Sec. 3-115d. CORE-CT policy board.

      Sec. 3-115d. CORE-CT policy board. (a) There is established a CORE-CT policy board which shall be within the office of the State Comptroller for administrative purposes only. The policy board shall be composed of the State Comptroller, who shall serve as chairperson, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate, or their designees.

      (b) The CORE-CT policy board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

      (c) The policy board's primary responsibility shall be to ensure and maintain the constitutional and statutory independence of the three branches of state government with respect to the implementation and operation of the CORE-CT system. In no event shall any interagency or interdepartmental policy, procedure or protocol be deemed to authorize the policy board to infringe or diminish the constitutional or statutory authority of any constitutional officer or branch of government.

      (d) The policy board shall: (1) Establish, implement and oversee interagency and interdepartmental policies, procedures and protocols and enter into written agreements that assure that appropriate controls are in place within the CORE-CT system with respect to data access, data sharing and data security; (2) resolve any interagency or interdepartmental conflicts and concerns that arise with respect to the operation or sharing of data within the CORE-CT system; and (3) advise the State Comptroller on the operation and administration of the CORE-CT system.

      (e) Each member of the policy board, member of a permanent or an ad hoc committee established by the policy board, or person operating or administering the CORE-CT system shall be deemed to be a state officer or employee for the purposes of chapter 53 and section 5-141d.

      (June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 107.)

      History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 effective August 20, 2003.

      See Sec. 4-38f for definition of "administrative purposes only".