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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 1 - Petitions Concerning Adoption of Regulations › Section 1-21j-43 - General rule

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections
						1-21j-1 to
						1-21j-57,
						inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies set forth the
						procedure to be followed by the commission in the disposition of a petition
						concerning the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of
						regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 1 - Petitions Concerning Adoption of Regulations › Section 1-21j-44 - Form of petition

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person may petition the commission, or the commission
						may on its own motion initiate a proceeding, to promulgate, amend, or repeal
						any regulation. The petition shall conform to sections
						1-21j-1 to
						1-21j-43, inclusive,
						of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, where applicable, and shall
						set forth clearly and concisely the text of the proposed regulation, amendment,
						or repeal. The petition shall contain the name and address of the petitioner.
						Such petition shall also state the facts and arguments that favor the action it
						proposes by including such data, facts, and arguments in the petition or in a
						brief annexed thereto. The petition shall be addressed to the commission and
						delivered to it at its principal office.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 1 - Petitions Concerning Adoption of Regulations › Section 1-21j-45 - Procedure after petition filed

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Decision
					 on petition.
Upon receipt of the petition the commission shall within
					 thirty (30) days determine whether to deny the petition or to initiate
					 regulation-making proceedings in accordance with law.
(b)
Procedure on denial.
If the
					 commission denies the petition, the commission shall give the petitioner notice
					 in writing, stating the reasons for the denial based upon the data, facts, and
					 arguments submitted with the petition by the petitioner and upon such
					 additional data, facts and arguments as the commission shall deem
					 appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 2 - Petitions For Declaratory Rulings › Section 1-21j-46 - General rule

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 1-21j-46 to
						1-21j-48,
						inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies set forth the
						procedure to be followed by the commission in the disposition of a petition for
						declaratory ruling as to the validity of any regulation, or the applicability
						to specified circumstances of a provision of the general statutes, a
						regulation, or a final decision on a matter within the commission's
						jurisdiction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 2 - Petitions For Declaratory Rulings › Section 1-21j-47 - Form of petition for declaratory ruling

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person may petition the commission, or the commission
						may on its own motion initiate a proceeding, for a declaratory ruling as to the
						validity of any regulation, or the applicability to specified circumstances of
						a provision of the general statutes, a regulation, or a final decision on a
						matter within the commission's jurisdiction. The petition shall conform to
						sections
						1-21j-1 to
						1-21j-46, inclusive,
						of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, where applicable. Such
						petition shall be addressed to the commission at its principal office. The
						petition shall contain the name and address of the petitioner. The petition
						shall (1) state clearly and concisely the substance and nature of the petition;
						(2) identify the statute, regulation or order concerning which the petition is
						made; and (3) identify the particular aspect thereof to which the petition is
						directed. The petition for a declaratory ruling shall be accompanied by a
						statement of any supporting data, facts and arguments that support the position
						of the petitioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 2 - Petitions For Declaratory Rulings › Section 1-21j-48 - Procedure after petition for declaratory ruling filed

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Notice.
Within thirty (30) days after receipt of a petition for a
					 declaratory ruling, the commission shall give notice of the petition to all
					 persons to whom notice is required by any provision of law and to all persons
					 who have requested notice of the declaratory ruling petitions on the subject
					 matter of the petition.
(b)
Parties and intervenors.
If the commission finds that a timely
					 petition to become a party or to intervene has been filed according to sections
					 1-21j-1 to
					 1-21j-57,
					 inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the commission may
					 grant a person:
(1) status as a party if the
					 commission finds that the petition states facts demonstrating that the
					 petitioner's legal rights, duties or privileges shall be specifically affected
					 by the commission proceeding; or
(2) status as an intervenor if the commission
					 finds that the petition states facts demonstrating that the petitioner's
					 participation is in the interests of justice and shall not impair the orderly
					 conduct of the proceedings. The commission or presiding officer may define an
					 intervenor's participation in the manner set forth in subsection (d) of section
					 4-177a
					 of the general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 3 - Investigations › Section 1-21j-49 - Generally

Current through July 10, 2024
The commission may at any time institute investigations
						for such purposes as may be authorized by law, including those purposes set
						forth in subsection (d) of section
						1-21j of the general
						statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 3 - Investigations › Section 1-21j-50 - Procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
The rules of practice and procedure set forth in sections
						1-21j-1 to
						1-21j-57,
						inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies concerning
						contested cases govern any hearing held in the course of such an
						investigation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 4 - Personal Data Act Provisions › Section 1-21j-52 - Categories of personal data in the commission's personal data system

Current through July 10, 2024
The categories of personal data maintained by the
						commission consist of case files, employment records and personnel files. In
						addition, the commission maintains a general correspondence file which contains
						other data. Records of personal data are maintained on agency personnel and
						employment applicants. Case files may also contain personal data concerning
						parties, witnesses and other persons.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 4 - Personal Data Act Provisions › Section 1-21j-53 - General nature and purpose of personal data system

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
					 The commission has a single designated personal data system consisting of three
					 parts and whose nature and purpose is to maintain accurate and current
					 information regarding:
(1) commission case
					 files in fulfillment of its statutory duties under the Freedom of Information
					 Act and chapter 54 of the general statutes;
(2) the qualifications of employment
					 applicants; and
(3) employees'
					 employment and personnel activities necessary for the conduct of the
					 commission's business.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 4 - Personal Data Act Provisions › Section 1-21j-55 - Disclosure of personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any individual
					 may request from the commission whether it maintains personal data on that
					 individual, the category and location of the personal data maintained on that
					 individual, and procedures available to review said information. The commission
					 promptly shall mail or deliver to the requesting individual a written response
					 in plain language.
(b) Except where
					 prohibited by law, the commission shall disclose to any person upon request all
					 personal data concerning that person which are maintained by the commission.
					 Where required by law, such disclosure shall be conducted so as not to disclose
					 any personal data concerning persons other than the individual requesting such
					 information.
(c) Where required by
					 law, commission personnel shall verify the identity of any person requesting
					 access to his or her own personal data.
(d) The commission may refuse to disclose to
					 a person medical, psychiatric or psychological data regarding that person if it
					 is determined by the commission that such disclosure would be detrimental to
					 the person, or if such nondisclosure is otherwise permitted or required by law.
					 If the commission refuses to disclose medical, psychiatric or psychological
					 data to a person, it must inform the person of his or her right to seek
					 judicial relief pursuant to the personal data act.
(e) If the commission refuses to disclose
					 medical, psychiatric or psychological data to a person based on its
					 determination that disclosure would be detrimental to that person and the
					 nondisclosure is not mandated by law, the commission 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 nondisclosure is recommended by such person's
					 medical doctor, the commission shall not disclose the personal data and shall
					 inform such person of the judicial relief provided under the personal data
					 act.
(f) Where required by law, a
					 record shall be maintained of each person, individual, agency or organization
					 that has obtained access to or to which disclosure has been made of personal
					 data in accordance with subsection (c) of section
					 4-193
					 of the general statutes, together with a reason for each such disclosure or
					 access. This log shall be maintained for not less than five (5) years from the
					 date of such disclosure or access or for the life of the personal data record,
					 whichever is longer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 4 - Personal Data Act Provisions › Section 1-21j-56 - Procedures for contesting content

Current through July 10, 2024
The following procedure shall be used in order to provide
						an opportunity to contest the accuracy, completeness or relevancy of personal
						data:
(a) Any individual may file a
					 written request with the commission for correction of personal data pertaining
					 to him or her.
(b) Within thirty
					 (30) days of receipt of such request, the commission shall notify such
					 individual that it shall make the correction, or if the correction is not to be
					 made as submitted, the commission shall state the reason for its denial of such
					 request and notify the person of his or her right to add his or her own
					 statement to his or her employee personal data records.
(c) Following such denial by the commission,
					 the individual requesting such correction shall be permitted to add a statement
					 to his or her personal data record setting forth what that person believes to
					 be an accurate, complete and relevant version of the personal data in question.
					 Such statements shall become a permanent part of the commission's personal data
					 system and shall be disclosed to any individual, agency or organization to
					 which the disputed personal data are disclosed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 21j - Organization and Rules of Practice › III - RULES OF PRACTICE › Article 3 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS › Part 4 - Personal Data Act Provisions › Section 1-21j-57 - Uses to be made of the personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Case files are
					 routinely used in the performance of the commission's statutory mandate to
					 administer and enforce the Freedom of Information Act.
(b) Employment records are routinely used for
					 evaluating the qualifications of employment applicants.
(c) Personnel files are routinely used for
					 recording and evaluating the work performance of commission employees.
					 Personnel files are used also for payroll and other employment-related
					 record-keeping, as required by the department of administrative services, the
					 office of the comptroller, the office of policy and management and other legal
					 authorities.
(d) Records contained
					 in the commission's personal data system shall be retained for the period
					 indicated for such records in the commission's retention and destruction of
					 records schedule, as amended from time to time, approved by the state records
					 administrator pursuant to section
					 11-8a
					 of the general statutes.
(e) When
					 an individual is asked by the commission to supply personal data, the
					 commission, upon request, shall disclose to that individual:
(1) The name of the commission;
(2) The legal authority under which the
					 commission is empowered to collect and maintain the personal data;
(3) The individual's rights pertaining to
					 such records under the personal data act and commission regulations;
(4) The known consequences arising from
					 supplying or refusing to supply the requested personal data;
(5) The proposed use to be made of the
					 requested personal data.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-2 - Form of statement, filing requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Annual
				Statement of Financial Interests required of those individuals whose positions
				are enumerated in section 1-83(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, and
				those individuals designated by the Governor pursuant to section 1-83(a) of the
				Connecticut General Statutes, shall be made under penalty of false statement
				and filed on a form promulgated by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory
				Board.
(b) An individual who
				occupies a position which requires the filing of an Annual Statement of
				Financial Interests shall file for the preceding year by the first of May of
				any year in which he or she holds such a position. However, a person assuming
				such a position after March thirty-first of any year shall file for the
				preceding year within thirty days of assuming his or her position. An
				individual leaving such a position shall file for the portion of the calendar
				year served. The person shall be notified of this requirement by the Office of
				State Ethics within sixty days of his or her departure, and shall file such
				statement within sixty days after receipt of the notification. No statement
				shall be considered filed until it is received by the Office of State
				Ethics.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-2a - Electronic filing of statement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any statement
				required pursuant to section 1-83(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes shall
				be filed with the Office of State Ethics electronically, provided the filer has
				previously submitted a properly completed Statement of Financial Interests
				Electronic Filing Authorization Form (ETH-4C) to the Office of State
				Ethics.
(b) An individual with an
				approved ETH-4C Form on file with the Office of State Ethics will be deemed to
				have signed his or her statement, under penalty of false statement, when the
				individual: enters their assigned password to access the Office of State
				Ethics' filing program; completes the authorized name/certification section of
				the form; and electronically submits the filing to the Office of State
				Ethics.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-3 - Listing of names of those whose interests are required to be disclosed

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) To allow determination of the
				completeness and accuracy of the information required to be filed pursuant to
				section 1-83(b)(1) of the Connecticut General Statutes, each individual
				required to file shall disclose, on the form provided by the Office of State
				Ethics, the names of his or her spouse and dependent children residing in the
				individual's household.
(b) In each
				instance of disclosure mandated by section 1-83(b)(1) of the Connecticut
				General Statutes, the filer shall identify by relationship (e.g., self, spouse,
				son) or name the owner or holder of the interest or the recipient of the income
				as the case may be. Additionally, whenever a reportable interest is held by
				another (e.g., a trustee) for the benefit of a reportable individual, the filer
				shall disclose both the holder and the beneficiary by either relationship or
				name.
(c) For purposes of section
				1-83(b)(1) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "dependent child" means any
				individual who is a son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter and who is a
				qualifying child of the filing individual within the meaning of section 152 of
				the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ,
				26 USC
				152.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-4 - Disclosure of businesses with which associated

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When
				disclosing the names of all businesses with which associated, pursuant to
				section 1-83(b)(1)(A) of the Connecticut General Statutes, each filer shall
				disclose the name and address of the business, the nature of the interest held
				( i.e., owner, partner, director, etc.) and, with reasonable particularity, the
				nature of the business or activity ( i.e., manufacturing of farm equipment,
				computer consulting, etc.).
(b)
				Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, in the case of disclosure of
				trust interests, pursuant to section 1-83(b)(1)(A) of the Connecticut General
				Statutes, it shall be sufficient to disclose the name of the trust and the
				names of the trustees.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-5 - Description of income

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As used in
				section 1-83(b)(1)(B) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "income" means all
				income from whatever source derived, including but not limited to: earned
				income (such as compensation for services), fees, commissions, salaries, wages,
				tips, bonuses, gross income derived from business, capital gains, interest,
				rents, royalties, dividends, annuities, gifts, honoraria, lottery or other
				gambling winnings, income from the investment portion of life insurance and
				endowment contracts, pensions, income from discharge of indebtedness or debt
				forgiveness, assignment or receipt of property interests or rights,
				distributive share of partnership income, and income from any interest in an
				estate or trust. The term includes all income items, whether tangible or
				intangible, regardless of whether they are taxable for Federal or State income
				tax purposes and regardless of whether legally obtained.
(b) The description of each source of income
				identified as a gift shall include:
(1) the
				identity and occupation of the donor. If a gift has more than one donor, the
				filer shall provide the necessary information for each donor;
(2) a brief description of the
				gift.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-7 - Disclosure of securities in excess of five thousand dollars, definition of "securities"

Current through July 10, 2024
Included in the definition of "securities" for purposes of
				  section 1-83(b)(1)(C) of the Connecticut General Statutes, and therefore
				  required to be disclosed, are stocks, bonds, investment partnerships or trusts
				  (including Real Estate Investment Trusts and stock trusts), hedge funds,
				  investment "pools" or funds (including venture capital funds), and mutual
				  funds. Also included in the definition of "securities" is the right to purchase
				  or own any of the aforementioned securities (i.e., an "option" or
				  "derivative"). Bank accounts, certificates of deposit, and money-market funds
				  are not within the definition of "securities" and need not be disclosed under
				  section 1-83(b)(1)(C) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-8 - Disclosure of all real property and its location

Current through July 10, 2024
When disclosing all real property and its location pursuant
				  to section 1-83(b)(1)(E) of the Connecticut General Statutes, the filer shall
				  disclose the entire address of such property, including its street
				  address.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-9 - Disclosure of the names and addresses of creditors

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of determining creditors to whom the filer,
				  his or her spouse or dependent children, individually, owed debts of more than
				  ten thousand dollars, pursuant to section 1-83(b)(1)(F) of the Connecticut
				  General Statutes, the offsetting of an account payable with a separate account
				  receivable shall not be permitted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-10 - Disclosure of leases and contracts with the state

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When
				disclosing leases with the State held or entered into by the filer or a
				business with which the filer was associated, pursuant to section 1-83(b)(1)(G)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, the filer shall include the term of the
				lease, the annual rent, the address of the subject property, and the names of
				the lessor and lessee.
(b) When
				disclosing contracts with the State held or entered into by the filer or a
				business with which the filer was associated, pursuant to section 1-83(b)(1)(G)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, the filer shall include the term of the
				contract, the contract cost or value, the subject of the contract, the names of
				the parties, and the contract identification number.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-10a - Disclosure of business affiliations

Current through July 10, 2024
For purposes of section 1-83(b)(1)(H) of the Connecticut
				  General Statutes, "similar business affiliation" means any association of
				  persons jointly undertaking or owning a commercial enterprise in which there
				  is:
(1) a community of interest among
				such persons in the performance of the subject matter of such
				enterprise;
(2) a right by such
				persons to directly influence the policies, direction and/or governance of the
				enterprise; and,
(3) a right by
				such persons to share directly in any profit gained by the
				enterprise.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 6 - Filing of Statements Pursuant to Section 1-83, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-11 - Confidentiality procedures regarding disclosures made pursuant to section 1-83(b)(1)(F) of the Connecticut General Statutes

Current through July 10, 2024
Pursuant to section 1-83(c) of the Connecticut General
				  Statutes, the disclosure of creditors shall not be a matter of public
				  information. These disclosures shall be made, under penalty of false statement,
				  on a separate form (the Confidential Addendum) promulgated by the Citizen's
				  Ethics Advisory Board. The completed Confidential Addendum shall be submitted
				  to the Office of State Ethics with the filer's Annual Statement of Financial
				  Interests form. If the filer wishes the Addendum to remain confidential, he or
				  she shall check the appropriate box under Confidentiality Addendum Filing
				  Options.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-14 - Section 1-84(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes: definition of "employment"

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of section 1-84(b) of the Connecticut
					 General Statutes, the term "employment" shall be construed to include any work
					 or endeavor, whatever its form, undertaken in order to obtain financial gain (
					 i.e., employee of a business, sole practitioner, independent contractor,
					 investor, etc.). The term shall not, however, include any endeavor undertaken
					 only as a hobby or solely for charitable, educational, or public service
					 purposes, when no compensation or other financial gain for the individual, his
					 or her immediate family or a business with which the individual is associated
					 is involved.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-16 - Section 1-84(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes: use of inside information prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Under section 1-84(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes,
					 it shall constitute a prohibited use of office for a public official or state
					 employee to use previously confidential information acquired through state
					 service for the financial benefit of any person listed in section 1-84(c) of
					 the Connecticut General Statutes until either such information has been
					 available to the general public for fifteen days or an unrelated member of the
					 general public has made a legitimate offer regarding the economic opportunity,
					 whichever is earlier.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-16a - Section 1-84(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes: "financial gain" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Pursuant to section 1-84(c) of the Connecticut General
					 Statutes, "financial gain" means any benefit valued in excess of one hundred
					 dollars per person per year that is received by or agreed to be received by a
					 state employee or public official, his spouse, child, child's spouse, parent,
					 brother or sister or a business with which he is associated.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-17 - Section 1-84(b) and (c) of the Connecticut General Statutes: use of expertise for financial gain not prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Section 1-84(b) and (c) of the Connecticut General
					 Statutes do not prevent a public official or state employee from using his or
					 her expertise, including expertise gained in state service, for personal
					 financial gain as long as no provision of the Code of Ethics for Public
					 Officials is violated. Generally, section 1-84(b) and (c) of the Connecticut
					 General Statutes are violated when the public official or state employee
					 accepts outside employment with an individual or entity which can benefit from
					 the state servant's official actions (e.g., the individual in his or her state
					 capacity has specific regulatory, contractual, or supervisory authority over
					 the private person). Any public official or state employee considering
					 accepting outside employment which may be barred or restricted by section
					 1-84(b) and (c) of the Connecticut General Statutes should seek the Office of
					 State Ethics' advice, in advance, pursuant to section 1-81(a)(3) of the
					 Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-18 - Section 1-84(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes: "appearing" or "taking any other action" defined, permitted activities explained

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) It shall constitute a prohibited
				  appearance or action under section 1-84(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes
				  for any public official or state employee subject to that provision to transmit
				  any document to or make any other contact with the listed agencies which
				  reveals the identity of the individual to the agency in connection with any
				  pending matter (e.g., appearing in person, submitting a document with one's
				  signature or professional stamp, identifying oneself over the telephone, or
				  submitting any materials with a letterhead which includes the individual's
				  name).
(b) Notwithstanding
				  subsection (a) of this section, it shall not be a violation of section 1-84(d)
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes for a public official or state employee
				  subject to that provision to contact a listed agency for the sole purpose of
				  obtaining generic information (e.g., copies of current rules or regulations)
				  unrelated to any specific client or matter, regardless of whether such action
				  is compensated .
(c)
				  Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, it shall not be a violation of
				  section 1-84(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes for a public official or
				  state employee subject to that provision to appear or take any other action
				  before a listed agency on behalf of himself or herself, his or her family, a
				  constituent, or any other individual provided that no compensation is received
				  by the official or employee, or his or her firm or business, for the
				  representation.
(d) Pursuant to
				  section 1-84(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes, the restrictions of the
				  subsection shall not apply to a corporation, union, municipality or other
				  entity which employs a public official or state employee but is not in the
				  business of representing others for compensation before agencies identified in
				  section 1-84(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes. In these instances, the
				  provisions of the subsection shall only restrict the public official or state
				  employee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-19 - Section 1-84(i) of the Connecticut General Statutes: "open and public process" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The term "open
				  and public process," as used in section 1-84(i) of the Connecticut General
				  Statutes, requires no specific offer or bid procedure provided that the process
				  utilized allows all or most of those persons interested in and qualified to
				  fulfill the contract to apply and compete. For example, an advertisement of the
				  availability of the contract in the general circulation newspapers for the area
				  in question or in trade or professional journals directed toward the business
				  or profession qualified to do the work in question is sufficient. In every
				  case, all proposals considered and the contract awarded must be open and
				  available for subsequent public inspection.
(b) No provision of section 1-84(i) of the
				  Connecticut General Statutes shall require an open and public process when a
				  person subject to the subsection applies for or is granted a statutory benefit
				  which by law is afforded confidentiality, e.g., public assistance provided by
				  the Department of Social Services.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-20 - Valuation of benefits

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				  section 1-79(5) of the Connecticut General Statutes, certain categories of
				  benefits are excluded from the term "Gift" if the dollar value of the benefit
				  is limited (e.g., a certificate, plaque or other ceremonial award costing less
				  than one hundred dollars; or food and beverage costing less than fifty dollars
				  in the aggregate per recipient in a calendar year).
(b) In determining the value of any benefit
				  for the purposes of sections 1-84(j), 1-84(m), and 1-79(5) of the Connecticut
				  General Statutes, the following rules shall apply:
(1) the value of the benefit equals the cost
				  to the donor or payor if the benefit was obtained by the donor or payor in a
				  marketplace transaction;
(2) when
				  (1), above, is not applicable the value equals the fair market value of the
				  benefit as determined by its replacement cost, i.e., the cost of purchasing the
				  same or a similar item in a marketplace transaction;
(3) when (1) and (2), above, are not
				  applicable, the recipient may use any reasonable method to determine value
				  (e.g., appraisal of unique item);
(4) when (1), (2), and (3), above, are not
				  applicable, the value of the benefit is indeterminable. If the value of a
				  benefit is indeterminable, an individual subject to section 1-84(j) or (m) of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes shall not accept the item, unless its value is
				  clearly insignificant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-21 - " Necessary expenses" payments do not extend to family members or other guests

Current through July 10, 2024
For purposes of section 1-79(17) of the Connecticut
					 General Statutes, "necessary expenses" do not include payment of expenses for
					 the public official's or state employee's family or other
					 guests.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-22 - Definition of " official capacity" as used in section 1-84(k) of the Connecticut General Statutes

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				  section 1-84(k) of the Connecticut General Statutes, a public official or state
				  employee is prohibited from accepting a fee or honorarium only if the activity
				  is undertaken in one's "official capacity."
For example, a state employee-professor with expertise in a
					 certain field would not be barred, under section 1-84(k) of the Connecticut
					 General Statutes, from accepting a fee or honorarium for a speech, as long as
					 the individual was selected because of his or her knowledge and expertise, not
					 his or her state position.
(b) When a public official or state employee
				  is asked to give a speech, make an appearance, participate in an event, or
				  write an article, the activity shall be deemed to be in his or her "official
				  capacity" if the public official's or state employee's official position or
				  authority was a significant factor in the decision to extend the invitation.
				  Under these circumstances, no fee or honorarium may be accepted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-23 - Disclosure of necessary expenses; filing requirement, filing date

Current through July 10, 2024
Pursuant to section 1-84(k) of the Connecticut General
					 Statutes, a public official or state employee who accepts payment or
					 reimbursement of necessary expenses for an article, appearance, speech or
					 participation in an event in his or her official capacity shall disclose such
					 to the Office of State Ethics, if it includes payment or reimbursement for
					 lodging or out-of-state travel or both. Any required disclosure must be
					 received by the Office of State Ethics within thirty days of the individual's
					 receipt of payment or reimbursement. No disclosure shall be required, however,
					 when the payor is the federal government or another state
					 government.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-24 - Form of disclosure

Current through July 10, 2024
The disclosure of any necessary expenses required pursuant
					 to section 1-84(k) of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be in writing,
					 dated, and signed under penalty of false statement by the recipient. The
					 disclosure may be made by means of a letter or memorandum to the Office of
					 State Ethics. Alternatively, disclosure may be accomplished by using form
					 ETH-NE promulgated by the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board for this
					 purpose.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-25 - Specifics of disclosure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The written
				  disclosure of any necessary expenses required pursuant to section 1-84(k) of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes shall describe with reasonable particularity
				  any expense payment or reimbursement received. However, if not known, the filer
				  need not include the specific dollar value of any such expense payment. For
				  example, it shall be sufficient to disclose in the following terms: receipt of
				  round trip coach air fare to (place) and meals and accommodations for (time
				  period).
(b) In the case of
				  necessary expenses received for an appearance, speech, or participation in an
				  event, the written disclosure shall include the name of the payor, the place,
				  date and purpose of the activity, and the date of any expense payment or
				  reimbursement, if different.
(c) In
				  the case of necessary expenses received for the publication of an article the
				  written disclosure shall include the name of the payor, the date of the payment
				  or reimbursement and subject of the article.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-26 - Donation of fee or honorarium

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever a public official or state employee is prohibited
					 under section 1-84(k) of the Connecticut General Statutes from accepting a fee
					 or honorarium, it shall be permissible for the individual to direct or allow
					 the payor to donate the fee or honorarium to any non-profit entity, provided
					 the individual shall not receive any charitable tax deduction or other
					 financial benefit for such act.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-27 - Gifts to the state

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Nothing in section 1-84(j) and (m) of the Connecticut
					 General Statutes, which prohibits the acceptance of gifts, and nothing in
					 section 1-84(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes, which prohibits the use of
					 public office or position for personal financial gain, shall prohibit the State
					 from accepting gifts of goods and services as described in section 1-79(5)(E)
					 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Nothing in chapter 10 of the Connecticut
					 General Statutes shall prohibit 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.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 3 - Section 1-86, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-29 - Section 1-86(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes: procedure for avoiding a conflict of interest detailed

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				  section 1-86(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, whenever a public official
				  or state employee, other than an elected official, is required to inform his or
				  her immediate superior of a potential or substantial conflict of interest, the
				  superior shall assign the matter in question to another who is not subordinate
				  to the individual with the conflict.
(b) Pursuant to section 1-86(a) of the
				  Connecticut General Statutes, whenever a public official or state employee,
				  other than an elected official, would otherwise be required to inform his or
				  her immediate superior of a potential or substantial conflict of interest, but
				  has no immediate superior, the official or employee shall notify the Office of
				  State Ethics of the conflict in writing under penalty of false statement, on a
				  form approved by the Board. Prior to taking action, such official or employee
				  shall seek advice from the Office of State Ethics and take such steps as the
				  Office of State Ethics shall prescribe or advise.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 7 - Conflict of Interest Provisions Sections 1-84, 1-85, and 1-86 of the Connecticut General Statutes › Part 3 - Section 1-86, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-30 - Section 1-86(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes: definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For purposes of section 1-86(a) of the Connecticut General
					 Statutes:
(a) An interest of a "de
				  minimis," i.e., insignificant, nature is an interest resulting in a financial
				  gain or loss of less than one hundred dollars per person per year.
(b) A "substantial segment of the general
				  public" is greater than one's profession, occupation, or group as those terms
				  are used in section 1-85 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Consistent with
				  the commonly understood usage of the term, such term means a considerable or
				  large part of the general public, i.e., all licensed drivers, all homeowners,
				  all parents, etc.
(c) A "member of
				  a state regulatory agency" is a member of any commission, board, council,
				  authority or other similar body which is authorized by law to regulate, i.e.,
				  control, administer, or oversee, any profession, occupation, industry,
				  activity, fund, endeavor or area of conduct.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › 81 - Code of Ethics › Article 8 - Post-State Employment Provisions Sections 1-84a and 1-84b, Connecticut General Statutes › Part 1 - Section 1-84a, Connecticut General Statutes › Section 1-81-32 - Section 1-84b(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes: "substantial participation" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of section 1-84b(a) of the Connecticut
					 General Statutes, "substantial participation" in a particular matter shall be
					 construed to mean participation that was direct, extensive and substantive, not
					 peripheral, clerical or ministerial.