1993 Formal Opinions

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• Robert W. Werner, Division of Special Revenue, 1993-008 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  In your letter of February 11, 1993, you ask whether the State of Connecticut, as a creditor, is disabled from being the assignee of a Connecticut lottery winner because of a regulation which prohibits any assignment of lottery funds.

• Steven J. Weinberger, Director, State Employees' Retirement Commission, 1993-001 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your letter of October 19, 1992 in which you relate that the State Employees' Retirement Commission's Subcommittee on Purchase of Service and Related Matters has requested an opinion from this office on the entitlement of Tier I hazardous duty members to obtain retirement credit for a leave of absence for service in the armed forces during peacetime, pursuant to the Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act.

• Steven Weinberger, Director, Office of the State Comptroller, 1993-009 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your letter of April 1, 1993 to this office in which you ask whether an active state employee who is currently a member of the State Employees Retirement System is barred from collecting a pension from the Judge's Retirement System while serving as a state employee.

• T. William Knapp, Municipal Police Training Council, 1993-028 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have asked our opinion on several matters pertaining to the extent of the authority of the Municipal Police Training Council (MPTC) to impose mandatory training requirements upon those persons empowered by statute to act in the capacity of a police officer.

• The Hon. William E. Curry, Jr., State Comptroller, 1993-023 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your letter of August 3, 1993 concerning the Health Care Cost Containment Committee (HCCCC) and U.S. Healthcare. Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-259, you have the statutory obligation to establish group hospitalization, medical and surgical insurance coverage for state employees, retirees and others, and are authorized to enter into contracts for that purpose.

• The Honorable Jesse M. Frankl, Workers'Compensation Commission, 1993-029 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your letter dated July 23, 1993, wherein you asked our opinion concerning the application of Public Act 93-288 (the Act) to cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for certain injured employees and their dependants.

• The Honorable Joseph M. Suggs, Jr., Office of the Treasurer, 1993-026 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This will respond to your request for advice regarding how the Second Injury Fund should proceed on the administration of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 31-284b, 31-349(e) and (f) in light of the United States Supreme Court's recent ruling in District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Board of Trade, _U.S._, 113 S. Ct. 580 (1992) (hereinafter referred to as Board of Trade).