Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-97b
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Sec. 4-97b. Assignment of authority to enter into contract or other agreement using state funds by secretary or budgeted agency.
Official statutory text
(b) The department head of a budgeted agency, upon the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may execute a memorandum of understanding with the department head of another budgeted agency, to assign to such other department head the authority to enter into a contract or other written agreement using any funds appropriated to the assigning budgeted agency by any provision of the general statutes, public or special act or authorization of the State Bond Commission for purposes of such contract or agreement, provided the department head to whom such authority is assigned otherwise has the authority to contract for the specific purpose that such funds are required to be used for, as set forth in such statute, public or special act or authorization of the State Bond Commission.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Such report shall contain a summary of all assignments of authority made by the secretary under subsection (a) of this section and by other budgeted agencies under subsection (b) of this section during the year immediately preceding such report.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Such report shall contain a summary of all assignments of authority made by the secretary under subsection (a) of this section and by other budgeted agencies under subsection (b) of this section during the year immediately preceding such report.
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