Sec. 31-280a. Advisory Board of the Workers' Compensation Commission.
Sec. 31-280a. Advisory Board of the Workers' Compensation Commission.
(a) There shall be an Advisory Board of the Workers' Compensation Commission to
advise the chairman on matters concerning policy for and the operation of the commission. The advisory board shall consist of eight members, who shall be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly. Four of such members
shall represent employees and four shall represent employers. One of such members
representing employees shall be an individual who has suffered an extensive disability
arising out of and in the course of his employment. One of such members representing
employers shall be a representative of a major general hospital in the state. On or before
January 1, 1992, the Governor shall appoint, and the General Assembly shall confirm,
such members of the advisory board as follows: Two shall serve a term of four years
from said date, one of whom shall represent employees and one of whom shall represent
employers; two shall serve a term of three years from said date, one of whom shall
represent employees and one of whom shall represent employers; two shall serve a term
of two years from said date, one of whom shall represent employees and one of whom
shall represent employers; and two shall serve a term of one year from said date, one of
whom shall represent employees and one of whom shall represent employers. Thereafter
such members shall be appointed for a term of four years from January first in the year
of their appointment. Any vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled for the remainder
of the term in the same manner as the original appointment. The chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission shall serve as an ex-officio member of the advisory
board without the power to vote.
(b) The appointed members of the advisory board shall select a ninth member who
shall be impartial and shall serve as the chairman of the advisory board. The members
of the advisory board shall serve without compensation. Each member shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred by the member in the performance of his duties.
The advisory board shall not be construed to be a board or commission subject to the
provisions of section 4-9a. The Workers' Compensation Commission shall provide such
staff as is necessary for the performance of the functions and duties of the advisory
board.
(c) The advisory board shall meet at least twice in each calendar quarter and at such
other times as the chairman or the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission
deem 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 workers' compensation system to the attention of the chairman
of the Workers' Compensation Commission. The advisory board may adopt any rules
of procedure that the board deems necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter.
(d) The advisory board shall submit its written recommendations concerning the
reappointment of each compensation commissioner to the Governor and the General
Assembly not later than three months before the expiration of the term of the commissioner.
(P.A. 91-339, S. 3, 55.)