Sec. 46a-1. Commission on the Status of Women. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 46a-1. Commission on the Status of Women. There is established a Permanent Commission on the Status of Women consisting of seventeen persons as follows: The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to civil and human rights and the ranking minority representative and senator on said committee; five persons appointed by the Governor, including a professor of law from each of two law schools in the state and three women, who have demonstrated a competency in women's issues; four members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and four members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate.

      (P.A. 73-559, S. 1, 9; P.A. 79-31, S. 6, 17; 79-631, S. 50, 111.)

      History: P.A. 79-31 substituted "cochairpersons" for "cochairmen" and changed formal designation of committee from "joint standing committee on human rights and opportunities" to "joint standing committee ... having cognizance of matters relating to civil and human rights"; P.A. 79-631 made technical correction.