Title 17b, Title 17b: Social Services

Sec. 17b-706a. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council. Membership. Duties. (a) There is established the Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council to ensure the quality of long-term personal home care. Said council shall be composed of the following members: (1) The Commissione…

Sec. 17b-706b. Rights of personal care attendants. Prohibitions. Procedure for negotiation and binding arbitration. Election and designation of exclusive bargaining agent. (a) Personal care attendants shall not be considered state employees and shall be exempt from any and all pr…

Sec. 17b-706c. Applications for waiver of federal law. The Commissioners of Social Services and Developmental Services shall submit any application for a waiver of federal law necessary to effectuate the provisions of sections 17b-706 to 17b-706b, inclusive, in accordance with th…

Sec. 17b-706d. State immunity from liability. The state shall not be liable for any action, including, but not limited to, any civil action, any grievance arbitration or any prohibited practice proceeding, brought by the exclusive bargaining agent of such personal care attendants…

Sec. 17b-706e. Provision of training and related services to personal care attendants. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17b-706 to 17b-706c, inclusive, where authorized by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to section 17b-706b, the parties may contrac…

Sec. 17b-706f. Personal care attendants career pathways program. Development of training curricula. Report. (a) As used in this section, “personal care attendant”, “consumer” and “personal care assistance” have the same meanings as provided in section 17b-706. (b) Not later than …