec. 3-22o. Compliance with provisions necessary for trust to constitute state tuition program and be tax exempt. The Treasurer shall take any action necessary to ensure that the trust complies with all applicable requirements of federal and state laws, rules and regulations to the extent necessary for the trust to constitute a qualified state tuition program and be exempt from taxation under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(P.A. 97-224, S. 10, 12.)

History: P.A. 97-224 effective July 1, 1997 (Revisor's note: The words “is exempt” were replaced editorially by the Revisors with “be exempt” for grammatical accuracy).

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Sec. 3-22p. Investments in trust not considered an asset for certain programs and purposes. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no moneys invested in the Connecticut Higher Education Trust shall be considered to be an asset for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for assistance under the temporary family assistance program, as described in section 17b-112, programs funded under the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grant, and the federally appropriated weatherization assistance program, as described in section 16a-41i*.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no moneys invested in said trust shall be considered to be an asset for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for need-based, institutional aid grants offered to an individual at the public eligible educational institutions in the state.

(P.A. 14-217, S. 29.)

*Note: Section 16a-41i was repealed effective July 8, 2013, by section 67 of public act 13-298.

History: P.A. 14-217 effective June 13, 2014.

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Secs. 3-22q to 3-22t. Reserved for future use.

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Sec. 3-22u. CHET Baby Scholars fund and program. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “CHET Baby Scholars fund” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the office of the Treasurer for the purposes of the CHET Baby Scholars program established pursuant to this section.

(b) The Treasurer shall use the funds deposited into the CHET Baby Scholars fund for the purpose of establishing the CHET Baby Scholars program. The program shall promote college education savings by providing a maximum incentive contribution of two hundred fifty dollars from the CHET Baby Scholars fund to a designated beneficiary in the Connecticut Higher Education Trust established pursuant to sections 3-22f to 3-22p, inclusive. For purposes of this section, “designated beneficiary” has the meaning as provided in section 3-22f, except that, for purposes of this section, such beneficiary shall be born or legally adopted on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be a state resident at the time the Treasurer provides an incentive contribution.

(c) The Treasurer shall provide, from the available funds in the CHET Baby Scholars fund, incentive contributions to be credited toward the savings plan in the Connecticut Higher Education Trust for a designated beneficiary in the amounts of (1) one hundred dollars, provided a depositor enters into a participation agreement not later than the first birthday of the designated beneficiary, or, in the case of a designated beneficiary who is adopted, not later than one year after the date the designated beneficiary is legally adopted, and (2) one hundred fifty dollars, provided the designated beneficiary's savings plan has received deposits totaling at least one hundred fifty dollars, exclusive of the initial incentive contribution made pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, not later than the designated beneficiary's fourth birthday, or, in the case of a designated beneficiary who is adopted, not later than four years after the date of adoption.

(d) The Treasurer may enter into one or more contractual agreements to fulfill the purpose of this section, and any such contractual agreement shall specify the rules of participation in the CHET Baby Scholars program. The Treasurer may pay for costs incidental to establishing the CHET Baby Scholars fund or the CHET Baby Scholars program, and any administrative costs related to maintaining such program, from the CHET Baby Scholars fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(P.A. 14-217, S. 27.)

History: P.A. 14-217 effective July 1, 2014.

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Sec. 3-23. Destruction of matured bonds. (a) The Treasurer is authorized to destroy any bonds of the state as the same mature and are paid and any coupons issued by the state after the same have been paid and cancelled. A certificate containing a description of such bonds or coupons so destroyed, duly witnessed and signed by the Treasurer or his deputy and the Auditors of Public Accounts, shall be kept on file in the office of the Treasurer.

(b) The Treasurer may designate one or more national banking associations, state banks, trust companies, or state bank and trust companies in this state or in the state of New York, to destroy any such paid bonds and coupons and accept their certificate as proof of such destruction. In such case, any such certificate issued by a national banking association, state bank, trust company or state bank and trust company, shall contain a description of such bonds or coupons so destroyed, be duly sworn to by an officer thereof, and shall be kept on file in the office of the Treasurer.

(1949 Rev., S. 127; P.A. 73-626, S. 1, 2.)

History: P.A. 73-626 added Subsec. (b) allowing destruction of bonds by various banks and trust companies.

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Sec. 3-23a. Replacement of mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost state obligations. If any obligation of the state, which shall include bonds, notes, coupons or other evidence of state indebtedness, becomes mutilated, defaced, destroyed, stolen or lost, the State Treasurer may cause to be executed and delivered to the owner or his authorized attorney or agent a new obligation of like tenor, amount, date, interest rate and maturity as the obligation so mutilated, defaced, destroyed, stolen or lost, in exchange and substitution for such mutilated or defaced obligation, or in lieu of and substitution for the obligation destroyed, stolen or lost upon the filing with said Treasurer of proof of ownership, and proof of theft or destruction or loss satisfactory to said Treasurer, and upon the furnishing said Treasurer with indemnity or surety satisfactory to him and compliance with such other reasonable regulations as said Treasurer may prescribe and payment of such expenses as the state and the Treasurer may incur in connection therewith. The Treasurer shall cancel all obligations surrendered in accordance with section 3-23. The new obligations shall be signed in the name of the state by such officials as are in office at the time of the issuance or the authorization thereof, and new coupons, if any, shall be authenticated by the signature or facsimile signature of the Treasurer or by such former Treasurer as the Treasurer may designate. Such obligations may be issued notwithstanding that any of the officials signing them or whose facsimile signatures appear on the obligations or coupons has ceased to hold office at the time of such issue or at the time of delivery of such obligations. The Treasurer shall report the number and amount of all obligations so issued in his annual report.

(1971, P.A. 701, S. 1.)

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Sec. 3-24. Deposit of funds. In addition to the depositories provided for by section 4-33, the Treasurer is authorized to deposit any funds or moneys in his hands belonging to the state (1) in any national banking association, state bank, trust company or state bank and trust company in the state of New Jersey, the state of Rhode Island, the state of New York, the commonwealth of Massachusetts, or in the state of Pennsylvania, which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and whose capital, surplus and undivided profits in the aggregate is not less than fifty million dollars or (2) in any bank, trust company or state bank and trust company in any state or the District of Columbia, or in a bank in a foreign country with correspondent relationship with any national banking association, state bank, trust company or state bank and trust company up to the amount of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit. In no case shall the deposit by the Treasurer in any one association or bank or trust company or bank and trust company, and made under the provisions of this section, exceed in the aggregate at any one time thirty per cent of the capital, surplus and undivided profits of such association, bank, trust company or bank and trust company.

(1949 Rev., S. 110; 1963, P.A. 76; P.A. 94-7, S. 1; 94-190, S. 3; P.A. 95-282, S. 9, 11; P.A. 96-244, S. 38, 63.)

History: 1963 act removed requirement depository banks be members of the clearing house association of designated cities in the respective states and added requirement of membership in the federal reserve system and minimum aggregate capital, surplus and undivided profits; P.A. 94-7 amended section by making a Subdiv. (1) of existing language and adding a new Subdiv. (2) allowing deposit of any state moneys or funds in out-of-state or foreign banks, trust companies or state bank and trust companies; P.A. 94-190 added New Jersey and Rhode Island to the list of states and made technical changes; P.A. 95-282 made technical changes, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 96-244 revised effective date section of P.A. 95-282 but without affecting this section.

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Sec. 3-24a. Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund created. The Treasurer is hereby authorized to incorporate a fund for the purpose of providing for the investment of the proceeds of state bonds, notes or other obligations, and to take all measures necessary to qualify such fund as a regulated investment company under Section 851(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Such fund shall be known as the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund. The Treasurer may enter into such contracts as may be necessary or useful to the organization, establishment, operation and administration of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund under all applicable state and federal laws and may contract with any person to provide such services to the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund as, in the discretion of the Treasurer, are necessary for the proper operation and administration of said fund. The Treasurer shall publish a notice in a newspaper published and of general circulation in Hartford when the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund has been effectively established as a regulated investment company under all such state and federal laws and shall mail a copy of such notice to the chief executive officer of each town, city and borough in the state. All costs of operating the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund, including the cost of personnel and contractual services, shall be paid by the Treasurer from said fund. All costs related to the organization and establishment of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund, to the extent not payable from income of said fund, may be paid from other moneys of the state to be made available for such purpose.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 1, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 94-8 changed fund name to Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund from Tax-Exempt Fund.

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Sec. 3-24b. Deposit of money in Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund. No later than thirty days from the date of the publication of notice required under section 3-24a all recipients of any grant or loan moneys under all nonreimbursement grant or loan programs of the state funded from the proceeds of bonds the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxation shall invest such moneys in the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund. The Treasurer may waive this investment requirement in any case where the Treasurer determines that such waiver would not adversely affect the exemption of state bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness from federal income taxation. Moneys deposited in the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund attributable to such loans or grants shall be held and invested for the sole and exclusive benefit of the recipient of the grants or loans, shall be evidenced by book entry notations for the account of the recipient and may be withdrawn from the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund only upon the requisition of such recipient when moneys are needed to meet an expenditure for the project for which the loans or grants were provided by the state, provided no such withdrawal shall be permitted by the Treasurer unless each such requisition contains a certification of the recipient, satisfactory to the Treasurer, specifying the project for which the funds are requested. All state agencies making grants or loans required to be invested in the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund shall provide all such information and records as the Treasurer shall, from time to time, require to reconcile the accounts of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 2, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 94-8 changed fund name to Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund from Tax-Exempt Fund and allowed treasurer to waive investment requirement.

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Sec. 3-24c. Investment in Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund by other state funds. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the general statutes to the contrary, the Treasurer may sell participation certificates or securities of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund for investment to the General Fund, bond funds, the Special Transportation Fund, the Local Bridge Revolving Fund, the Special Abandoned Property Fund, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Rental Housing Assistance Trust Fund, trust funds administered by the Treasurer, and all such other funds the moneys of which by law the Treasurer is responsible for investing. Said participation certificates or securities shall bear and pay such interest and be issued subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined and established by the Treasurer.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 3, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 3; P.A. 04-216, S. 63.)

History: P.A. 94-8 changed fund name to Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund from Tax-Exempt Fund; P.A. 04-216 added the Special Abandoned Property Fund to the list of funds to which the Treasurer may sell participation certificates, effective May 6, 2004.

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Sec. 3-24d. Sale of investments in Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund to other state instrumentalities. The Treasurer may also sell participation certificates or securities of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, any municipalities within the state and any other authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state or of any municipality within the state. The participation certificates or securities shall bear and pay such interest and be issued subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined and established by the Treasurer.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 4, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 4; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 152; P.A. 14-94, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 94-8 changed fund name to Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund from Tax-Exempt Fund; pursuant to June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, “Connecticut Development Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated”, effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 14-94, “Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority”, effective June 6, 2014.

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Sec. 3-24e. Investment of Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund by the Treasurer. The Treasurer is authorized in his discretion to invest and reinvest such funds of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund in any investment which qualifies investments in the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as not an investment in investment property for purposes of the arbitrage restrictions and rebate requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Treasurer may sell such investments from time to time as he shall determine to be in the best interest of the fund.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 5, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 94-8 changed fund name to Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund from Tax-Exempt Fund.

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Sec. 3-24f. Purchase of investments in Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund by other state instrumentalities. Participation certificates or securities of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund issued by the Treasurer under the provisions of sections 3-24a to 3-24h, inclusive, are hereby made legal investments for the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, all municipalities within the state, and all other authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state or of any municipality within the state.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 6, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 6; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 152; P.A. 14-94, S. 1.)

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Sec. 3-24g. Borrowing for purposes of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund. Issuance of notes. The Treasurer is authorized to borrow funds for the purposes of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund and to issue and sell notes of the state on such terms and conditions as the Treasurer shall determine. Such notes shall be signed by the Treasurer and the full faith and credit of the state may be pledged by the Treasurer to payment of the principal of and interest on such notes which shall be repaid by the Treasurer first from funds, to the extent available, from the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund and secondly from the state's General Fund. As part of the contract with the holders of such notes the Treasurer may make such covenants as the Treasurer shall determine will make the notes more marketable or will tend to insure that the moneys payable to the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund will be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the notes as the same become due and payable, including such covenants with respect to interest exemption on the notes in the hands of the holders thereof as he determines is necessary. In case it becomes necessary to pay from the General Fund all or any portion of the principal or interest, or both, the Treasurer shall reimburse the General Fund from the first moneys which become available for that purpose in the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund. The proceeds of such borrowings shall be paid over to the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund, providing any expense incurred in connection with the sale of said notes shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums or from the proceeds of the sale of such notes.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 7, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 94-8 changed fund name to Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund from Tax-Exempt Fund.

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Sec. 3-24h. Borrowing from the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund for state capital projects. The Treasurer is authorized to borrow moneys from the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund to fund temporarily the costs of capital projects of the state for which bonds have been authorized to be issued by the State Bond Commission. Such borrowings shall be evidenced by the issuance of temporary obligations of the state payable to the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund. The state's obligations shall be issued on such terms and conditions as shall be determined and established by the Treasurer and shall bear such rate of interest as the Treasurer shall determine by reference to such open market indices for obligations having similar terms and characteristics nature as the Treasurer shall determine relevant to arrive at a tax-exempt rate of interest on the obligations of the state issued and sold to the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund.

(P.A. 88-258, S. 8, 9; P.A. 94-8, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 94-8 changed fund name to Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund from Tax-Exempt Fund.

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Sec. 3-24i. Notice to joint standing committee on finance, revenue and bonding of opening of bank accounts in certain other states. The Treasurer shall notify the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of all matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding when he establishes a bank account pursuant to sections 3-24 and 4-33. Such notice shall identify the location of the bank account and the purposes for which it was established.

(P.A. 94-7, S. 5.)

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Sec. 3-24j. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 3-24k and 3-24l:

(1) “Community bank” means a bank that is domiciled in this state and has assets of not more than one billion dollars;

(2) “Community credit union” means a federal credit union, as defined in section 36a-2, the membership of which is limited to persons or organizations within a well-defined local community, neighborhood or rural district as provided in the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 USC Section 1759(b)(3), as from time to time amended, that has assets of not more than one billion dollars or a state credit union that has assets of not more than one billion dollars; and

(3) “State credit union” means a cooperative, nonprofit financial institution that (A) is organized under chapter 667 and the membership of which is limited to persons within a well-defined community, neighborhood or rural district as provided in section 36a-438a, (B) operates for the benefit and general welfare of its members with the earnings, benefits or services offered being distributed to or retained for its members, and (C) is governed by a volunteer board of directors elected by and from its membership.

(P.A. 03-226, S. 1; P.A. 07-55, S. 1; P.A. 17-8, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 07-55 redefined “community credit union” in Subdiv. (2), defined “state credit union” in Subdiv. (3) and made technical changes, effective May 21, 2007; P.A. 17-8 amended Subdiv. (1) to redefine “community bank” and amended Subdiv. (2) to redefine “community credit union”, effective May 31, 2017.

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Sec. 3-24k. Investments with community banks and community credit unions. (a) The State Treasurer may establish a program under which the State Treasurer may, based on cash availability, make available a pool of funds not exceeding one hundred million dollars for investment with community banks and community credit unions. Such funds shall be obtained from the state's operating cash managed by the State Treasurer.

(b) The State Treasurer shall establish a schedule for making such investments with such banks and credit unions.

(c) The State Treasurer shall establish a competitive bidding procedure under which such banks and credit unions may compete for investment-related services under said program.

(d) The State Treasurer may establish capital standards for such banks and credit unions wishing to participate in said program.

(P.A. 03-226, S. 2.)

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Sec. 3-24l. Regulations. The State Treasurer may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 3-24j and 3-24k.

(P.A. 03-226, S. 3.)

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Sec. 3-25. Payment of public moneys. Designation of authority for certain payments to constituent units of the state system of higher education. Authorization for certain payments to be made by the assistant treasurer for investments. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Treasurer shall pay out the public moneys only upon the order of the General Assembly, of the Senate, of the House of Representatives, of the several courts when legally authorized or of the Comptroller for accounts legally adjusted by him or when he is authorized to order for the payment of money from the Treasury. He shall pay no warrant or order for the disbursement of public money until the same has been registered in the office of the Comptroller. The Comptroller shall not issue any warrant, draft or order except upon (1) an adequate expenditure voucher which shall be retained in his office for the period provided by law, (2) certification by an expending agency which retains an adequate expenditure voucher in accordance with such procedures as the Comptroller may prescribe, or (3) upon certification by the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, provided, in the case of the Connecticut State University System, the certification may be made by the chief executive officer of a state university, as provided in subsection (b) of section 3-117.

(b) Subject to the approval of the Comptroller and in accordance with such procedures as he may specify, the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education or, in the case of the Connecticut State University System, the chief executive officer of a state university, may make payment of any claim against the constituent unit or institution, as appropriate, other than a payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying agents or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the proceeds of a state bond issue. Upon receipt of a request to make such payment, the Treasurer shall delegate such authority to such chief executive officer and shall approve such banking arrangements as are necessary for such unit or institution to make such payments. Payments for payroll, debt services payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying agents or trustees, or payments from the proceeds of state bonds shall be made solely by the Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The State Treasurer may authorize the assistant treasurer for investments, or any successor therefor with the approval of the Comptroller and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Comptroller, to certify to the Comptroller that the services for which claims against the Connecticut retirement and trust funds 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 said assistant treasurer for investments, 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 purpose for which they were incurred; and the original vouchers or receipts shall be filed with the assistant treasurer for investments, or any successor therefor, as support for the direct disbursement of funds from income derived from the trust funds. Copies of such documentation shall be provided to the Comptroller upon request.

(1949 Rev., S. 112; P.A. 91-256, S. 1, 69; 91-407, S. 26, 42; P.A. 92-154, S. 1, 23; P.A. 93-285, S. 1; P.A. 96-61, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-212, S. 1, 5; P.A. 05-288, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 91-256 made the existing section Subsec. (a), added the language in Subsec. (a) concerning payments made upon certification by chief executive officers of the constituent units of the state system of higher education and added Subsec. (b); P.A. 91-407 amended Subsec. (b) to make payment of claims subject to comptroller's approval; P.A. 92-154 amended Subsec. (b) to add the language concerning the withholding or reduction in state payments; P.A. 93-285 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. designations and adding new Subdiv. (2) authorizing comptroller to act upon certification by an expending agency retaining an adequate expenditure voucher; P.A. 96-61 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting exemption to requirement that bills paid directly by constituent units of higher education be reduced or withheld to offset debts owed to state, effective May 1, 1997; P.A. 97-212 added Subsec. (c) re authorization for the assistant treasurer for investments to certify for payment of manager fees for the Connecticut retirement and trust funds, effective June 24, 1997; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective July 13, 2005.

Payment of gratuities upon order of the Senate, registered on books of Comptroller. 85 C. 657. Cited. 129 C. 277; 133 C. 131.

Not the function of highway commissioner to pay out money for construction. 5 CS 114.

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Sec. 3-26. Civil list funds; limitation. No money shall be paid or drawn out of the civil list funds in the Treasury except for the payment of the principal or interest of any bonds of this state, or for the payment of the interest on any funds held by the Treasurer on which he is by law directed to pay interest, unless such money is paid or drawn under a specific appropriation.

(1949 Rev., S. 113.)

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Sec. 3-27. Investment committee. Section 3-27 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 114; 1969, P.A. 629, S. 4; P.A. 73-594, S. 11, 12.)

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Sec. 3-27a. Short Term Investment Fund. Payment of certain interest to board or boards of trustees. Participation certificates. There is hereby created a Short Term Investment Fund to be administered by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer may sell participation certificates of the Short Term Investment Fund for investment to the General Fund, bond funds, the Special Transportation Fund, the Local Bridge Revolving Fund, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Residential Property Tax Revaluation Relief Fund, the Municipal Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, the Special Abandoned Property Fund, trust funds administered by the Treasurer and all such other funds the moneys of which by law the Treasurer is responsible for investing. Said participation certificates shall bear and pay such interest and be issued subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined and established by the State Treasurer. The interest derived from the investment or reinvestment of funds of The University of Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund, The University of Connecticut Research Foundation, The University of Connecticut Health Center Research Foundation, the Connecticut State University System Operating Fund, the Connecticut State University System Research Foundation, and the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund, as authorized by sections 10a-105, 10a-110a, 10a-130, 10a-99 and 10a-77, respectively, and the Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter Oak State College educational services account, as authorized by section 10a-143, shall be paid to each board or board of trustees respectively.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 1; P.A. 74-342, S. 9, 43; P.A. 75-568, S. 1, 45; P.A. 78-236, S. 8, 20; 78-257, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-377, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-468, S. 4, 11; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-30, S. 5, 8; P.A. 84-254, S. 14, 62; 84-365, S. 6, 12; P.A. 85-554, S. 3, 6; P.A. 86-395, S. 3, 10; P.A. 87-377, S. 2, 5; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 87-1, S. 7, 9; P.A. 88-270, S. 2, 8; P.A. 89-260, S. 1, 41; P.A. 90-147, S. 16, 20; 90-230, S. 3, 101; P.A. 91-256, S. 2, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 12, 48; P.A. 04-216, S. 59; P.A. 14-117, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 74-342 changed highway fund to transportation fund; P.A. 75-568 deleted reference to transportation fund which was merged with general fund; P.A. 78-236 replaced “combined investment pool” with “short term investment fund”; P.A. 78-257 provided that interest from investments of auxiliary services and extension funds be paid to applicable boards of trustees; P.A. 80-377 included the board for state academic awards educational services fund among those entitled to interest payments; P.A. 81-468 included interest derived from investment of the resources of the tuition funds of The University of Connecticut and The University of Connecticut Health Center; P.A. 82-218 replaced “state colleges” with “Connecticut State University”, effective March 1, 1983, pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-30 authorized treasurer to sell participation certificates of short term investment fund for investment to special transportation fund; P.A. 84-254 authorized treasurer to sell participation certificates of the short term investment fund for investment to the local bridge revolving fund; P.A. 84-365 amended section to include reference to tuition funds established for the regional community colleges, state technical colleges and Connecticut State University; P.A. 85-554 amended section to add a reference to the educational excellence trust fund; P.A. 86-395 authorized treasurer to sell participation certificates of short term investment fund for investment to rental housing assistance trust fund, effective June 9, 1986, and applicable to income years of business firms commencing on or after January 1, 1986, but not later than January 1, 1988; P.A. 87-377 removed reference to repealed rental housing assistance trust fund; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 87-1 added the residential property tax revaluation relief fund to list of state funds to which treasurer may sell participation certificates of the short term investment fund; P.A. 88-270 added a reference to the municipal abandoned vehicle trust fund; P.A. 89-260 substituted “regional technical colleges” for “state technical colleges”; P.A. 90-147 and P.A. 90-230 substituted the board for state academic awards educational services account for the board for state academic awards educational services fund; P.A. 91-256 made technical changes concerning the names of the funds at the different constituent units of the state system of higher education; P.A. 92-126 replaced references to community college operating fund and technical college operating fund with reference to community-technical college operating fund; P.A. 04-216 added the Special Abandoned Property Fund to the list of funds to which participation certificates may be sold, effective May 6, 2004; P.A. 14-117 changed “Board for State Academic Awards” to “Board of Regents for Higher Education for Charter Oak State College”, effective July 1, 2014.

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Sec. 3-27b. Sale of certificates to state agencies. The State Treasurer may also sell participation certificates for the Short Term Investment Fund to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation and all agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state. The participation certificates shall bear and pay such interest and be issued subject to such terms and conditions that shall be determined and established by the State Treasurer.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 2; P.A. 78-236, S. 9, 20.)

History: P.A. 78-236 replaced combined investment pool with short term investment fund.

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Sec. 3-27c. Use of fund for student loans. The funds of the Short Term Investment Fund may be used by the State Treasurer to lend funds to be secured by, and to purchase, invest and reinvest in, loans for educational purposes guaranteed by the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation. Student loans purchased by the State Treasurer for the Short Term Investment Fund may be sold by the State Treasurer with the proceeds of the sale added to the Short Term Investment Fund. Such loans secured by student loans shall be made under such terms and conditions as determined by the Treasurer.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 3; P.A. 73-569, S. 1, 5; 73-575, S. 13, 15; P.A. 78-187, S. 1, 10; 78-236, S. 10, 20.)

History: P.A. 73-569 authorized loans secured by student loans; P.A. 73-575 added Subsec. (b) authorizing loans to Connecticut foundation for the arts; P.A. 78-187 and P.A. 78-236 both replaced combined investment pool with short term investment fund and P.A. 78-187 deleted Subsec. (b).

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Sec. 3-27d. Investment of funds of the Short Term Investment Fund. The Treasurer is also authorized to invest and reinvest such funds of the Short Term Investment Fund in accordance with the provisions of the general statutes relating to the investment of savings banks, or in the United States government obligations, United States agency obligations, United States postal service obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, corporate bonds, saving accounts and bank acceptances, including in such investment or reinvestment the sale or acquisition of securities or obligations, which the Treasurer is authorized to sell or acquire for purposes of said Short Term Investment Fund, subject to repurchase agreements in the manner in which such agreements are negotiated in sales of such securities or obligations in the marketplace.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 4; P.A. 73-569, S. 2, 5; P.A. 78-236, S. 11, 20; P.A. 81-181, S. 1, 2.)

History: P.A. 73-569 deleted provision limiting investments to funds not necessary for student loans, replacing it with provision allowing investment in accordance with provisions governing investments of saving banks and included corporate bonds as permitted investments; P.A. 78-236 replaced combined investment pool with short term investment fund; P.A. 81-181 provided statutory authority for the treasurer to sell or acquire securities for the short term investment fund subject to repurchase agreements.

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Sec. 3-27e. Report of grants, interest, etc. Payment of expenses and state banking service fees. (a) The State Treasurer is authorized to receive grants, interest, interest subsidies and contributions from the United States or from any other source pertaining to student loans, and he shall add the same to the Short Term Investment Fund. All expenses for operating the Short Term Investment Fund, including but not limited to the cost of servicing student loans shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of the funds of the Short Term Investment Fund.

(b) The State Treasurer is authorized to: (1) Pay state banking service fees from the Short Term Investment Fund earnings of the General Fund and (2) deduct bank service fees directly attributable to individual funds, other than the General Fund, from the earnings credited to such other funds.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 5; P.A. 78-236, S. 12, 20; P.A. 94-95, S. 22.)

History: P.A. 78-236 replaced combined investment pool with short term investment fund; P.A. 94-95 made existing section a Subsec. (a) and added a new Subsec. (b) authorizing treasurer to pay state banking fees for the Short Term Investment Fund and to deduct such fees from the appropriate funds.

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Sec. 3-27f. Investment by Treasurer in participation certificates. Legal investments. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the general statutes or elsewhere to the contrary, the Treasurer may invest in participation certificates of the Short Term Investment Fund for the General Fund, any bond funds, the Special Transportation Fund, the Local Bridge Revolving Fund, the Municipal Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, the Special Abandoned Property Fund, any trust funds administered by the Treasurer, and all such other funds which by law the Treasurer is responsible for investing. Participation certificates of the Short Term Investment Fund issued by the Treasurer under the provisions of sections 3-27a to 3-27i, inclusive, are hereby made legal investments for the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Connecticut Student Loan Foundation and all agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 6; P.A. 74-342, S. 10, 43; P.A. 75-568, S. 2, 45; P.A. 78-236, S. 13, 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-30, S. 6, 8; P.A. 84-254, S. 15, 62; P.A. 86-395, S. 4, 10; P.A. 87-377, S. 3, 5; P.A. 88-270, S. 3, 8; P.A. 04-216, S. 60.)

History: P.A. 74-342 replaced highway fund with transportation fund; P.A. 75-568 deleted reference to transportation fund which was merged with general fund; P.A. 78-236 replaced combined investment pool with Short Term Investment Fund; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-30 authorized treasurer to invest in participation certificates of Short Term Investment Fund for Special Transportation Fund; P.A. 84-254 authorized treasurer to invest in participation certificates of the Short Term Investment Fund for the Local Bridge Revolving Fund; P.A. 86-395 authorized treasurer to invest in participation certificates of Short Term Investment Fund for Rental Housing Assistance Trust Fund, effective June 9, 1986, and applicable to income years of business firms commencing on or after January 1, 1986, but not later than January 1, 1988; P.A. 87-377 removed reference to repealed Rental Housing Assistance Trust Fund; P.A. 88-270 authorized treasurer to invest in participation certificates of the Short Term Investment Fund for the Municipal Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund; P.A. 04-216 added the Special Abandoned Property Fund to the list of funds in whose participation certificates the Treasurer may invest, effective May 6, 2004.

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Sec. 3-27g. Bond issue. Section 3-27g is repealed.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 7; P.A. 73-569, S. 3, 5; P.A. 78-236, S. 14, 20; S.A. 79-95, S. 105, 109; S.A. 80-41, S. 60, 68; S.A. 81-71, S. 127, 130.)

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Sec. 3-27h. Notes. The Treasurer is authorized to borrow funds, by the issuance of notes as he may determine to be necessary for the purposes of the Short Term Investment Fund and to issue and sell such notes, signed by the Treasurer as said official for the payment of the principal of and interest on which the full faith and credit of the state is hereby pledged and which notes shall be redeemed by the Treasurer first from funds to the extent available from the Short Term Investment Fund and secondly from the state's General Fund. As part of the contract with the holders of such notes the Treasurer may make such covenants as the Treasurer shall determine will make the notes more marketable or will tend to insure that the moneys payable to the Short Term Investment Fund will be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same become due and payable, including such covenants with respect to interest exemptions on the notes in the hands of the holders thereof as he determines is necessary. In case it becomes necessary to pay from the General Fund all or any portion of the principal or interest, or both, the Treasurer shall reimburse the General Fund from the first moneys which become available for that purpose in the Short Term Investment Fund. The proceeds of such borrowings shall be paid over to the Short Term Investment Fund, providing any expense incurred in connection with selling of said notes shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums or from the proceeds of the sale of such notes.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 8; P.A. 73-569, S. 4, 5; 73-575, S. 14, 15; P.A. 78-236, S. 15, 20.)

History: P.A. 73-569 authorized issuance of one-year notes for purposes of combined investment pool; P.A. 73-575 deleted provision limiting bonds to one-year maturity date; P.A. 78-236 replaced combined investment pool with Short Term Investment Fund.

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Sec. 3-27i. Bonds and notes as legal investments. The bonds and notes issued pursuant to sections 3-27a to 3-27i, inclusive, are made and declared to be (1) legal investments for savings banks and trustees unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the trust, (2) securities in which all public officers and bodies, all insurance companies and associations and persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, investment companies and persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries and all persons whatsoever who are or may be authorized to invest in bonds of the state, may properly and legally invest funds including capital in their control or belonging to them, and (3) securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds of the state is or may be authorized. All such bonds and notes, their transfer and the income therefrom including any profit on the sale or transfer thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or under its authority.

(1972, P.A. 236, S. 9; P.A. 80-483, S. 7, 186.)

History: P.A. 80-483 deleted “building and loan associations”; (Revisor's note: In 1995 the Revisors substituted editorially the numeric indicators (1), (2) and (3) for the alphabetic indicators (a), (b) and (c) for consistency with statutory usage).

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Sec. 3-27j. Modification or suspension of contributions to the Short Term Investment Fund surplus reserve. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Treasurer may modify or suspend the contribution to the designated surplus reserve of the Short Term Investment Fund when, in the Treasurer's discretion, market conditions warrant such action in the best interests of the Short Term Investment Fund's investors.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 64.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective June 23, 2021.

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Sec. 3-28. Investment of sinking fund. Section 3-28 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 115; P.A. 78-236, S. 19, 20.)

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Sec. 3-28a. Medium-Term Investment Fund. (a) There is created a Medium-Term Investment Fund to be administered by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer may purchase participation units of the fund for all trusts and other funds for which the State Treasurer is responsible for investing. The State Treasurer may sell participation units in the Medium-Term Investment Fund to all agencies, authorities, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state. Such participation units are hereby made legal investments for all agencies, authorities, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.

(b) All costs of operating the Medium-Term Investment Fund, including the cost of personnel and contractual services, shall be paid from interest earnings of the fund.

(c) The State Treasurer is authorized to invest and reinvest funds of the Medium-Term Investment Fund in obligations of the United States government and its agencies and instrumentalities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, corporate debt securities, savings accounts and bankers' acceptances, repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, and investment funds or pools comprised of securities in which the Medium-Term Investment Fund may directly invest.

(d) The State Treasurer may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 specifying the terms and conditions of the purchase and sale of participation units, the payment of interest, investment policies, and accounting practices.

(P.A. 97-212, S. 3, 5.)

History: P.A. 97-212 effective June 24, 1997.

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Secs. 3-29 to 3-31. Investment of surplus of General Fund. Investment of cash balance of Transportation Fund. Investment of excess cash in General Fund. Sections 3-29 to 3-31, inclusive, are repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 116, 117; 1949, S. 37d, 38d; 1969, P.A. 563; 647; 768, S. 55; P.A. 73-675, S. 2, 44; P.A. 74-342, S. 11, 43; P.A. 75-568, S. 3, 44, 45; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 78-236, S. 19, 20.)

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Sec. 3-31a. Authorized investments. The Treasurer is authorized to invest or reinvest the civil list funds and all other funds under the Treasurer's control in United States government obligations, United States agency obligations, shares or interests in an investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, whose portfolio is limited to obligations of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such obligations, United States postal service obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, savings accounts and bank acceptances. The Treasurer may also invest or reinvest such funds exclusive of civil list funds in the sale or acquisition of securities or obligations which the Treasurer is authorized to sell or acquire for purposes of any combined investment fund established pursuant to section 3-31b, subject to repurchase agreements in the manner in which such agreements are negotiated in sales of such securities or obligations in the marketplace, provided the Treasurer shall not enter into such an agreement with any securities dealer or bank acting as a securities dealer unless such dealer or bank is included in the list of primary dealers, effective at the time of such agreement, as prepared by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of any sinking fund in any bonds in which savings banks may legally invest, provided that the provisions of subsection (n) of section 36-96* shall not be applicable to any investment in such bonds, and provided such bonds mature prior to the maturity of such bonds of the state which are outstanding.

(1971, P.A. 623, S. 1; P.A. 78-236, S. 1, 20; P.A. 79-233, S. 5; P.A. 80-483, S. 8, 186; P.A. 86-29, S. 2, 3; P.A. 92-12, S. 108; P.A. 94-7, S. 4.)

*Note: Section 36-96 was repealed effective January 1, 1995, by section 339 of public act 94-122.

History: P.A. 78-236 deleted reference to powers under section being additional to investment authority granted under Secs. 3-28 to 3-31 and added provision empowering treasurer to invest sinking fund moneys in bonds in which savings banks may legally invest; P.A. 79-233 specified that Sec. 36-96(14b) is inapplicable to investments in bonds; P.A. 80-483 corrected faulty reference to Subsec. “14b” of Sec. 36-96; P.A. 86-29 added provision that treasurer may use repurchase agreements when investing state funds in any securities the treasurer is authorized to use for combined investment funds under Sec. 3-31b, provided such agreements may only be entered into with dealers or banks included in the list of primary dealers prepared by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; P.A. 92-12 made a technical change; P.A. 94-7 amended section to allow the treasurer to invest or reinvest funds in certain shares or interests in an investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Cited. 41 CS 90.

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Sec. 3-31b. Combined investment funds. Sale of participation units. Costs charged to income. (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the State Treasurer may establish one or more combined investment funds for the purpose of investing funds for which the Treasurer is custodian or trustee, or funds which the Boards of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the Connecticut State University System or the Regional Community-Technical Colleges request the Treasurer to invest pursuant to this section, provided the Treasurer shall adopt appropriate accounting procedures from which the exact interest of such funds so combined for investment can be determined. The State Treasurer is authorized to sell to all agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state, participation units in any such combined investment fund established by him pursuant to this section. Such participation units issued by the Treasurer under the provisions of this section are made legal investments for all the funds of, held by or administered by all agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state. The Treasurer may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this section.

(b) All costs of operating each such combined investment fund, including the cost of personnel and contractual services shall be paid by the Treasurer charging the income derived from said fund.

(1972, P.A. 229, S. 1; P.A. 73-85; 73-594, S. 9, 12; P.A. 98-252, S. 59, 80; 98-255, S. 4, 24.)

History: P.A. 73-85 opened combined investment fund to agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of state; P.A. 73-594 added Subsec. (b) providing for payment of operating cost of fund; P.A. 98-252 and P.A. 98-255 both amended Subsec. (a) to add funds which boards of trustees request the Treasurer to invest, effective July 1, 1998.

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Sec. 3-32. Acceptance of gifts and bequests by Treasurer. The Treasurer may accept any gift or bequest to the state of cash or securities and may deposit the same in the General Fund or in any other fund as required or made advisable by the terms of such gift or bequest. In any case in which the terms of such gift or bequest are, in the opinion of the Treasurer, so difficult to administer or otherwise so unsuitable as to make it of doubtful value to the state, the Treasurer may refer the question of the acceptance thereof to the next session of the General Assembly.

(1955, S. 39d.)

See Sec. 10-9 re Treasurer's authority to receive bequests for educational purposes.

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Sec. 3-33. Acceptance of land for military purposes. The state, acting by the Treasurer, is authorized to accept gifts or devises of land to be used by the Military Department, provided said land is free and clear of all encumbrances and is not charged with any trust or condition. The Military Department may construct thereon armories, facilities, accessories or other installations required for its use.

(1949, S. 40d.)

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Sec. 3-34. Vote on stock of state bank owned by state or School Fund. The Treasurer may vote upon the stock of any state bank or trust company which belongs to the School Fund or to the state.

(1949 Rev., S. 118.)

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Sec. 3-35. No execution against Treasurer. No execution shall be issued on any judgment rendered against the Treasurer as such, but the Comptroller shall draw an order on him for its payment.

(1949 Rev., S. 120.)

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Sec. 3-36. Repayment of Town Deposit Fund. Section 3-36 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 121; P.A. 82-239, S. 6, 7.)

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Sec. 3-36a. Connecticut Baby Bond Trust: Definitions. As used in this section and sections 3-36b to 3-36i, inclusive:

(1) “Designated beneficiary” means an individual born on or after July 1, 2023, whose birth was subject to medical coverage provided under HUSKY Health, as defined in section 17b-290;

(2) “Eligible expenditure” means an expenditure associated with any of the following, each as prescribed by the Treasurer: (A) Education of a designated beneficiary; (B) purchase of a home in Connecticut by a designated beneficiary; (C) investment in a business in Connecticut by a designated beneficiary; or (D) any investment in financial assets or personal capital that provides long-term gains to wages or wealth; and

(3) “Trust” means the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 103; P.A. 22-118, S. 327; 22-131, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-118 amended Subdiv. (1) by substituting “2023” for “2021”, effective May 7, 2022; P.A. 22-131 replaced reference to Sec. 3-36h with reference to Sec. 3-36i in the introductory language.

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Sec. 3-36b. Connecticut Baby Bond Trust: Established. (a) Commencing July 1, 2023, there is established the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust. The trust shall constitute an instrumentality of the state and shall perform essential governmental functions as provided in sections 3-36a to 3-36h, inclusive. The trust shall receive and hold all payments and deposits or contributions intended for the trust, as well as gifts, bequests, endowments or federal, state or local grants and any other funds from any public or private source and all earnings until disbursed in accordance with section 3-36g.

(b) The amounts on deposit in the trust shall not constitute property of the state and the trust shall not be construed to be a department, institution or agency of the state. Amounts on deposit in the trust shall not be commingled with state funds and the state shall have no claim to or against, or interest in, such funds. Any contract entered into by or any obligation of the trust shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the state and the state shall have no obligation to any designated beneficiary or any other person on account of the trust and all amounts obligated to be paid from the trust shall be limited to amounts available for such obligation on deposit in the trust. The amounts on deposit in the trust may only be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of section 3-36g. The trust shall continue in existence as long as it holds any deposits or has any obligations and until its existence is terminated by law and upon termination any unclaimed assets shall return to the state. Property of the trust shall be governed by section 3-61a.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 104; P.A. 22-118, S. 328.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “There” with “Commencing July 1, 2023, there”, effective May 7, 2022.

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Sec. 3-36c. Treasurer's trust authority. The Treasurer, on behalf of the trust and for purposes of the trust, may:

(1) Receive and invest moneys in the trust in any instruments, obligations, securities or property in accordance with section 3-36d;

(2) Enter into one or more contractual agreements, including contracts for legal, actuarial, accounting, custodial, advisory, management, administrative, advertising, marketing and consulting services for the trust and pay for such services from the assets of the trust;

(3) Procure insurance in connection with the trust's property, assets, activities or deposits to the trust;

(4) Apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable the trust to carry out its objectives;

(5) Adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 for purposes of sections 3-36b to 3-36i, inclusive;

(6) Sue and be sued;

(7) Establish one or more funds within the trust; and

(8) Take any other action necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 3-36b to 3-36i, inclusive, and incidental to the duties imposed on the Treasurer pursuant to said sections.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 105; P.A. 22-110, S. 41.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-110 amended Subdivs. (5) and (8) by replacing “public act 21-111” with “sections 3-36b to 3-36i, inclusive” and making a conforming change in Subdiv. (8).

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Sec. 3-36d. Investment of funds in the trust. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3-13 to 3-13h, inclusive, the Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the trust in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the trust, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The Treasurer shall give due consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of the total portfolio within the trust, liquidity, the projected disbursements and expenditures and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not require the trust to invest directly in obligations of the state or any political subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund administered by the Treasurer. The assets of the trust shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of the trust until disbursed for eligible expenditures or expended on expenses incurred by the operations of the trust.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 106.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 3-36e. Exemption from taxation. The property of the trust and the earnings on the trust shall be exempt from all taxation by the state and all political subdivisions of the state.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 107.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 3-36f. Moneys invested in trust not considered assets or income. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, to the extent permitted by federal law no moneys invested in the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust shall be considered to be an asset or income for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for assistance under any program administered by the Department of Social Services.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no moneys invested in the trust shall be considered to be an asset for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for need-based, institutional aid grants offered to an individual at the public eligible educational institutions in the state.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 108.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 3-36g. Accounting for designated beneficiary. Claim for accounting. (a) The Treasurer shall establish in the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust an accounting for each designated beneficiary. Each such accounting shall include the amount transferred to the trust pursuant to section 3-36h, plus the designated beneficiary's pro rata share of total net earnings from investments of sums held in the trust.

(b) Upon a designated beneficiary's eighteenth birthday and completion of a financial literacy requirement as prescribed by the Treasurer, such beneficiary shall become eligible to receive the total sum of the accounting under subsection (a) of this section to be used for an eligible expenditure. The Treasurer may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.

(c) A designated beneficiary may submit a claim for such accounting until his or her thirtieth birthday, as prescribed by the Treasurer, provided such designated beneficiary is a resident of the state at the time of such claim. If a designated beneficiary (1) is deceased before submitting a valid claim, or (2) fails to submit a valid claim, as determined by the Treasurer, before his or her thirtieth birthday, such accounting shall be credited back to the assets of the trust.

(d) Subject to obtaining adequate consent authorizing the disclosure of confidential information related to designated beneficiaries in accordance with all applicable state or federal laws, the Treasurer and the Department of Social Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish information sharing practices in order to carry out the purposes of public act 21-111*.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 109.)

*Note: Public act 21-111 is entitled “An Act Authorizing and Adjusting Bonds of the State for Capital Improvements, Transportation and Other Purposes, Establishing the Community Investment Fund 2030 Board, Authorizing State Grant Commitments for School Building Projects and Making Revisions to the School Building Project Statutes.” (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2021” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 3-36h. Transfer to trust upon birth of designated beneficiary. Upon the birth of a designated beneficiary, the Treasurer may transfer up to three thousand two hundred dollars from the bond proceeds issued pursuant to section 3-36i to the trust to be credited toward the accounting of such designated beneficiary as described in section 3-36g. For any year in which the funds made available pursuant to section 3-36i is insufficient to provide such amount per beneficiary the amount so transferred shall be reduced pro rata.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 110; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 485.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced “shall” with “may” re transfer of bond proceeds issued pursuant to Sec. 3-36i and added provision re amount per beneficiary to be reduced pro rata when funds made available are insufficient, effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 3-36i. Bond issue. (a) The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state, in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate six hundred million dollars. The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in this section shall be used for the purpose of funding the transfers provided for under section 3-36h. The amount authorized for the issuance and sale of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years shall not exceed the following corresponding amount for each such fiscal year, except that, to the extent the State Bond Commission does not provide for the use of all or a portion of such amount in any such fiscal year, such amount not provided for shall be carried forward and added to the authorized amount for the next two succeeding fiscal years, and provided further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending June Thirtieth	Amount
2025	$50,000,000
2026	$50,000,000
2027	$50,000,000
2028	$50,000,000
2029	$50,000,000
2030	$50,000,000
2031	$50,000,000
2032	$50,000,000
2033	$50,000,000
2034	$50,000,000
2035	$50,000,000
2036	$50,000,000

(b) On or before the first day of September in each year, commencing September 1, 2024, the Department of Social Services shall inform the Treasurer of the number of designated beneficiaries born in the prior fiscal year. Promptly thereafter, the Treasurer shall submit to the Governor and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, by certified mail, a report of and a calculation of the total amount required to deposit to the trust for crediting three thousand two hundred dollars for the account of each such designated beneficiary born in the prior fiscal year as described in section 3-36g.

(c) All such bonds, notes or other obligations 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 such bonds, notes or other obligations as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, notes or other obligations, 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. All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest in such manner and on such terms as the Treasurer may determine is in the best interest of the state, and shall be signed in the name of the state and on its behalf by the Treasurer. All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall mature at such time or times not later than twenty years after their respective issuance, in such principal amounts and at such times, bear such date or dates, be payable at such place or places, bear interest at such rate or different or varying rates, payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form with or without interest coupons attached, carry such registration and transfer privileges, be payable in such medium of payment, be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium and have such additional security, covenant or contract provisions, as appropriate or necessary to improve their marketability, as the Treasurer shall determine prior to their issuance. In connection with such bonds, notes or other obligations, the Treasurer may enter into such paying agent agreements, indentures of trust, escrow agreements or other agreements, with such parties and with such provisions as the Treasurer determines are appropriate or necessary.

(d) The Treasurer may obtain from a commercial bank or insurance company authorized to do business within or without this state a letter of credit, line of credit or other liquidity facility or credit facility for the purpose of providing funds for the payments in respect of bonds, notes or other obligations required by the holder thereof to be redeemed or repurchased prior to maturity or for providing additional security for such bonds, notes or other obligations. In connection with any such liquidity facility or credit facility, the Treasurer may enter into any reimbursement agreements, remarketing agreements, standby purchase agreements or any other necessary or appropriate agreements on behalf of the state in connection with securing, insuring or remarketing such bonds, notes or other obligations, on such terms and conditions as the Treasurer determines to be in the best interest of the state. The Treasurer is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the state's payment obligations under any such agreement and the Treasurer is authorized to include such pledge in any such agreement as part of the contract with the provider of such liquidity facility or credit facility. The Treasurer shall apply any appropriation for the payment of such bonds, notes or other obligations to such reimbursement repayment if such liquidity facility or credit facility is drawn upon. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due.

(e) In connection with or incidental to the carrying of such bonds, notes or other obligations, or in connection with or incidental to the sale and issuance of such bonds, notes or other obligations, the Treasurer may enter into such contracts as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the state, as represented by the bonds, notes or other obligations, in whole or in part, on such interest rate or cash flow basis as the Treasurer may determine, including without limitation, interest rate swap agreements, insurance agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, futures contracts, contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates or market indices, contracts to manage interest rate risk, including without limitation, interest rate floors or caps, options, puts, calls and similar arrangements. Such contracts shall contain such payment, security, default, remedy and other terms and conditions as the Treasurer may deem appropriate and shall be entered into with such party or parties as the Treasurer may select, after giving due consideration, where applicable, for the creditworthiness of the counter party or counter parties, including any rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, the impact on any rating on outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations or any other criteria as the Treasurer may deem appropriate, provided the unsecured long-term obligations of the counter party or counter parties are rated the same or higher than the underlying rating of the state on the applicable bonds, notes or other obligations by at least one nationally recognized rating agency. The Treasurer is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the state's payment obligations under any contract entered into pursuant to this subsection. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due.

(f) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment against the state founded (1) upon any express contract between the state and the purchasers and subsequent owners and transferees of any bonds, notes or other obligations issued or contracted to be issued by the state pursuant to this section, and (2) upon any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section. Any action brought under this subsection shall be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The jurisdiction conferred upon the Superior Court by this subsection includes any set-off, claim or demand on the part of the state against any plaintiff commencing an action under this subsection. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses, except governmental immunity, shall be reserved to the state. Any action brought under this subsection shall be privileged in respect to assignment for trial upon motion of either party.

(g) Any expense incurred in connection with the issuance or renewal of the bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this section shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums on such bonds, notes or other obligations, from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds, notes or other obligations or otherwise from the General Fund. The Treasurer is authorized to issue such bonds, notes or other obligations in such form and manner that the interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations may be includable or excludable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, in the gross income of the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or other obligations. The Treasurer may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders or owners of any such bonds, notes or other obligations which are necessary or appropriate to ensure the inclusion or exclusion of interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations of the state from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, including agreements to pay rebates to the federal government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of bonds, notes or other obligations. The Treasurer may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or other obligations on behalf of the state to provide secondary market disclosure information. Any such agreement may include: (1) Covenants to provide secondary market disclosure information, (2) arrangements for such information to be provided with the assistance of a paying agent, trustee or other agent, and (3) remedies for breach of such agreement, which remedies may be limited to specific performance. The state shall protect and save harmless any official or former official of the state from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence on the part of such official, while acting in the discharge of his or her official duties, in providing secondary market disclosure information or performing any other duties set forth in any agreement to provide secondary market disclosure information. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the defense of governmental immunity to any such claim, demand or suit. For purposes of this subsection “official” means any person elected or appointed to office or any state employee. This indemnity provision shall not apply to cases of wilful and wanton fraud.

(h) All such bonds, notes or other obligations, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit on the sale or transfer thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or under its authority, except for estate or succession taxes, but the interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations shall be included in the computation of any excise or franchise tax. Such bonds, notes or other obligations are hereby made and declared to be (1) legal investments for savings banks and trustees unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the trust, (2) securities in which all public officers and bodies, all insurance companies and associations and persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries and all persons who are or may be authorized to invest in bonds, notes or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them, and (3) securities that may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds, notes or other obligations of the state is or may be authorized.

(P.A. 21-111, S. 111; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 486; P.A. 22-118, S. 329.)

History: P.A. 21-111 effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting existing provisions re Treasurer authorized to issue bonds and replacing with provisions re State Bond Commission may authorize issuance of bonds, and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting Subdiv. (1) designator and amending same by adding “by certified mail,” and deleting provisions re Governor may approve or disapprove all or portion of amount and deleting former Subdivs. (2) and (3), effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting bond authorizations for 2023 and 2024 and adding authorizations for 2035 and 2036 and amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “2024” for “2022”, effective May 7, 2022.

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Sec. 3-37. Annual report of Treasurer. Monthly report of Treasurer. (a) The Treasurer shall, annually, on or before December thirty-first, submit a final audited report to the Governor and a copy of such report to the Investment Advisory Council, which shall include the following information concerning the activities of the office of the State Treasurer for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending June thirtieth: (1) Complete financial statements and accompanying footnotes for the combined investment funds prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which financial statements shall be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and supplementary schedules depicting the interests of the component retirement plans and trust funds; (2) complete financial statements and accompanying footnotes for the Short Term Investment Fund prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and supplementary schedules listing all assets held by the Short Term Investment Fund; (3) a discussion and review of the performance of the combined investment funds and Short Term Investment Fund for such fiscal year in accordance with recognized and appropriate performance presentation and disclosure, including an analysis of the return earned by the portfolio and each combined investment fund as well as the risk profile of the portfolio and each combined investment fund according to investment industry standards; (4) the activities and transactions in such reasonable detail as is appropriate of the cash management division including information on the state's cash receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year, and the debt management division including the financial statements of the tax-exempt proceeds fund prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (5) financial statements and accompanying footnotes as well as a summary of operating results for the Second Injury Fund for such fiscal year; (6) a financial summary and report on the activities of the state's unclaimed property program for such fiscal year; (7) a listing of the companies from which state funds were divested based upon such companies' business in Sudan, pursuant to the provisions of section 3-21e, and any companies identified by the Treasurer as companies from which investment of state funds has been declared impermissible by the Treasurer, pursuant to the provisions of section 3-21e; and (8) such other information as the Treasurer deems of interest to the public.

(b) Commencing October 1, 2010, and monthly thereafter, the Treasurer shall submit a report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and to the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis. Such report shall include the following information for the month two months prior to the month in which the report is submitted: (1) A weekly list of the cash balance, with amount and percentage of sources, such as the common cash pool, bond fund investments and Special Transportation Fund investments, with accompanying footnotes; (2) a year-to-date total, on an ongoing basis, of authorized but unissued bonds, including assumptions in bond issuance, and any changes from month to month in such assumptions; (3) any other debt instruments or commercial paper issued, the types and amounts, with accompanying footnotes; and (4) the amounts in the common cash fund, with all components, such as bank and different investment accounts, and the amounts thereof separately listed.

(c) The reports required pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public in hard copy and accessible electronically by means of the Internet or other media or systems available to the public.

(1949 Rev., S. 128; P.A. 89-10, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-212, S. 2, 5; P.A. 06-51, S. 3; P.A. 10-95, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 89-10 changed the submittal date from September fifteenth to October fifteenth; P.A. 97-212 added list of information required re activities of office of Treasurer and requirement that a copy of report be sent to Investment Advisory Council, effective June 24, 1997; P.A. 06-51 amended Subsec. (a) to change the submission date for report from October fifteenth to December thirty-first, add new Subdiv. (7) re listing of companies from which state funds were divested based upon such companies' business in Sudan and redesignate existing Subdiv. (7) as Subdiv. (8), effective May 8, 2006; P.A. 10-95 added new Subsec. (b) re monthly report requirements and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2010.

See Secs. 3-40 and 3-51 re Treasurer's reports concerning School Fund and Agricultural College Fund.

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Sec. 3-38. Posthumous fund of Fitch's Home for the Soldiers. Fitch Fund. Use of income, and payment of claims from principal. (a) Prior to July 1, 2005, the Treasurer is directed to hold the fund known as the posthumous fund of Fitch's Home for the Soldiers in trust, to credit the income from said fund to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be used for the welfare and entertainment of the residents or patients of the Veterans Residential Services facility or Healthcare Center, as those terms are defined in subsection (b) of section 27-103, or any other home established by the state for the care of veterans and to pay from the principal thereof any claim which may be lawfully established against the same.

(b) Effective July 1, 2005, the Treasurer shall consolidate the posthumous fund of Fitch's Home for the Soldiers and the Fitch Fund. The name of the consolidated fund shall be the Fitch Fund. On and after July 1, 2005, the Treasurer shall hold the Fitch Fund in trust, to credit the income from said fund to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be used for the welfare and entertainment of the residents or patients of the Veterans Residential Services facility or Healthcare Center or any other home established by the state for the care of veterans and to pay from the principal thereof any claim that may be lawfully established against said fund.

(1949 Rev., S. 129; 1971, P.A. 105, S. 1; P.A. 88-285, S. 29, 35; P.A. 04-169, S. 1; P.A. 05-51, S. 1; P.A. 06-196, S. 25; P.A. 16-167, S. 10; P.A. 18-72, S. 2.)

History: 1971 act substituted “patients” for “inmates”; P.A. 88-285 required the income from the fund to be credited to the department of veterans' affairs, where formerly income was paid to the veterans' home and hospital commission; P.A. 04-169 made a technical change and changed the name of the Veterans' Home and Hospital to the Veterans' Home, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-51 designated existing section as Subsec. (a) and made it applicable prior to July 1, 2005, and added new Subsec. (b) providing for the consolidation of the posthumous fund of Fitch's Home for the Soldiers with the Fitch Fund, named the fund the Fitch Fund, and provided that the income from the fund be credited to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the welfare and entertainment of the residents of the Veterans' Home or other home established by the state for the care of veterans, and further provided that claims against the fund be paid from the principal, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 16-167 replaced “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs” and replaced “Veterans' Home” with “Veterans Residential Services facility”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 18-72 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to replace “patients” with “residents or patients” and to add reference to Healthcare Center.

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Sec. 3-39. Flood Fund. Obsolete.

(November, 1955, S. N3; 1959, P.A. 235, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 331.)

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Sec. 3-39a. Funds to be paid state recorded as receivables. Notwithstanding or limiting the provisions of section 13a-166, the State Comptroller, with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for any amount over one hundred thousand dollars, shall record as receivable in the appropriate fund or funds of the state any sums of money which, by written commitment in a form acceptable to the State Comptroller, the federal government, any other state, any subdivision or agency of this state or any other state, any corporation or any person becomes obligated to pay to the state in connection with any programs federally supported in whole or in part, or any works of improvement undertaken or to be undertaken by the state and which are expendable by the state for such programs or works of improvement. Such receivables when so recorded shall be deemed to be appropriated for the purpose or purposes designated in such commitments and shall be subject to allotment according to law, except that no gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other aid from any private source or from the federal government that is recorded as a receivable shall require allotment, unless there is a notice by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that the state agency receiving such funding has failed to consistently provide the notifications required in subsection (e) of section 4-66a.

(1963, P.A. 59, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 398; 1967, P.A. 31; P.A. 77-462, S. 1, 2; 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 97-131, S. 1, 5.)

History: 1965 act added provision re sums receivable from the federal departments of labor and health, education and welfare; 1967 act deleted reference to specific federal departments, replacing it with more general reference to federally supported programs; P.A. 77-462 replaced references to “agreements” with references to “commitments” acceptable to comptroller; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 97-131 added exception re receivables of gifts, contributions, income from trust funds and other aid from private sources and the federal government to require allotment unless notice by Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective June 13, 1997.

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Sec. 3-39b. Interest earnings on funds. Any state funds invested by the Treasurer shall be for the benefit of the General Fund and all interest earned on such funds shall be credited to the General Fund unless: (1) Otherwise provided by a state statute or bond indenture, (2) a written application is made by the head of any state department, institution, board, commission or other state agency citing a court order, federal regulation, terms of a grant or donation or other unusual circumstance, provided the Treasurer may file with the State Comptroller and the Auditors of Public Accounts any exception to such application, or (3) the Treasurer deems that it is in the best interest of the state that the investment of such funds and any earning therefrom be for the benefit of and credited to another fund.

(P.A. 94-95, S. 23.)

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Sec. 3-39c. Interest earnings credited to certain funds and accounts. The Treasurer shall continue to provide investment earnings to any fund or account which, as of October 1, 1994, receives any such earnings. The investment earnings credited to the fund or account shall be equal to the amount of such earnings earned by the account or fund.

(P.A. 94-130, S. 11.)

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Secs. 3-39d to 3-39i. Reserved for future use.

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Sec. 3-39j. Achieving a better life experience program: Definitions. As used in this section and sections 3-39k to 3-39r, inclusive:

(1) “Achieving a better life experience account” or “ABLE account” means an account established and maintained pursuant to sections 3-39k to 3-39q, inclusive, for the purposes of paying the qualified disability expenses related to the blindness or disability of a designated beneficiary.

(2) “Deposit” means a deposit, payment, contribution, gift or other transfer of funds.

(3) “Depositor” means any person making a deposit into an ABLE account pursuant to a participation agreement.

(4) “Designated beneficiary” means any eligible individual who is the owner of an ABLE account established under a qualified ABLE program.

(5) “Disability certification” means, with respect to an individual, a certification to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States by the individual or the parent or guardian of the individual or an individual establishing an ABLE account pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-39k that (A) certifies that (i) the individual has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment, that results in marked and severe functional limitations, and that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, or is blind within the meaning of Section 1614(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, and (ii) such impairment or blindness occurred before the date on which the individual attained the age of twenty-six, and (B) includes a copy of the individual's diagnosis relating to the individual's relevant impairment or blindness that is signed by a physician who is licensed pursuant to chapter 370 or, to the extent permitted by federal law, (i) an advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed pursuant to chapter 378, (ii) a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to chapter 370, or (iii) if the individual's impairment is blindness, an optometrist licensed pursuant to chapter 380.

(6) “Eligible individual” means an individual who is entitled to benefits during a taxable year based on blindness or disability under Title II or XVI of the Social Security Act, and such blindness or disability occurred before the date on which the individual attained the age of twenty-six, provided a disability certification or self-certification with respect to such individual is filed with the State Treasurer for such taxable year.

(7) “Federal ABLE Act” means the federal ABLE Act of 2014, P.L. 113-295, as amended from time to time.

(8) “Participation agreement” means an agreement between the trust established pursuant to section 3-39k and depositors that provides for participation in an ABLE account for the benefit of a designated beneficiary.

(9) “Qualified disability expenses” means any expenses related to an eligible individual's blindness or disability that are made for the benefit of an eligible individual who is the designated beneficiary, including the following expenses: Education, housing, transportation, employment training and support, assistive technology and personal support services, health, prevention and wellness, financial management and administrative services, legal fees, expenses for oversight and monitoring, funeral and burial expenses, and other expenses that are approved by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States under regulations adopted by the Secretary pursuant to the federal ABLE Act.

(10) “Self-certification” means a certification, under penalty of perjury, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States by an individual establishing an ABLE account that (A) certifies that (i) the individual has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that results in marked and severe functional limitations and that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, or is blind within the meaning of Section 1614(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, (ii) such impairment or blindness occurred before the date on which the individual attained the age of twenty-six, and (iii) the person establishing the account is the individual who will be the designated beneficiary of the account or is a person authorized to establish such account under the provisions of subsection (g) of section 3-39k, and (B) includes the applicable diagnostic code from those listed on Internal Revenue Service Form 5498-QA identifying the individual's impairment.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 1; P.A. 16-39, S. 2; P.A. 17-124, S. 1; P.A. 21-196, S. 2; P.A. 22-140, S. 10.)

History: P.A. 16-39 amended Subdiv. (6)(B) by adding provisions re diagnosis signed by advanced practice registered nurse or optometrist; P.A. 17-124 deleted Subdiv. (2) re “contracting state”, redesignated Subdivs. (3) to (10) as Subdivs. (2) to (9) and redefined “designated beneficiary” in redesignated Subdiv. (4), effective July 5, 2017; P.A. 21-196 amended Subdiv. (5) by adding reference to licensed physician assistant; P.A. 22-140 redefined “designated beneficiary” in Subdiv. (4), redefined “disability certification” in Subdiv. (5), redefined “eligible individual” in Subdiv. (6) and added Subdiv. (10) defining “self-certification”, effective July 1, 2022.

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Sec. 3-39k. Achieving a better life experience program: Establishment. Trust. Report. (a) The State Treasurer (1) shall establish a qualified ABLE program pursuant to the federal ABLE Act and sections 3-39j to 3-39q, inclusive, and (2) may contract with any state with a qualified ABLE program established pursuant to the federal ABLE Act to provide residents of this state with access to such state's program.

(b) (1) Under the program established pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section: (A) The State Treasurer shall administer individual ABLE accounts to encourage and assist eligible individuals and their families in saving private funds to provide support for eligible individuals, and (B) a person may make contributions to an individual ABLE account to meet the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account.

(2) For the purposes of such program, there is established within the Office of the State Treasurer the Connecticut Achieving A Better Life Experience Trust. The trust shall constitute an instrumentality of the state and shall perform essential governmental functions, as provided in sections 3-39j to 3-39q, inclusive. The trust shall receive and hold all payments and deposits intended for ABLE accounts as well as gifts, bequests, endowments or federal, state or local grants and any other funds from public or private sources and all earnings, until disbursed in accordance with sections 3-39j to 3-39q, inclusive.

(c) (1) The amounts on deposit in the trust shall not constitute property of the state and the trust shall not be construed to be a department, institution or agency of the state. Amounts on deposit in the trust shall not be commingled with state funds and the state shall have no claim to or against, or interest in, such amounts, except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection. Any contract entered into by, or any obligation of, the trust shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the state and the state shall have no obligation to any designated beneficiary or any other person on account of the trust and all amounts obligated to be paid from the trust shall be limited to amounts available for such obligation on deposit in the trust. The amounts on deposit in the trust may only be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of sections 3-39j to 3-39q, inclusive.

(2) The trust shall continue in existence as long as it holds any deposits or other funds or has any obligations and until its existence is terminated by law, and upon termination of the trust, any unclaimed assets of the trust shall return to the state. Property of the trust shall be governed by section 3-61a.

(d) The State Treasurer shall be responsible for the receipt, maintenance, administration, investment and disbursements of amounts from the trust. The trust shall not receive deposits in any form other than cash. No depositor or designated beneficiary may direct the investment of any contributions or amounts held in the trust other than in the specific fund options provided for by the trust and shall not direct investments in such specific fund options more than two times in any calendar year. No interest, or portion of any interest, in the program shall be used as security for a loan.

(e) A person may make deposits to an ABLE account to meet the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account, provided the trust and deposits meet the other requirements of this section, the federal ABLE Act and any regulations adopted pursuant to the federal ABLE Act by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

(f) On or before December 31, 2017, and annually thereafter, the State Treasurer shall submit (1) in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 3-37, a report to the Governor on the operations of the trust, including the receipts, disbursements, assets, investments and liabilities and administrative costs of the trust for the prior fiscal year, and (2) in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, a report on the trust and any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance and public health, and shall make such report available to each depositor and designated beneficiary. The report required under subdivision (2) of this subsection shall include, but need not be limited to: (A) The number of ABLE accounts; (B) the total amount of contributions to such accounts; (C) the total amount and nature of distributions from such accounts; and (D) a description of issues relating to the abuse of such accounts, if any.

(g) An ABLE account may be established (1) by the eligible individual, (2) by a person selected by the eligible individual, or (3) if the eligible individual is unable to establish an ABLE account, on behalf of such individual by, in the following order: Such individual's agent under a power of attorney, a conservator or legal guardian, spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, or a representative payee appointed for the eligible individual by the Social Security Administration.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 2; P.A. 17-124, S. 2; P.A. 22-140, S. 11.)

History: P.A. 17-124 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (2) re State Treasurer's authority to contract with state, redesignating provision re State Treasurer's administration of individual ABLE accounts and person's authority to make contributions to individual ABLE accounts as new Subsec. (b)(1), redesignating existing Subdiv. (2) re purposes of program as new Subsec. (b)(2), redesignated Subsecs. (b) to (e) as Subsecs. (c) to (f), amended redesignated Subsec. (f) by replacing “2016” with “2017” and adding “and any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section” in Subdiv. (2), and made technical changes; P.A. 22-140 added Subsec. (g) re persons permitted to establish ABLE accounts, effective July 1, 2022.

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Sec. 3-39l. Trust authority of the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer, on behalf of the trust and for purposes of the trust, may:

(1) Receive and invest moneys in the trust in any instruments, obligations, securities or property in accordance with section 3-39m;

(2) Establish consistent terms for each participation agreement, bulk deposit, coupon or installment payments, including, but not limited to, (A) the method of payment into an ABLE account by payroll deduction, transfer from bank accounts or otherwise, (B) the termination, withdrawal or transfer of payments under an ABLE account, including transfers to or from a qualified ABLE program established by another state pursuant to the federal ABLE Act, (C) penalties for distributions not used or made in accordance with the federal ABLE Act, and (D) the amount of any charges or fees to be assessed in connection with the administration of the trust;

(4) Procure insurance in connection with the trust's property, assets, activities or deposits or contributions to the trust;

(5) Apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable the Connecticut Achieving A Better Life Experience Trust to carry out its objectives;

(6) Sue and be sued;

(7) Establish one or more funds within the trust and maintain separate ABLE accounts for each designated beneficiary; and

(8) Take any other action necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 3-39j to 3-39q, inclusive, and incidental to the duties imposed on the State Treasurer pursuant to said sections.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 3.)

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Sec. 3-39m. Investment of funds in the trust. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3-13 to 3-13h, inclusive, the State Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the trust in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the trust, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The State Treasurer shall give due consideration to the rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of the total portfolio within the trust, liquidity, projected disbursements and expenditures and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The State Treasurer shall not require the trust to invest directly in obligations of the state or any political subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund administered by the State Treasurer. The assets of the trust shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of the trust until disbursed for qualified disability expenses, expended on expenses incurred by the operations of the trust or refunded to the depositor or designated beneficiary on the conditions provided in the participation agreement.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 4.)

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Sec. 3-39n. Exemption from certain securities laws. Participation in the trust and the offering, sale and solicitation of opportunities to participate in the trust are exempt from sections 36b-16 and 36b-22, provided the State Treasurer has obtained written advice of counsel or written advice from the Securities Exchange Commission, or both, that the trust and the offering, sale and solicitation of opportunities to participate in the trust are not subject to federal securities laws.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 5.)

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Sec. 3-39o. Exemption from taxation. The property of the trust and the earnings on the trust shall be exempt from taxation by the state and political subdivisions of the state.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 6.)

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Sec. 3-39p. State pledge for purposes of the trust. The state pledges to depositors, designated beneficiaries and any party who enters into contracts with the trust, pursuant to the provisions of sections 3-39j to 3-39q, inclusive, that the state will not limit or alter the rights under said sections vested in the trust or contract with the trust until such obligations are fully met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the trust, provided nothing in this section shall preclude such limitation or alteration if adequate provision is made by law for the protection of such depositors and designated beneficiaries pursuant to the obligations of the trust or parties who entered into such contracts with the trust. The trust, on behalf of the state, may include a description of such pledge and undertaking for the state in participation agreements and such other obligations or contracts.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 7.)

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Sec. 3-39q. Compliance with requirements for trust to constitute a qualified ABLE program. The State Treasurer shall take any action necessary to ensure that the trust complies with all applicable requirements of state and federal laws, rules and regulations to the extent necessary for the trust to constitute a qualified ABLE program and be exempt from taxation under the federal ABLE Act, and any regulations adopted pursuant to the federal ABLE Act by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 8.)

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Sec. 3-39r. ABLE account investments, contributions and distributions disregarded for certain programs and purposes. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, moneys invested in an individual ABLE account, contributions to an individual ABLE account and distributions for qualified disability expenses pursuant to sections 3-39j to 3-39q, inclusive, shall be disregarded for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for assistance under the (1) temporary family assistance program, as described in section 17b-112, (2) programs funded under the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grant, (3) the state-administered general assistance program, as described in section 17b-191, (4) the optional state supplementation program, as described in section 17b-600, to the extent such invested moneys, contributions and distributions may be disregarded under the federal Supplemental Security Income Program, and (5) any other federally funded assistance or benefit program, including, but not limited to, the state's medical assistance program, whenever such program requires consideration of one or more financial circumstances of an individual for the purpose of determining the individual's eligibility to receive any assistance or benefit or the amount of any assistance or benefit.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no moneys invested in the ABLE accounts shall be considered to be an asset for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for need-based, institutional aid grants offered to an individual at the public eligible educational institutions in the state.

(P.A. 15-80, S. 9; P.A. 22-140, S. 9.)

History: P.A. 22-140 amended Subsec. (a) by designating provision re temporary family assistance program as Subdiv. (1), designating provision re programs funded under federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grant as Subdiv. (2), adding Subdiv. (3) re state-administered general assistance program, adding Subdiv. (4) re optional state supplementation program and designating provision re any other federally funded assistance or benefit program as Subdiv. (5), effective July 1, 2022.

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PART II

SCHOOL FUND AND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FUND

Sec. 3-40. Treasurer to have care and management. The Treasurer shall have the care and management of the School Fund and the Agricultural College Fund, loan and invest the principal thereof and have the care of the income from the same; but no loans from the School Fund shall be made outside of the state. He shall give a bond in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, with surety to the state, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties in the care and management of said funds, and shall report annually to the Governor, as provided by section 4-60, with such suggestions as he deems important.

(1949 Rev., S. 131; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13.)

See Sec. 3-34 re Treasurer's authority to vote on bank stock owned by School Fund.

See Sec. 10a-115 re Agricultural College Fund.

See Sec. 12-178 re precedence of School or Agricultural College Fund mortgage over lien consisting of assessed taxes.

State acts in sovereign capacity and is not affected by discharge in bankruptcy. 47 C. 400. Priority of fund over municipal assessment; power of legislature. 81 C. 12.

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Sec. 3-41. School Fund interest. On the fifteenth day of April of each year, the Treasurer shall cover the interest of the School Fund in the Treasury on the last day of February into the civil list funds of the state and shall notify the Comptroller, in writing, of the amount of the interest so covered or transferred.

(1949 Rev., S. 132; P.A. 74-58, S. 1, 2.)

History: P.A. 74-58 changed date of transfer from March first to April fifteenth.

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Sec. 3-42. Rate of interest on loans from the School Fund and Agricultural College Fund. The rate of interest on all loans of the School Fund and the Agricultural College Fund in this state shall be established by the State Treasurer, payable semiannually.

(1949 Rev., S. 133; 1967, P.A. 6; P.A. 78-236, S. 2, 20.)

History: 1967 act included agricultural college fund under provisions of section and made interest rates subject to decision of state treasurer with a minimum rate of 4% rather than the previous 6%; P.A. 78-236 deleted language requiring minimum rate of 4%.

See Sec. 3-27a re investments in Short Term Investment Fund.

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Sec. 3-43. Loan expenses. Foreclosure costs. The Treasurer shall collect from the borrower of loans from the School Fund and the Agricultural College Fund all expenses incurred by him or his clerks in making examinations and appraisals of real estate required by law, and for the examination of titles and abstracts thereof, including a fee for preparing and executing the necessary papers, together with the legal charges for recording the same. In all actions for foreclosure of mortgages held for the benefit of the School Fund and the Agricultural College Fund all expenses incurred by the state in prosecuting the same may be taxed and collected with the taxable costs, as provided by law.

(1949 Rev., S. 135; 1957, P.A. 506, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 7.)

History: 1967 act deleted provision for reappraisals and substituted “real estate” for “securities”.

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Sec. 3-44. Interest on overdue loans. When the semiannual interest due on any bond or note given for moneys loaned from the School Fund or the Agricultural College Fund remains unpaid fifteen days or more after it has become due, the Treasurer is authorized to charge interest thereon from the time the same became due and, if the semiannual interest remains unpaid six months after it becomes due, the interest charged shall be at the rate of nine per cent per annum until the same is paid. The Treasurer is authorized to waive interest due or to become due on unpaid interest.

(1949 Rev., S. 134, 136; 1957, P.A. 506, S. 2.)

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Sec. 3-45. Loans and appraisals. No loan shall be made from the School Fund or the Agricultural College Fund on a mortgage of real estate, unless the security is unencumbered and worth double the amount loaned, except that loans may be made on residential property in any case where the security is worth at least fifty per cent more than the amount loaned. No loan shall be made from said funds upon real estate security until after the security has been appraised by at least two qualified appraisers appointed by the Treasurer, one of whom shall be a resident of the town where such real estate is situated, and the Treasurer or his clerk has made a personal examination of the same. The appraisers shall take the oath hereinafter provided, and their appraisal, in the form prescribed by the Treasurer, shall be placed on file in his office. The Treasurer or his clerk shall certify upon every deed taken by him as security for any loan that he has made a personal examination and that in his opinion the same is worth at least double the amount loaned or, in the case of residential property, at least fifty per cent more than the amount loaned. Before entering upon the performance of their duties as appraisers, all persons selected to appraise real estate to be mortgaged to the state shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties.

(1949 Rev., S. 137; 1957, P.A. 506, S. 3.)

See Sec. 12-178 re precedence of mortgage over lien consisting of assessed taxes.

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Sec. 3-46. Reappraisal of securities. The Treasurer shall cause to be examined and reappraised all the real estate securities held by him at least once in five years, and for such purpose may appoint such persons as he chooses to make such examination and reappraisal; and, when in any instance it is found that there has been a depreciation in the value of any security, the Treasurer shall call in such an amount as will leave the security worth double the amount of the loan or, in the case of residential property, fifty per cent more than the amount of the outstanding principal balance; provided, if such appraisal is not of double value or fifty per cent more, as the case may be, but sufficiently exceeds the principal balance of the loan and the property is well maintained as determined by the Treasurer and the interest upon the same has been promptly paid, the Treasurer may consider the security upon such loan to be ample. The Treasurer shall keep a record of such reappraisals.

(1949 Rev., S. 138; 1957, P.A. 506, S. 4.)

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Sec. 3-47. Sale of real estate. The Treasurer may sell the real estate belonging to said funds; and he may sell at private or public sale, from time to time, all or any part of the real estate belonging to the state, acquired by deed or foreclosure of mortgage for the School Fund or the Agricultural College Fund, if he deems it advisable and for the interest of said fund. The loss, if any, that occurs from the sale of such property, either at public or private sale, shall be deducted from the principal of said funds. The Treasurer shall execute, under the seal of his department, all necessary deeds of conveyance of real estate and releases of mortgages or judgment liens relating to said funds. The Secretary may take the acknowledgment of all conveyances of real estate situated out of the state, belonging to said funds, and affix the seal of the state to his certificate thereof.

(1949 Rev., S. 139; 1957, P.A. 506, S. 5.)

See Sec. 3-14 re real estate transactions.

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Sec. 3-48. National bank stock; Treasurer attorney for state. The Treasurer is appointed as the attorney of the state, with power of substitution, to consent upon its behalf that the articles of association of any national bank, in whose stock any portion of the School Fund or Agricultural College Fund is invested, be amended so as to authorize the extension of the corporate existence of such bank, and, on behalf of the state, to consent to the reduction of the capital stock of any such bank, sign all necessary papers and do all other acts to carry out the powers herein granted.

(1949 Rev., S. 140; 1957, P.A. 506, S. 6.)

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Sec. 3-49. Debtor accounts. The Treasurer shall cause all debts due to the School Fund or the Agricultural College Fund, and all other property belonging to either of them, to be registered in books kept in his office, in which shall be opened an account with each debtor, showing the place of his residence, the amount of his debt, the security therefor and its estimated value.

(1949 Rev., S. 141.)

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Sec. 3-50. Agents to give certified copies of bonds. The Treasurer shall require all agents having bonds of said funds in their hands for collection to give him certified copies of the same.

(1949 Rev., S. 142.)

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Sec. 3-51. Annual schedule of assets. The Treasurer shall, annually, before the first day of December, prepare a complete schedule of all property and securities belonging to said funds on June thirtieth preceding and also an abstract thereof; and the Auditors of Public Accounts shall audit, examine and certify to the same, which certified abstract shall be annexed to the next report of the Treasurer to the Governor.

(1949 Rev., S. 143.)

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Sec. 3-52. Moneys paid on account. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys paid on account of said funds and give a receipt to each debtor making payment of principal or interest and keep separate accounts of the principal and interest so received. He shall pay over the same according to law, and shall deliver to the Comptroller, on the first day of March in each year, a statement of the net amount of the income so received.

(1949 Rev., S. 144.)

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Sec. 3-53. Exhibition of claims against estates. When any person who has mortgaged property to the state for the benefit of either of said funds dies or becomes insolvent and a time is legally limited for the exhibition of claims against his estate, the executor, administrator or trustee shall give notice of such death or insolvency and limitation and of the names and addresses of the commissioners on such estate, if such commissioners have been appointed, by letter deposited in the post office, addressed to the Treasurer, who, on receiving it, shall transmit in the same manner, to such executor, administrator or trustee, or to either commissioner on such estate, a copy of the contract secured by such mortgage, certifying thereon the sum due to the state, which shall be a sufficient exhibition and notice of the claim against such estate; and, until such notice is given by the executor, administrator or trustee, the record of the mortgage deed shall be sufficient notice to him of the existence and validity of such claim and shall be considered as a sufficient exhibition thereof to the executor or administrator or commissioners on such estate.

(1949 Rev., S. 145.)

Cited. 47 C. 400.

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Sec. 3-54. Mortgagor's affidavit of title. When any person mortgages any real estate to this state for the benefit of either of said funds, he shall make and lodge with the Treasurer an affidavit that he is the absolute owner thereof and that it is free of all encumbrances within his knowledge, except such as are stated therein.

(1949 Rev., S. 146.)

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Sec. 3-55. Waste on mortgaged premises. If any person removes or injures any building or fixture on any land mortgaged to the state for the benefit of either of said funds or cuts or carries away any wood or timber from such land, except for necessary firewood for use on the premises or for the erection or repair of fences or buildings on such land, without the written consent of the Treasurer, such person shall pay to the state the value of the property so removed or the amount of such injury, which, after paying the expense of its recovery, shall be applied on such mortgage debt; and, for a wilful violation of this section, such person shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.

(1949 Rev., S. 147.)

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Secs. 3-55a to 3-55h. Reserved for future use.

PART IIa

MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN FUND

Sec. 3-55i. Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. There is established the “Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund” which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. All funds received by the state of Connecticut from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe pursuant to the joint memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state and the tribe on January 13, 1993, as amended on April 30, 1993, and any successor thereto, shall be deposited in the General Fund. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, from the funds received by the state from the tribe pursuant to said joint memorandum of understanding, as amended, and any successor thereto, an amount equal to the appropriation to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund for Grants to Towns shall be transferred to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund and shall be distributed by the Office of Policy and Management, during said fiscal year, in accordance with the provisions of section 3-55j. The amount of the grant payable to each municipality during any fiscal year, in accordance with said section, shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the amount of funds available for such year. The grant shall be paid in three installments as follows: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, annually, not later than the fifteenth day of December, the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of June certify to the Comptroller the amount due each municipality under the provisions of section 3-55j and the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer on or before the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of December, the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of March and the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of June and the Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such municipality on or before the first day of January, the first day of April and the thirtieth day of June.

(P.A. 93-388, S. 1, 12; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 33, 53; P.A. 97-274, S. 1, 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 3, 51; P.A. 05-287, S. 19; P.A. 14-217, S. 44.)

History: P.A. 93-388 effective July 1, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 provided for transfer of $85,000,000 received by the state from the tribe to Mashantucket Pequot Fund and distribution in accordance with Sec. 3-55j during fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, and each fiscal year thereafter and provided for proportionate reduction of municipal grant during any fiscal year if total of grants exceeds available funds, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 97-274 added “Mohegan” to fund name, removed outdated fiscal year references and realigned certification dates, effective June 26, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 deleted provision re transfers during fiscal year ending June 30, 1994, deleted provision re transfer of $85,000,000 to the Fund during fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, and each fiscal year thereafter, and added provision re transfer of $135,000,000 to the Fund during fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 05-287 changed references from the “first” day of December, March and June to the “fifteenth” day of each such month and changed the timing for the Comptroller to draw an order on the Treasurer from on or before the fifteenth day of December, March and June to on or before the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of each such month, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 14-217 replaced reference to June 30, 2000, with reference to June 30, 2015, replaced reference to $135,000,000 with provision re an amount equal to the appropriation to the fund for Grants to Towns and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2014.

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Sec. 3-55j. Payments from fund. (a) Twenty million dollars of the moneys available in the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i shall be paid to municipalities eligible for a state grant in lieu of taxes pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b in addition to the grants payable to such municipalities pursuant to section 12-18b subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such grant shall be equal to that paid to the municipality pursuant to this subsection for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Any eligible special services district shall receive a portion of the grant payable under this subsection to the town in which such district is located. The portion payable to any such district under this subsection shall be the amount of the grant to the town under this subsection which results from application of the district mill rate to exempt property in the district. As used in this subsection and subsection (c) of this section, “eligible special services district” means any special services district created by a town charter, having its own governing body and for the assessment year commencing October 1, 1996, containing fifty per cent or more of the value of total taxable property within the town in which such district is located.

(b) No municipality shall receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section which, when added to the amount of the grant payable to such municipality pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b, would exceed one hundred per cent of the property taxes which would have been paid with respect to all state-owned real property, except for the exemption applicable to such property, on the assessment list in such municipality for the assessment date two years prior to the commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grants are payable, except that, notwithstanding the provisions of said subsection (a), no municipality shall receive a grant pursuant to said subsection which is less than one thousand six hundred sixty-seven dollars.

(c) Twenty million one hundred twenty-three thousand nine hundred sixteen dollars of the moneys available in the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i shall be paid to municipalities eligible for a state grant in lieu of taxes pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b, in addition to the grants payable to such municipalities pursuant to section 12-18b, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section. Such grant shall be equal to that paid to the municipality pursuant to this subsection for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Any eligible special services district shall receive a portion of the grant payable under this subsection to the town in which such district is located. The portion payable to any such district under this subsection shall be the amount of the grant to the town under this subsection which results from application of the district mill rate to exempt property in the district.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, no municipality shall receive a grant pursuant to said subsection which, when added to the amount of the grant payable to such municipality pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b, would exceed one hundred per cent of the property taxes which, except for any exemption applicable to any private nonprofit institution of higher education, nonprofit general hospital facility or freestanding chronic disease hospital under the provisions of section 12-81, would have been paid with respect to such exempt real property on the assessment list in such municipality for the assessment date two years prior to the commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grants are payable.

(e) Thirty-five million dollars of the moneys available in the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i shall be paid to municipalities in accordance with the provisions of section 7-528, except that for the purposes of section 7-528, “adjusted equalized net grand list per capita” means the equalized net grand list divided by the total population of a town, as defined in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-261, multiplied by the ratio of the per capita income of the town to the per capita income of the town at the one hundredth percentile among all towns in the state ranked from lowest to highest in per capita income, and “equalized net grand list” means the net grand list of such town upon which taxes were levied for the general expenses of such town two years prior to the fiscal year in which a grant is to be paid, equalized in accordance with section 10-261a.

(f) Five million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars of the moneys available in the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i shall be paid to the following municipalities in accordance with the provisions of section 7-528, except that for the purposes of said section 7-528, “adjusted equalized net grand list per capita” means the equalized net grand list divided by the total population of a town, as defined in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-261, multiplied by the ratio of the per capita income of the town to the per capita income of the town at the one hundredth percentile among all towns in the state ranked from lowest to highest in per capita income, and “equalized net grand list” means the net grand list of such town upon which taxes were levied for the general expenses of such town two years prior to the fiscal year in which a grant is to be paid, equalized in accordance with section 10-261a: Bridgeport, Hamden, Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Waterbury and Windham.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (f), inclusive, of this section, the total grants paid to the following municipalities from the moneys available in the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i shall be as follows:

Bloomfield	$ 267,489
Bridgeport	10,506,506
Bristol	1,004,050
Chaplin	141,725
Danbury	1,612,564
Derby	432,162
East Hartford	522,421
East Lyme	488,160
Groton	2,037,088
Hamden	1,592,270
Manchester	1,014,244
Meriden	1,537,900
Middletown	2,124,960
Milford	676,535
New Britain	3,897,434
New London	2,649,363
North Haven	268,582
Norwalk	1,451,367
Norwich	1,662,147
Preston	461,939
Rocky Hill	477,950
Stamford	1,570,767
Union	38,101
Voluntown	156,902
Waterbury	5,179,655
Wethersfield	371,629
Windham	1,307,974
Windsor Locks	754,833

(h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the amount of grant payable to a municipality in accordance with this section is increased as the result of an appropriation to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund for such fiscal year which exceeds eighty-five million dollars, the portion of the grant payable to each eligible service district, in accordance with subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be increased by the same proportion as the grant payable to such municipality under this section as a result of said increased appropriation.

(i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, inclusive, the municipalities of Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, North Stonington and Preston shall each receive a grant of five hundred thousand dollars which shall be paid from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i and which shall be in addition to the grants paid to said municipalities pursuant to subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of this section.

(j) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, the sum of forty-nine million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be paid to municipalities, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of forty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to municipalities, in accordance with this subsection, from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i. The grants payable under this subsection shall be used to proportionately increase the amount of the grants payable to each municipality in accordance with subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section and shall be in addition to the grants payable under subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of this section.

(k) The amount of the grant payable to each municipality in accordance with subsection (j) of this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the total of the grants payable to each municipality pursuant to this section exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants with respect to such year.

(l) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (k), inclusive, of this section, and section 3-55i, except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, no municipality shall be paid a grant from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i, if a school under the jurisdiction of the board of education for such municipality, or an intramural or interscholastic athletic team associated with such school, uses any name, symbol or image that depicts, refers to or is associated with a state or federally recognized Native American tribe or a Native American individual, custom or tradition, as a mascot, nickname, logo or team name.

(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply (A) to a municipality in which a school under the jurisdiction of the board of education for such municipality or an intramural or interscholastic athletic team associated with such school uses a name, symbol or image (i) depicting or referring to a state or federally recognized Native American tribe with the written consent of such tribe, or (ii) associated with a Native American individual, custom or tradition with the written consent of a state or federally recognized Native American tribe (I) located in or associated with the geographic region in which such school is located, or (II) historically associated with such school or intramural or interscholastic athletic team, and (B) until the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to a municipality that timely notifies the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary, (i) that a school under the jurisdiction of the board of education for such municipality or an intramural or interscholastic athletic team associated with such school uses a name, symbol or image that would disqualify such municipality from receiving a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, (ii) that such school or team intends to change such name, symbol or image or obtain written consent, and (iii) of the reason that such school or team has not yet changed such name, symbol or image or obtained written consent. For the purposes of this subdivision, written consent shall be demonstrated in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, and shall include, but not be limited to, a tribal council resolution, agreement between a tribal government and municipality or statement of consent endorsed by a tribal government.

(P.A. 93-388, S. 2–7, 12; 93-435, S. 91, 95; P.A. 97-274, S. 2, 7; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 2, 65; P.A. 98-244, S. 34, 35; 98-263, S. 14, 21; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 4, 51; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 75; P.A. 03-278, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 43; P.A. 15-244, S. 192; P.A. 16-146, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 63.)

History: P.A. 93-388 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision that additional grant shall be in the same proportion as grant payable pursuant to Sec. 12-19a and to substitute provision that grant shall be calculated under Sec. 12-19a and shall equal one-third of additional amount which municipality would be eligible to receive if total amount available for distribution were $85,205,085 and the percentage of reimbursement set forth in Sec. 12-19a were increased to reflect such amount, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 97-274 added “Mohegan” to fund name, removed outdated fiscal year references and added payment requirement for eligible special service districts, effective June 26, 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. 97-11 amended Subsec. (h) to increase grant to Ledyard, North Stonington and Preston from $25,000 to $175,000 and to provide a grant of $150,000 to Montville, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-244, effective June 8, 1998, and P.A. 98-263, effective July 1, 1998, both added identical provisions as Subsec. (i) re payments to eligible service districts; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 added Subsec. (i), codified by the Revisors as (j), re grant to Ledyard and Subsec. (j), codified by the Revisors as (k), re payment of $49,750,000 to municipalities, effective July 1, 1999 (Revisor's note: Since this section, revised to January 1, 1999, already includes Subsecs.(a) to (i), inclusive, the Revisors editorially designated the two new Subsecs. added by this act as Subsecs. (j) and (k) respectively, and editorially changed a reference in Subsec. (k) from “... in accordance with subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section ...” to “... in accordance with subsections (a) to (j), inclusive, of this section ...” to reflect the relettering of the new Subsecs.); May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 deleted former Subsec. (h) re additional grant to Ledyard, North Stonington, Preston and Montville, redesignated existing Subsec. (i) as Subsec. (h), deleted former Subsec. (j) re additional grant to Ledyard, added new Subsec. (i) re additional grant to Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, North Stonington and Preston, redesignated existing Subsec. (k) as Subsec. (j) and amended said Subsec. (j) to limit provisions re payment amount to three fiscal years, add new provision re payment amount for succeeding fiscal years and make technical changes, and added new Subsec. (k) re proportionate reduction, effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change in Subsec. (j), effective July 9, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (i) to limit its provisions to three fiscal years, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 15-244 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to Sec. 12-19a with references to Sec. 12-18b, amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) by replacing references to Sec. 12-20a with references to Sec. 12-18b, and further amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) by deleting provisions re grant calculation method and adding provisions re fixed grant equal to fiscal year 2015 grant, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-146 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) by replacing “pursuant to this section” with “pursuant to this subsection”, effective June 9, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 added Subsec. (l) re prohibition on grant payments to a municipality re use of a name, symbol or image associated with a Native American tribe, individual, custom or tradition, as a mascot, nickname, logo or team name, and made technical changes throughout, effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 3-55k. Municipality defined. As used in sections 3-55i and 3-55j, “municipality” means any town, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.

(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 34, 53.)

History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 effective July 1, 1994.

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Sec. 3-55l. Additional payments from fund to Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, North Stonington and Preston. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, the municipalities of Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, North Stonington and Preston shall each receive a grant of two hundred fifty thousand dollars which shall be paid from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-55i and which shall be in addition to the grants paid to said municipalities pursuant to section 3-55j.

(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, and each fiscal year thereafter, the municipalities of Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, North Stonington and Preston shall each receive a grant of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars which shall be paid from said fund and which shall be in addition to the grants paid to said municipalities pursuant to section 3-55j.

(c) The grants payable in accordance with this section shall be determined prior to the determination of grants pursuant to said section 3-55j and shall not be reduced proportionately if the total of the grants payable to each municipality pursuant to said section exceeds the amount appropriated for grants pursuant to section 3-55i with respect to each such year.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 42.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 effective July 1, 2005.

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Sec. 3-55m. Additional payments from fund to certain member municipalities of Southeastern, Northeastern and Windham Area Councils of Governments. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, one million six hundred thousand dollars of the appropriation to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund, for Grants to Towns, shall be distributed to municipalities that are members of the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments and to any distressed municipality that is a member of the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments or the Windham Area Council of Governments. Said amount shall be distributed proportionately to each such municipality based on the total amount of payments received by all such municipalities from said fund in the preceding fiscal year, determined in accordance with section 3-55j. The grants payable in accordance with this section shall be determined prior to the determination of grants pursuant to said section 3-55j and shall not be reduced proportionately if the total of the grants payable to each municipality pursuant to said section exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants with respect to such year. The payments to municipalities authorized by this section shall be made in accordance with the schedule set forth in section 3-55i.

(P.A. 06-187, S. 96.)

History: P.A. 06-187 effective July 1, 2006 (Revisor's note: This section was codified subsequent to the publication of the general statutes, revised to January 1, 2007).

PART III*

ESCHEATS

*Cited. 43 CS 278.

Sec. 3-56. Definitions. Section 3-56 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 148; 1949, S. 41d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-56a. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Apparent owner” means the person whose name appears on the records of the holder as the person entitled to the property held, issued or owing by the holder;

(2) “Banking organization” means any state bank and trust company, national banking association or savings bank engaged in business in this state;

(3) “Business association” means a corporation, joint stock company, partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, business trust, trust company, safe deposit company, financial organization, insurance company, person engaged in the business of operating or controlling a mutual fund, utility or other business entity consisting of one or more persons, whether or not for profit;

(4) “Financial organization” means any savings and loan association, credit union or investment company;

(5) “Gift certificate” means a record evidencing a promise, made for consideration, by the seller or issuer of the record that goods or services will be provided to the owner of the record to the value shown in the record and includes, but is not limited to, a record that contains a microprocessor chip, magnetic stripe or other means for the storage of information that is prefunded and for which the value is decremented upon each use, a gift card, an electronic gift card, stored-value card or certificate, a store card, or a similar record or card, but “gift certificate” does not include prepaid calling cards regulated under section 42-370, prepaid commercial mobile radio services, as defined in 47 CFR 20.3 or general-use prepaid cards, as defined in section 42-460a;

(6) “Holder” means any person in possession of property subject to this part which belongs to another, or who is trustee in case of a trust, or who is indebted to another on an obligation subject to this part;

(7) “Insurance company” means an association, corporation or fraternal or mutual benefit organization, whether or not for profit, engaged in the business of providing life endowments, annuities or insurance, including accident, burial, casualty, credit life, contract performance, dental, disability, fidelity, fire, health, hospitalization, illness, life, malpractice, marine, mortgage, surety, wage protection and workers' compensation insurance;

(8) “Last-known address” means a description of the location of the apparent owner sufficient for the purpose of delivery of mail;

(9) “Mineral” means gas; oil; other gaseous, liquid, and solid hydrocarbons; oil shale; cement material; sand and gravel; road material; building stone; chemical raw material; gemstone; fissionable and nonfissionable ores; colloidal and other clay; steam and other geothermal resource; or any other substance defined as a mineral by the law of this state;

(10) “Mineral proceeds” means amounts payable for the extraction, production or sale of minerals, or, upon the abandonment of those payments, all payments that become payable thereafter, and “mineral proceeds” includes amounts payable: (A) For the acquisition and retention of a mineral lease, including bonuses, royalties, compensatory royalties, shut-in royalties, minimum royalties and delay rentals; (B) for the extraction, production or sale of minerals, including net revenue interests, royalties, overriding royalties, extraction payments and production payments; and (C) under an agreement or option, including a joint operating agreement, unit agreement, pooling agreement and farm-out agreement;

(11) “Owner” means a depositor in case of a deposit, a beneficiary in case of a trust, a creditor, claimant or payee in case of other choses in action, or any person having a legal or equitable interest in property subject to this part, or such person's legal representative;

(12) “Person” means any individual, business association, estate, trust, government, governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity;

(13) “Property” means realty or personalty, tangible or intangible;

(14) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;

(15) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the state of Connecticut; and

(16) “Utility” means a person who owns or operates for public use any plant, equipment, real property, franchise or license for the transmission of communications or the production, storage, transmission, sale, delivery or furnishing of electricity, water, steam or gas.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 1; P.A. 78-121, S. 2, 113; P.A. 84-456, S. 2, 12; P.A. 88-65, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 7, 189; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 66; P.A. 11-201, S. 10.)

History: P.A. 78-121 excluded private banker from definition of banking organization and excluded building or savings and loan associations while retaining savings and loan associations under definition of financial organization; P.A. 84-456 added definitions for “apparent owner” and “last-known address”; P.A. 88-65 deleted the reference to industrial bank in definition of “banking organization”; P.A. 95-79 redefined “business association” and “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 inserted subdivision designators, redefined “business association” and “person”, deleted definition of “life insurance corporation”, defined “gift certificate”, “insurance company”, “mineral”, “mineral proceeds”, “record” and “utility”, and made technical changes, effective August 16, 2003; P.A. 11-201 amended Subdiv. (5) to redefine “gift certificate” to exclude general-use prepaid cards and make a technical change.

Cited. 194 C. 129.

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Sec. 3-57. Escheat of property unclaimed or unused for seven years. Section 3-57 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 149; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 3; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-57a. Property held by banking or financial organization presumed abandoned, when. (a) The following property held or owing by a banking or financial organization is presumed abandoned unless the owner thereof is known to be living by an officer of such organization:

(1) Any demand or savings deposit made in this state with a banking organization, together with any interest or dividend thereon, excluding any charges that lawfully may be withheld, unless the owner has, within three years: (A) Increased or decreased the amount of the deposit, or presented the passbook or other similar evidence of the deposit for the crediting of interest; or (B) corresponded in writing with the banking organization concerning the deposit; or (C) otherwise indicated an interest in the deposit as evidenced by (i) a memorandum on file with the banking organization or (ii) the fact that the Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 sent from the banking organization to the owner is not returned to the banking organization by the United States Postal Service.

(2) Any matured time deposit made in this state with a banking organization, together with any interest or dividend thereon, excluding any charges that lawfully may be withheld, unless, within three years or, if the terms of the deposit account contract provide that the time deposit will be renewed unless the banking institution receives instructions to the contrary from the owner, within three years plus such additional time as is necessary to allow the renewed time deposit to reach maturity, the owner has: (A) Increased or decreased the amount of the deposit, or presented the passbook or other similar evidence of the deposit for the crediting of interest, or (B) corresponded in writing with the banking organization concerning the deposit, or (C) otherwise indicated an interest in the deposit as evidenced by (i) a memorandum on file with the banking organization or (ii) the fact that the Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 sent from the banking organization to the owner is not returned to the banking organization by the United States Postal Service.

(3) Any funds paid in this state toward the purchase of shares or other interest in a financial organization or any deposit made therewith, and any interest or dividends thereon, excluding any charges that lawfully may be withheld, unless the owner has within three years: (A) Increased or decreased the amount of the investment or deposit, or presented an appropriate record for the crediting of interest or dividends thereon; or (B) corresponded in writing with the financial organization concerning the investment or deposit; or (C) otherwise indicated an interest in the funds as evidenced by (i) a memorandum on file with the financial organization or (ii) the fact that the Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 sent from the financial organization to the owner is not returned to the financial organization by the United States Postal Service.

(4) Any sum payable on checks certified in this state or on written instruments issued in this state on which a banking or financial organization is directly liable, including, but not limited to, money orders, drafts and traveler's checks, which has been outstanding for more than three years from the date payable, or from the date of its issuance if payable on demand, unless the owner has within such three years corresponded in writing with the banking or financial organization concerning it, or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by (i) a memorandum on file with the banking or financial organization or (ii) the fact that the Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 sent from the banking or financial organization to the owner is not returned to the banking or financial organization by the United States Postal Service.

(5) Any funds or other personal property reposing in or removed from a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state on which the lease or rental period has expired owing to nonpayment of rent or other reason, which have been unclaimed by the owner for more than five years from the date on which the lease or rental period expired.

(b) With respect to any funds subject to the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section which are held or owing for purposes of a self-employed retirement plan or an individual retirement account, established in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and federal regulations related thereto, such funds shall be presumed abandoned in accordance with said subdivisions (1), (2) and (3), provided in no event shall such presumption of abandonment be applicable to such funds prior to the end of a period of six months immediately following the date on which distribution of funds under any such plan, to the person for whose benefit such funds have been contributed, is required to commence under said provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 2; 1963, P.A. 125; P.A. 75-89, S. 1, 3; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 1, 10; P.A. 89-358, S. 1; P.A. 90-212, S. 1, 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 67.)

History: 1963 act increased time period in Subdiv. (2) from 10 to 20 years; P.A. 75-89 made traveler's checks presumed abandoned after 15 years from date of issuance rather than after 10 years in Subdiv. (3); Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 reduced time period after which property presumed abandoned in Subdivs. (1) and (2) from 20 to 10 years and time period after which sums payable on checks other than traveler's checks are presumed abandoned in Subdiv. (3) from 10 to 5 years; P.A. 89-358 decreased the period for presumed abandonment in Subdivs. (1) and (2) of Subsec. (a) from 10 years to 5 years, removed the 15-year presumption for travelers' checks and added Subsec. (b) concerning self-employed retirement plans and individual retirement accounts; P.A. 90-212 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re owner's interest in property evidenced by the fact that the IRS Form 1099 sent from the banking or financial institution to the owner is not returned to the institution by the Postal Service, deleting matured time deposit from Subdiv. (1), adding new Subdiv. (2) re matured time deposits, and renumbering former Subdivs. (2), (3) and (4) as Subdivs. (3), (4) and (5), and amended the subdivision references in Subsec. (b); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing period for presumed abandonment from 5 to 3 years in Subdivs. (1) to (4), deleting reference to certificates of deposit in Subdiv. (4), and deleting provision re surplus amounts arising from sale pursuant to law and decreasing period for presumed abandonment from 10 to 5 years in Subdiv. (5), effective August 16, 2003.

Cited. 43 CS 278.

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Sec. 3-58. Sale of escheated property. Section 3-58 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 150; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-58a. Funds held by insurance company presumed abandoned, when. (a) Unclaimed funds held and owing by an insurance company shall be presumed abandoned if a person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the funds and no address of such person is known to the company. If it is not definite and certain from the records of the company what person is entitled to the funds, it is presumed that the last-known address of the person entitled to the funds is the same as the last-known address of the insured or annuitant according to the records of the company.

(b) As used in this section, “unclaimed funds” means all moneys held and owing by any insurance company unclaimed and unpaid for more than three years after the moneys became due and payable as established from the records of a life insurance company under any life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract which has matured or terminated or after the moneys became due and payable as established from the records of any other insurance company. A life insurance policy not matured by actual proof of the death of the insured is deemed to be matured and the proceeds thereof are deemed to be due and payable if such policy was in force when the insured attained the limiting age under the mortality table on which the reserve is based, unless the person appearing entitled thereto has within the preceding three years (1) assigned, readjusted or paid premiums on the policy, or subjected the policy to loan, or (2) corresponded in writing with the insurance company concerning the policy. Moneys otherwise payable according to the records of the company are deemed due and payable although the policy or contract has not been surrendered as required.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 3; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 2, 10; P.A. 84-456, S. 3, 12; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 68.)

History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 redefined “unclaimed funds” in Subsec. (b) as those moneys unclaimed and unpaid for 5 rather than 10 years after they became due and payable and changed period during which insured may take action from 10 to 5 years; P.A. 84-456 amended Subsec. (a) concerning the presumption of abandonment for unclaimed funds held by a life insurance company so that such presumption is established if a person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the funds and no address for such person is known; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 replaced references to “life insurance corporation” and “corporation” with references to “insurance company” and “company” throughout and, in Subsec. (b), decreased period for presumed abandonment from 5 to 3 years, added reference to “life insurance company” and added provision re moneys due and payable as established from the records of any other insurance company, effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-59. Petition in case of interest in escheated property. Appeal. Section 3-59 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 151; 1949, S. 42d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-59a. Property held by a business association or payable in the course of demutualization of an insurance company presumed abandoned, when. (a) Any stock or other certificate of ownership, or any dividend, profit, distribution, interest, payment on principal, mineral proceeds or other sum held or owing by a business association for or to a shareholder, certificate holder, member, bondholder or other security holder, or a participating patron of a cooperative, who has not claimed it or corresponded in writing with the business association concerning it within three years after the date prescribed for payment or delivery, is presumed abandoned.

(b) Any sum payable on a traveler's check issued or sold in this state on which a business association is directly liable, which has been outstanding for more than fifteen years from the date of its issuance is presumed abandoned, unless the owner has within fifteen years corresponded in writing with the business association concerning it, or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum on file with such business association.

(c) Any sum payable on a money order issued or sold in this state on which a business association is directly liable, which money order has been outstanding for more than seven years from the date of its issuance, is presumed abandoned.

(d) Any property payable or distributable in the course of a demutualization of an insurance company is presumed abandoned if the property is unclaimed and unpaid three years after the date the property became payable or distributable.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 4; P.A. 75-89, S. 2, 3; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 3, 10; P.A. 84-456, S. 4, 12; P.A. 93-38, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 69; P.A. 06-127, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 75-89 added Subsec. (b) concerning presumption of abandonment re traveler's checks; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 changed time period after which property is presumed abandoned from 10 to 7 years; P.A. 84-456 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting certain conditions concerning the presumption of abandonment, which conditions required that the holder be organized under the laws of Connecticut and that the records of the holder indicate that the last-known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state; P.A. 93-38 changed time period after which property is presumed abandoned from 7 to 5 years; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to “mineral proceeds” and decreasing period for presumed abandonment from 5 to 3 years, and added Subsec. (c) re property payable or distributable in the course of demutualization of an insurance company presumed abandoned, effective August 16, 2003; P.A. 06-127 inserted new Subsec. (c) re presumption of abandonment re money orders and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 2007.

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Sec. 3-59b. Ownership interest in business association presumed abandoned, when. Any ownership interest in a business association, as defined in section 3-56a, as evidenced by the stock records or membership records of the business association, owned by a person who for more than three years has neither claimed a dividend or other sum referred to in section 3-59a, nor corresponded in writing with the association, nor otherwise indicated an interest in such ownership interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the association, is presumed abandoned.

(1971, P.A. 831, S. 1; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 4, 10; P.A. 84-456, S. 5, 12; P.A. 93-38, S. 2; Jun 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 70.)

History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 changed time period which must elapse before property may be presumed abandoned from 10 to 7 years; P.A. 84-456 deleted certain conditions concerning the presumption of abandonment, which conditions required that the holder be organized under the laws of Connecticut and that the records of the holder indicate that the last-known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state; P.A. 93-38 changed time period after which property is presumed abandoned from 7 to 5 years; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 decreased period for presumed abandonment from 5 to 3 years, effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-59c. Duties of holder of abandoned interests in business associations. When the property to be delivered to the Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of section 3-65a is an ownership interest in a business association presumed abandoned under section 3-59b, the holder shall deliver a duplicate certificate of such interest, registered in the name of the Treasurer, to the Treasurer if such a certificate is the customary evidence of such interest and, if the ownership interest is not customarily evidenced by a certificate, the holder shall deliver such evidence of such ownership interest as the Treasurer may by regulation require.

(1971, P.A. 831, S. 2.)

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Sec. 3-59d. Delivery of duplicate certificate to Treasurer. Holder relieved of liability to others upon such delivery. Upon delivery of a duplicate certificate, the holder and any transfer agent, registrar or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder in executing or delivering the duplicate certificate shall be relieved of all liability of every kind in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3-67a to every person, including any person acquiring the original certificate or the duplicate of the certificate issued to the transferee, for any losses or damages resulting to any person by the issuance and delivery to the Treasurer of the duplicate certificate.

(1971, P.A. 831, S. 3; P.A. 84-456, S. 6, 12.)

History: P.A. 84-456 amended provisions concerning liability of the holder when a duplicate certificate is issued to the treasurer, with a specific reference to relief from such liability in accordance with Sec. 3-67a.

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Sec. 3-60. Examination of witnesses. Section 3-60 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 152; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-60a. Property distributable on dissolution of business presumed abandoned, when. Notice to shareholder of corporate dissolution or liquidation. (a) All property distributable in the course of a voluntary or involuntary dissolution or liquidation of an unincorporated business, banking or financial organization created under the laws of this state which is unclaimed by the owner at the date of final dissolution or liquidation is presumed abandoned.

(b) All property distributable in the course of a voluntary or involuntary dissolution or liquidation of a corporation pursuant to the provisions of title 33 which is unclaimed by the owner at the date of final dissolution or liquidation is presumed abandoned.

(c) Notice given by certified or registered mail to any shareholder of a corporation voluntarily or involuntarily dissolved or liquidated during the course of such dissolution or liquidation shall be deemed to be sufficient notice under the provisions of this part.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 5; 1969, P.A. 405.)

History: 1969 act added Subsec. (c) re notice requirement.

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Sec. 3-60b. Wages, salary or other compensation for personal services presumed abandoned, when. Except for wages collected by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of section 31-68, any sum payable for wages, salary or other compensation for personal services that has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after it becomes due, payable or distributable, is presumed abandoned.

(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 71.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-60c. Deposit, refund or other sum owed by utility presumed abandoned, when. Any deposit, refund or other sum owed to a customer or subscriber by a utility that has remained unclaimed by the customer or subscriber for more than one year after it becomes due, payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.

(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 73.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-60d. Value of gift certificate presumed abandoned, when. Section 3-60d is repealed, effective October 1, 2005.

(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 74; P.A. 05-189, S. 4.)

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Sec. 3-61. Action against custodian of property. Section 3-61 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 153; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-61a. Property held by fiduciary presumed abandoned, when. All property and any income or increment thereon held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person is presumed abandoned unless the owner has, within seven years after it became payable or distributable, increased or decreased the principal, accepted payment of principal or income, corresponded in writing with the fiduciary concerning the property or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum on file with the fiduciary.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 6; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 5, 10; P.A. 84-456, S. 7, 12.)

History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 changed time period after which property is presumed abandoned from 10 to 7 years; P.A. 84-456 deleted all references, as included under Subdivs. (1) to (3), inclusive, to the type of organization or any person acting as fiduciary.

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Sec. 3-62. Application of provisions. Section 3-62 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 154; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-62a. Property held by public body or officer presumed abandoned, when. All property held for the owner by any court, public corporation, public authority or public officer of this state, or a political subdivision thereof, which has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than three years is presumed abandoned, except that any claim granted pursuant to chapter 53 in an amount less than three thousand dollars which has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than one year from the date such claim was granted is presumed abandoned.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 7; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 6, 10; P.A. 84-407, S. 3, 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 75.)

History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 changed time period after which property is presumed abandoned from 10 to 5 years; P.A. 84-407 added exception re claims granted pursuant to chapter 53 in amount less than $3,000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 decreased period for presumed abandonment from 5 to 3 years, effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-62b. Property held by federal court or agency presumed abandoned, when. All property within the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this section are declared to have escheated, or to escheat, including all principal and interest accruing thereon, and to be the property of the state.

(1) All money or other property which has remained in, or has been deposited in the custody of, or under the control of, any court of the United States, in and for any district within this state, or which has been deposited with and is in the custody of any depository, registry, clerk or other officer of such court, or the United States Treasury, the rightful owner or owners of which either: (A) Have been unknown for a period of five or more consecutive years; or (B) have died, without having disposed thereof, and without having left heirs, next of kin or distributees; or (C) have made no demand for such money or other property for five years; is declared to have escheated, or to escheat, together with all interest thereon, and to be the property of the state.

(2) After October 1, 1969, all money or other property which has remained in, or has been deposited in the custody of, or under the control of, any court of the United States, in and for any district within this state, for a period of four years, the rightful owner or owners of which, either: (A) Have been unknown for a period of four years; or (B) have died without having disposed thereof, and without having left heirs, next of kin or distributees; or (C) have failed within four years to demand the payment or delivery of such funds or other property; is declared to have escheated, or to escheat, together with all interest accrued thereon, and to be the property of the state.

(3) All money or other property which has remained in, or has been deposited in the custody of, or under the control of any officer, department or agency of the United States for five or more consecutive years, which money or other property had its situs or source in this state, except as hereinafter provided in subdivision (4) of this section, the sender of which is unknown, or who sent the money or other property for an unknown purpose, or money which is credited as “unknown”, and which such government office, department or agency is unable to credit to any particular account, or the sender of which has been unknown for a period of five or more consecutive years, or, if known, has died without having disposed thereof, and without leaving heirs, next of kin or distributees, or which for any reason is unclaimed from such governmental agency, is declared to have escheated, or to escheat, together with all interest accrued thereon, and to be the property of the state.

(4) If any money is due to any resident of this state as a refund, rebate or tax rebate from the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the United States Treasurer or any other federal agency or department and the rights of such resident to apply for and secure such refund or rebate will or may be barred by any statute of limitations or, in any event, if such resident has failed to apply for such refund or rebate for a period of one year after he could have so applied, the State Treasurer is appointed agent of such resident to apply for such refund or rebate, and may do any act which a natural person could do to recover such money, and when the Treasurer files such application or institutes any other proceeding to secure such refund or rebate, his agency is coupled with an interest in the money sought and money recovered.

(5) Sections 3-62b to 3-62g, inclusive, are applicable to all funds or other property in the possession of the government of the United States, and of its departments, officers and agencies, which property has its situs in this state or which belonged or belongs to a resident of this state or which belonged or belongs to a person whose last-known address was within this state, and is not limited to any named federal agency. Said sections are applicable to all funds held in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Comptroller of Currency, United States Treasury, Department of Internal Revenue, Post Office Department, federal courts and registry of federal courts, and to such evidences of indebtedness as adjusted service bonds, matured debts issued prior to 1917, together with interest thereon, postal savings bonds, liberty bonds, victory notes, Treasury bonds, Treasury notes, certificates of indebtedness, Treasury bills, Treasurer's savings certificates, bonuses and adjusted compensation, allotments, postal savings certificates, Farmers Home Administration notes, and all unclaimed refunds or rebates of whatever kind or nature, which are subjects of escheat, under the terms of said sections; provided nothing in said sections shall be construed to mean that any funds held or controlled by the United States on October 1, 1969, under order of any court of the United States shall become property of the state.

(1969, P.A. 94, S. 1; P.A. 18-72, S. 16.)

History: P.A. 18-72 amended Subdiv. (5) to replace “Veterans' Administration” with “United States Department of Veterans Affairs”.

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Sec. 3-62c. Proceedings to recover property. (a) When there exists, or may exist escheated funds or property under sections 3-62b to 3-62g, inclusive, the Treasurer shall make demand therefor or request the Attorney General to institute proceedings in the name of the state for an adjudication that an escheat to the state of such funds or property has occurred; and shall take appropriate action to recover such funds or property.

(b) Where there exists, or may exist, escheated funds or property under said sections, the Treasurer may request that any officer, department or agency of the United States voluntarily report such information as may be necessary to claim such funds or property under said sections. Forms for so reporting may be prescribed by the Treasurer. If any officer, department or agency of the United States fails or refuses to provide the voluntary report so requested, the Treasurer shall request that the Attorney General institute proceedings in the name of the state to obtain the required information.

(1969, P.A. 94, S. 2.)

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Sec. 3-62d. Action to obtain decree of escheat. Whenever the Treasurer is of the opinion that an escheat has occurred, or shall occur, of any money or other property deposited in the custody of, or under the control of, any court of the United States, in and for any district within the state, or in the custody of any depository, registry or clerk or other officer of such court, or the Treasury of the United States, he may request that the Attorney General cause a complaint to be filed in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, to ascertain if any escheat has occurred, and to cause said court to enter a judgment or decree of escheat in favor of the state, with costs, disbursements and attorneys' fees. Notice of the filing of any such action may be given to interested persons by publication of a notice to be published at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which is located the last-known address of any such interested person or, if unknown, in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district of Hartford.

(1969, P.A. 94, S. 3; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; 88-364, S. 3, 123; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)

History: P.A. 78-280 substituted the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain for Hartford county; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 88-364 made technical change; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.

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Sec. 3-62e. Treasurer to pay costs and deposit funds into General Fund. When any funds or property which have escheated under sections 3-62b to 3-62g, inclusive, have been recovered by the Treasurer, except as otherwise provided in section 3-62h, he or she shall pay all costs incident to the collection and recovery of such funds and property which have not been paid from the Special Abandoned Property Fund created under section 3-62h and shall promptly deposit the balance of such funds or property into the General Fund for the use of the state.

(1969, P.A. 94, S. 4; P.A. 04-216, S. 57.)

History: P.A. 04-216 added references to Sec. 3-62h, effective May 6, 2004.

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Sec. 3-62f. Claim for return of escheated property. Section 3-62f is repealed.

(1969, P.A. 94, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 10; P.A. 75-605, S. 21, 27; P.A. 76-435, S. 15, 82; 76-436, S. 381, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 3, 125; 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-358, S. 5.)

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Sec. 3-62g. Liability of state. Upon the payment or delivery of money or other property to the Treasurer under sections 3-62b to 3-62g, inclusive, the state shall assume custody and shall be responsible for all claims thereto. If, after payment or delivery to the Treasurer, any officer, department or agency of the federal government is compelled by a court of competent jurisdiction to make a second payment, the Treasurer, upon proof thereof, shall refund the amount of such second payment not in excess of the amount paid over to him under said sections, provided the federal government shall give notice to the Treasurer of the pendency of any such proceeding seeking payment of funds already turned over to the Treasurer.

(1969, P.A. 94, S. 6.)

Cited. 43 CS 278.

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Sec. 3-62h. Special Abandoned Property Fund. Deposit of abandoned property receipts. Special obligation bond authorization. Disbursement of resources of fund. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning or intent:

(1) “Abandoned property receipts” means the cash portion of all funds received under sections 3-56a to 3-76, inclusive.

(2) “Abandoned property fund bond or bonds” means one or more Special Abandoned Property Fund obligation bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this section and, unless otherwise indicated, any bonds issued to refund such abandoned property fund bonds.

(3) “Debt service requirements” means, for any period, and subject to the provisions of this section and the proceedings authorizing the issuance of abandoned property fund bonds, the sum of (A) the principal and interest accruing during such period with respect to abandoned property fund bonds, (B) the amounts, if any, required during such period to establish or maintain reserves, sinking funds or other funds or accounts at the respective levels required to be established or maintained therein, (C) expenses of issuance and administration with respect to abandoned property fund bonds as determined by the Treasurer, (D) the amounts, if any, becoming due and payable under a reimbursement agreement, a swap agreement or similar agreement entered into in connection with the abandoned property fund bonds, and (E) any other costs or expenses deemed by the Treasurer to be necessary or proper to be paid in connection with the abandoned property fund bonds, including, without limitation, the cost of any credit facility, including but not limited to a letter of credit or policy of bond insurance or any cost incurred under section 3-20a.

(4) “Pledged revenues” means all receipts of the state credited to and held in the Special Abandoned Property Fund pursuant to the provisions of this section, as amended from time to time.

(5) “Proceedings” means the proceedings of the State Bond Commission authorizing or relating to the issuance of abandoned property fund bonds, the provisions of any indenture of trust securing abandoned property fund bonds, which provisions are incorporated into such proceedings and the provisions of any other documents or agreements which are incorporated into such proceedings and to extent applicable the determination of the Treasurer.

(6) “Special Abandoned Property Fund” means the Special Abandoned Property Fund created under this section.

(7) “Special Abandoned Property Fund financing costs” includes (A) amounts necessary to create and maintain reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on any such abandoned property fund bonds, and (B) payment of costs, fees and expenses which the Treasurer may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale, issuance and administration of abandoned property fund bonds including but not limited to, underwriters' discount.

(8) “State Bond Commission” means the commission established under section 3-20.

(9) “Treasurer” means the State Treasurer and includes each successor in office or authority.

(b) There is established a fund to be known as the “Special Abandoned Property Fund”. The fund may contain any moneys required or permitted by the proceedings to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Investment earnings credited to the assets of said fund shall become part of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said fund for the fiscal year next succeeding.

(c) As provided in the proceedings, the Treasurer shall deposit all abandoned property receipts in the Special Abandoned Property Fund to pay and secure the abandoned property fund bonds and the debt service requirements.

(d) The Treasurer shall apply the resources in the Special Abandoned Property Fund, upon their receipt, first, to pay or provide for the payment of debt service requirements, as defined in this section, at such time or times, in such amount or amounts and in such manner, as provided by the proceedings authorizing the issuance of abandoned property fund bonds; second, to pay Special Abandoned Property Fund financing costs; third, to pay all costs incident to the collection and recovery of such abandoned property receipts and any other property collected and recovered under sections 3-56a to 3-76, inclusive; and fourth, to deposit in the General Fund.

(e) The State Bond Commission may, prior to June 30, 2005, authorize the issuance of abandoned property fund bonds in one or more series and in principal amounts not to exceed sixty million dollars plus such additional amount of abandoned property fund bonds required to fund Special Abandoned Property Fund financing costs in accordance with the proceedings authorizing the abandoned property fund bonds for the purpose of disbursing funds to the General Fund in support of state programs. Such abandoned property fund bonds are hereby determined to be issued for valid public proposes in the exercise of essential government functions.

(f) The debt service requirements with respect to any abandoned property fund bonds shall be secured by (1) a first call upon the pledged revenues as they are deposited to the Special Abandoned Property Fund; and (2) a lien upon any and all amounts held in and to the credit of the Special Abandoned Property Fund from time to time.

(g) Such abandoned property fund bonds shall be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor and deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund and the state or any political subdivision thereof shall not be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in this section. The issuance of abandoned property fund bonds shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor, or to make any additional appropriation for their payment. Such abandoned property fund bonds shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political subdivision thereof other than the pledged receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor and deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund and the substance of such limitation shall be plainly stated on each such abandoned property fund bond. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, abandoned property fund bonds shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state, and, when issued, shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect of and to the extent of any such limitation. As part of the contract of the state with the owners of the abandoned property fund bonds, all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the debt service requirements with respect to the abandoned property fund bonds shall be deemed appropriated, but only from the sources pledged pursuant to this section.

(h) The abandoned property fund bonds may be issued if after authorization the Treasurer and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management find that such issuance is necessary to disburse funds to the General Fund in support of state programs.

(i) The abandoned property fund bonds may be executed and delivered at the time or times, shall be dated, shall bear interest at the rate or rates, shall mature at the time or times not exceeding seven years from their date, have the rank or priority, be payable in the medium of payment, be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, carry the registration and transfer privileges and be made redeemable before maturity at the price or prices and under the terms and conditions, all as may be provided by the proceedings and the Treasurer shall continue to deposit all abandoned property receipts in the Special Abandoned Property Fund to pay the abandoned property fund bonds until such bonds are fully discharged.

(j) All of the provisions of section 3-20 with the exception of subsections (i) and (p) of said section 3-20 and the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, are hereby adopted and may be invoked in respect to the abandoned property fund bonds authorized pursuant to this section.

(k) Any abandoned property fund bonds may be sold at public sale on sealed proposals or by negotiation in such manner, at such price or prices, at such time or times and on such other terms and conditions of such abandoned property fund bonds and the issuance and sale thereof as the Treasurer may determine to be in the best interests of the state.

(l) The proceedings under which abandoned property fund bonds are authorized to be issued may, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, contain any or all of the following: (1) Provisions respecting custody of the proceeds from the sale of the abandoned property fund bonds, including any requirements that such proceeds be held separate from or not be commingled with other funds of the state; (2) provisions for the investment and reinvestment of abandoned property fund bond proceeds until used to pay Special Abandoned Property Fund financing costs and for the disposition of any excess bond proceeds or investment earnings thereon; (3) provisions for the execution of reimbursement agreements or similar agreements in connection with credit facilities, including, but not limited to, letters of credit or policies of bond insurance, remarketing agreements and agreements for the purpose of moderating interest rate fluctuations, and of such other agreements entered into pursuant to section 3-20a; (4) provisions for the collection, custody, investment, reinvestment and use of the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor and deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund; (5) provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance of reserves, sinking funds and any other funds and accounts as shall be approved by the Treasurer in such amounts as may be established by the Treasurer, and the regulation and disposition thereof, including requirements that any such funds and accounts be held separate from or not be commingled with other funds of the state; (6) covenants for the establishment of pledged revenue coverage requirements for the abandoned property fund bonds; (7) provisions for the issuance of additional abandoned property fund bonds on a parity with abandoned property fund bonds theretofore issued, including establishment of coverage requirements with respect thereto as provided in this subsection; (8) provisions regarding the rights and remedies available in case of a default to the bondowners, or any trustee under any contract, document, instrument or indenture of trust, including the right to appoint a trustee to represent their interests upon occurrence of an event of default, as defined in said proceedings, provided if any abandoned property fund bonds shall be secured by an indenture of trust, the respective owners of such abandoned property fund bonds shall have no authority except as set forth in such trust indenture to appoint a separate trustee to represent them; and (9) provisions or covenants of like or different character from the foregoing which are determined in such proceedings are necessary, convenient or desirable in order to better secure the abandoned property fund bonds, or will tend to make the abandoned property fund bonds more marketable, and which are in the best interests of the state.

(m) Any pledge made by the state pursuant to this section is and shall be deemed a statutory lien. Such lien shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the state, including but not limited to a claim pursuant to sections 3-56a to 3-76, inclusive, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claims. Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, neither this section, the indenture of trust, the proceedings nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded. Any revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys so pledged and thereafter credited to and held in the Special Abandoned Property Fund shall be subject immediately to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act and such lien shall have priority over all other liens.

(n) Abandoned property fund bonds may be secured by an indenture of trust by and between the state and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such indenture of trust may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondowners as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. The state may provide by such indenture of trust for the payment of the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys to the trustee under such indenture of trust or to any other depository, and for the method of disbursement thereof, with such safeguards and restrictions as it may determine. All expenses incurred in carrying out such indenture of trust may be treated as Special Abandoned Property Fund financing costs.

(o) The Treasurer shall have power to purchase abandoned property fund bonds issued pursuant to this section out of any funds available therefor. The Treasurer may hold, pledge, cancel or resell such abandoned property fund bonds subject to and in accordance with agreements with bondowners.

(p) Whether or not any abandoned property fund bonds issued pursuant to this section are of the form and character to qualify as negotiable instruments under the terms of title 42a, the abandoned property fund bonds are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all purposes of said title 42a, subject only to the provisions of the abandoned property fund bonds.

(q) Any moneys held by the Treasurer or by a trustee pursuant to an indenture of trust with respect to abandoned property fund bonds including pledged revenues, other pledged receipts, funds or moneys and proceeds from the sale of such abandoned property fund bonds, may, pending the use or application of the proceeds thereof for an authorized purpose, be (1) invested and reinvested in such obligations, securities and investments as are set forth in subsection (f) of section 3-20, in participation certificates in the Short Term Investment Funds created under sections 3-27a and 3-27f and in participation certificates or securities of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund created under section 3-24a or (2) deposited or redeposited in such bank or banks as shall be provided in the proceedings. Unless the proceedings provide otherwise, proceeds from investments authorized by this subsection, less amounts required under the proceedings authorizing the issuance of abandoned property fund bonds for the payment of Special Abandoned Property Fund financing costs relating to such abandoned property fund bonds, shall be credited to the Special Abandoned Property Fund.

(r) Any abandoned property fund bonds at any time outstanding may, at any time and from time to time, be refunded by the state by the issuance of its refunding abandoned property fund bonds in such amounts as the Treasurer may deem necessary, but not to exceed an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the abandoned property fund bonds to be so refunded, to pay any unpaid interest on such abandoned property fund bonds and any premiums and commissions necessary to be paid in connection with such abandoned property fund bonds and to pay costs and expenses which the Treasurer may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of refunding abandoned property fund bonds. Any such refunding may be effected whether the abandoned property fund bonds to be refunded shall have matured or shall thereafter mature. All refunding abandoned property fund bonds issued under this subsection shall be payable solely from the revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys out of which the abandoned property fund bonds to be refunded thereby are payable and shall be subject to and may be secured in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(s) The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent owners and transferees of abandoned property fund bonds, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the abandoned property fund bonds, that the principal and interest of such abandoned property fund bonds shall be free from taxation at all times, except for estate and gift, franchise and excise taxes, imposed by the state or any political subdivision thereof. The Treasurer is authorized to include this covenant of the state in any agreement with the owner of any such abandoned property fund bonds.

(t) Abandoned property fund bonds issued pursuant to this section are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, credit unions, building and loan associations, investment companies, banking associations, trust companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries and pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such abandoned property fund bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.

(u) The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent owners and transferees of abandoned property fund bonds issued by the state pursuant to this section in consideration of the acceptance of the payment for the abandoned property fund bonds, until such abandoned property fund bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding on behalf of such owners, are fully met and discharged, or unless expressly permitted or otherwise authorized by the terms of each contract and agreement made or entered into by or on behalf of the state with or for the benefit of such owners, that the state will apply the pledged revenues and other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in this section, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay such debt service requirements in each year in which such abandoned property fund bonds are outstanding and further, that the state (1) will not limit or alter the duties imposed on the Treasurer and other officers of the state by this section, and by the proceedings authorizing the issuance of abandoned property fund bonds with respect to application of pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in this section; (2) will not issue any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, other than the abandoned property fund bonds, having any rights arising out of this section or secured by any pledge of or other lien or charge on the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in this section; (3) will not create or cause to be created any lien or charge on such pledged amounts, other than a lien or pledge created thereon pursuant to this section, provided nothing in this subsection shall prevent the state from issuing evidences of indebtedness (A) which are secured by a pledge or lien which is and shall on the face thereof be expressly subordinate and junior in all respects to every lien and pledge created by or pursuant to this section; or (B) for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged and which are not expressly secured by any specific lien or charge on such pledged amounts; or (C) which are secured by a pledge of or lien on moneys or funds derived on or after such date as every pledge or lien thereon created by or pursuant to this section shall be discharged and satisfied; (4) will carry out and perform, or cause to be carried out and performed, each and every promise, covenant, agreement or contract made or entered into by the state or on its behalf with the owners of any abandoned property fund bonds; (5) will not in any way impair the rights, exemptions or remedies of the owners of abandoned property fund bonds; and (6) will not limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the rights or obligations of the appropriate officers of the state to collect the funds and other receipts constituting the pledged revenues as may be necessary to produce sufficient revenues to fulfill the terms of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the abandoned property fund bonds, including pledged revenue coverage requirements, and provided, however, nothing in this subsection shall preclude the state from exercising its power to limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the character or amount of such pledged revenues, if and when adequate provisions shall be made by law for the protection of the owners of the outstanding abandoned property fund bonds. The Treasurer is authorized to include this covenant of the state in any agreement with the owners of any such abandoned property tax bonds.

(P.A. 04-216, S. 56.)

History: P.A. 04-216 effective May 6, 2004.

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Sec. 3-63. Notice of inactive bank accounts. Index. Interest. Escheat. Section 3-63 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 155; 1955, S. 43d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-63a. Property in decedent's estate presumed abandoned, when. Any property of a deceased person ordered distributed pursuant to section 45a-452 shall be presumed abandoned on the date of the Probate Court order and delivered by the fiduciary of the estate of the deceased person to the State Treasurer in accordance with section 3-65a.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 8; 1971, P.A. 269; P.A. 95-316, S. 13.)

History: 1971 act reduced the period for presumption of abandonment from 10 years to 5 years; P.A. 95-316 replaced former provisions with procedure re presumption of abandonment on date of probate order and delivery by fiduciary to State Treasurer.

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Sec. 3-64. Escheating of trust funds held by the Treasurer. Section 3-64 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 156; 1955, S. 44d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-64a. Property presumed abandoned generally. All property not otherwise provided for or excluded from this part, including any income, interest or other increment thereto and deducting any lawful charges, which is held or owing in this state and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than three years after it became due, payable or distributable, is presumed abandoned.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 9; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 7, 10.)

History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 changed time period after which property is presumed abandoned from 7 to 3 years.

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Sec. 3-65. Conversion of escheated property into cash. Section 3-65 is repealed.

(1953, S. 45d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-65a. Duties of holder of abandoned property. (a) Within one hundred eighty days before a presumption of abandonment is to take effect in respect to property subject to section 3-60b or 3-60c and within one year before a presumption of abandonment is to take effect in respect to all other property subject to this part, and if the owner's claim is not barred by law, the holder shall notify the owner thereof, by first class mail directed to the owner's last-known address, that evidence of interest must be indicated as required by this part or such property will be transferred to the Treasurer and will be subject to escheat to the state.

(b) Not later than ninety days after the close of the calendar year in which property is presumed abandoned, the holder shall pay or deliver such property to the Treasurer and file, on forms that the Treasurer shall provide, a report of unclaimed property. Each report shall be verified and shall include: (1) The name, if known, and last-known address, if any, of each person appearing to be the owner of such property; (2) in case of unclaimed funds of an insurance company, the full name of the insured or annuitant and beneficiary and his or her last-known address appearing on the insurance company's records; (3) the nature and identifying number, if any, or description of the property and the amount appearing from the records to be due; (4) the date when the property became payable, demandable or returnable and the date of the last transaction with the owner with respect to the property; (5) if the holder is a successor to other holders, or if the holder has changed the holder's name, all prior known names and addresses of each holder of the property; and (6) such other information as the Treasurer may require.

(c) Verification, if made by a partnership, shall be executed by a partner; if made by an unincorporated association or private corporation, by an officer; and if made by a public corporation, by its chief fiscal officer.

(d) The Treasurer shall keep a permanent record of all reports submitted to the Treasurer pursuant to this section.

(e) Except for claims paid under section 3-67a and except as provided in subsection (e) of section 3-70a, no owner shall be entitled to any interest, income or other increment which may accrue to property presumed abandoned from and after the date of payment or delivery to the Treasurer.

(f) The Treasurer may decline to receive any property the value of which is less than the cost of giving notice or holding sale, or may postpone taking possession until a sufficient sum accumulates.

(g) The Treasurer, or any officer or agency designated by the Treasurer, may examine any person on oath or affirmation, or the records of any person or any agent of the person including, but not limited to, a dividend disbursement agent or transfer agent of a business association, banking organization or insurance company that is the holder of property presumed abandoned to determine whether the person or agent has complied with this part. The Treasurer may conduct the examination even if the person or agent believes the person or agent is not in possession of any property that must be paid, delivered or reported under this part. The Treasurer may bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this part.

(h) A record of the issuance of a check, draft or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of the obligation represented by the check, draft or similar instrument. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer, the Treasurer's burden of proof as to the existence and amount of the property and its abandonment is satisfied by showing issuance of the instrument and passage of the requisite period of abandonment. Defenses of payment, satisfaction, discharge and want of consideration are affirmative defenses that shall be established by the holder.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the holder of personal property presumed abandoned pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 3-57a shall (1) sell such property and pay the proceeds arising from such sale, excluding any charges that may lawfully be withheld, to the Treasurer, unless such property consists of military medals, in which case such property shall not be sold, and (2) provide the Treasurer with records deemed appropriate by the Treasurer of property so presumed abandoned. A holder of such property may contract with a third party to store and sell such property and to pay the proceeds arising from such sale, excluding any charges that may be lawfully withheld, to the Treasurer, provided the third party holds a surety bond or other form of insurance coverage with respect to such activities. Any holder who sells such property and remits the excess proceeds to the Treasurer or who transmits such property to a bonded or insured third party for such purposes, shall not be responsible for any claims related to the sale or transmission of the property or proceeds to the Treasurer. If the Treasurer exempts any such property from being remitted or sold pursuant to this subsection, whether by regulations or guidelines, the holder of such property may dispose of such property in any manner such holder deems appropriate and such holder shall not be responsible for any claims related to the disposition of such property or any claims to the property itself. For purposes of this subsection, charges that may lawfully be withheld include costs of storage, appraisal, advertising and sales commissions as well as lawful charges owing under the contract governing the safe deposit box rental.

(j) In the event military medals are presumed abandoned pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 3-57a, a banking or financial organization shall transmit such medals to the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with procedures established by the Treasurer. The Treasurer and Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the handling of such medals and the Department of Veterans Affairs shall hold such medals in custody pursuant to such memorandum. The Treasurer may make any information obtained pursuant to this section, including any photograph or other visual depiction of a military medal but excluding Social Security numbers, available to the public to facilitate the identification of the original owner of such medal or such owner's heirs or beneficiaries.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 10; 1963, P.A. 114, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 209, S. 1, 2; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 8, 10; P.A. 89-358, S. 2; P.A. 90-212, S. 2, 4; P.A. 91-114, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 76; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 47; P.A. 14-217, S. 55; P.A. 16-167, S. 11; P.A. 22-118, S. 417.)

History: 1963 act added Subsec. (h); 1972 act allowed aggregate reporting of items valued at $10 or less in Subsec. (b) and allowed aggregate reporting of items valued at more than $10 but less than $25 with approval of treasurer; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to require report for items having value of $25 or less rather than $10 or less as was previously the case; P.A. 89-358 added the exception to Subsec. (e) for claims paid under Sec. 3-67a; P.A. 90-212 amended Subsec. (e) by adding exception for the provisions of Sec. 3-70a(d); P.A. 91-114 amended Subsecs. (b) and (h) to increase the level for aggregate reporting from a value of $25 to a value of $50; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re 180-day notice period in respect to property subject to Sec. 3-60b or 3-60c and making conforming changes re notice period in respect to all other property subject to part, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing references to life insurance corporation with references to insurance company and making technical changes, amended Subsecs. (d), (e), (f) and (h) by making technical changes, amended Subsec. (g) by replacing provision re examination of person who Treasurer has reason to believe has knowledge of or has failed to report or transmit property presumed abandoned with provision re examination of person or agent that is the holder of property presumed abandoned to determine whether person or agent complied with part, adding provision re examination when person or agent believes the person or agent is not in possession of property that must be paid, delivered or reported under part and making a technical change, added Subsec. (i) re holder who is issuer of instrument, and added Subsec. (j) re holder of personal property presumed abandoned pursuant to Sec. 3-57a(a)(5), effective August 16, 2003; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 amended Subsec. (j) to add provisions re contracts with third parties to store and sell abandoned property, the responsibility of holders in connection with sale or transmission of proceeds to the Treasurer, disposal of property by holders in certain circumstances and charges that may be lawfully withheld from proceeds, effective May 12, 2004; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (j) by designating existing provision re sale of abandoned property and payment to Treasurer as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to exclude military medals and by adding Subdiv. (2) re duty to provide records of abandoned property to Treasurer and added Subsec. (k) re military medals presumed abandoned, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 16-167 amended Subsec. (k) to replace “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs” and to replace “Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs” with “Commissioner of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting reference to aggregate items having value of less than $50 in Subdiv. (3) and making technical changes, amended Subsec. (d) by adding “pursuant to this section”, deleted former Subsec. (h) re aggregate reporting of items with value of more than $10 but less than $50, and redesignated existing Subsecs. (i) to (k) as Subsecs. (h) to (j), effective January 1, 2023.

Cited. 43 CS 278.

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Sec. 3-65b. Assessment of interest penalty for failure to report or deliver abandoned property as required. Exceptions. (a) Any person who fails to report or deliver abandoned property within the time prescribed by this part shall pay interest to the Treasurer on such property or the value thereof at the rate of fifteen per cent per annum from the date such property should have been reported or delivered or December 22, 1981, whichever is later. The Treasurer upon a showing of a good faith effort to comply with this part, may waive the interest prescribed in this section.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person who, prior to August 16, 2003, failed to report or deliver abandoned gift certificates to the Treasurer shall not be liable to the Treasurer for interest or any other penalty relating to such failure.

(Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 9, 10; P.A. 05-189, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 05-189 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re failure to report or deliver abandoned gift certificates prior to August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-65c. Charge, fee or penalty for inactivity prohibited. A holder of property subject to this part, or of a gift certificate, as defined in section 3-56a, or a general-use prepaid card, as defined in section 42-460a, may not impose on the property a dormancy charge or fee, abandoned property charge or fee, unclaimed property charge or fee, escheat charge or fee, inactivity charge or fee, or any similar charge, fee or penalty for inactivity with respect to the property. Neither the property nor an agreement with respect to the property may contain language suggesting that the property may be subject to such a charge, fee or penalty for inactivity. The provisions of this section shall not apply to property subject to subdivision (1), (2), (3) or (5) of subsection (a) of section 3-57a, provided a holder of any such property may not impose an escheat charge or fee with respect to such property.

(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 83; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 46; P.A. 05-273, S. 1; P.A. 11-201, S. 11.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 effective August 16, 2003; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 provided that section shall not apply to property subject to certain provisions of Sec. 3-57a, effective May 12, 2004; P.A. 05-273 amended section to include holders of gift certificates, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 11-201 added reference to general-use prepaid card.

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Sec. 3-66. Escheat of unclaimed life insurance company funds. Definitions. Section 3-66 is repealed.

(1949, S. 46d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-66a. Maintenance of searchable list and provision of notice by Treasurer. (a) The Treasurer shall maintain a readily searchable list of property presumed abandoned and reported or transferred to the Treasurer under this part and for which there is sufficient information for the Treasurer to identify the apparent owner of such property.

(b) The searchable list required under subsection (a) of this section shall contain: (1) The names and the last-known addresses, if any, of all persons reported as the apparent owners of unclaimed property, (2) information concerning the amount and description of such property and the name and address of the holder thereof, and (3) such other information as may be required by the Treasurer.

(c) The Treasurer shall notify by first-class mail each person, other than an individual to whom the Treasurer makes or will make a payment pursuant to subsection (f) of section 3-70a, reported as the apparent owner of unclaimed property that was reported or transferred to the Treasurer during the preceding calendar year and for whom the holder of such property has reported a last-known address to the Treasurer. Such notice shall include information concerning the amount and description of such property and the process by which such owner may verify ownership to and claim such property.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 11; 1963, P.A. 114, S. 2; P.A. 91-114, S. 2; P.A. 97-212, S. 4, 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 77; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 421; P.A. 22-118, S. 415.)

History: 1963 act added Subsec. (d); P.A. 91-114 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the level for publication from a value of $25 to a value of $50; P.A. 97-212 amended Subsec. (a) to change publication requirement from one year to every two years, added permission to make notice electronically available to public and Subsec. (b) to permit additional notice re sources of list, effective June 24, 1997; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “the preceding two calendar years” with “preceding calendar years”, adding provision re notice not previously published and making technical changes and amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by making technical changes, effective August 16, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (a) to change “1998” to “2016”, replace references to publishing notice in newspaper with references to posting notice electronically on the Treasurer's Internet web site and delete reference to electronic notice on Internet's world wide web as an additional means of notice and amended Subsec. (b) to change references from published to posted re notice and make a technical change, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 22-118 substantially revised Subsecs. (a) to (c) re Treasurer requirements re notice of abandoned property and deleted former Subsec. (d) re reference to items reported in aggregate pursuant to Sec. 3-65a(h), effective January 1, 2023.

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Sec. 3-66b. Unclaimed intangible property. Conditions raising presumption of abandonment. Intangible property is subject to the custody of the state as unclaimed property if the conditions raising a presumption of abandonment under this part are satisfied and:

(1) The last-known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in this state;

(2) The records of the holder do not include the name of the person entitled to the property and it is established that the last-known address of such person is in this state;

(3) The records of the holder do not reflect the last-known address of the apparent owner, and it is established that (A) the last-known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state, or (B) the holder is a domiciliary or a governmental subdivision or agency of this state and has not previously paid or delivered the property to the state of the last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property;

(4) The last-known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or the escheat or unclaimed property law of which is not applicable to the property and the holder is a domiciliary or a governmental subdivision or agency of this state;

(5) The last-known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a foreign nation and the holder is a domiciliary or a governmental subdivision or agency of this state; or

(6) The transaction out of which the property arose occurred in this state and (A) (i) the last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is unknown, or (ii) the last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is in a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or the escheat or unclaimed property law of which is not applicable to the property, and (B) the holder is a domiciliary of a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or the escheat or unclaimed property law of which is not applicable to the property.

(P.A. 84-456, S. 1, 12; P.A. 85-613, S. 12, 154; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 78.)

History: P.A. 85-613 made technical change, substituting reference to Sec. 3-59a for reference to Sec. 3-59; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 replaced statutory references with reference to “this part”, effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-66c. Recovery of funds or property. Whenever there exists or may exist escheated funds or property under this part, the Treasurer shall make demand therefor or request the Attorney General to institute proceedings in the name of the state for an adjudication that an escheat to the state of such funds or property has occurred, and shall take appropriate action to recover such funds or property.

(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 82.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-67. When funds escheat. Section 3-67 is repealed.

(1949, S. 47d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-67a. State responsibility for property. Reimbursement of prior holder for payment to holder. Reimbursement of holder compelled to register transfer of original certificate. (a) Upon payment or delivery of property presumed abandoned to the Treasurer, the state shall assume custody and shall be responsible for all claims thereto. If, after payment or delivery to the Treasurer, any holder is compelled by authority of another jurisdiction to make a second payment, the Treasurer, upon proof thereof, shall refund to the holder the amount of such second payment not in excess of the amount paid or realized under the provisions of this part.

(b) Any holder who, having transmitted unclaimed property to the Treasurer, makes payment therefor within the time limited by subsection (a) of section 3-70a to any person appearing to be the owner shall be reimbursed by the Treasurer upon proof of payment and upon proof that the payee was entitled thereto.

(c) Whenever any property other than money is paid or delivered to the Treasurer under this part, the Treasurer upon receipt shall credit to the owner's account any dividends, interest or other increments realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion thereof into money.

(d) Any person who pays or delivers to the Treasurer, in good faith, property presumed abandoned pursuant to section 3-59b shall be relieved of liability, to the extent of the value of the property so paid or delivered, for any claim then existing or which thereafter may arise or be made in respect to the property. For the purposes of this section “good faith” means that payment or delivery was made in a reasonable attempt to comply with this part, that the person making payment or delivery of the property had a reasonable basis for believing, based on the facts as they were known to him, that the property was abandoned for the purposes of this part; and there is no showing that the records pursuant to which the payment or delivery was made did not meet reasonable standards of practice in the industry.

(e) If such person pays or delivers property to the Treasurer, in good faith, property presumed abandoned pursuant to section 3-59b and thereafter any other person claims the property from the person so paying or delivering or another state claims the property under its laws relating to escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property, the Treasurer, upon written notice of the claim, shall defend the person who paid or delivered such property against the claim and indemnify him against any liability on the claim.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 12; 1963, P.A. 114, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 831, S. 4; P.A. 84-456, S. 8, 12; P.A. 22-118, S. 418.)

History: 1963 act added exception of Sec. 3-65a(h) in Subsec. (a); 1971 act added Subsec. (c); P.A. 84-456 replaced former Subsec. (c) with new provisions and added Subsecs. (d) and (e) concerning the liability of any person delivering to the treasurer, in good faith, any property presumed to be abandoned; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 3-65a(h), effective January 1, 2023.

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Sec. 3-68. Report of unclaimed funds. Section 3-68 is repealed.

(1949, S. 48d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-68a. Sale of property by Treasurer. (a) All unclaimed property, other than money, delivered to the Treasurer under this part shall, at his discretion, be sold by him to the highest bidder at public sale in whatever locality of the state in his judgment affords the most favorable market. The Treasurer may decline the highest bid at any such sale and reoffer the property at a later sale if he considers the bid insufficient. He may dispose of any such property by private sale if, in his opinion, the probable cost of public sale will exceed the value of the property. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to securities for which there is an established market and the Treasurer shall sell such securities in the manner customary in that market.

(b) Any ownership interest in a business association for which there is no established market shall be sold at not less than its fair value. The business association shall have the first right to purchase such interest. Such business association may require the Treasurer to appoint not more than three independent appraisers to determine the fair value of such interest. The cost of such appraisal shall be borne by the business association requesting the same. The Treasurer shall not be obligated to appoint the appraisers unless such business association requesting the appraisal deposits with the Treasurer an amount equivalent to the cost of the appraisal as estimated by the Treasurer. After transfer to the Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 3-59c, 3-59d, 3-67a and 3-73a, the ownership interest so transferred shall remain subject to all limitations on transfer however imposed. Nothing herein shall alter or affect any other provisions limiting the purchase by a business association of its own ownership interests.

(c) Each sale held under this section other than a sale of a security in an established market shall be upon notice published once, at least two weeks in advance of the sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in the town at which the property is to be sold.

(d) Purchasers at such sales shall receive title to the property purchased, free from all claims of owners or prior holders and of all persons claiming through or under them. The Treasurer shall execute all documents necessary to complete transfer of title. The Treasurer may proceed with the liquidation of property upon receipt. A person making a claim under this part is entitled to receive either the securities delivered to the Treasurer by the holder, if they still remain in the possession of the Treasurer, or the proceeds received from sale, but no person has any claim under this part against the state, the holder, any transfer agent, registrar or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder for any appreciation in the value of the property occurring after the delivery by the holder to the Treasurer. The Treasurer may liquidate all unclaimed securities currently held in custody in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 13; 1967, P.A. 179; 1971, P.A. 831, S. 5; P.A. 84-456, S. 9, 12; P.A. 04-216, S. 53.)

History: 1967 act deleted requirement that unclaimed property be sold within a year, leaving sale at treasurer's discretion; 1971 act exempted securities with established market from provisions of Subsec. (a), created new Subsec. (b) governing sale of ownership interest in business association, made former Subsec. (b) new Subsec. (c), exempting securities with established markets from notice requirement and labeled former Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d); P.A. 84-456 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provisions concerning the minimum period of time that must elapse between the date of delivery of property to the treasurer and liquidation of such property by the treasurer; P.A. 04-216 amended Subsec. (d) to eliminate time period for liquidation of property by the Treasurer, to allow the Treasurer to liquidate such property upon receipt and to allow liquidation of all property currently in custody, effective May 6, 2004.

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Sec. 3-69. Notice. Section 3-69 is repealed.

(1949, S. 49d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-69a. Deposit of funds in General Fund and Citizens' Election Fund. (a)(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the funds received under this part, excluding the proceeds from the sale of property deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund in accordance with section 3-62h, shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund established in section 9-701 as follows: (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, seventeen million dollars, (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, sixteen million dollars, (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, and (D) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount deposited for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for such preceding fiscal year, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State Treasurer shall determine such adjusted amount not later than thirty days after the end of such preceding fiscal year.

(b) All costs incurred in the administration of this part, except as provided in section 3-62h and subsection (a) of this section, and all claims allowed under this part shall be paid from the General Fund.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 14; 1963, P.A. 164; February, 1965, P.A. 45; P.A. 92-200, S. 1, 5; P.A. 04-216, S. 58; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 51; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 96.)

History: 1963 act increased from $10,000 to $25,000 or 7% of gross receipts amount to be held in separate fund; 1965 act clarified amount to be retained in separate fund as 7% of gross receipts of “previous fiscal year”; P.A. 92-200 deleted provisions directing treasurer to retain the greater of $25,000 or 7% of gross receipts of previous fiscal year in a separate fund for the payment of all allowed claims and authorizing governor, with consent of finance advisory committee, to add to fund from unappropriated general fund surplus additional amounts needed and added provision requiring treasurer to deposit sufficient funds in separate account, to pay costs incurred in administration of this part of chapter 32 from such account and to pay allowed claims from unappropriated general fund surplus; P.A. 04-216 made changes and added references to conform the provisions of section with those of Sec. 3-62h, effective May 6, 2004; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 divided existing section into Subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), amending Subsec. (a)(1) to require that cash portion of funds be deposited in General Fund for “each fiscal year until the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005,” and deleting “, including the proceeds from the sale of property,” from said requirement, and adding Subsec. (a)(2) to require that an amount of cash portion of funds be deposited in Citizens' Election Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, effective December 7, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 amended Subsec. (a) to clarify that proceeds from the sale of property deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund are excluded from requirement that all funds received under part shall be deposited in the General Fund, to replace provision requiring funds to be deposited in election fund with provision that funds be deposited in the General Fund and credited to election fund, to require deposit in election fund of $17,300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and to require, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year thereafter, that amount deposited in said fund shall be the amount deposited for the previous fiscal year adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for such preceding fiscal year and amended Subsec. (b) to make technical changes re payment of administrative expenses and claims costs, effective June 26, 2007.

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Sec. 3-70. Payment to Treasurer. Section 3-70 is repealed.

(1949, S. 50d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-70a. Claims for abandoned property. (a) Any person claiming an interest in property surrendered to the Treasurer under the provisions of this part may claim such property, or the proceeds from the sale thereof, at any time thereafter. Any person claiming an interest in such property shall file a certified claim with the Treasurer, setting forth the facts upon which such party claims to be entitled to recover such property. The Treasurer shall prescribe the form that such a verified claim shall take.

(b) The Treasurer shall consider each claim not later than ninety days after it is filed. The Treasurer may hold hearings on any claim and may refer any claim to the Office of the Claims Commissioner, which shall hold hearings thereon and promptly return the Claims Commissioner's recommendations for the payment or rejection thereof. The Treasurer shall deliver the Treasurer's decision in writing on each claim heard, with a finding of fact and a statement of the reasons for the Treasurer's decision. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Treasurer may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New Britain.

(c) (1) (A) No agreement entered into prior to January 1, 2023, to locate property shall be valid if: (i) Such agreement is entered into (I) within two years after the date a report of unclaimed property is required to be filed under section 3-65a, or (II) between the date such a report is required to be filed under said section and the date it is filed under said section, whichever period is longer; (ii) such agreement is entered into within two years after the date of posting of the notice required by section 3-66a; or (iii) pursuant to such agreement, any person undertakes to locate property included in a report of unclaimed property that is required to be filed under section 3-65a for a fee or other compensation exceeding ten per cent of the value of the recoverable property.

(B) No agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2023, to locate property shall be valid if: (i) Such agreement is entered into (I) within two years after the date a report of unclaimed property is required to be filed under section 3-65a, or (II) between the date such a report is required to be filed under said section and the date it is filed under said section, whichever period is longer; or (ii) pursuant to such agreement, any person undertakes to locate property included in a report of unclaimed property that is required to be filed under section 3-65a for a fee or other compensation exceeding ten per cent of the value of the recoverable property.

(2) An agreement to locate property shall be valid only if it is in writing, signed by the owner, and discloses the nature and value of the property, and the owner's share after the fee or compensation has been subtracted is clearly stipulated. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an owner from asserting, at any time, that any agreement to locate property is based upon excessive or unjust consideration.

(d) The Treasurer shall pay each claim allowed without deduction for costs of notices or sale or for service charges. The Treasurer shall notify the Commissioner of Revenue Services of the payment of claims of five hundred dollars or more to the domiciliary administrator or executor of a deceased owner.

(e) In the case of any claim allowed under this section for property, funds or money delivered to the Treasurer pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 3-57a, the Treasurer shall pay such claim with interest as follows: For each calendar year or portion thereof that the property, funds or money has been paid or delivered to the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall pay interest at a rate that is not less than the deposit index, as determined under section 36a-26, for such year. Such interest shall accrue from the date of payment or delivery of the property, funds or money to the Treasurer until the date of payment or delivery of the property, funds or money to the claimant.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, where the amount of a property reported or transferred to the Treasurer under this part is less than two thousand five hundred dollars, the Treasurer shall pay such amount to an individual if the Treasurer has determined (1) that such individual is the sole owner of such property, and (2) to the Treasurer's satisfaction, the current address of such individual.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 15; 1972, P.A. 209, S. 3; P.A. 75-605, S. 22, 27; P.A. 76-435, S. 16, 82; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 82-336, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-456, S. 10, 12; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-358, S. 3; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-212, S. 3, 4; P.A. 92-200, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-127, S. 6, 7; 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 79; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 422; P.A. 16-65, S. 39; 16-127, S. 25; P.A. 22-118, S. 416.)

History: 1972 act specified that claims may be made only on property worth more than $10 and provided for reimbursement of payments made by holders of travelers checks; P.A. 75-605 substituted claims commissioner for commission on claims; P.A. 76-435 made technical changes; P.A. 77-614 changed tax commissioner to commissioner of revenue services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-336 deleted Subsec. (a) in its entirety and substituted a provision that anyone claiming an interest in property surrendered to the state in accordance with escheat procedures may claim such property at any time where formerly such claim could only be made within 20 years from the end of the year in which such property is presumed abandoned; P.A. 84-456 added provisions to Subsec. (b) concerning agreements to locate property and conditions under which any such agreement is valid; P.A. 89-358 amended Subsec. (a) to require the filing of a certified claim, amended Subsec. (b) to provide an appeals procedure and repealed the former Subsec. (c) requiring attorney general's approval in claims to property presumed abandoned under Secs. 3-61a and 3-62a and relettered the former Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (c) (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in the public and special acts of 1989, effective September 1, 1991); P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 90-212 added Subsec. (d) re interest on certain claims; P.A. 92-200 amended Subsec. (d) to lower interest rate paid on claim from 5.25% to 4%; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-127 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting a prohibition on agreements to locate property during the longer of the periods described in Subdivs. (1) and (2) and a limit on compensation under agreements thereafter to 10% of value of recoverable property, for provisions limiting compensation to 20% of such value pursuant to an agreement to locate property entered into within 2 years after report of unclaimed property is filed and to 50% thereafter, effective June 1, 1995; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain” in Subsec. (b), effective June 29, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “within ninety days” with “not later than ninety days” and making technical changes, designated provisions in Subsec. (b) re agreement to locate property as new Subsec. (c), adding provisions re agreement entered into within 2 years after date of publication required by Sec. 3-66a and re report required to be filed under Sec. 3-65a and making conforming and technical changes therein, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as new Subsec. (d), making a technical change therein, redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (e) and amended said Subsec. by replacing reference to Sec. 3-57a(a)(1) to (4), inclusive, with reference to Sec. 3-57a(a)(1) or (2) and replacing provision re 4% interest rate accruing from date of payment or delivery to Treasurer with provisions re payment and accrual of interest at deposit index rate determined and published pursuant to Sec. 47a-21(i)(2), effective August 16, 2003 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (e), a reference to “Commissioner of Banking” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Banking Commissioner” for consistency with P.A. 03-84); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (c)(2) to replace reference to publication of notice with reference to posting of notice, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-65 amended Subsec. (e) by replacing provision re deposit index rate determined pursuant to Sec. 47a-21(i)(2) with provision re rate not less than deposit index determined under Sec. 36a-26, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-127 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “Office of the Claims Commissioner” for “Claims Commissioner” and by making a technical change, effective June 9, 2016; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “money or”, amended Subsec. (c) by redesignating existing provisions re agreements to locate property as Subdiv. (1)(A) and amending same to be applicable to agreements entered into prior to January 1, 2023, and making conforming changes, adding Subdiv. (1)(B) re agreements to locate property entered into on or after January 1, 2023, and redesignating existing provisions re requirements for validity of agreement as Subdiv. (2), and added Subsec. (f) re payment by Treasurer to individual of property amounts less than $2,500, effective January 1, 2023.

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Sec. 3-71. State to assume custody and liability. Section 3-71 is repealed.

(1949, S. 51d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-71a. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the State Treasurer may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New Britain. If an appeal is taken without probable cause, the court may tax double or triple costs against the appellant, as the case demands.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 16; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 11; P.A. 76-436, S. 246, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 4, 125; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29.)

History: 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, with the exception of nontransferable matters pending before any court on that date; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 provided that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183 with venue in Hartford county; P.A. 78-280 replaced Hartford county with the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999.

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Secs. 3-72, 3-72a and 3-73. Funds to be paid to General Fund and special trust fund. Escheat proceedings. Claim; appeal; bond. Sections 3-72, 3-72a and 3-73 are repealed.

(1949, S. 52d, 53d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 17, 31; 1963, P.A. 114, S. 4; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 82-336, S. 2, 3; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-358, S. 4; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-184, S. 3.)

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Sec. 3-73a. Excepted property. (a) The provisions of this part shall not apply to property covered by chapter 66 or section 15-76.

(b) No property shall be presumed abandoned if any person has had uninterrupted adverse use or enjoyment of it under claim of right for a period of fifteen years prior to January 1, 1962.

(c) The provisions of this part shall not apply to any specific property otherwise subject to the provisions of sections 3-57a, 3-59a, 3-59b, 3-60a, 3-61a, 3-62a or 3-65a held for or owing or distributable to or owned by an owner whose last-known address is in another state if such property is subject to escheat under the laws of such other state.

(d) The provisions of this part shall not apply to any property presumed abandoned or escheated under the laws of another state prior to January 1, 1962.

(e) The provisions of this part shall not apply to gift certificates, as defined in section 3-56a, or general-use prepaid cards, as defined in section 42-460a.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 18–21; 1971, P.A. 831, S. 6; P.A. 05-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-201, S. 12.)

History: 1971 act included Sec. 3-59b in exception provision; P.A. 05-189 added Subsec. (e) re gift certificates; P.A. 11-201 amended Subsec. (e) to add reference to general-use prepaid cards.

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Sec. 3-73b. Effect of expiration of limitation period or period specified in contract. The expiration, before or after August 16, 2003, of any period of time specified by the general statutes or any court order, during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to obtain payment of a claim for money or recovery of property, or the expiration, before or after August 16, 2003, of any period of time specified in a contract during which an owner has the right to receive or recover money or property, shall not prevent the money or property from being presumed abandoned property or affect any duty to file a report required by subsection (b) of section 3-65a or to pay or deliver abandoned property to the Treasurer.

(1969, P.A. 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 80.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 added provisions re expiration before or after August 16, 2003, added provision re expiration of time period specified in contract during which owner has right to receive or recover money or property and made a technical change, effective August 16, 2003.

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Sec. 3-74. Payment of claim. Section 3-74 is repealed.

(1949, S. 54d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

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Sec. 3-74a. Regulations. Agreements and enforcement with other states. (a) The Treasurer may, in accordance with chapter 54, adopt such regulations as are necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this part.

(b) The Treasurer may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable this state or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that it or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The Treasurer may require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.

(c) The Treasurer may enter into agreements with other states providing for the exchange of property in any case in which the provisions of section 3-66b apply.

(d) The Treasurer may join with other states to seek enforcement of this part against any person who is or may be holding property reportable under this part.

(e) At the request of another state, the Attorney General of this state may bring an action in the name of the treasurer of the other state in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the unclaimed property laws of the other state against a holder in this state of property subject to escheat or a claim of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay expenses incurred by the Attorney General in bringing the action.

(f) The Treasurer may request that the attorney general of another state or any person in another state bring an action in the name of the treasurer in such other state. This state shall pay all expenses including attorney's fees in any action under this subsection. Payment of such attorney's fees may be based in whole or in part on a percentage of the value of any property recovered in the action. Expenses paid pursuant to this subsection shall not be deducted from the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this part.

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 23; P.A. 84-456, S. 11, 12; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 81.)

History: P.A. 84-456 added Subsecs. (b) to (f), inclusive, enabling the treasurer to enter into agreements with other states related to exchange of information concerning unclaimed property, exchange of property and cooperation with other states for purposes of enforcement of unclaimed property laws; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing provision re making rules and regulations with provision re adopting regulations in accordance with chapter 54, effective August 16, 2003.

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Secs. 3-75 and 3-76. Record to be kept by Treasurer. Application of other statutes. Sections 3-75 and 3-76 are repealed.

(1949, S. 55d, 56d; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.)

PART IV

MUNICIPAL BOND REFUNDING TRUST ACT

Sec. 3-76a. Short title: Municipal Bond Refunding Trust Act. This part shall be known as and may be cited as, and its short title shall be, the “Municipal Bond Refunding Trust Act”.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 1, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76b. Statement of purpose and policy. It is hereby found and declared that there are municipalities in the state that have issued bonds for the purpose of financing public improvements, the interest rates on which are in excess of the rates of interest that are generally prevailing under current market conditions and that refunding any or all of such indebtedness should assist in reducing the cost of such indebtedness to the taxpayers and residents of the state. It is further found and declared to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the state to assist those municipalities in reducing such cost without discouraging continued investor interest in the purchase of bonds of the municipalities and the state as sound and preferred securities for investment and to encourage such municipalities in refunding such bonds in an orderly manner. It is further found and declared that the state should exercise its powers in the interest of the municipalities and the taxpayers and residents of the state to implement those policies by borrowing money and issuing its bonds to make funds available for the purchase by the state of refunding bonds of the municipalities, and by authorizing the municipalities to refund their bonds to effectuate an interest savings and that the issuance of such bonds by the state and the municipalities pursuant to this part is for a public purpose for which public funds may be expended. The necessity in the public interest and for the public benefit and good for the provisions of this part is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 2, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76c. Definitions. The following terms, when used in this part, shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “Governing body” as applied to towns, cities or boroughs means the legislative body as defined in section 1-1 except that in towns having the town meeting form of government, it means the board of finance or, if none, the board of selectmen; as applied to metropolitan districts, independent school, sewer, fire and lighting districts, beach and improvement associations, and all other tax districts and associations, it means the district committee or association committee or similar body; as applied to any other municipality it means the body, board, committee or similar body charged under the general statutes, special acts or its charter with the power to issue bonds;

(b) “Municipal refunding bonds” means obligations of a municipality issued pursuant to this part provided such obligations, unless paid from other sources, are payable as to both principal and interest from assessments or from ad valorem taxes which may be levied without limitation as to rate or amount upon all the taxable property in the municipality except certain classes of property, taxes on which are subject to limitations prescribed by law;

(c) “Municipality” means any political subdivision of the state having the power to make appropriations or to levy taxes, including any town, city or borough, whether consolidated or unconsolidated, any village, school, sewer, fire or lighting, metropolitan district, beach or improvement association, and any other metropolitan tax district or association, or other municipal corporation having the power to issue bonds;

(d) “Municipal Refunding Trust Fund” means the fund created and established by section 3-76m;

(e) “Municipal Refunded Bond Escrow Fund” means the fund created and established by section 3-76l;

(f) “Municipal reserve account or accounts” means the reserve account or accounts that are established pursuant to section 3-76m;

(g) “Trust receipts” means all payments of principal of and premiums, if any, and interest on municipal refunding bonds and fees, charges, moneys, and other investments, gifts, grants, contributions, appropriations and all other income derived or to be derived by the operation of the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund or payable thereto pursuant to this part;

(h) “Special obligation bonds” or “state of Connecticut municipal refunding bonds” means the special obligations of the state issued pursuant to this part;

(i) “State Bond Commission” or “commission” means the State Bond Commission as established by section 3-20;

(j) “State” means the state of Connecticut;

(k) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the state and includes each and all of his successors in office or authority.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 3, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76d. Issuance of state special obligation bonds authorized to finance purchase of municipal refunding bonds; bond determination requisites. (a) Special obligation bonds of the state may be issued pursuant to and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations provided in this part for the purpose of financing the cost of purchasing municipal refunding bonds and the funding or increasing reserves to secure or to pay such bonds and all other costs or expenses of the state incident to or necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this part, or of paying, refunding or retiring at maturity or prior to maturity upon redemption or otherwise, any such special obligation bonds issued pursuant to this part and interest thereon. Such bonds shall be special obligations of the state and, unless paid from the proceeds of other such bonds, all such bonds and the interest thereon shall be payable solely from moneys in the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund and payable thereto pursuant to this part.

(b) No such bonds shall be issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section unless they are part of an issue described in a bond determination made and signed by the Treasurer of which a copy has been filed with the secretary of the State Bond Commission, and (1) such determination sets forth the principal amount and maturities of, and sets forth or otherwise determines the maximum rate or rates of interest to be borne by, the bonds of such issue, and (2) unless such bonds are authorized or issued only for the purpose of paying or refunding or retiring any such bonds, or interest thereon, such bond determination includes an estimate, signed by the Treasurer, (A) that the proceeds of the bonds of such issue or other funds to be available therefor under the terms of said determination, will be at least adequate to pay the cost of purchasing the municipal refunding bonds set forth in such determination and establishing required reserves, and that, from and after the date of purchase of such municipal refunding bonds, the trust receipts, with no expectation of any appropriation from the General Fund, to be derived from the operation of the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund, including income from investments thereon or of proceeds of such bonds deposited therein, will be at least adequate to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds of said issue as the same become due, and (B) that each municipality which is selling such municipal refunding bonds to the state should achieve a total debt service savings as a result of such sale.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 4, 21.)

History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 the indicators in Subsec. (b) were changed editorially by the Revisors from (a) to (1), (b) to (2), (i) to (A) and (ii) to (B) for consistency with statutory usage).

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Sec. 3-76e. Effect of filing of bond determination. Limits on Treasurer's contracts. By the filing of a bond determination made, signed and filed as provided in subsection (b) of section 3-76d describing an issue of special obligation bonds to be issued for the purposes set forth therein, the principal amount of such bonds shall be deemed to have been appropriated for such purposes, and the Treasurer may proceed in the name and on behalf of the state, to make and enter into contracts with municipalities for the loaning of money through the purchase of municipal refunding bonds of such municipalities for the purpose of achieving a total debt service saving to each such municipality by the use as provided herein of the proceeds of such municipal refunding bonds to pay, fund or refund all or any part of any outstanding bonds plus the interest thereon, of each such municipality. The Treasurer may execute such contracts and incur obligations with respect to such purpose in amounts not in the aggregate exceeding the principal amount of such special obligation bonds, notwithstanding that such contracts and obligations may at any particular date exceed the amount of the proceeds of such bonds theretofore received by the state.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 5, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76f. Terms of special obligation bonds determined by State Treasurer. Special obligation bonds shall be issued from time to time in accordance with and as described in a bond determination or determinations made, signed and filed prior to their issuance by the Treasurer as provided in subsection (a) of section 3-76d and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest payable at such rate or rates, be in such denominations, be in such form, be either serial or term bonds or any combination thereof, either coupon or registered, carry such registration, conversion and transfer privileges, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise and be sold at public or private sale at such price or prices and delivered at such times and on such terms, as such determination or determinations may provide and as the Treasurer shall determine shall be in the best interest of the state.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 6, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76g. Optional provisions to secure payment of special obligation bonds. In order to secure the payment of the special obligation bonds issued pursuant to this part, the Treasurer may, on behalf and in the name of the state, include in any bond determination or determinations describing or relating to such bonds, provisions, which shall constitute a part of the contract of the state with the holders thereof, as to:

(a) The pledging, or the application, use and disposition, of all or any part of the trust receipts, the municipal refunding bonds, and the moneys derived therefrom, of all or any part or account of the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund, including provisions for payments therefrom on account of special obligation bonds in priority to payments on account of other such bonds or for payments therefrom on account of the state to repay appropriations thereto or for payments therefrom on account of municipalities in proportion to the principal amount of municipal refunding bonds sold to the state, and the proceeds of the special obligation bonds, and the moneys then or thereafter payable into any municipal reserve account established by the Treasurer, the Municipal Refunded Bond Escrow Fund or into any other fund or account established or created under authority of this part;

(b) Covenants against pledging all or any part of its trust receipts, municipal refunding bonds or other investments or property, or against permitting or suffering any lien on those trust receipts, municipal refunding bonds or the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund or the Municipal Refunded Bond Escrow Fund;

(c) Covenants as to the use and disposition of any payments of principal or interest received by the state with respect to municipal refunding bonds or other investments held in the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund or the Municipal Refunded Bond Escrow Fund;

(d) Covenants as to establishment of municipal reserve accounts, other reserve accounts or sinking funds, the making of provision for them, and the regulation, maintenance, and disposition thereof;

(e) Covenants with respect to limitations on any right to sell or otherwise dispose of its municipal refunding bonds or other investments or any of its property in the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund or Municipal Refunded Bond Escrow Fund;

(f) Covenants as to any special obligation bonds to be issued and their limitations and their terms and conditions and as to the custody, application and disposition of their proceeds;

(g) Covenants as to the issuance of additional special obligation bonds or as to limitations on the issuance of additional special obligation bonds and on the incurring of other debts;

(h) Covenants as to payment of the principal of or interest on the special obligation bonds, as to the sources and methods of payment, as to the rank or priority of any such bonds with respect to any lien or security or as to the acceleration of the maturity of any such bonds;

(i) The replacement of lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated bonds;

(j) Covenants against extending the time for the payment of such bonds or interest thereon;

(k) Covenants as to the redemption of such bonds and privileges of exchange thereof for other special obligation bonds of the state to be issued pursuant to this part;

(l) Covenants as to any fees or charges to be established, charged, and collected, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time by charges or other revenues and as to the use and disposition to be made thereof;

(m) Covenants to create or authorize the creation of special funds or moneys to be held in pledge or otherwise for operating expenses, payment or redemption of such bonds, reserves or other purposes and as to the use and disposition of the moneys held in those funds;

(n) Establishment of the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract or covenant with or for the benefit of the holders of such bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of such bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which the consent may be given;

(o) Covenants as to the custody of any of its properties or investment, the safekeeping thereof, the insurance to be carried thereon, and the use and disposition of insurance moneys;

(p) Covenants as to the time or manner of enforcement or restraint from enforcement of any rights of the state arising by reason of or with respect to nonpayment of any principal or interest or any municipal refunding bonds;

(q) The rights and liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the breach of any covenant, condition or obligation and the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which any or all of such bonds or other special obligations of the state issued pursuant to this part shall become or may be declared due and payable before maturity and the terms and conditions upon which the declaration and its consequences may be waived;

(r) The vesting in a trustee or trustees within or without the state such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the Treasurer may determine, which may include any of the rights, powers and duties of any trustee appointed by the holders of any such bonds and power to limit or abrogate the right of the holders of any such bonds to appoint a trustee under this part or limitations on the rights, powers and duties of the trustee;

(s) Payment of the costs or expenses incident to the enforcement of such bonds or of the resolution or of any covenant or agreement of the state with the holders of its special obligation bonds;

(t) Agreement with any corporate trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, concerning the pledging or assigning of any trust receipts, funds, municipal refunding bonds or other investments to which the state has any rights or interest pursuant to this part and provisions for such other rights and remedies exercisable by the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any special obligation bonds of the state and not otherwise in violation of law, and which agreement may provide for the restriction of the rights of any individual holders of such bonds of the state;

(u) Appointment, and provisions for the duties and obligations of, a paying agent or paying agents, or such other fiduciaries as the determination may provide within or without the state;

(v) Limits upon the rights of the holders of any such bonds to enforce any pledge or covenant securing such bonds;

(w) The sale by the trustee of the municipal refunding bonds or other investments pledged as security for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds of the state upon default in the payment of such principal or interest; and

(x) Covenants other than and in addition to the covenants herein expressly authorized, of like or different character, and covenants to do or refrain from doing such things as may be necessary or convenient and desirable, in order to better secure bonds or which, in the absolute discretion of the Treasurer, on behalf of the state, will tend to make bonds more marketable, notwithstanding that the covenants or things may not be enumerated herein.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 7, 21; P.A. 81-472, S. 115, 159.)

History: P.A. 81-472 made technical changes.

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Sec. 3-76h. Additional powers of State Treasurer. In addition to the powers and authority conferred upon the Treasurer by this part and any other general statutes, public act or special act of the General Assembly, the Treasurer may:

(a) Employ such officers, agents and employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part and retain and employ consultants and assistants on a contract or other basis for rendering legal, financial, professional, technical or other assistance and advice;

(b) Make and enter into all contracts or agreements with municipalities concerning the collection of fees and charges and other provisions necessary or convenient or desirable for the purposes of this part or pertaining to any loan to a municipality or any purchase or sale of municipal refunding bonds or other investments or to the performance of his duties and execution or carrying out of any of his powers under this part;

(c) Fix and prescribe any form of application or procedure to be required of a municipality for the purpose of any loan or the purchase of its municipal refunding bonds, and fix the terms and conditions of any such loan or purchase and enter into agreements with municipalities with respect to any such loan or purchase;

(d) Except as otherwise permitted or provided by this part, invest any funds or moneys or funds received by the state pursuant to the provisions of this part in the same manner as permitted for investments as provided in section 3-31a;

(e) Borrow money and issue the special obligation bonds as provided herein and provide for and secure the payment thereof and provide for the rights of the holders thereof, and purchase, hold and dispose of any of such special obligation bonds;

(f) Fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect fees and charges for the use of the services of the state hereunder, and for the establishment or provision of reserves to secure the special obligation bonds;

(g) Accept gifts or grants of property, funds, money, materials, labor, supplies or services from the United States of America or from any governmental unit or any person, firm or corporation, and carry out the terms or provisions or make agreements with respect to, any gifts or grants, and do any and all things necessary, useful, desirable or convenient in connection with procuring, acceptance or disposition of gifts or grants;

(h) Enforce all contracts necessary, convenient or desirable for the purposes of this part or pertaining to any loan to a municipality or any purchase or sale of municipal refunding bonds or other investments or to the performance of his duties and execution or carrying out of any of his powers under this part;

(i) Purchase or hold municipal refunding bonds at such prices and in such manner as he deems advisable consistent with the purposes of this part and sell municipal refunding bonds acquired or held in the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund at such prices without relation to cost and in such manner as he deems advisable or necessary to assure the payment of the special obligation bonds;

(j) Establish any terms and provisions with respect to any purchase of municipal refunding bonds, including the date or dates of such bonds, the rate or rates and maturities of such bonds, provisions as to redemption or payment prior to maturity, and any other matters which are necessary, desirable or advisable in the judgment of the Treasurer;

(k) To the extent permitted under its contracts with the holders of the special obligation bonds, consent to any modification of the rate of interest, time and payment of any installment of principal or interest, security or any other term of bond, contract or agreement of any kind to which the state is a party;

(l) Do all things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out the powers expressly granted or necessarily implied in this part.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 8, 21; P.A. 78-236, S. 3, 20; P.A. 81-472, S. 116, 159.)

History: P.A. 78-236 deleted provision regarding investments which require approval of the investment committee; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes.

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Sec. 3-76i. Form of special obligation bonds. All special obligation bonds shall be signed in the name of the state and on its behalf by the Treasurer, or his deputy, by his manual signature, and be sealed with the seal of the state or a facsimile thereof, attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the Secretary of the State, or his deputy, and any coupons appurtenant thereto shall be signed by the facsimile signature of the Treasurer, and such bonds and coupons may be issued, notwithstanding that any of the officials signing them or whose facsimile signatures appear thereon have ceased to hold office at the time of delivery thereof. All such bonds, whether or not of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of the Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, shall be negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of said article, subject only to the provisions thereof for registration. The Treasurer, out of the proceeds of bonds, may pay or provide for the payment of all costs and expenses incident to the issuance of such bonds, including any expense in connection with any refunding of special obligation bonds. The provisions of section 3-20 shall not apply to any bonds authorized or issued pursuant to this part.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 9, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76j. Special obligation bonds not general obligations of the state. Bonds issued pursuant to this part shall not be general obligations of the state for which its full faith and credit is pledged, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than the funds herein provided therefor.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 10, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76k. Special obligation bonds as legal investments: Tax exemptions. (a) Bonds issued pursuant to this part are made and declared to be (1) legal investments for savings banks and trustees unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the trust, (2) securities in which all public officers and bodies, all insurance companies and associations and persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, investment companies and persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries and all persons whatsoever who are or may be authorized to invest in bonds of the state, may properly and legally invest funds including capital in their control or belonging to them, and (3) securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds of the state is or may be authorized.

(b) All special obligation bonds, issued pursuant to this part, their transfer and the income therefrom including any profit on the sale or transfer thereof shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or under its authority.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 11, 21; P.A. 80-483, S. 9, 186.)

History: P.A. 80-483 deleted building and loan associations from (a)(2).

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Sec. 3-76l. Municipal Refunded Bond Escrow Fund. State Treasurer's contracts re municipal accounts in fund. There is created a fund to be known as the “Municipal Refunded Bond Escrow Fund” which shall be held in trust by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys and funds of the state or held in trust by a bank or banks or trust company or companies located within and without the state. The amount of proceeds from the sale of municipal refunding bonds or the investments thereof to be deposited in such fund shall be determined by, and shall be deposited in accordance with and in the manner provided in, the contracts between the Treasurer or the municipalities authorized to be made and entered into pursuant to section 3-76e and section 3-76r. Pursuant to such contracts, one or more accounts may be established in such fund and all or any part of any moneys or investments of such moneys may be credited to such account or accounts. The moneys in said fund shall be held only for and shall be applied in accordance with such contracts and may be pledged to the redemption or payment or purchase and cancellation of the bonds and the interest thereon of municipalities for which such municipalities have issued municipal refunding bonds pursuant to this part. Pending such application, moneys in said fund may be invested or reinvested, but only in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States or in time deposits or certificates of deposits secured by such obligations. The Treasurer, as agent for the municipalities is authorized to execute such agreement or such agreements with banks or trust companies as may be necessary with respect to such application and investment of such moneys.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 12, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76m. Municipal Refunding Trust Fund. Required reserve. General Fund appropriations. (a) There is hereby created a fund to be known as the “Municipal Refunding Trust Fund” and the Treasurer may establish and create in such fund such account or accounts and such municipal reserve account or accounts as he may determine. Said fund and said account or accounts or municipal reserve account or accounts may each contain proceeds of bonds and other moneys and shall each be held, separate and apart from all other moneys and funds, in such manner as may be determined by a bond determination made and signed and filed with the secretary of the State Bond Commission by the Treasurer.

(b) Pending the use or application of moneys in said fund as hereinbelow directed, such moneys shall be invested by the Treasurer subject to the limitations of this part and such limitations, if any, as provided in the contract or contracts with the holders of the special obligation bonds. Obligations purchased as such investment of moneys in said fund shall be held at all times as part of said fund, and the interest thereon and any profit arising on the sale thereof shall be credited to said fund and any loss resulting on the sale thereof shall be charged to said fund, and for all purposes of this part, said obligations shall be valued at the amortized cost thereof.

(c) Except as may be otherwise required by the terms of any lien or pledge created by or pursuant to this part, the moneys in such fund shall be held only for and applied to the payment, subject to and in accordance with the terms of any covenant or principal of, and redemption premium if any and interest on, such bonds as such principal, premium and interest shall become due; provided, if at any time there is in said fund moneys which may be withdrawn therefrom by the terms of any such contract or covenant and are not otherwise required to be retained therein as determined by the Treasurer to assure the payment of all special obligation bonds theretofore issued or to be issued pursuant to this part, the Treasurer shall transfer or cause to be transferred therefrom such moneys which may be so withdrawn and which are not so required, first to the General Fund of the state in repayment of any sums theretofore appropriated by this part, and not previously repaid and second to the municipalities in proportion to the amount of municipal refunding bonds sold to the state in accordance with the contracts executed therewith.

(d) The moneys required by the contract with the holders of special obligation bonds to be held in or credited to any municipal reserve account established under this section, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of special obligation bonds secured by such municipal reserve account as the same become due, the purchase of such bonds, the payment of interest on such bonds or the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity; provided, the Treasurer, on behalf of the state, as part of the contract with the holders of special obligation bonds shall have power to provide that moneys in any such account shall not be withdrawn therefrom at any time in such amount as would reduce the amount of such funds to less than the “required reserve” as defined in this section, except for the purpose of paying such principal of, redemption premium and interest on such bonds secured by such municipal reserve account becoming due and for the payment of which other moneys in the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of any contract with the holders of special obligation bonds are not available. As used in this subsection, “required reserve” means, as of any date of computation, the amount or amounts required to be on deposit in the municipal reserve account or accounts as provided in the contract with the holders of the special obligation bonds. The Treasurer in the bond determination may provide that it shall not issue bonds at any time if the required reserve on the special obligation bonds outstanding and the special obligation bonds then to be issued and secured by a municipal reserve account will exceed the amount of such municipal reserve account at the time of issuance of such bonds, unless there shall be deposited in such municipal reserve account from the proceeds of the bonds so to be issued, or otherwise, an amount which, together with the amount then in such municipal reserve account, will be not less than the required reserve. On or before December first, annually, there is deemed to be appropriated from the state General Fund such sums, if any, as shall be certified by the Treasurer to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and Comptroller of the state, as necessary to restore each such municipal reserve account to the amount equal to the required reserve of such account, and such sum shall be allotted, paid and deposited into such account in the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund during the then current state fiscal year. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the Treasurer, on behalf of the state, as part of the contract with the holders of special obligation bonds, from establishing and creating other debt service reserve accounts or funds in connection with the issuance of such bonds.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 13, 21; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610.)

History: P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control.

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Sec. 3-76n. Validity of pledges. Any pledge made by or pursuant to this part shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. Moneys pledged pursuant to this part and thereafter received shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the state or the Treasurer or the municipalities irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the bond determination nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded. Any such pledge made with respect to the moneys and investments in the Municipal Refunding Bond Escrow Fund for the benefit of the holders of the bonds for which the municipal refunding bonds are issued, except with the consent of the holders of such bonds, may be made irrevocable notwithstanding the discharge of the lien of any pledge and rights of the holders of special obligation bonds.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 14, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76o. State pledges to holders of special obligation bonds. The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of the special obligation bonds issued pursuant to this part, that, until such bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged, or unless expressly permitted or otherwise authorized by the terms of each contract and agreement made or entered into by or on behalf of the state with or for the benefit of such holders, the state (a) will not limit or restrict the rights hereby vested in the Treasurer to purchase, acquire, hold, sell or dispose of municipal refunding bonds or other investments or to make loans to municipalities, or to collect, receive and enforce payment of the principal of and interest on such municipal refunding bonds, or such other investments or loans, or to establish and collect such fees or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient trust receipts to meet the expenses of operation of the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund, and to establish or provide reserves to secure such bonds, and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of such bonds or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of those bonds; (b) will not limit or alter the duties hereby imposed on the Treasurer and other officers of the state and with respect to the operation of the Municipal Refunding Bond Escrow Fund and the Municipal Refunding Trust Fund; (c) will carry out and perform, or cause to be carried out and performed, each and every promise, covenant, agreement or contract made or entered into by the state or on its behalf by or pursuant to this part and on its behalf to be performed and (d) will not in any way impair the rights, exemptions or remedies of such holders.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 15, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76p. Principal amounts of special obligation bonds not part of state indebtedness. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-21, in computing the aggregate amount of indebtedness of the state, there shall be excluded the principal amount of all special obligation bonds of the state as may be certified by the Treasurer as issued and outstanding pursuant to the provisions of this part.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 16, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76q. Default by state, remedies of municipalities, holders. (a) If the state defaults in the payment of principal or interest on any issue of special obligation bonds after they become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and the default continues for thirty days, or if the state fails or refuses to comply with this part or defaults in any agreement made with a municipality or with the holders of any issue of bonds, and such failure or refusal continues thirty days after written notice thereof, the holders of twenty-five per centum in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding bonds of that issue, by instrument filed in the office of the Secretary of the State and executed in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, subject to the provisions of subsection (r) of section 3-76g, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of those bonds for the purposes herein provided and the municipality may proceed by mandamus or other appropriate suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to enforce its rights.

(b) A trustee appointed under this section may, and shall in his or its name, upon written request of the holders of twenty-five per centum in principal amount of outstanding special obligation bonds: (1) By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity, enforce all rights of bondholders, including the right to require the state to collect the trust receipts, and to collect interest and amortization payments on municipal refunding bonds held by it adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, the trust receipts and of the interest and amortization payments, and to require the state to carry out any other agreements with the holders of such bonds and to perform its duties under this part; (2) bring suit upon all or any part of the bonds or interest coupons appertaining thereto; (3) by action or suit, require the state to account as if it were the trustee of any express trust for the holders of the bonds; (4) by action or suit in equity enjoin anything which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of the bonds; (5) declare all the bonds due and payable, and if all defaults are made good, then with the consent of the holders of twenty-five per centum of the principal amount of the outstanding bonds, annul the declaration and its consequences; (6) the trustee shall in addition to the foregoing have all the powers necessary for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth herein or incident to the general representation of bondholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.

(c) Before declaring the principal of bonds due and payable, the trustee must first give thirty days' notice in writing to the Governor, the State Treasurer and the Attorney General of the state.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 17, 21; P.A. 10-32, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 10, 2010.

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Sec. 3-76r. Municipal refunding bonds. Requisites. Proceeds. Excluded from aggregate municipal indebtedness. Presumption re authorization. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general statute, public act or special act of the General Assembly and notwithstanding the provisions of any charter or other organic law, ordinance or resolution of any municipality, for the purpose of paying, funding or refunding all or any part of its existing and outstanding bonds and the interest thereon, which are, unless paid from other sources, payable from assessments or from ad valorem taxes which may be levied without limitations as to rate or amount upon all the taxable real property in the municipality except certain classes of property, taxes on which are subject to limitations prescribed by law, the governing body of any municipality is empowered, when in legal meeting assembled, by vote of the majority of the members of said body present and voting, to authorize the issuance, sale and delivery at one time and from time to time under the corporate name and seal and upon the credit of said municipality, municipal refunding bonds pursuant to the provisions of this part and to authorize the officer of the municipality authorized to execute such bonds, to execute a contract on behalf of said municipality with the Treasurer, acting on behalf of the state, for the sale and delivery of such municipal refunding bonds to the state at such rate or rates of interest and in such principal amount and containing such provisions, including deposit and the investment of the proceeds thereof and the payment of fees and charges, if any, as shall effectuate and not be inconsistent with the provisions of this part, and except for such vote of the governing body of such municipality, the authorization, issuance and delivery of municipal refunding bonds by a municipality shall not require a public hearing thereon or approval by vote of the freemen, electors or other legislative body of such municipality. The authorization of municipal refunding bonds shall be deemed to be and shall be treated as an appropriation of the municipality for the purpose of paying, funding or refunding all or any part of the bonds and the interest thereon referred to in such authorization; such authorization of the municipal refunding bonds and such municipal refunding bonds shall provide that the same and the interest thereon are payable, unless paid from other sources, from assessments or from ad valorem taxes which may be levied without limitation as to rate or amount upon all the taxable real property in the municipality except the certain classes of property taxes on which are subject to limitations prescribed by law, which assessments or taxes are hereby authorized to be budgeted, levied and assessed and otherwise raised in the same manner, time and pursuant to the same procedure as would otherwise obtain with respect to such bonds being paid, funded or refunded. Municipal refunding bonds authorized and issued pursuant to this section shall be sold without public advertisement and delivered to the Treasurer pursuant to such contract provided, however, the Treasurer shall not purchase such bonds nor accept delivery of such bonds unless and until at or prior to such purchase and delivery there is delivered to the Treasurer a record of proceedings with respect to such bonds and a copy of the opinion of counsel approving the legality of the particular issue of bonds being paid, funded or refunded by such municipal refunding bonds.

(b) In accordance with the provisions of such contract with the Treasurer relating to such municipal refunding bonds, in any proceeding of the governing body of a municipality authorizing the issuance of municipal refunding bonds, such governing body shall include provision for the date or dates of such bonds, the maturity date or dates of such bonds, provided such municipal refunding bonds shall not mature later than the maturity date of the bonds paid, funded or refunded by such bonds, provision for either serial or term bonds or any combination thereof, provision for sinking fund or other reserve fund requirements, the designation of such bonds, the form of such bonds and, except as otherwise provided in this section, registration, conversion and transfer privileges and such other terms and conditions of such bonds, not inconsistent with this part, as such governing body may provide. Municipal refunding bonds and, if coupon bonds, the coupons appertaining thereto, shall be executed, sealed and attested in the manner provided for other bonds of the municipality, shall be printed or typed, shall be in denominations of one thousand dollars or any full multiple thereof, shall be issued in the form of fully registered bonds for each maturity date convertible at the option of the holder thereof into coupon bonds with coupons attached, shall bear and state such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as the contract with the state relating to such municipal refunding bonds may provide and shall set forth the amount, maturity, interest rate, date thereof, and dates of payment of principal of and interest thereon and the place or places at which same are payable and other appropriate provisions identifying the issue.

(c) Municipal refunding bonds authorized pursuant to this section shall bear such rate or rates of interest, and shall be issued in such principal amount, not exceeding by ten per centum the principal amount of the bonds being paid, funded or refunded by such municipal refunding bonds, as the contract with the Treasurer shall provide, provided, the total amount of principal and interest for which the municipality is indebted by the terms of such municipal refunding bonds to their maturity shall not exceed the total amount of the principal and interest for which the municipality is indebted on the outstanding bonds being paid, funded or refunded by such municipal refunding bonds.

(d) The provisions of this part relating to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the municipal refunding bonds, the terms of such bonds and deposit of the proceeds of such bonds shall be considered full and complete authorization for the borrowing of money and incurring of indebtedness by the municipality for the purposes of this part and for its governing body and authorized officers to do or execute such acts or instruments as may be necessary or desirable in connection therewith notwithstanding any other general statute, public act or special act or charter, organic law, ordinance or resolution, to the contrary, inconsistent or otherwise requiring, limiting or making additional provisions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, certification, delivery and terms, and deposit of the proceeds, of bonds of a municipality.

(e) Upon the issuance, sale and delivery of municipal refunding bonds as provided in this section, the proceeds of said bonds shall be deposited in the municipal refunded bond escrow account and shall be held and applied in the manner provided in section 3-76l. Such municipal refunding bonds when issued and delivered as provided in this section, shall be obligatory on the municipality issuing such bonds and the inhabitants thereof according to the tenor and purpose thereof. Said municipality shall provide for the payment of the interest on such municipality refunding bonds as it shall become due and shall also provide for the payment of those municipal refunding bonds which in any year are required to be paid.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7-374 or any special act or charter, in computing the aggregate indebtedness of any municipality, there shall be excluded municipal refunding bonds issued and delivered by such municipality pursuant to this part, provided the principal amount of such municipal refunding bonds issued and delivered in excess of the principal amount of the bonds paid, funded or refunded by such municipal refunding bonds shall not be excluded, unless the bonds so paid, funded or refunded are excluded from such computation by any other general statute, public act or special act of the General Assembly.

(g) After issuance and delivery, all municipal refunding bonds of a municipality shall be conclusively presumed to be fully authorized, issued and delivered in accordance with this part and all laws of this state, and any person or governmental unit shall be estopped from questioning their authorization, sale, issuance, execution or delivery by such municipality.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 18, 21; P.A. 74-338, S. 63, 94.)

History: P.A. 74-338 made technical changes.

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Sec. 3-76s. Defaults in principal or interest payments on municipal refunding bonds; remedies. (a) Upon the issuance and delivery of any municipal refunding bonds to the state by any municipality, that municipality is deemed to agree that on the failure of that municipality to pay interest or principal on any of the municipal refunding bonds owed or held by the state when payable, all defenses to nonpayment are waived.

(b) If at any time a municipality is in default on the payment of the principal of or interest on any municipal refunding bonds of such municipality then held or owned by the state, upon demand by the Treasurer, the officer of such defaulting municipality empowered by law to receive revenues or tax receipts shall set apart from the first revenues or tax receipts not pledged or otherwise required by law to be applied to another purpose thereafter received by such municipality an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest due and owing on such bonds and shall immediately apply such amount to cure such default.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law as to time or duration of default or percentage of holders or owners of bonds or notes entitled to exercise rights of holders or owners of bonds or notes in default, or to invoke any remedies or powers thereof or of any trustee in connection therewith or of any board, body, agency or commission of the state having jurisdiction in the matter of circumstance, the Treasurer, acting on behalf of the state, may thereupon avail himself of all other remedies, rights and provisions of law applicable in that circumstance, and the failure to exercise or exert any rights or remedies within any time or period provided by law may not be raised as a defense by the defaulting municipality. The Treasurer may carry out the provisions of this section and exercise all of the rights and remedies and provisions of law herein provided or referred to.

(d) To the extent that the Treasurer or any other officer of the state is the custodian of any moneys made available by reason of any grant, allocation or appropriation by the state or agencies thereof payable to a municipality at any time subsequent to the failure of such municipality to pay the principal of or interest on municipal refunding bonds of such municipality then owned or held by the state, the Treasurer or such officer shall withhold the payment of that money from that municipality until the amount of the principal or interest then due and unpaid has been paid to the state, or until the Treasurer or such officer shall determine that arrangements, satisfactory to the Treasurer, have been made for the payment of such principal and interest provided, however, that such moneys shall not be withheld from such defaulting municipality if such withholding will adversely affect the receipt of any federal grant or aid in connection with such moneys.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 19, 21.)

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Sec. 3-76t. Transfer of interest subsidy under section 10-292m. Any municipality entitled to receive an interest subsidy pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-292m on bonds refunded pursuant to this part shall cease to receive such interest subsidy on the refunded bonds and shall be entitled to receive such interest subsidy on the refunding bonds in the amount permitted by subsection (b) of section 10-292m.

(P.A. 73-591, S. 20, 21; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 44, 65.)

History: (Revisor's note: In 1997 the words “of the general statutes” following reference to Sec. 10-287g were deleted editorially by the Revisors for consistency with customary statutory usage); June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 changed reference from Sec. 10-287g to Sec. 10-292m(b), effective July 1, 1997.

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