Sec.46a-68-110. Petition for withdrawal of certificate; agreements; effect; monitoring; reissuance of certificate

(a) An agency receiving a certificate of noncompliance may petition the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities for withdrawal of the certificate. A petition for withdrawal shall be addressed to the chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and a certificate of noncompliance may be withdrawn by a majority vote of the commissioners present and voting.

(b) The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities may withdraw a certificate of noncompliance if the petitioning agency:

(1) shows that is has corrected the deficiencies noted in prior plan reviews and achieved compliance with section 46a-68 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and sections 46a-68-75 to 46a-68-114, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or

(2) enters into an agreement with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to do so within specified time frames.

(c) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be in writing and signed by the agency appointing authority, the agency equal employment opportunity officer and a representative of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Absent good cause shown, failure to honor, implement or achieve the terms of the agreement 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.

(d) Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities staff shall closely monitor the agency's efforts to attain compliance with section 46a-68 of the Connecticut General Statutes. If the staff of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities determines that an agency has failed to satisfy the terms of the agreement entered into pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the staff shall report this failure to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities may reinstate the certificate by a majority vote of the commissioners present and voting.

(Effective April 17, 2015)