Conn. Agencies Regs. § 5-263a-11
A suggester shall be notified by letter of a declined suggestion, stating the reasons the suggestion was rejected. Declined suggestions shall retain priority over all similar suggestions for one year from the date of the declination letter. If a suggester submits a similar suggestion following this one year period, it shall be treated as a new suggestion. However, if supplementary information is furnished, a declined suggestion may be submitted as a new suggestion at any time. A suggestion which has been declined shall be reconsidered for an award if, within one year from the date of the declination letter, the state implements the suggestion as a direct result of it and the suggester provides written evidence of such implementation. The state's implementation of a suggestion more than a year after the suggestion is rejected shall not result in an award unless a new suggestion has been received in the interim.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 5-263a-11