Sec. 10-183n. Duties of teachers' employers. Transmission of deductions.
Sec. 10-183n. Duties of teachers' employers. Transmission of deductions. (a)
Each employer shall: (1) Before employing a teacher notify such teacher of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such teacher; (2) distribute, post or otherwise disseminate in a timely manner, to teachers in its employ, any notices, bulletins, newsletters,
annual statements of account and other information supplied by the board for the purpose
of properly notifying teachers of their rights and obligations under the system; (3) furnish
to the board at times designated by said board such reports and information as the board
deems necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the system; and (4) deduct
each month seven and one-fourth per cent of one-tenth of such teacher's annual salary
rate as directed by said board and any additional voluntary deductions as authorized by
such teacher, except that no deductions shall be made from any amounts received by
regularly employed teachers for special teaching assignments rendered for the State
Board of Education or the Board of Governors of Higher Education unless the salary
for such special teaching assignment is equal to or greater than the minimum salary paid
for such teacher's regular teaching assignment.
(b) Each local treasurer or other person having custody of amounts deducted under
this chapter by an employer shall transmit and report such amounts to the board so that
they are received by said board no later than the fifth business day of the following
month. On and after July 1, 2001, all such amounts shall be transmitted via electronic
transfer of funds. Such amounts shall at all times be the property of the system and while
in the custody of such local treasurer or other person such person is a fiduciary with
respect to such amounts and shall discharge a fiduciary's responsibilities solely for the
benefit of the system. If such amounts are not accompanied by the reports and information deemed necessary or desirable by the board for the proper administration of the
system, in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the board may deem such
amounts not received by the fifth business day of the following month for purposes of
this subsection until the date on which such reports and information are received. Said
board shall be entitled to receive from an employer interest at the rate of nine per cent
per year from the due date on all amounts deducted by such employer and not received
by said board by the fifth business day of the following month. Interest at the rate of
nine per cent per year shall be compounded annually on the interest assessed from the
date payment is received to the date the interest assessment is paid. Such interest shall
be treated as an amount earned by assets of the system.
(c) All amounts received by the board under this section shall be forwarded to the
State Treasurer.
(d) Each member shall file with the board an enrollment and such other forms,
documents and information as the board deems necessary or desirable for the proper
administration of the system.
(P.A. 78-208, S. 13, 35; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 83-462, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 92-205, S. 2, 12; May
Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14, S. 1, 11; P.A. 00-187, S. 65, 75; P.A. 03-232, S. 10; P.A. 05-153, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with board of governors pursuant to reorganization of higher
education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 83-462 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that each employer shall distribute
to teachers any notice, bulletins, etc. supplied by the board for purpose of notifying teachers of rights and obligations under
the system and amended Subsec. (b) to provide that amounts deducted by employer are the property of the system and
person in custody of such amounts is a fiduciary and shall discharge his responsibilities solely for the benefit of the system;
P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board of governors' title; P.A. 92-205 amended Subsec. (a) to increase monthly
deduction from 6% of one-tenth of annual salary rate to 7% of one-tenth of annual salary rate; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14
changed effective date of P.A. 92-205, S. 2 from June 10, 1992, to July 1, 1992; P.A. 00-187 amended Subsec. (b) to
provide for the reporting of deducted amounts, to change the time frame for the receipt of the funds by the board from the
last business day of the month to the fifth business day of the following month, to require the electronic transfer of funds
on and after July 1, 2001, to change the time frame for determining if the board is entitled to interest on overdue payments
from payments not received within one calendar month of the due date to payments not received by the fifth business day
of the following month, and to provide for interest at a rate of 9% per year to be compounded annually on the interest
assessed from the date payment is received to the date the interest assessment is paid, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 03-232
amended Subsec. (a)(4) to change the monthly deduction from 7% to 7.25% of "one-tenth of such teacher's annual salary
rate", effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-153 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize board to deem amounts received as "not
received" by due date unless and until amounts are accompanied by data needed by board to administer system and make
a technical change for the purpose of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2005.
Cited. 136 C. 184. Cited. 210 C. 531.