General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5859 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1810 *01810* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5859 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1810 *01810* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING UNION STEWARDS AND COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit collective bargaining agreements that result in a state employee receiving compensation from the state during the period of time that such state employee is performing in his or her capacity as a union steward conducting union-related business. Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of state funds to compensate union stewards for work performed on state time.