General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 97 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 345 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 97 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 345 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE DENIAL OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS TO CERTAIN DRIVERS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AS A RESULT OF BEING DENIED A SPECIAL OPERATOR'S PERMIT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 567 of the general statutes be amended to prevent livery drivers who are terminated as a result of being denied a special operator's permit from collecting unemployment compensation benefits. Statement of Purpose: To deny unemployment compensation benefits to livery drivers terminated from employment as a result of being denied a special operator's permit.