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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 215
AN ACT CONCERNING ENGINEERING AND MAINTAINER
POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Administrative Services (DAS)
commissioner and the Department of Transportation (DOT)
commissioner to take certain actions related to recruiting engineers,
engineer interns, and maintainers, within available resources.
The bill requires the DAS commissioner, in consultation with the
DOT commissioner, to recruit interns, as needed, for the state’s engineer
intern job classification for selection and appointment to DOT. Both
commissioners must promote recruitment at public and independent
institutions of higher education. Starting July 1, 2023, the bill also
requires the DAS commissioner to annually increase the pay rate for this
job classification by any percent increase in the national consumer price
index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the previous 12-
month period.
From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, the bill requires the DAS
commissioner to place entry-level engineering and maintainer positions
and level two maintainer positions on continuous recruitment. It also
requires that DOT either make an employment offer or reject a
candidate within 60 days after receiving a candidate’s application for
these positions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2022
BACKGROUND
Legislative History
The Senate referred the bill (File 398) to the Appropriations
Committee which reported a substitute eliminating the appropriation 2022SB-00215-R010645-BA.DOCX
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for engineer recruitment and adding provisions stating the bill’s
recruitment and wage requirements must be implemented within
available resources.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Transportation Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 35 Nay 0 (03/24/2022)
Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 48 Nay 0 (04/18/2022)