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business entity or individual previously had a contract with the state or a state agency to provide information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services and such prior contract was finally terminated by the state or a state agency within the previous five years for the reason that such business entity or individual failed to perform or otherwise breached a material obligation of the contract related to information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services. If the termination of any such previous contract is contested in an arbitration or judicial proceeding, the termination shall not be final until the conclusion of such arbitration or judicial proceeding. If the fact-finder determines, or a settlement stipulates, that the contractor failed to perform or otherwise breached a material obligation of the contract related to information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services, any award of a contract pursuant to said chapter or sections during the pendency of such arbitration or proceeding shall be rescinded and the bar provided in this section shall apply to such business entity or individual. Sec. 43. Section 20-195ggg of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): [(a)] As used in this section and sections 44 to 47, inclusive, of this act: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Health; [(1)] (3) "Music therapy" means the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed a music therapy program approved by the American Music Therapy Association, or any successor of said association; and [(2)] (4) "Music therapist" means a person who [(A) has earned a bachelor's or graduate degree in music therapy or a related field from