Public Act No. 11-48; House Bill No. 6651
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House Bill No. 6651 Public Act No. 11-48 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS OF THE BUDGET CONCERNING GENERAL GOVERNMENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 17b-278g of the general statutes, as amended by section 94 of public act 11-44, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): (a) To the extent permitted by federal law, no payment shall be provided by the Department of Social Services under the Medicaid program for more than one pair of eyeglasses every two years, except payment may be provided under the Medicaid program for an additional pair of eyeglasses during the two-year period when a Medicaid recipient's health care provider determines that such eyeglasses are necessary because of a change in the recipient's medical condition. Said department shall administer the payment for eyeglasses and contact lenses as cost effectively as possible. Sec. 2. Section 69 of public act 11-44 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): Notwithstanding the provisions of section 60 of public act 05-251, effective January 1, 2012, the personnel, payroll, [administrative] affirmative action and business office functions of the Board of Education and Services for the Blind and the Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired shall no longer be merged and consolidated into the Department of Administrative Services and will be assumed by the Bureau of Rehabilitative Services, provided the director of the Bureau of Rehabilitative Services may extend the effective date for the transfer of functions for six months, to June 30, 2012, by submitting a written notice to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Sec. 3. Section 11 of public act 11-6 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): (a) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall monitor expenditures for Personal Services, during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, in order to reduce such expenditures by $ 12,014,800 for such purpose during each such fiscal year. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the constituent units of the state system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1 of the general statutes. (b) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall monitor expenditures for Other Expenses, during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, in order to reduce such expenditures for such purpose by $ 9,440,200 during each such fiscal year. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the constituent units of the state system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1 of the general statutes. Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 12 of public act 11-6 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): (a) Any agreement reached through negotiations between the state and the State Employees Bargaining [Unit] Agent Coalition (SEBAC) concerning wages, hours and other conditions of employment to achieve the labor- management savings specified in [this act] public act 11-6 shall be subject to approval of the General Assembly in accordance with section 5-278 of the general statutes. Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 48 of public act 11-6 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): (b) The sum of $ 100,000 appropriated in section 1 of [this act] public act 11- 6 to the [Office of Policy and Management] Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, for Operation Fuel, for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, shall be available for the purpose of providing a grant to Operation Fuel, Incorporated, for operating expenses incurred for administration of the emergency [home cooling] energy assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2011) Up to $ 100,000 of the unexpended balance of funds appropriated to the Banking Department in section 6 of public act 09-3 of the June special session, and carried forward by section 55 of public act 10- 179, for Other Expenses, shall not lapse on June 30, 2011, and such funds shall continue to be available for the purpose of upgrading software during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. Sec. 7. (Effective July 1, 2011) Up to $ 15,000 of the unexpended balance of funds appropriated to the Banking Department in section 16 of public act 09-3 of the June special session, for Equipment, shall not lapse on June 30, 2011, and such funds shall continue to be available for the purpose of upgrading software during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2011) Up to $ 300,000 of the unexpended balance of funds appropriated to the Department of Motor Vehicles in section 12 of public act 09-3 of the June special session, as amended by section 2 of public act 10-179, for Equipment, shall not lapse on June 30, 2011, and such funds shall be transferred to Other Expenses, for the purpose of replacing the roof of the Department of Motor Vehicles' Enfield office during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013. Sec. 9. (Effective July 1, 2011) Up to $ 100,000 of the unexpended balance of funds appropriated to the Department of Motor Vehicles in section 12 of public act 09-3 of the June special session, as amended by section 2 of public act 10-179, for Other Expenses, shall not lapse on June 30, 2011, and such funds shall continue to be available for the purpose of replacing the roof of the Department of Motor Vehicles' Enfield office during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013. Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 36a-65 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): (b) (1) Each such bank and credit union shall pay the commissioner the amount allocated to it [within twenty business days from the time the commissioner mails a notice to it of the amount due, with] not later than the date specified by the commissioner for payment. Any such bank or credit union shall pay the commissioner an additional two hundred dollars if [the amount allocated] such payment is not paid [in] by the time specified. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person required to pay the commissioner any fee for license or registration or the whole cost of all examinations made by the commissioner. (2) [The] Except as provided in section 134 of public act 11-6, as amended by this act, the State Treasurer shall place all funds received from the commissioner[and all moneys received from any person for documents or reports sold by the commissioner] in a special fund to be known as the State Banking Fund. Amounts in the fund may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General Assembly. (3) The Comptroller shall determine for each fiscal year the expenses of the Department of Banking. (4) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall examine the State Banking Fund annually after the Comptroller has made his determination and shall direct the Treasurer to set aside within the Banking Fund amounts in excess of a reasonable reserve for contingencies, which excess amounts shall be considered a surplus for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section. Sec. 11. Section 134 of public act 11-6 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): Any fines, civil penalties or restitution imposed by the Banking Commissioner or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with section 36a-50, 36a-53, 36b-27 or [36a-57] 36b-72 of the general statutes and any late fees received by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of section 36a-65 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall be deposited into the General Fund. Sec. 12. Subsection (c) of section 32-601 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): (c) (1) The board of directors shall annually elect one of its members as vice- chairperson and shall elect other of its members as officers, adopt a budget and bylaws, designate an executive committee, report semiannually to the appointing authorities with respect to operations, finances and achievement of its economic development objectives, be accountable to and cooperate with the state whenever, pursuant to the provisions of sections 32-600 to 32-611, inclusive, as amended by this act, the state may audit the authority or any project of the authority, as defined in section 32-600, or at any other time as the state may inquire as to either, including allowing the state reasonable access to any such project and to the records of the authority and exercise the powers set forth in section 32-602, as amended by this act. (2) The authority shall have an executive director [, who shall be a member of the staff of the Office of Policy and Management and shall act as project comptroller pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of section 32- 655a. The executive director] who shall be appointed by the board of directors and shall be the chief administrative officer of the authority.