Connecticut SB 247: AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.

Bill Text

Senate Bill No. 247

Public Act No. 26-109

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 4-40b of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026):
(a) For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any
department, board, council, commission, institution or other executive
branch agency of state government, including, but not limited to, each
constituent unit and each public institution of higher education. On and
after October 1, [2018] 2026, no state agency shall make a payment in
excess of fifty thousand dollars to an employee resigning or retiring
from employment with such state agency for the purposes of avoiding
costs associated with potential litigation or pursuant to a
nondisparagement agreement or pursuant to any other agreement that
prohibits an employee from working while continuing to be paid the
employee's regular salary and benefits, unless such payment (1) is made
for administrative leave authorized by the Office of Labor Relations
pending a disciplinary investigation, (2) is made pursuant to [(1)] (A) a
settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General on behalf of
the state agency, [or (2)] (B) an authorization by the Governor pursuant
to section 3-7, (C) a collective bargaining agreement such employee is

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subject to, or (D) an employment contract, or (3) is otherwise required
by state or federal law.
(b) No settlement agreement, [or] nondisparagement agreement or
other agreement, as described in subsection (a) of this section, may
prohibit an employee from making a complaint or providing
information in accordance with section 4-61dd or sections 4-276 to 4-280,
inclusive.
Sec. 2. Section 4-37f of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2026, and applicable to any agreement entered into or renewed on or after
said date):
The executive authority of each state agency for which a foundation
is established shall, in accordance with a policy adopted by the board of
trustees of the constituent unit for each state agency which is a
constituent unit or which is a public institution of higher education
under the jurisdiction of the constituent unit, ensure that, or the
executive authority of each state agency for which a foundation is
established for the principal purpose of coordinated emergency
recovery shall ensure that:
(1) The foundation [shall have] has a governing board to oversee its
operation;
(2) If the state agency is a constituent unit, the following persons
[shall] serve as nonvoting members of the governing board of the
foundation unless the bylaws of the foundation provide that they be
voting members: The executive authority of the constituent unit, or [his]
such executive authority's designee, a student enrolled at an institution
under the jurisdiction of the constituent unit, who [shall be] is elected
by the students enrolled at the institutions under the jurisdiction of the
constituent unit, and a member of the faculty of any such institution,

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who [shall be] is elected by the faculty of the institutions under the
jurisdiction of the constituent unit. Elections pursuant to this
subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with procedures for such
elections established by the board of trustees of the constituent unit;
(3) If the constituent unit is the Connecticut State Community College
or the Connecticut State University System, the purposes of the
foundation [shall be] are limited to providing funding for (A)
scholarships or other direct student financial aid, and (B) programs,
services or activities at one or more of the institutions within its
jurisdiction;
(4) If the state agency is a public institution of higher education, the
following persons [shall] serve as nonvoting members of the governing
board of the foundation unless the bylaws of the foundation provide
that they be voting members: The executive authority of the institution,
or [his] such executive authority's designee, a student enrolled at the
institution, who [shall be] is elected by the students enrolled in the
institution, and a member of the faculty of the institution, who [shall be]
is elected by the faculty of the institution. Elections pursuant to this
subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with procedures for such
elections established by the governing board of the constituent unit
which has jurisdiction over the institution;
(5) The governing board of the foundation [shall] annually [file] files
with the state agency an updated list of the members and officers of such
board;
(6) The salaries, benefits and expenses of officers and employees of
the foundation [shall be] are paid solely by the foundation,