HB 6843 Summary

• Changes the term length for arbitration panel members in the Department of Education from two years to four years.

• Modifies the State Health and Educational Facilities Authority board composition by simplifying the qualifications for one appointed member from specific investment banking requirements to general financial business industry experience.

• Restructures the Connecticut Lottery Corporation board from thirteen directors (four gubernatorial appointees, three ex-officio members, six legislative appointees) to thirteen directors (five gubernatorial appointees, two ex-officio members, six legislative appointees) and removes the executive director of the Division of Special Revenue as an ex-officio member.

• Expands the Connecticut Medical Examining Board from fifteen members to twenty-one members (thirteen physicians, one physician assistant, seven public members) effective October 1, 2012, and changes appointment procedures from department head confirmation to section 4-1a provisions.

• Adds notice requirements for political party affiliations in board and commission appointments and clarifies that ex-officio members do not count toward political party balance calculations under Connecticut's minority representation statute.