CSFA Legislative Update – February 16, 2015 from Ted Schroll, Jr.
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All,Just a quick rundown since I sent info on last Wed. Public hearings coming up this week include;
Tues. 2/17 Public Safety H.B. #6776 (Just Cause for Dismissal of Fire Chiefs), S.B. #475, #631, & S.B. 902 (PTSD W/C coverage for police officers & firefighters).
Tues. 2/17 Labor H.B. #5871 (Cancer W/C coverage for firefighters).
Thurs. 2/19 Public Safety H.B. #6303, #6494, & #6777 (Residential Sprinklers) ****Please note that this public hearing will be off-site at the West Hartford Town Hall 50 South Main Street.
I will include headings for each hearing. If anyone will be attending the hearings on the 17th and needs assistance in sign ups, contact me. If unable to attend, but wish to submit written testimony, you can submit the testimony on your letterhead to the email address on the committee heading. Or, you can always email to me and I will hand carry to the committee clerk. Unfortunately, unless there is some change, I do not expect to attend the public hearing on the 19th at West Hartford.
Other activity last week: Public Health met on 2/11 and voted to have public hearings on the following bills. H.B. #5907, #5911, #5912, #6658, S.B. #684, & #800. I will let you all know when those hearings are scheduled.
As always, I am available for any questions.
*Public Safety and Security Committee
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Public Safety and Security Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 11:30 A.M. in Room 2B of the LOB. Sign-up for the hearing will begin at 9:00 A.M. in Room 2B of the LOB. Please submit 35 copies of written testimony to Committee staff at 9:00 A.M. in Room 2B of the LOB. Testimony received after the designated time may not be distributed until after the hearing. Please email written testimony in Word or PDF format to PStestimony@cga.ct.gov. The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related to the items on the Agenda. The first hour of the hearing is reserved for Legislators, Constitutional Officers, State Agency Heads and Chief Elected Municipal Officials. Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony. The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement. Unofficial sign-up sheets have no standing with the Committee. All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information. As such, it will be made available on the CGA website and indexed by internet search engines.
SUBJECT MATTER: Dispatch Consolidation; Police Body Cameras; Police Dogs; Assault of Off-Duty Police Officers; Power Assisted Doors at Elderly Housing Complexes; Internet Security Training; Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits; Police Officer Certification; Municipal Fire Chiefs; Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts, Workers Compensation for PTSD; Interior Designers Related to Fire Codes
Proposed S.B. No. 475 AN ACT CONCERNING MUTUAL CONSOLIDATION OF DISPATCH FACILITIES.
Proposed S.B. No. 770 AN ACT CREATING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR POLICE BODY CAMERAS.
Proposed S.B. No. 802 AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A POLICE DOG.
S.B. No. 901 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.
S.B. No. 902 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
Proposed H.B. No. 5379 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR ASSAULT OF AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER .
Proposed H.B. No. 6307 AN ACT REQUIRING A POWER-ASSISTED DOOR AT ELDERLY HOUSING COMPLEXES.
Proposed H.B. No. 6317 AN ACT ESTABLISHING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE INTERNET SECURITY TRAINING AND EXERCISES.
Proposed H.B. No. 6498 AN ACT CONCERNING THE TIMELY TRANSFER AND PROCESSING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS.
H.B. No. 6775 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF THE COSTS OF CERTIFICATION FOR A POLICE OFFICER.
H.B. No. 6776 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING JUST CAUSE DISMISSALS FOR MUNICIPAL FIRE CHIEFS.
Proposed S.B. No. 631 AN ACT REQUIRING REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS TO OBTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE AND FIRE SAFETY CODE.
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Labor and Public Employees Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. in Room 2A of the LOB. Sign-up for the hearing will begin 11:30 A.M. in Room 3800 of the LOB. Please email written testimony in Word or PDF format to LABtestimony@cga.ct.gov. Testimony should clearly state testifier name and related Bills. The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related to the items on the Agenda. The first hour of the hearing is reserved for Legislators, Constitutional Officers, State Agency Heads and Chief Elected Municipal Officials. Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony. The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement. Unofficial sign-up sheets have no standing with the Committee. All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information. As such, it will be made available on the CGA website and indexed by internet search engines.
SUBJECT MATTER: Miscellaneous Bills
Proposed S.B. No. 81 AN ACT CONCERNING JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES.
Proposed S.B. No. 108 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ABILITY OF ARBITRATION PANELS TO COMPROMISE WHEN RULING ON MUNICIPAL CONTRACT DISPUTES.
Proposed S.B. No. 383 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION THRESHOLDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.
Proposed S.B. No. 427 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AWARDS AND ATTORNEY FEES.
Proposed S.B. No. 428 AN ACT PROTECTING INTERNS FROM WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION.
Proposed S.B. No. 431 AN ACT CONCERNING FOREIGN WORKER RECRUITMENT FEES.
Proposed S.B. No. 433 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SETTLEMENTS AND INSURERS.
Proposed S.B. No. 435 AN ACT PROHIBITING NONDISPARAGEMENT CLAUSES IN PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SEPARATION AGREEMENTS.
Proposed S.B. No. 440 AN ACT CONCERNING STATE EMPLOYEES AND THE TRANSFER OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Proposed S.B. No. 441 AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT IN THE STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR ALL PRIOR STATE SERVICE.
Proposed S.B. No. 444 AN ACT CONCERNING SECRETARIES IN STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Proposed S.B. No. 445 AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN FOR THE CONNECTICORPS PROGRAM.
Proposed S.B. No. 446 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM “DOMESTIC WORKER”.
Proposed S.B. No. 830 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING PERFORMANCE BONDS ON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5848 AN ACT CONCERNING WOMEN RE-ENTERING THE WORKFORCE.
Proposed H.B. No. 5852 AN ACT CONCERNING WAGE EXECUTION PROCEDURES.
Proposed H.B. No. 5854 AN ACT CONCERNING THANKSGIVING AND DOUBLE OVERTIME WAGES.
Proposed H.B. No. 5856 AN ACT PERMITTING EMPLOYERS TO PURCHASE INDEMNITY INSURANCE POLICIES TO SATISFY COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5858 AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE CONNECTICUT RETIREMENT SECURITY BOARD.
Proposed H.B. No. 5860 AN ACT RECOGNIZING PROBATE COURT EMPLOYEES AS STATE EMPLOYEES.
Proposed H.B. No. 5863 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
Proposed H.B. No. 5865 AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS AND GRATUITIES.
Proposed H.B. No. 5871 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COVERAGE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.
Proposed H.B. No. 5875 AN ACT CLARIFYING AND UPDATING THE MECHANISM BY WHICH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS ARE PAID UPON AN EMPLOYEE’S DEATH.
Proposed H.B. No. 5876 AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES ASSESSED AGAINST LABOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT FAIL TO FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT.
Proposed H.B. No. 6249 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYERS WHO OFFER ON-SITE CHILD DAY CARE OPTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES.
Proposed H.B. No. 6566 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHO PROVIDE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE IN EXCESS OF THE LEAVE REQUIRED BY LAW.
****Public Safety and Security Committee
Thursday, February 19, 2015
The Public Safety and Security Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. at West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, Legislative Chambers, 3rd Floor, West Hartford, CT, 06107. Sign-up for the hearing will begin at 4:30 P.M. and will conclude at 6:00 P.M. at West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, Legislative Chambers, 3rd Floor, West Hartford, CT, 06107. Please submit 35 copies of written testimony to Committee staff from 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, Legislative Chambers, 3rd Floor, West Hartford, CT 06107. Testimony received after the designated time may not be distributed until after the hearing. Please email written testimony in Word or PDF format to PStestimony@cga.ct.gov. The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related to the items on the Agenda. The first hour of the hearing is reserved for Legislators, Constitutional Officers, State Agency Heads and Chief Elected Municipal Officials. Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony. The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement. Unofficial sign-up sheets have no standing with the Committee. All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information. As such, it will be made available on the CGA website and indexed by internet search engines.
SUBJECT MATTER: Hoarding; Smoke and CO2 Detectors; Blasting; Fire Sprinklers
Proposed S.B. No. 18 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY HOARDING.
Proposed H.B. No. 6303 AN ACT EXEMPTING EMPLOYEE RELOCATION COMPANIES FROM THE SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT.
Proposed H.B. No. 6494 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPLAINT PROCEDURE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN BLASTING CAUSES DAMAGES.
H.B. No. 6777 (RAISED) AN ACT REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS IN NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.
Ted Schroll Jr., Legislative Representative
Connecticut State Firefighters Association
703 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2634
FAX 860 529-7106
CELL 860 402-3865
Email thschroll@snet.net
Secondary thschroll78@gmail.com
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