Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 18a - Joint Committee on Legislative Management
Section 2-71b. - Duties and powers of committee.

Said committee shall function during the periods when the General Assembly is not in session as well as during any session and shall be responsible for the business and fiscal affairs of the General Assembly including the coordination and management of legislative affairs and the supervision and approval of any and all legislative expenditures from all appropriations to the General Assembly, legislative commissions and legislative interim committees. Notwithstanding any act or resolution to the contrary, it shall review and approve the budgetary requests of such commissions, committees and agencies of the Legislative Department and shall establish personnel policies, guidelines and regulations and salary schedules for the employees of such commissions, committees and agencies of the Legislative Department. It shall coordinate the work of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly during the session and of such commissions and committees which function during the interim. The Joint Committee on Legislative Management shall assess ways and means to improve the legislative operation and shall make improvements in the legislative organization, procedures, facilities and working conditions and may from time to time make such reports to the regular session of the General Assembly of its operations and activities. Such committee may employ personnel and research staffs, clerical assistance and other personnel it may require for the discharge of its duties.

(1969, P. A. 749, S. 2; P.A. 86-18, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 86-18 added provision re establishment of “personnel policies, guidelines and regulations” for employees of “agencies of the legislative” department.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies

Chapter 18a - Joint Committee on Legislative Management

Section 2-71a. - Joint Committee on Legislative Management.

Section 2-71b. - Duties and powers of committee.

Section 2-71c. - Offices of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis. Executive director and directors and functions of offices. Assistance from municipalities and state agencies.

Section 2-71d. - Executive director of legislative management committee to administer other commissions.

Section 2-71e. - Staff for legislative commissions and interim committees.

Section 2-71f. - Employment of staffs to assist legislative leaders.

Section 2-71g. - Supplies and equipment for General Assembly.

Section 2-71h. - Supervision, control and maintenance of State Capitol and Legislative Office Building, parking garage, grounds and other facilities and areas. Provision of press room. Display of flags.

Section 2-71i. - Leaders as members of legislative commissions and interim committees. Naming of designees to serve on certain committees, task forces, boards and commissions.

Section 2-71j and 2-71k. - Transfer of Legislative Council employees. Appropriation.

Section 2-71l. - Provision of general statutes and agency regulations to legislative committees.

Section 2-71m. - Legislative audit review subcommittee.

Section 2-71n. - Staff for joint standing committees having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, finance, revenue and bonding.

Section 2-71o. - Group health insurance for temporary sessional employees. Payment. Regulations.

Section 2-71p. - Legislative purchases and contracts for supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services; sale of obsolete, unserviceable or unusable personal property; competitive bidding or competitive negotiation; emergencies; award of ord...

Section 2-71q. - Procedures for selection of design professional services or construction manager.

Section 2-71r. - Disqualification from bidding on contracts. Suspension.

Section 2-71s. - Restrictions on contract extensions.

Section 2-71t. - Retention of personal service contractors; personal service agreements.

Section 2-71u. - Extension of personal service agreements; extension of contracts based on competitive negotiation.

Section 2-71v. - Cooperative purchasing plans. Purchase from person having existing contract to sell.

Section 2-71w. - Multiple criteria bids or proposals. Pilot program.

Section 2-71x. - Funds for Connecticut Television Network coverage.

Section 2-71y. - Lease or sublease of Old State House by Joint Committee on Legislative Management to Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Section 2-71z. - Approval of certain legislative contracts by legislative leaders required. Exceptions.