Connecticut General Statutes 4b-135 – Security requirements for new leases
The Commissioner of Administrative Services may not execute a new lease for use by a state agency, as defined in section 4b-130, of any building or structure which is not occupied or possessed by the state at the time of execution of the lease unless (1) the owner or agent of the owner of the building or structure has had a security audit conducted for the building or structure, which in the commissioner’s opinion is comparable to security audits conducted under section 4b-133, (2) (A) the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that the building or structure complies with the security standards established under section 4b-132, or (B) such owner or agent has implemented the recommendations of the security audit which bring the building or structure into compliance with such security standards, and (3) such owner or agent agrees in the lease to maintain the security standards.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 4b-135
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Administrative Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 4b-130
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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