2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › Chapter 416 - Department of Consumer Protection › Section 21a-10. (Formerly Sec. 19-171i). - Commissioner of Consumer Protection authorized to establish, combine or abolish divisions, sections or other units, exception. Deputy commissioner. Regulations re staggered schedule for renewal of licenses. Prorated amount for guaranty fund fees and newly issued licenses, certificates, registrations and permits, allowed. Completion of continuing education requirements.

(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may establish, combine or abolish divisions, sections or other units within the Department of Consumer Protection and allocate powers, duties and functions among such units, but no function vested by statute in any officer, division, board, agency or other unit within the department shall be removed from the jurisdiction of such officer, division, board, agency or other unit under the provisions of this section. The Governor shall appoint a deputy commissioner of the department, with the advice and consent of one house of the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of section 4-7, who shall have responsibilities related to the regulation of cannabis under RERACA.
(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to designate a staggered schedule for the renewal of all licenses, certificates, registrations and permits issued by said department. If such designation of a staggered schedule results in the expiration of any license, certificate, registration or permit for a period of less than or more than one year, said commissioner may charge a prorated amount for such license, certificate, registration or permit. For any new license, certificate, registration or permit that is issued and for any guaranty fund fee that is imposed on or after January 1, 1995, the commissioner may charge a one-time prorated amount for such newly issued license, certificate, registration, permit or guaranty fund fee.
(c) For any Department of Consumer Protection license, certificate, registration or permit that requires the holder to complete continuing education requirements, the continuing education requirements shall be completed within the annual or biannual period that begins and ends three months prior to the renewal date for the applicable license, certificate, registration or permit, except for licenses issued pursuant to chapter 400j.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 171, 610; P.A. 94-36, S. 40, 42; P.A. 95-136, S. 7, 8; P.A. 99-194, S. 7; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 21-37, S. 16; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 140.)
History: Sec. 19-171i transferred to Sec. 21a-10 in 1983; P.A. 94-36 added Subsec. (b), authorizing establishment of staggered schedule for renewing licenses, registrations, certificates and permits, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 95-136 amended Subsec. (b) to allow the commissioner to charge a one-time prorated amount for a newly issued license, certificate, registration or permit which had been in effect prior to January 1, 1995, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 99-194 amended Subsec. (b) to make technical change and to empower commissioner to impose prorated guaranty fund fees; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 21-37 added Subsec. (c) re timeframe for completion of continuing education requirements; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re appointment of deputy commissioner re regulation of cannabis, effective July 1, 2021.