General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 178 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 300 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 178 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 300 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the payment of annual cost-of-living allowances to state employees in any fiscal year in which the state has a deficit until such time as the state attains a surplus and to exclude such provision from collective bargaining. Statement of Purpose: To postpone cost-of-living allowances for state employees during fiscal years when the state runs a deficit until such time as the state attains a surplus.