Sec. 4-9d. Designation of replacement members on governmental bodies. When required officials unable or choose not to serve.
Sec. 4-9d. Designation of replacement members on governmental bodies.
When required officials unable or choose not to serve. (a) Unless otherwise provided
by law, an elected or appointed officer of the executive or judicial branch who, as such
officer, is required to serve on a board, commission, council, authority, task force or
other body, and is unable or chooses not to so serve, may designate a person to serve
on such body in his place, provided (1) an officer may only designate another officer
of his agency and (2) an officer who is required by law to serve as a chairperson or
presiding officer of such body shall not designate a person to serve on such body in his
place.
(b) As used in this subsection, "legislative leader" means: (1) For members of the
majority party of the Senate, the president pro tempore of the Senate; (2) for members
of the minority party of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate; (3) for members
of the majority party of the House of Representatives, the speaker of the House of
Representatives; (4) for members of the minority party of the House of Representatives,
the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Unless otherwise provided by law,
when a member of the General Assembly who, as such member, is required to serve on
a board, commission, council, authority, task force or other body, and is unable or
chooses not to so serve, the legislative leader of such member may designate another
member of the General Assembly to serve on such body in the place of such member,
except that if such member is required by law to serve as a chairperson or presiding
officer of such body, the legislative leader of such member shall not designate another
member to serve on such body in the place of such member.
(P.A. 95-38, S. 2.)