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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5399 | |
| 2 | 2 | February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1805 | |
| 3 | 3 | *01805_______LAB* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (LAB) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
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| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 5399 | |
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| 12 | 12 | February Session, 2012 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 1805 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *01805_______LAB* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (LAB) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND THE SECOND INJURY FUND. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. Section 31-353 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012): | |
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| 30 | 30 | (a) If the Treasurer and an injured employee, or his legal representative, reach an agreement in regard to compensation payable under the provisions of this chapter, such agreement shall be submitted in writing to the commissioner for [his] approval and, upon approval, shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the commissioner. | |
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| 32 | 32 | (b) The Treasurer may make payment by way of [final] stipulated settlement in any matter concerning the fund under this chapter, including matters under section 31-355, subject to the approval of the commissioner, whenever it is [for] (1) in the best interests of the injured employee, (2) in the best interests of the injured employee's dependants, or (3) for claims by an employer or insurer pursuant to section 31-306, 31-307a or 31-310. | |
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| 37 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 October 1, 2012 31-353 | |
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| 40 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 42 | 42 | Section 1 | |
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| 44 | 44 | October 1, 2012 | |
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| 46 | 46 | 31-353 | |
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| 48 | 48 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 50 | 50 | To clarify the terms under which the Treasurer may settle claims for compensation under the second injury fund. | |
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| 52 | 52 | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |