Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-33: Specific appropriations. Recurring appropriations.

The General Assembly shall make appropriations of specific sums of money for purposes for which appropriations are authorized by law to be made by the state, and shall specify the amount thereof to be made available for expenditure in each fiscal year. No statutory provision requiring a recurring appropriation for aid to or in support of a state institution or agency shall specify the amount to be appropriated.