Please submit 50 copies of written testimony at the time of sign-up. Testimony delivered after 2:00 P.M. may not be distributed until the following day. Speaker order for the 5:00 P. M. Public Hearing will be determined by a lottery system. Lottery numbers will be drawn from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. in the Atrium of the LOB and from 11:15 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. in Room 2700 of the LOB. The list of speakers registered through the lottery system will be posted outside of Room 2C at 4:00 P.M. Speakers arriving after the completion of the lottery will have their names placed at the end of the speaker list. On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, the Committee will provide a separate sign-up sheet for persons with special needs. Those speakers will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. The Committee chairs will alternate between the special needs list and the standard list until the special needs list has been exhausted. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes of testimony.

In addition to DDS, testimony will be heard at the Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Public Hearing on the following state agencies:

Governor's Office, Lt. Governor's Office, Secretary of the State, Elections Enforcement Commission, Office of State Ethics, Freedom of Information Commission, Office of the Child Advocate, State Insurance Purchasing Board, State Properties Review Board, Board of Accountancy, Contracting Standards Board, Department of Administrative Services, Department of Information Technology, Department of Public Works, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer, Office of Policy and Management, Department of Revenue Services, Division of Special Revenue, Office of Claims Commissioner, Gaming Policy Board, CT State Firefighters Association, Department of Banking, Department of Consumer Protection, Department of Public Utility Control, Military Department, Department of Insurance, Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, Office of Consumer Counsel, Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, Police Officer Standards and Training Council, Department of Public Safety, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Workers' Compensation Commission, Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, Office of the Healthcare Advocate, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, Fire Training Schools and Emergency Communications, Department of Public Health, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Office of Health Care Access, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Psychiatric Security Review Board, and Department of Veterans' Affairs.