SB 1075 — AN ACT CONCERNING PAYROLL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS.

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1075 Senate, April 15, 2021 The Committee on Government Administration and Elections reported through SEN.

FLEXER of the 29th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

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

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

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

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Social Services, Dept.;

GF - Potential See Below See Below Developmental Services, Dept.

Cost Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill establishes requirements that responders to a request for proposals (RFP) to provide payroll services for certain personal care attendants (PCAs) must demonstrate in order to qualify for consideration.

To the extent the requirements articulated in the bill adjust contract terms to increase Fiscal Intermediary responsibilities, it could result in increased contract costs to the Department of Social Services and the Department of Developmental Services.

The bill also allows the Department of Administrative Services Commissioner to adopt implementing regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act.

This has no fiscal impact.

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

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493 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 1075 AN ACT CONCERNING PAYROLL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

SUMMARY Beginning July 1, 2021, this bill requires responders to a request for proposals (RFP) to provide payroll services for certain personal care attendants (PCAs) to demonstrate their ability to provide these services in a timely manner.

To qualify, responders must demonstrate, either during the prequalification process or in their submitted response, an ability to provide payroll services meeting or exceeding the following requirements:

1.

provides clear and timely direct communication to the PCA about pay discrepancies, payment confirmation, or a change in consumer status, including:

a.

sufficient notice prior to his or her date of payment (i.e., pay day) with specific information about any problem with the submitted time records that would impact the amount of pay the PCA will receive on pay day, and b.

a specific and accessible method for PCAs to address any problems in sufficient time to correct them and receive the correct amount on pay day;

2.

providesatimely method(i.e., within48hoursafter resolving the pay discrepancy) for PCAs to receive pay between payroll cycles when a pay discrepancy has been resolved at least 24 hours after pay day;

and 3.

uses an expanded telephonic and computer-based in-home scheduling, tracking, and billing system capable of showing sSB1075 / File No.

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493 whether a PCA’s timesheet has been approved or there is a problem with it.

The bill defines “sufficient notice” as a periodof time that permits the PCA to respond and correct any problems in time to receive the correct payment on pay day.