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CT Gen Stat § 4-6 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-6 - Appointment and term of department heads.

 Except as otherwise provided by statute, on or before March 1, 1975, and quadrennially thereafter, the Governor shall, with the advice and consent of either house of the General Assembly, appoint each department head in the manner prescribed by section 4-7 and section 4-8, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor but no longer than four years from the first day of March in the year of his appointment, unless reappointed under the provisions of said sections. In the event a department head is not appointed or an incumbent reappointed in the manner prescribed in section 4-8 prior to the first day of March in the year of the appointment, the incumbent may serve beyond that date but not later than the tenth day of March in that year.(March, 1950, S. 28d; 1969, P.A. 481, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 5, 595, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 347, 348; P.A. 87-159, S. 1.)History: 1969 act made provision for governor's dismissal of department heads; P.A. 77-614 made no change, Sec. 595 of the act cancelling amendment called for in Sec. 5; P.A. 80-482 provided exception to statute; P.A. 87-159 added provision re service by incumbent beyond March first, but not beyond March tenth, in the event a department head is not appointed or an incumbent reappointed as prescribed in Sec. 4-8.Cited. 184 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 4-8a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-8a - Department head duty to report death of any person in care, custody or control of department.

 Each department head, as defined in section 4-5, including the Commissioner of Education, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall promptly notify the Division of Criminal Justice of any death of a person in the care, custody or control of any person or entity under the jurisdiction of such department head or the Chief Justice.(P.A. 17-216, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 4-9 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-9 - Governor to commission officers.

 The Governor shall commission all officers appointed by him or elected by the General Assembly or by any other authority when a commission is necessary; and shall, when necessary, give certificates of appointment under the seal of the state.(1949 Rev., S. 97.)Cited. 135 C. 655.
CT Gen Stat § 4-9b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-9b - Membership of boards, commissions, committees and councils: Qualifications, gender and racial diversity required considerations. Report. Right of action.

 (a) Appointing authorities, in cooperation with one another, shall make a good faith effort to ensure that, to the extent possible, the membership, except the ex-officio membership, of each state appointive board, commission, committee and council having members appointed by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly is qualified and closely reflects the gender and racial diversity of the state. If there are multiple appointing authorities for a board, commission, committee or council, the appointing authorities shall inform each other of their appointees or planned appointees in order to facilitate compliance with this section.(b) The executive officer or chairperson of each state appointive board, commission, committee and council having members appointed by the Governor or appointed by members of the General Assembly, except committees whose membership consists solely of members of the General Assembly, shall report in writing to the Secretary of the State on or after September first, but not later than October 1, 1993, and biennially thereafter, (1) the number of members of such body and (2) the composition of the body according to the term “race/sex”, as defined in the regulations of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Such report shall not include the names of the individual members of the board, commission, committee or council. The Secretary of the State shall receive and maintain the reports submitted pursuant to this subsection as public records.(c) No provision of this section shall (1) prohibit an individual from completing a term as a member of a state appointive board, commission, committee or council being served on July 2, 1993, or (2) create a private right of action.(P.A. 93-424, S. 1, 2; P.A. 05-288, S. 212.)History: P.A. 93-424 effective July 2, 1993; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 13, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 4-9c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-9c - Confirmation process for appointments to Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and Board of Regents for Higher Education.

 Appointments made by the Governor to the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall be subject to the confirmation process described in section 4-7.(P.A. 94-97, S. 3, 4; P.A. 11-48, S. 270.)History: P.A. 94-97 effective May 25, 1994; P.A. 11-48 replaced “boards of trustees of the constituent units of the state system of higher education and to the Board for State Academic Awards” with “Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 4-9d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-9d - Designation of replacement members on governmental bodies. When required officials unable or choose not to serve.

 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, an elected or appointed officer of the executive or judicial branch who, as such officer, is required to serve on a board, commission, council, authority, task force or other body, and is unable or chooses not to so serve, may designate a person to serve on such body in his place, provided (1) an officer may only designate another officer of his agency and (2) an officer who is required by law to serve as a chairperson or presiding officer of such body shall not designate a person to serve on such body in his place.(b) As used in this subsection, “legislative leader” means: (1) For members of the majority party of the Senate, the president pro tempore of the Senate; (2) for members of the minority party of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate; (3) for members of the majority party of the House of Representatives, the speaker of the House of Representatives; (4) for members of the minority party of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Unless otherwise provided by law, when a member of the General Assembly who, as such member, is required to serve on a board, commission, council, authority, task force or other body, and is unable or chooses not to so serve, the legislative leader of such member may designate another member of the General Assembly to serve on such body in the place of such member, except that if such member is required by law to serve as a chairperson or presiding officer of such body, the legislative leader of such member shall not designate another member to serve on such body in the place of such member.(P.A. 95-38, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 4-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-10 - Appointments to state boards and commissions; lists.

 In the appointment of any member or members of any board or commission, which member or members are required by statute to be appointed by the Governor, any list from which any nominee may be selected, required to be presented to the Governor, shall continue to be submitted to him; but, in making any such appointment, the Governor may select the nominee from such list or otherwise as he deems for the best interests of the state.(1949 Rev., S. 93.)See Sec. 9-167a re minority representation.
CT Gen Stat § 4-11 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-11 - Suspension of administrative officers.

 When the Governor has reason to believe that any officer or commissioner of the Executive Department who is appointed or nominated by the Governor, with or without confirmation of the General Assembly or either house thereof, or any duly authorized deputy of such officer, is guilty of misconduct, material neglect of duty or incompetence in the conduct of his office, he shall serve upon such officer, commissioner or deputy a notice of the charges preferred against him, of the time, within ten days of the service of such notice, when such officer, commissioner or deputy will be given a hearing by him on such charges and of the place where such hearing will be held. The Governor may suspend any such officer, commissioner or deputy from office pending his decision on such charges upon including in the notice required herein his order of such suspension.(1949 Rev., S. 83; 1969, P.A. 481, S. 4.)History: 1969 act deleted reference to deputy commissioners.
CT Gen Stat § 4-12a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-12a - Governor's powers of suspension or removal under sections 4-11 and 4-12 not applicable to deputies appointed by department heads.

 Sections 4-11 and 4-12 shall not apply to department heads or deputies appointed by such department heads.(1969, P.A. 481, S. 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 7, 610.)History: P.A. 77-614 included deputies in exemption.
CT Gen Stat § 4-13 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-13 - Subpoenas.

 In case of contumacy by any person or his refusal to obey a subpoena issued to him under section 4-12, any court of this state, within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which such person guilty of contumacy or of refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the Attorney General, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring him to appear before the Governor, there to produce evidence if so ordered or there to give testimony concerning the matter under investigation or in question; and any person failing to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as for contempt thereof. Any person who, without just cause, fails to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda or other records, if it is in his power so to do, in obedience to any such subpoena, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.(1949 Rev., S. 95.)
CT Gen Stat § 4-13a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-13a - Appearance of assistant on subpoena of state officer.

 Whenever any elective state officer or his deputy or any state commissioner or his deputy is subpoenaed to appear before any court in any matter involving the state, he may delegate any assistant having knowledge of the facts in issue to appear for him, unless such summons is issued by a judge of the court before which such matter is pending, requiring the personal appearance of said commissioner.(P.A. 73-366.)Cited. 207 C. 77.
CT Gen Stat § 4-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-14 - Transportation allowance for state officers, auditors and Governor's executive secretary.

 Upon request by any elected state officer, by either auditor of public accounts or by the Governor's executive secretary, the Comptroller shall pay to such officer, auditor or secretary, for transportation for each day's attendance at his office in the Capitol, an allowance per mile on the same basis as provided for members of the General Assembly under the provisions of section 2-15, which shall be charged by the Comptroller against the amount allotted for the expenses of such officer when an allowance for expenses is made.(1949 Rev., S. 198; 1949, S. 68d; 1957, P.A. 3, S. 1.)See Sec. 3-9 re provision of automobile for Governor's use.
CT Gen Stat § 4-15 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-15 - Expenses of state officers and employees.

 Except as provided in sections 2-15 and 4-14, the Comptroller shall not draw any order on the Treasurer for any sum to cover any charge for expense for travel to and from his home and the Capitol, or any personal expense while at the Capitol, of any officer or employee of the state having an office in the Capitol; or for any sum charged for clerical services rendered such officer or employee other than services rendered at the office of such officer or employee at the Capitol, except for clerical or special services approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(1949 Rev., S. 199; P.A. 77-614, S. 79, 610.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services.
CT Gen Stat § 4-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-16 - Expenses paid by the state.

 Expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties by directors of state institutions, members of state boards, commissioners, deputy commissioners and executive heads of state departments and by their subordinates under their direction shall be paid by the state.(1949 Rev., S. 274.)
CT Gen Stat § 4-16a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-16a - Indemnification of commissioners.

 The state shall protect, save harmless and indemnify all department heads as defined in section 4-5, and the Adjutant General from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act, resulting in accidental bodily injury to or death of any person, or in accidental danger to or destruction of property, or any other acts resulting in any injury, which acts are not wanton, reckless, or malicious, provided such person at the time of the acts resulting in such injury, damage or destruction, was acting in the discharge of his duties or within the scope of his employment.(P.A. 74-236, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136.)History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 changed state police commissioner to commissioner of public safety but separate reference to the commissioner was dropped as no longer necessary.
CT Gen Stat § 4-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-17 - Meeting attendance of trustees or directors of state-aided institutions.

 The office of any trustee or director of any institution receiving state aid, appointed by the Governor or the General Assembly, who, for a period of two successive years, has failed to attend any of the meetings of the board of trustees or directors of which he is a member, shall be vacant, provided such trustee or director shall have had notice of each of such meetings; and, unless otherwise provided by statute, regulation or bylaw governing such board of trustees or directors, such board shall fill such vacancy.(1949 Rev., S. 288.)
CT Gen Stat § 4-18 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-18 - Resignations of state officers.

 The Governor may accept the resignation of any officer whose successor, in case of vacancy in office, he has power to nominate or appoint.(1949 Rev., S. 91.)Where commissioner's findings and conclusions of law did not include a finding of the intent necessary to constitute a violation of a statute, appeal from his decision will be sustained. 167 C. 493.
CT Gen Stat § 4-19 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-19 - Appointments to fill vacancies.

 When the General Assembly is not in session and when no other provision has been made for filling any vacancy in an office, appointment to which is made by the General Assembly or either branch thereof, whether or not on nomination by the Governor, or appointment to which is made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly or either branch thereof, the Governor may fill the same until the sixth Wednesday of the next regular session of the General Assembly, and until a successor is elected or appointed and has qualified. The Governor may fill any vacancy in any office to which he has power of appointment, provided the Governor may not appoint a person who was nominated for an appointment subject to the advice and consent of the General Assembly or either branch thereof and whose nomination was rejected by the General Assembly or either branch thereof during the last preceding regular session of the General Assembly to the same or similar vacancy unless the General Assembly is in regular session.(1949 Rev., S. 92; 1967, P.A. 165, S. 1; P.A. 77-604, S. 2, 84; P.A. 93-154, S. 4, 5.)History: 1967 act restated provisions clarifying applicability to vacancies in offices filled by general assembly appointment “whether or not on nomination by the governor”; P.A. 77-604 made no changes; P.A. 93-154 specified that applicable ending date of gubernatorial appointments occurs during regular general assembly sessions and prohibited governor from filling vacancy with person rejected by general assembly unless general assembly in regular session, effective July 1, 1993.See Sec. 4-7(c) re vacancies in offices of department head.Applies to judges and county commissioners; when vacancy deemed to exist. 87 C. 547; Id., 596; 133 C. 54. Cited. 120 C. 435; 132 C. 521. Terms of judges appointed for two-year term could not be extended and Governor had power to fill vacancies. 135 C. 638. Cited. 136 C. 318. Ineffective to extend term of office of municipal court judge beyond two years provided by twentieth amendment. 138 C. 153. Words “originally filled by the General Assembly” construed. 144 C. 612.Governor's authority to fill a vacancy in the civil service. 8 CS 172.
CT Gen Stat § 4-20 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-20 - Bonding of state officers and employees.

 (a) The State Insurance and Risk Management Board shall, not later than October 1, 1974, and quadrennially thereafter, set the penalties of the bonds of the following officers, having due regard for the duties and responsibilities of said officers, for four-year terms concurrent with their respective terms of office: The Secretary of the State and those department heads listed in section 4-5. Said officers shall, before entering upon the performance of the duties of their office, give their official bonds in the penalty fixed by the board. The premium for said bonds shall be paid by the state.(b) All state officers, state employees and other persons, other than those listed in subsection (a) of this section, who in the opinion of the board should be bonded, shall be bonded, the amount, condition and form to be determined by the board. Bonds taken pursuant to this subsection shall be purchased by the board, at the request of the Comptroller at state expense from a company or companies authorized to issue such bonds and having an office and licensed to do business in this state. The Comptroller may, at any time, request that any such bond be cancelled or terminated and any rebate of premium thereon shall be returned to the Comptroller for deposit in the General Fund.(c) All bonds required by this section shall be approved as to form by the Attorney General and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State, except that bonds of the Secretary of the State and his deputy and subordinates shall be kept by the Treasurer. A record shall be made in the office of the Secretary of the State, giving the name of the officer, employee, agency or person for whom each bond is issued, the name of the company issuing the same and the number, date and time of expiration thereof, and of any certificate renewing such bond.(June, 1955, S. 102d; 1972, P.A. 241, S. 1; P.A. 77-563, S. 1, 5; P.A. 99-51, S. 3, 9; 99-145, S. 16, 23; P.A. 05-288, S. 10.)History: 1972 act deleted former Subsec. (a), relettered remaining Subsecs. accordingly, replaced committee on bonding of state officers and employees with state insurance purchasing board and changed deadline from October 1, 1966, to October 1, 1974; P.A. 77-563 made board rather than comptroller responsible for purchasing bonds and made provision for placing refunds of cancelled bonds in general fund; P.A. 99-51, effective May 27, 1999, and P.A. 99-145, effective June 8, 1999, both amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “State Insurance and Risk Management Board” for “State Insurance Purchasing Board”; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005.See Sec. 4-54 re bond requirement for persons acting as treasurers of activity funds.
CT Gen Stat § 4-21 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-21 - Commissioners empowered to take acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments for Connecticut.

 Prior to October 1, 1995, the Governor may appoint and commission a convenient number of commissioners in each of the other states of the United States, in any territory thereof and in the District of Columbia, for the term of five years, commencing with the date of their respective commissions, unless the appointments and commissions are sooner revoked. Each commissioner so appointed and commissioned shall have power to take the acknowledgment of deeds and of any instruments required by the laws of this state to be acknowledged, to administer oaths or affirmations, examine witnesses and take depositions relating to any cause pending, or to be brought, in any of the courts of this state; but no commissioner shall act as such until he has filed with the Secretary an affidavit, signed and sworn to by him before proper authority, that he will faithfully perform his duties as such commissioner. Each commissioner so appointed and commissioned who has filed such an affidavit prior to October 1, 1995, and whose commission has not been revoked, shall continue to serve as such commissioner until the expiration of said commission or until said commission is revoked, whichever is earlier.(1949 Rev., S. 87, 88; P.A. 95-76, S. 5.)History: P.A. 95-76 authorized appointments only “Prior to October 1, 1995,” and added provision re service by commissioners filing affidavits prior to said date.
CT Gen Stat § 4-22 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers|Section 4-22 - State chemists.

 The Governor shall appoint one or more state chemists, who shall be sworn and shall hold office for two years, unless sooner removed by him, and who shall perform such duties as are or may be prescribed by law. The Governor, within ten days after such appointment, and the officer who administers the oath of office to any such state chemist, within ten days thereafter, shall each certify his action to the Secretary, who shall make a record thereof and may thereupon certify that such person has been appointed and sworn as a state chemist.(1949 Rev., S. 89.)