Connecticut General Statutes Title 10. Education and Culture § 10-183n. Duties of teachers' employers.  Transmission of deductions

(a) Each employer shall:  (1) Before employing a teacher notify such teacher of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such teacher;  (2) distribute, post or otherwise disseminate in a timely manner, to teachers in its employ, any notices, bulletins, newsletters, annual statements of account and other information supplied by the board for the purpose of properly notifying teachers of their rights and obligations under the system;  (3) furnish to the board at times designated by said board such reports and information as the board deems necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the system;  and (4) deduct each month seven and one-fourth per cent of one-tenth of such teacher's annual salary rate as directed by said board and any additional voluntary deductions as authorized by such teacher, except that no deductions shall be made from any amounts received by regularly employed teachers for special teaching assignments rendered for the State Board of Education or the Board of Regents for Higher Education unless the salary for such special teaching assignment is equal to or greater than the minimum salary paid for such teacher's regular teaching assignment.

(b) Each local treasurer or other person having custody of amounts deducted under this chapter by an employer shall transmit and report such amounts to the board so that they are received by said board no later than the fifth business day of the following month.  On and after July 1, 2001, all such amounts shall be transmitted via electronic transfer of funds.  Such amounts shall at all times be the property of the system and while in the custody of such local treasurer or other person such person is a fiduciary with respect to such amounts and shall discharge a fiduciary's responsibilities solely for the benefit of the system.  If such amounts are not accompanied by the reports and information deemed necessary or desirable by the board for the proper administration of the system, in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the board may deem such amounts not received by the fifth business day of the following month for purposes of this subsection until the date on which such reports and information are received.  Said board shall be entitled to receive from an employer interest at the rate of nine per cent per year from the due date on all amounts deducted by such employer and not received by said board by the fifth business day of the following month.  Interest at the rate of nine per cent per year shall be compounded annually on the interest assessed from the date payment is received to the date the interest assessment is paid.  Such interest shall be treated as an amount earned by assets of the system.

(c) All amounts received by the board under this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.

(d) Each member shall file with the board an enrollment and such other forms, documents and information as the board deems necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the system.