Connecticut HB 5506: AN ACT REQUIRING CULTURAL EDUCATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS.

Bill Text

LCO No. 2469 1 of 2

General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5506
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2469

Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Introduced by:
(PD)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES OF
TRANSIT DISTRICTS FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE FAMILY
AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (10) of section 31-51kk of the 2026 supplement 1
to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(10) "Municipality" [has the same meaning as provided in section 7-4
245] means any metropolitan district, town, consolidated town and city, 5
consolidated town and borough, city, borough, village, fire and sewer 6
district, sewer district, transit district and each municipal organization 7
having authority to levy and collect taxes; 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 31-51kk(10)

Raised Bill No. 5506

LCO No. 2469 2 of 2

Statement of Purpose:
To specify that employees of transit districts are municipal employees
exempt from certain provisions of the state family and medical leave act.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]