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CT Gen Stat § 5-243 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-243 - Resignations. Reemployment of retired employees.

 Resignations from the classified service shall be subject to regulations issued by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 50; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 18-130, S. 3.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 18-130 deleted reference to reemployment of former state employees who have retired but have not reached mandatory retirement age.
CT Gen Stat § 5-244 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-244 - Transfer or separation from service due to disability. Reinstatement of sick leave upon reemployment.

 When an employee has become physically or mentally incapable of, or unfit for, the efficient performance of the duties of his or her position, by reason of infirmities due to advanced age or other disability, the appointing authority shall recommend to the Commissioner of Administrative Services that the employee be transferred to less arduous duties or separated from state service in good standing. Any employee who is separated from state service in good standing pursuant to the provisions of this section and is subsequently reemployed within one year from the date of such separation shall be eligible to reinstate any sick leave that was accrued as of the date of such employee's separation by repaying the entire amount of compensation such employee received as payment for such sick leave when he or she separated from state service. Such repayment shall be made in a lump sum not later than thirty days after the date of such employee's reemployment. If such payment is not received within thirty days of the date on which such employee was reemployed, such employee shall forfeit the right to reinstate his or her accrued sick leave.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 52; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 13-247, S. 368.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 13-247 added provisions re reinstatement of sick leave and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2013.If state employee becomes mentally or physically incapable or unfit to perform his duties, he may be dismissed. 170 C. 668. Cited. 178 C. 438.Cited. 13 CA 477; judgment reversed, see 210 C. 214; 27 CA 635.Nothing in section requires an independent evaluation of plaintiff by the state. 50 CS 98.
CT Gen Stat § 5-247a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-247a - Payment for accumulated sick leave for retiring state teachers.

 Any state employee who opted for membership in the teachers' retirement system pursuant to chapter 167a and who retires under the provisions of said chapter shall be compensated, effective as of the date of his date of retirement, at the rate of one-fourth of such employee's salary for sick leave accrued to his credit as of his last day on the active payroll, up to a maximum payment equivalent to sixty days' pay. Such payment for accumulated sick leave shall not be included in computing retirement income and shall be charged by the State Comptroller to the department, agency or institution in which the employee worked.(P.A. 87-467, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-168, S. 18, 34.)History: P.A. 87-467 effective July 1, 1988; P.A. 96-168 made technical change by deleting reference to a maximum of 420 hours of sick leave credit, effective July 1, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 5-247b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-247b - Sick leave. Use by blind or disabled employees for assistance dog training.

 Each appointing authority shall grant to each full-time employee in a permanent position in the state service or full-time employee of a quasi-public agency who (1) is blind or physically disabled, and (2) has been employed for at least twelve consecutive months, the use of accumulated paid sick leave, not to exceed fifteen days, to participate in training conducted by a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization, provided such organization is a member of a professional association of guide dog or assistance dog schools, to prepare the employee to handle a guide dog or assistance dog for the employee's own use. The appointing authority may require up to seven days' advance notice of an employee's intention to use such leave and may require the employee to provide reasonable documentation that such leave is being taken for the purpose permitted under this section.(P.A. 08-4, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-248b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-248b - Regulations. Family and medical leave from employment.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, which establish procedures and guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of section 5-248a, including but not limited to procedures for the periodic reporting by state agencies to the commissioner of their current experience with leaves of absence taken pursuant to said section.(P.A. 87-291, S. 2, 3; P.A. 13-247, S. 370.)History: P.A. 13-247 deleted obsolete references, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 5-248c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-248c - Voluntary schedule reduction program.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall implement a voluntary schedule reduction program under which permanent state employees may, with the approval of their appointing authority, take unpaid leave consisting of individual prescheduled days or partial days off, without loss of seniority, benefits, longevity, retirement credit, sick leave, vacation or earned overtime accumulation.(b) Any unpaid leave taken pursuant to this section shall not be construed to affect an employee's qualifications for exemption under chapter 558.(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.(P.A. 94-199, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 94-199 effective June 9, 1994.Section immaterial to plaintiff's claim for a “work when able” schedule because it contemplates the granting of prescheduled days off. 57 CA 767.
CT Gen Stat § 5-248i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-248i - Telecommuting and work-at-home programs.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, within available appropriations, develop and implement guidelines, in cooperation with interested employee organizations, as defined in subsection (d) of section 5-270, authorizing telecommuting and work-at-home programs for state employees. Such guidelines shall be designed to achieve the following goals: (1) Increase worker efficiency and productivity; (2) benefit the environment; and (3) reduce traffic congestion. The guidelines of the telecommuting or work-at-home program and determination of whether an employment position is appropriate for such program shall not be subject to collective bargaining under the provisions of chapter 68.(b) Any employee of a state agency may be authorized either by the head of such state agency or, for any employee of the legislative branch, by the executive director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, or his or her designated representative, to participate in a telecommuting or work-at-home assignment. Approval of such assignment may be granted only where it is determined to be in compliance with the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Any assignment shall be on a temporary basis only, and may be terminated as required by agency operating needs. Each state agency shall provide the Department of Administrative Services with a copy of any telecommuting or work-at-home program arrangement that it authorizes for any employee of such agency.(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall include in the annual report required under section 5-204 the extent of use by employees of the programs provided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section.(P.A. 96-168, S. 20–22, 34; P.A. 10-169, S. 1; P.A. 12-205, S. 21.)History: P.A. 96-168 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 10-169 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring development and implementation of guidelines within available appropriations, replacing provision re cost effective arrangements with provisions re guideline goals and removing guidelines and determination of whether employee is appropriate for program from collective bargaining, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing provisions re approval of appointing authority and Commissioner of Administrative Services with provisions re who may authorize program participation, replacing provision re approval if determined to be cost effective with provision re approval if in compliance with guidelines, replacing provision re 6-month assignment period with provision re termination of assignment and adding requirement to provide copy of program arrangement, and amended Subsec. (c) by requiring report to committee having cognizance of matters relating to government administration, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 12-205 amended Subsec. (c) to replace provision re annual report with provision requiring extent of use reporting to be included in report under Sec. 5-204 and add reference to “programs” re use by employees, effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 5-248k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-248k - Paid leave for organ donation.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “State employee” means any employee in the executive, judicial or legislative branch of state government, whether in the classified or unclassified service and whether full or part-time;(2) “Paid leave” includes, but is not limited to, compensatory time, vacation time, personal days off or other paid time off; and(3) “Organ” means all or part of a human liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine or lung.(b) In addition to any medical leave from employment authorized under section 5-248a, any state employee who, on or after January 1, 2018, (1) donates an organ to a person for organ transplantation shall be entitled to up to fifteen days of paid leave from state employment as a recovery period from such donation, or (2) donates bone marrow to a person for transplantation shall be entitled to up to seven days of paid leave from state employment as a recovery period from such donation. Leave taken under this section shall not result in a reduction in pay, the loss of any leave to which the employee is otherwise entitled or a loss of credit for time or service or affect the employee's rights with respect to any other employee benefits provided under federal or state law.(c) Any state employee who takes paid leave under this section shall provide his or her employer with not less than seven days' notice prior to the commencement of such leave when practicable.(d) The employer may require verification from a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the purpose and length of the leave requested by a state employee under this section.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 643.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 5-251 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-251 - Accrual of sick leave and vacation credits while receiving compensation.

 Any state employee receiving compensation benefits in accordance with section 5-142 or 5-143 shall continue to accrue sick leave credits as provided in section 5-247 and vacation credits as provided in section 5-250 for the first twelve months of any such period of compensation in accordance with regulations issued by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 59; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 610.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services.
CT Gen Stat § 5-252 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-252 - Payment for accrued vacation time on leaving state service.

 Any state employee leaving state service shall receive a lump sum payment for accrued vacation time as prescribed under rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, which rules and regulations shall be approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.(1967, P.A. 363, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 116, 610.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services and required that regulations be approved by secretary of the office of policy and management.
CT Gen Stat § 5-253 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-253 - Payment for extra hours of work and accumulated vacation allowance on death.

 Upon the death of any state employee, a lump sum payment shall be made (a) for equivalent time off due him for authorized extra hours of work credited to the employee in accordance with existing personnel regulations and (b) for all of the employee's accumulated vacation allowance which shall be an amount equal to the salary which he would have received had he remained in the service until the expiration of such vacation period. Such payment shall be made upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, in the following order of precedence: First, to the surviving beneficiary or beneficiaries, if any, lawfully designated by the employee under the state employees retirement system; second, if there is no such designated beneficiary, to the estate of the deceased.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 61; P.A. 74-65, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 74-65 specified that payment be lump sum payment.
CT Gen Stat § 5-254 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-254 - Holidays.

 (a) Each full-time permanent employee in the state service shall be granted time off with pay for any legal holiday. A general worker employed in a position by the Department of Developmental Services as a self-advocate, not to exceed eleven such general workers, shall be granted time off with pay for any legal holiday that falls on a day that the general worker is regularly scheduled to work and provided the pay shall be for the number of hours the general worker would have been scheduled to work. If a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, employees shall be granted equivalent time off on the Friday immediately preceding such Saturday or given another day off in lieu thereof. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may issue regulations governing the granting of holiday time to other employees in the state service, which regulations shall be approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.(b) Any employee in the state service compensated on an hourly or per diem basis shall be entitled to time off with pay commensurate with any time granted by order of the Governor to salaried employees with pay.(c) No state employee whose duties are not directly concerned with the business of the General Assembly shall be required to work any legal holiday solely by reason of the convening of the General Assembly on such day.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 60; P.A. 77-614, S. 117, 610; P.A. 12-197, S. 52.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services and required that regulations be approved by secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 12-197 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re general workers employed by Department of Developmental Services, effective June 15, 2012.See Sec. 1-4 re designated legal holidays.Subsec. (a):Legislature's use of terms “day” and “holiday” reflects its intent that employees shall be compensated for leave commensurate with their scheduled hours during the calendar day. 267 C. 255.
CT Gen Stat § 5-257a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-257a - Continuation of group life insurance for certain teachers at E. O. Smith School.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, charter or special act to the contrary, service by teachers who were employed by The University of Connecticut to teach at the E. O. Smith School on the date of the conveyance of the E. O. Smith School pursuant to section 2 of special act 84-42 and who are subsequently employed to teach at the E. O. Smith School on or before September 1, 1987, by the board of education for a regional school district consisting of the towns of Mansfield and Ashford shall be deemed to be state service for purposes of section 5-257. Eligibility for benefits pursuant to this section shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of said section 5-257. The state contribution for such benefits for such teachers shall continue in accordance with the provisions of said section 5-257.(P.A. 87-484, S. 8, 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-258 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-258 - Group Insurance Commission.

 Section 5-258 is repealed.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 65; P.A. 73-677, S. 9; P.A. 75-519, S. 6, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 66, 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 8, 348; P.A. 92-254, S. 5, 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-259a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-259a - Competitive selection.

 Employee health and life insurance shall be subject to a competitive selection process. The process shall be in accordance with the provisions of the collectively bargained pension agreement approved by the General Assembly on June 30, 1982.(P.A. 83-533, S. 42, 54.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-259b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-259b - Continuation of health insurance for former members of General Assembly.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5-259, any member of the General Assembly, upon termination of his service with the General Assembly, may elect to continue participation in any group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan in which he participated as a member at a premium equal to the group rate at which the State Comptroller procures such insurance coverage.(P.A. 84-114, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-259c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-259c - Health insurance for employees of state system of public higher education.

 Any part-time professional employee of the state system of public higher education may elect to participate in the group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 5-259. Each employee who elects such coverage shall pay the premium for the form of coverage elected under such plan.(P.A. 88-143.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-259e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-259e - Review of prescription claims data to increase utilization of generic prescriptions.

 Members who represent the state on the Health Care Cost Containment Committee, defined in section 3-123aaa, in consultation with the Comptroller, shall propose that the committee review prescription claims data for the state employee and retiree plans established in accordance with section 5-259 to increase the utilization of generic prescriptions in accordance with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition agreements.(Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 46.)History: Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective December 21, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 5-259f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-259f - Establishment of requirements for health benefit cost sharing for certain nonrepresented officers and employees.

 Notwithstanding any provision of any general statute, public act or special act, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may establish health benefit premium cost sharing requirements for all nonrepresented classified and unclassified officers and employees, up to eighteen per cent of the total premium equivalent as determined by the Comptroller.(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 115.)History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 5-259g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-259g - Persons ineligible for special enrollment periods.

 No special enrollment period established in the general statutes that permits a person to enroll in a health insurance policy, plan or arrangement because such person has become pregnant shall be available to any person insured under (1) a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant to section 5-259, or (2) a fully insured group health insurance policy sponsored by a municipality.(P.A. 18-43, S. 1.)History: P.A. 18-43 effective January 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 5-260 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-260 - Deduction of organization dues.

 Upon request of any state employee who is a member of any organization which includes among its members at least three hundred state employees and which functions at least in part to serve the economic or professional interest of such state employee members, the Comptroller shall deduct from such employee's salary his dues as such a member and shall remit the amounts so deducted to the treasurer of the organization designated by the employee in such request. Such deduction may be discontinued upon written request thirty days in advance.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 67.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-260a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-260a - Deduction of contributions to nonprofit organizations.

 The Comptroller shall, upon the written request of any state employee, deduct each month from the salary or wages of such employee the amount of money designated by such employee for payment to a nonprofit organization pursuant to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement. The Comptroller shall remit amounts so deducted to the treasurer of the organization designated by the employee.(P.A. 84-405.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-261 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-261 - Deduction of credit union savings.

 When, in the opinion of the Comptroller, a sufficient number of state employees who are members of a credit union organization of state employees desires to have payroll deductions for credit union savings, the Comptroller may deduct from each such employee's salary such savings as such employee designates in accordance with the rules of such organization, and the Comptroller shall remit the amounts so deducted to the treasurers of such organizations.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 68.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-263 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-263 - Suggestion awards.

 Section 5-263 is repealed.(1967, P.A. 657, S. 69; 1972, P.A. 123, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-263a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act|Section 5-263a - Suggestion awards program.

 Section 5-263a is repealed, effective October 1, 2019.(P.A. 85-360, S. 1, 3; P.A. 91-405, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-8, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-282, S. 1, 2; P.A. 12-205, S. 22; P.A. 19-10, S. 2.)