Connecticut 2023 Regular Session

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	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1174
8	6		January Session, 2023
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12	10		Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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15	13		Introduced by:
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING MINIMUM EMPLOYEE WAGES, HEALTH
21	20		CARE COVERAGE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR NONPROFIT
22	21		PROVIDERS OF STATE -ADMINISTERED SERVICES FOR PERSONS
23	22		WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
24	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
25	24		Assembly convened:
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27		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section 1
28		-	~~and~~ sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act, "nonprofit employer" means a 2
	26	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section and 1
	27	+	sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act, "nonprofit employer" means a 2
29	28		private provider that provides services to individuals with intellectual 3
30		-	or developmental disabilities authorized to receive support and 4
31		-	~~services~~ through the Department of Developmental Services and the 5
	29	+	or developmental disabilities authorized to receive support and services 4
	30	+	through the Department of Developmental Services and the 5
32	31		Department of Social Services. 6
33	32		(b) Not later than December 1, 2023, a nonprofit employer shall 7
34	33		implement a schedule of wage increases to employees who provide 8
35		-	services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities 9
36		-	to ensure that all such employees shall attain a minimum wage of 10
37		-	~~twenty-~~five dollars per hour not later than January 1, 2026. Not later 11
38		-	~~than~~ January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2027, a 12
39		-	nonprofit employer receiving funds pursuant to section 2 of this act 13
40		-	~~shall~~ provide documentation of the schedule of wage increases to the 14 Bill No. 1174
	34	+	services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to 9
	35	+	ensure that all such employees shall attain a minimum wage of twenty-10
	36	+	five dollars per hour not later than January 1, 2026. Not later than 11
	37	+	January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2027, a 12
	38	+	nonprofit employer receiving funds pursuant to section 2 of this act shall 13
	39	+	provide documentation of the schedule of wage increases to the 14 Raised Bill No. 1174
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47		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Such 15
48		-	documentation shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the secretary 16
49		-	that funds received pursuant to section 2 of this act were used for: (1) 17
50		-	Increasing employee salaries to ensure such minimum wage is attained 18
51		-	by January 1, 2026, and (2) increasing the salaries of employees who 19
52		-	earn over such minimum wage but not more than thirty dollars per 20
53		-	hour by five per cent in the 2024 and 2025 calendar years. 21
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	45	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Such documentation 15
	46	+	shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the secretary that funds received 16
	47	+	pursuant to section 2 of this act were used for: (1) Increasing employee 17
	48	+	salaries to ensure such minimum wage is attained by January 1, 2026, 18
	49	+	and (2) increasing the salaries of employees who earn over such 19
	50	+	minimum wage but not more than thirty dollars per hour by five per 20
	51	+	cent in the 2024 and 2025 calendar years. 21
54	52		Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sums of one hundred six million 22
55		-	dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and one hundred 23
56		-	~~ninety-~~six million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, are 24
	53	+	dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and one hundred ninety-23
	54	+	six million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, are 24
57	55		appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of Policy and 25
58	56		Management for the purpose of increasing wages of employees of 26
59	57		nonprofit employers who provide services to individuals with 27
60	58		intellectual or developmental disabilities authorized to receive support 28
61	59		and services through the Department of Developmental Services and 29
62	60		the Department of Social Services. The Secretary of the Office of Policy 30
63		-	and Management shall transfer sufficient funds in each fiscal year to 31
64		-	~~the~~ behavioral services program and the employment opportunities 32
65		-	~~and~~ day services accounts of the Department of Developmental 33
66		-	~~Services and~~ the community residential services account of the 34
67		-	~~Department of Social~~ Services in order to raise the minimum wage of 35
68		-	~~such employees to~~ twenty-five dollars per hour by January 1, 2026, and 36
69		-	~~increase the salaries~~ of such employees who earn over such minimum 37
70		-	~~wage but not more~~ than thirty dollars per hour by five per cent in the 38
71		-	~~2024 and 2025~~ calendar years. 39
	61	+	and Management shall transfer sufficient funds in each fiscal year to the 31
	62	+	behavioral services program and the employment opportunities and 32
	63	+	day services accounts of the Department of Developmental Services and 33
	64	+	the community residential services account of the Department of Social 34
	65	+	Services in order to raise the minimum wage of such employees to 35
	66	+	twenty-five dollars per hour by January 1, 2026, and increase the salaries 36
	67	+	of such employees who earn over such minimum wage but not more 37
	68	+	than thirty dollars per hour by five per cent in the 2024 and 2025 38
	69	+	calendar years. 39
72	70		Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) The Comptroller shall offer to 40
73	71		nonprofit employers and their employees health care coverage under a 41
74	72		partnership plan, as defined in section 3-123aaa of the general statutes. 42
75	73		The Comptroller shall provide such coverage in accordance with 43
76	74		sections 3-123bbb and 3-123ccc of the general statutes. 44
77	75		Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The sum of ninety million dollars is 45
78	76		appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of Policy and 46
79		-	Management for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the 47 Bill No. 1174
	77	+	Management for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the 47 Raised Bill No. 1174
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86		-	establishment of a pool of funding to be allocated by the Secretary of 48
87		-	the Office of Policy and Management to nonprofit employers for the 49
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	83	+	establishment of a pool of funding to be allocated by the Secretary of the 48
	84	+	Office of Policy and Management to nonprofit employers for the 49
88	85		purpose of enhancing retirement benefits for their employees. The 50
89	86		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall prescribe (1) a 51
90	87		process by which nonprofit employers can submit applications to 52
91	88		receive funding from the pool, and (2) documentation requirements for 53
92	89		such employers to demonstrate such funding was used to enhance 54
93	90		retirement benefits for such employees. 55
94	91		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
95	92		sections:
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97	94		Section 1 from passage New section
98	95		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
99	96		Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 New section
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	99	+	Statement of Purpose:
	100	+	To raise minimum wages for employees of nonprofit providers that
	101	+	contract with the state to provide services for persons with intellectual
	102	+	and developmental disabilities, authorize health care coverage of such
	103	+	employees under a state partnership health plan and provide state
	104	+	funding to enhance employee retirement benefits.
	105	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	106	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	107	+	underlined.]
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