| 15 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 16 | 22 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 18 | 24 | | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 31-102 of the general statutes is 1 |
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| 19 | 25 | | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2 |
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| 20 | 26 | | 1, 2025): 3 |
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| 21 | 27 | | (a) There shall continue to be in the Labor Department the 4 |
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| 22 | 28 | | Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations, which shall be composed of 5 |
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| 23 | 29 | | three members. On or before June first in the odd-numbered years, as 6 |
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| 24 | 30 | | the term of each member expires, the Governor shall, with the advice 7 |
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| 25 | 31 | | and consent of the General Assembly, appoint a successor to serve for a 8 |
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| 26 | 32 | | term of six years. Each member of the board shall have been an elector 9 |
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| 27 | 33 | | in this state for at least one year next preceding his appointment. Any 10 |
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| 28 | 34 | | member may be removed by the Governor for cause shown in a public 11 |
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| 29 | 35 | | hearing after the accused has been given a copy of the charges made and 12 |
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| 30 | 36 | | has had an opportunity to answer such charges. The Governor shall fill 13 |
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| 31 | 37 | | any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term. No member shall 14 |
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| 32 | 38 | | receive a salary but each member shall be paid [one hundred fifty] three 15 |
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| 33 | 39 | | hundred dollars in lieu of expenses for each day during which he is 16 |
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| 40 | 47 | | hearings at any place in this state. Subject to the provisions of chapter 19 |
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| 41 | 48 | | 67, the board shall appoint such employees, including an assistant to the 20 |
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| 42 | 49 | | agent, for such periods as may be necessary to carry out the work of the 21 |
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| 43 | 50 | | board and the provisions of this chapter without undue delay. All files, 22 |
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| 44 | 51 | | records and documents accumulated by the board shall be kept in 23 |
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| 45 | 52 | | offices provided by the department. All decisions shall be made by a 24 |
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| 46 | 53 | | majority of the board and a copy shall be filed with the commissioner. 25 |
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| 47 | 54 | | As provided in section 4-60 and more frequently if required by the 26 |
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| 48 | 55 | | governor, the board shall make a written report to the Governor, a copy 27 |
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| 49 | 56 | | of which shall be filed with the commissioner. 28 |
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| 50 | | - | Sec. 2. Section 31-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the 29 |
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| 51 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 30 |
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| 52 | | - | (a) The panel, or its single member if sitting in accordance with 31 |
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| 53 | | - | section 31-93, may, in its discretion and with the consent of the parties, 32 |
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| 54 | | - | issue an oral decision immediately upon conclusion of the proceedings. 33 |
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| 55 | | - | If the decision is to be in writing, it shall be signed, within fifteen days, 34 |
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| 56 | | - | by a majority of the members of the panel or by the single member so 35 |
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| 57 | | - | sitting, and the decision shall state such details as will clearly show the 36 |
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| 58 | | - | nature of the decision and the points disposed of by the panel. Where 37 |
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| 59 | | - | the decision is in writing, one copy thereof shall be filed by the panel in 38 |
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| 60 | | - | the office of the town clerk in the town where the controversy arose and 39 |
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| 61 | | - | one copy shall be given to each of the parties to the controversy. The 40 |
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| 62 | | - | panel or single member which has rendered an oral decision 41 |
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| 63 | | - | immediately upon conclusion of the proceedings shall submit a written 42 |
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| 64 | | - | copy of the decision to each party within fifteen days from the issuance 43 |
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| 65 | | - | of such oral decision. In all cases where a decision is rendered orally 44 |
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| 66 | | - | from the bench, the secretary shall cause such oral decision to be 45 |
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| 67 | | - | transcribed, approved by the panel or single member as applicable and 46 |
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| 68 | | - | filed with the records of the board proceedings. 47 |
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| 69 | | - | (b) Upon the conclusion of the proceedings, each member of the panel 48 |
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| 70 | | - | shall receive [three hundred twenty-five] five hundred dollars and a 49 |
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| 71 | | - | panel member who prepares a written decision shall receive an 50 |
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| 72 | | - | additional [five hundred] one thousand dollars, or the single member, 51 Substitute Bill No. 1037 |
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| 73 | | - | |
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| 74 | | - | |
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| 75 | | - | LCO 3 of 3 |
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| 77 | | - | if sitting in accordance with section 31-93, shall receive [three hundred 52 |
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| 78 | | - | twenty-five] five hundred dollars, provided if the proceedings extend 53 |
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| 79 | | - | beyond one day, each member shall receive [three hundred twenty-five] 54 |
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| 80 | | - | five hundred dollars for each additional day beyond the first day, and 55 |
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| 81 | | - | provided further no proceeding may be extended beyond two days 56 |
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| 82 | | - | without the prior approval of the Labor Commissioner for each such 57 |
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| 83 | | - | additional day. 58 |
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| 84 | | - | (c) Upon the conclusion of an executive panel session, each member 59 |
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| 85 | | - | of such panel shall receive [two] three hundred dollars. 60 |
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