Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00158 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.
OldNewDifferences
11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 158
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2553
33 *02553*
44 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th Dist.
77
88 General Assembly
99
1010 Proposed Bill No. 158
1111
1212 January Session, 2017
1313
1414 LCO No. 2553
1515
1616 *02553*
1717
1818 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
1919
2020 Introduced by:
2121
2222 SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist.
2323
2424 SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th Dist.
2525
2626 AN ACT DEFINING "INSUFFICIENT FUNDS" FOR PURPOSES OF REJECTION OF STATE EMPLOYEE ARBITRATION AWARDS.
2727
2828 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
2929
3030 That section 5-278 of the general statutes be amended to provide that, in determining that there are insufficient funds for full implementation of a state employee arbitration award, (1) the General Assembly shall assess the financial capability of the employer, which shall include, but not be limited to, (A) consideration of other demands on the financial capability of the employer and whether the ability of the employer to meet such other demands would be significantly diminished by implementation of the award, and (B) whether the credit rating of the state would be impaired by implementation of the award, (2) if any amounts are awarded for wages, salaries, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment that are in excess of wages, salaries, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment prevailing in the private sector labor market, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that there are insufficient funds for full implementation of the award, and (3) no funds in the Budget Reserve Fund, established pursuant to section 4-30a of the general statutes, may be expended for the implementation of any arbitration award.
3131
3232 Statement of Purpose:
3333
3434 To define "insufficient funds" for purposes of state employee arbitration awards.