CT HB05552

Changes the standard for court review of agency decisions from "shall affirm unless" to "may affirm or remand," giving courts more discretion to reverse or modify agency decisions.

Replaces the "clearly erroneous" standard with "by a preponderance of the evidence" for evaluating factual findings and agency decisions.

Replaces the "arbitrary, capricious, or abuse of discretion" standard with "not supported by a preponderance of the evidence" for reviewing agency discretionary actions.

Applies these revised judicial review standards to four statutes: section 4-183 (general administrative procedures), section 10a-109n (university construction projects), section 32-613 (health department licensing), and section 32-664 (environmental regulations).

All changes become effective October 1, 2018.