Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05441 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/17/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5441
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 833
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5441 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 833

Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES TO ENROLL IN THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subdivision (11) of section 7-425 of the general statutes be amended to allow emergency response employees other than those designated as part of a primary 9-1-1 answering point to be eligible to enroll in the municipal employees retirement system. 

Statement of Purpose:

To facilitate the transition to regional emergency dispatch capabilities, to save municipalities and the state operating expenses and to improve emergency response efficiencies.