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This bill requires the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to develop two key components related to municipal financial transparency: first, a program that provides technical and financial assistance to municipalities that choose to publish their budgets and financial information online, and second, a set of guidelines that outline best practices for how municipalities should publish such financial information on the internet. The goal of the legislation is to encourage and support local governments in making their financial data more accessible to the public by providing them with resources and clear standards for online financial reporting. By establishing an assistance program and creating best practice guidelines, the bill aims to increase transparency and help municipalities effectively share their budgetary and financial information in a digital format that allows residents to more easily understand local government spending and financial operations.

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