CT HB05312

Grants family child care providers the right to collectively bargain with the state regarding reimbursement rates, benefits, payment procedures, contract grievance arbitration, and training, effective July 1, 2012.

Establishes that family child care providers are not state employees and prohibits bargaining on state employee benefits, parental rights to hire/fire providers, and grievance arbitration against parents.

Creates the Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council to study recruitment, retention, training, registries, and employment standards for personal care attendants in state-funded programs.

Grants personal care attendants the right to collectively bargain with the state on similar terms and conditions, while prohibiting bargaining on consumer/surrogate rights to hire, supervise, or terminate attendants.

Establishes mandatory arbitration procedures when parties fail to reach agreement within 150 days, with arbitrators limited to selecting one party's complete proposal on unresolved issues and all agreements subject to General Assembly approval.