LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00215-R01- SB.docx 1 of 2 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 215 February Session, 2022 AN ACT CONCERNING ENGINEERING AND MAINTAINER POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) The Commissioner of 1 Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of 2 Transportation, shall recruit interns for the state's engineer intern job 3 classification, as needed, for selection and appointment by the 4 Department of Transportation. The Commissioners of Administrative 5 Services and Transportation shall promote such recruitment at public 6 and independent institutions of higher education. 7 (b) On and after July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 8 Commissioner of Administrative Services shall increase the rate of 9 compensation for the state's engineer intern job classification by the 10 percentage increase, if any, in the national consumer price index for 11 urban wage earners and clerical workers for the previous twelve-month 12 period. 13 Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after July 1, 2022, and 14 until June 30, 2025, (1) the Commissioner of Administrative Services 15 shall place entry-level engineering and maintainer positions and level 16 two maintainer positions at the Department of Transportation on 17 continuous recruitment, and (2) not later than sixty days after a 18 Substitute Bill No. 215 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00215- R01-SB.docx } 2 of 2 candidate submits an application for such entry-level engineering or 19 maintainer position or level two maintainer position, the Commissioner 20 of Transportation shall either make an offer of employment to such 21 candidate or reject the application of such candidate. 22 Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2022) The sum of one hundred thousand 23 dollars is appropriated to the Department of Administrative Services 24 from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, for the 25 recruitment of entry-level engineering positions at the Department of 26 Transportation. 27 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2022 New section Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 New section TRA Joint Favorable Subst.