SB 215 — AN ACT CONCERNING ENGINEERING, MAINTAINER AND OPEN POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

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AN ACT CONCERNING ENGINEERING AND MAINTAINER POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services,Services inshall consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall, within available resources, recruit interns for the state'ssummer engineerworker internprofessional engineer job classification,classification as needed, for selection and appointment by the Department of Transportation.TransportationwhenrequestedbytheCommissionerofTransportation.

The Commissionerscommissioners ofshall Administrative Services and Transportation shall, within available resources, promote any such recruitment at public and independent institutions of higher education.

(b) On and after July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall,shall within available resources, increase the rate of compensation for the state'ssummer engineerworker internjobclassificationprofessional byengineer thepercentagejob increase,classificationbythepercentageincrease,ifany,inthenationalconsumer if any, in thenational consumer price index for urbanurbanwage wageearnersand earners and clerical workersworkersfor for the previous twelve-month period.

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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after July 1, 2022, and until June 30, 2025, (1) the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall,shall withinengage availablein resources,the placeongoing entry-levelsuccessive engineeringrecruitment andof maintainerentry-level positionsengineering andpositions, levelentry-level twotransportation maintainer one positions at the Department of Transportation on continuous recruitment, and (2)transportation not later than sixty days after a candidate submits an application for such entry-level engineering or maintainer position or level two maintainerpositions position,on thebehalf Commissioner of Transportation shall either make an offer of employment to such candidate or reject the applicationSubstitute ofSenate suchBill candidate.No.

This215 actDepartment of Transportation, (2) the Commissioner of Transportation shall takeestablish effectthe asduration followsof the application period for each such recruitment, and (3) not later than one hundred twenty days after a candidate submits an application for any such position, the Commissioner of Transportation shall amendeither make an offer of employment to such candidate or reject the followingapplication sections:of such candidate.

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sSB215(NEW) /(Effective FileJuly No.1, 2022) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 67 of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation may consider an application for employment submitted by a candidate for a position at the Department of Transportation for another open position at the department without requiring such candidate to submit an application for such other position, provided such candidate meets the minimum qualifications of experience and training for such other position.

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64522-46 The2 following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the2 members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

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

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

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Department of Transportation TF - Cost Less than Less than 100,000 100,000 Department of Administrative TF - Cost Up to Up to Services 602,784 302,784 State Comptroller - Fringe TF - Cost Up to Up to Benefits1 122,718 122,718 Note:

TF=Transportation Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation Section 1 requires the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), beginning in FY 23, to increase the rate of pay for the state's engineering intern job classification by the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (known as CPI-W) for the previous 12- month period.

Actual costs to the employing agency, the Department of Transportation (DOT), will depend the number of interns hired, and the rate of inflation, but is expected to be less than $100,000 in both FY 23 and FY 24.

Section 2 requires DAS to place certain DOT positions on continuous recruitment and results in a fiscal impact of up to $725,502 in FY 23 and up to $425,502 in FY 24, which includes one-time costs of $300,000 (FY only) for a consultant to establish the recruitment process and up to The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts administered by the Comptroller.

The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23.

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645 four new human resources position to manage the anticipated increase in applications (both years).

If DAS is unable to hire additional staff to carry out this provision, it may slow down the rate at which DOT can fill vacancies.

sHB 5037, the FY 23 revised budget bill, as favorably reported out of the Appropriations Committee, appropriated $600,000 for DOT internship recruitment and pay.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.

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645 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 215 AN ACT CONCERNING ENGINEERING AND MAINTAINER POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

SUMMARY This bill requires the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) commissioner and the Department of Transportation (DOT) commissioner to take certain actions related to recruiting engineers, engineer interns, and maintainers, within available resources.

The bill requires the DAS commissioner, in consultation with the DOT commissioner, to recruit interns, as needed, for the state’s engineer intern job classification for selection and appointment to DOT.

Both commissioners must promote recruitment at public and independent institutions of higher education.

Starting July 1, 2023, the bill also requiresthe DAS commissioner to annually increase thepay rate forthis job classification by any percent increase in the national consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the previous 12- month period.