2024 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 3 - State Elective Officers
Chapter 33 - Secretary
Section 3-110f. - State poet laureate.

The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall designate, every three years, a state poet laureate. The commissioner may fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term vacated.

(P.A. 85-221; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 210(e); P.A. 04-20, S. 3; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 11-48, S. 128; P.A. 18-162, S. 1; P.A. 21-193, S. 4.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced State Commission on the Arts with Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; P.A. 11-48 replaced “Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism” with “Department of Economic and Community Development, with recommendations of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 18-162 replaced “Department” with “Commissioner”, replaced “may appoint” with “shall designate, every three years” and added provision re filling of vacancy; P.A. 21-193 deleted provision re recommendations of Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, effective July 13, 2021.