Connecticut § 2-44a - Notice of appointments by president pro tempore, speaker or minority leaders. Vacancies; notice by chairman.
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§ 2-44a. Notice of appointments by president pro tempore, speaker or minority leaders. Vacancies; notice by chairman.
Sec. 2-44a. Notice of appointments by president pro tempore, speaker or minority leaders. Vacancies; notice by chairman. (a) Whenever the president pro tempore of the Senate or the speaker of the House of Representatives, or a minority leader of the Senate or House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of any public or special act or resolution of the General Assembly, makes an appointment other than to a standing committee of the General Assembly, he shall forthwith, in writing, notify the appointee of such appointment and of his term of office and shall forward a copy thereof to the Governor and the Secretary of the State, together with a statement of the authority under which such appointment was made. Each such officer shall fill any vacancy occurring in any office for which he has the original power of appointment.
(b) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of any such appointee, the chairman or acting chairman of the committee or commission of which he was a member shall forthwith notify, in writing, the Governor, the Secretary of the State, and the appointing officer, as the case may be.
(1967, P.A. 63, S. 1, 2; P.A. 73-616, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 73-616 included minority leaders of house and senate among those with power to make appointments.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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