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Office of State Ethics seeks wider SFI filings and retirement-plan exemptions
Summary
At a Feb. 18 public hearing the Office of State Ethics backed Senate Bill 1296 to expand who must file Statements of Financial Interests and to exempt 403(b)-type retirement plans from security reporting, arguing the changes would increase consistency and transparency.
The Government Oversight Committee on Feb. 18 heard testimony from the Office of State Ethics supporting Senate Bill 1296, which would revise filing requirements and disclosure rules for Statements of Financial Interests (SFI).
"This bill makes necessary updates concerning filing requirements and disclosures to the statement of financial interests," Peter Lewandowski, executive director of the Office of State Ethics, told the committee. He said the bill would amend Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-83 to require certain executive-branch board, commission and…
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