Connecticut General Statutes 4b-133 – Security audits and recommendations
(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may conduct or require a security audit of any building or structure owned or leased by a state agency, as defined in section 4b-130, to determine the security characteristics of such building or structure. Such security audit shall be conducted in cooperation with the state agency owning or occupying the building or structure.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 4b-133
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Administrative Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 4b-130
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Security: means reasonable measures required to: (A) Protect state employees from bodily harm in the workplace and state employee parking areas, and (B) protect the state's physical assets. See Connecticut General Statutes 4b-130
- Security audit: means : (A) Worksite analysis. See Connecticut General Statutes 4b-130
- State agency: means any department, board, commission, institution, or other agency of the state, except (A) the mass transit, marine and aviation functions of the Department of Transportation, (B) The University of Connecticut and other constituent units of the state system of higher education, (C) the Judicial Department, (D) the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, (E) the Military Department, (F) the Department of Correction, (G) the functions of the Department of Children and Families concerning client-occupied facilities, (H) the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Secretary of the State and Treasurer, (I) the General Assembly, and (J) the Board of Pardons and Paroles. See Connecticut General Statutes 4b-130
(b) Any recommendations for security improvements in any such security audit shall be based on the audit’s findings and, at a minimum, shall bring the audited building or structure into compliance with the security standards established under section 4b-132.
(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be the sole authority and have all oversight responsibility for implementing security audit recommendations for capital improvements made under subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such responsibility shall include, but not be limited to, prioritizing facilities requiring security improvements.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may waive the requirement for a security audit for any building or structure if an assessment of the facility’s security needs, comparable in the commissioner’s opinion to a Department of Administrative Services’ security audit, has been applied to the facility.