LCO No. 1606 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5960 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1606 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ANDERSON, 62nd Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONS FROM BARGAINING OVER CERTAIN ISSUES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit public employee 1 unions from bargaining over: (1) restricting the state's layoff authority, 2 and (2) allowing the waiver of fully funding pension benefits. 3 Statement of Purpose: To provide flexibility to the Governor and department heads to tailor the state work force to the mission of each state agency, within the budget set by elected representatives, and to fully fund the pensions of state employees.