Sec. 31-250a. Advisory board. Membership. Functions and duties.
Sec. 31-250a. Advisory board. Membership. Functions and duties. (a) There
is established an advisory board to advise the administrator on matters concerning policy
for and the operation of the Employment Security Division. The advisory board shall
consist of eight members, who shall be appointed as follows: Two by the Governor, one
of whom shall be appointed with the advice of state-wide organizations representing
employers and one with the advice of state-wide labor organizations; one by the president
pro tempore of the Senate with the advice of state-wide labor organizations; one by the
speaker of the House of Representatives with the advice of state-wide labor organizations; one by the majority leader of the Senate with the advice of state-wide organizations
representing employers; one by the majority leader of the House of Representatives
with the advice of state-wide organizations representing employers; one by the minority
leader of the Senate with the advice of organizations representing employers; and one
by the minority leader of the House of Representatives with the advice of state-wide
labor organizations.
(b) The initial terms of the members shall be as follows: Those appointed by the
Governor shall serve for one year; those appointed by the president pro tempore of the
Senate and the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall serve for two years;
those appointed by the majority leader of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Representatives shall serve for three years; and those appointed by the minority leaders
of the Senate and House of Representatives shall serve for four years. Terms of the
appointed members following the initial terms shall be for four years.
(c) The appointed members of the advisory board shall select a ninth member who
shall be impartial and serve as the chairman of the advisory board. The members of
the advisory board shall serve without compensation. The advisory board shall not be
construed to be a board or commission subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. The
administrator shall provide such information as is necessary for the performance of the
functions and duties of the advisory board.
(d) The advisory board shall meet at least three times in each calendar year and at
such other times as the chairman or the administrator deems necessary. All actions of
the advisory board shall require the affirmative vote of six members of the advisory
board. The advisory board may bring any matter related to the operation of the Employment Security Division to the attention of the administrator. The advisory board may
adopt any rules or procedures that the board deems necessary to carry out its duties
under this chapter.
(e) The advisory board shall report annually, on or before the first day of January,
to the administrator on any matter concerning the Employment Security Division.
(f) No regulations concerning the Employment Security Division shall be adopted
without consultation with the advisory board.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the advisory board shall not advise the administrator with respect to assessments established by the administrator pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 31-225a, or
with respect to procedures established by the administrator concerning billing, payment
and collection of such assessments.
(P.A. 93-243, S. 7, 15; 93-419, S. 2, 9; P.A. 96-206, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 93-243 effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 93-419 amended Subsec. (a) to reduce appointments made by
president pro tempore and house speaker from two each to one each, authorized appointment of one member by each of
the majority leaders, amended Subsec. (c) to delete requirement that members be reimbursed for board-related expenses,
amended Subsec. (f) to delete provision requiring majority board approval for adoption of regulations re employment
security division and added Subsec. (g) prohibiting board from advising administrator re employer assessments for advance
fund, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-206 amended Subsec. (d) to change the meeting requirements from twice in each
calendar quarter to three times in each calendar year.