Chapter 47 - State Property and Funds

Sec. 4-28. Federal funds; Governor's responsibilities. Copy of applications and notice of awards to be submitted to committee having cognizance of appropriations and budgets of state agencies. Waste treatment management planning areas. (a) The Governor is designated, as administrative agent of the state, to apply for any funds or other aid for new construction, reconstruction and equipment for state institutions, for The University of Connecticut and for any other purpose which the Congress of the United States has authorized or may authorize the federal government to grant to the several states. The Governor, or any other officer of the state designated in any Act passed by the Congress of the United States, is authorized, in the name of the state, to make all applications and sign all documents necessary to obtain such aid from the United States or any agency thereof. The Treasurer is directed to receive all funds granted by the United States, or by any agency thereof, and to hold the same separate from all other funds of the state. Such funds shall be disbursed by said Treasurer, upon voucher of the Comptroller, under the direction of, and subject to regulations of, the Governor.

(b) The Governor may designate any commissioner, officer or agency of the state or any group or committee of commissioners or officers of the state as the sole agency of the state, (1) to apply for, accept and expend funds allocated or payable to the state for state, local and other expenditures under any Act of Congress or administrative ruling pursuant thereto, (2) to establish and administer or supervise the administration of any state-wide plan which is now or may hereafter be required as a condition for receipt of federal funds, and (3) to take such other action as may be reasonable and necessary to fulfill the purposes of the federal requirements. Such agency may comply with all administrative requirements, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, imposed as a condition for receipt of said federal funds.

(c) A copy of any application made by a state agency under the provisions of this section or under the authority of any other section of the general statutes, or a detailed summary thereof, except applications for research grants by educational institutions, shall be submitted, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, together with any plans or amendments, prior to submission of such application to the federal government. Notice of grant awards, except awards for research grants to educational institutions, which the state receives shall be sent to the committee, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis upon notification to the state of such award by the federal government.

(d) For the purposes of encouraging and facilitating the development and implementation of area-wide waste treatment management plans pursuant to the federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Governor may designate (1) the boundaries of one or more waste treatment management planning areas within the state and (2) a single representative organization, including but not limited to appointed and elected officials from state, regional or local governments, or their designees, capable of developing effective area-wide waste treatment management plans for such areas. Upon the designation of that organization, notice thereof shall be given to the Legislative Committee on State Planning and Development established pursuant to section 4-60d, and the organization shall every six months thereafter submit a report on its activities to the Governor and to that committee.

(1949 Rev., S. 264; 1967, P.A. 601, S. 1; P.A. 75-322, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-557, S. 2; P.A. 82-314, S. 12, 63; P.A. 07-217, S. 5.)

History: 1967 act added Subsec. (b); P.A. 75-322 added Subsec. (c); P.A. 79-557 moved former Subsec. (c) to Subsec. (d) and created new Subsec. (c); P.A. 82-314 changed formal designation of appropriations committee; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.

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Sec. 4-28a. Advisory commission. The Governor may designate and establish such advisory commission or commissions as may be required as a condition of eligibility for benefits under any federal law, to consult with the agency designated pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 4-28 in carrying out its purposes. The Governor shall designate the chairman of any such commission and each member of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Members shall receive no compensation but shall receive necessary expenses while engaged in commission matters.

(1967, P.A. 601, S. 2.)

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Sec. 4-28b. Federal block grant funds. Hearing. Approval or modification of Governor's recommended allocations. Transfer of allocations. Reduction of federal reimbursements. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes: (1) If, during any fiscal year, the state receives federal block grant funds, the Governor shall submit recommended allocations of such funds to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate. Within five days of receipt of the recommendations, the speaker and the president pro tempore shall submit the recommended allocations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and to the joint standing committee or committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter relating to such recommended allocations, as determined by the speaker and the president pro tempore. Within thirty days of their receipt of the Governor's recommended allocations, the committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in concurrence with the committee or committees of cognizance, shall advise the Governor of their approval or modifications, if any, of such recommended allocations. If the joint standing committees do not concur, the committee chairpersons shall appoint a committee on conference which shall be comprised of three members from each joint standing committee. At least one member appointed from each committee shall be a member of the minority party. The report of the committee on conference shall be made to each committee, which shall vote to accept or reject the report. The report of the committee on conference may not be amended. If a joint standing committee rejects the report of the committee on conference, the Governor's recommended allocations shall be deemed approved. If the joint standing committees accept the report, the committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies shall advise the Governor of their approval or modifications, if any, of such recommended allocations, provided if the committees do not act within thirty days, the recommended allocations shall be deemed approved. Disbursement of such funds shall be in accordance with the Governor's recommended allocations as approved or modified by the committees. After such recommended allocations have been so approved or modified, any proposed transfer to or from any specific allocation of a sum or sums of over fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such specific allocation, whichever is less, shall be submitted by the Governor to the speaker and the president pro tempore and approved, modified or rejected by the committees in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subdivision. Notification of all transfers made shall be sent to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and to the committee or committees of cognizance, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis; (2) if, during any fiscal year, federal funding for programs financed by state appropriations with federal reimbursements is reduced below the amounts estimated under the provisions of section 2-35, the Governor shall submit recommendations to the joint standing committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and to the committee of cognizance, for legislation necessary to modify funding for such programs consistent with such reductions in federal funding.

(P.A. 81-449, S. 9, 11; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-2, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-242, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-376, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-73, S. 1, 2; P.A. 86-355, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 28, 131; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 1.)

History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-2 specified applicability re education block grants; P.A. 82-242 made provisions applicable to any fiscal year where previously limited in applicability to 1981-1982 fiscal year generally and to 1982-1983 fiscal year in case of education block grants; P.A. 83-376 amended Subdiv. (2) to make provisions applicable to all block grants where previously limited in applicability to block grants received in lieu of categorical grants, established 5-day limit for speaker and president pro tempore to submit governor's recommendations to committees and 30-day limit for committees to advise governor, established conference committee procedure and added provision that any proposed amendments to recommendations after their approval or modification shall be submitted and approved, modified, or rejected in accordance with procedures in Subdiv. (2); P.A. 84-73 amended Subdiv. (2) to repeal requirement that proposed amendments to governor's recommendations, after approval, are subject to procedures in Subdiv. (2), substituting requirement that after governor's recommended allocations have been approved, any proposed transfer to or from any specific allocation of more than $50,000 or 10% of such allocation, whichever is less, shall be subject to procedures in Subdiv. (2) and adding provision that notice of all transfers shall be sent to certain joint standing committees through office of fiscal analysis; P.A. 86-355 repealed former Subdiv. (1) which had authorized governor, with approval of finance advisory committee, to authorize expenditure of state funds to replace reduced or eliminated federal grant for not more than 60 days following reduction or elimination of such grant, and renumbered remaining subdivisions; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 added requirement for a hearing on recommended allocations within 15 days of receipt of the recommendations by the committee and made technical changes for the purpose of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 deleted provision requiring that committees hold a public hearing on recommended allocations within 15 days of committees' receipt, effective June 30, 2005.

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Sec. 4-28c. Federal oil pricing and allocation settlement funds. Approval or modification of Governor's recommended allocations. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4-28, 4-30a, 16a-4a and 16a-14, on July 1, 1987, and every six months thereafter, the Governor shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities his recommended allocations of any funds resulting from any settlement resolving oil pricing and allocation regulatory violations under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, as amended, except that if such funds (1) amount to less than one hundred thousand dollars in any six-month period, or (2) are received within sixty days prior to the end of any such six-month period, the recommended allocation of such funds may be submitted at the end of the next six-month period. Not later than sixty calendar days after receipt of the Governor's recommended allocations, such committee, in concurrence with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, shall advise the Governor of their approval or modifications, if any, of the recommended allocations. If the joint standing committees do not concur, the committee chairmen shall appoint a committee on conference which shall be comprised of three members from each such joint standing committee. At least one member appointed from each such joint standing committee shall be a member of the minority party. The report of the committee on conference shall be made to each such joint standing committee, which shall vote to accept or reject the report. The report of the committee on conference may not be amended. If a joint standing committee rejects the report of the committee on conference, the Governor's recommended allocations shall be deemed approved. If the joint standing committees accept the report, the committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies shall advise the Governor of the joint standing committees' approval or modifications, if any, of the Governor's recommended allocations, provided if the joint standing committees do not act within sixty calendar days, the recommendations shall be deemed approved. Disbursement of such funds shall be in accordance with the Governor's recommendations as approved or modified by the committees. After such recommended allocations have been so approved or modified, any proposed transfer to or from any specific allocation of a sum or sums of more than twenty-five thousand dollars or five per cent of any such specific allocation, whichever is less, shall be submitted by the Governor to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities and approved, modified or rejected by the committees in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. The Governor shall submit a notice of any other transfer to or from any specific allocation to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis, and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities.

(P.A. 83-55, S. 2, 3; P.A. 86-198, S. 1, 3; P.A. 87-57, S. 1, 2.)

History: P.A. 86-198 established deadlines for submission of governor's recommended allocations to general assembly committee having cognizance of energy matters, extended from 30 days to 60 days period for both general assembly committees to advise governor of approval or modification of allocations and authorized conference committee and transfers to or from specific allocations after recommended allocations are approved or modified; P.A. 87-57 revised the deadline for submission of the governor's recommended allocations from 60 days after receipt of funds to every six months, established exceptions to the requirement for submission of recommended allocations in the case of funds less than $100,000 and funds received within 60 days of the deadline, and changed “sixty days” to “sixty calendar days”.

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Sec. 4-28d. Reserved for future use.

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Sec. 4-28e. Tobacco Settlement Fund. Disbursements. (a) There is created a Tobacco Settlement Fund which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. Any funds received by the state from the Master Settlement Agreement executed November 23, 1998, shall be deposited into the fund.

(b) (1) The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of the Tobacco Settlement Fund, all or any part of the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund created in section 4-28f and all or any part of the Biomedical Research Trust Fund created in section 19a-32c. The interest derived from any such investment shall be credited to the resources of the fund from which the investment was made.

(2) Notwithstanding sections 3-13 to 3-13h, inclusive, the Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the Tobacco Settlement Fund, the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund and the Biomedical Research Trust Fund in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of such funds, 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 such funds, liquidity, the projected disbursements and expenditures, and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not be required to invest such funds 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 such funds shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of such funds until disbursed in accordance with this section, section 4-28f or section 19a-32c.

(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, annual disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made as follows: (1) To the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in an amount equal to twelve million dollars; and (2) the remainder to the General Fund.

(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars is appropriated to the Department of Revenue Services and the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is appropriated to the office of the Attorney General for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28q, inclusive.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 26, 72; P.A. 00-170, S. 40, 42; 00-216, S. 14, 28; P.A. 04-218, S. 11; P.A. 05-149, S. 5; P.A. 13-184, S. 71; P.A. 14-98, S. 40; 14-217, S. 138; P.A. 15-227, S. 10; 15-244, S. 90; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1, S. 12; P.A. 16-1, S. 3; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-2, S. 10, 11; P.A. 17-51, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 663; P.A. 18-81, S. 60; P.A. 22-118, S. 196; 22-146, S. 25.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-170 amended Subsec. (c) to provide for $500,000 from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for regional action councils for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 00-216 added provisions re Biomedical Research Trust Fund, designated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (b)(1), added Subsec. (b)(2) re investment by the Treasurer, designated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (c)(1), inserting Subpara. designators therein, added Subsec. (c)(2) re disbursements, and made technical changes, effective June 1, 2000 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (c)(1), “and (3) third” added by P.A. 00-170 was changed editorially by the Revisors to “and (C)” for consistency with changes made by P.A. 00-216); P.A. 04-218 added new Subsec. (f) re appropriation of funds for enforcement of tobacco settlement provisions, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-149 added Subsec. (c)(3) re disbursements to Stem Cell Research Fund, effective June 15, 2005; P.A. 13-184 amended Subsec. (c)(2)(A) by limiting disbursements in fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, to $6,000,000, and amended Subsec. (c)(3) to change end date of disbursements to Stem Cell Research Fund from June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2012, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-98 amended Subsec. (c)(3) to change “Stem Cell Research Fund” to “Regenerative Medicine Research Fund”; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (c) by adding Subdiv. (4) re disbursements to the smart start competitive grant account, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-227 amended Subsec. (c)(4) by adding “operating”, effective July 7, 2015; P.A. 15-244 amended Subsec. (c) by making disbursements applicable until fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, in Subdiv. (2), redesignating existing Subdivs. (3) and (4) as Subdivs. (5) and (6) and adding provision in redesignated Subdiv. (6) re disbursements in fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, adding new Subdiv. (3) re disbursements for fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, and adding new Subdiv. (4) re disbursements for fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, effective July 1, 2015; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting reference to June 30, 2017, adding “, and (ii) in an amount equal to two million dollars”, changing “four million dollars” to “two million dollars” and making conforming changes in Subdiv. (3), by adding new Subdiv. (4) re disbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and by redesignating existing Subdivs. (4) to (6) as Subdivs. (5) to (7), effective December 29, 2015; P.A. 16-1 amended Subsec. (c)(3) by replacing “two million dollars” with “four million dollars” in Subpara. (A)(ii), deleting former Subpara. (B) re Biomedical Research Trust Fund and redesignating existing Subpara. (C) as Subpara. (B), effective March 30, 2016; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-2 amended Subsec. (c) by changing disbursement of funds remaining after disbursements in Subpara. (A) to $4,000,000 to General Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and any remaining funds to Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in Subdiv. (3), effective June 2, 2016, and further amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing provision re transfer from Tobacco Settlement Fund as clause (i), deleting former Subpara. (B) re Biomedical Research Trust Fund, adding clause (ii) re $4,000,000 to General Fund and redesignating existing Subpara. (C) as Subpara. (B) in Subdiv. (4), and by deleting former Subpara. (B) re Biomedical Research Trust Fund, redesignating existing Subpara. (C) as Subpara. (B) and amending same to designate existing provision re transfer from Tobacco Settlement Fund as clause (i) and add clause (ii) re $4,000,000, and redesignating existing Subpara. (D) re remainder to Tobacco and Health Trust Fund as Subpara. (C) in Subdiv. (5), effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-51 amended Subsec. (c)(4)(B) by replacing “Tobacco and Health Trust Fund” with “General Fund”, effective June 13, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting former Subdivs. (1) to (3) re disbursements for fiscal years ending prior to June 30, 2017, redesignating existing Subdivs. (4) and (5) as new Subdiv. (1)(A) and (B) and amending Subdiv. (1)(B) re disbursements for fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, adding Subdiv. (1)(C) re disbursements for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, deleting former Subdiv. (6) re disbursement to Regenerative Medicine Research Fund for fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2012, redesignating existing Subdiv. (7) as new Subdiv. (2) and amending same to add “and June 30, 2020,” and delete reference to $5,000,000 disbursement for fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, and making technical and conforming changes, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-81 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting former Subdiv. (1)(A) and (1)(C) re disbursements for fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2020, respectively, deleting Subpara. (B) designator re disbursements from Tobacco Settlement Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, and deleting former Subdiv. (2) re disbursements to smart start competitive operating grant account, effective May 15, 2018; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made to” with “Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, annual disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made as follows: (1) To”, and adding Subdiv. (2) re disbursement to Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in amount equal to $12,000,000, deleted existing Subsecs. (d) and (e) re tobacco grant account, and redesignated existing Subsec. (f) as new Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 22-146 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting provision re disbursement to the General Fund in Subdiv. (1), amending existing Subdiv. (2) by redesignating provision re disbursement to the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund as new Subdiv. (1), and adding new Subdiv. (2) re disbursement of remainder to the General Fund, effective July 1, 2022.

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Sec. 4-28f. Tobacco and Health Trust Fund. Transfers from Tobacco Settlement Fund. Board of trustees. Disbursements. (a) There is created a Tobacco and Health Trust Fund which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. The purpose of the trust fund shall be to create a continuing significant source of funds to (1) support and encourage development of programs to reduce tobacco abuse through prevention, education and cessation programs, (2) support and encourage development of programs to reduce substance abuse, and (3) develop and implement programs to meet the unmet physical and mental health needs in the state.

(b) The trust fund may accept transfers from the Tobacco Settlement Fund and may apply for and accept gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable the trust fund to carry out its objectives.

(c) The trust fund shall be administered by a board of trustees, except that the board shall suspend its operations from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005, inclusive. The board shall consist of seventeen trustees. The appointment of the initial trustees shall be as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint four trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of one year from July 1, 2000, two of whom shall serve for a term of two years from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of three years from July 1, 2000; (2) the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate each shall appoint two trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of two years from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of three years from July 1, 2000; (3) the majority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate each shall appoint two trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of one year from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of three years from July 1, 2000; (4) the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate each shall appoint two trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of one year from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of two years from July 1, 2000; and (5) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, shall serve as an ex-officio voting member. Following the expiration of such initial terms, subsequent trustees shall serve for a term of three years. The period of suspension of the board's operations from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005, inclusive, shall not be included in the term of any trustee serving on July 1, 2003. The trustees shall serve without compensation except for reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. The board of trustees shall establish rules of procedure for the conduct of its business which shall include, but not be limited to, criteria, processes and procedures to be used in selecting programs to receive money from the trust fund. The trust fund shall be within the Office of Policy and Management for administrative purposes only. The board of trustees shall, not later than January first of each year, submit a report of its activities and accomplishments to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with section 11-4a.

(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the board of trustees, by majority vote, shall recommend authorization of disbursement from the trust fund of the amount deposited in the trust fund for the fiscal year pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-28e, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section and section 19a-6d. The board's recommendations shall give (i) priority to programs that address tobacco and substance abuse and serve minors, pregnant women and parents of young children, and (ii) consideration to the availability of private matching funds. Recommended disbursements from the trust fund shall be in addition to any resources that would otherwise be appropriated by the state for such purposes and programs.

(2) The board of trustees shall submit such recommendations for the authorization of disbursement from the trust fund to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Not later than thirty days after receipt of such recommendations, said committees shall advise the board of their approval, modifications, if any, or rejection of the board's recommendations. If said joint standing committees do not concur, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate each shall appoint one member from each of said joint standing committees to serve as a committee on conference. The committee on conference shall submit its report to both committees, which shall vote to accept or reject the report. The report of the committee on conference may not be amended. If a joint standing committee rejects the report of the committee on conference, the board's recommendations shall be deemed approved. If the joint standing committees accept the report of the committee on conference, the joint standing committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies shall advise the board of said joint standing committees' approval or modifications, if any, of the board's recommended disbursement. If said joint standing committees do not act within thirty days after receipt of the board's recommendations for the authorization of disbursement, such recommendations shall be deemed approved. Disbursement from the trust fund shall be in accordance with the board's recommendations as approved or modified by said joint standing committees.

(3) After such recommendations for the authorization of disbursement have been approved or modified pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, any modification in the amount of an authorized disbursement in excess of fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of the authorized amount, whichever is less, shall be submitted to said joint standing committees and approved, modified or rejected in accordance with the procedure set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection. Notification of all disbursements from the trust fund made pursuant to this section shall be sent to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis.

(4) The board of trustees shall submit a biennial report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, an accounting of the unexpended amount in the trust fund, if any, all disbursements and other expenditures from the trust fund and an evaluation of the performance and impact of each program receiving funds from the trust fund. Such report shall also include the criteria and application process used to select programs to receive such funds.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 27, 72; P.A. 00-216, S. 15, 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 40, 58; P.A. 03-19, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 24; P.A. 08-145, S. 1; P.A. 13-234, S. 151; P.A. 14-76, S. 4; P.A. 18-168, S. 56; P.A. 22-110, S. 39; 22-118, S. 197.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-216 designated existing provisions as Subsecs. (a) and (b), added provisions in Subsec. (a) re purposes of trust fund and added Subsecs. (c) re board of trustees and (d) re disbursements, effective June 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provisions re bimonthly meeting and annual report of the board of trustees, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-19 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective May 12, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) by adding provisions re suspension of the board's operations from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005, effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (c) to require board to meet biannually instead of bimonthly, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 08-145 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting requirement that each trustee approve annual report of board and amended Subsec. (d)(1) by adding new Subparas. (A) and (B), permitting board to authorize disbursement of funds for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year thereafter, and redesignating existing Subparas. (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provisions re suspension of board operations from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, and making technical and conforming changes, and amended Subsec. (d) by adding provisions re recommendation by board for authorization of disbursement for fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2017, in Subdiv. (1), by adding exception for fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, in Subdivs. (2) and (4) and making technical changes, effective June 19, 2013; P.A. 14-76 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting provisions suspending operations of the board from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, amended Subsec. (d)(1) by changing “section 19a-6c” to “section 19a-6d”, deleting former provision re limitations on disbursements and adding new provision re disbursements in Subpara. (B), and made conforming changes; P.A. 18-168 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting requirement that board meet not less than biannually, except during fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005 and replaced “during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005” with “following a fiscal year in which the trust fund does not receive a deposit from the Tobacco Settlement Fund” and amended Subsec. (d)(4) by replacing “during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005” with “following a fiscal year in which the trust fund does not receive a deposit from the Tobacco Settlement Fund”; P.A. 22-110 made a technical change in Subsec. (c); P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting provision re year in which trust fund does not receive a deposit, amended Subsec. (d) by deleting provisions re period commencing July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2003, replacing provisions re for fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter board may recommend authorization of disbursement up to total unobligated balance in trust fund after certain disbursements not to exceed $12,000,000 with provisions re for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter board of trustees by majority vote shall recommend authorization of disbursement of amount deposited in trust fund for purposes described in Sec. 19a-6d(a) in Subdiv. (1), deleted reference to exception during fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, and made a technical change in Subdiv. (2), and substantially amended provisions re board of trustees submission of report in Subdiv. (4), effective July 1, 2022.

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

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Sec. 4-28g. Receipt of funds for tobacco education, reduction or prevention of use. Department of Public Health approval. Any governmental entity or Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended or Section 501(c)(4) of said Internal Revenue Code organization, including, but not limited to, local health districts and regional behavioral health action organizations, which receives state dollars for tobacco education or reduction or prevention of tobacco use, shall submit a plan to the Department of Public Health identifying the target population, the methods for choosing the target population, and the evaluation component for the effectiveness of the program. Such plan shall be approved by the Department of Health prior to the release of funds.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 45; P.A. 22-69, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 22-69 replaced “regional action councils” with “regional behavioral health action organizations”, effective May 24, 2022.

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Sec. 4-28h. Regulation of certain cigarette manufacturers under tobacco settlement agreements: Definitions. As used in sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive:

(1) “Adjusted for inflation” means increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set forth in Exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement;

(2) “Affiliate” means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. The terms “owns”, “is owned” and “ownership” mean ownership of an equity interest, or the equivalent thereof, of ten per cent or more. The term “person” means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation or any other organization or group of persons;

(3) “Allocable share” means allocable share as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement;

(4) “Cigarette” means any product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use, and consists of or contains (A) any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco; or (B) tobacco, in any form, that is functional in the product, which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette; and (C) any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The term “cigarette” includes roll-your-own tobacco, meaning any tobacco which, because of its appearance, type, packaging or labeling is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco for making cigarettes. For purposes of this definition of “cigarette”, 0.09 ounces of roll-your-own tobacco shall constitute one individual “cigarette”;

(5) “Importer” means any person in the United States to whom cigarettes manufactured in a foreign country are shipped or consigned, any person who removes cigarettes for sale or consumption in the United States from a customs bonded manufacturing warehouse, or any person who unlawfully brings cigarettes into the United States;

(6) “Master Settlement Agreement” means the settlement agreement executed November 23, 1998, by the state of Connecticut and leading tobacco product manufacturers, entitled “State of Connecticut v. Philip Morris, et al.”;

(7) “Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement” means the settlement agreement between the state of Connecticut and the participating manufacturers, as preliminarily set forth in the term sheet executed by the state of Connecticut and the participating manufacturers on May 24, 2013;

(8) “Qualified escrow fund” means an escrow arrangement with a federally or state-chartered financial institution having no affiliation with any tobacco product manufacturer and having assets of at least one billion dollars where such arrangement requires that such financial institution hold the escrowed funds' principal for the benefit of releasing parties and prohibits the tobacco product manufacturer placing the funds into escrow from using, accessing or directing the use of the funds' principal except as consistent with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 4-28i;

(9) “Released claims” means released claims as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement;

(10) “Releasing parties” means releasing parties as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement;

(11) “Tobacco product manufacturer” means an entity, or its successor, that, after July 1, 2000, directly and not exclusively through an affiliate (A) manufactures cigarettes anywhere which the manufacturer intends to be sold in the United States, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer, provided that an entity that manufactures cigarettes that it intends to be sold in the United States shall not be considered to be a tobacco product manufacturer under this subparagraph (A) if (i) such cigarettes are sold in the United States exclusively through an importer that is an original participating manufacturer, as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, that will be responsible for payments under the Master Settlement Agreement with respect to such cigarettes as a result of the provisions of subsection II(mm) of the Master Settlement Agreement and that pays the taxes specified in subsection II(z) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and (ii) the manufacturer of such cigarettes does not market or advertise such cigarettes in the United States; or (B) is the first purchaser anywhere for resale in the United States of cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the manufacturer does not intend to be sold in the United States. A tobacco product manufacturer shall not include an affiliate of a tobacco product manufacturer unless such affiliate itself meets the criteria specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision;

(12) “Units sold” means the number of individual cigarettes sold in this state by the applicable tobacco product manufacturer, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries during the year in question, in packs required to bear a stamp pursuant to chapter 214 or, in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, on which a tax is due pursuant to chapter 214a. “Units sold” shall not include cigarettes sold on federal military installations, sold by a Native American tribe to a member of such tribe on such tribe's land, or that are otherwise exempt from state excise tax pursuant to federal law. The Department of Revenue Services shall adopt such regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as are necessary to ascertain the amount of state excise tax paid or required to be paid on the cigarettes of such tobacco product manufacturer for each year.

(P.A. 00-208, S. 1, 4; P.A. 01-2, S. 3, 4; P.A. 14-155, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 00-208 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-2 amended Subdiv. (9) to make a technical change, effective March 30, 2001; P.A. 14-155 added new Subdiv. (5) defining “importer”, redesignated existing Subdiv. (5) as Subdiv. (6), added new Subdiv. (7) defining “Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (6) to (10) as Subdivs. (8) to (12) and redefined “units sold” in redesignated Subdiv. (12), effective January 1, 2015.

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Sec. 4-28i. Regulation of certain cigarette manufacturers under tobacco settlement agreements: Escrow funds. (a)(1) Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, after July 1, 2000, shall (A) become a participating manufacturer, as the term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and generally perform its financial obligations under the Master Settlement Agreement; or (B) place into a qualified escrow fund not later than April fifteenth of the year following the year in question the following amounts, as adjusted for inflation: For calendar year 2000, $.0104712 per unit sold after July 1, 2000; for each of calendar years 2001 and 2002, $.0136125 per unit sold; for each of calendar years 2003 through 2006, $.0167539 per unit sold; for calendar year 2007 and for each calendar year thereafter, $.0188482 per unit sold.

(2) For calendar years ending on or before December 31, 2014, a tobacco product manufacturer electing to place funds into escrow shall place the amount required pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection into a qualified escrow fund on an annual basis not later than April fifteenth of the year following the year in which the sales covered by such deposit are made.

(3) For calendar years commencing on and after January 1, 2015, a tobacco product manufacturer electing to place funds into escrow shall place an amount required pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, into a qualified escrow fund on a quarterly basis not later than thirty days after the end of the quarter in which the sales covered by such deposit are made.

(b) A tobacco product manufacturer that places funds into escrow pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall receive the interest, or other appreciation on such funds, as earned. Such funds shall be released from escrow only (1) to pay a judgment or settlement on any released claim brought against such tobacco product manufacturer by the state or any releasing party located or residing in the state. Funds shall be released from escrow under this subdivision in the order in which the funds were placed into escrow and only to the extent and at such time as is necessary to make payments required under such judgment or settlement; (2) to the extent that a tobacco product manufacturer establishes that the amount it was required to place into escrow on account of units sold in this state in a particular year was greater than the Master Settlement Agreement payments, as determined pursuant to section IX(i) of said agreement including after final determinations of all adjustments, that such manufacturer would have been required to make on account of such units sold had it been a participating manufacturer, the excess shall be released from escrow and revert back to such tobacco product manufacturer; or (3) to the extent not released from escrow under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, funds shall be released from escrow and revert back to such tobacco product manufacturer twenty-five years after the date on which such funds were placed into escrow.

(P.A. 00-208, S. 2, 4; P.A. 01-2, S. 1, 4; P.A. 04-218, S. 9; P.A. 14-155, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 00-208 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-2 amended Subsec. (a) to provide for deposit into the escrow fund not later than April fifteenth of the year following the year in question, effective March 30, 2001; P.A. 04-218 amended Subsec. (b) to add provisions re release of escrow funds if manufacturer establishes that amount placed in escrow on account of units sold in this state exceeds the Master Settlement Agreement payments, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 14-155 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re annual escrow deposits and Subdiv. (3) re quarterly escrow deposits, effective January 1, 2015.

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Sec. 4-28j. Cigarette manufacturers: Compliance with escrow requirements. Penalties. (a) Each tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow pursuant to section 4-28i shall certify to the Attorney General that it is in compliance with said section 4-28i. Such certification shall be made annually for calendar years prior to calendar year 2014, and quarterly for calendar years commencing on and after January 1, 2015.

(b) The Attorney General may bring a civil action on behalf of the state against any tobacco product manufacturer that fails to place into escrow the funds required under section 4-28i. Any tobacco product manufacturer that fails to place into escrow the funds required under section 4-28i shall (1) be required within fifteen days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with section 4-28i. The court, upon a finding of a violation of this subsection, may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five per cent of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed one hundred per cent of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow; (2) in the case of a knowing violation, be required within fifteen days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with section 4-28i. The court, upon a finding of a knowing violation of this subsection, may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed fifteen per cent of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed three hundred per cent of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow; and (3) in the case of a second knowing violation, be prohibited from selling cigarettes to consumers within the state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary, for a period not to exceed two years. All costs, fees and expenses in connection with such action shall be assessed as damages against the tobacco product manufacturer together with reasonable attorney's fees.

(d) For any tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow pursuant to section 4-28i and that is located outside the United States, each importer of such nonparticipating manufacturer's cigarettes shall have joint and several liability with such manufacturer for the deposit of all escrow amounts due under section 4-28i, and the payment of all penalties imposed under subsection (b) of this section for the units sold in this state.

(P.A. 00-208, S. 3, 4; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 101; P.A. 14-155, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 00-208 effective July 1, 2000; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that costs and fees may be assessed as damages in actions brought under section; P.A. 14-155 amended Subsec. (a) to require quarterly certifications on and after January 1, 2015, and added Subsec. (d) re joint and several liability of nonparticipating manufacturer and importer, effective January 1, 2015.

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Sec. 4-28k. Cigarette manufacturers: Enforcement. Definitions. As used in sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive:

(1) “Brand family” means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trade mark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited to, menthol, lights, kings and 100's, and includes any use of a brand name, alone or in conjunction with any other word, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes;

(2) “Cigarette” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h;

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Revenue Services;

(4) “Importer” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h;

(5) “Master Settlement Agreement” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h;

(6) “Nonparticipating manufacturer” means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer;

(7) “Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h;

(8) “Participating manufacturer” has the meaning as provided in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and all amendments thereto;

(9) “Qualified escrow fund” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h;

(10) “Stamper” means, in the case of cigarettes other than roll-your-own tobacco, a person that under chapter 214 may lawfully purchase unstamped packages of cigarettes and affix Connecticut cigarette tax stamps to such packages, and, in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, a person licensed as a distributor under chapter 214a and required to pay the tax due on such tobacco under said chapter 214a;

(11) “Tobacco product manufacturer” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h; and

(12) “Units sold” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 1; P.A. 14-155, S. 6.)

History: P.A. 14-155 added new Subdiv. (4) defining “importer” and new Subdiv. (5) defining “Master Settlement Agreement”, redesignated existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (6), added new Subdiv. (7) defining “Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement”, and redesignated existing Subdivs. (5) to (9) as Subdivs. (8) to (12), effective January 1, 2015.

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Sec. 4-28l. Cigarette manufacturers: Enforcement. Certification. (a) Any tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall execute a certification annually on a form prescribed by the commissioner, certifying under penalty of law for false statement that, as of the date of such certification, such tobacco product manufacturer is either a participating manufacturer in full compliance with subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 4-28i, or is a nonparticipating manufacturer in full compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Such tobacco product manufacturer shall deliver such certificate to the commissioner and Attorney General no later than April thirtieth of each year. Each tobacco product manufacturer shall maintain all invoices and documentation of sales and other such information relied upon for such certification for a period of five years unless otherwise required by law to maintain them for a longer period of time.

(b) If a tobacco product manufacturer is a participating manufacturer, such manufacturer shall include in its certification a list of its brand families. The participating manufacturer shall update such list thirty days prior to any addition to, or modification of, its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the Attorney General and the commissioner.

(c) If the tobacco product manufacturer is a nonparticipating manufacturer, such manufacturer shall include in its certification: (1) A list of all of its brand families and the number of units of each brand family that were sold in the state during the preceding calendar year; (2) a list of all of its brand families that have been sold in the state at any time during the current calendar year; (3) an indication, by an asterisk, of any brand family sold in the state during the preceding calendar year that is no longer being sold in the state as of the date of such certification; and (4) the name and address of any other manufacturer of such brand families in the preceding or current calendar year. Each nonparticipating manufacturer shall update such list thirty days prior to any addition to, or modification of, its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the Attorney General and the commissioner.

(d) If the tobacco product manufacturer is a nonparticipating manufacturer, such manufacturer shall further (1) certify that such nonparticipating manufacturer is registered to do business in this state pursuant to title 33 or 34 as a foreign corporation or business entity or has appointed an agent for service of process and provided notice thereof as required by section 4-28n, (2) certify that such nonparticipating manufacturer has established and continues to maintain a qualified escrow fund and has executed a qualified escrow agreement that governs the qualified escrow fund, (3) certify that such nonparticipating manufacturer is in full compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, and any regulations adopted under sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, (4) provide (A) the name, address and telephone number of the financial institution where the nonparticipating manufacturer has established such qualified escrow fund required pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, and all regulations adopted under sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive; (B) the account number of such qualified escrow fund and subaccount number for the state of Connecticut; (C) the amount that such nonparticipating manufacturer placed in such fund for cigarettes sold in the state during the preceding calendar year, the date and amount of each such deposit, and such evidence or verification as may be deemed necessary by the commissioner or the Attorney General, to confirm the foregoing; and (D) the amounts of and dates of any withdrawal or transfer of funds the nonparticipating manufacturer made at any time from such fund or from any other qualified escrow fund into which it ever made escrow payments pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, and all regulations adopted under sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, and (5) provide proof that such nonparticipating manufacturer has posted the bond required under subsection (e) of section 4-28n.

(e) A tobacco product manufacturer may not include in its certification a brand family unless (1) in the case of a participating manufacturer, the participating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of calculating its payments under the Master Settlement Agreement for the relevant year, in the volume and shares determined pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement; and (2) in the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, such nonparticipating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the state's right to maintain that a brand family constitutes cigarettes of a different tobacco product manufacturer for purposes of calculating payments under the Master Settlement Agreement or for purposes of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive.

(f) A tobacco product manufacturer shall also (1) certify annually that such manufacturer or its importer holds a valid permit under 26 USC 5713, as from time to time amended, and provide a copy of such permit to the commissioner, and (2) certify that it is in compliance with all reporting and registration requirements of 15 USC 375 et seq., as from time to time amended.

(g) No tobacco product manufacturer shall submit a certification required by this section that contains any material representation that the manufacturer knows to be false or inaccurate.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 2; P.A. 14-155, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 14-155 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re manufacturer compliance requirements, amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (5) re proof of bond posting, added Subsec. (f) re required certifications and added Subsec. (g) re false or inaccurate representations, effective January 1, 2015.

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Sec. 4-28m. Cigarette manufacturers: Directory. Violations of law. Review. (a)(1) Not later than July 1, 2005, the commissioner shall develop and make available for public inspection, on the Department of Revenue Services' web site and in such other forms as the commissioner deems appropriate, a directory listing of all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of section 4-28l and all brand families that are listed in such certifications. The commissioner shall update the directory as necessary in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family to keep the directory current and in conformity with the requirements of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive.

(2) The commissioner shall not include or retain in such directory the name or brand families of any manufacturer that has failed to provide the required certification or whose certification the commissioner determines is not in compliance with the provisions of section 4-28l, unless such violation has been remedied to the satisfaction of the commissioner.

(3) The commissioner shall not include or retain in the directory any brand family of a nonparticipating manufacturer if the commissioner concludes: (A) All escrow payments required pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, for any period for any brand family, whether or not listed by such nonparticipating manufacturer, have not been fully paid into a qualified escrow fund governed by a qualified escrow agreement that has been approved by the Attorney General; (B) any outstanding final judgment, including interest thereon, for a violation of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, has not been fully satisfied for such brand family and such manufacturer; or (C) a nonparticipating manufacturer's total nation-wide reported sales of cigarettes on which federal excise tax is paid exceeds the sum of (i) its total interstate sales, as reported under 15 USC 375 et seq., as from time to time amended, or those made by its importer, and (ii) its total intrastate sales, by more than two and one-half per cent of its total nation-wide sales during any calendar year, unless the nonparticipating manufacturer cures or satisfactorily explains the discrepancy not later than ten days after receiving notice of the discrepancy.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person:

(1) To affix a tax stamp to a package or other container of cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory; and

(2) To sell, offer, possess for sale or distribute in this state, cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory.

(d) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section engages in an unfair and deceptive trade practice in violation of section 42-110b.

(e) A determination by the commissioner not to include a brand family or tobacco product manufacturer in the directory maintained pursuant to this section or to remove such brand family or manufacturer from the directory shall be subject to review in the manner prescribed by section 12-311.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 3; P.A. 10-32, S. 7; P.A. 14-155, S. 8; P.A. 17-105, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(1), effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 14-155 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by adding Subpara. (C) re exclusion from directory for discrepancies in reported sales, effective January 1, 2015; P.A. 17-105 amended Subsec. (a)(3)(C) by replacing “nation-wide reports” with “total interstate sales, as reported” in clause (i) and replacing provision re intrastate sales reports under 15 USC 357 with “its total intrastate sales”, replacing “five per cent” with “two and one-half per cent” and deleting “or one million cigarettes, whichever is less,” in clause (ii).

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Sec. 4-28n. Cigarette manufacturers: Agents for service of process. Bonds or other security. (a) Any nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in this state, pursuant to title 33 or 34, as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having its brand families listed or retained in the directory maintained pursuant to section 4-28m, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state to act as agent for the service of process on whom all process and any action or proceeding against it concerning or arising out of the enforcement of the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, may be served in any manner authorized by law. Such service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address, telephone number and proof of the appointment and availability of such agent to, and to the satisfaction of, the commissioner and the Attorney General.

(b) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the commissioner and the Attorney General at least thirty calendar days prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall further provide proof, to the satisfaction of the commissioner and the Attorney General, of the appointment of a new agent no less than five calendar days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the commissioner and the Attorney General of such termination not later than five calendar days after such termination and shall include proof, to the satisfaction of the commissioner and the Attorney General, of the appointment of a new agent.

(c) Any nonparticipating manufacturer whose products are sold in this state without appointing or designating an agent as required in this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of the State as such agent and may be proceeded against in courts of this state by service of process upon the Secretary of the State, except that the appointment of the Secretary of the State as such agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent to having the brand families of the nonparticipating manufacturer listed or retained in the directory.

(d) As a condition precedent to having its brand families listed or retained in the directory, a nonparticipating manufacturer located outside of the United States shall cause each of its importers into the United States of each of its brand families to be sold in the state to appoint and maintain the services of an agent in the state, and shall provide notification to the commissioner and the Attorney General regarding the agents of its importers in the manner prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Each importer of a nonparticipating manufacturer's cigarettes that are sold in the state who does not appoint or designate an agent as required in this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of the State as such agent and may be proceeded against in courts of this state by service of process upon the Secretary of the State, except that the appointment of the Secretary of the State as such agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent to having the brand families of the nonparticipating manufacturer listed or retained in the directory.

(e) (1) In conjunction with the certification required under section 4-28l and as a condition precedent to having its brand families listed or retained in the directory, each nonparticipating manufacturer shall post annually with the commissioner either a good and valid bond that is issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or other security acceptable to the commissioner. Any bond or other security shall be in favor of the state of Connecticut and shall be equal in amount to the greater of (A) twenty-five thousand dollars, or (B) the greatest amount of the total escrow owed for a calendar year in any of the five calendar years preceding the posting of such bond or other security. The commissioner may, in consultation with the Attorney General, authorize the release of such bond or other security once it has been established that the nonparticipating manufacturer has met the requirements of section 4-28i.

(2) If the nonparticipating manufacturer that posted a bond has failed to make, or have made on its behalf, escrow deposits equal to the full amount owed for a quarter not later than fifteen days following the due date for the quarter under section 4-28i, the commissioner may execute on the bond, to (A) recover the delinquent escrow, which amount shall be deposited into a qualified escrow account as defined in section 4-28h, or a reasonable alternative account as determined by the commissioner, and (B) recover civil penalties and costs authorized under section 4-28j. Escrow amounts above the amount collected on the bond shall remain due from the nonparticipating manufacturer and, as provided in subsection (d) of section 4-28j, from the importers that sold such nonparticipating manufacturer's cigarettes in this state during such calendar quarter.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 4; P.A. 14-155, S. 9; P.A. 17-105, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 14-155 added Subsec. (d) re appointment of agent by importers and Subsec. (e) re surety bond requirements, effective January 1, 2015; P.A. 17-105 substantially amended Subsec. (e)(1) including to replace provisions re nonparticipating manufacturer to file surety bond at least 10 days prior to first day of calendar quarter with provisions re nonparticipating manufacturer in conjunction with certification required under Sec. 4-28l to post annually with commissioner good and valid bond or other security acceptable to commissioner, replace provision re bond to be in favor of commissioner with provision re bond or other security to be in favor of the state and add provision allowing commissioner to authorize release of bond or other security.

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Sec. 4-28o. Cigarette manufacturers: Information submission requirements. Information disclosures by commissioner and Attorney General. Reports by manufacturer and importer. (a) Not later than twenty-five days after the end of each month, and more frequently if so directed by the commissioner, each stamper shall submit such information as the commissioner requires to facilitate compliance with sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes, or in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count, for which the stamper affixed stamps during the previous month. The stamper shall maintain, and make available to the commissioner for a period of five years, all invoices and documentation of purchases and sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting to the commissioner. Each stamper shall provide and update as necessary an electronic mail address to the commissioner.

(b) (1) The commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and requested by the Attorney General for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive. The commissioner and the Attorney General shall share with each other the information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and may share such information with other federal, state or local agencies for purposes of law enforcement.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-15, the commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any returns or return information, as defined in section 12-15, received pursuant to this chapter or chapter 214 or 214a, when such returns or return information is relevant to any arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding to which the state is a party, created or authorized under the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement, as defined in section 4-28h, or any amendments to said agreement. The Attorney General may further disclose such returns or return information in such arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-15, the commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any returns or return information, as defined in section 12-15, received pursuant to this chapter or chapter 214 or 214a, when such returns or return information is directly related to the state's implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement or the Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement. The Attorney General may further disclose (A) such returns or return information in accordance with the terms of the Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement, or (B) returns or return information of any person purchasing or selling cigarettes or tobacco products taxable under the provisions of chapter 214 or 214a, to a participating manufacturer or a nonparticipating manufacturer subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 4-28i, provided the information disclosed is limited to information relating to such manufacturer's sales to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, of cigarettes, as defined in section 4-28h.

(c) The Attorney General may require at any time from a nonparticipating manufacturer proof of the amount of money in the qualified escrow fund maintained by such manufacturer for the purpose of compliance with provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Such proof shall be provided to such manufacturer by the financial institution in which such manufacturer has established such fund. Such proof shall include the amount of money in such fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit to such fund and the amount and date of each withdrawal from such fund.

(d) In addition to the information requested to be submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and section 4-28l, the commissioner may require a stamper or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family, as is necessary to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive.

(e) The commissioner may require production of information from a nonparticipating manufacturer, importer or stamper sufficient to enable the Attorney General to determine the adequacy of the amount of a quarterly escrow deposit under subsection (a) of section 4-28i.

(f) (1) Each tobacco product manufacturer and importer that sells cigarettes in or into the state shall, not later than fifteen days after the end of the month, file a report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner and certify that the report is complete and accurate.

(2) The report shall contain the following information: The total number of cigarettes sold by such manufacturer or importer in or into the state during that month and identifying by name and number of cigarettes, (A) the manufacturers of such cigarettes, (B) the brand families of such cigarettes, and (C) the purchasers of such cigarettes. A manufacturer's or importer's report shall include cigarettes sold in or into the state through an affiliate.

(3) The requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be satisfied and no further report shall be required under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection with respect to cigarettes if the manufacturer or importer timely submits to the commissioner the report or reports required to be submitted by it with respect to cigarettes under 15 USC 375 et seq., as from time to time amended, and certifies that the reports are complete and accurate.

(4) Upon request by the commissioner or Attorney General, a manufacturer or importer shall provide copies of all sales reports required to be submitted under 15 USC 375 et seq., as from time to time amended, that such manufacturer or importer filed in other states.

(5) Each manufacturer or importer that sells cigarettes in or into the state shall either (A) submit its federal excise tax returns and all monthly operational reports on Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Form 5210.5 or any subsequent corresponding form, and all adjustments, changes and amendments to such reports to the commissioner not later than thirty days after the returns are filed, or (B) submit to the United States Treasury a valid request or consent under Section 6103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, authorizing the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and, in the case of a foreign manufacturer or importer, the United States Customs and Border Protection, to disclose the manufacturer's or importer's federal excise tax returns to the commissioner.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 5; P.A. 11-30, S. 1; P.A. 14-155, S. 10; P.A. 17-105, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 04-218 effective January 1, 2005; P.A. 11-30 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re disclosure of tax return information, effective June 3, 2011; P.A. 14-155 amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdiv. (3) re disclosure of returns or return information, amended Subsec. (e) by deleting commissioner's authority to adopt regulations, added Subsec. (f) re reporting requirements, and made conforming changes, effective January 1, 2015; P.A. 17-105 amended Subsec. (b)(3) by deleting reference to agreement with entity designated to serve as data clearinghouse in Subpara. (A), and replacing “a distributor licensed under the provisions of chapter 214 or chapter 214a, to a nonparticipating manufacturer” with “any person purchasing or selling cigarettes or tobacco products taxable under the provisions of chapter 214 or 214a, to a participating manufacturer or a nonparticipating manufacturer” in Subpara. (B).

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Sec. 4-28p. Cigarette manufacturers: Violations by stampers. Penalties. Seizure of contraband. Injunctions. (a) In addition to any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that a stamper has violated subsection (b) of section 4-28m or any regulation adopted under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, the commissioner, after a hearing, may revoke or suspend the license of such stamper in the manner provided by section 12-295. Each stamp affixed and each offer to sell cigarettes in violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m shall constitute a separate violation. The commissioner may also assess such stamper a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of five hundred per cent of the retail value of the cigarettes, or five thousand dollars, upon a determination of violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m.

(b) Any cigarettes that have been sold, offered for sale or possessed for sale in this state, in violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m shall be deemed contraband goods under section 12-305 and such cigarettes shall be subject to seizure as provided in section 12-305. All such cigarettes so seized shall be destroyed and not resold.

(c) The Attorney General, on behalf of the commissioner, may seek an injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m or subsections (a) or (d) of section 4-28o by a stamper and to compel the stamper to comply with said subsections. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to effect the purposes of this section.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 6.)

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Sec. 4-28q. Cigarette manufacturers: State to recover enforcement costs. Certification of stampers. (a) In any action brought by the state to enforce the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, the state shall be entitled to recover, when it is the prevailing party, the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action and reasonable attorneys' fees.

(b) If a court determines that a person has violated the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, the court shall order any profits, gains, gross receipts or other benefits from the violation to be paid to the state. Unless otherwise expressly provided in sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, the remedies or penalties provided by sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.

(c) No person shall be issued a license or granted a renewal of a license to act as a stamper unless such person has certified in writing, under penalty for false statements, that such person will comply with sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 7.)

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Sec. 4-28r. Cigarette manufacturers: Severability of provisions. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, conflict and cannot be reconciled, then sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, shall supersede the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive. If any section, subsection, subdivision, subparagraph, sentence, clause or phrase of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, causes sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, to no longer constitute a qualifying or model statute, as those terms are defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, then that portion of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, shall not be valid. If any section, subsection, subdivision, subparagraph, sentence, clause or phrase of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, is for any reason held to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, or any part thereof.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 8.)

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Sec. 4-29. Use of appropriations in conjunction with federal funds. Any state appropriation or the proceeds of any bond issue authorized by the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting a building or buildings for the use of any state institution, any institution under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System enumerated in section 10a-87, any technical education and career school or The University of Connecticut, for the development of aviation and for other purposes, may be used in whole or in part as the state's share of the cost of the work involved in conjunction with any funds made available by any branch of the federal government if the Governor so determines and directs.

(1949 Rev., S. 265; P.A. 83-587, S. 3, 96; P.A. 91-256, S. 38, 69; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 26.)

History: P.A. 83-587 replaced “state college” with “institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of the Connecticut State University”; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “vocational school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced “state technical high school” with “technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017.

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Sec. 4-29a. Revenue sharing funds. Funds due to the state under the federal revenue sharing program in each fiscal year ending June 30, beginning with fiscal year 1978-79, and the balance in the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund of the state as of June thirtieth of each fiscal year shall be treated as General Fund revenues and shall be available for General Fund purposes.

(P.A. 79-425, S. 1, 2.)

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Sec. 4-29b. Use of indirect cost recoveries. Any state agency which receives indirect cost recoveries from federal grant funds or other sources, when such recoveries apply to costs originally paid from the General Fund, shall deposit such cost recoveries with the Treasurer, to the credit of General Fund revenues, unless such deposit is waived by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. This section does not apply to any applicable surcharges on assessments recovered by the state pursuant to sections 12-586g and 12-586f. For purposes of this section “state agency” does not include any constituent unit of the state system of higher education or any state institution of higher education.

(P.A. 00-192, S. 28, 102; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6, S. 15, 85; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 41, 131.)

History: P.A. 00-192 effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6 provided that section does not apply to certain recoveries under Secs. 12-586g and 12-586f, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 changed “overhead charges” to “surcharges” re Secs. 12-586g and 12-586f, effective July 1, 2001.

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Sec. 4-29c. Certain securities-related funds. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, any moneys collected for the registration of securities, notice filing and exemption filing under chapter 672a shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(P.A. 12-104, S. 19.)

History: P.A. 12-104 effective July 1, 2012.

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Sec. 4-30. Borrowing money for the Transportation Department. Section 4-30 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 102; November, 1955, S. N2; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 58; P.A. 78-298, S. 13, 14.)

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Sec. 4-30a. Transfer of surplus to Budget Reserve Fund, State Employees Retirement Fund and Teachers' Retirement Fund. Reduction of outstanding state indebtedness. Transfer of funds from Budget Reserve Fund. (a)(1) All revenue in excess of three billion one hundred fifty million dollars received by the state each fiscal year from estimated and final payments of the personal income tax imposed under chapter 229 and the affected business entity tax imposed under section 12-699 shall be transferred by the Treasurer to a special fund to be known as the Budget Reserve Fund. On and after July 1, 2018, the threshold amount shall be adjusted annually by the compound annual growth rate of personal income in the state over the preceding five calendar years, using data reported by United States Bureau of Economic Analysis.

(2) The General Assembly may amend the threshold amount of three billion one hundred fifty million dollars, by vote of at least three-fifths of the members of each house of the General Assembly, due to changes in state or federal tax law or policy or significant adjustments to economic growth or tax collections.

(b) After the accounts for the General Fund have been closed for each fiscal year and the Comptroller has determined the amount of unappropriated surplus in said fund, after any amounts required by provision of law to be transferred for other purposes have been deducted, the amount of such surplus shall be transferred by the Treasurer to the Budget Reserve Fund.

(c) (1) (A) Whenever the amount in the Budget Reserve Fund equals fifteen per cent of the net General Fund appropriations for the current fiscal year, no further transfers shall be made by the Treasurer to the Budget Reserve Fund and the amount of such funds in excess of that transferred to said fund shall be deemed to be appropriated, as selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the state, to (i) the State Employees Retirement Fund, in addition to the contributions required pursuant to section 5-156a, but not exceeding five per cent of the unfunded past service liability of the state employees retirement system as set forth in the most recent actuarial valuation certified by the State Employee Retirement Commission, or (ii) the Teachers' Retirement Fund, in addition to the payments required pursuant to section 10-183z, but not exceeding five per cent of the unfunded past service liability of the teachers' retirement system as set forth in the most recent actuarial valuation prepared for the Teachers' Retirement Board.

(B) Any surplus in excess of the amounts transferred to the Budget Reserve Fund and the state employees retirement system or the teachers' retirement system, as applicable, shall be deemed to be appropriated for: (i) Redeeming prior to maturity any outstanding indebtedness of the state selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the state; (ii) purchasing outstanding indebtedness of the state in the open market at such prices and on such terms and conditions as the Treasurer shall determine to be in the best interests of the state for the purpose of extinguishing or defeasing such debt; (iii) providing for the defeasance of any outstanding indebtedness of the state selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the state by irrevocably placing with an escrow agent in trust an amount to be used solely for, and sufficient to satisfy, scheduled payments of both interest and principal on such indebtedness; (iv) making additional payments towards unfunded past service liability of the state employees retirement system or of the teachers' retirement system, as selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the state, or (v) any combination of these methods. Pending the use or application of such amount for the payment of interest and principal, such amount may be invested in (I) direct obligations of the United States government, including state and local government treasury securities that the United States Treasury issues specifically to provide state and local governments with required cash flows at yields that do not exceed Internal Revenue Service arbitrage limits, (II) obligations guaranteed by the United States government, and (III) securities backed by United States government obligations as collateral and for which interest and principal payments on the collateral generally flow immediately through to the security holder.

(2) Whenever the amount in the Budget Reserve Fund equals five per cent or more of the net General Fund appropriations for the current fiscal year, the General Assembly may transfer funds in excess of the five per cent threshold from the Budget Reserve Fund, for the purpose of paying unfunded past service liability of the state employees retirement system or of the teachers' retirement system as the General Assembly, in consultation with the Treasurer, determines to be in the best interests of the state. Such payments shall be in addition to any other contributions or payments required pursuant to section 5-156a or 10-183z or subdivision (1) of this section.

(d) Moneys in the Budget Reserve Fund shall be expended only as provided in this subsection and subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section.

(1) Whenever in any fiscal year the Comptroller has determined the amount of a deficit applicable with respect to the immediately preceding fiscal year, to the extent necessary, the amount of funds credited to the Budget Reserve Fund shall be deemed to be appropriated for purposes of funding such deficit.

(2) The General Assembly may transfer funds from the Budget Reserve Fund to the General Fund if any consensus revenue estimate maintained or revised pursuant to section 2-36c for the current biennium projects a decline in General Fund revenues for the current biennium of one per cent or more from the total amount of General Fund estimated revenue on which the budget act or any adjusted appropriation and revenue plan, enacted by the General Assembly for the current biennium, was based. Any such transfer may be made at any time during the remainder of the current biennium.

(3) The General Assembly may transfer funds from the Budget Reserve Fund to the General Fund if the consensus revenue estimate maintained or revised not later than April thirtieth annually pursuant to section 2-36c projects a decline in General Fund revenues, in either year or both years of the biennium immediately following such consensus revenue estimate, of one per cent or more from the total of General Fund appropriations for the current year. Any such transfer shall be made in the fiscal year for which such deficit is projected.

(e) The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of said fund in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a. The interest derived from the investment of said fund shall be credited to the General Fund.

(P.A. 79-623, S. 6, 8; P.A. 82-443, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-37, S. 1, 3; P.A. 85-516, S. 1, 8; P.A. 86-403, S. 8, 132; June 23, Sp. Sess. II P.A. 86-1, S. 7, 10; P.A. 92-205, S. 6, 12; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14, S. 1, 11; P.A. 02-118, S. 1; P.A. 03-2, S. 56; P.A. 15-244, S. 164; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 704, 729; P.A. 18-49, S. 7; 18-81, S. 20.)

History: P.A. 82-443 amended Subsec. (a) to repeal provision that not less than 10% of any surplus, when determined, be transferred to the budget reserve fund, and to provide that the entire amount of any surplus, when determined, be transferred to said fund, added provision to Subsec. (a) that the amount of any surplus which may not be transferred to the budget reserve fund because of the maximum size of said fund, shall be deemed to be appropriated to retire state indebtedness and amended Subsec. (b) to provide that when a deficit has been determined for the immediately preceding fiscal year, funds credited to the budget reserve fund shall be deemed to be appropriated to fund such deficit; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-37 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that the portion of the state's total indebtedness to be retired by the amount of surplus in excess of that transferred to the budget reserve fund is the portion of indebtedness “in excess of the state's normal debt retirement schedule” and amended Subsec. (b) to repeal provision authorizing expenditure of moneys in budget reserve fund upon request of governor and approval of two-thirds of each house of the general assembly; P.A. 85-516 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provision that the interest derived from the investment of the fund shall be credited to the general fund; P.A. 86-403 made technical change in Subsec. (a); June 23 Sp. Sess. II P.A. 86-1 amended Subsec. (a) to clarify that “the amount in said fund” and “general fund appropriations” are “for the fiscal year in progress” and to replace purposes for which amount of surplus in excess of that transferred to budget reserve fund shall be deemed to be appropriated with purposes in Subdivs. (1) to (4), inclusive, and added provision re investment of amount pending application of such amount for payment of interest and principal; P.A. 92-205 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re appropriation of surplus to state employees retirement fund, but not exceeding 5% of unfunded past service liability of the system; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14 changed effective date of P.A. 92-205 but did not affect the date applicable to this section; P.A. 02-118 amended Subsec. (a) to increase amount of surplus transferred to fund from 5% to 7.5% of net General Fund appropriations for fiscal year in progress, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-2 amended Subsec. (a) to increase amount of surplus transferred to fund from 7.5% to 10% of net General Fund appropriations for the fiscal year in progress, effective February 28, 2003; P.A. 15-244 substantially revised Subsec. (a) to designate existing provisions as Subdivs. (3), (6) and (7), define “combined revenue” in new Subdiv. (1), establish Restricted Grants Fund in new Subdiv. (2), establish transfer formulas commencing in fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, in new Subdiv. (4), require the Comptroller to certify threshold level for deposits to Budget Reserve Fund in new Subdiv. (5), and revise formula for transfer to State Employees Retirement Fund in Subdiv. (6), amended Subsec. (b) to describe purpose of Budget Reserve Fund and provide formula for transfer when 2 per cent decline in tax revenue is projected, added Subsec. (d) re approval by General Assembly of any bill to reduce or eliminate amount of deposit to Budget Reserve Fund and Subsec. (e) re reports to General Assembly, and made technical and conforming changes throughout, effective July 1, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 added new Subsec. (a) re transfer of revenue in excess of $3,150,000,000 of estimated and final payments of personal income tax to Budget Reserve Fund, redesignated existing Subsec. (a) as Subsecs. (b) and (c), substantially amended redesignated Subsec. (c) re use of funds in excess of Budget Reserve Fund threshold levels, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (d) and amended same by designating existing provisions re amounts deemed appropriated as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdivs. (2) and (3) re General Assembly transfer of funds from Budget Reserve Fund, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (e), made technical and conforming changes, and repealed P.A. 15-244, S. 164, effective July 1, 2019, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-49 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to affected business entity tax imposed under Sec. 12-699, effective May 31, 2018; P.A. 18-81 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provision re transfer of estimated and final payments of personal income tax as Subdiv. (1), amend same to add annual adjustment of threshold amount, and add Subdiv. (2) re amendment of threshold amount by General Assembly, effective May 15, 2018.

Cited. 41 CS 90.

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(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 511; P.A. 11-48, S. 46; P.A. 13-239, S. 135.)

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Sec. 4-31. Disposition of insurance funds. The Governor may authorize the use of any moneys received by the state in payment of insurance claims upon property of the state for the purpose of rebuilding, repairing or replacing such property.

(1949 Rev., S. 272; P.A. 75-450; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 78-298, S. 5, 14; P.A. 82-314, S. 13, 63; P.A. 86-162, S. 1, 2.)

History: P.A. 75-450 required finance and control commissioner to notify appropriations committee of insurance claims received; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 78-298 deleted provisions for use of funds from private sources etc. for rebuilding, repairing or replacing property; P.A. 82-314 changed committee names; P.A. 86-162 deleted requirement that secretary of the office of policy and management notify general assembly committees having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and budgets of state agencies, and state finance, revenue and bonding, within 90 days of receipt of such insurance payment and whether the state plans to rebuild, repair or replace such property.

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Sec. 4-31a. Disposition of gifts, contributions, trust income or other aid from private source or federal government. (a) Any gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other aid from any private source or from the federal government, except federal aid for highway and bridge purposes or federal funds in the possession of the Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System, the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges, or the Employment Security Division of the Labor Department, or any other gift, grant or trust fund in the possession of any of said boards, shall be entered upon the records of the General Fund in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. When so recorded, such amounts shall be deemed to be appropriated to the purposes of such gift, contribution or other aid and shall be allotted in accordance with law. No gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other aid from any private source or from the federal government that is subject to this subsection shall require allotment, except upon 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.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any funds that are donated or contributed by any private source with the intent that such gift or contribution be used to support coordinated emergency recovery, as defined in section 4-37e, shall not be entered upon the records of the General Fund and such amounts shall not be deemed to be appropriated to the purposes of such gift or contribution.

(c) No fund shall be created and set up on the books of the state except by act of the General Assembly or upon the approval of the Governor.

(1959, P.A. 337, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 502, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; P.A. 86-205, S. 1; P.A. 89-260, S. 2, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 39, 69; P.A. 97-131, S. 2, 5; P.A. 13-275, S. 3.)

History: 1971 act included federal funds of boards of trustees for state colleges, community colleges and technical colleges in funds exempt from inclusion in general fund; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 82-218 replaced “state colleges” with “Connecticut State University” pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 86-205 amended Subsec. (a) to include federal funds in the possession of the employment security division of the labor department within funds exempt from inclusion in general fund; P.A. 89-260 in Subsec. (a) substituted “board of trustees of the community-technical colleges” for the board of trustees for regional community colleges and the board of trustees of the state technical colleges; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 97-131 added provision that gifts, contributions, income from trust funds and other aid from private sources and the federal government do not require allotment except upon notice by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that the state agency receiving the funding has consistently failed to provide the notification required by Sec. 4-66a(e), effective June 13, 1997; P.A. 13-275 added new Subsec. (b) re treatment of funds donated or contributed by private source to support coordinated emergency recovery and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective July 11, 2013.

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Sec. 4-31b. Annual statement re internal service fund operations. The custodian or administrator of each internal service fund of the state shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis, not later than October first of each year, a statement showing in detail the operations of such fund for the preceding fiscal year. Such statement shall include an accounting, by item, for all revenues and expenditures of such fund for such year.

(P.A. 83-403, S. 1, 2.)

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Sec. 4-31c. Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund. There is established a fund to be known as the “Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund”. Upon certification by the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that the CORE-CT project for financial services is operational, the fund shall contain all moneys that are restricted, not available for general use and previously accounted for in the General Fund as “Federal and Other Grants”. The Comptroller is authorized to make such transfers as are necessary to provide that, notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, all moneys that are restricted and not available for general use are in the Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund.

(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 81.)

History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 effective July 1, 2004.

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Sec. 4-31d. System to track federal and alternative grant funding. Liaisons. Report. (a) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available resources, (1) develop a system to track the state's federal and alternative grant funding; and (2) work in consultation with other state agencies to pursue specific federal revenue maximization efforts.

(b) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall identify for which state agencies it is appropriate to have an employee designated to serve as the liaison with the office regarding federal and alternative funding. Each agency so identified shall designate such a liaison. Each such liaison shall ensure that the office has access to information regarding all grant applications that have been submitted by the agency of such liaison that the office requires to maintain the tracking system developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The Office of Policy and Management shall, on or before November 15, 2014, and annually thereafter, submit to 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 in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, and post on said office's Internet web site, a report on the office's efforts to maximize alternative revenues. The office shall also submit such report to the Auditors of Public Accounts.

(P.A. 13-294, S. 1; P.A. 17-60, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 13-294 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-60 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee” with “Auditors of Public Accounts”, effective July 1, 2017.

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Sec. 4-32. State revenue accounting. Each state department, institution, board, commission or other state agency and each official and employee thereof, including the clerks of the Superior Court, receiving any money or revenue for the state, shall, within twenty-four hours of its receipt, account for and, if the total of the sums received amounts to five hundred dollars or more, pay the same to the Treasurer or deposit the same in the name of the state in depositories designated by the Treasurer under such regulations as the Treasurer prescribes. Total daily receipts of less than five hundred dollars may be held until the total receipts to date amount to five hundred dollars, but not for a period of more than seven calendar days. The Treasurer is authorized to make exceptions to the limitations herein prescribed upon written application from the head of any state department, institution, board, commission or other state agency stating that compliance would be impracticable and giving the reasons therefor. The Treasurer shall make a written statement of any such exception and shall file copies thereof with the Comptroller and the Auditors of Public Accounts.

(1949 Rev., S. 273; 1953, S. 101d; February, 1965, P.A. 247; P.A. 75-530, S. 2, 35; P.A. 77-452, S. 45, 72; P.A. 78-302, S. 6, 11; P.A. 97-65, S. 1, 2.)

History: 1965 act made provisions for common pleas and superior court clerks; P.A. 75-530 included common pleas and superior court clerks under provisions of section, deleting prior language excepting them from provisions in certain cases; P.A. 77-452 deleted reference to court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-302 deleted provisions concerning petty cash funds for agencies; P.A. 97-65 increased from $100 to $500 the amount to be paid over to Treasurer within 24 hours of receipt, effective July 1, 1997.

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Sec. 4-33. Deposit of public money and trust funds. (a) Any person, with the approval of the Treasurer and the Comptroller, may deposit any funds or moneys in such person's hands belonging to the state or held by such person as a custodian or trustee or in an official capacity, in any qualified public depository, as defined in section 36a-330, or any bank authorized pursuant to section 3-24, provided such deposit shall only be made in such person's name as an official of the state, custodian or trustee or in the name of the state. In no case shall the deposit by such person in any one such qualified public depository or bank exceed in the aggregate at any one time seventy-five per cent of the total capital of such depository or bank, as determined in accordance with applicable federal regulations and regulations adopted by the Banking Commissioner under section 36a-332, provided: (1) Any such qualified public depository or bank is required to disclose such information relating to public deposits as the Banking Commissioner may require by regulations which the Banking Commissioner shall adopt in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, disclosure of the most current quarterly statement of condition and statement of income; and (2) whatever interest or other pecuniary consideration such depository or bank allows for or upon such deposit or payment shall belong to and accrue to the benefit of the state.

(b) On or before September first of each year, each person who deposits funds or moneys in an account under subsection (a) of this section shall submit to the Treasurer and the Comptroller, on a form provided by the Treasurer, a list of all such accounts, as of the preceding June thirtieth.

(c) If the laws of this state have, in all other respects, been complied with, any person acting on behalf of, or as custodian or trustee for, the state, who deposits public funds in any depository, shall, because of failure, insolvency, receivership, forced closing or restricted operation of such depository, or a bank and credit union holiday or banking emergency proclaimed under the provisions of the laws of the United States or of this state, be relieved of personal responsibility for public funds so deposited and the surety or sureties upon the bond of such person shall be likewise relieved to the same extent as such person. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to relieve any such person or such person's surety or sureties from the obligation to account for the whole or such part of public funds so deposited as and when the same may be obtained by such person from such depository.

(1949 Rev., S. 832; 1955, S. 370d; 1957, P.A. 240; 1967, P.A. 517, S. 12; P.A. 73-609, S. 1, 4; P.A. 75-256, S. 1, 5; P.A. 78-121, S. 3, 113; 78-236, S. 7, 20; P.A. 80-183, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-193, S. 13, 16; P.A. 83-140, S. 2; 83-438, S. 1, 8; P.A. 87-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 89-73, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-245, S. 9; P.A. 94-7, S. 2; 94-190, S. 4; P.A. 95-282, S. 1, 11; P.A. 96-244, S. 38, 63; P.A. 00-6, S. 2; P.A. 03-84, S. 5.)

History: 1967 act changed bank deposit limit from 50% to 75% of bank's total funds; P.A. 73-609 changed building and loan association deposit limit to $75,000 and added provision concerning public officials acting as fiduciary; P.A. 75-256 deleted provision limiting investments in mutual saving banks as subject to provisions of Sec. 36-104 and changed building and loan association deposit limit to $100,000; P.A. 78-121 removed references to share accounts and to building or savings and loan associations, referring instead to accounts generally and savings and loan associations; P.A. 78-236 required approval of treasurer; P.A. 80-183 included federal savings and loan associations under provisions of section and required investments exceeding amount insured by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to be fully collateralized; P.A. 81-193 replaced references to a mutual savings bank, national or state bank and trust company, savings and loan association or federal savings and loan association with “any qualified public depository, as defined in Sec. 36-382” and deleted the limitation of $100,000 on deposits except for a deposit in a savings bank; P.A. 83-140 required the state comptroller to approve the deposit by a public official of the state of any funds or moneys belonging to the state; P.A. 83-438 eliminated the $100,000 maximum on public funds which may be deposited in a savings bank, added disclosure requirements for all qualified public depositories accepting public deposits and precluded any depository whose ratio of net worth to assets falls below 3% from accepting additional public deposits; (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 87-9, “banking commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “commissioner of banking”); P.A. 89-73 revised Subsec. and Subdiv. designations and added Subsec. (b) requiring each public official who deposits funds to submit a list of such accounts; P.A. 91-245 substituted total capital as determined in accordance with applicable regulations for capital, general loss reserve, surplus and undivided profits, and deleted prohibition on acceptance of additional public deposits by depositories whose ratio of net worth to assets falls below 3%; P.A. 94-7 amended Subsec. (a) to allow deposit of funds in an out-of-state bank, trust company or state trust company; P.A. 94-190 changed “depository” to “depository or bank” for consistency and deleted the reference to Sec. 3-24(2); P.A. 95-282 added Subsec. (c) re liability of persons acting on behalf of the state who deposit public funds in any depository and made technical changes, effective July 6, 1995, provided “any designation of a depository of public funds of the state or any municipality or regional school district, and any prescription of the method of supervision of the investment and reinvestment of trust funds of a municipality, made in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 4-33, 7-401, 7-402, 7-403, subsection (c) of section 10-52 or subsection (d) of section 10-56 in effect on or before July 6, 1995, shall remain in effect until rescinded or otherwise modified in accordance with the provisions of public act 95-282” (Revisor's note: (1) The reference to “section 10-52” appears to be a clerical error since Subsec. (c) of Sec. 10-51 was amended by Sec. 5 of P.A. 95-282; (2) the Revisors changed the reference in Subsec. (c) from “any person acting in behalf of,” to “any person acting on behalf of,” for consistency with statutory usage); P.A. 96-244 revised effective date of P.A. 95-282 but without affecting this section; P.A. 00-6 replaced “bank holiday” with “bank and credit union holiday” and made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality in Subsec. (c); P.A. 03-84 changed “Commissioner of Banking” to “Banking Commissioner” and made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 3, 2003.

See Sec. 3-24 re additional powers of Treasurer to deposit state funds.

See Sec. 7-401 et seq. re municipal power to designate depositories and make deposits.

Cited. 189 C. 490.

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Sec. 4-33a. Illegal, irregular or unsafe handling of state or quasi-public agency funds. Breakdown in safekeeping of agency resources. Breach of security. Notification. All boards of trustees of state institutions, state department heads, boards, commissions, other state agencies responsible for state property and funds and quasi-public agencies, as defined in section 1-120, shall promptly notify the Auditors of Public Accounts and the Comptroller of any (1) unauthorized, illegal, irregular or unsafe handling or expenditure of state or quasi-public agency funds, (2) breakdowns in the safekeeping of any other resources of the state or quasi-public agencies, (3) breach of security, as defined in section 36a-701b, or (4) contemplated action to commit one of the acts listed in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this section within their knowledge. In the case of such notification to the Auditors of Public Accounts, the auditors may permit aggregate reporting in a manner and at a schedule determined by the auditors.

(1971, P.A. 557; P.A. 97-197; P.A. 18-137, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 97-197 applied section to quasi-public agencies; P.A. 18-137 added Subdiv. designators (1) to (4), added provision re breach of security in Subdiv. (3), added provision re aggregate reporting for notification to Auditors of Public Accounts, and made technical and conforming changes.

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Sec. 4-34. Transferred to Chapter 58, Sec. 4a-69.

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Sec. 4-35. Fiscal year. The fiscal year for all departments of the state government shall end on the thirtieth day of June.

(1949 Rev., S. 266.)

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Sec. 4-36. Inventory and list of state property. Each state agency shall establish and keep an inventory account in the form prescribed by the Comptroller, and shall, annually, on or before October first, transmit to the Comptroller a detailed inventory, as of June thirtieth, of all of the following property owned by the state and in the custody of such agency: (1) Real property, and (2) personal property having a value of one thousand dollars or more. For audit purposes, each state agency shall establish and keep a list of personal property having a value of less than one thousand dollars and defined as “controllable property” in the property control manual published by the Comptroller.

(1949 Rev., S. 275; P.A. 98-42, S. 1, 8; P.A. 00-25, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 98-42 substituted “agency” for “department and state institution” and exempted noncontrollable personal property having a value of less than $1,000 from inventory requirement, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 00-25 substituted “October first” for “August first”, made a technical change for the purpose of gender neutrality and required state agencies to list, rather than inventory, controllable personal property having value of less than $1,000.

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Sec. 4-36a. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Sec. 4b-28.

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Secs. 4-36b and 4-36c. Transferred to Chapter 60, Part I, Secs. 4b-63 and 4b-64, respectively.

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Sec. 4-37. Payment to persons entitled to refund of money paid to state. The Comptroller, upon application of any state department or commission, may draw an order upon the Treasurer in favor of any person equitably entitled to the refund of any money paid to the state, for the amount of such refund. The State Treasurer shall pay the amount of such refund from the fund to which such payment is credited.

(1949 Rev., S. 276; P.A. 78-302, S. 7, 11; P.A. 85-138; P.A. 93-285, S. 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6, S. 8, 85.)

History: P.A. 78-302 required payments to be made from funds specifically appropriated for the purpose; P.A. 85-138 added provision that the approval of the attorney general is not required for refunds of $100 or less; P.A. 93-285 deleted requirement that attorney general approve refunds greater than $100; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6 deleted former provision providing for refunds of payments to be paid out of appropriations to the Comptroller and provided for refunds to be paid by the Treasurer from the fund to which the payment is credited, effective July 1, 2001.

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Secs. 4-37a to 4-37c. Transferred to Chapter 57, Secs. 4a-19 to 4a-21, inclusive.

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Sec. 4-37d. Financial management task force. No member who served or is serving on the Governor's financial management task force shall receive any remuneration for such service by the state of Connecticut, and no corporation, partnership or limited partnership doing business within the state or any professional corporation which has within its employ a member of said task force shall be eligible for any state contracts created as a result of said task force's report.

(P.A. 77-572, S. 2, 3.)

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Sec. 4-37e. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 4-37f to 4-37j, inclusive:

(1) “State agency” means each state board, authority, commission, department, office, institution, council or other agency of the state including, but not limited to, each constituent unit and each public institution of higher education.

(2) “Foundation” means an organization, fund or any other legal entity which is (A) exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) 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 (B) established for the principal purpose of receiving or using private funds for charitable, scientific, cultural, educational or related purposes that support or improve a state agency or for coordinated emergency recovery purposes. Such an organization, fund or other legal entity shall not be deemed to be a state agency or a public agency, as defined in section 1-200.

(3) “Executive authority” means (A) a department head, as defined in section 4-5, (B) the executive secretary or president of a constituent unit, (C) the chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education, and (D) the chief executive officer of any other state agency.

(4) “Constituent unit” means a constituent unit as defined in section 10a-1.

(5) “Public institution of higher education” means a public college or university in the state system of higher education or The University of Connecticut School of Law.

(6) “Coordinated emergency recovery” means the support and improvement of state services affected by a natural disaster, act of domestic terrorism, catastrophic event or other unforeseen emergency, including, but not limited to, services provided by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Office of Victim Services.

(P.A. 89-267, S. 1; P.A. 98-68, S. 1, 3; P.A. 01-141, S. 14; P.A. 13-275, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 98-68 applied section to Sec. 4-37j, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 01-141 redefined “foundation” to provide that such organization, fund or other legal entity not be deemed a public agency as defined in Sec. 1-200; P.A. 13-275 amended Subdiv. (2) by redefining “foundation” to clarify reference to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and include an entity established “for coordinated emergency recovery purposes” and added Subdiv. (6) defining “coordinated emergency recovery”, effective July 11, 2013.

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Sec. 4-37f. Requirements for foundations established for principal purpose of supporting or improving state agencies or for coordinated emergency recovery purposes. The executive authority of each state agency for which a foundation is established shall, in accordance with a policy adopted by the board of trustees of the constituent unit for each state agency which is a constituent unit or which is a public institution of higher education under the jurisdiction of the constituent unit, ensure that, or the executive authority of each state agency for which a foundation is established for the principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery shall ensure that:

(1) The foundation shall have a governing board to oversee its operation;

(2) If the state agency is a constituent unit, the following persons shall serve as nonvoting members of the governing board of the foundation unless the bylaws of the foundation provide that they be voting members: The executive authority of the constituent unit, or his designee, a student enrolled at an institution under the jurisdiction of the constituent unit, who shall be elected by the students enrolled at the institutions under the jurisdiction of the constituent unit, and a member of the faculty of any such institution, who shall be elected by the faculty of the institutions under the jurisdiction of the constituent unit. Elections pursuant to this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with procedures for such elections established by the board of trustees of the constituent unit;

(3) If the constituent unit is the regional community-technical colleges or the Connecticut State University System, the purposes of the foundation shall be limited to providing funding for (A) scholarships or other direct student financial aid, and (B) programs, services or activities at one or more of the institutions within its jurisdiction;

(4) If the state agency is a public institution of higher education, the following persons shall serve as nonvoting members of the governing board of the foundation unless the bylaws of the foundation provide that they be voting members: The executive authority of the institution, or his designee, a student enrolled at the institution, who shall be elected by the students enrolled in the institution and a member of the faculty of the institution, who shall be elected by the faculty of the institution. Elections pursuant to this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with procedures for such elections established by the board of trustees of the constituent unit which has jurisdiction over the institution;

(5) The governing board of the foundation shall annually file with the state agency an updated list of the members and officers of such board;

(6) The salaries, benefits and expenses of officers and employees of the foundation shall be paid solely by the foundation;

(7) The foundation shall use generally accepted accounting principles in its financial record-keeping and reporting and shall not engage in any prohibited act, as described under section 21a-190h of the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act;

(8) A foundation which has in any of its fiscal years receipts and earnings from investments totaling two hundred fifty thousand dollars per fiscal year or more, or a foundation established for the principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery that operated in response to an eligible incident, as defined in section 4-37r, during the fiscal year or with funds that exceeded two hundred fifty thousand dollars in the aggregate, shall have completed on its behalf for such fiscal year a full audit of the books and accounts of the foundation. A foundation which has receipts and earnings from investments totaling less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars in each fiscal year during any three of its consecutive fiscal years beginning October 1, 2018, shall have completed on its behalf for the third fiscal year in any such three-year period a full audit of the books and accounts of the foundation, unless such foundation was established for the principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery and had completed on its behalf such an audit for any year in any such three-year period. For each fiscal year in which an audit is not required pursuant to this subdivision financial statements shall be provided by the foundation to the executive authority of the state agency. Each audit under this subdivision shall be (A) conducted by an independent certified public accountant or, if requested by the state agency with the consent of the foundation, the Auditors of Public Accounts, (B) conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and (C) completed, and a copy of such audit submitted, in accordance with this section, not later than six months after the end of the applicable fiscal year. The auditor shall submit (i) a report that includes an opinion regarding the financial statements and a management letter, and (ii) a report that includes an opinion on conformance of the operating procedures of the foundation with the provisions of sections 4-37e to 4-37i, inclusive, and recommendations for any corrective actions needed to ensure such conformance. Each audit report shall disclose the receipt or use by the foundation of any public funds in violation of said sections or any other provision of the general statutes. The foundation shall provide a copy of each audit report completed pursuant to this subdivision to the executive authority of the state agency and the Attorney General. Each financial statement required under this subdivision shall include, for the fiscal year to which the statement applies, the total receipts and earnings from investments of the foundation and the amount and purpose of each receipt of funds by the state agency from the foundation. As used in this subdivision, “fiscal year” means any twelve-month period adopted by a foundation as its accounting year;

(9) If the state agency is The University of Connecticut and the foundation has an endowment fund with a market value that is greater than one million five hundred thousand dollars, the foundation shall annually provide the following, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate: (A) A list of the current members and officers of the governing board of the foundation; (B) a copy of the most recent annual report of the foundation; (C) a copy of the most recent audited financial statements, management letter and audit reports of the foundation that are required under subdivision (8) of this section; (D) a copy of the written agreement between the state agency and the foundation that is required under subdivision (10) of this section; (E) a copy of the written policy required under section 4-37j; (F) a copy of any conflicts of interest policy of the foundation; (G) a copy of the foundation's most recently filed Internal Revenue Service form 990, including all parts and schedules that are required to be made available for public inspection under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time; (H) a copy of the bylaws of the foundation; (I) a report of the total number and average size of disbursements made to each public institution of higher education for (i) undergraduate and graduate scholarships, fellowships and awards, (ii) program and research support, (iii) equipment, and (iv) facilities construction, improvements and related expenses; (J) as to any employee of the public institution of higher education for whom the foundation contributes some or all of the salary, wages or fringe benefit expenses, a report listing the position of each such employee and, for each position, the amount of the financial reimbursement by the foundation to the public institutions of higher education for such employee's salary, wages or fringe benefit expenses; (K) the identity of any person, firm, corporation or other entity donating funds or other things of value to the foundation, unless the donor has requested that such donor's identity not be publicly disclosed; and (L) a list of all deanships, professorships, chairs, schools, institutes, centers or facilities of the state agency that were named in recognition of foundation donors upon the approval of the board of trustees of the state agency during the preceding fiscal year. The information delivered under this subdivision shall constitute a public record and shall be disclosed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. Nothing in this subdivision shall require the disclosure of the identity of any person, firm, corporation or other entity that donated or made a commitment to donate funds or other things of value to the foundation prior to July 1, 2017;

(10) There shall be a written agreement between the state agency and the foundation that (A) addresses any use by the foundation of the agency's facilities and resources including, but not limited to, office space, storage space, office furniture and equipment, utilities, photocopying services, computer systems and the maintenance by the state agency of the books and records of the foundation, provided any such books and records maintained by the state agency shall not be deemed to be public records and shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of section 1-210, (B) provides that the state agency shall have no liability for the obligations, acts or omissions of the foundation, (C) requires the foundation to reimburse the state agency for expenses the agency incurs as a result of foundation operations, if the agency would not have otherwise incurred such expenses, (D) in the case of foundations established for a constituent unit of the state system of higher education or for a public institution of higher education, requires the foundation to establish and adhere to an investment policy and a spending policy that are consistent with sections 45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, (E) on and after July 1, 2017, if the state agency is The University of Connecticut, provides that (i) the total cash compensation to be paid in a fiscal year by the state agency to the foundation shall decrease from the amount paid in the preceding fiscal year or the amount paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, whichever is greater, by (I) one million dollars when the market value of the foundation's endowment fund as of January first of the preceding fiscal year is equal to or greater than five hundred million dollars but less than seven hundred million dollars, (II) one million five hundred thousand dollars when the market value of such fund as of January first of the preceding fiscal year is equal to or greater than seven hundred million dollars but less than nine hundred million dollars, or (III) three million dollars when the market value of such fund as of January first of the preceding fiscal year is equal to or greater than nine hundred million dollars but less than one billion two hundred fifty million dollars, (ii) no cash compensation shall be paid by the state agency to the foundation when the amount in such foundation's endowment fund as of January first of the preceding fiscal year is equal to or greater than one billion two hundred fifty million dollars, (iii) if the market value of the foundation's endowment fund as of January first of the preceding fiscal year decreases below any of the thresholds stated in subclause (I), (II) or (III) of clause (i) of this subparagraph, then the amount of the cash payment to the foundation shall be increased to equal the same amount that was paid to the foundation prior to exceeding the threshold in subclause (I), (II) or (III) of clause (i) of this subparagraph, until the July first following a January first on which the market value of the foundation's endowment fund again exceeds such threshold, and (iv) in any fiscal year, if the two-year average of total gifts and commitments reported by the foundation, pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (9) of this section, for the preceding two fiscal years is not less than five times the average total cash compensation paid by the state agency during the same period, the provisions of clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, of this subparagraph shall not be applicable to the cash compensation paid by the state agency to the foundation in such fiscal year, (F) on and after July 1, 2017, requires the foundation to use reasonable efforts to raise gifts and commitments each fiscal year for student support, including, but not limited to, scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, awards and prizes, that equal not less than fifteen per cent of the total amount of all gifts and commitments raised by the foundation in the same fiscal year, and (G) provides that if the foundation ceases to exist or ceases to be a foundation, as defined in section 4-37e, (i) the foundation shall be prohibited from using the name of the state agency, (ii) the records of the foundation, or copies of such records, shall be made available to and may be retained by the state agency, provided any such records or copies which are retained by the state agency shall not be deemed to be public records and shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of section 1-210, and (iii) there are procedures for the disposition of the financial and other assets of the foundation. If the state agency is a constituent unit, the board of trustees of the constituent unit shall approve such agreement. If the state agency is a public institution of higher education, the board of trustees of the constituent unit which has jurisdiction over the institution shall approve such agreement; and

(11) If the foundation is established for the principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall be deemed the state agency for purposes of this section, and the deputy commissioner of said department with jurisdiction over the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security shall be deemed the executive authority for purposes of this section.

(P.A. 89-267, S. 2; P.A. 94-180, S. 13, 17; P.A. 95-259, S. 1, 32; P.A. 96-244, S. 40, 63; P.A. 99-285, S. 9, 12; P.A. 08-6, S. 1; P.A. 13-275, S. 2; P.A. 16-93, S. 1; P.A. 18-137, S. 4; P.A. 21-19, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 94-180 added Subdiv. (3) limiting the purposes of foundations established by the boards of trustees of the community-technical colleges and the Connecticut State University system and renumbered the remaining Subdivs., effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-259 amended Subdivs. (2) and (4) concerning the bylaws and voting members, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 96-244 amended Subdiv. (8) to allow the audit to be conducted by the Auditors of Public Accounts, if requested by the state agency, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 99-285 amended Subdiv. (9) to designate the existing Subpara. (D) as Subpara. (E) and to add a new Subpara. (D) re investment and spending policy for foundations established for constituent units of the state system of higher education or for public institutions of higher education, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 08-6 amended Subdiv. (9)(D) to replace references to repealed sections with references to Secs. 45a-535 to 45a-535i, effective April 29, 2008; P.A. 13-275 added provision re obligations of executive authority of each state agency for which a foundation is established for principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery, made a technical change in Subdiv. (3), amended Subdiv. (8) to make full audit requirement applicable to foundation established for principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery that operated in response to an eligible incident during the fiscal year or with funds that exceeded $100,000 in the aggregate, to exempt such foundation from requirement of full audit for third fiscal year in three-year period for foundations having receipts and earnings of less than $100,000 in each fiscal year if such foundation had completed on its behalf such an audit for any year in any such three-year period, and to require foundation to provide copy of audit report to the Attorney General, and added Subdiv. (10) re which department is deemed the state agency and which official is deemed the executive authority for purposes of section when foundation is established for principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery, effective July 11, 2013; P.A. 16-93 replaced reference to Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges and Board of Trustees of Connecticut State University System with reference to regional community-technical colleges or Connecticut State University System in Subdiv. (3), added reference to prohibited act described in Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act in Subdiv. (7), rephrased provision re auditors' submission of reports and made a technical change in Subdiv. (8), added new Subdiv. (9) re information provided by foundation of The University of Connecticut, redesignated existing Subdiv. (9) re written agreement as Subdiv. (10) and amended same to make a technical change, add new Subparas. (E) and (F) re payment of compensation by The University of Connecticut to foundation and redesignate existing Subpara. (E) re if foundation ceases to exist or be a foundation as Subpara. (G), and redesignated existing Subdiv. (10) re foundation established for principal purpose of coordinated emergency recovery as Subdiv. (11), effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 18-137 amended Subdiv. (8) to change references of $100,000 to $250,000, replace “October 1, 1986” with “October 1, 2018”, make technical changes and add Subpara. (C) re deadline for submission of completed audit; P.A. 21-19 amended Subdiv. (10) by adding Subpara.(E)(iv) re exemption from Subparas. (E)(i) to (E)(iii) when 2-year average of gifts reported by foundation is not less than 5 times the 2-year average cash compensation paid by The University of Connecticut to foundation, effective July 1, 2021.

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Sec. 4-37g. Review of foundation audit reports. Audit by Auditors of Public Accounts. (a) As used in this section, the term “funds for deposit and retention in state accounts” means (1) all funds or other things of value received through proposals or other means with an obligation for service primarily to the donor by the state agency including, but not limited to, research, training, education or public service activities, except for such funds or other things of value given to a foundation by a charitable trust which, on or before October 1, 1989, does not permit the giving of its funds or other things of value to a state agency, (2) gifts and donations, including cash, endowments, stock, real estate, personal property or other property of value, made to the state agency and (3) foundation funds received by the state agency.

(b) In the case of an audit required pursuant to section 4-37f, that was not conducted by the Auditors of Public Accounts, the executive authority and chief financial official of the state agency shall review the audit report received pursuant to said section and, upon such review, the executive authority shall sign a letter indicating that he has reviewed the audit report and transmit a copy of the letter and report to the Auditors of Public Accounts. If such audit report indicates that (1) funds for deposit and retention in state accounts have been deposited and retained in foundation accounts or (2) state funds, personnel, services or facilities may have been used in violation of sections 4-37e to 4-37i, inclusive, or any other provision of the general statutes, the Auditors of Public Accounts may conduct a full audit of the books and accounts of the foundation pertaining to such funds, personnel, services or facilities, in accordance with the provisions of section 2-90. For the purposes of such audit, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall have access to the working papers compiled by the certified public accountant in the preparation of the audit conducted pursuant to section 4-37f which are relevant to such use of state funds, personnel, services or facilities in violation of the provisions of sections 4-37e to 4-37i, inclusive, or any other provision of the general statutes. If the audit required pursuant to section 4-37f was not conducted, the Auditors of Public Accounts may conduct a full audit of the books and accounts of the foundation, in accordance with the provisions of section 2-90.

(P.A. 89-267, S. 3; P.A. 96-244, S. 41, 63; P.A. 18-137, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 96-244 limited the applicability of Subsec. (b) to audits not conducted by the Auditors of Public Accounts, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 18-137 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re auditors may conduct full audit if required audit not conducted.

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Sec. 4-37h. Procedures for foundation solicitations. Any person soliciting funds or any other thing of value for donation to a foundation by a person, firm, corporation or other entity shall, at the time of such solicitation or in any receipt for or other written confirmation of such donation, clearly and conspicuously disclose to the person, firm, corporation or other entity that the funds or other things of value donated are to be provided to the foundation and that the person, firm, corporation or other entity may request in writing that its identity be confidential, and upon such request, the identity of the person, firm, corporation or other entity shall not be publicly disclosed.

(P.A. 89-267, S. 4; P.A. 01-173, S. 1, 67.)

History: P.A. 01-173 made a technical change, effective July 1, 2001.

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Sec. 4-37i. Prohibition on compensation or funds from foundation to state officer or employee without approval. No officer or employee of a state agency shall receive a salary, fee or loan, or any compensation or other thing of value from the foundation or withdraw funds from a foundation account for any purpose, without the written approval of the executive authority, except that (1) if the officer or employee is the executive authority of a constituent unit, the written approval shall be that of the chairman of the board of trustees of the constituent unit in accordance with a policy adopted by such board of trustees, and (2) if the officer or employee is the executive authority of a public institution of higher education, the written approval shall be that of the executive authority of the constituent unit.

(P.A. 89-267, S. 5.)

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Sec. 4-37j. Foundation policy for investigation of certain matters. Whistle-blower protection for foundation employees. Each foundation shall develop, in conjunction with the Auditors of Public Accounts, and implement a written policy (1) for the investigation of any matter involving corruption, unethical practices, violation of state laws or regulations, mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or danger to the public safety occurring in such foundation, (2) prohibiting any officer or employee of the foundation from taking or threatening to take any personnel action against any foundation employee who transmits information concerning any such matter, (3) providing that any foundation employee who is found to have knowingly and maliciously made false charges concerning any such matter under subdivision (1) of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action by the employee's appointing authority, up to and including dismissal, and (4) requiring the foundation to provide a copy of such policy to its employees and to periodically notify the employees of the existence of the policy.

(P.A. 98-68, S. 2, 3.)

History: P.A. 98-68 effective July 1, 1998.

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Sec. 4-37k. Agreements between state agencies and foundations not deemed contracts for performance of governmental functions. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, an agreement between a state agency and a foundation, as defined in section 4-37e, shall not be deemed to be a contract for the performance of a governmental function within the meaning of section 1-218.

(P.A. 01-169, S. 3.)

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Sec. 4-37l. State agency consideration of smart growth principles re certain grant applications. When considering any grant application submitted in connection with a proposed development, rehabilitation or other construction project, a state agency shall consider whether such proposal complies with some or all of the principles of smart growth provided in section 1 of public act 09-230*.

(P.A. 10-138, S. 6.)

*Note: Section 1 of public act 09-230 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

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Secs. 4-37m to 4-37q. Reserved for future use.

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Sec. 4-37r. Coordinated emergency recovery. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 4-37s to 4-37u, inclusive:

(1) “Eligible incident” means any emergency declared by a political subdivision of the state, declared by the Governor in accordance with section 28-9 or declared by two-thirds vote of the board following a request of the Governor;

(2) “CT CARE” means the Connecticut Coordinated Assistance and Recovery Endowment foundation established under section 4-37s;

(3) “Board” means the governing board of CT CARE;

(4) “Victims' relief” means direct financial payments to those individuals determined by the board to be most affected by an eligible incident;

(5) “Assistance” means moneys payable by CT CARE in furtherance of coordinated emergency recovery, as defined in section 4-37e, other than victims' relief, to assist eligible recipients affected by an eligible incident including individuals, municipalities and nonprofit organizations; and

(6) “Endowment fund eligible gift” means a gift from a private source to or for the benefit of CT CARE that the donor has specifically designated for deposit in an endowment fund or that, by the terms of the gift, CT CARE may and does deposit or permit to be deposited in an endowment fund.

(P.A. 13-275, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 13-275 effective July 11, 2013.

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Sec. 4-37s. Coordinated emergency recovery. CT CARE foundation. Governing board. Distribution committee. (a) There is established, in accordance with the provisions of section 4-37f, a foundation that shall be known as the Connecticut Coordinated Assistance and Recovery Endowment or CT CARE. The purpose of the foundation is to support coordinated emergency recovery, as defined in section 4-37e. The foundation may accept disbursements from the Coordinated Emergency Recovery Fund pursuant to section 4-37t and may accept gifts, grants or donations from private sources to enable the foundation to carry out its purposes.

(b) (1) CT CARE shall be administered by a governing board. The board shall include the following voting members: (A) Seven members appointed by the Governor who shall have experience in finance or accounting or with the operation of a nonprofit or other corporation, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor; (B) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee; (C) the Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection with jurisdiction over the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, or the deputy commissioner's designee; (D) an employee of the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department appointed by the Chief Court Administrator; (E) the chairperson of each regional emergency planning team established by the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; and (F) two members, appointed by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, each of whose term shall be coterminous with that of the Governor, provided such member's term shall extend through the duration of an eligible incident and, after expiration of such member's term, through any period in which a new appointment to replace such member has yet to be made.

(2) The following persons shall serve on the governing board as nonvoting members in an advisory capacity, in a manner determined by the executive committee pursuant to subsection (g) of this section: (A) The State Emergency Management Director, or the director's designee; (B) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee; (C) the Insurance Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; (D) (i) the executive director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities or the executive director's designee, and (ii) the executive director of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns or the executive director's designee, each of whose term shall be coterminous with that of the Governor, provided such member's term shall extend through the duration of an eligible incident; and (E) such other persons as determined by the executive committee established pursuant to subsection (g) of this section.

(3) All appointments to the governing board shall be made not later than thirty days after July 11, 2013. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. The Governor shall select the chairperson of the governing board and the chairperson shall call the first meeting of the board, which shall be held not later than sixty days after July 11, 2013.

(c) The governing board shall: (1) Adopt policies, bylaws and governing documents and undertake other measures to (A) ensure that the foundation receives and maintains its status as a legal entity exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) 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 (B) receive and distribute funds donated in response to an eligible incident; (2) register CT CARE with applicable state or federal agencies; (3) establish best practices for operating and administering CT CARE to provide coordinated emergency recovery; (4) in anticipation of eligible incidents, create objective guidelines, protocols, scenarios or bases tailored to respond to foreseeable eligible incidents; (5) take actions necessary to ensure financial independence and sustainability, which may include engaging in solicitation of private donations including for the purpose of funding its operations with restricted or endowment funds; (6) for each eligible incident, certify to the Governor and the State Treasurer that the foundation is ready, willing and able to receive private donations and carry out coordinated emergency recovery, as defined in section 4-37e; (7) establish a distribution committee pursuant to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section, receive recommendations from such distribution committee and formally adopt any proposed formula to distribute victims' relief funds; and (8) fund its operations and pay its expenses from sources of funding designated for that purpose.

(d) The board may: (1) Sue and be sued; (2) employ fiscal agents, accountants, legal counsel or other professionals to carry out the purposes of CT CARE, including, but not limited to, an executive director or such other staff as the board may deem necessary; (3) negotiate for services with state agencies or qualified nonprofit entities; (4) delegate decision-making authority on the distribution of funds, except as provided in subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section concerning adoption of any proposed formula to distribute victims' relief funds; and (5) consider and promote the concepts and best practices associated with coordinated emergency recovery.

(e) Any person employed by the board pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section shall not be considered a state employee.

(f) For each eligible incident, the board shall establish a distribution committee. The distribution committee shall include: (1) The regional coordinator for the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection of any region affected, as determined by the board or as otherwise provided for in a declaration of emergency causing an incident to become eligible; (2) the chief executive officer for each affected municipality, as determined by the board or as otherwise provided for in a declaration of emergency causing an incident to become eligible; (3) the chairperson of each regional emergency planning team established by the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection affected, as determined by the board or as otherwise provided for in a declaration of emergency causing an incident to become eligible; and (4) not more than two residents of an affected municipality or municipalities who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the board. The distribution committee shall assist the board in determining eligibility requirements for recipients of distributions from any fund established by CT CARE, provided no distribution shall be made except by action of the board.

(g) The board shall establish an executive committee with membership determined by the board. The executive committee shall inform nonvoting members of the board of their roles as advisors and attend to any other duties prescribed to the executive committee by the board.

(P.A. 13-275, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 13-275 effective July 11, 2013.

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Sec. 4-37t. Coordinated emergency recovery. Fund. Disbursements to CT CARE. (a) There is established a fund to be known as the Coordinated Emergency Recovery Fund. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of said fund and is authorized to accept gifts, grants or donations from private sources to be held in the fund and disbursed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and sections 45a-514 and 47-2. The sums received by the fund shall be accounted for separately and apart from all other state moneys, and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut is pledged for their safekeeping.

(b) Disbursements from the fund shall be made by the State Treasurer or the State Treasurer's designee to CT CARE upon (1) the declaration of an eligible incident, and (2) receipt of the certification required in subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of section 4-37s.

(c) On or before January 1, 2014, and monthly thereafter, the State Treasurer shall submit to the Governor and the Attorney General a report on the financial condition of the Coordinated Emergency Recovery Fund. Such report shall include (1) an estimate of the fund's value as of the date of the report; (2) the effect of disbursements and scheduled disbursements on the fund's value; and (3) an estimate of the monthly administrative costs necessary to operate the fund.

(P.A. 13-275, S. 6.)

History: P.A. 13-275 effective July 11, 2013.

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Sec. 4-37u. Coordinated emergency recovery. Victims' relief and assistance to eligible recipients. (a) CT CARE shall provide victims' relief and assistance to individuals, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and other eligible recipients affected by an eligible incident. Upon the declaration of each eligible incident, the board shall establish the following funds to provide victims' relief and assistance as indicated: (1) A victims' relief fund to provide victims' relief in accordance with the formula adopted by the board pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 4-37s; (2) an individual assistance fund to provide needs-based assistance to affected individuals; and (3) a public assistance fund to provide local emergency funding to affected municipalities, nonprofit organizations and other eligible recipients. Such funds shall contain moneys disbursed to CT CARE by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 4-37t. For each eligible incident, the board may establish such other funds as it deems necessary or desirable to provide coordinated emergency recovery with respect to each eligible incident.

(b) In the event the moneys in any of the funds established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, other than the victims' relief fund, are insufficient to provide full and complete assistance, such assistance shall be provided on a pro rata basis at the discretion of the board. Victims' relief or assistance provided under this section shall be deemed unavailable for repayment of assistance given by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(c) The board may establish permanent endowment funds, including, but not limited to, a permanently unrestricted fund to pay for the operating expenses of CT CARE. Any such endowment funds shall be administered by the board and shall be held in a trust fund with a bank or trust company separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of CT CARE. There shall be deposited into any such endowment fund: (1) Endowment fund eligible gifts, and (2) interest or other income earned on the investment of moneys in such endowment fund pending application or transfer or use of earnings on the principal thereof for the purposes for which such fund was established.

(P.A. 13-275, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 13-275 effective July 11, 2013.

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Sec. 4-37v. Limit on aggregate principal amount of energy consumption and environmental impact lease financings. (a) The aggregate principal amount of energy consumption and environmental impact lease financings that are in effect on or after July 1, 2021, shall not exceed fifteen million dollars for such lease financings that are: (1) Entered into by the state directly or through a state agency for improvements in state-owned buildings, (2) for the purpose of reducing energy consumption or environmental impacts, and (3) not otherwise exempt from such fifteen-million-dollar aggregate amount pursuant to a provision of a public or special act.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “state agency” means any office, department, board, council, commission, institution, constituent unit of the state system of higher education, technical education and career school or other agency in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 192.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective July 1, 2021.

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