CGS § 4-158. Decision by Claims Commissioner, Deputy Claims Commissioner or special deputy. Request for legislative review. Payment of smaller claims. Annual report to General Assembly.

History: 1961 act specified payments in case of contractual claims for goods or services be made from agency's appropriation and added Subsec. (b); P.A. 75-605 replaced commission with claims commissioner and executive secretary with clerk of the office of the claims commissioner and raised limit for immediately payable claims and for those brought before the general assembly from $2,500 to $5,000; P.A. 84-407 amended section by increasing claim which commissioner may immediately approve from $5,000 to $7,500 and similarly amended corresponding provision re claims submitted to general assembly; P.A. 05-170 added Subsec. (a)(1) re authority to order that a claim be denied or dismissed, designating existing provision re authority to order immediate payment of a just claim in an amount not exceeding $7,500 as Subdiv. (2), added (a)(3) and (4) re authority to recommend payment of a just claim in an amount exceeding $7,500 and authority to authorize a claimant to sue the state, added new Subsec. (b) to authorize a person who has filed a claim for more than $7,500 to request the General Assembly to review a decision of the Claims Commissioner ordering the denial or dismissal of the claim or ordering immediate payment of the claim in an amount not exceeding $7,500, require the request be in writing and filed not later than 20 days after receipt of the decision and provide that the filing of the request automatically stays the decision, added new Subsec. (c) requiring the Claims Commissioner to submit each claim for which a request for review is filed to the General Assembly, designated existing provisions re delivery of a certified copy of the Claims Commissioner's order and payment by the Comptroller when the immediate payment of a claim in an amount not exceeding $7,500 is ordered as Subsec. (d) and amended said Subsec. to make provisions applicable if a request for review is not timely filed pursuant to Subsec. (b), designated existing provisions requiring the Claims Commissioner to report to the General Assembly on all claims decided pursuant to this section as Subsec. (e) and deleted former Subsec. (b) re procedure when a person wishes to protest an award and waive immediate payment; P.A. 09-44 added new Subsec. (e) authorizing Claims Commissioner to vacate a decision and undertake further proceedings deemed appropriate and redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (f), effective May 20, 2009, and applicable to claims filed prior to, on or after that date; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (d) by deleting reference to clerk of the office, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 13-225 amended Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d) to increase both the maximum amount for immediately payable just claims and the threshold amount for claims submitted to the General Assembly from $7,500 to $20,000, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-127 amended Subsecs. (c) and (f) by substituting “Office of the Claims Commissioner” for “Claims Commissioner”, effective June 9, 2016; P.A. 19-182 amended Subsecs. (a), (b)(2) and (d) to increase both maximum amount for immediately payable just claims and threshold amount for recommended payment of claims which require review by the General Assembly from $20,000 to $35,000 and amended Subsec. (b) to increase threshold amount of a filed claim for which claimant may request review of decision of the Claims Commissioner by the General Assembly from $20,000 to $50,000, effective October 1, 2019, and applicable to any claim filed on or after October 1, 2019; P.A. 21-91 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re claims denied or dismissed by temporary deputy and adding reference to temporary deputy re staying decision, effective June 28, 2021; P.A. 22-79 amended Subsec. (f) by prescribing required content of report submitted to General Assembly; P.A. 23-131 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by adding references to “Deputy Claims Commissioner” and “temporary deputy” and further amended Subsec. (b) by removing requirement that a claim be for $50,000 or more in order for the claimant to seek review of the decision of the Claims Commissioner, Deputy Claims Commissioner or a temporary deputy, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-44 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by substituting “special deputy” for “temporary deputy” and further amended Subsec. (b) by adding requirement that claim be in excess of $50,000 in order for claimant to seek General Assembly review of decision and requiring claimant seeking review by General Assembly to provide a written summary of the factual and legal basis for requesting review of decision, amended Subsec. (c) by adding request for review shall be submitted to General Assembly provided request complies with Subsec. (b) and amended Subsec. (d) by adding references to Deputy Claims Commissioner and special deputy, effective July 1, 2024.