(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, an elected or appointed officer of the executive or judicial branch who, as such officer, is required to serve on a board, commission, council, authority, task force or other body, and is unable or chooses not to so serve, may designate a person to serve on such body in his place, provided (1) an officer may only designate another officer of his agency and (2) an officer who is required by law to serve as a chairperson or presiding officer of such body shall not designate a person to serve on such body in his place.
(b) As used in this subsection, “legislative leader” means: (1) For members of the majority party of the Senate, the president pro tempore of the Senate; (2) for members of the minority party of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate; (3) for members of the majority party of the House of Representatives, the speaker of the House of Representatives; (4) for members of the minority party of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Unless otherwise provided by law, when a member of the General Assembly who, as such member, is required to serve on a board, commission, council, authority, task force or other body, and is unable or chooses not to so serve, the legislative leader of such member may designate another member of the General Assembly to serve on such body in the place of such member, except that if such member is required by law to serve as a chairperson or presiding officer of such body, the legislative leader of such member shall not designate another member to serve on such body in the place of such member.
(P.A. 95-38, S. 2.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers
Section 4-1. - Appointed officers; term; compensation and expenses.
Section 4-1a. - Appointed officers, unspecified terms.
Section 4-2. - When nominations are to be made.
Section 4-2a. - Fingerprinting and criminal history records checks of appointees and nominees.
Section 4-3. - Term of office of legislative appointees.
Section 4-4. - Term of office of executive appointees.
Section 4-6. - Appointment and term of department heads.
Section 4-8. - Qualifications, powers and duties of department heads.
Section 4-9. - Governor to commission officers.
Section 4-10. - Appointments to state boards and commissions; lists.
Section 4-11. - Suspension of administrative officers.
Section 4-12. - Removal of officer, commissioner or deputy.
Section 4-13a. - Appearance of assistant on subpoena of state officer.
Section 4-15. - Expenses of state officers and employees.
Section 4-16. - Expenses paid by the state.
Section 4-16a. - Indemnification of commissioners.
Section 4-17. - Meeting attendance of trustees or directors of state-aided institutions.
Section 4-18. - Resignations of state officers.
Section 4-19. - Appointments to fill vacancies.
Section 4-20. - Bonding of state officers and employees.