Sec. 32-6i. Connecticut Economic Information System Steering Committee. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 32-6i. Connecticut Economic Information System Steering Committee. (a) There is established the Connecticut Economic Information System Steering Committee. The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Secretary of the State, the executive director of the office of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, the State Librarian, the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioners of Economic and Community Development, Revenue Services, Higher Education, and Education, or their designees, and (2) six members appointed as follows: One by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall represent regional planning organizations; one by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall represent academic institutions; one by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall represent private businesses; one by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall represent public libraries; one by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall represent the staff of the State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee; and one by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall represent municipalities. The cochairpersons of the committee shall be the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Labor Commissioner until October 1, 1994. Thereafter, the cochairpersons shall be elected by the membership for terms of two years.

      (b) The committee shall establish policy and guidelines for the development and operation of an economic information system. Such policy and guidelines shall include provisions for the following: (1) Coordination with existing state databases and information systems; (2) improvement of access to and dissemination of economic data and information; (3) review of data sources for determination of inclusion in the system; (4) expansion of the scope of state data and research concerning the state economy; (5) establishment of linkages with other public and private information sources to improve the capacity of the Connecticut economic information system; (6) user surveys to determine levels of satisfaction with and use of the system, including, but not limited to, surveys of system content, support and training; (7) workshops for training on system use and forums for discussions on innovative research projects based on the system; (8) exploration and evaluation, in conjunction with the Department of Information Technology, of technical advances to improve the operation and usage of the system and (9) procedures to maintain the confidentiality of data pursuant to state law.

      (c) The members of the committee designated under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall administer the committee pursuant to the provisions of an interagency agreement entered into by such members.

      (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-4, S. 2, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9, S. 28, 50.)

      History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development (Revisor's note: References to "Commissioner of Labor" were changed editorially by the Revisors to "Labor Commissioner" for consistency with customary statutory usage); June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting "Department of Information Technology" for "Office of Information and Technology", effective July 1, 1997.