Formal Opinions
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Honorable Senator John McKinney, Formal Opinion 2012-002, State of Connecticut Attorney General
You have requested from this Office's opinion regarding whether the State Teachers' Retirement Board possesses legal authority to "bill" a member of the Teachers' Retirement System
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You have requested our opinion on whether Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-374b(b) and 7-403a authorize municipalities to issue general obligation bonds to fund their unfunded actuarial accrued pension liabilities. We understand that this request for opinion is prompted by the proposed issuance of general obligation bonds by the Town of Stratford for the foregoing purpose, and that the Town's bond counsel, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, has opined that the issuance is authorized under state law.
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Honorable Evonne M. Klein has separately requested a formal opinion as to the applicability of the state prevailing wage statute, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-53, to construction and renovation projects of local housing authorities.
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2015-05 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
An opinion regarding whether the State Teachers' Retirement Board ("STRB") has the statutory authority to rescind credit for a member in the teachers' retirement system ("System")
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You ask whether payment of reimbursement expenses incurred by state employees is subject to wage garnishment under Conn. Gen. Stat.
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This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the term of office of the Executive Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (Commission). You ask specifically when the term of office of Louis Martin, who was appointed executive director in 1994, expires, and whether he may hold over after the expiration of his term until a successor is appointed.
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2015-06 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
An opinion about the responsibilities of the Executive Administrator of the Office of Governmental Accountability (OGA) with regard to labor relations. In particular, you ask who - the Executive Administrator or the head of the individual agencies - has authority to respond to labor grievances.
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Your department requested our advice on whether individuals or firms providing personal services to the Department of Public Safety, to examine fire damaged electrical systems in order to determine whether such systems caused the fire, must be licensed as private detectives in accordance with Section 29-153 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
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You have asked whether alternative sanctions contractors have authority to access medical and psychiatric records held by a juvenile detention center for juvenile delinquents assigned to the contractor's program without violating the confidentiality requirements contained in Chapters 899 and 368X of the Connecticut General Statutes.
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This letter responds to yours dated June 25, 2013, in which you request our opinion on whether the Department of Housing ("DOH") is public housing agency under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (the "Housing Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 1437 et seq.
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This opinion responds to your request for advice about whether P.A. 13- 03, §§ 10 and 11 provide exceptions to the psychiatrist-patient privilege contained in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-146e and ...
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You have asked for an opinion as to whether, under§ 1-301 of the General Statutes, the Governmental Accountability Commission (GAC) has "the authority to periodically evaluate the Executive Administrator" and "to periodically set goals and expectations for the Executive Administrator."
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In a letter dated April 16, 1998, you requested our advice on the authority of the New Haven County Sheriffs Department to operate the Union Avenue Detention Center (New Haven lockup). Your request arose as a result of a report by the Auditors of Public Accounts which questions whether your continued operation of the New Haven lockup is in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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This letter responds to your request for a formal legal opinion concerning the authority to appoint a new chairperson for the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners (the "Board").
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Your office has inquired about the status of a pending application to extend a permit previously issued to Fedus Associates, LLC to construct an asphalt plant in Colchester, Connecticut. Your inquiry asks about the effect Public Act 98-216 has on the company's application.