Sec. 2-44a. Notice of appointments by president pro tempore, speaker or minority leaders. Vacancies; notice by chairman.
Sec. 2-44a. Notice of appointments by president pro tempore, speaker or minority leaders. Vacancies; notice by chairman. (a) Whenever the president pro tempore of the Senate or the speaker of the House of Representatives, or a minority leader
of the Senate or House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of any
public or special act or resolution of the General Assembly, makes an appointment other
than to a standing committee of the General Assembly, he shall forthwith, in writing,
notify the appointee of such appointment and of his term of office and shall forward a
copy thereof to the Governor and the Secretary of the State, together with a statement
of the authority under which such appointment was made. Each such officer shall fill
any vacancy occurring in any office for which he has the original power of appointment.
(b) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of any such appointee, the chairman
or acting chairman of the committee or commission of which he was a member shall
forthwith notify, in writing, the Governor, the Secretary of the State, and the appointing
officer, as the case may be.
(1967, P.A. 63, S. 1, 2; P.A. 73-616, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 73-616 included minority leaders of house and senate among those with power to make appointments.