Sec.46a-68-108. Letters of commitment

(a) If the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities identifies, under the standards announced in sections 46a-68-75 to 46a-68-114, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies any portion of an agency affirmative action plan or program as deficient for failing to comply in all particulars with the requirements of section 46a-68 of the Connecticut General Statutes or sections 46a-68-75 to 46a-68-114, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies the agency shall, within thirty (30) days from the date notice of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities action is received, accept or reject the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities' proposals to achieve compliance therewith.

(b) In the event that an agency refuses to adopt the proposals contained in the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities review, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities may meet with the agency and attempt to resolve any outstanding differences to the mutual satisfaction of the parties. Any agreement reached at such meeting between an agency and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall be in writing and signed by the agency appointing authority and equal employment opportunity officer and accepted by a representative of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

(c) The staff of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall closely monitor the agency's efforts to attain the goals contained in the letter of commitment and shall report any agency which fails to comply with its letter of commitment to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the governor. Absent good cause shown, failure to honor, implement, or achieve the terms of a letter of commitment shall be viewed as a failure to cooperate with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities within the meaning of section 46a-77 of the Connecticut General Statutes..

(Effective April 17, 2015)