(a) No member of the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority board of directors, except the State Comptroller or State Treasurer, or any executive director, assistant executive director or authorized officer appointed by said board or the principal of an entity with a contract with the authority to administer the Connecticut Retirement Security Program, shall make a contribution to, or knowingly solicit contributions from the board's or the executive director's or assistant executive director's employees on behalf of (1) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (2) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (3) a party committee.
(b) No member of the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority board of directors, except the State Comptroller or State Treasurer, or any executive director, assistant executive director or authorized officer appointed by said board or the principal of any entity with a contract with the authority to administer the program shall make a contribution to, or knowingly solicit contributions from the board's or the executive director's or assistant executive director's employees on behalf of (1) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of state senator or state representative, (2) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (3) a party committee.
(c) The provisions of this section, subdivision (12) of section 1-79, subdivision (1) of section 1-120, sections 1-124, 1-125, 31-71e, 31-71j and 31-416 to 31-427, inclusive, and section 12 of public act 16-29*, shall be severable, and, if any of their provisions are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of said sections will not be affected.
(P.A. 16-29, S. 20; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 207.)
*Note: Section 12 of public act 16-29 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 16-29 effective May 27, 2016; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 changed effective date of P.A. 16-29, S. 20, from May 27, 2016, to January 1, 2017, effective June 2, 2016.