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.
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.