Connecticut transparency legislation
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This article contains information about government transparency and accountability legislation in the state of Connecticut.
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[edit] Transparency legislation 2009
[edit] House
- House Bill 5009 [1] would allow towns more time to post minutes from public agency meetings on their web sites.
- House Bill 5314 [2] would relieve municipalities of costly mandates by authorizing the posting of legal notices on municipal web sites.
- House Bill 5365 [3] would provide meeting minute online posting mandate relief to towns and cities.
- House Bill 5368 [4] would delay the implementation of the mandate on municipalities to post information on web sites.
- House Bill 5371 [5] would provide local taxpayer relief from an unfunded mandate regarding posting of municipal information on web sites.
- House Bill 5379 [6] To provide mandate relief to towns and cities regarding posting meeting minutes online.
- House Bill 5384 [7] would provide mandate relief by delaying implementation of requirements requiring the posting of town minutes and agendas on the Internet.
- House Bill 5953 [8] would enable towns to post required legal notices on their web sites rather than in newspapers.
- House Bill 5954 [9] would establish a government transparency website to enable the public to track state spending and to promote transparency.
- House Bill 5957 [10] would accommodate warrant scanning technology by permitting the copying of public documents using a portable scanner.
- House Bill 5959 [11] would require the Office of Policy and Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis each post the state budget on their respective web sites.
- House Bill 5960 [12] would require state agencies to post their regulations on their web sites.
- House Bill 5962 [13] would establish a searchable online database of state expenditures.
[edit] Senate
- Senate Bill 68 [14] would provide relief to smaller municipalities from certain requirements under the Freedom of Information Act.
- Senate Bill 201 [15] seeks to acknowledge that state funded group homes perform an important government function and that the public has a right to know how such homes are being managed and operated under the purview of the Freedom of Information Act.
- Senate Bill 333 [16] would relieve towns of the burden of posting meeting minutes and agendas on their web sites.
- Senate Bill 340 [17] seeks to enable easier public examination of all state contracts.
- Senate Bill 521 [18] would require full disclosure and transparency in state contracting.
- Senate Bill 523 [19] would establish a state website tracking the award of state grants and contracts.
- Senate Bill 772 [20] would revise the requirement that minutes from a public agency's sessions be posted on such agency's web site within seven days of such session.
- Senate Bill 912 [21] would ensure access to certain court records under FOIA, except those records that relate directly to decision-making in individual cases.
[edit] Accountability legislation 2008
[edit] References
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5009
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5314
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5365
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5368
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5371
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5379
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5384
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5953
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5954
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5957
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5959
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5960
- ↑ Text & Status of HB5962
- ↑ Text & Status of SB68
- ↑ Text & Status of SB201
- ↑ Text & Status of SB333
- ↑ Text & Status of SB340
- ↑ Text & Status of SB521
- ↑ Text & Status of SB523
- ↑ Text & Status of SB772
- ↑ Text & Status of SB912
