(a) The Claims Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly to serve for a term of four years from the first day in July in the year of his or her appointment and until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified. The Claims Commissioner shall be an attorney-at-law and shall have been admitted to practice before the courts of the state of Connecticut for at least five years prior to his or her appointment. The Claims Commissioner shall receive such compensation as is fixed under the provisions of section 4-40. The Claims Commissioner may enter into such contractual agreements, in accordance with established procedures, as may be necessary for the discharge of his or her duties. Subject to the provisions of section 4-32, and unless otherwise provided by law, the Claims Commissioner is authorized to receive any money, revenue or services from the federal government, corporations, associations or individuals, including payments from the sale of printed matter or any other materials or services.

(b) The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall be within the Department of Administrative Services, provided the office shall have independent decision-making authority.

(P.A. 75-605, S. 2, 27; P.A. 82-297; P.A. 84-346, S. 1, 4; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 25; P.A. 16-127, S. 4; P.A. 17-48, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 82-297 amended section to allow commissioner to enter into contractual agreements and to receive money, revenue or services from certain entities and individuals; P.A. 84-346 added Subsec. (b), placing office of claims commissioner within comptroller’s office for administrative purposes; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (b) to move office from office of the Comptroller to Department of Administrative Services, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 16-127 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “Claims Commissioner” for “commissioner” and making technical changes, effective June 9, 2016; P.A. 17-48 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).