Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248-4. Expiration of leavesIn the event that the employee fails to return to service at the expiration of his leave of absence, he shall be considered to have terminated his employment as of the termination date of said leave and a …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248-5. Abolishment of positionWhen a position, from which an employee has been granted a leave of absence without pay and with notice that it was being held, is abolished due to lack of work, economy, insufficient appropriations or …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248-6. Durational appointmentsAn appointing authority may fill a vacancy created by a leave of absence without pay on a durational basis if the position is being held and on a permanent basis if the position is not being held, witho…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-1. Definitions(a) Family Leave means an unpaid leave not exceeding a maximum of twenty-four weeks in any two year period granted upon the birth or adoption of a child by an employee, or upon the serious illness of a child, spou…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-2. Procedures for family and medical leave(a) Any permanent employee seeking a family or medical leave of absence without pay from state service shall submit a request to the appointing authority who shall review this request p…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-3. Family leave—birth(a) A request to the appointing authority for parental leave for the birth of a child shall include: (1) A statement of the need for absence from work, the beginning and ending dates of the leave desired an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-4. Family leave—adoption(a) A request to the appointing authority for family leave for the adoption of a child shall include: (1) A letter from the adoption agency establishing the date of adoption. Early submission may be made…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-5. Family leave—serious illness of child(a) A request to the appointing authority for a family leave to care for a seriously ill child shall include: (1) A statement of need of absence from work to care for the child, the begin…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-6. Family leave—serious illness of spouse or parent(a) A request to the appointing authority for leave to care for seriously ill spouse or parent shall include: (1) A statement of the need of absence from work to care for the s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-7. Medical leave—serious illness of employee(a) Requests for medical leave because of serious illness of the employee shall include: (1) The beginning and anticipated ending dates of the leave desired and a statement of the int…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-8. Return of employees following leave(a) Upon expiration of the leave of absence, the employee shall be entitled to return to the position in state service which the employee held at the time the employee commenced the leave o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248b-9. Reporting of family and medical leave use(a) On or before April 1st of each year, each appointing authority shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Administrative Services setting forth: (1) The number of family and med…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248c-1. DefinitionsThe following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of sections 5-248c-1 to 5-248c-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (a) \"Appointing authority\" means a board, commission, off…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248c-2. Procedures for requesting a voluntary schedule reduction(a) Any permanent employee may submit a request for a schedule reduction to the appointing authority, who shall promptly review it and notify the employee of the approv…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-248c-3. Benefits(a) Health and Life InsuranceDuring the period of any schedule reduction, an employee's health and life insurance shall continue on the same basis as prior to the schedule reduction. (b) SeniorityAn employee shall re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-249-1. Volunteer duty (Repealed) Repealed June 11, 2014.(Effective July 9, 1975; Repealed June 11, 2014)Notes: For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-249

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-1. VacationsVacation leave with pay shall be granted to each full-time employee in a permanent position or within a full-time employee’s initial working test period in state service.(Effective December 30, 1980; Amended May 12, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-2. Rate of accrual(a) Vacation leave shall be credited to an eligible full time employee at the rate of one and one-quarter work days of vacation leave for each complete month of continuous service. (b) An eligible employee empl…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-3. Credit for leave(a) Such leave starts to accrue only on the first working day of the calendar month and is credited to the eligible employee on the completion of the calendar month. (b) No leave shall accrue for any calendar …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-4. Selection of vacation timeSubject to the appointing authority's approval, employees shall be allowed to choose the time of their own vacation. In the event of conflicting schedules of leave, length of state service shall cont…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-5. Holiday credit when on vacation leaveA holiday or a day granted by statute in lieu thereof granted to state employees occurring during the vacation of an employee shall be recorded as a holiday, and not as a day of vacation. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-6. Sickness when on vacation leaveIf an employee is sick while on vacation leave, the time shall be charged against credited sick leave supported by a medical certificate filed with and satisfactory to the appointing authority. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-7. Recording of vacation leaveAll leaves shall be recorded in the attendance and leave records maintained by the appointing authority. These records shall be subject to review by the Commissioner of Administrative Services and s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-250-8. Personal leave(a) Each full-time permanent employee or full-time employee within such employee’s initial working test period in state service shall be entitled to three days of personal leave with pay in each calendar year. S…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-254-1. Holidays(a) If an eligible employee is required to work on a holiday, he shall be granted a day off in lieu thereof. (b) If a holiday occurs while an eligible employee is receiving compensation benefits in accordance with Sec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-254-2. Holidays for other than full time, permanent employees(a) Any full-time employee whose status is provisional or who is on his working test period shall be granted time off with pay for any legal holiday granted to full-time p…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-1. DefinitionsThe definitions in Section 5-262-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes apply to Sections 5-262-2 through 5-262-12, inclusive, of these regulations. (a) Appointing authority shall have the meaning set forth in Secti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-10. Duties of the principal combined fundraising organization(a) The PCFO shall serve as the central accounting point for payroll deduction funds received from the Office of the State Comptroller. The PCFO shall manage the campa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-11. Duties of the local campaign manager(a) The LCM shall perform its duties fairly and equitably and conduct its own organization operations separately from organizing activities on behalf of all SEC participants. (b) The LCM s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-12. Use of contributor names(a) Federations and agencies that receive the names and addresses of state employee contributors shall segregate this information from all other lists of contributors. The segregated list may not be s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-2. General provisions(a) Participating federations may engage in workplace solicitation of state employees only in accordance with the procedures outlined herein. (b) Employee solicitations shall be conducted during work hours u…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-3. Eligibility standardsTo be eligible for approval for participation in the State Employee Campaign, a federation and all of its participating member agencies must: (a) Be incorporated or authorized to do business in the State …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-4. Application process(a) On or before January 15 annually, each federation seeking to participate in the SEC shall submit an application to the SECC c/o the Comptroller. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the Co…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-5. Withdrawal of eligibility(a) In the event that a participating federation or member agency fails to adhere to the eligibility requirements or to the policies and procedures of the SEC, eligibility of such federation or agency…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-6. State employee campaign costsThe cost of the campaign shall be underwritten by the participating federations. The SECC shall annually determine the total cost of the SEC, which costs may include campaign materials and related…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-7. State employee campaign committee; meetings; procedures(a) For any action of the SECC to be binding, a quorum of SECC members with voting rights shall be present. Only members who have voting rights and are present at a meeti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-8. Duties of state employee campaign committee(a) The SECC shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the SEC, selection of participating federations, and approval of generic campaign materials to be used by local camp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-262-9. Selection of the principal combined fundraising organization(a) Annually, the SECC shall send a letter to each federation that participated in the previous year's SEC, informing them of their right to apply to become the PCFO…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-1. Purpose and objectiveThe State of Connecticut suggestion program is designed to provide the opportunity for all state residents and employees to contribute practical ideas which will improve government operations. The purpos…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-10. Disposition of suggestions(a) Suggesters shall be mailed notice of the disposition of their suggestions within ninety-five days of receipt by the central office. (b) Unless an extension of time is granted by the central off…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-11. Declined suggestionsA suggester shall be notified by letter of a declined suggestion, stating the reasons the suggestion was rejected. Declined suggestions shall retain priority over all similar suggestions for one year fro…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-12. Awards(a) Suggesters shall be notified by letter of adopted suggestions and any award payments. Adopted suggestions which produce benefits not measurable or impractical to measure in dollar savings shall result in an award …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-13. Reconsideration(a) A suggester may request reconsideration of the evaluation and disposition of his suggestion and any award, as provided in sections 5-263a-9 (c) and 5-263a-12 (a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Ag…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-14. Adoption and use of suggestionsAny state agency may implement, without further claim by the suggester, a suggestion following its implementation by the agency to which the suggestion was submitted pursuant to section 5-263a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-15. Departure from state service-survivorship(a) The suggestion of an employee who leaves state service for any reason after submitting a suggestion shall be processed under the regulations applicable to state employees with fu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-2. Definitions(a) \"Agency\" means each state board, commission, department or officer, other than town or regional boards of education. (b) \"Central office\" means the office of the state suggestion program in the department …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-3. Eligibility(a) General(1) Any resident of the State of Connecticut or any employee of the state is eligible to submit a suggestion to the state suggestion program except for elected state officials and officials appointed by…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-4. Suggestions requiring legislative actionSuggestions which are deemed to have merit by an agency, but require legislation to implement, shall not be implemented through the program and shall not result in an award. Such sugge…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-5. Suggestion forms(a) All suggestions must be submitted on an official suggestion form. The form must be typed or clearly printed in ink. The signature of the person who originated the suggestion is required. The State of Conn…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 5-263a-6. Multiple suggestersFor a suggestion submitted jointly, an award shall be divided equally between suggesters. Joint suggestions by state employees are subject to all eligibility requirements including those in section 5-263a-…