Connecticut General Statutes/Title 31/Chapter 557/Section 31-51rr

CGS § 31-51rr. Family and medical leave benefits for employees of political subdivisions.

(a) Each political subdivision of the state shall provide the same family and medical leave benefits under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, P.L. 103-3, and 29 CFR 825.112 to (1) any employee of such political subdivision who is a party to a marriage in which the other party is of the same sex as the employee, and who has been employed for at least twelve months by such employer and for at least one thousand two hundred fifty hours of service with such employer during the previous twelve-month period, which benefits shall be the same as are provided to an employee who is a party to a marriage in which the other party is of the opposite sex of such employee, (2) on or after the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, a paraeducator who has been employed in an educational setting for at least twelve months by such employer and for at least nine hundred fifty hours of service with such employer during the previous twelve-month period, or (3) on or after October 1, 2024, any person employed by a local or regional board of education who does not hold a professional certification under chapter 166 and has been employed for at least twelve months by such employer and for at least nine hundred fifty hours of service with such employer during the previous twelve-month period.

(b) (1) Any employee of a political subdivision of the state who has worked at least twelve months and one thousand two hundred fifty hours for such employer during the previous twelve-month period, (2) on or after the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, a paraeducator who has been employed in an educational setting for at least twelve months by such employer and for at least nine hundred fifty hours of service with such employer during the previous twelve-month period, or (3) on or after October 1, 2024, any person employed by a local or regional board of education who does not hold a professional certification under chapter 166 and has been employed for at least twelve months by such employer and for at least nine hundred fifty hours of service with such employer during the previous twelve-month period may request leave in order to serve as an organ or bone marrow donor, provided such employee may be required, prior to the inception of such leave, to provide sufficient written certification from the physician of such employee, a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse of the proposed organ or bone marrow donation and the probable duration of the employee's recovery from such donation.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing leave in addition to the total of twelve workweeks of leave during any twelve-month period provided under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, P.L. 103-3.

(d) The Labor Department shall enforce compliance with the provisions of this section.

(e) For the purposes of subdivision (2) of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, no hours of service worked by a paraeducator prior to the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be included in the requisite nine hundred fifty hours of service.

(f) The Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations for the provision of family and medical leave benefits to paraeducators employed in an educational setting pursuant to this section.

Short History

(P.A. 07-245, S. 1; P.A. 12-43, S. 1; 12-197, S. 38; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 117; P.A. 21-196, S. 54; P.A. 24-41, S. 18.)

Long History

History: P.A. 12-43 amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision re civil union with provisions re marriage in which the other party is of the same sex as the employee and add provision re leave for school paraprofessional in an educational setting, amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re leave for school paraprofessional in an educational setting, added Subsec. (e) re hours of service exclusion, added Subsec. (f) re regulations and made technical changes, effective May 31, 2012; P.A. 12-197 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision allowing certification by an advanced practice registered nurse; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 substituted “the effective date of regulations adopted” for “the date regulations are adopted” in Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(2) and (e), and substituted “adopt” for “promulgate” in Subsec. (f), effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 21-196 amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to physician assistant; P.A. 24-41 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “grant” with “provide the same family and medical leave benefits under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, P.L. 103-3, and CFR 825.112 to (1)”, adding “which benefits shall be the same” and making conforming changes in Subdiv. (1), replacing “school paraprofessional in an educational setting” with “paraeducator who has been employed in an educational setting” and deleting provision re same benefits to employees employed for at least 12 months and at least 1,250 hours of service during previous 12-month period in Subdiv. (2) and adding Subdiv. (3) re person employed by board of education and who does not hold professional certification under Ch. 166 and has been employed for at least 12 months and at least 950 hours of service during previous 12-month period, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “school paraprofessional in an educational setting” with “paraeducator who has been employed in an educational setting” in Subdiv. (2) and adding Subdiv. (3) re person employed by board of education and who does not hold professional certification under Ch. 166 and has been employed for at least 12 months and at least 950 hours of service during previous 12-month period, amended Subsec. (e) by replacing “paraprofessional” with “paraeducator”, amended Subsec. (f) by replacing “school paraprofessionals” with “paraeducators employed”, and made technical and conforming changes throughout, effective July 1, 2024.

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