General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 17 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 192 *00192* Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Introduced by: SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 17 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 192 *00192* Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Introduced by: SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND THE SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to reduce the workers' compensation insurance rates for companies providing roof-mounted solar energy services by differentiating such companies from companies that provide traditional roofing services. Statement of Purpose: To better align workers' compensation insurance rates in the solar energy industry with the actual risk exposure and to provide financial relief to solar energy companies in order to promote a new and growing industry.