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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5792
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2576
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. PAVALOCK-D'AMATO, 77th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS REFEREES EMPLOYED BY
THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 814c of the general statutes be amended to: (1) Require 1
a human rights referee to be an attorney admitted to practice law in 2
Connecticut for not less than ten years; (2) allow the presiding referee to 3
determine, in consultation with the parties, the place of any hearing, 4
hearing conference, status conference or settlement conference; (3) 5
require the Office of the Attorney General to represent the presiding 6
officer in any appeal of a final order by the Commission on Human 7
Rights and Opportunities; and (4) replace references to "human right 8
referee" with "human rights magistrate". 9
Statement of Purpose:
To revise the employment qualifications and duties of human rights
referees employed by the Commission on Human Rights and
Opportunities.