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CT HB05274

Bill

Status

Passed

6/13/2018

Primary Sponsor

Commerce Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Changes appointment authority for state poet laureate from the Department of Economic and Community Development to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, with recommendations from the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee
  • Extends state poet laureate term from annual/biennial appointment to every three years, effective October 1, 2018
  • Allows the commissioner to fill any vacant poet laureate position by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term
  • Changes state troubadour designation from biennial (every two years) to every three years, matching the poet laureate term length
  • Adds "or trobairitz" (female troubadour) as official title option for the state troubadour position, with the same vacancy-filling procedures as the poet laureate

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Terms Of The State Poet Laureate And The State Troubadour.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

6/13/2018

Committee Referrals

Commerce2/28/2018

Full Bill Text

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