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- LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES COMMITTEETHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 20112:00 P.M. in Room 2A of the LOB-- PUBLIC HEARING--HB 5464 STATE EMPLOYEES AND VIOLENCE AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE.
- The bill has died for the 2010 Legislative Session. Next try 2011.
- HB 5285 was referred to the Committee on Government Administration and Elections.
- The LAB vote was 10-0 to move the bill out of committee. Support and opposition for the bill can be read here.
- A public hearing for HB 5285 was held on March 2 by the Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (LAB)
- The first bill introduced in 2010 is HB 5285 "AN ACT CONCERNING STATE EMPLOYEES AND VIOLENCE AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE"
- Features of the bill:
- - abusive conduct (the Workplace Bullying Institute definition) between state employees only
- designated state agencies will monitor the frequency of incidents reported as well as the outcomes of any subsequent investigations
- if the budget permits after one year, policies and procedures for resolving complaints about abusive conduct (bullying) shall be developed by designated state agencies
- - abusive conduct (the Workplace Bullying Institute definition) between state employees only
- Read the text of the short bill
Connecticut was the 12th state to introduce the Healthy Workplace Bill
Save the date: Bully, Bullied, Bystander: Trends and New Directions on March 5 and March 6 will begin with keynote speaker Barbara Greenberg at 10am, followed by a panel presentation. The panel will include Katherine Hermes on the Healthy Workplace Bill, two other panelists - one speaking on LGBT and the other on cyber bullying. Sponsored by Fairfield County Women's Center, Norwalk Community College, West Campus 188 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854
2011 Legislative Session
2010 News
Sponsors
Sponsors
| Name | Branch | Party | Phone | Website | |
| House Rep. Roberta Willis |
House | D | 1-800-842-8267 | Roberta.Willis@cga.ct.gov | Here |
| Sen. Edith Prague |
Senate | D | 1-800-842-1420 | Prague@senatedems.ct.gov | Here |
Bill History
2010
HB 5285 was introduced and called for designated state agencies to monitor the frequency of incidents reported as well as the outcomes of any subsequent investigations and if the budget permits after one year, policies and procedures for resolving complaints about abusive conduct (bullying) shall be developed. 5285 is not the HWB.
2009
The Healthy Workplace Bill was not introduced in 2009. Instead, HB 6188 was introduced. It simply calls and directs the Commissioner of Administrative Services to establish policies and procedures for preventing, reporting, evaluating and investigating complaints of abusive conduct occurring in the workplace between state employees by Jan. 2010.
A Public Hearing was held on Feb. 10 by the Labor Committee. On 2/26/09, committee vote was 11-0 to pass, the bill was amended and sent to Government Administration and Elections. HB 6188 was amended as Substitute HB 6188 and passed GAE 10-5 on 3/30/09. The bill was placed on the House Calendar on 4/15/09.
2008
Sen. Prague introduced and held a public hearing in that same committee for her bill SB 60 co-sponsored by Reps. Kevin Ryan and Roberta Willis. The bill was withdrawn.
2007
The first CT State version of the Healthy Workplace Bill SB 371 was introduced in the General Assembly by Sen. Thomas Colapietro. It was heard in the Labor and Public Employees Committee chaired by Sen. Edith Prague. It passed the committee and died in a referred committee.
Audio & Video
Audio
Connecticut Public Radio Show on Workplace Bullying, March 17, 2008.
Where We Live hosted by Ray Hardman.
Featuring: CT Sen. Edith Prague; Dr. Tara L'Hereux (Univ. of New Haven), Dr. Gary Namie, Workplace Bullying Institute; CT Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, and callers. WNPR, 90.5 FM, Hartford, CT. 52 Minutes Long.
