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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-220. - Conduct of examinations.

(a) Examinations shall be conducted by the Commissioner of Administrative Services or under his direction by an authorized agent. In giving examinations for positions in the classified service, the commissioner may obtain the assistance of persons not on the regular staff of the Department of Administrative Services, either within or without the classified service. When such persons are in the state service, it shall be deemed a part of their official duty to act as examiners without extra compensation.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may fully or partially delegate to the heads of state agencies the authority to administer promotional programs for positions in state service subject to post audit by the Department of Administrative Services. The delegation plan shall be approved by said commissioner, shall provide for consideration of all eligible persons and shall include adequate notice of the vacancy or vacancies to all potentially eligible employees, the procedures for application and methods to be used to evaluate the qualifications of eligible persons.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 29; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 79-621, S. 12, 24; P.A. 81-288, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-168, S. 9, 34.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner and department of administrative services for personnel commissioner and department; P.A. 79-621 added Subsec. (b) re administration of examinations by agency heads; P.A. 81-288 specified applicability of Subsec. (b) to promotional examinations “for positions in state service”; P.A. 96-168 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize the delegation of promotional programs rather than promotional examinations and changed the phrase to “determine the ratings” to “evaluate the qualifications”, effective July 1, 1996.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-221. - Rejection of applicants.

(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may reject the application of any person for admission to an examination for establishing a candidate list for the classified service, or refuse to examine any applicant for such service, who (1) has been found to lack any of the established qualifications for the position for which such applicant applies or for which such applicant has been examined, (2) is physically or medically unfit to perform effectively the duties of the position in which he or she seeks employment, (3) is addicted to the habitual use of drugs or intoxicating liquors, (4) has been dismissed from the public service for delinquency, incompetency, misconduct or neglect of duty, or (5) has made a false statement of any material fact or practiced or attempted to practice any deception or fraud in his or her application, in his or her examination or in securing his or her eligibility or appointment.
(b) The commissioner may establish reasonable procedures concerning investigation of the character, reputation, experience and training of applicants.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 30; P.A. 73-347, S. 2, 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 11, 32; P.A. 13-247, S. 356.)
History: P.A. 73-347 prohibited rejection of application or exclusion from test because person found guilty of crime, such ground for exclusion or rejection having been previously permissible; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 92-165 changed “test” to “examination” and “employment list” to “candidate list” and deleted language concerning refusal to certify the name of an eligible; P.A. 13-247 added Subdiv. designators and made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-221a. - Appeal from rejection of application for admission to examination.

An applicant for employment or an employee in the classified service may appeal the rejection of such applicant's or employee's application, in writing, to the Commissioner of Administrative Services not later than six business days after the transmittal of such rejection notice by providing supplementary information on qualifications as may be necessary. Such applicant or employee may request a review of such rejection by an independent human resource professional who shall render a final decision on the applicant's or employee's appeal within fifteen days thereafter.
(1969, P.A. 658, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 12, 32; P.A. 96-168, S. 10, 34; P.A. 13-247, S. 357; P.A. 18-130, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 92-165 changed “employment list” to “candidate list” and made technical changes; P.A. 96-168 provided for appeal within ten days rather than seven days of receipt of rejection notice, required that appeals be in writing and specified the information the appellant should provide, permitted the appellant to request a hearing and eliminated the panel of personnel officers from state agencies, substituting an independent human resource professional as the decision-making body, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 13-247 required that rejection be appealed not later than 12 days after mailing of notice, rather than within 10 days of receipt of notice, deleted reference to hearing to review rejection, shortened timing of final decision from 30 days to 15 days after review of rejection and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 18-130 decreased period to appeal from twelve days to six business days, and replaced “mailing” with “transmittal”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-222. - Unassembled examinations for certain professional positions. Regulations.

Section 5-222 is repealed.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 31; 1969, P.A. 658, S. 8; P.A. 77-368, S. 1; 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 79-621, S. 23, 24.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-223. - Rating of examinations.

The final earned rating of each person who competes in and passes each phase of any examination shall be determined by the weighted average of the earned ratings on all phases of the examination, according to weights for each phase established by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in advance of the giving of the examination and published as a part of the announcement of the examination.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 32; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 79-621, S. 13, 24; P.A. 92-165, S. 13, 32.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 79-621 replaced “competing in any test” with “who competes in and passes each phase of any test”; P.A. 92-165 changed “test” to “examination”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-225. - Notice of final earned ratings on examinations. Right of inspection. Appeals.

All persons competing in any examination shall be given written notice of their final earned ratings and the minimum earned rating necessary to pass the examination. Not later than thirty days after the issuance of the final earned rating, a person who has not achieved a passing rating may inspect his or her papers, markings, background profiles and other items used in determining the final earned ratings, other than examination questions and other materials constituting the examination, subject to such regulations as may be issued by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. Not later than ten days after inspecting his or her papers, a person may, in writing, appeal to the Commissioner of Administrative Services the accuracy of his or her final earned rating, as based on the original examination paper or responses. The commissioner shall render a final decision on the person's appeal within thirty days thereafter and correct candidate lists as appropriate.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 34; P.A. 73-623, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-94; 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 15, 32; P.A. 93-274, S. 6, 7; P.A. 96-168, S. 11, 34; P.A. 13-247, S. 358.)
History: P.A. 73-623 excluded test questions from provision re inspection rights of candidate; P.A. 77-94 added exception to requirement of notice of relative standing; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 92-165 changed “test” to “examination” and “candidate” to “person” and added language re notice of failure to attain the required minimum passing score; P.A. 93-274 expanded the inspection rights of a candidate to include the inspection of background profiles, effective June 30, 1993; P.A. 96-168 eliminated the exception to the receipt of notice of final earned ratings and added the requirement of notice of the minimum rating necessary to pass the examination, permitted a person to inspect his papers, etc., within 30 days, authorized a person to appeal his rating to the commissioner and required the commissioner to make a final decision in 30 days, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 13-247 changed time for inspection from within 30 days of receipt to not later than 30 days after issuance of final earned rating, changed time for appeal after inspection from 30 days to 10 days and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013.
Provides exception within purview of Sec. 1-19(a). 214 C. 312.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-226. - Corrupt practices in relation to applications, examinations and appointments.

No person, by himself or in cooperation with one or more persons, may (1) wilfully defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in respect to his right of taking any examination for or receiving an appointment to the classified service according to this chapter or according to any regulations adopted under this chapter; (2) wilfully, corruptly or falsely mark, rate, grade, estimate or report upon the application, examination, qualifications or standing of any person whose name has been placed upon any candidate list pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or aid in so doing; (3) wilfully make any false representation concerning any application or examination or concerning the person applying or examined; (4) wilfully or corruptly furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person applying and competing for employment in the classified service; (5) impersonate any other person or permit or aid in any manner any other person to impersonate him in any application, examination or appointment or request to be examined or appointed; or (6) use, represent to use, promise or endeavor to use influence or official or political authority to secure for any person any appointment or prospect of appointment to any position in the classified service.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 35; P.A. 92-165, S. 16, 32.)
History: P.A. 92-165 added language re applications, changed employment or reemployment list to candidate list, deleted language re being tested or certified and added language re applying and competing for employment in the classified service and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-226f. - Pilot program concerning state classifications and examination system.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 5-272 the employer, as defined in subsection (a) of section 5-270, and an employee organization, as defined in subsection (d) of said section 5-270, as the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit, may engage in a pilot program to discuss the state classifications and examination system. Neither party may negotiate pursuant to the provisions of section 5-276a. Any agreement reached by the parties shall be reduced to writing and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 5-278.
(P.A. 96-168, S. 31, 34.)
History: P.A. 96-168 effective July 1, 1996.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-227. - Discrimination prohibited.

No person in the classified service or seeking admission thereto may be appointed, demoted or dismissed or be in any way favored or discriminated against because of his political opinions or affiliations or as the result of a discriminatory employment practice as defined in section 46a-51. No question in any application, questionnaire, examination or other evaluation form used in connection with carrying out the provisions of this chapter may relate to political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant or eligible person on any candidate or reemployment list established and maintained by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 36; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 80-422, S. 49; P.A. 92-165, S. 17, 32.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 80-422 replaced “shall” with “may” and “an unfair employment practice as defined in section 31-126” with “a discriminatory employment practice as defined in section 31-122” (Secs. 31-126 and 31-122 later transferred to Secs. 46a-60 and 46a-51 respectively); P.A. 92-165 added language re application, questionnaire or other evaluation form, deleted reference to competitor and prospective competitor and added reference to applicant, and changed “employment list” to “candidate list”.
Cited. 226 C. 670.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-227a. - Promotion by reclassification of position. Examination for reclassified position not required.

Whenever an employee's position in the classified service is reclassified, the promotion of the employee shall be made without examination provided: (1) The employee meets the minimum qualifications established by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for the career progression level of the reclassified position; (2) the employee has maintained an adequate performance record and has received a satisfactory appraisal on his two most recent consecutive performance evaluations; (3) the employee has worked at his existing level in his current position for a minimum period of six months; and (4) the reclassified position is approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
(P.A. 92-165, S. 18, 32; P.A. 93-274, S. 3, 7; P.A. 96-168, S. 12, 34.)
History: P.A. 93-274 deleted former Subsec. (a)(5) which had required an employee to perform duties in the higher classification for 30 days before being eligible for a promotion by reclassification, renumbering the remaining Subdiv. accordingly, effective June 30, 1993; P.A. 96-168 deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c) which had specified that examinations are not required in certain cases for reclassified positions and that vacancies must be filled from candidate lists at certain career levels, making the former Subsec. (a) the section and provided for conditions of promotion without examination of an employee whose position was reclassified, effective July 1, 1996.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-229. - Time for appointment. Effective date.

An appointing authority, upon receipt of a candidate list for any vacant position in the classified service or upon receiving the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with the provisions of section 5-227b, shall appoint an eligible person from the list in accordance with the provisions of section 5-215a or 5-227b within a reasonable time fixed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, except that appointment of such an eligible person need not be made if the commissioner, upon good cause shown, approves the request of an appointing authority that no appointment be made. Such appointment shall be effective on the date designated by the appointing authority.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 38; P.A. 76-254, S. 4, 11; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 20, 32; P.A. 13-247, S. 361.)
History: P.A. 76-254 deleted requirement that appointments be made within 15 days unless decision made not to make appointment at all; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 92-165 deleted provisions re certification of eligibles for appointment, added language re appointment of an eligible person from a candidate list in accordance with Sec. 5-215a, deleted provisions re inability of appointing authority to make arrangements with a person whose name has been certified to begin work within a reasonable time and made technical changes; P.A. 13-247 added provisions re approval and appointment in accordance with Sec. 5-227b, effective July 1, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-230. - Working test periods.

The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall establish appropriate working test periods of not less than three months nor more than one year for the various classes of positions. Within ten days preceding the termination of the working test period, and at such other times as the commissioner deems appropriate, the appointing authority shall report to the commissioner whether such employee is able and willing to perform his duties in a manner so as to merit permanent appointment. At any time during the working test period, after fair trial, the appointing authority may remove any employee if, in the opinion of such appointing authority, the working test indicates that such employee is unable or unwilling to perform his or her duties so as to merit continuance in such position and shall report such removal to the commissioner. The name of any employee so removed, but who is considered by the commissioner to be suitable for employment in some other department, agency or institution, may be restored to the candidate list if such list is active. For the purposes of this section, any employee who has served part of a working test period in a position in the classified service who is, pursuant to examination, appointed to, and serves part of a working test period in, a position in a higher classification in a field of work directly related to his or her prior position, from which new position he or she is dismissed, shall, at his or her option, be reappointed to the position which such employee first had and his or her service in the working test period for such first position shall be deemed to include the time spent in the working test period for the higher position.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 39; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 21, 32; P.A. 13-247, S. 362.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 92-165 changed “employment list” to “candidate list” and made technical changes; P.A. 13-247 replaced “requires” with “deems appropriate” re other times for report, deleted provision re waiver for reports on certain positions at institutions, added “if such list is active” re restoration of employee's name to candidate list and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013.
Notification to plaintiff of decision to drop her communicated the day after termination of 6-month working test period sufficient. 157 C. 126. Cited. 170 C. 541; 174 C. 271; 176 C. 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-231. - Residence not required, exceptions.

No person shall be required to be a resident of this state in order to be eligible to take any examination, or be eligible for appointment to the classified service, except that the Commissioner of Administrative Services may establish residence requirements for certain classes of positions when it is deemed to be in the best interests of the state.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 40; P.A. 77-614, S. 113, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 22, 32.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services and deleted reference to personnel policy board approval since board's duties transferred to commissioner; P.A. 92-165 deleted “test or”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-232 and 5-232a. - Appointments of noncitizens. Citizenship requirement may be waived.

Sections 5-232 and 5-232a are repealed.
(1967, P.A. 233; 657, S. 41; 1969, P.A. 658, S. 9, 10; 768, S. 63; P.A. 74-166, S. 2, 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-233. - Appointments to unskilled and semiskilled positions.

For positions involving unskilled and semiskilled labor or for positions involving domestic, attending or other housekeeping and custodial services at state institutions or agencies or for other similar classes where the character of the work, or the place of work, makes it impracticable to secure at stated times a sufficient number of applicants to supply the needs of the service, or where it is impracticable to examine and secure such persons from candidate lists with sufficient promptness to supply the needs of the service, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may establish procedures which will permit the registration and, in his discretion, the examination of applicants, singly or in groups, at such times and places as meet the convenience of applicants and needs of the service, without public notice as required in this chapter.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 42; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 79-621, S. 15, 24; P.A. 92-165, S. 23, 32.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 79-621 included unskilled and semiskilled positions in state agencies and replaced specific places for testing various categories of labor with the more general statement “at such times and places as meet the convenience of applicants and needs of the service; P.A. 92-165 changed “test” to “examine” and “eligible lists” to “candidate lists”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-234. - Appointments to training program and following completion of training program. Not applicable to veterans preference.

The Commissioner of Administrative Services may provide for the appointment, with or without examination, of qualified persons in a class in which the incumbent serves for not more than three years in the class as part of an established training program. Any person so appointed to a professional or preprofessional training class may, upon successful completion of the required minimum working test period and training program, be reclassified to a position in the next higher level class for which the training program is established. The provisions of this section shall not apply to sections 5-224 and 7-415 concerning the veterans preference.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 43; 1969, P.A. 658, S. 11; P.A. 76-254, S. 5, 11; P.A. 77-248; 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 92-19; 92-165, S. 24, 32; P.A. 96-168, S. 14, 34; P.A. 14-187, S. 45.)
History: 1969 act added provisions concerning preprofessional classes as entry classes for disadvantaged; P.A. 76-254 divided section into Subsecs. (a) and (b) and deleted provision regarding point credit and other credit for promotional exams in preprofessional classes; P.A. 77-248 amended Subsec. (a) re reassignment to next higher class of training program without examination; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 92-19 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the service requirement from two years to three years; P.A. 92-165 changed “employment list” to “candidate list”, provided that appointments may be made on the basis of such form evaluation as the commissioner may require and made technical changes; P.A. 96-168 deleted former Subsec. (b) re establishment of preprofessional classes and amended former Subsec. (a) to make technical change concerning persons appointed to a professional or preprofessional training class and eliminated requirement of completion of working test period prior to reclassification, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 14-187 deleted “by regulation”, effective June 11, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-236. - Appointments to unclassified service. Return to classified from unclassified service.

(a) An appointing authority, in his discretion, may request from the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of eligible candidates for a position exempt from the classified service and may appoint an employee from such a list.
(b) Any employee in the classified service who has taken or takes a position in the unclassified service and who thereafter is ready to report for duty for a position in the classified service shall be placed on a reemployment list for the appropriate class in which he has attained permanent status for future reemployment when vacancies in the class occur. The order in which names shall be placed on the reemployment list for any class shall be by seniority in state service.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 45; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 79-621, S. 16, 24; P.A. 81-457, S. 3, 4; P.A. 83-195; P.A. 88-9; P.A. 92-165, S. 26, 32; P.A. 12-205, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 79-621 added Subsecs. (c) and (d) re senior civil service and senior civil service board; P.A. 81-457 amended Subsec. (d) to change all references to “senior civil service” to “senior executive service”, to provide each state agency with at least one senior executive service position and to specify that the appointment of an employee to such a position shall not increase the total number of agency positions, also amended Subsec. (c) to change all references to “senior civil service” to “senior executive service”, also amended Subsec. (b) to require that performance appraisals be used in determining compensation according to the provisions of Sec. 5-210(d) rather than “within the limits of approved salary schedules” and to delete provision requiring director of personnel and labor relations to report to various general assembly committees on the administration of the management incentive program; P.A. 83-195 amended Subsec. (d) to increase from five to six the number of members on the senior executive service board, requiring that three, instead of two, members shall be appointed by the state and that one shall be a managerial employee, and to allow the offices of the treasurer, secretary of the state, comptroller and attorney general to establish senior executive service positions; P.A. 88-9 amended Subsec. (c) to provide that participants in the senior executive service have the right to return to a classified position at their former level in any state agency and that if no such position is available, the employee shall return to his former agency and added Subsec. (d)(5) to provide for reassignment of unfilled positions; P.A. 92-165 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 12-205 deleted former Subsec. (c) re appointment to senior executive service and former Subsec. (d) re Senior Executive Service Board, effective July 1, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-237a. - Salary Review Committee.

Section 5-237a is repealed.
(P.A. 78-231, S. 9, 10; P.A. 83-90; P.A. 85-510, S. 32, 35; P.A. 87-456, S. 5, 6.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-237b. - Quality Control Committee. Membership. Duties.

Section 5-237b is repealed, effective July 1, 2012.
(P.A. 84-480, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-510, S. 33, 35; P.A. 86-188, S. 1, 2; P.A. 12-205, S. 25.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-238. - Hours of work in Executive Department.

The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for establishing and maintaining uniform and equitable hours of work required of all employees in the Executive Department, which regulations shall be approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. The number of hours any employee shall be required to be on duty each day or in any week or month shall be uniform for all whose positions are allocated to the same class unless specifically otherwise provided by action of the commissioner and recorded in his office, together with the reason for each such exception, but the hours for different classes may be different. A copy of such regulations, when issued, shall be furnished to each department, agency or institution for the guidance of appointing authorities and their employees. Where work requirements cannot be met by the establishment of regular work schedules, the commissioner may designate positions or classes as unscheduled, provided, over a period of not more than eight weeks, no employee serving in a position designated as unscheduled shall average more than five workdays and thirty-five hours per week per period.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 47; 1969, P.A. 658, S. 12; 1971, P.A. 850, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 115, 610; P.A. 13-247, S. 365.)
History: 1969 act added provisions governing unscheduled positions or classes to meet work requirements; 1971 act substituted “executive department” for “classified service”; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board and personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services and required that regulations be approved by secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 13-247 replaced “issue” with “adopt” and added reference to Ch. 54, effective July 1, 2013.
Cited. 162 C. 334.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-238a. - Hours of persons employed in state parks during summer months.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, or of any regulation promulgated thereunder, there shall be no limitation on the number of hours worked per week by persons temporarily employed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to work in state parks during the months of June to October and such persons shall be compensated for each hour of such service at a basic hourly rate.
(1969, P.A. 368, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 201; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced state park and forest commission with commissioner of environmental protection; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-238b. - Hours of meat and poultry inspectors.

Section 5-238b is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.
(P.A. 73-478, S. 1, 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 391.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 5 - State Employees › Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act › Section 5-239. - Transfers.

The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall provide by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 for the transfer of employees from a position of a given class to another position in the same or a comparable class either within the same department, agency or institution or from one department, agency or institution to another. The commissioner shall also provide by regulation for the periodical or occasional transfer of employees for a period not exceeding six months, to bring about the better distribution of persons in the service, to effect economies, to make available extra stenographic, clerical, messenger or other service needed for short periods or to provide training sought by employees or required by appointing authorities. When any department, agency or institution needs additional employees for a short period, it shall notify the commissioner, who shall so far as possible arrange for the temporary assignment of such additional employees on the basis of a temporary transfer. No person shall be transferred from a position in the unclassified service to a position in the classified service unless the person is eligible for selection from a candidate list in accordance with the provisions of section 5-215a.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 48; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 67, 610; P.A. 87-253, S. 2; P.A. 92-165, S. 28, 32; P.A. 94-193, S. 3; P.A. 13-247, S. 366.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner and personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-253 allowed the transfer of employees by the commissioner of administrative services to positions in a comparable class rather than the same class or grade; P.A. 92-165 deleted prohibition on transfer without the consent of the appointing authorities, deleted requirement that a person transferred from the unclassified to the classified service must have obtained a position on the proper eligible list, added requirement that a person transferred from the unclassified to the classified service must be eligible for selection from a candidate list in accordance with Sec. 5-215a and made technical changes; P.A. 94-193 added “the same or” to a reference regarding comparable class of personnel eligible for transfer; P.A. 13-247 added reference to Ch. 54 re adoption of regulations, effective July 1, 2013.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.