Sec. 20-311a. Real Estate Commission. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-311a. Real Estate Commission. (a) There is created in the Department of Consumer Protection the Connecticut Real Estate Commission.

      (b) The commission shall consist of eight persons, electors of the state, appointed by the Governor. Three of the members shall be at the time of appointment licensed real estate brokers, two of the members shall be at the time of appointment licensed real estate salespersons and three of the members shall be public members. Not more than a bare majority of the commission shall be members of the same political party and there shall be at least one member from each congressional district.

      (c) The members of the commission shall serve until the expiration of the term for which they were appointed and until their successors have qualified. Members shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Governor may remove any member for cause upon notice and an opportunity to be heard. Upon the death, resignation or removal of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor to serve for the unexpired portion of the vacated term and until such member's successor is appointed and qualifies. Each member shall, before entering upon his duties, take and file with the commission an oath to faithfully perform the duties of his office.

      (1967, P.A. 460, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 220, 610; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-11, S. 10, 19; P.A. 82-422, S. 4, 14; P.A. 88-329, S. 2, 15; P.A. 89-249, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-332, S. 2, 32; P.A. 91-229, S. 2, 19; P.A. 93-354, S. 2, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 96-200, S. 3; P.A. 98-10, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 placed real estate commission within consumer protection department, changed membership requirement that four members be real estate brokers so that three members are brokers and two are public members and deleted provision establishing 5-year terms, effective January 1, 1979; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-11 added provision specifying that members receive no compensation but are to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in performing their duties; P.A. 82-422 increased commission membership from five to seven members, deleted 10 years' experience requirement, and added requirement that one member be a licensed real estate broker and one a licensed real estate salesman; P.A. 88-329 increased the size of the commission from seven to twelve persons, providing for members engaged in the real estate appraisal and residential appraisal business and adding an additional public member, effective July 1, 1989; P.A. 89-249 increased to four the number of members who may reside in the same congressional district and required that each district be represented by at least one member; P.A. 90-332 added provisions creating real estate appraisal commission and decreased the number of real estate commission members from twelve to eight, increased the number of real estate salesmen on the real estate commission from one to two and added a provision for three public members to sit on the real estate commission; P.A. 91-229 eliminated the reference to residential appraisers and added references to real estate appraisers and certified appraisers; P.A. 93-354 deleted former Subsec. (c) re real estate commission and references to the commission in remaining Subsecs., relettering former Subsec. (d) as (c) (see Sec. 20-502), effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 96-200 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute "salespersons" for "salesmen"; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with 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.

      See title 2c re termination under "Sunset Law".

      See Sec. 4-9a for definition of "public member".