Connecticut HB 5236: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS UNDER THE STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5236
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1401

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION

Introduced by:
(TRA)

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKPLACE HEALTH, SAFETY AND
VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT WORKERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) (1) There is established 1
a Public Transit Workplace Health, Safety and Violence Prevention 2
Committee, which shall be in the Department of Transportation for 3
administrative purposes only. The committee shall consist of (A) two 4
public transit bus operators from each transit district formed under 5
chapter 103a of the general statutes appointed pursuant to subdivision 6
(2) of this subsection, and (B) two representatives of management from 7
each transit district appointed by the board of directors of such transit 8
district. The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 9
designee, shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the committee. 10
(2) If public transit bus operators employed by a transit district are 11
members of a collective bargaining unit, the employee organization 12
designated as the exclusive bargaining representative for such unit shall 13
appoint the two public transit bus operators to such committee. If public 14
transit bus operators are not members of a collective bargaining unit, 15

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the public transit bus operators appointed to such committee shall be 16
selected through a process determined by the public transit bus 17
operators employed in such transit district. 18
(3) All initial appointments to the committee shall be made not later 19
than November 1, 2026, and shall terminate on October 31, 2028, 20
regardless of when the initial appointment was made. Any member of 21
the committee may serve more than one term. 22
(4) The committee shall have two cochairpersons, one of whom shall 23
be a public transit bus operator elected by the members of the committee 24
who are public transit bus operators, and one of whom shall be elected 25
by members of the committee who are representatives of management 26
from transit districts. 27
(b) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 28
designee, shall select two acting cochairpersons of the committee from 29
its members for the purpose of organizing the first committee meeting, 30
one of whom shall be a public transit bus operator and one of whom 31
shall be a representative of the management of a transit district. Such 32
acting cochairpersons shall schedule and convene the first meeting, 33
which shall be held not later than December 1, 2026. During the first 34
meeting of the committee, (1) the members of the committee who are 35
public transit bus operators shall appoint, by majority vote, a permanent 36
cochairperson who is a public transit bus operator, and (2) the members 37
of the committee who represent the management of a transit district 38
shall appoint, by majority vote, a permanent cochairperson who 39
represents the management of a transit district. 40
(c) Appointed members of the committee shall serve for two-year 41
terms which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as 42
provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section. Members 43
shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. 44
(d) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any 45
vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the 46

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balance of the unexpired term. 47
(e) The Department of Transportation shall assist the committee in 48
carrying out the committee's duties by posting on the department's 49
Internet web site records related to the committee's responsibilities, 50
including, but not limited to, the committee's meeting schedule, agenda, 51
minutes, plans and reports. 52
(f) The committee shall meet in person at least once a month and at 53
such other times as the cochairpersons deem necessary. A majority of 54
the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the 55
transaction of any business. Decisions of the committee shall be made 56
by majority vote of the members present at any meeting. 57
(g) The committee shall have the following powers and duties: (1) 58
Adopt, review and revise as necessary a workplace health, safety and 59
violence protection plan pursuant to subsections (h) and (i) of this 60
section; (2) obtain from any executive department, board, commission 61
or other agency of the state such assistance and data as necessary and 62
available to carry out the purposes of this section; (3) accept any gift, 63
donation or bequest for the purpose of performing the duties described 64
in this section; and (4) perform such other acts as may be necessary and 65
appropriate to carry out the duties described in this section. 66
(h) Not later than January 1, 2028, th