Sec. 4-159a. Report re claims not timely disposed of. Notice to claimants. Action by General Assembly.
Sec. 4-159a. Report re claims not timely disposed of. Notice to claimants. Action by General Assembly. (a)(1) Within five days after the convening of the 2002
regular session, the Claims Commissioner shall report to the General Assembly on all
claims that have been filed with the Office of the Claims Commissioner pursuant to
section 4-147 and have not been disposed of by the Claims Commissioner within three
years of the date of filing, except claims in which the parties have stipulated to an
extension of time for the Claims Commissioner to dispose of the claim.
(2) Within five days after the convening of the 2003 regular session, and each regular
session thereafter, the Claims Commissioner shall report to the General Assembly on
all claims that have been filed with the Office of the Claims Commissioner pursuant to
section 4-147 and have not been disposed of by the Claims Commissioner within two
years of the date of filing or within any extension thereof granted by the General Assembly pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, except claims in which the parties have
stipulated to an extension of time for the Claims Commissioner to dispose of the claim.
(b) The Claims Commissioner shall give notice to all claimants whose claims are
the subject of a report as provided in subsection (a) of this section that their claims will
be considered at the next regular session of the General Assembly pursuant to subsection
(c) of this section.
(c) With respect to any claim that is the subject of a report as provided in subsection
(a) of this section, the General Assembly may (1) grant the Claims Commissioner an
extension for a period specified by the General Assembly to dispose of such claim, (2)
grant the claimant permission to sue the state, (3) grant an award to the claimant, or (4)
deny the claim.
(P.A. 01-167, S. 1.)