Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06902 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6902
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4483
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. Section 31-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
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3030 (a) The panel, or its single member if sitting in accordance with section 31-93, may, in its discretion and with the consent of the parties, issue an oral decision immediately upon conclusion of the proceedings. If the decision is to be in writing, it shall be signed, within fifteen days, by a majority of the members of the panel or by the single member so sitting, and the decision shall state such details as will clearly show the nature of the decision and the points disposed of by the panel. Where the decision is in writing, one copy thereof shall be filed by the panel in the office of the town clerk in the town where the controversy arose and one copy shall be given to each of the parties to the controversy. The panel or single member which has rendered an oral decision immediately upon conclusion of the proceedings shall submit a written copy of the decision to each party within fifteen days from the issuance of such oral decision. In all cases where a decision is rendered orally from the bench, the secretary shall cause such oral decision to be transcribed, approved by the panel or single member as applicable and filed with the records of the board proceedings.
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3232 (b) Upon the conclusion of the proceedings, each member of the panel shall receive three hundred twenty-five dollars and a panel member who prepares a written decision shall receive an additional one hundred seventy-five dollars, or the single member, if sitting in accordance with section 31-93, shall receive three hundred twenty-five dollars, provided if the proceedings extend beyond one day, each member shall receive one hundred fifty dollars for each additional day beyond the first day, and provided further no proceeding may be extended beyond two days without the prior approval of the Labor Commissioner for each such additional day.
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3434 (c) Upon the conclusion of an executive panel session, each member of such panel shall receive [one hundred fifty] two hundred dollars.
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3939 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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4242 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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50+Statement of Purpose:
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52+To increase the amount paid to panel members.
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54+[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.]
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