House Bill No. 6346
Public Act No. 19-107
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E REVIEW OF MUNICIPA L
ARBITRATION AWARDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (12) of subsection (d) of section 7-473c of the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
(12) Within twenty-five days of the receipt of an arbitration award
issued pursuant to this section, the legislative body of the municipal
employer may reject the award of the arbitrators or single arbitrator by
a two-thirds majority vote of the members of such legislative body
present at a regular or special meeting called and convened for such
purpose. If the twenty-fifth day specified in this subdivision falls on a
weekend or a holiday, such deadline shall be extended through the
next business day following the twenty-fifth day.