(a) No member of the Connecticut Retirement Security Advisory Board, except the State Comptroller or State Treasurer, or any executive director, assistant executive director or authorized officer appointed by said board or the principal of an entity with a contract with the Comptroller to administer the Connecticut Retirement Security Program, shall make a contribution to, or knowingly solicit contributions from the board on behalf of (1) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (2) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (3) a party committee.
(b) No member of the Connecticut Retirement Security Advisory Board, except the State Comptroller or State Treasurer, or the principal of any entity with a contract with the Comptroller to administer the program shall make a contribution to, or knowingly solicit contributions from the board on behalf of (1) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of state senator or state representative, (2) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (3) a party committee.
(c) The provisions of this section, and sections 31-71e, 31-71j and 31-416 to 31-427, inclusive, shall be severable, and, if any of their provisions are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of said sections will not be affected.
(P.A. 16-29, S. 20; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 207; P.A. 22-118, S. 109.)
History: P.A. 16-29 effective May 27, 2016; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 changed effective date of P.A. 16-29, S. 20, from May 27, 2016, to January 1, 2017, effective June 2, 2016; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to replace “Authority board of directors” with “Advisory Board”, “authority” with “Comptroller” and “board's or the executive director's or assistant executive director's employees” with “board”, further amended Subsec. (b) to delete “or any executive director, assistant executive director or authorized officer appointed by said board”, and amended Subsec. (c) to make technical corrections, effective July 1, 2022.
Note: Chapters 575 and 576 are reserved for future use.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 574 - Connecticut Retirement Security Authority. Connecticut Retirement Security Exchange
Section 31-416. - Definitions.
Section 31-417. - Connecticut Retirement Security Advisory Board.
Section 31-418. - Connecticut Retirement Security Program.
Section 31-418a. - Request for advance.
Section 31-421. - Comptroller standard of care.
Section 31-423. - Investment vehicles. Vendor selection.
Section 31-424. - Establishment of rules and procedures. Design features.
Section 31-425. - Violations. Permissible civil actions.
Section 31-426. - Annual report. Audit. Memoranda of understanding.
Section 31-428. - Comptroller to establish and maintain Internet web site for participants.