Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-38d
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Sec. 4-38d. (Formerly Sec. 4-38). Transfer or assignment of functions, powers, duties of department, institution, or agency to successor department, institution, agency or authority.
Official statutory text
(b) Continuance of orders and regulations. Any order or regulation of a department, institution or agency, or of a division thereof, the functions, powers or duties of which are so assigned or transferred, which is in force at the time of such assignment or transfer, shall continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the department, institution, agency or authority to which such assignment or transfer is made until amended, repealed or superseded pursuant to law.
(c) Pending actions and proceedings. The assignment or transfer of any of the functions, powers or duties of a department, institution or agency, or any division thereof, under the provisions of any act of the General Assembly shall not affect any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of such assignment or transfer, and the proper party shall be deemed substituted in such action by operation of this section without motion or order.
(d) Completion of unfinished business. Any contract, right of action or matter undertaken or commenced by any department, institution or agency, or any division thereof, the functions, powers or duties of which are so assigned or transferred, may be conducted and completed by its successor in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect as if undertaken or commenced and conducted and completed by the department, institution or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which are so assigned or transferred.
(e) Officers and employees; general transfer. Officers and employees of any department, institution or agency, or any division thereof, the functions, powers or duties of which are so assigned or transferred, shall be assigned or transferred to the department or authority to which such assignment or transfer is made, subject to any statutes or regulations governing the employment of state employees. If the duties of any such officer or employee pertain to functions which are divided and assigned to two or more departments, institutions, agencies or authorities, the heads thereof shall determine the department, institution, agency or authority to which such officer or employee shall be transferred and, if they are unable to agree, such determination shall be made by the Governor.
(f) Records and property; general transfer. Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, the head of a department, institution or agency, the functions, powers or duties of which are so assigned or transferred, shall deliver to the department, institution, agency or authority to which such assignment or transfer is made all contracts, books, maps, plans, papers, records and property pertaining to or used in connection with the functions, powers or duties so assigned or transferred.
Cited. 148 C. 591; 222 C. 414.
Subsec. (a):
Supervision of trusts and appointment of trustees is judicial function and not a legislative power; transfer under section of duties of commission on fine arts to public works commissioner carried with it only the power to act as trustee. 140 C. 124.
(c) Pending actions and proceedings. The assignment or transfer of any of the functions, powers or duties of a department, institution or agency, or any division thereof, under the provisions of any act of the General Assembly shall not affect any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of such assignment or transfer, and the proper party shall be deemed substituted in such action by operation of this section without motion or order.
(d) Completion of unfinished business. Any contract, right of action or matter undertaken or commenced by any department, institution or agency, or any division thereof, the functions, powers or duties of which are so assigned or transferred, may be conducted and completed by its successor in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect as if undertaken or commenced and conducted and completed by the department, institution or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which are so assigned or transferred.
(e) Officers and employees; general transfer. Officers and employees of any department, institution or agency, or any division thereof, the functions, powers or duties of which are so assigned or transferred, shall be assigned or transferred to the department or authority to which such assignment or transfer is made, subject to any statutes or regulations governing the employment of state employees. If the duties of any such officer or employee pertain to functions which are divided and assigned to two or more departments, institutions, agencies or authorities, the heads thereof shall determine the department, institution, agency or authority to which such officer or employee shall be transferred and, if they are unable to agree, such determination shall be made by the Governor.
(f) Records and property; general transfer. Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, the head of a department, institution or agency, the functions, powers or duties of which are so assigned or transferred, shall deliver to the department, institution, agency or authority to which such assignment or transfer is made all contracts, books, maps, plans, papers, records and property pertaining to or used in connection with the functions, powers or duties so assigned or transferred.
Cited. 148 C. 591; 222 C. 414.
Subsec. (a):
Supervision of trusts and appointment of trustees is judicial function and not a legislative power; transfer under section of duties of commission on fine arts to public works commissioner carried with it only the power to act as trustee. 140 C. 124.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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