Connecticut Chapter67 — State Personnel Act (contains Secs. 5-193 to 5-269)
- Sec. 5-193. Short title: State Personnel Act.
- Sec. 5-194. Construction and administration.
- Sec. 5-195. Merit principles to be observed.
- Sec. 5-196. Definitions.
- Secs. 5-196a and 5-196b. "Commissioner" and "department" defined. "Personnel Commissioner" and "Personnel Department", terminology change.
- Sec. 5-197. Offices in state service to be classified; exceptions.
- Sec. 5-198. Positions exempt from classified service.
- Sec. 5-199. Personnel Division of Department of Administrative Services. Deputy commissioner.
- Secs. 5-199a and 5-199b. Bureaus established. Deputy commissioners; qualifications; appointment; powers. Exempt positions.
- Sec. 5-199c. Human resources strategic plan.
- Sec. 5-199d. Role of regional community-technical colleges in training for state employees.
- Sec. 5-200. State personnel and employment policies. Powers and duties of the Commissioner of Administrative Services. Regulations. Personnel administration services for municipalities or other political subdivisions of the state.
- Sec. 5-200a. Job evaluations in classified and unclassified state service. Evaluation committees. Rating of jobs. Advisory committee. Modification of compensation. Reports to General Assembly. Exclusion of certain unclassified positions.
- Sec. 5-200b. Reclassification of state employees by Commissioner of Administrative Services.
- Sec. 5-200c. Elimination of wage inequities in state service.
- Sec. 5-200d. Automated personnel system.
- Sec. 5-201. Employees' Review Board.
- Sec. 5-201a. Relation of Personnel Appeal Board to the department.
- Sec. 5-202. Individual and group appeals.
- Sec. 5-203. Reports to Commissioner of Administrative Services of personnel changes.
- Sec. 5-204. Report to Governor.
- Sec. 5-205. Administration of oaths, issuance of subpoenas.
- Sec. 5-206. Position classifications.
- Sec. 5-206a. Establishment of position classification series for marital and family therapists.
- Sec. 5-207. Use of classification titles and codes.
- Sec. 5-208. Compensation schedules.
- Sec. 5-208a. Compensation by more than one agency restricted. Multiple job assignments within same agency restricted.
- Sec. 5-209. Compensation for performance of duties of higher job classification.
- Sec. 5-210. Annual salary increases; lump-sum payments; state incentive plans for managerial or confidential employees.
- Secs. 5-210a, 5-210b and 5-211. Employee anniversary dates for fiscal 1975-76. Payment of partial increments for fiscal 1975-76. Meritorious service award; exceptions.
- Sec. 5-212. Salary not to exceed salary range.
- Sec. 5-212a. Compensation schedules adjustments.
- Sec. 5-213. Longevity payments.
- Secs. 5-213a and 5-213b. Salary increase for managerial employees in lieu of longevity payments. Conferring of benefits upon managerial or confidential employees and appointed officials not included in collective bargaining units.
- Sec. 5-214. Creation of new positions and filling of vacancies subject to certification by Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or designee.
- Sec. 5-215. Study of need for existing positions.
- Sec. 5-215a. Filling of vacancies from candidate lists.
- Sec. 5-216. Establishment of candidate lists. Continuous recruitment.
- Sec. 5-217. Effective period of candidate lists.
- Sec. 5-218. Examinations; notices.
- Sec. 5-219. Character of examinations. Qualifications for admission.
- Sec. 5-219a. Volunteer experience considered. Analysis of personnel hirings.
- Sec. 5-220. Conduct of examinations.
- Sec. 5-221. Rejection of applicants.
- Sec. 5-221a. Appeal from rejection of application for admission to examination.
- Sec. 5-222. Unassembled examinations for certain professional positions. Regulations.
- Sec. 5-223. Rating of examinations.
- Sec. 5-224. Credit for military service on examinations held for original appointments.
- Sec. 5-225. Notice of final earned ratings on examinations. Right of inspection. Appeals.
- Sec. 5-226. Corrupt practices in relation to applications, examinations and appointments.
- Secs. 5-226a to 5-226e.
- Sec. 5-226f. Pilot program concerning state classifications and examination system.
- Sec. 5-227. Discrimination prohibited.
- Sec. 5-227a. Promotion by reclassification of position. Examination for reclassified position not required.
- Sec. 5-227b. Waiver of promotional examination in the case of five or fewer applicants.
- Sec. 5-228. Promotional appointments. Original appointments. Hiring protected class members. Sex discrimination.
- Sec. 5-229. Time for appointment. Effective date.
- Sec. 5-230. Working test periods.
- Sec. 5-231. Residence not required, exceptions.
- Secs. 5-232 and 5-232a. Appointments of noncitizens. Citizenship requirement may be waived.
- Sec. 5-233. Appointments to unskilled and semiskilled positions.
- Sec. 5-234. Appointments to training program and following completion of training program. Not applicable to veterans preference.
- Sec. 5-235. Provisional, temporary, emergency and intermittent appointments.
- Sec. 5-236. Appointments to unclassified service. Return to classified from unclassified service. Senior executive service. Senior Executive Service Board.
- Sec. 5-237. Service standards and ratings.
- Sec. 5-237a. Salary Review Committee.
- Sec. 5-237b. Quality Control Committee. Membership. Duties.
- Sec. 5-238. Hours of work in Executive Department.
- Sec. 5-238a. Hours of persons employed in state parks during summer months.
- Sec. 5-238b. Hours of meat and poultry inspectors.
- Sec. 5-239. Transfers.
- Sec. 5-239a. Assignment of permanent state employees of the executive branch by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
- Sec. 5-240. Reprimand, suspension, demotion, dismissal. Layoffs.
- Sec. 5-241. Order of layoffs. Notice. Placement on reemployment list.
- Sec. 5-242. Appointment and tenure of teachers in state institution schools.
- Sec. 5-243. Resignations. Reemployment of retired employees.
- Sec. 5-244. Transfer or separation from service because of infirmities.
- Sec. 5-245. Workweek. Overtime pay.
- Sec. 5-246. State police workweek. Work for highway contractors.
- Sec. 5-247. Sick leave. Credit on reemployment. Collection of benefits while otherwise employed on full-time basis prohibited.
- Sec. 5-247a. Payment for accumulated sick leave for retiring state teachers.
- Sec. 5-248. Leaves of absence. Reinstatement upon withdrawal of resignation.
- Sec. 5-248a. Family and medical leave from employment.
- Sec. 5-248b. Regulations. Family and medical leave from employment.
- Sec. 5-248c. Voluntary schedule reduction program.
- Secs. 5-248d to 5-248h.
- Sec. 5-248i. Telecommuting and work-at-home programs.
- Sec. 5-248j. Participation in Big Brothers and Big Sisters program.
- Sec. 5-249. Leave for volunteer fire, ambulance, specialized disaster relief and canine search and rescue services.
- Sec. 5-250. Vacations. Personal leave.
- Sec. 5-251. Accrual of sick leave and vacation credits while receiving compensation.
- Sec. 5-252. Payment for accrued vacation time on leaving state service.
- Sec. 5-253. Payment for extra hours of work and accumulated vacation allowance on death.
- Sec. 5-254. Holidays.
- Sec. 5-255. Reinstatement of state employees after service in armed forces. Term of employment to include military service.
- Sec. 5-256. Service to counties, agricultural extension offices, state college bookstores, Hartford Bridge Authority and municipal courts included in term of state service.
- Sec. 5-257. Group life insurance.
- Sec. 5-257a. Continuation of group life insurance for certain teachers at E.O. Smith School.
- Sec. 5-258. Group Insurance Commission.
- Sec. 5-259. Hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan. Eligibility. Coverage for other groups under plan.
- Sec. 5-259a. Competitive selection.
- Sec. 5-259b. Continuation of health insurance for former members of General Assembly.
- Sec. 5-259c. Health insurance for employees of state system of public higher education.
- Sec. 5-259d. Continuation of health insurance, leave of absence, for state employees called to active service in the armed forces for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle, related emergency or military operations whose mission was changed as a result of the attacks of September 11, 2001, federal or state action in support of the federal Department of Homeland Security's Operation Liberty Shield, military operations authorized by the President that entail military action against Iraq, or federal or state action to combat terrorism within the United States.
- Sec. 5-260. Deduction of organization dues.
- Sec. 5-260a. Deduction of contributions to nonprofit organizations.
- Sec. 5-261. Deduction of credit union savings.
- Sec. 5-262. State Employee Campaign. Deduction of contributions. Regulations.
- Sec. 5-263. Suggestion awards.
- Sec. 5-263a. Suggestion awards program.
- Sec. 5-264. Section 403(b) annuities for state employees. Purchase of shares of an investment company for state employees.
- Sec. 5-264a. Deferred compensation plan for state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the state. Administration.
- Sec. 5-264b. Dependent care spending account program.
- Sec. 5-264c. Treatment of funds deposited in dependent care spending account program.
- Sec. 5-264d. Flexible health care spending account program.
- Sec. 5-264e. Treatment of funds deposited pursuant to the flexible health care spending account program.
- Sec. 5-265. Special training courses for state employees. Exchange of employees.
- Sec. 5-266. Political activity.
- Sec. 5-266a. Political activities of classified state employees and Judicial Department employees. Candidacy for office. Leave of absence or resignation upon taking elective office.
- Sec. 5-266b. Permitted activity.
- Sec. 5-266c. Regulations.
- Sec. 5-266d. Dismissal or suspension of employee. Appeal.
- Sec. 5-267. Officers, appointing authorities and employees to comply with law.
- Sec. 5-268. Penalty.
- Sec. 5-269. Transfer of certain employees to Labor Department.