Formal Opinions

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• Honorable Howard F. Pitkin, Formal Opinion 2011-002, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  Legal opinion regarding whether Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-555, as amended by Public Act 09-209, § 40

• Ms. Darlene Perez, State Retirement Board, Formal Opinion 2011-001, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  Inquiry into whether a superintendent who received a waiver of certification pursuant to Chapter 166 of our general statutes is eligible for pension credit under Chapter 167a, the Teachers’ Retirement System

• Ms. Darlene Perez, State Retirement Board, Formal Opinion 2011-003, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  Inquiry into whether the Chairperson of the State Teachers' Retirement Board can be elected by memebers of the Board

• Consumer Counsel Healey, Formal Opinion 2011-007,State of Connecticut Attorney General

  Opinion regarding Department of Energy and Environmental Protection request that Public Utilities Regulatory Authority suspend proceedings in pending contested proceeding

• Ms. Darlene Perez, State Retirement Board, Formal Opinion 2011-004, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  Inquiry whether a member of the State Teachers' Retirement Board, who was elected as an active teacher retires midterm.

• Honorable Leo Arnone, Formal Opinion 2011-008, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  Opinion as to wether Administrative Directive signed on September 30, 2011, is binding

• Mr. Brian Sigman, Executive Director, BESB, Formal Opinion 2011-005, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  Opinion as to whether Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-303 applies to various governmental entities to operate vending machines.

• Edward S. Greenberg, Chairman State Properties Review Board, Formal Opinion 2010-006, Attorney General State of Connecticut

• Hon. Donald E. Williams, Jr., Hon. Martin M. Looney, Hon. Christopher G. Donovan, Hon. Denise Merrill Formal Opinion 2010-003, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter responds to your request for a formal opinion regarding the decision by Mark McQuillian, Commissioner of Education ("Commissioner") and the State Board of Education ("State Board") to suspend the operation of J.M. Wright Technical High School

• The Honorable Susan Bysiewicz, Secretary of the State, Formal Opinion 2010-001, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter responds to your request for a formal legal opinion concerning the constitutionality and interpretation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-124. Section 3-124 sets forth the qualifications for the Office of Attorney General

• Hon. Donald E. Williams, Jr., Senate President Pro Tempore, Hon. Martin M. Looney, Senate Majority Leader, Formal Opinion 2010-004, Attorney General State of Connecticut

• Werner Oyanadel, Acting Executive Director, Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission, Formal Opinion 2010-005, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  This letter responds to your request for a formal legal opinion concerning the authority of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission (the “Commission”) to hold its 13th annual event

• The Honorable Richard Nicholson, Commissioner of Revenue Services, Formal Opinion 2010-002, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  Your Department has asked for advice on whether employees of the Department of Revenue Services (DRS) who volunteer to serve on the DRS Emergency Response Team (ERT) would be liable for civil damages

• The Honorable John G. Rowland, State Capitol, 2002-034 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  On October 9, 2002, the Freedom of Information Commission (Commission) ruled that the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) was not required to disclose to the public eight documents in CRRA's possession which were the subject of an April 17, 2002, and an April 23, 2002 Freedom of Information Complaint filed by Paul A. Green and the Journal Inquirer. According to the Commission, the eight documents in question either constitute attorney-client communications or relate to CRRA's possible litigation strategy to recover the $220 million loaned to Enron and are, therefore, exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§1-210(b)(10) and 1-210(b)(4). By letter dated October 11, 2002, you have asked me to obtain from CRRA the eight documents that have not yet been disclosed and release them to the public.

• Timothy Coppage, Department of Economic and Community Development, 2002-002 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your letter dated August 27, 2001, in which you request our opinion on whether the Department of Economic and Community Development ("DECD") is a "public housing agency" within the purview of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ("Housing Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 1437 et seq., and, therefore, is an entity able to participate as a public housing agency in programs authorized under the Housing Act.