(a) Not later than ninety days after hearing a claim, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a temporary deputy shall render a decision as provided in subsection (a) of section 4-158. The Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a temporary deputy shall make a finding of fact for each claim and file such finding with the order, recommendation or authorization disposing of the claim. The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall provide a copy of such finding and order, recommendation or authorization to the claimant and to the representative for the state, which representative may in appropriate cases be the Attorney General.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 4-154

  • Claim: means a petition for the payment or refund of money by the state or for permission to sue the state. See Connecticut General Statutes 4-141
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.

(b) If such claim will automatically be submitted to the General Assembly by the Office of the Claims Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 4-159, the Office of the Claims Commissioner shall give written notice to the claimant that such claim will be so submitted and that the General Assembly may accept, modify or reject the recommendation of the Office of the Claims Commissioner or remand the claim to the Office of the Claims Commissioner.

(c) If the claimant has the right pursuant to subsection (b) of section 4-158 to request the General Assembly to review the decision of the Claims Commissioner, the Office of the Claims Commissioner shall give written notice to the claimant that the claimant may request the General Assembly to review the decision and that the General Assembly may confirm, modify or vacate the decision or remand the claim to the Office of the Claims Commissioner. The notice shall indicate the date by which such a request must be filed with the Office of the Claims Commissioner.