Bill Text: CT SB00503 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Requiring Approval Of State Agency Settlement And Nondisclosure Payments And Agreements.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-10 - File Number 409 [SB00503 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00503-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
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February Session, 2018 |
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AN ACT REQUIRING APPROVAL OF STATE AGENCY SETTLEMENT AND NONDISCLOSURE PAYMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) (a) For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any department, board, council, commission, institution or other executive branch agency of state government, including, but not limited to, each constituent unit and each public institution of higher education. On and after October 1, 2018, no state agency shall make any payment of one hundred thousand dollars or more to an employee resigning or retiring from employment with such state agency for the purpose of avoiding costs associated with potential litigation or pursuant to a nondisclosure agreement unless such payment and agreement has been approved by the Attorney General in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) On and after October 1, 2018, each state agency shall submit notice of all proposed payments and agreements described in subsection (a) of this section to the Attorney General for approval at least thirty days prior to making any such payment or entering into any such agreement. The Attorney General shall draft a summary of the Attorney General's decision concerning such payment or agreement, explaining the basis for his or her approval or disapproval of such payment and agreement. The Attorney General shall give notice electronically to the state agency of his or her decision to approve or disapprove the proposed payment or agreement, in whole or in part, not later than thirty calendar days after receipt. If the Attorney General disapproves such payment or agreement, the agency shall renegotiate such payment or agreement and submit the revised payment or agreement to the Attorney General not later than fifteen days after receipt of such disapproval.
(c) Not later than fifteen days after the Attorney General gives the state agency notice of his or her decision, the Attorney General shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, an electronic copy of the summary of the decision prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to 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; the minority leader of the Senate and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration and relating to the state agency that is the subject of such decision.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2018 |
New section |
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a), a reference to Subsec. (c) was deleted for accuracy.
GAE |
Joint Favorable Subst. |