Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06347 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6347
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1010 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOME EMPLOYEES WHO BECOME
1919 INFECTED WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Prior to the 2022 effective 1
2424 implementation date of Connecticut's Paid Family and Medical Leave 2
2525 Program, implement a state-funded pool to cover sick time for 3
2626 employees of nursing homes who are infected with a contagious disease 4
2727 and who have exhausted any available fringe, federal or state sick leave 5
2828 benefits to which they are entitled, and (2) adopt a presumption of 6
2929 workers' compensation coverage for employees of nursing homes who 7
3030 become infected with a contagious disease. 8
3131 Statement of Purpose:
3232 To offer sick time and financial support to nursing home staff who
3333 become sick after they have exhausted their current benefits.