Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-189i

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Sec. 4-189i. Review of existing agency regulations. Public hearing. Amendment or repeal of regulations.

Official statutory text

(b) Not later than the date specified by the committee of cognizance pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, each such agency shall submit to the committee of cognizance and to the administrator of the regulation review committee a review of its existing regulations, which shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The agency's recommendations on how it may substantially reduce the number and length of its existing regulations; (2) the agency's determination of whether each of its existing regulations (A) is obsolete, (B) has not been used within the preceding seven years, (C) is inconsistent with any provision of the general statutes, federal law or any regulation adopted under the general statutes or federal law, (D) has been the subject of written complaints, and (E) is otherwise no longer effective; and (3) the agency's recommendation, if any, regarding any extraordinary circumstances in which waivers from its existing regulations may be appropriate.

(c) Upon receipt of an agency's review, the committee of cognizance shall schedule a public hearing, which shall be held not later than ninety days following such receipt. The committee of cognizance shall make copies of the review available to the public at least fifteen days prior to the hearing.

(d) Following the public hearing: (1) The committee of cognizance may request the agency to initiate the process under chapter 54 to carry out a recommendation of the agency under subsection (b) of this section to amend or repeal an existing regulation which, in the determination of the committee of cognizance, does not require the enactment of authorizing legislation, and (2) the committee of cognizance shall consider any recommendation by the agency under subsection (b) of this section which, in the determination of the committee of cognizance, would require the enactment of authorizing legislation.

(e) If an agency fails to submit a review of its regulations to the committee of cognizance and the administrator of the regulation review committee as required by subsection (b) of this section or if the committee of cognizance determines that the agency has not conducted a satisfactory review of its regulations as required by said subsection, the committee of cognizance may: (1) Conduct a review of the existing regulations of the agency, as described in subsection (b) of this section, (2) request the agency to initiate the process under chapter 54 to carry out a recommendation of the committee of cognizance pursuant to such review to amend or repeal an existing regulation which, in the determination of the committee of cognizance, does not require the enactment of authorizing legislation, and (3) introduce legislation to authorize the agency to amend or repeal existing regulations. If the agency fails to initiate the process to amend or repeal an existing regulation pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, the committee of cognizance may introduce legislation requiring the agency to initiate such process.

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