Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05693 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/13/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5693
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 6
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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5693 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 6

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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS 

Introduced by:

REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO VOTE ON STATE EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

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

That section 5-278 of the general statutes be amended to require each chamber of the General Assembly to vote to approve or reject collective bargaining agreements with state employee organizations and to provide that such agreements shall not become effective until approved by the General Assembly.

Statement of Purpose: 

To require a vote by each chamber of the General Assembly on all state employee collective bargaining agreements and to prohibit such agreements from becoming effective until the General Assembly acts on them.