Sec. 29-143i. (Formerly Sec. 21a-195a). Connecticut Boxing Commission.
Sec. 29-143i. (Formerly Sec. 21a-195a). Connecticut Boxing Commission. (a)
There is established the Connecticut Boxing Commission which shall be within the
Department of Public Safety. The commission shall consist of nine members, three to
be appointed by the Governor, one to be appointed by the speaker of the House of
Representatives, one to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one
to be appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one to be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one to be appointed by the minority leader
of the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by the minority leader of the
Senate. The initial appointments to the commission shall be made not later than November 1, 1998. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4-9a, the terms
of each member of the commission shall be coterminous with the term of the appointing
authority or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later. The appointing authority
shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. Members of the commission
shall receive no compensation for their services. The commission shall hold at least one
meeting each quarter.
(b) The commission shall make recommendations to the Governor, the Commissioner of Public Safety and the General Assembly, upon the request thereof or at such
time or times as the commission may determine, to encourage, develop and promote
the sport of boxing in this state. Such recommendations shall include, but not be limited
to: (1) Identifying any legal or administrative impediments to the development of the
sport of boxing in this state; (2) identifying ways to improve state and local services
designed to support and promote boxing; (3) identifying ways of developing young
boxers through amateur boxing clubs and other programs; (4) developing strategies to
assist promoters of small-scale professional boxing events and to aid in the development
of a market for large-scale professional boxing events in this state; and (5) developing
ways to protect the health and safety of participants in boxing.
(P.A. 98-117, S. 13; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 06-187, S. 25.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection
with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed
Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer
Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 06-187 amended Subsec. (a) to replace "Connecticut Boxing Promotion Commission" with "Connecticut Boxing Commission", changed references in Subsecs. (a) and (b) from Commissioner of Consumer
Protection to Commissioner of Public Safety, and amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to Commissioner of Economic
and Community Development and add Subdiv. (5) re protection of boxer's health and safety; Sec. 21a-195a transferred
to Sec. 29-143i in 2007.