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CT Gen Stat § 1-80d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-80d - Transfer of State Ethics Commission staff.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-38d, not later than July 1, 2005, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall transfer all staff members of the State Ethics Commission in their current position, with existing funds allocated for such positions, to other agencies of the state. The commissioner shall not require the Office of State Ethics, as established in section 1-80, to employ any former employee of the State Ethics Commission. In transferring each such staff member, the commissioner shall: (1) Transfer each staff member to a position located not further than twenty miles from Hartford, and (2) retain such staff member's title, grade, benefits and union membership, as such staff member had while employed with the State Ethics Commission. No other state employee shall be laid off as a result of such transfers.(P.A. 05-183, S. 36; P.A. 06-196, S. 4.)History: P.A. 05-183 effective June 20, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change, effective June 7, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 1-80e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-80e - Designation of judge trial referees.

 The Chief Court Administrator shall designate ten judge trial referees who shall be available to the Office of State Ethics to: (1) Preside over and rule at any hearing of the Office of State Ethics; and (2) make findings as to probable cause following any investigation conducted by the ethics enforcement officer of the Office of State Ethics.(P.A. 05-183, S. 34.)History: P.A. 05-183 effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-81a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-81a - Recommended appropriations. Allotments.

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the appropriations recommended for the Office of State Ethics shall be the estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management by the executive director of the Office of State Ethics and the recommended adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said executive director to the Office of Policy and Management.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Governor shall not reduce allotment requisitions or allotments in force concerning the Office of State Ethics.(P.A. 04-204, S. 9; P.A. 05-183, S. 4; P.A. 11-48, S. 74; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 70.)History: P.A. 04-204 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-183 changed references from the State Ethics Commission to the Office of State Ethics, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) by adding language re separate line item within budget for Office of Governmental Accountability, by replacing language re director of Office of State Ethics with language re administrator of Office of Governmental Accountability and by making technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting references to Office of Governmental Accountability, deleting provision re separate line item within budget for said office and replacing reference to executive administrator of Office of Governmental Accountability with reference to executive director of Office of State Ethics, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-81b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-81b - Summary of ethics laws re bidders, proposers and state contractors.

 The Office of State Ethics shall develop a plain language summary of state ethics laws concerning (1) persons, firms and corporations submitting bids or proposals for state contracts, and (2) state contractors. The Office of State Ethics shall publish said summary on the Office of State Ethics' web site.(P.A. 04-245, S. 7; P.A. 05-183, S. 5.)History: P.A. 04-245 effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-183 changed references from the State Ethics Commission to the Office of State Ethics, effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-81c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-81c - Mandatory ethics training for public officials. Frequency. Exception.

 Not later than December 31, 2010, the Office of State Ethics shall establish and administer a program of mandatory training on the code of ethics for public officials as set forth in chapter 10. Such program shall provide such training to members of the General Assembly upon first election to the General Assembly, and for all members of the General Assembly every four years beginning in 2011, except that, in the event there is a significant revision of the code of ethics for public officials, as determined by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, said committee shall request that the Office of State Ethics conduct a training for all members of the General Assembly before the date of the next regularly scheduled training.(June 11 Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-3, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-82b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-82b - Continuation of certain probable cause hearings.

 Any probable cause hearing initiated pursuant to this chapter on or before June 30, 2005, that is not concluded by such date shall be continued on or after July 1, 2005.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 107.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 effective June 30, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-84a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-84a - Disclosure or use of confidential information by former official or employee.

 No former executive or legislative branch or quasi-public agency public official or state employee shall disclose or use confidential information acquired in the course of and by reason of his official duties, for financial gain for himself or another person.(P.A. 83-586, S. 5; P.A. 88-225, S. 4, 14.)History: P.A. 88-225 applied provisions of section to quasi-public agency public officials and state employees.
CT Gen Stat § 1-84c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-84c - Donation of goods or services to state or quasi-public agencies. Reporting requirement.

 (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the donation of goods or services, as described in subparagraph (E) of subdivision (5) of section 1-79, to a state agency or quasi-public agency, the donation of the use of facilities to facilitate state agency or quasi-public agency action or functions or the donation of real property to a state agency or quasi-public agency.(b) If a public official or state employee receives goods or services to support such official's or employee's participation at an event, as described in subparagraph (E) of subdivision (5) of section 1-79, and such goods or services (1) include lodging or out-of-state travel, or both, and (2) are not provided by the federal government or another state government, such official or employee shall, not later than thirty days after receipt of such goods or services, file a report with the Office of State Ethics. Such report shall be on an electronic form prescribed by the board and shall certify to the Office of State Ethics, under penalty of false statement, that the goods or services received in support of such official's or employee's participation at an event facilitated state action or functions. If a public official or state employee does not file a report within such thirty-day period, either intentionally or due to gross negligence on the official's or employee's part, the official or employee shall return to the donor the value of the goods or services received. Unless the failure to file such report is intentional or due to gross negligence, the public official or state employee shall not be subject to any penalty under this chapter for such failure.(P.A. 07-1, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 21; P.A. 13-244, S. 12; P.A. 18-64, S. 1.)History: P.A. 07-1 effective February 8, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 excluded donation of real property to state agency or quasi-public agency from prohibition of chapter, effective June 29, 2007; P.A. 13-244 replaced reference to Sec. 1-79(e)(5) with reference to Sec. 1-79(5)(E); P.A. 18-64 designated existing provisions re donation of goods or services as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re reporting requirement for public officials and state employees.
CT Gen Stat § 1-84d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-84d - Foundations or alumni associations established for the benefit of a constituent unit of public higher education or technical education and career school.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for purposes of this chapter, no foundation or alumni association established for the benefit of a constituent unit of public higher education or technical education and career school shall be deemed to be doing business with or seeking to do business with such constituent unit of public higher education or technical education and career school.(P.A. 07-1, S. 10; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 23.)History: P.A. 07-1 effective February 8, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “vocational-technical school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high school” with “technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 1-85. (Formerly Sec. 1-68) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-85. (Formerly Sec. 1-68) - Interest in conflict with discharge of duties.

 A public official, including an elected state official, or state employee has an interest which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his duties or employment in the public interest and of his responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of this state, if he has reason to believe or expect that he, his spouse, a dependent child, or a business with which he is associated will derive a direct monetary gain or suffer a direct monetary loss, as the case may be, by reason of his official activity. A public official, including an elected state official, or state employee does not have an interest which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his duties in the public interest and of his responsibilities as prescribed by the laws of this state, if any benefit or detriment accrues to him, his spouse, a dependent child, or a business with which he, his spouse or such dependent child is associated as a member of a profession, occupation or group to no greater extent than any other member of such profession, occupation or group. A public official, including an elected state official or state employee who has a substantial conflict may not take official action on the matter.(1971, P.A. 822, S. 3; P.A. 77-600, S. 7, 15; P.A. 84-546, S. 142, 173; P.A. 89-97, S. 5, 7.)History: P.A. 77-600 changed “person subject to this chapter” to “public official or state employee”; in 1979 Sec. 1-68 transferred to Sec. 1-85; P.A. 84-546 made technical change; P.A. 89-97 amended section to specify applicability to elected state officials, state employees, their spouses and dependent children and businesses with which they are associated and to prohibit an official or employee who has substantial conflict from taking official action on the matter.Cited. 229 C. 479.
CT Gen Stat § 1-86e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-86e - Consultants and independent contractors. Prohibited activities.

 (a) No person hired by the state as a consultant or independent contractor shall:(1) Use the authority provided to the person under the contract, or any confidential information acquired in the performance of the contract, to obtain financial gain for the person, an employee of the person or a member of the immediate family of any such person or employee;(2) Accept another state contract which would impair the independent judgment of the person in the performance of the existing contract; or(3) Accept anything of value based on an understanding that the actions of the person on behalf of the state would be influenced.(b) No person shall give anything of value to a person hired by the state as a consultant or independent contractor based on an understanding that the actions of the consultant or independent contractor on behalf of the state would be influenced.(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-87 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-87 - Aggrieved persons. Appeals.

 Any person aggrieved by any final decision of the board, made pursuant to this part, may appeal such decision in accordance with the provisions of section 4-175 or section 4-183.(P.A. 77-600, S. 9, 15; P.A. 83-586, S. 8, 14; P.A. 05-183, S. 12.)History: P.A. 83-586 added reference to appeals under Sec. 4-175; P.A. 05-183 replaced “commission” with “board”, effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-89a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-89a - Conferences on ethical issues.

 (a) In each odd-numbered calendar year, the Office of State Ethics, the Connecticut Humanities Council and the Joint Committee on Legislative Management shall conduct a conference on ethical issues affecting members of the General Assembly and lobbyists.(b) In each even-numbered calendar year, the Office of State Ethics shall conduct a conference on ethical issues affecting executive branch and quasi-public agency public officials and state employees.(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1, S. 21; P.A. 05-183, S. 14.)History: P.A. 05-183 replaced “State Ethics Commission” with “Office of State Ethics” throughout the section, effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-90 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-90 - Commission to review oath of office for members of General Assembly.

 Section 1-90 is repealed.(P.A. 77-600, S. 12, 15; P.A. 82-472, S. 182, 183.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-90a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-90a - Exemption re student state employee of a public institution of higher education. Policies and procedures re standards of student conduct.

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-84, 1-84a, 1-85 and 1-86, a state employee of a public institution of higher education whose employment is derived from such employee's status as a student at such institution shall not be subject to the provisions of said sections, if (1) such institution has adopted written policies and procedures to regulate student conduct concerning conflicts of interest relating to student state employment, and (2) such policies and procedures have been approved by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.(b) Each public institution of higher education shall submit a written copy of its policies and procedures concerning standards of student conduct to the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board for approval. Such policies and procedures shall be submitted triennially, except that, in the event there is a significant revision of such standards of student conduct, the public institution of higher education shall submit such revision to the board not later than thirty days after adopting such revision.(P.A. 10-101, S. 3; P.A. 11-70, S. 2.)History: P.A. 11-70 made a technical change in Subsec. (b).
CT Gen Stat § 1-94 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-94 - Lobbyist registration with the Office of State Ethics.

 A lobbyist shall register with the Office of State Ethics pursuant to this part if it or he:(1) Receives or agrees to receive compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses, or both, in a combined amount of three thousand dollars or more in a calendar year for lobbying, whether that receipt of compensation or reimbursement or agreement to receive such compensation or reimbursement is solely for lobbying or the lobbying is incidental to that person's regular employment; or(2) Makes or incurs an obligation to make expenditures of three thousand dollars or more in a calendar year for lobbying.(P.A. 77-605, S. 5, 21; P.A. 79-615, S. 4, 10; P.A. 81-339, S. 2, 7; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1, S. 10, 22; P.A. 96-11, S. 3, 5; P.A. 05-183, S. 19; P.A. 15-15, S. 2.)History: P.A. 79-615 changed emphasis of section to require registration as lobbyist prior to actually serving as such; P.A. 81-339 increased monetary thresholds from $300 to $500; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1 substituted $1,000 for $500 and numbered the Subdivs. instead of lettering them; P.A. 96-11 changed registration threshold from $1,000 to $2,000, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 05-183 replaced “commission” with “Office of State Ethics”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 15-15 changed registration thresholds from $2,000 to $3,000, effective January 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-96a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-96a - Maintenance of substantiating documents. Random audits of registrants.

 (a) Each registrant shall obtain and preserve all accounts, bills, receipts and other documents necessary to substantiate the financial reports required by section 1-96 for a period of three years from the date of the filing of the report referring to such financial matters, provided this section shall apply to each expenditure for the benefit of a public official of ten dollars or more and all other expenditures of fifty dollars or more.(b) The Office of State Ethics may require, on a random basis, any registrant to make all such documents substantiating financial reports concerning lobbying activities on and after October 1, 1991, available for inspection and copying by the Office of State Ethics for the purpose of verifying such financial reports, provided no registrant shall be subject to such requirement more than one time during any three consecutive years. The Office of State Ethics shall select registrants to be audited by lot in a ceremony which shall be open to the public. Nothing in this subsection shall require a registrant to make any documents concerning nonlobbying activities available to the Office of State Ethics for inspection and copying.(P.A. 79-615, S. 7, 10; P.A. 81-339, S. 5, 7; P.A. 82-423, S. 4, 8; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1, S. 13; P.A. 92-149, S. 4, 12; P.A. 05-183, S. 22.)History: P.A. 81-339 increased amount of expenditures for which receipts must be kept from $25 to $35 or more; P.A. 82-423 increased amount from $35 to $50; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1 added Subsec. (b) re commission authority to require registrant to make documents available for inspection and copying; P.A. 92-149 amended Subsec. (a) to specify applicability to expenditures for benefit of public official of $10 or more; P.A. 05-183 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “commission” with “Office of State Ethics” throughout the subsection, effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-96b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-96b - Filing of registrants' financial reports in electronic form.

 Each registrant required to file any financial reports under section 1-96 shall do so in electronic form using the software created by the Office of State Ethics for that purpose or another software program which meets specifications prescribed by the Office of State Ethics.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5, S. 5, 19; P.A. 02-89, S. 3; P.A. 05-183, S. 23.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 02-89 deleted as obsolete former Subsec. (a) requiring the State Ethics Commission by July 1, 1998, to create a software program for the preparation of financial reports required by Sec. 1-96, and provide training in its use, and to prescribe specifications for other software programs created by vendors for such purpose, and made technical changes in the remaining provision; P.A. 05-183 replaced “commission” with “Office of State Ethics” throughout the section, effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-96c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-96c - Public access to computerized data from financial reports.

 On and after January 1, 1999, the Office of State Ethics shall make all computerized data from financial reports required by section 1-96 available to the public through (1) a computer terminal in the office of the Office of State Ethics, and (2) the Internet or any other generally available on-line computer network.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5, S. 6, 19; P.A. 05-183, S. 27.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 05-183 replaced “State Ethics Commission” and “commission” with “Office of State Ethics”, effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 1-96d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-96d - Statement whether expenditures for legislative reception are reportable.

 Each registrant or business organization that hosts a legislative reception to which all members are invited, or all members of a region in the state, as such term is used in subparagraph (K) of subdivision (7) of section 1-91, are invited, shall include in its invitation or any published notice of such reception whether the registrant or business organization reasonably expects such expenditures to be reportable pursuant to subsection (e) of section 1-96.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-6, S. 11, 14; P.A. 13-244, S. 29.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-6 effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 13-244 replaced reference to Sec. 1-91(g)(11) with reference to Sec. 1-91(7)(K).
CT Gen Stat § 1-96e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics|Section 1-96e - Statements of necessary expenses paid or reimbursed by registrants.

 Each registrant who pays or reimburses a public official or state employee ten dollars or more for necessary expenses, as defined in section 1-79, shall, within forty-five days, file a statement with the Office of State Ethics indicating the name of such individual and the amount of the expenses.(P.A. 89-97, S. 4; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1, S. 9; P.A. 92-149, S. 5, 12; P.A. 05-183, S. 28; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 122.)History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1 applied section to registrant paying or reimbursing a public official or state employee for necessary expenses instead of giving a fee or honorarium; P.A. 92-149 amended section to require registrants who pay or reimburse public officials or state employees $10 or more for necessary expenses to file a statement with the commission; P.A. 05-183 replaced “State Ethics Commission” with “Office of State Ethics”, effective July 1, 2005; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 replaced reference to 30 days with reference to 45 days in provision re filing statement, effective June 2, 2016.