Section 4-159a - Report re claims not timely disposed of. Notice to claimants. Action by General Assembly(a)(1) Not later than five days after the convening of each regular session, the Claims Commissioner shall report to the General Assembly on all claims that have been filed with the Office of the Claims Commissioner pursuant to section 4-147 , and have not been disposed of by the Office of the Claims Commissioner within two years of the date of filing or within any extension thereof granted by the General Assembly pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, except claims in which the parties have not objected within thirty days to an extension of time sought by the Office of the Claims Commissioner for said office to dispose of the claim. (2) The report submitted by the Claims Commissioner pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall minimally include (A) an explanation as to why the claim has not been disposed of, and (B) the date by which a decision will be rendered on the claim in the event the General Assembly were to grant the Office of the Claims Commissioner an extension of time to dispose of the claim.(b) The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall give notice to all claimants whose claims are the subject of a report as provided in subsection (a) of this section that their claims will be considered at the next regular session of the General Assembly pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.(c) With respect to any claim that is the subject of a report as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the General Assembly may (1) grant the Office of the Claims Commissioner an extension for a period specified by the General Assembly to dispose of such claim, which specified period shall not exceed the date for the end of the next regular session, (2) grant the claimant permission to sue the state, (3) grant an award to the claimant, or (4) deny the claim.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-159a
( P.A. 01-167 , S. 1 ; P.A. 16-127 , S. 18 .)
Amended by P.A. 24-0044,S. 11 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.A. 23-0131, S. 15 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 22-0079, S. 2 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 16-0127, S. 18 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 6/9/2016.