Bill Text: CT SB00156 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: An Act Limiting Committee Staff Salaries For Candidates Participating In The Citizens' Election Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00156 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00156-Introduced.html

---

General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 156
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1019
		*01019*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.

AN ACT LIMITING COMMITTEE STAFF SALARIES FOR CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING IN THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.

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

That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to establish a maximum amount the treasurer of a candidate committee may pay in expenses for compensation of any member of campaign staff when such committee receives a grant under the Citizens' Election Program and such grant is used for such compensation.

Statement of Purpose:

To restrict the amount a campaign staffer may receive in compensation when Citizens' Election Program moneys are used for such purpose.