(a) There is established the Connecticut Boxing Commission which shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. The commission shall consist of nine members, three to be appointed by the Governor, one to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one to be appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one to be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one to be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. The initial appointments to the commission shall be made not later than November 1, 1998. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4-9a, the terms of each member of the commission shall be coterminous with the term of the appointing authority or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later. The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services. The commission shall hold at least one meeting each quarter.

(b) The commission shall make recommendations to the Governor, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the General Assembly, upon the request thereof or at such time or times as the commission may determine, to encourage, develop and promote the sport of boxing in this state. Such recommendations shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Identifying any legal or administrative impediments to the development of the sport of boxing in this state; (2) identifying ways to improve state and local services designed to support and promote boxing; (3) identifying ways of developing young boxers through amateur boxing clubs and other programs; (4) developing strategies to assist promoters of small-scale professional boxing events and to aid in the development of a market for large-scale professional boxing events in this state; and (5) developing ways to protect the health and safety of participants in boxing.

(P.A. 98-117, S. 13; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 06-187, S. 25; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 06-187 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Connecticut Boxing Promotion Commission” with “Connecticut Boxing Commission”, changed references in Subsecs. (a) and (b) from Commissioner of Consumer Protection to Commissioner of Public Safety, and amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and add Subdiv. (5) re protection of boxer's health and safety; Sec. 21a-195a transferred to Sec. 29-143i in 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” and “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.