Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-28. Scope of bargaining determinationAny employee organization, employer, or arbitrator may request the Board to determine the scope of collective bargaining if (1) during the course of collective negotiations one party seeks …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-29. Petitions concerning adoption of regulations(a) Any person or organization may at any time petition the Board to promulgate, amend or repeal any regulation. The petition shall set forth clearly and concisely the text of th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-3. Official addressAll communications should be addressed to the State Board of Labor Relations, 38 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109. (Effective May 7, 1980; Amended October 11, 2013)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-30. Settlement of casesInformal disposition may be made of any complaint or petition by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default. (Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-31. Pre-trial hearingsPrior to any scheduled hearing the Board or agent may order the parties to meet with a Board member, agent or other staff member for the purpose of obtaining stipulations of fact, joint exhibits, disclosu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-32. Quorum of boardA vacancy in the Board, or the absence or disqualification of a member of the Board, shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the Board, and two members of the Boa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-33. Nonjoinder and misjoinder of partiesNo proceeding under the Act will be dismissed because a person directly concerned is not a party thereto. If it is necessary for the determination of the matter in dispute so to do, the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-34. Parties; reliefAll persons alleged to have engaged in any prohibited practices may be joined as Respondents, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative, and a decision may be rendered against such one or more of the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-35. Motions during hearingAll motions made at a hearing shall be stated orally, shall be included in the stenographic report of the hearing and shall be decided by the board. All motions, rulings, decisions and orders shall be…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-36. Motion made before or after hearingAll motions made, other than those made during a hearing or hearings, shall be filed in writing with the Board and shall state the order or relief applied for and the grounds for such mot…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-37. Intervention; procedure; contents; filings and serviceAny board of education or employee organization desiring to intervene in any proceeding shall file with the Board a sworn petition and four (4) copies thereof in writin…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-38. Consolidation or severanceTwo or more proceedings under the Act may be consolidated by the Board, in its discretion, and such proceedings may be severed by the Board, in its discretion. (Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-39. Witnesses; examination; depositionsWitnesses at all hearings shall be examined orally, under oath or affirmation and a record of the proceedings shall be made and kept by the board. If a witness resides outside the state o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-4. Public informationThe public may inspect the regulations, decisions and public records of the board at its offices in Wethersfield. There is no prescribed form for requests for information. Written requests should be submit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-40. RecordA record of the proceedings shall be made by the Board.(Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-41. Application for subpoenas(a) Any party to a proceeding may apply to the board for the issuance of a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, requiring the attendance during a hearing of any person, party or witness and directing …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-42. Witness feesWitnesses summoned before the Board or its Agent shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the state, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-43. Board shall conduct hearingsA hearing for the purpose of taking testimony upon a complaint, or upon a complaint and answer, shall be conducted by the Board. Such hearings shall be open to the public. (Effective May 7, 1980…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-44. Hearings; powers and duties of the boardDuring the course of any hearing, the Board shall have the full authority to control the conduct and procedure of the hearings, and the records thereof, to admit or exclude testimony…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-45. Examination of witnesses; introduction of evidenceIn any hearing, the agent and all parties shall have the right to call, examine and cross-examine witnesses and to introduce into the record papers and documents or other e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-46. Hearings; evidenceThe Board shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence. All findings of the Board as to facts shall be supported by substantial evidence. (Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-47. Hearings; stipulationsAt a hearing, stipulations may be introduced in evidence with respect to any issue, subject to the ruling of the Board. (Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-48. Continuation, adjournment or postponement of hearings; notice of withdrawal(a) In the discretion of the Board the hearing may be continued from day to day or adjourned to a later date, or to a different place, by announcem…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-49. Contemptuous conduct at hearingsAny person who engages in contemptuous conduct before the Board may, in the discretion of the Board, be excluded from the hearing room or further participation in the proceeding. (Effective …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-5. Signature of documentsThe duly authorized and official documents of the Board of every description, and without exception, including but not limited to the Board decisions, orders, notices, subpoenas, and communications sha…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-50. Waiver of hearing; consent order(a) Nothing in these regulations shall prevent the entry of an order with the consent of the Respondent, and on notice to all parties and without the holding of any hearing or the making of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-51. Oral argument or briefs at the close of hearings(a) In all hearings under the Act, the board may, in its discretion, permit the parties to argue orally before it at the close of the hearings or to file briefs. The time for…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-52. Variance between pleading and proof(a) A variance between the pleading in a prohibited practice proceeding and the proof shall be considered immaterial unless it prejudicially misleads any party or the Board. Where a varia…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-53. Motions and objections at hearingsMotions made during the hearing and objections with respect to the conduct of the hearing, including objections to the introduction of evidence, shall be stated orally and shall be include…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-54. Application for leave to reopen a hearing on grounds of newly discovered evidenceNo motion for leave to reopen a hearing because of newly discovered evidence shall be entertained unless it is shown that such additional evi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-55. Findings of fact; conclusions of law; decision and orderThe board shall, at any time after the close of a hearing, issue its findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision and order. Such findings of fact, conclusions of l…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-56. Record of proceedings before the board(a) The record of the proceedings before the Board shall consist of the complaint or amended complaint, any other pleadings, notices of hearing, motions, orders, stenographic report, e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-57. Public recordThe record as defined in the preceding section shall constitute the public record of cases and shall be made available for inspection or copying under such conditions as the Board may prescribe. (Effective May…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-58. Practice before the boardAny person who at any time has been a member of or employed by the board shall not be permitted to appear before the board as an attorney or representative for any person, school board or employee …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-59. Service by boardComplaints, decisions and orders and other processes and papers of the board and agent may be served personally, by registered or certified mail or by leaving a copy thereof in the principal office or place…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-6. DefinitionsThe term “Act” as used herein means the Act Concerning School Board-Teacher Negotiations, section 10-153e of the Connecticut General Statutes, and the term “Board” means the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-60. Service by a partyService of papers by a party to the proceeding shall be made by registered or certified mail or first class mail, postage pre-paid or in person. The verified return by the individual so serving the same, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-61. Service upon attorneyIf a party appears by her, his or its attorney, all papers other than the complaint, notice of original hearings, and final decisions and orders may be served, as herein provided, upon such attorney wi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-62. Construction of regulationsThese regulations shall be liberally construed and shall not be deemed to limit the powers conferred upon the Board by the Act. (Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-63. Application of general regulationsThese regulations and any amendments thereto shall govern all proceedings filed with the Board on or after the effective date of these regulations. (Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-7. Other termsThe terms defined in section 10-153 (b) (a) of the general statutes shall have the same meanings in these regulations. (Effective May 7, 1980)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-8. Time limitationsWhenever the time limited in these regulations for any act is seven (7) days or more, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and other days when the board’s offices are closed to the public shall be included in making…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153e-9. ComplaintA complaint that any person, employee representative organization or school board has engaged in or is engaging in any prohibited practice under the Act may be filed by a board of education or an employee represent…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153f-1. IntroductionSections 10-153f-1 to 10-153f-12, inclusive, of these regulations apply to the selection, nomination, conduct and evaluation of impartial arbitrators on the arbitration panel maintained by the State Board of Edu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153f-10. Evaluation(a) The Commissioner shall develop an evaluation instrument and cause all arbitrators appointed to the panel to be evaluated. Such evaluation shall include but not be limited to: compliance with the provisions of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153f-11. Impartial arbitrator conduct, standards, and responsibilities(a) Impartial arbitrators must continuously demonstrate competence in labor relations, including procedural and substantive matters, integrity, and neutrality. (…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-153f-12. Intern training program(a) An arbitrator training program shall be available to applicants or other persons who lack intern arbitration experience in public sector education but who are otherwise qualified. (b) In order to…