Sec. 5-264a. Deferred compensation plan for state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the state

State of Connecticut

Sec. 5-264a. Deferred compensation plan for state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the state.
Administration. (a) The state or any political subdivision of the state may, by contract, agree with any employee to defer, in whole or in part, any portion of such employee's compensation and may subsequently, with the consent of the employee, contract for, purchase or otherwise procure, for the purpose of funding a deferred compensation program for such employee, (1) an investment savings account, (2) a fixed or variable life insurance or annuity contract from any life underwriter licensed by this state who represents an insurance company licensed to contract business in this state or (3) a beneficial interest in an investment trust established by an organization of public employers, the assets of which are managed by a not-for-profit organization registered as an investment adviser under applicable federal statutes and regulations, from an entity registered as a broker-dealer under statutes and regulations of the state governing the sale of securities, provided the employee shall be furnished prior to purchase with disclosures substantially comparable to the disclosures required under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the sale of similar nonexempt products. (b) The state comptroller or the officer designated by the chief executive officer of any other political subdivision is authorized to enter into such contractual agreements with employees of the state or the political subdivision, as the case may be, on behalf of the state or the political subdivision to defer any portion of that employee's compensation. (c) The administration of the deferred compensation program shall be under the direction of the state comptroller or the officer designated by the particular political subdivision. Payroll deductions shall be made, in each instance, by the appropriate payroll officer. The administrator of the deferred compensation program may contract with a private corporation or institution for providing consolidated billing and other administrative services with respect thereto. (d) For the purposes of this section: "Employee" means any person, whether appointed, or elected, including members of the general assembly, or under contract, providing services for the state or a political subdivision, for which compensation is paid; and "investment savings account" means a savings account in a state bank and trust company, national banking association, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association or federal savings and loan association or a share account in a credit union or federal credit union established to receive the deferred compensation of a state employee under the deferred compensation plan established by the state comptroller or the officer designated by a political subdivision pursuant to this section. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, those persons designated to administer the deferred compensation program are hereby authorized to make (1) deposits or payments to such investment savings accounts, (2) payment of premiums for the purchase of fixed or variable life insurance or annuity contracts or (3) payments for interests in investment trusts established by an organization of public employers and managed by a not-for-profit organization registered as an investment adviser under applicable federal statutes and regulations under the deferred compensation program. Such payments shall not be construed to be a prohibited use of the general assets of the state or the other political subdivision.

(P.A. 73-578; P.A. 76-254, S. 10, 11; P.A. 80-22, S. 1; P.A. 90-208, S. 1; P.A. 91-72, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 76-254 amended definition of "employee" in Subsec. (d) to include members of general assembly; P.A. 80-22 included purchase of investment savings accounts under Subsecs. (a) and (e) and defined "savings account" in Subsec. (d); P.A. 90-208 added Subdiv. (3) of Subsecs. (a) and (e) allowing investment in certain retirement fund and amended the section to apply only to the state and political subdivisions of the state; P.A. 91-72 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing existing Subdiv. (3) with new provisions re beneficial interest in certain investment trusts and amended Subsec. (e) by deleting provisions re retirement funds and adding provisions re investment trusts in Subdiv. (3).

Sec. 5-264b. Dependent care spending account program.

The commissioner of administrative services shall establish a dependent care spending account program for state employees in accordance with Section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations adopted pursuant to such section, and may implement such program with the approval of the secretary of the office of policy and management and the comptroller. Under such program, the commissioner of administrative services or the program administrator, upon receipt of the written request of an employee, shall establish a dependent care spending account for such employee. The comptroller shall reduce the salary of such employee by the amount designated in such request. Such amount shall be transferred to the employee's dependent care spending account and shall be used to reimburse the employee for expenses incurred for dependent care which are eligible for reimbursement under the provisions of Section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code. The department of administrative services in consultation with the comptroller may contract with an administrator for the management of this program.

(P.A. 90-296, S. 1, 4.)

Sec. 5-264c. Treatment of funds deposited in dependent care spending account program.


ll funds deposited in this program pursuant to section 5-264b shall be held by the department of administrative services or by a program administrator as agent for the participating employer. Such funds shall be separately accounted for and shall remain the property of the employer. All payments from such account shall be made in accordance with the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations adopted pursuant to said section. All funds deposited in this program shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 66 concerning additional employee contributions under the tier I retirement plan and additional hazardous duty employee contributions.

(P.A. 90-296, S. 2, 4.)

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