Connecticut 2018 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00508 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 508
2		-	February Session, 2018 _____SB00508JUD___040318____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 508
	2	+	February Session, 2018 LCO No. 2674
	3	+	02674_______JUD
	4	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(JUD)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 508
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 508
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8	12		February Session, 2018
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10		-	_____SB00508JUD___040318____
	14	+	LCO No. 2674
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	16	+	02674_______JUD
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(JUD)
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12	24		AN ACT RESTRICTING THE USE OF NONDISPARAGEMENT AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS BY STATE AGENCIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCIES.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) (a) For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any department, board, council, commission, institution or other executive branch agency of state government, including, but not limited to, each constituent unit and each public institution of higher education. On and after October 1, 2018, no state agency shall make a payment to an employee resigning or retiring from employment with such state agency for the purposes of avoiding costs associated with potential litigation or pursuant to a nondisparagement agreement unless such payment is made pursuant to (1) a settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General on behalf of the state agency, or (2) an authorization by the Governor pursuant to section 3-7 of the general statutes.
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18	30		(b) No nondisparagement agreement or settlement agreement as described in subsection (a) of this section may prohibit an employee from making a complaint or providing information in accordance with section 4-61dd or sections 4-276 to 4-280, inclusive, of the general statutes.
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20		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) (a) On and after October 1, 2018, no quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120 of the general statutes, shall make a payment to an employee resigning or retiring from employment with such ~~quasi-public~~ agency for the purposes of avoiding costs associated with potential litigation or pursuant to a nondisparagement agreement.
	32	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) (a) On and after October 1, 2018, no "quasi-public agency", as defined in section 1-120 of the general statutes, shall make a payment to an employee resigning or retiring from employment with such state agency for the purposes of avoiding costs associated with potential litigation or pursuant to a nondisparagement agreement.
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22	34		(b) No nondisparagement agreement or settlement agreement as described in subsection (a) of this section may prohibit an employee from making a complaint or providing information in accordance with section 4-61dd of the general statutes.
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27	39		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
28	40		Section 1 October 1, 2018 New section
29	41		Sec. 2 October 1, 2018 New section
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31	43		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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33	45		Section 1
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35	47		October 1, 2018
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37	49		New section
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39	51		Sec. 2
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41	53		October 1, 2018
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43	55		New section
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45		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
	57	+	Statement of Purpose:
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47		-	~~In Section 2(a), "state" was changed~~ to ~~"quasi-public" for accuracy~~.
	59	+	To restrict the use of nondisparagement agreements by state agencies.
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51		-	JUD Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
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55		-	Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	61	+	[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.]