Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05658 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/12/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5658
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1119
 *01119*
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. CARPINO, 32nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5658 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1119

*01119*

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. CARPINO, 32nd Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING STATE EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FROM PREVENTING THE STATE'S USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

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

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit any collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2017, between the state and an employee organization that is the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit from containing any provision that limits the ability of the state to permit an individual to provide volunteer services for the benefit of the state.

Statement of Purpose: 

To allow the state to utilize volunteers for assistance as needed.