Sec. 10-425. Sports Advisory Board. Membership. Annual report.

(a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish a Sports Advisory Board within the department that shall advise the commissioner on the most effective ways to utilize state resources to promote, attract and market in-state professional and amateur sports and sporting events. Said board shall also advise the commissioner on ways to coordinate the use of state-owned facilities in order to enhance sports-related tourism in the state and develop methods for the dissemination of information concerning in-state professional and amateur sports and sporting events to residents of the state and the northeast.

(b) Said advisory board shall consist of one member from each of the following entities: (1) The University of Connecticut's Athletic Department; (2) the Connecticut State University System's Athletic Department; (3) the XL Center; (4) Northland AEG; (5) the Traveler's Championship Golf Tournament; (6) the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament; (7) the Special Olympics; (8) the Mohegan Sun Arena; (9) Foxwoods Resort Casino; (10) Lime Rock Park Race Track; (11) the Arena at Harbor Yard; (12) New Britain Stadium; (13) the Connecticut Marine Trades Association; (14) the Office of Policy and Management; (15) the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee; (16) the Capital Region Development Authority; (17) the Nutmeg State Games; (18) the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference; (19) Fairfield University; (20) Quinnipiac University; (21) Sacred Heart University; (22) any other entity involved in sports or sporting events that the commissioner deems appropriate; (23) the Connecticut State Golf Association; and (24) Dodd Stadium.

(c) The first meeting of the Sports Advisory Board shall convene not later than November 15, 2008, and the advisory board shall meet not less than once per calendar quarter thereafter. The advisory board shall provide any recommendations of the advisory board to the commissioner not later than thirty days after any such meeting.

(d) The members of the advisory board may select a chairperson from among its membership who shall be responsible for the scheduling and conducting of any such meeting.

(e) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall provide staff support to the board.

(f) Not later than thirty days prior to each regular session of the General Assembly, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce that includes information on the status of the Sports Advisory Board's activities, the implementation of any recommendations of said advisory board and any legislative proposals related to such recommendations.

(P.A. 08-89, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 157; P.A. 12-147, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 08-89 effective May 27, 2008; P.A. 11-48 replaced “executive director of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism” with “Commissioner of Economic and Community Development”, replaced “commission” with “department”, replaced “executive director” with “commissioner”, replaced “Department of Economic and Community Development” with “Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee”, replaced “Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism” with “Department of Economic and Community Development” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-147 replaced “Capital City Economic Development Authority” with “Capital Region Development Authority” in Subsec. (b)(16), effective June 15, 2012.