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CT Gen Stat § 4-179 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-179 - Agency proceedings. Proposed final decision.

 (a) When, in an agency proceeding, a majority of the members of the agency who are to render the final decision have not heard the matter or read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party, shall not be rendered until a proposed final decision is served upon the parties, and an opportunity is afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present briefs and oral argument to the members of the agency who are to render the final decision.(b) A proposed final decision made under this section shall be in writing and contain a statement of the reasons for the decision and a finding of facts and conclusion of law on each issue of fact or law necessary to the decision, including the specific provisions of the general statutes or of regulations adopted by the agency upon which the agency bases its findings.(c) Except when authorized by law to render a final decision for an agency, a hearing officer shall, after hearing a matter, make a proposed final decision.(d) The parties and the agency conducting the proceeding, by written stipulation, may waive compliance with this section.(1971, P.A. 854, S. 14; P.A. 88-317, S. 16, 107; P.A. 13-279, S. 1.)History: P.A. 88-317 divided former section into Subsecs. (a) and (d), amended Subsec. (a) to apply to agency proceedings instead of contested cases only, to substitute “members” for “officials” and “matter” for “case” and to clarify references to “decision”, added Subsec. (b) clarifying and rephrasing former provisions, added Subsec. (c) re proposed final decision by hearing officer, and amended Subsec. (d) by inserting “and the agency conducting the proceeding”, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date; P.A. 13-279 amended Subsec. (b) by adding “, including the specific provisions of the general statutes or of regulations adopted by the agency upon which the agency bases its findings”.Cited. 171 C. 691; 172 C. 263; 173 C. 462; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 207 C. 346; 219 C. 168; 220 C. 86; 228 C. 651; 231 C. 308; 233 C. 296; 234 C. 312; 239 C. 32.Cited. 1 CA 1; 9 CA 622; 15 CA 205; 34 CA 343; 45 CA 476. Plaintiffs' failure to file exceptions or present oral argument pursuant to section was not tantamount to failing to challenge the proposed decision and thus plaintiffs were not barred from raising their claims on appeal. 144 CA 337.Cited. 42 CS 413; 43 CS 457.
CT Gen Stat § 4-180a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-180a - Indexing of written orders and final decisions.

 (a) In addition to other requirements imposed by any provision of law, each agency shall index, by name and subject, all written orders and final decisions rendered on or after October 1, 1989, and shall make them available for public inspection and copying, to the extent required by the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.(b) No written order or final decision may be relied on as precedent by an agency until it has been made available for public inspection and copying. On and after October 1, 1989, no written order or final decision, regardless of when rendered, may be relied on as precedent by an agency unless it also has been indexed by name and subject.(P.A. 88-317, S. 18, 107; P.A. 89-174, S. 2, 7; P.A. 97-47, S. 27.)History: P.A. 88-317 effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date; P.A. 89-174 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring indexing of only orders and decisions “rendered on or after October 1, 1989” and, in Subsec. (b), added “regardless of when rendered” and made a technical change; P.A. 97-47 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in Sec. 1-18a” for “chapter 3”.Cited. 233 C. 486; 239 C. 32.
CT Gen Stat § 4-184 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-184 - Appeal from final judgment of Superior Court.

 An aggrieved party may obtain a review of any final judgment of the Superior Court under this chapter. The appeal shall be taken in accordance with section 51-197b.(1971, P.A. 854, S. 19; P.A. 76-436, S. 475, 681.)History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and made review subject Sec. 52-7, effective July 1, 1978.Cited. 171 C. 345; Id., 691; 172 C. 263; 173 C. 462; 186 C. 153. Freedom of information commission was not an aggrieved party and therefore was not eligible to appeal. 191 C. 173. Cited. 192 C. 234; 202 C. 405; 204 C. 672; 208 C. 187; 210 C. 597; 216 C. 253.Cited. 1 CA 1; 17 CA 429; 18 CA 13; 19 CA 489; 30 CA 720; 37 CA 694; 42 CA 519; 45 CA 476.
CT Gen Stat § 4-184a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-184a - Award of reasonable fees and expenses to certain prevailing parties in appeals of agency decisions.

 (a) For the purposes of this section:(1) “Person” means a person as defined in section 4-166, but excludes (A) an individual with a net worth in excess of five hundred thousand dollars, (B) a business whose gross revenues for the most recently completed fiscal year exceeded one million five hundred thousand dollars, (C) a business with more than twenty-five employees and (D) an agency as defined in section 4-166.(2) “Reasonable fees and expenses” means any expenses not in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars which the court finds were reasonably incurred in opposing the agency action, including court costs, expenses incurred in administrative proceedings, attorney's fees, witness fees of all necessary witnesses, and such other expenses as were reasonably incurred.(b) In any appeal by an aggrieved person of an agency decision taken in accordance with section 4-183 and in any appeal of the final judgment of the Superior Court under said section taken in accordance with section 51-197b, the court may, in its discretion, award to the prevailing party, other than the agency, reasonable fees and expenses in addition to other costs if such prevailing party files a request for an award of reasonable fees and expenses within thirty days of the issuance of the court's decision and the court determines that the action of the agency was undertaken without any substantial justification.(P.A. 83-284; P.A. 88-317, S. 26, 107; P.A. 97-88.)History: P.A. 88-317 added Subsec. (a)(1)(D), excluding an agency from definition of “person”, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date; P.A. 97-88 amended Subsec. (b) to require a prevailing party seeking an award of reasonable fees and expenses to file a request therefor within 30 days of the issuance of the court's decision.Cited. 204 C. 17; Id., 672; 214 C. 505; 216 C. 85; 237 C. 28.Cited. 18 CA 13; 30 CA 720; 38 CA 506; 43 CA 39; 45 CA 543.Subsec. (b):Cited. 240 C. 141. Agency action must be entirely unreasonable or without any reasonable basis in law or fact. 249 C. 693. Department of Social Services' actions were not entirely unreasonable where department made a good faith interpretation of the legislative mandate to minimize financial risk to Medicaid program. 258 C. 642.Cited. 26 CA 326; 41 CA 866. Agency's action must be entirely unreasonable or without any reasonable basis in law or fact to prevail. 51 CA 96. Trial court abused discretion in not awarding attorneys' fees under section because agency had no fewer than three opportunities to take appropriate action and thus there was no substantial justification for its failure to act. 75 CA 142.
CT Gen Stat § 4-185 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-185 - Application of chapter.

 (a) This chapter applies to all agency proceedings commenced on or after July 1, 1989. Each agency proceeding commenced before July 1, 1989, is governed by the law in effect when the proceeding was commenced.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes to the contrary in existence on July 1, 1989, this chapter shall apply to all agencies and agency proceedings not expressly exempted in this chapter.(1971, P.A. 854, S. 21; P.A. 88-317, S. 24, 107.)History: P.A. 88-317 repealed former section which stated that “Except as to proceedings pending on January 1, 1972, this chapter applies to all agencies and agency proceedings not expressly exempted” and substituted all new provisions, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date.Cited. 170 C. 668; 171 C. 691; 172 C. 263. Claims commission not exempt; exclusions of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Attorney General from definition of “agency” constitute exemptions from chapter. Id., 603. Cited. 173 C. 352; Id., 462; 183 C. 76; 186 C. 153; 188 C. 90; 191 C. 173; 193 C. 379; 195 C. 534; 204 C. 259; Id., 672; 211 C. 508; 213 C. 184; 217 C. 130; Id., 143; 220 C. 192; Id., 516; 221 C. 482; 223 C. 573.Cited. 1 CA 1; 18 CA 13; 28 CA 435; 30 CA 720.Subsec. (b):The legislature did not intend to restrict judicial review of the Psychiatric Security Review Board's declaratory rulings re the validity of its regulations. 291 C. 307.
CT Gen Stat § 4-185a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-185a - Validation of certain actions.

 Section 4-185a is repealed.(P.A. 73-620, S. 16, 19; P.A. 88-317, S. 106, 107.)
CT Gen Stat § 4-188a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-188a - Requirements for exemption of constituent units of state system of higher education.

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the constituent units of the state system of higher education, provided the board of trustees for each such constituent unit shall (1) after providing a reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views, promulgate written statements of policy concerning personnel policies and student discipline, which shall be made available to members of the public, and (2) in cases of dismissal of tenured, unclassified employees, dismissal of nontenured, unclassified employees prior to the end of their appointment, and proposed disciplinary action against a student, promulgate procedures which shall provide (A) written notice to affected persons of the reasons for the proposed action; (B) a statement that the affected person is entitled to a hearing if he so requests; and (C) a written decision following the hearing.(P.A. 75-529, S. 1, 4; P.A. 80-471, S. 7; P.A. 88-317, S. 58, 107.)History: P.A. 80-471 lettered subdivisions previously numbered and numbered those previously lettered and replaced reference to “dismissal or suspension of a student for disciplinary reasons” with “proposed disciplinary action against a student”; P.A. 88-317 made technical change to incorporate in reference to “this chapter” new sections added to Ch. 54, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date.Section does not have retroactive effect. 174 C. 366. Cited. 183 C. 76; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 204 C. 672.Cited. 1 CA 1; 2 CA 196; 18 CA 13; 30 CA 720.State system of higher education exempted from chapter. 32 CS 153.
CT Gen Stat § 4-189 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54 - Uniform Administrative Procedure Act|Section 4-189 - Repeal of inconsistent provisions.

 Any provisions in the general statutes that are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are repealed, provided nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to repeal provisions in the general statutes that provide for the confidentiality of records.(P.A. 73-620, S. 15, 19; P.A. 88-317, S. 96, 107.)History: P.A. 88-317 substituted “chapter” for “section” in the “provided” clause, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date.Cited. 168 C. 435; Id., 504; 172 C. 263. Section has no more force than doctrine of repeal by implication; does note repeal Sec. 4-164(b). Id., 603. Cited. 173 C. 352; 181 C. 69; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 204 C. 672; 232 C. 181.Cited. 1 CA 1; 18 CA 13; 30 CA 720.Secs. 16-35 to 16-39, inclusive, not repealed by this section. 31 CS 65. Cited. 38 CS 24; 41 CS 271.
CT Gen Stat § 4-189h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54a - Agency Regulations: General Provisions|Section 4-189h - Definitions.

 As used in this section and section 4-189i:(1) “Agency” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-166;(2) “Regulation” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-166;(3) “Existing regulation” means a regulation that was adopted by an agency no later than one year prior to the scheduled date of review, as provided in subsection (b) of section 4-189i;(4) “Regulation review committee” means the standing legislative regulation review committee established under section 4-170;(5) “Committee of cognizance” means the legislative committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter of a regulation.(P.A. 95-83, S. 1; P.A. 14-122, S. 67.)History: P.A. 14-122 made technical changes in Subdivs. (1) and (2).
CT Gen Stat § 4-189j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 54a - Agency Regulations: General Provisions|Section 4-189j - Increases in fees set in regulations.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any regulation of Connecticut state agencies to the contrary, on and after October 1, 2009, each fee in effect pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to any section of the general statutes that is (1) one thousand dollars or more shall be increased by two hundred fifty dollars, (2) one hundred fifty dollars or more, but less than one thousand dollars, shall be increased by twenty-five per cent and rounded up to the next whole five-dollar increment, and (3) less than one hundred fifty dollars shall be doubled.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 391.)
CT Gen Stat § 4-190 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 55 - Personal Data|Section 4-190 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:(1) “Agency” means each state or municipal board, commission, department or officer, other than the legislature, courts, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General or town or regional boards of education, which maintains a personal data system.(2) “Attorney” means an attorney at law empowered by a person to assert the confidentiality of or right of access to personal data under this chapter.(3) “Authorized representative” means a parent, or a guardian or conservator, other than an attorney, appointed to act on behalf of a person and empowered by such person to assert the confidentiality of or right of access to personal data under this chapter.(4) “Automated personal data system” means a personal data system in which data is stored, in whole or part, in a computer or in computer accessible files.(5) “Computer accessible files” means any personal data which is stored on-line or off-line, which can be identified by use of electronic means, including but not limited to microfilm and microfilm devices, which includes but is not limited to magnetic tape, magnetic film, magnetic disks, magnetic drums, internal memory utilized by any processing device, including computers or telecommunications control units, punched cards, optically scanable paper or film.(6) “Maintain” means collect, maintain, use or disseminate.(7) “Manual personal data system” means a personal data system other than an automated personal data system.(8) “Person” means an individual of any age concerning whom personal data is maintained in a personal data system, or a person's attorney or authorized representative.(9) “Personal data” means any information about a person's education, finances, medical or emotional condition or history, employment or business history, family or personal relationships, reputation or character which because of name, identifying number, mark or description can be readily associated with a particular person. “Personal data” shall not be construed to make available to a person any record described in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 1-210.(10) “Personal data system” means a collection of records containing personal data.(11) “Record” means any collection of personal data, defined in subdivision (9), which is collected, maintained or disseminated.(P.A. 76-421, S. 1, 9; P.A. 77-431, S. 1, 2, 5, 6; P.A. 78-200, S. 2; P.A. 79-631, S. 5, 111; P.A. 84-380, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-431 redefined “computer accessible files” and added Subsec. (k) defining “record”, effective January 1, 1978; P.A. 78-200 deleted criminal history from consideration as “personal data” in Subsec. (i); P.A. 79-631 changed reference to Sec. 1-19(b)(2) to Sec. 1-19(b)(3) in Subsec. (i); P.A. 84-380 amended definition of “agency” to make chapter applicable to municipal agencies.Cited. 186 C. 153; 216 C. 253.
CT Gen Stat § 4-194 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 55 - Personal Data|Section 4-194 - Refusal to disclose. Medical doctor to review data. Judicial relief.

 (a) If an agency determines that disclosure to a person of medical, psychiatric or psychological data concerning him would be detrimental to that person, or that nondisclosure to a person of personal data concerning him is otherwise permitted or required by law, the agency may refuse to disclose that personal data, and shall refuse disclosure where required by law. In either case, the agency shall advise that person of his right to seek judicial relief.(b) If an agency refuses to disclose personal data to a person and the nondisclosure is not mandated by law, the agency shall, at the written request of such person, permit a qualified medical doctor to review the personal data contained in the person's record to determine if the personal data should be disclosed. If disclosure is recommended by the person's medical doctor, the agency shall disclose the personal data to such person; if nondisclosure is recommended by such person's medical doctor, the agency shall not disclose the personal data and shall inform such person of the judicial relief provided under section 4-195.(P.A. 76-421, S. 5, 9; P.A. 77-431, S. 4, 5, 6.)History: P.A. 77-431 added Subsec. (b) regarding review of personal data by doctor in disclosure decisions, effective January 1, 1978.Cited. 186 C. 153.Cited. 30 CA 794.
CT Gen Stat § 4-195 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 55 - Personal Data|Section 4-195 - Petition to court for failure to disclose.

 If disclosure of personal data is refused by an agency under section 4-194, any person aggrieved thereby may, within thirty days of such refusal, petition the superior court for the judicial district in which he resides for an order requiring the agency to disclose the personal data. Such a proceeding shall be privileged with respect to assignment for trial. The court, after hearing and an in camera review of the personal data in question, shall issue the order requested unless it determines that such disclosure would be detrimental to the person or is otherwise prohibited by law.(P.A. 76-421, S. 6, 9; P.A. 77-431, S. 5, 6; 77-452, S. 47, 72; P.A. 82-472, S. 8, 183.)History: P.A. 77-431 changed effective date of section from July 1, 1977, to January 1, 1978; P.A. 77-452 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-472 deleted obsolete reference to county as venue for superior court.Proceeding under section not subject to restrictions imposed by Sec. 51-197b. 186 C. 153.Cited. 30 CA 794.
CT Gen Stat § 4-196 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 55 - Personal Data|Section 4-196 - Agencies to adopt regulations conforming to Attorney General's standards.

 (a) Each state agency shall, within six months of July 1, 1977, adopt regulations pursuant to chapter 54 which describe:(1) The general nature and purpose of the agency's personal data systems;(2) The categories of personal and other data kept in the agency's personal data systems;(3) The agency's procedures regarding the maintenance of personal data;(4) The uses to be made of the personal data maintained by the agency.(b) The Attorney General shall adopt uniform standards for regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. After such standards are adopted and distributed to state agencies by the Attorney General but not later than six months after October 1, 1984, each state agency shall review such regulations to determine whether they conform to such standards. Regulations which do not so conform shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-169, the Attorney General may disapprove any regulation submitted for his approval under said section, which fails to conform to such standards.(P.A. 76-421, S. 7, 9; 77-431, S. 5, 6; P.A. 84-380, S. 2.) History: P.A. 77-431 changed effective date of section from July 1, 1977, to June 14, 1977; P.A. 84-380 added requirement that attorney general adopt standards for regulations and review state agency regulations for conformity as Subsec. (b) and applied previous provisions to state agencies only.Cited. 186 C. 153.
CT Gen Stat § 4-197 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 55 - Personal Data|Section 4-197 - Action against agency for violation of chapter.

 Any agency which violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to an action by any aggrieved person for injunction, declaratory judgment, mandamus or a civil action for damages. Such action may be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, or for the judicial district in which the person resides. Actions for injunction, declaratory judgment or mandamus under this section may be prosecuted by any aggrieved person or by the Attorney General in the name of the state upon his own complaint or upon the complaint of any individual. Any aggrieved person who prevails in an action under this section shall be entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees. An action under this section shall be privileged with respect to assignment for trial.(P.A. 76-421, S. 8, 9; 77-431, S. 5, 6; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)History: P.A. 77-431 changed effective date of section from July 1, 1977, to January 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 replaced “Hartford county” with “the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain”; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.Cited. 183 C. 85; 186 C. 153.
CT Gen Stat § 4-205 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 55a - Consultants and Personal Service Agreements|Section 4-205 - Definitions.

 Section 4-205 is repealed, effective October 1, 2000.(P.A. 89-122, S. 1, 8; P.A. 96-235, S. 6, 19; P.A. 00-66, S. 32.)