Sec. 5-159. Social Security contributions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 5-159. Social Security contributions. The Comptroller shall deduct from the salary of each state employee who is covered under Social Security, and the state shall contribute, the amount required of each under the federal Insurance Contributions Act. The Comptroller shall verify them in accordance with applicable federal regulations and shall forward such contributions to a financial institution qualified as a depositary for federal taxes or to the federal reserve bank.

      (1957, P.A. 595, S. 4; September, 1957, P.A. 9, S. 4; March, 1958, P.A. 23, S. 1; 1958 Rev., S. 5-97; 1961, P.A. 234, S. 8; P.A. 89-215, S. 2, 3.)

      History: 1961 act "restated" state employees retirement act "in a simpler, clearer and more orderly form"; P.A. 89-215 made technical changes re handling of Social Security contributions and clarified that comptroller, rather than retirement commission, verifies contributions and forwards them to a qualified financial institution or to the federal reserve bank, rather than to the Secretary of the Treasury.