Connecticut § 4-6 - Appointment and term of department heads.
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§ 4-6. Appointment and term of department heads.
Sec. 4-6. Appointment and term of department heads. Except as otherwise provided by statute, on or before March 1, 1975, and quadrennially thereafter, the Governor shall, with the advice and consent of either house of the General Assembly, appoint each department head in the manner prescribed by section 4-7 and section 4-8, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor but no longer than four years from the first day of March in the year of his appointment, unless reappointed under the provisions of said sections. In the event a department head is not appointed or an incumbent reappointed in the manner prescribed in section 4-8 prior to the first day of March in the year of the appointment, the incumbent may serve beyond that date but not later than the tenth day of March in that year.
(March, 1950, S. 28d; 1969, P.A. 481, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 5, 595, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 347, 348; P.A. 87-159, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act made provision for governor's dismissal of department heads; P.A. 77-614 made no change, Sec. 595 of the act cancelling amendment called for in Sec. 5; P.A. 80-482 provided exception to statute; P.A. 87-159 added provision re service by incumbent beyond March first, but not beyond March tenth, in the event a department head is not appointed or an incumbent reappointed as prescribed in Sec. 4-8.
Cited. 184 C. 1.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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