Source: https://portal.ct.gov/FOI/Regulations/The-FOI-Act/Section-1205-Formerly-Sec-121j--Freedom-of-Information-Commission
Timestamp: 2019-09-17 08:25:26
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Section 1205 Formerly Sec 121j Freedom of Information Commission
Current: Section 1-205. (Formerly Sec. 1-21j) - Freedom of Information Commission.
Section 1-205. (Formerly Sec. 1-21j) - Freedom of Information Commission. (a) There shall be established a Freedom of Information Commission consisting of nine members. (1) Five of such members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of either house of the General Assembly. Such members shall serve for terms of four years from July first of the year of their appointment, except that of the members appointed prior to and serving on July 1, 1977, one shall serve for a period of six years from July 1, 1975, one shall serve for a period of four years from July 1, 1975, and one shall serve for a period of six years from July 1, 1977. Of the two new members first appointed by the Governor after July 1, 1977, one shall serve from the date of such appointment until June 30, 1980, and one shall serve from the date of such appointment until June 30, 1982. (2) On and after July 1, 2011, four members of the commission shall be appointed as follows: One by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the minority leader of the Senate, one by the speaker of the House of Representatives and one by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Such members shall serve for terms of two years from July first of the year of their appointment. (3) No more than five members of the commission shall be members of the same political party. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired portion of the term.
(i) The Freedom of Information Commission shall not be construed to be a commission or board within the meaning of section 4-9a. (P.A. 75-342, §15; P.A. 77-609, §7; P.A. 77-614, §73; P.A. 78-280, §8; P.A. 78-315, §3; P.A. 79-560, §1; P.A. 79-575, §1; P.A. 86-390, §§1, 2; P.A. 87-496, §5; P.A. 88-230, §1; P.A. 89-251, §57; P.A. 90-98, §1; P.A. 91-347, §3; P.A. 93-142, §§4, 7; P.A. 95-220, §§4-6; P.A. 97-47, §13; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9, §§27, 50; P.A. 00-136, §§8, 10; P.A. 06-187, §69; P.A. 07-202, §13.; P.A. 11-48, §62; P.A. 11-51, §§44, 76; P.A. 15-73, §4. P.A. 16-3, §71 (May Sp. Sess.) )