Connecticut SB 350: AN ACT INCREASING THE PER DIEM RATE FOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS AND COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION.

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General Assembly  
Raised Bill No. 350  
February Session, 2026 
 
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Referred    to     Committee    on     LABOR    AND     PUBLIC 
EMPLOYEES  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(LAB)  
 
 
 
AN ACT INCREASING THE PER DIEM RATE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS AND COMPENSATION FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION.  
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Subsection  (a)  of  section  31-102  of  the  general  statutes  is 1 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2 
1, 2026): 3 
(a)   There   shall   continue   to   be   in   the   Labor   Department   the 4 
Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations, which shall be composed of 5 
three members. On or before June first in the odd-numbered years, as 6 
the  term  of  each  member  expires,  the  Governor  shall,  with  the  advice 7 
and consent of the General Assembly, appoint a successor to serve for a 8 
term of six years. Each member of the board shall have been an elector 9 
in this state for at least one year next preceding his appointment. Any 10 
member may be removed by the Governor for cause shown in a public 11 
hearing after the accused has been given a copy of the charges made and 12 
has had an opportunity to answer such charges. The Governor shall fill 13 
any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term. No member shall 14 

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receive a salary but each member shall be paid [one hundred fifty] three 15 
hundred dollars  in  lieu  of  expenses  for  each  day  during  which  he  is 16 
engaged in the duties of the board. The offices of the board shall be in 17 
the  department  at  Wethersfield.  The  board  is  authorized  to  hold 18 
hearings at any place in this state. Subject to the provisions of chapter 19 
67, the board shall appoint such employees, including an assistant to the 20 
agent, for such periods as may be necessary to carry out the work of the 21 
board and the provisions of this chapter without undue delay. All files, 22 
records  and  documents  accumulated  by  the  board  shall  be  kept  in 23 
offices  provided  by  the  department.  All  decisions  shall  be  made  by  a 24 
majority of the board and a copy shall be filed with the commissioner. 25 
As  provided  in  section  4-60  and  more  frequently  if  required  by  the 26 
governor, the board shall make a written report to the Governor, a copy 27 
of which shall be filed with the commissioner. 28 
Sec.  2.  Section  31-98  of  the  general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the 29 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 30 
(a) The  panel,  or  its  single  member  if  sitting  in  accordance  with 31 
section 31-93, may, in its discretion and with the consent of the parties, 32 
issue an oral decision immediately upon conclusion of the proceedings. 33 
If the decision is to be in writing, it shall be signed, within fifteen days, 34 
by a majority of the members of the panel or by the single member so 35 
sitting, and the decision shall state such details as will clearly show the 36 
nature of the decision and the points disposed of by the panel. Where 37 
the decision is in writing, one copy thereof shall be filed by the panel in 38 
the office of the town clerk in the town where the controversy arose and 39 
one  copy  shall  be  given  to  each  of  the  parties  to  the  controversy.  The 40 
panel   or   single   member   which   has   rendered   an   oral   decision 41 
immediately upon conclusion of the proceedings shall submit a written 42 
copy of the decision to each party within fifteen days from the issuance 43 
of  such  oral  decision.  In  all  cases  where  a  decision  is  rendered  orally 44 
from  the  bench,  the  secretary  shall  cause  such  oral  decision  to  be 45 
transcribed, approved by the panel or single member as applicable and 46 
filed with the records of the board proceedings. 47 

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(b) Upon the conclusion of the proceedings, each member of the panel 48 
shall  receive [three  hundred  twenty-five] five  hundred dollars  and  a 49 
panel   member   who   prepares   a   written   decision   shall   receive   an 50 
additional [five hundred] one thousand dollars, or the single member, 51 
if sitting in accordance with section 31-93, shall receive [three hundred 52 
twenty-five] five  hundred dollars,  provided  if  the  proceedings  extend 53 
beyond one day, each member shall receive [three hundred twenty-five] 54 
five hundred dollars for each additional day beyond the first day, and 55 
provided  further  no  proceeding  may  be  extended  beyond  two  days 56 
without  the  prior  approval  of  the  Labor  Commissioner  for  each  such 57 
additional day. 58 
(c) Upon the conclusion of an executive panel session, each member 59 
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