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Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)

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Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
Parent Document
Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
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Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1999-07-20

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*513In 1988, to make administrative procedures more uniform, the legislature passed P.A. 88-317, which extensively amended Connecticut’s statutory administrative procedures. See Conn. Joint Standing Committee Hearings, Judiciary, Pt. 2, 1988 Sess., p. 377. Public Act 88-317 was intended to “greatly enhance the administrative practices in the state of Connecticut and enhance them from the point of view of the consumer, the public.” 31 S. Proc., Pt. 7,1988 Sess., p. 2481, remarks of Senator *514James H. Maloney. The amendments structured the regulatory process to assist “the parties to effectively contest the cases.” Id., remarks of Senator Maloney. In short, P.A. 88-317 was adopted “to provide the consumer who is using our administrative processes with the same kind of level playing field equity that one would have in using our judicial system.” Id., p. 2482, remarks of Senator Maloney. With these policies in mind, the legislature amended § 4-183, along with other statutory administrative procedures. As a result of the amendments, the statutory provision dealing with appeals from administrative decisions was recodified at General Statutes (Rev. to 1989) § 4-183 (c). See P.A. 88-317, § 23.