Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-186
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Sec. 4-186. Chapter 54 exemptions and conflicts.
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(b) (1) In the case of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of chapter 567 and provisions of the general statutes relating to limitations of periods of time, procedures for filing appeals, or jurisdiction or venue of any court or tribunal governing unemployment compensation, employment security, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program or manpower appeals, the provisions of the law governing unemployment compensation, employment security, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program and manpower appeals shall prevail.
(2) In the case of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of sections 8-37gg , 8-345 and 8-346a relating to administrative hearings, the provisions of sections 8-37gg , 8-345 and 8-346a shall prevail.
(c) The Employment Security Division, the Labor Commissioner or said commissioner's designee with respect to the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, the Board of Mediation and Arbitration of the state Labor Department, the Office of the Claims Commissioner, and the Workers' Compensation Commission are exempt from the provisions of section 4-176e and sections 4-177 to 4-183 , inclusive.
(d) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply: (1) To procedures followed or actions taken concerning the lower Connecticut River conservation zone described in chapter 477a and the upper Connecticut River conservation zone described in chapter 477c, (2) to the administrative determinations authorized by section 32-9r concerning manufacturing facilities in distressed municipalities, (3) to the rules made pursuant to section 9-436 for use of paper ballots and (4) to guidelines established under section 22a-227 for development of a municipal solid waste management plan.
(e) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the Board of Regents for Higher Education in the manner described in section 10a-7 and to the Department of Correction in the manner described in section 18-78a .
(f) The provisions of section 4-183 shall apply to the Psychiatric Security Review Board in the manner described in section 17a-597 , and to appeals from the condemnation of a herd by the Commissioner of Agriculture in the manner described in section 22-288a .
(g) The provisions of section 4-183 shall apply to special education appeals taken pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (d) of section 10-76h , in the manner described therein. The final decision rendered in the special education hearings pursuant to section 10-76h shall be exempt from the provisions of section 4-181a .
(h) The Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority and the Municipal Liability Trust Fund Committee are not agencies for the purposes of this chapter.
(i) Guidelines, criteria and procedures adopted pursuant to section 10a-225 by the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority and the state-wide solid waste management plan adopted under section 22a-227 shall not be construed as regulations under this chapter.
(j) The Judicial Review Council is exempt from the provisions of sections 4-175 to 4-185 , inclusive.
Cited. 168 C. 504; 172 C. 263; 173 C. 462; 183 C. 76; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 202 C. 583; 204 C. 672; Id., 137; 215 C. 134; 239 C. 32; 242 C. 599.
Cited. 1 CA 1; 18 CA 13; 30 CA 720; 34 CA 620; 43 CA 779.
Cited. 43 CS 10.
Subsec. (f):
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.
(2) In the case of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of sections 8-37gg , 8-345 and 8-346a relating to administrative hearings, the provisions of sections 8-37gg , 8-345 and 8-346a shall prevail.
(c) The Employment Security Division, the Labor Commissioner or said commissioner's designee with respect to the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, the Board of Mediation and Arbitration of the state Labor Department, the Office of the Claims Commissioner, and the Workers' Compensation Commission are exempt from the provisions of section 4-176e and sections 4-177 to 4-183 , inclusive.
(d) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply: (1) To procedures followed or actions taken concerning the lower Connecticut River conservation zone described in chapter 477a and the upper Connecticut River conservation zone described in chapter 477c, (2) to the administrative determinations authorized by section 32-9r concerning manufacturing facilities in distressed municipalities, (3) to the rules made pursuant to section 9-436 for use of paper ballots and (4) to guidelines established under section 22a-227 for development of a municipal solid waste management plan.
(e) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the Board of Regents for Higher Education in the manner described in section 10a-7 and to the Department of Correction in the manner described in section 18-78a .
(f) The provisions of section 4-183 shall apply to the Psychiatric Security Review Board in the manner described in section 17a-597 , and to appeals from the condemnation of a herd by the Commissioner of Agriculture in the manner described in section 22-288a .
(g) The provisions of section 4-183 shall apply to special education appeals taken pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (d) of section 10-76h , in the manner described therein. The final decision rendered in the special education hearings pursuant to section 10-76h shall be exempt from the provisions of section 4-181a .
(h) The Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority and the Municipal Liability Trust Fund Committee are not agencies for the purposes of this chapter.
(i) Guidelines, criteria and procedures adopted pursuant to section 10a-225 by the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority and the state-wide solid waste management plan adopted under section 22a-227 shall not be construed as regulations under this chapter.
(j) The Judicial Review Council is exempt from the provisions of sections 4-175 to 4-185 , inclusive.
Cited. 168 C. 504; 172 C. 263; 173 C. 462; 183 C. 76; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 202 C. 583; 204 C. 672; Id., 137; 215 C. 134; 239 C. 32; 242 C. 599.
Cited. 1 CA 1; 18 CA 13; 30 CA 720; 34 CA 620; 43 CA 779.
Cited. 43 CS 10.
Subsec. (f):
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.
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