The Office of Attorney General William Tong
Formal Opinions
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You requested a legal opinion on whether a Connecticut municipal housing authority is authorized to act as the housing authority for the State.
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You have asked this Office's opinion about whether the State Marshall Commission may require a State Marshall to comploywith the Commissioner's policies
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Inquiry whether a member of the State Teachers' Retirement Board, who was elected as an active teacher retires midterm.
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Inquiry into whether the Chairperson of the State Teachers' Retirement Board can be elected by memebers of the Board
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2015-02 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Questions to the State Marshal Commission concerning laws and regulations regarding the categories of Fees/Service, E-Filing and Lis Pendens.
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2016-02 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Records associated with a conviction for which a conditional pardon has been granted are not subject to erasure under state law.
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2017-07 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
An opinion about certain legal questions pertaining to a proposed police training facility in the Town of Griswold. Specifically, you ask (1) whether the requirements under Chapter 297a of the General Statutes relating to priority funding areas apply to the proposed training facility; (2) whether the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has satisfied the requirement of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-35e that state agencies cooperate with municipalities to ensure programs and activities in rural areas sustain village character; and (3) whether the proposed training facility requires the approval of the State Properties Review Board as part of the State Facility Plan.
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2016-01 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
about the responsibility of local school districts to provide and pay for residential services when such residential services are necessary for a developmentally delayed, school aged student to receive an appropriate education if the student is receiving services from the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services ("DDS")
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Honorable President Herbst in regards to your inquiry as to the authority of the University of Connecticut ("UConn") to acquire or dispose of real estate.
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Formal Opinion 2014-006, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Local municipal zoning requirements and approvals do not apply to the property owned by the state.
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Formal Opinion 2014-005, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Under CGS 10-183b(26) and 10-183b(20), is a superintendent statutorily authorized to be "reemployed" in a "school district identified as a priority school district" while receiving retirement benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System.
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Formal Opinion 2014-004, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Hon. Denise L. Nappier asked for a formal opinion with regard to the applicability of certain provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-374c, which governs the issuance of municipal pension deficit funding bonds, to bonds that the City of West Haven (City) is proposing to issue to refund its previously issued pension deficit funding bonds.
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2015-03 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
A local board of education is statutorily authorized to "reemploy" a retired teacher currently receiving a retirement benefit from the Teachers' Retirement System, but the retired teacher may receive "no more than forty-five per cent of the maximum salary level for the assigned position."
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2015-01 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Does the language in a proposed draft deed between the City of New Britain and a private developer satisfy the City's statutory obligation to use the parcel for the specified purposes and does it extinguish the reverter contained in the 2013 deed. The Attorney General concludes that the language and conditions contained in the proposed deed accomplishes both purposes, provided the deed is executed prior to October 7. 2015.
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2017-06 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Speaker Aresimowicz and Majority Leader Ritter have requested an opinion about whether the legal principles and cautions set forth in Attorney General Opinion No. 89-11 , 1989 WL 505894 (May 9, 1989) ("Opinion 89-11 ") concerning the constitutionality of legislative enactments altering the provisions of collective bargaining agreements between the State and its employees remain in force today. Although subsequent cases have further developed the law, we conclude that the principles and cautions expressed in Opinion 89-11 continue to apply.