Bill Text: CT SB00155 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Reestablishing The Independence Of The Office Of State Ethics, State Elections Enforcement Commission And Freedom Of Information Commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00155 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00155-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 155

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 1604

 

*01604*

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.

SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

 

AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS, STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to remove the Office of State Ethics, the State Elections Enforcement Commission and the Freedom of Information Commission from the Office of Government Accountability and to reestablish them as independent agencies.

Statement of Purpose:

To reestablish the independence of the Office of State Ethics, State Elections Enforcement Commission and Freedom of Information Commission.

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