Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01089 Compare Versions

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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1089
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1089
8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING CA NNABIS AND THE WORKPLACE.
15	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	21		Assembly convened:
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18	23		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) No employer is required 1
19	24		to make accommodations for an employee or allow an employee to (1) 2
20	25		perform his or her duties while under the influence of a cannabis-type 3
21		-	substance, or (2) possess, use or otherwise consume a cannabis-type 4
22		-	substance while performing such duties. 5
23		-	(b) An employer may implement a policy prohibiting the 6
24		-	possession, use or other consumption of a cannabis-type substance by 7
25		-	an employee, except as provided in section 21a-408p of the general 8
26		-	statutes, provided such policy is (1) in writing, (2) equally applicable to 9
27		-	each employee, and (3) provided to each employee prior to the 10
28		-	enactment of such policy. The employer shall provide any such 11
29		-	enacted policy in writing to each prospective employee at the time an 12
30		-	offer of employment is made by the employer to the prospective 13
31		-	employee. 14
32		-	(c) For purposes of this section, "cannabis-type substance" means 15
33		-	cannabis-type substance, as defined in section 21a-240 of the general 16
34		-	statutes, and "employer" and "employee" mean employer and 17
35		-	employee, each as defined in section 31-40q of the general statutes. 18 Substitute Bill No. 1089
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	26	+	substance, as defined in section 21a-240 of the general statutes, or (2) 4
	27	+	possess, smoke or otherwise consume a cannabis-type substance while 5
	28	+	performing such duties. 6
	29	+	(b) For purposes of this section, "employer" and "employee" mean 7
	30	+	employer and employee, each as defined in section 31-40q of the 8
	31	+	general statutes. 9
42	32		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
43	33		sections:
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45	35		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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47		-	JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
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	39	+	Statement of Purpose:
	40	+	To provide that no employer is required to make accommodations for
	41	+	or allow employees to use or possess cannabis in the workplace.
	42	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	43	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	44	+	not underlined.]
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