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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 94 of 739
as amended by public act 21-2 of the June special session and sections 9 and 10 of this act. Sec. 65. (Effective from passage) The funds allocated from the amount appropriated in section 1 of special act 21-15, as amended by this act, and section 306 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to the Judicial Department, to Enhance Funding for Victim Service Providers, shall only be allotted up to the actual amount by which the department's victim assistance grants provided under the Victims of Crime Act Assistance of 1984 are reduced for such fiscal year. Sec. 66. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall apply to the United States Department of the Treasury to receive grant funding pursuant to the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund program, under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, as follows: (1) Twenty million dollars to construct a full-service community adult education center in the city of New Haven; and (2) five million dollars to construct a library in the town of Manchester that provides Internet access and health monitoring for members of the public. Sec. 67. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the Office of Legislative Management shall not enter into any proposed contract of the legislative department pursuant to section 2-71p of the general statutes that has a value exceeding fifty thousand dollars unless such contract has (1) been submitted to the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, and (2) obtained the written approval of a majority of the legislative leaders specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, including the approval of at least one of the minority leaders. Said legislative leaders may approve the contract or take no action upon such contract.