(a) There shall be an Employees' Review Board consisting of seven members, at least one of whom shall be an attorney with experience in administrative or labor law. Each member first appointed on or after July 1, 1987, shall have substantial current experience as an impartial arbitrator of labor-management disputes. On or after January 1, 1980, the Governor shall appoint five persons to serve as members of the board for terms of three years from January 1, 1980, or until their successors are appointed. On or after January 1, 1983, and quadrennially thereafter, the Governor shall appoint five persons to serve as members of the board for terms of four years from the first day of January preceding such appointment or until their successors are appointed. On or after July 1, 1987, and quadrennially thereafter, the Governor shall appoint two persons to serve as members of the board for terms of four years from the first day of July preceding such appointment or until their successors are appointed. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. No member of the board shall be an employee of the state. The Governor shall designate one member of the board to serve as chairperson. The Governor shall fill any vacancy in the membership of the board for the unexpired portion of a term and may remove any member as provided in section 4-12. Each member of the board shall be paid at the prevailing rate as approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for each day of service in lieu of expenses and shall hold office until a successor is appointed. A quorum of the board shall consist of three members. The board shall be within the Department of Administrative Services for administrative purposes only.
(b) The board shall hear and act upon appeals filed with it in accordance with section 5-202. The board, or any three of its members designated by the board, may serve as a hearing panel and render a decision. The board or hearing panel shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations, certify to all official acts, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records, papers and documents and to make investigations and hold hearings concerning any appeal presented to the board in accordance with this chapter or regulations issued pursuant thereto. Hearings shall be open to the public except that a hearing panel may conduct a closed hearing upon request of the aggrieved employee. The board shall adopt as a regulation, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, rules of procedure for hearings.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 10; P.A. 79-621, S. 6, 24; P.A. 87-456, S. 1, 6.)
History: P.A. 79-621 replaced personnel appeal board with employees' review board, increased membership from five to nine, specified qualifications for members, revised appointment procedure, clarified powers and duties re hearings and placed board within department of administrative services for administrative purposes; P.A. 87-456 increased membership on the board from five to seven members, required members appointed after July 1, 1987, to have experience as an impartial arbitrator, limited members to no more than two consecutive terms, and provided that members shall be paid at the prevailing rate as determined by the commissioner of administrative services and the secretary of the office of policy and management.
See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Cited. 170 C. 541; 177 C. 344; 231 C. 391; 239 C. 638; 240 C. 246.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 67 - State Personnel Act
Section 5-193. - Short title: State Personnel Act.
Section 5-194. - Construction and administration.
Section 5-195. - Merit principles to be observed.
Section 5-197. - Offices in state service to be classified; exceptions.
Section 5-198. - Positions exempt from classified service.
Section 5-199. - Personnel Division of Department of Administrative Services. Deputy commissioner.
Section 5-199c. - Human resources strategic plan.
Section 5-199d. - Role of regional community-technical colleges in training for state employees.
Section 5-200b. - Reclassification of state employees by Commissioner of Administrative Services.
Section 5-200c. - Elimination of wage inequities in state service.
Section 5-200d. - Automated personnel system.
Section 5-201. - Employees' Review Board.
Section 5-201a. - Relation of Personnel Appeal Board to the department.
Section 5-202. - Individual and group appeals.
Section 5-203. - Reports to Commissioner of Administrative Services of personnel changes.
Section 5-204. - Report to Governor.
Section 5-205. - Administration of oaths, issuance of subpoenas.
Section 5-206. - Position classifications.
Section 5-206a. - Establishment of position classification series for marital and family therapists.
Section 5-207. - Use of classification titles and codes.
Section 5-207a. - Requirements for positions with exposure to federal tax information.
Section 5-208. - Compensation schedules.
Section 5-209. - Compensation for performance of duties of higher job classification.
Section 5-209a. - General worker. Work experience credit for out-of-class work.
Section 5-212. - Salary not to exceed salary range.
Section 5-212a. - Compensation schedules adjustments.
Section 5-215. - Study of need for existing positions.
Section 5-215a. - Filling of vacancies from candidate lists.
Section 5-217. - Effective period of candidate lists.
Section 5-218. - Examinations; notices.
Section 5-219. - Form of examinations. Fees.
Section 5-219a. - Volunteer experience considered.
Section 5-220. - Conduct of examinations.
Section 5-221. - Rejection of applicants.
Section 5-221a. - Appeal from rejection of application for admission to examination.
Section 5-222. - Unassembled examinations for certain professional positions. Regulations.
Section 5-223. - Rating of examinations.
Section 5-224. - Credit for military service on examinations held for original appointments.
Section 5-225. - Notice of final earned ratings on examinations. Right of inspection. Appeals.
Section 5-226. - Corrupt practices in relation to applications, examinations and appointments.
Section 5-226f. - Pilot program concerning state classifications and examination system.
Section 5-227. - Discrimination prohibited.
Section 5-227b. - Waiver of examinations. Delegation of authority to recruit. Audit of recruitments.
Section 5-229. - Time for appointment. Effective date.
Section 5-230. - Working test periods.
Section 5-231. - Residence not required, exceptions.
Section 5-232 and 5-232a. - Appointments of noncitizens. Citizenship requirement may be waived.
Section 5-233. - Appointments to unskilled and semiskilled positions.
Section 5-235. - Provisional, temporary, emergency and intermittent appointments.
Section 5-237. - Service ratings. Performance appraisals.
Section 5-237a. - Salary Review Committee.
Section 5-237b. - Quality Control Committee. Membership. Duties.
Section 5-238. - Hours of work in Executive Department.
Section 5-238a. - Hours of persons employed in state parks during summer months.
Section 5-238b. - Hours of meat and poultry inspectors.
Section 5-241. - Order of layoffs. Notice. Placement on reemployment list.
Section 5-242. - Appointment and tenure of teachers in state institution schools.
Section 5-243. - Resignations. Reemployment of retired employees.
Section 5-245. - Workweek. Overtime pay.
Section 5-246. - State police workweek. Work for highway contractors.
Section 5-247a. - Payment for accumulated sick leave for retiring state teachers.
Section 5-247b. - Sick leave. Use by blind or disabled employees for assistance dog training.
Section 5-248. - Leaves of absence. Reinstatement upon withdrawal of resignation.
Section 5-248a. - Family and medical leave from employment.
Section 5-248b. - Regulations. Family and medical leave from employment.
Section 5-248c. - Voluntary schedule reduction program.
Section 5-248i. - Telecommuting and work-at-home programs.
Section 5-248j. - Participation in Big Brothers and Big Sisters program.
Section 5-248k. - Paid leave for organ donation.
Section 5-250. - Vacations. Personal leave.
Section 5-251. - Accrual of sick leave and vacation credits while receiving compensation.
Section 5-252. - Payment for accrued vacation time on leaving state service.
Section 5-253. - Payment for extra hours of work and accumulated vacation allowance on death.
Section 5-257. - Group life insurance.
Section 5-257a. - Continuation of group life insurance for certain teachers at E. O. Smith School.
Section 5-258. - Group Insurance Commission.
Section 5-259a. - Competitive selection.
Section 5-259b. - Continuation of health insurance for former members of General Assembly.
Section 5-259c. - Health insurance for employees of state system of public higher education.
Section 5-259g. - Persons ineligible for special enrollment periods.
Section 5-260. - Deduction of organization dues.
Section 5-260a. - Deduction of contributions to nonprofit organizations.
Section 5-261. - Deduction of credit union savings.
Section 5-262. - State Employee Campaign. Deduction of contributions. Regulations.
Section 5-263. - Suggestion awards.
Section 5-263a. - Suggestion awards program.
Section 5-264b. - Dependent care spending account program.
Section 5-264c. - Treatment of funds deposited in dependent care spending account program.
Section 5-264d. - Flexible health care spending account program.
Section 5-265. - Special training courses for state employees. Exchange of employees.
Section 5-266. - Political activity.
Section 5-266b. - Permitted activity.
Section 5-266c. - Regulations.
Section 5-266d. - Dismissal or suspension of employee. Appeal.
Section 5-267. - Officers, appointing authorities and employees to comply with law.
Section 5-269. - Transfer of certain employees to Labor Department.