SB 345 — AN ACT CONCERNING BREASTFEEDING IN THE WORKPLACE, PRE AND POST-SHIFT HOURS AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY WORKPLACE HEAT SAFETY STANDARDS.

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AN ACT CONCERNING BREASTFEEDING IN THE WORKPLACE, PRE AND POST-SHIFT HOURS AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY WORKPLACE HEAT SAFETY STANDARDS.

(b) An employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where the employee can express [her] such employee's milk in private, and provided there is no undue hardship, such room or other location shall (1) be free from intrusion and shielded from the public whileSB345 such/ employeeFile expresses breast milk, (2) include or be situated LCO 1201 1 of 5 Raised Bill No.

345351 near1 aSB345 refrigeratorFile orNo. employee-provided portable cold storage device in which the employee can store [her] such employee's breast milk, and (3) include access to an electrical outlet.

351 while such employee expresses breast milk, (2) include or be situated near a refrigerator or employee-provided portable cold storage device in which the employee can store [her] such employee's breast milk, and (3) include access to an electrical outlet.

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345351 (C)2 WhenSB345 anFile employeeNo. is subject to call for emergency service but is not required to be at a location designated by the employer but is simply required to keep the employer informed as to the location at which he may be contacted, or when an employee is not specifically required by his employer to be subject to call but is contacted by his employer or on the employer's authorization directly or indirectly and assigned to duty, working time shall begin when the employee is notified of his assignment and shall end when the employee has completed his assignment.

351 (C) When an employee is subject to call for emergency service but is not required to be at a location designated by the employer but is simply required to keep the employer informed as to the location at which he may be contacted, or when an employee is not specifically required by his employer to be subject to call but is contacted by his employer or on the employer's authorization directly or indirectly and assigned to duty, working time shall begin when the employee is notified of his assignment and shall end when the employee has completed his assignment.

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345351 (1)3 TheSB345 chairpersonsFile andNo. ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees, or their designees;

351 (1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees, or their designees;

(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and LCOSB345 1201/ 4File of 5 Raised Bill No.

345351 public4 employeesSB345 shallFile serveNo. as administrative staff of the task force.

351 public employees shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

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351 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Labor Dept.

GF - Potential Minimal Minimal Revenue Gain Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill makes modifications to breastfeeding in the workplace regulations, the definition of "hours worked" with regard to security screenings, and it establishes a task force to study heat safety standards.

This results in a potential minimal revenue gain to the Department of Labor (DOL) starting in FY 27.

Section 1 requires employers to provide reasonable break time for breastfeeding employees.

This results in a potential minimal revenue gain from civil penalties to the extent violations are found, and penalties are paid .

Section 2 modifies the definition of "hours worked" to include the time an employee spends in security screenings required by an employer.

This does not result in any fiscal impact as the DOL already recognizes and enforces time spent in security screenings as hours worked.

Section 3 establishes a task force to study heat safety standards for 1Under current law, the Department of Labor can assess a civil penalty of $300.

There have not been civil penalties collected over the past few years.

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351 workplaces.

This does not result in any fiscal impact to the state as members have the necessary expertise to carry out the requirements of this section.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to violations found and penalties paid.

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