Sec. 12-564. Annual reports. Studies.
Sec. 12-564. Annual reports. Studies. (a) The executive director shall make an
annual report in writing to the Governor as provided in section 4-60 and shall make
such additional reports as the Governor may from time to time reasonably request. The
annual report shall include a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the division,
a statement of the costs of administering the division, a summary of its activities, and
any additional information and recommendations which the executive director may
deem of value or which the Governor may request.
(b) The executive director shall, with the advice and consent of the board, conduct
studies concerning the effect of legalized gambling on the citizens of this state including,
but not limited to, studies to determine the types of gambling activity engaged in by the
public and the desirability of expanding, maintaining or reducing the amount of legalized
gambling permitted in this state. Such studies shall be conducted as often as the executive
director deems necessary, except that no studies shall be conducted before the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2009, and thereafter studies shall be conducted at least once every
ten years. The joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance
of matters relating to legalized gambling shall each receive a report concerning each
study carried out, stating the findings of the study and the costs of conducting the study.
(1971, P.A. 865, S. 8; P.A. 79-404, S. 15, 45; P.A. 82-294, S. 1; P.A. 96-212, S. 26, 32; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S.
34, 131; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 173; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 79-404 substituted "executive director" and "division" for "commission" where appropriate, specified
that report include administration costs and advertising costs and added Subsec. (b) re conduct of studies of legalized
gambling; P.A. 82-294 amended Subsec. (b) to increase from 2 to 5 years the maximum time period between studies on
the effects of legalized gambling; P.A. 96-212 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to advertising budget, effective
July 1, 1996; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 amended Subsec. (b) to require the executive director to conduct a study at least
every 7 years, rather than every 5 years, effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (b) by making
a technical change and providing for a study to be conducted at least every 10 years, rather than every 7 years, effective
August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that no studies shall be conducted before the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and thereafter studies shall be conducted at least once every 10 years, effective July 1, 2005.