Labor and Public Employees Committee

MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, February 28, 2013

2:00 PM in Room 1B of the LOB

I. CONVENE MEETING

II. REMARKS BY THE CHAIRS

III. PROPOSED BILLS TO BE DRAFTED AS COMMITTEE BILLS

1. Proposed S.B. No. 54 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR LOW-INCOME PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS. (LAB)

2. Proposed S.B. No. 159 AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYEE PRIVACY. (LAB)

3. Proposed S.B. No. 188 AN ACT CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. (LAB)

4. Proposed S.B. No. 349 AN ACT CONCERNING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES AND WRITTEN JOB ORDERS. (LAB)

5. Proposed S.B. No. 704 AN ACT CONCERNING RETIREMENT DEFINITIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES AND PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES RELATING TO THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT FUND. (LAB)

6. Proposed S.B. No. 732 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS AND THE CHRONICALLY UNEMPLOYED. (LAB)

7. Proposed H.B. No. 5441 AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES TO ENROLL IN THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. (PD,LAB)

8. Proposed H.B. No. 5533 AN ACT CONCERNING THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTION RATE. (PD,LAB)

9. Proposed H.B. No. 5686 AN ACT CONCERNING MINIMUM BASE PERIOD WAGES AND ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. (LAB)

10. Proposed H.B. No. 5703 AN ACT ELIMINATING LONGEVITY PAYMENTS FOR ALL STATE EMPLOYEES. (LAB)

11. Proposed H.B. No. 6145 AN ACT CONCERNING EXPANSION OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM. (LAB)

12. Proposed H.B. No. 6151 AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. (LAB)

IV. REVIEW BILLS FOR FINAL ACTION

1. S.B. No. 387 (RAISED) AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM FAIR WAGE. (JFS)

2. S.B. No. 823 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING SEVERE MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL IMPAIRMENT AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE. (JFS)

3. H.B. No. 5713 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF LABOR HISTORY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM. (JFS)

4. H.B. No. 5756 (RAISED) AN ACT REQUIRING THE STANDARD WAGE BE PAID TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF EMPLOYERS WHO RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES. (JFS)