HB 5003 — AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE STATE.

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5003 provided to the employee.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit or render void any sHB5003agreement /between Filean No.employer and an employee (1) requiring the employee to repay to the employer any sums advanced to such employee, (2) requiring the employee to pay the employer for any property it has sold or leased to such employee, (3) requiring educational personnel to comply with any terms or conditions of sabbatical leaves granted by their employers, or (4) entered into as part of a program agreed to by the employer and its employees' collective bargaining representative.

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745 agreement between an employer and an employee (1) requiring the employee to repay to the employer any sums advanced to such employee, (2) requiring the employee to pay the employer for any property it has sold or leased to such employee, (3) requiring educational personnel to comply with any terms or conditions of sabbatical leaves granted by their employers, or (4) entered into as part of a program agreed to by the employer and its employees' collective bargaining representative.

(1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relatingPublic toAct laborNo. and public employees, or their designees;

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5003 relating to labor and public employees, or their designees;

(5) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of sHB5003Representatives; / File No.

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(d)Public At least two members of the task force appointed under subdivision (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) of subsection (b) of this section shall be a parent of a person with disabilities who earns less than the minimum wage pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ofNo. 1938, 29 USC 214(c).

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5003 (d) At least two members of the task force appointed under subdivision (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) of subsection (b) of this section shall be a parent of a person with disabilities who earns less than the minimum wage pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 USC 214(c).

Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, sHB5003which /shall Filebe No.held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

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745 which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

(1) "Bona fide labor organization" means (A) with respect to a labor peacePublic agreementAct enteredNo. into on or before September 30, 2023, a labor union that (i) represents employees in this state with regard to wages, hours and working conditions, (ii) whose officers have been elected by a secret ballot or otherwise in a manner consistent with federal law, (iii) is free of domination or interference by any employer and has received no improper assistance or support from any employer, and (iv) is actively seeking to represent cannabis workers in the state, and (B) with respect to a labor peace agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2023, a labor union that is included on the list established and periodically updated by the department pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;

(2)26-12 "Labor12 peace agreement" means an agreement between a cannabis establishment and a bona fide labor organization under this section pursuant to which the owners and management of the124 cannabisSubstitute establishmentHouse agreeBill not to lock out employees and that prohibits the sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003peace Fileagreement No.entered into on or before September 30, 2023, a labor union that (i) represents employees in this state with regard to wages, hours and working conditions, (ii) whose officers have been elected by a secret ballot or otherwise in a manner consistent with federal law, (iii) is free of domination or interference by any employer and has received no improper assistance or support from any employer, and (iv) is actively seeking to represent cannabis workers in the state, and (B) with respect to a labor peace agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2023, a labor union that is included on the list established and periodically updated by the department pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;

745(2) "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a cannabis establishment and a bona fide labor organization under this section pursuant to which the owners and management of the cannabis establishment agree not to lock out employees and that prohibits the bona fide labor organization from engaging in picketing, work stoppages or boycotts against the cannabis establishment;

Any labor union that wishes to be included on such list shall submit an application to the department, in a form and mannerPublic prescribedAct byNo. the department.

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or sHB5003(iv) /Such Filelabor No.union has spent resources as part of one or more attempts to organize and represent cannabis workers employed at cannabis establishments in the state, which attempt or attempts remain active on the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

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745 (iv) Such labor union has spent resources as part of one or more attempts to organize and represent cannabis workers employed at cannabis establishments in the state, which attempt or attempts remain active on the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

(E) Was governed by a written constitution or bylaws for the three years immediately preceding the date of such labor union's application underPublic thisAct subsection;No.

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5003 under this subsection;

(4) In the event that a labor union no longer satisfies the criteria established in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the labor union shall notify the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department and not later than thirty days after such labor union no sHB5003longer /satisfies Filesuch No.criteria, that such labor union no longer satisfies such criteria.

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745 longer satisfies such criteria, that such labor union no longer satisfies such criteria.

(d)Public NotwithstandingAct theNo. provisions of chapter 54, if an arbitrator finds that a licensee failed to comply with an order issued by the arbitrator to correct a failure to abide by such agreement, upon receipt of a written copy of such finding, the department shall suspend the licensee's license without further administrative proceedings or formal hearing.

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5003 (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 54, if an arbitrator finds that a licensee failed to comply with an order issued by the arbitrator to correct a failure to abide by such agreement, upon receipt of a written copy of such finding, the department shall suspend the licensee's license without further administrative proceedings or formal hearing.

Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, during such time that a license is suspended pursuant to this section, the licensee may engage in conduct necessary to maintain and secure the cannabis inventory, but may not sHB5003sell, /transport Fileor No.transfer cannabis to another cannabis establishment, consumer or laboratory, unless such sale or transfer is associated with a voluntary surrender of license and a cannabis disposition plan approved by the commissioner.

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745 sell, transport or transfer cannabis to another cannabis establishment, consumer or laboratory, unless such sale or transfer is associated with a voluntary surrender of license and a cannabis disposition plan approved by the commissioner.

(g)Public TheAct LaborNo. Commissioner shall not recognize, as part of the minimum fair wage, gratuities for persons employed at a cannabis establishment, dispensary facility or producer.

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5003 (g) The Labor Commissioner shall not recognize, as part of the minimum fair wage, gratuities for persons employed at a cannabis establishment, dispensary facility or producer.

sHB5003(ii) /For Filean No.employee of the Department of Correction, (I) when responding to a direct order to appear at such employee's assignment under circumstances in which nonessential employees are excused from working, or (II) following two or more mandatory overtime work shifts on consecutive days, "in the course of his employment" encompasses such individual's departure from such individual's place of abode directly to duty, such individual's duty, and the return directly to such individual's place of abode after duty;

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74526-12 (ii)17 For an employee of the124 DepartmentSubstitute ofHouse Correction,Bill (I)No. when responding to a direct order to appear at such employee's assignment under circumstances in which nonessential employees are excused from working, or (II) following two or more mandatory overtime work shifts on consecutive days, "in the course of his employment" encompasses such individual's departure from such individual's place of abode directly to duty, such individual's duty, and the return directly to such individual's place of abode after duty;

5003 (iii) For a telecommunicator, as defined in section 28-30, (I) when a telecommunicator is subject to emergency calls while off duty by the terms of such telecommunicator's employment, (II) when responding to a direct order to appear at such telecommunicator's work assignment under circumstances in which nonessential employees are excused from working, or (III) following two or more mandatory overtime work shifts on consecutive days, "in the course of his employment" encompasses such individual's departure from such individual's place of abode directly to duty, such individual's duty, and the return directly to such individual's place of abode after duty;

[(iv)] (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph, the dependents of any deceased employee of the sHB5003Department /of FileCorrection No.who was injured in the course of his employment, as defined in this subparagraph, on or after July 1, 2000, and who died not later than July 15, 2000, shall be paid compensation on account of the death, in accordance with the provisions of section 31- 306, retroactively to the date of the employee's death.

745The sHB5003cost Fileof the payment shall be paid by the employer or its insurance carrier which Public Act No.

74526-12 Department18 of Correction124 whoSubstitute wasHouse injuredBill inNo. the course of his employment, as defined in this subparagraph, on or after July 1, 2000, and who died not later than July 15, 2000, shall be paid compensation on account of the death, in accordance with the provisions of section 31- 306, retroactively to the date of the employee's death.

The5003 cost of the payment shall be paid by the employer or its insurance carrier which shall be reimbursed for such cost from the Second Injury Fund as provided in section 31-354 upon presentation of any vouchers and information that the Treasurer may require;

For purposes of subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, "place of abode" includes the inside of the residential structure, the garage, the common hallways, sHB5003stairways, /driveways, Filewalkways No.and the yard;

745(G) sHB5003The FileWorkers' Compensation Commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to Public Act No.

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(G)5003 The Workers' Compensation Commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section and shall define the terms "a preliminary act", "acts in preparation for work", "departure from place of abode directly to duty" and "return directly to place of abode after duty" on or before January 1, 2006.

The impartial hearing officer or a subcommittee of the board of education, if the board of education designates a subcommittee of three or more board members to conduct hearings, sHB5003shall /submit Filewritten findings and recommendations to the board for Public Act No.

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7455003 shall submit written findings and recommendations to the board for final disposition.

The standard of review for all such reasons shall be the same standard applied in other disciplinary actionsPublic underAct the terms of such teacher's collective bargaining sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 actions under the terms of such teacher's collective bargaining agreement.

[If the hearing officer is not selected with the assistance of such association after five days, the hearing shall be held before the board of education or a subcommittee of the board.] When the reason for termination is incompetence or ineffectiveness, the hearing shall [(i)] (A) address the question of whether the performance evaluation ratings of the teacher were determined in good faith in accordance with the program adopted by the local or regional board of education pursuant toPublic sectionAct 10-151b and were reasonable in light of the evidence presented, and [(ii)] (B) be limited to twelve total hours of evidence and testimony, with each side allowed not more than six hours to present sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 to section 10-151b and were reasonable in light of the evidence presented, and [(ii)] (B) be limited to twelve total hours of evidence and testimony, with each side allowed not more than six hours to present evidence and testimony except the [board, subcommittee of the board or] impartial hearing officer may extend the time period for evidence and testimony at the hearing when good cause is shown.

(e)Public (1)Act AnyNo. teacher or board of education aggrieved by the [decision of a board of education] award of the hearing officer after a hearing as provided in subsection (d) of this section may [appeal therefrom, not later thanthirty calendar daysafter suchdecision,to theSuperior Court.

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7455003 sHB5003(e) File(1) No.Any teacher or board of education aggrieved by the [decision of a board of education] award of the hearing officer after a hearing as provided in subsection (d) of this section may [appeal therefrom, not later thanthirty calendar daysafter suchdecision,to theSuperior Court.

745 Such appeal shall be made returnable to said court in the same manner as is prescribed for civil actions brought to said court] make an application to the Superior Court to confirm, vacate or modify such award pursuant to sections 52-417 to 52-419, inclusive.

Costs shall not be allowed against the board of education unless it appears to the court that it acted with grossPublic negligenceAct orNo. in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from.

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5003 gross negligence or in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from.

(1) "Awarding authority" means any person, including a contractor or subcontractor, that (A) awards or otherwise enters into a contract or sHB5003subcontract /to Fileperform No.services at a covered location, or (B) contracts to sell or transfer control of a property where employees were employed atanytimeduringtheninety-dayperiodprecedingsuchsaleortransfer.

745"Awardingauthority"doesnotincludethefederalgovernment, sHB5003thestate Fileor No.the Connecticut Airport Authority.

745 subcontract to perform services at a covered location, or (B) contracts to sell or transfer control of a property where employees were employed atanytimeduringtheninety-dayperiodprecedingsuchsaleortransfer.

"Awardingauthority"doesnotincludethefederalgovernment,thestate or the Connecticut Airport Authority.

(i) Care or maintenance services at a covered location, including services performed by a security guard, front-desk worker, janitor, housekeeper,Public maintenanceAct employee,No. concierge, door attendant, building superintendent, grounds maintenance worker, stationary fireman, elevator operator or window cleaner;

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5003 housekeeper, maintenance employee, concierge, door attendant, building superintendent, grounds maintenance worker, stationary fireman, elevator operator or window cleaner;

(B) "Employee" does not include a (i) managerial, supervisory or sHB5003confidential /employee, Fileincluding No.any person who would be so defined under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or (ii) person engaged to perform services related to a project that requires a permit issued by a municipality, including a building, mechanical, plumbing, structural or electrical project.

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745 confidential employee, including any person who would be so defined under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or (ii) person engaged to perform services related to a project that requires a permit issued by a municipality, including a building, mechanical, plumbing, structural or electrical project.

(8) "Successor service contract" means a service contract with the awarding authority under which substantially the same services to be performedPublic haveAct previouslyNo. been rendered to the awarding authority as part of the same program or at the same facility under another service contract or have previously been rendered by the awarding authority's own employees.

(9)26-12 "Terminated26 contractor" means a contractor whose service contract expires without renewal or whose contract is terminated, and includes the awarding authority itself when (A) work previously rendered by the awarding authority's own employees is the subject of a124 successorSubstitute serviceHouse contract,Bill or (B) the awarding authority sells or transfers a property where employees were employed at any time sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003performed Filehave No.previously been rendered to the awarding authority as part of the same program or at the same facility under another service contract or have previously been rendered by the awarding authority's own employees.

745(9) "Terminated contractor" means a contractor whose service contract expires without renewal or whose contract is terminated, and includes the awarding authority itself when (A) work previously rendered by the awarding authority's own employees is the subject of a successor service contract, or (B) the awarding authority sells or transfers a property where employees were employed at any time during the ninety-day period preceding the sale or transfer of such property.

(B) The terminated contractor shall, not later than three days after receiptPublic ofAct suchNo. notice, provide the successor employer with the name, date of hire and employment occupation classification of each employee employed by the terminated contractor at the site or sites covered by the service contract or contract to sell or transfer property as of the date the terminated contractor receives such notice.

(2)26-12 On27 the date (A) the service contract terminates, (B) the successor service contract for services previously performed by the awarding authority's own employees begins, or (C) the sale or transfer of property124 occurs,Substitute theHouse terminatedBill contractor shall provide the successor employer with updated information concerning the name, date of hire and employment occupation classification of each employee employed by the terminated contractor at the site or sites covered by the service sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003receipt Fileof No.such notice, provide the successor employer with the name, date of hire and employment occupation classification of each employee employed by the terminated contractor at the site or sites covered by the service contract or contract to sell or transfer property as of the date the terminated contractor receives such notice.

745(2) On the date (A) the service contract terminates, (B) the successor service contract for services previously performed by the awarding authority's own employees begins, or (C) the sale or transfer of property occurs, the terminated contractor shall provide the successor employer with updated information concerning the name, date of hire and employment occupation classification of each employee employed by the terminated contractor at the site or sites covered by the service contract or the contract to sell or transfer property, to ensure that such information is current up to the actual date of (i) service contract termination, (ii) successor service contract start, or (iii) the sale or transfer of property.

(4) (A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of this subdivision, a successor employer shall retain, for at least ninety days from the date of first performance of services (i) under the successor service contract, or (ii) following the date of the sale or transfer of a property, all of the employees who were continuously employed by the terminated contractor at the site or sites covered by the service contract orPublic theAct contractNo. to sell or transfer property during the ninety-day period immediately preceding the termination or nonrenewal of such service contract, start of the successor service contract or sale or transfer of such property, including any periods of layoff or leave with recall rights.

(B)26-12 Except28 as provided in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of this124 subdivision,Substitute ifHouse theBill successor service contract is terminated prior to the expiration of such ninety-day period, then any successor employer awarded a subsequent successor service contract shall be bound by the requirements set forth in this subsection to retain, for a new ninety-day period commencing with the onset of the subsequent successor service contract, all of the employees who were previously employed by any one or more of the terminated contractors at the site or sites covered by the service contract or contract to sell or transfer property continuously during the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date of the sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003or Filethe No.contract to sell or transfer property during the ninety-day period immediately preceding the termination or nonrenewal of such service contract, start of the successor service contract or sale or transfer of such property, including any periods of layoff or leave with recall rights.

745(B) Except as provided in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of this subdivision, if the successor service contract is terminated prior to the expiration of such ninety-day period, then any successor employer awarded a subsequent successor service contract shall be bound by the requirements set forth in this subsection to retain, for a new ninety-day period commencing with the onset of the subsequent successor service contract, all of the employees who were previously employed by any one or more of the terminated contractors at the site or sites covered by the service contract or contract to sell or transfer property continuously during the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date of the most recently terminated service contract, including any periods of layoff or leave with recall rights.

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(D) The provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision shall not be construed to require a successor employer to retain any employee whose attendance and performance records, while working under the terminated service contract, would lead a reasonably prudent sHB5003employer /to Fileterminate No.the employee.

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745 employer to terminate the employee.

(5) If at any time a successor employer determines that fewer employees are required to perform (A) the successor service contract, or (B) services at the purchased or acquired property than were required by the terminated contractor, the successor employer shall be required to retain such employees by seniority within each job classification, basedPublic uponAct theNo. employees' total length of service at the affected site or sites.

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5003 based upon the employees' total length of service at the affected site or sites.

sHB5003(c) /(1) FileAn employee, or a group of employees, displaced or terminated in violation of this section, or such employee's collective bargaining representative, may bring an action in the Superior Court against the awarding authority, the terminated contractor or the successor employer, jointly or severally, to recover damages for any violation of the obligations imposed under this section or file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner alleging a violation of the provisions of this section, provided no employee, group of employees or such employee's collective bargaining representative shall file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner based on the same facts and circumstances as a civil action brought pursuant to this subdivision, Public Act No.

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7455003 (c) (1) An employee, or a group of employees, displaced or terminated in violation of this section, or such employee's collective bargaining representative, may bring an action in the Superior Court against the awarding authority, the terminated contractor or the successor employer, jointly or severally, to recover damages for any violation of the obligations imposed under this section or file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner alleging a violation of the provisions of this section, provided no employee, group of employees or such employee's collective bargaining representative shall file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner based on the same facts and circumstances as a civil action brought pursuant to this subdivision, except where such action has been withdrawn or dismissed without prejudice.

(2)If the court or the commissioner finds that theawarding authority, the terminated contractor or the successor employer has violated the provisions of this section, the court or the commissioner may award the employee (A) back pay, including the value of benefits, for each day during which the violation continues, that shall be calculated at a rate of compensation not less than the higher of (i) the average regular rate of pay received by the employee during the last year of employment in the same job occupation classification, or, if the employee has been employed for less than one year, the average rate of pay for the employee's entire employment multiplied by the average number of hours worked per day over the last four months of employment preceding the date of the violation, or (ii) the final regular rate of pay received by the employee at the date of termination multiplied by the average number ofhours worked per day over the last four months, and any such calculation shall include interest on such back pay at a rate to be determined by the court or the commissioner, (B) reinstatement to the employee's former position at not less than the most recent rate of compensation received by the employee, including the value of any sHB5003benefits, /(C) Filecompensatory No.damages, and (D) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

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745 benefits, (C) compensatory damages, and (D) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

(2) An awarding authority or terminated contractor that violates the notice provisions of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (b) of thisPublic sectionAct shallNo. pay a penalty of not less than fifty dollars and not more than two hundred dollars per employee for each day the violation continues.

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5003 this section shall pay a penalty of not less than fifty dollars and not more than two hundred dollars per employee for each day the violation continues.

[(1)] (2) "Dependent child" means a child, whether by blood or adoption, of a first responder who (A) is under the age of twenty-two and was dependent on the earnings of such first responder at the time of such first responder's death, provided a child shall not be considered dependent if such child provides more than half of such child's own sHB5003support, /is Filemarried No.or is legally adopted by another person, or (B) is any age and is physically or mentally incapacitated and was dependent on the earnings of such first responder at the time of such first responder's death.

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745 support, is married or is legally adopted by another person, or (B) is any age and is physically or mentally incapacitated and was dependent on the earnings of such first responder at the time of such first responder's death.

[(3)]Public (4)Act "Firefighter"No. has the same meaning as provided in section 7- 313g.

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5003 [(3)] (4) "Firefighter" has the same meaning as provided in section 7- 313g.

sHB5003[(8)] /(10) File"Surviving No.family" means any person who is a surviving spouse, surviving dependent child, surviving child who is not a dependent childor surviving parentofafirstresponderkilledintheline of duty, or a surviving individual listed on such first responder's most recent beneficiary form on file with such first responder's employer.

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74526-12 [(8)]35 (10) "Surviving family" means any person who is a surviving spouse, surviving dependent child, surviving child who is not a dependent childor surviving parentofafirstresponderkilledintheline of duty,124 orSubstitute aHouse survivingBill individualNo. listed on such first responder's most recent beneficiary form on file with such first responder's employer.

5003 (b)There isestablished afundto beknownas the"FallenHero Fund".

sHB5003(d) /Not Filelater than July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly Public Act No.

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7455003 (d) Not later than July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance ofmattersrelating to publicsafety andsecurity.Such report shall include a list of all expenditures made from the fund established by subsection (b) of this section during the prior year, the current balance of such fund and information regarding additional amounts needed for such fund.

Such nonstate public employer shall facilitate sHB5003continuation /and Filerenewal No.of such coverage.

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For5003 purposes of this subsection, "unpaid volunteer firefighter" has the same meaning as provided in section 5-259, as amended by this act.

(3) In accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 3- 122a,Public asAct amended by this act, and subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 122a, as amended by this act, and subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 3-123eee, the Comptroller shall reimburse a nonstate public employer making paymentspursuant tothissubsectionforthetotalcost of such payments from the Fallen Hero Fund established pursuant to subsection (b) of section 3-122a, as amended by this act.

(A) Becomes coveredPublic underAct aNo. group health plan through the dependent's own employment;

or26-12 (B)39 attains the age of twenty-six,124 (7)Substitute employeesHouse ofBill the Capital Region Development Authority established by section 32-601, (8) the surviving spouse and dependent children of any employee of a sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003covered Fileunder No.a group health plan through the dependent's own employment;

745or (B) attains the age of twenty-six, (7) employees of the Capital Region Development Authority established by section 32-601, (8) the surviving spouse and dependent children of any employee of a municipality who dies on or after October 1, 2000, as the result of injuries received while acting within the scope of such employee's employment andnot astheresult ofillnessor naturalcauses,andwhose surviving spouse and dependent children are not otherwise eligible for a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan, [and] (9) state marshals, and (10) the surviving spouse and any dependent children of a state marshal who dies as the result of injuries received while in performance of any duty for which such state marshal is compensated by the state and not as the result of illness or natural causes.

For purposes of subdivision (6) of this subsection, "firefighter" means any person who is regularly employed and paid by any municipality for the purpose of performing firefighting duties for a municipality on average of not less than thirty-five hours per week, "unpaid volunteer firefighter" means a uniformed member of a fire department who performs firefighting duties for the fire department but is unpaid for performing such firefighting duties, "correction officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 3-122a, as amended by this act, and "investigator" hasPublic theAct sameNo. meaning as provided in section 3-122a, as amended by this act.

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5003 has the same meaning as provided in section 3-122a, as amended by this act.

The state shall pay for each such employee and each member of the General Assembly sHB5003covered /by Filesuch No.plan or plans the portion of the premium charged for such member's or employee's individual coverage and seventy per cent of the additional cost of the form of coverage and such amount shall be credited to the total premiums owed by such employee or member of the General Assembly for the form of such member's or employee's coverage under such plan or plans.

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745 covered by such plan or plans the portion of the premium charged for such member's or employee's individual coverage and seventy per cent of the additional cost of the form of coverage and such amount shall be credited to the total premiums owed by such employee or member of the General Assembly for the form of such member's or employee's coverage under such plan or plans.

(a) Members of the teaching profession shall have and shall be protectedPublic inAct theNo. exercise of the right to form, join or assist, or refuse to form, join or assist, any organization for professional or economic improvement and to negotiate in good faith through representatives of their own choosing with respect to salaries, hours and other conditions of employment free from interference, restraint, coercion or discriminatory practices by any employing board of education or administrative agents or representatives thereof in derogation of the rights guaranteed by this section and sections 10-153b to 10-153n, inclusive.

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7455003 sHB5003protected Filein No.the exercise of the right to form, join or assist, or refuse to form, join or assist, any organization for professional or economic improvement and to negotiate in good faith through representatives of their own choosing with respect to salaries, hours and other conditions of employment free from interference, restraint, coercion or discriminatory practices by any employing board of education or administrative agents or representatives thereof in derogation of the rights guaranteed by this section and sections 10-153b to 10-153n, inclusive.

745 (b) The organization designated as the exclusive representative of a teachers' or administrators' unit shall have a duty of fair representation to the members of such unit.

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(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) On and after October 1, sHB50032026, /any Filemunicipality No.not participating in the Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund may create a deferred retirement option plan for employees.

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745 2026, any municipality not participating in the Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund may create a deferred retirement option plan for employees.

All other provisions of the deferred retirement optionplanoption plan shall be as determined by the municipality, provided the structure of such plan is certified by the consulting actuary to themunicipality's retirement system as having no anticipated impact that would increase the contribution rate for such municipality.

(1) "Virtual monitoring" means remote monitoring of an individual receiving direct care services by a third party via technology owned and operatedPublic byAct theNo. individual in the individual's living quarters;

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5003 operated by the individual in the individual's living quarters;

(b) The Departments of Developmental Services and Social Services may, to the extent permissible by law, provide access to any evidence derived from virtual monitoring, and any other related evidence, used sHB5003in /any Fileproposed No.disciplinary action against an employee to an (1) employee of a nonprofit organization that contracts with a state agency to deliver direct care services, (2) employee of a contractor providing such services, or (3) employee organization representing such employee, provided the employee and the employee organization (A) sign a confidentiality agreement provided or approved by the department,(B)treatanyrecordingsorimagesobtainedfromthevirtual monitoring technology as confidential, and (C) refrain from replicating, reproducing or further disseminating such recordings or images obtained from the virtual monitoring to any other person except as necessary to represent and defend such employee in connection to such disciplinary action or as required under law.

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745 in any proposed disciplinary action against an employee to an (1) employee of a nonprofit organization that contracts with a state agency to deliver direct care services, (2) employee of a contractor providing such services, or (3) employee organization representing such employee, provided the employee and the employee organization (A) sign a confidentiality agreement provided or approved by the department,(B)treatanyrecordingsorimagesobtainedfromthevirtual monitoring technology as confidential, and (C) refrain from replicating, reproducing or further disseminating such recordings or images obtained from the virtual monitoring to any other person except as necessary to represent and defend such employee in connection to such disciplinary action or as required under law.

(d)Public OnAct orNo. before July 1, 2027, the Commissioner of Developmental Services and the Commissioner of Social Services shall implement policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, provided notice of intention to adopt the regulations is published on the departments' Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after implementation.

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5003 (d) On or before July 1, 2027, the Commissioner of Developmental Services and the Commissioner of Social Services shall implement policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, provided notice of intention to adopt the regulations is published on the departments' Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after implementation.

sHB5003(3) /"Department" Filemeans No.the Department of Social Services;

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745 (3) "Department" means the Department of Social Services;

(2)Public TheAct averageNo. number of days it takes a fiscal intermediary to onboard a new employee in order for such employee to utilize the payroll system;

(3)26-12 The45 average response time for answering (A) phone calls, including the volume of calls124 relatedSubstitute toHouse incidentsBill describedNo. in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of this subsection, or (B) electronic mail messagesfrompersonalcareattendantsorconsumersregardinggeneral customer service requests;

5003 (2) The average number of days it takes a fiscal intermediary to onboard a new employee in order for such employee to utilize the payroll system;

(3) The average response time for answering (A) phone calls, including the volume of calls related to incidents described in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of this subsection, or (B) electronic mail messagesfrompersonalcareattendantsorconsumers regardinggeneral customer service requests;

sHB5003As /used Filein No.this chapter:

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(A) Articulating cranes such as knuckle-boom cranes, (B) crawler cranes, (C) floating cranes, (D) cranes on barges, (E) locomotive cranes, (F) mobile cranes such as wheel-mounted, rough terrain, all-terrain, commercial truck- mounted and boom truck cranes, (G) multipurpose machines when configured to hoist and lower, by means of a winch or hook, and horizontally move a suspended load, (H) industrial cranes such as carry-deck cranes, (I) dedicated pile drivers when used in construction, demolitionPublic orAct excavationNo. work, (J) service or mechanic trucks with a hoisting device, (K) cranes on monorails, (L) tower cranes such as fixed jib hammerhead boom, luffing boom and self-erecting, (M) pedestal cranes, (N) portal cranes, (O) overhead and gantry cranes, (P) straddle cranes, (Q) side boom cranes, (R) derricks, and (S) variations of such equipment;

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5003 demolition or excavation work, (J) service or mechanic trucks with a hoisting device, (K) cranes on monorails, (L) tower cranes such as fixed jib hammerhead boom, luffing boom and self-erecting, (M) pedestal cranes, (N) portal cranes, (O) overhead and gantry cranes, (P) straddle cranes, (Q) side boom cranes, (R) derricks, and (S) variations of such equipment;

and (7) "lessee" means a person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other legal entity that rents or leases a crane or sHB5003hoisting /equipment. File No.

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745 hoisting equipment.

One member shall be an employee of the department, [one member] two members shall be [a crane operator] crane operators having at least ten years of experience, [one member] two members shall represent the interestsPublic ofAct craneNo. owners and two members shall be public members.

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5003 interests of crane owners and two members shall be public members.

(A) Holds a valid limited electrical line contractor or journeyman's license issued pursuant to chapter 393 or any regulation adopted pursuant to said chapter, or (B) has engaged in the installation of electrical line work for more than one thousand hours, or (C) has enrolled in or has graduated from a federally recognized electrical sHB5003apprenticeship /program, File(4) No.persons engaged in (A) the recreational boating or fishing industry, except when engaged in construction- related work, or [in] (B) agriculture, [or arboriculture,] or (5) persons engaged in activities, or using equipment, excluded under section 29- 221a.

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745 apprenticeship program, (4) persons engaged in (A) the recreational boating or fishing industry, except when engaged in construction- related work, or [in] (B) agriculture, [or arboriculture,] or (5) persons engaged in activities, or using equipment, excluded under section 29- 221a.

(b)Public TheAct provisionsNo. of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:

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5003 (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:

Section 29-224b of the general statutes is repealed and the sHB5003following /is Filesubstituted No.in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026):

745The sHB5003commissioner Fileor any employee of the Department of Administrative Services, while engaged in the performance of [his or her] the commissioner's or employee's duties, may (1) enter at all reasonable hours into and upon any premises in or on which the commissioner or employee has reason to believe a crane or hoisting Public Act No.

74526-12 following49 isof substituted124 inSubstitute lieuHouse thereofBill (EffectiveNo. October 1, 2026):

The5003 commissioner or any employee of the Department of Administrative Services, while engaged in the performance of [his or her] the commissioner's or employee's duties, may (1) enter at all reasonable hours into and upon any premises in or on which the commissioner or employee has reason to believe a crane or hoisting equipment is located for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted thereunder, (2) require a crane operator or hoisting equipment operator to produce for verification such operator's license issued under this chapter, (3) require a crane owner to produce for verification such owner's certificate of registration issued under this chapter, and (4) require a crane operator, hoisting equipment operator, crane owner, hoisting equipment owner or lessee to produce any document establishing an agreement between such operator, owner or lessee and a person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other legal entity to perform crane or hoisting work on the premises.

(1) (A) Shall require the cessation of the sHB5003owner's, /operator's Fileor lessee's crane, hoisting equipment or related lifting operations at the place or premises where the violation was determined to have occurred, and (B) shall not require the cessation of unrelated construction activities at such place or premises unless such Public Act No.

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7455003 owner's, operator's or lessee's crane, hoisting equipment or related lifting operations at the place or premises where the violation was determined to have occurred, and (B) shall not require the cessation of unrelated construction activities at such place or premises unless such activities present an immediate danger to any individual or property, (2) shall be effective when served upon the owner, operator or lessee and the person that contracted with the owner, operator or lessee to perform crane or hoisting work at the place or premises subject to such stop work order by posting notice of the stop work order in a conspicuous location at such place or premises, and (3) shall remain in effect until the commissioner (A) determines that the owner, operator, lessee or person has resolved the violation or violations that gave rise to the stop work order, and (B) issues an order releasing such stop work order.

(a) The board may suspend or revoke a crane operator's license, a sHB5003hoisting /equipment Fileoperator's license or an apprentice's certificate, after Public Act No.

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7455003 hoisting equipment operator's license or an apprentice's certificate, after noticeandhearinginaccordancewiththeprovisionsofchapter54, upon a finding that the holder has demonstrated incompetence or [has been guilty of] negligence in the performance of [his or her] such holder's work.

(3) If the board, after notice and hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, finds that a crane or hoisting equipment owner or operator, lessee or person that contracted with an owner, operator or lesseePublic toAct perform crane or hoisting work violated a stop work order sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 lessee to perform crane or hoisting work violated a stop work order issued pursuant to section 23 of this act, the board shall impose a fine of five thousand dollars per day for each day the stop work order was violated.

(e) The board, at any time after the issuance of a notice alleging a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted thereunder, may accept, in lieu of a hearing in accordance with the provisionsofchapter 54,anagreement54, anagreement by anypersonchargedwithsuch violation.

(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) Not later than July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, each regional educational service center and the executivePublic directorAct of the Technical Education and Career System, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall submit a report, inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsection11-4aofthegeneralstatutes, sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 executive director of the Technical Education and Career System, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall submit a report, inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsection11-4aofthegeneralstatutes, concerning high school work-based learning programs provided in the region served by each regional education service center or offered by the Technical Education and Career System to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and labor.

The commissioner may contract with nongovernmental entities,Public including,Act butNo. not limited to, nonprofit organizations, to carry out the provisions of this section.

(b)26-12 For54 the school years commencing July 1, 2028, and July 1, 2029, the commissioner shall prioritize placement in such externship program established pursuant to subsection (a) of this124 sectionSubstitute toHouse educatorsBill (1) sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003entities, Fileincluding, No.but not limited to, nonprofit organizations, to carry out the provisions of this section.

745(b) For the school years commencing July 1, 2028, and July 1, 2029, the commissioner shall prioritize placement in such externship program established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to educators (1) employed in a town designated as an alliance district, pursuant to section 10-262u of the general statutes, or (2) who teach a topic related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, manufacturing or health care.

(Effective from passage) (a) Not later than October 1, 2026, the ChiefPublic WorkforceAct OfficerNo. shall develop, in consultation with educational institutions, the regional workforce development boards and the Governor's Workforce Council, training on adult education programs in the state, including, but not limited to, funding streams for such programs and performance measures in order to ensure informed collaboration.

(b)26-12 Not55 later than December 30, 2026, such training developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this124 sectionSubstitute shallHouse beBill provided to regional sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003Chief FileWorkforce No.Officer shall develop, in consultation with educational institutions, the regional workforce development boards and the Governor's Workforce Council, training on adult education programs in the state, including, but not limited to, funding streams for such programs and performance measures in order to ensure informed collaboration.

745(b) Not later than December 30, 2026, such training developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be provided to regional workforce navigators described in section 31-3l of the general statutes, as amended by this act.

(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) The Labor Commissioner shall post information on the Internet web site of the Labor Department concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 USCPublic 12101.Act No.

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5003 USC 12101.

(2) existing sHB5003employees /within Fileone No.hundred twenty days of October 1, 2026;

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745 employees within one hundred twenty days of October 1, 2026;

(b)Public AnAct employerNo. 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 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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5003 (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 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.

sHB5003(d) /As Fileused No.in this section, "employer" means a person engaged in business who has one or more employees, including the state and any politicalsubdivisionofthestate;

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745 (d) As used in this section, "employer" means a person engaged in business who has one or more employees, including the state and any politicalsubdivisionofthestate;

(n) (1) Each hospital shall report biannually to the Department of Public Health, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health, whether it has been in compliance, for the previous six months, with at least eighty per cent of the nurse staffing assignments as required by any component outlined in the nurse staffing plan developedPublic pursuantAct toNo. subsections (d) and (e) of this section.

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5003 developed pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) of this section.

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(b) Not later than December 31, 2028, and biennially thereafter, the department shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of sectionPublic 11-4aAct ofNo. the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health on the implementation of the program.

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5003 section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health on the implementation of the program.

On and after January 1, 2027, the sHB5003commissioner /shall File(A) No.post in a conspicuous location on such informational web page details of relevant employment assistance programming administered by the Military Department, as described in subsection (a) of section 36 of this act, and the annual job fair conducted by the Military Department, as described in subsection (b) of section 36 of this act, and (B) undertake efforts to optimize the visibility of such informational web page in Internet search engine results.

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745 commissioner shall (A) post in a conspicuous location on such informational web page details of relevant employment assistance programming administered by the Military Department, as described in subsection (a) of section 36 of this act, and the annual job fair conducted by the Military Department, as described in subsection (b) of section 36 of this act, and (B) undertake efforts to optimize the visibility of such informational web page in Internet search engine results.

(b)Public (1)Act NotNo. later than January 1, 2028, the Labor Commissioner shall study modelsfromother stateswithinthenortheast regionoftheUnited States that deploy technology, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence,asdefined insection4-68jjofthegeneralstatutes,toconnect current and former members of the armed forces with prospective employers based on such members' military occupational specialties, educational backgrounds and professional backgrounds.

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5003 (b) (1) Not later than January 1, 2028, the Labor Commissioner shall study modelsfromother stateswithinthenortheast regionoftheUnited States that deploy technology, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence,asdefined insection4-68jjofthegeneralstatutes,toconnect current and former members of the armed forces with prospective employers based on such members' military occupational specialties, educational backgrounds and professional backgrounds.

(c) (1) On and after January 1, 2027, the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall send a periodic electronic mail newsletter, containing relevant resources and materials included on the informational web page described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, to sHB5003interested /recipients. File No.

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745 interested recipients.

(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) Not later than January 1, 2028,Public theAct AdjutantNo. General, in consultation with the Labor Commissioner and within existing resources, shall increase promotion of, and periodically make improvements to, the state-based employment assistance program developed and administered by the Military Department for the provision of advice and information to current and former members of the National Guard, who are considering available educational and occupational opportunities.

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5003 2028, the Adjutant General, in consultation with the Labor Commissioner and within existing resources, shall increase promotion of, and periodically make improvements to, the state-based employment assistance program developed and administered by the Military Department for the provision of advice and information to current and former members of the National Guard, who are considering available educational and occupational opportunities.

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In developing such legislative recommendations, the CommissionerPublic ofAct EconomicNo. and Community Development may examine the efficacy of various incentives, including, but not limited to, tax credits, wage subsidies and reimbursements for training.

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5003 Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may examine the efficacy of various incentives, including, but not limited to, tax credits, wage subsidies and reimbursements for training.

sHB5003(b) /If Filethe No.record of hours is furnished electronically pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall provide a means for each employee to securely, privately and conveniently access and print such record.

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745 (b) If the record of hours is furnished electronically pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall provide a means for each employee to securely, privately and conveniently access and print such record.

(c)Public (1)Act ForNo. purposes of this subsection, "employer" means a person engaged in any activity, enterprise or business who employs one hundred or more employees, including the state and any political subdivision thereof.

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5003 (c) (1) For purposes of this subsection, "employer" means a person engaged in any activity, enterprise or business who employs one hundred or more employees, including the state and any political subdivision thereof.

sHB5003(4) /An Fileemployer No.shall be deemed in compliance with the provisions of this subsection if such employer uses a third-party payroll services company that provides a guide for the pay codes that satisfies the provision of subdivision (2) of this subsection.

745(5) sHB5003Nothing Filein this subsection shall be construed to require an Public Act No.

74526-12 (4)64 An employer shall be deemed in compliance with the provisions of this124 subsectionSubstitute ifHouse suchBill employerNo. uses a third-party payroll services company that provides a guide for the pay codes that satisfies the provision of subdivision (2) of this subsection.

(5)5003 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require an employer to (A) establish and maintain an Internet web site if such employer does not currently maintain an Internet web site, or (B) establish new pay codes in order to satisfy the provisions of this section.

(e)"Employee" means any individualemployedor permittedtopermitted to work by an employer but shall not include any individual employed in camps or resorts which are open no more than six months of the year or in domestic service in or about a private home, except any individual in domesticserviceemploymentasdefinedintheregulationsofthefederal Fair Labor Standards Act, or an individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity as defined in the regulations of the Labor Commissioner or an individual employed by the federal government, or any individual engaged in the activities of an educational, charitable, religious, scientific, historical, literary or sHB5003nonprofit /organizationwhere Filethe employer-employee relationship does not, in fact, exist or where the services rendered to such organizations are on a voluntary basis, or any individual employed as a head resident or resident assistant by a college or university, or any individual Public Act No.

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7455003 nonprofit organizationwhere the employer-employee relationship does not, in fact, exist or where the services rendered to such organizations are on a voluntary basis, or any individual employed as a head resident or resident assistant by a college or university, or any individual engaged in baby sitting, or an outside salesman as defined in the regulations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or any individual employed by a nonprofit theater, provided such theater does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year, or a member of the armed forces of the state performing military duty, as such terms are defined in section 27-61, or any individual who has entered into a contract to play minor league baseball and is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement;

sHB5003(2) /The Filepresident shall provide the salary schedules developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to the Office of Labor Public Act No.

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7455003 (2) The president shall provide the salary schedules developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to the Office of Labor Relations and the collective bargaining unit representing the sworn membersofthe university'sspecial police forcesand themembersof the fire department.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any applicable collective bargaining agreement or chapter 68 of the general statutes, uponapprovalbytheboard,theeducationbenefituponapproval bytheboard,theeducationbenefit shallbeimplemented without modification.

(NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the president of The University of Connecticut sHB5003Public /Act File No.

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7455003 shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the recruitment and retention status of the university's special police forces and fire department to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security and higher education and employment advancement and to the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut.

(1) Knowledge and skill required to carry out the duties of each position, including the skill required (A) in high- density campus environments, (B) to provide student-focused community outreachservices,and(C)toprovidespecializedemergency services within The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington,Public (2)Act mental and physical effort required to carry out the duties of each position, [and] (3) the level of accountability assigned to each position, and (4) the responsibilities associated with exercising sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 Farmington, (2) mental and physical effort required to carry out the duties of each position, [and] (3) the level of accountability assigned to each position, and (4) the responsibilities associated with exercising jurisdiction at multiple campuses throughout the state.

(5) "User" means any person or entity that is not the owner of a public utility pole who maintains equipment of any sort on such pole, except when a public utility pole is owned by more than one person or entity, thePublic personAct orNo. entity that is a partial owner of such pole and that is not performing the removal or replacement work shall be considered a "user" for the purposes of this section and section 45 of this act.

"User"26-12 does69 not include any municipality or political subdivision of the124 stateSubstitute orHouse anelectricdistributioncompanyifsuchcompanyownsthepublicutilityBill sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003the Fileperson No.or entity that is a partial owner of such pole and that is not performing the removal or replacement work shall be considered a "user" for the purposes of this section and section 45 of this act.

745"User" does not include any municipality or political subdivision of the state or anelectricdistributioncompanyifsuchcompanyownsthepublicutility pole;

(c) Except as provided in section 46 of this act, each user of a public utilityPublic poleAct thatNo. receivesnotice ofwork pursuant to subsection(b)of this section shall transfer its equipment from the existing public utility pole to the replacement public utility pole not later than (1) twenty days after receiving such notice if such notice requires the transfer of equipment from fifty or fewer public utility poles, or (2) forty-five days after receiving such notice if such notice requires the transfer of equipment from greater than fifty public utility poles.

Upon26-12 the70 completion of the124 workSubstitute toHouse transferBill equipment pursuant to this subsection, the user shall sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003utility Filepole No.that receivesnotice ofwork pursuant to subsection(b)of this section shall transfer its equipment from the existing public utility pole to the replacement public utility pole not later than (1) twenty days after receiving such notice if such notice requires the transfer of equipment from fifty or fewer public utility poles, or (2) forty-five days after receiving such notice if such notice requires the transfer of equipment from greater than fifty public utility poles.

745Upon the completion of the work to transfer equipment pursuant to this subsection, the user shall provide notice by electronic means through the utility pole attachment database system to the utility pole custodian that such work has been completed.

Such company, or such company's agent, may submit a bill to such user based ontheprevailing rateofwagesestablishedpursuant to section31- 53 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for any such work completed on behalf of such user.

(2) A user shall not be in violation of this section if (A) such user is prevented from timely completing the transfer of such user's equipment due solely to a municipality's failure to timely remove or transfer any equipment owned by such municipality or a political subdivision of the municipality, (B) a telephone company, or such company's agent, fails to complete any work required to transfer such user's equipment pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, or (C) the user can demonstrate good cause to the authority why such user failed to timely complete such transfer, including, but not limited to, the presence of an unidentified attachment to a public utility pole, a significant weather event that precludes or delays the timely completion of required work, thePublic existenceAct ofNo. a declared emergency in the state, or if the transfer is a complex transfer.

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5003 the existence of a declared emergency in the state, or if the transfer is a complex transfer.

The Public sHB5003Utilities /Regulatory FileAuthority No.may impose, by order of the authority, a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each violation of subsection (c) of this section, and in the case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate violation.

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745 Utilities Regulatory Authority may impose, by order of the authority, a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each violation of subsection (c) of this section, and in the case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate violation.

If the authority finds the user has demonstrated good cause pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, the authority shallPublic issueAct aNo. written decision that articulates the basis for such finding.

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5003 shall issue a written decision that articulates the basis for such finding.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may impose, by order of the authority, a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars sHB5003for /each Fileviolation No.of this subsection, and in the case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate violation.

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745 for each violation of this subsection, and in the case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate violation.

(h) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may adopt regulations, inPublic accordanceAct withNo. chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section and section 45 of this act.

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5003 in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section and section 45 of this act.

(b) On and after October 1, 2027, and not less than every six months thereafter, based on any list submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall post on the Internet web site of the authority a list of users with an aggregate number of public utility pole attachments for which the user has not yet completed a transfer as required pursuant to subsection (c) of section 44 sHB5003of /this Fileact No.that is three per cent or greater of the total number of public utility poles to which the user has an attachment in the state.

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745 of this act that is three per cent or greater of the total number of public utility poles to which the user has an attachment in the state.

The authority shall impose any such civil penalty in accordancePublic withAct theNo. procedure established in section 16-41 of the general statutes.

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5003 accordance with the procedure established in section 16-41 of the general statutes.

Such damage liability clause shall establish a mechanism for sHB5003reimbursement /for Filedamage No.in an amount less than one hundred thousand dollars, and the submission to the authority for resolution of damages in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater.

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745 reimbursement for damage in an amount less than one hundred thousand dollars, and the submission to the authority for resolution of damages in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater.

(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the State Fire Administrator, shall establish a job classification for part-time fire service instructors within the Division of Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.Act No.

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5003 Administrator, shall establish a job classification for part-time fire service instructors within the Division of Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

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and (D) is notPublic contingentAct onNo. factors within the control of such board of education, regional educational service center, governing authority or endowed or incorporated academy, including, but not limited to, course programming, allocation of available funding, program modifications or facility availability;

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5003 not contingent on factors within the control of such board of education, regional educational service center, governing authority or endowed or incorporated academy, including, but not limited to, course programming, allocation of available funding, program modifications or facility availability;

(1) A list of each individual who (A) was employed as a paraeducator for such board of education, regional educational service center, governing authority or endowed or incorporated academy, and (B) does not have a reasonable assurance of sHB5003providing /such Fileservices in the same capacity the following school year, including such individual's name and Social Security number, and (2) a list ofeachindividual who (A)wasemployedasaparaeducator for such board of education, regional educational service center, governing authority or endowed or incorporated academy, and (B) has a reasonable assurance of providing such services in the same capacity during thefollowing schoolyearorduringtheperiodfollowing aschool holiday or school vacation, including a description of the manner in which such reasonable assurance was provided to such individual, including, but not limited to, whether an offer was made in writing, orally or implied, the nature of any contingencies in the offer and the Public Act No.

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7455003 providing such services in the same capacity the following school year, including such individual's name and Social Security number, and (2) a list ofeachindividual who (A)wasemployedasaparaeducator for such board of education, regional educational service center, governing authority or endowed or incorporated academy, and (B) has a reasonable assurance of providing such services in the same capacity during thefollowing schoolyearorduringtheperiodfollowing aschool holiday or school vacation, including a description of the manner in which such reasonable assurance was provided to such individual, including, but not limited to, whether an offer was made in writing, orally or implied, the nature of any contingencies in the offer and the information about the offer communicated to the individual.

The council shall hold quarterly meetings and advise, sHB5003at /least Filequarterly, No.the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, of the needs for (A) professional development and the training of paraeducators and the effectiveness of the content and the delivery of existing training for such paraeducators, (B) appropriate staffing strategies for paraeducators, and (C) consideration of other relevant issues relating to paraeducators.

745The sHB5003council Fileshall report, annually, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the recommendations given to the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, pursuant to the provisions of this section, to the joint standing Public Act No.

74526-12 at78 least quarterly, the Commissioner of Education,124 orSubstitute theHouse commissioner'sBill designee,No. of the needs for (A) professional development and the training of paraeducators and the effectiveness of the content and the delivery of existing training for such paraeducators, (B) appropriate staffing strategies for paraeducators, and (C) consideration of other relevant issues relating to paraeducators.

The5003 council shall report, annually, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the recommendations given to the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, pursuant to the provisions of this section, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education.

(2) For any sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection assigned to a highway construction project administered by the Department of Transportation, such sworn member shall be paid at a rate established pursuant to an agreement executed between the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Commissioner of sHB5003Transportation /on Fileor No.after the effective date of this section.

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745 Transportation on or after the effective date of this section.

(a) Each contract for the construction, remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing,Public rehabilitation,Act alterationNo. or repair of any public works project by the state or any of its agents, or by any political subdivision of the state or any of its agents, including, on and after July 1, 2025, each contract for off-site custom fabrication for any such public works project, shall contain the following provision:

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5003 refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project by the state or any of its agents, or by any political subdivision of the state or any of its agents, including, on and after July 1, 2025, each contract for off-site custom fabrication for any such public works project, shall contain the following provision:

(b) If the commissioner, upon inspection or investigation of a complaint, believes that a contractor or subcontractor has knowingly or wilfully employed any mechanic, laborer or worker in the construction, remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair sHB5003of /any Filepublic works project for or on behalf of the state or any of its agents, or any political subdivision of the state or any of its agents, at a rate of wage on an hourly basis that is less than the rate customary or prevailingforthesameworkinthesametradeoroccupationinthetown Public Act No.

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7455003 of any public works project for or on behalf of the state or any of its agents, or any political subdivision of the state or any of its agents, at a rate of wage on an hourly basis that is less than the rate customary or prevailingforthesameworkinthesametradeoroccupationinthetown in which such public works project is being constructed, remodeled, refinished, refurbished, rehabilitated, altered or repaired, or who has failed to pay the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each such person to any employee welfare fund, or in lieu thereof to the person, as provided by subsection (a) of this section, such contractor or subcontractor shall be issued a citation and may be fined five thousand dollars for each offense.

In addition, if it is found by the contracting officer representing the state or political subdivision of the state that any sHB5003mechanic, /laborer Fileor worker employed by the contractor or any subcontractor directly on the site for the work covered by the contract Public Act No.

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7455003 mechanic, laborer or worker employed by the contractor or any subcontractor directly on the site for the work covered by the contract has been or is being paid a rate of wages less than the rate of wages required by the contract to be paid as required by this section, the state or contracting political subdivision of the state may (A) by written or electronic notice to the contractor, terminate such contractor's right to proceed with the work or such part of the work as to which there has been a failure to pay said required wages and to prosecute the work to completion by contract or otherwise, and the contractor and the contractor'ssuretiesshallbeliableto thestate or thecontracting political subdivision for any excess costs occasioned the state or the contracting political subdivision thereby, or (B) withhold payment of money to the contractor or subcontractor.

(d) For the purpose of predetermining the prevailing rate of wage on an hourly basis and the amount of payment, contributions and member benefits paid or payable on behalf of each person to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of this section, in each town where such contract is to be performed, the Labor Commissioner shall adopt the rate of wages on an hourly basis in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 31-76c, and the amount, at the journeyman rate, of payment, contributions and member benefits, including health, pension, annuity and apprenticeship funds, as recognized by the United States Department of Labor and the Labor Commissioner paid or payable on behalf of each person to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of this section, as establishedPublic inAct the collective bargaining agreements or understandings sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 established in the collective bargaining agreements or understandings between employers or employer associations and bona fide labor organizations for the same work in the same trade or occupation in the town in which the applicable public works project, as defined in section 31-56a, is being constructed.

(e) The Labor Commissioner shall determine the prevailing rate of wages on an hourly basis and the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of such person to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of this section, in each locality where any such public work is to be constructed, and the agent empowered to let such contract shall contact the Labor Commissioner, at least ten but not more than twenty days prior to the date such contracts will be advertised for bid, to ascertain the proper rate of wages and amount of employee welfare fund payments or contributions and shall include such rate of wage on an hourly basis and the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each person to any employee welfare fund,fund,asdefined asdefined insubsection(i)ofthissection,orinlieuthereof the amount to be paid directly to each person for such payment or contributions as provided in subsection (a) of this section for all classifications of labor in the proposal for the contract.

The rate of wage on an hourly basis and the amount of payment or contributions to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of this section, or cash in lieu thereof, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall, at allPublic times,Act beNo. considered as the minimum rate for the classification for which it was established.

Prior26-12 to83 the award of any124 contract,Substitute purchaseHouse order,Bill bid package or other designation subject to the provisions of this sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003all Filetimes, No.be considered as the minimum rate for the classification for which it was established.

745Prior to the award of any contract, purchase order, bid package or other designation subject to the provisions of this section, such agent shall certify to the Labor Commissioner, either in writing or electronically, the total dollar amount of work to be done in connection with such public works project, regardless of whether such project consists of one or more contracts.

(f) Each employer subject to the provisions of this section, section 31- 53c, subsection (f) of section 31-53d or section 31-54 shall (1) keep, maintain and preserve such records relating to the wages and hours worked by each person performing the work of any mechanic, laborer and worker and a schedule of the occupation or work classification at which each person performing the work of any mechanic, laborer or worker on the project is employed during each work day and week in such manner and form as the Labor Commissioner establishes to assure the proper payments due to such persons or employee welfare funds under this section, section 31-53c, subsection (f) of section 31-53d or section 31-54, regardless of any contractual relationship alleged to exist between the contractor and such person, provided such employer shall have the option of keeping, maintaining and preserving such records in an electronic format, and (2) submit monthly to the contracting agency or the Department of Economic and Community Development pursuant to section 31-53c or to the developer of a covered project, as defined in section 31-53d, as applicable, by mail, electronic mail or other method accepted by such agency, the Department of Economic and Community Development or such developer, a certified payroll that shall consist of a complete copy of such records accompanied by a statementPublic signedAct byNo. the employer that indicates (A) such records are correct;

(B)26-12 the84 rate of wages124 paidSubstitute toHouse eachBill person performing the work of any mechanic, laborer or worker and the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each such person to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of this section, are sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003statement Filesigned No.by the employer that indicates (A) such records are correct;

745(B) the rate of wages paid to each person performing the work of any mechanic, laborer or worker and the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each such person to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of this section, are not less than the prevailing rate of wages and the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each such person to any employee welfare fund, as determined by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, and not less than those required by the contract to be paid;

Failing to file a certified payroll pursuant to subdivisionPublic (2)Act ofNo. this subsection is a class D felony for which the employer may be fined up to five thousand dollars, imprisoned for up to five years, or both.

(g)26-12 Any85 contractor who is required by the Labor Department to make any payment as a result of a124 subcontractor'sSubstitute failureHouse toBill pay wages or benefits, or any subcontractor who is required by the Labor Department sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003subdivision File(2) No.of this subsection is a class D felony for which the employer may be fined up to five thousand dollars, imprisoned for up to five years, or both.

745(g) Any contractor who is required by the Labor Department to make any payment as a result of a subcontractor's failure to pay wages or benefits, or any subcontractor who is required by the Labor Department to make any payment as a result of a lower tier subcontractor's failure to pay wages or benefits, may bring a civil action in the Superior Court to recover no more than the damages sustained by reason of making such payment, together with costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.

(3) On and after July 1, 2019, and prior to January 1, 2020, the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply where the work to be performed by any contractor or subcontractor in connection with new construction, remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project funded in whole or in part by any private bequest that is greater than nine million dollars but less than twenty-two million dollars for a municipality in New Haven County with a population of not less than twelve thousand and not more than thirteen thousand, as determined by the most recent population estimate by the Department of Public Health.Act No.

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7455003 sHB5003performed Fileby No.any contractor or subcontractor in connection with new construction, remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project funded in whole or in part by any private bequest that is greater than nine million dollars but less than twenty-two million dollars for a municipality in New Haven County with a population of not less than twelve thousand and not more than thirteen thousand, as determined by the most recent population estimate by the Department of Public Health.

745 (i) As used in this section and sections 31-53c and 31-54, "employee welfare fund" means any trust fund established by one or more employers and one or more labor organizations or one or more other third parties not affiliated with the employers to provide from moneys in the fund, whether through the purchase of insurance or annuity contracts or otherwise, benefits under an employee welfare plan;

Such daily record shall include (A) the name and location of the project, (B) the current date, (C) the printed name or signature and, where applicable, trade license number of each personPublic performingAct theNo. work of a mechanic, laborer or worker, and (D) the arrival and departure time to the work site of each person performing the work of a mechanic, laborer or worker.

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5003 person performing the work of a mechanic, laborer or worker, and (D) the arrival and departure time to the work site of each person performing the work of a mechanic, laborer or worker.

sHB5003(3) /Notwithstanding Filethe No.provisions of section 1-210, the daily records required pursuant to this subsection shall be considered a public record and every person shall have the right to inspect and copy such daily log or sign-in sheet in accordance with the provisions of section 1-212.

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745 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-210, the daily records required pursuant to this subsection shall be considered a public record and every person shall have the right to inspect and copy such daily log or sign-in sheet in accordance with the provisions of section 1-212.

"Construction contract" does not include (A) any public works or other contract entered into with any agency or department inthe state, another state or a federal agency or department, orPublic (B)Act aNo. home improvement contract for (i) the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of an owner-occupied residence or the property where such residence is located, or (ii) the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of a one-family or two-family dwelling unit or the propertywheresuchdwellingunit islocated,exceptwhensuchcontract is for the construction of more than fifteen one-family or two-family dwelling units at one project site;

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5003 or (B) a home improvement contract for (i) the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of an owner-occupied residence or the property where such residence is located, or (ii) the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of a one-family or two-family dwelling unit or the propertywheresuchdwellingunit islocated,exceptwhensuchcontract is for the construction of more than fifteen one-family or two-family dwelling units at one project site;

(3) "Employee" has the same meaning as provided in section 31-71a sHB5003of /the Filegeneral No.statutes;

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745 of the general statutes;

and (7) "Wages" has the same meaning as provided in section 31-71a of thePublic generalAct statutes.No.

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5003 the general statutes.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a contractor from including in any construction contract between such contractor and a subcontractor a provision establishing a remedy for any liability created by the nonpayment of wages by a subcontractor, including, but not limited to, a provision providing that such liability can be paid from the amount withheld for retainage under such contract, provided, for such contracts entered into or renewed on and after January 1, 2027, such provision does not diminish the right of an employee to bring an action under section 31-72 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and does not waive or release any liability assigned to a contractor under sHB5003this /section. File No.

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745 this section.

(a)When any employer failsto pay an employee wagesin accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71a to 31-71i, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k or where an employee or a labor organization representing an employee institutes an action to enforce an arbitration award which requires an employer to make an employee whole or to make payments to an employee welfare fund,suchemployeeorlabororganization shallrecover,inacivilaction, (1) twice the full amount of such wages, with costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court, or (2) if the employer establishes that the employer had a good faith belief that the underpaymentPublic ofAct wagesNo. was in compliance with law, the full amount of such wages or compensation, with costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court.

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5003 underpayment of wages was in compliance with law, the full amount of such wages or compensation, with costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court.

(b) When a subcontractor fails to pay an employee wages for labor sHB5003performed /within Filethe No.scope of a construction contract entered into on or after January 1, 2027, the employee, or a labor organizationrepresenting the employee, may bring a civil action under this section against either the subcontractor, the contractor or both the subcontractor and contractor.

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745 performed within the scope of a construction contract entered into on or after January 1, 2027, the employee, or a labor organizationrepresenting the employee, may bring a civil action under this section against either the subcontractor, the contractor or both the subcontractor and contractor.

Any notice provided to a contractor pursuant to this subsection shall not limit the liability of the contractor or preclude subsequent amendments of an action brought under this section to encompassPublic additionalAct employeesNo. employed by the subcontractor.

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5003 encompass additional employees employed by the subcontractor.

(b)Eachboardshallpost inaconspicuouslocationonitsInternet web site(1)thequalitiesandbestpracticesidentifiedpursuanttosubdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, and (2) a link to the Internet web site sHB5003by /which Filean No.employer may register for the training course to offer high quality internship programs pursuant to section 58 of this act.

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745 by which an employer may register for the training course to offer high quality internship programs pursuant to section 58 of this act.

(b)Public NotAct laterNo. than July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education regarding the number of employers in the state who received a credential during the prior fiscal year for the successful completion of the training course offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

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5003 (b) Not later than July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education regarding the number of employers in the state who received a credential during the prior fiscal year for the successful completion of the training course offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(Effective July 1, 2026) (a) The Department of Administrative Servicesshallconduct a surveyofeachstate agency,exceptaconstituent sHB5003unit /of Filethe No.state system of higher education, concerning the internship programs offered by such state agency.

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745 unit of the state system of higher education, concerning the internship programs offered by such state agency.

(b)Not later than February 1,2027, the Department ofAdministrative Services shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General AssemblyPublic havingAct cognizanceNo. of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement a report on the results of the survey conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

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5003 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement a report on the results of the survey conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2028, the Department of Revenue Services shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement a report on the results of the study sHB5003conducted /pursuant Fileto No.the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

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745 conducted pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

The legislative body of any municipality may establish, by ordinance, a programto abate allor aportionofthepropertytaxesduea portionofthepropertytaxesdue withrespect to real property owned and occupied as the principal residence of the surviving spouse or domestic partner of a police officer, firefighter or emergencyPublic medicalAct technicianNo. who dies while in the performance of such officer's, firefighter's or technician's duties.

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5003 emergency medical technician who dies while in the performance of such officer's, firefighter's or technician's duties.

(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of sHB5003Representatives; / File No.

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745 Representatives;

(6)Public OneAct appointedNo. by the minority leader of the Senate;

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5003 (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;

The task force shall terminate on the date that sHB5003it /submits Filesuch No.report or January 1, 2027, whichever is later.

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745 it submits such report or January 1, 2027, whichever is later.

(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of title 26 of the general statutes, any food service establishment that is regulated pursuant to the Public HealthAct CodeNo. may sell to consumers any lobster greater than the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Fishery Management Plan Lobster Management Area 6 maximum legal length, as well as any lobster that is less than the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Fishery Management Plan Lobster Management Area 6 minimum legal length, as defined in regulations adopted pursuant to section 26-157c of the general statutes, provided:

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5003 establishment that is regulated pursuant to the Public Health Code may sell to consumers any lobster greater than the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Fishery Management Plan Lobster Management Area 6 maximum legal length, as well as any lobster that is less than the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Fishery Management Plan Lobster Management Area 6 minimum legal length, as defined in regulations adopted pursuant to section 26-157c of the general statutes, provided:

Such seafood dealer shall provide to the purchasing food service establishment, at the time of sale, the documentation described sHB5003in /subdivision File(3) No.of subsection (a) of this section.

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(b) Each first responder seeking to receive a tuition waiver pursuant to section 10a-77 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or 10a- 99ofthegeneralstatutes, ofthegeneralstatutes,asamendedbyasamendedby this act,or mortgage assistance pursuant to section 72 of this act shall request a compliance certification from such first responder's employer, on a form developed by the Comptroller pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, to certify that such first responder meets the eligibility requirements, established pursuant to section 7-294d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, 7-323l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or 19a-177 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for such benefit.

(c) Not later than September 1, 2026, the Comptroller shall develop a compliance certification form for an employer of a first responder to certifyPublic thatAct such first responder meets the eligibility requirements, sHB5003 / File No.

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7455003 certify that such first responder meets the eligibility requirements, established pursuant to sections 7-294d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, 7-323l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 19a-177 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to qualify for a tuition waiver or mortgage assistance program.

(d) Upon the request of a first responder who is a volunteer or employee, eachemployer shallcomplete aacompliance compliance certificationform if such first responder meets the eligibility requirements established pursuant to section 7-294d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, 7-323l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or 19a-177 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for a tuition waiver or mortgage assistance program, as applicable.

(1) To develop and periodically update and revise comprehensive statePublic andAct municipalNo. police training plans;

(2)26-12 To99 approve,of or124 revokeSubstitute theHouse approvalBill of, any state or municipal police training school and to issue certification to such schools and to sHB5003 / File No.

7455003 sHB5003state Fileand No.municipal police training plans;

745(2) To approve, or revoke the approval of, any state or municipal police training school and to issue certification to such schools and to revoke such certification;

(9) To develop an interactive electronic computer platform capable of administering training courses and to authorize police officers to complete certified review training at a local police department facility byPublic meansAct ofNo. such platform;

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5003 by means of such platform;

sHB5003(11) /To Fileestablish, No.in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, uniform minimum educational and training standards for employment as a police officer in full-time positions, temporary or probationary positions and part- time or voluntary positions;

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745 (11) To establish, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, uniform minimum educational and training standards for employment as a police officer in full-time positions, temporary or probationary positions and part- time or voluntary positions;

(16) To perform any other acts that may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of the council as set forth in sections 7-294a to 7-294e,Public inclusive;Act No.

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5003 7-294e, inclusive;

sHB5003(19) /At Filethe No.request and expense of any law enforcement unit, to conduct general or specific management surveys;

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745 (19) At the request and expense of any law enforcement unit, to conduct general or specific management surveys;

and (B) on and after January 1, 2023 to work with any law enforcement unit that has failed to obtain or maintain its certification of compliance with the appropriate tier or tiers or a higher level of accreditation standards developed by the council or thePublic CommissionAct onNo. Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., pursuant to section 7-294ee;

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5003 the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., pursuant to section 7-294ee;

[and] (24) To develop and implement written policies, on or before January sHB50031, /2021, Filein No.consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection concerning the requirements that all police officers undergo periodic behavioral health assessments as set forth in section 7-291e.

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745 1, 2021, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection concerning the requirements that all police officers undergo periodic behavioral health assessments as set forth in section 7-291e.

(25)Toestablisheligibilityrequirements,onorbeforeJanuary1,2027,Public forAct policeNo. officers to receive a tuition waiver from the Connecticut State Community College pursuant to section 10a-77, as amended by this act, or the Connecticut State University System pursuant to section 10a-99, as amended by this act.

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5003 (25)Toestablisheligibilityrequirements,onorbeforeJanuary1,2027, for police officers to receive a tuition waiver from the Connecticut State Community College pursuant to section 10a-77, as amended by this act, or the Connecticut State University System pursuant to section 10a-99, as amended by this act.

Such eligibility requirements shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) certification sHB5003as /a Filepolice No.officer by the council, and (B) current employment with alaw enforcement unit in the state for at least two years, but not more than five years, as specified by the council.

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745 as a police officer by the council, and (B) current employment with alaw enforcement unit in the state for at least two years, but not more than five years, as specified by the council.

(3)Public EstablishAct anNo. optional fire service training and education program that provides information relative to the blue envelopes designed pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed pursuant to section 14-11l and techniques for the handling of incidents, such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, providedthecurriculumforsuchtechniquesismadeavailableatno cost from (A) institutions of higher education, health care professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations;

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5003 (3) Establish an optional fire service training and education program that provides information relative to the blue envelopes designed pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed pursuant to section 14-11l and techniques for the handling of incidents, such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, providedthecurriculumforsuchtechniquesismadeavailableatno cost from (A) institutions of higher education, health care professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations;

sHB5003(5) /Recommend Filestandards No.for promotion to the various ranks of fire departments;

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745 (5) Recommend standards for promotion to the various ranks of fire departments;

(9)Public ImplementAct theNo. recommendations of the study of the fire service authorized pursuant to subdivision (36) of subsection (b) of section 41 of public act 23-204;