Bill Text: CT HB05885 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Potentially Politically Biased Legal Advice Of Town Attorneys.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-03 - Public Hearing 03/07 [HB05885 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05885-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5885
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 1046
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING POTENTIALLY POLITICALLY BIASED LEGAL ADVICE OF TOWN ATTORNEYS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 153 of the general statutes be amended to require that a chairman or officer of a town committee resign such position if such chairman or officer is paid to provide services as an attorney for such town or accepts a position as the town's attorney in which the attorney's legal duties could affect the town council, nonpartisan town offices, agencies, boards, commissions or authorities.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce the potential for political bias that may affect legal advice provided by a town attorney.