Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07316 Compare Versions

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7		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7316
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	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7316
8	8		January Session, 2019
	9	+	LCO No. 5462
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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12	21		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND CLARIFY
13		-	THE EMPLOYMENT STATU S OF WORKERS PROVIDING IN -HOME
14		-	SERVICES.
	22	+	THE EMPLOYMENT STATU S OF HOME CARE PROVI DERS.
15	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	24		Assembly convened:
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18	26		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
19	27		to study additional rights under Connecticut's labor law that could be 2
20	28		provided to workers who are treated as independent contractors when 3
21	29		providing services at another person's home. 4
22	30		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 5
23	31		(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 6
24	32		one of whom shall be a representative of an advocacy organization that 7
25	33		represents domestic workers; 8
26	34		(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 9
27	35		of whom shall be a representative of a labor union that represents 10
28	36		workers in the home care field; 11
29	37		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 12
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	38	+	Representatives; 13 Raised Bill No. 7316
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31	44		(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 14
32	45		(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 15
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40	47		(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 17
41	48		(7) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; and 18
42	49		(8) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 19
43	50		(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 20
44	51		(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 21
45	52		of the General Assembly. 22
46	53		(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 23
47	54		thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 24
48	55		filled by the appointing authority. 25
49	56		(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 26
50	57		pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 27
51	58		from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 28
52	59		schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 29
53	60		later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 30
54	61		(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 31
55	62		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor shall 32
56	63		serve as administrative staff of the task force. 33
57	64		(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 34
58	65		report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 35
59	66		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 36
60	67		relating to labor, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 37
61	68		the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 38
62	69		submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 39
63	70		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
64	71		sections:
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	81	+	Statement of Purpose:
	82	+	To establish a task force to study and clarify the employment status of
	83	+	home care providers in this state.
	84	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	85	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	86	+	not underlined.]
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