Category: Library
General Law Other resources in the library’s collection
Occupational licensing final report: assessing state policies and practices: project overview and lessons learned from the occupational licensing learning consortiumOccupational licensing final report: assessing state policies and practices: project overview and lessons learned from the occupational licensing learning consortium – published by the National Conference of State Legislatures, 2020
Performance audit compliance report: CT Prescription Monitoring ProgramPerformance audit compliance report: CT Prescription Monitoring Program – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2022
Performance audit compliance report: oversight of pre-need funeral service contractsPerformance audit compliance report: oversight of pre-need funeral service contracts – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2020
General Law Mandated reports
Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Contact the library for these and other reports.
Adult-use cannabis licensingAdult-use cannabis licensing – quarterly report by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to PA 23-79 s.20
Apprentices, Journeymen, and Contractors Task Force (Hiring Ratio Task Force) annual report – pursuant to CGS 20-332c
Artificial Intelligence Working Group reportArtificial Intelligence Working Group report – pursuant to PA 23-16
Complaints concerning work and practice of persons licensed, registered or certified by boards and commissions specified in 21a-6(1) and 21a-6(3) – annual report by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to CGS 21a-8
Connecticut equity study reportConnecticut equity study report – published by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities; pursuant to PA 21-2 s.81 June
Deteriorating concrete in residential foundations – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to PA 16-45 s.3
Fair sale of tickets to entertainment eventsFair sale of tickets to entertainment events – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to SA 15-12
Home improvement contractors studyHome improvement contractors study – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to SA 13-18
Homemaker Companion Task Force final reportHomemaker Companion Task Force final report – pursuant to SA 22-12
Municipal notice of alcoholic liquor permit renewalsMunicipal notice of alcoholic liquor permit renewals – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to PA 14-48 s.1(b)
Occupational licensing enforcement annual report – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to CGS 21a-8(b)
Personal data privacy and online monitoring violationsPersonal data privacy and online monitoring violations – by the Office of the Attorney General; pursuant to CGS 42-525
2025 update2025 update
Plan to transfer homemaker-companion agencies registration and oversight from the Dept. of Consumer Protection to the Dept. of Public Health – by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to PA 24-68 s.36 and PA 23-48 s.11
reportreport
consultant’s commentsconsultant’s comments
Prescription drug shortages in ConnecticutPrescription drug shortages in Connecticut – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection and UConn School of Pharmacy; pursuant to PA 24-19 s.10
Uniform procedures regarding home construction contractor and home improvement contractor and salesman-related complaints, report of findings and progressUniform procedures regarding home construction contractor and home improvement contractor and salesman-related complaints, report of findings and progress – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection; pursuant to PA 10-149 s.2
Wheelchair Repair Task Force final report and recommendationsWheelchair Repair Task Force final report and recommendations – pursuant to SA 23-22
Working Group to Develop a Model Quality Control Plan for Quarries and to Study the Workforce of Contractors Repairing and Replacing Crumbling Concrete Foundations final reportfinal report – pursuant to PA 19-192 s.15
General Law Reference works
Consumer Action Handbook – by the U.S. General Services Administration
General Law Databases
Cannabis Zoning – from the Dept. of Consumer Protection; shows which municipalities have approved, prohibited, or placed a moratorium on recreational cannabis establishments.
National Consumer Law Center Digital Library – “full text of 20 consumer law treatises covering debtor rights, deception and warranties, consumer litigation, credit and banking” (Connecticut State Library). Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.
NCSL Autonomous Vehicles Bill Tracking Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation in 50 states and the District of Columbia from 2017-present.
NCSL Cannabis Policy Enactment Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks enacted legislation from 2022-present.
NCSL Occupational Licensing Legislation Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2017-present.
General Law Periodicals
CBIA News – CT Business and Industry Association; print subscription.
General Law Websites
State agencies
State boards, commissions, and task forces
Alcohol and Drug Policy Council
Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians
Mobile Manufactured Home Advisory Council
Federal government
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Other organizations
Consumer Federation of America
National Consumer Law Center – nonprofit that focuses on consumer credit, banking, debt collection, and other consumer protection issues
Other online resources
Medical marijuana statistics – by the Dept. of Consumer Protection. Includes data on the number of registered patients, dispensaries, producers, and physicians. Updated weekly.
Nolo consumer protection guide
Research guides by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries:
Connecticut law about gift certificates
Connecticut law about identity theft
Connecticut law about recreational marijuana
Connecticut law about the three day right of rescission for certain types of consumer contracts
General Law Recent OLR Reports
The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the General Law Committee’s subject areas include:
Cannabis Law and Price Comparisons with Certain Northeast States – 2025-R-0045
Issue Brief: Artificial Intelligence (AI) – 2024-R-0191
Regulation of Cottage Food Businesses in the Northeast – 2024-R-0087
Encryption of Personal Data by Financial Institutions and Utilities in Connecticut and Neighboring States – 2024-R-0049
Criminal Penalties for Alcohol Possession by Minors – 2023-R-0288
“Do Not Call” Registries – 2023-R-0300
Connecticut Craft Café Permit – 2023-R-0263
Waiving a Home Inspection – 2023-R-0200
Notice to Consumer When Trial Offer Ends – 2023-R-0203
Connecticut Drug Advertisement Restrictions – 2023-R-0171
Education Other resources in the library’s collection
Chronic absence patterns and prediction during Covid-19: insights from ConnecticutChronic absence patterns and prediction during Covid-19: insights from Connecticut – by Attendance Works and the Dept. of Education, 2021
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) et al. v. Rell et al. – various documents relating to the court case that began in 2005
Connecticut public schools staffing trends: examining levels of administrators, general education teachers, and special education teachers in the 2010-11 through 2022-23 school yearsConnecticut public schools staffing trends: examining levels of administrators, general education teachers, and special education teachers in the 2010-11 through 2022-23 school years – by the UConn Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE), 2025
An evaluation of the effectiveness of home visits for re-engaging students who were chronically absent in the era of COVID-19An evaluation of the effectiveness of home visits for re-engaging students who were chronically absent in the era of COVID-19 – by the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration (CCERC), 2022
Getting young people back on track: a study of Connecticut’s at-risk and disconnected young peopleGetting young people back on track: a study of Connecticut’s at-risk and disconnected young people – by Boston Consulting Group, 2023
Guidance on civil rights protections and supports for transgender or gender-diverse studentsGuidance on civil rights protections and supports for transgender or gender-diverse students – by the Dept. of Education, 2024
Hartford region public school choice programsHartford region public school choice programs – by the Office of Program Review and Investigations, 2016
High Road schools and educational administration and programming deficienciesHigh Road schools and educational administration and programming deficiencies – by the Office of the Child Advocate and Disability Rights Connecticut, 2024
The LEAP effect: taking a systemic approach to improving attendance and engagement: lessons learned from Connecticut’s Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP)The LEAP effect: taking a systemic approach to improving attendance and engagement: lessons learned from Connecticut’s Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP) – published by the Dept. of Education, 2023
MOUs across Connecticut: crafting memorandums of understanding between law enforcement agencies and regional and local boards of education that center the needs of Connecticut children and communitiesMOUs across Connecticut: crafting memorandums of understanding between law enforcement agencies and regional and local boards of education that center the needs of Connecticut children and communities – by CT Voices for Children, 2024
On-track coaching evaluation reportOn-track coaching evaluation report – by the RISE Network, 2025
Performance audit: Farm-to-School Program FY2019, FY2020, and FY2021Performance audit: Farm-to-School Program FY2019, FY2020, and FY2021 – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2023
Private providers of special education – periodic report by the Auditors of Public Accounts
Regional cooperation between local boards of educationRegional cooperation between local boards of education – by the Office of Program Review and Investigations, 2015
Reimagining Connecticut’s special education systems for a post-pandemic futureReimagining Connecticut’s special education systems for a post-pandemic future – by CT Voices for Children, 2021
A review of children withdrawn from school for equivalent instruction elsewhereA review of children withdrawn from school for equivalent instruction elsewhere – by the Office of the Child Advocate, 2025
Sheff v. O’Neill – various documents relating to the court case that began in 1989
State of early childhood: a response to the governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Childcare and a continuation of spotlighting disenfranchised populationsState of early childhood: a response to the governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Childcare and a continuation of spotlighting disenfranchised populations – by CT Voices for Children, 2024
State educational technology goals and plan 2017-2022State educational technology goals and plan 2017-2022 – by the CT Commission for Educational Technology, 2017
Statewide summative assessment report – annual report by the state Dept. of Education