Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06792 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6792
2		-	January Session, 2015 _____HB06792LAB___031715____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6792
	2	+	January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3374
	3	+	03374_______LAB
	4	+	Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(LAB)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6792
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6792
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8	12		January Session, 2015
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10		-	~~_____HB06792LAB___031715____~~
	14	+	LCO No. 3374
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12		-	AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND AMBULANCE COMPANIES AND THE CONNECTICUT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT.
	16	+	03374_______LAB
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(LAB)
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	24	+	AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND AMBULANCE COMPANIES AND THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER UNDER THE CONNECTICUT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 31-367 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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18	30		(d) "Employer" means the state and any political subdivision thereof, and, except as provided in section 31-369, as amended by this act, any volunteer fire department and any volunteer ambulance company;
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20	32		Sec. 2. Section 31-369 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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22	34		(a) This chapter applies to all employers, employees and places of employment in the state except the following: (1) Employees of the United States government; [and] (2) working conditions of employees over which federal agencies other than the United States Department of Labor exercise statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety and health; and (3) any volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance company that can demonstrate such department or company is regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 15 USC 651 et seq.
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24	36		(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any workers' compensation law or to enlarge, diminish or affect in any manner common law or statutory rights, duties or liabilities of employers or employees, under any law with respect to injuries, diseases or death of employees arising out of and in the course of employment.
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26		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 31-382 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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28		-	(c) Any employer who has received a citation for a violation of the requirements of sections 31-369, as amended by this act, and 31-370, of any standard or order promulgated pursuant to section 31-372, or of regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, which violation is specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, shall, for the first such violation, be issued a written warning and, for any subsequent violation, may be assessed a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for each such violation.
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33	41		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
34	42		Section 1 October 1, 2015 31-367(d)
35	43		Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 31-369
36		-	Sec. 3 October 1, 2015 31-382(c)
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38	45		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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40	47		Section 1
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42	49		October 1, 2015
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44	51		31-367(d)
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46	53		Sec. 2
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48	55		October 1, 2015
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50	57		31-369
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52		-	~~Sec. 3~~
	59	+	Statement of Purpose:
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54		-	~~October 1,~~ ~~2015~~
	61	+	To add volunteer fire departments and ambulance companies to the definition of "employer" under the state Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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56		-	31-382(c)
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60		-	LAB Joint Favorable Subst.
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62		-	LAB
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64		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	63	+	[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.]