2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 2c - Review and Termination of Governmental Entities and Programs
Chapter 28 - Connecticut Sunset Law
Section 2c-3 - Data collection form provided by Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee. Public hearing. Report. Request for further review.

The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, established by the provisions of section 2-53e, shall, not later than March fifteenth of the year preceding the year in which a governmental entity or program is scheduled for review under section 2c-2h, provide each joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of any such entity or program with a form for collecting data using results-based measures, including, but not limited to, the criteria set forth in sections 2c-7 and 2c-8. Not later than July first of the year preceding the year in which the applicable entity or program is scheduled for review, the applicable joint standing committee of the General Assembly shall provide such form to the state agency with oversight over such entity or program. Not later than January fifteenth of the year in which the applicable entity or program is scheduled for review, such state agency shall submit such completed form to such joint standing committee. Each such committee shall hold a public hearing on such completed form during the regular legislative session of such year. The entities enumerated in section 2c-2h shall cooperate with such committee in carrying out the purposes of this chapter and shall provide such information, books, records and documents as such committee may require. After holding a public hearing, such committee shall submit a report to the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a containing the committee’s recommendations on the termination, modification or consolidation of the entity or program. If the committee determines that further review is needed, it may request the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to review such entity or program or entity further, and said committee may grant or deny such request.

(P.A. 77-614, S. 574, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 85-613, S. 7, 154; P.A. 86-403, S. 2, 132; P.A. 12-143, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes; P.A. 12-143 replaced reference to Sec. 2c-2b with reference to Sec. 2c-2h, replaced provisions requiring Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to conduct a performance audit with requirements that it provide a form for committees of cognizance to review the entity or program, that the state agency complete the form and that the committee hold a public hearing on the form and report its recommendation, and added provision authorizing committee to request further review, effective July 1, 2012.