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.